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COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1899.
VOLUME XXX.--NUMBER 36.
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DOUBLE
MURDER
Oonfeesion of Woman Clean Up Mystery
of Odessa Double Killing.
MRS. UUE TELLS THE TRUTH.
fcfce Asserts tbat Frank Dlntnore Killed
Laae and Mrs. Dinsmore He First
Poisoned His TVife, Then Carried Her
Body to the Kitchen Lane Shot While
Asleep la Bed.
KEARNEY, Neb.. Dec. 9. (Special
to the Omaha Bee.) The mystery sur
lounding the double murder that oc
curred at Odessa, ten miles west of
Kearney, Monday night, in which the
lireB of Lillian Dinsmore and Fred
Laue were taken, has been cleared up.
Mrs. Laue, th3 wife of the murdered
maa.-jnad'! a-ewsfession, w wbici
charged Frank I. Dinsmore, husband
of the murdered woman, with commit
ting both crimes. The confession was
made only after several hours' work
with Mrs. Laua by a brother and an
uncle of the dead man. As soon as
Mrs. Laue had confessed to them D.
I.aue, the uncle mentioned, at whose
house they were staying, hitched up
his team and brought her to Kearney,
arriving here at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. County Attorney Nye was called
upon and met Mrs. Nye and the broth
er and uncle of the dead man at the
city hall, where the confession was
taken down in writing and signed by
the witnesses.
Attorney Nye refuses to give out
any of the contents of tae confession,
and the following was obtained from
a person who was a witness to the con
fession before coming to Kearney and
also when it was taken down in writ
ing. It seems that for several months
Dinsmore has been infatuated with
Mrs. Laue, and on different occasions
has tried to get her to elope with him,
which, however, she refused to do. It
also appears from statements made by
her and Mrs. Dinsmore's brothers that
Dinsmore possessed hypnotic power,
which power Mrs. Laue claims to have
bean under for the last six months.
Mrs. Dinsmore's brothers say that he
has had their sister under his power
for several years. Dinsmore is charged
with laying the plans for the killing
ot both persons and Mrs. Lar.e says
he told her what to say at the inquest.
Dinsmore wanted to commit the
crime Thanksgiving night, she says,
but was persuaded to put it off by
Mrs. Laue.
Monday night Mr. and Mrs. Dins
more had retired at their usual time,
as alpo had Mr. Laue. Shortly after
ward Dinsmore came into the kitchen
where Mrs. Laue was sitting and told
her that part of the dsed was done,
and that he would have to finish the
job. at once going to laue's room and
shooting him while he was still in bed.
Dinsmore then brought his wife down
stairs and placed her on the floor in
front of the kitcnen stove, where she
lay until she had been examined by
a doctor.
Mrs. Dinsmore's death was caused
by poison, probably prussic acd. as a
lecelpt for its taking is reported to
have been found in a desk by the man
sent to Odessa by the Omaha Elevator
company to take Dinsmore's place.
The brothers of Mrs. Dinsmore say
they spent thousands of dollars in
procuring evidence against Dinsmore
to show their sister that he was unfit
for her to marry, but he possessed the
power to make her love him.
The confession of Mrs. Laue has
caused great sensation and rumors
that an attempt will be maae to lynch
Frank Dinsmore are flying thick and
fast. Extra guards are on duty at the
county jail, loaded witn repeating
Winchester rifles. Sheriff Funk is de
termined to protect the prisoner re
gardless of consequences.
Frank Dinsmore was taken to North
Platte for safekeeping. He was ex
tremely nervous and frightsned and
wanted the guards to keep close to
the cab in which he was taken from
the jail to the train. He will be kept
there until his preliminary trial.
COMPARISON OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Estimate for This Year Si H ,298,57
More Titan Lint War.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. An analyti
cal comparison of the estimates for
this year and the appropriations for
last year was issued today by Messrs.
Cleaves and Courtes. the clerks of the
senate and house appropriation com
mittees, respectively. It shows total
estimates this year of 573S.855.24S,
against $694.00G.4S9 last year. The es
timates this year are $n4.29S,57S mora
than thj amount actually appropriated
last vear. The chief increases are:
Army, 547.2S1.929; fortifications. $6.
819.035; navy, 126.145.539; postofflce.
55.143.6bl; sundry civil. 521.6S6.777.
The total estimates for this year ex
ceed the total estimated revenue for
1S91 by 571.6S1.994, but counting the
sinking fund this excess is reduced to
1S,0S1,994.
Abbott to Succeed Cook.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 9. It was an
nounced here today that Willis J. Ab
bott, well known in newspaper circles
throughout the United States, has been
selected to take charge of the press
bureau of the democratic national com
mittee. Abbott was in Kansas City
today and departed for the east to
night in the company of Judge J. G.
Johnson, democratic national commit
teeman from Kansas.
Southern Populists Meet.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Dec. 9. An im
portant meeting of the southern lead
ers of the people's party was held in
Memphis today and decided that the
executive committee shall be requested
to call a meeting for February for
the purpose cf naming a date for tho
next national convention of that party.
Those present were: Frank Burkitt
of Mississippi, Milton Park of Texas,
A. W. Files and W. S. Morgan of Ar
kansas, Dr. C. W. Crow of Alabama,
W. L. Peck of Georgia and Joseph
Parker of Kentucky.
Cubans Talk Independence.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec 9. A
meeting held at the Antonio Maceo
club last night to celebrate the anni
versary of the death of Maceo devel
oped a violent patriotic demonstra
tion against the Americans. This
club represent the national party and
is composed of colored people, of
whom there were 1,000 present. One
prominent colored politician said dur
ing the proceedings that the time was
neatly ripe for the spirit of free Cuba
to leap from tae grave of Maceo and
to drive the intruders from t:e island.
EIGHT MILLION TONS OF SUG4R.
Aasoant of Ootpat In the Entire World
Ths Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. The entire
sugar cane output and beets for 1899
1900 will amount to about 8,000.000
tons, about the same amount as last
year, according to carefully prepared
statistics submitted to the State de
partment by United States Consul
Diedrich a Magdeburg, Germany. Of
this amount the United States has
about one-fcurth. The consul's figures
show that so far as beet sugar is con
cerned, while the beet crop this year
is larger than last, perhaps by 250,000
tens, the sugar extracted amounts to
about the same, owing to defective
sweetness. The bulk of sugar is placed
at 5,300.000 tons, against 4,947,000
ons for last year.
I The German crop of sugar this year
i is set down at 2,700,000 tons, against
2.851,134 tons last year. In Cuba the
yield Is set down at 300,000 tons,
against 315,175 tons last year, and in
Porto Rico at 50,000 tons, against 55,
295 tons last year. The Sandwich ls-
nd.aroduct is increased by from-iu,-
000 to 25.000 tons and the yield for the
i United States is placed at 370.000 tons,
as compared with 275,000 tons last
year.
TAYLOR IS GIVEN CERTIFICATE.
Election Board Finds Repabllcans Are
Elected on face or Returns.
FRANKFORT. Ky., Dec. 9. The
State Dcard of Elections gave out its
official findings that W. S. Taylor, for
governor, and the rest of the repub
lican ticket have been elected on the
face of the returns.
Commissioners Ellis and Prio
signed the majority report, in which
they told that as a board of canvas
sers, they have no right to go behind
the returns of the county board, that
their duties are purely ministerial ai
canvassers, that the face of the re
turns as received by them from the
counties show the election of the re
publican state ticket and certificates of
election were ordered issued to each
candidate thereon.
Commissioner Poyntz presents a mi
nority rtport, which he closes by say
ing: "I am unwilling to certify to fraud
to turn Kentucky over to the control
of the bayonet, Gatliug gun and fraud
ulent titsue ballots."
Extensive preparations are being
made to inaugurate Taylor next Tues
day. I0WANS TO JOIN BOER ARMY.
Sell Their Farm Near Holsteln and Start
for the Cape.
HOLSTEIN, la., Dec. 9. William
and Daniel Davies have sold their fine
360-acre farm here and will go to South
Africa. Their father. Daniel Davies, is
a large farmer at West Barkley, Cape
Colony, and has sent for them to join
the Boer forces. Eight weeks ago they
received a letter from him saying all
the farmers in that section were plan
ning an uprising in Boer interests and
asking them to come. They left im
mediately on the sale of their prop
erty. I.ea.lng the Union Pacific.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9. The World
says: Some important conferences be
tween Union Pacific and Chicago &
Northwestern officials have been held
in this city within the past week and
a report is again in circulation to the
effect that the former system will be
aborbed by the latter, which the Van
derbilts already control. This will be
done under a long-term lease, it is said.
Both President Hughitt and President
Burt of the two lines are now in the
city. They denied yesterday (Thurs
day) that their presence here had any
such significance as was indicated by
the report.
McKlnley May Pardon.
LEAVENWORTH, Kans.. Dec. 9. A
letter received in this city from Wash
ington quotes United States Senator
Baker of Kansas as saying he thinks
President McKinley will pardon John
P. Reese, the labor leader, under sen
tence at Fort Scott for contempt of
court. Recently a petition, signed by
all the miners in and about this city,
requesting him to secure Reese's par
don, was forwarded to Senator Baker
who writes that he has presented the
document to the president.
Window tilass Fight. -
PITTSBURG. Pa., Dec. 9. The
Chronicle-Telegraph says this after
noon: "The American Window Glass
company is reported to have made a
cut of 33 1-3 per cent in the price of
all window glass, effective last Wed
nesday, and to have ordered all fires
lighted in its factories, the purpose be
ing to resume operations about Janu
ary 1. This move is considered a dec
laration of war on the independent
manufactures."
Chlcigo Man Suicides.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 9 E. R.
Howe of Chicago, died today at the
county hospital, from self-inflicted
gunshot wounds. He shot himself with
suicidal intent at Santa Ana on No
vember 15, and had hovered between
life and death ever since. His fam
ily from whom he is estranged, live
in Chicago.
Mr. Bryan in Texas.
AUSTIN. Tex., Dec. 9. When W. J.
Bryan returns to Austin from his duck
hunt he will be tendered one of the
handsomest residences in the city for
the use of his family as long as they
desire to remain in the city. County
Judge E. S. Walker, a warm admirer
of Bryan, is the donor.
War Raises Price ot Hemp.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9. William
Filler, president of the Edwin H. Fit
ter Cordage works of this city, does
not agree with the manufacturers of
binding twine, cordage and rope, who
are said to have "been urging the Unit
ed States government to keep the Phil
ippine ports closed, representing that
there is no scarcity of hemp in this
country.
Mr. Fitler, in an interview, asserted
that nearly all the manufactures of
twine, rope and cordage were desir
ious of securing hemp from Manila.
To Fight the Tobacco Trust.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9. The M. C. Wet
more tobacco company, with capital
stock of 51.250,000, has formed to run
independently of the tobacco trust and
will be incorporated in a few days.
The stockholders are Colonel Moses C.
Wetmore, Phil J. Heure, W. S. Losan,
H. D. Barry, George H. McCann.-Fes-tus
J. Wade and Judge George A: Ma
dill. An extensive plant has "been fit
ted up in this city and will be in oper
ation soon, with several hundred employes.
SORROW FOR HAYWARD
Bemains of the Late Senator Consigned to
the Tomb.
A SIMPLE SERVICE AT THE HOME
Nebraska City 6aspeads Business to Pay
Fitting Trlbete to a Good Man State
OMelals and Personal Friends Honor
Bis Memory A Long Line of Mourn
ers Present.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. 8.
A lingering whiff of luminous fra
grance from banks of splendid flow
ers; a few heartfelt sentences of lov
ing eulogy; a loving look at the past
and all that mortality ever claimed of
?"r?rr. If rrTnp "-p"1 """ "
fully consigned to the marble sarco
phagus that may mark his resting
place until time shall be no more.
It was the expressed wish of the
family that the funeral should be as
private as possible. In some respects
it was, as the ceremony was decidedly
simple, although prolonged. During
the hours of between 10 a. m. and 12
m. the remains lay in state in the
front parlor. Great bunches of rare
exotics and sincerely suggestive de
signs rested on every table and over
the massive metallic casket sheathed
in deep velvet. The face of the dead
senator was but little wasted and the
color was an animated gray, devoid
of the yellow transparency of death.
Hundreds passed around the bier.
As soon as the parlors were vacated
and the family spent therein the most
agonizing hour that comes to mortals.
The mainstay among them was the
gallant son. William, who sought to
comfort his mother for the absence
of her other son in the Philippines.
The services were conducted by
Rev. H. L. House of the Baptist
church. Scripture reading was given
by Rev. C. M. Shepherd, a Methodist
pastor.
The eulogy by Mr. House was elo
quent and prolonged. Passing the
public career of the dead senator he
pointed out the many sterling attri
butes that made him great and strong.
His home was a typical Christian
home of a generation ago, where ro
bust and manly virtues were incul
cated. He was a type of that Amer
ican citizen of whom we all are
proudest. He possessed the spirit that
made the people of England love their
grand old man. He was a man of the
people, a student, a thinker, a hard
worker. Above all he was honest and
possessed the genuineness of life; he
was a born orator, public spirited, en
terprising man, loving husband, indul
gent father, clean politician and true
patriot.
The cortege was the longest ever
seen in the city. It extended over aj
mile of streets, in tne carriages cum
prising the guard of honor were the
following honorary pallbearers: C. F.
Manderson, W. S. Summers, C. O.
Whedon, Byron Clark, William Mc
Lennen and G. M. Lambertson.
Company C, national guard, and
William Baumer Post, Grand Army of
the Republic, formed a guard at the
grave.
Rev. House consigned the dust to
the tomb amid tears of sincere sor
row and the grave was left to be cov
ered with earth by the sexton in soli
tude. Mrs. Hayward was not seen during
the obsequies except when she passed
with other members of the family
from an upper apartment to her closed
carriage. One notable circumstance
that points to the simplicity of the
ceremonies was that there was no
music.
NEW YORK FEARS EMBARGO.
Ur-es Authorities to GuarJ Commercial
Interests or City.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. The New York
City Chamber of Commerce adopted a
resolution today urging the city au
thorities not to take definite action
with reference to the embargo placed
upon steamers arriving from Santos,
with coffee, on account of the reported
presence of bubonic plague at that por:.
without a careful consideration of the
far-reaching results in affecting the
commerce cf this city. The resolution
expresses full confidence in the abil
ity cf the health officers of this port
amply to protect the city and country
against the introduction of foreign in
fection and disease.
WOOD TO SUCCEED BROOK f.
Crported He Will Be Named Military
Gcrsraor of Cuba.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. General
Leonard Wood had a conference with
the secretary cf war respecting his fu
ture. While neither of the principals
had anything to say for publication
as to the conclusions reached, it is
! gathered that General Wood is to be
the next governor of Cubi. succeeding
General Brooke, who will return to
the United States. It is expected that
the military force In Cuba can be
greatly reduced in the near future.
Corner In Flaxseed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Talk of a corner
in flaxseed was started in some quar
ters here today, by the bulge of frcm
4 to 6c, which carried the market
to the top of the present crop. The
surface causes were the zig'al receipts
and the Duluth advance, but the seed
is said to be almost exclusively in the
hands of a few northwest firms.
Canal and Scalper's BUI.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Represent
ative Hepburn cf Iowa introduced in
the house today his bill of the last
congress to appropriate 5140,000,000
for the construction of the Nicaragua
canal.
Representative Sherman of New
York reintroduced the anti-scalping
bill.
Mr. Spragne of Massachusetts intro
duced a bill to retire army officers be
low the rank of major general, who
served in the civil war, as of the grade
next above that which they held at
the time of retirement.
Wisconsin Receives Pay.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 8. A
warrant was issued today in favor of
the governor of Wisconsin for 573,092
for the second installment of the
amount due that state for aid to the
United States in raising the volunteer
army for the war with Spain.
Jobs for 394 Persons.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. The presi
dent today sent to the senate 234
names of census supervisors appointed
during the recess of congress, also
many army and navy appointments
and promotions which have hitherto
been announced.
!
AOIINALDO CROWING I0LR.
Said to Be Proceeding to Cavite, Aci
the Bay From Manila.
MANILA, Dec. 8. The expectation
of catching Aguinaldo in the north bss
been practically abandoned and tfeft
probability bow is that he will turn
southward if he is not already thor
with his destination Cavite province,
his hope, where the insurrection began
and where it still has its greatest;'
strength. -'
The Filipino soldiers lu that prov
ince have recently been showing W
creased enthusiasm and boldness and
captured insurgents say that Aguinaldo
is coming to join them with a large
army. The same belief prevails among
the natives at Manila and elsewhere,
that Aguinaldo intends tc make his
headquarters ill Cavite urovince.
There are 3.000 insurgents before
Imus and Bacoor, keepiug the Ameri
cans sleeping on their arms and night
ly awaiting attack. The Filipinos
have several cannon.
The first mayor of Imu3 under the
American regime, who ultimately dfrj
-serted, la their leader-in the assaults
and is ambitious to take the town.
Three soldiers cf the Fourth infan
try have deserted and are now with
the enemy.
Most of the inhabitants of Imus are
so strong in their sympathies with
the insurgents that it is necessary to
use a part of the regiment to patrol
the streets and prevent shooting from
houses whenever an attack begins.
The American forces in the north
have separated into many small com
mands and are pursuing bands of Fili
pinos. General MacArthur Is engaged in
clearing the mountain country we3.
of the Manila-Dagupan railroad.
General Grant is moving from An
geles toward Subig, with 400 men.
Colonel Bell is sweeping south from
Manga tarem.
Thu3 far the American commanders
have been unable to locaze large bod
ies of insurgents, although there wera
about 500 in San Clementine, nin'i
miles south of Mangatarcm, early in
the week.
NOTHING HEARD FROM MACRUM
Believed that He lias Not Learned of
Successor's Appolutmeut.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Since the
notice received about two weeks ago
of the objection interposed by the Boer
government to the attempt of United
States Consul Macrum at Pretoria to
disburse certan sums of money pro
vided by the British government to
afford the British prisoners there with
small necessities and luxuries during
their confinement the State depart
ment has heard nothing on this sub
ject. Upon being informed of the ob
jection the department instructed Mr.
Macrum to protest against it, but it
is not known how he has fared since
then. In fact, the department has been
unable to obtain an answer from him
to any cf its communications of re
cent date and it does not know even
if he has received notice of the grant
ing of his leave of absence.
CHANCELLORSHIP OF NEBRASKA.
Prof. Andrews of Chicago Says It Has
Not Been Offered Him.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8. Dr. E. Benjam
in Andrews, superintendent of the Chi
cago public schools, said tonight with
reference to the report that he would
be offered the position of chancellor
of the Nebraska state university:
"I have seen notices in the papers
that I was to be elected to the place.
I have not been consulted. No one
connected with the university has pre
sented the matter to me. I have
indicated to no one that I would accept
the place if it were offeied me. Fur
ther than this I can say nothing. It
would not be in good taste to discuss
a subject which as far as I know is
mere rumor."
METHIEN AGAIN IN COMMAND.
He is Nightly In Communication With
the Klmberly Garrison.
LONDON, Dec. 8. The war office
here has received the following mes
sage from General Forestier-Walker,
the British commander at Capetown:
"WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8. General
Metheun wires today that he has re
sumed command and is nightly in
communication with- Kimberley. The
health of the troops is excellent."
Contests in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The Rev.
Stowell T. Bryant of the Methodist
Episcopal church pronounced the in
vocation at the opening of today's ses
sion of the senate.
On motion of Mr. Hale, Maine, it wao
decided that when the senate adjourn
ed today it be until Monday next.
Mr. Chandler, (N. H.), offered reso
lutions instructing the committee on
privileges and elections to investigate
the right of William A. Cl?rke of Mon
tana, and Nathan B. Scett of West
Virginia, to seats in the senate and to
take testimony. The resolutions were
referred to the committee on contin
gent expenses. The senate went into
executive session at 12:05 p. m., and
adjourned at 1:55 p. m.
Considering the Roberts Case.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The special
committee of the house appointed to
investigate the charges against Mr.
Roberts, the Monmon representative
from Utah, held its first meeting today
behind closed doors. The meeting was
called for the purpose of determining
the method cf procedure in the case.
It was presided over by he chairman,
Mr. Taylor of Ohio. All the other
members of the committee were pres
ent. Little progress was made.
i
To Release From Quarantine.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The quar
termaster's office received a telegram
today from Colonel Long, quartermas
ter at San Francisco, saying that the
Forty-eighth volunteer infantry (col
ored), which has been quarantined at
Angel Island, California, for several
weeks on account cf smallpox cases in
the ranks, will be released from quar
antine en the 18th inst. The disease
has been entirely stamped out and the
regiment will be fully prepared on the
date named to start for the Philip
pines. Ordered to Military Daty.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Major Al
bert E. Woodson, Ninth United States
cavalry, has been relieved from duty
as acting Indian agent at the Chey
enne and Arapahoe agency in Okla
homa and ordered to report by tele
graph to the commanding general.
Department of the Colorado, for as
signment to a station.
Wants lO.OO More Males.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 8. Pur
chases of mules in America for the use
of the British government seem likely
to upset the calculations of live stock1
men.
POPULISTS GUN THREE
Vote for District Judge in Nebraska at
the Late Election.
15 REPUBLICANS, 13 DEMOCRATS.
The Flcures as Canvassed by the Stite
Board One Candidate Has a Majority
of Bnt 87 Majorities of Others MU
cellaneons Matters in General that
Pertain to Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 4. The official
returns as canvaesiM by the state can
vasisng board shos that fifteen re
publican judges were elected and thir
teen fusionist judges received major
ities. A certificate was made out show
ing that Silas A. Holcomb was elected
Judge of the supreme court by a major
ity of 15,107. J. L. Teetcre and Ed
son Rich, the two fusion candidates for
regent, were placed on the Hat as being
entitled to certificates of election.
Judge William Neville will also re
ceive a certificate of election to con
gress from the Sixth district to fill a
vacancy. Following is the official rote
for the respective candidates:
FIRST DISTRICT.
$ P a
5 b 5 p a
00 ia M L
s ft c 1 p
r i i
: : : g
: : : 5 :
: ; : :
bage I 3224 S031 2ifc0 a-,3 411
Jefferson l."13 1350 1334 1433 37
Johnson 1368 1191 Ml 1076 G3
Nemaha 144S 1433 lo-fl". 1396 130
Pawnee I 1332 1231 11 8 924 7S
Richardson 21S2 J293 JK9 237S 6S
Totals 111117 109041 03 99031 S'S
SECOND DISTRICT.
P. Jessen. B. S- Ramsey.
2G00 22S
2339 2113
Cass
Otoe
Totals 19T.9
THIRD DISTRICT.
4243
Lancasti
E. P. Holmes ....
c-ofi
L. Frost ...............
A. J. Cornish
T. J. Doyle
G. E. Hibncr
Robert Wheeler
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.... 344S
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.... 4391
.... 414C
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Baker
Baxter
Dickenson .
Estelle
Fawcett ...
Keysor ....
Slabaugh ..
WriRht ....
English
Magney ....
Abbott
Bowes
Shields,
Ferguson ..
Scott
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1571
1702
1339
1623
163S
so;
613
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10121
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1301114034
1319 1362S
10143
9SS3
9S36
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1339
1281
117S
1093
1131
134C0
619
579
S70
SO
970
13514
13027
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11S7S
1526
9744
7714
903
1012
976
979
699
S2S
SI
HlOliai
7990
6701
90'
1137IU022
8711 9210
843
SS9
912
1022
1026
632
S34S
1162
1010
609
11621
11S29
8798"
SS51
7276
221
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Butler ...
Hamilton
Polk
Saunfters
Seward ..
York
1416
2191
20191 18S7
1610 1306
13621 1410
2731J 2312
17121 1647
18391 1743
1420
1404
81
781
1819
16S2
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1623
189:
Totals 9264 S523111273I10503
SIXTH DISTRICT.
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Dodge 2283 202S 1934 1646
Merrick 909 921 1010 1127
Nance 803 843 807 801
Platte 1974 1777 HGSi 1074
'rotate 7237 C91SI 5C27 5390
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
S. V. Christy. G. W. Stubhs.
Fillmore 1614 1S99
Nuckolls 1412 1371
oAiinc Joii, juii
Thayer 1703 H89
Totals 8390 8417
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Guy T. Graves. R. E. Evans.
Cedar 1331 1202
Cuming 1331 1204
Dakota 731 C7S
Dison 1018 ji
Stanton 699 707
Thurston 7S4 ro3
Totals 6131 5347
NINTH DISTRICT.
William V. Alien. A. II. Welch.
Antelope 1351 939
Knox 1703 117.4
Madison 1797 HS3
Pierce 811 613
Wayne 896 1034
Totals 6611 5267
TENTH DISTRICT.
Ed L. Adams. R. L. Keester.
Adams 2063 1S01
Franklin H30 83
Harlan 1135 936
Kearney 12M5 843
Phelps 119S 1011
Wheeler 13S1 124S
Totals 8215 C75
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
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Boone 1329 1215 1229 1153
Garfield 177 231 179 207
Grant 68 51 115 99
Greeley J 74S 7? 336 329
Hall 2093 1362 1963 1462
Hooker 21 16 37 26
Howard 1245 1164 701 694
Loup 124 114 131 133
Thomas .... a 55 54 4
Valley 851 947 675 738
Wheeler .171 144J 97 90
Totals .j 6976 63S7 5399 5029
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
H. M. Sullivan. F. G. Hamer.
Buffalo 2177 1832
Custer 2109 176S
Dawson 1343 j23Q
Sherman 7C3 429
Totals 6S33 5239
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
H. M. Grimes. J. A. ilorrlson.
Banner 1SS 62
Cheyenne 555 407
Duel 347 192
Keith .... 230 234
Kimball 129 43
Lincoln 1417 1039
Logan 119 87
McPherson 59 25
Perkins 170 210
Scotts Bluff 323 197
Total ,. 2364
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fOURTEENTH DISTRICT.
O.W. Norris. J. T. McCluMi
ChaBe 267
Dundy 2S2 273
Frontier 1037 SS7
Furnas 1413 1443
Gosper 494 573
HayeS w 317 300
Hitchcock ..ji....... 538 419
Red Willow :ts 1153 931
Totals 5338 " WU
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
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Boyd " 3 34 533
Brown 351 330 W? lil
Cherry 784 6S0 63 Sid
Dawes 740 639 530 otj
Holt 1339 151S 1031 981
Keya Paha 36S 325 371 26S
Rock 272 24o 3&6 4
Sheridan 804 608 410 S9
Sioux .i.. 26 333 113 113
Totala . 51 663 16381 4774
Senator Tipton's Kook.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 5 The staW
historical nociety will soon publish as
the work of the late ex-Senator T. W.
Tipton a book entitled "Forty Years
in Nebraska, at Congress and at
Home." Most of the manuscript for
this book has been submitted to au
thorities on the early hittory of thd
state and it has been pronounced ac
curate in uetail by all the reviewers.
The work will be An complete, if not
more complete, than any similar book
on Nebraska. It will contain biog
raphies of all of the territorial and
state governors and members of con
gress up to 1894, treating each one with
some biographical fietaii. but particu
larly with reference to their place in
the political and social life of the state.
The book will show the social, politicat
and commercial conditions of the state
at tne time of each governor. It will
be dedicated to J. Sterling Morton,
president of the Historical society.
The Ilorlcckrr rate.
HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 5. Viola
Horlocker, the young woman who is
caarged with attenpting the life of her
employer's wife, Mrs. Charles F. Mo
rey, with poisoned candy, is now en
gaged as bookkeeper in a sanitarium at
Jacksonville, 111. Miss Horlocker is
known in Jacksonville a3 Miss Allen
and has won for herself s reputation
as a singer during the time she has re
sided there. She attends numerous re
ceptions and musicalcs.
The Horlocker case will be called
for trial at the next term of the dis
trict court, beginning December IS.
The counsel for the defendant say they
are still confident that Miss Horlocker
will not be convicted. County Attor
ney McCreary believes he has a strong
case against her.
Thirty witnesses have been subpoe
saed for the state and every one has
been placed under a bond of $100.
Balks on Christian Sele.ite.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 5. Chrlst.nn
Science furnishes the ground on which
a divorce is sought in the case cf Syl
via against John W. Scott, although
that is not included In the list of stat
utory grounds recognized by the code.
Mrs. Scott gets within the limit?,
however, by alleging cruel and inhu
man treatment, although she bases the
tieatment on Christian Science. She al
leges that she has a 17-months-old
daughter, who is of delicate health, and
that her husband, who is committed to
the tenets of Christian Science, insists
that the child shall be treated in ac
cordance with the teaching of that
faith. Mrs. Scott further says that her
husband insisted on her taking doses
of the same medicine, and that finally
in fear of her life and that of her child
she was forced to flee from the house.
Prohibition Party's Expenses.
LINCOLN," Neb., Dec. 5. The prohi
bition party has filed with the secre
tary of state its statement of expenses
and receipts during the recent cam
paign. It cost the party 79.75 to make
its campaign in Nebraska. The heav
iest expense was for literature. 3S
being spent In this way. The travel
ing expenses of the secretary of the
state central committee amounted to
24.25. The receipts amounted to
$134.77, leaving a balance in the treas
ury of 55.02. C. C. Crowell of Dlair,
who has Deen a contributor to the par
ty for many .years, donated 50, the na
tional campaign committee advance!
25, S. D. Fitchie of this city gave
19.50 and J. Kilburn and Mrs. Re
becca Brown each gave 10.
Uoes to Ar;n ltolln Ca-e.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 5. Attorney
General Smyth has gone to Washing
ton for the purpose of arguing the
Henry Bolln case before the United
States supreme court. The contention
of Bolln's attorneys in this case, that
the prisoner was wrongfully Impris
oned, because being charged with fel
ony, there was no indictment by a
grand jury, has caused a great deal of
uncertainty in the criminal practice of
this state, where grand juries are sel
dom convened. Attorneys all over the
state have requested copies of the brief
of the attorney general prepared in.
combatting this contention.
Farmer Loses by Fire.
LUSHTON, Neb., Dec. ."5 E. L. M
teer, one of York county's largest land
owners and farmers, living near Nero,
suffered a loss by fire on wheat stacks
burning to the amount of about 500.
The German Mutual Insurance com
pany has asked Mr. Meteer to wait
for his pay until they can get judg
ment against Chris Workcrtme, own
er cf a threshing machine. The insur
ance company make oath that it wa3
the fault of WorKentine that the stacks
caught fire from the threshing engine
and that Workentine should pay the
loss.
Xew Postal Line.
COUUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 5. A new
postal line has been established be
tween Albion and Columbus. The order
establishing it will go into effect im
mediately, and from now on Albion wiii
have two mails daily instead of ono
as formerly. One of the mails will be
carried on a freight train on the branch
line of the Union Pacific, which runs
from Columbus to Sioux City. There
is general rejoicing in Albion on secur
ing an additional mail.
Accident Canses Deatb.
TECUMSEH. Neb., Dec. 5. Mre.
Charles Best of Tecum uh has received
the news of the death of her son.
Charles Eest, at Norton, Kan. Mr. Best
was the victim of an accident, a gun
which he was handling exploding
prematurely. The deceased was about
forty years old and leaves a wife and
several children. He formerly lived in
tiis vicinity, moving fro.n Tecumseh
a'.'out sixteen years ago.
SOW All ITS CATT1C.
Ojralalte Cesapaay Retatas Oaly It.3."
Acres of Laad.
OMAHA, Dec. . The stockholder
of the Ogalalla Land fc Cattle com
pany. t the annual meeting at the
Paxton hotl. have re-elected the old
board of directors. Owing to the ab
sence of several directors the board
did not organize, doing so oeing post
poned until January 20.
During the year, in accordance with
the decision of the company to retire
from business, all the cattle belong
ing to it were rounded up and sold.
All that is left is 85.000 acres of land
in Keith county. Neb., and this will be
sold as soon as a buyer ca be found
for it.
rreTented Frcas Maklas; Assaalt.
SUTTON. Neb.. Dec. 9. Harry J.
Cabtum was prevented in his attempi
to commit bodily injury to Council
man N. S. Roland. He had stationed
himself on one of the back streets upon
which Mr. Roland would travel when
going home. Having put out the
ttfeet lamp and waited with a ball bat
the arrival of Roland. Another man
came around the corner just in time
to save Mr. Roland a severe a:ow.
Cannon was promptly lodged in jail
over night. During the past week he
had run numerous accounts with mer
chants and had the same charged to
John Laurie, claiming to be working
for him. Young Gannon is scventeeu
years old and Is the youngest son ot
James Cannon, who irf March last
caught the farmers here for l-.oou
on stored wheat in his elevator and
who has not been seen since.
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Garner Uatler Arrest.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Dec. 9.
Deputy Sheriff McBrlde attested a man
supposed to be Matt Garner, the com
panion of the hold-up who wac shot
and killed by Harry Trumble in Stmn
Omaha. Mr. McBrlde saw the suspect
in a barber shop and noted that he an
swered the description of the fugitive,
and seeing him later on the htreet,
placed him under arrest. The prisoner
gives his name ns Harry Graves, and
claims to have been working for a
farmer near Bellevue. He was with
another man from that vicinity, who,
Ii is said, told a Plattsmouth man
early in the evening that "Graves
was the man who was wanted in
South Omaha. The police from South
Omaha arrived and identified the pris
oner as the man wanted.
No PIac for Taa Shirkers.
frpmmiopu Kh ner. . The sum
of 2,079.82. delinquent taxes on the
old Sherman house property, has been
paid to the county treasurer. No tax
es were paid on this property for
twenty-five years. The old Sherman
house was destroyed by fire a few years
ago. and the taxes paid are fully as
much as the lets are worth. However,
there will be no such failure to pay
taxes on the part of property owners
of Johnaon county in the future, judg
ing from the action of the officials
in the matter. Acting under instruc
tions from the board of commissioners,
County Treasurer LIbby is making
strenuous efforts to collect from all
delinquents.
Frederick Cesllns; Dead.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Dec. 9.
Frederick Gesling. better known in
this city as "Nebraska Bill." and a not
ed character here.dicd at Lis room, age
seventy-nine years. He has been a
resident of this city since 1854. Ho
was born in Westphalia. Prussia, and
came to America when in the merid
ian cf life. At the breaking out of
the war of the rebellion he enlisted in
company D. First Nebraska, being
sworn in June 10. 1861, and served un
til March 9. 1864, when he was dis
charged for disability. He was in the
hospital several times and it was
through the efforts of the late Dr. N.
B. Larsh that he was enabled to re
turn to this city.
Trial of Jerome Rer;ln4.
FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 9. The trial
of Ed Jerome, charged with shooting
U. S. Pope with intent to kill, opened
in the district court here. The first
day was consumed in selecting a jury.
The shooting took place on Main
street, August 8. Both were gamblers
and a gambling establishment was con
ducted in the back end of the store
and in rooms upstairs. Pope was shot
five times and as it was thought at the
time3 impossible for him to recover
no effort was made to remove the bul
lets. He has now nearly recovered.
He looked pale and was 3lightly ner
vous in the court room. He will plead
fcelf-defense.
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Will Dlscnss Mormon Doctrine.
TABLE ROCK, Neb.. Dec. 9. Elder
John I. Hayes of Spanish Fork. Utah,
and Elder John Hatch of Taylor,
Ariz., a couple of Mormon missionar
ies, have been stopping in town for
several days seeking to gain converfs
to their faith. So far they have been
unable to procure a church in which
to hold their mee.ings. Elder W. B
Green of the Christian church of this
place has challenged them to a public
discussion of their different articles of
faith and it is thought the discussion
will be held at an early day
Funeral Two Years After Death.
FREMONT. Neb., Dec. 9. The re
mains of J. V. Niles, for over twenty
years a resident of Fremont, who died
at Florence, Colo., about two years
ago, were brought to Fremont and
buried in Ridge cemetery. The Odd
Fellows' lodge escorted the remains to
the cemetery and a brief burial ser
vice was said by Dr. F. M. Sanderson
of the Methodist church.
Declared Bankrupts.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec. 9. Judge Mun
ger granted discharges in a number of
bankruptcy cases. Among the number
were the following, who were released
from financial obligations: Juliu3
Drake, Wausaii; Adam A. Weir. Clay
county; Andrew J. Anderson, Nellgh;
Eugene P. Dillenbeck, Omaha; David
Taylor, Tekamah; Robert Horner,
Perkins county; Rufus E. Moore, Be
atrice; Mary Jane Horner, Perkins
county; Emma C. Shores, Gage coun
ty; Robert S. Johnson, Clay county;
Adelbert E. Akin, Rock county; David
C. Lingenfelter, PJainview; Herbert
Becker, Dodge county.
An Aged Man Injured.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. 9.
John Carey, who works in Kregel's
factory, was caught in a belt ana
before he could be rescued had struck
the shaft three or four times. The
left leg was so badly bruised and torn
that it was found necessary to ampu
tate it a short distance above the knee.
He stood the ordeal well and may
recover, but being sixty-one years of
age the chances are against him.
To permit the evil you can prevent
is as criminal as committing it.
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