Nebraska Newspapers

    The Valentine Democra
VALENTINE , NEB.
L M. RICE , Publish
( BOTH AEE INDICTE
DR. CHADWICK AND WIFE AF
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Ho is on His Way Home from Pai
Will be Met in New York by tl
Sheriff , Who Will Have Extrad
tion Papers Prepared.
Dr. Leroy S. ChadAA'ick and his wi ;
Mrs. Cassie L. ChadAvick. were joint
indicted by the county grand jury
Cleveland , O. , Thursday afternoon <
the charge of having forged and utter
a $ r ,000,000 note signed by AndreAV O
negie. Dr. ChadAviek' is HOAV on his AV :
from Paris and is expected next We
ncsday. As soon as the indictment AV
returned Sheriff Barry , of Cuyaho ;
County , made arrangements to seen
Dr. ChadAvick's extradition. He Avill me
tho steamer on its arrival.
This is the third time Mrs. ChadAvii
lias been indicted by the county grai
jury , but it is the first instance of h
husband's name appearing in legal pi
cecdings in tbe case.
Tiie indictments returned against Mi
Chadwick are similar to the one vot
Thursday , except that they cover not
for $250,000 and $500,000 , signed by A
drew Carnegie.
M * . Chadwick was reclining on
couch in her cell in the jail Avhcn i
formed Thursday afternoon of the actic
of the grand jury. She appeared not tl
least concerned , and asked only if thei
had been anyone else indicted , mentio
ing the name of a person who has figure
in the case to some extent. She d
clined to make any comment , saying : " ' .
will do me no good to discuss my affaii
in the ncAvspapers. There has been t
much misrepresentation that I have di
cided to do no further talking , and I ai
also acting on the adA'ice of my atto
ney in this respect. "
"There arc many things which D
OhadAvick will have to explain , and
hope he Avill do so , " said Prosecute
Keeler. "Dr. and Mrs. ChadAvick ma
be tried on the indictment separately c
together. Each has a right to trial sii
Sly if it is desired. The Chadwick ii
vestigation , so far as this jury is coi
rerned , is ended , but I cannot say tha
this concludes our inquiry into this mat
tor. It is possible that there may b
other developments. "
The grand jury has spent more tha :
< s two yeeV in its inA-estgation of th
*
ChadAvick affair. Mrs ChadAvick wa
in better health Thursday than for som
time. Her only visitors are her attor
noys and occasionally her son , Emi
Hoover. Sheriff Barry has allowed bin
to see her contrary to jail rules.
PALL OVER NATION.
A POJJ Causes Enormous Losses ic
England.
' Such a complete disorganiation 01
railroad traffic and shipping as has re
suited from fog has been unknown foi
many years in London , Eng. The dismia ;
pall on Thursday spread over the greatci
part of the kingdom , causing enormous
business losses. Statisticians estimate
that the losses of a single day in Lon
don alone amount to fully $3,000.
As night closed in the density of tht
fog which enveloped London Thursday
increased , and vehicle traffic of all kinds
in the most croAA'ded center of London
Avas stopped. Singularly the fog Avas
not so thick in the east end as in the
west end , but within a circle of a mile ,
with Trafalgar square as the center , ii
was so opaque that foot passengers lo. = f
their wcpr. Some of the scenes witness
ed Avcrf pitiful , some ridiculous , tlu
wholewas extremely weird.
CZAR SHATTERS HOPES.
Agitation for Constitution and Xa-
-4 tional Assembly is Useless.
A St. Petersburg special says : Em
peror Nicholas formally notified the coun
try/Thursday that the agitation for 2
constitution and the convention of a na-
> iioil assembly is useless. Such is the
construction placed upon the indorse
ment written in his OAVD hand on reso
lutions telegraphed by the Chernigov
zemstvo , begging him to convocate the
legally elected members of the zemstvo
to present a program of reforms foi
his consideration.
.Loiter to Wed Earl.
A Washington special says : Heurj
Holyneaux Paget Ho-vard , earl of Suf-
ffolk and Berkshire , Thursday took out a
license here to marry Miss Marguerite
Hyde Leiter , daughter of Mrs. Levi Z.
Leiter , in this city on the 27th inst.
Sioux City Stock Market.
Thursday's quotations on the Sioux
City stock market folloAv : Butcher
Btcers , $3.2o@4.25. Top hogs , $4.45.
Four Killed in a Mine.
Four men were instantly killed and
many others nearly suffocated Thursday
'as the result of an explosion in a coa
mine at Bolivar , just east of JohnstoAvn ,
I Pa.
Gift Brings Death.
Mrs. Thomas E. Barnes was blown to
[ pieces Thursday in her home in Pine
( Street , Detroit , Mich. , by a cartridge
that had been sent her by a brother , a
Bailor in the navy. It is supposed she
accidentally struck the cartridge against
tho stove in such a manner it exploded.
Bodies are Recovered.
At Minneapolis the bodies .of John C.
Kenyon , Wm. C. Lilliblfld and Wm. R.
Armour have been takw from the Crock-
hotel ruin * r - KT1C
I
. Ci. ' . . . K IN COUKT.
Attorney Merely Allows Her
Make Appearance.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick was brouj
into the bankruptcy court at Clcvelai
O. , Tuesday in the bankruptcy a
against her , but was excused from tes
fying because of illness.
Whether Mrs. Chadwick will again
summoned will depend on counsel for I
ceiver Nathaniel Loeser , whose atti
neys are expected to take up the matt
ShouU .Mrs. Vhadwick again be brouj ;
into court it is unlikely that she AA
give any testimony. If she does it A\
be against the advice of her attonu
who refuses even to allow her to
sworn as a witness.
Mrs. Chadwick was brought into t
court room by several deputy niarsha
She took a seat next to the desk of Il <
cree Remington. She was pale , but a
poured in somewhat better health th
on the day of her arrival from New Yo
Jast week. There were about 100 p (
sons present , including Mrs. Chadwicl
nurse , Freda Swanstrom , and Kuril lie
ver , her son.
When the court was ready to proee <
.7. F. Dawley , attorney for Mrs. Cha
wick , made the announcement that 1
would not allow her to be sworn , b
had decided to have her come to c-ou
that it could not be said she was shai
miiig illness , although he knew her to 1
in no condition to be summoned.
" 1 have not been able to carry on
connected conversation with this wonu
owing to her condition , " said Mr. DaA
ley. "I am as much in the dark aboi
her affairs as anyone. "
Touching on the possibility of co :
tempt proceedings growing out of tl
bankruptcy case. Attorney Dawley sai <
"You can send her back to jail if si
is in contempt for not testifying. J
night hhe can sleep in one cell and sti
in another during the day. "
Mrs. Chadwick became more uervoi
as the attorneys argued , and seemed o
the verge of fainting. Soon after tli
announcement was made that she w.-i
excused , she returned to the jail in
carriage.
SEVEN LOSE LIVES.
Bodies of Victims of Minnenpoli
Disaster Recovered.
Early Tuesday the side wall of th
Peck building , on Fifth Avenue , Minnc
ipolis , Minn. , which was left standin
jy the fire of last Tuesday , toppled ove
11 a high gale onto the Crocker Hotel ,
: hree-story structure adjoining. Ton
) f brick and mortar crashed dow :
hrough the building , carrying the floor
ind all into the basement. There wa
10 warning and the fourteen person
vho were sleeping in the various apart
nents were caught in the crushed struc
ure and seven of them killed.
Almost every one in the hotel wa ;
isleep when the crash came. Within !
Qomeut the entire building was wrecked
nth the injured and dying people eallinj
or help.
The fire department and a large por
ion of the police responded quickly am
et to work rescuing the victims.
The monetary loss is about $10,000.
OHIO BANKS CLOSE.
'wo Are Forced to Suspend Because
of Chadwick Exposure.
The First National Bank of Conneaut.
' . , and the Marine Bank , of Couneaut
[ arbor did not open their doors for busi-
ess Tuesday.
The suspensions resulted from runs on
oth concerns during the past few days ,
fficials claim theconcerns are entirely
> lvent and declare business will be re-
imed agaiu in a short time.
Cashier Lilley , of the First National
ank , said :
"Ever since the exposure of the Chad-
ick matter our depositors hare been
ithdrawing their funds. We do not
) ld any Chadwick paper , but there was
general feeling of unrest. "
WO KILLED ; FIFTEEN HURT
roken Rail Throws Milwaukee
Train lato the Ditch.
A Menomiuee , Mich. , dispatch says : A
st Milwaukee and St. Paul train from
licago to the copper country was wreck-
Tuesday night by a broken rail at
ma , near here.
Engineer Martin Gavan and Fireman
> uis Miller were killed and fifteen
rsons injured.
The engine and two coaches were
: ched and the remainder of the train
railed.
See Trouble in Balkans.
it Salonica , European Turkey , the
nstaut arrival of munitions of war has
I to a revival of the talk of the possi-
ity of a campaign against Bulgaria.
vo more shiploads of munitions have
rived at Salonica from Constantinople
d four more are expected shortly.
Nine Nuns Are in Peril.
Thrilling rescues by firemeu of nine
QS , Sisters of the Hotel Dleu , Chica-
marked the progress of a fire that
ept through their convent and de- '
oyed it Tuesday. Two of the nuns
re injured. The stairs fell before tha
ters could reach them.
Sevastopol Seriously Damaged.
Jbservations taken at Pert Arthur
esday showed the Russian battleship
rastopol to be listing 10 degrees , prob-
y as the result of the last Japanese
edo attacks.
Bi Philadelphia Fire.
'he ' large three-story building at No.
and 921 Walnut Street , Philadel-
a , occupied by about half a dozen
'
iucs concerns , has been totally de-
'
yed by fire , entailing a loss estimat-
nt $200,000.
Rebels Are Successful.
cablegram received at the state do- ,
tment at Washington from the act- .
American consul at Asuncion , Para *
y , states the revolution has been sues
iful and peacj Jigs _ bej n proclaimed.1
Japanese Expect to Take Po t Ai
tlmr Si.Hi
The London Telegraph's Che Fee co
respondent says that the steamer Lai
Mitchell , which sailed from Tshigtr
with supplies , ammunition and dynaurit
reached Port Arthur driug a sno
storm four nights ago. He says also
is reported that the Japanese were cor
polled to evacnlato their position on E
mountain owing to a flanking fire fro
other forts amd tue explosion of Kusshi
mines , from which they lost heavily.
The Japanese , the correspondent add
are employing thousands of coolies i
making strong forts at Dalny and aroui
Port Arthur. Thej express a detcrmin :
tion to capture Port Arthur before tl
Chinese new year. An attack is prepa
ing that will be on a hitherto unequak
scale , and it will mean either success (
terrible disaster to the besiegers.
The correspondent concludes by sta
ing that it is said that Gen. Nogi In ;
asked for 00,000 i enforcements from J :
pan.
Advices from headquarters of the Ja ]
anese third anry before Port Arthu
Dec. 21 , state that the capture of tli
north fort on < ast Kekwan mountai
by the Japanese is of much importanci
because it opens a way up the gorg
to the highest hills and will render easie
the capture of the mountain.
St. Petersburg military critics do no
attach vital importance to the captilr
of the north fort of Kekwan mountaii
They declare it is not part of the mai
line of defenses of Port Arthur , an
therefore is without direct influence o
the fate of the fortress.
CRYING FOR WATER.
Severe Drouir/it in Western Part o
Pennsylvania.
Dispatches from western Pennsylvaui ;
ire to the effect that industrial activit ;
: n inaiiy centers is threatened on accoun
) f the protracted drought. Unless con
litions change soon it is possible thoti
sands of men may be thrown out of em
iloyment in the mills , mines and cok <
lelds. This has been the longest drough
ind the driest year , according to tin
ccords , for that section since 1871.
Officials of railroads east of Pittsbur ;
ire experiencing great difficulty iu keep
ng their tanks supplied.
In towns along the Pennsylvania Rail
oad the various water companies have
rdered all bath tubs shut off.
INFLUX OF IMMIGRANTS.
Ill Records to be Broken During
Present l-'iscal Year.
A Boston special says : The prediction
hat the fiscal year ending in June , 11)03 ,
vill see the greatest influx of immigrants :
uto the United States which the country
las yet seen was made by the commis-
ioner general of immigration. F. P.
Sargent , who made an official inspection
f the local station. Mr. Sargent said
hat the coming immigrants are showing
notable deficiency in desirable qualities
or would-be citizens of thecountry , being
tiferior morally and physically , while
naucially they are almost paupers.
MYSTERY IN DEATH.
Relatives of Bank Director "Will
Not Tell the Cause.
A St. Louis dispatch says : Henry D.
feyer , Jr. , one of the directors of the St.
lharles Savings Bank , the cashier of
Inch , Anton N. Eispagel , was recently
) und to be over $78,000 short in his ac-
nints , is dead , aged 43 years.
Relatives declined to say where his
lath had occurred or the cause. Meyer
ad worried very much ever since the
lortage was discovered.
Prof. Butld Dies in Texas.
A dispatch has just been received at
mes , Iowa , telling of the death of Prof.
L. Budd , at San Antonio , Tex. The
luse of his death is supposed to have
Jen consumption. Prof. Budd was one
' . the best and widest known horticul-
; rists in the State of Iowa. Through
renty-two years of experience as pro-
ssor of horticulture at the Iowa State
allege he was known from coast to
ast.
Fireman is Killed.
An engine of a southbound Burling-
n passenger train from Omaha for
ansas City jumped the track at Bev-
ly , Mo. , Wednesday and turned over.
; ter Calcutt , of St. Joseph , Mo. , a fire-
in , was killed. None of the passen-
rs were injured.
"Washington Club House Burns.
The Metropolitan club house , famous
the home of men prominent in social
d official life at Washington , D. C. ,
is completely gutted by fire Wediies-
y. The loss is estimated at from
0,000 to $100,000.
More Troops for Far .East.
5t. Petersburg advices state that mo-
izatiou of the reserves is announced
several military districts. This is the
rd and most extensive mobilization of
! war and will add about 200,000 mei ;
the army in the far east.
/ * *
Bishop PlYelhn Dend.
It. Rev. Richard Phelan , bishop of the
man Catholic diocese of Pittsburg ,
. . died Tuesday , aged 76. He was
u in County Kilkenny , Ireland , Jan
1S2S. He came to the United States
1830 , and was ordained a priest i'n
54.
Colorado Potatoes for Ireland.
Lt Greeley , Colo. , Mayor H. C. Wat-
has issued a call for a mass meeting
Saturday next to consider a proposi-
i to donate a large quantity of pota-
3 toUhe starving poor of Ireland. Sim-
meetings will be held at Longmont
[ Fort Collins.
Hay Memorial Ooapel Burns-
.t Simsbury , Conn. , the Hay memorial
pel , given in memory of his son Adel-
t , by Secretary Hay , burned Wed-
lay. The loss is § 12,500.
STATE OP NEBBASEL
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A
DENSED FORM.
Bernard McGreevy Caught Fug
tive Banker Arrested at Phoeni ;
Arizona Agrees to Come Back i
Nebraska and Face the Music.
A Lincoln State Journal special fro
Phoenix , Ariz. , says :
Bernard McGreevy , fugitive preside
of the failed Elkhorn Valley Bank ,
O'Neill , Neb. , was arrested here Sunda
McGreevy disappeared from O'Ne
along with Cashier Hagerty late in N
vember , and as it is alleged he had bet
speculating in Arizona mining proper
ollicers here were warned to be on tl
lookout for him. He was arrested ;
the City Hall plaza and a deed to Mr
Sarah McGreevy to some Phial Couni
mines was found on his person.
McGreevy confessed his identity ai
said he would return to Nebraska wit
out an extradition.
An O'Neill special states that Bernai
McGreevy , the defaulting president (
the suspended Elkhorn Valley Bank , <
O'Neill , who has been captured in Pho
nix , Ariz. , is held in jail there , awaitii ;
the arrivalof an officer from Nebraski
The sheriff has gone to Lincoln to s
; ure requisition papers from Gov. Mid
'y to bring McGreevy back to stand tri ;
) u the charge of embezzling public fund
McGreevy was city treasurer an
: reasurer of the school district.
McGreevy made a statement Mouda
n which he places the blame for tli
lank's collapse on Patrick Hagerty , tl )
jashier.
"I was president in name only , " sai
VrcGreevy. "In reality I was merely
) ookkeeper. Whatever Hageity sai
vent. 1 did not know of llagerty's fligl
intil I was arrested. Coming to Arizon
s the worst thing I did. I knew tw
nouths before Thanksgiving the ban
: ould not hold out much longer. "
McGreevy Avept when he told of hi
amily being alone and ill. lie had $1
n his possession and $1,000 on deposi
n the Phoenix National Bank when ai
ested.
/IURDER MATTER IS DROPPEC
o Further Investigation to be Mad <
by the State Authorities.
Notwithstanding that the only evidenc
hat an insane patient at the state asy
inn killed W. F. McCartney , is th
tatcment of the insane murderer am
he fact that the two men were suppose )
o be alone in the ward at the time o
he murder , it is very probable that in
urther investigation Avill be made iut <
lie .matter by the state board of publii
ind and buildings. The reason for thi :
j that Frank McCartney , brother of tin
cad man was called to Lincoln at tin
ime of the murder and expressed him
alf as being satisfied with the statemeui
f the insane man.
While the circumstances point to the
eath of McCartney at the hands of Dr
iiicona , as given out by the superintend
at of the institution , no one there has
et figured out how the murder coulc
five occurred. Each man had his hand.
ed down iu front of him. strapped to hh
aist , so that neither could raise his
finds.
Coil Gets a Pardon.
Gov. Mickey Tuesday commuted the
'iitence of George Coil , from Uaw'e *
ouuty , sentenced to the penitentiary for
in years for murder. Coil was tried
vice and both times received the same
sntence. Judge Westover , who was on
ie bench and heard the case , reconi-
ended that he be given his liberty at
ie end of five years. This time is about
A Turtle Harvest.
Lew Wischmeyer , who is in charge of
fishing resort at Nebraska City , killed
I large turtles in one day last week
T spearing them through the ice. The
rtles weighed between twenty and
irty pounds each. They congregated
the shallow water near the shore and
ere catching small bass and crappies.
e cut a small hole in the ice above the
rtles and speared them with a rod and
en cut the ice around them and killed
em.
Husks Twenty Acres a Day.
Methods of corn husking in the west
e to be completely revolutionized ac-
rdiug to M. D. Hatch , of Lincoln , who
s invented a device for husking corn.
king two rows , whether the stalks are
Hiding erect or lying upon the ground.
a thorough test of the device it was
und that twenty acres a day can easi-
be husked by the machine , which is
tached to a team and drawn through
field.
_
Letter of the Law JEn forced.
Fesse F. Beaver , a real estate and in-
rance agent and notary public of Beat-
e , was fined $75 in the United States
urt for affixing his jurat to a pension
idavit in the case of one Will Staker.
Beatrice , when he had not personally
> n the witnesses sign the affidavit , ai-
nigh they were personally known to
n and he was familiar with their si-
tures.
-Retires from the Field.
die American Sugar Beet Company
5 decided to retire from the raising
1 buying of beets in the Republican
Hey with the present season , leaving
s Standard Sugar Beet Company in
ssession of the entire field. The ar-
igement is mutual , and a simlar one
ains iu the North Platte count rv.
Lost His Arm.
Virile tending a cornsheller for Chas.
Idebrand , northwest of Ashland. Will-
i Duff's arm was cauirht in the ma-
nery and before Ihe engine could he
pped the arm was so badly mangled
t it was necessary to partly anipu-
a it.
Dennison Sues for Libel.
'oin ' Dennison , the well known sport-
man , who is accused of being involv-
iu the Pollock diamond robbery , has
d the Omaha Daily News for $30.000
1 in the report of a speech made by
aer Thomas , of the Civic Federation.
Holden Arrives at Pen.
illy Holdeu , convicted of the attempt-
murder of Bank Cashier Bernard
roeder of Platte Center and the rob-
T of the bank , was taken to Lincoln.
IB about 35 years of age and came
D Michigan.
BANKER GIVES UP $25,000.
Funds o'f O'N'eill Bank Not All Di
sipnted.
A special from Phoenix , Ariz. , saj
Startling revelations were made he
Wednesday by Bernard B. McGreev
the fugitive O'Neill. Neb. , banker. Caj
McDonald , the arresting oiiicer , learn
from a reliable source that McGree'
had an engagement to meet Patrii
Ilagertj * , the missing cashier of t
bank , i.a this city the day of McGreevj
arrest. He says , also , that a third p (
son , hitherto entirely unsuspected , is o
crating hand in hand with McGree1
and Hagerty from the Nebraska end
the line. "
Iu the face of these developments M
Greevy , who has hitherto maintain !
that if there was any money missing
is the fault of Hagerty , Wednesday a
mitted that he was in possession <
funds that might help to extricate hi
from his share of blame. Going furthc
he actually placed in McDonald's han <
: i personal bank receipt for $25,000 i
the missing money , and told him that 1
L-ould at once place his hands on at lea
15.000 more once they arrived i
O'Neill. That the bank was short $ GC
)00 he emphatically denies.
"I was bookkkeoper , and I ought 1
know. * ' he maintained.
McGreevy insists that $40,000 of tl
Elkhorn Valley Bank's money is pe
i'ectly safe.
BOLD ROBBERY IN OMAHA.
Thieves Secure Diamonds and Jew
elry Valued at $1OOO.
Bold robbers cut a small hole in tl ]
) late glass window of Henry Copley
ewelry store , located near Sixteenth an
Barnaul Streets , Omaha , early Suuda
ind stole diamonds and jewelry , th
alue of which Mr. Copley estimates n
U.GOO.
The robbery occurred at G o'clock Sur
lay morninsr. an hour when patrolme
ire -iHiring ! shiftThe ! robbers use
i diamond glass cutter and remove
i piece of glass four inches square
hrough which they could put their arn
s'o trace of the robbers has been securec
NEBRASKA WINS CASE.
federal Supreme Court Decides i
Boundary Case.
The supreme court at Washington. I )
' . . Monday decided the boundary cas
etwcen the states of Missouri and Nt
raska in favor of the State of Nc
raska.
The case involved a question as t <
whether a change of the course of tin
lissouri River had the effect of chang
iir land which had heretofore been 01
lie west side of the river to the east sidi
f the river from the jurisdiction of Ne
raska to the jurisdiction of Missouri
ut the court held that it did not.
Kelly Held for Assault.
At Harrisburg the preliminary hear
ig of John It. Kelly , charged with ai
uilt with intent to murder James C
Ira ut , a neighboring ranchman , came m
> r hearing before County Judge Hoke
> ec. 17. On behalf of the state , testi
lony was introduced sufficient to bint
[ r. Kelly over to the next term of tin
[ strict court in the sum of $1,000.
Sneakthief Gets a Watch.
A sneak thief stole a watch and fob
- longing to Ed Morse , one of the pro-
fictors of the auditorium at Fremont ,
the value of about $150. The watch
as in his vest , which was hanging in
ie front room of theshop , and as a good
any regular customers and others were
and out during the time there is no
ue to follow.
Statue Comes to Lincoln.
Secretary of the World's Fair coni-
is ion called on Gov. Mickey Tuesday
id recommended that the statue pre
nted to the state be brought to Lincolu
id given a place in the state house. The
rpense will be about $100 , and Gov
ickey readily gave his consent and ap
oval of the scheme.
Sheriff Goes For M'Greevey.
Sheriff Hall , of O'Neill , has just re
ived word that Bernard McGreevy ,
esident of the failed Elkhorn Valley
ink , was captured recently at Phoe-
x , Ariz. , and is held there. Sheriff Hall
't for Phoenix at once with the neces-
ry papers to bring McGreevy back to
olt County.
Suicide Ends Debauch.
Orieu Porter , postmaster at Fairfax ,
D. , arrived in Omaha Saturday to
Ice charge of the remains of his broth-
Perl Porter , who killed himself in
resort there. An inquest was held and
. ' body was taken to Fairfax for bur-
No motive for the suicide can be
signed other than remorse following
season of dissipation. Porter was 'i7
nrs of age.
Jury Acquits Woman.
Urs. Kemp Powell was charged with
attempt to murder her husband by
) oting him with a revolver at their
me live mouths ago , inflicting a dan-
ous wound. The case has created
isidcrablo interest and the trial has
MI of a sensational character. After
njr out all night the jury at Wayne
ujrht in a verdict of not guilty for the
'end ant.
Count Gets Out of Peri.
ulius Count , supposed to be a Russian
) l Mnan. will be released from the pen-
it iary the first of January. The
mt forgod a check that Rome Miller
hed at the Millard Hotel in Omaha ,
1 it was for this that he was sent to
penitentiary for 0110 year. He se-
cd three months' good time.
Fourteen Years fur Holden.
niiiam Holden. who was convicted at
umhus lu-t week of attempted mur-
. was sentenced by Judge Ileeder Sat-
ay afternoon to fourteen years in the
, itpnti ; ry at Lincoln at hard labor.
ieii a < ! ; ed it" he had anything to say
Men stood mute before the court , but
lir.Albeit , his attorney , made an ap-
1 for him.
Judgment for Dead Mules.
I'illiam 1'ulbrick , of Talmage , was
a judgment in the county court Sat-
ay afternoon against the Missouri
itic Railway Company for $320. The
Uill"Mictl for damages for the loss
i team of mules , killed by an engine
a crossing.
Store Entered and Robbed ,
lie general store of E. A. Felzien , at
irtwell , ten miles west of Minden ,
been broken into sometime Sunday
it. and somewhere in the neighbor-
J of $200 worth of goods taken
In his biennial report to Gov. Mickey
VVarden Beemer , of the state peniten
tiary thanks the legislature for what
they did for the institution two years
ago and makes a suggestion for the com
ing legislature. That suggestion is to
change section 32 , chapter Ixxxvi of the
compiled statutes , providing for the pun
ishment of anyone connected with the-
penitentiary who smuggles in letters or
anything , but who are not connected
with the institution. Mr. Beemer said
he had apprehended several parties
smuggling in opium to the prisoners , but
as there was no law by which they could
be punished , nothing coukl be done with
them. Two years ago the inmates
numbered 918. There has been admitted
j2 ; 21 have been discharged. 20 paroled
and 184 have died. While this last num
ber seems large it is about the avrago
of other bienniums and is not considered
ii high percentage when the nature of
the inmates is considered. There arc now
in the institution 987 inmates.
* * *
Adjt. Gen. Culver and members of the
governor's staff will meet this week to
arrange a program incident to the iuau-
; uration of Gov. Mickey and the other
state officers. It has already been de
cided that the reception will be held in
: he senate chamber , where all may pass
: > y and give the glad hand to the incom-
ug officers and , console the outgoing
) nes. Then the line will take up its
uarch , headed by Gov. and Mrs. Mickey ,
o representative hall , where refresh-
Tieuts will be served and where the BO-
nal part of the evening , stripped of it
'ormality. will b * > carried out. P pcnise
here is to le a march is no Mjn there
vill be a dance following and persons
vho anticipate a dance will be disap
pointed , for there will be none. This is *
he official announcement of the men ia
: harge of the affair.
* * *
The rumor going the rounds of tho
late house that Gov. Mickey intended
o present certificates of appointment to
hose people he intends to appoint or re-
: ppoint for a Christmas present will not
uaterialize unless the governor changes
lis mind. Saturday morning he said he *
bought he would not make any appoint-
nents before Christmas , and that as a
natter of fact he was not Avorryin ?
bout his appointments as much as ho
id tAvo years ago. He knows the Avork
f his old appointees , and Avill be abl
3 act on these without asking for worn-
leudations. It is generally believed that
11 of the heads of state institutionsvill
einain , as the reports that have been
out in for the bicnnium show up well.
* * *
State Architect Tyler has reported to
tie state board rtf public lands and
uildiugs what his office has done and
hat it has cost the staje since a year '
go last June , when ho Avas appointed.
te has supervised the erection of build-
igs and repairs on buildings at a cost
C $273,426.38. wherefore if an architect
nd been employed it would havo cost
ie state $13.f 71.31. showinjr the advan-
ige of having a state architect on a
ilary. His salary up to this time , which
; has not yet received , amounts to $3-
23.G4 ; that of an assistant. $1.048.38
nd that of a stenographer $1,190. Th
tal cost of his office , including the pur-
iase of office supplies , amounts to
3,004.08.
* * *
The biennial report of Edward A.
Inircli. state inspector of oils , filed with
OAMickey , slums that this department
is been a pretty good investment for
c state. During the time he has boon
office Mr. Church has turned into tha
ate treasury $10.r,20.18. He and his
pnties have inspected . " , S9.r 44 barrels
'oil and gasoline , for which a total of
> S.J < > 4.40 was charged. The total ex
nses incurred amounted to $2200737
r. Church still has on hand in cash
- . . ( > o. For a portion of the past bK
inium Ed Hayes was oil inspector and
f turned into tho tronsurv $1 144 4 * >
fikina total of $17.fi(54.r ( 0 that has
en realized for the state during tho
ars.
Attorney Qonor.il Prout ha * received
iswers from many of the county at tor-
ys to his invitation ont out sorn , . days
t ) for a conforonco to be held at Lin-
In to discuss a plan of procedure
nmst the railroads in thoir tax iujnnc-
n suit. Nearly all of those attorneys
10 have received invitations have an ,
uncod thoir intention to corno. while a
tv have sent in resrrots.
* * *
State Treasurer Mortonson has closed
contract with throe bond companies to-
rnish _ him a $1.000.000 bond at a cost
$2.500 , the same as the bond cost
it year. Mr. Mortonsen tried earnest'
to got up a fight between the compa-
s over the matter , but all in vain
ould the legislature fail to appropriate
> noy to pay for it by.March . ,0 the
nd will be cancelled.
* * *
"ioforo closing its annual session at
an Friday the Nebraska As ociatin of
unty Commissioners and Suporv , ors
optod a resolution looking to the relief
counties from the burden of caring
crippled , diseased and other depend
: persons needing special hospital
e and making thorn a charge upon the-
'
te for treatment and care'at tho home
the friendless.
* * *
Deputy Game Warden Carter has sent
: letters to the members of the next
islature telling them that it is very
; irable that a feAV changes be mado in
j game laAvs and asking that they
p in his office upon coming to Lincoln
his letter Mr. Carter does not surest
at the desired changes are.
* * v
leats in the senate chamber and in tha
iresentative hall have been selected
lot conducted under the supervision
Secretary of State Marsh. Heretofore'
selection has been made by members ,
t come first served , but this year thd
5 was changed because the old way
e the advantage to those representa- ,
; s and senators who reached LincohJ'
ly'while others who had no business
e before the session hr.d to take what
3 left. The members of each delegii
i will bo seated together , o'ccupyfujf
ts behind each , other.
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