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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1899)
I JTJvKPT" ?' I THE ItED CLOUD CHIEF. fTim 44fHMHKf4Wm4MMWK MY POOR WIFE. BY J. P. &m - s5 - 5'! - :: - jc - CHAPTER XVII. (Continued.) Ag sho looked tho prnycr for help died on hor lips, tho tumult In her heart ceased, and nho Unow Edith's husband was at that moment tin safo from molestation from her as If al ready ton thousand miles of water flow ed between them. No ImpulBo urged her as sho had feared, td throw bersolf ut his foot and toll him sho could never lenvo him again, that ho must kIvo up homo and children for hor sake. No, she felt sho could sit In his prcsonco till morning, watch him playing with his children, chatting familiarly with lila so-called wlfo, and never even wish to claim him as her own, hecauso her lovo for him was doad. Sho cared no moro for him for whom sho had sacri ficed hor youth, almost her life. Sho watched him passing out, fol lowed by his family, then roso with a bewildered gesture, scarcely knowing whnro sho wan. Sho lnoltcd at Iter com panion, still sleeping In hor corner, from hor to Mrs. Donnys, who camo flouncing In for tho fourth and last tltno, nnd who addressed her uncere moniously. "Oht Con you tell mo, please, If my maid has returned? No? If sho tlood will you toll her tho box has hcon found, nnd wo" Then tho maid ap pearing, sho went on, "Oh, hero you are! Tho box has turned up and wo aro ready to start nt last. Are tho children In tho lnndau? I am taking Mastor I'orcy In tho brougham with mo. Do sure to put my dressing case on tho front scat. I think that's all. Oh, If ever I travel with such n nursery agnln!" she muttered. Impa tiently fastening an n gauzo roll be fore tho glnsn. "I wonder wheco I'nul Is? Docs ho Intond driving In tho brougham or laudau? I haven't eooii M "Mr. Donnys, madam, has gono on foot ho nald It was such a flno night ho would Uko tho walk across tho fields." "Flno nlghtl Why, It Is raining hard and blowing almost a gale.Hxtraordl nary Ideal" At last tho station was clear of Mrs. DennyB, hor nursery, maids and foot men; and Helen, unable to bear tho air of tho room where so many emotions had boon crowded, went out to breathe in tho galo. Sho hurried along heedless of whero sho was going, her cumbrous bonnet swinging In hor hand, hor cloak flying out behind her Uko a great black wing. Was Bho glad or sorry, relieved or disappointed? Had sho ever lovod him nt all, oven In those sunny days beforo sho had heard Edith's naino? It sho had lived out her Ufa In ponco by his sldo, if ho had nover wanted to dosort hor, nover cared for another, would sho In tlmo havo como to fool townrds him as sho had felt nt Unit moment? Would ho havo fullen by degrees from tho pedestal on which sho had placed him, or would ho havo always remained enthroned In her foolish Infatuated eyes? Theso and a hundred other questions sho asked herself vainly, as sho hur ried through tho storm; but sho could find no answer, her mind was rackod for tho moment, the only feeling clear to her was a sense of self-pity and con tempt for tho years sho had wasted In (Utile anguish. Evon now tho tempter whlspored, was It too lato? After all sho was only twenty-six years of youth lay before her If sho wished. Why not coax flro and llfo back to her dimmed eyes, paint hor palo chcoks, let hor dark hair grow, and tasto pleasure af ter hor long fast therefrom? Why not bring men to her feet, shallow faithless mon, as sho had done before make other wives weep as she had wept? Surely sho had endured enough already; was thoro senso In donning sackcloth and ashes to tho end, dony , big herself constantly, living in tho midst of misery, disease- and death, when sho had been no wilful sinner, hut ono who had been sinned against from tho beginning? Thus cynically musing, sho leaned over tho bridge under which sho had onco passed, fighting unconsciously for tho llfo sho had longed to dostroy, nd poored Into tho dark water. "What a fool I was what a wild mad fool," sho laughed bitterly; "and my mother boforo mo! Only thoro was bo turning back for you, poor mother no turning back for you!" With a shudder sho passed aimless ly on, her short hair blowing about her faco, and went Into tho church yard again. Sho paused among tho reeds; then, turning down tho sldo path that led to tho cross, tho moon hone full for a moment upon tho dreary spot, nnd sho distinctly saw tho flguro of a man stretched faco downwards on her grave, and that man was Edith's husband. With a stlPed scream, hor hands In stinctively flying to her face, sho start ed back, nnd Paul, looking up, saw her. Sho heard his volco upraised In a loud cry n cry that wont to t hor heart Uko a knlfo and sent every ncivo In her body quivering with n fierce pain of old, which sho had bo llevcd stilled forovor; ono second's scared Inaction and tho next she was across tho- churchyard, flying aa if for her llfo. Soon sho heard his volco, thon foot staps following eagerly. Redoubling her speed she struggled on, knocking 1 SMITH. ::': - m - - j against headstones nnd cypresses, stumbling over tho low grassy mounds that covered tho nameless dead, long ing for nomo gravo to open nnd engulf hor, for tho suffocating waters to close round her again nnd bear her out of reach of him, whom she, alas, still loved bettor than her own llfo or hor eternal welfare whose peace, home, happiness sho was about to destroy forever. Her breath camo In panting gasps, tho ground surged under her feet. Ncnre and nearer camo tho pursuing Hounda, and clearer tho entreating volco. Unless tho moon would slip behind that bank of heavy cloud, to wards which It was traveling, oh, ho slowly, nnd ennblo her to drop Into tho ditch that lined tho churchyard In three moro strides, sho felt that all wan lost, tho purposo of her seven years' struggle In vain In vain oh, worso than n thousand times In vain, sho know! it was. Sho never reached tho shel tering ditch, IiIh hnnd fell heavily upon her shoulder, and, with n moan of despair, tho poor bouI dropped to tho ground and lay nt his feet cowering and whimpering In tho wot grass like n frightened child. After a short silent struggle ho lift ed her up and plucked her hands from her face. "It Is you you!" ho cried. "Helen, my wife, oh heaven!" Tho moon Just grazing tho murky mass of vapor, covered them In hor wan white glare. Holon. numb with horror, looked nt him whom a short half hour beforo sho had seen la tho bloom of prosporoii3 comely prime, now chnnged changed Into a haggard, storm-beaten aged man, with dimmed heavy eyes, worn wistful face, anil hnlr plentifully sprinkled with grey, robbed of youth, health, hope, peace, by that moment's glnnco nt her. At this piteous sight lovo roso In nrms, quickened hor fainting soul, and roused her numbed limbs to rcslstanco. Sho struggled and shook him off fiercely. "Who who aro you? How daro you you touch mo? What do you mean? Aro you you mad or tipsy, to as sault a harmless stranger Uko Hint? I-I " "Helen, Helen," ho exclaimed, In a sighing whisper "oh Helen!" Sho stammered, stopped, swayed Ir resolutely, thon burst out violently "Helen! Why do you call mo that? I I am not Holon. Sho sho was drowned soven years ago In that wa ter. You know It you know It as well as I. You must bo must bo mad! Oh, go back go back, I tell you, to your wife, your children, your homo go, let mo dopart." "I havo no hor.ie, no children, no wlfo but you." His arms wero round her, pinioning her tightly to her side, his hot breath fanning hor face. "Liar!" sho panted, pushing his lips from hers. "Liar! I saw you, not an hour ago, nt tho station with her, your children In your nrms I heard you" "You saw my brother, Arthur, with his children nnd wlfo, to whom ho hns hcon married for the last ten years not mo. Helen, my wife, lovo of my life, how could you treat mo so how?" ho asked, tears choking his voice. "Your brother, Arthur, and his wife not you not you!" sho murmured dizzily, and closed her eyes. "I think I think I knew It nil nlon;. Oh, I think I know It wasn't you!" CHAPTER XVIH. Ho took her to a llttlo quiet vlllngo within sound of tho sea, sho loved so well, and thon by strict medical in junctions itopi rrom nor ull subjects likely to disturb or agitato hor mind. It was no difficult task; sho never onco alluded to tho past, or showed any anx iety to learn tho lil&tory of tho seven years they had spent apart a blUs ful lethargy camo over her, and tho moro fact of living, of bo Ing together again, was sufficient for her. Sho wanted no explan ation, no mutual coufcsslon, no ex planation, no mutual confession, no curston back Into tho land of trouble and sorrow sho hnd left, ho assurod hor, boh 1 nd forever. Uut It was differ ent with him. Jealousy oven In tho supremo moment of his hnpplness was already gnawing nt his heart and ho know ho could not live with her In poaco nnd let tho30 seven yoar3 sleep, Ono day, about a week after tholr minion, Bho was well enough to take a llttlo turn on tho bhoro; tho soft salt brcozo blowing In hor faco brought there a tlngo of roturnlng health and youth that tempted him to make nn effort to recall tho past. Sho looked at him with mournful eyes, then said with peevish pathos "What can you uot lot mo bo, Paul? I am allvo and happy now why drag xao back to death and torment? 1 wnnt to forgot It all all." "And so do I," ho answered eagorly; "but I cannot, I cannot, my wjfo, If you will not speak. Men aro dlfforent from women, nnd, If I do not know how and whoro you spent thoso soven years, Uicy will poison my pence un til the day I dlo. Toll mo now, nnd I will forget thorn, put them from mo after Uils hour, no niattor what what you toll mo." 8h sighed restlessly, thon saoko. "So be It The first three yesrs utter I left homo. I I spent, Paul, In In m " Sho stopped, her eyes fell, sho slipped her llttlo wasted hand wist fully into hi). "Go on," ho nald hoarsely. "You you havo begun; I must hear all now. You spent In a" "Lunntlc asylum, a paupor lunatic asylum outside London." "My darling! Oh, my poor darling!" ho cried, covering her hand with kiss es, In a burst of compassion and relief. "Our our llttlo son was born there," Bho continued softly, after a slight pause, "and after a fow wookn Of llfo went peacefully to Heaven, Ho ho was a nlco llttlo child, thor told mo, Paul, with fair hair Uko yours, and very dark eyes. I I don't remem ber him at nil; but they kept mo this lock of his hair; It's pretty and soft, Isn't It? Poor llttlo mite! I never gave him n thought or a tear; ho "vas as well without, I daro say." "Tho night you loft mo you vront straight t to tho asylum?" he prompted, after a long pause, during which they had sat with trembling hands close clasped. "No, no, to tho river to tho river," she answered quickly and feverishly, a bright spot burning on her check. "I was mad, you know, quite qulto mad, thaugh I knew what I I was trying to do, nnd remembered It after wards. You got my letter? You heard about my poor mother, how I deceived you how Uicy all deceived you yes?" Sho paused to tako breath, then went on quickly ns If sho wero repeating a lesson sho loathed, but was forced tc say "I wanted to kill myself and end it nil I saw no harm. I Jumped oft the first bridge above the churchyard whero tho water was deep, and tho weight of my cltho3 kept me under until I was half drowsed; thefi nature assorted Itself. I could swim, you kuow, In tho wildest seas, nnd, no longer nblo to boar tho agony of suffo cation even In my madness, I struck out for tho bank, and then I supposo for I remember nothing cioariy alter that wandered aimlessly across tho country all night nnd next day. I . was taken up ns n homeless vagrant, I lodged In n poor-house, nnd thenco sent to the asylum, whero aftor a couplo of years memory by degrees camo uacK to mo. (To be Continued.) 'COLD" ICE HIS SPECIALTY. IVcntlur Cry Adopted by aa Itinerant Vender of Chlrnso. From Chicago Democrat: "It Is queer what devices men will resort to In order to sell their wares," said a well known man about town yesterday, "Advertising Is quite a sclenro theso days, but a friend of mine from tho south Bldo tells a good yarn of an lco denier. Thin dealer was ono UI IUUEU iLn. wanderers who have a few pounds of lco in a spring wagon and who havo no regular customers. They hnunt tho alleys on hot dnys ktwllng their wares after tho 'legulnra' havo made their rounds. They pick ua qulto a few nlnlf a1 In llii. nm.MAn n a (1 ft . Tt MH Q uiunuis iu iuu vuiiioc ui u uUJ, " " ono of the hottest days of the lato fall, a Sunday, and tho regular wagons had long since retired for tho day. My friend was nbout half out of lco and placed his fnto Iu the hands of the peripatetics. He was on watch to nail tho flrbt ono who enmo along. Ho nan a keen sense of fun and enjoyed tho sport. Flnnlly, when ho had about given up, ho heard the long and cagor- ly wl3hed-for cry. An Iceman was progressing down the nlloy. My friend went forth, waited and was rewarded. The dealer was a colored man who was earnestly appealing for all to buy. ' 'lco!' he bawled, looking about aa his nag moved Mowly along. 'Ice, cold ice!' 'What kind of ico Is that?' asked my friend, dubiously. 'Cold Ice, Blr; It's tho coldest In town.' 'Well, I'd tako somo if I wasn't n.frald tho heat would Bpoll it,' was tho retort, aa my friend ( turned to rc-cntor the houso. Tho col ored man looked after him In nmaxe-' mont, but made no reply. Ho proceed- ed on his rounds, but changed his cry, , for ho scorned to fear tho coldness would prove a hoodoo instead of a blessing." riant Killed by Ileut. Tho ordinary furnaee-hcatcd houso Is a bad placo in which to grow plantB. Tho air seems to havo had all the dampness removed, nnd that moist, condition so conducive to a good growth in plants is not found. This I may la a mensuro bo ovcrcomo by means of evaporation, which, while not supplying a great amount of molsturo, should do something toward relloving tho bad condition of tho atmosphere Placo jars or pans of water in, around or about tho furnace, hang buckets of water down lnsido tho furnace pipos, below tho registers, or placo them any whero that-rapid evaporation may bo lnducod. Keep all tho plants in light, airy locatlous, but away from drafts. Never consign a well-grown specimen palm to a corner of tho room, though It may look better there. Its beauti ful appearance will last a short tlmo ouly In tho dark, closo placo. It may seem Btrahge to somo, but the very best placo In tho house, If tho tempera turo can there bo maintained at an oven point, Is tho kitchen, because of tho constant evaporation of tho water pb It puffs from tho spout of tho tea as It puffs forth from tho mouth of tho teakettle. Bravery, Watt8 I noticed a photograph of a wildcat not long ago. taken Just when the beast was aboutSto spring at tho photographer. Potts That Is nothing. Peck baa a snapshot ho took of his wife as sh was coming nt him with a kettle o ht wtitcr, Indianapolis .'ournal. LAWMAKERS BEGIN. NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE IS ORGANIZED. ttepnbllrans In Control of lloth Branches Senator Talbot of Lincoln President l'rcteiu Clark of Lancaster Choten Speaker of the Mouse. An hour before the hour fixed for penng the house of,repre8entatlvei swut the niccca of a pilgrimage of mem bers, lbltors nnd sightseers from thj city to the utate house. The gallery naa soon fllled up and the lobby back of the railing was occupied by an squally anxious throng, as if In antici pation of wltiica&Ing bomcthlug excit ing. Tho session up till 12:30 p. m. was without incident nnd tho preUailtinry work of organisation resulted In tho election of lltiirh A. Movers, renubll- an, of Douglas, as temporary speaker md John nhl of Valley, republican, ia temporary eniei cierK. J - A 11 ,.,..1,.1. .. II.. -.!.? lature was called to order by Sccrer. 4b 4 I WllUlk 1JUUU LUC KlIllHjl of State W. T. Porter. The adlT Mts called by Erie Johnson, showingv'uO iiieiuoeru present. secretary wflr declared the result nnd at the droppl oi me guvei tnc contention arose a Kcv. Seabrook intoked tlie divlno'tiei dictions upon the organization in the t... . .. .!. ...If.. ,1 ' A um.-ii.ru ui wiui, wuieii nc nil love, O I comniomvcnltli. Prince of HaU placed in iioml&atl-v iiugn -Meyer, republican, of Dotum i temporary speaker. C. R. Morrisc fusion, of Thayer, was named aad ballot taken. ffi ' The result of the ballot after red cation, was Meyers 02, Morrison"48, ,trlct party vote, except that thStVi candidates exchanged voting for each other. couitcsIeWyr Secietary Porter introduced M.Mc;'?! tea. liefore leaving tnc chair 1wb(:AJ rr.vt.cu me uuuiKs oi inmaei ntsd the legislature for the travelipp tented by Prof. Dawes of the deatJ. Btltute. Si," John Wall of Valley was nominate , ana" elected by acclamation as tempo .ary chief clerk . 3 J Ccmmittce on credentials was name ami Weaver of Rlchnrdson moved Jttiof at the calling of the roll the men her go forward and deposit thc!rTcer'i tlficatcsof election with the crcdenti..! committee. Tho committee on credential r' porta" the list of credited member who fimished certificates of election itul the report was adopted. A cotimltteo ww then appointed wait ubon Uiilct nibtlce Harrison tho Biirnenie couit to administer Ui oath of office. The chief justlcofreol the oaith ui its usual form, whcreitttr.4 memberslswenr to support the const ' tution, io do tneir tiutr, and not , or rept directly or indirectly any MTJfj from any individual or corpoiatiot Tho nicmlxrs rose to their fcet.ihel ?!?", t!?.eiL5,B,lt hn,V,1,Vvl:iIe VW iwiillil BIICUM1 iCt UJiUU 111. 111U illUI. , rpi,- ..,; !... .. ! 1 . I JUC lUVUIUL-JA W1CI1 UUU11U IUIM.LIU the call of their names nnd nfflxe their signatures to tho oath, a loni mill tf.fllm.a nvnnmo fluntnra ..1t5 Detwcllcr of Douglas suggested jtlu the formality be dispensed with uht' oonio pvruvimnna tlmo. i I An fTrtvt tvna mnln in nA tnuynl't ' . . -. i .. Dinner, ibut n vote showed that vtr, body was not ir a humor to adjourn.' A committee from the senate ;y'lfl Senator Steel as spokesman rcportt the fcennte onranized at 1:30 i. m.Y If The contest ovr tho spenkctah was decided before the legislature jeojil ened conscquntlj the election of avl F. Clnrk of Lancaster was purely'pe); functory. Pollard of Cass namei Clark, and Orovenor of Hamilton la r neat speech, nominated C. F. Wheele of Furnas on behalf of the minority wneeiei The result, after an error of the oler ; was corrected, was a division on1 pa . Unfa 19. In AS Wu . ...., .., .. u - I Ti i ri 1. i-.t , iL .-,. iuu viiuit was cscoricu io wir una and t linn Red tlie legislature lor Jtlu nomination which had been mad unanimous oa motion of tV'caver, said that all parties would be treatc with fairness. He was glad thntVtht legislature was republican, and tha the senator would lc,ln harmony wlS tli national administration. li' 1 Weaver of ItlcJiardson' stated Ilia tlie formality of the minority nominal tlons for nMnor oiliccs would ixi dis pcnc(l with, and Detweiler of Douglai? T-..1, read 'tlie caucus nominees of their mililtrtft nia tvlirt tvitw nlrWrf.il no fnllnvra Chief clerk John Wall of Valley. Tlrst assistant clerk (A. D. Oilmore, isemnnn. t lev of ItoTn. ST Third assistant It. II. Langfordl llOf Lincoln. l'ost master ton. Sergeant at cri L. Cornell of Wafhing-j arms Donald 'McLc'oijl of Colfax-, Vi, I AssIMajvt sergeant at nrmsCharleV, Cramer of CnBs. R Chaplain Iter. J. W. Seabrook of UCKOltH. J1 Door keeper-Charles Carpenteripr UUhmilf,lOIl. ....? Assistant door keeper r l. .Miner of Jefferson. W, I'ngrosslng clerk William tt heeler.' Tho hoiuo then aijourncu tin to niorrov morning at 10 o'clock. U- 1J1U MCIIillc llll-u k liic r.iinr. uihii (to tho house. Its orgatrlntion did not, take as long as thai occupied by the other branch. fnnfror 'flnlbot, accord ing to the caucus decision, wao ma'de prehldent pro tern. jjft A committee with Senator Steel as clinlrmun notified tho house thnt the? senate had completed its organization and then adjourned. n.l ... aa.6 h4 llin mnw.. ... m. I'm. r. Mormons al Independence, Mo., Be nonnoe the FolgamUt. Indkfkmde.nck, Ma, Jan. 4. Tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at Independence, tho strongest Mormon organiza tion outside of Utah, last night placod itself on record as being un qualifiedly opposod to allowing Con gressmanolcot h. II. Roberts of Utah to tako h(a seat in tho national houso of rcprejaataUvos, and the governing body of the church wishes io co-opcr-nto in overy way possible to prevent Huberts from being Seated. SUICIDED BY SHOOTING, Omaha Domestic, Tlrnl of Mfe, Take rolton and then Bhooti Henelf. The regular Saturday night tragedy nt Omaha occurred at tho home of Mra 0. R. Patrick, where a domestic whoso first name was Laura, nnd whose sur namo is unknown, shothersclf throngh tho henrt with a revolver after baring swallowed the contents of a bottle la belled laudanum. Sho had gono to her room to dress to nccompany an other domcstlo down town. As she did not como down when expected, search was inndo for her, nnd sho was found on her bed, dead. Sho had evidently dressed herself for tho tragedy, as sho had donned a neat attire of black. Sho was about thirty-three years old, a good looking blonde, nnd talked of having u home In Kansas. A twin sis ter is in Omaha. RIOT AMONG ICE PACKERS, Wl-VM 'l - mgnt smrt t laWilipiin'-TrllrnTwriHw Strike nnd Fight Folloira. i An extensive riot broke out at the Armour lec plant at Memphis Monday morning which dovelopcd into a great fight. Two or three days before slsty or seventy laborers wero taken thoro from Omaha nnd put to work as a night gang. Mondny morning they struck for higher wuges, and when tho day shift of men came on to go to work tho strikers tried to persuade them to qnltalso. The day mon refused to do so, whereupon the night force under took to forco them to quit. A general fight was indulged la and tho nlg'it forco was driven from tho field. Quito a number on both sides are seriously hurt from wounds made by plko poles, although it is b.dioved that nono aro dangerously injured. Injured By Kxploilon. Anton Peterson, an employe of Jacobson &. Son nt Hastings, Nov was the victim of a gasoline esplosh last Saturday morning that will pro ably cost bltn his life. Peterson bid saturated soino burlapping, tied to ho end of a wire, for tho purpose of thav ing out a pipe, but had fnilod to pit a safo dlstanco between himself aid five gallons of gasoline before ignitiig it The explosion threw the burnbg oil over Peterson, and in an lnstantlho was enveloped in flames. Mr. Jacob ean and C. H. Wanzcr extinguished tlio lire by rolling tho unfortunate man! In heavy horse blankets, but not until his clothing had been burned off and great pieces of flesh dropped from bis body. It is very doubtful If ho cun survive. ' , 1 Will so to ParU. W. B. Backus, principal of the Chajl rou schools, has received on appoint ment from the commissioner of Indian affairs to prepare on Indlon school ex hibit and take it to tho Paris" exposlr tlon. Mr. Backus had a school on exi hlbitlon at tho World's Columbian cx position at Chicago, and his Paris ven ture will bo on tho same lines, but probably on a larger scale. lie expects to sccuro nbout sixty educated Indians to take with him, and will have twelvo assistants, experts in tho matter of Indian schools. Crtljhton Klevat3r Ilarni. The elevator of W. H. Butterfleld Jfc Son at Creighton, burned Monday. Loss, 84,500 with 82,500 insurance. Thcro was eighty-two hundred bushels of grain in tho elevator, which was de stroyed. While trying to save tho new depot, II. A. Cheney, cashier of tho Security bank, received painful, but not serious injuries. The llro started from a leak in tho gasoline engine. NUGGEST OF NEBRASKA NEWS, The Bank of Howe, incorporated October 24, 1803, opened for business January 3. Ico dealers at Columbus are very busy putting up n good quality Of ico from 13 to 10 Inches thick. Wymoru Odd Fellows are now com fortnbly housed in their handsome new quarters iu tho Grecnwqod block. Fremont business men mot In mass meeting and entered a decided protest ) against an 18'J'J exposition at Umtiha. Mrs. Emily Stone, a well-known and 'hlehly respected Wahoo lady, died re centlyotlungaudheartcompUcatlons. ' T L'ho home of Henry Stone, apaeking house employe nt Nebraska City was recently burned, entailing a loss of SOOO. Frank J. Wchrman, a prorolncut young business man of Nelson, died J recently after a sickness of several J 'raou via duration. IIM.rt nmnmtf f1 tnnrtfrniTAU wlnncrt1 . .. , 1 ,,."," 1B(1, .,,lu tl,u rnnnnnl nf innrtitnifM dU "-"" ",', "" y ,or xno Bun,o ponuu uy oou,iui. Major Alfred C. Sharp of Orrikhn, - . of ti. volunteer service, and cantain in tho 32d iufantry, has been ordered ! to tho department of Porto Rico for services ns judge nuvocato of tnat de partment. The new Methodist Episcopal chureh at Syracuse was dedicated last Sun- May, xno congregation is nappy in (the possession of their new cdiflco. Jktttrchurr,lica.nartlclpated in tho ccrcmonicn. n . . i , - Frank Israel, county judge of Dundy county, has resigned liisoffloo and will go to Lincoln to contest for a scat in the legislature to which ho believes lie was elected. Tho Omaha Klectrlo Lighting com pany have voluntarily reduced the price for electric lights from 20 conts low i.nno (! t. lionrs to 15 conts per 1,000 watt bourn 'j lie board of park commissioners for Omaha havo decided to add thirty acres to tho already wide domain of Rlverviow park, which lies south the city, Just on the bank of the river. BANKS ,0E NEBRASKA THEIR CONDITION CEMBER 1. ON DE Eerretary HaU of tho Btnte nankin Board Make lilt Iteport, flliovrlnir tli Condition of State, Private and 8lnj Hunk Increased Loani. Dr. Hall, secretary of the state banl ing board, h(i3 completed his annua report, Bhowing tho condition of state private nnd savings bnnks of tho Btat nt tho closo of business December J The total number of banks reportln was 393. By comparison with tho n port made nt tho closo of businc. July M, 180S, tho report shows nn in crcaao in loans and discounts of 83 453,201.08; a decrcaso in cash rcscrv of 8177,720.43; an incr-'nso in doposlt of $53(1,048.00. Tho legal rcservo Jul 14, 1898,waa 6p, percent; .legal rcscrv l09f OdTrrrw de crease of 12 per cent. Tho i ictc fir. Iloll'aVcport is as follol KKSOURCKS. LoanA and discounts sur Stocks, securities. Jsmt5t,ciuW,'eto ( ll,.S9l I B,ra uuo iron nauonni, smio, ana pri vate banks and linnbnm i Banking Uoubc, furniture and tlxt-1 7231 uren. Other real estate. v.2 : ,6T.p : S.G21 I Pll.Ml AW.UknBna ., . ..wit.. MHf. patted Stutes Bonds V'i l'remlumn on bond, nn , M ( 4,&X Other uRHCts not enumnratUfi..... I.ClO I I.-U5 t CaxhlteniH $ 1 kl.015 t 11,043 1 con rescrro la banks. Total iwri LIABILITIES. Capital iitock. S.023' Surplus fund. H.0&I Undivided profits.. Dividends unpaid.. (Icuernl deposits... J.OU'. f,H7i: ,ltO 1 inner liabilities. Notes and hills rodlscountod. UUls payable. I..3I I 1845 1 i.rca i rotal. 1.097 Tried to Born Court ItoiH An attempt was mode ono V MJfknlr Yin tin lltilrnnwn tfmmrft ..ww. . uu .....I..V..U Jvmuhi burndaui8 county's court Shi Hastings, which, had it notij n discovered, might havd" tho total destruction of tb: g. The lanltor's son, whi e boiler room, noticed a? siacamng away xrom tuo to lie I aild having his suspicions ate tbfa fellow's actions, conclude' i vchtlgate. Arriving at tho ti He! found the zino ventilator hot, and the woodwork nroul 1. most In flames. The shaft stuffed full of tar naner paper, which was burning The authorities are lookini man, who, it ia supposed, mental balance. bi Hunter Loses a Hand. . The thirteen-year-old sen pfl Satdorf of Wvrauro mot within dent while out hunting on hUfliuhcr' farm, which resulted iu tho ltxji If hi left hand. The bov. in nttcntittj cross a ditch, fell down and u'tiki zel of the trun became, stonfc mud. which dried In the barrel?! timo later when tho boy attctni discharge tho gun the barrels In the pojnt whero it was hell left hand and that tncmben badly fractured that it wj necessary to amputate the lit Becomes insane Charles Deidrich of Nebrn: Veteran of the civil war, wo; found to be acting strangclym placed in the county jail. Aiii ination by tho commissioners that ho was insane, lie is structlve and wlllbave to bo to have any control of him. not uie urst lime tins man i insane, as for years he had a k no wm oe tauen to Lincoln s possible. I'i ! Inluredbr a Savace Boa Fred Nicholas of South AuW mnha county, was scrlously,i Nr sslbl fatally injured by a boar. J gone into the pen to clean it 6 ha jwhc he was attacked, his clothing! fa o fy tli and several very bad cuts mad animal's tusks in his back, IM sides. The full extent of hit'! s nn Ijurii aro not yet fully determined! Nebrask Soldiers. Adjutant-General Harry lai rrida .W.....1 V....1 .. 4 ., man .. Vh.. lx.. ssma Stark nnnounoinir that the 2f lebra kn soldiers on tho wav homon Mi ulla had been discharged in 6, reduce tho regiment to the ni lor 1 Imuri It is believed that tho soldlcrH given transportation from Sk clsco to Nobraskn. li Kill 1 l'rai I Chareod With Counterfeit James Hurt, alias James f Imnr i tl was iaicn to urnna. l.sianct ill southern part of the statoh raigned boforo Commissioner a He t tho charge bf countorfciliii pleaded guilty and was boiintH 1 ror t the United States district do Lying In Watt fur lltski A man going homo from 1 woi nt a lato nour ai nigct, vyoti the occupants of a houso f tbi kndlr flush with tho street hadJofth up, decided to wurn thorn ana a burglary. ) lindo rovci j. uvwug iuh iicua into ui -i lindo ho called out: ' "Holloa! Good peon- latjsaajilLliesnld. A wli o pt --- --..., . - ----. j.-. ... IM - ui wuicr struoK nimin tno taco, an as ho staggored back a woman shrloki out: Didn't I toll you what you'd g if you wasn't homo by (J o'clock?". Chicago Tiinos. Iireett Cuunoti In tlie World. Tho larceat cannon In tho world V! if alien by tho.Uritlsh when India v conquered. The cannon was cast abo ihe year 1500, nnd was tho work of chief named ChulobyiKoomy Khan, .Uimcdnucgcr. Tho InBldo of tho g is fitted up with seats, and is a favor! of i iHaco for Drltleh ofllcers to go for . uulot noon-duy emoke. ,U 1