The Valentine Democrat
Valentine , Neb.
1. M. Rice. Publisher
SIX PERSONS DEOWN
LAUNCH COLLIDES WITH BARGE
IN DELAWARE RIVER.
.Captain One of Those Saved
Launch Tried tit Pass Under the
Stern of a TugboatVhich Was
Towing a Barge Three Rescued
A launch containing nine men , all of
Philadelphia , collidedAvith a barge in the
'Dehnvare River , off Beverly , N. J. , Sun
day night , resulting in the drowning of
Kix of the occupants of the little boat.
U'he other three Avere rescued by the creAV
ot the tugboat Bristol , Avhich was toAving
'the barge Avhcn the accident happened.
The dead are William Winch , John El
lis , Samuel Heron , Norman Delany and
James Yonkcrs.
Those rescued are Capt. John Winch ,
the owner of the launch ; W. F. Russell
and J. Rutherford.
The launch Avas hired by scA-en of the
men. most of Avliom lived in the northeast *
crn part of Philadelphia. The elder
Winch took his son along to assist him
in running the boat. The day Avas spent
near Croyden , on the Pennsylvania side
of the river. The start home was made
late in the afternoon. Opposite to this
point the launch met the tugboat Bristol.
in command of Capt. Mott , which Avas
toAving a barge to Bordentown. Whether
Capt. Winch saw the barge is not known.
iNeverthcless , he attempted to cross the
tug's stern. Capt. Mott hailed him and
tried to prevent him doing so. Winch
was standing at the Avheel of the launch
as she Avent around the stern of the tug.
The haAvser struck him and knocked him
overboard. Before the captain's son or
nuy other member of the party could take
the wheel to steer clear of the barge the
latter struck the frail boat amidship , cap
sizing it.
The launch rolled under the barge and
its occupants Avent Avith it. Capt. Mott
put the tug about and went to the rescue.
He and his creAA * threAV ropes and life
preservers to the struggling men in the
water , but they * Avere. piily able to save
three of them. , . . , v
I Capt. Mott , assisted by several resi
dents of Beverly , Avent in search of the
bodies and Avere rcAA-arded by finding
three , but darkness put an end to the
Avork. The local authorities requested
the Philadelphia police to send a tug to
Beverly to drag for the other bodies , and
: i police boat Avas ordered to the scene.
The launch Avas Avashed ashore. It is
badly Avrecked.
MEMORABLE DAY IN JAPAN.
Admiral Togo Makes His Report to
the Emperor.
Sunday Avas made memorable in the
nnnals of Japan by the public entry into
Tokio of Admiral Togo , Avho came to re
port to the emperor the return of his fleet
from the Avar. The distinguished naval
officer arrived at the Shimbashi station
at 10:30 a. ni. He Avas met by ministers
of state , generals , admirals , members of
the diplomatic corps and hundreds of of
ficials and priA'ate citizens , Avho extended
him a warm welcome to the capital.
Admiral Togo's carriage , escorted by a
bodyguard of troops , passed under a tri
umphal arch in front of the railroad sta
tion. The street Avas lined Avith an ad
miring crowd , who shouted "bauzais" ' as
the party passed along. The ring of the
enthusiastic cheers , mingled with the
jiioise of the band , Avas audible for a great
distance.
CAR HITS A WAGON.
Two Children Killed and Eight Per-
i sons Injured.
1 Two children were killed and eight per-
'sons ' injured , three fatally , in a crossing
[ accident north of Southport , Ind. , Sun-
jday night when a car on the Indianapo
lis , Columbus and Southern traction line
'struck ' a wagon loaded with picnickers
! returning from the country.
At the place where the accident occur
red a sharp curve terminates at the top of
ian incline , which hid the wagon from
ithe vieAV of the niotorman until it Avas
Itoo late to stop the car.
Heavy Earthquake
A KeAvport , Yt. , special says : The
heaviest earthquake ever felt in this sec
tion occurred early Sunday. The vibra-
.lion shook houses , smashed crockery and
'caused ' considerable alarm. There AA-as
only one shockwhich lasted for a feAV
{ Seconds. It Avas accompanied by a sound
like a distant explosion.
Automobile Upsets.
Mrs. Theodore Plnnz , Avife of a mer
chant tailor at San Francisco , Cal. , Avhile
.riding in an automobile Sunday Avas kill-
, cd. Mrs. Planz Avas guiding the ma
chine and made a quick turn to aA-oid
running doAvn a pedestrian. The automo
bile AA-as xipset and the party throAvn out.
Mrs. Flanz met death almost instantly.
Sioux City Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City stock market follOAv : Stockers and
feeders , $2.75@3.25. Top hogs , $5.20.
I Coopers' Wages Advanced.
, A joint conference betAveen employing
coopers of several states and representa
tives of the Coopers' International Union
'closed ' at Indianapolis , Ind. , Sunday. As
a result of the deliberations the employers
granted a slight increase in Avages and
( fixed a working agreement.
i Dies After Playing Football.
: John C. Dondro , aged 27 , of WiHiman-
tic , Conn. , died Sunday as the result of
sin injury received in a football game in
DISASTROUS STORM.
Groat Lakes S\vept < by theVorst
Gale in Years.
The storm Avhich Thursday night swept
OAer northern Lake Michigan , Lake Hu-
* rau and Lake Erie Avas one of the fiercest
Jon record. As far as learned Friday
'night eleven A-essels haA-e been Avrecked
and ten to fifteen others seriously dam
aged. TAveh-e lives are known to have
been lost , and as the gale on southern
Lake Huron and Lake Eric is still bloAA--
ing fiercely it is feared that other
losses , both of life and property , will be
reported.
The boats known to have been Avrecked
are as follows :
Tug Frank Perry , sunk off Bool island
in the Cheneaux group.
Steamer Joseph S. Fay , run ashore
near Rogers City , Mich. , and broken to
pieces by the Avaves ; the mate , Joseph
Syze , Avas drowned. The boat is oAvned
by Mr. Bradley , of Cleveland.
Barge D. P. Rhoades , in tow of the
steamer J. S. Pay , driven ashore near
Sheboygan , Mich.
Schooner Emma T. Xeilson , stranded
in Presque I. le harbor. The boat AVUH
badly damaged , but the CI-CAV Avas saA'ed.
Schooner Minnedosa foundercrd tAvo
and a half miles off Harbor Beach , in
Lake Huron , early Friday , and carried
down the entire crew of eight men.
Schooner Maulenee Avent ashore eigh
teen miles Avest of Erie , Pa.
Schooner Tasmania , of the Corrigan
fleet , sunk tAvo and a half miles south-
Avest of the Southeast Shoal lightship on
Lake Erie , and carried a crew of eight
men , of whom nothing is knoAvn.
Steamer Sarah E. Sheldon , beached
wrecked near Lorain , O.
Schooner Kingfisher beaten to pieces
off ClcA-eland.
Tug Walter Metcalf sunk near the
Breakwater light , Cleveland.
Schooner Nirvana Avent doAvii half a
mile from shore.
The gale created such a sea as has not
been experienced on the lakes in the
last fifteen years. Many of the large
steel barges , Avhich make nothing of the
heaA-y seas prevailing at this time of the
rear , AA-ere compelled to seek shelter in
the nearest ports.
As an eA-idence of the severity of the
wind it is reported that the storm lowered
the Avatcrs on Limekiln crossing at the
mouth of the Detroit River by over tAvo
feet and completely stopped all naviga-
tiou during the day. There the water is
eighteen feet. tAvo inches deep , but Fri
day morning during the height of the
storm it was doAvn to fourteen feet one
inch , the lowest ever known.
DLAIMS HE BURNED MONEY
Dunliffe Alleges He Destroyed Twen
ty Thousand Dollars.
Edward G. Cunliffe , of Pittsburg , the
Adams Express robber , left Bridgeport ,
Conn. , in charge of detectiA'es Friday
morning and expected to reach Pittsburg
by night.
The authorities are endeavoring to .Sup
press the actual time of the prisoners ar-
riA'al , fearing he Avill be met by a dem
onstrative crowd.
The $20,000 CunlifTe says he destroyed
Is likely to cause him additional trouble.
Willful destruction and mutilation of
currency is a serious offense.
The police officials belieA-e his statement
is a hoax , and rather than face tho
charge in federal court he Avill produce
the supposed burned money.
STOLE FOR MAN SHE LOVED
Woman Oashier Admits She is an
Embezzler.
To supply money to a man Avith Avhom
she was in love , May E. Golding , of Buf
falo , cashier of the NBAV York branch of
the Larkin company , stated in a written
confession in court at New York that she
had been stealing from her employers for
over tAvo years. Her confession admitted
thefts of $2,000 , but Manager May testi
fied he belieA'cd the amount was about
$8,000.
When arrested recently Miss Golding
made an oral confession in Avhich she
said she took the money to help her pa
rents and a sick sister in Buffalo.
Murder of Miss Smallwood.
Another arrest has been made by the
officers conducting the investigation into
the death of Emma SniahVood , the
( young AA'oman who was found dead at
, the home of Winfield Scott Hancock at
iHyattsville , Md. , Avho is under arrest
, charged with her murder. Joshua Brax-
jton , a negro living on the Hancock farm ,
was taken into custody.
Vladimir Has Resigned.
Owing largely to the banishment of his
eldest son , Grand Duke Cyril , also on ac
countof failing health , Grand Duke
Yladimir , the eldest uncle of the emporor ,
has tendered his resignation as command
(
er of the military district of St. Peters-
iburg and his resignation has been ac-
iceptcd.
CheT Shoots
Robert D. Stetson , chef at the Yen-
dome Hotel , Chicago , Wednesday after
noon shot and fatally Avouuded Lee A.
Lamkins , a mulatto , in the court room
of Justice Grant on West Madison
Street , two of the bullets fired at Lam-
kins by Stetson passing close to the head
'of ' the judge.
"Was Over Hundred Years Old.
Ehlert W. Strelow , a resident of De
troit.Mich. . . , since a8G9 , is dead , aged 300
years and 2 months.
Poured Oil on Fire.
TAVO children of Fred Peel were burned
to death and "their mother fatally burned
in a fire Arlrich destroyed their home at
Bladen , N b. The eldest daughter Avas
pouring kerosene on the fire in the kitch
en stove Avhen the can exploded.
Dougherty's Trial.
Attorneys for N. C. Dougherty , at
Peoria , 111. , denied Friday the story that
their client would seek his liberty on a
Avrit of habeas corpus or ask a change of
_ yeiue IT- ; . . _ . , . . . . . _ 1 > -.Ild lov trial.
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BIG THIEF IS CAPTUREp.
Edward F. Cunliffe , "Who Stole
$1O1OOO , io Arrasted.
Edward George Cunliffe , wanted in
Pittsburg for the robbory of $103,000 in
cash from the Adams Express Company ,
was arrested at Bridgeport , Conn. ,
Thursday. He is said to have made a
dean breast of the matter to the detec
tives and expressed a willingness to re
turn without extradition papers.
Cunliffe declared the money which he
took was intact , but refused to reveal its
hiding place in Fittsburg.
In the presence of Superintendent Bir
mingham , Detective Thornhill , Henry
Curtis , the local agent of the Ad
ams Express Company , and Capt. Ar
nold , of the Bridgeport detective force ,
Ctmliffe admitted that he took the money.
"Five minutes after 1 took the money
I was sorry , * ' said Cunliffe , "but it was
too late to do anything. What can you
expect from a man getting a salary of
only $ G5 a month and handling thousands
of dollars a day ? I was tempted and I
fell. I have handled larger sums. 1 re
member ouce when 1 had $250,000 in
cash. 1 was tempted then , but I thought
it over and decided to be honest. "
The robbery for which Cunliffe is want
ed in Fittsburg was committed on the
night of Oct. 0.
A Bristol , Conn. , special says : Nearly
$80,000 of the money stolen by George
Edward Cunliffe Oct. 0 from the Adams
Express Company in Pitlsburg was rccov
ered Thursday night at the home of Jo
sephV. . Boardman , CunlifL'e's brother-
in-law. For just a week the fortune had
lain in an old suit case unknown to
Boardnian , who was holding the valise ,
expecting its owner would call for it any
day. The exact sum found was $71)-
953.55.
As the result of the statement made
by Cunliffe in Bridgeport Thursday night
that he had sent $85,000 of the plunder
to his brother-in-law , Boardnian , in Bris
tol , a representative of the Associated
Fress called at the Boardnian home and
asked Mr. Boardnian if it was so. Board-
man , who is a young man and the agent
at Bristol for the Electric Express Com
pany of Hartford , said that he had re
ceived no money , but that on Oct. 12 a
dress suit case came to his house from
Bridgeport and as there was no name on
it he had not opened it. His wife signed
for the case and Boardnian placed it in a
closet , thinking it was sent to him as an
agent of an express company to be called
for later.
PRINCE CHARLES IS WILLING
He is Ready to Accept the Norweg
ian Crown , If Elected.
Copenhagen advices state that impor
tant dispatches were received late "Wed
nesday night from the Norwegian pre
mier , Michelson , at Christiania , notifying
the Danish court that a full agreement
had been reached by the members of the
Norwegian government on the advisabil
ity of a prompt settlement of the throne
question by a resolution of the storthing.
The Danish ministerial council sat for
two hours , and it was announced Thurs
day morning that the Danish court was
ready to abandon the idea of a plebiscite
and that Prince Charles , of Denmark ,
was willing to accept the crown of Nor
way when elected by a majority of the
storthing.
THE SOUTH TO THE RESCUE
May Take Care of Miss Roosevelt's
"Elephant. "
A movement has been started at At
lanta , Ga. ? to raise by popular subscrip
tion in the south $ (50,000 , or a sum suffi
cient to pay the duty on the presents be
stowed upon Miss Alice Roosevelt ,
daughter of the president , during her tiii :
through the orient.
The plan is intended to show the ap
preciation of the south for the president's-
recent efforts in behalf of a peace be
tween Russia and Japan , inaugurating
the construction of the isthmian canal
and other acts of his administration ,
which have endeared him to the people
of all sections without regard to politica1
affiliations.
Fraudulent Pay Rolls.
It was learned at the Western Unior
building at New York that traveling and
itors had discovered extensive frauds ii :
the pay rolls of the western divisions and
that several cases of the same kind had
come to light in New York. Irregularities
were detected in the offices at St. Louis
and Denver.
Louisville Banker Indicted.
W. B. Smith , former president of the
Western National Bank at Louisville ,
Ivy. , which closed a few weeks ago , was
indicted Thursday by the federal grand
jury on the charge of making false en
tries , misappropriation of the bank's
funds and embezzlement. Smith's where
abouls are unknown.
To be Tried for Heresy.
At Lincoln. Neb. , Rev. Dr. Karl Hull-
horst , formerly a Presbyterian minister
and still a member of that church , but
now engaged in the practice of medicine
and writing on church doctrine , has been
cited by the stated clerk .of the Lincoln
presbytery to appear for trial on the
charge of heresy.
Pennsylvania Funds Protected.
State Treasurer Mathues , of Philadel
phia , Pa. , Thursday asserted that the
state funds , possibly $782,000 , deposited
in the Enterprise National Bank of Alle
gheny , were amply protected and the
state would not lose a dollar.
Train Goes Through Bridge.
A Missouri Pacific freight train crash
ed through a bridge between Weeping
Water and Nehawka Neb. , instantly
killing Engineer B. F. Young and Fire
men William Sheffield. The train carried
a passenger coach , but it did not leave
the rails. No passengers were hurt.
Cleveland Man Arrested.
John J. Kelly , clerk of markets at Cleve
land , O. , was arrested Thursday after
noon , charged with embezzling $7,700 of
STATE OP NEBRASKA
HEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Lightning Burns Elevator Several
Fires Result from Electrical Storm
in Gage County Losses in Stock ,
Grain and Barns is Considerable
A Beatrice special says : One of the
< vorst electrical storms of the season ,
accompanied a heavy rainfall , visited
this locality Saturday morning , doing
considerable damage to pionerty. The
elevator owned by Ewart & Wilkinson
Grain Company at Hoag was struck by
lightning and burned to the ground.
There was a considerable amount of
grain in the building. The loss is placed
at $5,000 , partially insured. A small barn
belonging to Louie Graff , in West Beat
rice , and one on the farm of M. A. Sei-
berr , * north of the city , were struck by
lightning and consumed. Mr. Seibert lost
a valuable team of horses , twelve tons of
hay , harness , etc. The loss will reach
$1,000 , Avith a small amount of insur
ance. In trying to save his horses , Mr.
Seibert had his hands severely burned.
Lightning has destroyed two barns on
the same foundation within a year. Tele
phone and telegraph lines were badly
damaged by the storm.
At Geneva there was some thunder and
lightning during Friday night with a lit
tle rain. Alight drizzle continued
throughout the day Saturday.
BATTLESHIP'S COLORS.
Daughters of American Revolution
to Present Them.
The state convention of the Daughters
of the American Revolution convened at
Fairbury Wednesday. The delegates
were tendered a luncheon at the residence
of Mrs. C. F. Steele , after which the for
mal business of the session was entered
upon.
The officers of the state chapter in at
tendance were : Mrs. S. C. Langworthy ,
of Seward , state regent ; Mrs. A. K.
Gault , of Omaha , secretary , andMrs. . C.
B.Letton , of Fairbnry. ' treasurer. All
the chapters were represented.
The set of colors to be presented to the
battleship Nebraska were formally ten
dered to the state regents by Mrs. S. C.
Kestcrson , regent of Quirena chapter.
ALL CONSTITUTIONAL
Nebraska Anti-Cigarette , Inherit
ance Tax and Flag Laws.
A Lincoln special says : The supreme
.court Thursday handed down decisions
sustaining the constitutionality of the an
ti-cigarette law , the inheritance tax'law
and tho law to.prevent the desecration of
the American flag.
The test of the cigarette law came to
the court on an appeal from Omaha.
John Alperson was arrested for giving
away .cigarettes. He brought habeas cor
pus proceedings questioning the law's
validity on the ground that the title was
not broad enough to cover the giving
away of cigarettes. The supreme court
dismissed the appeal in this case , as well
as that on the inheritance tax and ilag
desecration.
Check Was No Good.
A. W. King , an insurance agent of St.
Paul , gave the clerk at the Koehler Ho
tel at Grand Island , according to the writ
ten statement of the manager of the ho
tel , a check for $20 on the State Bank
of Bladen. The hotel keeper became sus
picious on account of the man's queer ac
tions and called up the cashier of the
Bladen bank by 'phone. The response
came back that Mr. King had no deposit
there. King was promptly arrested and
taken to the police station , where he re
stored the money and paid the costs ,
whereupon he Avas discharged.
Stranger Loses Foot ,
While attempting to board the north
bound passenger train at Dakota City
[ Friday evening , after the train had start
ed , a stranger by the name of Johnson ,
who had been employed Avith the track
laying gang on the Great Northern Rail
way , missed his footing and fell between
the platform and tmin , one leg going un
der the train , cutting it oft" beloAV the
ankle.
Bankers' Union Gets License ,
After transferring funds in accordance
with the directions of the state auditor's
office , the Bankers' Union of the World
was Wednesday at Lincoln given a li
cense to do business. The concern is lo
cated in Omaha and does business along
fraternal insurance lines. For several
mouths the concern has been having trou
ble with the auditor's office , but the diffi
culties are now adjusted.
Tracklaying Proceeds.
Tracklaying on the Ashland cutoff of
ihe Great Northern Railway has reached
n siding six miles beloAV Homer , or nine
teen miles south of South Sioux City
junction. This siding probably AA-ill be
called Winnebago , after the Indian reser
vation upon which it is located.
Goes Through Bridge.
'A Missouri Pacific freight train crashed
through the bridge betAveen Weeping Wa-
, ter and Nehawka Thursday , instantly
tilling Engineer B. F. Young and Fire
man William Sheffield. The train carried
a passenger coach , but it did not leaA'e
the rails. No passengers Avere hurt.
Kew Town in Madison County.
Work at the new town of Euola. re
cently laid out. six miles north of Madi
son on the Union Pacific Railroad , is pro
gressing rapidly. The depot building AA-ill
be moved from Warnen-ille.
Nominated for Representative.
M. B. Huffman , for years mayor of
Neligh , has been nominated to succeed
N. D. Jackson as state representative.
: Mr. Jackson is HOAV supreme court com
missioner and resigned.
Veteran Doctor Dead.
Dr. J. O. DaAvson , one of the veteran
physicians of Lincoln , died Wednesday
In his office from an attack of heart fail-
Sire. He was taken ill in Harley's drug
jstore and was helped to his office. Avhere
lie died. He leaA'es tAVO sons in Lincoln
and one living in Broken Bow.
Dedicate Church Bell.
The ceremony of the dedication ot the
DCAV bell at Holy Rosary church occurred
at Alliance Wednesday and Avns attended
jby a great number of people from the city
.and surrounding country.
ODD FELLOV/S GRAND LODGE
Establish
Fiftieth Anniversary of
ment of Order in State.
The regular session of the grand lodge
of the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows convened IA Nebraska City Wed
nesday morning and transacted routine
business. The annual reports of the
grand lodge officers were received and re
ferred to various committees.
At 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon the
grand parade of the order took place. It
ten blocks in
Avas very imposing and Avas
length.
The grand encampment elected the fol-
loAving officers for the ensuing year : W.
D. Crnwfoul. Lincoln , grand patriarch ;
E. L. Dimick , of Laurel , grand senior
warden : V. S. Hohrer , Hastings , grand
junior Avaiden : L. P. Gage , Fremont ,
grand scribe : W. G. Furcell , Broken
Bow. grand high priest ; F. B. Bryant ,
Omaha , grand treasurer. E. S. Davis and
.7. S. Hoagland , both of North Platte ,
were elected as representatives to the sov
ereign grand lodge.
The grand lodge held a special session
and conferred the grand lodge degrees on
200 Odd Fellows.
FOUND DEAD.
Frank Maurer , Jr. , of Plattsmouth ,
Dies from Unknown Cause.
Sunday morning his neighbors found
Frank Maurer , Jr. . of Platts
mouth , lying by his Avood pile
dead. He Avas 40 years of age. The
verdict of the coroner's jury Avas "that
he camp to his death by some means un-
knoAvn to the jury , but AVC tind there AVOS
no A'iolence of any kind. "
While Avorking in the Burlington shops
several years ago , he was injured by a
boiler explosion and the company paid
him the sum of $2.800. He had not been
liA-ing with his wife and children for
several months. A wife , one son and
three daughters sur\-ive him.
NEW TOWN PLAITED.
Undecided by Whar. Name It Will
be Known.
The Sioux City and Western road is
laying out the HCAV tOAvnsite south of the
Platte. The name has not been decided
upon , but it Avill either be called Leshara ,
after the PaAvnee cnief of that name , or
Estina , a former postoffice at that place.
The grading is nearly all done , except a
small strip in the city , and the smaller
bridges put in. The approaches to the
Platte River bridge are finished and
work is progressing on the main struct
ure. Nothing AA-ill be done on the Omaha
line this season. The other two tOAvn-
sites. Ufhiing and Myers , have not yet
been laid out.
ACCUSED OF PERJURY.
Burton and Turner in Bad Plight at
Auburn.
Testifying in court at Auburn in a crim
inal case in connection AA'ith the affairs of
the defunct Chamberlain Bank , of Te-
cumseh. former State Senator Burton ,
ex-preident , and former Vice President
Turner , of that institution , gave directly
opposite testimony to that given by them
in a preA'ious ciA'il case.
The judge ordered the jury out of the
room and instructed the county attorney
to file information against the two wit
nesses for perjury.
Railroad Thieves at Bastings.
The freight office and ware rooms of
the Northwestern Railroad Avere entered
by thieves at Blair. They broke a glass
and got in through a Avindow. A numbe ?
of boxes of freight Avere broken open , as
Avere also two cars standing on the trait
nearby. The thieves went through every
desk in the office and the safe , which was
left unlocked by Agent Nelson. It is
thought they Avere after clothing.
Unidentilted Man Drowns Himself
The body of a man supposed to be
M. J. Daly , of Sandusky , O. , ' Avas found
in a pool of Avater near the water tank
at Bordeaux station , just east of Chad-
ron. Section Foreman Coryoll first saAV
it and flagged an approaching train , ob
tained assistance and removed the body ,
but life Avas extinct. A coroner's jury
rendered a A-erdict that "deceased came
to death by drowning himself. "
Bittern Pecks Boy's Eye.
The 14-year-old brother of George
Guenther , a dealer in guns and sporting
goods at Grand Island , Avas attacked by
a bittern and may lose an eye as a result.
Mr. Guenther brought it in not long ago
from a hunt. The little fellow was about
to remoA'e the bird from a temporary
cage , AA-hen the bird picked at him fero
ciously , its sharp bill penetrating the eye
ball.
To be Tried for Heresy.
A Lincoln dispatch says : Rev. Dr.
Karl Hullhorst , formerly a Presbyterian
minister and still a member of that
church , but UOAV engaged in the practice
of medicine and Avriting on church doc
trine , has been cited by the stated clerk
of the Lincoln presbytery to appear for
trial on the charge of heresy.
Stocking Blue niver with Fish.
Game Warden Hunger visited Beatrice
and stocked the Blue River with 1,000-
000 fish , the A-arieties being channel cat ,
ring perch and crappy. The channel cat
Avere placed in the stream at Janes Park ,
just above the Court Street bridge , and
the others at the pontoon bridge two miles
northwest of town.
Alliance Has a Snowstorm.
Although SIIOAV flurries have appeared
at Alliance twice before this season the
first snow storm arrived early Saturdav
morning and continued until noon , at
which time it changed to a drizzling rain.
The prospects are favorable for more
? now.
Younjj Farmer Falls Dead.
Frank Hart , a Avell known yonng farm
er of Knox County. Avhile talking with
Blacksmith Sheer atWinnetoon , suddenly
fell over dead upon the anvil. Heart
trouble Avas tho cause of his death.
Innocent Man is Freed.
For four years Charles Russell , of
Sioux County , has been in prison at Lin
coln. An allidaA-it has proved his inno
cence , and he was pardoned Monday. He
Avas convicted of the murder of Alexis
Staudenmeyer , a ranchman. Russell is
a cattle man.
Horwich Acquitted of Char o.
Sam Honvich , charged as an accessory
with David Helphaud and A. Speigle in
the burning of a car of goods , was acquit
ted at Fender Friday. The jury was out
oIy tvre-.y n.iuutcs.
Omaha Avill shortly have an opportu
nity to realize on its new market house ,
and at the same time fill a long felt want.
During his recent A-isit to Omaha AdjtJ
General Culver looked over the building
and came to the conclusion that it would
make a good temporary home for the N *
tional Guard and other patriotic societies
of Omaha pending the erection of a per
manent armory. These societies could
pay u reasonably rent. Avhich would b
smaller than what they arc IIOAV prying ,
providing the market house was changed
in a feAV minor particulars. In the mean
time Gen. Culver has begun to hustle in
dead earnest for the permanent armory ,
to be erected in Omaha and to cost prob
ably $40,000. He has sent letters to all
the Grand Army posts and the president
of the Women's Relief Corps asking that
committees be appointed by each. These
various committees will then be called to
gether by Gen. Culver and plans Avill ba
mapped out for the general attack on th *
citizens of Omaha for money. Gen. Cul
ver desires a building constructed which
Avill contain a large drill hall and rooms
for each of the companies and Grand
Army posts. Just as soon as the armory
is assured Gen. Culver Avill try to get the
meeting of the Interstate National Guard
Association. This meeting will be held
in Washington in January and he expects
to attend and desires to go Avith authority
to do the inviting to hold the next meot *
ing in the new armory.
The dipsomaniac laAv is now to have ita
inning in the courts. William A. Sim *
mons , sent up from DUAVCS County fos
two years or until he is cured or released ,
has receiA'ed permission from Chief Jus *
tice Holcomb to file a petition in habeaJ
corpus to run against Superintendent
Greene. Judge Holcomb set the case foi
hearing October 17. In his application
for the permission Simmons attacks the
constitutionality of the laAv on severaj
points. He claims that he was denied
an appeal to the district court after the
insane board had declared him an ine
briate and sentenced him to the asylum }
that the laAv imposes a burden upon tha
taxpayers of the county AA'hen he is not
indigent ; that he Avas denied a trial btf
jury and that the laAv confers upon th $
insanity board judicial powers. Sim
mons is a farmer and stock raiser and
claims he isworth $10,000. Attorney *
General BroAvn Avill have to defend tho
President Spinney , of the Bankers' Un
ion of the World , which organization re
cently lost out in a suit in the supreme
court to compel the audito'r to issue it q
license to do business until it complied
with the rules and laAvs of the insurance
department , was at Lincoln Wednesday
and made application for a license in con
formity Avith the supreme court decision *
Mr. Spinney said that he would file 3
statement shortly AA-ith the auditor show-
ing what the lodge would do , but uutii
that is done the insurance deputy refuse *
to say what he AA-ill do.
Owing to the scarcity of labor the rail-
roads of Nebraska have appealed to the
state labor bureau for help. One road
reported that it had 1,500 cars on tha
tracks for repairs and that altogether the
roads could use about 700 men , from
the common laborer up to the skilled me *
chanic , paying from $1.75 a day to $3.50.
The labor commissioner has sent out let
ters to the labor commissioners of tha
neighboring states , asking them to head
the laborers desiring Avork this way , and
it is expected the pressure AA-ill be remov
ed within a short time.
Members of the state printing board
are somewhat worked up because Secre
tary Brash , of the state board of secreta
ries of the board of health , has filed a bill
for printing for $320 without first allpw-
ing the matter to pass through the hands
of the board. Auditor Scarle allowed tha
claim , though the board had not author
ized him to do so. Unless matters cool
down shortly the auditor may be held re
sponsible , as the printing board is in a
mood to stand for its rights under tho
laAv.
Gov. Mickey received another budget
of affidavits and statements bearing on
alleged innocence of Charles Russell , of
Sioux County , Avho is serving a life sen
tence in the state penitentiary for the-
murder of Alois P. Staudenmeier. a
ranchman. Ten members of the jury
which convicted Russell present a signet !
statement that there is grave doubt as to
guilt , and that the second degree verdict
Avas brought in as a compromise only af
ter eighty-nine hours in the jury room.
* * *
Land Commissioner Eaton has declared
forfeited a number of contracts for school
land where lessees have failed to pay up.
This year , hoAvcver , the number of for
feitures is less than heretofore. By Jan.
1 Mr. Baton expects to have again leas
ed all of the land and AA-ill hold all auc
tions preA-ious to that date. Heretofore
the land commissioner lias held the auc
tions in the spring , but this year Mr. Ea
ton will clean the matter up I > y the first
of the year.
* * *
Gov. Mickey has honored the reouisi-
tion of Gov. Folk , of Missouri , for a re
turn to AndrcAA-s County of Thomas and
Ida Mathews , v/ho are alleged to have-
stolen one black Missouri mule , the nrop'
erty of James H. Horton.
* * *
The Modern Mutual Life Insurance-
Company , of Hastings , has filed its arti
cles of incorporation
Avith the
secrery
ot state and Avill begin business at once.
* * *
Gov. Mickey says that the state board
of purchase and supplies Avill put a new
rule into operation at the next quarterly
meeting , which will make the sessions
executive as far as the bidders are con
cerned. It is planned to keep the inter
ested parties from the room daring the
letting of the contracts to prevent a re
currence of the scenes of the recent
meetings , when there was much confusio' *
and dissatisfaction because of the tactics
of certain bidders who insisted on present
ing their samples at the same time , mak
ing calm deliberation impossible }
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