HOBERT GOOD Editor and Prop
VALENTINE - NEBRASKA
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HOTOJl CAES COLLIDE
COME TOGETHER ON STEEP
GRADE NEAR DETROIT
Three Men Killed and o Score of
Persons Hurt The Cars Were
Driven Half Through Each Other
and Crushed to Pieces
Fatal Street Car Accident
Juo suburban cars carrying seme
twenty passengers and running at a speed
of twenty five miles an hour collided on
the Detroit Mich and Oakland Electric
railroad at 1 oclock Sunday afternoon
The result is that three men were instantly
Jcilled and a score of persons injured ten
of them seriously
According to the schedule a car leaves
tooth Detroit and Pontiac every hour and
there are three sidings along the road
Sunday the cars were behind time The
one bound south for Detroit passed an out
Ibound car at the switch two miles from
Pontiac the crew apparently being igno
jant of the fact that another outbound car
was approaching them less than two
imiles distant although it is claimed
ithat they should have known it
from orders sent from Birmingham The
rweather was foggy and the rails slippery
prom the sleet which had been falling
The collision occurred about midway be
tween Pontiac and Birmingham at the
foot of two steep grades down which the
jillfated cars ran at full speed The impact
twas terrific The cars were driven half
through each other and crushed to pieces
JAPAN HAS NOT CHANGED
Is Still Opposed to American An
nexation in Hawaii
Toro liosi envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from Japan to
ithe United States was a passenger from
rthe orient on the steamship City of Pekin
He left San Francisco for Washington
Sunday carrying with him important in
structions in reference to the Hawaiian
treaty of annexation which will bo ex
ecuted by the United States
Several months ago ho hurriedly left
Washington for Japan lie left just after
Ithe publication of his correspondence with
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oeciuitu y oiiuriuuii wuu reiereiiuu 10 mu
Hawaiian question Dispatches from
Washington declared that he was angry
with Sherman and the administration for
itheir advocacy of annexation
Idesiro to say positively said he
that Japan is opposed to the annexation
of Hawaii The recent reports that Japan
had withdrawn her opposition are untrue
Japan lias certain interests in the Sand-
wich Islands which the United States
should respect I believe this matter will
be amicably adjusted There may be
serious trouble if the United States an
nexes the islands without regard to our
interests there But I do not believe the
fUnited States will act unfairly I return
with certain instructions from my govern
ment3
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HEWS ARMY DESERTS HIM
The Boastful Wichita Boomer Starts
Out Without a Follower
Thos Hews the Wichita Mountain
boomer who has been in Wichita Kan
three weeks seeking to organize a part
Heft for Oklahoma City Oklahoma Sunday
without a single follower At different
times ho has claimed to have from 500 to
10000 boomers ready to follow his lead
into the country
Kansas City Tragedy
In their meager rooms in Charlotte
jStreel Kansas City Mrs Lillian Howell
aged 37 years blew her brains out with a
revolver She had been a sufferer from
Ichronic pneumonia for years and believed
she was a hindrance to her husband E P
jHowell After she died Howell was with
trouble restrained from killing himself
They were both students of the Kansas
City Homeopathic College
Attempted Dynamiting
Two sticks of dynamite were found on
jthe steps of the residence of A P Piatt
at Hazeltou Pa who was one of Sheriff
Martins deputies Saturday morning
lHad the dynamite exploded the house
would have been wrecked and Mr Piatts
family would have probably been killed
There is no clue to the identity of the
parties
Big Warehouse Burned
The warehouse of Julius De Long Co
iiair felt and carpet lining manufacturers
jAllegheny Pa was destroyed by fire
Sunday The loss is estimated at 50000
insured The origin of the fire is a mystery
Turko Grecian Treaty Signed
The Turkish legation in Washington re
ceived the following from Constantinople
iSaturday The treaty of peace between
sublime porte and Greece has been
signed this day
Suspected of Murder
Two men suspected of being Christ
jMerry and James Smith the much wanted
Chicago murderers have been captured
at Western Union Junction near Milwau
kee Wis
Movement of Specie
The exports of specie from the port of
jKew York during the past week amounted
ko 21801 in gold and 93826 in silver
Henry George is Married
Henry George son of the late single tax
candidate for mayor of Greater New York
nnd Miss Marie Hitch of Chicago were
married at the home of the brides parents
Thursday The wedding was very quiet
owing to the recent death of the grooms
jfalher
Kiser Breaks a Record
Earl H Kiser broke the record on a
fiometrainer Saturday before an audience
of 2 000 people at Dayton Ohio He made
hefive miles in 813 Jacquelius of
Prance record is 828
NANCY MKINLEY IS ILL
Mother of President Stricken With
Paralysis Thursday
Mrs Nancy Allison McKinley mother
of the president was stricken with paraly
sis Thursday morning at Canton Ohio
and it is feared death is only a question of
a short time The paralysis at present is
pt a mild form but owing to the extreme
age nearly 89 years Dr Phillips can give
little hope to the family
Her son Abner has been visiting her a
few days and when his mother was
stricken he at once communicated with
the president by telephone The presi
dent decided to go to Canton at once The
physician said to the family that there was
little doubt the attack would ultimately
result in death but there were no indica
tions as yet as to when the end would be
It might bo in a short time and it might
be in a week or even longer
Except for the failure of the vocal organs
-Mrs McKinley shows little evidence of
paralysis She is in full possession of her
mental faculties
GEN PANDO REPORTED KILLED
News Causes Great Excitement at
the Palace in Havana
A dispatch from Havana says A report
has been received that Gen Pando who
was placed in charge of the military opera
tions in Cuba by Gen Blanco has been
killed in an engagement with the insurgents
in Santa Clara province The report has
caused the most intense excitement in the
palace and official circles No details have
been received beyond a statement that
he was shot in a battle with a force of in
surgents while on the march from Sagua
la Grande to Trinidan Gen Pandos
plan was to march right through the heart
of the territorjr Gen Gomez force is de
clared to have controlled
Simultaneously with the report of Gen
Pandos death comes the news of a battle
with the insurgents near Matanzas in
which the Spanish forces were routed and
driven from the field It is asserted the
losses of the Spaniards were very heavy
INSURGENTS ARE ACTIVE
Spanish Peace Envoys Thought to
Have Been Killed
The insurgent generals Arabi and Sal
vador Bies pillaged the village of Guisa
about fifteen miles from Bayamo Cuba
recently Their artillery destroyed several
block houses killing the military com
mander and one lieutenant The garrison
after having lost fifty soldiers killed and
wounded surrendered The Spanish have
sent re enforcements to retake the town
It is rumored that Insurgent Leader
Cuervoe who started for the insurgent
ranks to induce the followers of Gen
Arangurcn to surrender has not yet re
turned and it is believed that he has been
assassinated A number of commissioners
have been sent out by the Spanish officers
to confer with the insurgents but have
not returned It is feared they have been
killed
Earth Shakes in Kansas
Slight earthquake shocks in Pratt and
Kingman Kan near the Oklahoma
boundary was felt about 1 oclock Thurs
day night No damage is reported though
the shocks were strong enough to rattle
dishes and rock furniture The vibrations
were north to south The disturbance
lasted three seconds at Pratt and ten sec
onds at Kingman There was also a shock
of tenjseconds duration at L33 at Arkan
sas City Kan No damage was done
though the energy developed caused many
people to rush from their houses
Montanas Big Wool Clip
The first annual report of the state board
of sheep commissioners of Montana shows
that Montana during 1897 leads all the
states in wool production Since March 1
last there were sheared in that state 22
109921 pounds of wool Allowing for
shipments out of the state which have
been heavier this year than ever before
there are 8670855 sheep in Montana a net
increase over last year of more than 500
000
May Have Been Murderer Merry
The latest clew in the Merry case at Chi
cago is that two men closely resembling
Merry and Smith who are wanted for the
murder of Mrs Merry have been seen at
Rochelle 111 The porter of a Pullman
car informed the police of the presence of
the two men in Kochelle and although it
is not certain that they are the men the
description given by the porter tits the
men very closely
Not Afraid of Savages
A party of four hardy Texas frontiers
men has left San Antonio on an exploring
expedition to Tiburon Island in the Gulf
of California This island is the home of
the Seris Indians The exploring party
goes to hunt for gold on the island and
states it will find what is there or die in
the attempt They took along a large
supply of guns and ammunition
Countess Weds Secretly
Miss Alice Arthur Starrett and Robert
C A Tetzlaff were married by the Rev
George Kaempflein of Janesville Wis
The bride is a countess 17 years old She
was educated in the convent at Lemars
France She speaks five languages
fluently The groom is 20 years old a
student who pays his way by doing chores
The wedding was secret
Cracker Trust Pool
After months of a disastrous cut rate
war between the three big cracker trusts
a treaty of peace has been signed and a
general consolidation agreed upon The
stock of the American Biscuit the New
York Biscuit and the United States Biscuit
Company will be pooled and a uew com
pany with a capical stock of 55000000
formed
Innocent Man Is Freed
Frank Harvey alias Yellow Henry
has been granted full pardon by Gov
Tanner of Illinois Harvey was sentenced
at the January 1897 term of the Rock Isl
and circuit court to the penitentiary at
Joliet on a charge of burglary The con
viction appears to have been made by mis
taking the defendant for another man
To Abolish Football
A bill was introduced in the senate at
Richmond Va Friday to abolish football
where an admission fee is charged
THE WEEK IN TEADE
THE BUSINESS WORLD AS SEEN
BY BRADSTREET
General Trade Stimulated by the
Cold Weather Martin Thorn to
Be Electrocuted During the Week
Beginning January 10
Bradstrcets Weekly Review
Bradstreets Weekly Review says Gen
errl trade throughout the country has pre
sented rather more animation owing to
colder weather and the approaching holi
days While clothing dry goods hats
shoes and notions hardware and fancy
groceries have been in a little better de
mand from both jobbers and retailers in
the region tributary to Chicago at St
Louis Omaha St Joseph St Paul and
Kansas City the tendency of business has
been to slacken The total exports of
wheat flour included as wheat from both
coasts of the United States and from
Montreal this week aggregate 6699900
bushels 1300000 bushels larger than last
week
Corn exports show a heavy gain over
last week aggregating 4585806 against 2
809000 bushels last week and 1758000
last year
Exports of cereals such as oats rye
barley and buckwheat have also been
very large and the total value of our cereal
exports during the week just closed
promises to be fully 9000000
TO DIE JANUARY 10
Date of Martin Thorns Electrocu
tion Is Set
Martin Thorn convicted last week of the
murder of William Guldensuppe in New
York was on Friday sentenced to be elec
trocuted the week beginning January 10
After a consultation with Judges Mad
dox and Smith Attorney Youngs decided
it is said to accept the plea of man
slaughter in the first degree for MrsNack
the accomplice of Martin Thorn in the
murder of William Guldensuppe The
extreme penalty for this degree o crime is
twenty years imprisonment with a com
mutation of seven years and seven months
DAUNTLESS SUCCESSFUL
Filibuster Lands Another Cargo of
Arms and Ammunition in Cuba
The filibustering steamer Dauntless has
arrived at Jacksonville Fla after having
successfully landed another expedition in
Cuba The Dauntless is reported to have
landed a large cargo of arms and ammuni
tion included in which is a 12 pound
Hotchkiss gun A large quantity of qui
nine was also landed for the insurgents
The steamer returned with scarcely any
coal left and high out of the water She
was promptly boarded by an officer from
the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius but noth
ing was found
GRIGGS FOR THE CABINET
New Jersey Governor Slated for the
Attorney Generalship
From an authority which can not be
doubted it is learned that the position of
attorney general to succeed Mr McKenna
who will be nominated to the supreme
bench to succeed Justice Field has been
offered to Gov Griggs of New Jersey and
that he has consented to accept It is
understood that his inpointment was
urged by vice Fresident llobart
Murders Her Two Children
Anna Niggi a young married woman of
Philadelphia murdered her two younger
children aged 2 years and 6 months re
spectively by illuminating gas and at the
same time attempted suicide by the same
means No motive can be assigned for the
deed as her married life was apparently
happy Her remaining child aged 6 had
been sent to a neighbors house to spend
the evening
Extension Will Be Granted
The hearing by the interstate commerce
commission on the question of extending
the time within which the railroads of the
country may comply with the provisions
of the car coupler and train brake act was
concluded Saturday No doubt is ex
pressed that the commission will decide
to grant the extension asked for by the
roads
Gold Company Goes Under
The Columbia
Gold Mining and Development Company
Las quietly closed its New York offices
The lawyers say the company will refund
money paid on shares A former director
says it was decided to retire from the
Klondike field because of too much com
petition which killed the business
Buy a Rich Mine for a Song
Ex Governor W S Upham of Wiscon
sin and E A Shore ex commander of the
state G A R recently purchased a gold
mine at Steep Rock Lake in the Rainy
Lake region which promises to develop
fabulous wealth The mine waspurchased
for 3000 from a band of prospectors who
were in distress at the time
Canadian Postal Card Order
The postmaster general of Canada has
decided to permit pictures views designs
or other advertising matter to be printed
on the face of postal cards so long as suffi
cient space is left to allow an address
being written or printed so that it can be
easily deciphered
Pope Said to Have Intervened
According to the New York Worlds
Rome correspondent the pope has inter
vened in the dispute between Monsignor
Schroeder and the Catholic University at
Washington settling matters by approving
the decisions of the university directors to
remove Schroeder
Dawes Treaty Probably Defeated
Returns from part of the counties in the
Chickasaw Nation indicate that the ratifi
cation of the Dawes treaty was defeated
It will be necessary however to have the
full vote before the result will be known
definitely This will probably take several
days
Senator Daniel Renominated
The Democratic legislative caucus at
Richmond Va nominated John O Daniel
to succeed himself in the United States
senate
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NTERNAL REVENUE REPORT
An Increase of 8300000 for the
Current Fiscal Year
In his annual report to the secretary of
the treasury Mr Forman the commissioner
of internal revenue estimates that the re
ceipts from all sources for the current
fiscal year will aggregate at least 155000
000 an increase over 1897 of about 8300
000 A comparative statement of the re
ceipts during the last fiscal year is given
as follows
Spirits 82008542 increase over 1896
1338472
Tobacco 30710297 decrease 1331
Fermented liquors 32472162 decrease
1312073
Oleomargarine 1034129 decrease
185302
Filled cheese 18992 increase 18992
Banks and bankers 85 decrease 49
Miscellaneous 375383 decrease 69729
Total receipts 146619593 decrease
211022
The cost of the collection of the revenue
during the last fiscal year was 3848469
During the year 2241 illicit stills were
destroyed and 32 were removed 829 per
sons were arrested one killed and three
were wounded
AGAIN SWEPT BY STORMS
Numerous Wrecks Are Reported on
English Coast
A fierce storm again broke over the
coasts of England Wednesday night
neavy hail snow and rain storms ac
companied the gales Vessels are re
ported wrecked on the Goodwin Sands
The number of wrecks on the Norfolk
coast and the fury of the storm on the
Kentish seaboard are unexampled A vol
unteer lifeboat capsized off Madgate and
ten of the crew were drowned When the
accident occurred the crew was on the
way to rescue a large vessel supposed to
be the Persian Empire It appears the
Persian Empiro collided with the steamer
Carlisle City during the gale Tuesday
night off Deal The Persian Empire was
considerably damaged
Salvor Certificate Counterfeit
The discovery of a new counterfeit 5
silver certificate of the series of 1891 with
a portrait of Grant is announced by the
authorities The note is neither as long
nor as wide as the genuine Apparently
it is printed from plates made by the
photo mechanical process and it is well
executed especially the lettering seal and
entire back of the note Gen Grants
portrait is different in some details fromi
that in the genuine and on the whole has
a flat appearance
Bloodshed in Tennessee
News from Horatio Tenn of the kill
ing of Dr Smith a prominent physician
and the fatally wounding of his brother
J K Smith a business man by W W
Milwee a wealthy citizen all of that place
has been received The tragedy was the
culmination of a feud of long standing
There is great excitement at noratio and
owing to the prominence of the parties it
is believed the feud will be continued by
their friends and that more bloodshed will
result
Hits Insurance Men
Insurance Commissioner Fricke of Wis
consin has given his decision regarding
the auxiliary agencies of insurance com
panies fii that state According to the de
cision all agencies now issuing policies are
doing so illegally by reason of the ad
ditional names of agencies and under
writing associations which appear on pol
icies issued by the agencies
Fatally Shot by a Burglar
George It Bloodgood head of the law
department of the General Electric Com
pany of Schenectady N Y was shot and
mortally wounded by a burglar whom he
discovered in his home The burglar
escaped
Locomotive Boiler Bursts
The boiler of a locomotive on an east
bound freight on the Chicago and Erie
road exploded Saturday near Lima Ohio
The engine and several cars were wrecked
and the engineer fireman and brakeman
injured
Negro Gets the Place
The president has appointed B K
Bruce of Mississippi to be register of the
treasury Bruce represented Mississippi
in the United States senate in the recon
struction days
3L3LRKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cattle common to prime
300 to 55 hogs shipping grades
300 to 375 sheep fair to choice 200
to 500 wheat No 2 red 9Gc to 97c
corn No 2 25c to 26c oats No 2 20c
to 22c rye No 2 46c to 47c butter
choice creamery 21c to 23c eggs fresh
18c to 20c new potatoes 45c to 60c per
bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
525 hogs choice light 300 to 375
sheep common to choice 300 to 450
wheat No 2 93c to 94c corn No 2
white 26c to 28c oats No 2 white 23c
to 25c
St Louis Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 375 sheep 300 to 450
wheat No 2 97c to 99c corn No 2
yellow 24c to 25c oats No 2 white 21c
to 23c rye No 2 45c to 46c
Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 525 hogre
300 to 375 sheep 250 to 475
wheat No 2 93c to 95c corn No 2
mixed 27c to 28c oats No 2 mixed 23c
to 24c rye No 2 45c to 47c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 525 hogs
300 to 375 sheep 250 to 425
wheat No 2 89c to 91c corn No 2
yellow 26c to 28c oats No 2 white 24c
to 26c rye 46c to 47c
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 94c to 95c
corn No 2 mixed 27c to 28c oats No
2 white 21c to 22c rye No 2 46c to 48c
clover seed 311 to 315
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 86c
to 88c corn No 3 26c to 28c oats No
2 white 23c t 25c rye No 2 46c to 47c
barley No 2 39c to 43c pork mess
725 to 775
Buffalo Cattle 300 to 525 hogs
300 to 375 sheep 300 to 500
wheau No 2 red 95c to 9Gc corn No
2 yellow 31c to 32c oats No 2 white
26c to 28c
New York Cattle 300 to 525 hogs
350 to 400 sheep 300 to 500
wheat No 2 red 98c to 99c corn No
2 33c to 35c oats No 2 white 2Cc to
27c butter creamery 15c to 24c egjs
Westers 22c to 24c
STATE 0E NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM
Ex State Auditor Eugene Moore
Convicted of Embezzling 23000
of State Funds Is Sentenced to
Eight Years in the Penitentiary
Eugene Moore Guilty
Eugene Moore ex auditor of state
charged with the embezzlement of 23000
was declared guilty as charged Moore
and his attorneys admitted the shortage
but contended that it was not embezzle
ment inasmuch as the money taken con
sisting of insurance fees should have been
paid according to law to the state treas
urer instead of to himself and that he was
responsible only 10 the insurance com
panies Moore was sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary
INDUSTRIAL HOME ACCOUNTS
Expert Iteports on the Books Kept
by Superintendent 3Iallalieu
Expert Silver of the legislative investi
gating committee has handed in his report
of the condition of the books at the Indus
trial School for Boys at Kearney from
whic h has been gathered the information
that Superintendent Mallalieu is short 5
C25S3 and that unauthorized expenditures
have been made amounting to several
thousand dollars The principal fault
found with the books of the institution is
that the cash book does not agree with the
semi annual reports made to the governor
and the fact that the receipts from the
sugar beet business do not appear on the
books A copy of the report has been
furnished Mr Mallalieu and he has in
formed the committee that many of the
apparent discrepancies can be easily ex
plained away and that there are a number
of expenditures that were in a cash book
that has been mislaid or lost The ex
superintendent has been busy on the ac
counts and will make a report to the in
vestigating committee in a short time
Romance in Real Life
If events progress smoothly William
flell an old soldier of York will soon be
the hero of quite a romance Twelve odd
years ago Mr Bell lived at Quincy 111
and was engaged to be married to a young
woman of that place He left for Aus
tralia and failed to come back on schedule
ime The prospective bride after wait
ng for a number of years was married to
mother man The other day Mr Bell was
granted a pension and several years back
pay besides and he took a trip to his old
lonie He met the woman he was once
going to marry who is now a widow Her
husband was killed a few years ago in a
railroad wreck and she was awarded 10
000 damages by the company She is well-to-do
and as Mr Bell feels rich in the pos
session of his pension money the two will
renew the matrimonial agreement they
entered into years ago and pool their
fortunes
Held Without Bail
James Linville who shot and killed
Henry Carpenter at a dance in Dakota
County early on the morning of August 28
was bound over to the district conrt with
out bail Linville on his first hearing was
discharged but was rearrested at the in
stigation of the murdered mans father
who was not satisfied with the first verdict
Mr Ja his attorney expressed himself
as much surprised at the verdict and said
it was equal to finding Linville guilty of
murder in the first degree His prelimin
ary hearing was on the charge of man
slaughter This crrae is bailable in Ne
braska
Jersey Cattle Breeders Meet
The Nebraska Jersey Cattle Breeders
Association held its third annual meeting
in Crete last week G C Noble chair
man of the meeting stated the object of
the meeting and the Jersey Cattle Bleed
ers Association being mainly to preserve
the pure blood of Jersey cattle and for the
benefit of cattle breeders generally The
following were among the papers read
Nebraska Dairy School A T Hrecker
of Nebraska dairy farm Treatment of
Stricture of Udder Dr 7 J Drasky
Value of the Gasoline Engine in the
Home Dairy Edgar Merrill
Fight at a Church
A row occurred one Sunday night
recently at Greenleaf Church south of
Rising City which came near ending
fatally It is charged that two young men
named Friday and Kiff met at the
place mentioned when the latter ac
cused the former of turning over his buggy
on Halloween Hot words followed and
Friday pulled a revolver and fired at Kiff
the bullet going through the latters coat
but not injuring him Kitf then knocked
Friday down and it is alleged choked
him nearly into insensibility Further
trouble is feared
Loss of Feeders
There nave been a number of cases of
loss reported lately by feeders who have
found some of their cattle dead in the
stalk fields in the vicinity of Columbus
This is met with nearly every fall and the
cause is not readily understood by many
of the feeders Some of the stomachs ot
the cattle have been opened and have been
found to be packed solid with dry husks
It is believed that the snow will now
moisten the husks sufficiently to prevent
any further trouble
Valley County Mortgage Record
The Mortgage record of Valley County
for the month of November is as follows
Ten farm mortgages filed amounting to
6120 two satisfied 1356363 eight town
mortgages filed 222208 one satisfied
1200 sixty four chattel mortgages filed
2287332 ninety six satisfied 1578254
Died of Blood Poison
Mrs T S Crooker of Exeter is dead
She had recently become an enthusiastic
believer in the Christian Science doctrine
A few days ago a fellon came on one of
her fingers She refused to have it lanced
Blood poison finally set in and she died
later in terrible agony
Beet Sugar Output
The sugar factory at Grand Island
passed the five million mark November 27
having manufactured that many pounds
of sugar this year Twenty seven thou
sand tons of beets have been sliced and
the factory will yet have about a month to
run
Bids for Douglas County Bonds
The commissioners of Douglas County
on Dec 1 opened bids for the purchase of
28J0C0 of 4K Pr cenL bonds There
were eighteen bids the highest being a
bonus of 22997 or a premium of a little
more than 82 per cent
fSTATE PURCHASES THE FARM
Avoids a Lawsuit by Buying Off tho
Aggrieved Owner
When the legislature met last winter the
state was threatened with a damage suit
by MA Mary Newmeyer of Hastings be
cause of the sewer from the asylum which
emptied out in a little draw on her farm
A committee was sent there to investigate
and on its return reported that there was
no other direction in which the sewerage
could be sent and that the best way for the
state to avoid a damage suit was to buy the
farm The committee had figured on the
value of the place and recommended that
the price paid bo 3750 an acre The
Board of Public Lands and Buildings held
a meeting on November 29 and ratified mo
contract whereby the state gets the farm
for 543750
Badly Burned
As a result of the tipping over of a
light lamp Mrs M E Todd of York may
die The old lady was taken suddenly ill
during the night She arose and lighted a
lamp to search for some medicine In
attempting to reach the kitchen she fainted
away and in falling the lamp overturned
When Mrs Todd recovered consciousness
she was enveloped in a blaze She was
alone at the time A night watchman
heard her screams and came to her aid
The fact that Mrs Tood is over 70 years of
age lessons her chances of recovery
Lansing Theater Sold at Auction
The beautiful Lansing Theater built
jointly in 1893 at Omaha by Henry Oliver
and J F Lansing at a cost of nearly 200
000 was sold at auction by the sheriff to
satisfy mortgages aggregating 00000
Win Oliver of Lockport N Y was the y
buyer paying 15000 and assuming the
larger mortgage He was immediately
served with a summons in a suit for 25
000 damages by Lansing who charges the
two brothers with conspiracy to defraud
him of his share in the property
Attempted Suicide
Miss Millie Dee a young woman of
Pender about 19 years of age made an
unsuccessful attempt at taking her own
life in a fit of anger caused by an alterca
tion with her mother over domestic mat
ters by taking carbolic acid Doctors
saved her
Defendant Disappcares
When the case of thestate against James
McComb charged with shooting with in
tent to kill was called for trial last week
at Plattsmouth the defendant failed to ap
pear and the case was passed until search
could be made for him
Sold Liquor to Indians
James T Willis was arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal Allan and taken
before United States Commissioner T L
Sloan of Pender charged with disposing
of liquor to Indians Willis furnished
bonds of 300
Threatens Damage Suit
Recently the city jail at Wausa was set
on fire by a prisoner who narrowly
escaped death before being rescued Now
he threatens to bring suit for damages
against the village for false imprisonment
After Slot Machines
Mayor Gilfcrtof West Point has pounced
down upon the owners of slot machines in
that town and gave them notice thiough
Marshal Boyer that they must quit
Good Profit in a Dinner
The women of the Catholic church at
Ilarvard gave their first public dinner last
week clearing close to 70
Postmaster Commissioned
Arthur A Logan has received his con
mission as postmaster at Creighton
Nebraska Short Notes
The Havelock hemp mill has commenced
operations
Work has been commenced on a new
Catholic Church at Bloomington
The Methodists of Stewart have just
completed a church that cost them 3000
Postmaster C E Summers has stepped
down and out at Geneva and Martin V
King hasiaken the place under appoint
ment of President McKinley
After four hours deliberation of the
case of the state of Nebraska against
Charles E Haight at Plattsmouth who
was charged with murder in the first de
gree the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty
Dr It D Harris accompanied by his
wife and son of Arlington have gone to
Sidney where the doctor goes to take
charge of the government land office to
which position he recently received the
appointment
John Kaller of Pleasant Dale sold his
stock of hardware and after settling up
matters in Lincoln started home with over
400 on liis person When he arrived home
he found he was minus the money He
does not know whether lie lost the money
or whether it was stolen
Dan Rochon of Bellwood was stopped
while riding home on the back of a bron
cho by a highwayman who began to search
for any cash he might have about his per
son As the would be robber reached for
the pocket where his money was deposited
Rochon struck his broncho a violent blow
and the animal sprang forward knocking
the tramp down and making a swift sprint
beyond reach of harm
George B Henry who last March de
frauded the First National Bank of York
out of 465 on a bogus check will spend
two years in the state penitentiary
The greater part of the corn crop oi
Saunders County has been gathered The
average crop over the county is estimated
at thirty five bushels per acre
Sam Ramsay was convieted in justice
court at Fremont of stealing a pair of
wagon wheels from Barney Cramer The
two men had some trouble over a feed bill
due Cramer from Ramsay and the latter
took the wheels from Cramers buggy andl
carried them off in order to get even
Ramsay went to jail
At the annual election of officers for the
ensuing year for Uriel lodge No 113
Knights ot Pythias of St Paul the follow
ing were elected Peter Ebbesen C C
James Bowers Y C J T Parker pre
late J F Jeffords M A George E
Lean M F George E Lean T Clark
Perkins K R S G Kramer M E C
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Alexander II Sims was adjudged insane
by the Commissioners of Insanity at West
Point and taken to the Norfolk asylum
Mr Sims has a very wild and romantic
history
E L Martindale Republican candidate
for constable in Exeter who was defeated
by one vote in the late election has filed
a contest owing to rumors that one of the
Populist judges counted several ballot
with his name on for the fusion candidate
Attorney W F Critchfield of Fullertoir
gave a dinner party the other day in bono
of Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejoho
to which a few of their warm mutuaJ
ilrfends were invited
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