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ys tes- j VOLUME XXVII.-NUMBER 48. fOLUMBtS, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, 1897. WHOLE NUMBER 1,400. . . iT . iT J. -r i aBSifeilSaPBaig!C83igBB5S5gageBBii III i lip- '" " ' " ' i i JgMBSmBBBBBBBBBBBBBnB.- g H. - V- r 00 z l o o o h V . to i m '? mwWmwmJsjyVl Hm2JiEmmwmm9mmmRI w w:srr rmmmm : & 1 IrT 'k HB(tmK3HAmmmmm wff. T'.mmmamr - jt w nM bbeWbbbbI (dSmm L bbV. at: o V KnnHKmmK 3I1. 3IKINLEY SEATED THE NEW CHIEF MAGISTRATE ASSUMES OFFIC E. Impressive Ceremonies Attending the Inauguration The President's Address What Ho cy or th Currency, of tlie Tariff and of Reciprocity Extra . Session ot Congress Called for the 13th Inst. - The New President Washington. March 4. To-day, for J Uie fourtli time in history of the re- J public, a native born citizen of Ohio, j in tlrt; presence of untold thousands of his countrymen, and beneath the preat ? bronze jroddess of Liberty, bent hi ' head over the IJtble and took the sol- ' einn oath: ! do solemnly swear that. I will faithfully execute the office of ' President of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, pre serve, protect and defend the constitu tion of the United States,"' which bouncy him for four watch tjver and jruard the American people, pre-sivc. bat s-mp'e Ion? years the welfare It was an im ceremony that of William Me- marked the accession Ivinley of Ohio, to the highest office of President of the I'nitcd States of j America. In many respects the inauguration 3f IcKiulcy will go down in history is excelling all that have gone before. In beauty, in taste, in novelty, the decorations of the city were incompar ably supetior to anything ever seen in Wellington. The magnificent body dF regular United States troops was more numerous than any gathered since General Grants great display at the close of the war. Seventeen sov sreign states had their citiaens in the line of the parade and over sixty civil organizations helped swell its magni ficent proportions. Along- the broad avenue on every open space were erected grand stands of appropriate lestjrn and elaborate finish, all of hicit were crowded with nnnnmbered hosts of people. At 0:55 Senator bherman and Sena tor Mitchell of Wisconsin of the, Sen ate committee appointed to conduct the inangcration. appeared at the Eb bitt house and announced that they Jiad come to escort the president-elect j to the capitol. They were admitted at j once and exchanged greetings with Mr. and Mrs. McKinley, who were chatting with Captain William If. Zimmerman of the Twenty-third Ohio 1 .volunteer, his old regiment j Five minutes after 10 o'clock the , president-elect emerged from his re ceptiou room on the arm of Senator Sherman. He looked calm and walked tirmly. .Tnst behind him came Secre tary i'orter with Senator Mitchell of isconsin. Captain Hcistand of the army, with Abner McKinley. brought I up the rear and kept back the people uho pressed upon the party even in I w the hotel corridors: As the President-elect emerged from the private entrance of the Ebbitt house on Fourteenth street beside the tali form of Senator Sherman there , was a roar of applause that shook the building. While the police struggled to cear a parage through the crowd, the President-elect stood at the head of The granite steps and bowed his ac knowledgements. The President-elect was then seated with Senator Sherman in the rear right seat of the carriage, one brought by the Senate committee and drawn by a pair of clipped brown horses. FIE5T TBIP TO THE WHITE HOtTSE. At ten minutes after 10 o'clock the carriage drawn by four dark bar horses started for the White honee and amid renewed cheers by the crowd and under escort of troop A of the prising about a hundred mounted oa ,, , " ,. . black chargers. The procession moved slowly to the White house while the T. . . . , r . .. It was Jast 10.-C0 u clock ben Ir. McKinlay. aecoapaaxd ay the- sesate cotsmitte. drwTtoth Berth freat 6fthaWklaaheaa. Uator XaKkslae I . - . " r'. :z .;.;- Jb BBi mfmW bjbbbbbbb; jbv isisaaja er i c white house were at once shown into the blue room, where thev were joined immediately by President Cleveland and all the members of his cabinet, with the exception of Secre tary Olney. General Miles and Ad miral Brown and Captain Davis and Lieutenant Sharp, aides, joined the presidential party. THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Freeldeat XeKlaley Takes the Oath ami Speaks to the Maltltode. The head of the Presidential pro cession appeared oa the inaufniral stand at 1M3 o'clock, when Mr. Cleve- , '"Jj! ? J"1 W4 tgetner. 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Our faith teachem that ticre iso safer reliance than upoa the God of oar i athew. who has so sin gularly faTored the American neonle in every national trial, and who will not for sake us so long asweobe7 His command- menu ana wai nam 017 la His footsteps. "The responsibilities of the high trust to ifclch I have been called-altvays of crave importance are augmented tw th nnii. bB uusiacw couaiuont. entailing idleness upon willing labor and loss to usef al enter prises. The country is suffering from indus trial disturbances from which speedy relief QUI DC uo j "Our financial system needs some revis ion: our money is all good now. but its ralue j must not further ba threatened. It should all be put upoa an ensuring basis, not sub ject easy anacK. nor its stability to doubt or dispute. Our currency should continue under ths sapervision of the government. The several forms of our paper monev offer, " my judgment, a constant embar rassment to the government aud a safe balance in the treasnrr. Thmfr. ix believe It necessary to deyisc a system j whlch. without diminishing the circulating medium, or off ring a premium for its con traction, win present a remedy for those arrangements, wmca. temporary in their nature. mif?nt treu ia tne years of our pros, psritf have been displaced bv wiser provis ions. For a Currency Commission. With adequate revenue assured, bat not until then. re can enter upon such changes iaour fiscal laws a will, while insuring safety and volume to oar money, no longer impose upon the Government the necessity ot maintaining so large a ?olil reserve, with Its attendant and Inevitable temptations to speculation. "Most of our financial laws are the out growth of experience and trial, snd should not be amended without investigation and demonstration of the wisdom of the pro posed changes We must be both sure we are right and "make haste slowly. If. therefore. Congress ia it- wisdom saall deem t exoedlcntto create a commission to take under early consideration the revisioa of our comagrs, . banin and carrencv lawa. and eive thm that-cxhanrlve Slrtdd;S?,i:nf-cc:camln:iUoa toat corfnSeaadi,Ishail nlauy l?l,St: ," "fh ! iM -Tmninf - ".TlT, , "" , " "-, """" l" m tne raising 01 revenue on imports is asal tXErJZ missfnZ PnJent. well ous care for Amerlcaa Interests andAaer intormedPitizensof different tiarties who inniihnr Tt.5.ni h ij .. will command public coatiJence Iwth on account .of their abllitv and special flt-Bf-" fcr the worit Business experience and pubUc training aay thus be combined, aad the patriotic seal of the frireds of the c&uatrv be so directed that such, a report be'made as to receivette ptd parties, and oar finances cease, to to the bject cf aseie partisan coatenttea. The H??5:,Hs trial. Z'.:.v T7 n' 5 re n! p HaT wttmi y a Rijr CHirrt 'lGaVffi5?&LaN. - built Caij-rtsais ftgW. "The question of tnteraatleaai ssasetilleBi will lure early aid hnirar TitMBrtns It will be my coastaat eaeearer te secare it bvcooseratioairlta the other axeat rasa. --. - .i . -- T T r. powers or iae weritu. caul coaatuoa ts realises, vses tie tween our gold aae silver aca from and is support ay the relative vatee of tae tm mtil im niA mS m-. i i ready coined, and of that which shall here- after be coined, mast be kzat caaataatl at ' par with gold by every resource at ear mana The credit of the geeerameat. the integrity of its currency aae the lavial ablitty of its obUgaUoas must at awatraai. This was the comminaiag -tertlct of ttc people, and tt will aw W ufiheeaed: "-Economy Is demanded la every Breach ot the government at ill tiaseaBieaae daily in periods like the present eepresatoa of business and distress among the people. The severest economy mast be observed ia all public expenditures aae eztravamace stopped wherever It is foead. and preveated wherever in the f utare it mar be eerelepee. If the rtteaaes are te remala as aen the only relief that caa come mast he freas ee; creased expenditures. Bat the preseat 1 not Become the present coaditloa ef -the goverameat It has seea er aaJferm prae; uce 10 reure. aet iacriate.v r obHcatfees. aaf tarn aotfelr afai SQmed ana vljrorb'usly eaforced. laerease ef Debt "Our revenues should always be large enough to meet with ease aad proaiptaese aot only oar current aceae aad the priact pal aad interest of the public debt, bat tm make proper aad liberal prorisioae for that most deserving body of pabltc ereeltars;th soldiers and sailors, and the widows aad or phans, who are the pensioners or the Ual ted States. The goverameat should aot be per mitted to run behind or laerease Its debt in times like the preseaa. Suitably to pny I ride against business depressioa la the t mandate of duty, a certaia and easy rem edy for the most of our financial dlflcaltlee, A deficiency is inevitable so loaf as the 'ex penditures of the .goverameat exceed Its receipts. It can only be met by loaas er aa increased revenue! While a large annual surplus of revenue,, may Invite waste and extravagance inadequate revenue creates distrust and undermines public aad private credit Neither should be encouraged. "Between more leans aad more reveaae. there ought to be but one opinion. We should have more revenue, and that without delay. hindrance or postponement. A surplee la the treasury created by loaas is aot a per manent or safe reliance. It will suslce while It lasts, but it cannot last ioag while the outlays of the government are greater than its receipts, as has beea the case dur ing the past two years. Kormust it be for gotten that however much such loaas aae temporarily relieve the situation the gov ernment is still indebted for the amount of the surplus thus accrued, which it must ul timately pay. while Its ability to par Is aot strengthened, but weakened, by a coatiaped deficit Loans are imperative la great emergencies to preserve the government or its credit, but a failure to supply needed revenue in time of peace for the mainten ance of either has no Justification. For Beveaae and' Prntrntl The best way, for the goverameat to maintain its credit is to pay as it goes aot by resorting to loans, but by keeptag out of debtthrough an adequate income secured by a system of taxation, external or later nal or both. It is the setUed policy of the government, pursued from the begiaaiag, and practiced by all parties and admlais trailons. to raise the bulk of revenue frost tuxes upon foreign producttoaa entering tne United states for sale and consumption; and avoiding for the most part every form of direct taxation, except in time of war. "The country Is clearly opposed to aay needless additions to the subjects of later nal taxation, and is committed by its latest popular utterance to the rystem of tariff taxation. There caa be no mtsuaderstaad- thU tariff taxaUon.haUb'leVlee-KothS nas ever been made plainer at a geaerat election than that the controlUa, pri.cipl. Ing. either, about the priaciple apoa which ,Uch legislaUoa should be had as will give ample protection and encouragement te tae industries ana tee cevnopanat of country. KeeipeecUy asreamty Vrgm. "is. the revisioa of the tariff. aaanlsT at. I teatioa -"rl1 - sTttb ti Tki II sast iiil ivwa countries, xae question is one andexteattea of the reciacocity-ariactoie Sl?Lf?fi,bt? !f -, lia11cel of the law of 1S90. uerMe?aSS?T , trlotlc aspiratloas of a great stimalua was given to oar foralaa m it dvantageoaa asarkeav wri flnimmai The eeareatioal A tse last fear jpaea aae xauea wua especial seventy upus raMUare has laagatsaei aad labor suffered. TaVrevttol of .auasfacteriair 1U ati raMef te aeth:, Ko aortieai of oar people U devoted to the lastltuUoas of free aar awre lorn fa their mn- whtta aoae bears mere cheerfalle'or aatayitapreper share ia the maintenance atjaha iwesameat or ss-better eaUUed to Ml viae and liberal care aad protecUoa. helpful to the producer Is bene- to all. The depressed condition of la oa the farm a3 ia the manufactory stasu sac awurv ox tae aeooie to meet the eemaads apoa them, and they rtghttmUy expect that not oak a stst-m of reveaaejiau be established taat will - caaethelarcest income with the leas: bur deti. hettht ever ir means wjn ifa to aecreass. rather than increase, azc public eapeaditare. 5" epeaeat oa Ceagress. aafatsi ceadlt-'os are not the most yWaa It will take-time to restore the rasaerit' of farmer vears. If rmnnt pramfUyJttala It we can resolatelr turn Eeeta.iaat direction and ild its re- T -'arieaalr legislaUoi However the siWoe may appear, Cae; 1 MM lil.-a IminA lsrVf. ia tossltlea or ability to relieve it. as far as legta'atida caa do so. Th; restoration of ceaaeeace ana tae revivii of business. whlck mea er all parties so much desire, de pend more -largely upon the prompt, en ergetic and. intelligent actloa of Congress tbaa apoa aay other single ageacv to affect thealtuattoa. Cphldlag Every Right. "We may have failed in the discharse 01 our fall duty as.citlseas of the great repub lic, bat it Is coaeotiag and encouraging to realise that the free speech, free press, free thought, free schools, free and unlimited right of religious Ubertv and worship ana free and fair elections are dearer and more universally enjoyed to-day than ever before. The guarantees must be sacredl v preserved and wisely strengthened. The "constituted authority must be cheerfully and vlgorouslv upheld. Lyachings must not be tolerated, aad. In a great aad civlllx:d countrv like the United Staces. courts, not mobs, 'must execrte the penalties of the law. The pres ervauon of public order, the right of dis cussion, the integrity of courts and the or derly administration of Justice must con tinue forever the rock or satety upon which our government securely rests. Agataet Trasta laamlgratMa. "The declaration of the partv now re stored to power has twn In the oast that of opposition to all comb! nations of capital or ganised In trusts, or otherwise, to control arbitrarily the condition of trade among our citizens, and it has support:d in such legislation as well ts prevent the execution of all schemes to oppress the people, by un due charges on their supplies, as by unust rates for the transportation of their pro ducts to market This purpose will be steadily pursued, both by the enforcement of the lawa now in existence aad the recotn meadatlon and support of such new statutes "r be necessary to carry it into effect "Oar naturalization and immigration laws should be further improved to the constant promotion of a safer, a better and a higher citizenship. Nor mast we be un mindful of the need of improvement among our owa citizens but with the zeal of our forefathers encourage the spread of knowl edge aad free education. Illtteracv must be banished from the land If we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the en lightened nations of th; world which, under Providence, we ought to achieve. fee CIrU Service Reform. "eforats la the civil service must go on, hut the change should be real and genuine, aot perfunctory, nor prompted by a zeal In behalf of aay party simply because It hap pens to beja power. As a 'member of Con gress I voted and spoke in favor of the pres ent law, aad I shall attempt Its enforcement ta the spirit ia which It was enacted. Congress should give prompt attention to the restoration of our American mer chant marine, once the pride of the seas In all the great ocean highways ot com .merce. Tomymlnd few more important subjects so imperatively demand its Intel- ligeaf caarideratloa. Cammeadable prog ress has beea made of late years la the up baildlaff ef the American navy, but we must a fail-met these efforts by providing as a utopiu 'csaaort for it a merchant marine . T "r,CBt xor aar own carrying traae peoaie. riga Toltrr Oatllaed. tea the pei'.ey tf iSt Va!!ed h H PIjojs ant jo caon ai tt Vl Alt pue asead jo sBontai aieamaa ej "jaaaa -axaaos asi jo aonepBnoj aaa aaam toirig aad this accords with y coaceptioa ot oar duty aow. We have CBerkhed the pol icy of Boa-tnterferea'cs' with the affair ol foreign governments, wisely1 fawagarated by Washfafteh; keeping ourselves free from entanglement either as allies or foes, content to leave undisturbed with them the setUrmeatpf their. own domestic! eflfecerm. It will be our tm. to parsee a arm aad dig nified foreign poUcy. which saall be just impartial, ever watchful of Saloaal tbaor aad always Insisting upon the enforcement of th lawful rights of Amerlcaa citizen everywhere! ffer diplomacy should seek nothing more and accept-nothing leas tbaa Is due us. We want no wars ft conquest; we must avoid the tempest of terr'lUrriarf ae gresslon War should never be catered top on until every agency of peace has failed: peace la preferable to war ia almost every coatlagencv. Of the arbitration treaty with Great Brit ain, the President saysr "1, respectfully urge the early fiction of the Senate there' on. not merely as aa act of policy, but as a duty to mankind. The importsoe'e and moral ialaeace of the ratification ot suck a" treaty caa hardly be overestimated lathe cause of advasMtaf clvtllxatioa. It may well engage the beat tkoag h ot theatates mea find people of evert country, aad I cannot but consider it fortunate that It was reserved to the United States to have the leadership In so grand a work. Aa Extra Sesaloa Xeeessary "It has been the uniform practice of each President to avoid, as far as possible, the convening of Congress In extraordinary ses sion. It is an example wh'ch under ordin ary circumstances aad in the absence ef a public necessity, is to bi commended. Bat a failure to convene the representatives of the people la extra esion w"i i it involves neglect of a public duty places theresaei. b.i.ty ot sucn negic.. ua .ue executive himself. The condltioa of the public treas ury, av has been indicated, demands the Immediate consideration of Congress, It alone has the power to provide revenues for the government Not to convene It un der such circumstances I can view ia no other sense tbaa the ceglect of a plain duty, I do not sympathise wit a the sentiment that Congress in session is dangerous to our gen eral business interests. Its members are the agents of the people, and their presence at the seat of government in execution ot the sovereign will should not operate as an Injury, but a benefit r "There could be no better time ta put the government upon a soand financial and eco nomic basis than now. The people have only recently voted that this should te done, and nothing is more binding upon the agents of their will tbaa the obligation ot Immediate action It hx always seemed to me that the pbstpoaexnsat of the meeting of Confess uitll more thin a year after It has beea caosen deprive Congress too oftea of the inspiration of the popular wtil and the country ofthe correpj .icing binents. Ceagress to 3Xeut 3Iarch 15. "It is evident therefore, that to postpone action Jn the pres-ncc of so great a neces sity would be unwi-eoa thepirtof the ex ecutive because unjust to the interests of the people. Oar actions now will be freer from mere partisan coa.id "ration than if the question of tariff revision was post- oned until the regular session of Congress We are nearlv two year? from a Congress ional electiox and politics cannot so great ly distract us as If such contest was Imme diately pending We can approach the problem calmly and patriotically without fearing its effect upon an .early election. Our fellow citizens who may disagree with us upon tne character of this legislation prefer to have tne question settled now. even against their preconceived viewj and perhaps settled so reasonably, as I trust and believe it will be, as to Insure great per manencethan to have further uncertainty menacing the vast and varied business in terests of the United States. Again, what ever action Congress may take will be given a fair opportunity for trial before the peo p'e are called to pass judgment upon it and this I consider a great essential to the right ful and lasting settlement of the question. In view of these considerations J shall deem it my duty as President to convene Congress in extraordinary session on Mondav. thf ISth day of March, 1897, A New Spirit la the Natlou. "In conclusion. I congratulate the country npoa the fraternal spirit of the people and the manifestation of good will everywhere so apparent The recent election not'only most fortunately demonstrated the obliter ation of geographical or sectional lines, but to some extent also the prejudices which for years have distracted our councils aad marred our tree greatnes as a na tion. The triumph of the people, whose verdict is carried into effect to-day, L not the triumph of one section, nor wholly ot one party, but of all sections and all the people. The Xorth and South are no longer divided on the old lines, but upon principles and policies; and in tsis fact surely every lover ot the country can find cause for true felicitation. Let us rejoice in and cultivate this spirit It is ennotttug and trill be both a gain and blessing to our beloved country. It trill Jbe my constant aim to do nothing and per mlt nothing to be done that trill ar rest or disturb this growing sentiment of unity and co-operation, this revival of es teem and affiliation which now animates so many thousands In both the old aad antag onistic sections, but shall cheerfully do everything possible to promote and in crease it Let us again repeat the words of the oath administered by the chief Justice, which in their respective spheres, so far as applicable. I would have all my countrymen observe: "I will faithfully execute the'offlce of President of the United States, and tvllL to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States. This is the obligation I have reverently taken before the Lord Most High. To keep it will be my single purpose; my constant prayer and Ishall confidently rely upoa the forbearance and assistance of all the people In the discharge of mv solemr responsibilities" IN THE SENATE. The Seeae a Kesaarkable One Entrance ot the PresideaMal Party. The Senate chamber was the center of attraction, and early in the day the galleries were jammed. The closing proceedipgs of the Senate of the Fifty fourth Congress were brief in terms between recesses, for the time had gone by for anything beyond the vital legislation of appropriation bills. Madame Yang,Yu, wife of the Chi nese minister, accompanied by Mr. Sze and a number of ladies, were among the early arrivals. Shortly af ter II o'clock ex-Queen Liliuokalani oi Hawaii entered the diplomatic gallery, accompanied by her secretary, Mr. Palmer. She was given the most available seat, which, by this time, was far in the rear As the presidential party took their seats Vice President iersnson arose and invited his succSfiSJrlo step for ward and take the oath of office. Mr. Tlobart advanced to the desk, raised his right hand and took the oath in accordance with the constitution. Then Mr7 Stevenson delivered his valedic tory address, speaking hoarsely, as a result of the recent strain. Mr., liobart now advanced to the presiding chair and for the first time exercised ha orhcial f anctioas by call ing the Senate to order, and delivered a snort address. Then holding the manuscripts of liis inaugural address in one hand. P-esident McKinley tamed io the multitude of people and, lifting up his hand as if in admoni tion for order, tx?gan his speech. 3f r. Cleveland, with his silk hat on and his hands restinsron his umbrella, listened attentively to evcrr word.' 4 As President McKinley concluded his address the multitude again 1 cheered and the cannon in the distance roared as a signal officer on the roof ol the capitol flashed the notice over the city that a new administration hac? bejrun- An Figliah. paper publishes the state ment that on en average ten KafSin I die erery day of starvation, j SEBBASKA NEWS. The Sons of Veterans hare orscaisesl a.caap at Fairasotnif. Hebron will decide l7 ballot vrio it wasted for postHisster- The Tillage of Dodge has voted Loath to puneLase fire apparatcs. Wire has been received for the ctt telephone system at North Pla&c. York coanty has fixed cwn Scutcri her 13 to 10 aa the date f j.-tlic fait. A Hed Claad man is tae possessor ei aa oraage tree which is bearing fruit. In Norfolk yon can get four loaves of bread for the amount that a glass ol htereosts. The Fremont he.-? :c:ll is now run niBg sight acd day fn t.rcler to work up the crop. Sarpy county boast p? aot u.visr;n sisgie criminal case on itbur lic&ct fef the opening of court. ttcbert W. Fsrsas says he is sot a candidate for director fascial of the TraBavTI1iiiisf al taasBBasaai , -'u The comnussiosers of Colfax coaaty will baild a house on the county poor fans to accommodate patients. Mrs. J. A. Crimson of Schuyler has bees admitted to practice law. and de feased one of her ses last week before the court. The next gathering of importance in G'rfitKl Island will be the teachers' dis trict meeting' and declamatory con test, April :.. Henry Lord, a prominent hotel man of Grand Island, has disappeared, ami fear for his welfare is expressed. It is thought he has become deranged and WftCdercd off. The state banking board received news of the failure of the Bank of Ewing. Holt county. The capital stoek teas SlO.OOO. with an average run of deposits of 823.973. Mrs. D. C. Giffert. the wife of West Point's mayor, was honored by being snanimonsfv elected member 'of the board of lady managers of the bureau of edacation of the Trans-Mississippi congress. Lexington i much stirred np over the marriage of thel.r-year-old daugh ter of Mr. Copper of Grant precinct to a young man named Sam ITolliday. de spite the strenuous opposition of the girl's parents. If this building of corn crib Iiecps on, says the News. Stromsbur? will have more cote cribs than residences. The number is so great that the town looks rather picturesque to the travel ler who happens to drop in. While Albert Bryan was driving his i team across the Ti. Jb M. track at Later crossing, about one mile west of Ash land, a passenger train ran into them, killing both horses. Mr. Bryan bat in the wagon but was not injured. In county court at Tecmmseli Daniel F. Osgood of Lincoln, accused of being implicated in an attempt to burn the Cacy Mill at Teoumseh January .'. had his preliminary examination. He wa bound over to the district court. An attempt was made last tveek to crack the safe in Farley's bank at Mar quette. The vault was blown open and the safe door blown off. but the steel chest, containing some $2,090. stood the attack, and nothing was lot- About one-sixth of the cases tried at the recent term of the district court of Cuming county were divorces. A phi losopher was" heard to reniark that most of the people of the county were cither getting crazy or getting di vorces. An epidemie of grip has prevailed at Belgrade for the pa-st month, fre quently accompanied by pneumonia. Several deatlis have occurred. The doctors are all worn out and medical aid has been summoned from adjoining towns. , Judge Grimes, ordered a jury drawn for the term of court in Deuel county, and notified attorneys to be ready for trial or their cases would be stricken from the docket. Those who did not believe he meant it are now without client or case. The Farmers" Co-operative company of Bellwood started in the mercantile business with 83.000 paid up capital. Tills has all been sunk and the stock holders are willing to turn the stock over to private individuals if they will pay ifc debts. The North Nebraska teachers asso ciation will be in session at Norfolk from March 31 to April 2, inclusive. A silk flag will be presented to the county having the largest percentage of its teachers who are in actual serv ice at the meeting. A requisition was issued by Governor Holcomb on the governor of Colorado for the return of Carmeno Bruno, who is now under arrest in Arapahoe county in that state, uruno is wantea in Omaha for stabbing with the intent to kill Rafell 3forack. A woman named Merrotz. wife of a well-to-do farmer near Hoskins. wa detected by 1. A. Shurtz of Norfolk in appropriating some of his goods. She was taken before Justice Hayes and fined 810 and costs for taking articles which she could have bought for 15 or 20 cents. News has reached Hastings of the death of Mrs. William H. Dean, wife of a farmer living near Pauline, on the Little Bine. She was covered with boiling oil and her garments becoming ignited she burned t6 death. The ac cident occurred at her home. She was oiling the floor and by some means a can of oil placed on the stove caught fire. In attempting to remove it she was so seriously burned that she died in six hours. A contract has been entered into be tween the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway company and the proprie tors of the" steamer Castalia at Nio brara, by which the packet steamer is to run between Niobrara and np river points as far as Wheeler during the navigation season. . The report set going that Cudahy and Swift, the big South Omaha pack ers, will concentrate their interests at St. Joseph, lacks foundation. Munn Davis, a former resident oi Wahoo, was recently murdered in Cali fornia by a couple of halfbreed Indians who took him out to show him a min ing; claim. Articles of agreement for the con solidation of the Grand Island, Hast ings & Southeastern railroad company of Nebraska and the St, Joseph, Hano ver ta Western railway company of Kansas were filed last week with the seereta-y of state. The authorized capital stoek is 815,100,000. Mrs. Richards, wife of E. E- Bich- aids, a prominent cattleman of Keith coasty, died from a stroke of paralysis "ecestly. The Burlington will put up a com aaodioBS depot in Omaha, making it large enough to accommodate all roads that desire to occupy it. Work will begin at once. The Uagan-King breach of promise suit, which promised a sensational suit is the district court of Pawnee county was rather unceremoniously dismissec by the defendant paying all accrue." coats. .The broken affections, of the slafsti 4 ttttt sade whole bythaap rUwttaoftlstoi.. THE OLD RELIABLE. Colunibiis State Bank (Oldest Bank in the State.) fail WeroltTsK Den ASM Italia a Hri fit BSOXS SIGHT noAFIS ox Qsp,sms, Cmicace, New &! SELLS STEAMSHIP TICKETa BUYS GOOD NOTES; Andhelasits customer wbewtheyafttd naif OFFICERS AND DIKECTORge Leaxdek Geukako, Pres't. B. H. Uksrt, Vice Pres't.. t M. BuuGGER, Cashier. Joux Stactfec. Wm. Bcchkx COMMERCIAL BUNK OF COLUMBUS- NEB HAS AX Aitfcorizie Capital if - (500,000. Paid m Capital, - - 90,000 C. H. SIIELDONV Pres't. U. l 11. OEHLRlclf. Vle e- DAMIX .-CliUAM. Cu-ih!er. FUAXIC KOKEi:. Asr. CasU'c DIKF.CT.P.S: C. II. Sheldon. II. V. If. Oeulbich. .lOJf.lS WEICH. W. A. MCAll.THTER, CABL RlEMCJC g. C. t'.KAV. Frank Koniicit. STOCK Ut'LDKUS: Sarelda Ellis, J. IIk-xrv Wurdeimx, Clark CJrat. Henrt Loekk. Daxiki. chr.m. ;e. '. Gallet. A. F. II. Oehlrjch. J. I. Becker Estate, Rebecca Becker, II. 31. wixjlomt. Bank of Deposit: Interest allowed oa time deposits: bar and sell eseaaasn uu L'uitetl States and Europe, nasi buy- aad sell avail able securities. We shall be pleased to re ceive your business. We solicit your pat ronaze. Columbus loud! 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