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VQLU3IE XIII. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA. JfOYEMBEB , 17. 1898. NUMBER 48
IS WHAT OUR NEWS SUM
MARY DOES.
; THE MAEIA TERESA1
NO NECESSITY FOR ABANDON
ING THE SPANIARD.
Investigation Will in all Fro *
liability Result in the Courtmar-
tial of Somebody Officers Criti
cized by Navigators Other Items ,
Courtmartial Probable.
According lo stories of the officers and
of the Leonidas , which brought cap-
ed guns from Spanish warships , the
jjqulry into the abandonment of the
! aria Teresa will in all probability result
tb a courtmarlial lo somebody. They are
nearly unanimous in saying that there
was not the slightest necessity for aban
doning the Spanish cruiser. Before
the ships left Guantanamo Lieut. Com
mander Harris , who represented the navy
9n the Maria Teresa , arranged to show the
gnsign on the mainmast in case he wished
to confer at short range with the Leonidas.
It appears that CommAnder Moore of the
Leonidas was the senior officer of the fleet
ftnd should have assumed the responsibil
ity. This he apparently declined to do ,
leaving Lieut. Commander Harris on the
Maria'Teresa to exercise his own judg
ment , although the cruiser was really
under command of Capt. Crittenden of
ihe wrecking company.
Harris was a volunteer officer , while
Moore belonged to the regular service , and
it is hinted that the latter officer purposely
kept out of the way to avoid responsibil
ity and fix the blame upon the volunteer
officer.
However this may be , some of the offi-
' ers of the fleet say that a great mistake
was made in attempting to make a direct
course northward in the open sea. These
were the original instructions of Capt.
Chester of the Cincinnati when the little
fleet left Guontanamo. Experienced nav
igators says that Capt. Chester was seri
ously at fault in sending a half wrecked
ship northward in the open sea through
Crooked Passage , and they also blama
Commander Moore , first for not having
exercised the usual discretion and taken a
route under the lee of the island , and sec
ondly for not having turned back promptly
and assumed responsibility for the aban
donment of the Maria Teresa.
"VVith all these facts before it the court
of i1 juiry can scarcely do less than order
-ourtmartial of Capt. Chester , Com
mander Moore and Lieut. Commander
Harris.
CHEERED THE MURDERER.
Judge Finds Him -Justified , and the
Crowd Approves It.
County Judge More of Frankfort , Ky. ,
has dismissed the murder charge against
Sergeant Perkins , who killed his son-in-
law , J. W. Xewton , Thursday night.
County Attorney Pollsgrove made the
statement that proof showed Newton be
trayed his wife before marriage and re
cently betrayed her young sister. Polls-
grove said he would not prosecute any man
under similar circumstances. The crowd
in the court room cheered the attorney
when he made his statement and this
broke into wild applause when Judge
More said the case was plainly justifiable
homicide , and told Perkins to go to his
family a free man.
OUR COLONIAL POLICY.
Sugar and Tobacco Interest Will
Try to Control It.
Henry T. Oxnard , president of the
American Beet Sugar Producers' Associa
tion , has made a statement showing that a
concerted action is being planned by the
beet sugar and tobacco producers of the
United States regarding the colonial
policy of the United States.
They will ask President McKinley
and congress to establish protective
rates against the importation of goods from
the , Philippines and elsewhere , so that
home producers will at least have the ad
vantage of being on a par with the cheap
-labor , soil and climatic conditions of UK.-
newly acquired territory.
Threw Herself from a Train.
Ida Area , 23 years of age , threw herself
through the window of the Houston ex
press , on the Michigan Central Railroad ,
when the train was a short distance from
Columbiaville , Mich. She was in
sane and was being deported to
Finland in accordance with the im
migration law , she having re
sided here less than a year. Immigration
Inspector Williams and the matron of the
Sault Ste. Marie custom house had the
girl in charge.
Fire at Canyon City , Ore.
At 11 o'clock Saturday night lira was
discovered in the Elkhorn hotel at Can yon
Ci / , Grant County , Ore. , and within
t\\u hours the entire business portion and
a mmber of residences were reduced to
ashes. The buildings were mostly frame ,
and the fire made rapid progress. The
conflagration was due to the explosion of a
lamp. The loss will exceed $100,000 , in
surance not obtainable. In August , 1830 ,
Canyon City was entirely destroyed by fire.
Concedes All Demands.
The Chicago-Yirden Coal Company has
conceded all the demands of the miners
r and the shaft is expected to open in a
.lew days.
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BLOOD IS SHED.
Whites and Blacks Have Mix-up in
North Carolina.
The negroes -Wilmington , N. C. , not
having complied with the dema'nds of the
business men of thatcity by 7:33 Thursday
morning , the time fixed , (539 ( armed whites
assembled at Market and Fifth streets and
at 8:33 marched to the office of the Daily
Record , a negro newspaper , and destroyed
all the material found in the building.j
The building took fire but some
assert that this was accidental. )
The building was almost totally destroyed.
Thursday's action was the sequel of Wed
nesday's meeting and that of a committee
of twenty-five at which the negroes were
given until Thursday morning to return
an answer to the demand for the removal
of the press and the cessation of the pub
lication of the Record. Editor Mauley has
fled.
fled.Serious
Serious trouble occurred about noon in
the Fifth ward of Wilmington. Three
white men were wounded and eight ne *
groes were killed.
LEAVES CAUSE A WRECK.
* ° \vo Passenger Trains Collide Heaci-
On in Pennsylvania.
Two heavy passenger trains , one a
double header , collided head-on near
Wilkesbarre , Pa. , Saturday morning , caus
ing a frightful wreck and blocking the
road. The smashup was on a curve in a
cut , caused by the inability of the engineer
of the westbound train , who was under
orders to take a siding , to make the brakes
operate. The passengers who were all
asleep , were badly shaken up and soraa
were thrown out of their berths , but none
were seriouly injured. Five train men
were killed and four injured. It appears
the storm Friday night caused the leaves
to accumulate on the track. As the train
plowed through them they clogged the
brakes.
TIN PLATE WORKS COMBINE
Capital of Fifty Millions Is Already
Subscribed.
According to a Chicago financial news
buleau , the consolidation of the tin plato
industry of the United States is now prac
tically assured. The Chicago promoters
say that $50,000,000 of capital stock has
already been over subscribed. Between
$6,000,000 and $7,000,000 was underwritten
in Chicago and applications made for
$530,000 more. The organizers have figures
showing that the output of the tin industry
this year is 8,000,000 boxes and a low esti
mate places the product of next year at
about 9,000,000 boxes.
WILL WELCOME SOVEREIGNTY
Porto Ricans Are Satisfied with'
American Institutions.
The United States special commissioner ,
Carroll , sailed on Friday from San Juan
for New York by the steamer Caracas.
He will prepare and present to President
McKinley his preliminary report as to
Porto Ricau conditions and needs. The
Porto Ricans , he asserts , are all gratified
at the change of sovereignty and look
forward with intense eagerness to the
establishment of American institutions in
Porto Rico.
Investigating Yirden Riot.
A special from Carlinville , 111. , says the
grand jury met in special session Friday
and began the investigation of the miners' ,
iot in Yirden. Eighteen miners and busi
ness men from Yirden were examined.
Sixty witnesses have been subpoenaed
and a large number of extra subpoenas
have been issued. From all indications
the prosecution is to be a vigorous one and
indictments probably will be returned
against all who pariicipated in the affair.
For the Love of Mnthilde.
Norman Cole shot and instantly killen
Mathikle Lavigueur at Montreal , then
turned the revolver on himself and sent a
bullet through his brain. The murder
and suicide took place in a little candy
store kept by the young woman's moher. !
Cole left a letter .staling that he intended
to kill himself for love of MnthiUle La-
vigueur.
Heavy Shortage in Beet Crop.
Consul Britton at Nantes has made a re
port to the state dep-irtment in regard to
the beet sugar cultivation in Europe , from
which it appears that the total estimate of
the crop of the present season will fall
575,000 tons short of the production of raw
sugar for last season. Holland is the only
lonntry in which an increase is shown.
Tin Plate Works Destroyed.
An overturned kettle of grease caught
fire in the Great Western Tin Plate Com
pany's mill at Joliet , III. , Friday. Owing
lo the heavy wind the plant was in ash s
in half an hour. The plant employed 275
skilled workmen. Loss. $123OOJ : insur
ance , $17,000. The plant was considered
one of the finest in the United States.
Fatal Fire at Hanover , Mass.
A fire , followed by an explosion in the
{ .tore of ( \ A. Stearns , at Hanover , Mass. ,
blew out the sides of the building and
killed Michael Sylvester , Edgar Adams ,
C. A. Peterson and C. A. Talinan , and in
jured a dozen others , including Stearns ,
the propiietor.
Bank for the New Province.
A Chicago capitalist who is interested in
the enterprise , states that a new bank will
open for business in Honolulu about Jan
uary 1 with a capital stock of $800,000 and
power to increase it lo $3,000,003. It , will
not be national but organized under the
laws of Hawaii.
Large Department Store Burned.
The large department store of J. W.
Stewart at S.ui Antonio , Texas , was de-
6tro3-ed by fin ? Saturday. Loss , $150,000 ;
insurance , $40,000.
MINNESOTA TRAIN ROBBERYJ
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Masked Men Hold Up a Great
Western Passenger.
The Great Western through train which
passes through Fergus Falls , Minn. , at
7:30 p. m. , was held up and robbed about
five miles west of that place Thursday
night. There were eight robbers in the
gang , all well armed. Two of them
evidently boarded the blind baggage at
Fergus Falls. The train was scarcely out
of town when these two climbed over the
tender and presenting revolvers , told
Engineer Brace and his fireman to stop at
i lonely spot near the Pelican River
bridge. Arriving at this place the train
was stopped and the engineer and fireman
were ordered to leave the cab. The other
members of the gang rushed from the
woods and boarded the ezpress
jar. All wore handkerchiefs over
their faces. The gang was reg
ularly organized and went by
numbers. They compelled the express
messenger to leave the car , and while
Ihreo or four stood guard , the others pro
ceeded to blow the safe. The local safe
was destroyed , and it is thought that they
succeeded in securing considerable moner ,
but the exact amount cannot be learned.
The through safe was drilled and dyna
mited , but it was impossible to reach the
inner part and get at the cash. They
worked over it nearly two hours , holding
the train for that length of time , but gave
up finally and joining their companions
on the outside , started south. The two
men who stood guard over the engineer
compelled him to give up $20 which he
had upon his person. The facts were
wired to railroad headquarters and tele
grams were sent to all towns in the vicin
ity requesting the authorities to send
po&oes in pursuit of the highwaymen ,
which was done.
SEEMS TO BE THE ROBBERS.
Men Who Held up Minnesota Train
Under Arrest.
Six of the men supposed to have been
engaged in the holdup of the Great North
ern coast train near Fergus Falls were
captured at Moorhead , Minn. , Friday
morning'.by Chief of Police Murphy. Four
arrived at the Exchange Hotel at 5 a. m. ,
and two others came in about an hour
later and inquired for the first four. Each
had large revolvers. Two sets of burglar
tools , two dark lanterns , three sticks of
dynamite and four dynamite caps were
found on them. Each man had three
handkerchiefs. The six had about $200.
There seems no doubt they are the men
implicated. .
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A dispatch from Fergus Falls Friday
night says : "Searchers for the missing
highwaymen who robbed the west bound
coast train on the Great Northern near
that city , has continued all day and is still
in progress , but no trace of the bandits
has been found. "
Magistrate Steps Out.
A special from Madison , Wis. , says :
Associate Justice Silas Pinney of the state
supreme court handed in his resigaation
to Gov. Schofield Thursday. It is under
stood that Justice Pinney has contem-
plaled the step for some time. It is said
bis resignation was brought about on ac
count of ill health.
Sailors for Manila Desert.
The cruiser Buffalo , Commander J. N.
flemphill , which left New York a few
lays ago for Manila , put in at Newport ,
R. I. , Wednesday night to await orders ,
[ t had on board about 700 men for the
hips of Admiral Dewey's fleet , but a con-
.iderable number deserted after the .ship
eft New York.
Strike at Dallas , Texas.
The lines of the Consolidated Electric
'jtreet Car Company at Dallas , Texas , are
tied up by a strike to enforce the reinstate *
oienl of discharged motormen.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime ,
3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , shipping grades.
J < 3.00 to $3.75 ; sheep , fair to choice , $2.50
to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , GSc to GGc ;
corn. No. 2. 31c to 33c ; oats , No. 2 , 23c
to 25c ; rye. No. 2. 51c to 52c ; butter ,
choice creamery , 21c to 22c ; eggs , fresh ,
ISc to 19c ; potatoes , choice , 28c to 35c
per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to
F5.50 ; hogs , choice light , $ o.OO to $3.75 ;
sheep , common to choice , $3.00 to $4.50 ;
wheat. No. 2 red. GGc to G7c ; corn , No.
2 white , 32c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 white , 27c
: o 29e.
St. Louis Cattle , $3.00 to $5.50 ; hogs.
P3.50 to $3.75 ; sheep , $3.50 to $4.50 :
tvheat. No. 2 , GSc to GOc ; corn. No. 2
fellow. 31c to 33c : oats. No. 2 , 25c to 27c ,
rye. No. 2. 51c to 53c.
Cincinnati-Cattle , $2.50 to $5.25 ; hogs ,
3.00 to $4.00 : sheep. $2.50 to $4.25 ;
jvheal. No. 2. G7c to GSc : corn. No. 2
ciixed. 35c to 3Gc : oats , No. 2 mixed ,
-Yc to 28c : rye. No. 2. 5Gc to 5Sc.
Detroit Cattle. $2.50 ' to $5.50 ; hogs ,
f3.25 to $3.75 : sheep. $2.50 to $4.25 ;
ivheat. No. 2 , GOc to 70c ; corn. No. 2
fellow.I4c ; to 3Gc ; oats. No. 2 white , 28c
: o L'Dc : rye , f > 2c to 5-Jc.
Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed. GOc to
He : corn. No. 2 mixed. 33c to 35c : oats ,
Xo. 2 white. 24c to 2Gc : rye. No. 2. 52c
.o ; i4f ; clover seed , new. $4.G5 to $4.75.
Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 spring , 65c
'o (57c : corn. No. 3. 33c to 34c ; oats , No.
2 white , 25c to 28c : rye. No. 1 , 51c to 53c ;
jarley. No. 2 , 40c to 4Sc ; pork , mess ,
F7.75 to $8.25.
Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers ,
F3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , common to choice ,
F3.50 to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice weth
ers. $3.50 to $5.00 ; lambs , common to
? xtra. $5.00 to $5.50.
New York Cattle , $3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs ,
F3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to S4.75 ;
j.-lieut. No. 2 red , 75c to 77c ; corn , No.
2.'Jc : ; to 40c ; oats , No. 2 , 29c to 30c ;
br.lter. creamery , IGc to 24c ; eggs , West
ern , 22c to 24c.
POYNTER i IS ELECTED
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'BOTH SIDES CLAIM THE LEGIS
LATURE.
Each Party IB Claiming Fraud on
'
the Part of the Other Fusionists
Elect Four Congressmen and Re
publicans Two.
Poynter Is Klected.
Complete returns show that the fusion
candidate for governor has been elected.
The Republicans concede this. Both sides
claim the legislature , each claiming fraud
on the part of tlio other. The Republican
managers assert the national silver
organization is dipping into the fight in
prder to save the legislature for a silver
( senator , while the fusion forces are vig
orously charging the reverse , and declare
that agents from Washington have ar
rived in the state with big bags of money
for distribution where it will do the most
good. The legislative districts in which
the contests have occurred are being so
confused by charges and counter charges
of frauds and claims of ballot manipula
tion that it is most difficult to get at the
truth.
The Bee , Republican organ , says the
legislature is Republican without a doubt
by a safe vote on joint ballot , the Repub
licans having 21 senators and the fusionists -
ists 12 , while in the lower house the Re
publicans have 52 members while the
fusion ists have 48 , tlie body on joint ballot
jhus consisting of 73 Republicans and 60
fusionists. The last legislature was two-
Shmls fusionist.
The Worul-IIerald , silver fusion , says :
'The fusionists have carried the legis-
'aturc by a safe majority , but the Repub-
ican managers are trying to steal the
ttate , though having now conceded the
nlire ticket to the fusionists as far as
jongressmen. On joint ballot the silver
; nenive six plurality , and will organize
poll' mses.Ml we have to do is to pre
sent i.'ie Republicans .stealing the legis
lature outright , which i.s being attempted.
Dhio methods may prevail in Ohio , but
not in Nebraska. "
This was the situation Monday , and it
ooks as if it will not be changed until
liter the legislature convenes and an effort
s made to organize along the lines claimed
oy both parties. Each side is contesting
jnough of the opposition candidates to
jive them the legislature if their conten
tions can be maintained. As to who is in
ihe right cannot be determined until an
Dtficial count is made , because the districts
we so close that ten and fifteen votes only
is the dff ; rincc between the two candi
dates. Tuns u cl : i.n ot a few votes im
properly counted leaves a very clear con-
iest c.'Sf. E > r in.s ance , Strable and Scha-
ble , Hei'ii ! HIMII candidates for the legis-
iure in Richardson County , have bean
piven their certificates , though both are
2ontested by the .opposition. The face
of the returns in such cases is ar
ranged according to the political
sympathies of the county clerk , and
therefore little can be determined by thu
certificate of election. In the Fiftteenth ,
Twenty-first. Thirtieth , Thirty-first and
Thirty-eighth the fusion nominees have
their certificates but are being contested.
The same is true in the Third , Fourth ,
Fifth and Sixth , except in these the con
tests are filed by the other fellows.
For congress the state delegation stands :
First E. J. Burkett , Republican.
Second David fiercer , Republican.
Third John Robinson , fusion.
Fourth W. L. Stark , fusion.
Fifth R. D. Sutherland , fusion.
Sixth W. L. Greene , fusion.
Following is tabulated returns on the
vote for governor by counties :
County. HayPoyu -
ward. ter.
Adams 1,851 1,837
Antelope ' . 921 1,150
Blaine 38
Boone 1,149 1,29)
Box Butte 400 878
Boyd 3(50154 (
Brown 3SS 278
Buffalo 1 , 5S , % >
Burt Ij479 1,154
Butler 1,279 1,791
Cuming 1,070 1,455
Chase 223 244
Cherry " 92 012
Cedar 817 1,008
Cass 2,334 2,112
Cheyenne 391 340
Clay 1,581 1.548
Colfax 622 989
Ouster 1-321 1,077
Deuel 281 175
Dakota 5J3 5o3
Dawes 606 597
Dawson 1,210 1,272
Dixon 887 879
Dodge 1,793 1093
Douglas ' 9,494 8,752
Dundy 264 270
Fillmore 1,038 1,732
Franklin 881 980
Frontier 555 050
Furnas 1,186 1,238
Grant f'4 65
Gage 3,234 217 ,
Garfield 161 210
Gosper 299 464
Greeley 314 030
Hall 1,797 1,535
Hayes 281 2LO
Hooker 8 21
Howard 692 1,054
Hamilton 1,250 1,4-17
Ilarlan 786 l.t.'J )
Hitchcock 412 485
Holt 774 1,110
Jefferson 1,699 1,579
Johnson 1,407 1,091
Kearney 925 1,039
Keith 168 214
Keya Palm 215 2/3
Kimball 73 42
Knox 1,250 1,559
Lancaster 5,539 4,427
"Madison 28
Merrick 907 920
Nance 711 748
Nemaha 1,550 1,500
Nuckolls 1,148 1,834
Qtoe 2,234 2,047
Pawnee 1,486 1,0.3
IVrlcins 123 18'3
Pie re 516 670
Pint' 1.108 1,565
- > he iw - 876 1,005
\
County. Ha ; - Poyn
ward. ter.
Polk 689 3,259
Red Willow 905k 834
Richardson 2,202 $ 2,189
Rock 329 v 223
Seward 1,428 1,626
Sioux 100 187
Saline 1,838 1,1576
Sarpy 645 961
Sauuders 1,777 2,361
Scott's Bluff 236 225
Sherman 440 626
Stanton 615 708
Thayer 1,250 1,198
Thomas 35 55
Thurston 493 425
Valley 720 838
Washington- 1,300 1,228
Wayne 828 747
Webster 1,184 1,195
Wheeler 76 1S4
York 1,846 1,755
Totals 88,792 91,352
* Plurality.
Pansy Womsley Is Missing.
Pansy Womsley is the name of an 18-
year-old girl from Broken Bow , whose
mysterious disappearance is causing her
relatives in Omaha considerable alarm.
The Womsleys , father , mother and daugh
ter , had rooms on Sherman Avenue in the
vicinity of the exposition grounds. About
7 o'clock in the evening Pansy Womsley
started down to do an errand. A few
minutes after that time she made a pur
chase at Becht's pharmacy on Sixteenth
Street , and this was the last seen of her.
As she was not in the habit of remaining
out late at night , her failure to return was
the cause of anxiety , and search was at
once made for her , but was unsuccessful.
The Womsleys reported the matter to the
police and asked for their aid in searching
for the lost girl.
Fireman Killed in a Wreck.
The eastbouml Omaha and St. Louis
train , which leaves Omaha at 9:30 : p. m. ,
collided with a Union Pacific freight train
at what is known as "The Junction , "
about a quarter o a mile east of the
Union Pacific transfer , on the Iowa side.
William Hoover , Union Pacific fireman of
Omaha , was killed , and Morris Peterson
of Council Bluffs , and Louis Jacobson
Council Bluffs , were probably fatally in
jured. No passengers were hurt.
Banquet for Soldier Boys.
The members of the Second Nebraska
volunteers were tcndere I a banquet at
Wahoo a few days ago. Judge Barry pre
sided and Judge Graves made the address
of welcome. The program consisted of
some excellent music rendered by the best
musicians of the city , addresses by some of
the citizens of the town and the soldier
boys. The attendance was large and the
banquet was the most enjoyable affair that
has occurred in the city for years.
Fell to His Death.
Coroner Cooke held an inquest at Hast
ings over the remains of Frank Kessler , a
tailor whose death occurred as the result
of being thrown from a buggy. He was
unconscious when picked up. Physicians
found that he was suffering from a broken
collar bone and that his neck was dislo
cated , facts that were substantiated by an
examination after death. All the facts
went to show that death resulted from ac
cidental causes.
Kail road Bridge Burned.
Sparks from a passing freight engine
ignited the south side of bridge Xo. 91
just otside of the Burlington and Missouri
yards at Ashland. The structure ovei
which the main line runs was totally de
stroyed. The bridge over which the
Sehuyler train runs was scorched , but was
soon repaired with new ties. A switch
was constructed by which main line traffic
is being run over the north bridge.
Jail Breaking at Geneva.
Three prisoners escaped from the Ge
neva jail by sawing through a window
grating , cutting off the bolts. Bush and
Lovejoy were in for the Ohiowa bank i
robbery , awaiting a new trial. Needer
was up for hog stealing. They threatened
the fourth man , who had no desire to
escape , if he should give warning. This
makes the second jail breaking in about
two months.
Hitchcock's Mortgage Record.
The mortgage record of Hitchcock
County for the month of October shows a
decided improvement in faim mortgages.
Number of farm mortgages filed , two ;
amount , $150 ; number released , twelve ;
amount , $5,000 : town mortgages filed ,
none ; released , one ; amount , 500 ; chattel
mortgages filed , twenty-seven ; amount ,
$9,000 ; released , eight ; amount , § 380.
City "Water from Artesian "Well.
After experimenting for a number cf
years Wymore is at last rewarded with a
first-class quality of water from a city
water plant. For many years the only
water furnished has been pumped from
the Blue River and it was totally unfit for
use. A vein of good water has been found
which will furnish enough water to run
several plants like the one there.
Shot in the Pace.
Mrs. Douie De Souards , wife of a farmer
living south of Ashland , while on her re
turn home from town was shot in the face
by an air gun in the hands of a small boy.
The ball struck near the side of her nose
and glanced , lodging under her eye , where
the surgeon couid not reach it with a
probe. The accident is a serious one.
York Remembers its Sons.
One hundred and thirty Loxes filled
with books , magazines , clothing , eatables ,
soap and toilet articles were shipped by
the citizens of York and vicinity to Com
pany A , First Nebraska volunteers , whose
members are from York. On the outside
of the boxes was painted , "Merry Christ
mas , from York , Neb. "
Supposed Burglar in the Toils.
George Thomas , colored , was placed
under arrest at Nebraska City , charged
with committing- burglary at the law
office of John A..Rooney. Entrance was
effected through the transom. The safe
was opened and a gold watch , diamond
ring and some money and valuable papers
were taken.
Punctuality is the stern virtue of men
of business , and the graceful courtesy
of princes. Buhver. - " *
RIOT AT WILMINGTON !
NINE NEGROES ARE KILLED BY *
WHITES.
the North Carolina City the Scene oft
Bloodshed * White Citizens Orcr-
,
throw the Former Government and.
Are in Control.
Thursday was one of terror \YiIniing-i
ton , N. C. The white men of the city , in-f
luriated by past acts of lawlessness of the-
negroes , took the law in their own handst
and wreaked terrible vengeance. The re-1
suit , it is reported , is that sixteen negroes1
have been killed.
Shortly after the negro newspaper oilice ,
the Record , was burned , the negroes com-i
menced to display a disposition to create'
trouble. They began to gather in one of |
their thickly populated sections of the
? ity , and assumed a threatening attitude
toward the whites. One mob fired upon
a small number of white men , seriously
wounding one and slightly injuring two
others. The whites returned the fire with !
a deadly volley , killing four negroes.
As soon as the news of the shooting
came known the whites , infuriated and' '
utterly beyond the control of their leaders ,
rushed in large numbers to the scene and
engaging the negroes , killed four of them. |
One military company and a division ot
the naval reserves , carrying with them'
two rapid-fire guns , also repaired to the !
scene , where they stood guard during the/ /
night.
Riddled with Bullets.
In the menu time the body of whites had ]
Instituted a diligent search for the leader
of the mob that started the riot. The
negro was finally found secreted in a.
house. lie was taken out and told to run ,
for his life. He started oft" , hut only ad
vanced a few yards before his body was1
riddled with bullets. Next a negro named
Tom Miller , and a white man , both of'
whom had taken n prominent part in in
citing the negroes to riot , were sought for1
and placed in jail. Five other negroeal
were also incarcerated and several bau-l
ished from the city. Sixteen negroes have !
been reported killed and quite a number1
wounded.
The Board of Aldermen ( colored ) who- '
have governed the affairs of the city for
nearly two years agreed to accede to the
demand made upon them by the inasa
meeting of citizens to vacate their offices.
Consequently they , including the Mayor , !
resigned and their places were filled byj
white A. M. "
taxpayers "Waddell. ex-Con-j
pressman , was elected Mayor. The new .
Board of Aldermen instructed the Mayor , !
in view of the turbulent state of affairs'
existing in the community , to swear ioj
300 extra policemen. This was done , 250'
being on foot , twenty-five on horseback ,
and twenty-five bicyclists. All are whites
HOLD UP A TRAIN.
Eight Robbers Blow Open a Safe ozt
Great Northern Express.
The Great Northern through train was1
held up and robbed five miles west or
Fergus Falls. Minn. , Thursday night.
There were eight robbers in the gang , all *
well armed. Two of them evidently boarded - '
ed the blind baggage in the city.
The train was scarcely out of town ,
when these two climbed over the tender , ,
and , presenting revolvers , told Engineer
Brace and his fireman to stop nt a lonely
spot near the Pelican river bridge. Arriving - :
riving at this place , the train was stopped !
and the engineer and fireman were order
ed to leave the cab. The other members
of the gang rushed from the woods and
boarded the express cur. All wore hand
kerchiefs over their faces. The giing was
regularly organized and went by numbers.
When the train stopped the conductor and
brakeman started forward to find out
what caused the delay , but the ban. lits
fired a number of shots and warned them
to keep back. They then compelled the-
express messenger to leave the car , and
while three or four stood guard the others
proceeded to blow open the safes.
The local safe was destroyed and it i.s
thought that they succeeded in securing1
considerable money , but thu exact amount
cannot be learned. The through safe was
drilled and partly blown open with dyna
mite , four charges being used. The jacket
was blown off , but it was found impossi
ble to reach the inner part and get at the
money. "The men worked over it nearly
two hours , holding the train for that
length of time , but finally gave up the
attempt , and. joining their companions ou
the outside , started south.
The facts were wired to railroad head-1
quarters and telegrams were sent to all ,
towns in the vicinity , reqnesting the au-f
thorities to send posses in pursuit of the :
highwaymen.
BRAKES CLOGGED BY LEAVES.
Men Killed in a Collision Be
tween Kx press Trains.
The Buffalo express on the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad ran into the New York and ;
Philadelphia express , going east on ,
"Wilkesbarre Mountain , at * J o'clock Friday - .
day morning. Five trainmen were killed.
The train goins ; east had the rizht of
way on a single track. The Buffalo ex
press had orders to stop on a siding on
the mountain and let the New York express -
press pass. As the engineer approached
the siding he discovered tint the air >
brakes would not work. The train was ;
moving about thirty miles an her down ,
a. grade. The engineer whistled franiieal- '
ly for the hand brakes and reversed his ,
engine , but could not avert th > collision.
In less than a minute tiiT * express from ,
the west , drawn by two heavy engines ,
hove in sight. A terrible era h followed
;
on : i curve in i deep cut. Nearly all the ;
passengers on both trains were asleep. .
Many of these were thrown out of theirl
berths by the shock , but nqne was severely - |
ly injired. ; , .
An investigation showed that u heavyl
v.-indstorni rrevailed on the uio'.intain.j
\vhich ' . . .used the leaves from the forest toj
accumulate 0:1 the track. The engines ?
I > io'.ved into these leaves ; which clogged
he braking apparatus.
