TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTERESTING -
ESTING ITEMS.
Comments and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happenings of the Day Histori
cal and News Notes.
What the Orient needs most of all
things is a Monroe doctrine.
A "war hero with a long name has a
doubtful chance of its being handed
down to posterity.
The hunter who employs wounded
ducks as decoys Is wholly without the
pale of humane consideration.
Few men are so finical as to refuse
to grow interested in a war until they
bave ascertained what it is all about.
Now that a free pass does not mean
accident.insurance , some of our law
makers may not consider it a very val-
liable asset.
The Britisb naval estimates for 1904
call for nearly $200,000,000 for ne\v
ships. A navy comes high , but , by
Jingo , we must have it !
Dr. Kaylor is claiming that there are
no female angels in heaven. We can-
mot argue thnt proposition , but there
are plenty of them on earth.
If there is a man in the world who
ran tell Just what Russian and Jap
anese ships have been sunk , damaged
or captured , what is his name ?
A thrifty person who writes for the
newspapers says un umbrella will last
twice as long if you oil its joints occa
sionally. Oil your umbrella and
watch It.
The Japanese bave no swear words
In their language , but their navy has
managed to give the Russians a pretty
oed general idea of what Gen. Sher
man meant
A California horticulturist hns de
veloped , si new variety of potato which
is of an orange line. It can never be
popular in tbe land where tbe sham
rock grows.
- Secretary Shaw says that the boy
who sticks to the farm shows greai
sense and good judgment. Secretary
Shaw is one of the boys who refused to
stick to the farm.
Another feature of the Russian-Jap
anese war that closely resembles the
struggle in South Africa is tbe number
of hitherto brilliant military records
likely to be effaced before tbe time of
peace arrives.
Russia sureiy is not as bad as it Avas.
For the lirst time in 500 years a person
an now telegraph information out of
the country without having the mes
sage inspected by censors. That's one
good thing this war has done.
The New York courts have decided
that a man who smoked three hundred
cigarettes a day cannot be held guilt
less of murder on the plea of insanity.
"The courts may be wrong , but a man
who smokes three hundred cigarettes a
day ought to go to the electric chair on
general principles.
What a strange , incomprehensible
thing is the behavior of human beings ,
and how little even the wisest know of
It ! One reads of Thermopylae and
Balaklava. and the calm , hopeless forti
tude of men on sinking ships until his
fclood burns and tingles with the tales.
The next morning tbe story of a thea
ter fire stares him in the face , and be
learns how , in the twinkling of an eye ,
gentle-mannered , kindly men and - women
en were changed to maddened cattle ,
shrieking with fear , trampling1 each
other into the earth , absolutely sense
less , absolutely reckless. Is there any
thing stranger , anything more terrify
ing than this contrast ? It is the same
human nature which shows in the one
case and in the other. Even the man
who wears the Victoria Cross ou his
breast cannot be sure that in to-mor
row's crisis lie may not find himself
fighting crazily with his fellows to es
cape some terror which he has not
even stopped to look in tbe face. There
lies the horror the thought that each
one of us carries this demon in his
breast , to be aroused lie knows not
where or when. Hns psychology any
light to throw on the matter ? Is there
any way in which a man may kill his
own wild beast ? The only hope lies in
eelf-study aud self-restraint It takes
a body of people to make a panic , al
though one person may start it ; and
here , as " "in most affairs of life , the
greater force rules. The thing to do ,
then , is to make reason that greater
force , instead of terror. Every indi
vidual member of a crowd which may
become a panic-stricken mob is under
obligation to see that his contribution ,
his strength , counts for reason and not
for terror ; and the man who fails in
such a crisis must forever after count
himself a coward and a murderer. The
whole country was horrified by the
jChicago theater fire. Yet no man
knows when the scene may be repeat
ed. The danger of pnnic is always
present and the moral of it is tbis :
Never for an instant forget that you
are one of the mob. Never forget that.
your action may turn the scale. Re
solve that come what may , and al
though it cost your very life , you will
raise no cry and use no violence ; and
pray for strength to keep the resolu
tion.
When the school divorces Itself from
the mother , or when the mother ceases
to work with the school , a dark day
dawns for the child. Two complaints
have been heard of late years In regard
to education. Mothers have been pro
testing that lessons should not be
brought home to be learned. "What
'
are schools for ? " they have impatiently
, asked. Teachers have declared , for
: their part that they cannot take the
place of the mothers and teach man
ners and morals , as well as reading
j and arithmetic. Both complaints are
ill-founded. The mother and the teac
er are partners , not competitors , in the
p I great enterprise of making boys and
girls Into men and women. Whatever
i service can be rendered by one to the
other should be done not grudgingly
but eagerly for the good of the whole
business is the advantage of each ori
I the partners. "You teach too much
j arithmetic , " said a Japanese visitor to
an American school. "In Japan we
, teach our children manners , then we
teach them morals ; after that we teacl :
them arithmetic , for arithmetic with
out mariners and morals makes men
and women sordid , " Whether we bave
too much arithmetic may be a matter
j for discussion , but there can be no
doubt that our children will prolit
more and better manners and morals
To that end , the schools and the home ;
need inore to be "mothered. " Says an
Eastern proverb , speaking with the
Oriental familiarity which is not irrev
erence , "When God found He could
not be everywhere , He made mothers. '
After years of contradictory and con
flicting decisions by State and United
States courts , the Supreme Court o
the United States has finally decided
the question of the common carrier's
liability for damages on account oC in
jury or death in cases where the pas
senger is riding on free transports
tion. The court , in the case of
heirs of Jay H. Adams , formerly
attorney at Spokane , Wash. , who
killed by the Northern Pacific whild
he was riding on a pass , holds tha *
the contract which the deceased signei
releasing the company from liability
is a valid one. Justice Brewer declare
that there is nothing in such a con
tract which is contrary to public pol
icy , and therefore the common carrie
is free to contract against liability fo
future negligence. It is strange tint
although this has been a matter of al
most constant litigation between rail
roads aiid their patrons , it hns never
reached the Supreme Court. The fac
tlmt the tranportatlon mny be free
does not of itself affect the liability o
the carrier. Railroads , however , neve :
fail to require the pnssenger's signa
ture to a contract written upon the
pass releasing the company from n )
liability. In declaring the legality o
such a contract the Supreme Cour
has followed the English decisions
which have been uniform upon th
subject. Elliott , in his book on rail
ways , and the court in the case of tin
Indiana railroad vs. Mundy , declare
thnt in this country the majority o
cases and the weight of authority ar <
against the legality of the contract ;
The American and English Encyclo
pedia of Law comments at length upoi
the great contrariety of judicial opin
Ion passed upon the subject , and alse
declares that "The argument of th
courts opposed to the validity of th
contract would seem to be well niglj
unanswerable. " The Supreme Court's
decision , therefore , mny be taken , a ;
in a measure revolutionary as beinj
agnlnst the weight of authority. I
is also interesting to. know that SOUK
States Iowa , for example hav <
enacted statutes which declnre sucl
contracts to be illegal and not bindinj
upon the ground that the law canno
permit a railroad to Iny down the pub
lie character which the law has given
if as a passenger carrier und becom <
a mere private carrier at will. Th <
case of ttie New York Central vs.
Lockwood has been heretofore consid
ered one of the leading cases upon the
subject , and in this the court held tha
behind any contract establishing the
relation of carrier and passenger
stands a public policy which even the
courts cannot allow the parties to
thwart. This public policy referred to
la that requiring railroads to employ1
all possible skill and diligence in pro
viding suitable and safe means for the
transportation of passengers. The Supreme -
preme Court , however , insists that
the stipulation should be viewed iri
the light of a contract between a pas'
senger and a private carrier , and there
fore not to be taken as an exemption
of the rigid ryponsibility which the
law imposes upon common carriers ,
the service being one which the car-
rier is not bound to perform. It is
held further to be unfair to compel
carrier to present a gift and then pay
for consequences , especially when thg
gift has been coupled with a stipula
tion to the contrary.
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A Curious Prayer. 1t
In the State of Ohio there resided a
family consisting of an old man by
the name of Beaver and his three sons ,
all of whom hard " "
were "pets , who
had often laughed to scorn the ad
vice and entreaties of a pious though
very eccentric minister who resided
in the same town. It happened one
n
of the boys was bitten by a rattlesnake - .
snake and was expected to die , when
the minister was sent for in great e
haste. On his arrival he found thfl
young man very penitent and anxious
to be prayed with. The minister , call
ing on the family , kneeled down and
prayed in this wise :
"Oh , Lord , we thank thee for rat
tlesnakes ; we thank thee because n
rattlesnake has bitten Jim. We pray
thee send a rattlesnake to bite John ;
send one to bite Bill ; and , O Lord
send the biggest kind of a rattlesnake
to bite the old man , for nothing but sie
rattlesnakes will ever bring the Beavei e
family to repentance ! " la
3
"When a woman writes home aboul
her card parties , and fails to mention
her babies , her mother becomes very on '
indignant j-j
SAY HIS STAR IS SET
VICEROY ALEXIEFF NO LONGER
IDOL OF THE RUSSIANS-
Dismissal No Surprise to Those Who
JHHTO Watched Trend of .Events
SkrydloIT Soon to Start
For Orient.
ST. PETERSBURG , Viceroy
Alexieff has applied by telegraph to-
the emperor to be relieved of his
position of viceroy in tbe far east.
It is expected that the request willi
be immediately granted.
While no official announcement bas
yet been made there is reason to be
lieve that the above statement is
correct.
Ihe immediate cause of the vice
roy's application is reported to be
the appointment of Vice Admiral
Skrydloff one of Admiral AlexiefTs
strongest enemies and sbarpest
critics as successor to i he late Vice1
Admiral Markaroff in command of
tbe Russian navy in the far east.
Vice Admiral Skrydloll had an in
terview svith the emperor today and
discussed with his majesty the
question of his ( Skrydloff's ) relations
with Alexieff.
The relieving from command of
Viceroy Alexieff would not surprise
intelligent observers of the far east
ern situation who are familiar with
the gradual change in the emperors'
attitude toward tbe viceroy and M.
Bezobrazoff who represented the
militant or advanced element which
was anxious that Russia should ic-J
main in Manchuria. It was to these
two men tbat the Anglo- Japanese
entente iirst lost its terrors. They
believed that Great Britain would
not go to war and that Japan could )
not do so. To the indignation ofi
Japan they succeeded in turning the ,
policy of the empire from carrying
out the treaty for the entire evacuation - '
tion of Manchuria pending further
demands on China.
Will Railroads Escape.
LINCOLN Nebr. An increase ol
more than 82,000,000 in net earnings , !
having been reported by the Chicago , j
Burlington & Quincy railroad lines'
iu Nebraska , tbe state board of ,
assessment will be confronted witn1
the question of how much to increase - (
crease the valuation of the lines for
taxation purposes. The ooard will ]
meet May 2 to consider valuation. !
Tbe members are Governor Mickey , ,
Treasurer Mortensen , Auditor Weston - }
ton Land Commissioner Follrner ,
an retary of State Marsh. '
' 1 addition to tbe question of
an increased taxation , the board
will be confronted with tbe problem' '
of its pnwer to say what property
shall be cosidersd railroad right of
way and wb-t shall be included in
tbis list. Whether a road has a
right to repoit town lots covered
with bousesv' ' eh are rented to
private parties arcl in no wjiy used
for railroad purp'crs as a part of
tbe right of way and therefore
exempt from local t-xation , is one
of the cases in point t at bas arisen
at the town of Nebraska City. Tbe
same to a greater degree is caid toNe
apply to the towns of C ) 'Aa and
Lincoln. Tbe question is : ' im
portance to many commun. . . for
the reason that right of way : ; not
taxed locally , but is included in
railrjad property and is supposed '
be "distributed" along tbe vain ,
lines on which such property i
situated and is then assessed b'y tht
state board.
No Force to be Allowed.
SAN DOMINGO. United States
Minister Powell informed tbe minis
ter of foreign affairs today tbat in
tbe ( event of any foreign power at
tempting to force a settlement of
tbe claims of its citizens , thus ex
cluding the claims of other nationali-
tits , be would , in tbe name of bis
government take immediate charge
of tbe custom houses of tbe govern
ment , place in each a military guard
and protect the same in tbe interests
of tbe United States creditors , bas
ing his action upon the recent
decision of the Hague tribunal. The
energetic and decided action of
Minister Powel bas greatly relieved
tbe present grave situation.
By such action all such foreign
claimants will stand upon an equal
footing.
Entire Panel Thrown out.
DETROIT , Mich. Judge Phelan
ef the recorder's court , today announced -
nounced that he will discharge the
jury wbich has been hearing tbe
evidence in tbe murder trial ot
George W. Parker , and followed tnig
acton by dismissing tba entire pres
ent panel of jurors drawn for the
recorders' court. There were 200
talesmen in the discharged panel. a
Lot For Y. M. C. Building.
OMAHA. Neb. After a long
drawn-out contest between two K
factions in the directorate of tbe d
Young Men's Christian Association , frT
site for the new building to be T
erected for the organization has at f (
ast been chosen. It is tbe Turner l
property at the nortbeast corner of lI
Sixteenth and Howard streets. The t-
price paid is 8115,000 with a donation
the part of tbe owner of 85,000 , d E
making the property net the associa
tion 8130,000. c
LOSS MOUNTS HIGH
TWELVE MILLIONS IN PROPERTY
IBURNED AT TORONTO-
FOURTEEN ACRES SWEPT
-IRE NOT FINALY CONTROLLED
UNTIL. DAYLIGHT.
Over a Hundred Business Buildings
Destroyed and Several Thousand
Thrown Out of Em
ployment.
TORONTO , Ont. Tbe total loss
by the fire wbich destroyed the
wholesale district of Toronto last
nigbt will , according to tLe most
conservative estimates , reach 812-
' 000,000. The total insurance is 88-
360 000.
Tbe area swept by the 'fire em
braces fourteen acres and from
6,000 to 7,000 persons are thrown out
of employment.
The work of tearing down dan
gerous walls was begun this after-
n'On. In the whole burned quarter
the only walls that afpear to stand
.intact are those of the W. R. Brock
& Co. building. Tbe city council
tbis afternoon placed all pubilc
buildings and tbe exhibition grounds
at the disposal of fire sufferers ; '
amended the fire regulations to al
low of the erection of temporary
structures and appointed a commit
tee to wait on the legislature to se
cure an act ordering all wires under-
gronnd.
Tbe total number of buildings
destroyed were :
Kay street , east side , 20 , west side
30 ; Wellington street , north side , 12 ,
jiutb side ? ; Front street , nortb
side , 22 , sout ; side , 27 : Esjlanade4 ;
Piper streetf 1.
Secret Kept Back ,
WASHINGTON With the re-
ooening of tbe investig ition in tbe
Reed Smoot case , before the senate
sommittee on privileges and elec
tions tbe prosecution devoted con
siderable time to drawing from
Biigbam H. Roberts tbe character
flf tbe oaths wbich are said to be
necessary for a Mormon officer to
take in order to have the support of
the church for political office.
Members of the committee showed
an equal int-rest in tbe obligations
which are said to be taken by Mor
mons , who "go through the endow
ment house. " Along both lines
much evidence was brought out. It
was shown by Mr. Roberts' testi
mony that without the consent of
the Mormon church he failed of
election to a seat in congress and
later * , with church recognition of his
candidacy , he was elected. In re
lation to tb.2 endowment house obli
gations , Mr. Roberts was extremely
reticent. He said that the sacredness -
ness of the ceremony was such that
be could not reveal it to the world
and be could not reveal it to the
world and that he did so , he would
I se caste with tbe church as having
betrayed a trust.
Canrot Profit By Crime.
SPRINGFIELD. 111. In the case
of tbe supreme lor'ge ' Knights and
Ladies of Honor , the state supreme
court today entered a decision to
the effect that a husband cannot be
come the beneficiary of life insurance
in his favor , carried on tbe life of
bis wife if he has murdered her.
The case is one appealed from the
St. Glair county circuit court. The
Knights and Ladies of honor con
tested the payment of a thousand
dollars life insurance poilcy in favor
of Mrs. Eliazbeth Menkhausen , on
the ground that her husband , Gust -
t ive Menkbausen , had been convic ed
ofhermu'der. Menkhausen is now
serving a life sentence in Joliet.
Tbe supreme court holds the Menk-
bausen's children are entitled to the
insurance.
Makes Hint of Impeachment.
WASHINGTON At a meeting
today of tbe house judiciary com
mittee , Mr. Williams of Mississippi ,
the minority leader , charged that
the attorney had failed in his duty
to conduct criminal prosecutions
against those declared by the s -
preme court in the merger case to
have violated the anti-trust law and
also have failed to institute legal
proceedings against tbe antharcite
coal carrying roads , although the at
torney general had in his possession
report favorable to prosecutions.
Sharp Declines In Wheat.
CHICAGO A sharp decline occur
red in wheat prices today , the May ( '
delivery < showing a loss of 2 % cents
frojn the high point of the day.
Tbe wheat market has been heavy
for the past two or three days , due
largely to closing up of Mry deals.
is generally conceded that the
liquidation of May wheat today
practically ends operations in that
delivery. From 91 > " cents May de
clined to 89 , cents a"nd closed at
HE CALLS OATH SACRED
VETERAN MORMON SAYS HE
CANNOT REVEAL IT.
I'olygamlst of IioncstnniUn , and
Given Testimony No Less Sen
sational Than That oC
President Smith.
WASHINGTON. The feature ot.
today's hearing In tbe Smoot case ,
before the senate committee ou
privileges and elections was the
testimony of Angus M. Cannon , for
twenty-five years president of tbo
largest Mormon stake in the world.
The testimony was of personal cuar-
acter , dealing with tbe conviction
of the witness on charges of polyg
amous cohabitation , and was drag
Eed from him under protest that ho
be protected from any peril or liabil
ity to prosecution for what he re
vealed. When assured that bis
plural marriages , under tbe statute
of limitations , could not be used as
evidence against him he rinswerul
most of the questions asked.
Tbe same frankness was not ap
parent , however , when the witness
was pressed to reveal tbe nature of
the oath he had taken in the en-j
dowment house. Like other wit
nesses he declared that the sacredness -
ness of that oath prevented him
from proclaiming it to the world.
His testimony was no less sen
sational than that given by President -
dent Smith early in the investi
gation. He answered all the questions -
tions ol a personal character but
every admission was made reluctantly -
tantly and replies to questions ii
regard to his numerous marriages
were as near monosyllables as it was
pcssible to make them.
At the afternoon session Angu
M. Cannon was called to the stand.
He said be had lived in Salt Lakt
since 1849 , hut had been blessed in.
i h e Morrpon church when be was' '
live years old. He is seventy years
old and now holds the positon of
patriarch in the Mormon cburcbi
having been designated lor that
position by President Joseph F. !
Smith about two weeks ago.
Patriarchs , the witness said , rank
next to the twelve apostles in dig
nity. Mr. Cannon said that for
twenty-eight years he bad been
president of the Salt Lake stake
of Zicm.
Enjoins Bankers Union.
LINCOLN , Neb Tbe supreme
court filed a large number of opinions
yesterday afternoon and adjourned
until May 3. No clerk was ap- >
pointed. The long looked for de
cision in the casr ; of the Bankers'
Union of the world , affecting tbe
conduct of fraternal insurance com
panies and testing the power of the
state insurance department , as tiled.
The opinion was written by Judge
Sedgwick. The court enjoins tbe
Bankers' Union of the World from
continuing business until abuses
comploined of by Auditor Westou aud
Insurance Deputy J. L. Pierce are
corrected , but says it is not a cas ? ;
justifying tbe appointment of a .re- }
ceiver to take charge of the busi
ness.
>
Judge Holcomb dissenting , desired
to reinstate the company so it could
proceed with its business and to en
join it from doing certain things
which are violative of the law regulating - ;
lating the business of such societies.
If the abuses and irregularities
are not remedied at the end of sixty ,
days the injunctions is to be ex
tended. In the meantime either
party to the suit has the privilege
of asking for any order that may
,
bs deemed necessary.
Mrs. Nation In a. Museum.
CHICAGO. Mrs. Carrie Natior ,
the saloon smasher , arrived in
Chicago today and will on next Mon
day commence an engagement at a
*
dime museum. This is her first ap <
pearance in such capacity. Her
salary is $300 a week.
Human Heads By The Score.
NEW YORK. The Tibetan for
there bas been emptied and parti
ally blown up , says a Times dispatch
from Gyang-Tse. Among the strange j i
d scoveries in the fort was a roomer
containing scores of heads , some
recently cut off. Tbis is unusual , in
view of the Buddist prohibition
against taking life.
Tbe Tioetans * were supposed to
avoid literal infraction of the com
mandant by allowing victims to
starve to death , but this discovery
points to regular executions in
Gyang-Tse.
Buried By An Avalanche.
TURIN , Italy. About 100 miners a
have been buried by an immense
v
avalanche near the village of Prage-
lato. A violent storm is sweeping '
over that locality , and it is feared ja
that other avalanches may result. | '
The whole population of the village ;
and a detachment of forty soldiers *
have gone to the scene of tbedis- '
aster , hoping to save some of the. . .
buried m iners. i I
NEBRASKA NOTES
Mrs. Gilbert , wife of City Engineer
Gilbert of Aurora , died after a lonff
illness. Sne was 70 years of age.
Fire at Beatrice Friday destroyed
the meat market of William Trump.
The loss was 82,500 , covered by in
surance.
The remains of Percy Agnew who
died at Phoenix , Ariz. , arrived In
Plattsmouth Friday and 'the funeral
was held Sunday.
Owing to the lack of official busi
ness at Dakota City , Sheriff H. 0.
liansen bas dispensed with the services -
vices of a deputy.
George Kindler was re-elected sup
erintendent of the Albion scboolt
Friday night at a meeting oC th $
board of education.
Warner Hale died at his home In
Battle Creek. He was 85 years ol < J
and leaves ten children and thirty *
one grand-children.
Contractor Livesey of Omaha ha *
secured the contract on toe nevt
residence to bo erected at O'Neill
by T. F. Birmingham.
John Elberbeck , a farmer Jiving
near Beatrice , found a den contain *
ing eight cub wolves , all of which b
succeeded in capturing.
The home of W. H. Kellamds , neai
Sidney , was damaged by tire and 8504
in money wbich was hidden in an
upper room , was burned.
Afc tbe home of Edward Grossnick *
lause , near Osceola , Ferdin and Kohl
and Miss Anna Elizabeth Amachel
were Joined in matrimony.
The Nebraska Workman just lssue $
at Norfolk , shows that theNjbrask *
jurisdiction of Ancient Order oi
United Workmen reached almost t <
40,000.
A petition was presented to th $
board of supervisors at Beatrice ask
ing that tbe village of Virginia ba
incorporated. The petition will bl
granted.
John Arnn , a German aged 45 yean
committed suicide in his room a
tbe Deerson & Spethrnann boarding
bouse at Elkborn by shooting him
self In the head. ;
August Raa ch and August ; Doer *
ing , two of the pioneer German set >
tiers of Norfolk , died tbis week ,
They came up into Eikhorn valley
with the first colony.
Frank Hadenburger a pioneer resl *
dent of Auburn , died recently. Hq
was over 80 years old. He was bor *
in Germany , bub came to thli
country when a child.
Saturday night burglars entered
the Union Pacific depot at Yutan.
The safe was blown open and th
contents taken. It is not known.
how much was taken.
The barn of Henry Eicke , near
Eikhorn was destroyed by tire TUBS *
day. Two horses , two cows and soma
calves were burned , as well as a
quantity of hay and feed.
Joshua B. Palmer has brought suU
at Fremont against the Union Pacifl
for 81,999 personal damages alleged
to have been sustained by being
struck by an engine. '
The L. C. Parker property af
! Beatrice was purchased Tuesday bj
1. B. Howley for 82,100. There an
seventeen acres in the plat. Otbej
si
property Is selling well.
Miss Stella Moore of Hevley , Neb. ,
died suddenly at Sheridan , Wyo. ,
while enroute from the depot to th |
home of her brother in Sheridan ,
The remains .were sent to Hevley.
The city council at Fremont vetoed
the application of tbe fire depart *
ment to increase the pay of the chiei
8250 a year. Tbe petition to In
crease the pay of the policemen bj
810 a month was also turned dowr
by the city fathers.
The Wayne National bank has sola
out its business to the other three
banks in the town. The Citizens
/ank purchased tbe business of th <
Institution , while the First National
and tbe State bang purchased thi
building and the furniture.
Miss Louise Keys a professional
nurse died at Norfolk from tuber *
culosis. Miss Keys came to Norfolk
to care for her young niece , whi was
111 sixteen weeks before she did. Ex
haustion followed and shortly aftei
Miss Keys was attacked by tuberco *
losis.
John Puls , aged 31 years , was foun4
drowned in a small creek on big
father's farm. He was subject to
epileptic fits and is thought to have
taken one and fallen into tbe stream.
The stream at the point where the
body was found Is only two feel
deep and eight feet wlds.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
vacant frame building at Beatrice
Friday. Tbe ouilding was one In
which William Haeg , a huuter and
trapper killed himself eighteen yearf
'ago.
A tailor named H. H. Skelton was
'burned by gasoline while cleaning
clothes at Kearney. There was no
tire In the room and it is a mystery
how tbe gasoline became ignited.
He was badly burned about the faca
and bands , _ _ . *