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WEDNESDAY. FEBBCABY 36. IK.
Republicans of the Fifth district
(Texas) have held two conventions, one
selecting McKinley delegates, the other
Reed delegates to St. Louis.
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
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.. . 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
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State of NbbrasksWlatte connty. !
88:
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3th day of
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the mother
in this oil
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and 1
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and stat
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desired t
plinnt
to the
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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
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three snecessi
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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
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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.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
31jaatf
roOSLEY & ST1RES,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Southwest corner Eleventh aad North Street.
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