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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1903)
, ' - i , - - . . , . - - - TOPICS OF 1.'IIE TIMl S. A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER. \ . ESTING ITEMS. , . . ' , , . . COlUment. and Crltlcl.JD. IInlled Ullon the II llpenlna : . or the Du-I1latorl' caJ and New. Note. . ( . ' He cet , ngaln , tl1ut mnny a hnrmless . . old bachelor would b a howling nuls. I once as n mllrrled mnn. , Most ot these clt . llcople who In\'cst In get.rlch.qulcl. schclllcs wOllld prob. I1bly laughh at u fu rill ll' ! who boujht , II gold brick. " ( J ! ' , r A trullt hils bl'en formed tor the { ' ' ' the mnstodun t P1ll110se of ( 'Ol'l el'lllg bunes , The stl'llr Imllnn nrrow hendli 111'0 still open to In\'lduIII entel'prlse , Now thn t the 1Q11I101I In u11l1ry n\\n . , 11:1\0 : entered II tru1t , maybe It wHl I , . be possible fOl' the tl'lInsntlllnllc tourIst - Ist to set Il reall ' white col1l1r there. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'rho only tlnie the gmlHror or China Is e\'er tlllwn Into conshleralloll Is whell the emprcss dOWIl l'I' nlalts him sign the pa ' 1'011 nftel' she hils IlIIt his el1\'elopo In her sto'kln : The uext alliance mll ' he for III cd by the nropcun powers fOl' the IHlI'lIose uf permaneut1 ' eu1'Ing the "slcl. man. " Aud we JUny with much proprlet3' Inject hero the scriptural luj\Ulctlon , "Ph 'sl. clnn , heal th3'so1f. " ' 'I'he Iowa supreme court holds the owner ot a hl\'e ot bees Is responsl. ble when n bee hits father on the neck and lItts him about twenty teet into the a h' . It Is not only n good law but It Is good ethics. Mr. Mitchell recently said a few things which should be Impr sed on recalcitrant employers nnd cmployes alllce. One of them wns : " o great strike can succeed It the American people - plo are opposed to it. It they conclude a strlko Is right. , It wlll wlni It wrong , It It wlll fall. " , / " " It the disappearance of millions deposited - posited with turf com11nnles , tor which no accounting can be made except thllt one depositor wn.s robbed to pay anoth. er , or all depositors were robbed by the manngersfl , does not In\'ol\'e the 'f'lollltion ot either Stllte or Federal laws , there Is certainly a deflclenc3' j In the laws. . r There hns been much heedless rheto- . rlc spllled both here nnd In Great llrlt- I aln over the tics of blood and birth nnd language which should array the two great Engllsh.speaklng peoples III a hard-and.fust alliance ngulmrt the ether nations of the world , The true bnsls of I friendship between them Is natural , not sontlmental. They nre held together not 80 much by common Ideals and common - mon Inheritances fiS by common ambitions - tions and common Interests , r 'hat Men-tmac fnrce wns a bad thing tor Hobson. lIow singular that It I should hnve settled In his eyes I The 3'ouug mnn Is deserving at 11.11 . our sym. , ' " " pnth ' . rl'here Is no hope In this world , , for u hnndwme mnn who Is a hero. Heroes S110UId be ugly as sin , becnuse their heroism makes them beautlfl In the c3'es of the emotional feminine , The man who Is both hero nnd hnndsome Is tnldng undue ud\'nntnge ot the compen. snUng Influences of Iluture. : 'I'he editor of the . : \Iedlcal Heeord de- clnres that the a vel'uge woman ot the "St1111rt Bet" thinks 11I0re of n dog than she doe8 of n 1mby-that Is , n bnby ot : her own-nnd he nscrlbes this 111alnl3' to life In lints allli the de11lllnds ot so. clet3' , " 1111e the stntement In a en. cml war nm ' be oIJen to question , there Is no room for argument when It Is asserted that a woman who lives In n tlat and goes Into society had neither ; room nor time for raising much ot a fllmlly , i : In Swedcn thousands of people are \ 60rl'0\\'ln , It Is not alone because the crOlHi flllled nnd there Is hunger In 1 thou : Ullls of hOllies , An old King has IlIld aside his crown and his jewels L11l11 the careR ot state , and wlll no loner : llla ' the pl\rt \ ot father to his people , Wh ' did he do It ? Perhaps j he was tircil of It 11.11. . Pomp , cel'e- ulOnr , g1'll1ll1 dinners , gaudy clothes , lH'e1l1Cl'3' tine when n e hfili not laid Hi , ! h,11 \ ' ' hand on a 1110narch ; but wlwn , the ( ' 1111 ot life npproaches , ndu- IIIton ! , f1l1l1 ( IImhltlon , 1111 become buu- , lIIS : , Kin , ; Oscur dl nllled a throne , I anll ha J'ealllo'ell his people. Were tlll're l1Iorc like him wcnrlns crowns , there would bl. ' less unrest In Europe , I IIIIlI fl'\\'el' att'mlts to snulf out royal \ 11'Ci , 'l'o-dll ' he Is still a glnnt , a I lI11 htr oult , lIe stunds six feet tour I , I1whei , hus great shoulders , n gr'ut II dll'st 111111 11 l1"HeloU8 manner , . \11 hIs life hu hus lI\'ell 81mll13' and clellnlr , \ J 'rhl'l'e are no ( , l\IlIla IE II ttuched to him , i 111' hilI ! good hl'l1lns , and hus kept ; thl'1I1 well stirred , lIe Is II wrltcr , II I lIOIt. a dll1101l1at anll a good tellow. : lIe 111\8 II 00l1 stor ' , ) , nnd can tell one Hllll luugh as hellrtll ' ns the next. IIe hus mlnlcd with his pcople ns freely as hils the President or the United llltl' i anll the Jl\p : \ bctween Klns IInd "II 111 1110nel' , In Swell en IInd NOl'wny , has been brIdged b ' hCllrty good tel- lllwship and lneere trust as n l'esult. \\'hn t couldn't such n man do for Eu- "ulJt' " . If ho posflesse < l the ambition ot n UIJleon and the welllth ot a Nlch- ellis ? Kh g Oscnr Is H , and nt 74 am. hit Ion fuhers , and the e-cs , ot men who lire wise arc Iltted 1ilgh r thnn thl'lJncli , ' - < ( In II : ; carch for a caUtio tar the growth ot the. coeaino find otl1er stJmullsnt- IWI'Inl ! ; hllt. . , II\lIn ' P lJlo look b ' ( ) IIl ! tile ( rulfJ'llit , thnt "uncon8clu8 1 : : lI.blCI oC cd. tllll pl uW'CS , " us De - ' : r' r ; 'r\1'f" ' ; ' " " " " 1t .T f'I61 - - QIIIIH' ' l'alll ! hllu , 1111I1 flI1l1 thnt mOlleru 11ft Ilsl'lr Is rl'1I1lOnslblo rOl' 8uch nbnot' mnl cunllitlonl ! . In II slnte of sO < 1lety wll're WOlllln In their t wentJes kno\\ ' tJlf' 1lIl'nnln of the words "anaemln" . 111111 "Ilel'\'ous l'xhn tlstJon , " ami where th ' nre constllntl , } ' re1l11mlell ot the IH'C sltr or "hulldlng up their tlssucs , " It Is Ilot to 11e wOlllll'l'ell at , sny the cl'ltlcs , thnt deadlr 11rugs ure eagerly 80ught. In the good old\tlmes tl c treat jailed plt'1I5Ul'e 10\'el' , , the mOg ! satlntetl socllt . 10\1' could he I'l.'stored to llor- 1I1nl nl'l'\'es II , } ' slll1llle tonIcs nnd homebrewed - brewed concodloIlSS , Hut 110W , RO deep Is the wOl'lIl w'lIl'1ne8s ( , so great the IIcrnllIS fn tI ue l'l'Rulting fl'om "sel.'llI 111' ( , , " that one mURt rcsort to those "porlat.Jlu l'l'RIIlCll'S , " that "hottlCil I'nl'l' of mllld , " that arc to be obtained ; onl3' nt tht ! drug lst'fI , Yet , on the other halld , If this Is nIl lI e of nrtlll.1 clallt ' amI InOl'bid Introspeclloll aJ1IlI 'sls , It Is nlao 1111 nthl < , tlc n e , all I 11 1' of outdoor ! d nls and high Ih ' f > tnllllal'lls , 01le henl' conRlrmt replll- 11Igs O\'el' the 11Icl'l'a IJlg 1ll\mber ot I drlullng wom'lI , cocaine fiends , nlllli morphluc'Ictlms , 'et one seldom : comes ncrORS a pel'SOIl who lIumbcrs , I nllY' of theRe ullfortulllltes nmollg his , ncquailltallcl's , wlll'reas e"cr 'bod ' con. 1 feSCR : to n Illr e nCI\talntnnce ) with f.1I01't-Io\tIj ! ; WOll\MI , with croquet I . Ilends nllll golf'vlctlms. It Is useless to' ; blind aIle's self to the fact the t1l'st I.1lelltlOlJed clnRs cxlst , hut It Is quite as I \IlJllcces8I\l'r nlld twice ns deplorable to. . deduce tr01l1 this Imowledge the belief : that preHent.dn3' society Is drh'lng e'I I er'body to the drug store , there to plend for some bottled panncea tor . man mlsel'le8 , . I , A coroner's jur3' tbced the blnme t011 the dlsnstrous wreck of the Philadelphia - : phia express ot the Central Rnllroad i ot New .Tersey upon Englneman Davis , ; . ' who died from his Injuries. The jurY'sf finding and Davis' confession bring to ; the trent again the old question of tel' . ' I rillc speed ot modern pnssenger trains nnd sntety In operating them. Davis declared tlmt he SIlW the red light of the block set agnlnst him , but expected - pected It to turn white. DavIs hlld the reputation t being one ot the best englnemen on the rOlld , nnd his confession - fession may : therefore be taken ns eYI- dence thnt the mnn at the throttle of the express engine ot to-day Is accustomed - tomed to taltlng long chnnces , 'rhls' conclusion Is emphasized by the facti that carlyon the morning fOllowln the Plainfield wreck an englnemnn on : the Chicago & Northwestern Rallwn ran by two "blocks , " over a llnmln fusee and n torpedo , only to crash Int another truln , thereby causing deat nnd destruction , 'l'he question arise whether the exlgenclcs of modern ran rondlng necessitate englnemen takln chances. Operating ofllclals would nn- swer.thls emphatically In the negative , yet they know thllt there Is not an Important - , portant rullrond 8ystem In the country on which chances are not tnken almosb hourly. Oompetltlon and funeled pub. , lIc d mand have led to excessively fast time In the operation of passenger trnins. As the speed Increases 80 docs the danger of operntlon , Schedules nre so nrrnnged that time lost Is dUll. cult to regain , and chronically deln3'ed trnlns menn loss of business and discharged - charged or disciplined engine cr ws , Naturall3' , theretore , the englnemnn Is , going to struln e\'ery ner\'e to keep 011 , time and ll\'old the carpet In the general - eral malln er's omce , In such constant effort there come times when desire tnlces the plnce of IIl'udence , Nhlet3'- , nine tlmcs , lIel'halls , the white IIgh for n clellr trnek hils been shown as the truln lIlJIl'oached ) the bridge , Upon the one hUlldredth occnslon the fog IICl ( lm'cloped the l'lIslne In Impenelrnbld ml8t. 01' the storm Is beating fiercely , ug'l1lnst the head windows of the cab , making the detection of signals dUn- cult , Speed Is 1I0t sluclwned accord- 11Ig' to ollel'lltlng rules , chnnco Is de- 1HllIled UIIOII , the draw Is 011en , nmi dlsnster follows , Not e\'en In the nrmy' Is dlscllJllne of hIgher ohlel' thnn on , Au.Crlcall mlll'onds , hut It Is the ex- ' ceptloll thllt IIl'o\'es the rule , nnd the : excelltlon that clluses the fatnl wreck. FOl'tUIntely the Introlluctlon ot mod. ! em sufety deylccs has redqced rani rend fatalities In a fll8ter degree than IncrCllsed SIlccd hils Increased the dnn- gel' ot 1.1'I11n operation , Hallwll3' mnn. IIgements , howc\'er , should strive to constantly ! 'Illse the stllndal'd of disci , IJllne nnd not wlnl. at Infraction ot thd rules wh1ch nlllelnlllO timeR out of ! one hundrl'd l'esult In maintained thud schedules but nre hound to soonel' or later result In Il wl'eclt. Cottl/II ItIlIRhu : In ItuHRin , A , Ahrens , n cotton bU3'el' for Il InrS6 11rm ot cotton maIl\lfacturers In Moscow - cow , Hussla , spent nearly a 3'ear In the United State. : ! . lIe JlUl'chased IIn 1m ! mense conslnllll.'nt : ot t' .W cotton f04 manufacture In the mills of Moscow , which Is 1110 IJrlnelpa.1 Husslan point for the milling ot cotton. Mr. Ahrenf\ \ cOlifesses to the IlIlInlration for this cOlIn l' , ) ' without which few foreign visItors - Itors are nllllctel1 , 'rhCl'e Is consldel'llble cotton raised In ABlatlc Hussln , " Imld Ir. Ahrens to n reJlortel' for the " 'Ilshlngton 'l'lmes , "but It Is not enoulh for t\le \ demntHI from the mills. Oonsequent13' the American marltCt Is dra. wn uJlon , Atl the present time all the cotton I shlppell to Ioscow h3''atm'that Is , It comcs most of the way IIr'atl'r , When the 'I'rnns-Slberlnn nallwlI ' 1- : ; COlI1IJletell most ot It wlJl be shlPpcI } by rnll , "Hussla Is'ery proud ot this now rnnway , which will entirely rerolu Uonlzo conditions In Siberia. which Is IL superb tu.rmlng region. Ou the rail. road all the engincers arQ Russilln. Very tew AmerlCIlJlS or } 1'rellchmen or Germllns aI'U employed. " Some men owe Iuore. to their " 'h'e : ! thnn they OVal' set paid. . . . . - , . . . . . . - . , . . . , ' . . . : . . - . . . , " " " . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - , - - - - - . .r . . . . . " ' . "I'r' . . ' yo ? " " ' . . . . , . . - - - FOUND REVOLVtM 08slbly a New Llsht on Lillie Case I Weapon Drawn Prom \Vell I Da\'ld City , Ncb" April 9.-'l'herl wus cOllshlerablc c 'xc1temcnt In the cl ty Monday : \rtornoon when It was rumored that. a re\'olver had been fOllnd with which It Is possl ble that Jlan'ey TJllIIe was J\llIed. , Upon II1\'stllttlon ! It Is learned that A. fJ. IIIIrll'o ! ; hl\l : employcd Jal11el Olar to chmll out Ull old wo11 thut 'had ' not been used for se\'eral years , . ; . the } ) l'operty behtloccupled b ' a ten- 'unt. ' Mr. Clark went to work this. . and as soon us he wcnt dowll , Into the well , which had. very 11 ttle I It uny water In It , he ( ound a thlrty- , ' I two callbl'O sIx shot medium IcnJ.tth I barrel , rim 111'0 ro\'olYer loaded with catrldjes , twoof them hull been shot. l'l'he jtlln Is a hrlght looldnjt one und I compares exactly with the one ! \ll's. : Lillie told the OnlCClS thut the mun held in his hand when ho dId the I shootln , as to lJCln brl ht and J.llstenlu : : ' 1'he wel1 whore the IC' vol\'er wus found Is about one hundred - dred feet ( rom the Lillie residence und I at the time of the murder the pl'eml- : : es were Occuilled b ' : Arthur lcpper. 'l'he : ol1lcels say that the bullets in the cartldges wIth which the re\'ol. vcr is loaded arc exactly us t.hose found In Lillie's brain and In the barn three hndred feet I\way. 'l'ho re'ol'er is in the possession ot Coun- ty Attorney E\'ens , who declines at this time to give any further descrlp- tlon of it than abo\'e stated. 'l'he 'motion for a new trial will be ur ued Bnd submitted to Judge Good on April 17 , and It Is a question of coni Jecture as to wheUler or not the Und- Ing of this revolver will hu\'e any e1Iect on themotlon ( or a new trial. NEW LA WS Bil1s That Have Received Executive - ecutive Approval IT. R. 132. by Rouse , appropriating $105.000 or money known as " 'l'he A - rlcultural Experiment Station 1J'und" "The Merrill .Fund" and " ' 1'110 Unl- \'el'slty Cash Fund" for the use Ilnd benefit of the state unl\'erslty. n R. 167 , by Weborg , joint resolution - tion memoriallzlng congress to sUbmit - mit an amendment pro\'ldlng for clecetlon at United States seuators by direct vote of the people. IL R. 100 , by lIanna , to pro\'lde for ( I\o junior normal schools an appropriating - priating $110,00 therefore. n. n. 27 , hy Loomis , amendln the , charter for cities or the second class. ' IT. R. 305 , by Weborg , providing for the aunextlon of territory to ci tIes - Ies situated In two or mOle counties , IT. R. 13 , by Gre g , flxln compen. satlonot county superintendents llm- Itlng tbe same in counties of sparse pupulatlon. ITR. 23 , by Nelson , approprIating BlOOOOO for repalrlnj ! and rebuilding the Norfoll { Insane hospItal. n. R. 03 , by Wilson , defining IOW- of state board of health ' ers , pro\'id- Ing for a stllte health Insoect.or , pre- scrlbln rules for quarantine ! etc. , and 1.1PPl'Oprlatlng $6,000 for the purpose - pose of the act , IT. R , 70 , by Romsey , requlrlnJt ; raIlroads to grant ele\'ator sites to persons who will expmd $3,000 In the construction thereof. , II. It. 102 , by Cropsey , approprl- utlng $100,000 , out of the stat.e unl\'cl- slty funds for the construction of new IJ\llldlngs 011 tlJe slate falm at Llnocln. n. n. IJO. : . by Pavls , permitting' county treasurers to : deposlt county money In ballis outside the connty reducln the rate ot Interest ( or county money to 2 pOl' cellLi per. mlttlng the state treasurer to deposIt - It money In dellOsltory IJanl < s at 2 per ccnt n , n. OO-By Wilson , appropriatIng $28,000 fOI the lucldental expcllses or the le lslatllJe. fl. n. 279-By Good , transferring $10,000 from Ihe lwurd anl1 clothing tund of Nor full , asylum to same tund ot Lincoln Insane hospital. II. R. lO-Hy Da\'ls , to provide tor township cemeterleln countlcs under - der tow nshlp orgl\tllza tlon. II , n , . 40-By 'l'hompson , provides that I ases of land must be In wrIting to be blndln ! : tor telms lon or thew u 10 veal' ' . II. H. 8-By Perry , oxtendlng to thleo yeals the requlslto COlUse In state unlvorslty erlIego ot law gl\'lng admission to the uar lInd ralolnjt ! the requllcments of examlnalIJI ! ) ' to up. pllcants fur admission at the bar. H , H. I J-By ! ) Gregg , provldln that county buperlnteuc1ents shall notify s\huol dlslrlnts uy the first Monday In , July oC their duty In submitting - mitting reports , n. H. . ( il-Uy Douglas , altering procedule In prosecutions for carrying concealed weapon : ! so that on conviction - tion tOI a second offense the court ; may not Impose a fin , ) and Imprisonment - ment together , the old law gl ving the court dls < : retlon to Impose both If ho dr-sl fe , ! . : : ' : " " ' ! .L - _ ' : ' : ' . -1 ! : ' ) - - - - - - - - - - - - . , . , . " " " " ' " . . . . . . . , . . . . ' . ' " " ' " , - . , . . . . ' \ ' . " ' " " ; , Falls Under the Wheels , Beatrice , Neb" AIrll 13.-'j'holll' 18 .Johnson , a 'Olllll { man twenty-olio i'l'm's of a e , was Instmnl ) ' l < lIled In the Hock Island ) ' 111' d 5 hel'l. ' at 5 b'clock t his 1II0rl1 ng null his body , [ rightfully mantle : ( ) . 'l'ho dend man ) , nd his hrother , Ho\ert \ , onn year his teniaI' , Wl'rl' on tholr war from Des HollIs to 'l'he ' ' ( Colorado. wel'l ! expert - pert mInors atld work behl slack In' Iowa , were I.\olll \ to the Colorado' \'oal lIelds , Altllou"h thuy uolh hud 1IIt'nty of JUOIW'cr - $100 being ( ound " ' ) I ) the hody t- the man klllecl , $00 or whlrh wus sewed In hIs undershirt , , ' ' 111' JUun were bea t1n their way IIi a tlwans of economy. \ \ ht.'nth HO l hhlllll frl'l ht which lley boarded at llorlon I\lInsas , last rll htleache(1 herethe car they were In was set out , 'jIH'Y : waited 1Illtil lilt' IIIthl was JUllllo tip and a out to Illl't : ont when they attempted td hnml : the car tlext , tu the l'n 1lte. ( ' 'I l'lw ohll'st bl'Other made the 'car I llrl hthut lIoticed that his brother I 'HId falll'lI 10 the l'Oulld , IUlI1 as ho II'lJICd : to the gl'Ound ho cal1 ht aile lImIIS ( ) of his brothel' uuder the \ \ hl'els. ' 1Ie was dead before they ould relwh him. 'nw tmlll enl ' con- lalned six cars , al1 of " , hldl passed H'l'r the unfort.lhmt.e mall. 'l'ne body I\'as cOlllpletely SO\'e ! cd below the reastllone. 'l'he lefL ann was cut ) II elow the shoulder and portions , f the body were plcl < ed up t.wo hlocks a wa ' the Imnds belnJt partially tl\'ered ! and the face bad I ) ' lBulsed. Coroner Walden was notilled but no InquesL was held. 'l'he remains' ' were taken to Hyan's tIIHlertaldng rooms and prepared for shipment , t.ho IJrother turtllnj.\ \ his face homeward' o\'er the .uurllu ton at. . 2 o'clock this IIfternoon. I Both men show ovldences of refinement - ' ment and were we11 dressed. I30th' ' l.Jelong' to the order o ( Hell Men'l luem ers or which order lent whut I 'Isslstanco ' they could to lighten the I ur1'ing brother's burdens whllo lIere. 'jhe : parents of the younJ : { JUen re- Ido at No. 3010 West Second street ' ' ! ha\'e sister Des Moines. 'l'1ev \ one living in Omaha , who is said to bo qulto wealthy and prominent. 'l'ho survl\'in brother leeenly fclt the disgrace - grace caused hy their manneof tra\- ul : and hop d the matter could be lecpt from his sistoI' in Omaha. 'l'ho , t.wo left home last 'l'lIursday nIght. ' .rhe elder brother wus heart blOken by the sudden and terrible tul < lng Ilway of his brother and felt that ho ' ' In not ha ' was partially l'l'sponslble \ - Ing counseled agaInst tra vellnj.t In that manner and feared he might bo crltlclsed. lIe bought an elab rate Imrlel outfit ha\'ID about three hundred - dred du1lars with them. , Railroading It'm to Asylum - - Indianapolis , Ind" A prll H.-An effort to nold IIn Insanity commission on Uuus Cantrell , the negro who Is' charged with g'l'Ilve robbing , blOke up In a row today. Chargl.'s of hribery' wore openly made by one 111' the attor. , lIeys rl IJl'Csentlll Cantroll. It wa ! : also char-\ell ! \ that an elTort was bel ng IImdo to "railroad" Cantrell to tht } Insane asylum so that he coulll not I app'ar : as u witness a alnst nl' . Alex- an el' , wlnse trial IS sot for next weele , When Suler Emerich declar d the court open and t.1mt the cxamlnatlon of witnesses woulll hegln. pl'Osecutor Huehlshaus protestell against the pro- ceellings. He saId : "I ha\'e a rl hL to see Umt no man Is "railroaded" to the Insane asvlum Instead of J.ettln his just dues for climes commllled , lI ainst t.he state. , I stand 11Cre on my rl hts and J de. . lJaIll ( that this commission continue - ue the Inquest until after the trIal ot Dr. AlexalHler" . Keeps Far In Wilderness CInnabar , 1\Iont. . April n.-Secre. tary Loeltleccl'ed no word 1'1'(11) : l'esldent Ilocse\'elt tllda ' . 'l'he fll'eH- Iclent. Is In Lhe mountulns at a caml } fOl'ty mile : ; ftom his llCadquar : CI'S , . . When 110 stal'tcd 1'01' this place ) 'estor- day mornhJ It was his Intention to remain there for a numoer of dll ' and possIbly a weel < , Hnllw fell today , In the \'Iclnlty o ! whIch the presl- . dent has gone , hut the fall apparently - ly was noL hca\'y. , Iohn Burroughs the natl11'allst , did not accllmpllny , the IH'esldenL yesterday , as ho WIIS su/Torlng / from a slight cold ' 1'his Itas ahout dlsaJlICarcd now. and It Is Mr. Burrough's Intentlun to join the the ptesillent tomorrow. While Mr. Burroughs wll1 be with the president oJr and cn dl1l'lng hIs stay In tllo IHll'k he wl11 IIOt accompl1ny him on all hl trips. 'l'he lH'cshlent Is studyln an- hnal plant life In the p.ll'l ; : an 1s en. joying himself there. . - - - nurder 111 Second De ree St , , Tames , Mlnn-Aprll 11'I'he jury In the 'l'unl < e murder trial , aCtor an all-night. session , todu ) ' rerll1 < > red a \'erdlct of second drgree murdel' . J lIlge Gray sen tenced the prisoner to lIfo Imprlsunment and gave the attorneys - , ' ' . l'rlluJr torneys twenty-lIvl' ! dllYs' stay. 'l'anko was charled wlt the mUl'der ot John Wellner , the tarmer ofThom he worked , and \\'l1oso wlto ho attel- wards mal'I'led. Mrs , rl'anko Is now servin ! : u. lIfe sentence. . . . . . . . . . t. " - L..iI" . " " " " ; _ . .iI - - - - - - - - - - - . . " , ' ' ' . ' " ' ' ' ' ' ' . ' , . : . " ' 'I' . . 1" . ! , tl' .e . , ' , , 8'ehraska Notes W Inter wheat Is cxceptlonnl1y I1no nml this seotlon hns no\'er had flnor pmspoots tor a smltll grnln crop. * * * Fire 111IJt nl ht at 11 :30 : ,1l\Stroyed \ the Rluu ht.er house und lIacklnl { \lllInt \ of B 10" Itol\1l'lhtj.tl'r \ ai , lIerl1mo t\o m le south of Beatrice. 'l'ho 1058 \HIi : $1000 wilh : t.JOOO ; hISUl'Il1ICC. * * * 'I'he funeral of l l'lInk Buuuler was Iwld this motnlu t'Om St. Mary's ( 'athollc chtllch Ilt ebrnska Clt.y. ' 1'110 HU\.1"llll1er McKenl1l1 olTiclated. Interment. wus Ill. the Cuthollc ceme- tel' ' southwest. of tlte clly. * * * 'l'he murrlage clt'l.'mony ! connecting the lI\'es of lr.Osellr HIrth of Grund Ita pldllch..and : : \1185 LOI ett lJIanch l1'tllllz of Un\'erslly ! Place wus sol- eUlnl el1 by nl' . 11. Howlands ) 'estcr- dllY Il ftl'l'IIoon 1t the IHlrsonuge. 'l'hoy will reside In GWIIlI It Ipills. . . . . * A bodof Burlington sun'ryors are ruuln/o / ( a lIne south fl'ol1l Al'lInj.tt.on 011 the cast side of the gllhol11 1'1 vcr , on the Ill'OposlHl 10\11 : frolll Ashland to Slolix Ufty. , ' .rho If Jute hus hUen- sur\'eyed before'l1ml Is reported to bo the most feaslb o ono to be lound. * * * Hess E. : Mulllson charged with . shooLlng John Weidner , Satul dltY o\'cnlnj.t 1\t FremonL W1\S iJound over to the dlst.rht : court In the sum ot $1,500 , lIe was unable to furnish bond. 'l'l1O shoollll oecured during a drunken brawl. Mulllsou plead not ul1t . . * * * The lI-yearohl d1\u htcr of ! lfr.and Mrs , Bd Armstroll , 1I\1r11t In South Beatrice , wus fat1\lly burned this af. ternoon while playlnl ( WWI a honflre. lorLlons of the child's body were lit. erally cooled and the II ttm\1li IIIpb : , . slelans are of the opinion that the IIt.Ue.sutIerer cannot possibly recover. . . * * George Stein of AIIIIIIlCC , Nebr.lms come to Den\'er in quest of his wlto who torsool { him and U-year-old son , last month Oil account.ot . his admonIshment - Ishment to his wife's sistoI' , whom ho adovted. St.eln Is' fran tic wi th Idet ! at the brealdng UII or hIs hOllle. Ifor days he Ims been wandel'lng about the city In qucst of his 10\'cd one8 , maldn an almost house to house can- vass. SteIn Is positive that his wlfo clUne to Deliver. She hus u alstor , Mrs. Olarl , Bunyan , living at 3348 Walnut street , but no Informutlon as to Mrs. Steins whereabouts can be obtained from her. Stein's story of ; his wife's desortlon Is thut he wal married to .Mary Ifasldns ele\'en yearll ago , For sevornl years ufter the marrIage the couple lived In Denver. Only eighteen months ugo Stein mo\'ed his fumlly to AlilulJe. : hought a ozy little homo ullli enJoycd t.he csteem of the newly fO\I1\11 \ tow ns- men until his adopted ward be an to maim trouble. . . * * Western Nebraslm furmers may tulu ) heat't. 'l'ho 1J0ldrego Oltlzcn makcs pleasant promises for this yeur's CIOIIS after the followln fashion : "Ollr mop IJledletlon from our crop report. er is very fa'ora blo tor this season , 'j'hcre will be a betler corn CI'Op than wheat It signs do not tall. 'l'herc will be some rain In AUj.tust Ilnd Sep. tember which will ho apprecluted ull corn fields. It predicts a good hea\'y crop In IDOl , as every other"4' has bden heayy and e\'ery "l" light for the past se\'enty years and all Iwo\\ ' that last "III was not hea\'y atHl he predicts that there will bo no failure until 11)10. ) Bear this In mind and see It It comes true. " * * * Philander W. [ loweono of the old- cst : Methodlst mlnlstors of the west , I < nown thruughout Nebraska as Elder Howc , dIed at his residence , 100 D , Lincoln. atler sufTerin for two ) 'ears from a paralytic stroke and a weak. nes , > , due lo old age. Mr. Howe was 85 years ot age , 1'ifty ! years ot his career were sl1ent In the east. ' 1'hlr- ty years ale he mO\'ed to Leach Luke\ Minn. , where tor three years ho acted for the ItHl'an agency ! lnd as volun. teer missionary. A rter a brlet pus. torate , In Minneapolis ho came to Ne. braska , servln as pastor tor the Methodist , church at Friend for several - eral years , 'l'wnty ! two years uJo he becamc pasor of the 'l'rlnlty Methodist - dist church at Lincoln. Mr. Howe has been IJlollllneUy Identified with mrlous charllallle ImUtuilons In the wcst. 1.01' . twel'e years ho was Chap. IIn ot the stale penltmltlary. Dc. ceased leaves fOlll' children * * . . 'l'he Battle Creel { scllool hoard met last e\'cnln and elented the followIng - Ing t.eachers tor t.he ensulnl-t year : \lrot , 'I" A. McCarthyprlncpulj MIs ! Gertrude Wude , nssli tant principal ; Miss Gracp. Montloso , Jtrallllllllr ; Miss M01lle rj'aylor , Intermediate ; Mis ! ! A nes Ouuerry : or Nor folk , Nebr. , prlmarYi Miss 'Elleeu Curas , ward school. \ . . . rrl.A.lit. au. : . . ; . . . . . . , ! , . 'J : ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'cSL.i/ ; , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . - - - - ' , III" ' . , ' , . p. ! . . . . , \ . : . . - - COL. CODY IS HURT Horse SUpped and FeU With tit I Great Scent During Show ' HIS CAREER AS SIIOwn\AN. \ The First Onranization in Oma- ba in 1877 Manchester , J tlglatld , April H W. I , ' . Cody , "HuITnloBlI1 , " met with an IIccldent.-lIt tlio ilrst , performance of his show here today ; 1IIs horse reared ItIlll fell Otl hlln. no wns re-\ \ mll\'ed to a hotel. 'l'hls , Is the fil'st : , had accldcnt that. has happcned o Colotlel Cody In 'ears. ; It was Imuwdlatoly after the Slou : < , war of 18itl that II Uu/Talo / lllll"dc- elded UpOll1l cilrecr as 1showman. . t He had been preylously Inltlnted Into the slIow bllslnessy \ Ned DUll' line. ; , 110 Ilrocecded t.o col1ect lrul1nns , : cowboys , SCOU\.8 \ , trappers , bu/Taloes / , ' : " ( ) tcltIlll produced the WJld West 8howl _ . for the IIrst limo In Onlllhn , Nebr. " ] on Ma ' 17 , 188:1. : It Is said that over' j IIny thousand lIeoplo paid to wILnes.'I1 - ' the mimic represcnt.atlon or scenes : " , anlIlnddents with which but a few ' ) 'ears before they could hllve wt'j : , \ ; ' lIeased In reality. 'l'ho grellt succcr. , , . : ot this show and Its orlRlnal chllrac-t" ' tersoon , a\'o It a tremendous tlc . . , " and Colouo1 Cody was beslged with ' " applications ( rom all the prlnclpal' ' cities of the country. 110 contlnuClf to enlar e his exhibition nnd Im- , pro\'o It , IlssoeJlltlnl { with him Nn Salsbury , 1l1r ady experienced an J succcssful In the thea trlclll IHOlIUC- ' tlon , Ilnd togethothl'y hrou ht Into cxlstanco a combination such as novelj wns seen ueore. Arter exhIbiting It . In 11.11 parts or the United Stl1tes In . 1887 the American Bxhlblton company - , ' " pany , which WIlS thcn lI1uldnH an exhibition - hibition of Alllerlllln ) IIroducts ami' manufacture Ilt l' arle's ' court , London - don , ] ngland 11111' produced the Wild , West in connnecUol1 wllh thoAmell. cun exhibition ot Yal1l < l"ts , as It wus called. If It hnd 110t lIeen for the Wild West show , the A lI1erllJan cx- , hlbltlon would hh\'e beel1 Il complete failure. As ILvas , It was patron " ' 17.ed by the royal family , ' Including .Queen Vlctorlu und became the rngo' ' In London , so that thn IJntlre experl- ' . . . . . ment pro\'od a great success. I A ner the T..ondon exhl bl tlon wal ! 'J closed Cod ' went on to the conti. ' : r nent and played wlt.h success In . ' : " Franco Spain , Huly , Austria , Ocr- , \ ' many , Bell-tlum , returnln to A merica' . . . , ) SOllie months later Ilnd mnlclnl ( a tOUt " through the NQW I ngland st.ates. J , was at that tlllle worth nearly ' million dol1l11'8 the most ot which II. : 1 In\'ested In westem real estat.e , Sals- : uury was wert.h about us lI1uch. Sey- \1 ; oral times since the show has tourc : " ' ' Ith . ' t . :1" Em'Ol1n J.l'ea success. , ' 'j'ho show was tlestl'O'ed In Soulh ' . Carolina last ful1. A ftor the reor- , , f- anlzatlon the trip to ] urope wa : ; mndo. IIls duughtor. Irma Cody. WitS recently married to Lleut , StooL , of Nor.th Platte , Neb. , , LlOATI'iINO CALCULATOR DEAD 'Irenton. : N. .T. , April H.-William Val1ance , the famous Ilghtlllnlt caleu- ' who could ) in math- . ) lltOt' ( o any sum - , emllUelil cnlcualtloll mentl111y , and. with an Instants' hesitation , Is dead , al-tod thh't.v.y'ears. ; ' About 11 week ago ho was taken to the , state hOSllltal suirerlll frolll Il se\'ere melltal st.raln , helle\'ell to be the result or his work " ' with ligures. Vallance could duplicate the feats : , at any of the lightning l'alculators " : Ilnd then heat , them all by statinA In- . ' " . . stantlyany desired date In history. . 110 coulll not tell ! lOw ho Imew history - tory , hilt would rattle off fact after ' . ' ' fact without e\'er mdl < ln n mistake , IIo could gl\1 ! Instant answers to such \ ! arIthllletic questions as multiply 38U- 487 by 4nn , anll problellls.ln alrcebra : : " were his dclIlht. . FEF , TRUST PA YS FINE. . .j . . Kansas CI I.y. Mo. . April H1'116 ' JI\'e Missouri' pacl < ln . companies . ' , which were linea $5.000 each on \ : March 20 ( or violation o ( the anti. . ' i ' trust. law , throu h their nttornoy , " Franl. Jla ermlln oC this city , have , mailed to the state supreme court - : dratlCor 27.1:16111. : Imyment ot lines . anI ! l'osl , : ; IncldC'I1t to the action ' " : If.alnst : them. L'he IIInns tined 1110 : , , . . the AI'Il10Ul' Packing companyudahy \ , Plddng Cll1r.an ( ' . Hammond PackIng - : ' , Ing company , Swl1't & Co , . : anti . Hl'hwal'i'.sdllhl \ : S1\lzher \ cr It TEACt1ER QUIT IN A 800\ ' , . . . . " St. .Iohn , N. B , J prl 14 'l'he cast ' bound eXllless from Boston , which " . , left helo loda ' at nooncollided wit. . . : a fast frclJtht at Windsor , Junction , . , ! N. S. at I :30 : this e\'enln IdlllnA' tll6 1 elI llIeer Illld IIrelllan on both tmln9 ' and InJurlll\.t \ lIothers , Driver ' 1'Iolson ' Copelnnd and 'Iremn [ Hill wore ou the frellht and WilllllDJ Wall 1 and lo'lrrmHln M. Oakley. on the ex- press. Uoth trains arc In the dltol\ und tolelraph wires . are . . .n . . the wreck. . ' - - - - - 'S . ' . 1 , . , . j L\-.L . . . . " ' . . . . . . . . . .JI..w. ' , . . . . . . . ' . . . . . : . . . _ : , . . , , . ,