ISOUMJUv M\\a. \ TODAY. Al'Kll , lil 1.-U5 -
8 TIIK NDRKOI.K NIOWS : KUII\V. ) AI'IMhUl. 19U3.
NOTED SOUTH DAKOTA CASE DC
OAN AT MILLER TODAY.
REWARD OF SEVEN THOUSAND
A Number of Arrests In the Miller
Cnsc .ire Expected to Develop ns
the Trial Which Began Today Pro
gresses Story of the Killing.
Miller , S O. Api II 17 Cluugod with
the nun dor of ( lootgc Todd last Oc
tober , ,1olin A Young vvlll Ixt 1 1 led for
IIH ! life hoic i\t tlio lot in of 001111
wlilolt hognn lodny , Judge daffy pin
siding
John Is nlioul 2fi voais old mid pto
vlntm In Ills anost nl | IM ( Itoiito llflv
mlles south of lioio hoi o a good topti-
tntlnn
In starling \MI.V . wllh Todd's toniu
nt dusk aflor Ilio killing , tlio murderer -
or , or a pal , horaino loM on tlio pralrlo
and dtovo tip ( n a farm > ard sixteen
mites ftoin tlio HCOIKof tlio crime the
no\l mottling at Minrlso and Inquired
for tlio road loading south. Nothing
was thought of tlio Inoldonl tlion , lint
about a month later wlion Todd'H bodv
was found In an old eave near his
house , with two ImllotH In bin broiiRt
nnd IIH ( lioitd tmttoiod wllh a pick , tlio
slt of Ilio lout stiatignr to Ilio farm
house was looallod. It was remembered -
bored that tlio team that tlio man
drove looked like Todd'H and tlio dog
that followed resembled bin. A month
after the nttttdoiod man was found tlio
same dog tottintod from the south and
wont to the scene of the otlmo , howlIng -
Ing for MR intndorcd innHtor. Con
vinced that the ninrdoror bad gone
south , and knowing that Klmor Young ,
an oioapcd convict \\lto , with bis
brothers , bad ntado trips through the
country near nndor assumed names ,
It was docldod by tbo oflloors to go
and urroHt nimor for tbo crlmo. Ar
riving at Wo slnglon Springs , the of
ficers took the sheriff , ox-Hhorlff and
two deputies , the llvo carrylitK Will-
chester rlllos , and Him ted for the
Young ranch , sixteen tttllos west of
thoro. Klmor was absent , BO John ,
fiornald , and the aged falhor wore ar-
tented on tbo same wan ant and
charge , brought to Mlllor and , nftor a
thnio days' homing , the defense offerIng -
Ing no evidence , John \\as hold , Oor-
iiald and the old man being discharged.
Tbo ovldenco of tbo man at the farm
honao that John was the man dilvlng
the team that mottling that ho do-
sctlbod as Todd's , was snlllclont to
hold him for trial , but tbo state now
claims to have moro evidence.
Pievloim to the Todd mm dor , Jacob
Johnson dlsappoatod fiom the Todd
nolghboihood. supposed to lime boon
murdered About this time a valttaldo
team was stolen fiom Wo slngton.
Another PI Imp was the choking ami
threatening to kill a woman living
nlono , for her money by two unknown
men ,
Todd and Johnson Ihed alone ; iob-
lioi v was the motive , and all the
crimes ate laid to tbo sntno man or
Todnttlal of John Is expected to
lead lo moie a noils a $7.01)0 unvaul
IK up fet conviction
Cheap Lands.
A tit si class olKbt > acio tract of Int-
piovt'd land , splendid locallon , good
soil , all lavlex el and nice. onlllvo
mill's 11om Not folk. Neb I'llce light
( ! U. Solloi
Not folk , NehtasUa
Try our New York buckwheat flour
Fe * d store 1'nolfle block
THURSDAY TIDINGS.
Mrs K O Mount loft this moinlng
for Denier , Colhete she will visit
with her btolher for a month.
Mis S H MfTarland wn < called
to Hoomor vesterdav bv the Illness of
her sister Mis .loo Stoltilmugh.
II 1. Spauldlng teiualiis In about
the same condition ,11 hN tionte on
South Ninth tteet > t , Mtid Is no\\ sleeping -
ing ) ln < so iioitlon of the lime
Mis lolin OivtMipntt OMiects liel
pireuls tn airlvn In Not folk soon
fiom Ohio tor an extended visit bete
Tl'ev in n teiualn dining the siimmet
Aiebitoot I P Stltt and Continctoi
U II lte\iiolds went toVlnslde at
noon toilnv to lie pioscnt this after
noon when the emitiaot fet the new
spliocilliouse Ihete Is let
Not folk lodge No 4(1. ( I O O V
will moot tonight fet woik In the In
Itinloiv degtee
The open MMIMIM for hunting wild
ducks , geese In ants s\\uus , cranes
nnd game watot foul , ended last Sat-
utd.tv and tbo liuntor who now shoots
ono of the-w bluK runs the risk of
ciossltig Hues with the game wardens
and other peace ollleois of the state
The st.ue audltot ha * lntlmat < > d
that no bounties on wohes killed be-
fete the Hist of Jnlv will bo paid by
the state. The law passed without an
emergency clause nnd It Is ptoposed
liy the auditor to refuse pa.\niont until
the law comes Into effect Lancaster
county has furnished fifteen scalps
for payment under I be now law early
in the season
As a feature for Atlior ilav some
of the Not folk schools are planning to
plant shrubs nnd flowots as well as
trees for the season. There Is no
doubt but that the various school
grounds of the city can be materially
Improved by parking and gardening
if the chlldicn can bo induced to take
nn interest In the work , and the board
of education is doubtless willing to
assist in the movement.
Norfolk friends of Fred Sldler will
bo pleased to learn that ho has been
advanced to the position of assistant
foreman In the binder department of
the Piano Manufacturing compatt > at
Chicago In addition to this ho IIIIH
peifecled a patent olocttlo enminclat
or for barbel shop * which are now be
Ing ntaniifnclniod and will In Ing hint
n hiindwoino totuin. It In an automat
Ic number Indicator , woiltod b ) pious
Ing n button nt the chair of curb bather -
her In the shop , which ilngH up "next"
At the mooting of the commo/olnl
club tomottow night the now consti
tution and b ) laws will bo ptoHonlod
.for action and the club will bo pet inn-
notilly oigiinlycd on the plans laid
down. II Is n mailer of Intcicst to
ooi.tneinbet . and every business man
and ptoporlv owner to know whatlbo
now plans of go\ eminent are to bo
and to know what olllcers will bo chosen
on lo dhocl the work niilll.lho regular
annual mooting of tbo oluh In January.
The Interest tnkon In tbo last mooting
Indicates that this coming meeting
will bo laigolv attended and Intensely
Intel on ! Ing.
A mooting of Notlhwostein inllroad
agonlti fiom the Nehiaska & Wyom
ing division was bold at Fiomont yes-
tot day Among those present weio
( ii'iioinl Huporlntoiidoiit C 0. Hughes
of Norfolk , Hupoilnlendent O II Hoy-
nolds of Not folk , Supoilntoiidont F. A.
I hit mon of ( 'bullion and General
Ft eight Agent IMornol of Omaha The
mooting was devoted lo discussions of
Intoiost to the agents nlono At noon
Ft eight Agent Ilenjamln entertained
twenty at dinner.
PicpaiatloiiH ate being made In Nor
folk this season for consldoiahlo ten
nis for Ibis > onr , n number of en-
thuMitsIs who bad not been In tbo
ganio for yoats having expressed a do-
slto to got hack on tbo courts. It Is
not piohablo that tbo sport will have
n tovlval Hitch as It had two yoatH ago ,
and It Is unlikely that the enthusiasm
of ton ycniH ago will cvor ho mani
fest hoio again , but the loyal racquet
wloldets nio encouiagod by the pros
pect and bollovo that there will bo
moio tennis this year than last.
Mr and MJS. H. r. Dodd of Fremont
have tocolvcd a loiter fiom tholr
daughter , Dolly , descriptive of her
wedding on AptII 8 at Concord , North
Caiollna. Tbo nolahlo feature of tbo
wedding Is that the hrldo Is lint thir
ty-two Inches tall and weighs but for
ty pounds , while the groom Is thirty-
six Inches In holgbt and weighs tlfty-
llvo pounds. The midgets are with a
carnival company , and the marriage
was made an event of great Import
ance The name of tbo groom Is Ma
jor Ilaykln , llotb the brldo and groom
received some valuable ptoscnts fiom
the management of the company , tbo
company Itself and other ft lends. Mr
and Mis. Uaykln Intend to visit the
bride's Nebraska homo after the close
of tholr engagement next fall or win
tor.
Tty a News want ad for results.
OLD CASE FROM NORFOLK IS IN
SUPREME COURT.
JUDGES LISTEN TO ARGUMENT
General Manderson Argues In This
C.jse That If the Bounty Is Not
Granted , the Entire Bonded Indebt
edness of the State Is Annulled.
Lincoln. April lfl ! Tbo sitpiome
point nt this sitting will listen anew
to aignments In tbo beet sugar boitntv
cases which have been pending before
the courts of the state -for two vears
Recently a decision was tendered
against the companies on the gtoiind
that the law was unconstitutional In
seeking to piovlde for state expendl-
Into to foster Internal Imptovements
and also because of a technical weak
ne s 111 the title of the hill A rehear
ing was giantcd and the attomevs for
the plaintiffs nto taking tbo gtoniid
that the claims ought to be allowed
because they constitute tnotal obliga
tion of the slate It Is also contended ,
that while the title of the bonnlv hill
'ofonod to the pnincut of monev
fiom the treasury to encoutage both
the sugar beet and chlcoiv ralsets. It
U not of such a dual inline that Its
vnlldltv can bo attacked
It Is in this suit that Konoial r r
Mandotsou one of the aUormns for
the companies , rnt os the argument
that the fotmer decision will Invali
date millions of dollars of bonds Is
sued bv eonntlos and other political
subdivisions to'aid In public improve
ment He contends that the piece-
dent. If established will wipe out al-
mo.st the entire bonded debt of tbo
state
It Is claimed tbut the Oxnatd and
Norfolk beet sugar companies paid the
bounties to the farmers at the time
thev put chafed the beets and there
by are out to the extent that such pay
ments wore made The attorney gen
eral does not regatd that argument
setiously. taking the ground that the
bounty law was bad because It ex
ceeded tbo constlttuloniil giant of
power in Its effort to piovldo for a
policy of fostering tiado by state aid
The legislature of IflO" passed a
joint resolution authorising the com
panies to btltiR suit after a bill pto-
vidlng for the payment of the bounties
had been dofoatod. At the last se * .
slott , Henry Tnrrar of Grand Island ,
tbo manager for the Oxnards , was n
member. In the legislature which has
Just completed its labors , Mr. Tarrar
again represented Hall county.
It is economy to use want ads it you
have anything to sell , exchange 01
give away ; or If , on the other hand
you want to rent , buy of borrow.
MYSTERIOUS NIGHT FIRE BURNS
SOUTH NORFOLK HOUSE.
BEEN EMPTY SINCE TUESDAY
Fire at an Early Hour This Morning
Burned to the Ground the Cottage
Owned by Lou Taylor Teams Were
Scarce Serious Situation ,
[ from TlmnKfiiy'H Dully 1
Another Norfolk homo Is In ashes
and another mysterious night lire ,
01 limited In an empty house that had
been unentered nlnce last Tuesday ,
has gone down upon the iccord of
lKi. ! IncondlarloH. The cottage at
HonUi Not folk owned by I/m Taylor ,
a hrakomnn on the Chicago & North
western tallioad , and occupied until
last Tuesday by Htakomnn Wood ,
Inn nod to the ground at an early hour
this nioiiilng , dining the severity of
the rainstorm. The building was In-
Hilled for $800
Tbo flto was dlscovcted Bluntly af
ter 1 o'clock and both the South Nor
folk and the city station fire alarms
wore sol going. The South Not folk
hose company , the Mast hose com
pany and the book nnd ladder coin-
puny tespomlod nnd mndo the run to
the ( lie , but no witter was dtnwn , the
neatest hydiant being tbtoo blocks
avvny and the house being already
doomed. The dromon had hard work
to save tbo Ilatomnn homo , which
stood within throe feet of the burning
col ( ago , and the fire spread several
tlmos. Tlio hooks tore down tbo binn
ing , to pi event the binning of the
Hiitoinnn home.
Teams n Scarce Article.
riromon found teams n scarce ar
ticle last night nnd waited for fifteen
or twenty minutes before they suc
ceeded In being dtnwn to the flic.
Many of them are today heartily In
favor of buying the team that was
suggested by Councilman Parish , to
keep In readiness for Just such emer
gencies. When It Is considered that
every haul for the book and ladder
trucks alone costs $ H , nnd for other
carts ptoportlonnto sums , It may bo
tendlly seen that n team could be soon
paid for.
The brilliancy with which the
( lames Illuminated the April clouds ,
throw a red glow nil over the city and
ninny a sleeper took a peep at the
( lames from his window.
FIRST REAUPRIL SHOWER
More Than Inch of Rain Precipitated
on North Nebraska.
An AptII .shower , the Hist of the
season , unless that could bo called
ono which the other day slumeiod
fio/en en stals , came on this vicinity
last night and continues today , leav
ing more than an inch of nioistuie to
tbo benollt of germinating ciops. Tbo
rain was quite badly ncodcd ns the
surface of the soil had become dry I
and dusty and some of the small
plants that bad boon damaged by the
recent fioo/o needed the soaking to I
In ing them out fiom Its Influence.
The di.v and dusty roads which had *
not lost their winter toughness will S
also bo benefited by the shower unless Si
It has followers that again convoit i
thorn Into deep and slek ( > mud. SS
An undesirable foatuie of tbo storm Sa S
was that the wind which had boon In
a
the southeast dm Ing > esteidav ,
changed to the northeast , nnd thoio a
Is now a possibilit > that it will bo fol I
lowed b > another season of cold .liter
warming for n da > of two and giving
vegetation a chance.
Since an onrlv hour this momlng
the lain has descended sto.idllj , until
tbo suiplus has again filled the ditch
es and ponds and flooded the btreets
and low l.vlng giottnd Up until 2 I
o'clock there was no diminution In the
downpour and no pi aspects of an oar-
lv lot-up , so that bofoie the slorm
clears II may add seveial Inches of
moistuio to the pioclpltatlon for April ,
which has boon unusually light for the I
month , only 15-100 Inches bolng ro
S
cotdod up to tbo piosent htoitn. Ac
companvlng the storm was a stiong SI
wind which has dtlvon tbo lain in I
shoots bofoio It and has mndo it ox
ttomolv Inconvenient for pcdostiiaus. H
ospoolallv those who insist on c.uiv-
Ing paiasols and timbiollas Itocauso
of this foatuio the downtown rostnit-
i.tnts did a lushing business with
these who preferred to spend n o.uar-
toi or flft.v cents than to b.iltlo with
the elements for tbo several blocks
between their business houses and
homes
Mitchell's Pisa in Abatement.
Portland. Oio M"il 19 - lu th
Unittni Stales dtatilit court Unlt-M
States Suuutoi Mitchell , ' thiouth hia
attorney. Mr B numt , cndtjuYored to
* ut > uiii the r Kulnrity of the pro-
cnrdlns * telatine to lh < t Introduction
f his plra in Ahatninrut to connection
with his IndUtmrot nUh th land
fraud catPi. Xrcumtnt wat uot con-
cludnil.
As an advertising medium The
News-Journal la unexcelled In Its ter
ritory.
Negotiable Instruments Low.
Tbo negotiable Instruments law
passed by the last Nebraska legisla
ture to take effect August 1 , is uni
form with the statute already estab
lished by twenty-eight states. There
will bo no days of grace on notes or
drafts in Nebraska dated on or after
August 1. And In many other re
spects the law relating to checks and
bills of exchange will be simplified
and made uniform with the laws of
other slates. The Flint National Unnk
of Lincoln hns printed n pamphlet
edition of the law and has mailed n
copy ( o every bank In the stnto.
Firebug Not Caught.
Chief of Police Larkln returned at
noon fiom Omaha , where he had been
In nn effort lo apprehend the boy who
Is wanted on n charge of setting a
( lie , but the youth was not to bo lo
cated In that city , and the olllcercamo
hack empty handed. It Is now
though ! by tbo nuthotltles that the
Juvenile ( Irohng Is at Columbus , Nob. ,
and the aiitboilllos thoio have been
notified to keep a look-out for a tall ,
slender young fellow , rather good
looking.
"Although ho said he Intended logo
lo Omaha , " said a friend of the boy
today , "ho tenlly slatted for Columbus
and said that If he didn't get the Job
there that he wanted , be would soon
to dcnon. "
No tinco of tbo lad has thus far
boon repotted from Columbus.
KIRKMAN'S BAD RECORD.
Fort Nlobrara Captain Who Has Been
Sentenced to Dismissal.
Washington. April II. The report
of the courtmnitlal of Captain Klik-
man , of Foil Nlobiara. Nebs who has
boon found guilty nnd sentenced to
dismissal , now goes to Ptesldent
Roosevelt
Judge Advocate ( Jeneral Davis re
ceived the loeord of the cottrtmattlal
proceedings Cnptnln Kliknuiu Is sen
tenced to be dismissed.
After the record has been levlowcd
by the war depattment the case will
bo submitted to the ptcsldent for dual
notion.
Klrkman's Romance.
The most sensational charge
against Capt Klikman was hi each of
arrest , caused by his sudden depar-
tine from Pott Nlobrata to Valentine ,
Neb. , to meet Mis. Chandler , wife of
Lieut. Chandler. The two had loved
and had been totind out Mis Chand
ler was sent fiom hoi husband In dis
grace and later went to Omaha and
killed bet self.
The romance of these two Is such
ns has happened more than once in
tbo at my , and may happen any time
again It was the old htory a hus
band far nwaj with his troops , an
other officer nt home , loneliness , en
nui , a little fllitntlon , devotion , openly
declared love and then ruin. This
sitnta up the romance of Capt. Kiik-
man aild Mrs. Chandler. Young
Chandler was a line young follow , a
New Yoik city boy. When the war
with Spain stalled be enlisted as a
private In the Twentv-second regi
ment of New Yoik clt.v When his
leglment came home fiom the Phil
ippines he got a' commission in the
rcgnlai aintv He was appointed second
end lieutenant In the Thlitlotb Infan-
try and has since been ptomotul to
first lieutenant.
All this time there had been n MIH ,
Chandler the beautiful Hesslo Kenloy
that was , of Italtlmoro. She was
the toast of mote than one gay gnlliei-
Ing ; her o.vos , her hair , her coinplox-
lon of tosos and ctonm , her tact and
vivacity , became at once the delight
of any post whete her husband might
be stationed
Last September Lieut Chandler was
ordeied to Pott Rlley for the rllle
matches , and Mis. Chandler lemulned
behind at Pott Nlobiaia , Capt. Kltk-
man was stationed theie wl'h hlHcom
pany of the Twenty-llfth Infautiy.
The handsome captain a West Point
er of the class of ' 89 found that noth
ing pleased him moie than a call at
Mrs. Chandlet'H Then them were
dlnneis alone , little tides nnd drives ,
moonlight confidences , n kiss In the
datk , the warm piessuie of a hand
the two found themselves In love.
Lieut. Chnndloi came back to Foil
Nlohiaia He was not long In find
ing all the Until.
Thoie was enough for him to bring
suit for dlvoice He had hoaid how
In other cities Mrs. Chandler had been
Introduced as Mis. Kltkmnn by the
captain
So. Lieut Chandler dismissed his
wife. '
With her little bov she went away.
Then the captain nnd the lieutenant's
wife made no secret of their mad love
fet each other. Wherever Capt. Kirk-
man went thoto went Mrs. Chandler
"Capt. and Mrs. George W. Kirk-
man" vveie teglstoted at the Oinnd
hotel , New York. It was plain to ev
erybody that the man bad been drink
ing heavily , but the devotion of "Mis.
Kirkman" saved him many a contre-
tempts. They left for Baltimore.
Mrs. Chandler went to her mother's.
Capt. Klikman to the Hotel Stafford.
Capt. Klrkman got a check cashed for
? f > 0 on the Wells Faigo company
Capt. Khkmanwns , anested , sent to
Jail , but the case was setled out of
court.
Meanwhile "deserter" bad been
wiltten against Capt. Klrkmau's name
on the army rolls. A coint mtutlal
was ordeied.
Other chaiges wete piling up
against the captain. He was accused
of destro.vlng $2,500 worth of furni
ture In a hotel. Seveial firms report
ed that Capt. Ktrkman had imposed
upon them with \\oithlcss checks.
lint still Mis. Chandler clung madly
to the man. She begged him to quit
drinking and to remember that her
life was In his keeping. Hut the plead
ing of the woman was like chaff be
fore the wind. Mis. Chandler was
foiced to go to her mother , Mrs , Ce
cilia Kenley , In Ualtlmoio.
Arrested in Brooklyn ,
The oflicer was accused of fnilute
to pay his debts , of passing spurious
checks , of Intoxication , of desertion ,
of conduct unbecoming an officer nnd
n gentleman. On October 2t last ho
was cnptuied by Capt. Morton , eighth
Infantry , In the bouse of a retired
army surgeon In Brooklyn. Though
only 35 yeats old , Capt. Klrkmnn
looked GO.
In due com so tbo com I martial
came up at Fort Nlolmun. MIH.
Chandler was summoned as a
witness. She -went to her husband
theie and fell on her knees before him ,
begging for a leconelllatlon. Lieut.
Chandler , It Is said , refused. Mis.
Chandler gave her testimony and
went back to Omaha. Cupt. Klrkman
lomnlnod nt the foit. Then came the
end ,
A bountiful woman walked Into a
gunsmith's stoie In Omaha on March
1 nnd bought u revolver. Four days
later Mis. Chandler killed herself
with this new pistol In the Paxton
hotel.
Her only confidante had been Lu
cille Phlllipps , a maid employed In
the hotel.
"I nm the most unhappy woman In
the woild , " sobbed Mis. Chandler to
the servant the only woman to whom
she could tmn. " 1 had n beautiful
home , and a good husgand , and I have
sact Ificed everything for the love of a
man , for the love of Capt. Klrkman. "
"Hmy this with me , " was written
upon the back of the photogtaph of
her son , which was marked with
blood. The wife had tried to hold it
In her hand while she killed herself.
The news reached Foit Nlobrara ,
nnd Capt. Klrkman , who was under
guard , twice tried to kill himself , by
opening bis wrist with a pair of scis
sors and by taking morphine.
Klrkman's Bad Record.
CapL Klrkman's record In the army1
Is not of the best. He was born in
Texas , but was appointed In 1884 to ,
West Point fiom Illinois. Ills father
was a piomlncnt army officer. He
was made captain In the Twenty-fifth ,
a negro regiment , in 1001.
When the Philippine Insurrection
broke out Capt. Klrkman was made a
major of the Forty-ninth volunteer in
fantry , another ncgio regiment. On ,
boatd ship , going over , he insulted
Archbishop Chapelle , nnd was arrest
ed Intoxicated In the streets of Ma
nila. Gen. Otis court martlaled him ,
and ho was dismissed from the ser
vice on March 1 , 1900. He was re
stated to duty July 4 , because of his
powerful political influence. He was
married , but his wife , who was a
Miss Goodnll , of California , finally
spurned him.
Mrs. Chandler belonged to a dis
tinguished Maryland family. Her
brothers are railway men , and one is
with the Southern railway In the New
York ofllces. She was a niece of Gov.
Warfield of Maryland , and related to
ex-Senator Gassavvay Davis and Sen
ator Gorman. Her mother , Mrs. Ce
cilia Kenley , has a high social posi
tion In Baltimore. Her father died
two years ago.
ago.ROS. .
Easter
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The Hit of ike Season , in Ladies' Garments I
Clever and nobby styles in silk and Moh iir shirtwaist
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The goods \\e are ottering are without doubt the best
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I
I BAUM BROS.
8M NORFOLK , NEB
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