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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1901)
CITY IN A TUMULT / STRIKti SITUATION AI ALBANY GETTING WORSE. 7oldl.-r Hnvo Iliinil * I''nll-Strlkcr ' I'roM Hiird Upon Them , S.vinputlil/ lint Mllltlii .MIIIIIIK * ' * t Protect > Crr * Ittinnlii ) ; . AUIANY , N. Y. , Muy 10. Sosorlom was i lie situation here last night over the traction company strike that Gov ernor Odell postponed a trip to the Ktuto Institutions which he had under taken and returned to the executlvi mansion. Two thousand armed sol diers are now within the city limits , more arc coining and 2,500 are in read iness to move to Troy when Ocvernoi Odcll so orders. The streets are thronged with excited men , women nnd children , and the otherwise quiet day terminated In bloodshed. A dra matic clement was added to the days features by the sudden death of Adju tant General Iloll'mann. As long as the traction company does not attempt to move cars or bring In non-union men , the crowds on the street remain good natured , except ' for taunting the soldiers and police , but the instant an attempt Is made to work on the lines or bring non-union men in , the crowds become frenzied tind bloodshed re nils. AVII.U DAY IN TIIK CAPITAU Citizens , sabre-sashed , nun-union men with broken limbs and bloody laces , women and children trampled under foot , soldiers maimed with flyIng - Ing missiles and leaders In the crowd beaten with muskets were some of the results of the day. Mob and militia closed in combat 1 o this afternoon , but by the acci dent of fortune there were no serious casualties. It was the introduction of more non-union men to take the places of striking traction employees that produced the violence. Seventy- live non-union men reached the union dopotsliortly beforelio'clock , and their delivery at Quail street , barn , a mile and a half away , was made withadash under cavalry escort with mob resist ance in almost every block. Frenzied men swarmed through the police lines surged around the fast moving caval ry and fought to get at the cowed non union men inside the circle of gallop ing horses. Several of the men were knocked down by cornered cavalry , but the the record does mt yet show the score of a single fatality. In the passage through the streets few of the non-unionists escaped the Hying bricks nnd stones that were hurled at them but less than ado/en were badly hurt. The courage of nearly a dozen of tlio non-union men failed them in the opening spurts through the crowds , and they sprang from the wagons that carried them to mingle witn and be lost in the croud. The ride of the non-union men through the city was the dramatic spectacle of the day. At 5 o'clock the third signal corps , mounted and armed as cavalrymen , formed ahollowsquaro around the non-union men who had just arrived at the depot. Five thou sand men tagged at their heels and Jammed In around them , and thou sands more crowded into the intersec ting stretts. Fifty policemen formed in cordon about the waiting dragoons and tried to force the crowd back. The The street was cleared , but the walls of humanity on the sidewalks i.eld firm and could not be moved. A biok- en alleyway that runs along the south Bide of the union depot was the stage of the opening scene. Into it weio driven four flat-topped open trucks. Tho. crowd recognized them as tiiu same vehicles that carried the first batch of strike-breakers and greeted them with groans. Suddenly a sidtj door of the depot was thrown open and up the alleyway toward the wait- inn Iteams marched the non-union men. Once they were all aboard thy drivers brought their teams out into the street , the cavalry closed inaruuH them and the race was on. High ui In a window on the top lloorof a broadway - way building a wildly excited man barked out an imprecation on Ilia heads of the luckless fellow.s bcl j\v and ten thousand men Kok up the hue and cry. I'OMCKMKN SWIU'T AWAY. The polije throw themselves across the street in solid phalax , but th $ crowd swept over them and took iif the chase. Ahead were thousand ] more and with no fear for either heelj or horses or blades of steel they closed , In around the cavalrymen. Soon therq came a volley of bricks and three o | the strike-breakers sprang from thq roar wagon and were lost in the crowd. The Hying column dashed Into Statq street for the run up the hill past thq capital. Here the crowd was ; is densq and desperate as the other , and meq plunu'ed in around the galloping horses ( One rider cut off by thecrmvd brought his saber down on the face of one oi his antagonists and a line of blood marked where it struck. S < - < - . Inn M ill-It .Mi-tor . Nnv YOUK , May 10. In poor healtb flivi discouraged because of the miserj prevailing ID the city especially amoni the children , to whom she hud devotcg years of her life , Mrs. F.dith Thomas , friend of the poor and gitujd writer , sent a bullet through her heart it tin West Side branch of Jie univcrsitj settlement last night. Among tin Vbooks written by Mrs. Thomas wer "Your Money or Lift"Cross Kriss1 land "A Modern It'-sallnd. " RIOT STAGE IN STRIKE. Attempt to linn Mri-i-t Cum In Albanj Knd < Itmlly. A MIA NY , N. Y. , May 15. When darkness foil last evening several thou sand weary street car strikers and syniathlzers | went home , but they were replaced by as many more who took up the vigil to prcvcntthe United Traction tnon from running cars with non-union men. Darkness brought some conlidenco that there would bo no attempt before morning to move cars , for two attempt ; made in broad daylight had brought bloodshed and riot on such a scale that the local po lice , aided by scores of deputies and Pinkcrton men , bad been unable to quell the disturbance. One man lies in a hospital seriously w iiiuded and one of tlie two cars the company attempted to run Is in the gutter of a street not two blocks from the car house , wrecked and the trol ley wires are cut In several places , practically crippling the road. Near the car houses arc thousands of men , women and children wrought up to a pilch of frenzy that bodes ill If the doors of tlie car house open to let out another car. Inside tlio car house , afraid even to look out of tlio grated windows , are about seventy-live non union men whom the company expects t' ) use in running the cars. Early yes terday morning there were about ISO of them , but by nightfall half of them had deserted and joined the ranks of the strikers. The men claim that they were brought hero under a mis apprehension and that they supposed they were going to Philadelphia. I'OWl'K AUK rOWl5IU < KsS. Tills afternoon the police practically Admitted that they were powerless to tike care of the large crowds on the btrects if the cars were rUn , and General - oral Manager McNamara immediately called upon General Oliver incommand of theThirp brigade , for protection , lie said : "We intend to run our cars if it takes tlio entire national guard of Now York state to protect us. " General Oliver issued an order as- 5'moling at the armory tonight the Tenth battalion of Albany , compris ing four companies ol the national guard , of infantry and third signal corps , mounted. General Olives said that lie would warn the remainder of the Third brigade to be in readiness for a call. The riot today was full .of cxcitin'g features. At ten o'clock the big car doors swung open , and out darted a closed car with all tins windows opened. 1m- mnrlintnlv t lim-P. wi ! rimr of and shouts. Several men made an effort - ort to board thocar , but they were kept from doing so by the policemen , one of whom was stationed on each car step. The car made rapid headway and al most before the expectant crowd real- ied : what had happened it was well on its way over Quail street. Jt con tinued to the Union station and re turned , followed most of the way by 1 i yc his and people in vehicles. The second car did not escape. When the doors-were opened the mob surged to wards it despite the police. The crew consisted of four men dressed in plain clothes. As the car swung round the curve there was a rush for it , but the was driven back. UIWK WOIIKMKN TO DHSKllT. Tl e committee from the strikers was a. lowed to approach the men. "Do you want to come with us , boys ? You won't regret it , " said the spokes man. There was no response from any of the men. The motorman waved the crowd aside and the car was oil'airain. . All restraint in the great crowd broke. Th'rough the middle of the street men ran will ) women and children , min gling wi Ih the ollicers of law , whose clu js were swinging and aims moving in an almost \ain attempt to keep pe > ple Irom danger. Many stooped to pick up stones and were overturned to b pushed and kicked by the others. 15hire the car had started two police men boarded it. They simply made two extra targets for the stones and bricks. There was a perfect fusillade of stones. They came from all directions and crashed through the windows , front , roar and sides of the car. The men aboard ( Judged and jumped from tide to side to escape them ; md were BUiteoosful with the exception of the motorman A rock struck him full in the forehead and he dropped to the floor of t lie platform. It was a deep , ugly gash the rock left and the blood llowed from it in a stream. The un fortunate man dropped into a pool of his own blood that covered the entire platform. The assistant , as soon as the man dropped , grasped the brakes and controlling handle and faced the mob. A few feet more and the car was upon an insurmountable barrier. With a sudden jerk it came to a stop and all aboard were thrown forward. One of the condui tors fell amongst a pile of broken glass and received ugly flesh wounds and cuts. The conductors and one motorman joined the strike. .May IlrNljii From Cnlilin't. Nicw YOUK , May 1J. A special to the world from Washington says ; The postmastergeneral , Charles Smith has given up the lease of Ills Wash ington home , and there are rumors that tills portends his resignation from the cabinet the coining year. Those who are close to the postmaster general say he Is only retaining his otllce at the earnest solicitation of the presi dent and that as soon as practicable he desires to return to newspaper work. A STEAMER SINKS CITY OF PADUCAH GOtS DOWN NEAR GRAND TOWER , ILL. tire rn nngrr Drowned nnd Crow Mlm- liiK Twenty-two oT tlio l.nttcr , Moitlj NCRI-IIP * , lt ( , | | vrd to lie l.oit Mttl Tlmo ( ilvcn for i : rnpe. Gu.v.vnToWKU , 111. , May 14. The rearner City of Paducah sank In twen ty-five feet of water five minutes be fore 10 o'clock this morning In less than seven minutes after striking a ( nag while backing out from Brunk- borst lauding. Tlio bodies of two pas- lengers who were drowned have been recovered , and twenty-two of the crew mostly colored are missing. All of the oflleers were saved. First Mate Tobias Iloyal of St. Louis says only ilwut twelve passengers were on board Ind all were saved except two. Tljo body of J. W. Hell of Bell's Landing , iViHi. , was taken out of his state room. The remains of a young wo- hian , on which was a viMtlng card bearing the name of Mrs. L. Allen , St. Louis , MO. , was recovered from her Itatoroom. "The passenger list has not been rc- Sovercd. A diver Is searching for It. Only the texas and hurricane deck tre above water , which reaches to tlio Ikyllghts of the cabins. All thestato- rootns arc completely filled with water. The first mate says the boat went flown within three minutes after strik ing the snag , lie was on the cabin leek and escaped by climbing through Iheskyiight. It issupposed that most bf the missing deck hands , who were t > u the lower deck were washed down Hie river. The coroner , K. 0. Kneaucr , of Mur- physboro , 111. , is now holding an lu- liuest , while the diver Is searching for tnorc bodies. llrrStnr lint Not Sot. LONDON , May 14. The marquis of Salisbury , speaking yesterday at the banquet of the non-conformist union ist association , said : "It is a sad retrospect when we think of tlio number of young lives | that hav-s been quenched , , the splendid hopes cut short and the amount of bloodshed in South Africa. It is a ! grievous spectacle. Yet from It any tuggestion of wrong on the part of the i tmplro IS absolutely absent. Indeed ' there are circumstances which can make every lover of his country look back witn exultation and gratitude upon the two years Just passed. "Those circumstances have been iblo to show that the spirit of our countrymen has burned as brightly as It any other period in our history. "When I was at the foreign office I used to hear not infrequently that our time had passed ; that our star had set Ind that we were living on the valor Df those who had gone before. Tlio ivar in South Africa lias shown tlio fctrcngUi of England , which was never Inore conclusively shown. There Is no power in the world now but knows that , If It defied the might of England , It would defy one of the. most forniid- Ule enemies it could encounter. " Subsequently the premier said : "If home rule had passed In 1893 , what would England's position , with ft hostile Irish government In Dublin , have been today ? What would our position have been if we not only had lo meet the Transvaal and the Orange Free State , but also an equally hostile Ireland by our side ? We know from bur experience tlio danger of letting Ireland have a measure of Independ encc. We know now that if we al lowed those who are leading Irish pre parations against us we should have to begin by conquering Ireland if ever ve had to tight any other power. " Solillrrt Ordi'rril Home. WAsiNcrroN , May 14. By direction ) f the secretary of war instructions yesterday were cabled to General Mac- Arthur to send to San Francisco at his earliest convenience the following : Fourteenth , Eighteenth and Twen ty-third regimentsof infantry ; Fourth regiment of cavalry ; Twenty-ninth , Thirtieth and Thirty-third companies of coast artillery ; First , Eighth , Tenth Twelfth and Fourteenth batteries of Held artillery. General MaoArtliur is instructed to transfer to other commands all men in the above organizations fn their first enlistment Having more than one year to serve ; also men wishing to remain In thi Philippines. All men of other organizations having three mouthsor , Icis to serve , not Intending to enlist , are to be transferred to the returning organizations. It Iscxpccted that the movement will begin soon after tlio first of July next , by which time the homeward movementof the volunteers will have been completed. His the Intention of the department to re place the homecoming regiments , so far as the military conditions In the Islands require , with troops recently organized in this country under the provisions of the army reorganization act. from Philippine * , NKW YOUK , May 14 The United Suites cruiser Buffalo arrived from Manila , via Colombo and the Suez canal. The Buffalo left Cavlto , Ma- nlla , April 4 , and arrived outside the bar at Sandy Hook last night at midnight - night , making the run in thirty-eight days. The buffalo brought 91 seamen and fifty-seven marines , the most ol whom had enlisted for the war , or for three years. They will bo discharged at the Brooklyn navy yard. DEATH IN RIOT. .tloro IllootUhi-d UK Ili-anll < > f IhoAHmliy Strike. A MIA NY , May 17. Three men fatal- < y wounded , hundreds of others with broken heads and cut faces , cars run ning mc'rcly as arsenals , with no pat rons , the city under martial law , with Us citizens in a frenzy of excitement ind the city authorltiosand leaders of tlie strikers trying to get the railway company to come lo an amicable .set tlement , was the situation when dark ness putan cud tothestrlkelastnight. III.OOUiMIKI ) KOU.OWS DAY OK I'KAUK. The bloodshed came after a day of peace. From early morning the crowds had melted away before bayo nets and shotguns , cars had been oper ated under heavy guards and there was an Impression that the spirit of turbulence was waning. There had been some minor demonstration , pai- tlcularly In North Albany , but not a shot had been fired , and as the day passed the running of cars attracted but little attention. Tin- volley lira ! on Broadway by a squad of the Twenty-third infantry men , in which Leroy Smith and Wil liam Walsh , well known eltly.on.s , tell mortally wounded , changed all that. It stirred anew the feeling ot hatred as the exciting tidings swept tlunugh the city , and the guardsmen were bit terly denounced. Neither of the nu-n had been guilty of an offense , but were caught In a crowd , some member of which had stoned tlie guardsmen , and by mischance were hit. Tlie disturb ance was not a serious one , and "mur der" is tlie title applied by Inflamed public sentiment to tlie shooting. Tlie guardsmen seemed but to have followed their duty as soldiers , for they were under orders to shoot if as saulted. The bright prospect of a .set tlement of the strike-lias not served to allay tlie growth of vindictive feeling , and If tlie present situation continues , .icts of bitter revenge and violence1 may be expected. Minimi In Modi-r itor. Piui.ADHi.i'iiiA , May 17. Tlie Pros- torian general assembly , which began its one hundred and thirteenth meet ing here , disposed of two important matteisduring the afternoon session. Kev. Henrv C. Minton 0. I > . of San AnselmoCal. , was elected moderator , and , by an emphatic vote , the assemb ly decided to accept the "Peorsa plan" of choosing standing commlttcts though an effort was made to obviate tlie system , llev. Dr. Minton's only opponent was Itev. Or Purves , i ) . I" ) . L. L. IX , of New York , and of the OKI voie.s casii ur. IMIIILUII and Dr. Purvis 27i. ( The opening session of the. general assembly was called to order by llev. Dr. Charles A. Dickey , tlie retiring moderator , at 1 1 o'clock in Calvary Presbyterian Church , where all the business meetings of the assembly will be held. Of the 030 commissioners there were hut few absentees. Tlie galleries were crowdqd with spectators a large number of them women. The opening hymn , "I Love Thy Church. O Cod , " was sung by tlio vast issen.blage of delegates and specta tors. Kev. Dr. S. J. Nicoll , St. Louis , of fered prayer in which lie made touch ing references to tlie illness of Mrs. McK'inley. Then came tlie sermon of Kev. Drt Dickey , who spoke for two hours on the coming of tlie kingdom of Christ. At tlie conclusion of his sermon Dr. Dickey constituted tlie as sembly. the commissioners standing during tlie invocation. Recess was taken until ; 5 p. in. , when the roll was called and the organization of tlie as sembly effected. TIIM-M lor ICiillroudv. LINMM.N , May 17. Tlie state board pf equalization completed Its labors yesterday .so far as the valuation of railroad property for assessment pur poses is concerned. The total valua tion is about $78,000 larger than for the previous year. Thlslncrca.se was caused by the increase in railroad mileage. About f > 0 miles were added during the year by the Burlington to its Nebraska , Wyoming & Western line , commonly known as tlie Urusli line. At a valuation of $2,0110 per mile this new mileage would have increased the total $ luo.ooo , but a reduction of $22,0110 was made in equalizing the valuation of brunch lines of various roads , vthus cutting the increase to * 7MOO. The total valuation of all the rail road property in tlie state last year was$2tUl < l,73r > . Tlie new valuation will he about W0.424 , 73" . Two years ago it was $211 , 10(1,450. ( The valuation of property owned by .sleeping car companies and telegraph companies was not changed. Holds Hut IIIiir ! < ll l l.i'U'nl. CUM uio , May 17. In tlie superior court today Judge Baker decided that it is legal for employers to maintain a blacklist. The ruling was In the case of Annie Cordon , against Llbby , Me- Nelll it Libby , Armour & Co. , and other stock yards packing linns. The plaintiff was a labeller andean painter In tlie employ of the Libby firm Think It T PKKI.N , May , 17. An exclusion at the arsenal in Kalgan today wounded one German ollieer and four privates. Three German privates are missing. It Is supposed that 'they were blown to pieces by the explosion. Tlie < ! er- mans generally believe that the Chi- nc.se intentionally committed the out rage , although any evidence toi.sul ) . stantlato tills view is lacking. A thor ough Investigation will be made at once. LIGHT IN GLOOM DAY OF MARKED IMPROVEMENT FOR MRSM'KINLEY. . Doctor. Hopeful of | - tt-M-ln.r nfTlmnkic KlvlMgnt Scott MntKloii niul Clntlon of Pic.ldrnl t'luln-CrlM * not I'nut , lull Condition SAN Fit AXCISCO , May 18.- President McKlnlcy described the marked Im provement in Mrs. MclClnley'.s condi tion yesterday as a transformation. But perhaps even the president of the United States may overstate the case In his elation. Certain It Is , however , that Mrs. McKlnley's condition last night improved to an extent that fair ly nonplussed the doctors , brightened the anxious and devoted husband and tilled the city with Joy and thanksgiv ing. The sinking spell that was feared In tlio early hours before thedawn , when tile tide Hews out and the vitality of the world is at lowest ebb , did not come. There was a slight tendency In that direct ion , but that was all. The physicians were so favorably Impressed with their patient's condition at the early morning consultation that they Issued a bulletin announcing that Mrs. McKlnlcy had passed a good night and at the same time ( informed the public that there would not be another con sultation until evening. Tills reassur ing news , posted at all the newspaper olllces , was received with dullght by the people. It was communicated to all the members of thecabinet and im mediately after breakfast they hurried out to the vScott residence to express personally to their chief the pleasure they shared witn him in the glad tid ings. JOY UK TUKSIDKNT t'l.AIN. Tlie joy In the presidents heart was reflected in his face , and one look at his countenance today was enough to dispel Immediate apprehension. Yes terday he looked hagtrard mid care worn ; today his face fairly beamed. Although the other physicians left early in the morning , Dr. Hlxey did uotleave the residence , and Drs. Ilirsh- felbor and Gibbons were always where they could bo readied at a moments notice. _ Tliiiiiip-ioiiH tint Ciintlnin-nco. AijUANi'K , Neb , , May 18. .1. A. and Sam Thompson , who have become prominent for their Sandbcach ranch rallle , were arrested yesterday by Dep uty Sheriff Martin of Alliance , in Lake side. They were brought before Coun ty .lu < lm > Wiloox on a clutrgu of con ducting a lottery and their case was continued until the.'tOth. A telegram was received this morn ing from Sidney , Nebr. , where "Bill" Watkins of this place was on trial charged with cattle rustling and kill ing , stating that he had been acquitted late last night after only a few hours , deliberation of a Clieyene county Jury. This Is the case In which it was alleged that Watkins had stolen cat tle from ranchmen about a year ago and butchered them , selling the beef to the railroad contractors and bury ing the hides. Division Superintend ent. I. II. Phelan of tlie Burlington here was chief complainant , Alfiin-,11 TjiUr * I , railing Part. MADUID , May 18. King Alfonso for I'or the lirst tlnu ; took a prominent part In the grand maneuvers of ( lie Madrid garrison. He appeared on horseback , surrounded by General Weyler , tlie minister of war ; General Molto , tlie captain-general of Madrid ; all tlie marshals resident at the capi tal , and a numerous and brilliant suite. Tlie young ruler was in excel lent health. lie remained in tlie sad dle for live hours and took the keenest Interest in tlio operations. Queen ( tegent Christina and others of the rojal family were present In open car riages. All the elite of society and thousands of other Inhabitants of Ma il rid attended the camp to witness the brilliant military display. Botli the troops and spectators gave tlio king an enthusiastic reception. His majes ty subsequently gave a luncheon to mulcts of four academics. Kill or K" to Ih" An ) Inni , HKATKIUK , Neb. , May 18 : Henrj Cordcs was brought before the board of Insanity today on complaint of ,1. K. Weatherwax. Cordcs began fasting on Good Friday , and stated that he had re ceived a divine message telling him to fast. He weighed 17(1 ( pounds when lie began. Today he weighed 1'M 1-2 pounds. There was but little testi mony in tlie cose and none , except his own , that would indicate an unbalanced - ' anced mind. Tlie board placed him in the sherilf's charge and Instructed that ho he taken to a hotel and cared , and he witfrgiven to understand that lie must cat or ho would bo sent to the asylum. He partook of a small quan tity of milk tills evening , thus break ing a fast of forty-two full daysAs soon as he regains his * trcngth he will lie sent to Ills old home at Sey mour , Ind. ol Coniiti-rrHIIni ; , iiiA , Pa. , May IS. .John L. Scmple , a prominent attorney of Cauiden , N. J. , was arrested today , charged witli complicity In tlie coun terfeiting of $20 United States treas ury notes. Semplo was counsel for Baldwin S. B. Bredell and Arthur Taylor , who were the gravers for the .Jacobs and Kendlg gang of counterfeiters , which were broken up two years ago by the ificcret service men. NICIWA.HKA 1TKMS. The Uushvllo Recorder Is sovea years old , hale , hearty and strong ion Its age. Southwestern Nebraska veteran * will hold a reunion at Cambridge , . Augusts ton : , Gco. Pomroyof lllvcrton has a tame gander that will follow him all over the farm like a doy. Wakelleld citizens have raised aboub fGOO for the Woodmen log-iolling to ba hold there In August. The Salvation army has started a revival at Sterling. The meetings are being conducted in a tent , . , Gothenburg has a Merry-go-round club and It Is said that they lead a dizzy whirl at their meetings. Mlllaid Leller , of Gordon , lost seven- ty-llvo lambs during the recent heavy rain which visited thatscctlon. The crops look good In Hitchcock1 county and farmers are living In an ticipation of a bounteous yield. A cloudburst near Stella last weelc raised the streams out of their banks and did considerable of damage. The Dcmster Manufacturing com pany of Beatrice will spend sMO.OOO this summer In enlarging Its plant. Several thousand bushels of alfalfa seed have been sold at Kearney alone , anfl one bushel will seed three acres. B. It. Smith of Kearney has just bought the Silver Queen mine of Sll- vertou , Col. , for which he paid $100- 000. Nebraska farmers liavo already be gun to worry where they will gcfj hands to harvest the yrosnjotlvo biff crop. crop.Dr. Dr. M. V. Clark , of Button , has com piled and published a history of Clay county from Its earliest settlement , up to the present time. Among the new enterprises which Pawnee City Is looking forward to this season is a brick plant , which will bo run on a large scale. The little "i-year-old girl of Gcorgo Lindsay of Murray , In Cass county , was burned to deatli as the ruult of playing too close to a bonfire. Tlie Barncston Star agreed to print all home-made poetry that was accom panied by a load of cobs. There la now a col ) famine In Gage county. In the old days when Crawford was a wide open town it required six sa loons to quench the appetite for strong- liquor. Now two answer all the pur poses. Olllcer Thomas , of Schuylcr , who- Hboti ttnd killed n tramp one night recently , has been held to the district court on the charge of murder In the llrst degree. Lester Walker , who was granted a- franchlsc for the construction of an electric light plant at North I'lutte , has decided to accept tlio terms and will start work at tin early day. Someone put In his time one night recently daubing mud over the windows dews of all the stores in Howolls. Tlio identity of tlie vandal Is unknown and It is well for his health that it is. Someone put in Ills time one night recently daubing mud over tlio windows dews of the stores In II owe I Is. The identity of the vandal Is unknown and it Is well for his health that it is. August Klahundc , who stole thirty head of cattle of Colonel Pratt of Bon- nington , pleaded guilty to the oliargo and drew a sentence of two and a half years working for tlie stateat Lincoln. A five-year-old boy of John Wlllett , near Byron , shot his arrow under tlio heels of a horse In the stable and went after it. Tlie horse kicked him and then trampled him nearly to death. He may recover. Lightning struck a large cottonwood tree at Louisville recently , completely - ly severing the top from the trunk at a point Just below the llrst limbs. Tlio top of tlie tree was not slivered but the trunk was riddled. Mike llaggcrty , an ingenious Al liance man , who was short one leg and also money to buy an artificial limb , went to work and constructed ono for himself , which works satisfactor ily and is now ready to help out any one who is unfortunate like him self. Deputy SherlH1 Hanscll served an injunction on City Treasurer Hockctt , of Humboldt , directing him not to pay a warrant of $101)drawn ) in favorof the Humboldt Enterprise , and Issued by the old city council In payment for some ordinance books ordered printed by the council just prior to relinquish ing control of city affairs. The appli cation for Injunction is signed by a number of citizens whoso contention is that the warrant was not legally drawn , the contract void and several other technical points. The defense- claims the warrant is. in the hands ot an Innocent third party the First National bank and should therefore he paid. The hearing Is set for .Juno 10 at J-'alls City , and a large crowd will doubtless be attracted A young woman at Lawrence took a dose of ammonia the other night and she had a bard time recovering her breath. She thought It was painkiller. A lx > v while fishing in the oreelc near Weeping Water saw the face of a dead man rl.sc up out of the water , , stare at him for a few seconds and then dlssapear. He rushed to town and gave the alarm and in a llttlo .while the creek was being dragged and the deep holes dynamited , but no man was found ,