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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

In an encounter at venita, Indian Territory,
WIN. Arnold, nonresident, was killed by j..
T. Gunter, Cherokee. Gunter surrendered.
| A Georgia negro stole horse near his
home, rode the animal thirty miles and sold 1t
for $50. Then he stole another horse to ride
back home. but was arrested.
Professor Dewolesky, music. teacher. re-
Gently charged by his daughter Isabel with
criminal assault, was found dead in his house
at Washington City, having suicided.
VIM H. Burns, the father of Fora Burns,
murdered at Lincoln, Ill, one year ago, shot
at o. A. Carpenter, her supposed murderer.
but missed him. There were 10 arrests.
Frank Gordon was shot dead in New York
by James McVicar, a pool seller in Blocker
street saloon. The men we're strangers and
quarreled about a woman accompanying Nc
Vicar.
On Friday an unknown man, As years of age,
took q seat on a bench in Madison Square,
New York, and shot himself dead. A thief
Immediately grabbed the revolver and disap
peared.
A motion for a new trial in the case Of
Neville, the bigamist, was argued at Toledo
ana OVerruleQ. Neville was tnen Senteuceu
to seven years at hard labor, the full extent
Of the law.
The sheriff has arrested seven men charged
with being members of a band of regulators
who few days ago killed ]. G. Hughes in
Rowan county, Kentucky. Two have con-
fessed, duplicating twelve men.
Howard Sullivan was hung at the county
jail in Salem, N. j., for the murder of Ella
Matson last August. He attacked her on
lonely road, ravished and then murdered her,
and hid her body in the bushes. At the trial
he pleaded guilty.
Samuel Wannamaker, of Ohio, who uttered
fifty forged notes amounting to $4,000, was
taken from the city hospital at youngstown
and sentenced to fifty years in the state peni-
Tertiary. Wannamakeri s mere skeleton and
cannot live but few months.
Perry Reilly, of the two negroes who fatally
assaulted F. P. Jones and wife at Sulphur
Springs, Texas, was lyncbed by a crowd of
citizens. Reilly confessed the robbery Of
Jones' house and told how Jones and wife
were struck on the head with a hammer.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

SUCCESS AT SuICIDE.-Maud Bremen, a cour.
tesan who has made several unsuccessful at
tempts to commit suicide in the past few
months, made Anal and successful attempt
on Tuesday night. She had been living at a
house kept by Carrie Mullen, but had left
there day or two previously. On Tuesday
she was met by John Sandersra machinist and
old friend, who testified that hearing that she
was out Of money, obtained lodging for her
over night at the Elkhorn Valley House. San
ders was told during the evening that the girl
had taken morphine and charged her with it,
but although she admitted it, she showed none
OF the effects. Consequently neither Sanders,
nor CRjori, the druggist of whom she bought
the morphine. to whom Sanders took her, be-
lieved that she was In earnest. Yesterday
morning when Sanders called at the hotel for
her, he found her dying and physicians called
could give her no relief. The verdict was that
Maud Bremen had come to her death from
poison administered by her own hand and
sold by Cajeri after he had been warned
against selling her.-Omaha Herald.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

"OMAHA CHARLEY" KILLED.-Charles Ste
Dhens, better known as Omaha Charley" says
the Herald, one of the toughs who left the city
years ago for the city's good, died with his
boots on at Maryville, Mo-, Wednesday last.
stevens was drinking in saloon, and making
great buster in his usual style. Slashing his
glass around he spilled some of the liquor on
a man named Herbert Cramer. Cramer called
mis- attention to the fact and said, 'Please
don't spill that on my clothes; they are all
have" Stevens replied, Cd d-n you, can
throw it in your face" and suiting the action
TO the word, threw the contents of the glass
into Cramer's face, at the same time drawing
his revolver and firing one shot, the ball strik-
ing Cramer about one inch above and to the
eft Of the left nipple. Cramer staggered
slightly, but speedily rallying, to the surprise
Of everyone, grabbed Stevens, and throwing
him to the floor. stamped upon his head and
neck, crushing his skull. He then turned and
walked to the Office of DR.. Nash.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11
GIGANTIC RAILWAY SCHEME.
4 Route Extending From Weste,n Pennsyt-
Uanid to Omaha.

Springfield Qll.l dispatch: The directors and
stockholders of the Eastern and Western All
Line railroad company, who have been in ses
sion here several days, have formed a consoi
dct on of the five companies that have been
associated under the above title. The route
selected extends from point in western
Pennsylvania to Omaha and viii touch at
Kankakee, Ill. The company has authorized
q first mortgage and has contracted for the
building of the road. Il. a. Schawaucker, OF
Pennsylvania. has been appointed chief
gineer and will take charge OF the cOnstruc.
ton. Neither the bonds nor the stock of the
company will be placed on the market unit
the completion OF the road. The capital stecb
is So, 600 600.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

The feeling in the cattle market during the
week just closed, says Chicago advices, haa
ruled pretty weak for everything below choice
grades, and quotations have been slowly cas-
ing off. The market for cows, bulls and the
riff-raf generally showed much irregularity.
There were some sales made at steady prices,
while others showed decline of 10 to 15c aid
even 2Gc.
Stockers and feeders were in brisk inquiry,
but the large number coming forward check.
ed any tendency to advance. Still there was
more confident feeling among holders and
number of yard SPECTATORS closed out their
purchases.
Rangers were steady. The demand was a
little slack, but offerings were much reduced,
and the week closed fairly firm. Westerns in
cluded in the receipts.
Cloeipu Fol
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11
CAPITAL BRIEFS.

Senator Henderson, at his own request, has
been released from service as member of the
committee ON claims.
The chairman Of the executive committee
on the Improvement of western waterways
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

st. John takes nothing but watsr
now, but. like the rest of ms be IN
Derrick. ' Osty
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

Good to best grades of sheep have been a
little stronger. sales of that class indicating
an advance of Zoe to 15c, but poorer grades
have remained dull at the low quotations of
last week. Sales range at $50 to $400 for
common to extra Qualities
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11
IN, Old Cha in, against the Government.

The descendants of Peter Tufts, of Halifax,
who settled Maiden, Mass, are now seeking
to recover from the United States government
for the loss Of property in Nal
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

At Arroyo Grand, in San Luis Obispo
county, California. recently, two pump
81 feet round, and the other 6 feet )
inches.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

den, which was confiscated one hundred years
ago, on the ground that Peter was loyansL
The heirs claim that Peter was patriot.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-12-11

6 Ex-soldiers and sailors called on Vice Presi-
dent-elect Hendricks at Indianapolis and
were given brief talk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
Personal.

Henry George, who has been lecturing
IN the Isle OF Skye, will sail for America
January oath.
The late Eugene Pelletan. llfe-senator
OF France, was the leader OF the movement
against the gambling-dens OF Paris and
Monte Carlo.
MIR. Labouchere, In Truth, said the other
day that all Canada was lit for was Esqui-
meaux and polar bears, and now everybody
in the Dominion is mad.
They do say that Mrs. Belva Lockwood
etood up on an amber-plush covered chair
TO see the President open the New Or
leans Exposition by telegraph.
Nine. ,Judic has been playing to empty
benches in Florence and Rome, owing to
the general anti-French feeling and the
steepness OF her admission prices.
The late General Fleury. French Minis
ter TO Russia. was q great favorite OF the late
Czgr. and was one OF the very few persons
able to make that monarch throw OIL MS
usual melancholy.
Miss Edith, daughter Of Minister Foster,
was n fayorite with the royal family at
Madrid. and boasts the possession, in her
album, Of the autographs OF the King and
Queen, the ex.Queen Isabella. aud whole
page OF good wishes from the lnfanta
Eulaie.
Admiral Lynch, the Chilan conqueror OF
Peru, has gone as Minister to Madrid in
order to have the benefit Of the best Euro
pean surgical skill for his left eye and right
hand, the use OF which he lost in the war.
He is, by The way, the first Gillian Minis
ter TO Spain after nearly twenty years OF
suspended diplomatic relations.
Chauncey Depew said in the Nineteenth
Century Club. at New York. the other eve
ming, that he once asked KnickerbOcker-
Club man which he would prefer, to be
Washington. q Wellington. Shakespeare.
or 10 be invited 10 the cotillon, and the
club man answered: ITO be invited to
the cotilon, OF course-it gets one into so
ciety."
The late President Peck, Of the Terre
Haute and Indianapolis railroad, used to
walk twice a year the entire distance be-
tween indianapolis and Terre Haute. car
rying on his arm a peck bucket, in which
he put any piece OF iron he saw lying near
the track. When his bucket became
weighty he would dump the contents near
the track for the scction-men to gather.
This was good exercise, doubtless. but
probably was "saving at the spigot."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
Internal Taxes.

We are glad to find that the New York
Journal Of Commerce still repeats occa-
sionally ITS demand for the repeal OF all in
ternal taxes. That paper is opposed to the
doctrine OF protection, speaking as 1t does
for importing merchants, but unlike the
Democrats Of Kentucky, IL does not "see
In every bush an officer that is to say,
does not see n wicked scheme for protect
ing American mechanics in every proposi.
ton that Is made 10 abolish internal taxes.
We quote our New York contemporary, as
follows:
"The system OF internal revenue in It's
very nature Is repugnant to our form OF
Government and inconsistent with the
maintenance OF popular liberty. II est, b-
lish,s an official surveillance OF private
business; Il authorizes domiciliary visits
without warrant or evidence; il is enforced
only through The aid OF spies and informers
and midnight raids; II opens a wide door
TO the most offensive yenality and oppres-
sion; IL EMPLOYS a body OF 10000 armed
adherents OF the Administration, winch
serve as a constant menace TO free thought
and independent action: and II II MAIN
tanned at an annual loss OF life which shows
the perpetual friction II exeltes Ia the CON-
munisy, and the yearly expenditure OF
$4,000. COO from the public treasury. 10 was
established as war measure, aud defended
at lis introduction solely on the ground Of
iis necessity. When il was at first proposed.
Governor Chase, then Secretary OF the
Treasury, rejected it most percmptorily.
and said TO the writer: 'As to excise, It's
very name Is odious, and / never will
recommend IT, He afterward ccceded TO
Its adoption with very great reluctance.
The wa, with its necessities, has passed
away; the Treasury Is overlooking with the
gathered surplus; but the odious excise
stu oyershadows the land. II Is con-
tinued mainly because OF the patronage
IT furnishes, and the grip II gives to
the official hands that would bend tn their
behests the will OF every freeman. Its adj
vocates play adroilly on the sentiment
that would discourage the common use Of
whiskey and tobacco. while secretly they
care nothing for temp sance or healthi.
ness, and know very well Z, the, did that the
abolition OF the tax would produce no
effect upon either. II wosid be an I'm.
mense relief II this entire syssem, with IT,
iliiberal, exacting, and oppressive features,
were wholly wiped out, leaving on our
statutes no trace Of IT. existence
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
DEATH-GRAPPLE WITH A BEAR.
The Thrilling Adventure or Two New York
Hunters In Canada.


An Elmira special says: Enfield Stout.
Of Tioga county, has Just returned from
twC-weeks' hunt in Frontenac county,
Canada, in company with Thomas De Witt
and George Pearson, OF Schenectady coun-
~. He relates thrilling adventure his
two companions had with wounded
bear, In the fight with which they
were both badly hurt and narrowly
escaped with their lives. The party
was camping near White Lake. De Witt
and Pearson bad been on the lookout
for a deer that was expected to enter the
lake in front OF the hounds, but ii having
taken another course they rowed across
the lake toward the evening on their wat
back to camp. As they were about to
leave their boat they heard a great crash
ing in a ticket few yards away, and the
next instant full.grown bear and Two
young ones appeared from behind fallen
tree. Pearson fired, and the old bear fell
to the ground. The hunter, believing that
he had killed the animal, ran TO the spot.
De Witt remaining with the boat When
Pearson reached the ticket he was met
by the bear, which bad regained its feet.
baving been shot in the lower jaw, the
most OF which was carried away by the
means Of defence the bear threw herself
upon him, and they both fell to the ground.
PeaTson's cries brought De Witt to the
scene. but the bear and Pearson were so
closely Rugged to gether as they struggled
on Tie ground that the other hunter did
not dare fire for fear OF killing his compan-
ion. The bear was unable TO intict any in
Jury on Pearson with her mouth. and he
seized her long hair in his teeth and buried
his face deep in her shaggy fur, thus keep
ingii away from her sharp claws, with which
she was eDdeayOring to tear II. Seeing
that re could not be Of any service t.
bis friend with bis gun, De Witt picked Up
a heavy club, and by blows with 1t he
Turned the attention Of the iniuriate1 ami
nal from Pearson long enough for him to
escape from her hug and spring to his feet.
The hunter drew his bunting-knfe, and rs
the bear sp.ang upon him again be plunged
il into her breast. AT the same time the
bear struck Pearson blow on his shoulder
with her paw that hurled him several feet.
He fell against stump, breaking two OF
bis ribs and stunning him Tor several min
utes. The bear then rushed upon
De Witt, who is powerful young
man, and very tall. De Witt stood
his ground, and as the bear sprang
upon him he threw his arms around her
body, and by quick movement threw her
on his left shoulder, where be held her,
struggling and burylng her claws in his
bank, and tearing The flesh 10 the bone.
De Witt shouted 10 Pearson TO place his gun
against the bears head as she hung over
his shoulder and blow her brains out. BY
the time Pearson had recovered sufficiently
10 do so, DE Wits clothing had been
Pearson sent a rifie.ball through the bears
head, and De WIT held her on his back until
she DIED. The two young bears sclped.
Pearson WAS hurt SO badly that he reached
the camp with difficulty. The bear weighed
nearly 200 pounds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
An Old Question.

The human mind seems 10 run In grooves.
The same Old questions are constantly
arising again, to be decided again. a Gin
cinna.i paper publishes telegram third
OF a column long intended TO show that
Dir. HuRD, Of Ohio, expects to become a
membGr Of the next House Of Representa-.
tiyes CT Congress, not because he was
elected 10 that body by the people. but be-
cause his opponent, who has the return,
was rot eligible. As II the fact that tue
man whom the people chose was ineligible
bad vested the title TO the seat In the man
whom the people rejected.
The case OF which we speak Is In prln-
ciple really a very old one. In the cele-
brated WILKES case in England, the House
OF Commons did once decide the contest
in favor Of Mr.. LUrTRELL, the man whom
the people had rejected at the polls. but this
was because the voters persisted in electing
WILKES again and again after he had been
declared ineligible by the House OF Com
mons itself. The ground OF this decision
was that the votes cast Tor WILKES were
void.
II Mr.. RoNEIs, the member whose right
to scat in the House Of Representatives
MIR. HuRD is contesting shall be proved to
lie ineligible, the House will no doubt
order q new election; and then Mr.. HuRD
may obtain from the voters good title to
the seat which he seeks TO occupy. This,
we presume. is all that he expects to gain
by contestiDg Mr.. ROMEIs's title to seat.
lie could hardly expect the House OF Rep
resentatives TO seat man whom the people
had refused TO elect on the ground that the
man whom they had elected was ineligible.
Possibly this might be done il, as in the
WILKES case. the voters were to persist in
electiDg a man whom the House had de-
cided TO be incapable Of holding the place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31

fry.y We cannot Tor the Me o. ~
sce wherein Mr.. RAxpALL's creed dl!-
ftn from that act forth In the Chicago
platform Of the National Democratic
party. And yet Mr. wArrEnsoS and bis
followers are constantly using Language
which Implies that Er. RANDALL Is not q
sound Democrat. DO these gentlemen
mean TO say that they are not willing 70
stand upon the Chicago platform. and tn"
they are not In favor Of imposing such rates
Of duty Gas viii be ample TO cover any in'
creased cost Of production which may ex'
ist IN consequence Of the higher rate oil
wages prevailing 10 tbs country"9 Iso,
1t Is they, not Mr. RAspALL's follower,
who arc unsound; for the Democratic
pariy has no creed II 1t Is not contained In
The Chicago platform.
Tire New York journal Of Commerce.
paper opposed TO the doctrine OF protection.
nevertheless makes the following candid
concessions, which strike us as being 10 the
line Of the tariff teaching Of Mr.. RANDALL:
SIMPLIFYING TAXATION -Therc are not q
thousand people In the United States In
favor Of sboiishing the system OF collecting
revenue BY duty on imports. Free
trade" IL only sentiment In this country,
ard cannot become practical question In
the lifetime Of the present generation. The
main body Of the people OF all parties are
IN favor Of supplying the needs oil the
Treasury by Judicious tsriG so arranged
as 10 impose no unnecessary burdens on
commerce, and so adjusted to existing con.
ditions as to effect the least disturbance oil
any domestic industry.
The tariff system must and should re-.
main, and the only effort to be encouraged
is ono that would aim at It's simphGcation
and perfection.
Again VIC advise all Democrats to stand
upon the Cbiesgo platform os II was under
stood when the mechanics Of this country
were being begged to cast their votes for
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
Hoar's Latest Paroxysm.

III MURAT HALsTEAD and Senator H0AR
were shaken up in bag it would be Diff
cult to tell which would come out first.
Both cling with desperate ,cnacity TO the
bloody shirt, and both are howhng them
selves boarse. From all appearance the
combined energies OF batterimg ram and
a pile-driyer would not beat 1t into their
heads that the war is over. HOAR continues
TO echo BLAINE's Augusta speech. His
latest proclamation is that suffrage was
suppressed in the South, that the lndepen-
dents are a set Of dough.iaces, and that the.
Democrats are coming into power through
ga usurpation." In commenting on this,
the Boston Herald independently says:
The remedy which he proposes is TO keep
up the old abuse OF the south, and misrep-
rCsentation OF Its motives, and II indulge
in q sckening cant about "reverence for
the individual souls " OF the members OF
The colored race, for which the Republican
party has rot done one thing since 1t
thrust the ballot into their unpre-
pared hands, In the selfish expectation
OF perpetuating its own power inter-
minably. Senator Ho,rs party has lost
every southern State, and finally the
presidency, by adhering to this miserable
sectional policy, and nominating clndi-
date who has been on both sides OF il, with
a predominant desire 10 get Zone more
President out OF the bloody SHIRT" Ii it
chooses TO continue on this line, we shall be
sorry; for, in that case. the Democracy can
blunder in other matters with comparative
IMMUNITY. The Republican party. quite as
much as the democratic, needs TO send its
Bourbons 10 the rear.
Sad as il is to see men like H0AR and
HALsTEAD such victims Of obsession as the
one shows himself to be in bis speeches and
the other in bis paper, there is a grain Of con-
ISOLATION IN the fact that their indrmlty is
the South's gain. The more violent they
become the more solid truths the indepen-
Cent press hurl at them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31

We have deeper sorrow that Rlnda |
did that than Watterson can have. II RAN
dali had submitted to The Morrison caucus.
and bad helped put the Morrison bill
through the House, the bill would have
been rejected by the Senate, OF course.
Tie state OF the law would have teen
precisely what il is, but the issue OF the
presidential campaign would have been the
Morrison bill, and upon that the Republi.
cans would have carried every northern
State, and james G.. Blaine would have
been the President-elect.-Cin Cincinnati Com
merciaI- Gazette.
A claim has been advanced In favor OF
AihanGsius Kircher in connection with the
origin OF the germ theory OF disease. In
his woik on 1.-The Plague" published in
Rome in 1858, he attributes the origin OF
epidemic diseases 10 animalcula germs y.
and maintains that each kind OF putreisc.
ton possesses peculiar virus which pre-
duces definite kind OF illness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31


An otter, which even NJ. Pastcur mas
found II we'll to decline. has recently oeen
made to the great viyIsecilonist by MN.
Ast,e De vslssyre. This lady, VITA the W.
trepid,ty Of her sex, offered herself as
subject for the famous experiment. now
being made on bydrophobia. NJ: fa'tenr
rplisd that II would be very danseron'
10 undergo the experiment; but, no,
thing daunted, the lady replied
that, as in 1879, after being plt-
ten by q dog, she bad already under,
zone cauterizaiion, and by "resentlng "
lie consequences u bite escaped them.
she was perfectly willing, II the cause Of
scicnce could in any way be furthered oy
an experiment on her, to UNDERGO u. sucn
/, tie enthusiasm OF Nine. de Valssyre tnat
she coneiudfs her letter by saying, -"
YOU reply In the affirmative. / shall not
Hesitate 10 submit to anything you may pro-
nose. and am willing TO come anu NV,
under your eyes II you think II necessary.
whether M. Pasteur will long. remain
proof to so tempting an offer after tn's
remains as vet 10 be seen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31

A Herald cable special says: "The
denticSt Christina ciId used in London was
the personal one Of Mr.. and Mrs. HENRI
MApLEsoY, the maiden name Of the latter
MARIE R0zs--being spelled by music u
notes in two bars" We suppose the notes
represented howl Of about seconds du-
ration. that rose when the short ends Of the
has came together.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
meath or m, Arctic Explorer.

Captain Thomas Griffin died IN BROOKLYN
saturday AGED finy-six years. lie was
born on the Isle Of Man. and be was one on
ilc sailors selected in Brooklyn to 90 on
Kane's expedition TO the Arctic regions va
each Of Sir John Franklin In 1898. After
his return he entered the merctntlle ser
vice. and commanded successiyely mum,
Ter Of ships engaged in the South American
Ia
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31

Tie Philadelphia North American BLAINE
orean) unburdens its heart as follows:
"Tbe old year has been in such disagree
able mood lately that everybody will be
glad to see him die" Every Republican
ko1y