the Valentine Democrat
VALENTINE ,
L M. RICE , Publisher
BIG FIRE AT BUTTE
1.OSS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT
MILLION DOLLARS.
{ Every Piece of Fire Apparatus in
Silver Bow County Was Used in
Subduing the Fl nines Public Li
brary i'artially Destroyed.
Fire causing a loestimated at abirit
' $1.000,000 Sunday consumed the entire
business portion of P.mte. Mont. , lying
bcincci the Shodair block and Ili-iisliaw
alley , on the south side of West Park
-Street , and hf ! destroyed the p'.il.lie-
libra ry.
The lire call was turned in at -So !
iM-lock. At noon the four-story Symons
.store ws : a masrs of tlanies. and the pub
lic library and other places were burning
Kimultancoiisiy. At 1 o'clock Mayor Mi < -
Ginniss announced tiie lire under control.
Had the blaze crossed Main Street into
Ihe old buildings on the north sid i OL'
3'ark Street , or had it not been checked
at the Renshaw building P.utte would
-have suffered from a $ " , ( 100,000 fire.
A cigar company ofx'Upicd part of the
ground Jloor and basement of the big
J-Symons Dry Goods Company's building.
At once the men realized that to keep the
lire confined to the basement : nd away
from the elevator shaft was the only hope
of saving the block.
The men could not cnler the seat of
the ilamcs , but several went through the
xcar sidewalk windows and held the hose
as near as they could to tin-
origin of the smuke. Finally ,
with a favorable change the
wind , which kept the smoke back tem
porarily , the firemen broke in three doors
un the ground iloor and poured the water
in the direction of the elevator-shaft ,
which roared like a mill race. A perfect
geyser of sparks and burning shingles
spoilt ed across the roofs of other build
ings , starting flames in the Renshaw
liall and away to the Park building.
From 11 o'clock until noon the Sy
mons building burned free as a bonfire ,
and the firemen confined their labors to
saving adjoining property. The Ren
shaw building seemed doomed , as did the
Lewis and ( . 'lark buildings.
The Miner , Broadway , Howaid. Arcylc
and other buildings were licked by the
Hamcs , but good work on the part of th'
owners and the firemen prevented what
? eemed for a time a general conflagration ,
as a stiff wind was blowing flaming em
bers everywhere.
By 11 o'clock every piece of fire appa
ratus in Silver P.ow County was at the
scene of the fire. The fire departments
from the Barus , Cora , Parrott , Original
Vagnon , Anaconda and other mines re
sponded and rendered great service.
ATTEMPT TO LYNCH A NEGRO
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Members of His Own Race Com
posed the Mob
A negro attempted to assault the wife
of Deputy Sheriff A. J. Shores at Clay-
ion. Mo. , Sunday night and was shot by
Shores and badly wounded. The shootin--1
attracted a mob of negroes from the con
gregation of a colored church who at
tempted to lynch the negro. Robert Tay
lor , but were prevented and Taylor wa *
safely landed in jail.
Deputy Sheriff Shores had alien ted
from a street car , and hearing a womai :
scream and seeing a negro running , he
fired and the negro fell.
Later he discover d it was his own
wife whom the neirro had seized as she
was on her way home from a neighbor
hood visit. He found her in a faint lyini1
on the sidewalk.
THREE ARE DEAD.
Body of Fireman Supposed to be
Under the Kngine.
An Erie train. No. 1-1 , eastbyund. wa.-
wrecked in a collision with an engine
about a quarter of a mile east of Susque
ilianna , Pa. , at 7 o'clock Sunday night.
Frank Robbins. of Susquehanna , en
gineer of the wrecked train , was killed
His fireman , whose name is O'Rourke.
and who also lived in Susquehanna. i :
thought to be under his engine.
Samuel K. Hempstead , an Erie detect
ive , of Clarks Summit , Pa. , died in the
.hospital Sunday night while his arm waf
'being amputated.
Norwegian Press Calm.
At Christiania , Norway , the newspa
HITS comment without bitterness on tlu
.result of the Karlstad conference. The
itone of the press indicates that while
tsoine opposition is probable the result will
I be accepted by the majority as the besi
conclusion possible.
Probably Fell from Roof.
Dr. James E. Chadwick , of Boston , a
lecturer at Harvard College , was found
tdead early Sunday just outside his sum-
liner residence at Chocorua. N. II. , by one
Jof his servants. It is supposed that hi
Ifell from the piazza roof of his cottage.
Sioux City Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux City
'stock market follow : Butcher steers
? 4.1iof5.25. Top hogs , . r . : iO.
i Kills Wife and Himself.
, William Harvey , aged 27 , living at
illarper's Ferry. O. , shot and killed his
Iwife Sunday and then killed himself.
| Harvey had been confined in an insane
jnsylniii in Clevalnd. but escaped a few
jdnys ago and . came home.
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! Work Train Hits Freight.
An extra work train on the Cairo divi
sion of the Big Four Railroad ran into
ithe rear end of an extra freight train at
Swango Hills , 111. , Sunday night. Five
were injured , one fatally.
TROUBLE IN CUBA.
Serious Political llfots Occur at
Cienfuegoa.
Official dispatches received in Havana
from Cicnfuegos nnn < ninced the killing of
Congressman Enrique Villuendas , leader
of the liberal party and the most able ora
tor in the lower house , and the chief of
police of Cienfuegos during a conflict be
tween the two political parties , the lib
erals and the moderates. The trouble oc
curred on Friday.
The government advices say Ihe police
had information that within the hotel in
which Villuendas lived a quantity of
arms had been deposited , and they went
to the hotel to investigate the matter. As
the police ascended the stairs they were
met by a party of liberals , who fired on
them killing Chief of Police Illance. The
police returned the fire , killing Villuendas
and wounding several others.
Intense excitement prevails at Cicnfue
gos and Havana.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Cienfuegos says that six persons
were killed and twenty-live wounded dur
ing ( he conflict.
Dispatches to tlu > government say that
besides Congressman Villuendas and
Chief of Police Illance , two policemen
were killed and a number of policemen
and civilians injured. Rural guards are
around the entire block in which the Ho
tel Suiso. the scene of the affair , is sit
uated. One telegram says that Villuen
das fired the shot which killed the chief
of porice , while , according to another tele
gram , the shot was fired by .lose Fernan
dez , a liberal , who has been arrested.
A search of the hotel revealed two dy
namite bombs in the room occupied by
Villuendas. The police , in searching the
hotel , were carrying out tiie orders of a
judge who was informed that the explo
sives were hidden there.
The government has received a tele
gram from Gen. Frias asking it to send
reinforcements at once.
BODY IN A SUIT CASE.
Dismembered Remains of a Woman
Found in Boston Harbor.
The police of Winthrop , Boston and the
state of Massachusetts are giving their
combined efforts in an attempt to unrav
el a mystery which surrounds a crime
discovered by the finding of the dismem
bered trunk of a woman in a dress suit
case floating in the water off the Win
throp Yacht Club's pier.
Thus far no promising clews have been
found. One theory is that the woman
had been the victim of an unsuccessful
surgical operation , and the dismembering
af the body was the work of skilled
hands.
RAID ON A BUCKETSHOP.
Chicago Police Say They Have Y.'it-
nesses "Who Paid in Large Sum.
Chicago detectives Friday raided the
brokerage offices of Thomas Davies &
Co. , Chicago. Eleven men and two wom
en were arrested. The descent on the of
fices followed the charge that ihe firm
has been doing a bucket-shop business.
The police assert Ihey have witnesses
who paid in over i l00,000 ! to the concern.
A warrant for Davies' arrest was
sworn out by Capt. W. S. Dewey , a re
tired railroad man of Galesburg , HI.
Dewey makes a specific charge that Da-
vies illegally retained securities belong
ing to him valued at ? 1 * > ,000.
BIG FIRE IN CHARLESTON.
Blaze in Business District Causes
$ iIO , OOO Loss.
At Charleston. W. Va. , a loss of Sl00- !
DOO and serious injuries to a number of
firemen resulted from a fire early Friday
near the business center' of the city. A
six-story building occupied by Askew ,
Smith < fc Gannon was completely destroy
ed ; also adjoining buildings occupied by
the Charleston Natural Gas Supply
Company , Burner Typewriter agency.
Christian Science hall , Noyes China store
and the Charleston cut flower plant.
SWINDLES A BANK.
Clever Crook Secures $ JJ,8OO at
Gettysburg , S. 1 > .
A Sioux Falls , S. D. , special says : A
telegram received by City Auditor Black
mail from Mayor Burnside. of Sioux
Falls , who is temporarily at Gettysburg ,
S. D. , announces the arrest of B. V.
Dunham , alias F. D. Miles , of Miles City.
Mont. , on the charge of victimizing the
Stock Growers Bank of Gettysburg to
the extent of $ . ' 5,000. The money was re
covered and returned to the bank.
The securing of the money was the re
sult of one of the shrewdest schemes ever
attempted in the stale.
Dan Patch Paces a Mile in 2:91.
At Allentown , Pa. , Dan Patch , paced
by two runners , with H. C. Hersey driv
ing , went a mile in 12:01 : at the Allentown
fair. An hour later , hitched to a road
wagon , he cut the pacing record of his
sire , Joe Patcheu. from * : ! ! to l2:0. > .
The time of 1 > :01 : made by Dan Patch
bents the world's pacing record for a half
mile track.
Large Ijumber Plant Burned.
At Bronson , Tex. , the entire plant of
the Kirby Lumber Company was totally
destroyed by fire. One hundred men are
thrown out of employment. Loss , $100.-
000.
Probably Fatallj Injured.
Two performers doing .similar feats
were probably fatally injured within a few
minutes of each other during the carni
val and street fair at Belleville , 111. Both
were loop the loop artists.
Submarine Vessels for France.
A Paris special says : The French
government has begun the construction of
eighteen submarine vessels , divided be
tween the yards at Cherbourg. Lorient
and Richeforl-Sur-Mcr. The vessels will
be finished in 11)07. )
Rains Cause Misery in Italy.
The autumn rains have began in Cfla- :
beri , Italy , adding new miseries to the al
ready distressed condition of the people ,
ns a result of the earthquake. The suf
fering all over Calaberi is intense. )
SERIOUS COLLISION.
( Five People Are Killed and Eight
1 Badly Injured.
A Ilarrisburg. Pa. , dispatch says : Five
men were killed and eight others seriously
injured in a collision between a pay train
and a combination passenger and milk
train on the Philadelphia. Harrisbtirg and
Pittsburg branch of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad at Rouse's curve at
Holly Springs. Pa. , Thursday afternoon.
None of the passengers was injured.
The dead are Ephriain McClary , en
gineer of mill ; train , of Harrisburg : C. .1.
Shearer , fireman of milk train , of Ilarris-
burg : John Hill , fireman of pay train , of
Reading : Edward Lauchs. paymaster's
clerk , of Reading : Thomas Marion , con-
I ductor of pay train , of Pollsviile.
Tiie injured are : John E. Amole. en
gineer of the pay train , of Reading , frac
tured skull and contusion of back ; D. B.
Xe'.Iers ' , timekeeper , of Lebanon. frac
tured skull : Alfred 'liawn , pay clerk , of
Ph'ladclnkia. lacerations of shoulders and
scalp : Isaac McHosp , paymaster. of
Reading , fractured skull and both arm *
severely crushed.
The pay train , cons-sting of a locomo
tive and one ; ach. was going west to
pay the men along the division. The
combination train , composed of a locomo
tive , combination coaches and two pas
senger cars , was coming from tie ! we.-t.
The curve waf : a sharp one and was flank
ed by u heavy clump of trees. Engineer
Amole jumped from his engine and land
ed at the foot of a twenty-five-foot em
bankment. McCleary was found on hi ?
engine with the whistle cord in his hand ,
it having been pulled clear off the ma
chine , and all the brakes on the train set.
The pay car contained about $ . " 0.000 in
checks , which were scattered about the
tracks. The checks were picked up by
the trainmen and turned over to John W.
Wetzel , attorney for the company at Car
lisle.
lisle.Officers
Officers of the company at Harrisburg
say the accident was probably due toj
misunderstanding of orders.
BECOMES A MANAGER.
Sioux City , la. , Newspaper Man to
Manage Popular Singer.
After six and a half years of continu
ous service on the daily papers of Sioux
City , la. , during which time he has made
himself one of the most popular newspa
per men in town , Joe A. Sanderson will
sever his connection with the Sioux City
Journal on Oct. 1 to become business
manager for Bert Morphy , "the man who
sings to beat the band. " and will direct a
tour of Mr. Morphy and his band , open
ing at the New Grand theater in Sioux
City , Oct. 14.
Mr. Morphy has been before the public
for several years and has sung in nearly
all the well known vaudeville theaters
in the country and is a recoirnized artist
in his line of work. His distinctly enun
ciated and stentorian tones invariably are |
heaid above the tool of the big horn and
the clamor of the bass drum , lie has
made a reputation as a band soloist be
cause he is the < tnly man in America to
day who attempts the seemingly impossi
ble feat of singing with the deafening
accompaniment of a brass band.
Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Morphy will
proceed at once to organize their band ia
Chicago and will then take the road.
FINE FOR PACKERS.
Ollicials of Chicago Company Plead
Guilty.
Federal Judge Humphrey , at Chicago
Thursday , lined Samuel Weil , vice pre < i-
dent of the Schwarzsclnld & Sulzberger
Packing Company. $10,000 : p . s. Cusey ,
traffic manager ; V. D. Skipworth and
C. E. Todd , assistant traffic managers ,
S.'i.OOO each , following pleas of guilty tc
the indictment charging conspiracy to ac
cept railroads'rebates. .
With the entering of the plea the dec
laration was made that unless at least
one of the cases is immediately settled
t
Hie life of Samuel Weil is in jeopardy , j
He is said to be a nervous wreck and
fears were entertained for his life if ln :
had been allowed to continue under tin
stimna of the indictment.
SANTA FE TRAIN WRECKED.
California Flyer Jumps the Track
in Kansas , Injuring Five.
An eastbouml California liver on tin
Santa Fe railroad was wrecked at Wai
ton , Kan. , Wednesday night.
Fred Kempiiick , of Chicago. secom , '
cook in the dining car , was badly scald
ed. No one was killed.
Five persons were injured , Kempnicli
perhaps being the only one seriously hurt.
The train was running at a speed ol
about forty miles an hour at the linu
of the accident. As the train approach
ed Walton the trucks of the baggage cai
left the rails , followed by the dining cai
and sleeper , which overturned. Fortu
nately the muddy bank broke the force
of the fall and most of the passenger :
were enabled to alight in safety.
Bucket. Brigade Saves Town.
One thousand citizens forming a buck
et line probably saved Edwardsville. III.
from destruction by fire Wednesday
night. The fire started in a livery stable
and was caused by an explosion of : l gas
oline stove. The total lo.sr. is estimated a'
Band to be Mustered Out.
The band of the Second regiment , Na
lional Guard of California , is to be inns
terrd out owing to the fact that it refused
to parade on Memorial day in Sacra
mento because the Ladies of the G. A. R ,
had engaged a non-union drum corps.
To Raise the Mikasa.
A powerful pump has arrived at Sase-
bo from Port Arthur to be used in float
ing the battleship Mikasa. Admiral To
go's flagship , which was recently sunk
with great loss of life. It is expected to
relloat the Mikasa within three mouths.
Maniac's Awful Crime.
On Realty's ridge , in Switzerland Coun
ty. Indiana , Wednesday night , Georgo
Ford , believed to be insane , fired hi ?
house and cremated his wife and three
children.
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STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Fatal Tornado at Burwcll One
Person Known to be Killed and
One Seriously Injured Several
Business Buildings Wrecked.
A tornado passed over Burwell Friday
evening and completely destroyed the
north part of town. Mrs. E. B. MeKin-
ney is dead and Frank llennich is in a
critical condition. A number of persons
are seriously injured.
Several stores were completely de
stroyed. The loss will be several thou
sand dollars.
The storm came from the northwest.
All telephone lines are down and infor
mation from the country is hard to get.
Additional reports of the damage
wrought by Friday night's storms con
tinue to pour in. The Union Pacific had
a mile of track washed away at Kock
cut , below Beatrice , and six feet of wa
ter is running through the depot at
Holmesville. The Kock Island lost 11.000
feet of track at Bear Creek , and wash
outs are icportcd on the Burlington be
tween Beatrice and Nebraska City.
Trains east on the Kock Island and Bur
lington and south on the Union Pacific
had to be abandoned. East and south-
cast of Beatrice the Blue valley is Hood
ed. Many bridges have been washed
away and the loss to property will aggre
gate thousands of dollars. The ruinfali
: . ' .t Virginia was u'.HU inches , and at Beat
rice 5.15 inches.
A heavy rain storm , accompanied by a
stiff breeze , visited Schtiyler Friday
night. About an inch and a half of wa
ter fell in an hour , Hooding the streets.
This makes about seven inches of water
that has fallen in the past three days.
At Auburn considerable damage has
been reported wrought by the lightning.
One stroke hit the home of James A.
Ashcr. It hit the chimney in the cen
ter of the house and did great damage
to it and the roof. It entered the house
and shattered the plaster in several
places. Mrs. Asher was knocked uncon
scious by the stroke. The lightning pass
ed from the house to the barn , where there
were five head of horses. One was killed.
No scars were left on the body , but the
mane was shaved as clean as if cut by
scissors. The hair from the mane was
driven into the side of the door posts ,
five feet away.
Lightning also struck the home of Will-
liam M. Crichton , tearing one corner off
and doing considerable damage to the in
terior.
FOULLY MURDERED.
Former Norfolk Mii the Victim oi
a Drunken Oilicer.
A Norfolk special says : For the first
Mine since the murder at Sacramento ,
Mrs. Charles Lodge , of this city , heard
the story of the killing her her son , .John
Lodge , a former Norfolk stockman , later
a wealthy race horse owner , who was
shot witlwut provocation on the race
track in the California city over a week
ago.
ago.Charles Lodge and Sam Lodge , father
and brother , have returned from Cali
fornia , where they went to bury the dead
man.
An intpxicated deputized town marshal
murdered John Lodge because the officer
believed Lodge had applied an epithet
to him which he resented.
THE BLACKMORE TRIAL.
Methodist Preacher's Case Being :
Heard Behind Closed Doors.
The Methodist conference was open-
rd at Falls City Thursday with an
address by Bishop Hamilton , and then
settled down to routine business.
The trial of F. B. Blackmore , who was
.suspended from the ministry while in
charge of the Tecumseh church , was be
gun , and from present indications will
last for several days. The meetings of
the committee are behind closed doors
and the utmost secrecy is maintained as
to the evidence introduced and what is
taking place. All that can be learned
is that each side has a large number
of witnesses and a hard fight is certain.
Big Canning O tit pnt.
The Lang Canning and Preserving
Company , of Beatrice , has jnst finished
the season's pack of corn , which amounts
to ttS.OOO cases , or a total of nearly L-
000.000 cans of corn. The factory will
begin canning rhubarb , apples and pump
kins immediately. jI j I
Found Dying by theKoarisido. .
J. F. Fisher , an aged farmer living
near Pickrell. Avas found lying in an un
conscious condition along the roadside
two miles north of Pickrell. lie started
to drive to his farm and the supposition
is that he suffered a stroke of paralysis
and fell out of the buggy.
Tekamah Football Team.
A football team lias been organized at
Tekamah among the Tekamah high
school students and is practicing daily
and will soon be able to combat for the
championship of eastern Nebraska
against other teams of that part of the
state.
AVoman Terribly Burned.
Mrs. George W. Crossland. of Wayne ,
was terribly burned alwwt the hands and
arms by the explosion of a gasoline stove
tank. Her escape from a frightful death
was a miracle.
Rains Cause Damage.
The recent heavy rains had a damagiui :
effect on bridges and county roads in
Cass County. It is estimated that the j
cost of making repairs will be about
$ : ' , ,000. j
Tracklayers Commence.
Laying of steel on the Ashland cuoff.
which is to connect the Great Northern
and Burlington systems , was begun
Thursday in Dakota County.
Barn and Horses Burn.
A large barn belonging to August
Lowe , living three miles southwest of
Beemer. was struck by lightning during
a heavy electrical storm. The barn , to :
gether with four horses , a number of
small calves and a large amount of hay
and grain , were entirely burned.
Bryan Starts on His Tour.
W. J. Bryan , Mrs. Bryan and son and
[ laughter left Lincoln Wednesday morn
ing for San Francisco , from which place
they will start on their lour of the
world.
FARMER'S DAUGHTER ELOPES
Maid oi' Seventeen Goes West with
a Farm Hand.
Bertha Ilahn , a 17-year-old daughter
of Lewis Hahn , a Nickerson farmer , near
Fremont , eloped with William Calhoou ,
a farm hand who has been working near
the Hahn farm this summer. The girl
had been infatuated with Calhoon , who
was warned to keep away from the Hahn
farm.
Thursday afternoon Bertha came to
Fremont on the train to visit some rela
tives , saying she would be back Friday.
The next morning Calhoon quit his jolr
and followed her. She met him at the de
pot and they took a westbound trail
with tickets to Ogden. Friday morning
Hahn came to Fremont to see what was
the matter and learned that she had gone
with Calhoon. He procured a warrant
for the hitter's arrest on the charge of
enticimr away a irirl under the age of
IS. and the authorities at Ogden were
notified to look out for him as soon as
he arrived there.
AERONAUT FALLS INTO RIVER
John Morrissoy Stands in the Cold
Water Over Six Hours.
John Morrissey. a young aeronaut from
j Omaha had an experience at Tecumseh
Saturday night that he will not want to
repeat. At ( J o'clock he made a balloon
j ascension from the fair grounds , going up
j over 1,000 feet. The Ncniaha River is
out all over The bottoms west of the city ,
and when Morrissey made his parachute
drop he came down in the middle of the
river , which is nearly a mile wide. He
swam to a stump where he remained un
til taken off by a posse of men and boys
from the city , after 11 o'clock at night.
He was in the cold water , his head and
shoulders : : lone being out. with nothing
but his lights on. for over six hours. lie
had been calling for help all this time
and his appeals were not heard until af
ter ! > o'clock , when section men on the
railroad heard him. A boat was tecnred
and Morrissey brought ii.
TRAGEDY IN COLFAX COUNTY
Farmer Probably Fatally Beats His
\VilV and Then Hangs Himself.
One of ihe most shocking crimes in
the history of Colfax County was enacted
at the home of .Joseph Havel , eighteen
miles northwest of Schuyler , Tuesday
afternoon. Havel and his wife have been
havinir trouble for some time , which cul
minated by Havel attempting to murder
his wife with some blunt instrument and
afterwards banging himself. The wom
an's recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Havel sustained a crushed skull ,
but unless complications set in she may
recover. Havel is (50 ( years old. while his
wife was about . > 0.
NEARLY A PANIC IN THEATER
Many Hush for the Exits in : i
Omahn Play House.
Dining Friday night's storm a panic
was narrowly averted at one of the Oma
ha theaters. The lights were extin
guished and the emergency curtain low
ered during the performance. This was
taken by < pe-tators as the sign of im
pending danger , and many started to rush
for the e\il .
The manager calmed the people by
stepping in front of the stage and assur
ing them tilde was no danger.
\VIM > : S $ r O.OOO Damages.
Miss Liiiian Coyle. formerly of Platts-
inoiith. hs : brought suit against the
Great ' .Vestem Railroad Company at St.
. .Joseph.Mo. . , for .fHO.OOO for personal in
juries. Last winter , while attempting to
boa id one of the defendant company's
trains , she slipped and fell under the.
wheels , with the result that both of her
lower iibs : were severed.
ir(5 ind Guilty oi' Assault.
Martin O'Xeil. who was charged with
criminal : i-siult. : was found guilty' by a
jury in the district court at Nebraska |
City , lie is 20 years of age. The al- j
legfd assault upon which he was convict- '
ed occurred on the afternoon of March ;
JO. 1' ) ! > . " . Sylvia Straw , of Nebraska !
City , was the prosecuting witness.
Money Waits for Hunawny Hoy.
.Ir.dire Livingston , in the county court
at Teciim < eli. decided to let the will of
the late Hllen Wilson of that city stand , j
Its provisions hold the property for five
years waiting . 'or a runaway son , .fohn i
Wihon. .Jr. . to show up and claim it. i
At i he end of that time it goes to three :
nephews of the deceased. i
Iladdtx Allowed Bail. |
W. S. Iladdix. of Broken Bow. who
was sentenced to twelve years in the pen- ;
itentiary by .Judge Hosteller for killing1
Malvin Butler , was allowed bond by the !
supreme court , the sum being fixed at i
. $7.000. The attorney for Haddix states .
that bond will iie secured. Iladdix was :
to have been taken to Lincoln this week.
Uelic .if AVar of 1812.
. ! ohnV. . Wel > h. of Plattsmouth. has a j
valuable relic of the war of 1812 in the '
form uf a supplement of the New York j
Gazelle. dai"d Feb. 1' . 1815 , which con
tains t'.ie first oHicial report of the signing !
of the peace treaty between the TJnited !
States and the British governments.
Farmer looses Hay.
File near Beatrice destroyed fifteen
tons of hay on the farm of Nathan
Blakely. The stack was adjacent to the
barn , which was saved with difficulty
The fire is supposed to have been started
by a tram ] ) , who was seen about the barn
a short time before the lire broke out.
: " . ' < iuilty as Ch irged.
C' > arird \\-.i'\ st'-alin- team of horses
and buggy from K. Oilman Jn Beatrice
n oi - . . . - . - . - , . ; , , _ "Deneon" Bur
roughs , of Beatrice , was acquitted at
Beat i ice at the close of his preliminary
hearing ' 1 nnistiuy.
Cornerstone Laid.
The laying of the cornerstone of the
new Presbyteri.il ) church building in St.
Paul took place Wednesday afternoon
with appropiiatp ceremonies.
Con 5tabJ ' SUPS for Damages.
Constable ( 'has. II. Bilyeu began suit
it Lincoln for i > r > . < Ki ! against Charles
Lester because the latter beat and struck
ind badly used Bilyeu at the state fair
grounds Sept. 8. The two had a light in '
"ro'.it of the grandstand and Bilyeu w ;
jadly worsted.
Gets After Gamblers.
T. B. Swain has been appointed
Marshal at Wood River in place of J.
"oomes. resigned , and commenced his du-
ies by rounding up a gang of local gam-
; ! ers.
In coufoin.ity with the declaration ol'
tio ! Republican state convention that freer
transportation detrimental to the-
best interests of the people , a number of
state officers Friday returned their "an
imals" which they accepted as "courte
sies" at the beginning of their terms of
office. Gov. ' .Mickey and Attorney ( Jen-
oral Brown first mailed out all of theirs
before noon , with each sending a nice noto-
of thanks for the favors , but giving nc
returned. Super
rea.son why they were
intendent MeBrien will return the passe ?
hold by him and his deputy. Mr. Bishop ; .
before the end of the week. Land Com
missioner Katun will follow suit , hs1
states , while Treasurer Mortcnsen has al
ready lost his through the intervention ol
a burglar. Auditor Searle is out of the-
eity and Secretary of State Galusha said
tin-re had been no appropriation for trav
eling cxpen c.in his ollice and that he
did not think it wise to create a deficien
cy. I'ntil the next legislature makes an-
appropriation t-i pay traveling expenses'1
ho will use his pass when traveling orjj
state business.
* * *
Land Commissioner Eaton is expecting"
to receive at any time the decision of (
the interior department in the case of
the Boyd County settlers , which was ap
pealed to that department by the attor
neys of the settlers some time ago. Thq-
case was passed upon by the interior de-
partment several times and in each in *
stance , when Folmer was land coimnis--
sioner. the contention fllat the land be ]
longed to the state and not to the settlers ;
has been sustained. Mr. Folmer held !
that the land belonged to the permanent
school fund and that the legislature was-
prohibited by the constitution from giv
ing the settlers a deed to it unless theyf
paid a juice for it fixed by appraisers. .
The settlers claimed the land by reason
of their long resilience upon it and by
reason of their homestead rights. A suit'
of ejectment istill pending in the su
preme court and Attorney General Hrown
lias asked that the state be given a deci
sion because ihe settlers have failed to.-
answer to the < nits and the time limit in >
which the answer could be filed is passed. .
* * *
A thoughtful burglar who entered the-
residence ol' State Treasurer Mortenseii.
at Lincoln the other niirht relieved tlist
ollicer of a delicate duty which prohaiij1"
he himself would have performed iTter : .
The burglar wilfully and maliciously did
take from th" coat pocket of tiie State-
tn asurer certain annual ' 'courtesies"over
certain railroads in Nebraska , which bad-
been presented to the state treasurer in
the form nf passes. Along with the-
coiirtesies the bnrglsr took iJ > in cash , .t
irold watch and some jewelry , the latter-
the property of Mrs. Mortens-- ! ! . 'J > : o
burglar removed the screen from a win
dow. rais < d the window and walked into
the mom. lighting the way. evidently , by1
matches as a number of burnt ones' :
were found scattered over the room.
* * *
An information bureau has been open - * f-
ed at the university at Lincoln by tho-
Voung .ilen's Christian Association to as
sist students in getting good rooms for-
the winter. The first thing the bureau ?
discovered was that room rent had heen'-
severely boosted during the summer.-
Rooms that rented for SS a month last
year now cost S10. ami to get a good
room it is necessary for a student to pur
up $ ll ! a month. According to the infor
mation collected by the bureau , rooms are
just as plentiful : : s last year and the ad
vance in price is attributed to the desire
of the owners of buildings to get rich.-
quick.
* * *
W. .T. Bryan will contribute ten acres-
of irround to the city to be used in connec
tion with tiie tract recently bought by the-
city for a park , a thing which Lincoln *
dues not possess at this time. Mr. Bry
an called upon Mayor Brown several days
ago and notified him to purchase the
u'lound and send the bill to him. Tho
mayor has requested a number of wealthy ;
residents to donate money for the pur
chase of land. hit Mr. Bryan got to him
before the request had been made of tJiei
Democratic lesder.
- . : * *
The stain fair hoard met the other night :
to check up the receipts and expenditures !
of the state fair and at the doe of the-
meeting the ratifying announcement was
made that the board had on hand S14- ,
7. > .S.i > 7 and all but a few minor bills had
been paid. The board had on hand at the
first of the year ir .lI4i-ll. ; but it was
tiie opinion of nearly all the members that *
the expenditures for the late state f
would be far in excess of the receipts.
f * *
The Lincoln railway yards are corn---
pletely glutted with traffic and railway ,
men are complaining that the excessive
service demanded of rolling stock is caus
ing delays ol' various kinds and is making
it necessary for crows to work over hour.1
There are over .100 cars of shingles froin
the northwest standing in the hincola
yards waiting to be sent to various-
points.
Gor. Mickey has honored a requisition
for the return to Adair County. Missouri
of .T. X. Hatfieid. wanted for forging a ]
note. Hatfieid was in jail at McCookj
and Sheriff Curry , of Adair County , went
there for him as soon as the requisition' .
was honored.
* * *
Gov. Mickey has reappointed Mrs. J |
W. Seamark and appointed Mrs. Drl
Stein , Mrs. Matie Johnson and Mrs. Bow-J
man. all of Lincoln , members of the ad
visory board of the home for the friend-i
less. Mrs. H. H. AVheeler is chairman )
of the board.
* * *
The first day's registration in the loweR-
grades of the public schools was 4.731. a/ /
irain of o4 , as compared with the figures !
for the same date last year.
Now that a Republican state convention ,
has pnt the state ollicers up acainst thej
pass question by declaring the systems
detrimental to the welfare of the people , )
it may be that Gov. Mickey will put the
Republican legislature up against the-
proposition to carry out the recommenda-i
tions of that convention by calling a spe
cial session of : the legislature before any.
change of heart can occur in those "whov
composed the convention. A number of
men who were in Lincoln have urged the1
governor to strike while the iron is hot ) ,
and get some railroad legi
