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The monitor Monadnock and ram Katahdin have been placed in commis sion. The construction of the Monad nock was commenced twenty-one years ago and has dragged along at intervals all that time. Chicago, in fact Cook county, western Indiana, eastern Iowa and southern Wisconsin on the night of the 18th, were visited by a snow combined with dust. When melted on the extended palm each flake left a tiny, inklike speck. It seems that the gold-bug speech credited in the Congressional Record to Kem of Nebraska should hare been at tributed to Kerr of Ohio. Kem was wonderfully worked up over the matter at first and was inclined to think it a conspiracy against him. "The Best Thing College Does for a Man" is clearly set forth in the March Forum by President Charles F. Thwing, of Western Reserve University, who draws his conclusions on the subject from the opinions of fifty most promi nent men in American public life. A Flokida conductor has just recov ered in a suit for damages against a rail road company for black listing him. The plea of the company that it was through the unauthorized act of their superintendent was overruled because the superintendent was the corporation's agent. Negroes are not allowed under any circumstances at the Fitzgerald colony, Georgia. It is said that another colony with like restrictions is soon, to be estab lished in Ware county, near Fitzgerald, and that, adjoining the Fitzgerald col ony, there is another established in which no white people are to be allowed under any circumstances. Senatob Allen has introduced a bill requiring purchasers of lands granted to railroad companies to pay the govern ment instead of the companies for the lands, the money to be held by the gov ernment as a trust fund until the rail road indebtedness to the government shall be adjudicated. The bill requires a prompt issuance of patents to pur chasers complying with this require ment. A book of translations from Burns has been published in Glasgow, from which it appears that the poet's more popular lyrics have been translated into all the tongues of modern Europe. In the French version it is odd to find ''John Anderson, my jo." rendered "John An derson, tuon amourenx, John;" and in German "Hans Andersen, mein Hans." "The Scots Wha Hae" appears in Latin. On account of the metrical resem blances the German versions are best. Lambokn, a widower, a farmer 81 years old, highly respected, was most brutally murdered Tuesday night of last week at Fall Leaf, Kansas. His skull was horri bly crushed, his chest caved in, shoulder crushed and one arm and leg broken literally chopped to pieces. The body lay in the kitchen, where Lamborn had gone to eat his supper, prepared by his son and daughter before they had gone to a dance that night. Robbery was ev idently the motive of the deed. The murderers literally chopped the old man to pieces, and left no clew. An article in the Ponca Gazette calls the attention of republicans to a plan of their political opponents in this district, viz., to nominate for congress, to be supported by democrats and populists, J. S. Robinson, of Madison, Senator Allen's old law partner, and suggests that the republicans should not "look to the personal ambitions of favorite sons, but keep an eye single to the best in terests of the whole district and lend their support in the convention to the man who will make the strongest candi date for the whole district," This would be good policy at any time. The leading article in the March num ber of The Forum will be contributed by the eminent French novelist and critic Th. Bentzon (Madame Blanc). Madame Blanc contrasts "Family Life in Amer ica" with family life in France, frankly criticising certain phases of American home-life. Mme. Blanc declares, how- "ever, that, with certain reservations, which she mentions in her article, she shall be delighted to see French society become more and more Americanized, and that in her opinion the type of the American family is very likely the one that will at last prevail a profoundly interesting article. The English government in the House of Commons Thursday was asked by Sir W. H. Houldsworth, conservative mem ber of Parliament for Northwest Man cheater, if it had refused toco-operate with Germany in furthering an inter national monetary agreement by reopen ing the Indian mints. The first lord of the treasury, Mr. A. J. Balfour, replied by saying that there was no truth in the ramor that the government had been approached on the subject by Germany. He added: "We should willingly con sider, in conjunction with the Indian government, the reopening of the Indian mts if the measure comprised a satis-1 factory scheme for currency reform." 1 Horn. WHHBOBI. PeUMoO. Investigate the bond sales, of course, but don't let the matter stop with in vestigation. How Rosewater will spout when Col. Hammond goes marching to congress. Schuyler Sun. In order to make his gubernatorial boom slide easier Meiklejohn has been forced to rub the oil off his senatorial aspirations. In short George says that one thing at a time is as much as he cares to go after. Schuyler Sun. The Quill editor says that it is not possible for a gold bug and a free coin age democrat to harmonize. We should like to ask the gentleman if it is not a fact that high protectionists and free traders in his party have harmonized? Did not his party run J. M. .Devine, a devout follower of McKinley on the tariff question, on a tariff reform platform? To be sure they did, and they even went so far as to lie about his views on that question. The Quill editor is in a poor position to talk about consistency. Schuyler Herald, (dem.) Hon. A. E. Cady's political intentions cut considerable figure in any proposed combination in the state or tho Sixth congressional district, but whatever they may have been he has kept them very well to himself until this time. Mr. Cady was in Omaha this week and the World-Herald quotes him as saying that be is not a candidate for governor as many have supposed, and that if ho con cludes to ask the people to do any thing for him in the political line this year it will be as a candidate for congress in the Sixth district This is not definite but his candidacy is readily inferred. Kear ney Hub. One of the questions that is to be de termined in the present presidential canvass, at least on the republican side, is, what is the political 6tatuto in limi tations for the announcement of the candidacy of a presidential aspirant? The recent McKinley state club meeting at Lincoln declared that fonr months before the date of the republican na tional convention was too late for tho entry of a favorite son or dark horse. Precedent does not seem to sustain this position. The entry of Garfield was not even dreamed of before the balloting was begun in tho convention of 1880. In 1892 McKinley himself came into the convention pledged to Harrison and came within an ace of being nominated by the very faction that is nowtryinjj to draw the line against all new-comers. -IBce. D CniEF Mooki: of tho weather bureau at Washington has this to say: "The black Fnow that has lately fallen in Chicago and the Northwest is entirely similar to tho great fall of January, 1893, the nature of which was thoroughly in vestigated by the weather bureau at that time. Notwithstanding the theo retical suggestion that the black deposit of last January might have come from beyond the earth and might he meteoric or cometic, or might even be tho vol canic dust from Alaska or Japan, careful investigation showed that it was due to none of these causes. On the contrary, microscopic examination proved that the black deposit contained about 1 per cent of the most delicato organic struc tures (such as diatoms and spores), and about G per cent of the finest possible inorganic matter, such as makes up the fine silt and clay soils. "All this fine material is easily caught up by tho dry winds whenever they ex ceed twenty miles per hour, and is car ried to great distances before it has time and opportunity to settle on the ground. It is easily brought down in large quantities by snow or rain, but is only perceived by the ordinary observer when there is a clean surface of snow for it to fall upon. Large portions of country from Nebraska southward to the gulf are covered by this fine soil, whose depth is eometimes 100 feet. A gale of wind has been known to carry away six inches of the surface soil from a freshly cultivated field and spread it over the land a hundred miles away. The black ness is due to tho Oneness of the silt, and not to any magnetic iron." Or tho Nebraska republican editors who sent in to tho Chicago Tribune their preference for presidential candi date, as per request of that paper, one was for Cullom of Illinois, two for Reed of Maine, fivo for Allison of Iowa, and seventy-three for McKinley. Nothing probably could better illustrate the state of public opinion here. If there was thought to be even a good fighting chance for Reed, there would doubtless be more for his nomination, but Mc Kinley is able, is a very great favorite with the people and represents, in the popular mind, the needs of tho country at this particular timo a protective tariff, reciprocity and an administration of the affairs of government in the in terest of the whole people of the United States, and not merely by brokers, for -syndicates of foreign money lenders. Alleged Embezzler Hound Over. Faikbuhy, Neb., Feb. 24. John D. Jennings of Haubine, the solicitor of the New York Life Insurance company, had his examination on the charge of em bezzling $3S2 from the company, and was bound over to the district court. He has not seenrrd bail. Feaad Dead and Disfigured. McCook, Neb., Feb. 21. The dis figured remains of a bachelor farmer, named Michael Travis, were discovered by neighbors in Coleman prccinct.a few miles northwest of this city. Time and cause of his death are unknown. Fowls and animals had disfigured the face of the dead man. Will Be a Very Large Acreage. Cozad, Neb., Feb. 23. Farmers are beginning work in tho fields. A num ber are sowing wheat. Tho irrigation companies are at work putting their ditches in order for operation. Thero will be a very large acreage of small grain sown this spring. Winter wheat and rye are looking fine. Raatlae Work af Albion Convention. Albion, Neb., Feb. 22. Routine work occupied the Sons of Veterans encamp ment until evening, when a packed hall greeted Professor Saylor and Captain Bronson of Lincoln and General C. Borin of Kansas City, the speakers for the defenders' day exercises, which was observed by the delegates. Father Lynn Dies. Hastings, Neb., Feb. 22. George Lynn died after a short illness. He came to this city in 1887 and soon be came identified with the Lidependdnt party in politics, and for the last five years has been the party leader here. So much of a factor had he 'become that he was called Father Lynn. He was 74 ysaiBof age. BUI NYE NO MORE. FAMOUS HUMORIST PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOME NEAR ASHEVILLE. Wm His Early Van on the MngMdHMSiaM Mala All EMgfc Hia Later Career Klsh, la fal stewards. AsHEvnxE. N. u, Feb. 23. "Bill" Nye died at his hom-j, Buck Shoals, eight miles from here, this afternoon. Tuesday night the stroke came,- and two physicians from Asheville were summoned to his bedside, and were with him un til he died. Ed- e. w. nye. gar Wilson Nye, or" Bill" Nye, as he is much bet ter known to his friends and the public, was born in Shirley. Pisca- taqua county. Me., Aug. 25, 1850, but at the age of 2 years, according to his own story, he took his parents by the hand and led them to the west. They went to Wisconsin, and there, on the banks of the St. Croix river, young Nye was brought up on a farm. He received an academical education at River Falls, Wis., and in 187( went to Wyoming Territory, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. There, as he says, he practiced law in a quiet way, "although frequently warned by the authorities not to do so." He had plenty of leisure time on his hands, which he used in writing a Sun day letter for the Cheyeune Sun at the rate of $1 a column. In one of his hu morous autobiographical sketches Mr. Nye says that that sum, which amount ed to nearly $60 a year, so dwarfed his returns from his law practice that he de cided to take up newspaper writing as a profession, and accordingly moved to Denver, where he obtained a position on the staff of the Denver Tribune. He corresponded from Denver to tho Salt Lake Tribune. Later a new paper was started in Laramie called the Lara mie Boomerang, after a favorite mule owned by Nye, and which he called "Boomerang," because he never knew where it would strike. At the time Nye edited the Boomerang it was published over a livery stable. A sign on the door instructed callers to "twist the tail of the gray mule and take the elevator." The Boomerang was quoted all over the country and Nye began to get his reputation as a humorist of note at that time. The paper w:ls not a financial success, but it was the foundation for the fortune which .Nye afterwards made as a humorist. Like many humorists, Mr. Nyo was a man of almost womanly gentleness of disposition. His amiability was never cloaded, and his gocd humor was as spontaneous as it was good natured.He never forgot a friend. In later years his newspaper writings, which were prepared under exclusive contract with the American Press asso ciation.and his lecturing, brought an in come of over $30,000 a year. Mr. Nye was married in 1877 to Miss Fanny Smith of Chicago. With her and their children Nye lived happily for a long time on the banks of tho St. Croix, and they went with him to New York City and niado home bright on Stateu Island. Of late years, when he was not going about the country 'on lecturing tours, Nye has passed most of his time at his country place near this city. COSTS SEVEN LIVES. Fatal Fire In Oae of the Residence Pal aces of Baltimore. Baltimore, Feb. 24. Seven people were asphyxiated, or fatally hurt by jumping from a window and six others more or less injured by a fire iu the resi dence of James R. Armiger, a promi nent jeweler on Charles street Sunday morning. The Dead. James R. Armiger, aged 50. William B. Riley, hU son-in-law, agcdSG. RiciiAitn Riley, son of W. B. Riley, ased4. Marian Riley, daughter of W. B. Riley, agedSK- Mrs. Marian Chaplan, daughter of James K. Armiger, eged 8'J. James Chaplin, her son, aged 3. Horace M. Manuel, aged 50, of New York City, a guest. The injured were taken to the homes of neighbors with the exception of tho servants, who were conveyed to the city hospital. The dead were carried across the street to the residence of Dr. K. B. Batchelor, where every effort was made to resusticate them without avail. The house in which the holocaust oc curred is one of a row of granite front residences belonging to the A. S. Abell estate on Charles street just north of LaFayette avenue. It is four stories in height and at the time of the fire was filled with costly furniture and much rare bricabrac aud unique jewelry, of which Mr. Armiger was an enthusiastic collector Iu the house were 13 persons. All these people were in their bed rooms on the upper floors, some of them being partially dressed, when at 8:30 Sunday morning fire was discovered is suing from a partition in the cellar. It had ignited from overheated furnace flue and was first seen by Louis Whit ing, the colored man-of-all-work, who was at the time cleaning the front steps. The fire, although a fierce one, was confined to the Armiger residence, which was completely gutted. No esti mate has yet been made of the loss, but it is thought the house was worth at least 96,000. The house is insured for $3,500. Tho news of the disaster spread with wonderful rapidity all over the city and in a short time a tremendous crowd had gathered in front of the house. Prayers for the dead aud for the afflicted were lifted up in almost every church iu the city and expressions of sincere regret and sympathy were uttered from every pulpit and in the households of the many fiieuds and ac quaintance of the unfortunate family. EX-CONSUL WALLER RELEASED. Washington Authorities Pleased at the Out cone of the Case. Washington, Feb. 22. Secretary Oluey received a cablegram today from Ambassador Eustis announcing that Waller, ex-consul to Madagascar, was released from jail today. It is expected hat Waller will join his family in the United States. As Waller is entirely destitute of means, Ambassador Eus tis has been au thorized by Secre tary Olney to pro vide him with transportation to the United States. He has been in prison for nearly a VtmjXJKy Ju, uavmg uteu lv& arrested on the 5th John i. waller, of March last, in Madagascar, and afterward being kept in confinement in the military prisons in France. The authorities here feel that they have reason to be gratified at the outcome of the case, which, as re vealed by the correspondence on the subject, came nearer than the publio was- aware at one tuns of n actual relations severance between BALLINGTON BOOTH SAYS NO. to Became Geaeral af aa neadeat Salvation Amy. New York, Feb. 25. The World says: Ballington Booth was offered the lead ership of an independent American Sal vation Army. The brigadiers, adjutants and majors, whom he had created in all parts of the country, besought him to become their general. Ballington Booth retired for a short time to his private quarters, accompanied by his wife, who had been by his side during all "the exciting scenes. They locked the door. They knelt down and prayed for strength. The emissaries came again with their tempting offer. He met them calmly and firmly. He listened to their address, the pictured glories of ' future independence and great results for the cause of religion. "It cannot be," he said, "I thank you dear friends for the honor yon have tendered me, the confidence aud the trust you have shown me, but I must decline. Mrs. Booth and I will quietly retire from the army in which we have labored so long. Good bye and God's blessing rest upon yon." MITCHELL NEWSPAPErTwiPED OUT Entire Plant Taken Into the Street and Fahlicly Burned. Mitchell, S. D.,Feb. 25. The entire outfit of the Mitchell Mail, paper, presses, type and other paraphernalia was taken into the street this morning and publicly burned by an orderly and well behaved body of business men. The editor of the paper, Robert Mc Bride, for a long timo been attacking various public institutions and promi nent people, notably the late John Dl Lawler, president of tho First National. Much indignation was aroused and Saturday night citizens met McBride and offered to buy out his plaut if he would go elsewhere. He agreed, but latar decided to withdraw from the bargain. The citizens thereupon ap pointed one of their number to act as agent for McBride and then paid the money agreed on and took the property out and destroyed it as stated. The committee is now looking for McBride and will suggest that ho remove else where. EX-CONGRESSMAN TIRES OF LIFE. M. 1. Uarter of Ohio Ends His Exlstaaoe by Shoot ins;. Cleveland, Feb. 23. A special from Fostoria says that ex-Cougressmau M. D. Harter committed suicide this morn ing by bhootiug. When found life was extinct, and it is thought he had beeu dead several hours. The fatal shot was fired from a revolver, tho bullet passing through the right temple, penetrating the brain. He was found lying on the bed with the re volver clutched in his hand. No canso is known further than that he has been suffering with insomnia some time past, and that his mind gave way. On the bureau in his room was a letter ad dressed to his wife iu Philadelphia. Belief Fond Grown. Johannesburg, Feb. 22. The fund collected by the committee organized for the relief of the sufferers by the explosion of dynamite now amounts to 100,000. Latest estimates places the number of killed at 120 and wounded at 400. Thousands aro homeless. Every thing within half a mile of the railway station was razed to the ground. lr. Jameson la London. London, Feb. 25. The Morning Leader declares that Dr. Jameson has beeu at tfc Hotel Metropole in London ever since Sunday. NEWS OF NEBRASKA. Vieto.- llonewater a Recent. Omaha, Feb. 24. Victor Rosewater, managing editor of the Omaha Bee, was appointed legent of the Nebraska state university by Governor Holcomb. Koch .lumps His Rail. Columbus, Neb., Feb. 2.". Frank Koch, who was under $1,500 bonds foi assaulting the two little girls some timo ago, jumped his bond and has left the country. Rial Admiral Fyfle Dying. Pierce, Neb., Feb. 23. The condi tion of Rear Admiral Fyffe is such that there is very little hope entertained for his recovery, aud the chances are that he will die before morning. Two Young Suspects Captured. Randolph, Neb., Feb. 23. Two young fellows giving the names of Mur phy and Styles, wanted at Norfolk on the charge of stealing harness, were captured here by Marshal Dolau. General Store Burned. Wayne, Neb., Feb. 21. The general store of Furchner, Duerig & Co. was destroyed by fire here. Loss, $IG,C03; partially covered by insurance. Tin fire started from a lamp explosion. Depot at Fairmont Robbed. Fairmont, Neb. Feb. 25. The Kan sas City and Omaha depot at this placu was entered by burglars last night and the money drawer smashed. Papers and way bills were scattered over the floor. Lincoln Cigarette Ordinance. Lincoln, Feb. 25. The Lincoln city council passed William Lawler's cigar ette ordinance. This ordinance pro hibits the use of cigarettes, cigars oi tobacco by persons under 18 years of age within the city limits. Farmers Inatitnte. Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 22. The Mad ison County Farmers' institute closed a profitable two days' session. L. D. til son, of New York, and B. R. Stoutfer, president of the State Dairymen's asso ciation, addressed the meeting. Farmer Dies f ram Injuries. Pender, Neb., Feb. 25. George Leonard, a farmer living near Quinton, in this county, was thrown from a wagou Friday evening,, and died from the injuries. He formerly lived at Oto, la., and leaves a wife and six children. Pioneer Woman Dies. Nehawka, Neb., Feb. 24. Mrs. Fidelia Sbeldou, mother of Lawson Sheldon of this place and A. Sheldon of Avoca, Neb., and an aunt of Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, died here. Mrs. Sheldon was the oldest lady in Cass county. She would have been 90 years old next May. She passed away after an illness of only a few days. Improved Stock Breeders Association. Lincoln, Feb. 23. At the morning session of the Improved Stock Breeders' association Editor Bruce McCullochof the South Omaha Daily Stockman gave an interesting history of the growth of the stock yards interests at South Omaha. A discussion followed in which Mr. McCnlloch said that some Ameri can packers were in the habit of placing an English brand ou American pork un der the mistaken impression that a finer flavor was found in English pork He said the flavor of American pork is the equal of any packed in the world. The following officers were elected: W. G. Whitmore, Valley., president; William Foster, Saltillo, secretary-treasurer; vice presidents, A. L. Sullivan of Lincoln, I. W. Chappell of Normal and J. H. Wetcott of Malcolm. leading to an of diplomatic the two republics. KNOCKS MAHER OUT. FITZSIMMONS IS NOW THE HEAVY WEIGHT PUGILIST. Played tka Old Ota, law m Usjfctatac KM Has Swtes a tka Jtm Faasjkt am Mexiaa BaU. . Lakotrt, Tex., Feb. 22. Peter Maher was knocked oat by Bob Fitzsimmons yesterday in the first round, after 1 minute and 35 seconds of actual fight ing. Fitasimmons played the same old game he has so often p'ayed before, leading on his opponent until he had him where he wanted him and then landed a lightning right hand swing ou .the jaw and it was over. It was the Identical blow that knocked out Jim Hall in New Orleans. For the first part of the round Maher had the better of it. He led often and forced the fighting. In his eagerness to get at Fitzsimmons he committed a palpable foal during a clinch and was warned by Referee Siler that it's repe tition would cost him the fight. Maher fought well, but he was no match for his red headed opponent, who proved himself one of the craftiest men that ever stepped into the ring. Fitzsim mons is now, by Oorbett's action in pre senting the championship to Maher, the champion of the world, and after the fight was over he declared through Julian his willingness to dofend the championship against any and all comers. The train arrived here at about 3:30 p. m., central time, and over a rocky road winding about the precipitous cliffs along the Rio Grande the crowd wended its way to the sand beach of the river. Forty-two Mexicans had car ried the ring material down to the river bank Thursday night after working all day upon a roadway down the bluff. A narrow wooden foot bridge had been put up across the swiftly flowing stream. The crowd stumbled over the stony path aud waded ankle deep in the sand, guided by little Jimmy White, a boy who came from Toronto to be at the fight. The battle ground was a sandy flat upon a big bend in the Rio Grande river on the Mexican side. It was just two miles from the village of Langtry. FITZ NOT ANXIOUS TO FIGHT. Says Corbett Mast First Get a Repatatioa Before He Will Meet Him. New Orleans, Feb. 25. Bob Fitz simmons and party reached the city last evening over the Southern Pacific road from El Paso and were to leave immed iately for New York, but owing to the failure to secure sleeping berths in ad vance a stopover for the night was nec essary. An Associated Press reporter referred the offer of the Bolingbroke club of London to both Julian and Fitz simmons and both said they would not think of the offer, as it was too small and besides Corbett must first get some sort of reputation before daring to issue a challenge, or even think of being taken on by the champion. Fitzsim mons suggested that he beat Choynski, Maher and Slaviu first, if Corbett does well with these men he will give him a chance. Corbett Will Accept. Cleveland, Feb. 25. James J. Cor bett was shown the dispatch from Lon don this morning, stating that the Bolingbrooke club of that city would give a purse of $8,000 and 4500 each for expenses for a match between himself and Fitzsimmons. Corbett read the dis patch carefully and then said: "I will accept the proposition. If the Boling brooke club will forward articles of agreement to me I will sign them with out delay. "As to the bluff made by that 'second rater' Slavin, who has been defeated 50 times more or less, I shall pay no atten tion to him, as I do not deem his idle talk worthy of any notice. In fact, I will listen to no proposition from now on except one that will result in a fight between Fitzsimmons and myself. He is the man the people want me to meet, and he is the only man I am after. I will deposit as much money as the Bol ingbrooke club desires to guarantee my sincerity in this matter, and shall anx iously await some further word from the officers of that organization." Corbett added: "Mark what I say, that man Fitzsimmons .will never meet me. He is simply blufning for the sake of the little advertising he expects to get out of it." Elect Paal Vaadervoort Prealdeat. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 25. The Na tional Reform Press association has ad journed. Officers were elected as fol lows: President, General Paul Vander voort of Nebraska; vice prerident.Frank Burkitt of Mississippi; recording secre tary and treasurer, A. Roselle of Missouri; corresponding secretary, J. A. Parker of Kentucky. Nashville, Tenn., was indorsed by the association for the next annual meeting in May, 1807, but the selection of a place was left with the executive committee. It was voted to establlsn in St. Louis a Populist central news bureau, after the style of the Associated Press. French Criste Kaded. Paris, Feb. 23. Most of the newspa pers regard the, conflict between the ministry and the chamber of deputies on the one hand and the senate on the other as ended. The moderate Repub licans praise the wisdom of the senate in baffling the hopes of the enemies of the republic and the Socialists and Rad icals declare that the senate capitulated, fearing a revision of the constitution, which, however, is held to be inevitable. The Conservatives maintain th.- the senate will finally win. llUneia Farmers Oe to Iowa. Dubuque, Feb. 25. Twenty-one car loads of household goods and farm machinery were ehjpjwd from Che banse, Bis , to Tara, la., last week. The farmers sold their lands near Chi cago for enough to buy a western Iowa farm equally productive fcr each of their sons. TOLD IX AFEW WORDS EVENTS OCCURRING IN ALL SECTIONS SUMMARIZED. Happeatafs Trom Home aad Abroad Ke daceA Froia Columns to Iiaes Everything- bat Facts KllaUaated ror Oar Readers' Convenience. Wadatday, Feb. 19. Jefferson T. Cook died at Carlyle, Ills., at the age of 101. Carry Holly, a farm laborer at Jackson, Ky., shot and killed James Combs and badly wounded Nick Combs in a fight The defense In the Marlon Asbel murder ca?e at Oswego, Kan., Is said to be about to apply fora change of venue, in which event a lynch ing bee is likely A steam kettle explo sion in G. W. Chase & Son's candy factory at St. Joseph, Mo., fatally injured George J. Ridley and seriously hurt two others A coroner's jury at Centerville, Ia, found that the double murder by George Jones and his suicide were caused by in sanity from cigarette smoking H. E. Taubeneck, chairman of the national committee of the People's party, says that th Populist convention next July will number 1,800 delegates, with aa many alternatai Bepqhjlcans of both houses of congress are called to meet in joint cau cus Spotted fever Ls epidemic in Ed monson county, Kentucky, and nine cases have resulted fatally A New York syn dicate paM 11,100,000 for one-third of the capital stock of a Black HU1 mining com pany Oliver Armstead, a colored man of Haverhill, Mass., has sued a white bar ber of the town for refusing to shave aim W. P. Emery of Topeka, Kan., has in vented a method of manufacturing: pavina bricks from wood pulp and straw Mayor Pingne's friends In Michigan are atextug a gubernatorial campaign fund on subscrlptioBS not to exceed 10 cents each Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross society arrived at Constantinople John Dillon waelected chairman of the Irish Parliamentary party to succeed Jus tin McCarthy Senator Lodge reported a bill to the senate for restriction of immi gration Wisconsin legislature convened in extra session to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts under the new census Terrific gas explosion in the Vulcan mute at Newcastle, Colo., caused the death of 50 to 00 miners Nebraska Republicans organized a state McKinley club at Linqpln with General John M. Thayer as president Secretary and Miss Morton entertained the president and cabinet. Tkaraday, Fee. 3d. Two more coal mines have been closed in the Brazil. Ind., district, throwing 300 men out of work. Small demand for coal Is the cause of the action Mrs. Abiah Relghter, for 40 years a resident of Mon mouth, Ills., Is dead. She was 81 years of age, and a sister of Senator Peffer of Kansas-: The Colorado Midland is to receive GO per cent of the immigrant business go ing through Colorado to Grand Junction, the Denver and Rio Grando getting the other half Western roads have agreed that for all home seekers' excursions run by them after March 10 they would cur tail the return limits to 21 days. The old limit was 31 days Skunks arc said to have entered cemeteries in Kansas, dug Into graves and eaten parts of buried bodies Martin Bell, employed ai the Adams sawmill at Linden, O. T., fell across a large circular saw and was cut in two A wealthy farmer at Fall Leaf, Kan., was murdered by unknown parties at his home during the absence of his son and daughter Delegates aro iu session in Chicago making definite arrangements for the Chicago-Southern States exposi tion Jim Mitchell, a colored gambler, was accidentally shot and killed by his chum, John Price, at Atchison, Kan. There is anxiety at Halifax over the non arrival of tho British steamer Strathcar- ron, 10 days overdue Lee S. Dagcj of Fort Scott, Kan., committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. He was a boss barber at that city Populists of Mississippi met at Jackson and se lected delegates to the national conven tion. Resolutions declare for 16 to 1 free silver Bill Nye is seriously ill at his home near Asheville, N. C Richard Crokerandtwo sons sidled for England All the powers have recognized Prince Ferdinand as ruler of Bulgaria The Iowa house committee on educational in stitutions reported favorably on the Hunt ley bill, which provides for five new normal schools The Nebrajka Im proved Stock Brcjders' association opened a 4-days' session at Lincoln In the in ternational pigeon shooting contest at Monte Carlo. Oolan, tho American, won the Prix d'Ocilots Senor Coucas Y. Pulan at Madrid will apologize for his paper which offended United States Min ister Taylor. rriday. Feb. 31. Creston, la., ice dealers have already harvested 1,000 ton of ice A hog weigh ing 850 pounds wivs mTirkoted at Villisca la. Burlington, la., may decline to go into the Western Baseball association and President Hickey is making preliminary overtures to Sioux City-: City Treasurer Anderson of Sioux City b:u stopped pay ing city wan ants. The outstanding war rants against the city tieasurv amount to about f 400,00!) The proposition to re duce tho college course at Harvard from four to three years is now almost an as sured fact The Beta Theta Pi fraterni ty college at Bellefonte, Pa., was de stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $12,000 During a quarrel at Baltimore, W. H. lams, who was drummed out of the militia camp at tho Homestead riot. was shot and killed The expenses of Harvard Athletic association last year were t3.230.89 and receipts 1,346.50. leav ing a deficiency of $1,910.39 At present there are 2,229 convicts iu the Missouri penitentiary, which equals the number of its inmate last June The Canadians proved victorious over the United States curlers at Albany for the Gordon medal by the score of 43 to 26 According to statistic prepared for tho British blue book 25,000 Armenians have been massa cred by Turks during the lat 12 months Fitzsimmons knocked out Peter Maher in 1 round for heavyweight championship Republicans of Indian Territory will hold their convention to select delegates to St. Louis at Muskogee April 25. Tho Democrats will select their national dele gates at Vinita Juno 9 John Parks, a wealthy farmer of Glen Ellen, la , was killed in a runaway accident John Coffin, a veteran of the civil war, com mitted suicide at Humtoldt. la., by swal lowing morphine G. A. R. men of Be- loit, Wis., gave a bauquot in honor of ex Governor Hoard and Adjutant General Talmage Tho Chicago, Burlington and Quincy directors declared tho regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent The Whitney presidential campaign managers for the stales of Mi-sissippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama have opened general henilquar;e.s in New Or leans Sept. 11 to 19 inclusive has been selected for tho exhibition of the Sioux City, la, Fair association. Large prem iums will be offered Mis. Susan Holmes, who died at tho home of her son in Cedar Rapids, la., aged 78 years, was burled at her old home, Palmyra, Wis. A. R. Chamberlain, 75 years of age, a pioneer of State Center, la., killed hinvelf by shooting while despondent on account of illness. Satarday, Feb. SS. Fred Ellis, aged 4 years, was burned to death at Waco, Tex There are about BOO candidates scrambling for the vacant army chaplaincy The Chicago and Cot ton States exposition will be opened Aug. 1 of this year The Southern Lumber Manufacturers' association adjourned to meet Aug. 12 William Payne and his wife were found murdered at their homo at Houston, Tex Brakeinan Jama? Moore fell between the cars at Williams, la., and was instantly killed E. Cran- fill, aged 13, shot Charles Cowell through the bead and killed him at Hillsboro, Ills. Secretary Hinrichsen refused to grant permission for the consolidation of four Chicago gas companies The twenty-sixth annual Young Men's Chris tian association state convention of Iowa is in session at Keokuk The wife of Vice President Stevenson has been elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution Rev. Dwight Breed, D. D., of Detroit, has been called to the pastorate of the First Congregational church at Creston The German steamer Kantzler remains aground at Ismallia, blocking 30 steamers desirous of passing through the Suez canal Huntington township, Indiana, has voted an appropriation of 155,000 to aid construction of the Indiana Central road At MexIco,Mo.,a young child of Beeley Hughes was left alone for a few moments, during which it played with fire and burned to death At Mount Pleasant, la., politics in the municipal campaign has been lost sight of, the fight being over whether the city shall buy gas works The Illinois Car Service association in dudes 26 roads and loo ks after demurrage' charges at 55 cities and towns in the 6tate F. Kreji, a farmer living near Well man. Ia.. was found dead In the rood, the cause of his death being unknown Republicans of Cedar Rapids, la., have nominated George A. Lincoln for mayor and Thomas Devendorf for treasurer It Is rumored Santa Fe officials will accept a 10 per cent reduction in salaries. Monday. Feb. . Trouble oyer a business transaction oc curred at Ash Grore. Mo., which ended in th kUliag of James Brock, an attorney, by Junes Gilmore. Brock's hut words Vn; i'fiojt?USie dja iJA 9jbqgm nFllm oa" Mies Virginia Fair, the CeUforaia heiress, left for Europe on the steamer Majestic The war department has ar ranged a system for tagging wounded United States soldiers on battlefields, by which the nature of their wound will be known to the ambulance corps tn an in stant ky their color, marking and shape The expenses attached to the fight wsJch Fitssimmoas won in 1 minute; aad 15 seconds are estimated at 1104,210 Champion Zimawrmaa is tohebaaquett on his return to New York A delega tion of Oklakosaans Is at Washington to request the removal of United States Marshal Nagle Mrs. Augusta Man tales, aged 101, residing at Greenback, Pa., narrowly eaeaped burning to death Mrs. MahaliaKent, aged 73. of Robinson, His., was found near her home frosea to death Jake Sehaefer, the bUliardist, will play a series of exhibition games in New York City March 2 Frank Bate man was charged by a friend with having murdered and robbed Henry Bellwood near Carlyle, Ills., in 1893 William H. K. Smith, an old soldier of Greenville, Tex., died on a train en route to the Soldiers' home at Leavenworth, Kan. Washington's birthday was celebrated at Chadron, Neb., by a wolf hunt, which was participated in by about 500 men and 25 trained dogs The St. Paul Whist club defeated the Chicago Whist club's team at St. Paul by 12 points The Daughters of the American Revolution have adopted resolutions urging congress to pur chase the Ohio battle grounds of 1812 A patient in the hospital at Burlington, la, fearing he was going to be used on the dissecting table, fled, from tho institu tion in his night shirt A swindler has been traveling through Indiana leasing 160-acro farms, requesting the payment of 130 as good faith. The farms are all marsh lands Judge S. M. Weaver is a candidate for the Republican nomination for supreme court justice in Iowa to suc ceed Justico James H.Kothrock George Kize, alios Wilson, has been sent to prison at Burlington,Ia.,for wholesale robbery of boarding houses J. W. Santeo of Cedar Rapids, who sued the street railway com pany for $15,000 damages, win awarded 1450 by the jury Tho fourth annual meeting of the National Buttor and Cheese Makers' association is being held at Cedar Rapids. Tuesday, Feb. 5. Charles Johnson was knocked out in tho second round by Jinunie Hnndler at Pat- crson, N. J. A dinner was given at the Metropolitan club in New York City in houor of Secretary Carlisle Key West, Fla., citizens held a monster demonstra tion and torchlight procession in honor of the Cuban rebellion Ex-Preidcnt Har rison states that he has not completed ar rangements for his wedding and has announced no date Rev. William H. Boole, one of the founders of Prohibition park, on Stateu Island, died in Now York City. Ho was 60 years of age A purse of fS.COO and 1500 ench for expenses has beeu offered by the Bolingbrook club of London for a fight Ixstwecn Corbett and Fitzsimmons The lody of Theodore Kuuyou was placed in u receiving vault at Newark, where it will remain until May, when It will 1k permanently in torred in presence of the family A party of prospectors has left St . Louis for the gold fields of Venezuela John Hayes shot and killed Robert, son of Judge Green, in a dive at Piueville, Ky. Tho striking weavers of the York corporation at Saco, Me., numbering about 1,600, who quit 12 days ago, are expected to resume work at onee District court is in session at Pierce, Neb., with a largo criminal docket to be disposed of- Kiajr Solomon's NntiOH 'here is nothing new under the sun qoes not always convey the trutn. Especially is this true :ls regards the new composite cars now operated daily via The Chicago, Union Pacific and Northwestern Line between Salt Lake City and Chicago. These handsome Buffet Smoking and Library Cars are entirely new through-, out, of latest design, contain all modern improvements, and are well supplied with writing material, the leading doily papers, illustrated periodicals, maga zines, etc. The fact that these cars run daily via "The Overland Limited" and that the Union Pacific was tho line west of Chicago to inaugurate this service shouhl commend itself to all. See that your tickets read .via '-The Overland Route." Attention, Farmers ! I WILL SELL YOU A FENCE frt.zn 21 inch to 88 inch and cloeo enonxli to stop rabbits. I can eoll yon a hog fence, -l-ineh, for 10 ct. per rod, and n rS-inch, ll-bar, for general farm use, for " cts., wnrranted to xton all domestic animal.-'. All this fenco is fully warranted by the PAGE WOVEN-W1RE FENCE CO., and put up by me. 1 will be at vou Bergen's store every KatunLiy. Nf ebt f C. S. EASTON, Agent. usiness Notices. Advertisements nnder this head five oents a lineeach insertion. M.HCHILTZ makes bo.it and shoosintho best styles, and uses only tht very best 'bat can be procured in the market. 52-tf COLUMBUS MARKETS. E&Oariuotationeof tlietnarketsareobtnined Tuesday afternoon, and are correct and reliable at the time. aitAiN.Kxe. Wheat Shelled Corn Oats lijv v Floor in 500 lb. lots PRODUCE. wivjr a7 fJWMJvJci ...$ 4 5O5S00 SG,12 8 .... iQtiZb ... $3 "0fi3 fiO ... S150S3 .. 1 1501' .. . 3 OOfaS SO ... 2 I0f2 75 LIVESTOCK. Fat hogs Fat cows Fataheep Fat steers Feaders , lOTICE INmDOPTION. In the a mi of the adoafsWor Gertie Nielsen. I of.! 11 nnikr It SnWif on flnl... I for heai ,...... ......... . J..OTH... lkl-. W...... State of NbbrasksWlatte connty. ! 88: lereas. 3th day of roary '.;. tiristenF the mother in this oil ;e Niel- and 1 hvrorn statement July at) and stat l.e desired t plinnt to the lyof and powemnd contro Jertie Nielsel minor chil clainfTnVid interest i to her i waste: sail also ratne C. Nielsen and and iaTau in my .th statement nnder tested, that to adopt sa ertie Mnvn as hit a nave tbereii appoinfaabe 29th (lay . 1598. :tc p. m:nmy omce in Coin s as the til I place wrBw a near. lDte bad in s :er. at wHrh time and pi; persons may a nit lished that a copy ol i oruerfe pub- Colcmrcs Jot L.avreeSnVand legal published i is countmfor e time sefvpr three snecessi eeks prior hearing'. 12feb3t ILIAN. County Judge. BATI ICE. or Nebb. Connty of Plat jas. he connty OnMPin and for aii, rconnty, In matter m. the estate of JnVh H 3IoehI mann, deesaseu. late of said cotmty. At a WttTPn of the coontyJpoart for fa id conntyRnden at the couajSfJndge's office in Colamjfcs. in said coonftT on the rth day of February A. U. 189D. present. J. N. Kilian. cocnt v ThatTT aesireu aaild. J. orvmrearv will ate in 'lax orrcu lewsTTaTSnv. TBaTSSTATE Inff ijndgjsr un readme; ancl-niing the ilnir rei ion oi neje jonoaon prayincr inianaKlei mmistraUonnfflsaecl to DietaTchBecher estate of and decedent. 'hereupon, its ordered that JJfe 7th day of !W. at lamnark. n. in., lie aseigneilfVnBe hearing orsaid petition at the coantr jaure's r.mce in saTM connty. And its farther ordeolR. that due lezal noj be giren of the Dapdeary and hearing ofaid ry DaDiaajHiacrin iBxvovxniBVSMovu. three consecutive weeks, lA tree copy Af the order.) j.ar&iu. itrJudae. I Dated! bas, Nttk, Feb( 1388. UJebSt PROBAWlCE. ! STATCorMsmaASKAJL. ) I PUttceuealriJp"- ., J fottoeeaatjaBajjPrTnaad f oreaid coaaty. M . the taaUerflftbe estate of Mary lUjestAPa, dc ceased. Mb? or amid coaaty. M "a At a seaJba of the eoaaty eoajl far aaM coaaty. liaWiw at the eoaaty iedfdh oSee ta ColajtMria mid eoaaty oa tlje?jlay of re rasjPVTD. 18M. prases. JaSJaWaa. eoaaty jBir. Oa roadiag-aad flfg the daly nriaid pZtioa of MarttaLaaedotfafayias ii . osjidmiafatratioa be i aedMo Cataariae McFar lafd ob the estate of aid Jeedeat. m SSi Hk.h n inb mt 1 n'blr. n. IB- he mtmmttA for the bMrisK enHFpMitioa attfeeoaaty Jadge'eoKceiaAid coaaty. .A Aad it is t artJrr ordered, that d legal aotiee be sires of tkf peadeaey aad adtrias of said . petitioa by pAUcatioa ia Taat CdTtmaes Jotm wai. for th jeconf entire weth (A tmadBpy of the order.) jf .T JfN. KlUAK. s Coaaty Jadae. DatwtColaailaw.BfaFeb.8.Mam. igeblt . PROBATE NOTICE FOR EXTE?T p6S OP TIME. . Ia the count! coart of Platte cjaaajfraebreftka. lathe BuCterof Um estate M William Juba- iioiagsapwed. M NolceM hereby given to atf psnoas iatereated in ttftVestate of WiUUiSjaVsfceoB. deceased, that T Alfred Petersen, the daauaktrator of said - J tateJbas made applirdMoa to said coaaty coart J to hive the time axteJUed for paiia tiWd0Bkr an8ettliaieideJate to the 24th day Au- HWMI . . .. .- wv.k.b m i W . -jar. !- w "- m due of k.oa o'clock d. aa.. riafc to oppose .lass. W. BJUAX. Coaaty J edge. E3ta.-bli3lie:l 1332. THE First National Bank, COLUMBUS, NEB. Capital Stick Pail in $100,000.00 OFTKESS AK0 SIBtCTOlS: A. ANDKKSON. Pree't. J. 11. OAI.LKY. Vice Fres't. O.T.ROEN.ciuhier. JACOB OKEISKS, A. R. MILLEK. O. ANDERSON, P. ANDERSON. J. V. RERNEY. COAL! COAL! We keep on hand at all times a lull stock of the best grades of Penn sylvania Anthracite Coal. Rock Springs and oth er soft Coals always on hand. Give us a call. Saul matt will be heard betnaetaejl a.ii1 mnntaMnrt. in i.olaBlMBTCefeBWM thn 4th ilWof March. !(. atl when and Jhero all peraoas djai ntitv nnnmf ami he heard. ColumMK Nebraska. Kebti C.A.Speice&Co. NH 2Snnxtf M. C. CASSIN, -PHOPBIETOR or THK Omaha Meat Market F"resli and Salt jVTeats- Game and Fish in Season. "Highest market Hides and Tallow. prieea paid for THIRTEENTH ST., COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA. i'iprtf UNDERTAKING! We Carry Coffins, Caskets and Metallic Caskets at as low prices as any one. DO EMBAXMIISra HAVE THE BEST HEARSE IN THE COUNTRY. FRED. W. HERRIGK. WmwKmWKBS Dr. CLARK'S INSTITUTE FOlt THK TUKATITENT OF THE " Drink Habit '. Also Tobacco, Morphine and other Narcotic Habits. tSTVrivnta treatment given if desired. Pftf .TTATII7 ""-'" U4"UO NEBRASKA. 13aprtf W. A. McAllihtkr. W. 31. CoHNELIfje jJgcALLISTER CORNELIUS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA 31jantf B. 1 DUFFY. WM. O'BRIEN. JUFFT O'BRIExf, LAWYERS. Special attention given Law. to Criminal Office: Corner Kletenth anil North Sts. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. ALBERT REEDER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Office over First National Bank. 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