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lf'J"-' THE RED OLOUD CHIEF. p $ ft HEWS OF NEBRASKA CONDENSATION OF IMPOR TANT NEWS ITEMS. short and rilhy rnraijraplis Which Tell of Wht Ma Happened or Will llap wn In Our Commonwealth Tim Newi Urlefly Hummarlted. Wednesday. .May .1. Wytnorc bus scoured the reunion of .lie southeastern Nebraska veterans' association, which Is to be lichl in Au gust. Table Itoclc Is. face to face- with u 'drouth" thnt In U lust -a year. The uiloon licenses huvc expired, anil the new officials arc "agin" the traffic. The hoiinl of public lands and build ings lias approved plans for a new boiler litniHO to be conlrueteri at the Institution for the deaf anil dumb at Omuhn. It Ih to cost if". 700. Fred XV. Miller of Fulls City is to be census supervisor for tha First con gressional dlstrlet, he being the choice nf Senator llayward and Congressman llurhett. The position carries with it the appointment of 17. sultordinnte census enumerators. The Mate university weather depart ment says: The past week has been warm, with high winds, much sun shine, and an excess of rainfall, which linn been above normal except in n few rotmtles along tlie southern bordur of the state. Most of the rain fell In the last two days of the week, and the ground was' very dry in most parts of the state riii ring the grcuter part of the week. Thu past week has been favorable for farm work, and rapid progress has been niiide in most counties. However, in a few localities, the dry Kil the first of the week retarded thu work some what. Small grain is now nearly all sown, end the enrly sown is coming up rutlier unevenly in most localities because of the dry condition of the soil. Winter wheat has Improved slightly in the extreme southeastern counties, but most of the erop in the state is dead. I'lo-vlng for corn has U-en general in all the counties, and a large proportion of the corn ground is now ready to plant, but us yet very Uttlc corn lum been planted. P T!icr.Ii.y May 4. The northwest Nebraska reunion is this year to be held at I'lalnview. The etty of Orri la ai ranging to re fund the water bonds and Isslo more to Improve the pumping plant, which has bciome Inadequate. Ex-Oil Inspector Hilton and his bondsmen have been held liable by the supreme court for the payment of tj.MV.'ii.M) due the state an fees collected by Hilton and Ills deputies for the in spection of gasoline. ' The death of Ilortiia Oreegcr of (Jranri Island has been somewhat of a mystery, but all doubt as to the cause has been dispelled since a chemical analysis of the contents of the stom ach disclose strychnine. Mlsstlrccger wns found dead on the parlor iloor. It is believed a letter fioin her betrothed breaking the engagement led her to commit suicide. After a heavy dust storm at Norfolk clouds gathered towards evening and ruin came down in a quick succession of heavy showers with sharp light ning and heavy thunder, lusting for several hours. Streets were sheets of water, but little dumage je.sulted ex cept in the. west end, wlicr.! stroets, walks, lawns and ileitis sulTured from the torrent of water. I,. Hall, E. W: Smith, O. V. and I), (hirriucr. .1. B. Farmer and (J. N. An derson, discharged members of the First Nebraska, who are stranded in San Francisco, applied to the govc jr for transportation home. Adjutant Ocneral Hurry has informed them that the state has no appropriation for the purpose, and advised them to apply to Major Long, depot quartermaster at Kan Francisco. Blcven companies of the Nebraska National guard have been mustered in and the twelfth soon will be. There are two candidates for the position of colonel of the regiment. They are Captain Campbell of Company F, other wise known as the Lincoln Light In fantry, and William lllschoff, Jr., of Company 0, Nebraska City. Mr. Ills- choff was colonel of the Second regi ment when the state troops were mo bilized in Lincoln. Saturday, Muy U. The house and contents of Mary J. Newell, living live miles north of I'lalnview, burned down. The loss in a little over S 1,000 and is partially covered by insurunce. A 10-year-old son of Farmer 0. 0. Doeseher, residing near West Point, was terribly bruised In the face by the kick of a vicious horse, He was taken to Wcse Point where his Injuries were attended to. Attorney .Tohu C, Watson of Nebras ka.Clty has filed his answer to the charges asking for his disbarment. He asks for an immedlato hearing, and -yrayeti all-legal proceedings necessary to secure his appearance. Frank Gerlow,a farmer near Auburn, started to burn brush in his haytleld, it got away from him and burned up twelve tons of hay, u wagon, and bad ly injured a horse. Latir a windstorm blew down lit" hay shed, demolishing another wagon, and moving his large larn partly off its foundations. Mr. Hnrt of Fairmont called in a .doctor to set ft broken leg for a three-year-old child. The- tlostor, after ex amination, pronounced tlio leg not troli cn.but pulled out a darning needle which had been driven into the thigh full length, W. B. Krame, of West Point, was re turning home from a trip to Omaha and tlid not notice he had been carried past the station. He jumped from the train and received Injuries so severe they may cause his death. Corn lllosn, aged ID, living three or four miles southwest of Wilcox, at tempted to commit suicide by taking parls green. Prompt action saved her life. She gave as a reason for the act that a married man had been loo inti mate with her. Ills name could not be obtained. Hollo L. Ljman. the representative of llelolt college, Wlscon.sln,at the VOth annual oratorical contest held at Lin coln yesterday evening, won the first place, (leorge B. Fnrrcr of Del'auw university, Intl., was second; S. M. Holhiday, Simpson college, Iowa, wos third and (J. Dunne Talbot of the Ne braska unvlerslty was fourth. The winner's oration was "The Altruism of American Expansion." Ten staloi were represented. Monday, May H Thojiousc and contents of Mary .1. Newell, north of I'lalnview burned. Loss over 81,000, partially insured. Hlakc & Sons' ohl meat market at Hastings was damaged to the extent trf several hundred riollurs by lire. The loss was covered by Insurance. At Fremont, Chris Hanson's horse ran away, and after becoinlng.iletuehetl from the buggy bolted through a hard ware store anil didn't disturb a nail. Friends of ex-Congressman Jesse H. Strode of Lincoln are urging him to become ft candidate for department commander at the (J. A. 11. encamp ment to be held at York next week. W. I), and W. V. Houck and T. W. Kennedy, the men who have bscn en gaged in passing St bills raised to SI by pasting a a over the 1, antl who have been operating In the vicinity of Fair bury, have been arrested and taken to Omaha. Mary Vlaeh, ngeri sixteen, residing three miles north of Heeiner, commlted Milelde by shooting. Intense suffering from injuries received several years" ngo is given us the cause. She wab n bright young lady ami loved and re- srevted by all who knew iter. Oncnr eager and John Bgleton ol Decatur got Into a dispute over the tcssession of some vacant lots and ea ger brought the controversy to an abrupt end by killing Bgleton with a blow from a club .eager was arrested radta'-en to Tckainsh. At Omaha last Saturday morning the body of Win. H. Howen was found in the cellar of his home. He had com mitted Hulelde. The cause for the rush act is attributed to worry over money matters, ami the fact of bis son's recent enlistment in the regular army, tc which Mr. Howen was much opposed. For the. past twenty-six years Mr. Howen has been grand seeretny of th Masonle grand lodge. Tuestlav, May O. The Ocrmun government is bent ol excluding American meat. Otto Alqulst of 0.-ccola received a broken leg antl was otherwise bruised in a runaway. J. II. Davis of llutlcr county dropped dead while hitchini; bis horse to u buggy to go to church. David Jolly, an old man living at Fairmont, slipped and fell on a muddj walk, breaking his right arm. Amy B. Hopkins of Oiiviha has sued the Omaha Water company for S.V),00( for Injuries received in the Patterson building tire. A young man named Lautcrbaek at Nolfgh was trying to load a revolver The ball has not been located but it is thought he will recover. Colonel John P. Hratt, formerly ol the First Nebraska, lias placed a Span-!'n Ish pack on exhibition in tlie adjutant general's otllec at Lincoln. The American Bxchangc Nntionu, and First National banks of Lincoln . have consolidated. The consolidated banks will bo known as the First Na tional. There Is a great deal of outspoken discontent among tlie Heatricc parent I of boys in the Philippines. The re ported request of the regiment to uc relieved from aotivj duty has caused much alarm. Miss Hlossof Wilcox, who took park given because a married man hud beet too intimate with her, is recovering. James (Jlfford, whom it is alleged is responsible, has returned to WHeox and denies the girl's story. Colonel Victor Vifqualn of the Third Nebraska regiment has tiled Ills re port for tlio month of April with Ad jutant Oeneral Hurry. The regiment is now at Augusta, (3a., awaiting mus ter out, which has been ordered tc take place May 11, The report gives u brief account of the return of tlie regi ment from Havana. Day After the Hall. Johnnie (whose mamma has a head nclic) "Am I really so bad, mamma?" Mamma"Ye8, Johnnie, you are a very bid boy." Johnnie (reflectively) "Well, anyhoy, you ought to be ylad I'm not twins." Harlem Lifo. Not Ued to Frecllo Ware. Mrs. Housewife Bridget, that is th coventh piece of china that you have broken within the past two days. IlrldRct 1 know it, muni. At tho last place where I wor-rked tho folks never ato off anything but goold and silver. Eomervlllc Journal. MlMlimnry Made a Mandarin, Tlio Chlnrso authorities have elevat ed tho Rev. Dr. Allen, a noted mission ary, to the dignity of a mandarin. Ills Chinese- name is Ling Blen Sun, which is the best the Chlnceo can do to fitly i Yung J, Allen. ALL QUIET IN SAMOA TRUCE PENDING ARRIVAL OF COMMISSION. The Ilchel Forres Watched ItrltMi and American Nallors trour llic Country Kngllsh 1'lantrr Held Frlsoner for hlx H'rchi and Subjected to Torture. Apia, Samoa, May 10. (Via Auckland. N. ., May 0) Bverythlng is quiet on the island. Operations have been sus pended pending the arrival of the joint commissioners from San Francisco. After the cessation of hostilities a detachment of Hritish soldiers, visitetl the battlefield of Vallima, where they recovered an American machine gun that had been captured by the rebels. The rebel forts at Lateppa and Vailima were two miles long antl of great strength, being reinforced by trenches and rifle pits'. It was found that sev eral rebels had tiled in the trenches from the shock of bursting shells, but without having been wounded. After tlie armistice hud been agreed upon the rebels left the forvsts sing ing war songs of the vauquiihed. The country is being scoured by Hritish anil American sallors,ln search for lead from which the natives might make bullets. A Hritish planter who has been a. prisoner in the bauds of the rebels for six weelcs lias arrived at Apia. His ex periences during his captivity were frightful. Many times the rebels threatened to behead him. Captain Sturdec, the ranking Hritish naval of ficer here, in company with a mission ary, went through the rebels lines un molested. They found everything quiet pending the arrival of the joint commissioner, wlio are to arrange terms of peace. CATHOLIC KNIGHTS GATHER, Many Delegate! llclng Entertained at Kansas City. Kansas Citv, May 10. Nearly 100 delegates, with as many more visitors, from all parts of the country, were in attendance today upon the opening session of the twelfth biennial supreme council of the Catholic Knights of America. Tlie feature of today's pro gram was the solemn high mass held at St. Patrick's cuthcrir.il. The ollleers and delegates formed in line at 0:30 o'clock this morning and marched to the church; headed by the uniform rank company from Vincennes, Intl., under command of (Sen. J.W. Norhaus, supreme eominandcr-in-eliief. The cere monies at the cathedral were impres sive. Father T. F. Llllis of thib city preached the sermon. At noon the first regular session of tlie council was held at Lyceum hull. The delegates were welcomed by Maj1 or Jones, Edward Feeney of Brooklyn, supreme president responding. Frank Walsh followed in an address on be half of the Kansas City members. Routine matters took np the remain der of the session and an adjournment was had until tomorrow, when the real work of the. council will begin. Iu tlie afternoon the knights and their ladles were taken for a drive over tlie city. FAILED TO INDICT MOLINEUX, I'rUoner DliicharRed Only to be Afraln ItearrtiMed. Nkw Voiik, May 10. Roland 11. Molineux, who has spent several weeks e Tombs prison charged with tlie murder of Mrs. Kate ,1. Adams, was discharged this afternoon. Tlie grand jury failed to indict him, anri ho was immediately afterwards rearrested , charged with assault witli intent to kill In sending cyanide of mercury to Harry Cornish. Hail was fixed at 810, X)0. Laugh! at Iteport. Orn'MWA, Iu. May 10. C. A. Walsh, secretary of tlie democratic national committee, arrived home today from the Klondike, where he has been the past eighteen months. He laughs at the story that he cleared 8.10,000 to $100,000, but admits helms a valuable claim. He will return to Dawson City in June for a Bhort stay. He still owns he Klondike advertiser. Itencns the Charter. New Yoiik, May 10. At a meeting of the executive committee of the st elety of Cincinnati, held today in this city, the charter of the New Hamp shire society of the Cincinnati, which has been extinct since 18L'4, was re newed. Furniture Factory Damaged. Nkw Yoiik, May 10. Fire last night damaged the six-story furniture fac tory of Levi Abrahams to the extent of 9300,000. Cleveland to VUlt Ohio. Washinoton, May 10. Kx-I'resldcnt Cleveland passed through here enroutc for Sandusky, O, llu was traveling In a private ear. He was joined by Cap tain Robley I), Kvan'sltts favorite com panion on hW slanting trlpi. l'ri'tldent at the Springs. Hot Si'iiiNtiH, Va., May 10. The pres ident and Mrs, MuKinlcy, Dr. Rlxey of tho navy, ami others, reached hero at 8 o'cloe'jt this morning. Their special I rain was un hour ahead of time and there was no crowd at the depot. MEET AJEBEL BAND. Men Under I-nwton Surprised by I'lllplnof None Klllid. Wasiiinoton, Mny 10. The follow log was just received from Manila: Manila, May 0. 0:25 p. in. A rc cotinoltcrltig party from Major Gener al Inwton's command, and which con sisted of two companies of the Minne sota regiment antl two companies of tlie Oregon regiment under command of Major Higgles of the Minnesota regiment, advanced yesterday to a point near San Miguel, which is about twelve miles north of Halinag, There the Americans were met with ft volley from a force of rebels behind a trench. Major Higgles was wounded. Major Diggles was wounded in the head and u private , together with ten typhoid patients, were brought to Ma nila today. The Don Jose, the last of the missing steamers under the Ameri can flag, which were detained by the insurgents since the beginning of tlie war, was found by the gunboat Manila at Hutangas and arrived here today. FATAL STREET DUEL. DUputo lltiri IIIII Knds In the KIIIIiir of Four Men. Okoi.ona, Miss. May 10. A tcrrlfllo four-hantietl street fight occurred here today. Tlie participants were Dr. J. Murfee and son Howard on one side, antl C. D. and XV. F. Clark on the other side. Knives and pistols were used. Three were killed outright and tlie other was mortally wounded and riled later. The killing is the result of a dispute over a bill. SENTENCES COMMUTED. Sentence of a I.I To Prisoner Shortened tn Fifteen Year. Wasiii.no ro.v, D. C, May 10. The president has commuted to fifteen years the life sentence of Bllsworth tie France, convicted in Nebraska in 1803 of tlie highway robbery of n mall messenger. The amount secured from the messenger by DeFrancc wab only one cent, hut the crime was the cause for which the late Judge Dundy gave him the limit. MOROCCO SETTLES CLAIMS, Presence of Cruiser ChlrauoIIus a Whole Rome ICfTect. Tanoikiir, Morocco, May 10. The claims of ths United Slates govern ment ngaint tlie government of Mo rocco hnve been settled. The United States Cruiser Chicago sailed from this port today to resume her voyage around 'Africa. CruUer KuIcIkIi Aground. CiiAiu.Ksrox, S. C, May 10. The cruiser Raleigh, which went on the bar while entering the port early to day, was pullet', off by tugs at high tide antl nroeeericri up the harbor to her ancorage. It was stated by her ollleers that a superficial examination disclosed no injuries to her Hull. Htrlue. of Mulder at Lima. Lima, 0., May 10. The moldcrs at the Lima locomotive and machine works struck today because five of their number were laid off. Tlie com pany conceded to their demands for an increase-Saturday, but this morn- inir laid off five men and tlie others struck. itlalnj; City Man Drop Dead. J. II. Davis, an old resident of Hutlei county and a prominent member of tlie Masonic fraternity, riropperi dead while hitching his horse to n buggy to go to church. Fomewhat r"lhy. Wonderful are the tales of travelers, Biid the proof Is generally ready for purposes of substantiation, if their truth Is called In question. A tourist who had returned from a. trip to Seat tle and Tacoma was describing to his eastern friends tho Klorles of that re gion, Its marvelous climate, and the rapid strides Its people are making in the arts and sciences of civilization. "I tell you." he said, "they are away ahead of you people here. Even tho animals are more sprightly, and have more go-aheadatlvencss about them than the animals In this part of the country." "I havo heard," said a sar castic listener, with a wink at the oth ers, "that the fish out there can sing." "Well, they do have a kind of Puget Bound about them," rejoined the trav eler. Just a Mistake. Llttlo Edith, a frcsh-alr-fund girl, while taking her first walk In the country, noticed a brilliant butterfly alight on the ground before her. "Isn't it too bad," she exclaimed, quickly, "that somebody's sweet pea flower got broken off and blown so far away out nf th tardea Demoresvfl Mommy. Welcome Chance. Detroit Free Press: He I'm not my celf tonight. She How delightful Can't you spend the evening? MEN AND WOMEN. Richard Manfcfleld smokes a cigar made crreclMly for his prlvnto use. Dr. Nans'in never wears an overcoat in latitudes south of Greenland, Women to be nt all friendly must hold each other np to tho top-notch of critical surveillance. Toletol "never useB a whip when driving. "I talk to my horses," ho cays; "I don't Veat them," Lord Rosebery, It is said, knows more about practical farming than any 1 other person in Ennland. Will FlllST BELIEVED. NEBRASKA SOLDIERS MAY FIGHT NO MORE. Adjutant-General Corbln Write that the Mate of Hailing Depend on Arrival of Ship Other Nebraska News of Mora Than 1'asslnfc Interest. No defilnltc news was receivcri from Washington Tuesday as to when the First Nebraska regiment will sail. All answers from Washington received dur ing the past month were of the same nature, in efTect that the troops nt Ma nila would begin to sill Muy fl, antl that all volunteer regiments would probably ba home by the last of June. Assistant Secretary of War Melklejohn has repeatedly written In this strain, xcept that lie recently fixed the date of the sailing at about May IS. Adjutant Ocneral Corbln has written repeatedly to the state military officer" that Nebraska troops would siil about May .1 and that all were expected home on the last of June, He has repeated ly stated that soldiers would receive discharges by applying for them. Another letter received Tuesday tells the same story, except the movement of tlie regiment will depend on arrival of transports now on way to Manila. Friends antl relatives of the First Nebraska read Tuesday with pleasure n special from Washington announcing that President MeKinlcy had been shown a dispatch from Manila in which tlie First Nebraska asked to be re lieved from the firing lins and thnt the president had directed cable orders granting tlie request, if General Otis had not already granted it. It was an nounced in aritlltion that President MeKinlcy complimented the First Ne braska regiment very highly for the work it has done in the campaign. Tlie Washington special announced that there were only 37f Nebraska men at the front at tills time, the others hav ing been relieved from the firing line. Tlie appointment of Major Charles XV. Weeks, commandant of the univer sity cadet battalion, as a second lieu tenant in the regular army, was also announced. Senator Thurston, upon the suggestion of Senator llayward, presented Mr. Weeks' name to take the place of Paul M. Vandervoort, whe failed to pass the examination. THE THIRD NEBRASKA. Colonel Vlfi)ualn Forward Iteport of Condition for April. it Colonel Victor Vifqualn of the Third Nebraska has tiled his report for ,1' .i ' w.4lt nt Ant.11 it4li Aflhitnnt.CiDni'V . ' - . . I - . Hurry. The regiment Is now nt An- gusta, Ga., awaiting muster out.whlch hiift been ordered to take place May 11. The report gives a brief account of tho return of the regiment from .Havana the last of April. The enlisted men present for duty numbered 740, and the number of commissioned officers pros- crit for duty was forty-two. There were seventy-nine enlisted men on special duty. Twenty-four sick and three in arrest or confinement. The aggregate strength of the regiment absent and present, is 014. Elmer Clay berg, private of company C, is re ported confined in the government hospital for the insane at Washington, D. 0. PARENTS GETTING ANXIOUS, lleutrlce Mother and Fathers Becoming Dlnrontented and Troubled. There is a great deal of muttering antl not a little outspoken discontent among the Heatricc parents of boys in tlie Philippines over the alleged mis treatment of the First Nebraska regi ment. It islield that tlie regiment liaa been kept ut the front longer than na..crv irltli Din nnmlwr nf rvinilnra on the island, nml they discuss with alarm the rapid decimation of the ranks of the Nebraska regiment. This sentiment will undoubtedly erysUlize into an open protest to the war de partment if assurances are not forth coming thnt the boys are to be retired at once. The reported request of the regiment to be relieved from nctivg duty lias caused much alarm here. Farmer Iladly Injured. Otto Altjuist, a farmer living about two miles from Osceola, met with a very bad accident a day or two ago, He had been to Oflceoln to get a lister to put in his corn, and returning homo the horses ran away, throwing Mr. Al qulst into a ditch, lister, wagon and nil on top of him. He was found in the. evening in the ditch by J. L. Makever, and taken to his home, where a doctor was called. He was found to be very badly bruised up tip and his right leg was broken below the knee. Hpaulsh Houvcnlr. Colonel John P. Hratt, formerly of the First Nebraska volunteers, has pluced a Spanish pack on exhibition in tho adjutant general's office at Lincoln. It was secured at Manila and belonged to a member of the Seventy-third Spanish infantry thnt was camped near the quarters of the First Nebras ka after Manila was taken. It is in tho form of a pouch bag, made of white canvass, with a loose covering of black oilcloth. Shoots Himself Accidentally. At Nellgh a young man named Lau tcrbaek was trying to load a revolver and it was accidentally discharged, the ball entering the abdomen below the diaphragm. Tlio hall has not bceu located as yet, but another explora tion will be had In hopes of locating it. He seems to bo suffering but litjlc and it is possible that he may rrcovcr A ceil Man Ilreaks Ills Arm. David Jolly, an old man livlug at Fairmont, slipped and fell on a muddy bidewalk breaking his right arm u J little above the wrist. SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD SUICIDE. MIki Mary Vlach l)cipotdcnt antl Do tcrnilncd to Die. Mary Vlach, daughter of Joseph Vlaeh, living three miles north of licenser, committed suicide by shoot ing. Miss. Vlach was nearly sixteen, years old antl lived with her parents on the farm. During tlie world's fali in Chicago she met with an accident, injuring her knee, for which bIi'o waa obligctl to undergo several operations. Of late her limb lias been very painful and she was considerably worried! over It. Saturday her brothers start ed for town to call a physician, anil just us they were leaving their homo heard the report of a gun in tba house. HasMly returning they found their sister lying on the floor in her room, a gaping wound in her breast, a shotguti by her side antl life extinct. Her parents were out of the house do ing some work. They also l.tjartl the report and ran to learn the causo, finding their daughter as above stated. Miss Vlaeh was a bright young lady loved antl respected by all who knew her. Joseph Hnruby, said to have beer engaged to Miss Vlack, who has been, working in Omaha, upon learning of the death of his betrothed, camo.homn to Hecmer. In the evening ho went over to Mr. Vlack's house, and after greeting the parents of the dead girl, went into the chamber where the re mains were. In a few moments there-port of a pistol was heard. Mr. Haruby was found lying on tlie floor with a bullet in his brain. On Ills person was found a letter evidently written before leaving Omaha btating his intention to commit suicide and re questing that he be buried by the sido of the youir; lady ho had loved. His. request was grantcri. The remains of Miss Vlack and Mr. Haruby will bo buried at Dodge, Neb., in one grave. A FATAL QUARREL. An Afcd Man Killed In a lJnd DUputo- Head CruHlied With n Club Oscar Zcagcr of Decatur was taken. o Tekamah under arrest charged with the killing of John Bgleton by striking him on tlio head with a whlf llctrec from the effects of which Kglo- -f ton died a few hours later. The differ ence arose over tlio ownership of some vacant town lots in Decatur townsitc, which both parties were claiming the- right to cultivate. The murdered man was about fifty-five years of age and) leaves u wuc unit several cnuurcn. some of whom are married. He boro- ... ... vtirt iiimifn tft rt huinrr n fiu1 ttinf. "".,...-...."-.... -i ' "" '? "ih aml h"d bet'n U.vat- ? l?nd. fr twelve y tVMoU. Ws right had been recently disputed, Orear eager is a married man about f """? jcur iu. At Omaha Saturday morning tho hotly of William R. Howen was found". in the cellar of his home at 2700 Dodgo street. He had committed suicide atr an early hour by shooting himself through tlie head with a revolver. For the past twenty-six years Mr. Howen. lias been the grand secretary of tho Masonic grand lodge in Nebraska nnd" is well known to members of tho or- tier throughout tlie state. Tho cause of the rash act Is attributed to worry over money matters and the fact ol. his son's recent enlistment in tho reg ular army, to which Mr. Howen was much opposed. I'rcmont Horse. Has n Itecord. It is not often thnt a horse runs through a store, but that was the caso at Fremont one recent, morning. Cliris- Hanson was driving a young horso that became unmanageable and tlumpcoV lllm Ollt fttltl ICIt tllC cart at ft tClC- i phone pole. It gallopctl in at tlie front oor oi ruisoury veazies naritwnra store and out the back door without ! spilling even a nail. The horso wot severely hurt. It-ilsed Flgnrcs on Hank Hills. Deputy United States Marshal .Kcitn. iias returned to Omaha bring witli lilnr. W. D. Houck, W. V. Houck, and T. W. Kennedy, whom ho lodged in the county jail. They are charged with raising tlie figures on 91 and 85 blllriP and then passing the money on their unsuspecting neighbors in tho viplnity of Falrbury. They will ho hold to await the action of the grand jury. Strode for Commander. Friends of cx-Congrcssman Jcsso B Strodc among the members of the O. A. it., at Lincoln have of lata , beein urging him to become a candidato for department commander. Tho election, is to bo held next week when the! Btato encampment meets at York for n t!ircd or four days session, beginning Tuear day. State Itallrond Assessment The. state board of equalization met: recently to consider the valuation of railroad property for purposes of stater assessment. Tlio board did not com plete its work, but It is understock) that there will be no change in tho valua tion. The board 1b comprised of tlov ernor Poyntcr, Treasurer Mcsorvo und Auditor Cornell. To Ilopeal the IiMr. An effort is being mude by citizens Humboldt to have the ordinance levy ing tax on tlie express company unit' other corporations repealeri. Thosa in terested claim the express company will discontinue their free delivery qff goods, thus virtually making tho busi ucsa men pay tho tax. Iliilldlnir Damaged by Fir. Hlako and Sons' old meat market on South Hastings avenue at Hasting was damaged by fire to the extent of three hundred dollars. Tho loss wij covered by insurance. r