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VOLUME xiv. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , FEBRUARY 2. 1899. NUMBER 2. TH LATEST NEWS FROM EVERY LAND. KILLED IN A TUNNEL TRACK REPAIRERS RUN DOWN AT GALLITZEN , PA. Two Arc Dead and Sixteen Are More or Less Seriously Injured Smoke Was the Cause of the Ter- rihlc Affair Other Items. Caught iu a Tunnel. A gang of twenty-six track repairmen Avere working on the railroad at the west- yi opening of the Gallitx.cn , Pa. , tunnel at Vlock Sunday afternoon when they .heard the approach of a locomotive which was running west through the tunnel. The workmen all stepped from the north track on which westbound trains move , to the south track. The smoke in the tunnel pre vented them from seeing the approaching locomotive , which to avoid obstructions on the north track was running on the south track. One man was instantly killed , one died in the Altoona hospital , and sixteen were more or less seriously injured. None 'escaped without injury. The locomotive that struck the men was running empty from Altoona to Conemaugh. WARM WAVE IN CALIFORNIA. J'Yt red It May Itesuit IKsastrouslj * o Fruit and Grain Growers. An unusually warm wave for this time of year hovered over California the last three days of last week , the tem per ilme iu ihe central part averaging SO degrees. In some places it went far abo\ tu s figure. This spi 11 is the warm est that has prevailed at this season since the records of weather conditions were kept. Should this weather continue it will .undoubtedly result divastiously for -fruit and grain growers , as the season will be rushed to such an extent that grain and fruit will commence to show in advance of the season and will ihrcby Buffer from the almost inevitable frosts in February and March. Should the.se frosts not occur , this weather , if it does not continue too long , will prove of greulalue to growers , -as it will result in earlier shipments , of fruit , { \ > Eastern and European mari&is. GOMEZ WAY VISIT WASHINGTON Desires to Talk with McKinley Ke- garding the Cuban Situation. Gen. Maximo Gome/ may \isit Washing- Ion. The suggestion has been made that ti meeting betv.oen the president and Gomez would be of great benefit to the situation in Cuba. Gome/ wishes to come. His desire has been communicated to a United States senator - ator who visited Cuba a year ago. The communication was made to this senator in the hope that he might find some way of bringing about the visit. Senor Quesada , liead of the Cuban organization in "Wash ington , has started for Havana. His desti nation , however , is the interior of the isl and. Further than that Quesada goes on an important mission to Gome/ , the Cubans jn Washington will not say , but it is be lieved to be in connection with Gomez's \-isit to Washington. SNOWSLIDE IN COLORADO. e Persons Killed in an Ava- laiiohe , at Apex. Asnowslule occurred at Apex. Colo. , Sunday in which three Ihes were lost. They are : Mrs. W. U. Kudolph , and her two children , aged 2 and L The Rudolph - dolph home was situated on the side of a steep hill and directly in the path of the slide. Snow had been falling almost con tinually during the past week , and has reached a depth of fifteen feet on the mountain sides. Mr. liudolph. who , with Iris family , was in their home when the r slide started , succeeded in escaping out of .danger , but his wife and three children were swept away in the avalanche of snow. A searching party succeeded in rescuing Hhe G-year-oldson alive. The other three liave not been found. Carnegie Offers n Library. Andrew Carnegie has offered to donate $100,000 for a library building for the state college at Bellefonte. Pa. , providing the state will appropriate $25. HK ) annually for the maintenance of the librarv and a museum to be connected \vith it. The trustees of the state college have appointed n committee to present a memorial to the legislature setting forth Mr. Carnegie's offer and urging the necessit ; for such a 'building. _ Threw Uaby in the River. An unknown man threw llio body of : i ( . infant into the Wabnsh Uiver at Terre Haute , Intl. . Sunday aftern-j > : i lie seemed much excited and an acc-urafe description cannot be secured. The bo.Jy of the infant Avas wrapped in a common ilaarinek which > vas weighted with iron. Thssack and the iron weights have been re. vcx * l. foul the "body " sank below the ice. n Jones , the Noted I'opuiist , Dead \ Evan Jones , one of the most j > r : Kinent ( figures in the Populist jv.rjy. u ; d.id at Tort Worth , Texas. HIMV S on the na- tiional Populist ticket with ( Ion. Weiver. Mr. Payne SuucoriliViJinijlcy. i [ Representative Serenn I'ayne of New York , has been appointed a moniker of the , Canadian commission to fill the vacancy Caused by the death of Sir. D ! -'yv B THE WEEK IN TRADE. The Business World as Seen by Dim & Co.'s Review. Pi. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade sajrs : The country is in a stronger posjtion than a week ago. Remarkable strength in its industries is an important , but not the chief element. Public confidence in the busi ness of the country and its securities has been tested to an unusual extent by the sudden fall in stocks and the subse quent rise. Confidence in the value of wheat , corn and cotton has been shown by the markets , and at rising prices the world buys because it has to buy. The vast sup ply of unemployed capacity has been shown impressively , and the new and startling in dependence of foreign money markets fixes attention.TiThe weak points in the situa tion may be considered. Wool grows weaker because forced by speculation a year ago to prices which the market for goods could not sustain , and has been much embarrassed in trying to sustain ever since. Western bankers begin to advise specula tive holders , to sell. Goods are in greater demand because prices fairly proportioned to the reduction of about 30 per cent , in wool since a year ago have been made in important openings. Cotton is higher K"c and goods hae been strong. Wheat has risen Sc. Corn has advanced 2c. Failures for the week have been 224 In the United [ States against 812 last year , and 83 in Can- tula against 31 last year. MONTANA BRIBERY CASE. Man Who Exposed the Deal Ousted from Oifice. ' A special from Helena , Mont. , says that , Hciiafor Whitcside , who produced the $30- 000 alleged bribe money at the beginning of the session , created a sensation by openly charging that every man who voted for Clark had been bought. He mentioned Representative Garr by name and that gentleman shouted : "You are an infamous liar ! ' " The grand jury reported that money had been used on both sides , but there was not suflicient evidence to warrant an in dictment. One of Whiteside's alleged co partners in the Aole selling business re pudiated him hotly and discredited him be fore the grand jury. At the session of the senate Friday afternoon by a vote of 14 to 9. Whitesidc was unseated on a contest for his office and a Republican opponent given the seat. Nine Democrats and five Re publicans voted to unseat him. ITALIAN SV/INDLERS COMING Oovcrjwnont Watching Incoming Steamers for Counterfeiters. " * The secret service authorities in Xew York have received information regarding the movements and scheme ? of a band of Italian counterfeiters now .said to be on its way to the United States. Several Italians recently arrested boasted that the spurious bills wiiich they were caught endeavoring to pass were not the work of counterfeiters in this country , but were made abroad. Acting upon Ibis information the govern ment detectives think they are on the right track and arrests may be expected when the steamships Kaiser Wilhelm II. . Lord Warwick and Malabar arrive within the next few days. Detachments of the band of alleged counterfeiters are believed to be aboard each of the three steamers , and there is a possbility that they are bringing a large supply of counterfeit money with them. A WAR TAX LAW RULING , A Missouri Judge Holds that Judi cial Certificates Are Exempt. Judge E. M. Hughes of the Audrain County Circuit Court at Mexico. Mo. , de cided a lesl case in reference lo Ihe war-tai law , declaring either it was not the inten tion of congress to require a stamp upon certificates of a judicial character , or if it were so intended by the revenue act then it was unconstitutional. He held thai Ihe stales did not delegate to the federal gov ernment Ihe power of laxalion over its ofiicers or courts or any other machinery necessary for the support or maintenance of a local state government. HUSBAND AND V/1FE DROP DEAD Mr. and Mrs. Renter of Brooklyn Pass Away in a Tragic Manner. Emil Renter of Brooklyn. N. Y. . and wife Ida , died Saturday. They were on the way home from the theater when Mrs. Rculcrfell to the side\\alk and died of heart disease. The body wa ? carried into 0j a nearby house. Renter left to tell a fiiend j of his wife's death and on re-enterinp the house in which the body lay he was stricken down with apoplexy and died at once. Uphold * the Federal .Laws. The supreme court of Hawaii on Jan. 10 rendered an opinion in the eight Chinese habeas corpus cases. It ' iii.-tuins jurisdic tion , but gives the collector General of cus toms authority to enforce United Stales lawj ) . Chief Ji > li-e Judd concurin the first proposition , but di > sents from the second end one. The Chinese will appeal from the decision to'hesecretary of the treairy. Flog Men , Women and Children. The following from Moscow says : TJIPIV have b-.en serious strike riots in the cotton mills of tiie St. Petersburg district. The Cossacks v.ere then summoned andJhey literally stormed the barracks , lighting their way from lloor to lloor. Jt is said that the Cossacks Hogged men. women and children indiscriminately. No Uniforms for Po.stal Clerks. Postmaster Gordon has \ \ ithdrawn his order , issued several weeks ago , for the uniforming of all the clerks in the Chicago postofticQ. In a letter Postmaster Gordon says that as neither the public , the press - the clerks favored the innovation , he uld withdraw the order. TRAGEDY IN COURT ROOM. Kx-Attorney General Garland Is Stricken While Arguing a Case. Former Attorney General Augustus H. Garland was stricken with apoplexy while addressing the United Stales supreme , court at 12:15 : Thursday afternoon and died within ten minutes. When court con vened at noon Mr. Garland resumed his arguments in the case of Towsten vs. Moore. Mr. Garland spoke calmly , with no evidence of agitation or effort. He had read from a law volume and had followed with a sentence : "This , your honors , is our contention. " As the last word was littered Mr. Gar land was seen to raise his hand , then gasp , totter , fall sidewise against a chair , over turning It as he fell heavily to the floor. A succession of loud , deep gasps came from him as he lay on the floor. His associate in the case , Franklin McKey. was at once by his side and with the other counsel and officials the head of the dying man was raised , his shoes removed and a draught of water given him. A deathly pallor had overspread his face , and tin's soon gave place to a deep purple which foretold the gravity of the attack. lie was carried from the chamber 'across to the room of Chief Clerk McKenney and placed on a sofa. Senator Gallingor , who is a physician , was near at hand. A single glance told him the attack would be fatal. Within ten minutes from the time of the stroke Mr. Garland breathed his last. COURTMARTIAL ENDED. Court Returns a Verdict Against Gen. Eagan. A special lo the Chicago Times-Herald from Washington Friday night says : Dis missal from the military service of the United Stales without any recommenda tion for clemency is the verdict passed by Ihe courlmartial upon Commissary General Eagan for his recent virulent atlack upon Maj. Gen. Miles. The verdict was reached within forty-five minutes after Ihe trial ended to-day. Notwithstanding the nature of the court's conclusions , the president can exercise clemency if he so desires , and Gen. Eagan's friends will urge thai his punishment be confined to relieving him from Ihe dulles of commissary general of subsistence , and to a detail to garrison duty. Increased Mail Service to Havana. Instead of two mails a week to Havana as under Spanish rule , there are now five , the government having made a contract \\5ththePlant line of steamers for five sailings- The new arrangement will place all points cast of the Missouri River within sixty hours of Havana. [ Large Rubber Company Formed. Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of stale of Xew Jersey of Ihe Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company , with an authorized capital slock of SoO- 000,000 , one-half of which is lo be preferred and Ihe oilier half common slock. Sugar Company Organized. The newly organized American Sugar Beet Company , it was announced in Xew York Saturday , will have a capital of $5- 000,000 in preferred stock and $15,000.000 in common slock. II \ \ ill operate in the terri tory west of the Missouri River. Bad Indian Murders Three Men. Andrew Moore , a Choctaw Indian , killed three men al Whilelield , I. T. , Saturday. Moore harbored a grudge against Ihe men and walked deliberately up to them and. th-m down. lie escaped. Five "Reported Am > wiied. Five persons are reported drowned by Ihe sinking of the steam barge Muslin off Xorwalk. Conn. Belfast Bankers Fail. P. & M. Shields , bankers of Belfast have failed. Their liabilities , are 120.000. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime * ? o.OO to § G.25 ; hogs , shipping grades , ? o.OO to § 4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice , § 2.50 lo § 4.50 : wheat , Xo. 'JL red. 71 c to 73c ; corn. Xo. 2 , 37c to 39c ; oats' , Xo. 2 , 27c to 2c ! ) ; rye , Xo. 2 , 5Ue to 57c ; butter , choice creamery. ISe to lJc ! ; eggs , fresh , IGc to 17e ; potatoes , choice , oOc to 40c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping. $3.00 1C 5.75 ; hogs , choice light , $2.7.1 to § 4.00 ; sheep , common lo choice. § 2.50 to § 4.25 ; wheat , Xo. 2 red. GSc to 70c : corn , Xo. 2 white. 3oc to o7e ; oats. Xo. 2 white , : > " tO 'ill' . St. Louis-Cattle. $3.00 to . < 0.2. ; hogs , ? : j.OO to S-LO-'i ; sheep , ? 3.r 0 to $4.25 ; wheat. Xo. 2. 73c to 7"c : corn , No. 2 \ellow. JWc to 'We ; oats. No. 2. 2Sc to 20c ; rye. No. 2 , TMC to 5Tc. Cincinnati Cuttle. J2.r > 0 tor > .7.1 : hogs , ? ; 5. < > n to S-i.2r : sheep , ? 2.i30 lo § 4.l'o ; wheat. No. 2 , 71c to 73e ; corn. No. 2 mixed , 3oc to 'Me ; oats. No. 2 mixed , 2Sc to 30c ; rye. No. 2 , HSc to C.Oc. Detroit Cattle , S2.HO to $ . " .7n : hogs , $2.50 to ? ! . ( 10 : sheep. & 5.00 to § 4.25 ; wheat. No. 2. 70c to 72c : corn , No. 2 -yellow. u c 'o :5Sc : ; oats , No. 2 white , olc to : ! : ! c : rye. . " .Sc to ; " ) ! ) < . - . Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed. 71c to 7oc : com. No. 2 mixed , eec to 37c : oats , No. 2 white. 2Sc to 2c ! ) : rye. No. 2. .IGc to eSc ; clover seed. old. $ ; j.f u Jo ? 4.0. > . Milwaukee Wheat. No. 2 sprint.Sc < ! to GOc : corn. No. . ' ! , i54c to eec : oats , No. 2 white , 20c to 31c : rye , No. 1. . " ) Ge to 5Sc ; barley. No. 2. 14 < j to 52c : pork , mess , $9.50 to $10.00. Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers , $ o.OO to $5.75 ; hogs , common to choice , $3.25 to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice weth ers. $3.50 to $4.75 : lamb ? , common to extra , $5.00 to $5.50. New York Cattle , $3.00 to $0.00 ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , SOc to S2c ; corn , No. 2 , 44c to 4Gc ; oats , No. 2 white , 35c to 3Gc ; butter , creamery , loc to 29c ; eggs , " \Vest- orn. IGc to ISc. ARCH ENEMY IN AGONCfLLO , i j Filipino Representative Appears itt the Role of a Spy. Filipe Agoncillo , the agent sent to this country by Aguinaldo , has placed himself in the position of a public enemy to the United States , and as he is construed by authorities to be still a subject of Spain he could be arrested and tried as a spy. A dispatch sent to the Filipino junta at Hong Kong by Agoncillo is what got Aguinaldo's youthful representative in trouble. In the message Agoncillo asked thn * Aguinaldo be informed that it was ' maw/ V/ / ' ' AGOXCILLO. rn.inxo the purpose of the President to pursue an aggressive policy in the Philippines when the ratification of the treaty had been ob tained ; that re-enforcements sent to Gen. Otis would arrive about that time ; that if the Filipinos wanted independence they would be obliged to fight for it , , and that the time to net was before the American lines were strengthened by re-enforce ments. Agondllo has offended several times. A copy of the instructions sent to Gen. Otis in regard to the situation at Hello , voicj ing tlie purpose of the President to avoid a conllict with the Filipinos , Avns transmit ted by him to Hong Kong. This knowl-i edge of the President's forbearance , it is believed , is responsible for the defiant at titude of th Filipinos at Manila and Iloilo. It hus also come to light that ; Agoncillo attempted to got the Cuban and Porto Ilk'iin delegations now in Washing ton to act with him in opposition to the Unircd States. Advices from Manila say the Filipino congress at Mnlolos passed a resolution expressing confidence in Aguinaldo and fTupoa-oihi.gs.iini to declare war at any time and for any purpose against the Americans or any one olso. London papers are impressed by the increasing gravity of the position in the Philippines. They foav that the defiant attitude of the Filipinos renders war prob able , if not imminent. The Times advises the United States to bo prepared for a serious struggle. The Chronicle ridicules the now republic , which , it says , if it is allowed to run , will endure for about a month. The paper blanu-s the United States for allowing the movement to gain such headway. A dispatch from Hong Kong Friday de clared that Aguinaldo had officially noti fied Gen. Otis that the Philippine repub lic had boon proclaimed. SEARCH FOR DEAD GIVEN UP , Victims of Pnul Joiica Tragedy Likely Carried Out to Sea. The search for the victims of the Paul .Tones disaster has been abandoned. The Tagcart-.Tones wcpeclitiou , which consist ed of Mayor Tnggavt , Lawrence Jones and Messrs. Patterson and Breuning , the two latter from Indianapolis , and which T1IKEK I'Al'J. JONES VICTIM" . Harrv < " . YUin. . M.-irj.o Uooinanti. Mori-nee H. Yocuni. was the "last to make a search , "returned to Xew Orleans empty handed. They found no trace of the bodies , which have probably been carried to sea by the heavy wind from the northwest. The other two searching parties returned without any tidings of a significant nature. ATTACKS PRESIDENT'S POLICY. Hot Debate lict-.veen Johnson of Indi ana and Dolliver of Jowa. Congressman Johnson of Indiana , whc has boon opposed to the war policy of the administration , made a fierce attack upon President AfeKinloy. It was made in Hie course oC debate with Dolliver of Iow : . and was tiie most exciting and ae- rinionious disi-ussion on the war yet held in Con rross. . Johnson denounced the pol icy of expansion and advocated the aban donment of the Philippines to any fate that might overtake them. In his reply to Johnson Congressman Dolliver characterized as little better than traitors the men who wore now giving encouragement to the insurgents in the Philippines , juid declared that if it should be necessary to use force to preserve the fruits of Admiral Dewoy's great victory it would be due to the almost treasonable action of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Johnson stat ed Dolliver's replies were not satisfac tory , and demanded to know direct wheth er or not Dolliver favored the subjection of the Filipinos by force. Johnson fur ther advocated the cause of the Filipinos by saying they were brave enough to take a stand in arms against the imposition of government by the United States. ! STATE Off NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. cited Over What Appears to Be a Cold-BIoodcd Murder Supposed Murderer Under Arrest. Good Shot a Bad Indian. A crime which has attracted great atten tion throughout the northern part of the state owing to its rarity , occurred on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation a few days ago. A mounted Indian policeman in patrolling the reservation discovered the body of a woman. It was mutilated and showed that a murder had been committed. The matter was immediately reported to Major Clapp at the agency in charge of the reservation and the United States officers were notified- . Indications pointed to the guilt of the woman's i'msband , Good Shot , and after careful investigation he was placed under arrest by the officers. Good Shot was ta ken before an United States commissioner and bound'over ' to the United States court. It is the first instance of a crime where an Indian has killed his squaw on record and promises to be exciting case when tried. The Indians are taking more interest in it than they were eer known to take in the arrest of one of their number and senti ment is universally against Good Shot. CAMERA IN ROLE OF DETECTIVE Flashlight ; Picture of a Wymore Peeping Tom Secured. What is believed' to be a good picture of Wyrnore's 'Musk the Peeper" was secured in a rather unexpected and novel manner one night last week. In preparing for some llashlight pictures the lights in the house of Dispatcher Charles Sage had all been turned out and when everything was in readiness-the. flashlight illuminated the' room for a second and when darkness again reigned the little kodak had done its work and had done it so.well that when the picture - ture was developed' it not oni" showed aa unusually good pichr. , . oem and its occupants , but it also contained the picture of a very rough aad apparently much SXLT- prised face peeping in at the window , naw iirmly believed to be the fellow who has been causing so imich consternation and alarm among the women of the dittoent parts of the city by peeping in at the windows dews after dark. The face shows up as a very rough one- and tallies with a descrip tion given ofJack the Peeper" ' bj those \\ho have seen him. Banquet to Returned Soldiers. The members of Company G who lately returned from Manila were given an in formal baHiruP- IIvfon brother night. The boys , with those S'ronrGeneva , vere formed iiito a squad with J. C. Marbh in command and were marched through the streets and then to the banquet hall , where about sixty young men.had gathered to.ex- press their hearty wek-ame to the icUi soldiers. Everything , in the line of ux'shments and congenial good f. was provided. Successful Uound-iip or Wolves. . The most successfully plaujiert wolf hunt ever projected in the- vicinity of IJeemer occurred on Jan. 25in.-the > round-up , four miles north of that niace. Nine wolvea were captured. About COO men were in line surrounding an area of seven miles squa.ro. The linal closing in was an hour o [ satisfaction lo thesportsmen. . Wolves , jacks , cottontails , ok- . , furnished an eiuK less variety of targets and practice for the amateurs , au'l W accidents occurred. Willing to Settle His O\vu Troubles During a fight in Pisar's saloon at Wy- inoro between Frank Pisar , the bartender , and some fellows who had refused to pay for their drinks , Constable Mose Allen , who was in the place , undertook to inter * fere and whs knocked down with a billiard cue by Pisar , who asserts that as the trouble occurred in his place the officer had no authority to interfere until called upon. Denies the Writ. District Judge Frost of Lincoln denied the writ of Inbeas corpus of County Judge Skipton of rillmore County , and ordered him to jail. On an appeal to the supreme court he -eleasedonbail. . Judge Skip- ton's arrest v . .s ordered by the legislature for this re."u > J to produce the Fillmore County ballots needed n a legal count. Village of Spulding Incorporates. The village of Spaldiiid having been duly ineorporui&i ami having become by lava city of the second class , will at once pro ceed to make the necessary and needed improvements on streets and sidewalks. The board at its last meeting appointed Hon. .1. II. Sullivan as treasurer and E. C. Luce village clerk. Fanners' Institute a Success. The fanners' institute held at Culbertson a few days ago under the auspices of the State University was a success and has proved of great benefit to the farmers and others in attendance. The discussions j were instructive and entertaining. At the j close of. the session a fanners' organixation j was perfected. j Telephone for IIcd Cloud. | An Omaha agent , working in the interests - j ests of the Nebraska Telephone Company , j has succeeded in securing forty-Jive signers - j ers to a request for a telephone system in j lied Cloud , which insures its success. That city will" also be connected with other points in the state. Break Into Family Larder. Some unknown persons broke into the cellar of Herman Beckmann at Fremont and stole about everything it contained , consisting of canned fruit , apples , potatoes and groceries. There have been several other complaints from this town of cellars being entered this winter. Xew Company for the Guard. An order has been issued whereby Ad jutant General Barry is to proceed to Tecumseh and muster in a company of the National Guard , to be designated as Com pany I , Second Regiment. TO RELOCATE STATE FAIR. State Boanrf of Agriculture Will Cancel tfey Omaha Contract. The Nebraska State L'oard of Agricul ture met in Lincoln , President Miffon Doo- littleof North Phrtte being in the chair , Secretary Furnas made his annual report. The only receipts' fnr the year were $130 , there-being no' fair in 1803 on-account ol the exposition. The total expenditure foi the year was § 948.87. no- officers drawing salary. The board is indebted in the sunr of $0,216.7 $ , The future of the state fair is given considerable space in Secretary Furnas' report. Officers were elected as follows : Pres Hour. S. CBassett , Gibbon : vicv pres ident , John Van Duyn , Wilbur ; second- vice president L. A. Becher , Neligh ; sec retary , R. W. Furnas , Brownville ; treas urer , E. Mclntyre , Scward ; board of man agers : E. L. Vance , Pawnee- City , M. Dooiittle , North Platto. J. B. Dinsmore , Sutton , Austin Humphrey , Lincoln , and Peter YoungeiwrGene\a. The board of managers was requested to cancel the Omaha contract for the state fair , and a bill , will be introduced' in the legislature asking for increased state aid. The board will' reconvene as soon as the fate of the bill is known. If favorably acted , upon the board will relocate the fair and ! , continue the annual exhibitions. BLOW FOR THE OMAHA SHOW' ResolutionTiuleiinitely Shelved : by "Ways and IVLpuiis Committee. Representatives strode and Stark were before the ways awl means committee of the house Jan. 25 in , opposition to Mercer's- resolution relative tt > the Greater American , Exposition. Mercer was heard in support of it. In executive session , on motion of Bailey , the whole- matter was indefinitely postponed. Sentiment of western Iowa- was developed against the measure , both Perkins and Doll her having filed with the committee protest - of manufacturers and jobbers against anj further drain of their sections in favor of Omaha. Hopkins of Illinois , who ha * property interests in Omaha , and who was heartily in favor of the measure , , said after the executive ses sion of the committee had adjourned that it would have been flying in the face of providence In hiue done anything else than vote for indefinite postponement. Mercer feels intensely disappointed , as he had polled the committee and thought he had , found a majority in favor of the measure , and said it would , he hoped , pro.ve a valuable - - ble lesson to.the state that if it ever wanted anything hureafter it would only be accom plished through a united delegation. POYNTSR'SPERSONAL , STAFF Jjist of- the Men "Who Will Attend Nebraska's Xew Governor. A general order has been issued , signed by tho-governor and the adjutant general , appointing the following officers to consti tute the governor's staff : William A. P * * > tor , commander-in ch ivf , Lincoln. -.r Brigadier Generis ! I'atrick II. Ifcwy , ad jutant general , Lincoln. Colonel Will 3 , . Dutton. qiuwtermaster and commissarv. general , Hastings. Colonel C. U' . Burns , surgeon general , . Albion. Colonel X rfs P. LunrtePii , . inspector general - , eral , York , . Col. William Neville , , judge advocate- general , Xorth IMatte. Col. WalterMoise , Oisaiiaaide-de-camp. CoLfharles W. Brysj.it , Lincoln , aids-de camp. Col. Charles WN U.vauch. Lincoln aide- Col. L. A. Makitts-on , Palmyra , , aide-de camp. Prisoners * Saw to Freedom. C. Brown and James Hasten , who were bound over to the district court , the latter for theft , broke out of the county jail at West Point a few nights since. One bar of the cage in which they were confined was found' sawed through and the lock was picked. In the grating of the window a fourteen-inch hole had been sawed. Xo trace of cithT of the escaped prisoners has been fuund. Hypnotist Must Undo His Work. The city authorities of Kearney com pelled u hypnotist to restore a woman to consciousness t'f'er she had laid in a store display window for fourteen hours under threat"of Uking ehanse of her and placing him under arrest. Clay Center Poultry Show. The second annual exhibit of the Clay County Poultry Association was held at Ciny renter. The- exhibits were much finer i" imwjiti and larger in number ' than . - A larije attendance o'f visitors- were present. _ _ v Xttlv.ska Short Not 7 : , * Some wild animal specie unknown has been killing large numbc-is of sheep near Havenna. Brown County .stockmen complain thiit there is too much cattle and hog stealing going on in that section and threaten to iv.iort to the old-time methods. There was considerable excitement in Wyniore last week when it was reported tlsat Blue Springs had a genuine case of smallpox and people flooded the different doctors' oflices for the purpose of being vaccinated. Two men made an attempt to wreck the safe ii the i-ot-iofiice at Friend. The safe v.r.s i.adly v. recked and money and stamps \\cre scattered about the premises. The burglars were frightened away before gathering up their booty. The annual rabbit hunt , which is one of the features of Beiikelman sporting life oc curred on January 24. Isaac Ilogabf/om. an inmate of the Sol- dier.- . " Homo at ( Inuid Island , returned to his former home at South Sioux City re- ce-itly , was imrried and started back for Suldi.-rs" Home with his bride. ClnrR-s and Chester Huff , members of Company B. Firct Xebraska Volunteers , returned to Central City last week. As George McDonald was returning home from a dance at Jess French's , six niles north of Ainsworth , astride a spirited mustang it ran into a barb-wire fence , in juring it so it had to be shot and cutting or.2 of McDonald's legs just above the ankle , tearing away tendons , severing an artery and making a ghastly and terrible wound.
