HOME OF VETERANS
HOT SPRINGS SANITARIUM TO BE THING
OF BEAUTY ,
OMAHA MAN IS ARCHITECT
RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM CONVEN
TIONAL LK-ES.
INNOVATION OF BUILDINGS
Nebraska Men Interesred Alone With South
Dakota Members-Congressman Cannon
a Fnend of Project.
Washington , Dec. 20. Doubtless
\t \ there are hundreds or old soldiers in
the west who feel a vital interest in
the proposed sanitarium wjich is to
he a uart of ihe branch of the soldi
or's home at Hot Springs , S D.
Last winter congress made an appro
priation in aid of the project. With
the opening of this session the house
committee on appropriations is con
sidering the architect's tentative
plans for the various buildings of
the sanitarium , which contemplate
-it total expenditure of half a million
dollars. These plans were drawn by
Thomas R. Kimball 'f Omaha , whose
ability as an architect is generally
recognized. Nebraskans are well ac
quainted with his work at the Oma
ha exposition in which he displayed
a genius for combining architectural
conceptions with practical ideas to
meet the requirements of the case.
The plans of the sanitarium met the
unanimous indorsement of the na
tional board for the management of
soldier's homes. Supt. II. E. Pal
mer , of Nebraska , a member of the
board , submitted tne nlans to 'Uncle
Jie" Cannon , chairman of the house
committee on appropriations , slated
for spetker of the next house , who
did not hesitate to say that he was
favorably impressed with the unique
features of the plans. To have won
Uncle Joe's favor so readily within
itself speaks volumes for the.adequacy
of the architect's scheme.
Conventional ideas of hospital ar
ohitecture have been lost sight of in
this case. Briefly stated the plan de
fines an eight-spoked wheel , the hub
of which represents a court or plaza
the diameter of which is abouc 200
feet , a colonnade through which the
inmates may walk under cover to
the various buildings which stand in
relation to it as do spokes to the hub
of a wheel. Beneath the colonnade
is a subway , affordiug a conduit for
all plumbing , pipes and as a passage
way for supplies which are wheeled
upon trucks Irom the s'orehcuse. In
the center of the court is a fountain
into which flows the hot mineral
water whose medicinal pr peties have
made famous the hot springs of
South Dakota. Standing at the spke >
which points toward the city of Hot
Springs is the administration build
ing two stories and basement , with
architectural adornments , furnishing
egress and ingress to the grounds.
Diametrically Apposite or upon the
other side of the court , is the kitch
en , storehouse , guardhouse , bath
house , etc. , which stands , of course ,
in the rear. Between these two main
structures there are thr e hospitals
buildings on either side of the wheel ,
each taking the re-ative position of
as many spokes jutting out from the
colonnade. Tnese are. two story
structures having a capacity of over
fifty beds each. They are thirtv
feet wide and possibly 100 feet long.
A porch runs al ing one side of each.
Inclined planes lead from the colon
nade into these hnpsital buil.-lings.
easy of ascent , there being no stair
way. There are many windows on
both sides , aff rding a superanun-
dance of light The system of venti
lation is exnau.stivc and seen.inglv
perfect , creating const-intly a fresh
supplv 'f pun ; air. In fact , the con
trolling idea uf the architect seems
to have been to attain the maximum
supplv nf sunshine and fresh air Up-
to-date ideas of perfect sanitarium
down tothe smallest detail have been
suggested. bnt > < iii'g to tear approved
scientific principles , as an atli-inct to
the curative pr.'pertirs of the min
eral water which abounds , the valm
of which was recngnz"d ; bv the fn-
dians long bef < ue tl.e white man
found in them a remedy fur many
ills.
4 Messrs. Martin and "Burke. South
Dakota's representatives in the low-
er house of congress , are doing rhejr
utmost t'i secure an increase in the
appropriation for this great project
with 'air promise of success nt the
present sessi"n. It is a rnn'ter which
is eng-iging the attesti < n of the
members from several western states
fnr the reason that the completion of
the sanitarium will afford an ideal
nnme for disabled veterans all over
the mid-west f-ir whom there is to
day no room in government hospitals.
Killed to Save His Life.
Reading , Pa . Dec. 20. An Inn in
Taridai. an Italian , aged seventeen ,
who on July 4 last shot John Traver.
Edward Ilartrnan arid Samuel Sitzcl.
young men who had assaulted him
after having tried to pick a fight
with him. wlii e he was playing a
street-piano , and all three of whom
subsequently died , was acqnitte-1 in
court here today TarlrJai claimed
sel'-'lefense and said that'he ' killed
the three men to save his own life.
TRAMP LIVED IN MANSION 7 WEEKS
He Slept Much. Ate a Plenty and Enjoyed Him-
Self Hugely-Offered to Work for it.
Philadelphia , Dec. 20. During
the last seven weeks James Smith , a
vagrant , wh was arrainged before
Magistrate Kochersperger in the
central police court , has lived in
more ease and luxury than has prob-
aoly e.ver fallen to the lot of a tramp
While tramping through Belfry ,
Pa. , seven weeks ago Smth. happened
to pass the beautiful old mansion ,
the country residence of Peter Say-
bold t , a deputy sheriff.
Smith had seeu many beautiful
houses in his extensive travels , but
the old mansion impressed him so
much that he decided to make it his
residence for the winter.
lie made such elaborate promises
of wcrking about the the place to the
old woman who was acting as care
taker to the house that she did not
hesitate to admit him. Once inside
the house Smith could not be induced
to leave.
He selected the choicest room in
the mansion and proceeded to lix it
p to suit himself. The ued io his
room was not to hi ? liking , so he put
an evtra feather mattress on it.
He also increased tne number of
pictures in his room by carrying a
few from other rooms in the house
atd banging them on the walls of his
own loom Each day he ate three
meals. On several occasions the
tramp tried to induce the caretaker
of the house to serve his breakfast
to him in his room. Smith continu
ally talked about the wor he intend
ed doing about the place , but he
never did any.
Last Sunday Deputy Sheriff Say-
buldt. accompanied by his daughter
and his sistertook a trip to Belfry to
s < je that good care was being taken
of the house. The deputy sheriff
was surprised and grew angrv when
he heard of Smith's presence in the
house. Although it was late in the
afternoon Smith was still sleeping
comfortably in h'S room an 1 Sayboldl
pulled him out of bed without any
ceremony. Sayboldt's first thought
was to th t ash the tramp , but he fi
nally decided to have him arrested.
Smith admitted to the magistrate
that he had been living in Savboldt's
summer residence , and also acknow
ledged that he had st > pped in the
nouse of correction for three months.
The latter place was thought by the
magistiate to be tht best for Smith ,
and he was committed there fur six
months more.
Boers are Coming to Colorado.
Denver , Coin. , Dec. 20. Nearly
nine thousand.B- . , it is said , are
reparing to "trek" to America , and
will settle in Col irad n New Mexico
and Texas. The representative of
this movement is General Samuel
Pearson , late quart ° rmaster general
of the South African republic , whose
headquarters are in New York.
Colorado frienrts of the Boers have
been in communication with tLe gen
eral in regard to suitable lands for
the settlers , and General M. De Vil-
liers , who is now looking over the
l.mds has expressed himself as very
favorably impressed with this state.
The American Offer the Best.
City of Mexico. Dec. 20. TheMe.x
kan government has received offers
fromNew YorK financiers for a gold
loan for public works , the govern
ment having the authorization of
congress to contract such a loan. The
governranet is in no hurrv , and is
paying for the works out of its am
ple reserve Junds , and it is not ev-
pected to contract the loan until it
can do so on teiras which will be
satisfactory. The government has
received from abroad intimations
i hat it can secure a gold loan for
establishing a gold basis of curreucy ,
but the luan for such a purpose can
not be rontrcted without authoriza
tion from congress.
Calls President an Enemy.
Chelsea. Mass . Dec. 20. "I want
a warrant for President Roosevelt , "
said Charles C. White , a well-tu-do
citizen , tod.ry at ti.e central police
station. Addressing Police Captain
Grover , Wliite continued :
' He hired 1'im McCarthy and John
Faiey to assault me the other day
and 1 was assau'ted ' h/them im East
ern avenue. R-osevelt was there in
his carriaiie and encouraged the men
while they were stiiking me. "
Then the speaker nimbled into a
long string of < ( < mplaints against
President Roosevelt and the coal
queti"ri. . The man was laboring un
der excitement and resisted arrest.
He was overpowered and a loaded re-
v-ilver and a razor were found on
him. lie is held for an examination
by phvsiciaus.
Barringer Stahhei ! to Ceath.
St. Louis. D.V. . 20 J. W. Barrin
Ji. aged 27 years , a civil engi
neer in the employ ol the St. Louis ,
Memphis & Southeastern riilruid ; ,
vas stahbeJ to death bv S. M. Mor-
t'Hi. in the Gramts hui'Mng. Morten ,
who ? s * ( a civil eigineer. but at
ire n' Mitof nip wmt. . was arrsted
d t * n to ti e p lice station.
I h " h toi-k a rinse of pni.snn , from
v\ii eh .ie was given relit f at the ci y
dispensary. The dead man was th J
sou ofa prominent army officer.
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Y
FLEET TO BE HANDY.
Dewey Within Striking Distance of Yenez-
uela-Not Likely to be Needed.
Washington , Dec. 18. Disposition
of Admiral Dewey's fleet during the
holidays is to be made under the di
rection of the secretary of the navy ,
ID view of the increasing complica
.
tions arising in connection with
Venezuela , and the wishes of this
government not to arouse suspicion
unnecessarily by dispatching a large
naval force to Venezuela waters.
Admiral Dewev cabled tue depart
ment in regard to the orders for his
fleet during the Christmas holidays.
Orders are now in preparation for
the various vessels and will be for
warded to the admiral in the next
day or two.
! No reflection upon Admiral Dewey
is intended by the navy department
in deciding to give up the orders for
his snips , instead of giving him a
free hand in the matter as it was ex- ,
i ected would be done That there may
be a thorough co-operation of the navy
with the state department in the
handling or the Venezuelan situa
tion , however , it seemed that the
question could be more satisfactorily
settled here , as the navy depart
ment is in possession of all the facts
regarding the action of the allied
powers , and danger of conflicting
with the policy of the state depart
ment will be averted.
It is unlikely that men of war will
be sent to La Guayra , the feeling be
ing that the presence of American
men of war at this time might cause
uneasiness among the allied powers ,
as well as offer encouragement to
President Castro to maintain his de
fiant attitude.
On the other hand the situation
has grown so acute within the past
few days that both state and navy
department ollicials are agreed that
it will not be amiss to reudevous the
fleet in ports within easy range of
the Venezuelan coast.
Puts Tax on Soft Drinks.
Washiutgon , Dec. 18. Commission
er Yerkes of the internal revenue
bureau , has rendered a decision in
which he rules that druggists and
others who sell soda water dunks ,
claret soda , or similar beverages to
which distill d spirits , wine , or any
C'impounds ' thereof are added in any
quantity , however small , are requir
ed to pay specinl tax for retail liqti'r
dealers under the internal revenue
laws.
Under the old rulings druggists
and others were allowed to add to
soda water and other soft drinks and
inappreciable quantity of distilled
spirits or wines for flavoring pur
poses. The former ruling is levoked
to take effect January , 1903.
Mistaken For a Burglar.
Plat-tsmoutl : , Neb. , Dec 18. "News
has reached this ciry uf the t agct :
death of Henry Pierson , a former Ca.st
county citizen , which occurred ic- ,
'cently i-ear Guthrie , Okla. It ap-1
pears that a burglar had entered his1
home and the noise made by the in
truder awakened Mr. Pirrson. Pro
curing a revolver he pruceecied to
search the house for the burglir. ;
While passing through a room occu
pied by a farm hand , the latter ,
wno. had also heard the noise and
thinking Mr. Pirrson was the intrud
er , raiser ! his revolver and proceeded
to make a target out of the crouch
ing form of his employer. Owing to
the darkness of the room his a m was
n'ior. hut one of the bullets lodged in
Mr. Piers'm's ' left side. The wound
resulted in his death two weeks later.
Awful Act of Insane Man.
Lapeer. Mich. . Dec. 18 John Best ,
aged twentv-eight years , single , arose
from his bed during the night v\hile
insane , and cut Jasper Cleg 's hea 1
nearly 'iff with a ; azor. danger usly
wounded his own mother , wounded
nis sister and then shot himself to
death. Clegg , who was sixty years
of age , boarded at thr Best ! home.
Best was committed to the insane
asylum ab-wt a year ago. but six
months later was discharged as cured
Rest appears to have arisen from
his oed and g ne h'rst to the sleeping
room of Clrgg. lie attacked Clegg
with a razor , probably before the old
man awoke. The murderer then ev
idently returned to his own room and
to bed. At a later hour he again
arose'and went to the ronm of his
mother ITe struck Mrs. Best a blow
with the damaged razor. She sprang
out of bed. got away from the crazy
man and made her wav to the door.
Here she broke away from him and
ran to a neighbor's , where she tele
phoned for the sheriff.
Returned to the Hospital.
Osccnla. JSTel : . , Dec. 18. Sheriff
Fart man took the train from here
for Lincoln Tuesday morning , hav
ing in cus odv EM Snmueisnn , whom
he wis ; taking to the insane aslvnrn
at Lincoln. Mr Surnuelsori had bren
in the asylum bef-TO and was njs-
chargpd a couplef < years ago , cured
or at least harmless , but lately he
has got wots * again and it was
Mi ( light that wi'h the treatment he
would get at the asvlum it would
be tuucti better for him to be toere.
ASKS FOR HUSBAND
'
DODGE COUNTY WOMAN PLEADED AN
HOUR WITH THE GOVERNOR.
HERS A NOVEL ARGUMENT
IN A COLLISION A FIREMAN WAS KILLED
NEAR TABLE ROCK ,
FELL ASLEEP IN HIS CAB
Severe Winter in Hungary Causing Many
Deaths Daily and Much Privation.
Lincoln , Neb. Novel and unique
was the story of a Dodge county
woman who called on Governor Sav
age Tuesday afternoon to secure a
pardon for her hushanr. He had
been senlened for hog stealing and
tne arguments were distinctly fern-
inine.
"My husband was sent to the pen
itentiary along with . They both
st'ile ' hogs. Mrs. told me her hus
band would get out f-'dav. She don't
need him any more than I need my
husband and I don't know that I'll
go away until you let him out. "
This of the she '
statement case re-
iterated over arid o ei again. She he
gan to cry. Her sobs were pitiful.
For more than an hour the crying
and presisteut repetition of her re
quest continued. Finally the gover
nor had formed a plan to get his vis
itor out of the cflice. He called a
member of the otlice force.
"This man will take care of your
case , " he said. "He knows that the
other man hasn't been let out. "
More discussion followed. Finally
the woman was assured that swine
poacher No. 2 had not been released.
Ihen she stopped.
"She ain't got any more rights to
her husband than I have" to mine. "
she declared as she was leaving the
otlice.
Inquiry brought out the informa-
tion that the woman bad been mis
informed. When she heard of the
pardon of the accomplice of her hus
band she went directly to the capi-
tol. No petition had been filed and
she enter ed the ollice of the governor
without notice.
This is but one of the long string'
of applications that awaits the action
of the governor. Some of them arc
purely informal , but the many re
quests have been modeled in accord
ance with the statutes.
Gray-haired and bent with age , a
mother called on Governor Savage.
Her son was sick. He would surely
die if kept in prison any longer.
"He isn't sick , " responded the
governor. "I have taken the trouble
to visit him. I have had him ex
amined by doctors He isn't even
honest in his application. I cannot
do auvthing for him. "
This statement aroused her indig
nation. "That boy" had ahvay-
been good. "They swore to lies'
when they put him there. He was
sick and he would die. In the mean
time a convict was industriously rub
bing his limbs and pretending to be
rheumatic.
Fireman Killed in a Wreck.
Table Rock , Neb. Fireman Mor-
rell was killed in a wreck on the
Southern division of the Burlington
Tuesday night at Table Hock. The
accident occurred at 8:30 : o'clock.
Freight trains No. 22 and No. 22i. (
1 tli extras , met in a "head on"
cullision on the main track in the
railroad yards , the engines of both
trains being badly damaged ; littlr
injury was sustained by the freight
cars. According to the Burlingti n
nilicials in Lincoln the indications
that the wreck was caused by oru
of the engineers being asleep ,
although further investigation maj
disprove this belief. As Table Ruck
is on the southern division onh
meager reports were icceived at tin
Lincoln headquarters. An investi
gation will follow as soon as the oa--
ties concerned can be Drought before
the superintendent
It is said that Morrell the mar
who v\as killed , claimed Table Rock
: is his home. When in Lincoln he
boarded at ; the Arlington hotel.
Foodstuffs Held the Germs.
San Francisco , Dec. 19. Advice ?
received from Honolulu show thai
investigation proves that foodstuff
shipped to Honolulu from Japan and
China and San i''rancisco are icspcn-
si ) le for the cases of plague recently
ap earing there.
Chief Five Cruws is Dead ,
Pendleton. Ore. , Dec. 19. Five
Crows.a noted Qmatilla Indian chief
has been found dead near Athena ,
it is supposed that while intoxi
eated he fell off his pony and fioze
10 death. He was seventyears oln
ind distinguished himself in the
Kannock war of 1878 by killing th-
famous lidian Chief Egan , of th
make Indians. He betra\ed Egan
tito the hands of the Umatillas , win
\ere friendly to the whites.
FUEL REMAINS SHORT.
Operators Hold Out No Hope for Relief This
winter. Surplus Exhausted.
Philadelphia. Pa. , Dec. 19. Offici
als of the Reading railway company
hold out no hope for relief in the an
thracite coal stringency this winter
despite the reports of the company
to mine and ship to its full capacity.
"Under normal conditions , ' said
one uf the otlicials , "the anthracite
production is never equal to the de
mand during'the winter months and'
the Readinand all the other an
thracite c mpanies have been obliged
to draw upon the stock at various
storage points to help ouD the de
mands of the trade.
1 This year there is not a pound of
coal at any of these storage points
and consumers are dependent entire
ly upon the daily output of the mines
The big dealers in New England ,
who usually have in stock at thist
seas m of the year from 50,000 to 100-i
000 tons , are dependent entirely uoon'
what is being shipped to them by
the various companies.
"Practically all the leading com
pany's collieries are in operation.
The company shipped from the mines
during the last two days nearly 1.900
cars of coal. This means a daily pro
duction of nearly 60,000 tons. "
It is stated that the Pennsylvania
railroad has 3 000 of the Reading
company's coal cars on its tracks in
the western part of the state as well
as 2.500 belonging to the General
Railway of New Jersey , and thesej
are urgently needed in the anthracitej
trade. Their non-delivery , it is'
claimed , is causing much delay in the
shipment of anthracite to points
west of Harrisburg.
Reading company officials decline
to discuss the question as to whether
the advance of 50 cents a ton maJe
in October would hold good during
1903. but they admit that it will cer
tainly rule beyond January 1 , 1903 ,
the date fixed by Mr Baer for a re
duction tc the old rate.
An operator , who attended the
meeting of the operators in New
York stated that the advance would
be retained during all next year.
Washington , Dec. 19. A material
increase j in the number of cases of
pneumonia and severe colds among
the people of this city is attributed
by physicians to the coal famine.
They say that in most of the houses ,
they visit only a few of the rooms aroj
neated.and even many well to do res-i
idents have abandoned their fur-5
naces. ;
Tue price of hard coal from thej
independent operators today was ;
312 a ton. Soft coal at retail brought'
$8 a ton and many of the dealers are
unable , to furnish even small lots to
regular customers.
Bridgeport , Conn. , Dec. 19. At a'
secret meeting here today of the Re
tail Co-il Dealers association of New
England plans for protecting the
members were discussed.
The secretary , G W. Sears of Ar
lington , Mass , said :
"We are discussing plans to protect
the legitimate dealers against the
encroachment of companies and men
who propose to sell coal direct rrorn
the railroad cars. We , with expensive
plants , cannot compete with them.
Our association starts from Chicago
and takes in the entire east We
propose to notify members of the as
sociation of sales to companies doing'
business from cars direct and they
will be guided accordingly. It is a
move for protection pure an simple "
Case Proceeds to Trial.
St. Louis , Dec. 9. Jtidge Ryan ,
before whom Delegates Sheridan ,
Denny , Albright , Bersch and Gutke
are being tried on the charge of
briberytoday overruled tne demurrer
of the defense to the joint informa
tion. The trial then proceeded with
ihe testimony of J. K. Murrell , also
indicted on the charge of bribery ,
who turned state's evidence and told
about the suburban franchise deal
Murrel's testimony was a recapitu-
lati'in of the well known story < > f the
icposit box aiKl the $75 OHO which he
h.is related at the of her hearings.
The testimony of Philip Stock , leg
islative agent , was confined to the
same subj-'ct and they did not vary
i rom the stor ? he has r la ted hereto-
lore. . He counted the ST5.UOO in
court After nearly every question
jnked the defense objnctc d and when
the oiijeuiion was overruled an ex
ception was taken.
An Iowa Man Found Dead.
Boise , Iflalio. Dec. 19 The body
of a man bHieved to be either Earl
> ttle or Andrew Kittle of Cedar
Rapids. Iowa , was found near MOMD-
i iin Home. Idaho. The man is sup
p 'Sed ' to have been dead several
u'inths In his pork"C was a rail-
wav ticket from Cedar Rapid to
Pirtland. Ore , and a purse cmtain-
nig 3190 . The purse bears the name
of Andrew Bittle.
Progress of Cable Shrp.
San Francisco. Dec. 19 The Assn-
iaLed press has received the follow
ing cablegram from its correspondent
m board the cable ship Siivertown
dated at noon torlar.
"Position at no n today , latitude
23 14 north : l' rigirude 13330 west
Since noon yesterday 207 knots of
a'lle ' have laid , making the tota
laid Ci2 ( knots. The weather is gooci
and the ship's speed eight knots.
Nebraska Notes
Fremont is to have a new demo
cratic paper January 1st.
Fire did 3100 damage to Dr F. A.
Bryant's drug store al Norfolk.
The four men who robbed Ilayden
Bros. , at Grand Island were captured
at Kearney.
The Anderson Mercantile company
of Neligh lost 810.000 worth of goods
In a fire. They had but 82,000 insur
ance.
G. A. Baxter , the aged Grand Is
land negro , who smothered his child
plead giulty and threw himself upon
the mercy of the court , lie was giv
en ten years in the penitentiary.
The eight children of the Jato
Thomas "Cumpuell of Waco , have
been notified that they have fallen
heir to an estate of 58,000 in Pitts-
burg , Pa. , by the death of an uncle.
Ilenry Pierson , formerly of Plaits-
mouth met a tragic death at Guth-
rie , Okla. He and his farm hand
were searching for a burglar when
the latter took Mr. Pierson for tha
intruder and shot him.
Mrs. Barton , accused of murdering
her father-in-law at Sheridan , Wyn.r
has been released on $2.000 bailpend
ing her trial in February. Mrs. Bai-
ton was formerly Miss Agatha StuH
of Plattsmcuth.
The Farmers1 Grain and Elevator
company of Virginia has purchased
che of the
property near right-of-way
Missouri vacitic road at Beatrice and
will commense the erection of an ele
vator of 8.000 bushels capacity at once.
The Dempster Mill Manufacturing
company of Beatrice which employs
about 400 men , has closed down for
the annual invoicing season , during :
which time only fifty men will be' '
employed in the otlices. The nlant
will resume operations January 5.
Grief over the loss of his wife is
thought to be responsible for the
suicide of William Kilkemeier of
P.loomfield , who was found dead in
his biK'n lie Had banged himself to
a rafter in a narn. lie was wealthy
and several children survive.
Fire broke out in th2 boiler room ?
of the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation building ar , Lincoln , and f > r
a time threatened the building. Tha
firemen succeeded in confining the
tire t-J the double floor separating the
gymnasium and the boiler room.
The water supply of Nebraska uity ,
which had been cut off by a change
in the channel of the river is now
fully restored. The water works
company contemplates putting in
permanent improvements so thab
there will be no danger of a repeti
tion of a water famine.
Railsback Bros , opened their new
elevator at Ashland. It is one of the
largest elevators in the state ana has
been built after twenty jears of con
tinuous business in Ashland. Tlio
building is seventy-live feet high and
has a capacity in its twenty-one bins
of 80,010 bushels of grain.
To further the advancement o
art , hold exhibitions encourage art
in the public schools , purchase pic
tures and statues for a permanent
art gallery and to give lectures on
the subject , the Nebraska Art associ
ation of Lincoln , has been incorpo
rated with a capital stiick of SI.000.
While Joseph Hosteller was going
to his home on the outskirts ol Har
vard , he was taken with a hem
orrhage of the lungs. He was seeu
to fall by some of bis frienus , who
carried him to the home of Mr Gray
where he died in a few moments.
He leaves cne sister living in Switz
erland.
The Rev. Parker has sued Gage
county for 20 per cent of the fines ,
imposed as the result of recent clos
ing of illegal saloons in Wjrnore. The
fines aggregateS2oO and the statutes
provide for the 20 per cent allowance
to thns ° who are chiefly instrumental
in closing the barrooms that have no
authority to be kept open.
Inmates in the Soldiers' and Siil-
ors' homes at Grand Island and Mil-
ford are satisfied and in harmony with
the officers , according to a repjrt
just made to 'he gov rnor by John
Reese , president if the board. Dur
ing the year the men in the Grand
Island he.me have increased from 342
to 415. Cheap clothing had to be pur
chased for the veterans owing to the
limited appropriation. At Milford
10i > inmates were found to be exist *
ing satisfactorily on an appropriation
made for sixty-eight. The Miiford
home needs a hospital , as the build-
in erected fur that purpose cannot be
used.
The attendance has decreased so at
tne German Baptist church atOraana
\\here the Rabe-Buch trigedy oc
curred that t is proposed to give ujr
worship ti.e/e.
The Knights of Pythias order wili
bnlrl a district meeting at Beatrice
February 4 , at whi. h lime represea
tatives ( rom Wymore , Fairbnry. Lib-
e.rtv. DeWitt. ! ecurasi h and othei
towns wid attend. Several statt
officers of the order will al.co attend
tJie meeting.
