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Red Cloud Chief.
PI'RLISIIKD WEEKLY.
RED CLOUD.
NLRHASitA
Some people pnsB tholr good rcsolu
tlmiH on the first reading.
A fool speaks without reflecting nri(J
11 mirror reflecta without speaking.
It doesn't coat nt'ythlng to bo pollts,
nnil It often imy,j enormous dividends.
A innn Iiiih the sumo kind of respect
for n Inilly Unit ho has for u mule's
IiccIh.
No miin over trios to argue with hit)
wife after two yearn of wedded hup-plncijH.
The mini behind the red iioko has
knocked out AIiiIimiiiu'h proposed dls
poiiHary law.
There are Union when Jim crow car
legislation savors strongly of Jackpot
statesmanship.
The change In Chinese emperors
would make a Job for the coroner in
almost any other country.
Whenever the demand for kisses ox
reeds the supply a young man Ib al
ways anxious to establish n balance of
trade.
AGGRESSIVE MOVE
General Joubcrt Takes Action
to Outflank British,
MARCHING WITH SIX THOUSAND MEN
Itorr lnln it Nett I'mlllnn I'olnl of
Vanillic (lives 'I hem Vlotv of llnoiny
Apprehension nt riotermurlU-
l)ti rR n lu Sell Mntoinnut,
It Is rumored lit Durban, Natal, that
"loncral .loubert Is marching with a
column of 0,000 men to outtlluiik (Jon
oral Jtullcr.
A London dispatch daled February
12 says: The Pictermuiitzburg cor
respondent of the Daily Mall, tele
graphing yesterday says:
"The lioer.s liave occupied I'.loy's
farm, south of the Tugelu, which Is
under an hour's ride from Chlevely,
and have turned the homestead Into u
hospital. On the farm are hills com
manding both bridges over the Tugelu
as well as Forts Wylle and Molynuux,
and Lndysntlth is obtalnalile.
"There is much apprehension here
regarding the Doer movements, and
the authorities im on the alert."
An individual whose Ideas arc vague
as to his own duties usually has very
clear Ideas as to the duties of his
neighbors.
Hhould France and Germany Inter
vene In the Transvaal controversy the
net could not fall to arouse the Irish of
Senator Hoar.
If n collision could bo arranged be
tween the one-eyed mountaineers of
Kentucky and the three-card moun
taineers of Chicago, It would be worth
going miles to see.
Admiral Dewey has had nil Borts of
experience In boats, but something dif
ferent will come to him when he takes
that proposed trip over Chicago's all
mud route to the Mississippi.
Attempt tn Hold tip it Triiln.
An attempt to hold up a south-bound
passenger train on the Atchison, To
peka &: Santa IV railway was made a
mile north of Terry, Okl. Some one
pulled the bell cord and the train was
slowing down when the. engineer no
ticed several masked men standing
near the track. The engineer opened
the throttle and the train dashed by
the would-be robbers, who made a fu
tile attempt to board It. Ofllcers are
In pursuit of the robbers.
Four American steamers designed
for the Pacific trnde are each to be 730
feet long, with n capacity of U2.000
tons. Some of the builders say tho
transpacific liners of the future will bo
1,000 feet long.
Spain has nobly vindicated In honor
and wisdom in deciding to renew and
maintain the treaty relationship.'
which subsisted between that country
and tho United States before the w.ir.
Spain means, that Is to say, to make
tho beat of Its altered circumstances,
turning Its fueo toward the Ugh'. In
stead of sulking In tho shadows.
"From tho frying pan Into tho lire" is
one of Spain's own proverbs, which
happily It does not Intend to adopt as
its rule of conduct.
The Puerto Rlean problem presents
some dllllculties. Under the colonial
system of Spain, tho Islanders enjoyed
certain commercial privileges, in send
ing their products to Spanish markets.
which they have now lost without re
ceiving any compensating advantage
from tholr connection with this coun
try. The result has been great pov
erty nnil distress. If the products or
Puerto Rico were to be admitted to
our great markets fiee of duty, U
would please tho Islanders, but dis
please many of the tobacco and tho
sugar-raisers who are afraid of this
competition. In these circumstances
tho proposal has been made In Con
gress to levy upon Puerto Rico goods
one-half of the regular rates of duty.
Whether Congress has a right to levy
upon them any duty Is a much disputed
constitutional ipiestlon.
Now I'rcitlileut for Ltiraka.
At a meeting of tho board of trus
tees of Eureka, .111. , college, Prof. It.
K. Ileironymous was chosen president
to succeed Dr. .1. II. Hardin, whose res
ignation Is to take effect in .June.
Professor Ilcironymus has for several
years lllled the chair of English lan
guage and literature in Eurkn college,
u nil for two years was vice president.
During tho past two yeans he has boon
In California.
A Klfty Venr .Sentence.
John It. Haines, aTopeka, Mas., rail
,vay ticket scalper, has been found
guilty of murder in the second degree
of Killing Charles (I. Watson, a liar
tender, in November last, at Kansas
City. Mo., and his punishment llxed at
ilfty years In the penitentiary. 1 be
men had been life-time friends. Wat
son was formerly a wealthy Cincinnati
lumber merchant, but lost his, money.
AcreptH II in IIchIkiiiiIIoii.
A Guthrie, Okl., dispatch says: The
resignation of Harper S. Cunningham,
territorial attorney general, has been
nccepted by Governor Rurnes. This
resignation has boon In tho hands of
the governor since April It last, when
the territorial senate refused to con
firm Mr. Cunningham's nomination on
necount of charges made against his
administration.
MASKED ROBBER IS KILLED
Attempt In Until I'p a Saloon mill l
Mint Dint ii.
A lone robber, well dressed, with
money in his pockets nnil with a libbed
s.lk mask to cover up his featuies was
shot and killed In (' II. Woerner's park
pavilion, IS.V.i U'i'v! Madison stieel
(liieago. Ill by Frank- Datum. nnOak
Park iiiwye. and Edward S'oiunierfoldt
the bariondo'- Resides Soinmerfeldt
and Martini there was only one other
person lu the n',ouii when the robber
enteicd. The robber commanded theni
to throw up their hands. Resistance
was offered, and lu the struggle the
robber Hred twice at his victims, one
of the bullets taking effect In Sonimcr
foldt's arm. llaruni then managed to
wrench the revolver from the robber.
Sommcrfcldt in the meantime had se
cured his revolver and both ho and
llarum Hred several shots at the rob
ber, who foil dead at their feet. The
police were notified and the body of
the hold-up man wns removed to the
morgue. In the pockets of tho dead
man were found SKI.. Itanium and
Sommcrfolilt were not arrested.
HE ADVOCATES PEACE
KiikIiiihI, If Victory Ciiioch, Will Hutu
llitnl 'In 1 1. Ahead.
The London Dally Chronicle lias pub
lished a long disquisition upon South
African affairs from S. ). Conwright
Schrelner, who advocates peace over
tures to Great Itritaiu. llo says:
'I am convinced that if the two re
publics had a sullleleut guarantee that
their Independence would borcrpootcd.
the Transvaal would grant a five year
retrospective franchise, tho burghers
would retire to tlielrown countries and
the war would cease immediately."
These views, coming from n kins
man of W. I'. Schrelner, the Capo
premier, will probably excite much
comment. Mr. Conwright-Sohroluer
points out that tlie Dutch outnumber
the English colonists, and that if local
self-government continue to exist it
"ill lie in the control of a large and
exasperated anti-llritish majority firm
ly imbued with the conviction that the
war was forced on the lloors.
A EIGHT IS (
Lord Roberts Prepares
Early Movement.
OWING
For
IS -NEARLY. READY TOR THE BATTLE
TolU CnrrmponilrnU to 1'renervo I'a-
tlrnre. Work In I'lcnty Wry Soon
ltellcf of Kliuherley tho Sup-
poaml Project Other News.
MOLINEUX FOUND GUILTY
Jury S
Kutlicr-
GOOD RELATIONS RESTORED
Trouble (Iter Urn lllutilleliln Incident
lit Aterted,
The small speck of trouble that ex
isted in tho relations between the
United States ami Nicaragua owing to
the extortion of double duties fioni
American merchants in lllueflelds last
summer by General Torres, has been
removed. The United States govern
ment protested lit tho time and the
Nicaragua!! government placed the
money collected as excess duties by Us
agents In the bands of the British con
Mil ul lllueflelds, pending a determina
tion of Its rights in the matter. It is
understood that the Nicaraguan judi
ciary, to which the matter was sub
mitted, has now reached the conclusion
that, in tills particular instance, the
money should bo returned to uiereli
ants.
TEXAS MURDERER LYNCHED
The Rrnzlllan minister to tho United
Stntcs Iins been endeavoring to encour
ago tho Importation Into this country
of Yerba mntc or Paraguay tea, to take
tho place to some extent of Chlncso
tea. Yerba Mate Is a stimulant used
generally throughout South American
countries. Most Americans who visit
Southern countries become fond of tho
drink, though it seems doubtful If It
will over take the placo of tea in this
country. Our consul-goneral at Rio
Janeiro In n. report to tho state de
partment recommends Its use, how
ever, as an excellent stimulant and
norvo tonic. "It Is pre-omlnetitly a
temperance drink," ho says, "and tho
temperunco societies In tho United
States could do a very useful work by
helping to popularize It. Yerba mate,
has nil the stimulating and sustaining
Qualities of Chinese tea or of coffee,
without tho detrimental effect caused
by their constant and excossivo use
affection of liver and kidneys, Irrita
tion of tho nervous system, etc. and
It Is very cheap. Tho great masses In
Uruguay and Argentine, Including the
famous gauchoB (cowboys) of tho
pampas, who drink It constantly In
stead of water, tea or coffee, hardly
over use alcoholic stimulants. Intoxi
cation is a rare occurrence there.
Thoro are now, according to tho war
department's report, 10,313, 1G2 Ameri
can citizens eligible for military duty.
Theso figures, coupled with tho wide
spread knowledge of American pro
wess diffused during tho recent Span
ish war, are enough to make embat
tled Europe think twice and crnwl into
a rnvcrnous hole before attempting
such an undertaking as combat wlUi
the giant of the new world.
(Kit Smell TIioiiniiiiiI Out.
Seven thousand worklnginen who
lime been engaged on buildings In
course of construction in Chicago quit
work Saturday. This act, it is assert
ed, marks tho real beginning of a war
between labor and the contractors
which will suspend building operations
in Chicago ror u period, tins end of.
which no one sees.
Ilitrrotr Not I limine.
Warden .lolinsonof Sinj Sing prison,
New York, says that George W. liar
row, who last , I uno was sentenced to
fourteen years and ten months in state
prison for participating in the kidnap
ing of Marlon Clarke, In not Insane, as
has been reported. Harrow, who has
been 111, is much bettor and will not be
removed to an asylum,
I'liiKtie Outlook lletter.
Surgeon General Wyman has re
ceived tho following telegram from
Angel island, California, concerning
tho plague situation at Honolulu:
"Carmiehael reports February '-, no
cases since 2.1th, outlook encouraging,
seventy-four hundred people In quar
antine Stnusflohl arrived.'
l'lre nt Hrookljn Nuvy Yiinl.
Building No. 7, in the Ilrooklyn navy
yard, occupied by the electrical de
partment, was destroyed by lire. Tho
loss Is $100,000, equally divided be
tween the building and machinery.,
Tho tli;e Is supposed to have li'eeii
caused by a defective electric light
wire.
A l'mnlly Anth)xlated.
Martin .Ionian, an engineer, his wife,
Mary, and their flve-inontlis-old boy
were asphyxiated by gas in their home
nt I'orty-third street and Stewart ave
nue, Chicago. A leak in a plpo in tho
basement filled tho house with gas,
nnd when found the victims had been
dead several hours.
A man novor fully reallzee tho won
derful patience his wife has until he
gets sick utyl has to be waited upon.
l'lre nt Worcester.
Flro in tho Giluni block at Worcester,
Mass., occupied by the National Ills
cult company, gutted the building, do
ing SGO.OiK) damage,
Turkish MlnUter Arrive.
All Fcerouh Roy, the Turkish minis
ter to the United States, arrived in
Now York on l.a Gaseogno and left at
oneo for Washington. Ho was accom
panied by his wife anil sister-in-law,
r?ho wero dressed in Turkish fashiou.
Shot From Ainliiuli,
J. Scutz, a wealth St. Louis county,
Mo., wine-grower, was shot from am
bush and mortally wounded, while
seated near a window muring a paper,
at his homo near Clayton.
.Moli Completes Work Wlileh Jury liy
Ai'iiilltul ItfKlii.
A Port Arthur, Tex., special says
that ihinies Sweeney, white, was
lynched at that place for murdering
Charles Crumhuch. a laborer in a cot
ton mill over which Sweeney presided
as foreman.
The murder occurred February 1,
Sweeney was indicted and at his trial
at Reaiimout was acquitted. When he
returned to Port Arthur a mob met
him nt the depot, took him up town
and hanged him to a telephone pole.
Sheriff l.augliaiu of Rcauiuout has
arrested ".lack" Martin, a fellow work
man of Crunibaeli's, who is believed tr
have been a ringleader in the lynching.
STEAMER GIVEN UP AS LOST
KiiskIiiii OreilRiT MInhIiii; With Nineteen
Alioitril.
A dispatch dated London. February
U, says: The new Russian steam dredg
er Delovant. which left Clyde Decem
ber 21 for Odessa, is overdue and has
been given up as lost. Ills surmised
she foundered In the channel. There
wero nineteen persons on board.
Threaten! to ICutulliile.
At a meeting ill Chicago of freight
leprcsentatlves of western lines to con
sider the ultimatum recently handed
down by the eastern lines in regard to
prorating on west-bound business, a
committee was appointed to map out a
plan of action. The western roads de
clare that the return to the methods
the eastern lines recently adopted,
scheduled for March 1, would result lu
unbearable discrimination against Chi
cago in favor of St. Louis. If the east
ern roads refuse to prorate with the
western roads on west-bound business
it is said the western lines will retal
iate by refusing to handle, their east
ern connections business.
Want it nlwirre.
Edith Guilford has tiled her petition
in district court jit Nebraska City, ask
ing for a divorce fioin her husband,
Lvmnu Guilford, on the ground of ex
treme cruelty. She asks for alimony
and the custody of the minor children
Shock of Operation Kills,
George Ilrown, an old soldier of
York, tiled while an operation was bo
ing performed on Ills left nrm to re
move an abscess. The operation was
being done, without the use of anesthe
tics and tho shook of tins knife throw
him into convulsions, death ensuing in
a very short time. Deceased was a
member of Company G, Forty-eighth
Illinois, and served a term as council'
mann few years ago.
A London, Feb. 1.1th dispateh says;
Lord Roberts has gathered 3.1,000 men,
with whom, according to the best mil
itary opinion In London, lie purposes
turning the left of the Magersfonteln
lines near .laeobsdal. entering the Free
State, compelling Gen. Cronje to raise
tho siege of Kimberley and thus make
his llrst step to Rloenifontein.
Yesterday Lord Roberts announced
the appointment of General Sir Henry
Colvillo, hitherto commander of tho
guards brigade, to the command of the
Ninth division, which is being formed,
nnd will consist, probably, to a great
extent of colonial troops. General Col
villo will be succeeded by Gi neral Reg
nald PolO'Carew.
Lord Roberts tells correspondents
that when ho gets down to business
they shall have ample opporl unity to
send the news. His chief press censor
yesterday issued new rules, and in
future all written communications are
to go unchecked. Only telegrams will
be censored. For tho next few clays
little news is likely to get through, but
later there will bo more freedom. Thus
says the censor, nnd the clause may be
interpreted to mean that something is
about to happen.
HE ABSOLUTELY REFUSES
Governor Taylor Will Not Sign the
Louisville Agreement,
"After mature deliberation and con
ference with my friends from every
section of the state I have concluded
to allow this controversy to take its
due course, vigorously contesting ev
ery inch of ground and upholding tho
rights of the people to the uttermost.
If those rights be. destroyed, tho re
sponsibility for thnt destruction must
rest with those who sit in judgment.
"It is due to say that the eminent
gentlemen, my friends, who secured
the propositions resulting from the
Louisville conference, acted in perfect
good faith, from the highest motives
of patriotism, and did the very best
they could."
"William S. Tavi.oii,
Governor of Kentucky."
The above proclamation lias been
issued by Governor Taylor and accord
ing to ills oral statement at the time
of its issuance embodies all he desires
to ay concerning his position at the
prc-i nt time.
The decision not to sign the agree
ment was reached after lie had been in
conference for over two hours with
fully 1.10 prominent republicans from
nil over the state.
Orders wero Issued to General Collier
to prepare, for the departure of the
troops, and all have gone home with
the exception of enough to lie a peace
guard,
Word was at once sent to tho mem
bers of the republican legislature now
in session in Loudon that the next ses
sion would be held In Frankfort, and
a prompt reply was received.
The action of Governor Taylor re
turns the gubernatorial fight to the.
exact position it occupied on the day
following the Goebcl assassination,
with the additional complication Unit
there was but one legislature and one
governor in fact, whereas there are
now two claimants for the position,
and two separate bodies, each claim
ing to bo the lawmaking power of
Kentucky.
He Munlereil Mrs.
Ino ,1. Ail. nm.
A New York, February 10 dispatch
says: After deliberating seven and a
half hours the jury returned a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first de
gree against Roland R. Mollneux,
charged with thoiniirder of Mrs. lvatli
erlnc ,1, Adams by poison, on December
28. 1893.
Rartow S. Weeks, counsel for the
defense, made tho usual motion and
Recorder Golf adjourned court until
February 1,1, when he said hu would
hear tltc motion and sentence the de
fendant. From the time the jury went out at
.1:1.1 p. in. the crowd lu the court room
watched the door through which they
had left the court hi silent expecta
tion. The jury came in shortly after U
o'clock to ask for exhibits of hand
writing and again at 10::i() they came
In for instructions. Fifteen minutes
later they again entered and this time
it was apparent they had reached an
agreement.
The names of the jury were
and the clerk said:
"Gentlemen of the jury, have
agreed upon a verdict?"
"We have," replied the foreman
"The jurors will please rise,
defendant will rise."
"What is your verdict?"
"We find the defendant
murder in the llrst degree."
Mollneux's counsel asked
of the hirv. Each lurvman airreed
with the verdict rendered by the fore
man. The recorder then announced
that he would hear the motion nnd
sentence the prisoner on Friday next.
(ILLS DESPERADO
Virct Hawkins Shot by
Sheriff of Clay County,
the
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FINDS CAUSETOHOLDTHEM
(lovnriiment Contractor 1'itiroreil by
Curler to lie Itrarreited.
United States commissioner Shields,
after an extended examination, has de
cided that there was probable cause
to hold John F., Kd ward and William
Gaynor and Renjamin D. Greene, the
members of the Atlantic Contracting
company, alleged to have been favored
by former Captain Obeiihi M. Carter
in the Savannah river and Cumberland
Sound improvement work nnd indicted
in Savannah, Ga., for conspiracy and
having defrauded the government to
the amount of S.17.1,000. The contract
ors are out on bail but they will bo re
arrested and taken before .fudge Rrown
at New York, when the application for
a warrant for removal to the Georgia
district will bo applied for.
HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS
Adherents of W. C. T. IT. lloiitul to Hare
the Temple.
That the adherents of the W. C. T.
U., whose rallying cry has been from
the llrst "Save the temple," has not
given hope of accomplishing itsorigiuul
object is shown by the fact that n
house to house canvass of Chicago
with a view to obtaining the necessary
purchase money has begun. Mrs.
Matilda It. Car.se and friends are at
the head of this new plan to buy the
graceful structure as a memorial to
tho late Francis V. Willard. The work
will be, however, under the personal
supervision of Mrs. Mary II. Rossiter
of New York, who arrived in Chicago
last week.
BANK CASHIER IS ARRESTED
Vlret Hawkins, a desperado, was
shot nnd killed on a St. .loo & Grand
Island train which hail just pulled out
of Davenport. The shooting was done
by Sherifl' Secord of Clay county and
w'as the winilup of a ilay's chase after
Hawkins. It occurred In tho smoking
car and followed the refusal of Haw
kins to surrender. Knowing the des
perate charactci o' the man he was
dealing with the si i hi IT lost no time in
shooting. When the shot was llred
Detective Franklin of Lincoln was
drawing his gun on the man, Intending
to shoot. The sheriff llred first, the
shot passing tluougli Hawkins' heart
and he fell limp and lifeless betweei
the seats.
Twenty shots were llred at Clay Cen
ter in an attempt to arrest Vlret Haw
kins, known as Smoky .lack, one of
the men arrested in connection with
the theft of poultry at Hastings. Haw
kins was under bond, but his bonds
men desired to have him rearrested and
the bond cancelled. A detective and a
deputy slierliT went to the home of
Hawkins to make the arrest. I Hey
wero met by shots and the shooting be
came general, but no one wns Injured,
Hawkins escaped on horseback with
out coat or hat. A poss' started hi
pursit. W. A. Sumner, who was with
the ofllcers, was cut slightly with a
butcher knife which a woman in the
house throw at him.
Detective Franklin and Sheriff
cord finally located Hawkins on
train.
They expected him to get on the
baggage end of the ear, but he did
not. They left the baggage room In
the ear to take a seat in the smoker
ind just an they passed through the
iloor the sheriff exclaimed:
"Throw up your hands, Hawkins!'"
"D d if I will," was the reply, and
Hawkins made a move for his gun
which lie was keeping within easy
reach on the seat.
The sherifT fired and Hawkins died
within a few minutes. He never ut
tered a word after the shot was fired,
lie entered the car unnoticed and was
watching the other door ot the car.
The death of Hawkins results from
an attempt of Detective Franklin to
arrest and punish a gang of thieves
who have been causing serious losses
to tho fanners of Clay county for the
p'ist two or three jears.
NATIONAL BUTTERMAKERS
So-
the
CluirKe.
Lodged of n
of Hunk's
M'KINLEY MAY LEAD PARADE
Dr, J. T. Miller has been appointed
a pension examining surgeon .at Hold
rege, Neb.
Cirantl Ariuy Veteran Hope to Ham
1 1 1 in ut Kueituipineut.
It is expected that President Me
vinley, mounted on horseback, will
lead the last great parade of veterans
of the Civil war that will ever be given.
Commander-in-chief Albert J. Shaw
of the national encampment, G. A. R.,
has appointed him as an aide-de-camp
on lus stall', and among others he will
receive the rejjular olllclal order to ap
pear in the big parade of the Grand
Army to lie held during the national
encampment in Chicago next summer.
Of course the organisation will have
its regular encampments after this
one, hut thoro Is a feeling that next
hummer's event will be the 'last really
great and notable one. The president
Is a member of the organization, and
will bo the guest of Chicago during the
entire week and the governors of sev
eral states will be present.
t'loxliiK In Upon HoRotu.
There are persistent reporth at King
ston, Jamaica, that the Columbian in
surgents are closing In uiou ltogota
for the purpose of forcing a crisis,
which the government is anxious to
avoid on account of tho disaffection
nmong the fmilltary, as well as in tho
civil service. The end, however, is
thought to bo very near.
Hold Looting of tt llnnk.
The bank of Henry D. Rowman, at
Las Crucch, N, M., was rohbed by two
men, who held up the employes at tho
mur..les of revolvers. The cashier
wns forced to open tho safe and tho
men took all the available cash,
amounting to 81,000. Then they quick
ly left tho building, mounted their
horses and rode toward the Oregon
mountains, fifteen miles away. Twen
ty minutes later Khorift' Garrett and
llvo others took tho trail and it is be
lieved that tho outlaws will be round
ad up in a short time.
M tin pproprlat Ion
"uiiiIh,
Rober. K. Spencer, the cashier of the
banking firm of IE. 1). and Robert K.
Spencer, which filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the Fnitetl States court
at Hartford, Conn., recently, with lia
bilities at S10.1.000, has beeu arrested
on a criminal charge, alleging the mis
appropriation of funds. The papers
which were served allege the misap
propriation of the specific sum of StiOO.
Spencer was released on bonds of SlOOf
To Invent (elite Hints.
The house committee on military af
fairs lias issued twenty-five subpoenas
for the investigation in the Idaho
mining riots which federal troops un
der General Merriam suppressed. The
investigation is to begin February 20.
Mr. Sovereign of the Knights of La
bor, and other representatives of labor
organizations wero among thoso sub
poenaed
Ileiteii to Dentil,
At Cherry Station, Tenn,, just across
the Kentucky line, .lini Goidon, a ne
gro farmhand, enraged because Mrs.
George Rollins, a highly respected
white woman, refused to give him some
money, savagely attacked her and cut
her throat with a butcherknlfe. Her
screams wore heard by her husband,
who shot the negro twice and beat out
his brains with the gun. Mrs. Rollins
died in a few minutes.
Secretary Sudenilorr Opens lleadqiiiirler
In Lincoln.
Secretary K. Sudendorf of the nation
al buttermukois' association hius ar
rived in Lincoln and opened head
quarters nt the Lincoln hotel He will
remain at the headquarters until tho
big show opens February 1!.
Secretary Sudendorf was soon buried
in business. lie finds time, however,
to look after all tho details of the
forthcoming meeting. At present lie
is busy vakingearo of the entries made
by creameries that will lompcte for
the large prizes. One hundred prize
tubs have already arrived. It Is im
possible for the secretary to estimate
tin number that will be on exhibition
or the number of people who will be
present. One special train has been
arranged tor to bring delegates from
the far east. The train will contain
seven or eight cars anil will arrive on
the l'.fth.
Secretary Wilson, at the bead of tho
department of agriculture, has prom
ised to come. At first there was doubt
about bis ability to be present. Among
the distinguished dairymen who will
attend are ex-Governor Hoaid of Wis
consin, ex-Governor Norman .1. Cole
man of Missouri. Professor Keeker of
Minnesota and Major Howler, dairy
food commissioner of Minnesota.
THE NEW
Murdered ut Council Ilium.
Charles R. Jones was murdered at
his room in Council Bluffs, la,, by his
mistress, a negress, who is said to have
shot him through the head. The ama
.on says he shot himself. She Is In
jail. Jones was a leading colored pol
itician, r He had been paying attention
to an Omaha girl. The police think
jealousy was the motive.
Killed lu a Slate Quarry.
Ell Leabolt, aged twenty-one years,
was instantly killed nnd Abraham
Vehl seriously injured in a slate quar
ry at Slatlngton, Pn. A heavy stono
was being hoibted when the chain
broke.
AUDITORIUM
HlK Ciiii-
Lincoln Citizen Open Their
enllon Hull.
Lincoln citizens to the number of
several thsusnnd took part in the open
ing of tin auditorium last Thursday
evening, and the affair, though some
what cosmopolitan in its character,
vas a most brilliant one, and thorough
ly -Mijoyod by those, present. Tims did
Li Hi. ah) open for fiituio use one of the
most useful and indispensable build
ings a city like it could possess, and it
Is a pleasing thought to know that It
is a perfect structure in every detail,
practically free from debt, and will
stand as a monument to the energy
and public spirit of the young and old
business men, and to the generosity of
Lincoln citizens.
Oiiililiu Doctor it Kiilelile,
Dr. Robert Schneider of Omaha went
over to Council llluft's and shot himself
deatl in the hotel there.
Wliida Up It Affalrn.
Edward P. C. Young, receiver of the
National Cordage company of New
Jersey, having wound up tho affairs of
the corporation has applied for a dis
charge, winch was , granted by Judtre
X Lacombe.
Hunor Worthily llentouril.
Nebraska City feels highly honored
hy tho election of William II. Hay
ward to the colonelcy of the 2nd reg
iment, N. N. 15., to succeed Colonel
Campbell, and fools that it Is an honor
worthily bestowed on a young man
who will fill tho position with grace
and honor tho ofllco.
Twenty Days Overdue.
I ho 'ilasgow steamers State of Ne
braska anil Ethiopia, nineteen anT
twenty daysout, respectfully, have no
yet been blghted.