Nebraska Newspapers

    General Dundonald Pushes His Way
Through and Raises the Soige.
JHSPATCII CONFIRMING THE NEWS
Country Hotvrcen thn Main Arm ? mid tlio
Town Clear of UIIOM Th NewN
Ciuinen ( Jrcat Itejnlclng In London
Congnttultttorjr ToIrR n in Kent to tlio
front.
LONDON , March 2. The War office
lias received the following dispatch
from General Duller :
"LYTTLETON'S HEADQUARTERS ,
March 1. 9:05 : , Morning. General
Dundonald , with the Natal Carblneer-j
nnd a composite regiment , entered
Ladysmlth last night.
"The country between me and Lady-
smith Is reported clear of the enemy.
I am moving on Nelthorpe. "
The news of the relief of Ladysmlth
was received with much more enthusi
asm , than any previous event of the
war. Flags were Immediately hoisted
° aa number of hotels and other bulld-
\S s and General Buller's success was
everywhere received with the hearti
est satisfaction. The news has not yet
affected the Stock exchange. The lord
mayor of London Immediately tele
graphed his congratulations to Gener
als White and Bulfer. When the
queen received the news at Windsor
castle the bells on the curfew tower
of the castle were rung in honor of
the event.
COLENSO CAMP , March 1. ( New
York World Cablegram. ) During the
afternoon of the 28th the cavalry bri
gade pressed forward on the march
toward Bulwana hill , Dundonald In
the direction of Ladysmlth. Tnc Boers
flred on both with artillery from Bul-
wana. About 4 Major Gough's regi
ment , which was In advance , found
the ridges surrounding and concealing
'Ladysmlth apparently unoccupied. He
reported to Dundonald , who thereupon
determined to ride through the gap
and reach the town with two squad
rons of the Imperial Light Horse and
Carbineers , the rest being sent back
to Bullets picket line. It was evening
when we started and only an hour of
daylight remained. We galloped on
swiftly In spite of the rough ground ,
up ami down hill , through dongas ,
scrub "and rocks until we could see
the British guns flashing from Wagon
hill howitzers. But on we went , faster
tind faster. Suddenly came the chal
lenge from the scrub : "Who goes
there ? "
"The Ladysmith relieving army , "
was the reply.
Then tattered , almost bootless men
crowded round us , cheering very fee-
lily. Even in the gloom we could see
"how thin and pale they looked , but
.how glad. We were conducted In trl-
ph Into town. At headquarters we
met White , Hunter. Hamilton and all
the heroes of the defense. It was an
Impressive scene. CHURCHILL.
CONDITION IN THE PHILIPPINES.
"IVnr Drpnrliiient Hpcclvp Cabled Hrporl
From Oils.
WASHINGTON. March , 2. Three
cable messages from General Otis
were received ut the War department
today. One contained a long list of
casualties among the troops fn the
Philippines since the last report. A
second announced the arrival at Ma
nila today of a government transport
from the coast of Tayabas province
with eight American and 410 Spanish
soldiers recently relieved from cap
tivity among the Insurgents.
The third message stated that since
the recent opening to commerce of
the Island ports 13,000 tons of hemp
and 70,000 bales of tobacco had been
received at Manila and that large ship
ments of the commodities named will
soon be made to the United States and
other countries.
The fact thut General Otis has not
reported any military operations since
the departure of General Bates' expe
dition to southern Luzon to complete
the plan of opening the hemp ports
in that quarter Is accepted by War de
partment officials as an indication that
the campaign Is progressing satisfac
torily and that our forces have not
met with any t-erious opposition by
the insurgents in recent .lavements.
;
Surci-ds N kii | HM II.
.VASIIINGTON . , March 2. The Jap-
minister today presented to Sec-
cretary Hay Mr. Jnklehl Inouye , who
comes to Washington to assume the
duties of secretary to the Japanese le
gation. He succeeds Mr. Giro Naka-
gawa , who paid his farewell call upon
Secretary Hay before leaving with
Minister Kouinra for Rome.
Will Any One Claim II.
WASHINGTON , March 2 The $30-
000 used by Mr. Whlteside-Jn his ex
posure In the ClnrK case before the
Montana legislature and which was
brought to Washington when the
hearing in that case was begun by
the senate committee on election , and
has been held by It ever since , was
returned today to State Treasurer Col
lins of Montana.
Killing ut nn lo Danco.
OTUMWA , la. . March 2. William
Halloway , the son of Dr. J. G. Hallo-
way , a prominent citizen of Bussey ,
was shot and killed during a dance at
Wler City last night. A miner named
Davis was arrested , charged with the
crime.
FILIPINOS AMBUSH CAVALRY.
Scatter tin ICn-ort and Capture llorsis
and I'roiNloiiH.
MANILA , March L A hundred In
surgents , seven miles mfrom San Fer
nando do la Union , ambushed ten men
of the Third cavalry , who were es
corting a provision train. The Amer
icans scattered and while returning
to camp one man was killed. The In-
surgenta criptured four horses and'a
Quantity of provisions. A subsequent
"ibconnalssance of the locality devel
oped tha fact that there were en
trenchments there and u force of Fill-
yluos estimated to number 800 meu.
LONDON BECOMES HYSTERICAL ,
Novri I'roiu t.iulrimltlt Set * til * Slollil
Cocliney VTIM wllli .loy.
LONDON4 , March 2. ( New York
World Cablegram. ) London cole-
biated the relief of Ladysmlth byt
riotous enthusiasm without parallel.
The entire population went frantic
with joy and the excitement , , feeding
vpoii Itself found vent as the hours
sped In demonstrations of delight
amounting to positive dementia. In
the populous city and west end the car
nival of self-admiration attained Its
most astonishing manifestation , * but
even In the quietest suburbs both col
lective aiid Individual ebullitions of
enthusiasm assumed an absolutely
grotesque form. Business was suspend
ed on the Stock exchange , while Its
members abandoned themselves utter
ly to tiic influence of the occasion ,
marching about In fours with linked
nrms , singing the national anthem and
"Soldiers of the Queen. "
It was the reverse side of the medal
from the black week of Magersfonteln ,
Colenso and Stormberg , when the same
individuals , their nerves shattered by
successive disasters , displayed their
feelings by equally puerile evidences
of > panic. In the suburbs It was no iw-
commou thing to see well dressed
women careening In the middle of the
road In a species of spontaneous car
magnole , while omnibus conductors
were shouting In childish frenzy : "To
Pretoria. All the way , 2 pence. "
In the west end a gang of students
from the university college comman
deered heavy freight vans and dragged
them along through the principal
streets , loaded with others of their
number , waving flags , cheering nnd
singing patriotic songs , which were
taken up by the throngs on the pave
ment , until the streets partook of the
aspect of a bedlam.
From early afternoon all business In
the city was at an end nnd many
stores were closed altogether. Others
were deserted by their employes , who
poured Into the packed streets , where
all wheeled traffic had become Imprac
ticable , while hatless , and In many
rases coatless , they paraded , shrieking
their delight over Huller's belated suc
cess.
cess.As
As night came on the throngs grew
denser , the demonstration became
wilder and more unrestrained , finally
degenerating Into a seemingly univer
sal orgle. Saloons did a roaring trade
everywhere and scenes of mad revelry
ensued. Bands of men and women
took possession of omnibuses , which
could only proceed at a walking pace
with frequent stops , maintaining1 an
Indescribable clamor , waving union
Jacks , indulging In all manner of
horseplay , which with the clangor of
countless church bells created an in
cessant din and turmoil , showing that
the usually stolid cockney had for
once gone stark , staring mad. In the
seething Infection of excitement all
thought of the terrible toll of dead and
maimed , the bravest of their soldiers ,
v/hlch had been paid for this victory ,
was forgotten. It was , on the whole ,
a painful exhibition of jubilation , tell
ing a significant tale of abysmal de
spondency and terror from which It
vas the unhealthy reaction.
SEVERE PIGHTING AT MAPEKING.
llocrH Muko Two Iutornilrio < l Assaults on
the Defences.
LONDON , March 2. A special from
Capetown says that a telegram has
been received there from Mafcking
announcing that the Boers made a se
vere and protracted assault on Febru
ary 17 , but were driven off at all
points. The truce which Is usually
observed Sundays was broken the 18th
by another fierce attack , but after de
termined fighting the Boers were re
pulsed with a loss of forty killed and
wounded. The defenders , who were
able to take advantage of the shelter
of the earthworks , lost only two killed
and three wounded.
ROOT AND RYAN TO FIGHT.
Sltlu Wnger of Thirty Flvo Hundred to
Klvn Thousand.
HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , March 2. Dan
A. Stuart , representing the manager of
Jack Root , signed articles of agree
ment for a fight between Root and
Tommy Ryan , the battle to take place
within three months before the club
offering the greatest inducements. The
battle will carry with It a side wager
of $3,500 to $5,000.
Ryan started west from Hot Springs
today for Los Angeles with ,11m Jef-
I'rles , while Root will leave West
Baden for Chicago early next week.
Tint I'uhlU' DflH SI lit 4 ! 111 out.
WASHINGTON , March. 2. The
monthly statement of the public debt
issued today shows that at the close
of business February 28 , 1DOO , the debt ,
less cash In the treasury , amounted to
$1,118,880,059 , a decrease since Febru
ary 1 of ? 6,7r > 0lliS.
The decrease is largely accounted
for by the Increase in the amount of
cash on hand.
Iliivantiu Import * .
WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 2.
According to u statement made public
by the War department today the total
value of merchandise imported into
Havana during the calendar year 1889
was $48,920,771. of which $20,087,140
came from the United States. $7,003,419
from the United Kingdom , $ l,57iC39 (
from Germany , $9,377.095 from Spain
and $10,274.481 from other countries.
The total value of Imports of mer
chandise , gold and silver combined ,
was $57,290.088.
7r. JnilKo MnrHlmU'M Mium ry.
WASHINGTON , March 2. A sub
committee of the American Bar as
sociation called on President McKln-
Icy today and Informed him of the
celebration which has been arranged
for February 4 , 1901 , In honor of the
centennial of the installation of John
Marshall as chief Justice of the su
preme court of the United States.
The president expressed great Interest
in the proposed centennial exorclsey
and accepted an invitation to be pres
ent.
[ ill Will
The Complaint of the Business Men of
Norfolk Replied to ,
CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS ARE DENIED
Wluit Attorney Slicennnof , HIP
.St. I'mil , MlnnenpoMn & Oiniihu Kulhtuy
' ' Dliprlinlimtlon
O'onipniiy Sctg I'orth
Acnlii'it Norfolk llinplmtlrull.v llcnloil.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 5. Attorney
Sheenan of the Chicago , Minneapolis ,
St. Paul & Ohiahn Railroad compnny
has filed n answer with the State
Board of Transportation to the com
plaint of the Business Men's associa
tion of Norfolk , which charges the
road with unfair and unjust discrim
ination against Norfolk In favor of
towns no better situated with regard
to both freight and passenger service.
The complaint charged that when
Secretary Laws and Edgerton visited
Norfolk last Juno they found that
there was no freight schedule posted
by the road on which they might de
pend for Information and that the sec
retaries promised to command the
road to publish such schedule , but that
they did not keep their promise. This
allegation the road omphatlaclly de
nies , asserting that it has boon guilty
of no discrimination o.r Injustice. The
document filed by Attorney Sheenan
la filed with denials. It denies that the
road discriminates against Norfolk In
favor of points no better situated ; It
denies tlat ) no tariff sheet Is pub
lished ; It denies the publishing of
rates from Sioux City , la. , and South
Sioux City , Neb. , other than Norfolk
to the exclusion of tbe latter ; it denies
that the road published a rate from
Omaha to Nebraska points other than
Norfolk ; It denies It will not accept
freight at Omaha to be shipped to Nor
folk , agreeing to transport It only to
Hope , a small station a mile from Nor
folk and asserts that the road Is will
ing to accept freight at Omuna at any
time to be carried to Norfolk If only
a reasonable rate may be charged. The
road also denies that It has discrim
inated In any way against Norfolk.
In conclusion the nswer says :
"And further answering , this re
spondent says that whatever disad
vantages , If any , are suffered by the
citizens and business men of Norfolk
are due to circumstances and condi
tions brought about by the location
of the city ; that the rates and charges
made by tills respondent arc entirely
equitable and just to the public and to
the shippers ; that South Sioux City
Is a village existing under and by vlr-
ture of the laws of the state of Ne
braska , and containing not more than
300 inhabitants ; that no shipments of
any consequence are received from that
village to the city of Norfolk ; that
there are no manufacturing , commer
cial , industrial , mercantile or jobbing
enterprises at South Sioux City ; that
there are no commodities and staple
goods , of any character , which are of
fered for shipment from South Sioux
City to Norfolk ; that the demand con
tained In said complaint , for a read
justment of rates between South Sioux
City and Norfolk , Neb. , Is not based
upon any demands of shippers from
South Sioux City nor from persons
who wish to ship from Norfolk to
South Sioux City.
C'otncr Unlvernlto'n Dalit ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 5. All obli
gations standing against the property
of the Cotncr university at Bethany ,
a suburb of Lincoln , have been paid
and the college , furniture and fixtures
and campus are now entirely free from
debt of any kind. The committee In
charge of the trust fund recently
raised to meet these obligation made
the settlement with the Lincoln banks ,
the total consideration being approx
imately ? 13,000.
Plans are being matured for endow
ing the Institution. The churches of
Christ in Nebraska have contributed
a large amount to the trust fund and
the balance was received by private
contribution. Horace Morse of Cali
fornia contributed ? 2,000 , and Alfred
Allen of Rising City and George Par-
menter of Plainvlew , Neb. , donated
? uOO each. Cotncr university Is now
In a prosperous condition. The build
ing was constructed during the period
of Inflated values and foi awhile the
university was a successful institution.
During the years of business depres
sion the attendance was small and the
college became heavily involved. The
settlement clears the institution of all
previous debt.
Hounll KOIIIK ! ( iullty.
AUIU'RN , Neb. . March 5. District
( onrt convened on Monday and on
Tuesday the first jury was empaneled.
The first case was the State against
Howell , In which George Howell of
Howe was charged with shooting With
intent to kill. The Jury deliberated
nearly twelve hours and returned a
verdict of guilty , but recommended all
possible leniency. On .Inly SI Howcll ,
who had had trouble with L. Hill , met
Hill at the lumber yard and shot at
Mm twice , one ball passing through
Hill's hat.
Itullroud I'liin U ropulnr.
SPAULDING , Neb. , March 5. The
Atkinson & Northern railroad has
made a proposition to extend Its road
from Erlcson to Cedar Rapids If the
people of Spaulding will subscribe for
a small amount of the stock , give
right-of-way , depot and other facili
ties and re-vote bonds In the amount
voted last fall. The plan Is very pop
ular here and It Is probable the road
will be built.
Stowurt IK Impiiitched.
TRENTON , Neb. . March 5. The Im
peachment proceedings against the
county clerk were concluded Saturday.
The attorneys for both the defence and
prosecution made good pleuw. W. R.
Starr , J. T. White and J. A. McClure
represented the defense and the pros
ecution was represented by W. S. Mor-
lun and T. H. Blacklcdgc. The Im
peachment case against J. H. Brown
was continued until March 11. I ate 'In '
the evening the county commissioners
gave In a verdict of guilty whereby
W. A. Stewart la Impeached nnd Geo.
Nell of Stratton la appointed clerk.
FIMRAL Of MR $ . MARY WAKELIN.
Service * Arn Hold \Vomnn > CltrUtluti
Triittornncn | Union Tnntplc.
FREMONT , Neb. , March 2. The
funeral of Mrs. Mary \Vukolln , who
was murdered liy her Inisbnml near
Hroek , Otoe cqunty , was hold from the
Woman's Christian Tomperunco Union
temple In this city. The services were
under the charge pf HcC. . > V. JJrlu-
stoad. for many ears a pastor of Uio
Haptlst church of this city. The largo
auditorium of the temple was 'tilled
with , thn mi\nv , relatives nnd friends of
the teceaned. |
The remains worn mot at the Klk-
horn depot hy a delegation .from the
Fremont Woman's Christian Temper
ance union , which organization occu
pied reserved . Koata In the fronts of
the building. There wore a very largo
number of floral offerings , many of
elaborate design. The inualu' wan by
n quartet , conslstlng-of Messrs. George
Murrell and .1. II. Rogers and Mesdames -
dames Shlveloy and TCoyce. "
Mr a. 1 , . S. Moo of this city spoke of
Mrs. Wnkelln as a member of the Wo
man's ' Christian Temperance union , of
her energetic character and her zeal
and devotion to the cause of temper
ance , Mr. Urlnstcad spoke eloquently
of her purity and nobility of charac
ter , of her breadth of religious vlows
and of her kindliness Of manner ,
which won for-her the love anil respect -
spect of nil who know her.
After n School Superintendent.
LINCOLN , March 2. An organized
fight * Is being made by jj. number of
prominent men In this city to seiuiro
the removal of Dr. Charles A. Gordon
Irom the position of superintendent of
the Lincoln ulty schools. The admin
istration of school affairs in this city
has canned considerable dissatisfaction
r.mong the parents of school children.
All sorts of charges arc made against
the administration of Dr. Gordon. Ho
is accused of removing teachers with
out cause and of employing1 others * who
are incompetent , with disorganizing
the schools and with showing favor
itism to Home , while being unjustly
1 rejudiced against others. A part of
the trouble grows out of the now rules
proposed by Superintendent Gordon
which have In part been adopted by
the Hoard of Education. These rules
amend an old law of the board adopted
several years ago , whieh makes all cer
tificates of a certain grade permanent
after three years' service in the city
schools. A majority of the teachers
now employed In the Lincoln schools
hold such certificates and until the rule
of Superintendent Gordon was put Into
effect they were always recognized , not
only in Lincoln , but In other schools
In Nebraska of the same standard.
Morten n ( iflM III * Money.
LINCOLN , Neb. . March 2. Secretary
of the Senate Alpha Morgan called on
Sccielaiy Porter and presented a. claim
for $270. This amount ho claimed as
the balance due him for preparing an
index for the senate Journal destroyed
j = ome time ago In the North fire. The
property is of no value to the state
now , as it will not correspond with the
pages of the new journal being prepared -
pared by Maggie Koesc. Secretary
Porter refused to approve the claim
until he had consulted the legal de
partment of the state. Deputy Attor-
j.ey General Oldham was of the opinion
that since the legislature had appro
priated ? I100 to pay for preparing the
index , nnd since Morgan had done the
work he had agreed to do , there was
nothing to do but allow his claim.
Therefore , Mr. Poiter withdrew hla ob
jections , Auditor Cornell drew a war-
iDiit , Treasurer Mescive cashed the pa
per and Moigan icturned home happy.
I'roposn to lltillil Bridge * .
GI3RING , Neb. . March 2. Proposi
tions are being circulated In the form
of petitions for bulldtr.g two new
bridges across the North Plattc river
In this county. This will give the
county three bridges , there being one
now at this point. The proposition is
asked for the reason of the desire of
Honth side people to roach the railroad
now being llnlshcd through the
county.
I.dNXCH I'lllll for till ) Sl'UHOII
The United Mutual Hall Insurance
association of Lincoln , Neb. , has al-
icady paid $03,000 on losses for the
season of 1890.and will , as soon as out
standing assessments can bo collected ,
pay the remaining $13,500. That this
class of Insurance Is a necessity for nil
fanners to carry is beyond question ,
the only question , being to get In a re
liable company. The above company
id on a safe financial basis and IK man
aged by reliable men of Nebraska.
Ilnuliun-r Mildly S " ldt > d.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , March 2.
William Lasher , engineer at the Ne-
Lrnska City cereal mills , had a narrow
< scape from being scalded to death.
While taking out a valve In an engine ,
hot water was thrown on the right side
ol his face , shoulder and arm , the
shoulder and arm being most severely
burned , as a woollen shirt he wore re
tained the heat more before ho could
omove It. He will be confined to the
house for aome time.
Mm. S. k IIINIIIIK.
MINDBN , Nob. , March 2. Sarah 13.
Lake , wife of John Lalto , of Logan
township , nine miles northwest , was
brought before the commissioners on
a charge of Insanity and adjudged In
sane. Pending the assembling of the
board she kept half a dozen attend
ants and the deputy sheriff imprisoned
outside the door of her room while she
beat a tattoo with u chair upon the
door panels. She Is u Christian .scien
tist.
Nriv KntnrpruiKfor llrokrn How.
BROKEN HOW , Neb. , March 2.
Broken How separator station has been
formally opened for business. A very
handsome plant has been erected by
a company of forty farmers and busi
ness men. The circumstances under
which thin plant opened was most fav
orable. The amount of milk received
was about 2,500 pounds , which for a
commencement this time of year is ex
ceedingly good. The forenoon' was
spent in examining the plant and tit
noon a lunch was served ut the Wood-
nuiu hull. In the afternoon there were
exercises in the Wood man hull.
Orazocl Nebraska Farmer Kills Eh Wife
and Than Himself ,
A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET.
Infelicity S , l < l to Ilitva lloon
I lie CIUIRO of lha Doultln Or I HIP The
Murderer Suicides on Illi flriit Wlfo'ii
Ornta I.rnvuR u Mete Announcing III *
Intention * .
BROCKNeb. . , Feb. 2S.--WUaon <
Wnkelln , n wealthy farmer threp miles
north of Brock , attacked and murdered
his wife by cutting her throat with a
.razor nnd walked three-quarters of a
mile to the cemetery , where he slashed
his own jLhroat from ear to car , shot
and killed himself1 over the grave of
hip first wife who died six years ago.
The inquest revealed the fact that
there had been a dispute -over the dl-
vlplon of some property. The deed
was that of a madman , deliberately
planned and executed during the mid
night hours.
Mrs. Wnkolln , formerly Mrs. A. II.
Hitchcock of Fremont , was prominent
for years In the prohibition movement
and , served as president of the Nebras
ka Women's Christian Temperance
union.
At 1 o'clock In the morning Wnkolln
called at the house of n neighbor , Si
mon Robertson , who lives half a mlle
south , about midway to the cemetery ,
nnd told him to go over to hla house ,
for his wife was very sick. At the
same time ho requested that Robert
son's son should go and tell his non-
In-law , Frank Houston , to go for .1
doctor.
Robertson and his wlfo Immediately
went to the Wnkelln homo where they
found Mrs. Wnkolln lying dead with
her throat cut. The bed clothing was
soaked with blood. On the center table
they found a note written by Wakolln
In which ho said that ho had cut h'B
wife's throat , that she was dead b3-
fore ho left the house , unrt that ho
was going to the cemetery and kill
himself.
Other neighbors wore aroused. A
company of them lighted lanterns nnd
went to the cemetery , where they found
Wnkelln lying dead clutching a re
volver. By the side of the body lay
an open razor smeared with blood nnd
a deep gash from ear to oar Indicated
that Wnkelln had made doubly sure of
taking his own life.
The murder was committed In Otoe
county and the suicide In Neinaha
county , nnd the coroners and sheriffs
of both counties were notified.
While the whole community Is
shocked by the horror of the tragedy
It Is not a great mystery , for It has
been well known that Mr. and Mrs.
Wakelln had not got along well to
gether. The precise nature of their
differences Is not known , however , and
little has been said In the neighbor
hood about the unpleasantness between
them.
They had been married flvo or six
years. She was his second wlfo and ho
her second husband She was formerly
Mrs. M. A. Hitchcock of Fremont , and
was for ten years president of the Ne
braska W. C. T. U. A married daugh
ter of Mrs. Wakolln'B , Mrs. Lumbard ,
lives In Fremont.
Ayilropliolilit AinoiiK ( 'little ,
WINSIDE , Neb. , Feb. 28. Eltner a
peculiar disease his lately developed
among stock In this neighborhood or
some dog has become rabid unknown tithe
the owner. Mr. Edward Krnnse , liv
ing on his farm southeast of Wlnslde ,
had a dog that had been on the plnco
for seven years , seldom If over leaving
his home. This animal strayed ti an
other farm nearby the first part of last
week and seemed to be elck , th nigh
no one thought him mad. lie died at
a neighboring farm. Three of Mr.
Krause's cattle began to show symp
toms of some peculiar malady In the
middle of the week and they becnnm
apparently mad and could not Icj re
strained in any way , tearing rton
whatever barn or fence in which thsy
were confined. A veterinary turgeon ,
Dr. Hammond of Wayne , was sum
moned and on his advice the anlmala
were shot , he declaring that the symp
toms were those of hydrophobia.
( Junrri'l WnH Over Property.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Feb. 28.
At the coroner's Inquest It developed
that W. Wakelln carefully planned the
murder of Ifls wife and suicide. A
note left by him was addressed to 8.
P. Robertson , asking him to take
charge of his property. He then wrote
two other lines :
" 11:05 : 1 am going to kill Mary , '
and another ,
" 11:15 : 1 have Just killed her. You
will find mo at the cemetery. "
He closed his wife's eyes , placed
coins on them , washed and dressed the
wound on her neck , and went to the
cemetery , where he cut his throat and
shot hlm-jelf In the right temple.
The couple had quarreled over the
division of the property , Wakelln being
very rich.
Itelniliumn the Slutn.
LINCOLN , Feb. 28 One fire Insur
ance company has relmbimod the stnto
for money lost by the delulcntlon of
ex-Auditor Eugene Aloore. A check for
5-2& was iccelved 1/y Auditor Cornel
form the Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insur
ance company , the remittance being ex
plained in a brief communication.
( iotn After 'Joul Tlilovr * .
AINSWORTH , Neb. , Feb. 28. Fred
M. Hans , special agent for the Elkhon
arrested J Brown and S. W. Slattcry
at Long Pine. The company has beei
troubled all winter with persons steal
Ing'coal from its cars at that place
but Mr. Hans has not been able to
watch until the last few days. Ho
taught these two men loading thel
wagon , He brought Brown to Alns
worth and lodged him hi Jail , while
Slattery was left at Long Pine for a
few days.
T7
RICHEST FARMING
f H E "WOR U D ;
A Cnmjilalo 871(0111 of Irrigation Itn-
llo tlio Aililetr About Ititln Thnl
I'rnvnlU In Other 1'ilrtn of'ho ' ' Unltod
Otuton Itatt nnil Wr t Compared.
Wo arc permitted to publish on ox-
ract from a private letter written by
a gentleman wljo has recently been
lovotlng his time to the personal In
vestigation of practical fanning by Ir-
igatlon in the west. Ilia vivid por-
rayal of the advantages of that oya-
em will no doubt Interest our renders.
Ho says :
"Thero Is a vast , an Immeasurable
difference between farming In the east
ind farming In the west. If the farm
ers of the cast coud ) only be made to
mderstand the advantages enjoyed" by
heir western brethreji , I verily bclieyo
here would soon bo no land for set-
lement In the great Irrigation states.
The Irrigation farmer has nbsoluto
certainty of crop , and certainty of Ua
perfect maturity. Ho never plants
hat he does not reap , and when I say
reap I don't mean the reaping1 of scat-
cred stands of half matured grain
such as the eastern farmer cuts at tin )
lose of a dry season ; but thp reap- 1
ng of fields that frequently average 50
busheld of wheat to the acre every
grain of which has reached the per fee-
Son of development. There Is no >
inxlous scanning of tlio skies for thn
cloud no larger than a man's hand *
and fervent prayers that It may en
velop the heavens and send down wn-
.er to the thirsty Holds. The Irrlga-
lon farmer never thinks about rain.
He watches ? his growing crops , and the
day and the hour moisture Is needed ,
le Is out with his hoc flooding hla
fields with water from canals that
skirt them.
"Everything grows In the weat that
grows anywhere else In the United
Kates north of Tennessee. Potatoes
frequently yield fiOO bushels to the
acre , and barley Is grown far better
ban any raised In the cast. The
'mils are delicious. 1 never saw any
o compare with those grown In Idaho ,
where apples , peaches , plums , cherries ,
icars , apricots abound , and when *
hero are thousands of acres of Italian
and German prunes which I am told
have made fortunes for their owners.
"To my mind , Idaho Is the best wa
tered and most Inviting arid state In
the Union. I made a careful Investiga
tion of the great Snake River valley
In that state , along and tributary to
the Oregon Short Line Railroad , nnd
saw there evidences of prosperity such
as I have never seen elsewhere In the
United States. This wonderful valley
Is suUl to contain over .1,000,000 acres
of arable land. It Is threaded with
fireat Irrigation canals In every direc
tion , and there are vast tracts await
ing only the touch of the farmer to
make them productive. The sun doesn't
ohlne on liner or more fertile land.
When I saw the happy homes , the well
filled granaries , the sleek , fat stock ,
and the slnlle on the face of nature
reflected in n smile of contentment oh
the faces of ( ho farmers , my he'art
wont out in pity to the thousands In
tr east who are Ltruggllng along from
y -ar to year , tolling against ndverso
climatic conditions , and never know
ing how soon a drouth will wipe , out
the profits of prosperous years.
"Lands can bo had In this Snake
River valley almost , for the asking ,
but they are going , day by day. The
Oregon Short Line Is making extra
ordinary efforts to bring tbo advan
tages of Idaho to the notice of eastern
farmers , and Is flooding the country
with conservatively written descriptions
of the state. Write to the General Pas
senger Agent of this Railroad at Salt
Lake for printed matter about Idaho ,
and read It carefully. It will be a
revelation to you and I sincerely be
lieve will end li | your icnioval to the
west. "
| Try Grajn = 0 ! |
| Try Qrain = 0 ! I
* Ask you Grocer lo-dny to show you j
O iipnukiigoof GHAIN.O , the now food 4
< y drink that takes the place of coffoc.
< g The children may drink it without
injury as well as the adult. All who
| try it , like it. GUAIN-0 ha * that
J ilch seal brown of Mouha or Java ,
* but it is undo from p'iro grains , and
* the most JUic-tito stomach receives it
* without < V.Hlre. < s. } the price of coffee. *
15 cents tuul 25 cents pur package.
Sold by till grocers.
$ Tastes like Coffee J
* Looks like Coffee
InsisttlmtyonrgroccrulvesyouQRAIN-O S
* Accept no Imitation. >
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SLICKER
Keeps both rUer an J ssdJIe per
fectly dry la the hardest storms.
Substitutes wllMlsappolnt. Ask for
18971'lsti Brand I'ommet Slicker
It Is entirely new , If not for sale In
your town , write ( or catalogue to
A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mas *
$50 for Half Dollar IB3B or 1853.
Doulilo fuce value for any ruin with o. under i' lf.
bead to for circular * . VY. . ( U1C , nu4 u , BI .