Nebraska Newspapers

    M'COOK TRIBUNE.
F. Br. KIMMKLL , I > ublfher. !
McCOOK , - - NEBRASKA
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BRIEF TQfGRAMS.
The disappearance of Lieutenant
Colonel Count Snoilsky , military at
tache of the Swedish-and Norwegian
legation In Berlin , Is attributed tex
x
> -mental derangement.
At Emma , Tex. , J. W. Bryan was
shot and killed by Thornton Jones , as
the result of a misunderstanding aris
ing from improvements on a place
Bryant claimed to have leased.
Between $3OflO and $4,000 was se
cured by a gang who dynamited the
vault of the Dalton City fill. ) bank.
Although a posse was quickly formed ,
no trace of the robbers has yet been
found.
Four masked men entered the farm
residence of John Thompson , near Leb
anon , O. , bound , gagged and tortured
Thompson and his wife until they sur
rendered $300 in money , their jewelry
nnd silverware.
Thomas A. McNcal , who a month
ngo announced * his candidacy for the
United States scnatorship of Kansas ,
withdraws and leaves the field , so far
as he is concerned , to Senator Baker
and J. R. Burton.
The farmers in the Lower Fort Gar
ry district , northwest of Winnipeg , re
port serious losses by the mysterious
disappearance of oattle. One farmer
has lost eight animals. An organized
gang of cattle lifters is at work.
By the explosion of a large boiler
at Blankenbeckler's saw mill , near
Sneedville , Tenn. , William Edwards ,
engineer , and Pleasant Trent , fireman ,
were instantly killed. Jesse Mahan
and Lee Gordon were fatally injured.
One of the main buildings of the
Stormont hospial in Topeka , Kan. ,
vr > destroyed by fire. The fire was
discovered in time to permit the re
moval of the inmates in safety. Lessen
on building , $10,000 ; insurance , $9-
000.
William Haywooil , former consul
general of the United States to Ha
waii , and afterwards collector of in
ternal revenae , arrived in San Fran
cisco en route to Washington , where
he is to represent the Hawaiian Plant
ers' association.
At Rockford , 111. , a cablegram was
received announcing the sudden death
of William A. Talcctt at Jerusalem.
Mr. Talcott was president of the
board of trustees of Rockfonl college
and prominently identified with busi
ness interests.
William Pratt or Anita , la. , was at
Chicago with two cars of yearling
steers of his own feeding. Mr. Pratt
is an extensive feeder ar.d now has
eights cars of steers on feed. He re
ports less cattle on feed in his part
of Io < va than usual.
A tablet io General John M. Corse ,
the union commander of the remark
able battle of Allatoona Pass , in Geor
gia , where the phrase originated ,
"Hold the fort , for I am coming , " has
been placed on the walls of the fed
eral building in Boston.
The four Cudahy brothers Michael ,
John. Patrick and Edward represent
$15,090,000 lusiness capital , all of it
kept at work at a tremendous rate
by the men who has amassed it , says
the' Chicago Times-Herald. They employ -
/ploy 6,000 men , and have plants at
Omaha. Milwaukee. Sioux City , Louis
ville , Nashville , Wichita and Los An
geles.
A man answering the description of
Pat Crowe , who is suspected of being
the leader of the Omaha gang of kid
napers , was seen to jump from the
Union Pacific train from the east at
Denver when it slowed up in the rail
road yards. Later in the day a sa
loon keeper who knows Crowe well ,
informed the police department that ha
had seen him on the street.
Nearly half a million irom other
parts of the world have come into
the United States during the year
1900. seeking permanent homes. The
details of immigration during the ten
months ending with October , gathered
by the immigration bureau and pub
lished by the bureau of statistics , in
dicate that the immigration for the
calendar year will reach about 4GO.OOO.
Ex-State Senator Vernon H. Burke ,
who was disbarred from piacticing lavr
two years ago as a result of the sen
sational Burke-Dellenbaugh trial , was
reinstated by the circuit court at
Cleveland. Burke can resume the
practice of his profession on January
1 next , according to the decision
Rear Admiral W. S. Schley will be
detached from duty as commander-in-
chief of the South Atlantic squadron
during the coming spring , in antici
/ pation of his retirement next October ,
when he will be 62 years old.
Emperor William's decree lengthen
ing medical study , as a remedy for
the overproduction of physicians ,
meets witn the aproval of the profes
sion. Official statistics show that over
crowding of the medical profession in
the large cities is plain. Berlin has
one physician to every 798 of the pop
ulation , Breslau one to every 775 , Hall
one to every 735 affd Koeuigsberg one
to every 681.
Oscar Aaronson. the bicycle rider ,
died in a New York hospital Saturday
afternoon : rom injuries received in
his fall in Madison Square Garden.
Dr. J. R. Sutherland was lulled in
n. runaway accident at Albuquerque ,
N. M. Dr. Sutherland \vas born in
*
Canada , but served as a UnitedStates
army surgeon in the civil war.
Count yon Blumenthal , the oldest
field marshal in the German army , is
dead.
The government of Chili , which re
cently invited tenders for 400 freight
cars , has accepted 300 from Doeche &
Co. and 100 from W. R. Graca Co. ,
all of American manufacture.
Count Zeppelin , the aeronaut , will
coon address the German Colonial so
ciety -upon the prospects of utilizing
his airship.
The condition of Prince Oscar , Duke
of Scanic , eldest son of the crown
ciriuee of Sweden and Norway , who
lias been seriously ill , is sow mucli
improved.
Porto Eico More Generously Treated Thaa
Any of tlio Territories.
PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH THE LAWS
T.ocal r.cglnlutaro lias Authority to Re
peal the Tariff If It WiHlic-s , but 11ns
Not Uouo So All in 1'roKrciislug Fa
vorably.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 2D. Senator J. B.
Foraker has made a reply to the re
cent speech at Ann Arbor , Mich. , cf
former President Harrison , in which
Mr. Harrison criticised the Porto
Rican policy of the government , char
acterizing it as a departure from cor
rect principles. In a speech before the
Manufacturers' club of this city last
njght Senator Foraker said on this
point : , ,
All -the questions arising under the
Porto Rican legislation are soon to be
passed upon by the supreme court. For
that reason I do not care to discuss
them at this time , but it is in order to
eay that -the view taken by congress , as
reilccted by that legislation , was cred
itable to the generosity , patriotism and
the industrial spirit of the American
people. We found Porto Rico as poor
as poverty could make her. She had no
money , no credit , no system of taxation
of any kind. She wanted a civil gov
ernment and a revenue to support it
Wo gave her a far more liberal civil
government than was ever given to
any territory prior to the civil war ,
so far las participation in it by her
people is concerned , and we dealt by
her more generously in providing sup
port for that government than we
have ever yet dealt with any territory.
In requiring her to pay tariff duties
on imports from foreign countries we
did only what we did with Louisiana ,
Florida , California and all our other
territories ; but in allowing her to put
these duties , when collected , into her
own treasury for the support of her
local government , we did what was
never done before for anybody else ;
for in all other cases we have not
only required the payment of these
same duties , but we have also re
quired them , when they were col
lected , to be paid into the national
treasury at Washington for the com
mon benefit of the whole country , and ,
as to duties on commerce between
Porto Rico and the United States , we
did net levy 15 per cent , but we re
mitted S5 per cent of the existing
on a number cf articles , and the whole
duty en al the rest , and provided that
the 15 per cent should be remitted af
ter March 1 , 1202 , or sooner if the
legislature of Porto Rico shall pro
vide , and that in the meanwhile all
collections of 15 per cent b"th there
and in the United States , shall be
paid over to Porto Rico for her own
support. We made this provision be
cause it was the best and least bur
densome way possible to raise indis-
pensible revenue for their govern-
and not because it was in any sense of
my benefit , to either our government
or other people.
The Porto Rican legislature is now
In session , but neither that body nor
any member of it , nor anybody else ,
has taken any step to repeal or alter
the tax system so imposed by con
gress. On the contrary , all testify
alike to the highest satisfaction with
what congress has done , and the re
quest will be almost unanimously
made that the provisions enacted
may be continued , if not indefinitely ,
at least until some satisfactory sys
tem cf proper taxation may be sub
mitted.
In addition , it should be stated that
congress , also in tie same generous
spirit , exempted Porto Rico from all
internal revenue taxation another
favor never before extended to any
part of cur people anywhere. Yes , it
is true that the legislation for Porto
Rico was a "departure , " but it is not
true that it was a "departure from
correct principles. "
BOER LEADER NOW IN TRAP.
London nml the Continent 1Ie > tr That
Dovret Has Ilron CsiptureiZ.
LONDON , Dec. 29. Persistent re
ports are in circulation in London and
on the continent that General Dewet
has been captured. The British Char
tered South African company received
this information from a source in
which it is accustomed to place im
plicit confidence. The War office , how
ever , is without any confirmation of
the renort.
CAPETOWN , Dec. 29. General De-
wet's attempts to break through the
south have Leen frustrate- ! and he is
now reported to be at Senekal with a
large commando ; holding the country
between Fecksbrug , Senekal and Win-
burg.
General Knox is holding the country
between Lady rand and Winburg : "
The eastern parties of invading
Boers are being constantly Inrasseu
and driven back toward the Orange
river.
The Yeomanry who were captured
near Britstown have been released.
JOHANNESBURG , Dec. 29. The
Boers damaged the new Kleinfontein
and Chinese batteries yesterday.
riwvw You e'JT ?
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 29. Af
ter January 1 , in making the calcula
tion of the per capita wealth of the
United States , the Hawaiian islands.
Alaska and the Indian. Territory will
be included. The probable effect will
be to slightly reduce the per capita
\vealth , which now is about $27.
Kxtruditlon Easy ,
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dee. 29. A
request was received at tLe State department - ;
partment today from Governor Pin-
gree of Michigan for the extradition
of Charles J. Thompson , who is char
ged with forgery committed at De
troit. Thompson is now in Cuba. The
State department , taking the ground
that the island is at present solely
under 'control of the United States
military did not undertake to go into
the merits of the application , but
transmitted the papers at once to the
War department.
8100,000 In Money uu * Negotiable Pnjicr
Stolen from u jtlull Suck.
DETROIT , Mich. . Dec. 29. A mall
pouch , containing $100,000 in negotia
ble paper and an unknown amount of
money was stolen from the Michigan
Central railroad passenger station at
Wyandotte , Mich. , some tlnle last
night. The last mall for Wyandotte
arrives at 10:28 on the Michigan Cen
tral , and , owing to the lateness of the
hour , it is left in the station until
morning.
When the two mail sacks were
thrown from the train last night
Night Operator Richard threw the
pouches under a seat in the corner of
the waiting room. He then went to
his home in Detroit. Today , when
Mail Carrier John McCIeary came to
the station for the mail sacks , he
missed one. About the same time
George Bessy , a driver of an old wagon
gen , reported at the station that a
pouch , ripped open and empty , was
behind an old tank a short distance
from the station.
Archbishop Goes for Saloons.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. . Dec. 29.
iA Times special from DubuQuc , la. ,
says :
" Archbishop Keane , since his ap
pointment to the seat of Dabuque , has
taken strong grounds against the use
Jof intoxicants. On several occasions
Sie has preached temperance sermons
[ that would have delighted old John
JB. Gough , if he were alive , and liquor
kiealers are considerably worked uo
over his strong oposition to their
trade. An extensive property on Sev-
'enth and Main streets , belonging to
'the church , is occupied by various
[ tenants and among them is a saloon ,
; iun by ex-Mayor Olinger. The latter
rhas been served with notice to vacate
jthe property as soon as possible. The
archbishop says no property belonging -
ing to the church can be used for sa
loon purposes.
Women IMicl u "llliucl IMff "
MATTOON , 111. . DSC. 29. About
twenty women of Longview last mid
night raided a "blind pig" that has
been running for some time in spite
of the officers cf that little town ,
brcke in the door , gathered up all the
battles and jugs taey could find , car
ried then to the street and there
smashed them , spilling the contents
on the ground.
The prcprieicrs of the place had
been arrested several times , but their
trade was so good that they were will
ing to pay their fines each time , re
opening the place immediately after
ward. Despairing of having the place
closed by this means , the women de
cided to take the matter into their
own hands.
Ktttitiaii Tomlcrctl Morris * Phice.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 30. The presi
dent lias tendered to Fred Rittman of
Cleveland the position of icurth audi
tor of the treasury , made vacant by
the tragic death of Auditor Morris.
Mr. Rittman has for some fifteen or ;
twenty years been engaged in tlie
banking business in Cleveland. He is
about 50 yelirs old itands high in busi
ness circles and is a lifelong friend of
Senator Hann ? . He is also known by
President McKinley. It is expected he
will assume his duties on the first of
January.
Cbmiqrc from Ci-vlto :
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 29. The
general board of the navy , presided
over by Admiral Dewey , has taken up
the question of the transfer of the
United States naval station from Cn-
vite and its permanent establishment
on Subis ; bay. At the samp time the
special 'board of naval off.rrnow
making inquiries in the Philippines
as to the best site for d permanent
naval station has ca.bled TO Washing
ton for a full prmipnicHt of boring ap
paratus in order to learn whether
there is suitable foundation at Subig
bay.
ItnnlcerR T.o o Curios
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29. Several
large collections of counterfeit notes
were recently conficated 5n this citv
by Secret Service Agent Griffin. The
collection of bogus bank notes even as
curi-os is prohibited by law.
A bank cashier , whoe narae Agent
Griffin refused to reveal , suffered the
IOPS of the finest collection of counter
feit bank notes seen in lecent years.
It was with many nritosts that he
parted with his collection. Other
cashiers lost smaller collections.
Siirnnr Silvi Cornea Soon.
WASHINGTON , D. C. . Dec. 29 Uni
ted States Change Beaupre , at Bogota ,
informs the State department that
Carlos Mar tines Silva. Colombian min
ister for foreign affairs , has been aj-
pointed minister to the United States
and will sail for his pc-c in the course
of two weeks. Mr. Thomas Herran1
has been appointed secretary of lega
tion at Washington.
Col > in * > f S mply COMVPUPK.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The cab
inet meeting today lasted two hours ,
but after the meeting all Ihe members
united in saving it was barren of re
sults. "If all the cabient meetings of
the coming century are as barren as
the last one of this century you news
paper men will have very little to
write about , " was the way one of them
put it.
A thrifty farmer's wife made her
husband throw away his pipe and
smoke hams instead.
DETROIT , Mich. . Dec. 29 Ex-
Quartermaster General W. L. White ,
who was sentenced to ten years in
prison for complicity in the state mil
itary frauds and pardoned by Gover
nor Pingree two days later , today paid
21,000 as the first installment of the
$5,000 fine imposed by Governor Pin
gree as a condition of the pardon. The
money was paid to the treasurer of
Ingham county. The governor - stipulated
lated that the fine should be paid in
installments of $1,000 before January
1 of each year for five years , to reim
burse the county for'the expense of
convicting White.
THE STATE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
A Fair Keprcscntation at Iho Meeting
Held In Lincoln. ,
LINCOLN , Dec. 3l. The State Li
brary association met hero in conjunc
tion with the teachers' association.
There were ten libraries represented.
The first paper was read by Prof. W.
E. Jillson , librarian of the Doano col
lege library. Miss Dennis of the Lin
coln city library read a paper on "Li
brary Co-operation in Lincoln. " She
urged the systematic planning of the
development and management of Lin
coln libraries , so that each may com
plement the other.
Mr. Brigham cautioned the Nebraskans -
kans against making the mistake of
getting a library commission with no
means of support , as has been done
in Georgia , Kansas and. New Jersey.
He said :
"No state can afford to let a popu
lar demand for libraries die out for
want of sustenance. No state can af
ford to let the library movement with
in its borders fritter away in vain
attempts on the part of benevolent but
financially weak organizations to per
form educational functions which do
not properly belong to them. The
duty of the state to lester and develop
free public libraries is quite as im
perative as is the duty of the sate
to foster and develop free public
schools. The reasoning which lies at
the base of our public school system
also sustains the superstructure of that
system the public library. If it is
worth anything to the state to have
an educated citizenship , it is worth
more to have a well-bred , intelligent ,
happy , home-loving citizenship ; and
what more directly to the purpose than
the free publK : library ? The schools
that cost us so much money and are
worth far more than they cost ou-
fortunately lose their hold upon a
large majority of the children of the
state before they reach the critical age
of 15. A vital question for the citizen
is : Should the education which makes
for good citizenship cease at the very
point at which the serious business of
life first projects itself upon the young
mind ? Statistics everywhere confirm
the conclusions of the criminologists
that the blossoming period of crimin
ality Is- between twenty ami thirty
years of age and the criminal's train
ing years are from the first conscious
ness of manhood and womanhood ,
caily in the teens , to that dangerous
period of action beginning early in the
twenties. The community that has
nothing to offer the young but the
licensed saloon and the regularly-fined
and therefore virtually licensed broth
el and makes no move for the enrich
ment of community life through the
entertaining , instructing , reforming
and elevating influence of good liter
ature deserves its heavy expense bill
for criminals and paupers and also
deserves the disgraceful record and
awful consequences of criminality. The
state that makes no effort to induce
communities to raise the standard of
citizenship by placing the incentives
to high thinking ana right living
within the easy reach of all is throw
ing away the opportunity of the ages. "
Immense Crop of "Wheat.
M'COOL , JUNCTION , Neb. , Dec. 31.
Ten thousand bushels of first-quality
winter wheat is the amount. Mr. Kuns
has just stored in his granary , the yield
from 300 acres just threshed. At pres
ent prices these 300 acres have paid
Mr. Kuns nearly $6,000 or about CO
per cent interest on his investment
for one year in York county lands.
Kr. Kuns has just purcnased a $12,000
residence in York , ana after this his
sons will run his farm and be will
live in York.
Taken to the Penitentiary.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Dec. 31.
Sheriff Wheeler made a trip to the
state penitentiary , taking with him
Charles Sheppard and Harry Hickscn.
Sheppard is the young colored man
whom Judge .lessen sentenced to eigh
teen months for stealing a money bag
containing about $51 from John Shiap-
pacasse's store. Hickson was convict
ed and sentenced to one year for com
mitting forgery.
Struck by Passenger Train.
ORD , Neb. , Dec. 31. As Mr. and Mrs.
Hasek were going home Saturday
night they were struck by a Burlington
passenger train and Mrs. Hasek very
badly hurt , though it is thought she
will recover. Her foot was crushed
and back hurt. The accident occurred
about G:30 a mile west of Ord , where
the wagon road crosses the Burlington
in a deep cut.
IJecovers Hibtoleii Stock.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Dec. 26. H. E.
Glissman has recovered at Pilger
twelve head of his cattle that a thief ,
had driven there to ship to Omaha.
The "rustler" escaped , but the station '
agent gives a good description of him
and Mr. Glissman has instituted a
vigorous search.
Gold Bricks In Soap Wrappers.
NEBRASKA CITY , Dec. 31. Several
of the grocers in this city were "taken
in' by a smooth young man who pretended - ,
tended to be selling soap at greatly re
duced prices. After the soap had been
delivered and paid for and the young
man had left town it was found to be
a very inferior article.
Representative Jesse Overstreet ol
Indiana has made public the fact that
he has prepared a bill relating to the
country's finances , which he will in
troduce before the present session of
congress adjourns.
olil Hired Livery Team.
DAKOTA CITY , Net ) . . Dec. 31. On
the 17th inst. William Temple , a farm
hand employed by County Commis
sioner L. Blanchard. went to Jackson
and hired a livery rig from Coroner
B. F. Sawyers to canvas the immediate
territory for a jewelry concern. After
being gone three days Mr. Saw3'ers
started an inquiry and with Sheriff
Sides found that Temple had been in
Sioux City with the " > g , but from there
he could not be traced. Officers in
surrounding towns were notified and
the other day Shenii' Sides received
word from Marshal Booser of Oto , la. ,
stating that he had hip man in ? jmbo. i
AUDITOR CORNELL IS ENJOINED.
The Maryland Cnmmlty Company Gotu
Out HVrlt. .
LINCOLN , Neb. , Doc. 29. The Mary
land Casualty company , through Ed-
son Rich and Stevens , Love & Framp-
ton , its attorneys , filed in the district
court a petition for a writ of injunc
tion restraining Auditor John F. Cor
nell from revoking Its license to do
business in Nebraska and from pub
lishing any derogatory report of its
condition.
The plaintiff alleges that recently
( date not named ) William F. Schwind
and James C. McNerny of Lincoln
came to Baltimore and under the au
thority of Auditor Cornell spent two
days in a "pretended examination of
its affairs , for which they put in a
claim to the plaintiff of $070 for fees.
On tlie refusal of the plaintff to pay
this it is alleged Schwind and McNer
ny offered to accept $450 , "which
amount was and is unjust , unreason
able and extortionate and which
amount the plaintiff refused to pay. "
It is further alleged that Auditor
Cornell threatens to r ° vole the plain
tiff's license and to publish a report
showing it to 'be in an unsound con
dition unless the claims ot the exam
iners are satisfied. Such action , it is
alleged , will work great injury to the
plaintiff , not-only in this , but in oth
er states. It is further alleged that
the plaintiff is sohent and eligible to
transact business in Nebraska.
The temporary injunction was grant
ed by Judge Holmes and th" hearing
fixed for January 2 at 10 o'clock.
of Cnstor Conntv.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Dec. 29. Senator
F. M. Currie of Broken Bow is in.
the city. Speaking of the coming ses
sion of the legislature the senator said
that the western part of the state
would have tome important matters to
bring before the lawmakers , the most
urgent of which is an amendment t
the revenue law. "Custer county , '
said the senator , "has enough money
to her credit in the form of delin
quent taxes to pay its running ex
penses for throe years r.nd wo will
ask the legislature to devise a plan
by which we can secure the greater
part of these funds. Und r the exist
ing conditions practically all real es
tate taxes have to be collected 'by ' sales
the same as in the foreclosure of a
mortprngo. The property has to be ap
praised and must bring two-thirds of
the pn.praisorl valuation. In the case
of man } ' western counties the county
has to bo the purchaser in order to
secure itr lion 'and to do this must ,
in many instances , nay to the holder
of the title in the land several hun
dred dollars. If much property is
sold to the tnnnties under this system
they would lind their funds exhausted.
"It has boon sueiiG-stPd that the leg
islature provide that , in the case of
sale of property for tTxcs. the valua
tion be- dispensed with r.nd let the
Ifind bring1 what it will at forced sale.
Whether this provision would be con-
stitutionnl or not I do not know , but
some scheme must be devised for the
collection of taxes. "
< /on luofor T.oi-V Mnrf-illr Hurt
LINCOLN. Neb. , Dec. 29. Conductor
j
Edward Locke of the Missouri Pacific
was seriously injured in an accident
that occurred at Union. He was the
conductor running on the Omaha-Kan-
sas City train , and at Union h ° was ,
assisting in coupling in the Lincoln
cars. The ground was vf-ry slipnery c
and in attempting to get en the train a
after he cut out a coach he slipped
and Ml across the rails. One car ran
over him , reducing his If ft les ; to a
pulp and seriously mangling the oth
er. A surgeon was called and it was
found necessary to amputate the left
leg and a part of the foot of the right
leg. The unfortunate man was taken
to Kansas City , his homo , where he
died , ell was one of the oldest con
ductors on the read.
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LINCOLN. Neb. . Dec. 29. The State A
Banking board has aporoycd the artis
clos of inecnviration of the State bank
of Ruskin. The new bank has a paidtz
up capital - > tx-k 'if 7 500. The incorporators - A
porators are A. G. McGrew , M. Bolton
and F. M.7cGrew. .
cj
It is assorted on reliable authoritv
that Lincoln will have a new national
bank within the next few weeks. Plans ; ti
for the organization of the institution
have been so far completed that it
will lie posFilile to open i\ \ ' , doors for n ,
busmen about Febrtnrv 1. if not soon
er. The promoters of the enterprise
are mostly Lincoln business men.
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P' uIit : t n Gr iJo Pros.-- ! ! : .
LINCOLN , Neb. . Be" . 2i > . John Riley -
ley of 1001 Francis street Belmont.
was struck and almost fata-ly injured ta
by a Missouri Pacific trr-in. He wa * >
driving , with his son. across the tracks
on North rourtoenth street when a
long train of frpistt ca.-s Hacked down
upon him. The son ps.-aixvi injury by N
leaping : from the vehicle- , but Riley was S ;
caught by one cf theirs and cra gcd a ]
along on the ground for a distance of st
SCO feet. His left arm and left leg stS
wex afterwards .
: amputated. w
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OOALLALA. Neb. . D c. 29 , W. A.
Forsyth , head of the f.rrn of W. A. C (
Forsyth & Son. groc ° rs of this city , aj
was found dead in his bed. He left < - ,
his plico of business early in thf oven- ' '
ing. feelingas well as usual. Mr.
Forsvth came here in the palm' * days ei :
and was one of Ogallala's iFadiaj- busi titl
ness men. Ke was seventy-six vears tlel
old. Heart tailure was the cause of el
death. elR i
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rirircnl iVitli Stpaliiis : tr
MADISOX. Xeb. . Dec. 29. Charles 13
Spiece , Robert Lovelace and Will Hale thm
of Battle Creek are confined in the m
county jail , charged" with stealing : a
wa on load cf hogs from F. J. Hale.
'
The robbery was perpetrated Tuesday
night and the following evening the in
hcrjs were located in Madison. Mr. to
Fraer. . who transacted the deal , wenr
to Battle Creek and sa/s be identified . .
Spi , e. Later Lovelace Avas pushed l
and it is alleged he r-onfussed. One
of the trio , Talf. i ? only a boy. s
T.onilon'g "Tupponiiy" Tul > rK.
"The 'tuppenny' tubes are a great
Institution in London , especially for
Americans , " remarks a New Yorker ,
who had just returned from the other
side the other day. ' "They are among :
the chief attractions , nnd it is a fav
orable diversion to purchase a ticket
. The tickets
for a shoot through them.
ets are almost counterparts of our ele
vated railway tickets in New 'iork.
The 'tuppenny' tubes , " as ho explained ,
"is the namo'of the underground rail
way. They ore doing a great business
in London , and there will be more or
thorn soon. Americans promise to
have control of nearly all the systems. " "
Kcforred Him to Oiio AVIio Know.
A now bit of Washington gossip
tells how one day last winter Senator
Chandler , of New Hampshire , being
about to enter the senate chamber
from the public corridor was accost
ed by one of two little girls , who had
wandered in there. "Mister , what
does it cost to go in there ? " said the-
child. At that moment Chandler saw-
Clark , the Montana millionaire , can
ing around the corner. "Ask that
man , " said the New Hampshire man ,
"He knows all about it. "
L , ft Ills iMvr ItookH In Hln Ofllre.
The late Senator Davis was known
as one of the foremost students of
Shakespeare of the present day , and in
his home he had a magnificent library.
A remarkable thing about this library
was that th're was not a single fo'.v
book in the collection , for during chc
lost twenty jears of his life he ran do
it a rule never to bring his l4usine.
cares to his fireside.
IJcwoy Arch < ; < ) to ClivlrlcHton.
The navy arch in Next' York City is
not yet to depart into thdi rubbish heap
though it is to be disposed of as
rubbish , for President Gitggenheimfr
of the muni-'ipal council says that un
der the city charter there is no other
way. So the South Carolina Inter
state and West Indian exposition will
receive the crch. which will he taken
down with . ; 11 the care possible , ami
transported to Charleston , where it
will be reconstructed.
LOW RATES TO THE SOUTH.
Excursion tickets at reduced
are now being sold by tlie Cliciio ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to the
prominent resorts in the Sovib , in
cluding Jacksonville , Fa. ! ( Mobile , Ala. ,
New Orleans , La. , Savannah , Ga. . El
Paso , Tex. , which are good for return
passage at any time prior to June 1st.
1901. Information regarding rates ,
routes , time , etc. , can be obtained ' " *
application to any coupon ticket agent
of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. 1'aui
Hallway.
Eat little meat and see that it is
cooked.
Try Magnetic Starch It will last
longer tc"an any other.
*
Running water often gets its start
from a spring.
There Is u Class of 1'ciiplo
Who are injurc-1 by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a iifwpreparation
called GRAIN-0 , mad i of pure grains ,
that , takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives > it without
distress , and but few cin tell it from
coffee. It does not cost ov ; r one-fourth
as much. Children may flnnk it with
great benefit. 1.1 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The fcwor airs sonio musicians can
play the moio they put on.
Your clothes will not crack if you
use Magnetic Starch.
A pessimist is a person who doesn't
expected the expected to happen.
You Can Get AllenV Foot-l'iuo Free.
Write to-day to Alloti S. Olmsted , Le
Roy , N. Y. , for a FREE -.ample of
Allen's Foot-Ease , a powder. It cures
sweating , damp , swollen , aching feet.
Makes new or tight shoes easy. A cer
tain cur" for Chilblains and Frost-bites.
At all druggists and shoe fores ; 25c.
It is a remarkable fact that only sen
sible persons ever agree with us.
If you have not tried Mnjjnr-tic Starch
try it now. You will then usf no other.
No matter how changeable a man
may be he- always wants a little more
hange.
Thirty minutes is all the time rc-
mired to dye with PUTNAM FAZE-
-ESS DYES.
Some people seem to think tha they
ave an inherent ability to mitfe mi -
.akes.
STOCK MEN ALL COIIIC.
The fourth annual conventica of thr-
National Live Stock Associaion : at
Salt Lake promises to be the largest
md most interesting gatheing of
tockmen ever held in this -/matST
5alt ; Lake City is going to cov3r itself
ivith glory in the manner in wiich the
risitors will be entertained. 7he cci-
fention wiil be held in the Assf > mbi
lall of the Mormon church and a prand
oncert will be tendered the dIe ates
md visitors in the Tabernacle on the
irst evening. The programme of tt
entertainment committee ccnt inplatf
vcnts for each evening of the conven-
ion and after the convention adjourn
ihere are excursions to the miu
Isewhere. Colorado is going to send
large delegation and the D nw-er &
5o Grande railroad will run agf'spccial
rain , leaving Denver Sunday , ,1 fanuary
, which will reach Salt La ike City
he next day in time for the co : | nanttee
neetings. Tile fare for the rotund trip
vill be 518 from Denver , C oloracio
iprings or Pueblo and one faii re from
'ther points in the state. Thr , 'se ' cons -
enipiating going should engag- s > ep-
ag car accommodations at once
S. K. Hooper , general pa
igenr , Denver , or see any Rio Grand0
icket agent. It will be a d ligh"
nidwinter trip , and no stockr. !
interested in the industry i
o.u not to a + iend the meeting.