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Fifteen Hundrod Men Under Law
ton Capture an Important Town,
SIXTY-EIGHT REBELS KILLED,
Otti Iteporfa That Titer Ief Thfilr
Dead On Hie Field The American
Ion li Only Six Wouniled In
dian Taotloi Were Ued
Th Hoeing ItebeU Aro
io lie farmed.
Vasiiwoton, April 11. The follow
Ing dispatch was received from Gen
eral Otis to-day:
"Manila, April 11 Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Lawton's command
captured Santa Cruz, chief city of La
puna do Hay, this morning; casualties,
nix wounded; iusurgcuts troops driven,
leaving sixty-eight dead Upon tlio Hold
nnd a largo number of wounded; con
sldcrablo number captured.
"Lawton will pursuo westward.
Otis."
MANir.A, April 11. Major General
Henry W. Lawton bus captured Santa
Cruz, at tho extreme and of Lacuna
do liny, or Hay lalco. Ho drovo tho
rebels, who wcro commanded by n
Clilunman named l'ao Wall, Into tho
mountains. Six Americans wcro
wounded. Tho rebels lost sixty-eight
men hilled und forty wounded.
AN UNCENSORED VIEW,
Mot RnnitRli Troopi tn Hold tlio lalimd
Volunteor Wo tilil Come Hume.
Manila, April 7, via Hong Kong,
April 11. (Uncensored) Though hun
dreds of Filipinos are dally returning
to their homes and nro desirous of re
suming peaceful pursuits, und though
tlio proclamation Issued by the United
States Philippine commission has
given nn ItnpotUB to this movement,
tho war is far from ended. One of tho
foremost American generals said re
cently; "Wo will seo 100,003 soldiers
lu the Philippines boforo tho Amer
icans control tho Islands." A major
ity of the nrmy aro of his opinion.
It Is gone rally considered that great
rclnforcoments nro neccssiry, us tho
troops hero are not sufllcient to inulco
the conquest of tho Island of Luzon
and hold tho ports occupied. It Is
thought that it would be cheaper in
tho long run and have a better effect
upon tho natives to establish Ameri
can supremacy effectually and quickly
than to tomporlzo with a score of re-
ooiuons.
All tho stories told by prisoners nnd
friendly natives ngreo that a tnnjorlty
of tho Insurgents would bo glad to
quit, but that there aro enough pro
fessional revolutionists left to infest
the country with bands of hundreds of
men and to domoralizo business years
to como. Some high Americans be
llevo that tho government would
wisely expend money In buying off
Aguluatdo and his cllquo of InUucn
tlal Flllpluos.
Foreigners In Manila thlnlc tho
Americans are too optimistic as to the
effects of the proclamation. They say
that tho weakness of the proalnmat,'
lies in tho fact that tlio natives h'nvo
so long dealt with tho Spaniards that
they ore unable to reallzo what Its
words mean und that the purport of
Us promises is anything moro than a
snare.
A majority of tho United States vol
unteers aro eager to return home.
"Wo did not enlist to fight nlggors,"
Is a remark that is constantly heard.
They consider that thoro is small
glory in guerilla warfare, tho dangers
nnd hardships of which cannot bo ap
preciated at homo. Tho volunteers
construo thelrenllstmont "to the close
of tho war," to apply to the wnr with
Spain, and want to bo relieved by reg
ulars. Tho Spanish system of .defending
Manila by a lino of bloahhoubo may
bo adopted by tho American author
ities litre during tho wet season, an it
requires fowcr men than tho trench
defenses and lessens the chancct of
sickness among tho defender.
TWO KANSANS WOUNDED,
the, Insurgent Tire on Scouting Tarty
Near Malnlo.
Manila, April 11 The rebels along
the railroad llred ut n scouting party
near Malolos to-day, wounding two
members of tho Twentieth Kansas
regiment.
Tho United States gunboat Don
nlngton has gone to llaler, on tho cast
coast, in order to roliovo a Spanish
garrison of fortysoven men, which
had been beleaguered there slneo May.
It la considered significant that tho
Oceania Kspanoln, formerly rabidly in
favor of tho Filipino government, is
now counseling dlsarmuinont, advising
the Filipinos to accept the inevitable.
It has carefully analyzed tho procla
mation of tho United Statei Philip
pine commission, polutlng out the ad
Tantages of tho dotinlto policy deter
mined upon.
All Are Tloneer Kannt.
Toi'KKA, Kan., April 11 The judges
of tho now court of visitation ap
pointed by Governor Stanley nro all
old Kansans. Chief Judgo W. A.
Johnson camo to Kansas in 185.1 and
lias resided at Garnet 6lueol358. This
makes him a Kansnn for forty-four
yctrs. Judgo L. C Ci-um has been in
the stato thirty-one years, residing all
tlmo at Oswego, while Judgo ,), C.
Vostlethwnlto camo to Kansas just
thirty years ago Saturday. The com
plutd residence of tho threa Judges in
Ue suto Is lo.s ynwa.
STEPHEN J, FIELD IS DEAD.
llli OS Tear' Kerrlce tho Longeit In
the Court' lllttory.
Wabiiikoion, April 11. Justtco
Stephen J. Field, of tho United States
supremo court, retired, died nt hh
home on Capitol hill, In this city, nt
0:30 o'clock yesterday ovcnlng, of kid
noy complication. About his brdstdo
wcro his wife nnd her sister, Mrs. J,
Condlt Smith; Mr. Justlco David J.
llrewcr, his tiaphow; Mrs. Edgerton,
of California; Mr. Linton, his prlvato
socrotnry; Itov. Mr. Kdward M. Mott,
rector of tho Church of tho Advent,
and tho family servants. Ho had been
unconscious slnco Saturday morning,
and death ciuno painlessly.
Justlco Field's retirement from tho
suproino court bench occurred on Do
tf.'inbor 1, 1807. and Attorney General
McICenna of California shortly after
wards was nominated to succood h'm.
Tho Prcsidont in his letter of nccopt
atiro of the resignation said:
"Upon your retirement both tho
bench and tho country will sustain a
great loss, but tho high character and
great ability of your work will livo
and long bo rememberod, not only by
your colleagues, but by your grateful
fellow countrymen."
Tho dead justlco mado tho formal
announcement of his resignation to
his colleagues on tho bench In a long
letter. In part ho said:
"It Is a pleasant thing In my mem
ary that my appointment camo from
President Llecoln, of whoso appointees
I am tho last survivor. Up to that
tlmo there had been no representative
hero of tho Pacific coast. A now em
pire had arisen in tho West, whoso
laws wcro thoso of nnothor country
tho land titles from Spanish and Mex
ican grants, both of which wcro often
overlaid by the claims of the first set
tlors. To bring order out of this
confusion, Congress passed an act
providing for uuothcr soat on this
bench, with tho Intention that it
shoutd bo filled by some ono familiar
with theso ronlllotlng titles and with
tho mining laws of tho coast and as It
so happened that I had framed tho
principal of these laws nnd was, more
over, chief justlco of California, It
vas tho wish of tho senators and rep
resentutlvcs of that state, as woll as
thoso from Oregon, that I should suc
ceed to tho new position. At their ro
quest Mr. Lincoln sent my nnmo to
tho Senate and tho nomination was
unanimously confirmed."
GERMANY WILL BE FIRM.
bo Not 1,1 lie Actlont of tho America
Admiral.
London, April 1 1. Tho Rorlln cor
respondent of the Standard says:
"After receiving Mr. Whlto, the
Unttcd States ambassador, nrid Sir
Frank Laseelles, tho llrltlsh ambas
sador, last week, nnd explaining to
them Germany's attltudo regarding
Samoa, Emperor William sont Instruc
tions to tho German ambassadors In
London and Washington to the gen
eral effect that Germany considers the
n jw government in Samoa illegal nnd
tho action of tho Ihitlhh and Ameri
cans a clear violation of tho Samoan
act.
"I must remain undoclded for the
present whether Admiral Kautz has
assailed tho honor of tho German flag.
It this should provo to be tho case, wo
have tho fullest confidence in the abil
ity of the government not only to keep
tho nctual solution of tlio Samoan
que'in In view, but also to secure
iideqn ite satisfaction for tho moral In
terests of tho German empire."
Hkhlin, April 11. Tho National
Zcltuug, discussing the situation nt
Samoa, declares that all the changes
which hnvo occurred thcro since tho
middle of March are invalid nnd tint
the conditions established by the joint
proclamation of tho consuls on Janu
ary 4 are still legally In force.
Whllo admitting tho "amlcablo atti
tude of tho American government,"
tho National Zoltung says:
"The report of tho behavior of Ad
miral Kautz toward tho Gorman
cruiser Fitlko has given umbrngo
throughout tho empire and It Is con
sidered certain that, If tho report is
confirmed, tho United States will
readily admit Germany's right to
satisfaction nnd will repair Admiral
Knutz's errors. It is hoped, howover,
that the accounts are exaggerated."
SHOT THE CHILDREN DOWN,
Contention of Two Members of the Iik
City Mali.
Ciiaiileston, S. C, April 11. Tht
trial of the thirteen citizens of Lake
City for having lynched Postmastci
linker bog.iu here to-dny befora Judgt
Urawley. There aro 150 witnesses tc
be examined, but tho trial will end in
two weeks
, Joioph P. Ncwnnn and Early P.
Lee, two of the men against whom In
dictments havo been returned, have
turned state's evidence. The man told
I of how the mob nsssmblcd nnd planned
I the murder. They told of tha mid
night search undo In the town for oil;
1 how the mob moved stealthily to II i-
kci- s humb.e home; of how the oil wat
pourod upon tho building nnd then ol
the flames. Then tho witnesses told
of tho wild cries which cam) from the
houso whu.i tho helpless inmatet
awoho, endeavored to flee and were
shot down.
Dkkvkii, Col., April 11. Miss Marlt
Ilurroughs of the Stuart Robson com
pany, accidentally stabbed Harold
ltusse! of tho sume csmpauy in the
face, at the llroadway theater last
night. During tho act of "Two
Uogues and a Uomanco" Miss Ilur
roughs' part requires that sho go
through tho motion of stabbing Mr.
Ilussoll. Tho rceno is in semi-dark-ncss
and Mr. Ilussoll bent forward a
Miss Ilurroughs brought tho weapon
down, and rccelcl a ip y.'om'. I on
tho left side of his face. His injuries
did not prevent his leaving with the
company to-day.
1 10
OFFEND
Diplomacy May Prevent Sending a
Squadron to England,
WOULD BE TOO SIGNIFICANT.
tt Would rrolmbly C.tmo Irritation
Among Homo of the Continental I'oner
, on Account of the Humored i:np;lliu-
Amorlonn Alliance.
Wasiiinoton, April 10. Navy d
partment ofilcers say that diplomatic
reasons may prevent tho carrying out
of tlio plan suggested to send tho ar
mored ships of tho North Atlantic
squadron to English wators. Whllo
tho plan has been discussed to dutnll
several ships under Hear Admiral
Sampson for this duty, it has failed no
far to bo officially npproved. If tho
ships should be sent ns proposed only
to English ports, tho ovont would'
have a deep intomntlonal significance
and would probably causo irritation
among somo of tho continental pow
ers that aro already deeply ngllated
over tho existing understanding be
tween tho Unllod States and Great
Urltniu.
Tho department has been unablo to
carry out its plans for tho Immedlnto
establishment of a European squadron
to visit other than English ports, ow
ing, in the first placo, to tho necessity
of dispatching most of tho smaller ves
sels of tho North Atlantic squadron to
relnforco Dewey's licet, nnd in the sec
ond plucc to tho dcalro to nvold a re
mission of tho annual spring nnd .sum
mer maneuvers of tho North Atlantic
squadron. Tho extreme Important-.
of theso in mcuver.s was so demon
strated by tho results obt.ilncJ during
tho Spanish-American war that it is
believed to bo unwlso to omit them for
even ono season.
HE WAS A MAJOR GENERAL,
the Death of John W. Tumor, the Union
11 Ulcer, Ocean In fit. I.niil.
St. Louis, April 10. General John
W. Tumor, who served with distinc
tion on tho Union sldo In the civil war,
died to-day, aged CO years, nt the fam
ily residence hero after a brief illness.
Pnoumonla, complicated with Wright's
disease, was tho cause of his death.
General Turner's ontlro family was
with him, with tho exception of his
third son, Soulard, a second lieutenant
In the United States army, now on tho
ocean between New York and Cuba.
General Turner moved to Chicago
from Now York stato with his family
in 1813, when ho was 10 years old.
Eight years later he entered tho West
Point Military academy. Durinir the
civil wnr he was made a major general
in the army. In 1871 General Turner
resigned from tho army to enter busi
ness here. Ills wife, who was Miss
Vluncho Soulnrd of St. Louts, grand
daughter of General Cerrc, surveyor
general under tho French povernmont
when Missouri was still a part of the
Louisiana purchase, survives him,
with seven children.
THE PRESIDENT IS TOO BUSY.
A Ilequeit for an Interview Ilognrdlug
Canteen I Kefuied
Washington, April 10. Iu response
to a noto sent to tho White houso by
direction of tho District W. C. T. U.,
asking for an intcrvlow with tho Pres
ident in regard to tho Interpretation
given by Attorney General Grlgga of
tho "Antl-Canteon law," Mrs Emma
F. Shelton, secretary of ths organiza
tion, has received tlio following rep'.y:
"Executive Mansion, Washington,
April 5. Dear Madam: In reply to
your note of this date I bag leavo to
state that tho President's engage
ments aro such as to ronder It impos
sible to arrange for an auJieucj this
week or for somo tlmo to coma
"If you will bo good otiough to sub
mit In writing what It Is dosired to
present I will take pleasuro in bring
ing It promptly to tho President's n1
tention. Very truly yours J. A. Por
ter, Secretary to the President. "
FRANCE'S GIFT TO AMERICA,
Tha Treddeot Parmtlly Accept Two
I.srge Hevrei V.iii for the l'eople.
Wasiiinoton, April 10 In ths blue
room of tho Whlto Hous i at 1 1 o'clock
this morning tho French ambassador,
M. Cambon, presented to tho govern
ment nnd ths Amorluin people, as
represented through President Mc
Klnloy, two Sevros vases from tho
French national pottery nt Sevres.
Tho gift was from tho luto president
of tho French republic, Follx Faure,
and commemorated tho opening of tho
new French-American cablo Inst year
when President McKlnley and Presi
dent Fauro exchanged tho first mes
sage over tho new line. Tho vases
and pedestals stand six or eight feet
high and aro of a doop blue.
The presentation was made tho oc
aslon for an exchange of international
greetings, M. Cambon makiug an ud
dross and tho President responding.
Jary to Try Mr, (leorff.
Canton, Ohio, April 10. The Jury
Which is to decide tho fate of Mrs.
Annlo E. George, accused of tho mur
der of Georgo 1). Saxton, was com
pleted nt 3i30 o'clock yesterday nfter
noon, and beforo court adjourned
Prosecuting Attorney Pomereno had
stated to the twelvo men qualified an
outline of what he expects the wit
nesses for the stato to provo. Ho pro
posed to provo that Mrs. Conrw un. r.
(Ki TitNfl'l JlHvtn(ni.iiu. nM.1l.... .1.. t i
y " !?yifKiv,'' 't"1 m;fc miu nuu
carniuuy pianncu me assassination of
Mr. Saxton. j
WARWILLTHENBEATANEND,
Hpnln's Copy of the Tnaty llipectcA nt
Wellington Today.
Washinotow, April 10. Tho ex
change of ratification of tho treaty of
penco between Spain nnd tho Unltod
States, signed at Paris, will probably
talto placo in this city next week and
that ceremony will bo followed by a
proclamation by President McKlnloy,
ofllolally announcing tho closo of tho
war with Spain and tho resumption of
friendly relation, commercial nnd
otherwise, between tho two countries.
Tho Spanish copy of tho treaty,
which Was signed by tho queen regent
March 17, Is expected to reach hero
Monday. Sccrotary Hay has been of
ficially advised of tho forwarding of
tho Spanish treaty to tho French am
bassador at Washington.
Tho exchnngo of ratifications will
bo followed promptly by the payment
of 820,000,01)0 to tho Spanish govern
ment on account of tho cession of tho
Phtllppluo islands to tho United
States.
JAPS AND CHINAMEN FIGHT,
Itched Ilittto on n llmv.-illnn Plantation
Jinny Killed or Injured.
San Fiiancipco, Cnl.. April 10. The
steamer Mariposa nrrlvcd to-day from
Australia via Samoa nnd tho Hawaiian
islands with an nccouutof n racial bat
tlo between the Jnp.iucso nnd Chlncso
laborers on tho Kahuhti plantation at
Honolulu, which took place on March
CO. For somo tlmo trouble has been
brewing between the Japanese and the
Chinese. The Japanese, armed heavily
and well organized, mado an on
slaught on tho Chlncso quarters, first
having placed llulr own women and
children In plnces of safety. Tlio Chi
nese wcro taken entirely unawares.
, The Japanese wielded spiked clubs.
knives and axes, und beforo tho Chi
nese couui maiio resistance thrco of
their men wcro killed nnd a doren
more seriously wounded, somo fatally,
and about forty slightly Injured.
CAPT. ELLIOTT'S BODY ARRIVES
Itemnlm or tho Kutnai Oulcer llroagbl
Homo I'rom Mmill-i.
San Fuancinco, April 10. The
transport Seandia arrived nt quaran
tine yesterday from Manila with sixty
four time-expired nnd discharged sol
diers and the bodies of four ofilcers
who fell fighting in tho Philippines.
The remains brought back nre those of
Colonel Smith of tho Tennessee regi
ment, who died of apoplexy as ho was
leading his men on tho nttae'e on Ma
nila; Cuptalu 1). S Elliott of tho
Twentieth Kansas reglmont, killed
February 30, nt Caloocan, by a sharp
shooter. Mujor McConvlllo of tho
Idaho regiment, who fell whllo charg
ing at tho hoad of his men on the
trenches before Caloocan, nnd Lieu
tenant French of tho First Ncrth Da
kota, who was kllk'4 at tho samt
place.
CRITICISE CANNED BEEF.
Report at Array (Ifflcer Aro Not Favor
alilo to It U.e m n IUtlon.
WAsiiiNoroN, April 10. Tho nrmy
beef inquiry court decided to admit as
evidence the official reports of army
ofilcers concerning tho beef supplied
to the army during the war with
Spain, ns requested by General Miles.
Tho decision was reached nt an ex
ecutive session of tho court, and after
tho renewal by Major Lee, on behalf
of General Miles, of tho request for
action upon tho application.
All the reports nre brief., Thero are
147 of them, and they were generally
prepared by their authors after tho
close of tho campaigns in Cuba nnd
Porto lllco, and in response to a cir
cular letter. Major Lee read tho ro
ports, all of which nortatnod to nnnnnri
beef. They all severely criticised tho
canned oeci una tleclarcd it was not
Ut for an army ration.
ARMOUR TO FORM A TRUST.
The Chicago Packer Trie to I!uy All
the Amorlotn (Hue Factories.
PlTTHiiuno, Pa., April 10. It Is
statod that Philip D. Armour, the
Chicago packer, Is trying to consoll
date the glue concsrns of tho country.
It is estimated that it will take about
20 OUO.OOO to buy up all tho gluo fac
tories. In Western Pennsylvania mil
lions of dollars aro invested In tho in
dustry, and It gives employment to
thousands of men.
Philip Armour nlrcady manufactures
about one-eighth of all. tho gluo used
in tho United States. Tho American
Gluo company, a combination formed
three years ago, controls about one
third of nil tho output. Mr. Armour
has made an offer In cash for tho com
pauy'a entire business.
STABBED THE CZAR'S AIDE.
A Borrtnt Trlei to Kill tlenjral Mauioy
In Mjicoit.
Moscow, April 10 An attempt has
been mado to assassinate tho czar's
aide-de-camp, General Mauzoy. lie
was stabbed In tho throat by a ser
vant, but tho would-be assassin was
overpowered. Tho genoral's wound
aro not serious.
Five Vear for an low Rank rre.ldenk
Oei.wei.v, Iowa. April io. Judge.
Uobson of tho district court sentenced
J. II. Easton, cx-presidentof the First
National bnk of Decorah, to Ave
years In tho penitentiary yesterday.
Easto.i had b?cn convicted for fraudu.
lent banking.
Tulirn rrnn. Ill Caney to Kama.
HnuiNOTON. Kan., April 10. Ths
body of Peter D!x, a native of this
county, who was killed at El Canoy
during the campaign of last sunimor,
was burled la the ccamtery here jc
tard.
NEWS OF NEBRASKA
CONDENSATION OF IMPOR
TANT NEWS ITEMS.
Short and rithy rarBgniphs Which Tell
of Wlin t I lus Happened or Will Hap
pen In Our CoiiiinouwcuUli The News
Drlclly Sunimnrlod.
Fntnrdny, April A.
Thrco prisoners In the jail nt Grand
Island snwed their way to liberty
through the jail floor.
Tho Valley Stato Hank of Vnlley.lins
been chartered by the state banking
board. The bnnk has n capital stock
of 8.'),0()0. F. E. Kennedy is the cashier.
Tho old time bicycle riders of Oma
ha to the number of about fifty met
at the Hcnshnw hotel nnd enjoyed n
banquet. They decided to have u run
Saturday, May 0. the participants in
which must ride the old hlgh-whcclcd
ord I nary.
At Norfolk while trying to hold n
restive horse by its halter after alight
ing fiom his buggy both tho uiilmul
and Dr. Verges wont down. Tho doc
tor wns bevcrcly cut In the leg by the
horso'n shoes and otherwise badly
bruised.
II. II. lllodgett, the Lincoln attorney
disbarred In 1800 from practice beforo
tho Luuc.iblor county bar for practices
unbecoming n lawyer, has been rein
stated, tin judgo believing he has been
sulllcicntly punished for his offense,
which was tampering with a juror.
William Hough of Whitman, wns
shot and Instantly killed last evening
by Fred Moilltt of Hynnnis. MolHtt Is
a clerk at the Hotel Do Fair In thnt vil
lage. Tho result of the killing was an
old grudge, und was renewed by n
qunrrol, with thu result stated.
Deputy Sheriff Ashcnfcltcr of (Inge
county captured u desperate crook at
Lauham. The fellow gave his name
us C. W. Kelling. He is wanted for
burglary tit Glcnwood, In. It Is said
he is one of thu men who shot the two
olllccr.s at Columbus some time ago,
and who afterwards, wrecked the jail
with nitro-glyccrlnc.
The purclinsc of n mansion for the
governor will be attended to by
the board of public lands as soon ns
possible under the law. An appropri
ation of S'.'i.OOO Is at their disposal for
that purpose. Members of the board
have been informed that bids will be
presented at tho proper time from the
owners of desirable residences la dif
ferent parts of the city. Some vacant
lots will also be offered, nmong them
some at Thirteenth and K streets, said
to be owned by Mr. Hoburt, vice pres
ident of the United States. The board
expects to buy n houso already built.
If the enrolled bill signed by the
governor cannot be impeached it is
safe to say that the home for the friend
less will have to get along for two
years on S-000 for current expenses
nnd repair of ground and buildings.
When the bill reached the senate the
printed copy showed an appropriation
of 8'.',000 for current expenses. Talbot
of Lancaster declared It to be a mis
print, as the legislature hnd always
given about 820,000 to the institution
for the hicunium. Tho sennto voted
to change the bill to read 820,000. The
house concurred, but the enrolled bill
signed by the governor rend as follows:
"Home for the friendless: For em
ployes' wages, six thousand (80,000)
dollars. Current expenses and general
repairs of building and grounds, two
hoiibund (82,000) dollars.
Sunday, April 1).
William Hoffman of Phillips, Hamil
ton county, who was accidentally shot
about a week ago, tiled from his
wounds. Hoffman nnd a young mini
from Aurora were driving through the
Platte river, having started out on a
goor.e hunt. They saw a flock of geese
coming nnd in jumping out of tho ve
hicle hurriedly, a gun was discharged,
wounding both, though at the time it
was not thought that cither was in
jured bo seriously, noffmun was shot
through the shoulder.
Hon. John C. Watson, cx-stntc sen
ator, cx-spenker of the Nebraska house
und for twenty-five yours one of the
foremost lawyers and politicians in
southeastern Nebraska, has left his
home city and the btnte, never, it is
asserted by those in a position toknow,
to return, as a rchiilt, it is claimed, of
pressure brought to bear upon him by
persons active in his prosecution for
ullcged shurp practices in his law busi
ness and other shortcomings. Mr.
Watson's recent flnunclnl reverses und
other troubles nre familiar storl a to
people of Nebraska City and newspu
per renders of the state. His active
connection with the Huwko estate Hti
gallon has brought him into unplcns
and notoriety, nnd the filing of chnrg
es seeking to disbar him from practic
ing in the courts of the dlbtrict was
quickly followed by more serious com
plaints nnd possible criminal prosecu
tion. Jt is reported he has accepted a
position with a corporation in the enst.
His home hero was sold to Mrs. Wut
son's mother, Mrs. Larsh, and his fine
law library was turned over to Mrs.
Wodehouse on a chattel mortgage. His
wife will join him later.
A committee of Omaha citizens is at
work rnising a memorial fund for tho
family of the lute Itev. John McQuoid
pnstor of the First M-thodtst church,
und the fund has in about three duys
reached the sum of 8447.
William Hanki and George Shoemak
rr of Snyder appeared before Justlco
Dame at Fremont to answer the charge
of assault with criminal intent upon
Anna Tumii, u sixteen-year-old of Sny
der. The case was continued until the
25th, the young men being under bonds
of 8500. The complaint was made by
Joseph Tuma, father of the girl.
Senator Crow of Douglas eoiuitv hvft
resigned ns n member of the lt'gisla.
lure, inn resignation was handed It, "
Satunlny to take effect lininedlntciv
owing to the fact that lie has been t,.,'
pointed postmaster at Omaha. Tl
resignation wns accepted by the r0.
crnor.
Tnrsdny, April it.
The recount of the license ,t0
Kearney gives 'M votes against license
The new council will stand ln favop
of saloons and 7 airninst. Tin, '
will HkcK' to drr. V
At Oiniiha nrmy lientlqunitcrs luiic
occii iiuvinfu wiui. orders nave boon is
sued for the discharge from the First
Nebraska of Corporal Hurry T. Whit!
man and Privates Daniel F. Mulonev
and William Laiiipmiin, all of Oinului,
Walter Woy, Fullerton; lilclmul I
AUcrhury, Madison und Robert 0.
Wright, Geneva.
The clerical forces of the diflcir-nl
branches of the legMntuie niu now
busily engaged in preparing the M,,lte
nnd house journals for the printer. In
the house the work is being done W
.T O. Derklcy, W. M. Wheeler and Mrs.
Ilnttic Fletcher. The sennte journal
Is being prepared by Alpha Morifan ami
A. II. Keim, assisted by Miss Eimiaisoii
and Miss ICruse.
Chnrles Closson, n young man living
three miles east of Pleasant Dale. U id
his left hand terribly torn by the e.- k
plosion of a (lynnnilte cartridge. The
cartridges weie found by a neighbor
in nn old mitten near his barn, and
not knowing what they were gae
them to a young man who went over
to dosson's and they were looking ut
them and picking them when the one
exploded.
The stntc board of public lauds a.nd
buildings will be pretty busy for the
next several weeks getting the numer
ous buildings ordered by the ligisla
ture under way. Specifications wnl
have to be made before ndveitiseineiits
are Inserted, und this will make quite
(i little work to be transacted in a
short time. The board is preparing to
take charge of the home for the friend
less. Commissioner Wolfe said yester
day that when the institution was in
the charge of the state the boaul
would provide for it.
Wednesday, April is.
A Hastings special says: Some one '
as yet unknown made n dastardly at
tempt yesterday on the life of Mrs. C.
F. Morcy, wife of C. F. Morey.of Morey
& Tibbcts Ilros. lawyers, by means of
poisoned candy. When Morey returned
to her art studio after dinner she found
at the door a package of bonbons, with
the enrd of a prominent young society
lady of the city, on which was written
"home made sweets."
Unsuspicious of the deadly poison
lurking within the candy, Mrs. Morey
ate several pieces and passed it among-
the lady members of her art class who
soon after arrived, among whom wns
the young lady whose card was en
closed in the box. Mrs. Morey thanked
her for the candy, and the young lady
had just denied tiny knowledge of the
package when Mrs. Morcy was taken
deathly sick.
A physician wns called nnd he dis
covered arsenical polbon, aud adminis
tered antidotes. Mrs. Gaslin was the
only one of the others who was serlous-i.
ly affected, os they dad detected a pe
culiar taste in the candy an I only par
took of one piece. Mrs. Morey and
Mrs Gaslin have both been in a very
critical condition, nnd it was only by
the prompt work of the physicians that
their lives have been saved. There
was enough arsenic to have killed a
dozen persons.
Attorney John C. Watson, who was
reported to have left Nebraska City
last Thursday night never to icturii,
arrived in that city yesterday mori
ing. In the afternoon after his ar
rival Mr. Watson made public n .state
ment in which, among other things, he
said that he guaranteed to successfully
refute till charges brought by his ac
cusers; that he had no idea of leaving f
Nebraska City and never has hnd; that.
he has n lucrative position awaiting
him, but will not leave Nebraska City
until he has demonstrated to his fam
ily, friends and the public that he ifr
not ns black as his opponents have
tried to paint him. He nlbo denies
tho charge of collecting exorbitant
fees and asks that the community
withhold judgment until tho questions
are settled in the courts.
The news item in regard to the girl
of the stute normal at Pern hanging
the legislature in elllgy, appears to
have had no foundation in fact. Thero
was no hanging at all. The nearest
approach to ono wns when tho preiep
trcrs foundevcral students, bent on
mischief, hurrying through the halls
carrying a stuffed coat nnd looking h
a place to string it up. Most of thow
connected with the normal knew noth
ing of tho affair until the published
item appeared.
At Omaha last night Mrs. Haltf
O'Neill and Mrs. Kitty Ovcry, who
have recently had trouble with their
husbands, decided to die together, und ,
took thirty grains of morphine with
fatal results. They were ench twenty
three years old and camo recently
from Ilurlingtou, Iu. O'Neill is a Ihir
llngton fireman and Overy u deputy
constable.
The man who committed suicidoat
the Millard in Omaha last SuturoV
aight, having registered ns A. J. -Smith
of Salt Lake, ts found to huve been A
J. Snyder of Ft. Collins. His death
was tho outcome of melancholy over a
dlbease of the hip thut hud inctlJ Miajj
cripple. m
Bmlth fen tho T.tclit.
Jeptkrbon Citv, Mo , April IS. Tjje
Houso killed tho bill introduced
Mr. Smith, of McDonald, prohibiting1
tho sale of canned goods other tltt
those marked with tho date of M
year when canned. -
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