Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, February 27, 1902, Image 3
A Httii'Mtient Issued by tlu < elgaruink- CH of 'NOW York shows that yiihMHiil vns Hpeut In sustaining tlie strike ol tenibers In the .State recently. The Lead City ( S D. ) .Miners * Union toasts ol one of the line.sl building" fwned by organized labor In Ani'-rlea it was completed in Hie spring of ISI ! ) It IB llirce stories hi height , wltli t tasem nt. is built ol' cut stuue. aim I- lOxll'J feet. Tin- building wan ereetei it a cost of ? ( .il)0l ) ) ) . A terrific- labor war Is expected li It. Louis Tin ; hulldiiig trades deiuiiti liat all work In tlielr Hue I'mtli JVorld's Fair be done by union uiei the dull rut-tors' Leamn- has Issued \ \ iltlumiuu ) . In which It Is declared Hi. . lynipatlietlc strikes will not be toie , tted and imn-uiiluii iue.li will be- lure , i'lien insei-ssary. Sir Cliarlos Dllko. M. P. . spoke eli juently of the Irish trades unions li Dublin. He IB In favor of tlie tnioV Inloiis and the Intlueiire they O.M-I-I b hirliameiit. He urged the dt-li-gati-s li Tnteh closely the Inerease ol' naval an > ither Koveruuieiit work In Ireland , an < b see that thr work was so placed n- io favor tlie Irish Industries and Irlsl K-orkinguieii. Itostoii Is the latest city to consldei tlie iirojeet of building a labor temple , lud Iu all likelihood the workluxuieii f that city will have out- before loim After agitating the question for sev iral years tlie Central Lalinr Union hr : > > et to work to accomplish the object ( nil a commit tec has iu-eii appointed i Son for with the Itulldlng Trades Couu til aud Report plans for the erection ut 1 building. Hoot and shoe workers of Clileagi Jiid the West are arninxhig " cam pnlgn to unlonlx.e all factions now nut tide- the fold. The light will pi-obnbl.\ begin hi Clii'-nyo. It will be on tin fuerrilla order , one employer bi'hifj ap proaehed at a time. If an eiuplii.vei refuses ro pay the union scnle. thui t ; trlUe will be called , and until It Is set lied the schedule will not bo presentee to any other. The paper-hangers believe that thej have at hist secured undisputed au tonomy of the piipor-hnujiiuj ; tnidn mil that they will soon be divorced from the painters and decorators , wht have- claimed control of the paper bangers heretofore. The recent con veution of the I'.rotherhnod of Paint 'srs , Dcconitors and Pjiper-Hnu ers ' 'Detroit , voted by n good majority tc p-iiiit autonomy , and if tin- genera . membership in its referendum vote up holds this decision the papeiMiaiigen will bo free. HOW DOG SAVED MASTER'S LIFE Kce aii Wns Caujrht Umlcr Tree TiKer Toolc iriu liont llonic. John IJoegan. a tanner of Ciulf Sum * mil. Pa. , went out upon a hill near tin house 10 cut down trees , taking will liim IiiB do Tier. lie cut a tall oak whlcli fell in sueh u way that knocked him down and Imprisoned hln In a little ilepressiou. Had It nu been for the depression his life wouk bave been crushed out. but as it wti bo was held a prisoner and , struy i s he- would , he could not fruo him self. self.He He shouted and his dog appeared Tiger apparently reahx.ud at once th dangerous predicament In which hi master was placed and also the fac tual he could do no good on the spot lie lugged awhile at theiiuprlsoiie man and then started off for homo o a wild rush. Arriving at the farmhouse he set i such a howling that the attention o every one on the place was attructe .o him. All wondered what could b the matter with him , never suspei-tln the true cause of Ids trouble. No at tontloii was paid to his noises to scold him. The dog now made off back to when Ids master lay. and a few moment iator was ngtiln heard howling nt th farmhouse door The Hist person wh approached him saw Hint lie had on of his master's boots In his mouth , an It was at once surmised that somethin was wrong with Ui'cgan. and Umt th Intelligent brute was trying to conve a nic'ssngc. The dog barked with delight who ecvenil of the farmhands set off wit him to see what was up The men , foun neegan almost unconscious and suffer Ing greatly , says n New York Worl tpcclul. The unfortunate man was re 'cased ' and was found to have suft'c-ru ao Rorious Injury. Tiger Is now a great hero. All IC.\nMidliuri | < or Ammunition. "Where's your husbaudV" askel ou womau of the other as they met In tli grocery store. "I suppose he's talking politics wit luisbaiul , as usual , " was the no "It strikes mo they both might b better engaged. " "I wouldn't disturb thorn for anj thing. Let them USD up their complnb Ing powers on the trusts and sue iblugs. It loaves that much less fo ( be meals. " Washington Star. Tlio World's Grout Oil Ion. There nro in the world U7U cities hnv ng more than 100,000 Inhabitants each 15 having more than ( ioo.000 ; and I ! vlth u population of more than 1,000 WO. Laughing at a man's funny story wi him more than telling \\\w \ \ < m > u yourself. SEEKING 1USWJFK LEON HOUCK BRINGS HADEA3 CORPUS PROCEEDING . f lloI'Mi'ir Ilio HrlilD-Tliri'iitcii * li | 'IIHI,1111 S.iti-ln-I.HW on Cluil'n l Aliilncln"-liny to lti-r > ulit iluliOnl , I'J noi-Min , Nun. Leon Houok , the mini.'man who eloped to Sumx Cny vim illit'ctian > ii P-arl HiKipefliisl ce ! % , and wno is out on $1,0 o bond , n "in ( "ui'-ge uf alidiiction , preferred . \V. Hooper , by her Hither , lodiy ir.iiighi Hint at I'eiider tor a writ ot < iheas corpus to remver ids girl wife , v ID has hi en kept a cluM1 prisoner ar , cr father's home since lie took her ' nm Hie yuiiiig man at D.ikota Uiiy si week. The atinriH- fur the de- enso moved fora thirty day contlni.- uice , and tire court , has this under ad- iM-meiit. Tlie girl's father Is sibw- itely relent Its ? , and declares ho will OMCiite Monok lo the limit for vlo- itmg the abduction laws of KL iraska. ALL MUST GO TO KEARNEY III.VH 1'iiuilil < Jui ( y uf Tin-It So lit tu III' Illlsuliii .srliiiul. Fremont , Neli. The three bovs vim were a r rested at , Valley List Sun- I iy mornliii ; whh g > ods stoien from a ) i.x car at Fremont on tlie preceeding ilirht in | uisscssiun , all receiv d lmlu - rial sclioul sentences from County liiilge liriggs today. Tlielr hearing v.is Ik-Id on Tuesday , but the boys > vere allowed to remain in tlie county ail innII today , pending the receipt * > t some wind from their relatives. riic two who passed themselves t'H ns Harry and ( li-urge 1'rice , it Is earuui , are not brothers. Their real i mes are Frank Keil and lOmmoL Millaid. The1 latter has relatives at L > uaha , as dois John Mnrke , the third ad , but Keil does not. 1'rt vimis Id Jio liuio the trio came liete , Iveil had ieen staying with young Mlliard at Us homo. HrrrkeV f itlior was Here on Tuesday i id toid Judge liiiugs that he believed lis son would have tu go to the reform s noni Muno time , so ilia it might as w-ll be now. Since reluming to O-rtahn , Mr. Murke wriks that he has und MillarVr.s pir-ills and 'bat ' they i/e too poor to make any light fur the nrposetil keeping lilm out of the. re- 'orm school FOUND DEAD BY THE ROADSIDE. I'loi-co Succuinlis 'tl Known Ctinrurloror to ilm < old. Pior/n , Neb. . .Idhn Tsehanz , a na tive of Swl'z ' rland , and a peculiarand well known character in IMerce and vicinity , was fmirid dead out ar the MacSparr pi ce , west of town this miirnintr. He went ro the MacSparr pl.iceTlini > dayand stayed all niirht , uid was found hanging over a barb win- fence , which it , is supposed lie at- tetr.ptcd to climb. Ills head evHently hidsirncr a tree iii falling as sofno O'l was found on U.ie ground. As lie WIR found clad in only bis undershirt , unl trousers it is thought that lie must , have ohi'lled to dea.il ) . T.schanz has a fortune of nearly $2- 000 left him by relatives in Switzer land last .summer , and after lie r.- ueived It lie went to the native country fora visit. He has always been i b ird drinking man and since he re ceived' his toruine ho lias been nearly all the time under the influence of lniuor. Ir , is reported that bo still lias fcruo deposited in the bank here. He was also about , to make final proot of his claim west of town. FINDS HIS STOLEN GOODS. ISnllitr Coiinly I iirniiir ir > Mini of Nrlgli- liurliooil Arrc.Hl-il. Din-Id , City , Web. , Last Sunday ii'glit horne sneak thief entered the . remises of Alfred llookstra. a farmer , i\uig about eight miles northeast of town and stole a lot of meat , consist ing of seven bams , six shoulders , some , anned fruit , a silver watcli and a volver. Mr. Ho-kstr.1 suspected a res ident of the neigliborliood and came to David Citv swoie out a search war'ant and Slierill' West in company of Mr. iio'ikstra ' , searched tlie' premises of I'luirles ( irecn , when a part of the me t and canned gonrts was found and dentilied by Mr. Ilooksira. Green was not at home. Ho was traced to Octa- \iaand thence to Schuyler , where he uis ; arrested and lotk-cd in j.ul. His , ) n liininary hearing will be held in county court tomorrow. Green Is a man about f rty years of ago and has a wite und eight children. ItrnUrmim Iliiilly Injiircil , Cleveland , O. Tito Lake Shore ac commodation leaving tills ci y at. ) o'clock this afiernoon , was wrecked on i iu outbklrtsof Oberlfn , O. , about 4 o clock. Loui < Hates , the head brake- MI.in on the train , is the only person iv pur led seriously hurt. IMnyor Oriliux Saloons Cluicd. Plattsmouth , Neb. , Yesterday the bridge workers who went out on a strike , received their pay checks atd in the evening the men became so hi- 1 irious In celebrating the fact that it was necessary to appoint special police Ulcers and .Mayor J'armele Issued an o i'or closing the saloonsnt 10:30. : Five irrestH were made. One man was badly Cashed In a tight , and another was KC- vurely Inlured by bclnjf struck , "I HUSK YvUtta i Mnrllnl l.ntr In I * iiiilaniud for n lililrlcl According to Madrid ml vices from Hareeluim the situation llicro laI. _ - provlng , I ) . it it Is still tbtt..tjultig. An ell'urt will bo made today to ic- sumo ordinary avocations. The must stringent measures have been prepared to protect trnlllc and business. Tlie strikers have few rifles , but are well supplied with re volvers and daggers. The sear cli of suspected houses con tinues , resulting in tlie arrest of largo nnmbiysof anarchists and ( evolution ists of all kinds , who are considered to be tlie pri.no movers in the troubles. The eusmopnliinn character of Hanvlona makes it a resort for rep- rcioiitatlvcs ol all tbo revolutionary tl.iiienls In Kurone , and the ranks f the mal-ounteiit woikmen have been swelled oy French and other foreign polllcal agitators. The republicans are busy among tho. troops , urging tiicm to not use their arms against their own class In defense of pluto- on.ts. 'J he wi.rking pe iile of Madrid lavur the strikers. Martial law has been pr.ielaimed at Tarragon. ) u. The strike is spread ing in the Llobreagt and Cardona valleys. There is a general cessation of work at Castelion do la 1'lana and Grave , and much excitement prevails at liati-a. Forces of gendarmerie- havu been dispatched lo these places. Jele ales lioin tlie labor societies of Saragossa have visited the govern or and declared themselves opposed to the strike. ATTACKKD I1Y IUOTKU8. Uarcelona , Thursday , Feb. 20.- Forty persons have been killed since the disturbance broke out hero The strikers today attacked the jail in an attempt to rescue their imprisoned comrades , but they were repulsed by the tioops , alter a number or rioters had been killed or wounded. Tlie ordinary nectssarles of life arc failing and the distress is becoming accentuated. The strikers are said to be receiving largo sums of money from London. In the neighboring towns the dis turbances are spreading and are In- ci easing in gravity. London , Feb. 21. Dispatches re ceived here I nun Madrid and -Marco- lena and from various frontier towns In close touch with the scenes of the disturbances in Spain quite discredit the sensational dispatch to the ISx- change Telegraph company , saying ; that a fierce battle had been fought between tro 'ps and rioters in a sub . urb of liarceloua , that the artillery raked street after street and that oOO ) persons were reported to have been i klied or wounded on both sides. It is a matter of fact that up to last evening the total number of persons i killed throughout the disturbances was only forty. ONU hTIIIKK IS SISTTI.KD. Castelion Do La Plana , Spain , Feb. 21. The employers and their employ es reached an understanding this af ternoon and the strike here is ended. Saragossa , Spain , Fob. 21. A num ber of rioters attacked the .le'suit col lege hero last night. The fatheis fired on the mob , believing their as sailants to be thieves. Valencia , Spain , Feb. 21. In a conflict here yesterday between riot ers and the police three persons were wounded. Fourteen arrests were made. Hilbao , Spain , Feb. 21 A nuinhri of anarchists have arrived here with the objcctof inciting a strike. The socialists have refused to co-opciate ij the movement. Seville , Spain , Feb. 21. number of Italian anarchists hive arrived here. The autlioiities have taken ail the necessary precautions to an out break. Hendaye , .France , Feb. 21. People wl'o have arrived liure from -'aragos- sa , Spain , bring alarming reports of the situation there. They ay the working people have thru.vn in their lot witl. Caial'juian comiadcs and1 I that the threatening attitude of the strikers has caused the Iligbt of the ticlier families. The civil admiriis- I ration of tne whole province of Sara gossa has been taken over by the mil itary nu'liorltit-s. ' IJOWN. Barcelona. Feb. 21. The predom inance of 'layonets lie re has had due elluct and tlie most turbulent spirits have netn dilven < n" the streets. Outwardly tlie city Is resuming an aspect of comparative qt.ie.t. Tim leading citizens are joining the mili tary and civil authorities in restoring order. Tlie captain general lias or der d the newspapers to resume pub lication , anu has Instructed ' .he own ers of pulilic places to again engage In their regular work. If tho' prin ters refuse to work their names are to be handud to the captain general , who will look after them. tN Mru l.nrliiHl Out. Mansfield , O. , Feb. 22. One hun dred and thirty high school pupils , in rebellion against the ordo * of the board of education forbidding wearing of class colors , were locked out from , school today. All wore colors In open detiancc. A few who did not wear colors were admitted to their classes. A wholesale expulsion Is antclpated. The doors and windows of tbo high school building were smeared with black paint duirnir the night. CAPTIVE IS FREE TURNED OVEH TO AMERICAN LE GATION DRAGOMAN. HfMittiMl ) III Omul Ili-nltll HrlgitniN Kit 1 > I'liltlt mill K.-lriiM ! .MlM Miiitii-A X iv SiiiMituw si rinijj ArroHt of IC Vi Mr. TtiilUn l. illci\ > * . Paris , [ fob , 18. The Temp. ? this c\ctiing publishes a dispatch from It'otistatitinnple | which announces that Miss KIlenM. Slono has been roll-used by the brigands who have huld her iMptlvc slnci ! September ! 1 last and lias been handed over , In go-jd health , tu the dragoman of the American locution. The dispatch adds that the "Rev. Mr. Tsllka" has been arrested on the irliaipe i of complicity In thu kidnap- 'ing of Miss Stone. j ) ' The companion In captivity of Miss Stone was Madame 1C. S. Tsilka , 1 a Bulgarian woman , wife of Mr. Tsllka , a Macedonian teacher of H imtikov. Miss Stone , whllo tnvol- ' Ing wi i Madame I'sllka and a party of about fifteen friends , was capuii'd , liy brigmds In the district of Halonl- Iri j , September 3. Since tbat time ( ' i vigorous efforts liave been made by Iho United States government , and oy missionaries to obtain the release ) f tlie captives. The brigands do- ' -nanded a ransom of 2Ti,000 pounds ( Turkish ) but only $72,000 was col- , -vted for the ransom and this sum vas paid over to the brigands Febru- iry 0. by Mr. Garglulo , chief dingo- onn of tlie American legation ai Constantinople , andV. . \V. \ Poet , treasurer of the American mission ai U 'iistantlnoplo ' , who met the brigand- . ) n the road to the Podrumo monas tery. COMI-ANIOM IN CAI'IIVITV. . Madame Tsilka was educated at tin Vnrth Held seminary. At the time ) f receiving her American tralninu tud education she was Miss Stephan- > r.i , Bulgarian. Having boon con certed In childhood to the Christian jelief she came to America after javlrig refused to marry tbo man o aer parents' chousing. Dr. D\\lgh L Moody becoming interested in her I'cll'arc , found a place for her In hi- lotcd school. Having finished hei Valuing at that noted Institution Iihu became ; i trained nurse. While j'ngaged in tier professional duties , in Hie Adirondack1 ? , slio became ac- j tainted with Mr. Tsilka , a Mace- iflonlan , who had also been educated In the United Slat -a , At that per- lud lie was preparing for work as 'a 'Incdical ' missionary. Soon after tin ' of their training UK ( couple'were married and went , to Bui- jtarla , where they atonce entered up on missionary work. Miss Stone is one of the mission aries of the American board of for- Dign missions. Sim lias been nttachci In the Salonika mission since 1S7S. She was born at Koxbury , Mass. . ivliero her mother resides. Four oi Mir-s Si/.me's brothers arc In busine.si > in Huston. London , Feb. 19. The Ilov. Mr. 'I'sllka , who , according to the Con- 5' , lutinop'c correspondent of the Par- U Temps , in a dispatch annouoncinp fin release of Miss Stone , had been arrested on the charge of complilcty In tire kidnaping of tlie missionary Is the husband of Mine. 'I'sllka , Miss Stone's companion. Jt was annouri- 'cod ' recently that the Turkish author ities suspected the Rev.Mr. Tsllka ol complicity In tlie abduction of the Missionaries. I'IIA ( It aiiiw on A rmroliitlA Vienna , Feb. 10. In the rlchstratb today the premier , Dr. von Kocrhcr. made a vigorous defense of tlio ac- lions of the police and military at | Trirstij during the recent riots , cm Blending that anarchists and not j ! wo kmen were at the bottom of tli ! I rouble. The prom le.r f urt licr assertt fi lii ; tan Investigation has resulted in establishing beyond a doubt Hie fact of the existence of a terrorist , organ- tiationhoso creed was absolute law lessness , and against which the whole ' force of the defensive powers of the state must be directed. The govern or of Trieste , tlie premier said , ucfod In accordance with his dirty in proclaiming - claiming martial law and the police- and military authorities had bhoivn much tact und good will in pprorrn Ing their duties. Martial law wu"Jd IK ; withdrawn so soon as public ordei was restored arid not before. Trieste , Feb. 19. 'Julct prevails here und the bluejackets , landed tx protect the harbor and the dock , have been withdrawn. An Italian anar chist ngltator , named Ltronlzl , from 1ms been arrested. A ; < ul I'nlr In Soil l-U h Ire. . f ) i nt , O. , Fob. 1U.Mr am Mrs. lolui ( il' 'Sor. ; iod \ , o iplo , were foun 1 in their dome todty iu a moit p liable condition. They had been overcome by gas several days ago. After being prostrated their fires went out and they have been ly- cold and helpless since last Sat urday They were so bad'y ' frozen that the arms and legs of both must bo amputated. Neither is expected to recover. CITVSNOWFD IN NPTT York llriir * llu < llnnit of n rlnrrl Snmv Slorin. Kow York , Feb 18. New York Jlty has borne the I .runt of tlie Here- st snow storm that lias stiuek thli section of the conn try si nee Hie greal > llz/.ard of ISS'.i. lleglnnlng soon af > er midnight the storm IncracseO rapidly until by daybreak the whoU ily was completely snowed under. 1'he .rising force of the gale piled the snow in great drifts that for a time ilmost suspended tralllc , except In lie main thoroughfares , where tht ar tracks were only kept open by the onstaut use of snow plows and sweep ers. - Communication between Manhat i in and Brooklyn was subject to long ielay. The ferry boats with dilllcult ) uade trips across the ice-choked riv ers , and the work of tugboats , light * rs and shipping generally was almost it a standstill. So heavy was Mm' nowfall that the loading of vessel i vis stopped , It lieitrg impossible tu jeep the hatches open. Two steamers which arrived during lie night sttuggluil as far as Quarari- Ine where th'-y ' came to anchor. Sev- ral steamers are supposed to bo oil iandy Hook waiting for the storm to bate before attempting to enter UK1' 10 rt. 1IUMKVK WOUST 18 OVICH. Tonlglit tlie local wcathor bnieau eports that tlie worst of thu sn iw all , which began to abate in the af- ernoun , Is probably over. The fall ip to II o'clock this aternoon was line and . ' { -lerilhs ihchos. This afternoon hurricane warnings vere hoisted at Sandy Hook and New Mirk and many vessels are detained n pur' . . There was considerable do- ay In the arrival of the mails , trains' on all roads being from one to live units behind time. The congestion of tralllc on the Manhattan street car lines was severe luring the morning , when many of he avenues were blocked with long incs of stalled ca-s. On Broadway .vlicel was eonliuod to the narrow anes bet ween high snow hills , and ilong those cabs , trucks and cars trawled at snail's pace. From other tlion ughfarcs truck tralllc dlsup- learcd almost entirely. in tliK shopping district the block- rde was so complete that several < f he great department stores closed at I o'clock. Four thousand men were set to work to clear the streets of Manhat- an early in the afternoon. Of these half were engaged In opening cross walks , while two thousand men 'and 100 trucks were employed to work till night clearing the main streets. On the elevated lines there was uuisldcrable delay in the early hours. niL by the evening rush li'iiirs ' all trains were running on time , al though enormously overcrowded , ow ing to the interruption on the uur- 'ace lines. IUIOOIYN. Thruoghuiit Ijrook'yn ' the blockade was even more general than In Mau- lattan , and little progress was made > y tlie street-cleaning department lie- end onennig cross walks on the prin cipal streets. Coney Island , Fort lamilton and Canarsle were com- ilctely cut oh from all commtinica- i.in over the Ilrightnn Heac.li road , whore half dozen trains were hope- esslly stalled at one time. During ,110 day not over (10 ( per cent of the ars of the Hrjoklyn Hipid Transit system were in oper lion , and thous- indii wore compelled to make their vvay on font to l.ie ferries. - < titcn islanders sulfered more than Llie residents of any of tlie boroughs > f ( Ire -tor New York. The boats were all behind time and no effort w is in id ; to keep S''ho ' lulc time , the naiii trouble being due to the great 1 1 asses of Ice packed in the slips at St. George. The Island Itself was Miinplel.L'ly snowed under , and the movement of trolleys or trains was brought to a halt. Hvcn slc'ghs were unnblo to make their way through rhe great drifts. In the afternoon a few trains were got through en the Nortll Shores by using tlie bl , ' freight * uglnes of the It.iltlmoru & Ohio road . Derailed trains stopped all tralllc on thi > south sh"re line. During the day only a few minor accidents , to ecjesl rims ; resulted. The lleet of warships lylngolTqunr- intine to await the arrlva of Prlncu Henry was t' r hours cut oil by float ing Ice from communication with the shore , Forty marines who were put otT th" hi.s | In boats , from Stit"ii i hml , woie compelled to prit buck und re ; turn to MID navy yard. Dl.lZZAItU II NiJIJIIHJ5Y. . Advices received t'liiiglit from , , points in New Jersey show that th < great bll/zard lias been felt from Her gen county to Capo May and frmr Atlantic Gitv to Camden. o I lliulrMiii.l Haku , Transcaucasia , Feb.l 8. Details tails which an : slowly arriving al Baku from Shamaka show1 that 2,00 ( persons , mostly women and children , perished as a result of the earthquakt last week , and that 4,000 houses wen destroyed. Thirty- four villages ol the country surrounding Shamaka al so suffered. To add to the terrors ol the neighborhood , a volcano near the village of Marasay , has broken out ! uU Mtlve eruption. ! | < j < < : < : < : < $ * Wi & NEBRASKA NOTES Coal will be prospected for at btr. ICnox county will build a new cout % h i ise at Center. A depislt of potters' clay has bcc * discovered near Falls City. A 2-year-old colt weighing 1100 pounds Is swncd by a Trenton man. A number of wolves have becflf killed recently In the vicinity of Te- kauuih. ! There are 4119 state banks , with l"iiiVj ) depositors , with $ : uilf,033.M : to their credit. , The German Catholics Omaha hav . paid $ , V.OUO for ground on which t bluld a magnificent church. i ' Mrs. W. ,1. Hryan lias asked the po lice , of Lincoln to assist her In finding "Major Pendentiis , " her favorite do > r , wi.It-h Is a gnat family pet. Application has been made to tha state authorities for permission to use tlio water from tlie Nlobrara ! i river for a power plant near "Valeti- I tine. | ' Charles A. Sorensen , a young man from near Dannobrog , had an arm crushed on a cortishollor , which necessitated amputation above th elbow. The Southwest Nebrsaka Teachers * Institute. , of six weeks' duration , will be held at CiiRorlson , beginning May 27. A large attendance Is an ticipated. Governor Savage appointed Frcil Soiinciischelii , manager of the Nor- 1 folk Telephone exchange , deputy \ ( ' state oil Inspector , vice Frank Alder man , removed. The business men ofrallcy havcj organized a commerel club. The ( liiject of the club is to develop Val lev. Twenty-llvi ! names were placed , on the club's roll. Lewis Warner , a stranger , is a boarder at the city jail at Po-ider , ehirged with bootlegging. Warner Is said to have been a Hulled States prsloncr In 181)2. ) lie will ho taken to Onriha. The city cnincll accepted the offer of I ) . 10. Thompson to build an S3,000 fountain at the intersection of i Eleventh and .1 streets , Lincoln. This J slfo WMS the second ch'Jlce of Mr. Thompson. The largo hnuso of Jacob Cook , re siding near Culberlsoii , was destroyed Saturday night by lire. The origin of the lire is unknown. The insur- .iiico of $000 covers only a small per sent of the loss. A young man. a Swede , Just arrived from his irillvo land , whose name bus n th'cn learned , by accidental tliseharge of a gun near ICIba , had OUQ mm so badlj shattered that It had to bo amputated. The Si-huvler Sun , which has been run by .T. O. Itiirkley duiiiiu' the last .sixteen motif lis. has been sold to F. L. Werts , Mr.Vrly. rwns lire Quill 'ilso. ' which he recently leased to Alex Schlegal for a term of live years. ft The Stuart bank , organized under the stale laws , with a capital of $25- ono. $10.0' ( ) of which Is paid up. will hirln busiii'GS this week. L. IF. \\eavcris \ president of the Institu tion , which Is the second of its kind for Stuart. ' Fifty delegates representing the independent telephone comp'inlcsof the stale met at Lincoln In conven tion. It was announced that the independent companies would snort ( /instruct telepli'iiulines Into Lin coln and South Omaha. The Imard of roironts has declined lo grant an increase in salarv for Miss Ellen Smith , who. for fifteen vi-ars , has been unhoi'slty register. She requested that her wages btf made. $7. " ) a month , which was taken bv Iho board to mean her resigna tion. tion.A A cnmpnay has bnen organized for Iho purpose of creeling an art ideal Ice plant at Mynster Sprlnus , just north of Omaha. The cntcrpilse la under the management of II. V. ! Salshrnii. and work on the plant Is now under way. It is expected to , have the plant complct'-d bv March 15. The water to be used will coma from Hie springs. | Sheriff J-hn - P. Mcllrldo of Platts- ' month , filed n cmnphint against Walter Speck and Frank Il-etel , chnrc'lng thorn with burcMary. It Is gald the boys broke into the mill . IIciS'\l \ and stol $ lo. The boys were arraigned before Judge Archer and , i waving examination , were bound ever to the district court , the bond 3f each being Used at $200. Tlio people of Bnyrt county are hlghlv gratified over tbo act Ion of tbo state board of educational land and funds hi awarding to the settlcrt In the Fort Randall military reserva tion of the land settled upon by them under the homestead laws about nlno years ago , the .same being In conflict with state indemnity school land , selection. The declson of the board saves to the settlers their homes and valuable Improvements and the. state J ; permitted to select other lauds ,