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trr1Klrlua Earlre the Attention of the Sealle
-Other Mearures of More or Less Imwr-
taace.
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V : ' .5T. LOUIS EXPOSITION BILL
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Work Golnr Forward as Usual aad the Usuel
1 Numter of 81115 latroduced. ,
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Under suspension ot the rules the
senate adopted u resolution olfered
hy GIllin ot Dl1w on , 1 ldorsln gov-
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erument expenditures for irrigation
investigations along the 1latto river
in tlJrf'e Stut03 , The resolution Is as
follows :
Whereas , An investiHation bi'the
, inlgatlon Inve tI atlons of the t ; Ill-
( :11 St.ltes department of aHrlclllture
has heen plan lied tor the benellt of
those usl n wa tm' trom the Pia t te
river in three states through whicb
the stream 1I0ws , und
Whereas , 'l'he said irrigation investigations -
vestigations has mudl ! arrangCllJouts
fur carryin this work to completion
. and
: Whereas , We bellevo that the
, funds uppropriatpd tor this 1lnd of
worl , in former years have been re-
I puld to the overnment and to tbe
( lrri D tors of the country many fold ,
; thr.refl1re b it
; Hesolved , ' .rhat we respectfully
request and urge that when the agricultural -
ricultural appropriation bill is under
dlscus.ion un the 11001' ot cOlIgrE'ss
. . . . the recomllJendations ot tile secrelary
" ' - at nrgicultut'o ' and the director ot tile
ol1lce ur expeliment stations relative
to this investigation be thoroughly
indorsed by the honorable represen-
tathes ot the state ot Nebraska in
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the senate and in the house of repre
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sentathesj and be it further
, Hesolved , 'l'hat t he secretary of
the senate be instructed to address
! forthwith a copy o ( this resolutldn to
{ each mr.mbor of the Nebraslm delegation -
gation in conJ.ress. (
! 13y II vote ot 23 to 8 tl1e rules were
suspended and the resolutions adopt-
, cd Howell of Douglas explained his
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I vote by saying that on the previous
; day he h < l d asked tor suspeusion of
tne rules and it had been denied him
but he de&ircd to vote to extend tills
pr\'ilege ! to the sermtor from Dawsun ,
Lieutenant Governor McGilton
presented a telegram from the chieC
cleric of the legislature of Arizona
asking the Nebraska legislature to
adopt a memol ial to congress fa vor-
l ing the omnibus statehood bill , 'l'lIe
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f " messale was recei ved and placed enl
l lJIe wit/lOut / action.
enate ! .lIe No. 28 , by Junnillg of
Thaynr , requiring county treasurers
tll place the , amount of delinquent
taxes on tax receipts , was reported
by the committeE' on re\'enue with
the recommendation thlt it he
passed.
Senate tile No. 30 , by Warner ot Da-
1Ita , rf.qulring county treasurers to
deposit pUblic funds in hanls and
IIxlng the minimum rate of interest
au sUI'h deeposlts at ] per cen twas
reported by thu stllndlug committee
with the recommeudallons that it
IJass , together with au aOienelrueuL
chan lng the rate ot interest trolll
] 7i ! to 2 per cent.
Sellate IIle No. 2'reJatnJ. ! ! ( to township -
ship orJ.unlazllon ( , was also reported
with a favorable I'ecommendatlun
Ueorge C. Audrews. who failed to ;
quality a tJreman , was repllcfd : by :
J. D. Darrow on recolIIlIIlHldution ot ,
I
tile cOlllmlttee on empluyes , I
' .rhe followfng bills were Introduced - I
duced :
S. II' . No. 100 , by Mr. Sioan-'l'o repeal -
peal section 5fi81 'Jf the ( 'l'llIIlnal cole (
of the cOluplled statutes , /'elatln to
grand juries.
S Ii" . No. 102 , by Mr. Brady-To
require railroad companies and COlli-
1II0n carriers In the state of NelJras-
ka , to erect a 11I1 maintain a side
tmcl" or switch , extendluj. : a reasor.-
able lenj.th : , the oulol' ed 'c of which
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shall he at least within fuur feet of
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W. the outer edJ.e ( of the right of way ,
to allY elC\'alur III elemtors erected
by any firm , corpurath.n : , assoclatluu ,
person or persl1ns , 1'111 the purpose of
Volcano is In EruptIOn
HonH1 , , llIn. : ! O-AftE'r a hrlef spoil I
of inactivity the \'olcano 5trol11holl I
Is again In eruptlun Ureat quantities -
ties ot lavlI amI stones arl ! lJelll
, thrown up IInd to an iUJlI1onso ells-
tanco frolll the oratl'r.
, Factories III Canada ,
; \Tore lIlIIn Ihll'l ' l'tJat II1l1nufllC-
turln COlli (1I1I11e5 ( of tile Unltl1c1 States
U"C eslabllshlng I'IIl'torlC's In Uanlld.l.
Say the Rumor Is Untrue.
Vienna , , TIII 2U - I'IIC lIewsPlpers
l1ere deny the rumur elllllnlltin fruUl
- Hur.apest ) that tlJe Anhdule Eugene.
0110 ot the second cuuslus of Elllper-
: . or Francis Juseph , is about to re
nounce his ranl ( In urder to II1l1rry a
conteotloner's dau hter.
. : Archduke gu eno er.jo's . a lar e
) nCOll1e as the raud lIIaster of the
uncleut and noble 'J'uetonic order ,
ouo of the ohlet ohilgatll1ll1 I r which
is collbaoy.
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I buying , qtorlnK und shlvpinlt raln
at uny station within this IItate. Ilnd
11fovldlnj ! tor 11 penllity for tbe , foln.
lion thereuf.
IS 'I'lIIt nOUBE ,
A bill will be introduced In the house. .
soon by Hepresentatlvo House of Hull !
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asking tor a $7 , OVO appropriation tur I
the Lou Islana purchase exposition.
'rhe list of bills so till' on the roll of
the house docs not Inoludo Ilny IUllk-
Ing an aproprilltlon , for tills exposi-
tion. Bach ovcruor lIIatle a recom.
mendatlon that SOIllO attention be
paid the lIIutter and Mr. Huuse has
IIxed the Slllll III a fI uro which Governor -
ernor Savage advlseo. It Is un open
qUE'sUon whether the leJ.lsllltllre (
will n ree npon that aUllIunt , but It
Is generally recognized that some provision -
vision will have to be mllde for the
exposition. 'l'he bill will provide for
a cOlllmfsslOlot eight llIembers. ono
fWIII each cOllgresslonal district and
two at htr e. They lire tu servo with ,
out compellsatlon : urthel' than that
thel. . . expenses shall he pllid.
Citizens of helby In Poll , county ,
petitioned the legislature to en'lct
laws cOll1pellln railroads to gh'e
equal accullllllodations alon their
right ot way to ele\'atul' , coal and
lumber men. 'l'hey also IIslwd that
railroads be compelled to furnish
su Itabe ] accom modallons to "h Ipp rs
ot stcul. ccol1lpanylng their shlp- ,
ments ,
Stan''ln ' : committees reported as
tollows :
11. H. No. 48 , relating to schools In
ll1etropoll tUII cl tiE's , WIIS recom Ulend.
ed for passage as amended.
11 , It. No. 81 , by r oomls , relatln
to qualilications of school teache ! s.
to pass.
II. It. No. ! m , by Gregg , relatlll
tu meetl n s ot school boards , to pass.
H. It. No. 10 , relatln to electtun
of county supervisors , to pass.
n. n : No. 101 , relntln tn rate ot
taxes In towns , to pass. i
II. H. o. 24 , relatln to approvul ,
ot bonds by t .wn boards , to pass us I ,
amended.
'l'he tollowlnlt bills have been Introduced -
troduced in the house :
II. R. No. 1n ! , by Fries-Provides
tor Ivlng notice ot application for
saloon license. Notice to be lIIed
with cJerk of the vllla e or city.
II. H. Nu. ] US , by McClav , by re-
quest-Provides for election of coun-
clhnen at large cities with from 40-
000 to 100,000 Inhabitants.
H H. No. lJU ! , hy McOlay-Pro-
vldC's for the transfer at funds be-
longln to sanitary district IInd the
expenditure thereof by municipal
authority ot the munlclpalltv within
said dIstrict. Helates to expenditure
of sanitary funds ,
H. R. No. 200 , by McUlay , by re-
qllest-'l'II provide a tax commlsloner
with all powers of assessors under
state re\'cnue Jaw 'In c'ltles with 40.-
000 to 100,000 Inhabitants ,
11. H. No. Ol , lIy Riggs , by request -
quest ot state auditor-An act re-
! lulrlng countyclty ap.d village clerkSj I
to malce out , cr.rtlfy and transmit :
tel
the auditor ot public accounts , a full
and cOlllplete. statement of the hond-
ed Indebtedness of every descrlptiou ,
of such county , city 01 vlllage , as
shown lIy the records of such county ,
city or village cler ( s on the : lIst day
ofiul'ch : , the : JOth day of , June , the
aOth rlay uf epternber and the 31st
day of December of each rear.
II. n. Nu. 202 by Good-Apprnprl. '
ates money in oormal school library ;
fund amounting to $2,83114 \ , fur
bnoles tor state nurmal.
II. It. No. 203 , by Warner-Pro-
\'Ides for I ho nppolntment of corporations -
tions as Iccel , ers , asslJ.lIeesuar ( \ -
rllans , executors , udlJl I n 1stI' ' atnrs , or
other trustees. A pplles to tru3t cor-
puratlons having mllre tl1an $2,000
capital.
] I. R. No. 204 , by ' 1'hompson-Tu
pruhlblt couotjud essupreme jud .
es , clerks , constables , or jallolS acL.
Ing as uttrlrneys ,
11 , H. No. O , hy Grer.Glvlng
county superintendents power ovel'
formation ot school dlstr icts.
II , H. No. : : ! 07. by Thompson-Pro-
vides for damages In forclhle entry
suits.
II. It o , 208 , hy TI'Uuv--Pro- ]
\'Ides for a matron In cuuJlIy , Jails ,
where there are female prlsollers ,
II. n , No. : ! OJ , McUlay-Pro- -
\'Idcs fur Improvement In conoltlon
of IHJIJnty Jails and for Inspectlon ,
I ussinn A rlcllil ure ,
The Husslan departlllent of II ' .
culture has allotI'd $ :10.000 : to Incre < 1 : > t :
the eqwrt : oj' Siherian hutter.
Poor Chance.
"Bo IIttenti . " advised the tench-
er , "n nd you may SOIllC elny le Jlresl.
dent oj' the United tates. "
" 1'11I aCral.1 IlCJt. " leJllled tile
Sllllll't 1)(1"I ; never h'ul nn alllhl-
tlon lo Sllllllt II dnel , 01 1\1/1 / a lIear III
m ) ' IIte-The t\rgonallt.
Schwab In Good l1ealth.
Pliler 11I(1 , Sicily , , Jan , 2l1-Ulwl'left
M. Schwall gavu an Interview tll the
associated press correspnn ( ent tocay ]
uboard tbe steam yacht Mar arlta.
Mr. chwah appeared to be 10 good
health mentnlly and physically , IIsk.
cd whether he desired twt : It sIwull1
be ! > tateel , that his health wa& as pel-
fect ns It appeared trolll his looks , he
rei lied : "Better cable nothing at
allas the lUcre I say on the sllhJl'ct
the less 1 succeed In COIIVlllrlnl ! . .
1'ltAYEI\ A JUI\V ROOM.
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nel1emter / Asks for Supreme Guldanct
While All Reverratl ) ' Kneel.a
Chlca o , JIIII. 23.ICsesslon ot
, II'uyer" preleded : the diJlIbernlions
C a Jury In .Jutl o Uhetluln's court ,
which resulted In the nClJulttal CIt
Patrl'k Deenan. charged with , the
, nunler of John 1..llnc1en.
Whell the tweh'e took tholr plnces
Iround the tllble , , , 'lIlIalll 11. tJeltz
'm Id : "Uenl1eI11CII , this Is II lUost
( ( ' [ IIIml duty. A hUl1lanllfe hanRs In
hl balllnco , uwnltllll ! bllt II word I
CrOIll liS to ho Illude Cree or to br. end-
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Id. ! 'f'hls Is such u R11emll duty that
I nllllost fear to nppronch It. , IInd 1
think that we ollght to nsl , for COliI' .
I'ge and ror lI ht. Wln't YOIl gentle-
Illen join l1Ie III prayer ? Let. us Imeel
here In the jllry chambers and ask
111\'lno Iuldunco In the duty we lire
undertal.IrIJ. ( . "
' 1'he twelve men In the jllry cham-
1)(11 drnpPE'd to their knees und lJOwed
r.helr heads ns lhe one juror offnrc
1.1 . prayer , In whicil he petltlonod for
Hlprellle gllidallce.
r.lever 5wlndlln Scheme ,
New York , .Jall. : . - ! the arrest
M a l\1un wllolll the police say i"
\\'llIlam \ G I'nrlongan , alle ed scheme
to lIeece the public was brollght to
11lllteday. ! : The police say that F\II-
lonl. ! has lIeen ndvcrtlslng In New
York alld Ph1laelphln ( papCls for "a
gentlemnn who would he wlllln ! ! to
IIInrrya lady lie has nl1\'el' l\1et and
froUl whom he would be expected to
; ecllre a dlvorco ns soon as possible
'IHer ' the marriage. "
'l'he ad\'ertlscment said it was nec-
3SaI'Y , III order to settle nn estatl' ,
felr the Indy tu marry , und the ac-
( 'epted would recol ve $2.000. As soon
as an answer was received 11 circular
I\'ollid bo sent In which the applicant
was asked to send $1 for a plcturo of
the lady.
The pollco say the tbousand an-
.wers were received , and that Fur-
Iln ) also secmed lUoney by nd\'er-
tlsln tor IIPl1l1c.llltS for a posl tlon.
FurlelllJ. ( had handsolllely furnished
nt1lees on Wall street.
When arraigned the prisoner gave
his nallle as , T. V. S. Scudder. ITe
was remanded for forty-eight hOllrs ,
tiS a sllsplclolls character.
InvIte President to Hunt.
Washington , Jan. 2-Representa- : !
t I ve M ondell todny presented to tI' e
preslclent Mayor Geor o ' 1' . Beck of ,
Cody , Wyo. , unlversal1y known
throll hllut the state , as Governor
Beck and J. 11. Peake , of the Cody
EnterprIse. Mr. leake , on hehalf of
the citizens of Cody extended an Invitation -
vitation to Mr. Roosevelt to o to
Wyomln during the coming SUIII-
mer ter a bl hunu. 'l'he president
stilted In reply that It would ho ono
of the great pleasures at his lite to
have a hunt In Wyomln , ! .Jut that it
he did go and accep the Invitation
50 ( ) urtously ( ) E'xtC'nded ho wante
to o as a private citizen and not liS
the chief executlvo Lau hln ly he
sa Id to 1\1 r. Pea Ie. who was former-
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Iy fa well knuwII newspaper man of
Was"lntJ.on " ( , that he wanted all reporters - I
porters rounded np just before he I
reaohed the Big Horn Basin , uml I
that if Mr. Pealw cnuld assm ! ! the
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preslcJent ot II quiet time without .
the preseuce of newspaper men he
ml ht serlonsly consider the questloll I
ot his going to Wyoming durinlt the II I I
summer. I
Lee Will Probe the Earth. I
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Lillcoln , Neb , . Jan. 2J.-It : Is said
that .f. K. Lee , the Louisville man I
on whoso farm It Is reported a three.
toot vein of anthracite has hee. . ! ;
found , will crgnnlzo a stock compall
to bore tor coal If the leltlslature will
not make an appropriation to In"es , /
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t1 uto. lIe Is IIrrn In the bellet thaI
( he entlro country there Is uuderlald /
with a lIeld ot anthracite , and he
wallts to investllta.e. :
A promlnont Lincoln feologlst : say
t.here Is no anthraclto underlying tll , (
country around Louisville. ' 1'hE' for
matlon of the earth dlle" lIotpJlcatE' \
such a minerai , and Iw Is'ery cel I
taln that tile Loulsvilin IInd wil /
sOlin bo for olten 110 eXJlesse !
doubt that such I ) milleral call tJC
found In Nehraslm.
Cannot Enter the Port ,
, Uuayaqull , Jan. 23.-It has heer.
decided to close all the pOltS ot thll
repULJllc to steamers Crolll i'ian : Fran
cisco , owing to the Importation (11
hulwnlc plagne. Vessels which Irfl
8:111 : Frnnc'sco January 20 , IIr afte ;
that date , will not be admitted. ' 1 hi
buard of health or Guayallull"JalluarJ
HJ. Issued all order to cluse the pOri
stealllers from Panama or I'xlca [
(1orts. ( hilt the order was reconsider.
the folluwn ! day and Il W,1S decldel
to cll/se / the port "nly to stE'alllel :
from the plaJ.uo ( Infected Mcxlcill
p'rts. ,
\Vreaths On Vhtorla : Tomb.
Loudon , Jan , 2:1.-1'ho : second an
nlve sary ot the dr.nth of Queen Vlc
tOlla WIIS today observed at Wlndsllr
Loudon IIncJ elsewhere bv the depos I' '
ILlng of wreaths on stutues creclel
to her lIIem ry , nnd hy the roya
rIIIIII.r.
King Edward. Q'leen Alexandm.
he Prince and Prillces , of Wal s aliI
. tlWI IlIolllhers of the royal Cllmll
. \'UI'O Ilrl'sent lit a service held II
ruglllorl' mausoloulII.
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. DEA TH SENTENEE
EXTREMB PENALTY Till ! FATE OP COL
AR\'ltUR LYNCII.
HE IS GUILTY OFTREASON
FORFEITS illS LIFE ny PIGIITING WITII
nOEI1S.
TilE CRIE \ HAP PIL Y RARE
Well Known 115 Irish Lradrr la Ihe House of
Commons-Communlc4110n of the Sell
trace Predlclrd.
London , .Tall. 24.-Col. Arthll1
L'nCI1 , lIIemLJer ot parllalUellt fur
Galwl\1. \ has been tuund ulltr 'JU the
charge uf hlgll treason and sentenced
tu death ,
When the trial WIIS resumed today
I ounsel for the defolls ! ! LJegan SUIII'
mlng up. 'l'hcro was lIot IIny attempt -
tempt to deny that Colonel Lynoh
supported the lIoers but counsel contended -
tended that his natul'llllzathlll WIIS In
no way prompted by treasollallio Intent -
tent and was solely for the IId\'antal-to
he wOllld thus secure for journallsllo
purposes.
Subsequently the detendant actl vc-
ly supported the Boer cause In the
hellet that he was 11 legally naturalIzed -
Ized lIuq h\r. !
Replying for the prosecLJtlon the
sollcltOl' general , Sir l dwllrd Carson
maintained that Colonel [ .lynch jolne
the Boer ulluy as a disrontented
Irishman , "thereby cOIllUlittin 11
( lJO t cowardly and most serious act
of treason. " His
naturlllzatloncon- ! ,
tlnued the solicitor generul , was oniy
a flf msy pretext.
Counsel then proceeded to detail
the prIsoner's a1Je ed acts ot udher-
enco to his country's enemies.
' 1'he lord chief justice sumllled np
very brlel1y. IJe said that H In time
ot war II Hrltlsh suhject joined the
enemy's numlers , Cor whatever pur-
pose. he was guilty of an unlawtul
act. Naturalization during wartlmo
afforded no excuse whatever for sull- '
cquent acts. 'l'here was abundant
l'vldenceho said , ot over tact In aiding -
ing the klng's enemv.
In delivering sentoncoJustlce Wills
Bald the crlllle of hl 1 treason of
which the prisoner Iud lIeen fouud
guilty was hlpplly ! so rare that it
seemed to be allllost an anehronlsm.
No cl\'llized community had yet
failed to punish se\"erely detection
from loyalty whether In the way ot
open waltare or secret Intl'l uo In
the darkest hours ot Ills country's
fortnne when enJ.aged ( I n a deadly
stru gle Lynch Joined the ranis of
Its fCles and shed the blood of his
rnllow subjects , IilhLlIIJ. ! Cor their
country , and sought to dethrone
3reat 13lltaln trolU her 11lace alllong
the nations , The unly palliation
which coul be oll'ered was that It
Iwel been the fashion for some years
ro trrat IIgl1tly matters of this 1lnd
IUd men had been encoula ' . ! d to pJay
with sedittoll and toy wllh treason.
rhe nation lIad treated with cun-
temptous IlIdllfernnce spC'eches ' alld
lotS or se'1Ition , but , It was line thln
to Iall , scdltlOli and qultc a cJilTerent
Ihlng to hear arms III tile runls ot
he country's foes.
'rhe jury after ha\'lnJ. ( heen out half
HI llUurreturner ! a , vereilot of lIullty ,
Wlten asked It ho had unyllJllIg tr.
my wily he shoultl not be scntenced
Lo death. Oolonel Lynch replied :
" 'l'lIank you , I will say nothln . "
The sentellce of death WIIS passed
) II each uf the four counta In the In-
Jlotmen t.
'rhe prlsnner then bowed to the
ourt and was removed In custoty. !
Lynch throUl.IIJ.out : ( bore himself
.vlth . untaltl'rln composure. lit
Nallccd ( lul cteadlly hotween the jail.
Irs amI I\ : ! t the hench whcn' his witt
wd otlH'r nJatives were seated. Mrs.
Lynch hat bee II j.I\'l'n : permlsslou tc
we 111'1' lIuslJand.
A Ithon h formally scnlenced to h6
1auled , J.'uch's sentence wIll no
:1oullt : be cOlll1lluted.
Girl Fearfully Bur"cd.
Wesl , PIlnt , 1'eo. . , Jail. : : ! , , - : '
Iar } ' Lierman was fear fully hUl'lIoll
lere last o\'enlng throngh altelllpt.
lug to Ilgllt a IIle wit h ga'iollne. : : hc
: lOardo.l : with the falllily of Harry
IIoWoll tll 011 thl ! secol(1 Jo"r ! ut' t h
HllldlnJ. ( occupied by the UUlllullnlJ
: Jounty Delllocrat.'IH'U she IIScU
: he asolllle a tearful exploslou oc.
mrred.
H. n , LOII er alld Herman Hllhlr1
'lishr.d to t1' e n'scue to 1111(1 the rorm )
1bla7.C allli the Irl III flames. tJ htly
IOldln Mrs. lIowarth. who hud at.
: elllptell to slIIother tlte 11 [ ( ' . \ \ ' It II
; he connlIell ! otTolts of the tWCl nlClI ,
: hn wOllleu were separlted IInd the
lames wele E'xtlnJ.ulshed. : hut nlll
IIItll 1\liss Llel'luan has heou fright.
'ully IIlId perhap fatally LUrlH(1. ! (
\lssourl PlIclllc Train Wrecked
Wichita , l\a5. . , Ian. 2,1-'I'IJU lls
, ouri Pacilic pass\n er train lel.\'lnj1
, \'Ichlla at { IO ; ; last nl ht for Kansas
Jlty was wrr.clced at 2 o'cluck thll
nOrlllng while entering the ) 'I\d al
lItes Uenter.
A coal tral [ ) which had taken thE
ilclln was too long and une ' ar had
) een left on the main track. ' 1'1) ) (
mglneer and Jlrelllun are dea i and
Lt dawn were stili Iylllg under thol'
ml-Ine. ;
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Uakaown Mftn found Dead Near Norfolk , Neb.
-WIre lastrad of a nope. ,
Nortolk , Noh. . .Jan. 2j.-1'ho body
ot un ulllwoWII man" allparontly
ubout I1tty yeara old , with ray hair
, 'uml whlsl\Ors , WIIS dlsco\'crc1.l 1\I1In-
, dllY llIornlng hllnHln by a wire tQ
the 1I111b of II tl'ce at Sllrlll blllnch ,
lllOut two 11I1101'1 ' north or the < 'It ) ' .
' 1'ho 11I1111VIIS comfllrlllhiv dlossed ,
wearlnl. : II 1I1ue U\'ercollt IInd about
'thirty dollllrs was fOllnd In OIlOot
his pockets. 'j'lte LJndy'IIS Iliken to
th roullls Ilf Sessions & Hell , where
It nwalts hlentilicatlon , It Is sup-
pused the 11I111I cOlllmltted silicide.
, r . L. W.'oun n Suicide.
Wllsun\'lIle , Neh. . .Jlln. 2j.-1\II's.
1..1 , W. Youllg. wife of ex-Sonator
YOllnl. : , commit ted sulolde Monday'
bY tllkh , clIl'lIulio IIchl. The IIcld
'was talwn In I ho rOrellOUII , whllo nil
IIIclllbers ut.tIC \ tlllllily wore ILWIlY ;
: Irom hOllle. She WIIS fOllml lit IIbout'
noon IInCIJIISoIOll9 IIml death followOlI
IItl : o'lucl : < . Decell"ed IIIlIde 1111 UII-
sueccessfulattllnpt ! to I olllmit sui-
'chlo ' about two years ago ! .J ) ' taltln ! :
rou h on ruts ,
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Two Men Saw Out of Jail.
1\lltclwll. \ K D. , .1nn. 27-A Jail
doll\'cry took place In this city Mon. '
day ulJ.hllllJl ( ( a very 11IIportllnt prisoner -
oner lIIacle his escllpe. , fnel. Snlly aliI (
Fred Baer , the two Inmates , were released -
leased frolll the prison IInd no trllce
, of thelll can be found , 'l'hey wore
: nsslsted by ohtsld partlesnho sawel1
ItlJn lock from an outside door thut
'Is ' rarely used , allll then sawed their
way Into the jail ,
At 4:10 : : In the afternoon t.he clopllt.y
sherllf sa w Sully I n the ja II corridor
anll when the dell1\ty \ returned at j
o'clock the jail \\'IIS olllply IInd nn In-
vcstl a lion revealed tha t the prisoners -
oners had J.one. ( ' 1'l'lephcno messagl's ;
\\ero sent In all dlrectlolls to Inter. ;
cept the Cu 1 t'es \ ,
Sully Is the rhlted ca Wo rnstlor
who hns operatr.d Oil the Sioux reser-
\'atlon , we t llf OhalllbE'rlaln , for a
\lumber IIf years and In that tlmo
has l1Iade WIY wllh hl.llldreds of cat-
tle. He has , llwi'g : heen able to escape -
cape the IH1lcers , or has stood In
with thelll to the extent of ha"lng
escaped arres\ \ . .
Last summl'r Sully was arrested at
Verdlrgrle. Neh" where he had drlv-
co IL lar e uUlIIllI.'r of catllo and had
s ) ] d them to Omaha dealers , lIe
WIIS brought ha t , to LYlllan county
and later plac d I n the 1\11 tohell jail
for sate leeepln ,
It Is lIello\'ed that the plan for tllo
dell \'ery had lIeen In operat.Jon . fur
severnl days ann thJ , tac thlt SherifI'
Brouks died Satlllday afteruoon gal 0
Sully's trlcnds II ohanco tn work all
the vetter , It was not n dlmcult
Imatter to saw throu h the Iron bars
hat held thclII canll\'cs.
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Capture of a Coni TraIn ,
neS Moines. [ a. , fan. 27-1'he to\VTi
of Stratforrl , 100 miles north ( Ir here ,
ha\'lng It pflpulatlon ot nearly 2,000 ,
Is Ireath' wl'ou ht , lip as the result or I
the arrest of lIIorn than thirty persons -
sons who helrl up a train. and seized
nearly twenty cars ot coal. But little -
tlo cOlli has becn shipped to Strattord
for lIIany weeks a nd a severe fUl'1
.fallline nre"allcd ,
Yesterday a NOI thwestern trol ht
' : trnln ot lt1uCI : ] ! coal cars passing'
[ ( h th ' , wn 9topped for waler.
'l'he tra 11:1' : ) no sooner I'a 100 to a
stop thai , lhe news spread IIko wild
lire. Soon u mob of IiOO people with
wagons , hatlets and coal scuttles
were al the trads , a car ot coal was
broken 011en and people were helpIng -
Ing tlH'mselves. Of the train of
twenty I'ars but a few tons remaIned
whp.n I I laid WIIS over.
'l'jle rII'rmd : ! company at once notified -
tified thr. sherllf , who Immediately
left Websll'l' Ulty for Htratforri. lie
made het Wl'en thlrly and torty IIr-
rests , hl h state ot exoltement
pre"alls , The amount ot coal taken
was not lIIuch per person , but as a
whole Is ilIt1lclent to last the town
for ! iomr.t 11IIr. .
Much t I 'ILlle Is IlIolod for wh'n
.the arrest.IHI pel sons ale IJrou ht to
trial. 1111 , IWI\'c\'er.ha\'e h en gIant-
, cd Imll perulill ! ! tile time ot tr Inl ,
'willch Is sel , f"r " the next term Of the
'lIstrlct court.
On Trail of Bank Robbers.
St , LOllis. Jau. 27-11111 Andersor.
ot HlIIlolph , and Pank , Lowls , the
supposed Union , Mo. , tmnlc rohblrs !
and murderers of Deteotl\'e Uharles
U. ScllUmachor , arc stili at large II
rewlw ] uf $ IHOO has been offered for
thel r a nest ,
Sherllt' Bruch ot Franldln county
has heen In/'orllle.l / : that two men an-
swel Jng the de'icrlptlon ot the CII/I- / :
t.lves , one of thclII wounded , WOIO
seen al Beaufort.
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Hul Hprl , , s. IIrk. . , Jan , 2j.-Tom-
lilY Bran , the champlou mhhllu
wCllght tnday mcel ved a teleg I'll 1/1 /
from .Jllek lierman , manager ot the
Fort I'rlr. ; athletic clllh lit HlllTalo
/lsklnJ / , ! him It ho would lI ht Fltz-
slmmCJn5 there tor a purse ot twent-
Ih'o thousaud dollars ,
HY/ln / replied that he would If
Io'ltzsllilmons would train dowlI tQ
ihe mlddlewclLht limit ,
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Nebraska Notes
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't'he llItc Voluntllry Firem n"
co\'eu tlOlI was held Ilt Oretc. ,
A. J. ] fllle , formerly ml1ror ot De- .
ntrlce , Is dead nt Dnbuque.
Mrs. Bttll non las WIIS found dead
In bed lit BuperlIJr.
It Is reported that a United State.
IlrlllY rocrultln stllIon : Is soon to ve
( 'stnhllshed lit lIelltrlce ulld that it
lIIay LJecomo II prolllanent thillg.
A lIIeetlnK will be held lit mIls ,
Jllnullry7 : ! , to conBlder Il proposition
tor the orectloll or a 10,0000 tJUII 11 eJ
( lubllo lI1in elovlltor.
1'he A'oca cillupany with a capltnl
of $50 WIIS Incol pOl'llted this w/ek ! LJ )
Asaph .1. " 'l1eeler and 1i".J. IJrown.
'J'he cOlllpany will IIIlInufnoture
I'emedy to CIUO cllncer.
.Tosoph lol1or. wIto was tried 10
dstrict court lIt Nelson ohllrged aa
procurer to arson thwugh Joseph
1ohIISOU \ , was acqulttod ut tbe crime
by the jury.
HeA. . W. Heury , at Lincoln , thQ
evan ellst , Is couduotlng rcvlvnl
lIIeetln s In Wymoro Ilt the Ohrlst-
Ian church. 'l'he ) ' will cuntJr\uQ. feIn
/In / IndeUulto porlod.
' 1'ho genel'lll store at Ll1n"don
Dralw II Udall L1ur ned. 'l ho bulldlnR
und store IIro a total loss. 'l'hoy were
VlIllICd ut $10,000. 1'1:0 : Uro orIginated -
ed frolll II { ailing IlIlIIp.
Whllo feeoln" a corn thresher at
IIulllholt .tho lIIuchlne throw out"
coli hitting lIollry Lutz In the eye ,
knuclln\t \ hllll from the teeding
buara and lIearly 1Il1ndln" him. '
Congressman Burkett hUB uomlnnl. ,
cd 1\Irs. A. D. Beomor ns postmistress -
tress of LanclL' ter , wh leh is the pun-
Ituntillry. lrR. Davis , the wHe or
lhe Cormer wllrdclI , has reslRned.
'l'he bill introduced hy Howell ot
DOIIHlas , provldlllg tllat the city or
Olllahll he enuhled to IIcqulre und
opera to tile wuterworls plaut , WIIS
11assed hy the sellate. 'rho menllura
recel ved thlr ty-three vot.es.
'l'ho Argo starch tactory rcsumee )
operatlons , at Ncbraslm Ulty nnd Will
continuo J.rlndln ( Iorn : lit the ruto or
20,000 hUthcls per Ilay. llosltl vo us
IUll1nco Is gh'ell that the plant Is to ,
ru n con tlnuously a nd the cllpaci ty I D-
erellsed In II short tl mo.
Ex- tate Senator L. II. Woods' Ond
rosldencc on his far'lJndjoIDlng Vio' :
lot , wus completely destroyed by Ore
! Jntalllng u loss of $11,000. which wa
paltly insured. ' .rhls WIIB ono ot th l
DICIest and UlOSt beautltul places 10
the cuuuty.
Sui t fOl' damages WIIS brought In'
the Beatrho : dlstrlot court in tb&
'HUll of $10,000 ror broach ot promlB&
by Miss Oarrle 1\1 Busmusscn ot Lan.
caster COUllt } ' u ulllst II. 0 , Mont-
omerf. BoLh parties arc weU known
In Ueatrlco.
I
A. M , Walker , u rural mall carrier
,
who dell I'ers un a loute in the vlcln. .
Ity ot Cedar Blulfs , has bought ar\
lIutOlllu llo , which he will use in hIs
worJi : . He oaicuilltes that be can'
muke II trip In throe hours \vith onlYi
tile expense 01' one gallon ot Rasollnc.
Now ho drives a team or horscs and
It takes nearly an entire day to g
uver the route.
' .rhc show 'It the State Poultry as-
50l'la tlon J ) t r 1 nculn , is pronounoed
the best or Its 1lnd ever Riven In
Nebraska. Exhibits wer ! ) dlsplaycd
trJm live states. 1'he egl { and dressed
IlOultry department Is II I cw feature
'dnd is a success. .rho dlgplay ot In. . .
Iubators : aud hroodcrs was cstensiVIJ : :
'HId the pet stock cshibit : : , wIth ita
pigeons , rabbits , Belgian hares and'
ulnea pigs was II great. attraction.
A ndrew Carnegie baR ofJ'ercd SlOOoo
tor a olty lit/rary / at Kearney , it tbo
council , by a I esolutlon ot the people ,
will pu lip not less than Sl.0 a year
for the library's Buppcrt nnd furnish
a site. 'l'he olfer has been acceptec (
by the olunull , which has "rced to
the condl tlons and returned thanks
for the gift. A commir.tee . Is now se
lectlng the site.
A t a sppclal elect.ion . held at Nortb
Bend , a propo 1tIn to establish and
maintain a ml1nklpal IilhtinJ : plant
I\'as cal'l'led by an ovorwhelmlnJ { ma-
lor Hy. there bel ng only twenty-on&
\Ites ( agllinst It out or II total of 180.
'rhe kl [ ) ( J ot II ht to be use ha not.
hcen decided on , but the cold gaff
system seems to bo somewhat ta-
\lred.
Burgars ] alned an entrance to the
fit'lre ot Marcus Foraukel at A1IJanc\ )
IInd sturted to rob the storo. They
J.ot ( in o\'er the transom of tbe front
duoI' . A olork who was sleoplng in
the rear WIIS awukenotl IInd began
shooting. ' 1'he robbers were frl ht-
eued a way. Uno at them jumped
through a plute class wlndo. . . . fn his
Imste to escape.
H.lt. 1'a rksa member or the whole. . .
sale firm uf Hirsch , Wlckwiro & Park
lit IJremont. has 110t hecn seen "Ince
Decelll bel' :10 : , and hIS friends fear
that he has met with toul lay. JIo
wellt to r lncoln , wbere ho registered
at the r llIcoln and sent his bag al { "
and samples to the botel. lie has
not been seen since , although tha
hal.valo . ! Is stili there At the tlm
elt his disappearance be had a Jar
sum ut m'mey 0/\ his person. lIe has
u Cllml110 Cblr.nun
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