nw
MUST NOW
FACE WAR
CHILE NO fi. IED SHE HAS DALLIED
TOO LONG-
of A'ill I rntlii ii I'ltMrR < > nllnn llemlj
To MiMkilic WorM IBSIIO Itiullrnl Solu
tion Xi'iMliil Orcnt ItrltalnVlllint
luttirciMlu-
"Ruenos Ayres , Dec. 21. Via Gal-
vcslon , Tex. The patriotic demon
strations growing out of the possibil
ity of war with Chile wore renewed
here today. An editorial article In
the Pals snvq it was possible some
time ago to submit the whole matter
to arbitration , but such a course is
now ImposslMc. The decision of the
arbitrator cold ; ; not be given before
two more years have elapsed and the
countries could not remain all that
time on a war footing. Thercf"re.
n radical solution of the question is
in'tv.&sary.
The Pals advises the Argentine
government to Invite Chile to accept
a direct and immediate arrangement
or bo prepared for war.
The British minister here , Sir W.
A. 0. Harrington , had a long confer
ence last evening with Preisdcut
Koca.
Col. Palbo Ulcchori. the minister
of war , has Informed President Koca
that he has available six hundred
V'comotivcs ' and lour thousand cars ,
arid that on forty-eight hours' notice
lie can transport cigliti thousand men
to the frontier. It is estimated tint
the maintenance of the army which
will be mobilized by February 0 , will
Involve an annual expenditure of six-
tv-llvomillion piastres.
'About eight thousand men have al
ready signed 1 be rolls of the Uruguayan -
, an volunteer legion.
" HUMOUS or A I'uoTocor , .
Valparaiso , Dec. 2 . Via Calves-
ton , Tex. It is reported here that
the government of Argentine and
Chile have signed a protocol by which
they agree to submit the questions
pending between them to the arbi
tration of Great Britain.
Washington , Dec. 24. Secretary
ITay has received a cablegram from
United States Minister Wilson at
ganti'go de Chile , confirming the
report that the resources of dipli mncy
lias been. , exhausted in the effort to
Kettle the dispute between Chile and
Argentine and that diplomatic rela-
tfbnshad been broken oil' through the
withdrawal from Chile of the Argen I
tine minister. Touching the propo I
sition emanating from the Argentine |
side to refer the dispute t > Great i
Britain as an arbitrator the Chilean
icpiesentatives claim that Ibis was
choir original proposition. This be
ing the case , it ib believed there is a
way open 1'or a peaceful adjustment
of the trouble.
Both the Chilean and the Argon-
line representatives were at the slate
d partrnent t Klay in reference to the
ci'iitroveisy between the Argentine
and Chile. The United States gov
ernment is watching the progress of
the negotiations and is standing
treacly to aid in a peaceful solution in
any way agreeable to both parties.
The submission to Great Britain is
entirely satisfactory to the authori
ties here an.l th - , rob il ly will assist
in having both governments accede
to this manner of solution.
LONDON TKAKS WAlt.
London , Dec. 24. Fears ol the im
minence of hostilities between iLo
Argentine and Chile caused a slump 1
In Argentine and Chilean securities
on the stock exchange today. The i
fall ranged from 4H to 6 points , and j i
It was difficult to effect sales. Prices !
hardened slightly during the after- '
noon.
The British government is watching -
ing the progress of the dispute boi
twcon the Chilean and Argentine re
publics with coniderablc anxiety. A
representative of the Associated pivss
was informed today that neither side
lias as yet approached the Mritish foi-
clgn office. If both Chile and Argen
tine request Great Britain to arbi
trate the matters in dispute between
them Lord Lansdowne , the foreign
secretary will promptly acquiesce.
But the statement of Dr. Alcorta ,
the Argentine minister of foreign
affairs , that Argentine has referred
the matter to the arbitration of the
British government under the agree
ment of 1898. appeal's to be inaccur-
nlc or' the foreign office says the pres
ent contention Is quite beyond the
powers of that commission. As the
foreign olllce understands the case ,
It Is not one relative to the boundry
between the two countries , but
whether Chile has the right to build
neutral roads In the disputed terri
tory.
Want * III * Name Withdrawn.
Washington , Dec. 24. Charles F.
Wenncker , who wns nominated for
the position of collector of internal
revenue for the St. Louis district just
before the holiday recess of congress ,
but whose nomination was not con
firmed , has telegraphed the president
to withdraw his name. Wenneker
was not an avowed candidate for this
'position , but was selected by the
president as a compromise between
the opposing factions in Missouri.
.
SCUTTLES
HIS BOAT
LAKE CAPTAINS HEROIC MEAS
TO SAVE LIFE.
1'oiuiillnu to 1'ieocn Thrown on llni
M'lilliTrying to Kiitr llitrhor C' < M |
l'n rr Ornd I.lfo 8nvera to the He * .
Clio.
Litdlntgon , Mich. , Dec. 23. Whilt
entering Ludington harbor last nlghl
during a heavy soutbrcly gale , the
Pore Marquette car ferry , No. 10 ,
struck a bar , disabling her machinery
and breaking the main feed steam
P'pe. Great volumes of steam In
stanlly escaped. MikcTaft , a coal
p.iss-r , whirse homo is In Chicago ,
was scalded to death and two other
coal passers , whose names are un
known , were al " terribly scalded.
They nil- lie in the marine hosplta !
hero , iiovering between life anc'
tl\ith.
Many others who were In the hold
of the f ir ferry received bad burns
fie ii tin1 steam and suffered great
banish- - ; < > ; during the nine hours
which followed before they were
rescued. The accident happened at
mid-light , and during the rernalnd" !
of tl'e night there was neither light
noi heat on the bout. The wind ivi :
bitli-i ! } cold. Great seas rolled across
( lie deck and Ice formed whcreTci
110 wuier fell.
The No. 10 arrived off the harboi
fr mi Milwaukee after a tempestuoui
vnyagu. In spite of the heavy seas
airl sU'ong wind from an tinfavorabh
q lartor. C.ipV Charles Thompson de
cided to hazard an entrance to tin
harbor. HP would hare succeeded
had n f hlr boat , at an unfortunate
moi'iont , stint low In the hollow ot t
big wave and struck the bar with ter
rific force. Thf sbo-k completely
dlnoidc.ed the machinery of ttioboat.
Left without power the car forrj
drifted against the north pier , wber <
she pounded heavily , storing several
huge holes in her forward quarter.
There upon Captain Thompson or
dered the sea cocks opened and th
boat was scuttled In eixte o feet ol
; : ator.
When day broke a" llffl saving crew
bj means of their csnnon , throw a
line to the wrecked craft , and be an
rescuiriiithc crew with their breaches
buoy apparatUA. The entire crew
of thirty-three men and the body ol
Taft were taken off the wreck in thi4
manner. One by one the men wow I
hauled over the churning tec on the'1 '
suspended cable. The operation oc-M
i
cuplod four hours and was witnessed | '
with breathless interest by an im
mense crowd of people.
it is believed that the No. 18 will I
prove .t total loss. An attempt will 'l '
be made to pump her out tomorrow,1
but unlesH weather conditions arej
perfect , It will bo almost Impossible , j
Great banks of ice surround the beaten
on all sides. Boats and cargo arc ral
lied at $200,000 and are fully insured.
Kirr Fleht .r
Huntsville , Ala. , Dec. 23. In a
fire which this morning burned the
store of the Alabama Feed and Iin-
plernentcompanyin Commercial row ,
and destroyed or ruined ten other
stores one fireman was killed and
another seriously injured.
After the flames were under control
I
Firemen Hanen Cochran and John
Colburn were standing just within
!
the door of the feed store playing u '
line of hose when the front wall top- ' ! I
pii'd over and the two men were burled - !
\ j
led beueath three feet of hot brick
I
and hlar.ing embers. Fully half an
hour elapsed before the first man , '
!
Cochran i , was dug out. His skull waq '
crushed < , two limbs broken and his
body ' badij burned. He died in a few ,
minutes. ' Colburn was protected by ,1 ,
large piece of timber which fell directly -
rectly i over him and his Injuries are
not i fatal. The property loss was
140,000.
7.oi I.lrrt In Fli ,
New York , Dec. 211. Isaac Gill , a '
tailor , fifty-two years old , and an un-J j
Idontiiied man lost their lives at a' I '
lire which destroyed a four-st ry 'I ' !
sweat shop building on Clinton street t
tonight. Four people were Injured i
none of them fatally. About forty '
men and women were at work in tin
building. The fire started lnthejbase
merit and gained such headway that I
escape was cut off. The people Jumped 1
from the windows to save themselves.
Many whose names were not men.
tloned were slightly injured.
ICiul. Ilin > l > xnti'A I.If * .
Columbia , K. C.Mec. 23. Near
Yarnvllle , Hampton countylast night t
Mrs. John Phillips killed nor bus- '
band , who , it is said , in a drunken
condition had attempted to take tha
life of Mrs. Phillips and her son.
Phillips fired at the woman , who lleij $
Into the yard where she seized an axe
and killed him instantly.
Crnukimnn nt Atwooil , Knn.
Atwood , Kas. , Dec. 23. The saf\
In the county treasurer's office wai'
blown open at 4 o'clock this morning
and about $1,500 taken. Although
the officers were on the ground in
less than ten minutes after the ex
plosion not the slightest clue has yet
been found. The Manhattan bloodhounds -
hounds have been sent for and are on
the road. The county commissioner !
will offer a substantall reward foi
the car > turf of the robbers.
A GHASTLY CHRISTMAoU > OA-
I'l 1'itnitn nn < l lhn'tt\ ri
Cm ) ! * < .
Orawfordsvlllc , Intl. , Pec. 2 * . The
citizens In and about Mowers , a small
place near this city , are greatly ox-
oiled bccaue of a ghastly Christmas
box ' sent to Charles Campbell , a far
mer ' Mr. Campbell had been on n
visit In Dakota for some weeks and
before he loft home he instructed his
t o small boj-s to open the Christmas
box I ho expected to send them. On
Christmas day a box , which had con
tained package coffee , was received
Ir
and delivered at the Campbell home.
His I sons opened the box and were
horrified 1 to IIml it contained the body
of 1I a woman. The limbs and arms
had I been severed clo o to the body to
allow ! l the ghastly object to be crowd
ed , Into the box. The body was taken
from the box and hung up in the
barn , where it was viewed byscoies
of people As soon as the health
officers heard of it they ordered the
body cut down pending an Investiga
tion. It was learned that the body
bolongoxl to Dr. Campbell of Lafay
ettewho procured it at a medical col
lege nt Indianapolis and was shipping
It home for dissection. Ho was able
to convince the olllclals that every
thing was regular. Dr. Campbell
secured the body and took it to La
fayette.
Yt'nnlcil to I.rntnTown.
Elk Creek. Neb. , Dec. 28. A crowd
of Elk Creek citizens waited upon
.1. C. Woolsey and wife of Uubbell ,
at the residence of Z. T. Cody , here
last night and commanded them to
immediately depart from the neigh
borhood , to remain they would sub
ject themselves to a coat of tar and
feathers. Mr. Woolsey conducted a
drug business in Elk Creek until four
years ago last March , when he sold
out. Last night's demonstration came
as a result of his alleged desertion of
a wife , elopement to California , dl-
vorco proceedings , and second mar
riage ] in that state and his subsequent
return i to Uubbell.
Early In the winter Mrs. Woolisy
became 1 ill and sent for a doctor from
1I
this I place tc come and administer
treatment. ' The doctor made several
calls c and succeeded in improving the
health ' of Mrs. Woolsey so that she
and her husband wore enabled to go
to Table Rock and take Christmas
dinner witli relatives. While there
and being su near Elk Creek they de
cided to call upon the ( lector for fur
ther ' treatment and did so by driving
into town. After being on the
thoroughfares in the carriage for
some ' time they announced that they
would take supper at Mr. Cody's. So
enragesl < were the citizens at their re-
turn i that a crowd soon formed and
sent , a committee to wait upon them
with ( the above request. At first they
declined i to leave the house through
fear of injury , but being assured that
no harm awaited if they would ponce-
ably leave and not return , they de
cided to go and hastily entered a
waiting carriage and drove away with
all possible speecd while epithets ,
mingled with curses and pistol shots
rent the air as a parting salute.
Accused < > 1 , l \ i'lr > Thult.
Beatrice , Neb. , Doc. 2. 11. L.
Clemmons , manager of the jewelry
department in Klein's racket stwo ,
was arrested and placed in jail today
on ' a complaint sworn out by Jake
Klein charging him witli stealing a
diamond ' ring trom the store. Clem-
mons ' came here from Oklahoma
two months ago , recommended by
a Kansas City firm. He at once proved
a ' genius in the matter of getting in-
tothe good graces of people. His
wife died in Oklahoma soon after ho
cnmo ( here , so he said , and he was at
once ] the object of much sympathy.
Since his arrest his department in
the store has been undergoing a
thorough overhauling , with the re
sult , it is charged , that several hun
dred dollars' worth of Jewelry is
i'found j missing , and a charge of em-
be/.zlemcnt ; be Hied against him
tomorrow. It is alleged he was lavish
with gifts of jewelry to employes In
the i hotels whore he boarded airl to
others , his boldness in this line leading -
ing to his being suspected of crook
edness. While being searched at the
police station ho threw a vial con-
taining pure gold Into the stove.
Clemmons Is about forty years old ,
slightly crippled and a good talker.
Dunnunrn * Him ns A iinrrlilnt.
New York , Dec. 28. Rudolph
Grossman.edltor of The Austro-Hun-
garian Gazette , was arrested today
charged with assaulting his wife with
'a knife.
Mrs. Grossman declared her husband
to be an anarchist and said that lie
had repeatedly told her he would consider -
sider himself highly honoiedifho
c mid do to President Roosevelt what
Czolgoz did to Prcident McKinlcy.
I'our Yrnrn for Iii4 < tnli1in f.
Frccniont , Neb. , Dec. 28. Joseph
Dusscldorf , who was convicted in dls-
trlct court at the last term of mur-
derlng Arthur C , . Payne in a drunk *
en box car brawl at North Mend last
spring , was today sentenced to four
years at hard labor in the state penl-
tontiary by District Judge Hollen-
beck. The Jury brought in a ver-
diet of manslanRhter.the punishment
for which Is from one to ten years In
the penitentiary.
Ml'ST DO
DOIlKll
IlKll PAttT
NEBRASKA A FACTO RAT THE bT-
LOUIS EXPOSISION.
Tlii > ( iovi-rnor Coiiiliiriiili il John M.
TliurMim Til In In 111 * I'lutl IMlixul
l * < iriiiiir Senator Inlorcslcil In the
J'rnlrlo
Washington , Dec. 20. John M.
Tim , .uun's political career in Ne-
rcVn may be a mallei of hlslory ,
l > ut it Is the subject of a most In-
u-HMing chapter , the llrst page of
WHICH was written a quarter of a
duturyago. l-'or a do/.en years he
wii i ho unchallenged leader of No-
I . - ' ' republicans who by common
accorded him llrst place In
Hindis and In their alTcctirns.
Vnv. nt the end of six years in the
s"ni p. i fmd i his brilliant Nolu-as-
u.iii occupying high place In the legal
rui-fr slnn at Washington , enjoying
tinrespfcl and esteem of the best
POOJJU hero. To a man who has
: | , "i i | m mountain peaks of nat tonal
pv'iiiunl eminence , the mere Incident )
< 'f a tflven place of residence makes
liMlo difference as to results. Mr.
'lh rsiin is not the lirst man having
aitnlnod high tifiliMal place at Wash
ington to locale here fcr the piaotico
of iiis profession.
W KU , UK'\TK1 > AT THIS CAPITAL.
Few Nebraskans come to the na
tional capital without culling upon
the erstwhile leader who Is known to' '
every i ( 'publican politician in his
His unices in the 13nnd build-
in t : are in the very heart of the city ,
within ear-shot of the treasury build
ing and in view of the White House.
14. is the conventional law olllce ,
although the sumptuous furnishings
nre in plssslug contrast with those of
the senator's onlcon in the Omaha
National bank building at Omaha ,
and in fact the appointments of his
office arr much better than wore
those in th ( > law department of the
Union Pacific railway in the days
Tfhen Mr. Thurston was forging his
wny to the forefront of bis profession.
1 found the ex-senator at a Hat-top
mahogany desk too busy to bo long
Interrupted by a newspaper intcilop-
er. Yet he answered every ques
tion.
tion.As
As is well known in Nebraka John
M. Thurton is a membei of the ,
United States commission to the
Louisiana pun base exposition or St.
Louis world's fair of MWIJ. In the
Biicccti * of this great enterprise ho Is
of course interested. Not long ago
the government commission named
sixteen women as members of the
board of lady managers , leaving four
places Ycnnt. One of those places
was jjivcn to Mrs. W. 10. Andrews of
Hastings , wife of the former con-
crocs man of the Fifth district , who is ,
At present one of the auditors of the
treasury department. Mrs. Andrews , !
by fche way , is said to bo a most tal-j
cntfd woman , in every way lltted for
this high place. The four vacancies
left the door open to applications
* i nd certnin Nebraska women are
known I to hare coveted them. In an
ewer to a qn ry Senator Thurston
said the place had been lllledyot the
announcements had not been made.
He said each member ofthecom-
mlBsion hod the naming of two wom
en for the board of lady managers ,
but with the exception of Now York
state but one woman had been chosen
from any one state. Hence Mrs. An-
drewi will be Nebraska's sjle repre-
tentatira on that board.
NIEBRAIKA AT THK TAME.
The question of Nebraska's repre
sentation at St. Louis was taken up.
I ftwnfl Hint Mr. Thurston was well
isMi-med JIB to the action of Govern
or -tavnge in appointing members of
the state commission lot ho St. Louis
fair. UP was especially glad of the
appointment of the Sage of Arbor
Lodge. Said he :
"Nebraska could not afford to let
the St. Louis fair go by without
proper representation. As a state
carved out of the original Louisiana
purchase Nebraska must show the
measure of progress along with her
sister slates. My judgment is that
1100,000 would not be too much to ex
pend for a Nebraska exhibit If care
ne taken that no money is squand
ered "
The lack of legislative action was
discussed and Senator Thuiston said
that were he a capitalist he would
not hesitate to advance money in
aid of a state exhibit , having the
utmost faith that the next legislature
of Nebraska won'd reimburse any
money advanced in furtherance of an
enterprise of such vast importance to
the state.
Mr. Thurston's intimate knowledge
of the temper of republicans who
will doubtless control the policy of
the next Nebraska legislature rend
ers his opinion on the question of re
imbursement quite valuable and it is
upon tills single question that the
finer-ess or failure of the Nebraska ex
hibit at St. Louis must depend.
Plattsmouth , Neb. , Dec. 20. Gco.
Taylor was arresled in this city yes
terday by Marshal Slater and was lat
er taken to Glenwood , la. , by Sheriff
Morgan of Mills county , who had a
stale warrant for the prisoner. Tay
lor.lt Is claimed , attended a chuerb
service near Tabor Sunday evening
and amused himself by talking aloud
and disturbing the minister during
the letter's sermon.
. ' . . r i.v.v.
THREE LIVES
CRUSHED OUT
MEN KILLED BY FALLING OFSTEEU
CRANE-
Three Olh ti lliiill.v Hurl rmilty Mn
rlunrry tint Only Kiiouii Cnuic t'riiim !
r.iiimilitoril hi llolil al l.i'iist 'llitrly
Tnnv
Chlcngo , Dec. 27. Three men were
Instanlly killed and four injured by
be falling of n steel crane at the
\morlcan Hrldgo works this morn
ing
Thirty niuti wore woiIcing In the
vicinity of the crane at the titnoof.
ho accident , and many of these bad'
tariow escapes. Swan , Ttaver stud
Itock wore niught beneath the huge
IKI-.S of stool , and each man was
rushed so badly as Id bo almost un
recognizable.
The crane was guaiauteed to hold
hlrty tons , but was carrying only
: \vonty tons al the time of Its col-
apse. No duo Is assigned for the ac-
Mdont except a possible Haw in one
% T the chains supporting the crane.
Cincinnati , ( ) . , Dec..27. Unable to
see the flagman's-signal on account of
fog. the ouglnec ! of the south-bound
Chicago express on the Cincinnati , !
Hamilton & Dayton road was unable
to slop Ills tialn at Harlwoll today
linlil it had struck a freight crossing' '
the track , and demolished three' '
freight car.s. Four passengers and
wo trainmen on the exptess were
lightly injured.
The wrecking train on the way to
llartwell mot with an accident , kil
ling Patrick McCoyand fatally Injur
ing William Nipper and Louis Ten-
brink.
The chain of the crane broke and
struck Iheso throe men , while the
( niin was in motion.
Louis Tonbrink died at the city
hospital here tonight and the physl-
t-ians fear that William Nipper will
lot live tluough the night.
Wliltu llnu-tr Mint Hit Olmi-il.
Washington , Dec. 27. The White
house will remain closed until New1
Year's day. Only visitors having
urgent and important business will
10 soon by the president ( luring the
Aiming week. Mrs. Roosevelt and
ho. children , with Dr. Uixcy. will
tail down the Potomac this afternoon
on the government yacht Dolphin.
They will be gone several days. A
jiorlion of the time will be spout at
i club house on the island neat Quan-
tlco , Va. , about twenty miles from
Washingtonand Dr. Illxey and young
Theodore , jr. , expect to have some
duck shooting from the club's blinds.
The president will remain here while
the family Is away. He will entertain
home of his friends at luncheon each
day.
President Koosovclt tonight cntcr-
ainod a party at dinner. The guests
were Secretary Hoot , Attorney Gen-
> ral Knox , Gen. Randolph , Hear Ad-
nlral Hoblcy D. Kvans , Senator
, , edge and Justice Clarke of New
York.
Ir < mr limit 1m In u Vl'ri'rh.
Sault Ste. Marie , Out. , Doc. 27.
The Jocal express and a work train on
Jio Canadian Pacific railway collided
ast night between tills place and
Wcbbwood while running at full
and four or more men were
killed and several severely Injured.
The crew of the work train , which
ontributod most to the killed , were
from the Michigan Koo. Wlththu ex
ception of Kngineer McDlvlt , the
names of the dead have not been
learned. Engineer Christopher ,
Fireman Miller , Conductor Gould ,
and the baggageman of the express
were seriously wounded. A train
with doctors was sent to the sceno.
in YIIIIIIK III.
Sail Lake City , Utah , Dec. 27. A
special to the Herald from Farm Ing-
tun , N. M. , says that Apostle Urigh-
um Young , president of the quorum
( it , wolvo of the Mormon church and
the oldest living son of the famous
president of the church , Is lying
litlcally 111 with a complication of
itoimich and nervous troubles at
Kruitlaii'l , a Mormon settlement near
Farmington. Young left Salt Lake
i bout two week ago to spend the win
ter in Mexico and stopped over in
I'rultland for a few days. He Issixly-
iho vears old.
Hridgewaler , N. S. , Deo. 27.--Four
! ju\s who went skating < ui Labave
liver yesterday broke tluough the
ice and were drowned together. They
were Ferry and Men-ill Khodcnhaiis-
ii. brothers , fourteen and sixteen
seats old ; Curry llubloy , ag < d
twelve , whose birthday anniveis.iiv
it was , and George Hachman , aged
ion.
I 111- lift ( if It ,
Washington , Doe. 27. Lleiilcnam
General Miles resumed his duties in
" " " "
command "of" ho" sirmy at his olllce
in the war department today. It is
said that he has decided to accept
llie situation with the best possible
/race and will say and do nothing tc
onllnue the controversy. So far as
uiowu the incident will cause nc
decided change In his prearranged
plans. , oulcia ) and social , for the
future.
NEBRASKA ftOTES
| iCuster County horticulturists will
' organize an association.
1 W. J. Rryan has been elected a trus-
j lec of the Lincoln Presbyterian church.
Nebraska City will entertain the' '
Uat association of volunteer llremcn
Jan. 21 to 2:1. :
A patriotic meeting under the aus-
plcos of the G. A. U. will be held Jan.
W by the cstizeiiB of Surpcrlor , incom-
iieinoratlon of McKinloy'fi birthday.
TbeSaundcrs county poultry and'
liet stock show was hold In Wnhoo la t >
week. I here wa ? a large number of
II i exhibits and the opening was well
patronized.
The Dempster Mill company of Be
atrice closed itl plant to tane the an
nual Inventory. As BOOM as It can betaken
taken the company will resume , with
nearly 1100 men.
Murglars entered Miles Case's houseat
Norfolk Junction last night vhllo the
occupants were at the trainmen's ball
and secured a lady's gold watch and
some $15 In money.
I ) . 10. Krskln , from Blooming Prairie ,
Minn. , a man eighty-live years old who
came to Norfolk to spend the holidays
with hit , son , S. V. lOrskln , had a fall
and broke his wrlat.
Mrs. Carrie Nation lectured innum-
boldt on Christmas day. A largo
crowd of people was on the streets all
day , eager to get a glimpse of the Joint
smasher. Shiwiddresscd ui audience
In the Samuclson opera House.
The Burlington brldtjo otcr White
river at Crawford , burned down Christ
mas evening shortly before the arrival
of passenger train No. 42 from the
west. A large gang with n , con&ruc-
tlon train airived from Alliance.
The largest real estate transaction
that has taken place in Wood Rlter
vicinity for sometime waflConMirnat d
Monday. Mrs. K. A. Murphy Bold her
farm , one mile east of Wcod Hlvcr to
H. W. Hardy of Plalnvicw for $10,000
averaging $46 an acre.
A family reunion was hold Christ
mas day tit the home of David MoWil-
llams west of Nebraska City , Thcro
wore present eight sons , four daugl-
ors and tlielr children , some forty in
number. Thcro wore over tlfty guests
at dinner and it was one of the most
pleasing gatherings.
John Sly , a fanner living on the Rob
ert P. Harr ranch , a few miles south
west of McCook , was thrown from his
horse and Instantly killed. He waa
running a wolf at the time and noono
witnessed the accident. It was from
this ranch that Barr himself a few
years since disappeared and no traeo
lias ever been found of him.
ArtSnowden and Fred Nash , two
young men of Kearney , were arrested
on the charge of burglary and were
bound over to the district court in the
sum of $500 each , which the boys were
unable to give , and are how In the
county jail. There has been much
potty thieving the past month and
the police believe they have broken tip
the gang.
The Stan on.rifles were mustered in
last Monday cvenin with tlfty-two
men. Thl company was raised by
G. A. Kzcrly , county attorney of Stanton -
ton county , and stnrtfl out with very
flattering prospects of becoming one of
the strong companies of the state.
Over So per cent of itfl members served
( n the Spanish-American war and have
been drilling regularly for Rome time.
Alfred Oleson , a young farmer Hying
at Swabcrg , was xrrested and brought
before the county court on the charge
of being the father of a six months old
child of Signo Matfion. lie did not
make satisfactory arrangemewts for
tlio child's support and was commit
ted to the dlRtrlcl court In default of
$1,500 ball for bis appearance before
tbo next term of the district court.
The NebmBka Telephone company
lias just completed a local exchange at
Stanton and Is ready for use. It is exi
pooled the operators will be the busi
est people In town for the next ten
days.
The dynamo has been placed and
most of the wiring done for electric
lights , and the plant would have been
in operation some time ago but for th
delay in getting poles.
Aside from a new mill , electric
lights and a telephone system , about
8100,000 In other improvements have
been made in the past year , and prospects -
pects are good for It to far exceed that
next year. There Is not a vacant house
or store-room of any sort in town. Real
estate has boon changing hands readi
ly at prices ranglnir at from $40 t. ) $50
per acre , and these are really prosper
ous times In Stinton County.