Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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.