Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, March 13, 1902, Image 3

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SWEPT TO DEATH.
Colorado Iklfnni * riiiili * By Mountain
A vnlnnclu : .
The most terrible snowsllde accl
dent ever known Jn Leadville , , Colo
rado , caused the death of from thirty
to seventy-five men at the Li'e'tj '
Hell mine on Smuggler mountain.
Although the scene of the disaster is
scarcely two miles from this town ,
Information Is difficult to obtain cu
account of the precipitous character
af the roads and the vast amount ol
snow. Nearly all the buildngs of the
fjiberty Hell mine were carried down
fcy the slideall the books which show
the number of names of the men
employed being lostso that the death
list can hardly be known for many
hours , possibly not until the rescuers
have removed the immense quantity
"of snow , rocks and logs from the can
yon where the victims lie buried
It seems that two slides occurred
firactically in the same placethe sec
ond burying those who were trying
to rescue the victims of the first.
The first slide occurred at 7:30 o'clock
this morning , while the men of the
day shift were preparing for their
day's work.
j About 200 men are employed in the
JDjines and mills of the Liberty Bell
Company , and less than half of these
were a work at the time cf the acci
dent. The others were in the board-
Ing house or in the bunkhouse nearby.
Both these buildings were carried
jlown the mountain side a distance of
2,000 feet and crushed to kindling
vood by tons of snow. It was 10
o'clock before news of the disaster
jached Telluride. At once a number
) f men started for the scene. Mean
time , the survi-ving employes of the
iLiberty Bell began the work of res-
feu ing the victims of the slide. Sev-
iral were taken outalive.and a dozen
br more bodies were moved from the
snow , which lay piled twenty-feet
jdeep in the bottom of the canyon. A
'little after noon , a second slide , start-
Bug a short distance above the first
md practically f illowing its track ,
gwcpfc down the mountain side , bury
ing many of the rescuers.
A third slide came down at 3
j'clock , about one mile below the
Jberl.y Bell mines , and Gus V < n
Pintel , John Powell and Paul Dalpra ,
{ who were on their return from the
3ne of the catastrophe this morning
rere swept away. Harry Chase lost
jis life at the Liberty Bell , whib as-
iisting in the rescue of the unfor
tunates of the first slide of this morn
ing.
ACTOR CARLTON IS INJURED.
Shock in Collision aud Unable to
1 Appear.
; W. B. Carleton of the "Florodora"
tcmpany , playing in Philadelphia ,
came here last night in response to
4be telegram about the injury of his
father , W. T. Carletou , in a collision
* n the New York , Philadelphia &
( Norfolk railroad yesterday. The elder
iCarlton was unable to appear at th"
. "Florodora" performance here last
night , having wrenched his spine
'somewhat , but his son says he is
( suffering chiefly from shock aud after
A few days rest he expects to be able
\o resume iis ; role.
BIG OIL WELL RUNNING WILD.
nt Beaumont Cauuot be Con-
troll , d.
One of the big six-inch oil gushers
of Beaumont , Tex. , was being exhi
bited late this afternoon when it blew
ant the section of pipe connecting
the great valve , and went wild. It
Is throwing a solid stream of oil to-
foight and there will be much diffi
culty in shutting it off. There is a
high wind aud the oil is being blown
sver the fields. Drilling rigs were
ordered shut down and guards are
| > atrolling to prevent any one taking
light into dangerous promixity of
ihe spray from the gusher. It is
estimated that the well is wasting
two thousand barrels of oil an hour.
Foand With skulls Crushed.
Bartel Sweeney of Bid way , Pa. ,
an aged farmer , and his daughter ,
Mary , were found last ni < : hb in their
home at Wilcox with tueir skulls
Crushed and the bodies very much de
composed. Sweeney was quite well-
to-do and the supposition is that rob
bery was the motive.
Mining Kegions in Ferment.
The mining regions of Spain are in
-t ferment of agitation. At Albujon
jgnd Madriajos rioters have set fire to
the octroi offices and burned the doc
uments they contained. There has
jjeen another outbreak of disorder at
( Barcelona. Meetings are being held
frequently , with the object of declar-
Jng another general strike. The met
al workers are constantly assaulting
fcheir comrades who hare returned to
ROB STOCK BROKER.
Former Nebraska Man Made a. Victim at
Denver.
The fact has just b en made public
that J. M. lloughton , of Denver ,
one of the oldest stock brokers of the
state , with offices in the mining ex
change , was robbed of $25,000 worth
of jewelry and stocks which were
seceted in a small box in his office
Mr. lloughton has always preferred
placing his valuables into some nook
in his office , thinking that burglars
would go to the safe for booty and
overlook his secret hiding place. His
friends claim that his real l ss is be
tween fifty and seventy-five thousand
dollars.
The b-irglars apparently watched
Mr. Houghton when he placed tht
small box away and returned at night
and made the raid.
Mr. Houghton came here from Ne-
braka where he was in business for
several years prior to coming here.
cV.s yet there Is no clue to the burglai
or burglars.
DR. BURNETT FOUND GUILTY-
Hold Responsible for Death of Mm. Char
lotte S. Nichols.
The jury in the case of Dr. Orville
S. Burnett , who has been on trial
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Charlotte S Kichol of Nashville ,
Tenn. , returned a verdict of guilty
and recommended that Burnett be
sent to the penitentiary for fifteen
years. Burnett's attorneys will ask
for a new trial tomorrow. The ver
dict was a surprise as Judge Baker's
instructions to the juiy was consid
ered favorable to the defendant.
The case was one of the most an-
usualthat has ever been tried in the
Cook Bounty criminal court. Burn
ett , who is a young oentist , was
charged with being an accessory be
fore and after the act to the death of
Mrs. Nichol , even though It was ad
mitted by the prosecution that Mrs.
Nichol had committed suicide. The
state endeavored to establish the
point that Burnett and Mrs. Nichol
agreed to committ suicide together
and that the man weakened , allow
ing the woman to go to her death
alone.
The defense disputed that there
had been any agreement between the
two to end their lives together and
asserted that Mrs. Nichol had taken
her own life while Burnett was lying
intoxoicatcd at her side.
WINSBERG FOUND GUILTY.
Jury at Dead wood Said H Tried to Kill
Sol I-evison.
The jury has returned a verdict of
guilty against Leo Winsberg , the
young 5ew charged with attempting
to kill Sol Levinson , another Jew , by
shooting. Sentence will be pro
nounced March 7. The shooting oc
curred in Levicson's pawn broker's ;
shop in Dead wood , S. D. , December
4 , 1901 , over the settlement of some
business matters between them. Le
vinson was sitting at his desk and
Winsberg placed a revolver almost ) '
against his left breast and fired , the
ball going through the upper lobe of
the left lung. Levinson dodged be
hind tLe counters and show oases ,
and Winsberg fired three more shots
at him , none taking effect.
Winsberg endeavored at the trial
to establish self-defense. He testified
that Levinson had said he would kill
him and that on the night of the
shioting Levnison threatened to kick
him out. At the same time Levinsor.
stooped down and opened a draw < i
in his desk. Winsberg said he thought
Levinson was getting a revolver , and
that is why he shot him. The de
fendant said he had purchased a r ° -
volver for the purpose of killing h m-
self not caring to live after being
beaten out of all his money , and ha
intended to shoot himself as soon aq
he got out of Levinsoo's place. Le
vinson has fully recovered and waq
the principal witness in the case.
Sailors Must be Vaccinated.
Commencing Feb. 28 , all American
bound vessels from English ports in
fected with small-pox must have theii
officers , seamen , firemen and emi
grants vaccinated , unless they caq
show that they were recently inocu
lated with vaccine virus. The orde !
inrl des LiverpoolGlasgow and Lon
dun , but Plymouth and Southampton
so far are excepted. The United
States consul and health officers are
instituting a rigid system of inspec
tion. If the epidemic increases tbej
may suggest even more strict meas
ures.
Captain Streetcr Indicted.
Captain Streeter , of Chicago , clam
aint to the filled-in land on the lakj
front , known as the "District oj
Lake Michigan" will have to face \
trial on the chazge of murder. Hi
> vas indicted today by the grand jnrj
in connection with William McMan
ners , Henry Holdtke and Willian
Force , charged with being responsi
ble for the death of John S. Kirk , i
watchman employed by Henry 13
GREET HIM 'WELL
PRINCE H&NRY FEELS WARMTH
OF WESTERN WELCOME-
Chicago Sprends He sir Glnrof K - < 1
Fir to tiinomce HIH App" nrh TM-
Whole t ity Aids 111 li > nt > r U c r.i-
tlons Jivei j Avire. ! .
Chicago , March 4. A glare of re i
fire that could be seen for miles , the
blaze of hundreds of torclins , thy
spirkle of myriads of electric lights
and the cheers of thousands of peo
ple made up the lirat taste of Chica
go's hospitality that was given IVmce
Ujnry of Prussa , upon his arrival Ii
this city this evening.
His train arrived at the depot of
the Chicago & Alton railroad at 6:30 :
o'clock and from there , after he had
been formally welcomed by M.iyor
Hairison and the members of the
general reception committee , Prince
Henry rode through streets packed
with a dense multitude , whose cheers
compelled the distinguished visitor
to bow continually to right and left.
The prince arrived in the city at a
time when the street were thronged
to the utmost , it being the hour
when many thousands of people were
leaving their places of business for
ihe day , and of all these people it
seemed that nearly every one walked
over to Jackson boulevard to await
the arrival of the prince. For the
entire distance the sidewalks were
silidly massed with people so closely
packed that it was with the greatest
difficulty that the line of policemen
drawn up in front of the curb for
the entire distance , could restrain
the people from crowding over into
the street and encroaching upon the
line of carriages.
WELCOMK MOST FLATTERING.
No more flattering welcome could
have been extended any visitor , and
it came not so much from the offic
ials of the city as from its citizens.
Every building along the line of his
route , from the depot to the Audi
torium hotel , was traily decked with
banting , the prevailing scheme being
ttie . meric.m uud German flags in-
t : rfwined , with the black eagle of
Prussia over all. Many of the ouild-
t&KS had upon their fronts elaborate
devices made up of hundreds of elec
tric lights. There were "Welcomes"
by the dozen ; there were eagles and
flags , and there were strings of gay-
colored lights almost without num
ber. ! No hint of the decorations in
electric light decorations was given to
the prince until his carnage had
rolled over Jackson boulevard bridge ,
and was descending the gentle slope' '
that leads toward Michigan avenue.
Then almost in the same second the
lights were turned on , and what had
been but one second before a lane be
tween dark towering buildings , was
an avenue of dazzling light. The
torch-hearers , who were German vet
eran soldiers , lit the torches at al- .
most the same instant and from one
end of the boulevard , between the.
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bridge and Michigan nvenue , two-
thirds of a mile away , there was an
Instantaneous blaze of red fire from
both sides of the street.
For thirty minutes before the time
set for the arrval of the train at the
depot , every passageway leading Into
the building was lined with police
men standing elbow to elbow and
officers guarded every point from the
rear platform of the train to the line ]
of carriages.
The train stopped with the last car
in which Prince Henry rode opposite
the main gate of the depot.
GREETED BY THE MAYOR.
Awaiting its arrival , Mayor Harri
son and the members of the reception
committee had been standing for fif-
been minutes. The German ambassa-
3or , Baron von Holleben , was the
first to alight and was greeted at once
by Dr. Walter Wever , the Imperial
Gferman consul in Chicago. Dr. Wev-
3r was then presented by Baron von
Holleben to Prince Henry , and Dr.
Wever presented to the pr irce Mayor
Rarrisjn , who formally received the
visitors on behalf of the city of Chi
cago.
Prince Henry bowed his acknowl
edgements of Mayor Harrison's greet
ing , saying simply , "I thank you. "
Mayor Harrisonthen introduced to
the prince the committee of the com
mon council and members of the gen
eral reception committee. The suite
3f the prince and the members of the
reception committee then mingled
ind introductions followed
The mayor and the prince followed
t > y the others , then passed through
ihe large arched gateway and up the
stairs into the street. A dense
throng filled the street and the side-
Evalks for a square in either direction
ind ringing cheers nlled the air as
Lhe prince passed between the lines
jf blue-coated officers and emerged
apon the sidewalk , at the edge of
irhich his carriage stood in waiting.
Appeal iu Behalf of Bo n.
Washington D. C. , March 4. Bep-
resentative Sbafroth of Colorado , to-
lay presented a memorial from the
Colorado legislature "appealing to
) ur national administration to tendei
the good offices of onr government In
my dignified aud consistent manner
jhat will be conducive of peace be-
iween the South African republics
ind Great Britain to the end that
; he English government may b in-
laced to change its prewnt poltay. j
MOB TRIES TO RULE.
Strike Sy i | Ht' r.irat Norfolk , Vn. ,
Ural 1'olice.
Norfolk Ya. March 5. A mob ol
600 strike sympathizers thronged the
streets of Nurfolic today on which the
main line of the Norfolk Railway and
Light Company's cars are run and
the police are unable to cope with it
from noon until dark , when the
cars , which were guarded by detach
ments of military aud had run with
difficulty all day , were housed in the
barns.
In the county where the barns are
the military was in control of the
situation. Cars were repeatedly de-
riiled , wagon lo .ds of stones were
piled on the tracks and free fights
beU-een the military guards and the
crowd occurred during the day at fre
quent intervals.
In one difficulty a sergeant ran a
b-iyonet into the arm of H. H. Har-
mansef , a barber. Mrs. Harmausef ,
who was standing by her husband at
the time , knocked the sergeant to
the ground with b ith fists and dis
colored the face of Lieutenant Gale ,
who was near her. Several soldiers
were struck by missiles thrown
through the windows or the cars , A
prrat many arrests have been made ,
both by the police and military.
A conference was held today by
Mayor Beaman , Police Chief Veltines
and Colonel Higgins , commanding
the Seventy-first Virginia regiment ,
eight companies of which are in ser
vice , relative to placing the city un
der martial law.
The police force of 100 men has
been on duty for forty-eight hours
and is unable to meet the emergency.
It Is possible that the four additional
companies of the regiment and a bat
tery of artillery will be called for in
the morning to take charge of the
city.
Shoot * W fe , Kill * . Him elf.
Sargent , Neb. , March5. The town
of Taylor , eight miles north of here ,
was the scene of4 shocking tragedy ;
last night , the result of which is that
Ira. J. Lundy is dead and his wife
wounded , with very slight chance for
her recovery.
MrLundy was living at her home
with her little boy. Lundy had not
lived with his wife for over a year ,
owing to domestic differences. It
seems that he suspected her of im
proper conduct with a man named
Sregg , which suspicion is believed to
have been groundless. Lundy saw
Gregg in town the day of the shoot-
Ing and at once grew restless. Ho
bad shot off a revolver one night pre
vious near his wife's home , but peo
ple thought he did it merely to
frighten her. About 9:30 last even
ing some more shots were heard and.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Shutt , living
nenr by , went to investiagte. They
were shocked upon opening the door
to find Lund ? dead and his wife near
ly so. No doctors being in the town
of Sargent , Burwell doctors were sent
for. At 10 oclock this morning Mrs.
Lundy was still alive , but there is
slight chance for her recovery.
In all five shots were fired , three
took effect in Mrs. Lundy and two
in Lundy. Mrs. Lundy was shot in
the back and face and Lundy in the
breas.t. When Lundy turned the re
volver on himself he killed himself
Instantly. Lundy and his wife were
middle aged people with three grown
children.
The Patrlcft BItmlnr Trial.
New York , March , 5. The evi
dence of John W. Truesdale , a hand
writing expert from Syracuse , was j
continued today in the trial of Al- ,
bert T. Patrick. He testified yesterI I
day that the disputed signatures
were forgeries of the name of William j
Rice. To ? ay Robert M. Moore , of ;
Patrick's counsel , showed the v/itness i
some conceded signatures which he
said resembled more closely the dis- ,
puted signatures than those put in i
evidence by the prosecution and the j
witness said it was true ihat in some ,
of them the "shaded down strokes"
and other mannerism of Mr. Rice's
writing were lacking.
Woman Kill * a Saloonkeeper.
Kansas City March 5. Flo Free
man shot and killed Peter McCaffrey ,
a saloonkeeper , in a quarrel on the
corner at Fifth and Walnut streets
ths ! morning. When arrested the
woman admitted the shooting , but
said that she had fired in self-de
fense , McCaffrey having first struck
her. Both were under the influence
of liquor. McCaffrey was thirty-five
years of age. The Freeman woman
was born in Illinois and had lived at
Hannibal and Quincy , coming here
five years ago.
Settle on Kansas Farms.
Emporia , Kas. , March 5. A
load of emigrants from Dubois , Netf. ,
reached Emporia this afternoon. The
company is comp sed of twelve fami
lies of Swedes , seventy persons in all.
The special train which brought the
emigrants was made up of seventeen
freight cars and one passenger coach. !
The colonists brought all their effect !
nd foods , including live stock. Tht
men all have considerable money.
A DOCTOE
BESTOWS HONORS ON
THE GERMAN PRINCE-
KofiLIc Hay t Cambridge Prosltlcnl
Kliot Cont rn Irprr p of I , I , . D. VlhJ-
liir 0oeOver ( . 'oUrRO Grounds and
K Interest in Gymna liijn.
Boston , Mass. , March 7. Prince
Henry of Prussia was the guest ol
Huston today and his welcome to the
city was a cordial one. Gov. Wiu-
throp Murray Crane and Mayor Col-
'ins , acting for the state and the
telly , extending the official courtesies
to oJm , and when the prince cere-
'monltmsly returned their calls he
j went to Cambridge to deliver the gifts
of his brot > er , the kaiser , to the
Germanic museum and to receive
from Harvard the honorary degree of
doctor of laws.
Prince Henry's first act at the Har
vard union shortly after he received
the degree was to propose and lead
three cheers for President Roosevelt ,
who is a Harvard alumni. The
prince received a cablegram from the
emperor congratulating him on his
newest honor.
Tonight the prince was given a
dinner by the city of Boston and sat
at a table with more than two hun
dred of the representatives citizens
of the commonwealth. He will re
sume his journey early in the morn
ing , and tomorrow he will visit Al
bany and the United States military
academy at West Point en route to
New York , which he will reach Fri
day evening. Bright sunlight fa
vored the day and the streets and av
enues were thronged.
FINDS A SNOW CLAD CITY.
Prince Henry's first view of Boston
was of a snow clad city upon which
there shone a sun from a clear sky.
Hutdreds of workmen were busy at
daylight clearing the streets through
which the prince and his party were
to pass and by 8 o'clock the route was
ID excellent condition , the thorough
fares had been roped off and details
of police were at their stations.
The bad storm of yesterday had
Impaired the decorations , but it did
not take long today to repair the
damage and nearly the entire route
through the city was brilliant with
color before the prince arrived. Ger
man flags of red , white and black
predominated in many places over
the red , white and blue.
Long before the special train was
due crowds began to assemble in the
neighborhood of the Great South sta
tion and extended along the stieets
assigned for the passage of the pro
cession.
The mayor , with his secretary and
several of the city officials reached
South station shortly after 9 o'clock.
The First battalion of cavalry , one
of the best of Massachusetts' volun
teer troops , had been drawn up in
the station ready for escort duty. A
dozen open carriages were in waiting
to convey the prince and his party tc
Hotel Somerset , their first stopping
place in this city.
Near the carriages a battalion ol
the Massachusetts naval brigade was
drawn up , ready to assume duty as
guard of honor as the prince and bis
cavalry escort approache.d With the
detail was a band. The train was
made up of two engines and seven
cars and officials of the New York
Central , assisted by those of its Bos
ton & Albany branch , were in charge.
GIS.KETKD BY THE JJAYOR.
Mayor Collins and President Doylo
of the board of alderman and Presi
dent Dolan of the common council
were received by Rear Admiral Ev
ans as soon as the tiain st < pped. The
officials were escorted into the car
and introduced to Prince Henry.
Colonel Bingham , military aide of
President Roosevelt , led the way in
to the big station , where the cavalry
was lined up at attention. Then folj
lowed Rear Admiral Evans , Prince
Henry , Assistant Secretary of State
Hill and Mayor Collins. Other mem
bers of the party brought up the rear.
Crowds which had come in on local
trains and which rilled the waiting
rooms cheered as soon as they caught
sight o the party coming from the
train. The prince raise J his hat in
acknowledgement of the greeting.
Several minutes were occupied in
escorting the visitors to their carri
ages. That of the prince was placed
at the head of the line. The prince
and Admiral Evans , who were in full
uniform , were cheered at every step
of their short walk to their carriage
and Prince Henry acknowledged the
greetings by saluting.
As the line of carriages moved out
of the driveway at the end of the
station the immense crowd outside
began t ; cheer , and the procession
made it ? way through the throngs of
persons making most hearty demon
strations of welcome.
Each carriage was accompanied by
four outriders , and behind that of
the prince were three policemen on
foot.
Funston Need Not Go Back.
Chicago , March 7. The Record-
Herald tomorrow will say :
When Major General Otis retires
from command of the department of
the lakes March 24. he will be suc
ceeded by Major Geneial MacArhar ,
DOW in command of the department
af Colorado. The vacancy caused by
litter's transfer to Chicago will be
filled by Brigadier General Funston ,
who has recently returned from the
Philippines.
NEBRASKA n'
Cass county farmers have organize *
an association.
A Hamilton county man caught a
fiO-puund badger in a trap.
Thirty-two Swedes , all relatives ,
recently arrived from the old country ;
and settled on 2700 acres of Boji
' ounty land.
The building owned by H. W. Gal-
I.ighur at Homer , was des'royed by
'ire causing a loss of $1,000.
Dr. Yorletz and A. Englart were
fined $100 each for selling liquor il-
fgally at Lodge Pole. Both pleaded
County Judge Dupinof Seward , ex
perienced another stroke of apoplexy.
He had the first stroke on lastThur *
day.
Sheriff Lusk of Tekamah , arrested
John Wcdgewood for the allege
'
nhooting of his father-in-law , J. A.
Marsh , last Friday. It Is now
thought that Marsh will recover. }
E. Roberts has been sentenced t *
eighteen months for forgery. Robert *
is the man who was shot by tLe may-
shall while resisting arrest at Waho *
some three weeks ago.
Charles Madsen , of Pender , died al
St. Joseph's hoslpital , Sioux City ,
la. , from injuries received four week !
ago when he was attacked by m Tit- }
ious bull.
Rev. E. O. Elliot , who has been a
resident of Fullerton for the part
five or six years , became violent an4
is now confined in the county jail t *
await the action of the Board of In *
Vanity.
When a post mortem examinatlom
nf the infant of Mr. Budig , of Mo-
Cook , was made it was found that
the child had swallowed a large
crew , which lodged in its wlndpip *
and caused instant death.
The citizens of Galley organized ,
the Douglas County Telephone com * .
piny , with a capital stock of $10,000 ,
51,000 of which is paid. The line will
be connected with Arlington , Greta *
nnd Waterloo.
Rural delivery routes will be estafo
ished April 1 from Franklin , Frank- .
in county , with George F. Sale an
5imuel O. Sturtevanti as carriers. '
The routes cover eighty-five squart
miles and effect 850 people. j
Eight new. telephones have been
Hit in as man ? business houses ia
r ylor within the past few days.
This puts Taylor merchants in closa
communication with farmers ani
ranchmen for miles around.
E. E. Blackman , of the state His-
iorical society , is going to make %
glimmer campaign of the Lewis and
Claik route along Nebraska this year ,
with the view of identifiyng the va
rious landmarks described in tbt
maiy journals of the expedition.
J. E. Bartholmen , while moving-
lis household goods into Linwcod'
from Bell wood , was thrown from tht
w.igon and one wheel passed over
him , breaking seven ribs and inflict
ing ot'-er ' injuries. Dr. Beede of
David City was called. He does nofe
give much hope cf bis recovery. _ ,
In the district court Augusta
Pruhs has begun suit against Mrs.
'
Clauson tu recover 810,000 damages ,
alleging that the defendant , for six
years , treated her cruelly that her
growth was permanently stunted.
Mrs. Clauson has entered a denial of ;
ail the allegations. r
Eramett Roberts , who was shot a
few weeks ago by Marshal Smith of
Wahoo while resisting arrest , being
charged with forgery , has been sen
tenced to eighteen months in the1
peni entiary by Judge Sornberger.
Robert's home is in Newton , la. ,
nnd he is wanted there on a similar
charge.
Chris Schmidt , of Columbus , was
bound over to the district court on
the charge of grand larceny. A man
by the name of Teten alleges that !
Schmidt took S60 from his pants ,
while they were sleeping In a livery
arable. Schmidt has been under a
similar charge before , but escaped on
account of lack of evidence.
Willis , soa of George Wright , of
Kearney , was inn over and killed by
freight train No. 27 on the Union
Pacific railroad at Kearney. Indica
tions are that the boy was catching a
ride and was either getting on or off
when he fell from the ladder on the
side of the car beneath the car wheels.
The train was slowing tip at the
time of the accident and it was not
discovered until the trian had
stopped.
Sheriff Smalley , of Cheyenne took
charge of Frank Taylor , who was ar
rested by Sheriff Byrnes at Ames fot ,
the theft of a watch.
J. W. Dentler , of Eagle , was ad-
fudged insane at Lincoln and com *
toitted to the asylum. He has been
throwing his money away on various
wild schemes for some time , his la-
testtfreak being to pay $30 for a pllt
Df scrap iron. He also gained notor *
lety by advertising that "His Maj-j
ssty , the Devil" would appear i *
public at the Ollyer theatre , . . . '