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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1899)
".'""' $i T THE KED CLOUD CIIIEF. 'S RETIRING GOVERNOR'S FARE WELL MESSAGE. AN ABLE STATE PAPER The Menace Calls to the Attention of the LcgUtaturo tlieN'ccdnof lloStuto Institution, ninl l'limn- coi of tlie State, Governor Holcomb's message to the legislature is twenty-six mid one-half columns long, too long to lituullo with satisfactory results; nnd here follows n brief summary of tlic snine. The message contains much sound logic nnd ntlvlce mul exhaustively rcilews the events of the past two years: To the Senators nnd Iteprescntatives of the Twenty-sixth Session of the Legislature of Nebraska Gentlemen; In the discharge of the obligation im posed upon me ns chief executive of the state, I present this, my second ul ennial message to the legislature. I beg to extend to you greetings and congratulations as the chosen rep re rentatives of n progressive people, coti btltutlng the legislative body of an ever growing commonwealth, whose Importance and standing among the elates of the union Is being more gen erally recognized nnd acknowledged as Its resources, capabilities, and the character of Its enterprising citizens, become better known. Muoh trouble, uncertainty and needless litigation have too often been the result of hasty and ill-considered legislation. In amending the present laws nnd the enactment of new legis lation, which you may find to ne wise and proper, I bespeak that care ful preparation and consideration which should characterize all legisla tion. The governor then calls nttentlon to the war with Spain and In relation to Nebraska's part therein says: In the creation of the Volunteer army for the war with Spain the cltl rcnB of our state responded with promptness nnd patriotism inspiring ontl gratifying to nil Nebrnsknns and there were soon enrolled in the vol unteer sen-ice two regiments of In fantry and one troop of cavalry. Thin was supplemented in n short time bi ll, third regiment of Infantry of the maximum strength of 1,32(1 enlisted men nnd officers, nnd the two regi ments first organized were recruited to the same strength. Nebraska thus contributed to the army of the United States, In the late wnr.'ln round num bers 4,000 volunteer soldiers, besides numerous individual enlistments in the various branches of the military service. lie touches at length on the trans Mississippi exposition and claims that Nebraska did her full share to make "t the magnificent success it wns. The growth of the stnte and Its na terlal progress during the past two years has not been without satisfactory results. The agricultural interests have steadily Increased from year to year. We advanced to first place in tho magnitude of our corn crop for the year 1879, excelling all other states In the union. While wo may not be able to maintain this high rank nt nil times, It Is gratifying to know that in the production of corn, as well as of live stock, cereals and othcrproducts of the farm, Nebraska compares most favornbly with tho best agricultural states in the union In the growth and development of her resources Nebraska ofCeres oppor tunities for engaging In profitable business, acquiring property and se curing homes where families may be reared amid churches and schools and healthful surroundings equal or su perior to any section of the country. The state business has been carried on In a satisfactory manner. Economy and business-like methods have as n rule prevailed in nil branches and de partments of the state government. Expenditures have quito generally bcen'kept within appropriations. Tho atnto's Indebtedness has been liqui dated as rapidly as the collection of revenues would permit, and It holds today a financial credit nnd business standing unassailable and far in ex cess of what It has enjoyed for many years. Next In the messnge Is n long nnd detailed resume of the state's finances. The governor said ho took pride in the showing of economy made. It is too long to admit f publication In what must be but a very brief sum mary of Governor llolcomb's message. In his remarks he refers to the va rious nmounts lost nnd tho efforts made to recover the same and partic ularly desires to thank the attorney general for his nbllity and energy In behalf of the atnte. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Judging by past experience it seems almost hopeless to expect any amend ment to our fundamental law by sub mitting the question to the voters, un der th provisions of the constitution ns construed by the court. I am of tho opinion that the time hns arrived when It la almost Imperatively re quired that the constitution be amend ed, not only with regard to tho in vestment of the trust funds of the state, but also in other material re spects. Assuming, as I have, that this cannot be done by amendments, separately submitted to a vote of the people, I recommend thnt the legisla ture provide for the calling of a con stitutional convention for tho purpose of revising our present constitution in the manner provided by section 2 or article 15 of thnt instrument. I have heretofore spoken somewhat in detail regarding the revenues of the stnte nnd tho expenditures neces sarily incurred In the conduct of the state's business. Under the present system of raising revenues it is pos sible only to provide for the ordinary current expenditure of the stan-, with, perhaps, a small sum for extra ordinary expenditures, such ns public buildings, permanent Improvement!) and miscellaneous matters without the appropriations exceeding tho amount which may bu derived from taxation and from other sources. A revision or nmendment of the rev enue laws of the state is required in order that Inequalities now existing I may be nbollshrd nnd nil shall be ro am! just share to the public revenues. To what extent nnd In what particu lar feature is left to your judgment. The legislature two years ago added materially to the leveuues of tho stnte by an amendment to tho law re garding charges In the office of secre tary of state for filing articles of In corporation and in other respects. Whether other amendments of a simi lar character to existing laws, which would be equitable and just to all con cerned, 1 submit is worthy of your careful consideration. The goernor urges the legislature to enact on Inheritance tnx nnd says It would be a source of large income as the stnte glow's In population and wealth, lie also says that sonic provi sions should also lie made whereby the largo floating indebtedness now outstanding may be gradually re duced until finally extinguished. lie especially urge the legislature to enact laws that will secure greator icienue from the and life insurance companies. lie nlso recommends that the legisla ture carefully consider the. reports of tho arlous state officers, nnd the needs of the state institutions, and ad vises that the state labor commission er bureau be kept, and more liberally provided for Hint it might do better work with more beneficent results, lie also speaks a gootl word for irrigi tion, urges amendments to live stock laws to the end that stock may hs better protected. lie recommends the amendment of the supreme court com mission law so that the services of a commission may be secured until by constitutional amendment the number of Supreme Court judges may be in creased and the business of the court disposed without the aid of comiulj sinners. He enters nt length Into the case of railroad regulations, reviews the his tory of past legislation ami calls upon the legislature to enact laws that will give the public relief in regard to rates. STOCK YAUDS IIHGULATIONS. The last legislature passed an set to regulate certain .stock yards by de claring them public markets and de lining tho duties of the person or per sons operating the ;,anie and regulat ing all charges thereof and providing penalties for the violation thereof. The Union rtock yards of South Omaha, a corporation subject to the provisions of this act, had Itself, or, perhnpo, more accurately speaking, its managing officials, who were crea tures of its own making, enjoined from putting in force the rates of charges as therein provided, and the case seems to be traveling the same road as tho maximum freight rate ease, except moving by Mower stages, if that were possible. A humorous, If not ludi crous, Incident transpiring in the pro ceedings of this case is worthy of note. If I am correctly informed, after the stockholders had applied for an In junction restraining the managing of ficers from putting in force the rate of charges provided by statute anil from lowering the rates then prevail ing, nnd the court had granted the In junction, the Kansas City stock yards company reduced their rates to con form to the requirements of an uct passed by the Kansas legislature and upheld by the courts of that state. The injunction was doubtless applied for and granted upon the theory that tho company could not conduct its business with profit at the rates pro vided by statute, but the law of com petition proved more effective than the statute and compelled the lower ing of rates at the South Omaha stock yards. This necessitated another ap plication to the court to bo permitted to reduce the rates which they them selves had declared would bring rum and bnnkruptcj'. Belief was gracious ly extended by the court nnd the rates were reduced so that tho average charges are no higher than allowed by the act in controversy. However, what the company does voluntarily it Is not, willing that the legislature shall by statute require it to do, and the case is still pending. The same general principles seem to be involved na in the maximum fi eight rate cases. The peoplo have a right to have the case speedily tried. If the act in question is not valid we ought to ascertain a reasonable time wherein it is defective, so that the legislature may remedy the defect and bv suitable legislation give to the peo plo such protection from unjust exac tions as they may rightfully demand. What I have said regarding the delay in the final adjudication of tho maxi mum freight rate case applies with equal force to the litigation over the stock yards regulation act. x I suggest the propriety of some ac tion on the part of the legislature urg ing the advancement and speedy de termination of cases of this character. If laws of the state are to lie annulled nnd their operation suspended by the extraordinary writ of injunction, a proceeding in itself of doubtful pro priety, certainly the state may right fully Insist thnt the litigation shall be expedited and involve no unnecessary delay. hi relation to free railroad transpor tation the governor submitted to the legislature his views as expressed in his inaugural address, and says: My views on this subject during tho Interval of time between then and now have undergone no material change, and 1 herein renew the recom mendations therein made. Two years ngo I again called the attention of tlia legislature to the subject, especially with reference to the granting of fa vors by railroad companies in politi cal campaigns nnd for political pur poses, and a Inw was very properly passed prohibiting such corjoratlons from contributing to campaigns in the way of free transportation or other wise, which I think has had n bene ficial effect. Whether the law has been obeyed in all respects I am not prepared to say. He devotes n bit of his message to tho national guard, and especially in regard to its rcorgazatlon. UEET SUGAIt AND I10UNTY. CHICORY The legislature of 1805 passed a Inw profiling for the payment of a boun ty upon sugar manufactured from su gar beets raised In Nebraska, and on chicory manufactured from chicory raised In tho state. No provision by appropriation wns made, however, to pay this lraunty. The succeeding leg islature repealed tho net providing1 for tho bounty nnd the senate of the Inst ECEslon adopted a resolution request ing the governor to Investigate nnt report the amount of beets raised In Nebniika during the years lSo.l nnd 1800, to the net session of tho legis lature, with his recommendation, If any, thereto. I find from reports filed In the of fice of the secretary of state, to which are attached the certificates of the secretary of stnte, thnt the bounty duo under the law is ns follows: 1'ounds. Amount, Norfolk Beet Su gar Co., Nor folk, ISO.'. 3,000,000 $ 21,750.00 Oxnard licet Su gar Co., Grand Islnnd, 180.'..... 2,530,500 15,371.35 Norfolk licet Su gar Co., Nor folk, 1S00 5,030,000 35,187.50 Norfolk llect Su gar Co., Nor folk, 1S90 12S.S0O 803.00 Oxnard Beet Su gar Co,, Grand Island, 1SU0.... 5,013,462 31.327.S3 Totals 17,270,702 $107,012.23 The German Chicory company of O'Neill has also on file in the office of the secretary of state n claim bearing tho certificate of the secretary of stata for n bounty of $G22.Sl for chicory prodcticd and manufactured in tho year 1?"3. This matter Is submitted for your consideration in compliance with the senate resolution. DIUF.CT VOTE TOR SENATOHS. I recommend that tho legislature memorialize congress to amend tho constitution so that United States senntors be elected by the direct vote of the people. In tho election of sena tors by the legislatures of tho dif ferent states it. has too frequently been necessary In the past few year for Investigations to be made Into tho means employed to secure election. It has been stated In congress that "It is as difilcult for n poor man to enter tho senate of the United States ns It for n rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven." Fortunately Nebraska has heretofore been comparatively free from senatorial scandals such as have disgraced other states. The peo ple are sovereign In our government and It should b their right to select by their ballots the men to represent them In our highest legislative body. He urges the erection of an execu tive mansion for tho governor and concludes ns follows: In conclusion permit me, gentle.mci?. to express the hope thnt you will find pleasure in tho performance of your duties while you remain nt this copi tol, nnd that the result of your com bined efforts will be of enduring bene fit to the stnte and reflect credit upon your body. I trust thnt when tho ses sion Is over you will return to your homes with the consciousness of link ing faithfully served your constitu ents, thereby meriting their full ap probation nnd approval. I desire also, to express my deep ap preciation for the uniformly lovrtl support nnd hearty co-operation given mo by my fellow state officer nnd tho officers nnd employes of the dif ferent departments nnd f.tatc institu tions, in every effort calculated to fur ther the Interests of the slate. The cordiality of official relations has been n source of pleasure uml has greatly lightened the onerous duties of the office. The associations formal in tho conduct of the state's business have In many Instances ripened into Insting friendship, and I shall always remem ber with pleasure tho words of friend ly counsel and encouragement from those with whom I have been associ ated in oflicinl life. I leg to acknowledge to the people of Nebraska through you, their repre sentatives, my most profound grati tude for the confidence reposed in, me. Deeply impressed with the responsi bilities of the position, I have atriven arduously for four years to render ac ceptable service. And in the discharge of my duties I nm glad to say that I have at all times received the encour agement and unswerving support of an intelligent people, who are inspired with lofty Ideas of honesty and, effi ciency in government. The many words of kindness and commendation received have been sources of limpiri tion to great efforts In faithfully and unselfishly serving the Interests of tho state which has so signally honored me. The mistakes I have mode, as well ns the successes I have nchlevcd, in an earnest endeavor to dlschnrgo a sacred duty imposed upon me, I sub mit to the candid consideration and impartial judgment of the ever gener ous people of Nebraska. In retiring to private life, I bear with me a love nnd solicitude for the state nnd its Institutions growing out of the years of labor in their interest, nnd my efforts as n prlvnte citizen shnll ever be devoted to the wclfaro of Nebraska. SILAS A. IIOLCOMB, Governor. Executive Mansion, Lincoln, Neb., January 5, 1690 Smoking llcrore Battle, Soldiers returning from tho war in Cuba have many stories to tell of tho comfort they took In a plpo of tobacco. In too many caBes it was about all tho comfort thoy experienced until they reached homo and friends onco more. A story of tobacco on the battle-field is told by an officer of British royal horse guards, who took part In the chargo of tho "Blues" nt Tol-el-Keblr, Egypt. During a bivouac In the early hours of tho morning, just before tho engage ment commenced, orders wero Issued ngalnst smoking. Some of tho troop ers, however, dug little holes In tho sand, In which they burled their beads In order to enjoy a few whiffs ot a pipe. Tho order to mount was sud denly and softly given, In a minute tho squadrons wero mounted and rid ing off, and were almost at once en gaged with tho enemy's outposw. Tho well-known chargo followed, and when tho troop corporal majors came out to call tho roll of their men ono ot them still had a short pipe between his lips. Tho charge had been dashing, and tho soldier's disobedience wno wisely over looked. HnllChtrnrrt. Eddlo-Pa. Pa Huh? Eddio-Who was Sapho? Pa The man that In vented sarBaphorlln. Now quit both ering me, I want to read about tho horrible way things is run at Mon tauk. Ex. KILLED IN A WRECK HEAD -END COLLISION ON UNION PACIFIC. rimriiRcr Trnlna Collide llitneen Sidney ninl Km Ih riulto The I .Itch I.oit Two Tnttmiiru Amiiii,'- tlio Number Killed The illume Not Vet I'lured. A fatal wreck occurred at Sunol, a Mimll station fifteen miles west of Sid ney on the Union Pacific, Monday morning, and live peoplo were killed, und many injured, some dangerously. The collision wns between westbound passenger No. 3 and the second sec tion of e.istbouud train No. 2. No. 3 was being milled by two largo eigh teen hundred slzo engines. Tho train dispatcher had given orders for tho trains to meet at Sunol. The first tcction of No. 2 had safely cleared and the second section was standing tit the west ciuljof the siding waiting for Its binkcinnu to open the switch. No. 3 failed to reduce its speed nnd plunged In second No. 2 at a fifty mllu an hour rate. The three engines were over turned. Three baggage ami one tourist cars were burned and two coaches were telescoped. Gas soon exploded in these and they were soon enveloped in llama. Tho forward engineer and fireman, the latter being named .1. C. Coleman, were killed and the other engineers and crews were seriously injured. Three mail clerks were Injured, one being F. H. Kustlnud, n former em ploye of the Kearney postotlleo. Three passenger wine burned beyond Ident ification. One Is Myrtle Armstrong and the other two unknown. Physi cians happened to be on both trains and at once attended to tho injured passengers and crews. Conductor Stone of train No. 3 says that a minute before thu crnsh came the air brakes were vlgorusly applied but the train wns too heavy to stop. As to thecnusoof the accident, noth ing more definite has arrived than that a brnhemun failed to turn n switch in time to permit the trains to pass. Why ho fulled Is not known. Koentod un Intuit. Tim Murphy, the ucto-.-, gave n dis play of his pugilistic powers ono afternoon at the Lincoln hotel In Lin coln which was not down on the bills. He accused a travelling man named Henry Hell of looking over the tran som of a room occupied by a lady member of his troupe, und to make tho charge moro emphatic exchanged a few blows with tho traveler. The affair occurred in tho lobby of the hotel. The men wero separated bo fore cither did much damage to tho other. Ciiit. riillllps Dead. A telegram was received in Lincoln Monday convey lag tho sad information thatCapt. H. O. Phlllinsut one time a prominent citizen of tho capital city, hud passed nway in San FrnncUco. The remains will be brought to Lin coln, arriving Saturday morning next. Tho funeral will bo conducted the af ternoon of the same day at 2 o.cloek from Holy Trinity ehurch. Poisoned Itjr K&ting dinned Salmon. At Loup City Bcv. W. B. Mathews, wife and one child wero badly poisoned by eating canned salmon, and are in a very critical condition. Tho doctor was summoned und medical treatment soon relieved thorn. D. L. Adamson of the samo place was also poisoned by eating canned sardines on tho same day. Ho was also very hick, but ha entirely recovered. O rlnilaon Appointed. Judge Orlmison of Schuyler has been appointed ns Judge of tho Sixth judi cial district to succeed Judgo William Marshall, deceased. He will begin his duties on tho bench nt Fremont at the opening of the regular term, February 13, next. The term of offce to bo flU ed by the newly nppointed judgo ex plies with tho present year. Braided to Death. At Wllbcr Ed Bartos, son of J. F. Bartos, while assisting to butcher some hogs for a neighbor slipped nnd foil into a vat of scalding hot water. His whole body except his face nnd one arm was so badly scalded that death resulted soon afterward. Ho was fourteen years old. Little Itcini. As Dr. Georgo Mozce of Geneva left his ofllce to answer a call ho stumbled and fell downstairs, receiving severo Injuries about his head, and neok. Just as tho Omaha board of health had calculated that they had smallpox stamped out of Omaha u. tiru- rnw U reported. A child In a family at Thirty- bixtn anu l-arnain is Ul with it. The quaruntlne of the Rouso family, living between Peru nnd Julian, has been raised by order of Dr. Towno of the state board of health. Clothing and boddlug have becu thoroughly dis infected. No other binallpox cases arc roptjrted in that vicinity. Tho threo-weoks-old baby found a few days ago in a second floor hall way ut Nineteenth and St. Mary's uve nuc, Omaha, died from exposure suf fered at tho time it was left lu the hallway. Appointed Hecrrt.irjr ur Htute. Mrs. Dudley, wifo of Lieutenant Col onel Dudley of the regular army, has written a letter to a friend in Lincoln stating that Colonel Dudley has been tipnoiutod secretary of state in tho provisional government being formed in 'ilavnna. Ho is aho connected with theXjudiclul tystom. HUNTER ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. A Clinrca of No. ll Kliet I.nndt la Jiimra (JurTrr'R TIiIrIi. While hunting near tho Blue river recently James Sarver, a resident of York, was nccldentnlly shot by his companion, Wilbur Holmes. They were about twenty-five yards apart when both turned to shoot at the sumo bird, and as Holmes was nbout to ele vate his gun It was accidentally dis charged, tho full charge of No, 0 shot striking Sarver in the right thigh, right hand and groin. Tho wounded man wns placed In a buggy nnd hur riedly driven to York, n dlstnuco of eight miles, und taken to his home, where l)rs. Canuway, Davis and Shld-let- were cnllcd to dress his wounds. Tho doctors state that tho case is a very critical one, but they havo hopes for the wounded man's recovery. After Colonel Stntienliiiri;. Friends of the Thurston rifles have (nade public the communication agreed upon nt a meeting of about 100 of their number early last week, to bo forwarded to thu war department, ask ing that Colonel Stotsenburg be re lieved from command of tho First Ne braska regiment, now at Manila. Tho document Is made up of allegations that must bring anxiety to the rela tives and fi lends of soldiers of this regiment, and tho Oiuiiha friends who are taking the Initiative ask that all friends of tho regiment bring their in lluenco to bear, by personal corres pondence, upon the secretary of war and their senators and representatives In Washington, urging prompt action upon this appeal. Thoy chargo their colonel with cruel conduct to Ills men on numerous occasions. They allego he ordered nick men to the ranks for inspection, thus endangering their health. Ato DWruaed IIor Meat. August Kellcrman, his wife and six, children, living in tho north part of Jefferson county arc lying very low with trichinae." The family butchered a hog a few days blnco and It was from eating tho meat that tho disease was acquired. Two neighboring fam ilies to whom small portions of the meat wero sent, arc also buffering sim ilar symptons. It has since been learn ed that the hog butchered had tho appearance of being In an unhealthy condition, but the extremo poverty of the Kalleriimn family induced them to utlllzoltfor food. Tho county com missioners wero this week applied to and granted pecuniary assistance to relieve the distressed family. Tried to Steal 1IU tli'ld. J. T. Bnllcy, a news agent on the' Bock Island, went to tho residence of his lather-in-hiw in Beatrice, J. J. llnhn, nnd ubductcd his two-year-old child. Ho boarded the Hock Island train, but officer secured him beforo thu train left. His wife left him some, time ago and came from St. Joe, whero they were living, to her father's home. She has u.udc application for divorce. His real name Is Butts, and it is al leged ho has another wife. Ho will be charged with abduction. IIIC lllnzc. The general store of C. 1"). Smiley at .South hioux City, wns destroyed by 11 ro Sunday morning. It was with great effort that tho store of V. A. Titter, adjoining, wnH saved. The second story of the building was used us a hall, and was occupied by a num ber of secret societies, including the Odd Fellows, M. W. A., Maccabees and W. O. W. Tho Smiley store contained the station of tho Iowa nnd Nebraska Telephone company and was the lnrg est general btore in South Sioux City. He Fled. Jnck Bright, a prisoner of the state who has been working on an Otoe county farm during parole, escaped re cently and has not bince been appre hended. Bright was sent up for a term of years from a western county, in which ho committed burglary, and for the past three or four months had been out on parole. Ho had only eight more mouths to serve, when his sen tence would have expired. Old Settlor Dead. Hiram Policy, a well known resident of Lancaster county, died near his home, two miles south of Raymond, while on his way from Lincoln. Ho was driving along tho road nnd fell from the carriage, striking on his face. It Is thought heart dis:aso attacked him before ho full. Mr, Policy has been a resident of Lancaster county blnco 1674. Mlllirj to Meet. D. M. Dean, president of the stato millers' association, met O. C. Holmes, secretary of tho Nebraska manufac turers' and consumers' association, in Lincoln Suturduy last nnd they ar ranged for tho annual meeting of tho millers' association to be held in Lin coln, January 20 at tho Llndcll hotel Little Iteroi. Diplomas havo been left by officers of tho trans-Mississippi exposition at tho ofllce of the secretary of stato for tho following, whoso pcBtofllco ad dress is not known by tho exposition officers: Victor Colson, Mr. Btowu, D. T. Marsh, 1). U. Houtz, George Close, Throckmorton fc Gritllth, Crete mills. Tho Nelll &. Schrojdor company of Omaha, a now commission company, has filed articles of Incorporation with tho secretary of stato. Before Govornqr Holcomb went out of ofllce he Issued a reward of 8'JOO for tho capture ami conviction of Georgo Bay, who killed Frank Chuesman at Plattsuiouth, November ."JO. Convinced of Dreyfui Clullt. IUms, Jan. 0. Lo Solr says it cams from an Indisputable sourco that tho court of cassation is convinced that Droyfus waa justly condemned. I POLLARD'S BILL APPROVED, Con lily Coiuinlrrl ner' C'oinnlteo Con M it era lteventifi Mrnatirra At a meeting ot the stato associa tion of county commissioners, held In Omaha In September last, a commlttco of eleven was appointed for tho pur pose of framing and presenting to tho legislature some recommendations as to necessary changes In the stato rove nue laws. Tho commlttco Is composed of Commissioners lleekiuau of Lancas ter, chairman and president of the as sociation; Fnlkcr, Sink and Pollard, Cuss; Ostrom and Untie, Douglas; Dal ton of Sewnrd, Young of Madison, Price of Hamilton and Yore of Saline. Tho committee met tho other day in the county commissioners' office n'., tho Lancaster county court house, und considered a bill prepared by Mr. Pol lard, who Is also a member of tho house, which ho proposes introducing in tho legislature shortly. Several suggestions were offered by tho com missioners ns to desirable amendments to the bill as prepared by Mr. Pollard, but Its essential features met with their approval, and dou'itluss will re ceive their formal Indorsement, STILL IN SAN FRANCISCO, CliriHtmn llosea Suit to Muiillti Still III (lie United Slate All inquiry sent from York to San I'Vaiieiveii c'nnc'i'rnlmr the Christmas boxes for bovs of tho First Nebraska ut Manila has brought tho following reply: Mm l'Yunelsco, liecemuer 31. I. A. Baker. F.so.. York. Neb. Dear Sir: Itoferiinir to vour communica tion of the Sillh Inst., In which you ask If boxes shipped from York, lu my care, for Company A, First Nebraska, Manila, have left for tlieinlcstination, 1 havo tlio honor to state that tho boxes referred to, which were received hero December H, 1WS, are (Still at this depot, us no government trans port or freight steamer has left this port for Manila since November 13, when the St. Paul left carrvintrClirist- mas packages for the soldiers at Ma nila. However, both it freight and transport steamer will leave soon for Munlla, and ull packages received too late for tho St. Paul will bo forwarded. Very respectfully, Charles D. Long depot quartermaster. Iludly lilt' on by a Hour Will Wagner of Beatrice, whilo on a visit to his farm, was attacked by a vicious boar confined in a feed lot. The animal was not thought danger ous and the uttuck was unexpected. Mr. Wngner was knocked down and ono of his legs was dangerously bitten and torn by tho enraged beast's tusks,- be sides ho received several painful bruises. It will probably be several weeks before ho will be himself again. NUGGEST OF NEBRASKA NEWS. Over 10 per cent of tho population of Bencdlot uro recovering from tho measles. ,' Burwcll Is enjoying a building boom. Improvements for tho past year foot up 815,000. Mrs. Minnie Volght hns brought suit at Fremont against her husband. Sho seeks separation. Orenl Ward of Lincoln has been ap pointed state centurion for tho Cen tury road club in Nebraska. Nebraska City's board of education thinks the small pox scare over and has resolved to start up the schools. J. J. Fullon of Wilcox, who recently returned from Mexico, died of moun tain fever contracted lu that country. Two would-be bu.-glars wero arrest ed by the night watch at Crolghton, pleaded guilty to tho chargo of vng raucy and wero given thirty days in the county jail. A sensational dlvorco caso has just been place 1 on the docket nt Hem mingford. J. T. Watson, a ranchman, accuses his wife Josephine of infidelity after twenty-eight years of married life. Senator Allen lias introduced In tho senate a bill granting permission to Colonel Vifquain of the Third Nebras ka to accept the decoration of tho "order of tho double dragon" from tho emperor of China in recognition of a service tho general did for Chinese subjects when ho was consul goncraJ at Panama. Mrs. Henrietta Lynoctte, a widow who has been living alone near Alll nncc, wns taken bcioro tho insanity board, who adjudged her insane. Sho had just purchased a railroad ticket for New York city at Alliance, whero she was placed under arrest. Sho has been living a hermit's life nnd is sup posed to have considerable money. J ,Mrs. Cora Hamilton, wife of T. N. Hamilton, a farmer living 8 miles south west of Burwell, was accidentally shot by tho permature discharge of a gun. Mr. Hamilton and n friend named Warden were preparing togo hunting, Warden dropped his gun and it was discharged, striking tho leg on a stove nnd sending splinters Into Mrs. Hamil ton's face. Warden started for town ut a breakneck speed and when about hnlfwnyhls horse fell, ami ono of, his legs wns broken. Tho lady's in juries arc painful but not serious. , A ten year-old daughter of L. Col vlu, a farmer residing near Hemming ford, Vvas thrown from a horse into a barb wire fence and her limbs were horribly lacerated. To Bee Kliootlnff Clara. Sir Robert Ball, the eminent a. '-on omor, told an audlenco the othci , .;lit that any one who took tho tiott .. to Ho ou his back on tho ground u..d vazo at a clear nl&ht sky would, as his eyes became accustomed to tho heav ens, scon pcrceivo numbers of uhoot ing stars. 4 .A.VATM?- mmmmimmmmmm MM