GREAT IN DEATH.
W rk of ' llliam McKlnlejr
ly Pictured.
. Washington , Feb. 28. At noon to
day in the great hall of representa
tives , in the presence of President
Roosevelt , Prince Henry of Prussia ,
brother of the German emperor ; the
members of the cabinet , the chief
justices of the supreme court , the
general of the army and officers of
the army and navy who have received
the thanks of congress , the ambas
sadors and other diplomatic repre
sentatives of foreign countries , thei
senators and representatives in con
gress ; md a large number of distin
guished guests , Hon. John Hay , Me-
TCinlcy's secretay of state , pronounced
a eulogy up n his dead chiof.
Four times before national memor
ial services for presidents who have
died in otlice have been held in this
hall , two of them , like this. ; n com
memoration of chief magistrates who
have fallen by the handf asassins. ,
!
George BancioJt , the historian , pro- '
Qounced the culOL'y on Lincoln , and
Klaine was Garlicld's orator. It was
eminently fitting that the last public
cereinoni.il of.arrow for the la
mented MrKinley should take place
in the furnin which had echoed his
' "Voice , in the arena where he wo : : his
spurs.
CuilHS OX AN ANNIVEKSAKT. 1
By a strange coincidence today was
the fcweuth-ih anniveis.iry of that on
which the peerelss Ulairio , in the i
lame li.ul delivered his eulogy up-m
t'ie martyred Gartield and stranger
still Hie subject of tod iy's memorial
service was the chairman of the com
mittee that lud charge of the ar-
rangeai < 'uts on that occasion. Who
then could have dreamed that the
man who escorted the then president
of the United States and the orator
"
of the day to their places was des
tined to be honored like Garficld , |
with the highest place in the gift of
his country , was to meet his sad fate
and was himself to be the next mar
tyred president above whose open
rave rhe nation would bow its head ?
Only one year ago , less than five
days at the head of a' imposing civ
ic and military procession. McKinley'
passed triumphantly along Pennsyl
vania avonue for his second inaugur
ation. Six months later the tragedy
occurred at Huffa ! ' ) and another but
different sort of'procession tenderly
bore his body through the streets to
the rotunda of the capitol. where the
brief funcntl f.ratlon was delivered
over his coffin and tne tributes of the
nations i.f earth about his bier be
spoke the universal sorrow.
LAST TZilKUTK OK KKSPKCT.
Today once more , with uncovered
sbead , the nation paid its last tribute
pf respect and publicly expressed its
Jiving grief.
Again the broad avenue was filled
with vast crowds , as they were a year
SRO. Then the streets were a sea of
glittering bayonets and of waving
plumes and the air was filled with
the hundred tongued resplendent
bands. Today all was changed. The
procession was unorganized. No
nmrtial music lightened the feet of
th throng. No cheers were heard.
The only pageant was the clatter
ing of cavalry escorting Prince Henry
and his party to the capitol and car
riages here and there conveying olfi-
cers in uniform or diplomats in court
costumes to the place where the enl-
ogy was bo to delivered. That was
the extent of the outward spectacle. a
To the people that event was oneof
the mind and heart rather than f r
the eye and ear. But notluvithstand
jngthefict proclaimed in advance
that admission to the hall for repre-
sentatves aud even to the capital it-
sefl , was to b.1 restricted to those
holding cards , the people cougre < < a-
1 ted in unnumbered thousands about
the great marble pile upon the hill , j
The ticUetholders besieged the j
great brnze doors to the entrance of
the rotunda and overflowed the por
tico and steps leading to ic , the
crowds kept b ick by lines of blue-
coated police , wailed in the three
sides of the broad plaza in front of
the capitol. If they could not gain
admittance they were content to be
near the place where the ceremonj
was to be held aud to catch a glimpse
of the president , whose accession wa : ,
made possible by the death of hire
who the representative people were
assembling to commemorate , or tc
see Prince Henry and the bespangled
diplomats and other dignitaries. The
only emblem of mourning at the cap
itol was the flags fluttering at hall
-mast above the two wings and great
arching dome.
Before the doors were open foi
ticket holders the corridors of the
capitol were unoccupied save for the
guards. Within the hall of repre
sentatives all was in readiness. Tin
congressional committee which had
charge of the arrangements was for
tunate , not only in the selection ol
the person to whom the honor ol
pronouncing the eulogy was commit
ted , but also in the minor details.
The precedent in the case of the Gar-
field . .memorial exercise was lollowec
* i - t
SHOOTS A TEACHER
COUNTRY SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS
SCENE OF TRAGEDY.
Toun Woman th Vlr.Min Murder an Artf
nilriT anil > ul or for Ilniiil Trl * 1o
Kill u Pupil Imt FullThen Turn * h
on Hnii-Hf.
Springfield , 111. , Feb. 26. Miss Eva
Wiseman , daughter of Dr. W. A.
Wisernnn , of Camargo , Douglas coun
ty , and a teacher in the IHee school ,
was rmudered in ilie school room to-
< fcjy by Fletcher Harriett , aged twen
ty-three , who then committed sui
cide.
, arnetb nntered the school room.
Shortly after school had beu'im and
turning to Miss Wiseman , who was
Standing in float of her pupils , he
iaid :
"You have ruined me. "
With th.it he took a revolver from
his pnckft and deliberately airnc'l it
it the teacher , who stood for a mo
ment motionless , and then , seeing
From Rarnett's determined attitude
thai he meant to shoot , bilged him
In frantic terms not t < > kill her. Dis-
regarding her plea for life and giving
no explana'inn lor his deed , he fired ,
Hie bullet entering Miss Wiseman's
body , and she fell to the floor. She
3ied in a short time , and was uncon-
Icious to UK ; ast.
Bert Hopewell , a pupil eighteen
fears old , then sprang to his feet and
sailed out to Harriett to stopat the
lame timesiepping forward as though
to go to the rescue of his teacher.
Baruett turned his rev ilver on Hope-
well and lired but missed.
The mmdeier then turned the wea
pon against his breast and lired , in-
iictitg a mortal wound. He fell to
the Moor and bio d flowed from his
tfound freely in a great pool. Hut in [
i few minutes he rose to his feet ,
itaggered to the door and walked an
Jiuhth of a mile ; when he again shot
limself and then jumped into a well
wenty feet deep , with six feet of
"r/ater in it , in which he was drowned.
B.irnett was a suitor for Miss Wise-
nan's hand , but was not known to
tiavc had any trouble with her. He
eaves a widowed mother. He has )
Seen a school teacher for years near J
Darmargo , and his reputation was the
iest. Miss Wiseman was an attrac
tive girl and a graduate of the Illi-
iois normal scho > 1 at Normal.
Guilty of JSiulic-y/.l incut.
Springfield , HI..Feb. 20. Robert0.s
Piersou , former postmaster at Louis-
rille , pleaded guilty this afternoon
in the United States district court to !
irnbezzling pnstnuice funds and was
tentenced to two years in the Ches
ter penitentiary and fined $3,440. The
Imount embezzled was SI.200.
Col. John II. Shine. United States
Marshal for the district of California ,
brought Pierson here from Calilornia.
the amount was made good by Pier-
Ion's bondsmen. Pierson , who fled ,
from the state three months ago , was |
ir.rested on a ranch near San Fran-
tiseo where he was in charge of
ranchmen. lie was employed in the
bank in Louisville ocfore he was ap
pointed postmaster , and was consid-
ired one of the leading men in Louis-
rille. His father is a veteran of the
Mvil war.
Mrs. Sorte ! Out on Jtfail.
Pittsburg , Pa. . Feb. 20. Mrs. Kate
Boffel , wife of the Pittsburg jail war
den , who assisted in the escape of
the Biddle brothers and was wounded
during the battle when they were
recaptured , was brought here from I
the Butler hospital today. This af- '
ternoon she was taken before Judge
Marshall Brown and was released on
S5.000 bond signed by her father ,
Conrad II. Detrich. She at once
left with her father for his home at
Mount Washington.
Mrs. Soffel had fully recovered from
her wounds. Three charges have
been made against her. one alleging
the crime of aiding in the escape of
murderers and two alleging felonious
assault and battery.
Clinton , la. , Feb. 2(5. ( James Far-
rell and his sister Gertrude , residing
on a farm near DeWitt , this county ,
were found today bounfl ana gagged
and beaten into insensibility by rob
bers. Both are still unconscious and
will probably die. The supposition
is that they were first chloroformed ,
but regained consciousness , offered
resistance and were assaulted. There
is no clue to the perpetrators of the
deed.
Severs Ilcail From Hody.
Vancouver , B. C. Feb. 26. While
her companion , Jack Kirk was asleep ,
Lulu Watts , a variety actress , at
Nome attacked him in a fit of jeal
ousy , and severed his head from his
body with a razor. The news wag
brought down by the steamer City ol
Seattle.
Matte * Claim for Damages.s .
Onnwa , la. , Feb. 26. Charles A.
Anderson has filed a claim at Wash
ington , D. C. , for$30,000damages foi
the death of his sister , Hilda S. An-
ierson , who was killed by boxers in
MoncolSa province , China , in 1900.
Two of Mr. Anderson's sisters were
killed in China during the troubles ,
but only one bad taken out natural-
tation papers to become a citizen ol
United States , the other on
subject of Norway and Sweden.
KEEP HIM GOING
,
f tin * * Heary Takes Kindly fto tfc * Ameri
can 1Vy §
Washington , D. C. , Feb. 25.
Prince Henry of Prussia and suite ,
iCM.mpanied . by the welcoming dele-
? , itio is. from both the president and
' < j German embassy , arrived here at
2J o'clock tiiis morning promply
schedule time.
The trip from Baltimore to Washfl
uigtou was without incident. In the
Buying districts of Baltimore crowds
withered to watch the departng train
.nd at several points from there on-
vard there were little groups at the
s at ions past which the train sped.
10 stops were made until this city
.v.is readied. The train consisted of
iie cars Columbia , Ohio and Indiana ,
< ie lir.st named being the prince's
ir , and the rear of the train was
losely gn.irded by the secret service
. , a care that will be exer-
i-jed ihrs'iighoul its journey during
lie prince's st.iy t-n American soil.
I'UINCKNOT I'UFFED UP.
The prince occupied the Lime dur-
g the run from liallimore to Wash-
, a.niin \ \ democratic fsahion talking
ueely to those about him , as they
sciissed the country aud the details
i his vi.siL
He told the president's delegates
. ii.-tthe wished to see as clearly as
lossible the places through which he
.v.is to travel and that as there would _
ie some interest on the part of the
people in seeing him as well , lie
: hmght ; it would be besb to use open
carriages in the driving portion of j
the itinerary everywhere. The dele-J
u'ates told him they would arrange !
the matter. >
Secretary of State , John Hay , Scc- |
'
retary of the Navy , Long. Assistant'
Secretary of Mate , Pearce , who had
immediate charge of the arrange-
nn-nts at the depot and Count Quadt
nnd two other attaches of the German
embassy , awaited the arrival of the
train at the depot. They remained j
in an improved reception room , the !
walls of which were heavily draped !
with intertwining American and Ger-1
man flags. The atmosphere was re-j
dolent with the fragrance of flowers. [
The embassy oilidals were in full | '
uniform. A bugle call by a cavalry-
man stationed outside announced the
arrival of the train. It was halted
just j outside the depot , the engine
detached and Uie cars backed to pot (
silion opposite the receiving room ,
midway down the train shed. The
welcoming party passed into the
p inces ar and informally extended
to him the welcome of the city.
SMILES AND SALUTES.
A few minutes later the parl-j
emerged and passjd to the reception '
room. Commander Cowles , President
Roosevelt's brother-in-law and Adjn- !
1t
tant General Corbin were the first to !
alight , and the prince was not fai
.behind them. Walking rapidly aud
'with the erect bearing of a trained
naval etn > cr , the prince smiling > a
the group of officials , detectives and
newspaper men , through a double ,
line of whom he passed , saluting withj
2 touch of his hand to the glittering
chapeau he wore , he crossed to the
carpeted depot aisle and entered the
reception room. There be remained ]
ten minutes. Assistant Secretary
Pearce and Chief Wilkie stood at th
door while the prince was waiting.
Finally , Prince Henry accompanied
by Secretary Hay and Rear Admiral
(
Evans entered the last of the open o
carriages. The carriages were drawn
up in line , nnd the prince's carriage
drove to the head of the column. , t
Instantly the police and military esa '
corts wheeled into position , and the s
p rty started up Pennsylvania avenue d
for the White house. Intermingled
with the crowd at the depot was a
small force of secret service men , de-1 T
tectives rnd policemen. Special pre-1 C
cautions had been taken to insure thej
safety of the prince and his cortege , i 1
and to keep the people from pressing , tl
closely upon the party. Major Syli i
vester , the chief of police , had 250 of
his uni.ormed men on special duty ,
and 125 of these were detailed at the
depot. OLhers were distributed alone
the route to the White house.
At the White house a large detail
of p"lice assisted the regular men in ; ft
kcppine the grounds free from intru
sion of unauthorized persons. tl
When the line of carriages bearing 8
the prince and cortege started from ;
the depot a platoon of sixteen mountb :
ed policemen took positions at the p
bead of the column. j p
Between the policemen and the
carriages marched the military es
cort , comprising troops F and G of
rhe Second United States cavalry ,
from Fort Slyer , headed by the cav *
alry band and Fourth battery of field ; J
artillery. Tliey were im'nediately in n
front and back of the line of open
carriages flanking the prince's carri
age. A score of policemen , on fo"t ,
also marched alongside the carriages
on each side.
Offered an Editor.
Washington , D. C. , Feb. 25. Har
ry S. 2Jew of Indianapolis , has been y
offered the office of first assistant of
postmaster general to succeed Wil- t <
lam M. Johnson of New Jersey , who *
has resigned. i °
Mr. New has not given his final & <
answer. He is a member of the ret >
publican national committee and is *
the editor of the Indianapolis Journal. ' A
The change will occur within tht' ' 6
next two months , _ . _
\
PRINCE ON LAJSUM
-IENRY OF PRUSSIA IN NEW YORK
CITY.
CITY.&c
eraated by Xaval Salute-Ijimd Batterlei ,
and Warship * Offer Welcome German '
Vuisel n Dav Latw Time of Arrival In- .
41cat d by IVirele-m Telegraphy.
New York , Feb. 24. Prince Henn
of Prussia , representative of bis
orother , the emperor of Germany , at
the launching of the latter's Ameri-
: an built yacht , reached New York
today aud was cordially welcomed as
i guest of the nation. The land bat
teries that guard the outer harbor
sounded the first greeting in a pon
derous salute of twenty-one guns , the
:
rifles of a special naval squadron as
>
sembled in his honor re-echoed the
sentiment , there was verbal greetings
from the representatives of President
Roosevelt the army , navy and the :
city of New York and a great crowd
lined the way into the city to see and
cheer the sailor prince of Germany. . -
The great storm against which the \
Kron Prinz Wilhelm had struggled
for days , and which had glazed the .
Atlantic coast in an armor of ice liar
lost its force and resigned its sway t <
:
warm s.mshine and cheery blue skies ,
so there were no regrets that the
royal guest was a full day late for the
entertainment provided for him.
The genius of Marconi reaching oiH
from the storm swept coast had defi
nitely located the belated liner and
made certain the hour that she wouJd ;
reach Sandy Hook. There was a cur- j m
Cain off the hook early this morning
and it was after 9 o'clock before the
watchers caught the shadowy outj j
lines [ ; of the cautiously approaching !
lioer-
-
(
JIET BY REAR ADMIRAI , EVANS. j th :
Rear Admiral Robley Evans , comric
mander of the special squadron and tli
honorary aide to the prince , left the :
flagship Illinois at 9:40 : o'clock in the
naval tug Nina. With him were Capca
rain G. A. Converse his chief of staff ; " .
:
Flag Lieutenant Frederick Chapin ,
t :
Ensign Frank T. Evans , aide , and th
Captain Von Rebuer Paschwitz , nav- cif
al attache at the Washington embaspis
sy of the German government. They roi
were all in full dress uniform. The of
Nina met the Kron Prinz Wilhelm th. :
beyond Fort Wadsworth and swing'J
ing ( around on the starboard side of ilai
the liner steamed up the bay. Prince
Henry f attired in the uniform of an-
admi.ul of the German navy and sur- j SP
rounded by 1 is na\al and military j
staff in brilliant uniform stocd on
s
the bridge of the liner. As the jf
naval tug drew nearer to the side of )
the steamship , Prince Henry and uo
Admiral Evans cauglu sight of each OP
other and exchanged informal salutes. | di
The distance from steamer to tug tl :
was too great for conversation , howth :
ever. As the two vessels witha-wi
flocilla of tugs and official craft moved nis
past Fort Wadsworth the first gun to [
sounded < , the prince advanced to the llv
end of the bridge of the Kron Prinz | )
Wilhelm and stood at attention. ,
As he passed the'big American flag : th
orer the fortifications he touched his
rlg
eap in salute and the members of hisj
suite did likewise. The flag at theQn )
Jack-staff 5 of the Kron Prinz was dip1Ca
ped and the German naval band se
played "The Star Spangled Banner. " j ge
The guns of Fort Wadsworth were , isl
not silent before those across the' ' av
Narrows at Fort Hamilton boomed tb :
out their salute. When that cere-tlv ! :
mony was over the Kron Prinz was , rl
stopped and the T ina hauled around' "
to < her port side and Admiral Evaus' ' j
and his staff boarded her. The pasPr !
sengers < were gathered on the main ! lu
deck and there was . \ hearty cheer as'ns' '
the admiral the ,
came up gangway j s
Admrial Evans was escorted forivl
ward at Once and in the quarters of ; bl
Captain A. Richter. master of the ! I [
Kron Prinz. he and the prince met. ! to
The prince came forward and taking nn
the hand of the naval otlicer shook it ; m
warmly. j u"
! v.-
EVANS GREETS THE PRINCE.
I am very glad to see you sir , " Th
said the admiral.Everybody in the
United States is waiting to welcome ! W
fon. It is my pleasure , sir. to form- j
iVo
ally greet you in their behalf. "
"I thank you sir , and through you
the people of your country , " respond
ed ( the prince. "I am very glad to be
Fie
here on this splendid day. The cm-
peror directed me to convey his com Anr
pliments to you , admiral , and I do so AnHi
with very great pleasure. " Elis
Admiral Evans expressed gratifica-
tion at the thoughtfulness of the em- j -
peror. He presented the members of
his staff and the prince gave each a He
bearty handshake and a cordial word.
The newspaper correspondents who ,
ire to accornpnay the prince on his' '
tour through the country were aJso 3e
Introduced by the admiral.
Thi
Cortez a 1'risoner. i
Manila , Feb. 24. A force of native
onstabulary at Santa Cruz , province 3e
: Laguna , Luzon , has captured Cor i.
tez , second in command to the Insur
gent < General Malvar , and turned him : But
'
over to the military authorities. Cor-
tez was in fancied security in a suburb
f : Santa Cruz known as Alipit , and
was raisincr funds for the insurrection.
friendly native informed Inspector a J
Borenson of this fact and the capture me
f Oortei followed. :
MEW KIND Or RAILROAD TIES.
kmth American Mora Timber to
Tried by 1'cutiHylvania Hood.
The Pennsylvania Itailroud is soon to
begin an experiment with a new kind
) f wood for ties. Orders have been
placed and several consignments of the
material are now on the way r'rorn
South America , says the Pbilade.p..iu
Ledger. As KOOU aa the vasseis arrive
preparations will be made for pacing
tinui ties ut points along the main li.e
ind in uiid around Philadelphia. Th
Jes are of Mora , wood , and come from
British Guiana. It is claimed for them
Jiat ; they will last Ufty years , the tirn-
jer being exceedingly hard uml pusOi
jessing the quality of durability. Ihu
present ties last from three to tt'u
r'eurs. The purchasing price alone for
jaeh tie of the Mora wood IB ? 1 , and
he delivery price about $1.50. The co < t
of the white cuk ties , which the roa.l
ha been using , is about 75 cents each.
There have been mtny expcriuiwits
aiade during the hist twenty-live year.-i
to procure some material ior t.e th.it
towi
ivill staud tlio severe tests from heavy
iud fast tratfie , but tluis fur no su > -
-c.ssful results have been attiiiin J.
\Iunjr patent iirf.st'rvutive pruios'-
ji\o u-ieii resorted to , such as el t-in.-
als to preserve rhe wood , cement ea-
ill steel and steel piatos hent
nto oval or souiI-Lalf moon shape ,
iow the Lake rSiiuie and MIfhig. : .
Southern Hallway is experimenting u.i
Its main line , near Sundnsky. Uu.o.
Itswi
ivith a design of steel ties constrnel tl
Torn old worn cut sixty-live pou.ul
Bteel rails.
About $ CO,000,000 Is now spent aunu-
illy by the railroads OL the country lor
renewing woru-out tlos. it being es > L-
mated ; that 112,000,000 new ties are
leedecl eacli year. The total number o. '
> s now in use on the railroads of the
country Is calculated at 7SO.100,000.
Jj"
I'his demand is BO great aud the here
tofore sources of supply are so nearly
exhausted , says the Black Diamond ,
hat ; the International Society of Arbo
riculture has undertaken to encourage
the growing of catalpa trees , with spe-
ial reference to the need of crosstlo.s
for American railways. White oak ,
aiierack , white cedar , chestnut , ph.e
ind redwood , which have up to this
iine been used for ties , are becoming
oo costly , if not too scarce , to supply
rhe demand from tin's source. The so (
ciety sug eiits that the catalpa bo
slanted along the right ofay of rall-
oad lines , not only as a future source
supply , but as a moans of adding to
lie ' pleasure and comfort of travelers. |
J'ies s from this wood , it is claimed , will
.ast thirty-live years.
OUSTED A TRESPASSER.
Sparrow J"nmpc < l "Woodpeckers' Claim
nnd Was Piifto FTi ht. j
"This la. t spring , " said the man who '
fond of watching bird-life , "a couple
. .
red-headed woodpeckers started to
ouild a nest in telegraph pole near my
lomc. The pole was an old one. having
spliced , and the birds started to
lig ; out a hole at this point. I think
hat ) they thought when they sounded
he spot that there was a rotten place
nrithin where it would be easy work ,
dialling a nest. But they were doomed j
be disappointed , for the pole was a
iivm one and the building of their home
progressed slowly. They were gritty ,
iiowever , and relieved each other at
short intervals , and the 'tap. tap' of
their bills went on steadily from sun
rise to sunset.
"Their perseverance won out at last
ind they had a home that they might
all their own. For the first time in
several weeks they left the spot to
gether , probably to celebrate the fin
ishing of the nest. While they were
nvay a sparrow chanced to discover
he hole and proceeded at once to jump
he claim during the absence of the
rightful ownors.
"When the woodpeckers returned
"rorn their celebration. " said the b'rd-
ver , according to the Detroit Freeii
Press , "they discovered the sparrow j
lugging straw Into their home as fast' '
it conld be carried. If birds can
wear. those two woodpeckers d'G
svhen they went for that sparrow with
blood < in their oyes. From their actions
rather gained tJ-f idea that they tried
impress him with the fact that they
linrtn't been working on that bole for a
Month < for tlip fun of the thing. I think
under the situation tint the intruder
was lucky to escape with its life. "
" \Vlien Father Rode the Goat.
Che house is full of arnica
And mystery profound ;
do not ilare to run about ,
Or make the slightest sound ;
leave the bi Diano shut. e
And do not strike a note ; 5
the doctor's been here seven timea
e
Since father roJe the goat ,
( joined the lodge a week agi s
Got ( in at 4 a. m.
Vnd sixteenth brethren brought him horn
Thotipb he says he brought them.
wrist was sprained , and one bfe rip t
Had * rent his Sunday cort fc
Chen * must have been n lively fcC
When , father rode the goat.
Ele's resting on the couch to-day. Iit
And practicing his signs t
Fhe hailing signal , working grip D
And other monkeyshines ;
< mutters pas.swonla 'neath his breath ,
And other things he'll quote
Hiey surely had an evening's work
When father rode the goat.
has n gorgeous uniform ,
All gold and red and blue ;
hat with plumes and yellow braid ,
And golden badges , too.
, somehow , when we mention It ,
He wears a look sogrim.
wonder if he rode the goat ,
Or if the goat rode him.
When a man and his wife dress for
party at the same time. It means that
is kept busy waiting on him. and
hrows on a few articles and hairpins
wtweea times.
NEBRASKA NOTES
Fairbdry 's fair will be held fief.
tcmocT 9 to 12.
Eosemont parties are prospecting
for coal and have uncovered
small deposits.
The Nebraska conference of
Evangelical Lutheran synod is in
sion at Kearney.
The Presbyterians will erect a S3-
000 building at Omaha to be used a *
a theological seminary.
Crete will decide at the spring : ele
.
tion whether the city shall own am.
electric light plant.
New machinery is being put Into
the Columbus wooden shoe factory
arid the output is to be increased.
Five hundred persons attended th *
Cass County Farmers' institute afc
Weeping Water.
McCouk is the latest place to hava
an attack of the oil craze and a com
pany is be to ogarmed to sink a testj
well.
well.The
The Congregationalists of Ta > ior
have made the last payment on the
debt which has been hanging over
the parsonage.
The Friend Telegraph has started
in on its twenty-fifth year and is still
able to express its editor's ideas with
out stuttering.
Ar.icles of incorporation have beeta
iiled with the secretaiy of state for
the state bank of Stuart , with a paid
up capital slock of SI0.000.
Bridget McCawley of N precinct Ini
the south part of Seward co inty , was
adjudged insane and will be taken bo
the h-ispital at Lincoln.
Jackson county farmers intend sovr
,
ing a larger acreage of sugar beets
than ever bcfor ; . The tops make
good fndder and the roots are used lot
the manufacture of sugar.
Burglars entered the store of W.
Badger & Co. at Arlington and helj
ed themselves to a few pairs of shoes
Nothing else is missing. They gain-
led entrance through the front door. '
threats that the new
court house at Center will be burned
us soon as finished , the Knox county
commisisioneis are keepiug a cluss
watch on the building.
A. K. Yantis of ISiobrara was bad4
ly burned auout the arms and face bj
the explosion of a gasoline soldering
torch. An assistant smothering hii
burning clothes before damage r&
suited.
At a meeting of citizens at Valley
it i was decided to form a stock corn
pany with a capital of S10,000 , to e h
tiiblish an independent telephone
3 -mpiny , eventually to connect with *
other independent lit > es throughout
the state.
IT. C. Russell , fomrcrly commit
sioner of public lands and 'mildings ,
Slid that the old soldiers of Nebraska
would ask ihe state legislature for ant
appropriation of $75 001) for a new
htme at Milford and repairs at Grand ]
Island.
Eoy McTCee , of Columbus , the hotel
clerk charged with the larceny ol
checks aggregating S1G8 taken from
letters deposited in the private mail *
ing \ box at the Meridian hotel , was
acquitted upon preliminary examina
tion before County Judge Eaterman.
A. Moorse , who passed a forged
sheek for $500 on the First Rational
bank of Fremont has been arressled
in Oklahoma. He is said to have
passed similar checks at ft rand Isl snd
and Kansas City , llisgime was to
represent himself as a steward for a
government survey party.
The company which has been or
ganized at Valptiaiso to prospect foi
joal has decided to go ahead and con
tract with experts to put down a core
drill to a suiliclent depth to ascer
tain whether there is coal in that vi-
ciuity.
Elisha Ferguson was brought back
from Washington oy the Custei
county authoiities en suspicion that
he was concerned in a hog-stealing
episde. . His preliminary hearing re
sulted in acquittal , there being no
evidence against him. Chris Burbop ,
who lives in Custer county , was not
so fortunate , but was bound over to
Uand trial in the district court.
Eoy McKee , former night clerk uf
the Meridan hotel at Columbbus , has
been arrested at David City on the
complaint of Landlord Wisentine ,
who charges him with taking two
letters , containing checks for S168 ,
belonging to one of the guests. The
missing letters were found in the
room occupied by Mclvee , after hia
departure. He denies all knowledge
3f the letters.
Sheriff J. D. McBride went to tne
dome of Peter Peters , three miiea
eist fo Avoca. and arrested his son ,
George Peters , oa a capias issued
last fall by Judge .lessen , and took
him to Piattsmouth and placed him
n jail. In 1897 Minnie Ivilliau had
George Peters arrested and secured
judgement against him for S13 00but
instead of paying it he moved tQ
Iowa , where he has been in bidinf
until his return Jst week.- * -