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McC00K' - :" "• ' NEBRASKA

I NEBRASKA

I The poultry and stock show at TJas-tH ings was well attended.

The fire companies of Fremont willH organize a mutual beneficiary society-.H

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Old soldiers at the Milford Home re-

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tnrn thanks for furniture donated-.H

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JMaj. 'J. If. Showaltcr of FremontB wants to succeed Frank White as U. S-

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Senator-.H Nebraska City's salvation army willH give a free dinner to the poor on Chris-tH

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mas day-.H An Otoe county patriarch of sixty-H

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four was recently married to a blushing'"-Widow of sixty-

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The Salvation army of NebraskaH City gave a free dinner to poor child-H

-ren on Ciiristmas-

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H. P. Knapp shipped a fine load of-

H mules from Ithaca place iast week to-

H the St Louis market-.H

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An Indian on the reservation nearH Bushvillo killed himself to escape ar-

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rest for horse stealing-.H

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G. E. Jones of Nuckolls county soldH a brood sow the other day that tippedH the 'beam at G65 pounds-.H

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Mr. I3aker , late agent of the Gilcres-tH Lumber company at Oconto , was co-nH

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victed-of embezzling §140 from his em-L

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, ployers-.H

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The residence of Joseph Mctzner o-fH Arapahoe was destroyed by fire. TheH contents were saved. Loss , SC00 ; in-

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suranee , $40-0.H

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A. liocdecker of Plattsmouth was re-

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pairing acorn sheller when the horses-suddenly started , and now he has but

H one thumb-.H

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The 15-months-old infant of Mr. and"Mrs. T. J. Hardy of Elk Creek swa-

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lowed a safety pin and the crisis passedH without injury-.H

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A hedge fence deal was worked at-

H Wayne , and the Republican says it wa-sH a clear -case of "a smooth confidenceH man taking in suckers. "H The mayor and councilmen haveH starteda subscription list for the bene-

t-

of the south Omaha hospital andH leaded it with an individual donation.-

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j The Ord irrigation district is makingarrangements to sell their §50,000 o-

fK "bonds , and -will push the work of-

Kj ditch construction as rapidly as possi-

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Fire broke out in the residence o-fH I. F. Leedom of Dakota City. TheHi "building and contents were destroyed.-Hi

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Loss about SI,000 , with small insur-Hj

-ance-

.Hi.

Several cases of diptheria have "been-

Hi Teportcd to the David City board of-H ] health in various parts of that place ,Hi and it is feared that it may become an-HI epidemic.

| George Smith , aged 22 , son of "Win *

HI Smith , a farmer near Octavia , wasHI killed by kick from a horse. The horseHj "was sick and young Smith was attend-H

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| ing to him-

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Hog thieves are operating north of-

HJ Tierce. One farmer went to town andWl loaded tip with shot and shell and

1 there may be a few human corpes la-yIt-

ing around there ere long,

fj At Lincoln C. J. Wineingcr was|i Tound over to the district court in the

llj sum of S500 to answer to the charge of-

g bastardy preferred by Mary Cizek. H-eIf gave bond.and was released.-Kjj

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The people of Milford have decided|| to hold an election , and the candidate

It ] reciving the highest vote wiil be theIg next postmaster , providing the wishesIH of the community are respected.-HJ

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There is no market for shelled cornII .at Winside , there being fear that i-

tl|| will heat. If ear corn is taken 80-

H pounds to the bushel is required forIn which the holder is paid ten cents-.If

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) A Lyons farmer comes forward withij the statement that corn is not the stuff

II to burn. He says coal is cheaper andII lie advises farmers to sell their corn ,IS even at the present prices , and buyIn coal.-

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Frank Fredahler , a student at the i-nlj

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| stitute for the blind , Nebraska City ,

Ih fell from a-second story window , stri-klf

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ing on the brick walk , fracturing hisII skull very badly , and at this writing is8very low-

.IH.

There is a probability that the hourI g 'of meeting originally fixed for the bi-

metallist state conference at Lincoln ,may be changed .from 2 o'clock in theafternoon.of Jan. G to 11 o'clock , a. m-

.of.

the same day.-

A.

black mare , S years.old and weigh-ing

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about 1,100 pounds , was stolenfrom Graen Swayze's barn at Elkhorn.-An

.unknown man was seen the day

"before walking west with a saddle , and-y he is supposed to bethe man who stole

the animal.-D.

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. \Y. Stevenson , for several years aresident near Monroe , left for partsunknown other night He aban-dons

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his farm , which , it is claimed , ismortgaged for more than it is worth.-He

.is said to leave other debts.

' D. S. Zimmerman , representative-lect

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for York .county , was repairing afence at his suburban residence , andthrew his coat and vest over a post.-"When

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he returned to get them , botharticles , with the valuables they con-tained

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, were gone.-

Mrs.

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. Smith , wife of the MissouriPacific section foreman at Paul , was so

•severely beaten by her husband as torequire medical aid. Smith has been'in jail for beating his wife before. Thecounty attorney of Otoe county willliave a warrant issued for his arrest

! A. D. Dort of Burchard has just fin-

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husking G.000 bushels of corn-from eighty-five acres of ground. He

• pirated and cultivated this entire fieldlalone. besides doing his other farm''work , with the help of one man , didthe husking.-

A

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result of the meeting of Cubansympathizers in Lincoln , is the circula-tion

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of a report that an' agent is in thecity enrolling names of volunteers forCuban service. A number of members

iof local military companies are said tonave signed and are to report at Kan-sas

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City at the proper time.-v

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'yiinmiT' iiiiiii imi Tn ' " mi um ' ri ,Hi Ml in i-

nA four year old Eon of J. II Moodyof Mason City was run over by a heavi*

ly loaded wagon and fatally injured.-A

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special election was held at Hast-ings

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to vote on the proposition author-izing

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the city council to issue bonds inthe sura of 8,000 for waterworks im-

provements.¬

. The proposition carriedby a majority of 123.

The Blair horse collar factory , whichwas not rebuilt after being burneddown some months ago , is being resus-citated.

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. A new company has been or-ganized

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and it will begin to manufac-ture

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collars again and will tan its ownleather.-

Prof..

. Dutton , formerly of Colridge ,

who is prospecting for coal near Ponca ,

has reached a depth of 300 feet with-out

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finding a vein of sufficient thick-ness

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to bank on. The Austin mine ,with a two-foot vein , is furnishing thetown and surrounding country withgood fuel.

The decision of the supreme court ,

holding the sugar and chicory bountylaw unconstitutional , has given thoseindustries a hard blow. The loss tothe beet and chicory raisers in Dodgecounty alone from failure to receivethe extra SI per ton for beets of therequired standard , and the SI. 50 perton for chicory , will run well up intothe thousands.

Superintendent John T. Mallalieu ofthe Boys Industrial school of Kearneywas at the state capitol last week. Hereports that all but two of the twenty-eight lads who escaped from the schoolhave been returned , the most of themhaving returned voluntarily. At thetime of their escape Mr. M. was in thecity of Kearney buying Christmas pres-ents

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for them.The Oxnard sugar factory has issued

a circular to farmers to ship their beetsin by Dec. 20. This year's crop hasproven to be the largest and most sat-isfactory

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of any since the factory com-menced

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business , and the total outputwill reach nearly 12,000,000 pounds offine granulated sugar. The intentionof the factory people is to close up thefactory on beets Jan. 7.

Sam Winnegar , Win. Winnegar , Jo-

nas¬

Reynolds and a man named Bru-

ing-

, who were recently arrested inHastings for robbing hencoops , wereturned over to Sheriff Dean of GrandIsland. Hall county has chargesagainst them for grand larceny. Theprisoners kicked on going to Grand Is-

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, preferring to stand trial and sen-tence

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for petit larceny in Hastings.-Lovell

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Vandever , living four mileswest of Stella , was seriously injuredwhile stacking corn with a hay der-

rick.

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. The rope broke and the beamfell , striking him on top of the head ,

knocking him from the top of the stackto the ground , where he lay uncon-scious

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for a long time. Medical aidwas summoned and the injured manwas carried to the house , where thewound was dressed.

The Nebraska beet sugar associationwill meet in Hastings February 2 and3. Among the objects is to devise waysand means for securing additional beetsugar factories. The governor is au-thorized

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to appoint twenty delegates.The members of congress , Gov. Hoi-comb , all state officials and members ofthe legislature and county boards areale designated as delegates. Reducedrates will be made on all railroad lines.-

Dr..

. Ratkermel of Denver was in Cal-

houn¬

the other day and went over tothe Wagner farm , on which it wasclaimed gold in paying quantities wasdiscovered last spring. He declaresthat there are several gold veins , oneof which will run $o0 to the ton ingold , and all of which will pay to work.The news has revived the excitementthere that existed when the first an-

nouncement¬

that gold had been dis-

covered¬

was made , and owners of ad-

joining¬

farms will begin sinking shsfts-at once.

The secretaries of the state board oftransportation have prepared the copyfor the biennial report of the depart-ment

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, and it has been sent to theprinter. The only recommendation ofmoment in the report was prepared bySecretary Dilworth , which is to the ef-

fect¬

that the board , now composed offive members , state auditor , secretaryof state , treasurer , land commissionerand attorney general , should be abol-ished

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and the appointing power of thesecretaries placed.in the hands of thegovernor.

A distressing accident happened oneand ahalf miles sonth of Ednolm , at theresidence of Wm. Smith , in which Geo.Smith was .killed. The young manand his father were doctoring a sickhorse which had given them considera-ble

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trouble. They had both workedwith it sometime , when the father wascalled away. On returniag, his sonGeorge , a young man about twenty-four years , was found lying on his facenear the horse , apparently dead. Ef-forts

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to revive him proved unavailing.-He

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had been kicked in the breast bythe sick horse.

Secretary Williamson of the Nebras-ka

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Club is in receipt of a letter from aresident of Bennett , Pa. , representinga colony of German-Americans wishingto locate in the west ; also a letter fromGov. Holcomb , to whom the same partyhad written. Besides giviug the com-munication

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careful attention , the mat-ter

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has been referred to various localclubs in this state , so that altogetherthe Pennsylvania citizen and his colo-ny

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are in a fair way to get all the de-

sired¬

information , together with sev-eral

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warm invitations to "come to Ne-

braska¬

;" also a very positive impres-sion

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that Nebraskans are wide awakeand ready to extend a hearty welcometo all good new comers. This sort ofwork is what commends the NebraskaClub to the ready support of the peopleof this state.

Burglars entered the house of JohnAndresen , a farmer living two milessast of Elkhorn and secured S8 fortheir labor. As Mr. Andresen has beenin the habit of keeping large sums inthe house , the opinion prevails that thethief was not a stranger.-

A large number of Hastings businessnen held a meeting in the court housefor the purpose of discussing the beetiugar meeting to be held there in Feb¬

ruary. Committees were appointed to-

nakc all necessary arrangements forhe entertainment of the Nebraska)eet sugar association , which meetsfeb. 2 and 3.

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10 111 OBJECTIONS.

REPORTS OF SPANISH AID

IN-CUBA FALSE ,

DENIED AT WASHINGTON.

Congressman ami Senator-Elect Moneyof MiKHfoslppi to Visit Cuba and

Malco a Personal Investigationand Interview General "VTc-

yler

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Captain General'sI.atist Interview.

Washington , Bee. 2S. It is deniedofficially and authoritatively that anyEuropean government cither directlyor indirectly has made any representa-tions

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whatever to the United States torestrain or prevent its free action inconnection with the Cuban insurrect-ion.

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. A similar report was denied byauthority several weeks ago. A. VonBruening , secretary of the German em-

bassy¬

, said that so far as the embassyhere was concerned no such intimationhad been received. He discredited thewhole story. "We have not heard aword concerning Cuba ,

* ' said he , "forthree montlis. "

Senator-elect Money of Mississippi ,

now a member of the House foreignaffairs committee , proposes to leaveTampa , Fla. , next Saturday morningfor Havana , to remain a week or tendaj's in Cuba. He will seek an audi-ence

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with Captain General Wcylcr andwill ask him to provide an escort anda ilag of truce , so that he can go intothe heart of the territory occupied bythe insurgents , with a view of findingout what is going on. Mr. Money sayshe is determined to make as lengthy ajourney into the interior of Cuba ashis time will permit , and it is under-stood

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that he will endeavor to com-municate

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with the insurgents whetherCaptain General Weyler grants himpermission or not. He realizes that itwill be a risky thing for him to proceedon his own account if a permit is refusedhim. However , he is so anxious tohave trustworthy information that hewill take the chances , even if he findshimself later locked up in prison. It-is his intention to state frankly to thecaptain general that he visits theisland because it is impossible toprocure from President Cleveland orSecretary Olncy any official informa-tion

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regarding the condition of affairsin Cuba , and , as a member of Congressand of the House committee on foreignaffairs , he wishes to know what he isdoing before he casts his vote for oragainst any one of the several resolu-tions

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pending.-Mr.

.. Money was an officer in the Con-

federate¬

army during the war underGeneral Forrest , and his four years'service in the field whetted his interestin military operations. He thinksthat liis visit will at least enable himto learn more than he could by depend-ing

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on the State department for in-formation.

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WEYLER TALKS.-

Pinar

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del Rio Rebels Jicclarcd Helpless-

No

-Cruelty to Tlu-so Who Surrender.-

Nkw.

Youk , Dec. - ' . A dispatch tothe Herald from Camp Arroyo Grande ,

foot ofthe, Ilangel Hills , Pinar del Ivioprovince , December T) , via Havana ,

Cuba , saj's : "In an interview with 3our-correspondent. . Captain. Weyler said : '1have twenty-six battalions , rangingfrom S00 to 3.000 men each , occupyingall the hills of the province Thesecolumns liave desiroj'ed everything in-

sight and have been able to subsist onthe cattle of the insurgents , whichwere found grazing in the hills , andwith , whose destruction died the re-

maining¬

hope of sustenance. Theymust either starve or submit and somemay prefer to do the former , owing totheir remarkable apathy. '

" 'But why are there so few prescn-tados

-, general , in other words , persons

willing to lay down their arms ? '" 'That point is easily cleared up. I

know that they have held meetingswith the idea of coming in as presen-tados

-, but have been told that I mur-

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them all , Avhicli is absurd , is itnot ? Certainly I shallnot harm them ,knowing that they hope to throw awaytheir arms and pose as pacificos. '

" 'You can tell prett\r well by thenurnber of arms given up how manyhave been concealed , can 't yon V

" '1 am not sure there are morearms than there are insurgents. Theyshow their desperate condition. 1 cantell you that 1 know positively thatMaceo himself went three days with-out

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food before he was killed. '" 'You still believe him dead ? '" 'Beyond a doubt , certainly. We

even know where his "body is , but we-do not like to disinter it , as it wouldsavor too much of the profanation of a-

grave. . '' • *AVhy has Arolas left the troclia

with 8,000 men to take part in the ac-tive

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campaign ?'" 'Because the necessity for the

trocha as a defensive line no longer ex-ists.

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. There is , however , a considera-ble

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force there still amply sufficientfor all present purposes. '

" 'De you expect to capture Itius-Rivera'

" 'I don 't think Rivera will showhimself at all , " said General Weyler.-'We

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never hear from him , but some-times

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do one of the Ducasse brothers. " " '

John Urako Townsend Dead.New Yoijk. Dec. 2S. John Drake

Townsend , eminent lawyer and poli-tician

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, died" suddenly at Christmasdinner.

Brutal Jefferson City Mnrdcr.Jefferson Citv , Mo. , Dec. 2S. The

body of a lyearold colored girl wasfound in the rear of Stamflis' furni-ture

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store with the head crushed andthe abdomen cut open. Tobe Lana-han , a negro , was arrested , but theevidence * against him is meager andcircumstantial. A lynching is possi-ble.

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A Negro Boy Shoots a Policeman-.Paris.

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. Kv. , Dee. 2S. Johnson Howe ,a lfi-year-old negro boy , fatally shotPoliceman Lacy at Cynthiana Christ-mas

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eve when the officer attempted toarrest him. Last night he was broughthere for safe keeping ;

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O'DONNELL WHIPPED.

Easily Knocked Out by Peter Dlalicr-

In " Seconds.

New York , Dec. 23. It took justtwenty-seven seconds' time for PeterMaher , the Irish pugilist , to again de-

monstrate¬

his superiority in ringtactics and hard hitting qualities overSteve O'Donnell , the Australian boxer ,

in the arena of the Greater New YorkAthletic Club at Coney Island. Bothmen were in excellent condition andtrained to the hour. Each of themwas confident , but Maker's backersmade him a hot favorite by layingodds ranging from .1 to 5 to 1 on theIrishman's chances of winning.

From the outset Maher never leftthe result in doubt. He rushed at-

O'Donnell the moment the refereecalled time , and O'Donnell assumedthe defensive. The big Anstralian ledhis left for Makers body , but theIrishman blocked the blow with hisright hand glove. Then Maher senthis left to the chin and swung againwith his left on the face. lie putO'Donnell to the floor a second laterwith a left on the chin , and , after theAustralian regained his feet , Maherlanded a left smash on the jaw , follow-ing

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it quickly with a left half-hook ,

which sent O'Donnell down in a heap.Steve rolled over on his back in a help-less

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condition , and the referee slowlycounted him ou-

t.weylefTtold.

to delay.Rumor That Spain "Will Blake Overtures

to the Rebels.New York , Dec. 2 8. A Madrid spe-

cial¬

says : It is rumored that GeneralWeyler has delayed fresh operationsagainst the insurgents in order to givetime to discover the disposition of thebands and their chiefs since the deathof Maceo , with a view to feeling hisway to preparing the ground for - fin-

ishing¬

the present Cuban war like thepast insurrections in Spain and Cuba ,

where money and unofficial negotia-tions

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prove more telling argumentsthan force of arras , directly the insur-gents

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saw no more hope of foreign aid-.It

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is also believed in diplomatic cir-cles

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that Spain will take advantage ofthe dispositions of Presiden Clevelandand Secretary Olney to negotiatequickly and directly with the UnitedStates to secure American neutralityby granting discriminating concessionsin the contemplated Caban tarifc andfair promises of colonial autonomy be-fore

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the accession of MeKinley.

DUEL TO THE DEATH.

Two Pemiscut , Mo. , Men Settle an OldFend "With Pistols Both Dead.

New Madrid , Mo. , Dee. 2S. JohnAdams and Charles Simpson met at adance in Pemiscot count3'- last night atthe residence of Joseph Canot anddrawing their pistols fought a duel tothe death. Each man emptied the con-tents

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of his revolver into the anatomyof the other. Simpson died on the floorand Adams outside the door. An oldfeud was settled.

Double Murder.-Corxixg.

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. N. Y. , Dec. 2S. A horrible.iouble murder occurred at Rathbun-ville

-, fifteen miles west of this city,

last night. William Allen , WilliamHarrington and Cloyd Myers , while in-an intoxicated condition , quarreledabout the possession of a buffalo robe.-Myers

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had the * robe at his houseand Allen and Harrington drove there-at 10 o'clock last night and demandedit. They were met by Myers , who hada snot gun with him. When they de-manded

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the robe Myers shot themboth. Harrington was in the buggyit the time and the horses started atthe report of the gun. Allen died at12:1.1 this morning. The bodies ofboth men were terribly torn. Myers-ivas captured at 2 o 'clock this morningind is now in jail.

Grand Island -Road-.Lixcolx

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, Neb. , Dec. 28. The GrandIsland. Hastings & Southeastern Rail-oad

-: company has filed its certificate) f organization and incorporation andirticles of association in the office of-

hc; secretary of state. The new com-pany

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purchased the St. Joseph & GrandIsland road at the foreclosure sale heldit Hastings , Neb. , a few days ago.-Che

.use of the word Southeastern in-

stead¬

of St. Joseph in the name is com-nented

-on by local railroad men as-

lossiblv indicating an intention on theKirt of the new company to extend itsinc beyond St. Joseph and to Kansas

City.

"Kansas Kid" Confesses.Seattle , Wash. , Dec. 2S. Gay

Harshman. alias "The Kansas Kid , ' 'who was convicted recently of passing510,000 worth of counterfeit money ,

has made a statement to the effect thathis pal. George Conkling , who is nowserving time for counterfeiting , andwho squealed on him , confessed tohim that he was one of the three menwho held up the Northern Pacific trainat Hot Springs in'1394 , when the pas-sengers

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in the sleeper were relieved of-S. i000. It is believed that Harshmanalso had a hand in the hold up. Conk¬

ling is not a bad man , but Harshman is-

an old criminal and a desperate man.

Convicted oT Hanging: nis 'Wife-

.Clarke..

. S. D. , Dec. 26. ChristianChristiansen has just been convicted ofwife murder and sentenced to the pen-itentiary

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for life. It was supposedthat his wife had committed suicide ,

as she was found hanging to a tree in-a tree claim. It now appears that hohung her to the tree from his wagonand then drove out from under , leav-ing

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her there. Circumstantial evi-eenee

-was found which rendered the

suicide theory untenable.

Fatal Hunting : Trip.-

E.MPORrA

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, Kan. , Dec. 28. John Brad-ley

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, the 17-year-old son of J. Q. Brad-ley

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, fatally shot himself while outhunting yesterday. He and FrankPyne had placed their guns against atree while eating lunch. One of themslipped down and was discharged , theload of quail shot striking Bradley inthe top of the forehead , tearing a liole-in the scalp and shattering the skull.

Salvation Army Charity. (

St, Louis , Mo. , Dee. 28. The Salva-tion

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army fed 5,000adults and childrenat their various rooms in this cityChristmas day and sent out about 1,00-0baskctdinners to deserving families.

SPAIN IN HAHD LINES.-

TIio

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Entire I'hllllplno Colony In Kevolt-

.LoxnoS

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, Dec. 24. A Madrid dispatol-says : "In order to secure the .vaccos-iof the next loan the government i *

straining everj' nerve to to conceal thetrue situation in the Philippines. Thewhole colony is in revolt , and scatteredbodies of Spanish troops have beenhemmed in by the rebels. It. is r.i-mored

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that a certain proportion ofGerman reserve officers are in the in-

surgent¬

ranks.Sax Fraxcisco , Dec. 23. Private ad-

vices¬

from Manilla , Philippine islands ,

reached here to-day and are verified by-an account that appears in the HongKong Press , received per Belgic. Thenews contained in the communicationdeals with the attack of the Spanish onthe Noveleta isthmus , and the at-

tempt¬

of the Spanish to uslo'dge theinsurgents in Cavite and Vie jo. Atthe end of the campaign , which lasteduntil the 14th of November , the Span-ish

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authorities sent out dispatches re-porting

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that the attack had been suc-cessful

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, and that the rebel loss wasvery heavy. The Spanish claimed tohave lost about 2. killed and 100-

wpunded. . It is now learned that thegreat victory that the Castillians pre-dicted

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ended in ignominious defeat.The rebels held Noveleta against war-ships

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and troops. The Spaniards re-tired

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after suffering heavy loss.

John I Sullivan I'cnnUiM * .

Bostox , Mass. , Dec. 24.John Ij.Sullivan , the pugilist , sat in the poordebtors' session of the municipal courtyesterday to explain why he had failedto settle a florist's bill. The ease willbe further heard January 11. It issaid that of the thousands of dollarswhich Sullivan has made , he ha.ci notleft even enough to pay this smalljudgment of S3 IS obtained by a florist.

Prosecuting; Attorney Mosby Dead.-

St..

. Louis , Mo. , Dec. 24. JosephMosby , prosecuting attorney of Mariescounty , Mo. , died at St. John's hospi-tal

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, this city , of cancer , aged G3 years.-He

.was a cousin of General John S-

.Mosby.

, the Confederate cavalry leader.-He

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was born at Harrodsburg , Ky. , butcome to Missouri when a boy.

Questions and Answers Relating : toPatent * .

J. V. D. . of Belmond , Iowa , has sub-mitted

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questions to which we answeras follows :

1. The average time for getting apatent allowed is about eight weeks.

2. An application in this country is ,by international agreement , protectionfor six months in most of the foreigncountries that grant patents to Ameri-cans.

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3. No one outside of the U.S. patentoffice has a right to know anythingabout an application that has not beengranted.

4. Yes , we have the official recordsof all U. S. Patents issued since 1S. 0 todate and can generally tell when priorclaims interfere with ideas or inven-tions

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presented now.-r

.. Principles and results are not

patentable and the same objects andresults may be obtained by inventionsthat differ from each other in contrac-tion

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, in a patentable sense , so that twomachines for the same purpose mayeach be patented by different personsand used without either one being aninfringement of the other's rights.

Valuable information about obtain-ing

¬

, valuing and selling patents sentfree to any address.

Printed copies of the drawings andspecifications of any U. S. Patent sentupon receipt of 25 cents.

Our practice is not confined to Iowa.Inventors in other states can have ourservices upon the same terms as Hawk-eyes.

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Thomas G. & J. Ralph Orwig ,

Solicitors of Patents.Des Moines , Iowa , Dec. 19 , 1890-

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A West Superior , Wis. , Hank Closed.West Superior , Wis. , Dec. 24. The

Eank of West Superior, capital 550,000and surplus 550,000 , suspended thismorning as a direct result of the fail-ures

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Gave His Life for Another.Independence , Ivan. , Dec. 24. Yes-

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PLANETARY POINTS. JSOME HOROSCOPES MADE BV B-

PROF. . CUNNINGHAM. f H

Reader * Are Invited to Send in Dalii 'l la-

nd Have Their Indication * Printed M

Free Planet * Indicate Invent * , but Do HNot Cause Tlicui. H

/• mipeaa HE llOrOSCOpQ Of fl-

K - jjfS"- William MeKinley M-

v/ ll mate hy Prof' Cun" Hf s 1.7 nlngham a year

/ m \ ffiVysiLi aso imllcalcl1 llat |'l h0 woult ! uecomo"

4lr president of the H-

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United States-A

- HwsTvi > March4 > 1S9L Th0 H-

wjF*/\ /y astrologer visited' NsL-- tlc MeKinley homo M

-" at Canton for the Mpurpose of obtaining exact data. Ho v lwas cordially icceived by Major Mc-

ley- / H

, Mrs. MeKinley and the president- f H-elect's aged mother. Prof. Cunningham H-is at present making a horoscope of the- j fl-

MeKinley administration , beginning at Hnoon March 4. It will he printed in; H-March. . Persons wishing to have horo-scopes

- Hmade should remember to give l lChristian name , place of birth and H

residence , date and year of birth , hour H-and minute if possible. If you do not Mknow the hour, send two two-cent Mstamps for particulars. Correspondents Hshould also bear in mind that the as-

trologer- H

wishes it distinctly understood ! Hthat he treats the position of the plan-ets

- Bat time of birth merely as indlcafltions and not causes. A planet may > |signify an event , like the star of Beth-

lehem- 3

for instance , hut of itself it J Mhas no other connection with it. Cor-respondents

- Hare answered free in these-

columns.- H

. Address Prof. G. W. Cun-ningham

- M, Dept. 4 , 191 Clinton street , M

Chicago , III. JHAnswers printed in order as received. M

Here are some for this week : JJH

Frank , Notre Dninr. Inil. B

You have the zodiacal sign Scorpio * /)|rising , with Sagittarius intercepted on Vthe ascendant , and Mercury , Venus and |the Sun also there , consequently you Mhave Mars , Jupiter , Mercury , Venus Mand the Sun for ruling planets. You M-are above medium height , and well * |proportioned body ; medium to dark |complexion , hair and eyes ; the eyes j |have a peculiar sparkle and sharp |sight. You are stirring and energetic, Mand will' always have an ambition for M-

a large business , with plenty of rush ||Ht-o it. You are fond of anything that Mhas a mystery connected with it , and |are very original and inventive in your JHi-deas. . You are also fond of anything LApertaining to chemistry and pharmacy. JJHYou have good command of language , J Ha-

nd you are also a deep thinker , and H-do not always tell everything you ' 1know. You have strong intuitions , and Hhave a good knowledge of many things. J Mwithout ever having had to study to f Hlearn about them. HI-

is < 3Iary K„ Calva. III. MYou have the zodiacal sign Scorpio , H

which Mars rules , rising at your birth Mand therefore Mars is your ruling Hplanet or significator. Scorpio usually Mdenotes a person of medium height ; Hwell set and compact figure : rather Hshort limbs ; the complexion not very |clear and oftentimes freckled ; the hair |dark and of luxuriant growth ; you are flreserved and secretive in your nature |and keep your business secrets to |1

yourself ; you are ambitious , stirring |and energetic and inclined to take the Mlead in anything in which you become j |interested ; you are not very yielding Hi-n your disposition and when opposed ] |are liable to lose control of your tem-per

- H; you are fond of anything that is- j H-

Df a mystical character and eas- J Hi-ly become interested in any-hing

- H: relating to chemistry ; you M-ire a great admirer of surgeons , Hsoldiers , firemen , etc. , when they Hperform any oneration that _ Hquires skill or any act of bravery , sol- J Hd-iers on dress parade , etc. ; you also Htake quite an interest in war and navy J knews and all kinds of military affairs. \ H

John 31. , ircolyn. BYou have the zodiacal sign Leo |which the sun rules , rising at birth anoT |therefore the Sun is your ruling planet H-

er significator. The sign Leo usually J Hdenotes a wiry, muscular , slender fig- T l-ure , with wide shoulders in proportion Ht-o the rest of the body ; the complexion 4 Hfair and ruddy ; the hair and eyes light ; |the eyes are large and in some case& Hthey would be called "popeyes. " You f |are of a sunny , cheerful temperament ; Hyou are charitable and generous , too |much so for your own good ; you are |very restless when not busy at some-thing

- H; you are very apt to borrow H

trouble in some way or cross bridges J Hbefore you get to them ; you are appar- *J He-ntly quick tempered yet seldom get V lyour deep anger aroused ; yet when you 1do you become very fierce like the lion ; |when your anger is once aroused you |will give somebody that was the cause fl|of it the full benefit of your opinion re-gardless

- Hof their position or rank. You H

have more than average pride and am-bition

- Hand have a natural gift of |language. j H-

A Towel of Blotting Paprr. HPaper has been put to a variety of H

uses , but its most curious employment is Mforeshadowed in the recent patenting M-

of a blotting-paper towel. The idea. M-

is that a person on stepping out of his -J Hmorning bath , instead of rubbing him-self

- Hdry in the orthodox manner. H

should envelop his body in a towel of | |blotting-paper , which will , without |trouble , and in a few seconds , absorb B-all the moisture upon his skin. The - Hidea is ingenious , but it does away with Hthat wholesome friction which many Hbelieve to be so beneficial to tiie skin J H