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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1902)
. ' , . \ . , . e ill' . . . . - . . . . . . , , - ' - - , " ' . jfM STERIES OFJDYN MITE , ' " t ) I.Mo : 'One.Ca . Tell When the lCxplo.ITe , r , " , rft PerfectlT Su" ' I , ; " , Ot dynamite , whIch fiR ! rt d Itsclt 80 , : ' t 18I1strousl } ' In the sU\113' \ tunnel ex. ; loslon , New Yorl Clly , at prescnt , \'tth : vast consU'uctl wOl'l s In pro- , creS9 , Is con9uI111ng 7,000 POUlI S n < , Clny. " No other commol11t1 In genernl com. , /nierclnl use Is probably 80 lIttle muler- ltood I1S dyunmlte , It Is regm'ded 111 ; tbe mnjorlty ot Ieople with nbject fe:11' : . ! I\.r r 1.Anyonc nccustomed to hnnJIIn ; ; , ds'nll' ' mite " ,111 teU yon , tl1nt the actual d:111' " gel' 19 sllgbt , "fha denth l'atcmong . . . .I11111mlte workers III low. D'nnmlte Is pacl ed wlthont 8pccllll ) ? precuutlons , ' 111'0 so ; IUuch soall. It Is f. ' . hlp1Jed In cal'lols of ; j.OOO Ilomuls at " 'a time , to all luu'ts of the coullIl'S' , allll , ttbsuall ) ' sm''h'cs e\'en l'uI11'oad coll\ \ : ; , 't' . . I ons without mIshap. It mns' he cnt 111' ' 1'1' bl'olcen , frozell , au tha'I ( I ont aUlI e'en burnt nlmont with ltllpuult ) ' , l' It Is not dlfllcutt to 11ml men to 'worl. ,1fn dyunmlto fnotorles , 'fhe. . nUlllbcl' tpf : deaths In such factorIes Is not stl11'l- Ung , ' 1'ho hoUl's 111'0 Sl101't nn the lI\ : } ' s l h , 'I. ' 'ho'nnmlte \ cOlllllloul ) ' uscl1 Is 'Corui d of nbout.\O \ per cent of nltl'ogl- cerlno mIxed with 80me solid : thsorb , t nt , U8UlI1 : } ' 80mo khl . of earth , ( lull : with abollt rr llel' cent of camphor IIdd , ed as 11 IJ't'ser'nt'I'he \ most POWI" ! " "CuI d 'nlmlte l'ontalns nearl ) ' 80 IJ r r ( : ent of' 1Iltt'oglS'l'l'I'lue , ; " .r , It Is'cr " ' 11I1\1sllal to losc dynamite . 1" ' during , transpo\'tll tlou , ' 1'110 rtrlllge:3 : , ' ; 'as a rille , mea\II'C ! nu Inch lIud n hlllt : ; 111 dIn meter 11I(1 fl'om sIx to eIght . , . inches In length. . 'I'hes ' nre 1 : Itel : Ull ' \'in ordlnnry sonll boxes IIml m'e lItI'I1I- , ! iy' thrown about by baggage smasllol' . k < wIth hnpllult ' . 'he cal'S are mnl'lell "Explosl\'e. with cm'e. " nnd nre Sill ) ' f posc < l 10 be placed lu the mld le of the oj traIns. bnt the 1'1110 Is often Ignol'ell , 1 'here ha"e lieI'll only two sCl'lon ue- " , ) -cldents of laIc III d'nnmlto cars while p1n transIt. In Instance ' ' " one n Cl11' c\r\\ , , tng somc 11fteen tous of d'm\nllle WII ! ! attached 10 the enl1 of n lon frelghl i traIn , ngalnst nil rules , .A locomot\\'e \ : . -crn.qhc < l Into the d'nnmlte cm' IIml bur. . I 1e Itself halt' wny In dynnmlte IInl1 set , 1t on 11re , 'rhls wns more than dyna. r , mite could slunl1. Incll1euta1l ) ' the ex- . Jploslon clearell the track of 1111 wl'ecl. , . . , .age for u couslderable I1lstllnce , In the other cnse the d'uamlte car cllllght I' ' fire from n bu 'nlng hot box , nnd the , , : traIn men. noticIng It , scol'nell to put , C ! > ut tbe fire. but'retreat l1 to n hlt1lloar . ' y , The explosIon threw n ncar-by turntable nbout a qunrter of a mile and completely dem01lslted a Inl'ge en. Ine hous , , ' . I The exnct propertl's of dynamite nre GUll more or less of n myster ) ' , e\'en to I those most.famlllnr . With It , , l' DESERTERS FROM TH E ARMY. ! Hi'i\'c Tl1omml1l1 Soldiers Lost Ycar Quit : Unclc nm'lI Service. There were G.OOO desCl'tlQnS from the UnIted Stutes nrmy In IDOl : ' Phe War , . Departmcnt Is thCl'efore turuln ; ; , Its at. ' 'tentlon to s01\'lug the problem thus J t presentel1. An nrmy ofI1cer with lias gIven t11e I ? Ituntlon hIs best ntteutlon announces , that "there Is no cause for It In the : lIervIce , It's not the treatment < the \ men recel\'e or lack of prh'lIeges or \ anytbIng else we can altOl' , It's ju : pure cussedness ; thnt's niy conclusIon after years Qf expcrlence. " lie gees on to state that these mer. 'I ' , 'Who' ' deset't al'O of a rovIng disposItion. anyhow. 'I.'hey have Iwa's been ne : I -customed to rm , They hu\'c l.Jel1l1 'Wont to tale a ncw boss , aul1. nfter \ tryIng hIm a while , to dIscharge hIm nnl1 get another , Uncl ' I Sam can'l : be I cllse11a l'gcl1 , ns the men wbo try It I1nl1 . out. out.For For the deserters nre nearly nil , aught. As somc one has pUt It , It's i 110 trouble to get away. The trouble ! fs to stny nwn } : . In spite of the great , , number of ' desertions the number of Guccessful 'ones Is on the decrense. A man usually mnkes at once for home , a.n11 the local 01l\clals \ hn\'e been Informed - formed of t11e desertion , nnd nre on the 'lookout ' for hIm when he arrIves , for there Is n $30 reward out for hIs cap . 'ture. Then agnln n deserter has a curIous If habIt of sooner or later tl'Ylng to en- Itst a second time. It he hasu't been caught : before. he surely Is , now. li'or I Itbe govOIument : has an elnborate cm1 ystem of detection , As soon as a Ulan enters the 'servlco. a complete/dcscl'lp- I tion of hIm Is placed on a card , which Is catalogued nt the surgeon genet'lIl's office In WashIngton. Eneh lIew l'loW erult as he eullsts I nst , ufter ho has , " " 'pussed all other examInations , pnss the last test as to whether or not ho has ver been In tbe army before. The In- I fOl'matlon Is a1at \ hand there In t110 card cntalogue , It Is consulted , anl1 wben a llesel'ler Is founl1 nllplyl g tor I re-enlstm nt he gets pr mltty Inlo I prIson Instead of lute the arll\1. , No man who hns once dosertel1 can ever enUst ngnlh , , The go\'el'l1D1ent doesn' Int nl1 , to , lIne ; he nl'my usel1 o.s a c01l\'enlence by a class of meu I who " 'nnt to get In It to ttde OVer a tIme of trouble and then want qUlcldy to get out of It.-PhiladelphIa North AmerIcan. / ' J1ulHllonl'IH (1 by a Nnme. "I see thnt Perch'al J. McIntosh , Ule Amalgamated leader , Is now worth ( } , OOOOOO , nnd Yet be started In lite I wItb a serIous hnndlcap , " "What was that ? " "ne was just an office boy. " "IIe bad a worse han lcap , at. " "What wus IU" "Folks must bave al1 cntted hIm Per- q.Jlevelan Plain l ) 1l1er. I Don't call Cr'IDg "belterlug : ' " It I. the "dcy ot arlct , " ILCCCJr < 1nir to a late aonlJat. _ _ _ . , I , . STOP 'AN ELOPING COUPLE IRATE FATlIIU INTUltVENJU IN , , ' ' ' . NIClt OJ 1'IIIIE. Fremont , Nob-Specll\l.-lttutl1I1.1 ( ) ll.tnchment or n. youthful Ballnders : O\lIIty couple lcd' to an etopemont. I'bo a.t empt oC the malden's o.n ry 1M her tQ get upon their traok and pre- Vl'nt their being married 'I'Aulted In tntlurl ) for a. time but was Ilnl\lIy suo' : esvful ! , Andrew Warner Is twenty-two years > Id and Is the son ur Gcorgo Wtrnor : , L wealthy farmer living nillo miles 'outhwest oC I.'remnnt. Miss nhmoho 1 ' at'd ' Is the dauloh. lIlor ) , ! ! se\'enteOlJ , ! tel' of allother farmer who resldc. , \hout tI\'e miles frum hell' In the sam\ ) ilrectlon. ' 1'lIe two ) 'O\1I1 \ people bo- : 'Ime acquaInted with caJh other ! nnw time ajo , hilt ha\'o not been go- III tOlet.llor : . a I.rcat c1ea1 , I II's I mCl'Y' $ parents ha"o not ! "okf'd wi th falIr on Huch nt , ' entlons H Wartier bestowed opcnl ) ' UpOIl her , UHl hence tile relttlons : between the I.wo have been sumewhat ciandestille Warner wcn t to the Emery homu wi h 1 II\'ery l'l whIch ho had pl'Ocured In I'remollt and his sweetheulo , who was 111 re dlne5s , left , her parenta t abolle 10 cllmo wIth him to thl5 city. ' 1'he horses Wllre made to travel at a IIvoly ; ! alt and reached here In an hour or leos : An the tlllle tlmt c uld bo , mlnen was 'neertl'd ' , for the f.LLhor of \lls Emery dlscl\C'ed [ her ahsenc withIn a short tIme and set out. post haste Cor 1'remunt , He arrl'ed here hilt lln ( aft.er the couple had complet- 2d theIr Journey , Negotiations had heen com pierI b\ ' \\'ariler wi th a 11 very stable Ieeper h re for another rl , with which to : It'\\'e \ al\ay early In the mornln , as pari'ntallnterfcrence wa. ' ) looked Cor. ACter re chlng the city , the youthful cuuple went to the lI\'ery ! ; table proprietor's home to walt COI sunrise. The father of the girl chanced to see t.IlCm enter the housl' , but dll not let them Imow of hIs prc. ence , 'l'hat was Just where he made hIs mIstake , acly \ Ihe tIme lie had commul1lcated wltb the police nnd concluded hl5 pr'pam. tlons for theIr detention , the pair bad drl\'en away to the cast , I At 3 o'clock In the afternoon a tele. I phone communleatlon from Sherif ! I Menoke oC Washlnjton county brought the Information that " 'anwr and Miss gmery had just been apprehenrfed In Blair while walklnsr up.to the court ; . house to get a nmrrlage license , The girl has been turned over to her father - er , w1l0 will hrlng her back with him on an afternoon traIn , The ohJections made by the parents at l\Ils , ' Emery to her keeplncompa. . - ny wi th Wal'ller am that he 1IIOt the kInd or man to maim a j.ood hllsband , that he Is Incapable of makln a livIng - Ing and that the girl Is too young to tlJlnk or matrlmollY. 1'1\N ; ; WINUI.1W ou'r OF' $8,1i0'0. David Olty , Neb-Speclal-1'rauk ( ) ! B'\ll-ger ' \ , OliO ul' tlw lUOo.t ; highly respected - . spected citizens o ( this clLY Is a victim of a conllJenc man , and an expert aL tne business , Some tIme last fall a stranger came to the home of Mr. llougler , thtn a resIdent of Center township , six miles southeast of town , clalmlnl : { to be a. cousin of Mrs , Iou ; ! { er. 'he stranger vlslLed several days wIth the Bou er family , claIming to have come from Germany ten years allJ , lIe was familiar - iliar with the Camlly hIstory anI ! after establishing his family relationship beyond a doubt In the minds ot Mr. alJd Mrs. lloug er , comlUeno d workIng - Ing upon religious or church sympathIes - Ies , He lalmed to be a member ot the same ohurch to whlohbey boo' ' longed and stated thathe had an 01 > - ' pOrLunlty to ml ke a lot oC money by Inve5lolng in 1'exas ian , His scheme \ \ IlS to purchasc a traet oC land from tbo esmte of a Mr. WilJdhorlit , a German - man who died In l11s native country , leavln a large amount of land In Texas - as , which is now heillr sold out In small tracts to a colony which he pro- po5ed to locate thr 'e belolJllng to the churoh to which he claimed to belong. 'Mr. Bouer ! ! reposed conlitIence In the new relative and ave him $2000 , an eqllal aI110,1I11t or whloh he claimed 10 have , 'l'he stranger departed and nothln" " , was seen or heard of hIm for four or flvc months , when ho returned - ed , He stated that ho had Invesl ! d the $4,000 Inland , which he had di.- . p'lsed of and on which he reallz'd 0,000 In prollts. However , t'ro ! were Hreater opportunities in SLoro If he on. Iy had the money to make the l.ur- chase of the tract oC land , whIch he 11c.'ilred t08ecnre , was explained and M 1' , Bougger hecured : iU , OO mur ma k- InH SS , OO In all. Mr , llollgger recelv. cd a letter from him mailed at Lln- ' coin , whIch reausomethlug , like this : "Good bye , my dear oed Crlend , Mr. nougger , 1 thallk you very much for the money which ) 'OU Iavo me , 1 have never seen ' 1'oxas and you will ne\'er 8 e or hear Crom me again. Good bye. " 'IOi .J. cu\unso , ; IS J ) , \O. Baltimore , Md" May 2-Congres.Q , man Am ( , f. Cummlnf.s of New York died at 10:15 : o'clock tonl ht at the church home alld inllrmary In this city , The Cl\llse of death was pneumonia - monia , Incident to an operatIon. The cOlllzrcssman's wHe alld cousin , Ohar- les II , Cummln s , wore at his bedside when death came. Con ressman Cum. mlngs ( 'ame to Baltlmoro on April 11 to undergo tleatment for kidulJ troubie. _ _ , , . . ' . . FIVEI DIE IN WRECK CALIFORNIA LIMITER ON SANTA FEE Dr.HAILED TWENTY-TIIREE ARE INJURED bTltUUm.Jln'JC ANI ) STJt.\1N TOO OHgA'l' HUt nAILS , GOING AT LIGHTNING SPEED Uerllllm\ ConC'h511I11"111" \ IlIln lUmtllllg " 'uOl' " 'hllo 001111 : lit Tru. ulclIlml" SI'UI"I I } { eolmk , la" April 30-'ho Call- rornla IIll1lted on Lho Atchison , ' 1'ope- lea & Santa' Fe road , cact bound , WIiS lIerallcd on a oufve at CIII1111 , u : J\\'ltch lI\'e miles west oC Mcdill , 1\10. , at 9 o'clocl { this morning , ' while o- In nt trcmendous speed , FI\'e per- ' ) ons were killed ! lnd lwenty-three In- Jured. 'l'ho Itllted : S. ' .r. Branch , Chicago , Mr. Welthclmer oC Santla , o , Ca1l , A Son of IIelll'Y O. Gulcs of Austrn- . lIa , tI\'e } 'ears 01d. 'l'wo others whoso names uro not obtainable. ' 1'he : ' Injured Include Conductor Chas , Sar el1t , I\nd 1\ twin sister of the Ga tes boy. ' 1'he parents at the twIns were also badly bruIsed , : Mr. and 1\Irs. Gates were enronlc Crom , A uslralla and were with their children eating In the dlnltll ! car when the wrecle occurred. 'l'11l' i ' .raIn was O\ier an hour late uncJ pussed W'acondn , the last statlrJn west , ut the lute of sl > .ty-lI\'o IIIl1e unhour. . When the heavy tralll strllcl { the CUl\'C at Oama the lUlls spread. 1'he train consisted of two moll cars , se\'en Pullmans and ono dining car. 1'he : ' mull car , th dining cnl' and the two forward sleepers went Into the ditch. 'l'he tender wus dItched , but the englno remained tin the tracl { . 'l'ho derailed coaches were smashed to lelndllng wood , even the uxlcs beln bent out of shupe. . ' 1'ho conductor went to 1\ farm house and te1ehponed a teport at thc wreck. 1'he : ' rat1road ol1lclals then hurried a rellel train from Itort Mu - ' Isoll. Isoll.The The traInmen worleed nobly\ \ assisted - ed by unhurt passengers , and nelgh- bOl'l ng farmers , ' 1'ho lllace : of the wrecl { is distant from all communIca- tion. E\'ery eIT rt Is being made t(1 ( complete the list of dead and wound , I cd , but most of the latter nre In the rat1road hospital at 1'ort Madison , nnd those in charge reruso Inforrua- tlon. ComIllIln 01 (110 HilII'll , Ohlcago , April , 30-Merchants und manracturers of Chicago have united In a stJrollg protest to the Interstate comll1erce commlssloll , agaInst alleged dlscrln lnutlon In transcontlnental rates , It Is charged that by the rates made in Chlca o manfacturers are plnced In competItion - tion with New York for Pacific coast trade , and for trade west of thc Rockies , Attention Is called to the' facL that equal rates from New Yorl , and Ohlcago to lv"ltlc r.oast points pracllcallyetlmlna\ advantage whIch should be Ohlcago's , owlnI ( to her situatIon terrltorrlatly. 'ro this charjle : the answer of the railroad managements Has alwa 's been tlint water competition by the way of the gulf has mnde It ; Imperative thut the same ratcs be made from New York to the Pacilic coast as Crom Chicago , St , Louis , St. Pau1 nud other MissIssippi - Issippi rIver points. Were the rates made hIgher from 'Now York by the all-ratl rou te the lower rates exlstInl ! by water from New York to the gull and thence by ratl would take all the tranlc that way. 1'he rcsult Is that jobbers In the mIddle west , have been unable to compete with New Yorle johb'rs ( by rOl\sou of tllO local freight ratc- , : harged from Now York to Chicago" I XJ10cIA ltetlllcllOn or ItflV'"fl. Washlngtun , April 30.-Secretar ' Sl1aw says that on May 1 he will in. crease tile deposits In nallonal bank depositories by three or four mIllion dollars , 1Ie also will deslglnate II few ad 111 tlon'lIl deposllorles ; , Itlls un- dl'rstooc1 that no further Inoreaso 'I dopusits will 'be made after l\iuy I , u ! ' the repeal oC the wnr revenue act 'II ; expected to result In a sharp decrcasl' In the govenrment receipts trolll lhl begInning of the fiscal yeur when the taw will go Into operation H1LI.S 1111Nn 1I1 rt'ELI' , Wlnslde.Neb"Aprll : JO.-Mrs. } { ate Dlmmetl , was found hanging from II bed pust this morning. Her smnll child was dlH.I ! on the floor. Mrs. Dlmmell had been cf.lnsldered of unsound - sound mind , but no one thought her lDu1:1dy : would take a dangerous turn , The coroner's Jury brought In 11 verdict - dict of suicide In the mother's casl' nnd that the chUd bad died by Its ) Ilother's band. PREFER AURDER CHARGE ARREST FOLLOWS INQUEST' ON DEAD KANiAS DOCTOR , , McCook , Neb. , April 30.-.Aftcr nn Inquest held this nflernoon G , W , Dull , In the rear oC whoso store 111 Herndon , Kans" Dr..T. Wnlner now. lal1 < 1 wn9 murdered 'csterday morning , was arrested , ncouSld of the murder of his oM tlmo friend , antI taken to Jail at Atwood , 1ans. Dnll and Howland were heard havhllr wtJrds In the rear 01 the store. Shortl ) ' afterwards two Ie. \'ol\-cr shot. ; were heard and a olerk In Dull's store Cound Rowland d'lnJ.f' Du1\ \ was found' In his prlvato ! J\1lce \ and cxpressed neither surprlso or ex. oltement when told of Uowland's deatb , OI FICI ltS ICII.I , A nUHOUL\1t. I Chlcnao 1'"lIc"'u , i , Ol\'o IInltlo U'lth ! 0011In" \11. . , . Chicago , AprIl30.-1n n pls'tol flRht , between two \l01lcol11cn \ nlld il\'o burJ.f- lars here early todl\Y one of the atle1et ; ! UIIC'e8 was killed. lollceman O'Connor saw t\Vo m'n , "ne of whom hl\ recognIzed as a thlof , . .tanding In frobt ot n store 011 Archer : \\'cnuej nt Loomp street. Whm : he a pproached the men opel1dllre , nce- Ing at the "alIle tlmo , ' .rho olUcer ! .favo chase , returning the shots. 1'ho IIrlnl : attraoted the attentton of Pollcenll\n nerman"Marlnde , who came hurrying pa5t the store jU5t as three men cunoout : of a sldo outrance. A pistOl lI ht between the trio and the policemen then bean ! nnd olle or the men was shot throulh : the hea , dy- In Instanloly , NeIther of the olllccrs was hurt. BAYS &U IS l\IltlJ. ; LUETtJEltT. 'Vito of Chlcngo lallltllJo-"lnker ) ) ooIaro\ to o AII\'o. Ohlcag'O , April 30-Mm. 1\ary n b- hlns , who is belIeved by 80me to be I 1'8. Adolph J.J. Luet ert" the supposed murdered wlCo of the sausae-l11l\kcr ( was taken Into CUSWly tonight by Deteotl ve lllais bec\uso ! of the strong \Jsplclon that ; attaches to her ease , Irs , RobbIns had Intended leaving the Alma Mutt home. 589 Austin ILve- lIue , to whIch she was talen about six week ao ! , but the ohaln or circum- . .talt\al \ evidence seemed so strong to Attorney Lawrence Harmon , who dc- rended Luetgert and to a number or IItlwr persuns Intorl'stecl , that a hurrIed - rIed conference . ' ) held , and it was decided to hold the woman until further InvestlJ.fatlon can bo made , TI.e woman told apparently conttlot- ing stories , but inslswd tha she is not \1 rs , Luet gert. ' Mrs. Harmon asserts that ho Is more than Qver cOllvlnced that she Is Mrs. Luelgert and Detectl ve Blais also declared clared that he belteved she is the wid. IJwof the sausage-maker. FIN ! ) UAUY'S 1I0DY. COII\'lollI n"l'urt Ihfl Dllloo\'ol'7 : IIlade In D . l'l&slure , Lincoln , AprIl 30-Coroner Graham made a trip hair a mile "eAf , oC tile penitentiary Monday where he picked up the body oC al1lnfnnt that had evIdently - dently been deposited by some persun anxious to get rid oC It secretly. 'l'he II ttle corpse was wrapped J n an old dirty cloth amI had been expo ecI for omo days. 'rwo convlots , John Poyer i1\111another named U ull , whtlo goIng after the penl tcntlary cattle that were belnl { pastured In that viclnIL } ' , tound the body. T\tt N 1'0 l'L\CE OF' SAlfJrry , \111111106 Jllurd"r SU"Il'cIII ha County Jail nt 1'ul'le. ' York , Nebr. ) Apr1130-SherlfI Reed oC Alliance , Box Dutte county , hrolllht : two prlsonerA , A ugust I ' . Jahnko and AICred Juhnke , futher I and son , and place(1 them in the York county Jail for ! ; afe keepln until tllu next term oC dIstrIct court In that county , which will be held May 19 , l'heHe two men , and one other , Oliver Olson , 11 son-In.law of AlJllJst Jahnke , are clmrged with muderln lIchaol -elrk ; on the 18th day oC April by ltootlnl- : him with shotlun , It If > eharled that the murder was commit- wd by theil ! ! men that they mIght. Iet hold oC Mr. Selrk'ii property , which was worth several thou511\1l dollars , ( Ie had wIlled alt his prnperLy to AUI : { ' list fi' . Jahnke , Inuludlnlf an Insurance 'Polley for $1,000 at his dea.th , 011 vcr Olson wa. . , held at Alliance , ' .rhe prisoners are' now in safe keepIng In the 6teel cells of the York couty Jail. NA vs oor.1) UUT : T.US TUIOU. PortlandOro. , Apl1 30-Accordln to the NOllie Nug et oC l 'ebruary 11 , which IIIlS arrived froll ! the north , coming by registered mall vln Daw- S JU , a v ry Important discovery uas heen made there. A Now York sync1lcatont the head fit which Is aVetl known mlnlnl { mall "C the Pacltto coast , had been tor eighteen ' months quietly prospecting th'e 'rundra betwcen Nome nud POnD ) ' rl V l'L _ , . , , , . . ' " , , PAY FINAL TRIBUTE REMAIN9 OF J , STERl.ING MORTON - TON TENDERLY LAID AWAY. TilE 5T . IE INOURNING 1.01'\L F'ItJJ NIJS UP TtI ltTIIIE : ASSIST , IN InTJ . : IoO N " , . " . . . . , , ' # t 'ANY PIONEERS ATTENDED ' nhrno1(1\ City Drnl'l't In 1Jnrk In 1I0no" 01 11 r Umul-HllIIlllo l'ullurul t"n'lcu III 1t1. h NcbraslmOIty , May 1.-.rho remains - mains or J. Slel'llnj ! Morton wel'O IlHule'I ! } ' borue from A rhor Ledge lII d , aid 1\way III beautiful. \ \ ' 'lIlm cellle- Cl'y. 1u the presence of hundreds { frlellds oC his IUetline , many ot thcul tllUl1ecrs who bore with hIm ho hanlshltl'j ( lr the curly du's nnd , ' 11 joyed with him the pleasures of this lutler limo , the cnreer oC ono ot ( ! bmslm's re\test : men was ended , Oenull11 } sorrow wus cxpressed 1Jy those who IWlIw tte IICo IInd churao- tcr of Ir. MJrton. As tlw Imprc's- sl\'e cerelllonies proceeded , It wus most pol IUIl\l1y \ felt thut his plaoo will be left cmpt.y , 'l'ho day WIIS bright IInd Ar or Lodge was bathed III sunlight tl1ut added to I s Illlturul belluty. l1e whose hlgho tsenllment WIIS typillcll III the word "homo" wus berne IIwny rrom the pluce ho had bullded wlLh so much care , but lit II tlmo when uature wus rousing to Its ful1csL glory. While the o'\twnrd semblullce \\'IIS one or mO'lrnln ' 1 t.he friends or Mr. Morton felt as the funeral cor- tf' O 1II0\'ed down the long shac1ed u venuc , bright with bloom , thl\t the deeds IIf a greut mun were to bear frnltton In proportion liS the oulm apl'llig day was a tOl.en of fulier IUe tu uome. . ' ' ' , , AT.L l'AID TllUlU'l'JC ' 1'ho cItizens of Nebraslc paid trl. hute to Mr. Morton by coming to JoIn with these who were In sorrow , 1'robably no huger a gathrelng of me n of note In the state WIIS e\'er held IInd where nl1 were bound by a IIrmer common hOlld In mourninH the loss of line of tholr number. 'l'ho , I1fomlllent men of nil callings , Indus- trlul IInd professional \lnd ubovc all the commOli pellple cumo to puy their tribute at the bier oC the man who was gone. No , "ord that could be spoleen was more slgnllicant than Iho respect with which the lIallle of the : deceased was mentioned IInd the many kind IIIcmorles recalled con- cerulng his life. 'l'ho people of Nebraska - braska CI ty where 1\r. : Morton hns lI\'ed since 18.14 when the town slto W\JB IIrst laid ont , hnve good cause to remember him for his pUbllo IIctS. 'l'here WIlS enCIal mournlng'in every quarter at his death. 'l'ho pl'omlnenco ot Mr , Morton In national IInd state alfulrs has hl'Ou ht hIm durlnR his ltfo Into cuntn t with many of hIs leaders in po.Jtlcs . IInd thought. Ills famc liS the founder of A rbor day has spread over the en. tire UnIted States. Many telegrams of condolence IJa \ 'e.Jeen recel ved by I the relull'es , limon/ / . ! them one frolll lresldent Uooso\'elt IInd others from Mrs , Grover Ole\'elllnd , Mr. Ole\'e- land being absent. III the southj I.'ormer Secretnry of the ' 1'rellsnry J. G. Carlisle , } ( ) rll1er Attorney Goneml Harmon , ex-Governor Franols of Missouri und mallY others , The remallis of J. Sterllnlf nrrlved I here on II slleolal traIn over the BurlIngton - Ington road , 'l'he train WIIS sJlghtly uhe d ot schedule time , but the depot - pot waif surrounded by I\n \ IIIIlllell30 : Unon/ / . ! will tl ng w ilh sl ncere respect the disposItion of the casleet nnd , ready to nct as nn escort liS the body was taleen to lie in state , VlltWINO 'J'UIe ImUAINB. It WIIS with reverent mIen thllt ntl I JUllrched with the procession to the cltv library bllltdln . the structure Hsrolf a girt oC Joy Morton , eldest son of the deceascd to the city , where' I Lhe remains were to be vlewe ( ] beI I tore belnJt taken to Arbor r..ol1 ( > . Mr. Morton's three sons marched behind the funeral car. Many poop10 toolc the (1P11Irtllnlt ! y to cast II last glan o upon the fa- ' lII\11ar \ face. 1'ho repose ot death sl1o"'d no tmeo of pain and a Jelllle ' or Ilcace WIIS'Islhle. . . \ vast number of people passed throll/h / ! t he hlltldlll sto\lpln \ at tile bier Ilild passIng Oil In sudncss , Fur three hours the \.Jolly WIIS lit I the library hlllldln durlll which tlllIe II constant stream of people passed beCoro lhe casl.et. lSorr.Blt J XI'J.SIN. Omaha , Neb , ) May 1.-1'ho explosion - sion oC II boIler ut Swift's IJacklnf. { : house at 5 o'clock thIs artcrnoon In I Jllrel1 three men and caused \ ' ' thousund dollars' dalulI e to a one ' story brlole bl1l1dlnlf. Oharles ' 1\ Grnhum nnl1 J. Brooks , hoth colored , and ' : rlwrnus Dowers were HIl hly In- jured.r1'he holler was ono oC n bat. I tery of fonr In a bulhlhlH 30xflO feet , ' , A halo blown Into the north wall \\'IIS Lho only damage dODO to the I \Valls , . . , < " ' ' " " " nfj' ' " . . ' , . . I ' ' . . . --f . . " " 'tJ , , , " " ' " " , " " , . . . . . . , , , , ' " , r.\ ' . , . G , j , . . . . . . , . ' , \ , - " - " 1. . NEBRASKA NOTES " } Eighty car loads ot cattle : been shipped trom NclJgh the , ' tow weeks. An Omnha company hos ' wurded u conLruct for tormlng 10.001 miles ot railroad rlHht-of-wny. , , Elslo 1'erl\ln9 hns been aPPolntei. postmistress at ' 1'aylor , Neb. , v1M W. 11' . 1I0ward , resl.ned . : , I II I 'l'ho leuders ot the building Rnd a1 , lied uliions Ilt Lillcoln , hnvo lKea quietly working for some time . . secUlo betLer wUHos. Wlnl Mr , 13 rthll E , McCuncl1ess of : lIeblgo , , Neb" hils been appointed teucher Ilt the ncd Lake , laUna. . Iucllan school. While p1n'lnlt wllh 22-clalbro ro- vo1\'er Charles Munll , the to-yenr-ole1 son of Wlllum Munn of lleatrlcc , wua nccldentally shilL throu l1 the lct _ han . I At the fUllernl or M. II , Ogdcn who recently dIet ! I\t L'ul1elton , uHed : 1:12 : ycal's , the dlsl'ourso rend wa ! : wrl ttell by t.ho deceused shortly be. Core his eath. A species of army worm Is ravnl" Intt the wheat unt ! rye Uelds In th section oC 1'urnl\m , ' ] 'ho ground I. In cxcellellt shupo for Illnntln1 : , bu , the furmel's will put In little COJ uutll the worlll hils been c1I11ltJsed ! ot. ! Harry 11111 the aI1e el ) h01'80 ' thlor. wus ! Jeforo , ll1 do liy1'll0 nt GrecloJ. tor his prlImlnary ! trIal. He wnlved examlnutlon nlld wus bound over h the sum of $ l , 'OO. In default of ball was cOlllnlltted , to Jail. 1 The olgthy-thlrd annl\'ersary o Odd Fellowship wus celebrated a' , Superior Inst week. A flne llwgrnu { WIIS rendered by the members d the close of which u very elaborbat Blipper was sOl'ved , . . .rhe dedlcutlon of the Germaq 1 vungellcal churoh rp.centJy built at Olay Center was completed lust wecle , ' 1'ho : ' building Is cummodlous tram structure I\lId the orgnnlzutlon Is 1. a nourishing cond I lion , I The government wl11 estalblsb t forest reServes In Nebrllska , ono 0 80,000 acres In the eastern purt of tb stllte , between the Loup aut ! Dlsma river ! ! , and ono of 120,000 acrcs to tb I western part , between the : N labrar and Snalce rl vcrs. I Plattsmouth was as dry I1S n dus storm In Knn.sas Sunday. ' 1'ho sa , loons were 1\11 closed at 8 o'olock Iii Lhe forenoon and remal ned so durlnlr ! the duy , 1\IallY visIted the drull tores , but were IJrompLly turned down. ) \1' . Dculchause , n farmer Routh of the 1)lutto 1'1 vel' and abou six miles west Lt Lexlll ton , lost bl ' . . two-year-otel' son by a r.tro acoldon .i 1I0 was felllllg trees for fellco post. 011 n. . 0 , JJ'reemau's pillco. Ills sad \ \\'us ( : alight under OliO when It tell and be wus Installtly Icllled , At the regular meeting ot the St \ , I oonncll utfremollt / liquor license. . were grunted for twelve saloons un" tour drug stores , The ropOl t o. . . tile wuter cOlUl lssloners showed that the city wuter 111ant bad pnld ' 1111 expenses und left n good profit. ' : . An : ordinance was pussed reqUlrln the removal ot ull barns , houqe t : tences nllll IJIIl1dlngs which oucroac < on any street or alley. ! . Deputy Game Warden n. L , Me , 1 Connell at Albion , tiled u omplaln' I n lIlnst Alex WIll1on , chllr lng blm 'i with the violation of the gulpo law" : Wilson plead guilty beCora Conut)1 Jud o Ulley find was lined $10 and cosls. Ho hils been under susplclo for some tlmo and was warned b , ; rcConnell to be careful or he would . et lute tronble , but he treated tbe warning lightly. The hllsilless portion oC Gross w oblllerllted by lire , l1robab1y ot 101 cendlnry origin , whIch started In th rear of n saloon at 11 o'clock a night , no\'or cellsln In fury until the worl { of destruction WIlS cum. , plete , ' .rho cumblned elfurls oC the , citizens IIgalnst the awful cOnlla , ra'\ lIlIn was of no avail , and bulldlll after hulhllng melted before th ruarln l1ames , Gross was a thrlv In town , iu spite oC Its ha\'lng beft Icft out of dlrcct railroad commllnl callan , hut It will 11rbubly ) not rlsl1 from thIs hotly blow , ' 1'he : ' losse IlrtlOunte ( ] to neartly $30,000 , bu with one-third of that amount 0' Insnrallc . A newspaper change took place n\ ' SIdney , Oharles Callahan disposing Df the ' 1' le raph to Fred , A. Gapen , : , who wilt bo Its mlltor nnd pUbllshcf ' . In the fnture. Mr. Gllpen has bceq the local editor of the paper for thll lust fuur ) 'cars , : Mr , Callahau will ol1ll'1ato liS ellshler In the newl" organized First Nlltlonal bunk na thll t place. ' 1'ho ' ! 'eleg ra ph , Is OD Df the 01dc3t repubUean papers 119 western Ne ratka. ! . . - - -
