WESTERN NEWS-DEMOCRAT.
VOLUME XIV. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , APRIL 27 , 1899. NUMBER 14.
THIS WIDE WORLD
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INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL
PARTS.
STOTSENBERG FALLS
FIRST NEBRASKA'S COMMAND
ER SLAIN BY FILIPINOS.
Sharp Engagement at Quingua , with
Severe Loss Filipinos Are Driven
Back , but Their Lioss Is Not Great
Seven Americans Killed.
Col. Stotscnberg Killed.
M In an encounter with the Filipinos Sun
day near Quingua , about four miles north
east of Malolos , seven Americans were
killed and forty-four wounded. The fol
lowing were killed :
COL. JOHN M. STOTSEXBEIIG of
the First Xebraska Ileginient.
LIEUT. SISSOX ( perhaps Lieut. Aug
ust C. Xisson ) of the same regiment.
TWO PRIVATES of the Xebraska reg
iment.
THREE PRIVATES of the Fourth
Cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong to the First
Xebraska Hegiment. The Filipinos re
treated with small loss.
The engagement developed into a dis
astrous though successful fight. The in
surgents had a horseshoe trench , about a
mile long , encircling a rice field on the
adgeof a wood.
H Col. Stotse iin'ig , f'eciding to charge the
trenches , led at the head of his regiment.
He fell with a bullet in his breast , dying
instantly about 200 yards from the breast
works. Lieut. Sisson fell with a bullet in
his heart , the bullet striking him near the
picture of a girl suspended by a ribbon
from his neck. In the meantime the ar
tillery had arrived and shelled the trenches.
The Filipinos stood until the Xebraska
troops were right on the trenches , and then
thjy belted to the second line of intrench-
in Mils , a mile back.
The Iowa regiment had several wounded.
The Utah regiment had one ofiicer and
three men wounded. Tlinteen dead Filipinos
pines were found in the trenches. Their
loss was comparatively small on account
of their safe shelter.
The Americans carried the second trench
with small loss and are holding the town.
f'ol. Stotscnburg has won a reputation
as one of the. bravest lighters in the army.
He always led his regiment and had
achieved remarkable popularity with his
men since the war began , although during
his first colonelcy the volunteers , who were
not used to the rijjid discipline of the reg
ular troops , thought him a hard ofiicer.
BURNED TO THE STAKE.
Sunday Celebration in Which 2.5OO
People Participated.
In the presence of nearly 2,000 people
-who sent aloft \ ells of defiance and shouts
of joy , Sam Hose , a negro who committed
two of the basest acts known to crime , was
Imrned at the stake in a public road one
and one-half miles from Xewnan , Ga. ,
Sunday afternoon. Before the torch was
applied to the pyre the negro was deprived
of his ears , fingers and other portions of
liis body. The negro pleaded pitifully
for his life while mutilation was
going on , but stood the ordeal of fire
with surprising fortitude. Before the
body was cool it was cut to pieces , the
bones crushed into small bits and even the
tree upon which the wretch met his fate
was torn up and disposed of as souvenirs.
The negro's heart was cut in several
pieces , as was also his liver. Those who
could not secure these ghastly relics direct
paid their more fortunate possessors ex
travagant sums for them. Small pieces of
bone went for 25 cents and a bit of the
liver , crisply cooked , sold for 10 cents.
The mob was composed of citizens of
Xewnan , Griffin , Palmetto and other little
towns in the country roundabout Xewnan ,
and of all the farmers who had received
-word that the burning was to take place.
lion. W. Y. Atkinson , formerly governor
of Georgia , met the mob as he was return
ing from church , and he appealed to them
to let the law take its course. In address
ing the mob he used these words :
' Some of you are known to me , and
when this affair is finally settled in the
courts you may depend upon it that I will
testify against you. "
BIG FIRE IN OMAHA.
Ivingman Implement Company's
Warehouse Destroyed.
The warehouse of the Kingman Imple
ment Company in Omaha , a live-story
brick structure , was totally destroyed by
fire late Sunday night , together with all
contents. The loss is 5170,000 , of which
$100,000 is on stock and the remainder on
building. It is insured for thiee-fourths
the value.
Shot by Divorced Wife.
Charles Stockman of Kensington , Kan. ,
was shot and probably fatally wounded by
liis former wife. Mrs. Stockman secured
a divorce recently. Stockman went to her
, , house intoxicated and became disagreeable.
Ji The woman secured a revolver and after
warning him to keep away deliberately
' shot him in the face. Mrs. Stockman sur
rendered.
Chicago Messenger in London.
Durkin , the messenger who was sent by
| . the Chicago Tribune with a message to the
If. Xondon Daily Mail , reached the office of
lf . the latter and delivered his message at
, . - 10:59 o'clock Sunday evening.
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YELLOW FEVER IN HAVANA.
Expected that the Annual Outbreak
Is Now Beginning.
Three cases of yellow fever developed in
Havana April 20. Col. Davis isolated the
houses and declined to allow ingress or
egress except in the case of the physician
and the necessary assistants. Xo Amer
icans are among the sick. There has been
at all times during the last four or five
months some yellow fever a case or two
and it is expected there will be an outbreak
this season , though on a smaller scale than
usual. The sanitary department lias the
situation well in hand.
Mail advices at La Lucha , from Manzan-
illo , say that an American shell fired last
summer during the bombardment of the
town by the United States warships , ex-
plodeil , last Sunday , killing three persons
and wounding many others. The shell
had been fired into a cafe called the "Laby
rinth of Gold , " and workmen were dig
ging it from under the floor , where it had
penetrated deeply. The shell exploded ,
wrecking the room.
MUSTER OUT OF TROOPS.
Volunteers to Return in the Order
in "Which They Sailed.
The volunteers in the Philippines will
return home in the order in which they
sailed for Manila. That order is as follows ,
covering back the period from May 25 last
to Nov. 9 :
First California , Second Oregon , de
tachment of California Artillery , A and
B Utah Artillery , Tenth Pennsylvania ,
First Colorado , First Xebraska , First
Xorth Dakota , Thirteenth Minnesota ,
First Idaho , First Wyoming , First
Montana , First South Dakota , First
Washington , Twentieth Kansas , First
Tennessee , Fifty-first Iowa , troop Xe-
vada Cavalry , First Wyoming Cavalry.
It is not expected the last will be homo
before the end of July.
TRAITOR TO GERMANY.
Sergeant Major Charged with Fur
nishing Secrets to Russia.
Sergt. Maj. Albrecht of the One Hun
dred and Twenty-ninth Regiment , has ar
rived at Bromberg , Prussia , and will be
taken in chains to Spandua , charged with
high treason in furnishing Russian agents
with detailed plans of fortifications and
plans for mobilizing the German army.
Xaval Engineer Dead.
John Louis Lay , formerly a first assist
ant engineer in the United States navy and
the inventor of the Lay torpedo which was
used by Lieut. William B. dishing to de
stroy the Confederate gunboat Albemarle
in 1801 , is deadin Xew York , aged68
years. Hs also " 'invented the submarine
torpedo which bears his name in 1867 and
sold it to the United States Government.
Sad Xews for a Bridegroom.
Miss Xina Hall of Xew Haven , Kan. ,
who was to have been married last week to
Assistant Engineer Ebby of the cruiser
Brooklyn , was buried last Saturday. She
was accidentally shot by her little brother
from whom she attempted to wrest a gun
with which he was playing. Ebby was on
his way from Xew York at the time of the
tragedy.
Big Bogus Stamp Fraud.
Bogus stamps were discovered by Chicago
cage internal revenue officers last week on
several hundred boxes of cigars which
came from factory Xo. 3741 , Ninth district
of Pennsylvania , the proprietors of which
have been arrested in the East. Over 200- ,
000 cigars which came from the factory of
the eastern counterfeiters have been
located.
Extends Maturity of Cuban Debts
Secretary of War Alger has cabled to
Gov. Gen. Brooke at Havana an order ex
tending the maturity of all liabilities
"collectible by the judicial sale of real
estate" until May 1,1901. But it shall only
apply to liabilities incurred prior to Jan
uary 1,1899 , the date of the reliuquishment
of Spanish authority.
Urge Grant for Place.
A special from Washington says : The
successor to Gen. Guy V. Henry as gov
ernor general of Porto Rico has not yet
been selected , but the assignment of Brig.
Gen. Fred D. Grant to the Philippines has
been held up and some of his friends are
urging that he be promoted to the vacancy.
Advance of Ten Per Cent , in Glass
The American Glass Company has ad
vanced prices of window glass 10 per cent ,
to take effect at once. The production thus ,
far will be considerably curtailed owing tea
a strike in three eastern factories. The
men went out in sympathy with green
bottle blowers.
School Board Builds Factory.
The Board of Education of Cleveland ,
Ohio , intends to erect and equip a factory ,
from which will be turned out all the
school furniture needed for the school
buildings in Cleveland. The Board be
lieves a large sum can be saved annually.
Earthquake Destroys Villages.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says : An
earthquake shock in the province of Rioja
has destroyed the villages of Vincla and
Jaquel. Several persons were killed.
Much damage was also caused by eruptions
of the volcano Huoango , near Vinclina.
Fourteenth Infantry Incendiaries
Arthur Bielings , S. Simons , Charles
Laskey and C.M. Couder in the Fourteenth
Infantry , have been indentified by Adolph
Rehfeld as a part of the mob which burned
his aloon at San Francisco.
Advance of Twenty Per Cent.
The Northern Ohio Steel Range Manu
facturers' Association has decided to ad
vance the price of finished products 20 per
cent , because of the increased cost of raw
materials.
MATT QUAY IS FEEE
CLEARED OF CHARGE OF USING
MONEY UNLAWFULLY.
Gov. Stone Names Him Senator to
Serve Until the Next Pennsylvania
Legislature Shall Meet Demon
stration in Court Room.
Senator Quay Is Free.
Matthew Stanley Quay was on April 21
declared not guilty of the charge of con
spiracy in using for his own unlawful gain
and profit the funds of the State of Penn
sylvania , deposited in the People's Bank of
Philadelphia. There was an attempt at a
demonstration , but this was sternly re
pressed by the court officers , with loud
shouts of "Order , " "Order. " The officers
were unable , however , to keep back those
who struggled to get to Quay and congrat
ulate him. Chairs were upset , tables
brushed aside and hats smashed by the onrushing -
rushing crowd. Quay , with a broad smile
on his face , responded pleasantly to the
greetings and congratulations of those who
crowded around. A few of his political
friends were there , and these men were
loud and sincere in their expressions.
Gov. Stone , after hearing the verdict ap
pointed Matthew Stanley Quay Senator
to serve until the next session of the Legis
lature. The appointment is addressed to
Vice President Hobart as President of the
Senate , and stated to be made under the
authority of clause 2 , section 8 , article 1 , of
the Constitution of the United States.
POUR LEAD INTO REBELS.
First South Dakota Troops and Min-
iiesotans Engage Filipinos.
Early on the morning of April 21 three
companies of South Dakotans marched
from Bocava , and , in conjunction with
three companies of Minnesotans from Guig-
uinto , encountered a Filipino force of fully
500 two miles out. The enemy retired three
miles in fairly good order , in spite of the
fact that they suffered heavy loses. The
Americans having exhausted their ammu
nition were compelled to return to their
camps. Only one American was wounded.
Later the army tugs opened fire on the
enemy along the river banks. The rebels
are unusually active west of Malolos as
far as Calumpit. They have been busily
at work. There are several new trenches
within two miles of the railroad. The
rebels are apparently evacuating the foot
hill towns in anticipation of an attack by
the Americans.
CAN BE SOLD NO MORE.
Kentucky Vagrancy IJaw Held to Be
a Violation of Constitution.
The Kentucky State law under which so
many negroes in the past twenty years
have been sold on the block for a term of
years in punishment for vagrancy has been
at last declared void on the ground that it
conflicted with the Constitution of the
United States , which prohibits slavery or
involuntary servitude except in punish
ment of crime , and because vagrancy is
not a crime , but a misdemeanor ; also in
violation of the clause of the Constitution
against the infliction of cruel and unusual
punishment.
FYLYER JUMPS THE TRACK.
Burlington Railroad Train Goes Into
the Ditch in Illinois.
The St. Paul flyer on the Burlington
road went into a ditch seven miles west of
Aurora , 111. , killing one and injuring oth
ers. It occurred while the train was going
fifty miles an hour. The engine left the
track and was followed by the whole train ,
which turned over. The dining car and
one coach were burned.
THEY WANT TO SEE BRYAN.
Boys of Third Xebraska Invite Firsc
Colonel to Visit Them.
The Third Xebraska will be mustered
out May 11. The boys of the regiment want
to see their first colonel Wm. J. Bryan
before they are mustered out. They are
importuning their friends and newspapers
to send Col. Bryan an invitation to make
them a visit at Augusta , Ga. , before they
disband.
Roosevelt Signs Civil Service Bill
Gov. Roosevelt has signed the bill re
pealing the Black civil service law , and reenacting -
enacting in effect the civil service law as it
existed prior to 1897. The system of
double examinations is abolished and the
single examinations re-established.
Slain by Moonshiners.
Sheriff J. S. Dawson of Cook County ,
Tenn. , was killed from ambush while on a
revenue raid in the mountains with a
posse , near the Xorth Carolina line. There
is said to be a strong part } ' of moonshiners
near the localitv.
Increase of Wages to 2OOO Men
The American Car and Foundry Com
pany at Jeffcrsonville , Ky. , has announced
an increase of wages to its employes to go
into effect at once. The increase is under
stood to be 10 per cent. It affects 2,000
employes.
Strike for Shorter Hours.
The employes in the train and yard de
partments of the Midland Terminal Rail
road Company at Cripple Creek , Colo. ,
are out on a strike for shorter hours.
About 100 men are affected. The road is
tied up.
Ordered to Samoa.
A Shanghai dispatch ays the German
cruiser Geifon has been ordered to proceed
to Apia , Samoa , after embarking an extra
supply of ammunition at Kiao" Chou , and
another cruiser is to follow.
HIGHBINDERS' WAR.
Sons of Flowery Kingdom Partici
pate in a Bloody Fight.
A bloody Highbinder war , which has
been expected at Fresno , Gal. , for some
days , broke out in Chinatown early Thurs
day morning , and as a result three Mongo
lians occupy slabs in the morgue , two
more are at the county hospital mortally
wounded , and nine are behind the bars in
the county jail. The Chinese had decoyed
the policemen on duty in that district to
various quarters remote from the scene of
their intended onslaught. Upon hearing
the first shot , Policeman Rapelji , who was
a block away , ran to the alley north of
Tulare Street , between F and G , where
he saw two Chinese pumping lead into
the body of a third Chinaman , who lay
t
at their feet. Further up the alley were
at least a dozen Chinamen running
about and blazing away at each other.
As Rapelji ran up the alley a China
man ran past him pursued by a High
binder. The fugitive made for a door
way , but he was dropped on the steps by a
bullet from the Highbinder's gun , which
struck him in the head , killing him in
stantly. Rapelji captured the murderer ,
who gave his name as Wong Duck. Police
man Morse , who was running to the scene
of the shooting , saw a Highbinder run up
to a Chinaman named Chin Chi , who was
standing in a doorway , and deliberately
fire two shots at him , killing him instantly.
The murderer then started to run , where
upon Morse ordered him to halt , but in
stead the Highbinder threw his gun at
Morse's head. As he continued to run ,
Morse fired , the ball penetrating the China
man's back , and he is now at the hospital ,
not expected to live. The fight is a factional
one between Bing Kunt Tongs and Suey
On Tongs. The fight created much ex
citement and more trouble is feared in
Chinatown , it is remarkable that there
were no more victims , as fifty shots were
fired.
SENSATIONAL ADVICES.
German Commander at Apia Said
to Have Been Arrested.
A Victoria , B. C. , special says : The
steamer Aorangie brings news of the ar
rest of tlfc commander of the German war
ship Falke at Apia for supplying arms to
Mataafa. ' The arrest was made by the
British commander.
Arkansas Lawmakers Quit.
The Thirty-second General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas adjourned sine die
Thursday at Little Rock after a session
of 101 days. The session just ended has
been distinguished by the passage of
bills for a railroad commission , authorizing
the construction of a new $1,000,000 State
Capitol and the enactment of the famous
anti-trust law.
Dakota Banker Assigns.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed at Co
lumbus , Ohio , by William M. Lloyd of
that city , manager of the Lloyd Xational
Bank at Jamestown , , X. D. , previous to
1893. The liabilities are $166,000 , all but
$5,000 of which are unsecured loans made
to the bank.
Taliaferro Made Senator.
Taliaferro was elected United States
Senator on the first ballot in the joint
assembly at Tallahassee , Fla. , April 19.
The vote was as follows : Taliaferro , 59 ;
Pasco , 30 ; Call , 6 ; Clark , 1.
Cloudburst in Kansas.
A cloudburst did much damage in the
vicinity of Highland , Kan. , Wednesday
night. The storm was most severe a few
miles north of Highland , and all creeks
are over their banks.
Tannery and Yards Burned.
The large tannery and yards of the
United States Leather Company atLincoln ,
Maine , were destroyed by fire , causing a
loss estimated at $150,000.
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Chicago Cattle , common to prime ,
$3.00 to $0.00 ; hogs , shipping grades ,
? 3.00 to $4.25 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00
to $5.00 ; wheat , Xo. 2 red , 73c to 74c ;
corn. Xo. 2 , 35c to 3(5c ( ; oats , Xo. 2 , 20c
to 2Sc ; rye , Xo. 2 , 5uc to 57c ; butter ,
choice creamery , 17c to 19c ; eggs , fresh ,
12c to 14c ; potatoes , choice , 52c to GOc
per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to
$5.50 : hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.00 ;
sheep , common to choice , $2.50 to $4.75 :
wheat , Xo. 2 red , 70c to 71c ; corn , Xo. 2
white , 3Gc to 37c ; oats , Xo. 2 white , 31c
to 33c.
St. Louis Cattle , $3.50 to $0.00 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.25 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.25 ;
wheat , Xo. 2 , 77c to 7Dc ; corn , Xo. 2
yellow , 34c to 3Gc ; oats , Xo. 2 , 28c to 30c ;
rye , Xo. 2 , 55c to 57c.
Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $5.50 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $5.00 :
wheat , Xo. 2 , 74c to 75c ; corn , Xo. 2
mixed , 3(5c to 3Sc ; oats , Xo. 2 mixed , 30c
to 31c ; rye , Xo. 2 , Glc to G3c.
Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $5.50 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.75 :
wheat , Xo. 2 , 72c to 73c ; corn , Xo. 2
yellow , 35c to 37c ; oats. Xo. 2 white , 32c
to 33c : rye. GOc to G2c ,
Toledo "Wheat , Xo. 2 mixed. 75c to
7Gc ; corn , Xo. 2 mixed , 35c to 3Gc ; oats ,
Xo. 2 white , 2Sc to 2c ! ) ; rye , Xo. 2. 57c
to 59c ; clover seed , new. $3.G5 to $3.70.
Milwaukee Wheat , Xo. 2 spring , 71c
to 73c ; corn , Xo. 3 , 32c to 34c ; oats , Xo.
2 white , 29c to 31c ; rye , Xo. 1 , 5Sc to 59c ;
barley , Xo. 2 , 47c to 49c ; pork , mess ,
$9.00 to $9.50.
Buffalo Cattle , good shipping steers ,
$3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , common to choice ,
$3.25 to $4.25 ; sheep , fair to choice weth
ers , $3.50 to $5.25 ; lambs , common to
extra , $4.50 to $ G.50.
Xew York Cattle , $3.25 to $5.50 ; hogs ,
$3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.75 ;
wheat , Xo. 2 red , S2c to 84c ; corn , No.
2. 43c to 45c ; oats , Xo. 2 white , 35c to
37c ; butter , creamery , 15c to 20c ; eggs ,
Western , 14c to loc.
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Miss Viola Harlockcr of Hastings Is
Arrested At Sheldon , Iowa , on the
Charge of Attempting to Poison
Two Women Other Items.
Miss Harlocker Arrested.
Miss Viola Harlocker , the young woman
charged with attempting to poison the two
women at Hastings , was arrested at Shel
don , Iowa , April 18 , upon a telegram from
Sheriff Simmering of Hastings. She was
at the home of her uncle , James Marston ,
at the time. She admitted her identity at
once and stated she was willing to return
to Nebraska without requisition papers ,
but she stoutly protested her innocence.
She was prostrated over the turns affairs
had taken. Her attorney , Hays of Hast
ings , was with her at the time. Her bag
gage was at the depot awaiting the east
bound train.
Miss Harlocker is said to be suffering
with nervous prostration. It is also stated
that on April 17 Dr. Bailey was called to
the place where the young woman was
staying in Sheldon and found that Miss
Harlocker had taken arsonic\but it being
an overdose she soon recovered. Her at
tempt to commit suicide is not a great sur
prise to those who know the girl , as they
all feared she would sooner take her own
life than to return to Hastings and stand
trial. Her relatives in Hastings were noti
fied of the attempt to take her own life and
were prostrated witli grief.
Later : Miss Harlocker was brought bark
to Hastings April 21. She was in a state
of nervous collapse and had to be carried
from the train to a carriage. Later she re
covered her composure and was arraigned
before the County Judge. Her attorneys
asked a postponement of the hearing for
thirty days and it was set for May 17. Bail
was fixed at $5,000 , which was promptly
given , and the young woman returned lo
her home , where she is in the care of rela
tives and friends.
THIRD NEBRASKA AT SAVANNAH
Arrives at the City from Camp of
Detention.
The Third Xebraska Regiment arrived
at Savannah , Ga. , from Daufuskie Island
April 18. The command spent live days in
the camp of detention , they having ar-
arrivcd on the transport Logan. Before
reaching the quarantine station and having
their baggage undergo disinfection the
otlicers and men had more hardships than
fall to the lot of troops ordinarily who
come from Cuba , for they had been live
days on the transport before they were
landed. The Logan lay off Dry Tortngas
two days awaiting an opportunity to land ,
but the sea was too rough. Tnat the Third
Xebraska was to go to Augusta to be mus
tered out of the service was bad news that
the officers and men did not like to hear.
They thought they were to be discharged
at Savannah and the prospect was pleasing
to them , as they made many friends while
at Savannah before leaving for Cuba. The
regiment proceeded to Augusta April 19 ,
and are now in camp in that city.
Damages for Tar and Feathers.
District Court for Keith County opened
at Ogallala last week and the first case to
be called was the one wherein Lucien C.
Mills , living on a farm in the eastern edge
of Deuel County , was maltreated by his
neighbors. One evening in June , 1S96 ,
about twenty of his neighbors called at
Mills' place and took him a short distance
from home and stripped him and gave him
i-oat of tar and feathers , and escort
him out of the county. Mills brings sun
against the parties for $10,000 damages and
$2,500 additional for depriving him of his
home. Some of the defendants are pros
perous cattlemen. Mills was an old settler
in the North River country and had incur
red the dislike of the neghborhood.
Officials of Home for Friendless.
The appointment of officers of the Home
for the Friendless at Lincoln are as fol
lows : Superintendent , Mrs. C. S. Jones ;
matron , Mrs. W. H. Hunter ; physician ,
Dr. Perky ; engineer , Mr. Osborne. The
State has taken possession of the institu
tion under the ruling of the Supreme
Court , and finds everything in a dilap
idated condition.
Xew Sugar Factory Is Begun.
The Standard Beet Sugar Company of
Ames has a force of men at work driving
piling and excavating for the new factory.
Carl Leonhardt of China , Gal. , who had
charge of the building of the factory there ,
is superintending the-construction of the
factory. Two companies have been organ
ized in Fremont for the purpose of raising
sugar beets.
Clergyman Turns Educator.
Rev. Albert Bnxton , Ph. I ) . , pastor of
the Christian Church in Fairbury has ac
cepted an offer to become chancellor of the
Add-Ran Christian University , Waco ,
Tex. Dr. Buxton is well known to mem
bers of his denomination throughout the
State , fTaving been president of the Xe-
bra&ka Christian Ministerial Association.
Three Fingers Mangled.
Fritz Leonard , residing four miles south
of Bancroft , got his right hand tangled up
in the gearing of a seeder and as a result
he is short a part of three fingers. The in
dex finger is chopped off near the first joint ,
while the big finger was so badly mangled
the attending physician found it necessary
to amputate it near the first joint.
Farmer Meets with Accident.
Joseph Schmitt , a prominent farmer of
Osmond , was picked up in his cattle barn
in an insensible condition. A physician
was hastily called and after working over
him for over two hours he succeeded in re
storing him to consciousness , but found
that Mr. Schmitt was in a paralyzed con
dition.
Depot at Allen Scorched.
The explosion of a gasoline stove at O.
W. Farrell's home over the depot at Allen
set fire to that structure. Luckily Mis.
Farrell had just stepped out of the room
when the explosion occurred , and the
blaze was extinguished with a small loss.
NEBRASKA MORTGAGE RECORD
Official Figures from All Counties
in the State Except Banner.
The mortgage record for the State , as
compiled by the Labor Bureau from all the
counties except Banner , shows that during
the last six months of 151)8 ) there were 6,411
farm mortgages filed , the total amount
being $7,003,26(5.40. ( There were 8,758 satis
fied , amounting to $8,11)7,147.84. ) The town
and city mortgages filed amounted to 51-
908,343.60 , while the releases amounted to
$3,623,290.64 , or almost double the filings.
The report on chattel mortgages was of
course incomplete for the reason that a
large proportion of the mortgages of this
class filed with the county clerks are never
released. The compilation shows 88,839
filed , amounting to $21,518,388 , and 20,558
released , amounting to $9,019,358.
A comparative table of the real estate
mortgage figures for the seven years would
be as follows :
Filed. Released.
1S92 $38,847,633 $31,912,267
181)3 ) 34,601,318 26,178,745
1894 31,690,054 26,438,090
1895 25,753,364 22,648,917
1896 16,474,606 18,218,882
1897 15,630,721 22,215,759
1898 21,803,855 27,498,070
Lodger Refuses to "Wake Up.
An unknown man , evidently a laborer ,
was found sleeping on the street at Fre
mont April 15 and placed in jail. He was
apparently sober and noi under the inllu-
once of any drug. J le had slept constantly
up to the 19th inst. The physicians are
puzzled over his condition , the man seem
ing to be free from any disease. The au
thorities are at a loss to know what to do
in the matter. His name is John Ward.
Later : The "sleeper , " n-oke up on the
morning of April 20 mm ate a breakfast ,
the first food he had eaten for 182 hours. He
appeared considerably weakened by his
long fast , though apparently well other
wise. He gave no reason for his long
sleep and wits not disposed to say much
about himself.
Good Showing of Creamery.
Settlement for the month of March with
the patrons of theSchuyler Creamery Com
pany occurred a day or two ago , the thirty-
five patrons of the company receiving a
total of $1,081.90 for 175,998 pounds of milk
skimmed at Schuyler and other stations , as
follows : Schuyler , 50,618 ; Octavia , 48,922 ;
Station Xo. 2 , 46,534 , and Station Xo. 8 , 84- ,
1)2J ) , which netted a gain of 24,264 pounds
over February. The -iverage test was 3.97 ;
butter fat produced , 6'JSO.O ' , which was paid
for at the rate of lay cents per pound.
Suicide of Ijiitheraii Pastor.
Rev. W. 11. McCool , pastor of the
English Lutheran Church of West Point ,
committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head with a shotgun. The clergyman
had been for sonic time suffering from
mental depression , but no fears were
entertained of any fatal outcome , as he
was friendly ami ayparq/itly cheerful with
those who respecfed him as thelhead of the
church.
Bankers' Association.
The second annual meeting of the Xorth-
east Xebraska Bankers' Association was
held at Wayne the other day. Fifty-seven
banks , with a capital of $5,000,000 , were
represented. The following oflicers were
elected for the ensuing year : President , J.
D. llaskell , Waketield ; vice president , E.
A. Willsie , Pender ; secretary , A. M. Mer
rill , Hartington ; treasurer , G. L. Wood ,
Ponca.
F. M. Dorsey Will Go to Idaho.
Frank M. Dorse- , who was convicted in
the United States District Court for Xe
braska of illegal banking at Ponca , and
sentenced to serve six years in thePeniten-
< : -iry , is preparing to go to Idaho , where
. . will remain until the conclusion of the
case in the Court of Appeals. He intends
to engage in the mercantile business and
will operate stores in mining camps.
Depot at Bartley Burned.
The depot at Bartley , the second station
east of MeCook , burned a few nights since.
It was a total loss. The agent's family oc
cupied the second story and lost most of
their effects. Agent En low was hurt quite
severely by jumping from a window after
trying to save his goods.
Frightened Horses Injure Farmer
Fred Larson , a German farmer living
near Creightou , suffered a broken leg in a
runaway while in town. The horses be
came frightened while they were being
hitched and Mr. Larson was dragged and
thrown again.st the wagon.
Small Vote Polled.
A small vote was polled on the proposi
tion to reissim Tecnmseh's $12.000 water
bonds. But eight \otes were cast against
it. The bonds are now drawing 6 per cent ,
and will be reissued at 4 % per cent.
Appointed Chinese Inspector.
Deputy Surveyor of Customs James R.
Dunn of Omaha has been appointed
Chinese inspector at San Francisco.
Nebraska Short Xotes.
Vacant buildings are becoming very rare
at O'Xeil.
There will be very little fruit near Au
rora this season. Fruit buds on the peach
trees are all dead and many of the trees
are nearly so.
One of the biggest blowouts in Xorthern
Xebraska this year will be the Woodmen's
picnic , which is to be held at Ponea some
tune during the summer.
Ex-Gov. Holcomb spent several days
last week in Broken Bow attending
to some business matters. The Governor
stated that Broken Uow was still his home
and that as soon as school closed in Lin
coln he would move his family back to this
place to reside in the future.
The stockmen of Cass County are jub
ilant over the early appearance of grass
this spring. The past winter has been
much harder than usual and they have
been forced to feed a week or two longer
than usual and Hie return to spring and
'
plentof grass is greatly appreciated' .
The City of Wayne now procures water
and light free. The water rents and
electric light receipts amount to more than ,
enough to pay all running expenses of the
plants , w hich amount to about $200 per
month ,
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