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PfS rx.,l,, 1 - Tite r-t i G-ZZfP -t P'lU M-.mtsr r 2 m -&. -. A - ,- :" ?; to . ft v N. r!5- Columbus Journal R. . rmOTHER. P. K. YftOTHER. OOMJMBOTl REUS OF I WEEK TOLD IN BRIEF MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH EREO FROM ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE. GIVEN IN ITEMIZED FORM NstaMs Happening Prepared for th Perusal of the Buay Man Sum mary of th Latest Home anal For eign Notes. One hundred and seventy-eight chil dren burned, suffocated and were trampled to death in a burning school building at Colllnwood. O. A sweep ing investigation by state and village authorities was begun into the horror. Forty-eight hours after the disaster which swept into eternity approxi mately one-third of the school children of North Colllnwood, O.. the death roll numbered 1C4. The verdict in the case of Lieut. Gen. Stoessel, who was recently sen tenced to death by a court-martial for the surrender of the Port Arthur fortress to the Japanese, was formal ly pronounced at St. Petersburg. Kdward T. Hance, first vice-presi-iient of the Union Trust company of Detroit. Mich., and former postmaster. ihot and killed himself. The Democratic state committee of Minnesota, after a bitter fight, adopt ed a resolution indorsing Gov. John A. Johnson of .Minnesota for the Demo cratic presidential nomination. The arniv increase nay bill ws passed by the senate. Monetti Montrezza, a Watcilmry (Conn.) musician and his young, Wil liam, died as a result of taking car bolic acid and a daughter was nearly dead. Mrs. Virginia Campbell Thompson, a daughter of Rev. Alexander Camp bell, who founded the Christian or Campbellite church, died in Washing ton. A violent gale swept the coasts of the British Isles. There have been numerous wrecks of small craft. Most of them were on the east coast of Ire land. Altogether about 20 lives have ber-n lost. William Slade Clark & Co.. bankers and brokers of Philadelphia, an nounced their assignment for the benefit of creditors. A Paris paper says that Mme. Anna Gould has been married to Prince Helle de Sagan in a quiet German town. An outburst of anger against Em peror William on the iiart of the British public followed the announce ment that Emperor William had at tempted to influence the British naval policy. Public bequests of mom than $50, 000 are contained in the will of the late RL Rev. George Worthington. Episcopal bishop of Nebraska, filed at Pittsfleld, Mass. The report that Emperor William of Germany will visit Lisbon, Portugal, started the rumor that arrangements were being made for the marriage of King Manuel and Princess Victoria., The police of Yekaterlnovar, Rus sia, broke up a big meeting of revo lutionary workmen and took into cus tody the president of the assemblage. it. Staroselsky, former governor of Kutais. Charges have been preferred by Rev. George A. Cooke, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Bran don, Vt, against Rev. J. R. Day. LL. D., chancellor of Syracuse university, oa. the ground that Dr. Day defamed the character of President Roosevelt Before the Traffic club in New York Gov. Charles Hughes declared for government control of railroads. Serious flood conditions were re ported from many points in Michigan. Senor Don Eduardo de Beistegui. third secretary of the Mexican em bassy, is dead at Washington. Gary was elected United States senator on the fourth ballot by the Joint session of the legislature at Col umbus, S. C. . The L. L. Olds Seed company's plant at Clinton, Wis., was destroyed by Are. Loss, $50,000. A treaty of arbitration between the United States and Mexico has been agreed upon. The mysterious death of Walter F. Baker, the wealthy young Boston man. which caused a sensation last October, is to be the subject of fur ther investigation by the officials of Bogota, N. J. Festivities given by the Peruvians of both Callao and Lima in honor of the offlcers'and men of the torpedo flotilla made the stay of the Ameri cans pleasant. William J. Bryan addressed the students of Park college and the citi zens of Parkville. Mo., upon "Civiliza tion and Citizenship.'' The New York Women's Peace cir cle denounced President Roosevelt for his support of rifle shooting for boys and girls in the public schools. Miss Carol j. Harrinian, daughter of Edward H. Harrinian. was said to be seriously ill of mastoiditis at her father's home in New York. Acting under orders of County Judge Peter a raid was made on the two poolrooms in South Louisville. Ky., and 29 persons taken into custody. Considerable concern is being feitl in Madrid for the safety of King Al fonso and Queen Victoria on their ap proaching visit to Barcelona. John H. Murphy, general counsel for the Western Federation of Miners and also for the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen,, died in Denver. CoL - ConuMBder William H. Sims, naval aUe to Fresideat Roosevelt, by bis own statement Is responsible for the "row" ever criticisms of battleship coastractkm before the senate -dttee oa naval affairs. Two am were iastaatly killed by aa expfeskm Bear Marcus. Wash. charged with of torpedoes company, was Chief of Police Shippy of Chicago was stabbed in tie side, his sob was fatally shot and his driver, James Foley, wounded by a Russian anar chist, Lazarus Averbach, who at tempted to kill the chief. The assas sin was Mmself killed by the chief. A wholesale murder plot is suspected. Secretary Straus at Wasaiagtoa is sued 'a sweeping order directing co operation of the police and detective forces in an effort to rid the country of alien anarchists. Detectives swooped down on the home of Harry' Goldstein in Chicago and confiscated a trunk filled with an archistic literature. After an illness of ten days, Dr. O. D. J. Hughes died at his home-in New Rochelle. X. Y. Joseph Hufker of Alton. 111., played cards almost continuously for two weeks in order to keep alive until his son, Louis, could reach his bedside. A fire panic was narrowly averted at the St. Louis poorhouse by the coolness and determination of a lone city fireman regularly stationed there! Dell Ellis, night watchman at Brighton, Col., was shot and killed by robbers whom he surprised attempt ing to enter the Farmers State bank. William Esser, the Brooklyn (N. Y.) mechanic arrested having stolen models front the E. W. Bliss held in $1,000 bail. Mrs. Hattibell Cook McReynolds of Chicago was granted a decree of divorce from George S. McReynolds, former member of the Chicago board of trade, but now in Joliet peniten tiary. King Edward traveled incognito as a duke to Paris. William Adler. the missing ex-president or the State National bank of New Orleans, was indicted by the United States grand jury, charged with misapplying national bank funds. The central part of Girardville, Pa., a mining town, was swept by a fire which burned seven houses and a store. J. E. Levy, a New York salesman, shot himself in the head, dying short ly afterward. Two negroes, Curry Robertson and John Henry, were lynched near Haw kiusville and their bodies burned. They were charged with a double murder. liUVirJinn ... .I... ..... .f tV,r. rtnn- ! iivuiiuiu tt iu; i;ijjia ui tut; uun Congo annexation treaty. King' Leo liold of Belgium agrees to abandon the crown domain to Belgium. Bel gium shall assume all the Congo ob ligations, amounting 1o $21,000,000. The Nebraska Democratic state con vention pledged allegiance to the pres idential aspirations of Bryan at Omaha, Neb. B. F. Bush, at Baltimore, Md., was apiointed receiver of the Western Maryland railroad. Hush is president of the road. Lave Martin, 60 years of age, shot and killed his wife and then commit ted suicide at Kirtland. O. The funeral of the late Senator Red field Proctor was held in the Proctor Union church at Proctor, Vt. Mrs. Bridget King or Sheffield. 111., is dead and her son John, 15 years old, fatally burned following the ex plosion of a lamp in their home. Charles B. Landis was renominated for representative by the Republicans of the Ninth Indiana congressional district in session at Frankfort, Ind. Fire which swept through the five story structure of the Armstrong Cork company in Chicago, caused a loss of $100,000. after spreading a panic. The principal school building in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., was burned. Loss. $60,000. Gov. Frear at Honolulu appointed a committee to prepare an entertain ment for Rear Admiral Evans' battle ship fleet when it arrives there. Japan threatened force to recover the Japanese steamer Tatsu, which was detained by China at Huangpti. The Union Bank of Commerce in Rio Janeiro closed its doors. Other banking institutions were affected. Miss E. L. Cavanaugh. an actress. has written to President Roosevelt asking him to assist her in recovering property valued at $15,000, which sbe says was stolen. Hetty Green was found living in .i ten-dollar- a-month flat a block from the ferry in Hoboken, N. J. The Interior of the Court theater at Meiningen, Germany, was completely burned out. No performance was on at the timeand no lives were lost. According to an official note Em peror William will meet King Victor Emmanuel of Italy at Venice during the course of his cruise. Attorney Connor of Kentucky sued the American Tobacco company for $5,000 and the International Harvester company, alleging both are trusts. Railway officials in Chicago ano throughout the couatry say they are seeking to obey to the letter the nine hour law. Gen. Herman Lieb, a Chicago vet eran of the civil war. died of injuries suffered when he slipped and fell oa an icy sidewalk. An interpellation was introduced in the Russian duma demanding explana tions of the charges that Russian naval secrets had been given away. Four naval officers, all experts tes tified before the senate naval commit tee in defense of the American navy against all criticism. Ohio Republicans held their state convention at Columbus, O., dealing a staggering blow to the interests of Senators Foraker and Dick by wiping off the committee every man, known to have any bias in their favor. Taft was indorsed. It is understood President Roose velt has decided to appoint W. S. Ros slter of New York to be public printer to succeed Charles S. Stillings or Massachusetts. A great audience assembled in Bos ton and heard addresses ,by Secretary or War Taft, United -States Senator Elmer J. Bvrkett or .Nebraska. Gov. Curtis Guild and Lieut Gov. Eben S. Draper. Mayors of nearly 20 Illinois cities In the state attended a conference called for in Chicago, at which financial leg islation for the state was the subject for discussion. A cargo or powder carried by a Big Four freight train exploded while the train was running at full speed, two miles from UtchSeld. 111. Two men were injured. The third of the Pennsylvania Rail road company's series of four tunnels under the East' river, connecting New York and Long Island City, wa? opened. The eloquence of ex-Gov.. Frank S. Black was enlisted' at Albany, N. Y.. in the effort to defeat the anti-race-track bills. The charge was made on the floor of the bouse by Mr. Hitchcock of Ne braska that the committee on ways and means was a party "to gigantic schemes of plunder." -I Judge C. Richter. fn Laporte (Ind.) circuit court.. on application of stock holders representing 2,000 shares of the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line company, appointed George F. Mull of Indianapolis receiver. William J. Bailey, former governor of Kansas, announced his withdrawal from the race for the Republican nom ination for governor. Surgeon General Walter Wynian of the public health service submitted to Secretary Cortelyou at Washington a "report on milk in its relation to pub He health." ' The budget passed the Japanese house of peers without amendment at Tokyo. Kansas Republicans in state con vention at Topeka. Kan.,"instructed to vote for the nomination or Secietary W; H. Taft for president United States Senator RcdfleJd Proc tor of Vermont died in Washington after a short illness following an at tack of grippe. Nathan Vidavcr. a special deputy at torney general, was ariested in New York, charged with attempted extor tion. The body of Miss Rice Hill, an In dian woman, was found at I'.Iark River Falls. Her death was caused by a stab wound inflicted by some unknown person. Former State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier was placed tinder at rest at Chelsea, Mich., on charges of tnisap applying state funds. lie had pre viously been indicted. Safe blowers robbed the Mount Orab bank. Mount Oral), O.. 40 miles east of Cincinnati, of $3,000 in curren cy and -securities. A complete shut-down of thp coal mines in Iowa, worked by 15,000 miners, is threatened. The agree ment expires March 31. Mrs. Margaret Dunn died while seated in her house in Williamsburg, N. Y., and three days later her death was discovered. Secretary Taft rebuked .Simeon Ford, the New York joker, for poking fun at President Roosevelt at the anuual banquet of the Boston real estate and auction Itoard. Three Italians carved Joseph PI raino. a California farmer, almost to pieces, nibbed him of $IG5 and threw him into the Sacramento river. At the New York home or E. H. Ha'-rinian it was said that the condi tion of Miss Carol Harrinian. Mr. Har riman's daughter, was improving. The long-pending suit for divorce brought by Mrs. A. Hart McKee against her husband came up before lite first tribunal in Paris. After a business career of half a century in Chicago, the drug store of Dale & Sempill has been placed in the hands of a receiver. Returns indicate a plurality of from 3.000 to 4,000 votes for John F. Miller. Republican candidate for mayor of Seattle, and the city council promises to be solidiy Republican Jesse Price was murdered at Dar- rington, Wash., at a smelter of the Pittsburg Gold Mountain Mining com pany, of which he was president and manager. The town o: Eden. Me., has voted down a proposition to rejieal the anti automobile laws, which amounts to a practical prohibition of automobiles. President E. D. Eaton of the Beloit (Wis.) college announced a gift of $50,000 from Andrew Carnegie to the school. Mayor Taj lor or San Francisco has received a letter from President Roosevelt saying that neither he nor Secretary Root ean be present on the arrival of the fleet under Admiral Evans. Although Dr. Otto Schultze testified at the inquest in New York that an autopsy proved conclusively that Gcrolamo Cella, a wealthy importer, was murdered, the coroner's jury re turned a suicide vet dint. Charge that the government has been robbed of over $70,000,000 since 1880 by railroads carrying the mails, was made on the floor of the house by Mr. Lloyd (Mo.). Guisetirie Alta !ru !:ivrr if Pathni- w.ji. -r i - -"- " -.-. .neuuerranean ; ieo Heinrichs at Denver, Col., is de clared absolutely sane in a report submitted to District Attorney A. Stidger by fot:r experts. The liberal jjoverument or New Brunsv.ick. which has been continued for 25 years, was overthrown in gen eral elections King Leopold and the Belgian gov ernment have come to a complete agreement on the question or the an nexation of the Congo Independent State. The Ormsby county (Nev.) grand jury returned indictments charging TROUBLES MULTIPLY WITH. ONE DIFFICULTY ADJUSTED ANOTHER APPEARS. FATE SEEIS BENT ON WAR The Diplomats of China and Japan Kept Busy with Constantly Ao- crving Complications. 'Peking The Japanese and Chinese governments have not as yet come to an understanding in the matter of the seizure of the Tatsu Mara and the Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs maintains that the case cannot be set tled without a thorough inquiry into the facts'. China has successfully tem perized for two days and on Sunday a member of the Board of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese minister, Baron Hayashi had a lengthy con ference with regard to the disposi tion of the cargo of the steamer if it were restored. China has proposed that the ship ment of arms and ammunition on the Tatsu Maru be recalled and that the permit for such-shipment be cancelled, and it further asks for pledges from Japan looking to the suppression of the traffic in arms and ammunition to the mainland through Japanese sources. The Japanese government has intimated its .willingness to close the matter. London A special dispatch received here states that China has apologized to Japan for hauling down the Jap anese flag when the steamship Tatsu Maru was seized. The dispatch further states that China later will re ply to the Japanese government re garding the seizure of the steamer and its cargo. Tokio The fates seem almost re solved to embroil Japan and China by fair means or foul. No sooner does one diplomatic issue appear to De on the eve of satisfactory settlement than another one crops up to prolong the agony and keep the Tokio foreign of fice and the Chinese foreign boarc more or less busy. The i;an:o, a boundary, the Tsin-Min-Tun-Fukumcn railway, the North Manchurian cus toms and the telegraph questions all these have now ceased to excite much concern in the minds of those who can see below the surface of the cur rent, but on the other hand, as though the Chinese themselves, were deter mined to furnish the Japanese oppo sition with its strongest arguments in favor of a more spirited policy, vis-avis, the middle kingdom, whose Chi nese warships seized a Japanese mer chant steamer the Tatsu Maru In Chinese territorial waters, just out side Macao harbor, and escorted it to Canton on the charge that it was en gaged in an attempt to smuggle arms and ammunition into China. MUCH CASH IS IN TREASURY. Falter f Sellers to Deliver Sends Causes it to Pits Up. Lincoln State Treasurer Brian's re port for the month of February shows, that he had balances on hand Feb ruary l of '1568,496.8?; receipts, $638. SS1.44; payments. $456,844.68; bal ances February 29. $745,443.58. Checks cash and cash iteau?, $175,281.94; cash ! on deposit, $670,161.64. The cash on deposit is unusually large and is ex plained by the fact that nearly $200, 006 of bonds bought were not deliv; ered and consequently the cash is; still on hand. The bidder was not compelled to deposit a bond V deliver the purchase, therefore the state can enforce no penalty for the failure to deliver. The treasurer is preparing to mak a big purchase of bonds 'aooril The item of $175,281 in checks, cash! and cash items is an unusual one. Mr. Brian is holding the checks because, the limit of the state funds in deposj itories, governed by the- amount or, bonds given by depositories has been reached. Many banks have applied, to be' made depositories, but have been refused because these checks and cash items probably will be In the treasurer's hands only a short time and no more depositories are needed. NEBRASKA POMTiRS ! FACTS STATE NEWS AND NOTES IN CON DENSED FOR. lKnESS,rlLrr1ilK What Is Going on Hers anal There That ia of Interest to the Rasters Throughout Nohraoha. BAND WAGON FOR CORN SHOW. One State After Another Falls in Line for Exhibit. Omaha One state after another is lining up to make the National Corn exposition, which is to be held in Omaha in December, one of the great est shows in history. More than fifteen states are now pledged to its support, while commer cial clubs and chambers of commerce in all parts of the country are taking an interest in the big enterprise. President G. W. Wattles of the Corn exposition, who is visiting in Califor nia, telegraphed as follows: J. Wilkes Jones, Manager National Corn Exposition. Omaha. Neb.: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce will make large exhibit at Corn exposition. Please reserve ample space. G. W. WATTLES. Governor Frank J. Hanly of Indiana has written to the managers of the ehow commending it and offering any assistance which is needed from Indiana. JAPANESE NAVAL STRENGTH. Twenty-five Armored Ships and Forty Seven Cruisers. Tokio Some reliable figures are now to hand showing the present strength of the Japanese navy as com pared with its strength when the war broke out. Details are appended, but the totals may be briefly stated, viz., 157 vessels of all descriptions repre senting a tonnage of 283.742 tons be fore the war, and 204 vessels and 515, 082 tons at the present day. Further scrutiny of the figures shows that Japan possesses more than twice the number of battleships it had before the war, a third as many more arm ored cruisers, three more other cruis ers, nearly three times as many de stroyers, but three fewer torpedo boats. VALUE OF LOUP RIVER. Discharges More Water Than Stream in the State. Any Lincoln The Loup river is a val uable stream. According to figures compiled by the irrigation department the flow of the stream is more uniform than that of any other river. Of all the rivere the Loup flows -with the slightest variation. The Platte ex ceeds the discharge of the Loup at certain seasons of the year above the mouth of the Loup, but its variation is so wide that its value from a power and irrigation standpoint is not so great as the smaller northern stream. COUNT HOHENAU OISGRACED. German Commender of Guard Corps Degraded Because of Exposures. Berlin General Count von Ho henau, former commander of the guard corps and at one time adjutant to Emperor William, has been sen tenced by a military court of honor to be deprived of his rank in the army and to surrender all the orders and decorations that had been conferred upon him. The finding of the court has been conflremd by Emperor William. SCARED ITAIAN PRIEST. ! omhavvlfiMAnl ....!..... .a a the cashier and the assistant cashier of the defunct State bank. Application was made at Washing ton for tno necessary authority to ex tradite from France Paul E. Roy, charged with responsibility for the death of George A. Carkins in New Hampshire. An uuknewn man entered the home of Steve Pushka, at Holden, W. Va., killed Mrs. Pushka by beating her brains out with a hammer and fatally wounded her four-year-old son. Mrs. Esabella J. Martin has been indicted at Oakland. Cal., by th grand jury on a charge of having dynamited the residence or Superior Judge Frank S. Ogden in March, 1907. Indictments charging the St Louis 4c San Francisco Railroad enmnanv with granting rebates and a Kansas City. Mo., Lumber company with ac cepting rebates, were returned by the St. Louis rederal grand jury. President Roosevelt appointed Charles D. Slgsbec. son of Rear Ad miral Sigsbee, and a number or sons of deceased naval officers as mid shipmen. At Allenstein. cast Prussia. Capt. Von Goeben. who killed Maj. von Scboenbeck. a fellow officer and has bees awaiting court-martial, commit ted suicide. Ragio Called on Father Delbeechi and Demanded Money. ' Kansas City, Mo. Eduarado Ragio. the police say. arrived In this city from St. Joseph Friday night and while here assumed the name of 'Ed ward Howard. Sunday Ragio called on Father CSharles Delbeechi of the Holary Rosary church and demanded money. Although he did not threaten Father Delbeechi, his manner was such as to cause the priest alarm. Mind Reader on Olsen Case. Pender Sheriff Dorcey, Olaf Olsen and County Attorney Chase, accompa nied by a woman mind reader from Sioux City, left Pender for Rosalie for the purpose or locating the body or Liille Olson. The sheriff and the clair voyant returned in the evening from the farm on which Olson formerly re sided. She took the officers to a grave on the farm, but it was one made over a year ago and with which the neigh bors were all familiar. To satisfy all curiosity the body was disinterred and found, as Olsen stated,. to be that of a babe which died at birth. The search was continued during the day, but nothing developed. ; Boominn the Corn Show. Lincoln Members or the State Board or Agriculture aud the Board ot Horticulture met here to take action toward helping along the corn show to be held in Omaha next rail. The pro ject had the unanimous aporoval of those present and the Board or Agri culture voted $500 to be used in pro moting the enterprise. A committee was also appointed by the joint board to help boost the enterprise. Speeches were made by Governor Sheldon and Prof. Jones. Congressman Adolph Moyer Dead. New Orleans, La. Congressman Adolph Moyer, formerly an assistant adjutant feneral in the confederate army, died at his residence here Sunday. Claims of Nebraska. Washington In the omnibus claims bill reported to the senate these items appear: To pay Margaret C. French, widow of Columbus P. French of Ne braska, $176; to pay. Michael Tracks, Ciimine county. Nebraska. $377; to pay John B. Gcddis. Beadle county. South Dakota, $391. Hastings Clergymen Threatened. Hastings Numerous unsigned let ters have been received by the various ministers threatening their lives if they did not quit the fight against the saloons. The city of Hastings is stirred to a white heat over the saloon ques tion and in a men's mass meeting res olutions were unanimously adopted which will make the fight at the next spring election one of license or no license. Bonds for County High School. Brown county is the first county in the state to notify the state treasurer that it is going to vote on the proposi tion to issue bonds for the purpose of erecting a county high school building. HERMAN BOCHE GUILTY. Father Leo's Slayer. Denver, Colo. Guiboppu Ella, the murderer of leather Leo, will be placed on trial in the criminal branch or the district court Monday. Indians Fire Jail. Grand Junction, Colo. As the result of an outbreak of drunken Indians at the lower government school last night the jail building was set on fire and two of the disturbers narrowly es caped cremation. Disciplinarian J. E. Shields was murderously assaulted and the men responsible for the trouble are in the county jail awaiting what ever action Superintendent Burton may deem necessary. The trouble started from Indulgence in liquor, which several of the boys or the school secured. Jury Finds That He Killed Saloan Keeper Frank Jarmer. Madison Herman Boche, a Madison county farmer, who has been on trial for the killing of Frank Jarmer. a Nor folk saloonkeeper, on May 1. 1907. at Norfolk was found guilty of man slaughter, and will have to serve from one to ten years in the penitentiary. The verdirt Is considered a victory for the defandant, in that public sentiment iias at all times been strongly agaaisi Boche, since commission of the crime. New Law Favored by Junkin. Lincoln Secretary of State Junkin would like to have a law enacted com peting lists of corporation officers and stockholders to be filed with the sec retary cf state and a fee of $10 paid the state. He believes this would add considerable revenue to that office. Board Allows Ballard StSf. Lincoln The state board of public isnds and buildings has voted. to allow Contractor Ballard $606 on his pole line contract and retain $86 until the completion of the line. The Seward elevator has been sold toF. H. Beckford for $4,000. The Nebraska City, bank company 'declared a dividend of 5 per cent. ' The Nehawka quarrie sare again in operation after six weeks suspension H. F. Hooper has been re-elected superintendent of the schools of Blue. Hill. Mrs. C. E. Robinson, an old. resident of Bancroft, committed suicide, tak ing carbolic acid. The Burlington has completed" a telephone line from Lincoln to Wy more. for company use. The Youag Women's Christian asso ciation of Omaha have started a cam paign for 300 members. The Pierce county farmers' institute held a two day's session with a large attendance and much Interest The Woman's club of Omaha has gone en record in favor of complete elimination of the Christmas tree. The women of St. Mary's Catholic church. Nebraska City, closed one of the most successful fairs ever held. The ministers of Beatrice held a meeting and arranged for the cam paign there against the saloon men this spring. John Brown or York county, a Rus sian. 3ti years or age. has been exam ined by the board or insanity and sent to the Hastings asylum. The Sunday closing ordinance is to be strictly enforced in Lincoln here after, according to a declaration made by Chief of Police Cooler. McPherson post ot the Grand Army. Fremont, celebrated the thirty-second anniversary of the organization of the post with a banquet at Masonic ball. C. H. Sturdevant of Chicago and A. E. Smith have made aplication to the city board of Oxford fcr a franchise to put in an electric lighting system. Washington Smith, who has been foreman of the Burlington coach shops n Plattsmouth for thirty-eight years, has tendered his resignation, to take effect April 1. At a meeting of the directors or the McCook Driving Park association it was decided to hold races in McCook July 3 and 4. Purses aggregating $1,500 will he hung up. Cracksmen last week entered the postofllce or the town of Hickman, wrecked the sare with an explosive and secured $400 in cash and stamps. They escaped on a Burlington hand car. Secretary Royse of the state bank ing board has asked for a statement of the condition of the state banks: The reports are to be based on the sit uation at the close of business Fel ruary 28. The First Christian church in Platts mouth has extended a call to Rev. H. D. Thomas 'of Corvallis. Mont. He has accepted, and will remove to tLat city and become astor of the church March 15. Paulina Tempest Johnson has sued her. mother-in-law. Mary A. Johnson, for $15,000 damages. Sbe alleged that the mother-in-law alienated the affec tions of her husband. Carlos G. John son of Lincoln. Charles Ford and John Kuhl. serving ninety days each in the county jail at Beatrice for resisting an officer, es caped from Denuty Sheriff Burke while they were at work in the yard. They were ail recaptured. Dr. C. D. Evans and Dr. D. T. Mar- tyn or Columbus, are held under bonds for their appearance in district court to answer to the charge cf violating the anti-pass law by accepting passes from the Union Pacific. Swan Youngquist. a respected citizen of Hamilton county, hanged himseir In the haymow or his barn. Young quest bad been in a despondent mood and for several years his mental fa culties had seemed to be impaired. Students of animal husbandry at the state farm made a trip to South Omaha to visit the packing bouses and stock yards. Guides were furnished by various packing houses to show the students the more important opera tions. Several specimens were shown to the students, and particular interest was shown in the judging'of sheep. The United States as trustee of Blackbird Sheridan, an Omaha Indian, has brought suit against Albert Krider. Frederick Corsden and Otto G. Rcss to recover about $450 for lease money. Sheridan is an Indian allottee and leased hi.? lands to Krider about three vears ago and the terms required that Krider should build a suitable house on the premises and make other improvements, which he has failed to do and Sheridan claims that he has been riamane'I $4."0 worth. Herman Boche testified in his own bchslf in his murder trial at Madison and during his testimony three times dramatically acted out the death strug gle in which he said he was engaged just before ho shot and killed Jarmer He was found guilty of murder In the second degree. Lieutenant Ar.hur G. Kavanagh ar rived in Tecumseb on a short visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Kav anagh. He has been engaged in tar get practice on the Tennessee at Mag Jalina bay. He enjoys the distinction of having been with Dewey in tne bat tie of Manila bay. Bert Leddy or Elm Creek, against whom a warrant was sworn out sev eral weeks aeo for assault on Mayor Gass of that tewn. and who left that vicinity for parts nnknown. returned to Kearney and gave himself up and was given a fine. The receipts of theoBce of the sec retary of state for the month of Feb ruary were as follows: For filing articles of incorporation. $2,222.$: no tary comxisslcn. $7C; motor vehicles, $67.10; brands. $54.50; certificates and transcripts, $36.50; labels and trade marks, $4; all ether sources, $21.80; total, $2,373.86. FOR SICK WOMEI il?irCBrracHXjcrv No other medicine has been so ncceseful in lelievinr the goffering: of women or received so many gen uine testimonials as has X. yrfia E. 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