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fOLUMBtS, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 10, 1897.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,400.
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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
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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
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slowly to the White house while the
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were joined immediately by President
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cabinet, with the exception of Secre
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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-
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same tha arduous ana responsible duties o
President of the raited States, relyinr on
the support of ny cointrvaien and invoking
tne guidance)! Almightr God. 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
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corfnSeaadi,Ishail nlauy
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-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.
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"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.
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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
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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.)
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OFFICERS AND DIKECTORge
Leaxdek Geukako, Pres't.
B. H. Uksrt, Vice Pres't.. t
M. BuuGGER, Cashier.
Joux Stactfec. Wm. Bcchkx
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