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Red Cloud Chief.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
RED CLOUD.
NEBRASKA
The Joy of work In probably felt
moat exquisitely by thoso who don't
.nvo to.
Somo manifestations of strenuous
ncss aro painfully remindful of St
VHub'b rianco.
Men who cannot got along well
with ono woman, would have a lovely
time In Bait Lako City.
That man who confessed to a mur
der ho didn't commit shows that some
men just can't help lying.
"This Is above all a reading age,
but how many people read the Bi
ble?" Ssh-h. Boston Journal.
A cablegram brings news that
there Is to be less liberty In Russia.
How can there bo lens than nothing?
Tho bearded lady Is said to bo
dca'd. But sho was also said to bo a
lady. Wo can nover toll what to be
lieve. A comb has been Invented that will
r.ot tumblo out of tho hair. Most
combs would stay put If they wcro not
bothered.
Sixty-four divorces wore granted In
New York ono dny recently, and aj
whole lot of people wero left unsatls'
fled even then.
An English syndicate Is forming a
cotton trust In Mexico, so, you see,
somo of them get away from New
Jersey after all.
The report that Gen. Corbln In
writing a book with the alluring tltlo
"Me 'n' Kaiser Dili" lacks verification,
but It may bo truo.
The Connecticut bull that got drun
on apple mash and broke his neck In
charging a tree, had no moro sense
than lots of people
The St. Paul postofllco ofllclals have
a pair of garters which wcro lost In
transit. We had not supposed that
garters were mall matter.
In Wisconsin barbers aro arrested
for ahavlng men on Sunday. ,. In somo
places there are barbeftB who should
be arrested for ahavlng) men on week
days.
There Is a general Ifnprcsslon that
tho man who offorod t do the William
Tell act and then losthis llfo was dos
TO I OS I
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lVK'fc,
There Is a discussion on now as to
what Noah and his family ato on tho
ark. Noah probably saw to It that
more than two chickens wcro taken
aboard.
A Maryland man wns shot to death
tho other day by a hunter. Tho lat
ter mistook his vic'lni for n wild
turkey. That surely 1b adding Insult
!o injury.
Tho new cruisers of our navy may
iot get into battle as quickly as tho
speedier vessels of somo other coun
tries, but they will stay longer after
they arrive.
It 1b claimed that J. Plcrpont Mor
gan has made 912,000,000 so far this
year, In splto of the fact that ho has
been off a good deal and refused to
work overtime.
"Great fortunes are misfortunes,"
declares Uncfo Russell Sage. They
nro misfortunes which nobody is In
nny hurry to bo vld of, however,
Uncle Russell least of nil.
Wall street anil women wero tho
causo of tho downfall of tho former
prlvato secretary to Gov. Murphy of
Now Jersey. No man can stand up
ugalnst thut combination long.
A Kansas City loy who had fallen
In lovo with "Little Evn" ran nwny
with nn "Undo Tom" show. This Is
1 orlinps tho worst dlsgraco thnt
could happen even to u Kausus City
family.
Mr. Van Alen of Nowport, says
England Is tho only placo for a gen
tleman to live. If ho Intends this ns
an explanation of his presence in this
country, all right; otherwise, it does
not mutter.
Germany Is disposed to laugh heart
ily over Andrew Carncgio's proposed
"United States of Europe." A Scotch
joko equal to tho provocation of mirth,
In a German Is ccrtnlnly u most extra
ordinary incident.
Western book agents have formed
a union, and will try to got Into the
American Federation of Labor. Don'll
worry, they'll got In all right, oven If
(hoy find It nocessary to Insert a foot
in tho crack of tho door.
Tho Missouri farmer who sent 52.
for a flro oscnpo and received a Bible
might prosecuto on tho ground thut
tho other fellow secured money under
l'nlso pretenses--If he could prove that
there Isn't going to bo a lire.
Grand Duko Paul Aloxaudrovltch,
tho czar's uncle, has been dismissed
from tho Russian army for marrying
tho Baroness Plstolkoff. Evidently
they havo no senso of tho fitness of'
tnings In Russia. What could be moro
natural than that of a soldier should
lovo bis Pintolkoff?
'TIS EXACTLY 5,355
Those Figures Represent Mr.
Mickey's Plurality
OTHERS WILL HAVE 14,000
Total Vote of the Hlatet Ik I0S.OO7, and
Nann Ilea-? railing Off Hnperln-
tendeat Fowler Will Hum the
largest Vote of All
Fire thousand three hundred and flf-tP-flve
Is J. H. Mlekey's majority over
h4 opponent for the oflkc of governor
of Nebraska. When the vote Is can
vassed before the legislature In joint
convention next January the announce
mont will be made that Mr. Mickey re
ceived a total of 90.471 votes and Mr.
Thompson 91,110. These are the fig
ures compiled by Secretary of State
Marsh and Deputy Secretary Miller.
Tho totals on governor have been veri
fied and arc supposed to he absolutely
correct. Tho total vote cast In the
stato Is 198,CG7, but this may be
changed by corrections sent In from
various counties. Lost year the total
vote was "203,152, and two years ago It
wan 251,005. Last year Judge Sedgwick
received 98,993, as compared with !)(!,
471 for Mickey. uJdgc Ilollcnbeck re
reived 8G.334, as comparrd with 91,116
cast for Thompson this year.
Tho majorities for the other candi
dates on the republican state ticket
will probably run up to 14,000. The
unverified voto cant for lieutenant gov
ernor glvcB McOllton 98.320, Gilbert
87.013, a majority of 11.307 for the re
publican candidate. The unverified
vote for secretary of state gives Marsh
99,128, Powers 83,M4. a majority of
13,884 for the republican candidate.
State Superintendent W. K. Fowler
will probably have a larger majority
than any other republican candidate.
Ills vote Is also expected to exceed that
cast for any other candidate.
HOPE FACTIONS WILL UNITE
Methodlata Would Welcome f (Inlnri of
North mid tonth
An Albany, N. Yt, Nov. 17. dispatch
says: At tha session of the gcncrnl
missionary conference of the Methodist
Bplscop.nl church here today a spirited
debate took place on the question of
increasing the amount to be devoted to
missionary work in. the south. It was
suggested that It would be advisable
to spend the money In quarters where
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
was not engaged.
Bishop Hartzel resented this, saying:
"It Is proposed to force us out of
the south while providence In Its own
time may bring us together with our
southern brethren. I do not see that
it Is necessary to anticipate provi
dence." "Thank God, the bloody shirt docs
not wave any longer," said Bishop
Waldcn. "There is no necessity of this
doubling up on missionary work. We
have two theological schools near the
City of Mexico where only one Is need
ed. When you come to talk of provi
dence It should bo our business to cul
tivate the preliminary conditions nec
essary to a union of the churches so
as to bo ready for tho possible work of
providence."
FLY BITE KILLS
fhrre-Yrnr-Old New York Hoy Dim
Shortly After Injury
Iierrman Kaufman, three years old,
son of a tobacco dealer living in the
llronx, has died from the effects of a
fly bite received recently, says n New
ork dispatch. A few hours later a
small spot made by the bite developed
to a swelling which extended over tho
entire cheek. The swelling continued
to spread until the whole upper por
tion of the child's body was distended.
The doctors were powerless to give re
lief and Anally the victim died, ts
playmates say the fly was an ordinary
"blue bottle." The physicians believe
tho insect was infected with erysipelas
germs.
Armonra Will Itebullil
Tho Armour & Co. packing plant at
filoux Cliy which burned Sunday will
bo rebuilt at once, according to ofll
clals of the company. It Is announced
that work on tho new structuro will
begin ns soon as the ruins cool, and
that the new plant will be one of the
finest In tho west. The losses are now
placed at over 1800.000. with 1721,000
insurance. Armour & Co. bought cat
tle and hogs on the local market and
will keep buyerH in Sioux City. The
purchases will be shipped to plants In
other western cities.
Arretted for Muriler
News has reached Plattnmouth of the
arrest of Mrs. Agatha Barton at Sheri
dan, Wyo for the murder of her
father-in-law, It W, Barton. Tho
tragedy, it Is claimed, grew out of
family troubles. Mrs. Barton'B homo
is In Plattemouth, where she has three
brothors and one sister. She formorly
taught school at Sheridan.
Uenerter Arretted
Joseph A. Janda, who Is wanted ns a
deserter from tho United States navy,
was placed under arrest by Chief of
Police Hyers at Plattsmouth, Neb.
Janda waa a musician on board tho
Franklin, but deserted nbout three
months ago. His home Is In Platts
mouth. Ho will be held pending In
structions from tho navy authorities.
A call has been issued for a conven
tion to bo held in Chicago in Febru
ary or March to form an organization
for the spread of religious and moral
education through Sunday schools and
other agencies. The call Is Issued by
biblical teachers In the leading educa
tional Institutions throughout tho
country.
Tho Ontario cabinet has accepted the
proposals of a syndicate, represented
by J. E. Egan, of Rock Island, III., and
Judgo Utt, of Chicago, to place 12,000
American Bcttlers on two million agri
cultural crown lands In New Ontario.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS
The Cream of the Nown Shortened to
Readable Length
Illinois live stock breeders arc la
session nt Bloomlngton.
Federal court has ordered the sal
of the Champaign & Southwestern
railroad.
There wns a heavy frost In Kansas
and the Santu Fc reports a heavy enow
at Nardln, Okla.
The supreme encampment of the
Fraternal Army of America Is being
held nt Springfield, III.
Two of the Nllcs, Mich., board and
paper company's largo mills were de
stroyed by Arc. Loss, $75,000.
The Lake Shoro road has posted no
tices announcing an average Increase
of pay to Itn employes of 10 per cent.
It Is stated In ParlB that President
Loubet will vlalt Amerlcn In 1903,
accepting un Invitation to visit the
St. IvouIb exposition.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, widow of ex-Prcs-Ident
Grant, Is In feeble health, and the
members of her family are apprehen
sive of grave results.
The New York Central railroad has
Increased tho wages of Its 15,000 em
ployes by from 8 to 10 per cent. The
Increase menus the addition of nenrly
$1,000,000 to the pay-roll.
Mrs. Fred Curtis of Fairmont, Neb.,
fell down stairs while attempting to
bring down a trunk, breaking the left
arm near the bhouldcr. It Is quite a
serious accident as tho lady Is In poor
health.
United States District Attorney Sum
mers of Omaha has been Instructed by
the president to investigate the charge
of colonizing "army widows" for the
purpose of securing possession of public
lands now under fence by cattlemen.
A. D. Hopkins lias Just returned to
Washington from an extended trip to
Arlzonu. southern California, northern
$daho, tho Pugct Bound country and
the Black Hills, where ho mndc Inves
tigations of the damage done to timber
by insect pests. In the Black Utile
about C00 million board feet of yellow
pine haB been killed by the pine de
stroying beetle.
Canadian lumber men who are In
touch with what Is going on at Wash
ington in Canadian government clrclee
arc alarmed over tho rumor that a duty
of $4 per 1.000 feet will be levied on
Canadian lumber entering the United
States. It Is said that the measure Is
intended ns a reprisal for the action
of the provincial government of On
tario and Quebec In placing an embar
go on tho export of pulp wood.
On a slippery field with drizzling rain
pouring down from start to llnlsh, the
Ncbruska football team defeated the
Knox college cloven by a score of 7
to 0. It was mud ball but the playing
wns so good and tho competition so
keen that though the men slipped about
In each other's grasps like eels, few
bad plays were made and not a fluke
occurred. Nebraska's showing this year
will probably give her a place In the
college conference next year.
Through the Instrumentality of the
Colorado humane society, Colorado's
representatives In congress will intro
duce at the next session a bill creating
a national bureau of child and animal
protection. The idea Is to establish a
national body to do work throughout
the country Blmllar to that now accom
plished by the state organizations. The
bill prepared by the Colorado society
creates a board of three, to be appoint
ed by the president, to meet In Wash
ington. A war of extermination has been de
clared against dogs and cnts in Argen
tine, Kan., because they are believed
to be in a large measure responsible
for tho epidemic of smallpox that pre
vails there. A wholesale slaughter of
tho animals by police, sanitary ofllclals
and citizens has begun. It is claimed
that smallpox germs are carried from
Infected homes In the hnlr of dogs, and
in the fur of cats, tl is planned to close
tho schools of tho city and to discon
tinue church services until the disease
Is stamped out.
Tho ranchmen In the vicinity of Al
liance, Neb., nre having considerable
trouble with wolves. A pack recently
made their appearance, known by kill
ing cattle and Bhcep. A great number
of cntttle have been found lying dead
on tho prairies, partially eaten. Sev
eral parties of hunters have gone in
search of tho wolves, which aro nearly
as large ns u yearling calf, but have
failed to kill any. The ranchmen have
organized and nn effort will be made to
exterminate the animals before any
great damage is done.
Through the Inventive genius of Mr.
L. E. McCnhan of York. Neb., and the
granting to him of letter patent upon
Ills harvester attachment, a combina
tion bundle currier and shocked, It has
been made possible for his attorneys to
uegotlnto with capitalists for the or
ganization of a corporation with a cap
ital of $125,000, of which one-fifth will
be owned by Mr. McCalmn and 50 per
cent of all stock sold and certain divi
dends us they nre declared. As a mat
ter of a little pin money ho will re
celvo $20,000 from the corporation for
his idea.
The bureau of forestry, to which Is
entrusted the preparation of plans for
the management of tho national forest
reserves, and the military timber re
serves, has recently extended Its work
to cover tho conservative handling of
tho timber on tho ludlun reservations.
Tho secretary of the Interior has made
a request to the secretary of agricul
ture for advice as to the cutting of tim
ber upon tho allotted land of the Bad
iver and Lac Soour d'Oreille Indian
reservations of northern Wisconsin and
the ceded lands of the Menomoneo res
ervation. Tho timber Is to bo cut
and sold and the proceeds to go to tho
Indians. Tho bureau of forestry will
havo chargo-of the cutting, and will see
to it thut the timber Is taken out In
such a way ns to do tho least harm
to tho forest and to Insure a good re
production. Proceedings will bo commenced In
the courts nt Omaha at onco to require
tho removal of all fences on the public
lands In Nebraska. Tho order was Is
sned on the strength of aflldavlts and
reports made by Col, John S. Mosby,
who has been Investigating tho condi
tions in Nebraska for tho past month.
Three shots wero fired at tho king of
tho Belgians nt Brussels Saturday
morning an ho was proceeding to jo
cathedral to attend a to deum In mem
ory of tho luto Qucon Mario Henrietta.
No ono wns hurt. Tho would-be assas
sin was an Italian naml Rublno. He
wus arrested.
ROBBER IS SHOT
Express Messenger H. W. Sher
wick Prevents a Holdup
COMPANIONS DISAPPEAR
Attemped Ilobhery of Colorado Sooth-
ern 1'aMenger Train Near Trinidad,
Col., Frustrated by the Cool-
Headed Man From Texai
A Trinidad, Col., Nov. 18, dispatch
says: Four masked robbers held up
passenger train No. 7 on tho Colorado
& Southern road, twelve miles south of
here, tonight. One ofithe robbers wan
shot by Express Messenger H. W. Sher
wick of Fort Worth, Tex.
The robbers flagged the train and as
It slowed up they ran alongside of the
engine and covered the crew with re
volvers. They 'then compelled Engineer John
Gullfrlt to alight and after placing a
sack filled with dynamite under the
baggage car and attaching a fuse to the
explosive they ordered Gullfrlt to Ig
nite the fuse. This he attempted to
do several times, but for Borne reason
the fuse would not burn.
During this proceeding the robbers
kept up a fusillade of shots in the di
rection of the train for the purpose of
intimidating the passengers.
While they were preparing to re
arrange the dynamite and fuse Messen
ger Sherwlck, after extinguishing the
lights In his car, quietly opened a side
door In the car far enough to admit
a gun barrel and fired a tthe nearest
robber. The latter fell in his tracks.
His startled companions picked him
up and quickly disappeared in the
woods nearby. None of tho passengers
were molested. The sheriff of LaB
Animas county Immediately organized
a posse and Is now in pursuit.
WORST FOR TWENTY YEARS
Volcano on Inland of Hawaii In Violent
Kruptlon
A wlrelesB message received at Hon
olulu from the Island of Hawaii
states that the volcano Kilauqa has
broken out In the most violent erup
tion for the past twenty years. Kll
nuca has shown a mild intermittent ac
tivity since the outbreak of St. Pierre.
Governor Dole has Issued a call for
an extra session of the senate to con
sider the removal of public, ofllclals ac
cused of embezzlement and other mis
conduct and the appointment of their
successors. It is held that Governor
Dole has not the power under the law
to remove a public official or suspend
him, and the senate will be asked to
adopt an amendment in the laws con
ferring such power.
The cruiser New York with Admiral
Roblcy D. Evnns on board, arrived on
tho 8th and the battleship Oregon ar
rived yesterday. The New York came
from Yokohama and made tho trip In
ten days and twenty hours. The Ore
gon steamed slowly from San Francisco
In ten days. Both vesssl will remain
here about two weeks. Owing to the
failure to dredge Honolulu harbor, the
Oregon was not able to enter, but an
chored off the channels where coal is
being sent to her.
The opening of three or four thou
sand acres of public land In Hawaii
tinder the homestead titles has been de
cided upon. It Is snld that a number
of families In the Dakotas nre consid
ering emigration to Hawaii as farm
ers. CALL THE MINNESOTA CASE
Knft Agulnat Northern PorurltlA Com
pany of New York
A New York, Nov. 18, dispatch says:
The hearing in the ncllon of Minnesota
against tho Northern Securities com
pany began in this city before Fred
erick G. Ingersoll, the special examiner
appointed by the stato of Minnesota,
which contends that the position of
the Northern Securities company In
regard to the railroads involved is In
violation of a state law against the
merging of parallel lines. ,
Tho legal representatives present on
behalf of the Great Northern railway
were M. D. Groves and C. W. Bunn and
ex-Judgo O. II. Young, general counsel
of the Northern Securities company.
Tho Great Northern Railway Is princi
pally concerned In tho hearing.
Tho state of Minnesota was repre
sented by Its attorney general, W. P.
Douglass and his assistants, W. D.
Munn and George J. Wilson of St.
Paul. As no witnesses wero ready tho
hearing was adjourned until tomorrow.
When the hearing was called, Mr.
Munn suggested that the testimony of
J. .1. Hill, president of the Great North
ern ; C. S. Mellon, president of the
Northern Pacific; W. P. Clough, vice
president of tho Northern Securities
company; Charles Steele and George
W. Perkins, of J. P. Morgan & Co., and
that of J, Pierpont Morgan, given in
the Peter Power case, bo made a part
of the record in the present hearing.
This suggestion was adopted, as was
also a later one that certain exhibits
used In that case bo admitted in evi
dence. By this agreement tho prominent
men mentioned will not be called to
testify.
Young Cuban
In accordance with Instructions of
the directors of tho San Diego, Cal.,
chamber of commerce, President W. L.
Frevcrt has sent the folowlng letter
to Secretary of the Treasury Shaw at
Washington:
"Our uttentlon having been called to
the detention at New York of certain
Cuban children destined for the Raja
Voga school at Point Ix)mn, wo desire
to Btnte that in our opinion tho school
conducted by tho universal brotherhood
is properly managed and that tho chlld
ien utteudlng the same are well cared
for.
PLACED TWICE IN JEOPARDY
Cane From rhlllpplue Cnrrlod to Su
preme Court
The first case originating in tho Phil
ippines to be brought to the attention
of tho supreme court of the United
States was presented November 17,
when Attorney Clark of this city In be
half of Thomas E. Keyncr, moved for
lcavo to fllo a petition for a writ of
certiorari to the supremo court of tho
Philippines to bring the case to the na
tional supreme court for review.
Keynor is a citizen of Minnesota, en
gaged in tho practice of law In Manila.
Ho was arrested In 1901, on the charge
of swindling, but was acquitted by the
court of first Instance. The case was
then appealed to the Insular supreme
court by tho prosecuting attorney.
Kcyner moved to dismiss tho appeal
on the ground that under the laws then
In forco In tho Philippines tho United
States Is not entitled to an appeal In
a criminal case from a finding of not
guilty and a judgment of acquittal.
The motion was overruled and Key
ner at once began tho present proceed
ings, contending that he was about to
be put in jeopardy for the second time
contrary to the constitution of the
United States. Ho sets up tho tempo
rary government act of congress of
July last as the basis for his request
that the court tako jurisdiction.
Solicitor General Richards said the
matter was of importance and was
given two weeks to reply to the motion.
He will resist tho motion on the ground
that Kcyner's first trial was before a
judgo only and not before a jury and
that therefore there was no violation
of tho constitution of the United States
as alleged.
THE HOTEL IRMA
lluffalo ltlll'a New Hostelry Opened In
Proper Shape
Soveral Interesting features marked
tho cpenlng of the Hotel Irma at Cody,
Wyo., built by Col. W. F. Cody (Buffa
lo Bill) at a cost ot $100,000 and named
by.hlm in honor of his youngest daugh
ter. Miss Irma Cody.
Colonel Cody and Miss Irma led the
grand march when tho festivities be
gan, six hundred guests from all parts
of tho west and northwest following
tho leaders. Before the banquet which
marked the climax of tho festivities
Colonel Cody announced tho engage
ment of Miss Irma Cody to Lieut.
Charles Armstrong, of the Tenth
United States cavalry, a young oftlcer
who won honors In the Philippines.
Colonel Cody's guests included Gov
ernor Savage of Nebraska, and Col.
Frank Powell of St. Paul. Minn. Other
guests were present from Lincoln,
Neb.
The Hotel Irma Is located In the
heart of tho Big Horn mountains, fifty
miles from Yellowstono park.
LEFT TO ARBITRATORS
rrmpeot of .Settlement of Strike at
llloomlngton. III.
A Bloomlngton, III., Nov. 18, dispatch
says: The management and employes
of the Bloomlngton & Normal street
railway system yielded to public pres
sure and agreed to submit, their dif
ferences to a board of three arbitrators,
one to be selected by the company, an
other by tho men, and these two to se
lect a third.
The board will meet Tuesday even
ing to discuss the conflict, and will
make n report later In the week. Pend
ing the submission of this report, all
of tho employes agreo to return to
work, and tho curs commenced running
again. In lieu of all other provisos,
the company agreed to an Increase of
10 per cent In wages, but the employes
Insist that tho original articles of
ngreement bo lived up to. It Is believed
that tho efforts towards a compromise
will end successfully.
Il:id Fire In Mine
Advices received In Butte, Mont., say
that a flerco fire Is still raging in Sena
tor Clark's famous United Verde mine
In Arizona. Carbonic acid Is being
forced into the depths In great volumes,
and with the mlno opening closed it Is
hoped this gas will finally quench the
fire.
Tho capture of Fletcher Franklin In
Ottumwa, la., on charges of horse
stealing and murder reveals tho ex
istence of a gang of horse thieves, with
headquarters In .that city which has
been operating In southern Iowa, Mis
souri and Kunsas.
HERE AND THERE
"Charity" Wiggins, the mother of
BllnJ Tom, tho negro musician, Is deud.
She was 102 years old.
Tho Swiss bundesnth has aptwinted
Fernand On Murtheray to bo Swiss
minister at Washington. M. Du
Mathoray Is now secretary of legation
at Rome.
About two hundred delegates from
all parts of thu country and Canada are
In attendance at the national confer
ence of the Brotherhood of St. Paul
Paul at Buffalo.
Wilson Hall, a Kentucky farmer,
was shot and killed by Bon Chenault,
a negro, at Foxtown. Feeling Is run
ning high and tho ofllcere are preparing
to prevent violence.
An Insurrection has broken out In
northern Slam owing to the alleged ex
actions of the government ngouts.
There havo been soveral encounters be
tween troops and Insurgents.
A call has been Issued for a general
meeting of tho distillers of tho country
to be held at the Gait House, Louls-
vlllo, Ky., Tuesday, November 25, to
discuss the feasibility of organizing n
mutual flro Insurance company to write
whisky risks exclusively.
Eighteen Egyptians were killed and
many Injured at Cairo as the result ot
an explosion of nltro glycerine in a
magazine situated near the citadel.
Generals Delarey and Botha have de
cided to abandon their proposed tour
to tho United States. General Delarey
in an Interview says they intend to
return to South Africa to meet Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain at Pretoria.
Royal assent was given to all tha
bills relating to Charles T. Yerkes
"tube" railroad plans for London. Tho
bills providing for the construction of
tho roads cover an aggregate of one
hundred miles of underground and sur
face tracks.
STATE BUYS BONDS
Purchase Cold Bearing 3ecurl
ties of Massachusetts
WANTS COURT TO APPROVE
TeitCaie to lo Ilefore Supreme .Tndgef
It Will Be In tha Form of a Writ
of Manrtnmoi Agaluit Stat
Treasurer Htuefpr ,
The courts will be resorted to by tho
tate administration of Nebraska to
nable it to purchase $300,000 of bonds
of the state of Massachusetts. This Is
ono of the biggest deals ever under
taken by the state and If accomplished
wlll'bo the means of Investing every
cent of the uninvested educational
funds In the treasury.
Attorney General Prout has decided
that the Investment Is legal, but to
make absolutely certain of the validity
of such a transaction, It 1 deemed
best to bring a test case In the su-
prM.m. ('out A wrlt of mandamus
will be asked for November to compel
State Treasurer Stuefer to pay the
money for tho bonds. By this means u
bou fide case will be placed before
the court.
So far in the history of Nobraska no
stato administration has ever thought
of buying bonds issued by another
Btate. ThlB unlquo point was first
brought up several months ago when
an offer for bonds issued by Tennessee
was made to the board. Tho offer was
not seriously considered because of tho
general standing of tho state behind
tho securities. When tho old Bay,
stato bonds wero offered tho subject
at once became Interesting. That
Massachusetts, ono of the states of tho
cast, should have bonds that could bo
bought by a western commonwealth,
was one of the surprises to tho board.
As Its securities aro considered equal
to government bonds, the matter was
looked Into, the attorney general gave
hiB opinion and tho offer has been ac
cepted. The board that made tho deal com
prises Secretary of State Marsh, Land
Commissioner Follmer.Treasurer Stue
fer and Attorney General Prout. Tho
bonds nre gold bearing bonds bearing
3 per cent interest and run forty years
without option. They are In tho hands
of a broker and cannot be bought from
any other source. They can be bought
on a basis of about 3 per cent.
As county bonds are hard to find and
eo much complaint 1b mado that the
educational funds aro not invested, tho
uoaro is exceedingly anxious to make
tho purchase and close up tho blennlum
without a cent of uninvested money in
the fund.
Olrl Trie to Commit Snlclde
MIos Edith Eastman, a student at the
Instltuto for tho Blind at Nebraska
City, attempted to commit suicide, but
was discovered in time to frustrate her
plans and save her life. Sho was Bent
to her home at Campbell, Neb., to bo
cared for by her parents, as It Is feared
that she has brooded over going blind
so much of late that she is losing her
mind.
Two Inrheior Snow at Genera
About two inches of snow fell at
Genova Thursday night, the first of
tho season. Tho weather Is flno and
the snow melting rapidly. Winter
wheat Is in fine condition. A largo per
cent of the corn crop Is In tho crib.
THE NEW IN BRIEF
From one to two Inches of snow fell
in northwestern Kansas, along tho lino
of the Rock Island system.
The furniture factory of Kilgour
Bros., at Beauharnols, Quebec, has
been destroyed by fire. Loss, $100,000.
Rain changed to Bnow In S. Paul,
and reports from other northwestern
points indicate that it Is generally
heavy.
The buildings of mlno No. 8, belong
ing to the Parko County Coal com
pany at Rosedale, Ind., burned. Loss,
$50,000.
Tho Imports of France for tho last
ten months decreased $870,C00, and tho
exports for tho same period Increased
$34,001,400.
The association collegiate alumni In
convention nt Washington admitted
new branches from Ann Arbor and
Muskegon, Mich.
The official returns of tho election
in Pennsylvania show that Penny
packer, republican, had a plurality
over Pattlson, democrat, of 15G.410.
It Is officially announced that tho
demands of the engineers and firemen
of tho Grand Trunk railway for in
creased wnges havo been met.
Ambassador Choate unveiled tho
memorial window to Bishop Simpson
In Wesley's chnpel at London, the gift
of tho American Methodists to tho
mother chapel.
Tho proceedings in ouster, brought
by the attorney general of Missouri
against the alleged packers- combine,
wero continued to tho January call.
The purposo or this continuance Is to
allow the special commissioner moro
time In which to tako testimony and
report.
Assistant Secretary of tho Treasury
Taylor awarded to W. O. and C. G.
Barton, of St, Louis, tho contract for
tho erection of tho government build
ing at tho Louisiana purchase exposi
tion to bo completed January 1, 1904.
The contract price is $2G8,9R0.
The strike of cranelen at tho Shoen
bergcr (Pittsburg) plaUt of tho Amer
ican Steel and Wire company was set
tled, tho company conceding tho do
mauds of tho strikers.
The Bolivian military expedition ot
two thousand men, being fitted out to
operato against tho Brazilian revolu
tionists in Acre, cannot arrive at 1U
destination under four months,
Bishop John Janson, of the Catholic
dloceso of Bellevlllo, 111., has resigned
his bishopric and as soon as ho Is re
leased by tho pope, ho says, ho will re
tire to a Franciscan monastery to end
bis dayB in seclusion.
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