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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1902)
.p : ; . . ' \ " - ' : " : - - - - - - . - . - - . . . . . . . - - . . . . . e.J , . ' ; ' ' 'T' : o- , . . , , ' " : . . . , ' " " , . . . . ' ( f. , " " I I . . . - - - - - - 1111I LIONAIRM A'l' 28. GEORGE MEGREW AND HIS nlSE IN THE WORLD. Dc " 'n ! ! n UCln'cr CIIMh Uoy In IR91 , Lllter ] I IIMtlCti for U J.h'ln In " 'uMb- IUltOIl , n. Co , 111111 1M Now U I'nrtner or Audrew Cllrne lc. , - Gcorge lc 1'JW , CorlUUI'ly purchlulng : ! , ngcllt or I1w ClIl'lIcgle COIUIIIIU ) ' , In fact ( ( lJ 0 of l'III'lIcgw't. ! "thll'l ' ) 'OUIl1 ; 11I11't. . , ; 'J's , " hnH reeenU ) ' elJot.clJ ! Cll\'cll1ud ad II t. ! hOUle. 'l'he 0111 sll'ln1 ; thllt "truth Is strnngcr thnn Hctlon" WUs uC\'er more clem'l ) ' IIJ'o\'e , thlln In Uw life stor ) ' of Ulls ) 'ouu I1Il1n. A lJlIUI who , though not ) 'et : m 'I'lIrs of nge , Is II mlllionflu'c. A milll whoHc enrly lIfc hils bl'IHI so fltrelluoua thnt nh'CIHI ) ' he la Hl'eldug to regnln his henlth , 10llg IIgo shatterc b ) ' bUI' WOl'I { . It Is 1I0t often thnt the world hellJ'1l : CJf' n. youllg fcllow 0111) ' 28 'el\rs \ o III , , who l'l'th'eM 011 nn IInnuul Income of \ , ' 3iiOOO , the Il1'lnclpul oC' which wnN .f . . largcly lluHle tlu'ougb hiM own efforts. ' Dut sucbn 111nn Is UCOl'gC 1t'gl'cw. Mr. Iegl'cw cltUie to Cle\'clllnd a IIhort HUlc IIgo from PlttsbUl'g. lIl. ! IUlll often \'Islted III this ell ) ' , and decided that bm'c WIIM the spot thllt would In time seem the most like home to hlw , ior be It known tlmt lr. Il'grew Is a , I baebelOl' , IInd mUwI' nlone Iu the world , I1S far n8 relllt1\'es go , altbou'gh he but. ! hosts of Crlends , for he Is It ebuI'mlng mllu to mcet , IUld u ikes fl'lends every- where. After due consIderation he decIded to IJurehusc 11 home ut the corner of Euclid l111d Uoscllllie a renues. lIel'e Mr. h'gl'ew has made for blm. fJclf an extrenll'l ' beautiful and I1t the S1UUc time a comCortuhle hOUie. , 1\11' . legl'ew lJas alwa8 beell n. worker - er at that. Ills t.uccess , tbut bas come to lJlm so earl ) ' In liCe , Is not due to , ) . . .Iuck. Almost at the beginning of life be has hud to loolt out for himself , I1ml the home he bas just cOUiplete on Euclld a\'cnue Is the first "renl" home he has Imown since he was n tlllY chall ( ) f tllree BUUlmers , Of course ( r. Iegrew Is an Oblo man. He was born In Wooster , Wayne County , In the ) 'eur of ' 73. When ollly 8 ) 'cars ot age he was 1Vorldng os cash boy In u dry goods l tore In Den \'er. At the nge oC 11 he wuo hustling for n 1\Vlllg \ In WashIngton - ton , D. O. In the capital he sold papers nnd did ol1d jobs , Oue day be met n man who , ntter bu'lng a paper , stoppcd A moment IInd spolte kIndly to the Iud. ! I.'be Ulun wns Congrest.man McKlnlcy. lIe nt once took u IIIdng to young : \Ie- grcw IIm1 offcred to secure COl' him n pageshlp In the house. This the bo ) ' re- tused , for he wnnted to go to school. In 18S8 Iegrew's grnlll1fntber died .11d the Iud wellt to Wooster to attend the fune1'l11. Hcre be met 11. C. ( "dcl. , } , who , tulclng 11 decIded liking toIegl'cw : . : . . .just as Ir. lcKIIIley dlll-offereel hIm n. clerltshlp In hIs olllce , whIch WIIS ncceptell , Whcn l < 'rlt k became chillI'- 'f mql1 of the CarnegIe COUlllllny he trans. ferredle : rew to the oUlces of that concern ns nsslstmt to tlle cnshler , , ol'hen ucglln Ir , Ierew'8 ! career. U ) ' steady IIllpllcatlon to uuslness be won .the respect of his supcrlors and within f short time was promoted. Soon more , llromollons came to the bard-worldng youth , unUlln 1SDS be wall given an In- tCl'est In the Curnegle Compnn3' as fl Ohrlstnms gIft , wIth the posItion of . IlUrchl1slng agent. ThIs' position carrIed a salary of 7OOO a ) 'car , nnd Ir. Iegrew heltl It until the fnll ot 1000 , nt the time ot the contrO\'erR ' regardIng the "h'onclall a grL' < ! men t. " For se\'ernl yenrs hIs henlth had been tulllng , IUlll tor the past yen I' Ir. 1e- Sl'ew hils heen seekIng to realn ; bls health , Hut he has not been' "idling the time away" by nn ) ' manner of meant. ! . lie Is Interested In real estate In Plttsbur , nnll hIs luterests In the bIg steel corporation requlro much of ails time. Then , too , : \11' . Mcgrew Is deeply Inter. { , litetl In church work , and he tl04 S a t"J'ent delll of work along charltnble lIneB , tnklng a partlculnr Interest In the nowsuoys , for tbls young mlIllonnlre ne\'er forets tbo days oC his 'bo ' 'hood 'Yhen he soltl pallers on tbe streets of Washington. . ill his uellutlful new bOIlle Mr. Me- srew hn8 many mementoes of Cnmous men of thlt. ! country who are lHltnUerer } J110ng his CrlCllds. In the hall he has bnnglng fl drawing uy Cbartran of the Inte Pf'sltlent Icllnley , made In Can. ton , l ldes I1n Inscribed pIcture of the ' \rtlBt himself. Ir. Mcgrew hns also In. nmnerahle leters of great mlue. One of wblcb lr.Iegrew : Is Ilarticularly tODlI Is from : \11' . Carneglo personally , pralH- Ing hIm for his work , nnd telling hIm ot bls selection us one of tile young part. nel'B In the great steel corporntlon.- ( ) Ie 'e1l1nd Leader. CALLS LONDON SQUALID. Architect l\akett Invhllonll Com pari- lIonlt with Other ClUett. I A cnndlll frIend ot London has ape > . lIJ'l't1 In the ' ' p < person of Ir. 'l'revall , the new president of the Society ot Architects. In his presidential nddress at St. James illlll Mr. Trevall said : " ' 1'ho Impl'l'6lilon that ahvnys palla upon one willm returnIng Crow either th European or American contlnentB to Iondon Is the wretchedly narrow and Inslgnlflcant.looklng streets , with their low , IUl"111 , sma1shOI \ > s n.ud dwell. Jngs hy eontru t with what we hnvo JUlit left behind U8. It II of little Inter- Ht to he told bow wan , hundreds ot ) iItv DIlles ot tbe same 80rt of thing London - don contains , more than does any other metrol)1\ \ christendom or elsewhere. " "The tact still remaIns In your-mln . ( eneral lIenae t LowlOA 1ook.t - , - - . . ' , - ) t. f Iqllulld IIl1d mlkl''ulIle lIy coml1trll : < < ) n , I1UlI IlJn t Cl'tlllll nn cl'ls ulle fur dll ) ' ! , II \lntll he UIICt ! lUort ! getd sl'usonetl Intc the old hllunl8 111111 rcllliiscs Inlo tllnl comfol'tnlJle Crnme oC III I IIlI that ntter atl e\'cn thl' SLnl1111 1\1111 Chancery l.an8 or Flcct Rlt'l'tt and I.lIdgnte Circus , : wllh 1111 tlll'h' ' 11l1nt'UsllIJt ubomlnatlons , I loul , lit lenst Cllllllllllr nnll hOl11el ) ' ! " 'I'll la' the clt ' oC London. It mn ) ' : hlln' 130me of the IInest comlllerclnl IlIIllIl'I'/4 111 the worltl , 1'l\'lIl1l1g thollc of old \'l'nlet ! herself ; hul 1001 , how they ' nre hlllldlcd lo etherl 'l'here III posl. I tI\'l'I ' lIut the "pace to 1IIIIIreclnte theIr t dcffi lI , tlll'lr prollorUonB or theil' detail. Compare the Chnlllll ! : ! g'sees } , PIneo do In COlleol'de. 01' the bOl1le\'l\nls of Parle with ollr heMt 1III'eets IInd squnres , and where l\1'e we ? " 01' . ! 'HI ) ' , Ihl' IlInJtstrnsse oC Vienna , 01' the Bonle\'lIrd Audrn8sy nt Dudn. IJest. 01' . cl11'r'lng 0111' thou hts IIcrOS9 the Atlnntle , to nl'OIl1wlI ' , 1o'ifth II\\ . " uue , UI\'cl'Mldl' . nntl Cl'lItrnl Pnrk , New York ; the COl11monwenlth a\'enuc , Boston ; \'It't01'ln sllum'e , lontreal ; EII1t n"l'nue , Hochl'ster ; Delnwl1l'e a\'l" nue. BulTlllo : lh'exel lJol1le'nrd1I8h. . Ington boule\'I\1'd , or State street , Ohl. CIljO ; PlmllR ' \'lInln 1 -enue , W IIshlng. ton , 01' doxellR of olbers thllt mIght lJe nnflll'd. AlongsIde of thl'se our 8trllnd , our Whltl.hnll , our \'Ietorln strcets , He- gent streel , PlcIH1Il1 ' , Park lum ! , Ox. I fortI stl'eet , etc. , nre hut wretchcd apol. ogll's 1'01' what lending streets and there I oughfares should be. "If we except the Thames cmuank. mcnt , ShnrteslJury \'enue , IUld _ the JHW tbOl'ouJ.thfare thnt It. ! a hout to be lIIade bl't WIen ! the Strand IIl1d lIolborn , " salll : \1' [ . ' 1're11 II , acconllnJ : to the London IIIII , "nothIng of IIn odetullie ) sealc to the slxe IInd IInportance of thIs metrop. oils hns 'et lJeen attempled. With the dllnu1dnled , rlclwt ) ' . old ramshackle Ill'opl'rtles thnt we sne In some of the best IUld most centrnl 111\1'1.1 of I..ondon , whllt Is wnnted Is a gencl'nl rebuildIng and Impl'O\'ement scheme IIxl'd nfter matm'l. ! dellberntlon h ) ' n comlHtent centrnl aULhorlty 8pecIIl11 ' constituted uy pnrllllme t , lifter consultntlon wltb the chief loenl authorltlcs I1nd perhaps the representatl\'e 80cletlcs of archltec. ture , sculptm'c and enJtlneerlng : , wllh a specIal regnrdto It ! ' ! qunllflcatlons aud' IItuess Cor the purpose. "ThIs would uo mCl'ely followIng the mmmple that I1ns ueen se1 In such capl. tlls 118 Purls , VIenna and WashIngton. " 1froJ nlf : , A lJee w1l1 carry twIce Its owu weIght In honeJ' or wax. 'rhe thlrty.four lJlggest cstatcB In rltaln \'cruge 183,000 ncres Ilplece. I ChllDlpngne hnt ! 1 ,2 pet. cent of alco- bol and gooselJCI'I'y wine 11,8 per cent. ltub' owns the thl'ee largest el1111' < : hes In the worill-St. . l'eter's , Home , the Duomo , IIlun , nnd S1. l'aul's , lit Home. rlan Hall wny , dIstance of D3 mllls , thl'r9 Is enl ' one t ' ' ) wn desCl'\'llIg tbe nnme-Krasnoulrs-wltb popullltlon of 28.000. , Wm'lls may/often be ousel'yed detach. Ing fl'OIll fences , lJonrdt. ! or I\IIY old wood the Clore : ' ! whIch the ) ' nftm'wul'd manufllcture Into pllplm' Ulllche. FIre losses In Ellgland nmonnt to G : ! 2 Ilcr cent of nil premlulII-pnld. ! : An Indln rnlJher tree gl1Ulel'er In Brazil - zil lI\'ernges sixteen pounds of juice dnll ' . Since the Coundatlon of the Alplno Cluh the death rnte from mountaIn nc. cldt.ntll bns II , 'ernge(1 ( less thun 4 p r cent fl ) 'enr out of lI\'e hundred mem. lieI'M , 'l'he Cblneso pen from time IIn. Uli1Il01'ltll bU8 ueen a urush Ulude of some soft hnlr IInl1 uset ! to Itln : tIle curlousl ) ' formed lettm's oC the Chinese 11111113 uet , BrInl' I > l1r1ngs flow under the town of NOI'wlch , i ngland , 'fhe ) ' hn\'e heen there for cent111'les , und wel'e nse for the production oC sult long lJefore the Chrlstlnn era. Greenlnllll nnd Icelund ha'e the hotter - ter oC U8 In the WilY of t1'llde. Lost ) 'enr we IU1l10rted oods from those two I'rom 'l'omsk to Irlmtslt , on the SI he. conntrles to the \'alue of $82m3 : 1\1111 Bolt ! them enl ) ' $520 worth In return. I A. I"rench explorer hils dlsco\'el'ed on the west coast of Afl'lcn wbat he ro- lIrds as the \'nlnest people. They nI 0 the Pnhonlns , n wnl'lIIw trlhe. whm e maIn employment 18 the adornment ot theIr persons , cblefly hy menns ot tat- tooing. II No JUIJo ( It l\ . 'rho ller of pot.bollers came Into the ofllce ot tbe 81lrewd uroler wltb the aIr , I of one wbo Is auout to sncrl ce n PI'Ie < . " less treasure. It wus n seascape ; a trou. bled sell beat upon purple rocks , aDd. wlnd-drl\'en gulls wheeled In wild clri i . cles ubo\'e the CamillaI' pot.boller ship. The Reller ot pot.bollers 1001Htl upon the treusure long amI yem'nlngly. It coulll be ll'Cn ! thut a grll..ous struggle between - tween art and appetlto 'Wns raging withIn blm. "Ho\v much do you want tor It ? " demantll' < l the shrewd broker. "One hundred dollllrs , " snld the potboiler - boiler man ; "It's gl\'lng It away. " " 01\0 you tlm > , e tor It , " snld the shrewd brok- er. "It's ) 'ol1rs , " snld tile pot.boller mnn. " ' .fhnt fellow across the way only offered me f ) cents , uut be ain't DO Judge or urt.-New York Evening Post. I 1 Certain Round ! ) Lackll1K' . I The Aztec Jan lIge , In use In Mex. lea at the dlBcovery of America , IncIted the sounds Imllcnted by our leUcn ; b , d. f , J : , r. I , J and v. A lJt1'al 11t ticket doesn't nocealml'i1y IndIcate that aU the cnndldau. ani stralgb t. Usually when a man 8tar a . . Uae c10wnwaN road the brake nru. . te wodt. - DIES ALONE ON STREET WOMAN OF SEWARD SUCCUMBS TO COLD AND WE.AKNESS Seward , Neb. , April 2.-Tbo news spread rapidly o\'er the city ahout. 7 o'clock thIs mornlnfot that the delld lIudy ot a woman had beeu tOllnd lu the south part or town. A good 'lIIany at fIrst tholljht It was u f1rst or April joke started by somebudy , but It was soon dlsco\'cred to he n real- Ity. 'l'ho hody prlwed to be thllt of rrs , Skeede , wire of Dr. ' 1P. . keede. Sereral of the nel hbors In IIO \ 'Iclnlty110 IIrst rellched the budy did not reco nl1.o It us that of Irs , Skeedo , but her hllshand hltvlng mlsse ( ] her stllrted out In sellrch ot her , and r co nlzed the burlv as thnt of his wlCe. ' 1'lIe body WitS pIcked lip Itnd carried to the famUy hOlllo lIearby. Dr. aud Mrs , Skcedc 11\\0 : both been In pOllr health for so\'eral llIuuths. 1\Ir : ; , Skeo'e ! only pntlatly recorln trum a recent severe spell tlr sickness , aud she wus stili In a very feeble cOlldltlon. She had eddelltly. left the house sometime lu the night and gone to the river a rew blocks awuy with the Intention or drowning herself us her clothIng plllinly Indlcutcd that she hlld been III the water , and failing , tor some reason to IIccol1lpllsh hcr pllrp"S ( ' , she attempted 10 return 11(1I11e. ( lie- Ing nu doubt henulllbed bV the < : :1111 : she became cxhallstld ! IInd IIY : dOWII In the slreet : wllhln IIlulllt a ulock of home alld died. It Is not Icnown lit what tl me she left. . hOllie , uo ; ; her husband - band did not mls. . her IIntll nHlrnln , hilt slime of the neljthbors think they heard sOllie one calling about 1 o'clock In the nljht. 111 1'0/ . f keellc len "es a husband and t.wo little dlllwhters , the uldest beln Ihlrtel'n ) 'ears of u e. She WIIS a sl . tel' to Dr. SIeede's former wire. II r lIIalden nUllle WIIS I10lmes ancl she r. . sided at 'rel umseh pro\'lohs to h r I marriage. She WIIS a most rstlmau e lady aud bad many friends In Sew. ard. GEQRGE UOULD GOES FREE. - - - - - - DIAtrlct Judlfe 0"0.1 Fltlll. . no J "idenc. , AI.11I11.t 111m Da\'lrl Cltr , eb" Api'll 2.-Some time ago George Gould was arrested orl'the charge or aiding and abetting Amos H. Gould In tlJtjtlng notes und mortgnjtes which rCR\llted \ In the I wrecking of the Platte Valley Ftate bank at Dellwood. The preliminary IWlIl'llIg was held uefore County JllcIto Skiles and Gould WIIS held to the dlstl'lct courL under bonds In tbe 811m of $2,000. GOllld's attorneys Immerllatcly made allpllctJlon to Jllde ! Oood of \V 11100 for a writ of haueas corpus. Judle rood pas ed 011 the application last . In exhau < tl\'o night. au ; \ opinIon - Ion In which the . cal'cCull ' , jlllle : : ) re- \'Iowed nil the cvidenco Introduced blfllre ! UOllnty .Jlldc ; : SIdles at the preliminary exalllination and m which , Judge SIi\eii \ held Grmld to the distrIct court ror tl'lal , th Jurlge held that there was not sul1iclent compe. tent c\'ldenr.e showing that anyone had aided , abetted , or connseled Amos n. Gould III the CI mllli s on of the forgeries charged III the complaint - laint upon whIch the e"amlnatloll was held , and that 'thcre was no slImclent cUlllllcteli t or Idence Introduced - troduced before the county judge to show that GeorgI ! Gould by any act , aIded , II bel ted or counselC'd IIIns H. Gould either In the flHgery or Issn- Ing of torerl ! paper. 'rhe evldellce being Insunlclent to justify the detention or Gould the judXe ( ordered that he tie dlscharjed trom custody of the sherllY. 'J'ho jndge , In the op'nlon flied , sllstasns the contentlon or Guuld's IItturneys , A. J. 'F.\'ans ; and L , S. Hastings In e\'l'ry particular. I l.'he dcclslon of the judgc meets the appro\'al of alt 11crsuns who know nnyUllng about the evidence upIn whIch Gould was held. In the opinIon - Ion of the Judc ! enerally It would ha e becn an ( 'xpensl ve fart'o to the county to put Gou'd Uplll ) trial on the II evidence which tbe state had against blm. I PENITENTIARY FOR A YEAR. 001 Who 'V rot. , IIII\'hmol1lag Litter 8elltIJIII'A:1I at Jtu.hville. I Rushvllle , Neb. , AprIJ 2.-Fred Reno , who was.fuund . ullty at sendIng - Ing tbrou'th tte mall a letter threatening - ening to wipe one of his neighbors ofT Ihe face ut the earth , was sentenced - ced to thc penltcntlary at hard labor lor one Yl'ar by Judge I1arrlnlton. rhls Is the Urst convlotlon In this Judicial district under the blackmailing - mailing law passed by lhe last legis. 'ature. ' . . Dlell frOlu ' .ol.on III Jtlllk. , Nelson , Neb. , pI'li 2-1'11e three lear-old daugbter at Mr. and ! Irs. N.L.Adawson , living near this place , died Thurdsay as a result at polson I In milk. A f1ve-year old son and both parents are In a critical comH- "on. It Is believed that the polson came Irom a weed callcd "uld muld' . eyos"whJch IIre near Ii strnw atuck. The straw absorbed tbe polson aa . , WIS tben eat B b.J Ute eoWI. , , . " , , . . . . _ . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MAIE WATER HAUL BURLINGTON TRAIN IS HELD UP NEAR ST. JOSFPH , MO , FOUR BANDITS1 IN TilE J\\OB \ snOOT A l'I.W ' } 'IIInUT ; : ' nu :00 ; UUJ 'l' } ) Aj\I\I1 I GAIN NOTHING BY ATT.EJ\\PT . \ I . I Nllthllll : SC''lIrI'cl , At'C'nI'clIlIA' to the Cllm- 1"111) " Ol1ll'lnl" . 1'I'\'IIoot 1IIIhll'I' "lIml- 11,11' tllIlI to ' } 'rlll II IIHHI. St. , Joseph , Mo. , April 4.-'rrlll , No. la , on the Ihlrlln tlllJ route , ! which lei t Ht. , J usellh fur the nurLh I lit 11 : :10 : u'clock last nl ht , WIIS held I 1111 th I'CI. ! miles north oN.ho cll , ) ' 1111I- lis h Cour Ula lcetl mell. Ulllhoad I authorities IIssert. . thaL the rohben got 1101 h In\-t \ , lilt hough on th Is J10l n t cUlllllcllllg I eJ1utrs lire In clrctllltion. : The allellllled IObhery occurred Ill'leclI mlnlltes arLel' the train had pulled Ollt uC the 1l'I'IIncls strcet stu- 1\1111 \ III this city. 'l'he scello Is'er ) ' n ai' the J1lace where on the nhht oC : ; clltelubl'r 2-1 , ] 8\)3 \ ) , Cl'ur ) 'onllg lIIen or thIs . : lty 1II.ltle a fullIe IIttempt to rub a IIl1rllngLon trulll , two of the IHlrty bllIll { shoL down. On that oc- 1'lIslon the ralho:1l1I1ulhol'ltles : , IIIHler the It'adm'shlp ur W. C. 1Irown , lhell gellClalmallager uf the Bllrltllgton's llssourl Jllles , run a dllllllllY tralll loaded \ \ Ith pollcel1len und dellllt ) ' ! .herllTs , IInd the roblJers wern talell hy sUl'pl'18e , thl'lr pia us havnJ. ; heell tipped ulI by a treac\erolls \ cuu eder- ate. FOUIt Ml N CONOl llNlm. The leader of the robbers Is tle. scribed by the tllllnlllen as beIng nlluut tlllrr-llvo years old , Ih'e teet ten Illches tall , wclght 160 poundq , \'ulce loud and olear. lie were 1101lg , mask ot cluth , coverln hIs race Crulll the Corehead down and falllll below his chIn. When he ga\'e OI'ders to the tralllmcn or to the uther roblJers e\'ery word ho said could be heard distinctly. SOllie of the tl1Iccrs a ud railroad mcn say lurlay that his 111I- p I'l'cet dl'scrl pion may be that of Pat Olowe , whu Is Imown to ha\'e II gl'lIdge IIglllnst the lIurllngtoll IInd i who has made threats IIgalnst that road. The second robber Is torty ' ( 'ars old , 11\0 feet nine Inches tall , wclght , 110 pOllnds. lie wUl'e a blacl { sUI1' ha t. IIIld a tIll : k rpd false beard. 'l he .Lhll'd I'o bcr Is laetween twenty-six IIlId tw uLy-elht ! ) 'ears old , wel ht l O ) lolIIls. He wore a long blac1 { I1II1Slc , lIIee the Icader. HeIght nnt gh'en. The CUll rl h lIIan Is lJeLweon twenty-two IInd twenty-four Yflrs ! : old , lI\'e t'e' t se\'ell In hcs lilli , wl'lght abolltj1) / pounds. Ile worc , 'l ' long blacl. lIIaslt. I STOIlY Olr nOLD U [ > . I The story uf the holdup , as told hy OOllfluctoc Oox , whu was recalled this 1II'rnlllg ' uud arrived ut 9,10 : , Is liS I flillow : I "I was tlcllng In tlte chatr car , when I felt the all' bralccs applied , 'and ' the tralu soon stOllled. ) I mlsed a window un the west side 01 the I coa h alld looked out , bnt could see nothing. I then heard Ihree or fOil I' shots , as If frum revul vcrs. I rllshed to the head end ut the cur and reach. Ing the plllt form , opened the coal'll d .01' alld luoked olit on the cast side. I As 1 dId so I saw three or Cour mcn ! stalltllllJl near the engine. Ono of I them t limed toward me and yelled : I 1I'1'IIIe your d--d hcad In or 1 will hlow It 01T1" WIth that remarl , he fired tuward me , but I do nol think he Intended to hIt file , 1 p riled lilY head In IIml shut the plat- furm do r , lIud then started toward the rront or the train. I met Jesse Gaul , lilY brakeman . , coming frolU the sruol.er. ! "Guess we're In for It , ' I said to h"lI. We t hen returned to the pus. senger coaches , where I n'Jlll1 d the passellgers what was tllkll1g place , IInd told them to hldo theIr villuables , tor I dldu't know Ullt that the rolJ. bers would go throll h the cars , I I tllrned the IIHhts uut In the sleeper und lucket ! the duor. KNOINmm JlIIOUOU'l' TO TUIE. 'fhe rohbers placcd 11 red IlIntern beside the track In ( rent of the train , and when It began to slow up , Enj.ttneer Kerst saw nlllsked men be. : ; Ide the track. Ho IIttempted to run the train thlough , but just at thllt 1II'lIIl'nt : ono ot the robbers swung hlmselt ( rte the cab lIud helt ! a re- \'olt'or t'l the engineers head. I 'J\en EngIneer Kerst und Fireman Ramucls rcallzetl that It was II gellu- Ille holdup , and that they were pow- erles9. A Swlrt ( htrlch. Oliver W. , accordIng to the Amerl- , mn Day , Is the name at un ostrich which spends Its summers at Sara- lOla ( and Its winters In Florida , aod h IS the distinctIon ot belDS one or I the very few ostriches at the country I 'Iroken ' to harness. It Is ten teet high and wclghs over three hundred I pounds and makes a mile In 2:02. : equaling the time ot Orcsceu9 and ' . : rIle Abbo d . .Qut st b01SCS. - - - - . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - MANY LOST eN FIGHT. ICITvnlsmt ,1 mI " CII" " 1CTOnA1 A Jll1 : CT. r..ondon , A prllli.-'l'here wn.q severe. thrllt 1I1 all day 10111 { 011 Marcil 31 III I ho lIelf.thl'orhood ot lInrL'g rIver , III I he Nlluthwctern cxtremlty ur the 'Prallsvllul , betwee'n part or General 1II chelJer's forces nnl1 the rorcl'lI of Genemls Dt.'lnrey antI ] { C11IP , resultlllK III the 1'lIHlIHCiltf ! t.he Uuers arter hea\'y lo ses on buth Nld s , 'l'ho Ci\nadlan Hllles CI\IWoh\lIy \ dlstlnj.tulshl'd 'Ihem. ' hel "e , 0110 part ) ' , ( ml11anded by LI'cu. ICllRlJt Bruce Oarruthorl" , hulcllnlllt.s ' post IInt\1 \ every man was killed or wuulldt d . Lnrll1\.itchencr's omclnl report-sn ) ' ! ! : I'Genernl Kitohelll'r ( Lord 1\.1 tehen- ( 'r's hrulher ) lient Coluno s Kelr I\nd Coo\Hon ! fr Jm Vriekllll , weslcrn 'l'rans- ' \'aal , Mnrch 31 , tu rccllnulter tuward lIart't rl01' ' ' stl'\tck the ! \01' . 'l'heyloon / t racl , oC J.lJns : ami cur led ( Ill runnln f1..rht . Cur ehtht miles , followlnl { the tnwk thruulh the bllsh. l mer hll { tlnn plrlln , 11\1':0 ( Buer reinforcement. ; IHl\'anr.ctl ngalnHL their 11.lllks . , forcing the BritIsh truo"l1 to take UI > a del'en- ' sl\'e pO"lltlon , which thcy hastily ( 'n' trenched. Pj.thtllllo ! ensued nt close 1111\1'101'8 : ' till the BoerR werc repulsed 0111\11 slde , Dehne ) ' , Kempn.lld other leal < enl val Illy attempted W IIcrsundo their men to renew the nctlon. : IJ'lf- tcen hlllld red Buers partlel p\ted : In th s cnj.ta\-tllIcnt \ ! , but they sulTored too he.\\'lIy ! Llld cleared away tu \ he northwest - west ulld HouLh. 'l'he Urltlsh lo se8 also wCI'csevere. The Calludlnllltllles esp\elally ! , dlslhlHulshed thoUlselves , . 011 pany , coml1JalJllcd by Lioutelll\llt Bruce CI\rrUlhel's , holdhlK I1s po t. till Hvery ml\l1 was 1lIIed or wuunded. Othcrs or the furces showed Jreat HteadlncRs , allowIng the lIoerK to uti. vance within 200 'ards of thcm nlltl repcllhlH them wIth ! Lstcady rll10 lire , " J US'l'HrY ltXICOU'l'10NB. 'rho war ot1lce this afternoon IS'lued an tlmclal statemellt of the facts In regard t.o the AusLralhuls sentenced fur murderlllg lJuer urlMlers , nil tul. lowli : wl'he Bush veldt carabineer , who rccrulted In Suuth AfrIca , but Incltl- t d oLller CUlOIlIIlIIl , were employed In , I uly and Au usr. In Lhe willit'st lJarL of the 'l'ransvlllll , < < ! I hty mites norLh eaSL of PJctcJshllrg , llud toolc I\cortaln number of prlHollerli , Gmvo Irregu- IIlrl ties Oil the Pll'L : or certalll oOlcers 0\ \ the corps Clllnto the kll"wled e or the mlillary authorItIes III Ootobor. I ' alld an exl'HLuhtlve hl\'stlgatlull was ol' < lered by l.md Kltoheller. liAs IL resul L or tile Intuh'y Ilve om , cerK were trIed by COl\1't marLlu1 aL Pletershttr III , January , 1002 , ! Llld were rOlJud gullt.y , liB 1ll'IIIOIllillllur accessorIes - Ies , ' , U twel\'o IIIUrtlels. LleULellants lIancock IIlId Morallt were IWlllencel 1.0 dealh , which was carried Ollt , 'l'hese olllcers were nlsu Chjlr etl with the mlll'der or Hev. C. Hese. AI. 1,11011111 I hem WIIS ! iLrollg su. ; " slun tlmt they cOl1l1nlt.t.ed the lIIurder the cVI\euee \ was 1101 , cunsldered hulllclellL tu justify their cOllvlcLlun. I..Jeuten- IlIlL Wall on was t'oulld gullLy of mur- dl'r and was sentenced Lo death , but t.IIewCI'C mlllatlng ( clrculIIslances 1\11 < 1 the senlence WlU1 commutell to II ro 1m prlsllnmell t aL penal servl tude. I..leutenallL . PIClon was Cuund ullty uf mlLnslal1 hter alJd was castllcl'efl. Ma- jUl' Lenahan , commandIng' the camhi- lIeers , wllo becaml. ! aware uf Lhe crimes subslqllcnt to theIr cummlttal. was c'III\'lcted ur culpably ue.lcctllll ! { to re- pori , them and was ul t'r d lIumo 10 A IIsLmlla , his dlsmll\mllJeltll \ ! { unlleccs- M"owln to the disbandment uf th'e ' cu r ps , IINo douht exlst.s as to thc guilt ot lhe acctlsed'Iho e plea , In extenul\ ' t.lon , that a uumber or their corps were III-treated uy the tJCrs , was nul , lillhtalned by the evidence at the trh\I , ' 1'110 selltenccs "ere such' as would hLVC : been 1IIIIIcted un any ollIcecs film. liar Jy Iull : ty. " CARTER'S CASE IS SERIOUS , 1llllll'IIIouedrm ) ' COIIt.uln ! I/U 'EJ'llhohJ ' J"tv.'r. . . { { lflSIlS City , Mo. , April 5.-Accord. In to a telC'pholle mehsage from It'ort. Lcvenwurth , KIIS. , early tudl\Y , the condltlun of Oberlin M. Carter , ex- captl\ln or englneerli , Is unchangeu Car er razsed a faIrly Iuod : : nl ht and was re tlng' easy this morning , when his tcmperature was repHrted aL ! OJ , Wal dcn MclJlal1ghry said ; "l' , Is a I straltht case or typhoid fever. H Is I too curly to determine the result , but' ' the case looks serIous. " n. G. blone , Carter's attornpy In the go\'Crnment'B case agalmlr him , will arrive at the sick man's bedsl e today I rom Chicago. Mr. Slono was tele. raphed for yesterday , Carter , It Is said deslrlrlH to sl n certaIn papers In the ca.e herore the dl/CL'ie / ! : : nlght take a serious turn. Seven Yell" an J't'Iltenth.ry. Atwood , Kas" April 5 - t. A. WII lion , who was fuund gullty or grand larceny and robbery In the second de , Jree , was today sentenced by Judlle Hamilton 'Lo sevI'1I years In tile penl tentlary. Attorney I1cs < len of Marl' hatten , who was Wilson'/ / ! attorney , made D. great elfort to get n new trial , . whIch WI1S denl..d by the Jlldllo. Ih was charKed with robbing the county treasury ot about two t.housand dol' Ia.rs December 21 last. a - - . . = . . , ' . _ . _ i. InUII\.JCA : NOTWI . . ; ' JJnfTnlo connty Is plvl\J : \ much. . , , " ' I' tcntlon to the ml1tIV\lLlon \ at alfala I / ' 'I' I and sU nr beet.lI. ; GcorJto Goulll or Belhvoo1 ! , cha with comptlcltlY In the tor erlcs of the Platte Vatic ) ' uankcVns clt'l1rei \ lCLerl \ hearlrlJt bofol'o Judge Goo . . I dwl\rd Memdlth , a farmer clgb" miles southwest of Nebrnslcn Olty , . " WIIS kicked In the head by Ii hone IInd It.ls : tholl ht ho wIll lose the left. : ' \ e'e. lle was taken to the new N - " " , . . I bruska City hospital tor trcatme. . . . . Fred Heno , or Hush\\1te \ , who WMP . . T " 'tound glllity of sending througb f , _ : ' , ' 111I1111 a letter threlltenlr g to wipe ORe of his neighbors oft the rnco of tb. . II I I earth , wall tleulelltel : to the peoltcB- : Mllry nt hllrd lauor tur one ycar.b.J' JudHe lIarrln ton. A now Corliss engine ordered "y : , . ; the ) { ellrnoy I lectrlo eompal months a o , IIrrlved ludViti bo , U'1 . In plnce at. the power house us soon n- : ' the old clI1lne enn bo rcmovel1.f . ; 1,1he new englno Is or the roost. V modern tYlle , and or 2.o-horse pO\"f " r. . Mr. ,1. W. Well\'er of Shelton , bCl' : ' little son amI her HrlllddlluHhter : , I , 'II were palnCully Injured by the overturning - : - turning of th ( lr lmggy In rU11l\w1111 I ! Mr3. WCI\\'er ' sustained n tmcture , ' . or the nose IInd II deep SlIsh on th8t helld , 'r1Je others were badr ; bruIsed. As a result of the recent raise II ) " 1 the price at ch Icory , the dl rcctors of , ; the Nelmlska Chicory factory met at : I Schuyler tu dlsClISS the ndvlRllblllt ' i of re-openlng the local chlcury fac-y , tory. 'i1IJO Instlutilln was closeii i down two years ago , owing to tb- , . , low price or chicory. , i Denjnmln Anderson , ] 0 years ol" 'A committed suicide Iy hnnj.llIg blm- , 1 selt frolll the rafters of the bnrn oa his father's farm. George A mlerso11 _ , ; thl' tather , dIscovered the boy wileR he went to water the stock. ' .rile hey WIIS ) lopulllr with hIs mat s. ! lIe waB grllduatod trom the big _ ; chool last year. .Tohn Henderson , who IIrrJved from. Omahn about six weeks I1go ns a\ \ l > ll1elcRllllth In the cmploy ot the ! UnIon 1JI\\lIo \ , at North IJll1tto , sl'o himself through the hend ul1l "U. [ lie. lIe hns been complaining of sow vore pains In the head tur several :1a's : , whluh probl1bly cnused hIs rash' iCt. IIe lea ves n wHo and thrctt : hlldren. Whllo A. SpeltR at DC1JwoOll , was rlndlnlot reetl he Hot caulht ; by th belt. Ills lert IIrnl wns brolccn laW Lwo pillces abo\'e the elbow. A gash , \VIIS also cut under his chin and ho\ \ was otherwlso hllrt Internlllly. lie ! \VIIS conveyed tu his hon e on H.retchur. : Ills wIfe was lit Davl lty at the tlllle the , IIcoldellt OU"'I : uJ'l'ed , but was untilled by tel pholle. . Henry Burrlttl , a merchant ot Sheh by'IIS IIccldelltally sHot Illst nlHh' It C. O. DuleaL's seven miles 80Ul1 ' " wel : uf Hlslng City , by Le\1 M1tler and seriously wuuudcd In both legs near the ICllees while ell"aled , ID harl\'arlng Franlc : : cheslhIIH'r IInd 1\ [ ) ilulher of Mr. Deleat , newly mal'- rled Mr. Burritt Is suld to ho In no , lerlou dalller unless blood polsOQ Ihould set In , ' 1'he body ot Mrs. 110' . Skeode wus foulld In South Seward. 'l'IlO clothing \\'IIS wllter soalerJulld It la presuUled that the wOUlan lrled , lo COlllmlt 8111c\llo \ , hut the chill of the water drove her out , and nfterwnrd , while Jtlln homo , ! ihe slIccUlubed to the elTect of the exposure. 1'rllckR w re tllllnd on tllo rlvcr bank that ! ; hewed whore she had waded In. Mrs. Skeede had been In poor health. Notwlthstamlln" the cold snap , the army w rm 'illS ' madc Its appearllnl' ( ) In the locllllty of Callaway , nnd tis , ! laid , Is dulllJ. ( ' great damll e to IYU and wlnLer wheat. Olle farmer , who thought his ye was winter killed. , WIIS tuld to oXllllllne It , nnd upon eXllmlnlltlon he found the Ilelrl to bo ullve wllh the III'IIIYurl1l. . Ho Ilulled up one bUllch or rye , nd cOllntcd twunty-twrJ oC the worms OD the roots of the Ollt , hunch. . such fortJe IIlId noIse Lha t n11 tbo horses worklnlun the drill beoame frtghtened and ran away , tearlna ulld brcakln the mllchlnery. The lIow contlllued so tbat It waa dlmcul' ror t.ho men to continue the work , bllt the velll was I1nally tlrllled i1nd cased thrOlIh ! ; , anrl the now WU $ : ; topped. Artor drl1tlnl { scveral hun ; drOll feet , further for wntcr the weU WIIS abandoued Jt Is rumorcd that a pllo [ 1I11e wilt be run trom the 10. calJt.y . or the cas wel1 to thIs townl where there Ii nn nbundl1nce at ( ) od water. Certain movclUents ot rail- WilY ol1lclals would Indicate that there nro good rol1urJs tor tbe .ulnur. . A petItion Is being circulated b& prominent cltzeus of Alliance for th. extension ot the coropra to limits at the cltf and wilt no doubt he flfncted. Such nn addition wJ1llnclude II scorer or more or blocks and udd 1,000 soul , to the popllll1tlon ot the city proper. whloh wilt be then about 40.00. An Omaha hackman , who die : ! at stRf\'ntlon , because ot his miser ) " disposition , Is said to have Je.tf t66OOO worth 01 property. _ . . / , 1 , . . . , . . . ' "