Nebraska Newspapers

    The Valentine Democrat
VALENTINE , NEB.
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L H. RICE , PubllHhrr '
NO PEACE hllOPOSAl. j )
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JAPAN EXPECTS TO CONTINUE
WAR WITH VIGOR.
Port Arthur is but a Stop No Idea
Intervention ia Suggested
Every Indication that the ; War
Will Go on with Or al. Zeal.
mn has made no overture for pence
to Itus.sia , directly or indirectly , throng !
the United Stales or : iny other power
nnd contemplates no such action , aii'l
now Hint Fort Arthur has fallen proposes
to press the war in the north all the j
more vigorously by reinforcing the .1-ip-
Hiie.se armies at Liao Yangvith th
preater part of the troops which hav
been besieging Port Arthur.
Thisin , brief , represents the views
of Mr. Kogaro Takahira , the .Japanese
minister , who lias recently resumed
charge of the legation at Washington af
ter a Jong illness at New York.
'The fall of Port Arthur , " said the
. minister , "is but a stop in the war that
Japan is waging for a principle. Cer
tainly it is an important step , but noth
ing could be further from the truth than
the assumption that because. Japan has
captured a stronghold , the fall of which
has long been expected , the Japanese
j > eace. Japan is lou buy : ' " 'i' . ' . ' . : . We
: ire as much in earnest today as we were
at the outset of the war. We have made
no overtures for peace either directly or
indirectly , nor have the powers ap
proached us with any idea of interven
tion. "
At the Russian embassy it was reit
erated that IliiFia would iicht all the
harder in view of the temporary loss of
Port Arthur. Europe , it is learned , i
firmly of the conviction that however
dark liie outlook for peace at this mo
mont when the prospect brightens it is
1o prove that the neutrals as well as the
belligerents will look for the interme
diary through which negotiations can be
made. As a European ambassador said
Friday , the American government to
which both belligerents will be willing to
look for assistance in reaching a sctil"-
ment when the time comes , and aside
frim thi < fact the high personal regard
in which the president is held both at
St. Petersburg and Tokio makes it all the
more probable that through it , wlici :
Uus.sia and Japan have fought theii
fight. the powers mu.n hope for peace.
LIFE FOR WOMAN.
Mrs. Lallii ; Must Go to the N
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The Nebraska supreme court has < ! e-
nlvil the motion for a rehearing in behalf
of Mr ? . Lena Lillie. convicted of the
murder of her husband at David City ,
Neb. Application for a rehearing is the
last appeal possible , and the court's ac
tion means that Mrs. Lillio must go to
the penitentiary for life. Circumstan
tial evidence was produced against the
woman.
Harvey Lillie was a grain dealer at
David City. His wife is a tall , baud-
some woman of 44. On the morning of.
Oct. 24 , 1002 , TJUic was shot to death
uhile asleep in bed.
His wife's story ivas that she was
in-aliened by the shot that killed her hus
band and that she saw a tall man with a
revolver bending over the bed. lie turn-
fithe \ pistol upon her and , to escape
him. she rolled out of bed to the floor.
The bullet aimed at her went over her
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arad and through the window.
Her story was believed and the ofTi-
: ers went for a pair of bloodhounds that
Lillie owned. They wore found dead of
poison in the stable. in
C LASH AT DENVE R.
is
Men Gain a Victory in the
.Legislature.
A Denver , Colo. , special says : The
followers of Gov. Peabody gained a vic
tory Friday in the legislature in the fir.st
fight over the canvass of the vote for to
governor.
Amid the greatest confusion they pass-
sd a resolution creating a committee of
dftccn members , twelve of whom are lie-
publicans and three Democrats , to can
vass the vote and make daily reports to
the house and senate , with a final report
not later than Monday morning.
PEACE IN MOROCCO. ago
France and tho Sultan Ilnve Settled
Their TJecent Misunderstanding ; . of
A Washington dispatch says that
France and Morocco have settled their
recent misunderstanding , and the French
day
minister at Tangier is proceeding to the
court of the sultan for an audience. This
news comes to the state department
from American Vice Consul Philip at
Tangier. He says no foreigners will
leave the capital in view of the outlook
for peace.
Sioux City Stoclc Market.
pei
Friday's quotations the Sioux
on City the
stock market follow : Butcher steers. tin
§ : -.25@4.50. : Top hogs , J4..jO. sit
Drugged and [ Cobbed.
Joseph Price , proprietor of a general
store in Clarke County , la. , was found De
by the police back of the Grant Club
ma
building at DPS Moiues , la. , Friday of
morning at an early hour in an uncon fee
scious condition. When he was able to uoi
speak he told a story of being drugged
and robbed of 500.
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Fire at Springfield , iVInss. nal
The city hall at Springfield , Mass. , tor
valued at over $50,000 , was completely dis
Destroyed by Cre Friday. at
. * Ar.lES MINERS.
InIn I * t in Colorado Govcrnor'a
M 4 4 i . < ; .
A Denver di--p : itch says : The Colora-
'o ' legislature will commence to .
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'filings. When the joint scssvn0j lh-o
. .OIISLand senate was rf } al fc30
/clock Thursday i' . * K&Q \ \ olite
.ci-.l prelir l. viofi to the canvassing of
he v c0 for state ofiicers .hs < 3 been swept
away.
Clerk Harper , of the house , W.MS sent
to iuuform the senate that the house was
prepared to enter into joint session for
ne purpose of hearing the message of
( Jov. Peabody.
The message road by the governor
dealt for the most part with recommenI
dations concerning and reports from va-
the. governor said , that he could not atn
of militia , he touched briefly , referring
the legislature to the report of Adjt.
( Jen. Sherman B > 1I , which was KO large ,
the governor said , that h : . - : uM not at-
tempt to epitomize it. On the < ; ; ic. < ion
of election the message says :
"The fraudulent coinhu-t of elections
under our present system demands your
immediate and concerted action. In a
general way it seems suHick-nl to say
that a modern primary and registration
law should b < : enacted , ami il.e : 'dvi > a-
bility of intro.liicii.'g vot'ji. : ; machines
should be considered. ' ' '
Of the labor troubles , the governor ,
after urging tho adoption of "a rcasonav
hie , just and equitable eight-hour lav.- , "
says :
"Early in my administration a certain
organization known as the Western Fedf'
cration of Miners , claiming public con-
sideration under the name of labor ,
whose officers and those in direct cliarg-
of its management are bold , carrlo- .
reckless men. altemi'lid to fo.nciir i < : -
! . : in several of tins vtions ( ; f < 'olor-.tiu
to the end that this particular organiza-
tion should have recignition in the operl
ation and management of the mines.c
mills and smelters , wherever located in
the state , which effort. ; culminated in
the arbitrary calling of the most sensen
less , causeless , unjustifiable and inexcus-
able strike ever known in this or any
other country , and believing that ir.y
duty to the people of the state lay in
protecting life and property in advance
of annihilation , I proceeded to stop the
unlawful methods of this reckless band of
men , Suaicient it is to say , law and
order were maintained , peace restored
and prosperity immediately followed. ,
* 'I recommend the passage of an ad '
by your honorable bcdy prohibiting boy
cotting , picketing , unfair lists , or other
interference with the
lawful business or
occupation of others , and providing suit
able penalties therefor. " .
FOR BIG "EMBEZZLEMENT. I
T\vo Ohio Bankers Arr Kted in .
Jtritish Coltinibia.
United States secret service "gents ar
rested at Victoria , B. C. , Lewis Oplinger.
president , and J. R. Zimmerman , man-
aging director of the Wooster National
bank , of Wooster , 0. . charged with cm-
bezzlemeut of funds amounting to $2oO-
000. They have agreed to return to
Wooster for trial , waiving evtradition.
Oplinger was formerly a United States
congressman from Ohio.
Itoth men came to the Dominion hotel
at Victoria from Seattle , December ol. .
registering as P. . P. Roland and S. II. '
Case , of New York. No securities or i
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funds other than a few hundred dol- ' .
lars were found in possession of the 1 y
men. j 1
WORK OF THE "BLACK HAND" ,
Bomb Exploded Against Door ofXew 'jit
York Hiirber Shop. . \sv
The explosion of a bomb against tho
door of a barber shop in First avenue ; J'-1
New York , Wednesday night , followed i
the refusal of the proprietor , Sam Fas- |
sett , to pay ? 'JCO which had been def f
mandcd from him in letters signed by i
"The Ulack Hand. " I
The front of the building was coi- j
siderably damaged , but no one was in- j ov
jured , although several persons were j
the shop at the time the explosion c
occurred. The first of several threaten
ing letters was received by Fassctt , whc
a young Italian , two weeks since.
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To Sell Joilg < ; tSoweJ.s. i j
The 900,000 pearl necklace and other j
Jewels"seized from Mrs. Phyllis > F. ; TJ
Dodge at New York when she'returned j Ci
this country on the steamship St. ! PC
Paul , in 1SOO , will be sold at auction , i of
Owing to the advance in the price iof" | id
precious stones , they are now wostlS | M
about $75,000. j | M
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Body Found in Jlivrr. "
The body of Neil S. Phelps , a tapi-
talist of Battle Creek , Mich. , whomys
teriously disappeared a number of weeks
, was found Thursday badly decom
posed in the river. Phelps committed !
suicide while despondent over the loss
a fortune.
The Surrendered Garrison. in
A report from Nogi received Thurs
at Tokio largely increases th'e fig
ures of the surrendered garrison and
intimates the force handed over to the j
Japanese at Tort Arthur will be 'J2,000.
exclusive of 3:5,000 : or 30,000 sick'and
wounded , making a rough tofal of 48,000.
Diet i.s Dissolved. fc IT.
A Budapest dispatch says that , Em
peror Francis Joseph formally dissolved
diet Wednesday in a speech from the
throne dealing with the parliamentary
situation.
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Burlington Oflicin ! Quits. ,
A Chicago special says : Frederic A.
Delano , for nearly four years general
manager of the Burlington's lincg ease
the Missouri river , has resigned , ef
fective January 30. It has not been an >
nounced whowill succeed Mr. Delano , j fire.
Marie Revenue Collector !
Heiiry M. Rose , reading clerkbof the
national senate , has been appofated in-
ternal revenue collector for the' ? Fourth ha.7
district of Michigan , .with headquarters erfcl
Grand Rapids. i . /
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- Bte > V/atches from St. I'etcrsburg tate
'iat the fall of Port Arthur has taken
all the heart out of the approaching fes
tivities of the Russian Christmas. It is
even proposed to dispense uith the illumi
nation and decorations , which are always
features of the holidays.
The churchs are filled with mourning
friends and relatives of th fallen heroes
of the fortress.
The zemstvos and town councils of
many cities , including St. Petersburg ,
have adjourned as a testimony of their
grief as a result of the public calamity ,
hut I : the unmistakable grief of the people
is i ai.so accompanied by the undeniable
mutteriugs against the government.
The papers are openly blaming the mili
tary censorship for keeping the public in
the dark as to the true situation of the
fortress ' , am ! allowing the surrender to
come as a -rprise. . They are using this
as a text f < - show the necessity for tak
ing ' the pef-Ie ; into the government's con
fidence , ; : t. are continuing their attacks
on the Li , . aucracy whose bloodless lips
repeat the line old lie whenever it is pro
posed that ihe sovereign should hear the
voice of t : e people.
TheRusy declares that the nation's well
wishers could not tolerate the idea of
peace , but adds that no victory is possible
with disui ion at home , and it insists that
Japan is counting as much on the possi
bility of revolution in Russia as upon her
own army and the strategists. There
fore ' , it is vital to convince Japan that if
the ' war is to be pushd until the enemy's
resources are exhausted , the whole Rus
sian : nation will be solid , which , however ,
will only be possible by allowing the real
. ' prcsrntalives of the nation to speak. The
lenewal ' of agitation on this line in spire
of official warning , is extrcmly signifi
cant , and may foreshadow the coming
crisis.
It seems now to be definitely decided
that ' Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's squad
ron will not attempt to reach Vladivos
tok ' at present. The decision has been
Cached that he will await the Pacific
squadron , on which work is proceeding
night and dry , and several ships of which
are ! expected to be ready for service by
the ! end of January.
THEODORE THOMAS DEAD.
World Famous Musician a Victim
ol * the Crip.
Theodore Thomas , of Chicago , the
note'd orchestra leader , died of pneumonia
there early Wediuvlay. aged GO years.
Death came to the world famous direc-
tor < almost at the hohr of achieving His
ambition the establishment of the Chi
cago orchestra in a mjagnilicciit perman
ent ! "home. I
Thomas lived to leAd his orchestra in
but four concerts in. ' the great new hall
built by popular subscription. His last
appearance waa ata concert the day
before ' Christmas.It / was a week ago
Saturday that Thoijnas first felt the ail-
mcnt which culmiijated in his death.
Apparently it was only a slight touch of
the grip. Last Thu sday , however , pneu-
monia developed. Saturday his condi-
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ti6n was grave. Sunday he improved
and Monday his j/ihysicians / felt hopeful
of * g his recovery.
' ADAMS TO ) BE SWORN IN.
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.tolorado Dcinoprnts Will Carry Out
Cerfimoirjy Jinn.iry 1O.
A Denver , Coi o. . dispatch announces
Ihat the democrat s have decided that on
January 10. the date prescribed by the
jltatutes , they w ill have Alva Adams
wworn in as goveinor of the state. The
loath will be adn linislercd by Justice
jSier'o , of the suj ireme court. The hour
and place for I ] no ceremony have not
biou definitely sc .tied.
The fifteenth j cncral assembly was
called to order r/t noon Wednesday and
the work of organization begun.
Lieutenant do vernor Ilaggott presided
over the senate. The permanent organi
zation of the ho use was effected by the
choice of Wm. I/f. Dickson , as chairman.
DEAD CfclRL KNOWN.
-ody Pound / on Cutler Mountain
Po-miy/Hy Idontilied.
A Colorado S/prings , Colo. , special says :
The body ofhe woman found dead on
Cutler moun/.ain December 37 , sup
posed to be t'/iat of Miss Bessie Bouton.
Syracuse , JN. Y.f has been positively
identified as < uch by a professional nur e.
Miss CurtisJ of Denver , who attended
Miss Boutoi during her illness at th < ;
Albany hot/l in the latter city in June
last. '
last.The
The girl i/s / believed to have been mur
dered by fh man with whom she vras
traveling , 'Ivho lias not yet been located.
si and Would Seirlu.
A Lom'oii special says : The govern
ment hasj oil-red Adolph Beck % .1,000
compe/npntion for wrongful imprison
mentI.ytck wiio is a Swede , and was liv
ing in I/inghlnd. was arrested in 3890 on
the chr/rge of obtaining money and jew
elry om women under false pretenses ,
and ter the charges wen ; dismissed.
Get Six Months in Jail.
At \ Denver , Colo. , City Detective W.
. G' , een , John Deseye , Frank McMa-
lion ai d Robert Cloodman were Thursday
ndjudf ) ed guilty of contempt by the su-
premo court for irregularities at the latt-
ctioln aid each sentenced to
montb/s in jail. in
Fire at Klinira , N. Y.
At falmira , N. Y. , a three-story brick
buildifag occupied by DeWaters Bros. ,
dealejrs in carriages , harness and farm n
the Eastern To- )
implrjments , and Leag -
accJb company , was totally destroyed by
. / The total loss is ? 7 " ,000.
Great Strike Threatened.
ABerlin , ( Jcrmany special says : Th <
disfontent in the Wesphalian coal fields
. ; reached an acute stage and a gen-
strike affecting 230,000 miners is
in/ipending. bad
i STATE OP KEBJUSKA
WEV/S OF THE-WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
tleroic J > nath of n XVomun Fatally
Burned , Mrs. li Mis8 I'uts Out Fire
in Homo and Saves Children
Desperate Struggle with Flames
Cleaning clothing for the approaching
holiday and its celebrations , using gaso-
line for the purpose , Mrs. Joseph Reuss
was burned to death in a terribly tragic
manner at her home near Elgin.
Using an open pan of gasoline a short
distance from a heated cook stove , the
woman was suddenly covered with 15am-
ing lluid as the result of an explosion.
Attempting desperately to quench tiie
blaze that enveloped her body , eating
her clothing and leaping into her face and
hair , she used up almost all of her
strength. Quits and blankets which she
seized in an effort to stop the fire were
burned.
Finally despairing in her attempt to
put out the flames , she ran out of the
house , succeeded in reaching the water
tank at the barn and dived into the icy
liquid. With a hissing the water put a
stop to the fire , but her clothing had
been so nearly destroyed that the fail
particles remaining dropped off into the
tank , leaving the suffering woman n rle.
Still courageous , however , she ran back
to the house to put out the fire and save
the children. When .she had done this
she dropped exhausted into a chair ,
where her husband , some hours later ,
found her moaning and charred. For a
night and a day she lived in horrible ag-
nny , finally succumbing. She was for
merly Miss Gertrude Eichman. of Car
roll. In.
ROUSE FOR SPEAKER.
South Plattc : cu Combine and De
feat Railroads' Candidate' .
George L. Rouse , of Hall County , was
nominated Monday in caucus for speak
er of the house by li members , and Will
iam II. Jennings , retired fanner , mer
chant and banker of Thayer County , was
named for president pro tern of the sen
ate caucus of that body.
Rouse and the leading officers and em
ployes of the house were nominated at
the session in the afternoon with fifty-
two members present. The later ses
sion was attended by ( iS members and
they ratified the action of the former
and selected the remainder of the house .
slate. I
M'GREEVY HOLDS A RECEPTION
O'Xcill Danker Finds Many Friends
Willing to Sympathize.
Bernard McUreevy had. perhaps , more
callers to see him at the county jail at
O'Xeill Saturday than anyone else in
the town. lie says everyone appears to
be friendly and that .several have ex
pressed their good wishes toward him.
Mcdreevy at one time lived on a home
stead northwest of town and many of his
old neighbors called to see him.
Xo move has been made yet looking
toward bail , but several offers of bail
have been tendered. The date of the
preliminary hearing has been fixed by
the county judge to take place on .Ian.
l.-'th.
Hotel Burns a.t Hastiii "J.
Fire from a defective flue was discov
ered in the new Denver Hotel
at Hasting. owned by H. A.
Batty and occupied by Capt. W. S.
Xoyes , at 9 o'clock Thursday night. Tin-
hotel was a veneered building , making it
almost inipossinle to play the streams
upon the smouldering woodwork , and ne
cessitating heavy water damage. The
hotel was insured for $5,000 and is dam
aged to the extent of S'J.OOO. while Capt.
Noyes' loss i.s about $1,000 , covered by
insurance.
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with Perjury.
John E. Decker , manager of a large
photographic supply house in Chicago ,
lias been charged with perjury and is
now a prisoner in the Lancaster County
jail at Lincoln. It is asserted he swore
lie was a resilient of Lincoln and then
voted in Chicago. The trouble resulted
from a divorce suit in which he desired
a decree from Addie M. Decker. He is
prominent in Chicago.
Preachers Hurt in Il na\vny. [ bl
While Rev. C. A. Mastin and Presid-j P
ing Elder Alexander Leonard of the | n
Methodist church were out driving at | w
Kearney , the horse became frightened ! ti
and. turning suddenly , overturned the
buggy. Elder Leonard had one of the
bones in his right arm fractured just
above the wrist , while Rev. Mastin was
quite badly bruised about the back and j Lf
hips. i $
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Ioii i try Show at Fremont. in
The Dodge County Poultry Associa- ingc
gcil
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Friday evening. The cold weather of
the early part of the week prevented
any poultry men who had already en- .
icred their birds from sending them in '
cind the number of chickens was much toWi
smaller than it otherwise would have Wi
been. | IM
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Has Klecfric Fji fa
The village of Crab Orchard ia now oa
lighted by its new electric lights. A
home stock company was formed , whieh
put in a very creditable plant , and thei.t
lights have just been started. Within
sixty days after the ground was broken
for the power house the lights were run
ning.
A. lj. Button is
At a preliminary hearing held in the
county court at Seward Thursday , A. L.
Button , of Plainview. charged with sell
ing land without a title , was discharged. ing
Mr. P.utton is president of ti ; < Button , r °
Land Company , which has a branch
Seward. ! fr
Sets .J\il on Firo.
Otto Westlain was placed in jail at
Louisville for drinking , and in the after-
$ > n it was discovered that the jail was
ifire , and as the marshal was away at
the time and had the keys with him , the and
lock had to be broken , and the man was
taken out nearly suffocated.
Preserved Watermelons.
Charles Slagle , a farmer living near
Tecumseh. preserved a number of water
melons this season. At Christmas time
they were just as luscious as though they of
jut come off the vines. ly
ENTERS UPON SECOND TERM
Gov. Mickey ami O lice Stntts Ofll-
c : r8 Only sworn In.
Gov. J. II. Mickey and the state offi
cers were duly sworn into office Thurs
day , while a howling gale enveloped the
capitol building. The ceremonies were
simple. At Iil5 o'clock the house and
senate met in joint session , the govern
or's mess.age was read and the oilicials
took the oath. ,
The following weresworu in : A. Ga-
lu.sha , secretary of state ; Peter Morten-
sen , treasurer ; Norris Brown , attorney
general ; J. L. McBreiu , state superin
tendent ; II. M. Eaton , commissioner of
public i lands and buildings ; E. M. Scarle ,
Jr. ' . auditor.
Gov. J. II. Mickey in his message con
' demned j paid lobbyists , advocated econo-
my and advised a general retrenchment
on expenditures.
Brilliant and elaborate ceremonies
marked the inauguration of Gov.
Mickey and the state officers Thursday
nitrht. The capitol building was decoi.
rated from top to bottom hi fl-iunting
bunting ; ferns , palms and flowers were
in all thtoCices , and there was an interfj
ininabie receiving line leading up to Gov.
Mickey , who was surrounded by his
stuff in uniforms ablazewith gold lace.
TURNS ON THh GAS.
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Disappointed Ofiiceseeker Attempts
to find L.ll > .
Ex-Representative F. W. Ki'tter , of
Douglas , Wednesday afternoon attempt
ed to commit suicide in his room , at 3500
1' street , Lincoln. He locked himself
in the room and turned on the gas. He
was disappointed over his failure to be
appointed sergeant-at-arms of the house ,
a place secured by Buck Taylor , of
Omaha. He was a member of the house
two years ago.
A German woman discovered Koetter.
Dr. Sp ! > almin wr-s called and detected
M''ts f life. K" " ' . ! L r v.-jjs ta'c n to the
city ! hospital ar.d an effort made to re
vive him.
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Complaints of Ijis * of Stoclr. !
State Veterinarian Thomas anticipates
a heavy loss to stockmen through the.
prevalence of the conisralk disease. Nu
merous complaints of losses are made to
him. lie estimates that the loss due to
that source alono was $500,000 last year.
20,000 cattle having died. Because of
the very dry fall the veterinary believes
that theloss will he imu-h greater for
the current year unless the farmers take
prec-uitions to keep the animals out of
the stalks.
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: . - * ) faska J'.ond T.-in lc.
Deputy Attorney General Norris Brown
has been permitted by the supreme court ;
to file application for a rehearing in the
case ; when-ill the lavpermitting state
officers lo give indemnity bonds i.s d"-
dared unconstitutional. This action , it
believed , will t < % rve as a stay and per
n-it State Treasurer Mortensen to pre
sent a security company bond and still
leirally retain his orfice. Treasurer Mor-
tcnsen's old bund expirul January 5.
Nebraska SheriflV Mt'etintj-
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Slate Sheriffs' Association convened at
theourt house in Kearney one day last
week. About thirty members were in
attendance. A set of recommendations to
the legislature was adopted covering legT
ish-tioii which will be of benefit to the
slii-riffs. The old officers were re-elected ,
these hi ing John Power. Omaha , presij)1
dent , and Nicholas Rce.se , Lincoln , seere-
tary and treasurer. .
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Hnrltling llooni t. Pnpillion. i
During the last year Papillion liars en- (
joyed a building boom that it has not
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seen for a good many years. showing that
business is in a very prosperous condi-
tion. Be > idfs the many new residences
which have been erected , these new E
buildings have greatly improved the
town , and with the new cement walks on
Main Street Papillion i.s very citylike.
Capture Gootls on Men.
Chief of Police Franz arrested four al- '
leged crooks at Fairbury Sunday night
and found in their possession a lot of
goods stolen from two stores , which . -
they were trying to sell. One of them
i.s known as John Ryan , alias Davis , and
is well known in police circles. The othof
crs are unknown } but will be held fo' fr
identification. |
Bank Ilohbt-rs Sentenced.
Frank Todd and George Dowd , tinua
men who have been held in the county ill
jail at Nebraska City on a charge of in
blowing open the safe in the bank at
Palmyra , pleaded guilty. Dowd would „
not say anything about the robbery and /
was sentenced to five years in the peni to
tentiary. Todd was iriven seven years.ca
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The Congregational church at Sutton
opened the week of prayer by dedicating
its new church. The new part cost nearly
( . ( KX ) , and is beautiful in architecture j Hi
and has all modern improvements. Tak
ing the old part and tho basement to
gether the plant is nearly worth ? 30OW , ed
all fully paid up. ca
tio
A I'rt.lilic OMV.
A cow belonging to George Young , a
farmrr living Barestown cit
near , gave birth
triplets the other evening. The calve-i' Pa.
were well formed and of uniform size , j COi
but : they only lived a short time after be-
ing born. The cow is 7 years old and so ' pa
far has given l.irth to seven head of { '
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calves. I
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rria at Sheby. ! [ hil
Florence Spencer. 35 years old. died
Shelby ai l the baby daughter of Wilof
bur Donaldson died also , both from diphQ
Q
theria. For some time there has been no , ,
school or church meetings , a number of i the
houses have been cimiranliwd and it i > ; nv
now considered under control. me
i Found Dead. on
Charles i Kalal. a bachelor aged10. . liv and
. ! Iwelve mis ! north of Hebron , was ! ing
,
found d yid in be T. Coroner Squires
held an inquest and a verdict of death
from natural causes was returned. 3f
Loses Three Fingers. I ' Tu
While our hunting rabbits along the
Missouri River near IMnttsmouth with oni
some other boys a gun in the hands of tio
young Peters was accidentally discharged
the contents amputated three
finger ?
from his left hand. phi
ProbJibSy Fatally Hurt. CaM
Abe L. Lloyd ,
a young farmer , waa M ?
probably fatally injured at Plckrell slai
Wednesday by driving under a rarge
beam over a pair of scales with a load
corn with the result that he was bad- Co
crushed. „ , - " In
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One Hundred Years Age.
The first benefit to the United States-
resulting from tho Avar between Ki-
ghiml and Spain was tho opening of
; ; the port of Uuvaiui to American ves
sels.
Stocks had risen ? and 4 per cent in.
London owing to France's overtures-
for pence.
The exportation of corn was pro
hibited from the Swedish and Prussian
ports.
The contemplated siege of Gibraltar-
by the French and Spanish fleets was
decided on positively.
Bonaparte autliorixed the I'ope to-
invite ] all the bishops and clergy , who-
formerly took the constitutional oath ,
to ' abjure its obiig.'stions.
The Spanish Governor of Mexico ,
sent to Spain for aid to suppress seri
ous disturbances in that colony.
English ships captured a Spanish-
. .
vessel with $200,000 and a valuable *
cargo of indigo.
Seventy-five Years Ago ,
Wine duties in Prussia were reducetT
one-half , as the vintage had betu
scarce ( the previous j'ear.
A proclamation was issued by Gen
eral ; Bolivar convoking a constituent ,
congress at Bogota to form a consti
tution for Colombia.
liaised printing for the blind was-
invented by Charles Barbicr , a French
man.
The term "Philistines" was applied
by the Liberal party of Germany to the
, ,
Conservatives.
Methodism was introduced into Ger
many.
General Guerrero resigned the presi
dency < of Mexico. The new government
settled under Bustamente. the former
vice president.
Tifty Years Ago.
The French Chamber passed a IKW
authorizing a loan of 500,000,000
francs.
The cities of Brooklyn and Wiliiams-
burg , Xew York , were united under
one municipal government and called
Brooklyn.
A special message from the Presi
dent was read in Congress , explaining
his reasons for vetoing the river and
tsrbor bill.
General Castilla defeated President
Echcniqt'c < and entered Lima in tri
umph.
The English admiral Fanshawe was-
making vigorous efforts to stop the
slave trade in Cuba.
Prussia decided to open Its coasting
trade ; to England.
Forty Years Ago.
The Juarez government of Mexico
offered ] a large bounty to volunteers-
from , other countries who would entei
its service.
Hood , having been forced to evac
uate Decatur , Ala. , by General Stod-
man ; , who occupied the town , was be
ing ; closely pressed on his retreat.
At a mass meeting of Chicago citi
zens a committee of thirty was named *
devise methods of cleansing the Chi
cago river.
The trial by court martial of several'
_
persons arrested in Chicago for treason *
commenced at Cincinnati.
Thirty Years Ago.
Garibaldi i refused the pension grant
him by the Italian Parliament be
cause of the low condition of the na
tion's finances.
A wage conference between anthra
cite operators and miners at Hazleton , ,
. , resulted in a disagreement and a
coal strike was threatened.
The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany refused to renew an agreement
N'ith the other roads entering Chicago ,
which had been in force a 3ear. pro
hibiting the issuing of free passes.
Geenral ( Sheridan assumed command
the Department of the Gnlf at New
Orleans and made plans to suppress
lawlessness in Louisiana , due to-
rival claimants to the State Govern
ment.
The Piu Indians were reported to be
the warpath in Indian Territory ,
Vinita cHizens believed the sack
: of the town was imminent.
Alphonso XII. was proclaimed King-
Spain.
hventy Years Ago.
Earthquake shocks were expert-
Hiced in Austria. Spain , and other por
tions of Europe.
A Pittsburg newspaper , after ex
plaining who he was , quoted Andrew
L'arnegie as favoring socialism. '
Earthquake shocks were felt hi
Maryland , Virginia and New Hamp
shire.
The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company inaugurated a sweeping cut
toils.