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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15

OToE LAND FRAUDS.-In the United States
ourt Lincoln motion to quash the indict
nent against Griygs, Ashby and others for
conspiracy to defraud the government in the
hoe land tale, was argued by j. L. Webster,
# Omaha for the motion and G. M. Lambert
on, United States district attorney, on the
ther side. Tue grounds on which the court
Sas asked to qsash the Indictment were:
l: That the land in question belonged to the
Indians, and the government could not pos
IDLY have been defrauded by the conduct of
he defendants.
e. That the dictment does not state any
bets sho ing that a conspiracy was formed
or detrauding the Cover ment.
8. That the Indictment does not charge the
defendants with any offense whatever against
he United States government.
The case was taken under advisement and
lecsiOn reserved.
Charles Florence and John B. Legnard, in
Hcted wi b twelve others for conspiracy to
iefraud the COVE nment, perjury and subor-
tation of perjury in what is known the
Valentine land Frauds" were arraigned and
leaded not guilty. The trial is set for the
9th inst
THE GRAVE DEsECRATED.-ALin Lincoln special
the Omaha Re ublfcan says: When Under
iker Roberts visited Wyuka cemetery this
morning to disinter the body of Pearl For
ade, alias Alice Heath, who lost her life in an
Unfortunate affair at Mollie Halls place last
7eek, preparatory to its removal to Cresco,
he found the grave robbers had been at work.
The fin and shroud were in the grave. but
be body was missing. The cemetery trustt es
Vere Immediately notified and, after a con
erence search was instituted VIII ch resulted
the body being returned to Roberts under
aking rooms at O'Clock in the evening,
where it WAS again prepared for ,ur. al and
,laced in q casker. The authorities refuse 70
i've any "a, ticulars of the recovery of the
rody, but it is supposed that it was found in
he dissecting room of the medical college of
he state university. The body was said to
ave been an excellent subject, inasmuch as
he womsn was of ttne physique and about to
secome mother.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

E. L. Conkri e, of Frecport, was elected
speaker of the lower house of the Illinois
leg Stature.
George Erwin was elected speaker of the
New York assembly. 4 communication was
received from irover Cleveland resigning the
office of governor of New York.
Senate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Luke
n. Vierson, Pella, Iowa; Clarence E. Snively,
Canton, Ill Henry C. Robinson Grand Cross
ing, H.; Robert T. Kloke, West Point, Neb.:
John w. Gordon, Minden, Neb.; John NJ Fitz-
patrick, Hebron, Neb.
The Chicago Daily News prints Springfield
ILL special which intimates that Senator
Ruger, classed as a republican, viii act with
the mocrats and that he aims at the presi-
iency of the senate. The statement is also
made that Gen. Logan has been asked to 20 to
Springfield.
A Washington special says: The latest cabi-
net slate is as follows: For secetary of state.
Bayard, of Delaware; for secretary of the treas
ury, Randall, of Penn ylvsnia; for secretary
Of war, Garland, of Arkansas; for secretary
of the interior, Colonel Villas, of Wisconsin;
for secretary of the navy, Thurman. of Ohio:
for attorney general, Governor Waller, of
Connecticut: for postmaster ge eral, Daniel
was held last week and the list was practically
agreed upon, and is said 10 meet Mr.. Cleve-
lands views upon the subject The final DEM
ocratic conference previous to he Inaugural
on is set for February 20, and will be at
tended by Daniel Manning, Colonel Lamont,
private secretary of Mr.. Cleveland, and q
large number OF party leaders Mr. Cleve-
land's views on several matters viii then be
made in an authoritative manner.
Oklahoma Boomers
General Hatch expects move on Oklahoma
carry this week. Seven companies OF the
Ninth cavalry and one company OF the TWEEN
ty-tourth infantry, and forage stores for a
nifty days Campaign, are being concentrated
{ Caldwell, Kans., and sent TO the front
mere Is no particular excitement over the
latter, as the local boomers have abandoned
he IDEA OF Ivasion. They want congress
sional action. No couriers have arrived from
the seat OF war in the past few days. The
latest report Is that Lieut. Day was close to
Crouchs colony, on the Cimarron, and that
neither party is strong enough to Cap ure the
o. her. Child's play will cease when General
Hatch strikes the colony Fl they do not more
peaceably.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.

RsrArE SCHOOL ELECTROMAGNETIC De-
smber school apportionment has just been
made. The whole number of children of
chool age is shown to be 2oS, 436, and the
mount Of the apportionment sl64, SO4.s5, The
amount OF the June apportlonment was $685.
il2l9 making total for the year of s46S,.
n7.N. This does not include the payments
IN school land leases, which will come in on
February, and which properly belong to 1884.
The amount derived from school land leases
vas $50. SOO65.
The superintendent by counties was as fol-
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
Canada Beco,ni,.g Harmed.

LIE Convier in Canada, in discussing recent
article in the London Times on the Nicarau.
qua canal difficulty and the possibility of {
rupture between England and the United
States. adds: There is no doubt that Canads
would then become the theatre of operations
and in that case we would have q right to pro
test and refuse to allow ourselves to be
slaughtered like sh ep, for we will be asked to
endure all calamities, all the horrors of war, t
defend England's int. rest in Central Amer
lea. This is really coming it too str, ng, ano
we hardly think that our loyalty will permit
as to enter upon SO perilous path
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15

Sheep are still in large supply, but there
has been good inqu ry for everything at all
desirable, and though some rough lots were
hard to get rid of, prices average firm. Sales
were at $3.50 to So W for poor to extra, the
bulk Of the offerings going at S2225 to 81 10.
Buyers of Stoke and feeders were in good
attendance. Tn re we're numerous orders in
the hands of commission men, 100, while of
ferings were limited. This made sellers con-
idenr, and although buyers grumbIed at the
higher figures asked, the movement was gen
arally active
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15

IT always makes the immortal gods
laugh when they see twelve-inch man
trying to FIRE q ffteen-inch shot. And
there are just several of that kind Of
men in the world.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15

when his resignation rs governor took effect,
for, you know. the last we k of his admins.
ration was an unusually onerous one. He
now has time To { nd TO the future"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15

Chicago review: The cattle market during
the past week has ruled pretty steady, though
the lower Grades have at times been pretty
hard to dispose of. Quotations closed as fol-
lows:
Export grades So aya6 Is
, 1885-02-21
cANARp.
Astrect Rumor of warren's Nomination
for Governor.


A rumor was started on the streets yes
terday afternoon that President Arthur
had nominated f. y. Warren for governor
of the territory. The rumor could be
traced to no reliable source, and the list
of yesterdays nominations, furnished
by the Associated Press, contained no
mention of the nomination. Had Mr..
Warren been nominated, the press dis
patches would have contained mention of
the fact.
Mr.. Warren was personally asked re-
garding the m and stated that he
did not know how it had originated. He
added: Il have not applied for the place.
The mayors office was forced on me and
now this thing has been started. l as
sure you | ! nownothing about it,.
AT any rate the nomination was not
made, and it is quite likely thatthe rumor
was started by a lot Of wags. With or
without Mr.. Warren's knowledge or
consent, the nomination has been So
lieited, but President Arthur has declared
that he will leave the appointment of
the governor to President Cleveland.
, 1885-02-21

The W. G. II. U. held their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. j. L. Tuttle and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year;
President, Mrs. Bonham; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. J. +. jenkins; record
ing secretary, Mrs. j. e. Tuttle;~ treasurer,
Mrs. w. w. Crook. Vice-presidents:
Methodist church, Mrs. DR.. Buchanan;
Presbyterian church, Mrs. M. Smith;
Congregational church, Mrs. J. S. Taylor;
Baptist church, Mrs. Joseph Granger;
Episcopal church, Miss Ubil; Colored
Baptist church, Mrs. ~Cushinbury; Colored
Methodist church. Mrs. VIM. Gray.
Superintendent of the department of
Temperance literature. Mrs. D. R. Cow
hieki influencing the press, Mrs. t. Dur
bin: prison and hospital Mrs. S. A.. Bris-
tol; railroad employees, Mrs. Joseph
Granger work among young people,
Miss McCrum; Parlor meetings, Miss
Lulu Whipple; legislature and petitions,
Mrs, f. B. Graham; social work, Mrs.
Il. S. N. Morgan; temperance instruction
in public schools, Mrs. ]. f. jenkins; col
ored people, Mrs. David Jones; Sunday
school work, Miss Julia Lusk unfer-
mented wine, Mrs. Ballou.
, 1885-02-21
GEORGE AND MARTHA
A Pleasant and Successful Entertain :
ment at the Baptist Church.

The First Baptist church was crowded
to overlooking last evening when the
George and Martha Washington enter
tainment wa given. Indeed many were
unable to gain admittancc, 50 large was
the attendance.
The entertainment consisted of read
ings, vocal and instrumental music and
refreshments.
Rev. S. j. Mum read a biographical
and historical article about George Wash
ington, Mrs. King and Mr.. Inman gave a
piano duet, and Mrs. Charles Masten
sang a solo entitled Longing
A reading entitled 1917, and Scituate
1872" was given by Martha Washington,
who was impersonated by Mrs. T. i.
Warren.
The Misses Quinby and Gillum and the
Messrs. Roby, Smith and David gave an
instrumental quintette entitled ''Traum-
rei,' and Mrs. Margaretta Church sang
"Usignulo Messicano."
Prof. Hutchinson gave a violin solo,
with a piano accompaniment by Prof.
Inman, and the programme closed with a
quartette selection by Miss Hollister, Mrs.
King, DR.. Hunt and Mr.. Whipple.
Refreshments were her served by
ladies attired in colonial costumes, and by
II o'clock the entertainment was over.
The Father of his Country was well i'm
~personated by Mr.. Geo. w. Hoyt and
Mrs. Warren, as Martha Washington, was
charming. The ladies looked lovely in
their old-time costumes and every feature
of the event was a brilliant success.
, 1885-02-21

The Salt Lake Tribune thus solliquizes:
Maj. Erb has returned from a brief
visit to Cheyenne, a town on the Union
Pacific Of some 1000 or 5000 people, but
a burg that is always abreast Of the
times. He was there on business con-
nected with the electric light works, and
he says that city of the plains is ilIumed
at night by 1876 arc lights, and over 1000
incandescent lamps. Not satisfied with
this mount of light on the subject, the
people are demanding more lamps, and
the company is now negotiating for an
increase of its ncandescentplan to 5000.
Zion glories in the tallow dip, and the
light of modern revelation.
, 1885-02-21
ONCE AGAIN.
The cry Council Holds Another special
Meeting.

In accordance with the UNDERSTANDING
when the city council adjourned Thursda,
evening, another special meeting was held
last evening.
President Dyer occupied the chair and
Councilmen Griffin. Harrington, TAYLOR,
and Keefe answered the roll call. Mar
shall Schnitger, City. Clerk Jeffrey, Clerk
elect Richards Treasurer R~ergmap and
, 1885-02-21
Back to the Old Place.

On the LIST of March the Office and
composing rooms of THE LEADER will be
moved to the old post office building and
will occupy the late quarters of the post
Office, next to Holt's book store on
Seventeenth street. For five years THE
LEADER was published from that build
ing, and larger accommodations being
necessary, the removal from the present
quarters was decided upon. The type,
machinery and paraphernalia of a print
ing Office viii be moved during Sunday,
the 2sth inst, and The LEADER will be
issued as usual on the succeeding day of
nnhlicatinn-
, 1885-02-21
GOSSIP.
Wyoming News Notes Gathered From
Various Sources.

Mr.. John B. Cosgriff, who lives neal
Fort Steele, while enroute for home, on
horseback the other day, accidentally
shot himself in the left leg with a Win
chester rife. He bound the limb firmly
above the wound with a cord and rode
nine miles to Rawlins. The ball entered
below the knee and severed the main
artery, but did not break the bone.
Thomas Farrell, son of MI. Ed. Far
rel, who lives on a ranch near Laramie
City, has been notified by receipt of a let
ter from Hon. NJ. E. Post, Of his APP
pointment by President Arthur to n West
Point cadetship.
Supt. Wurtelle, who several weeks
ago was stricken with paralysis and went
to California hoping to obtain relief, has
returned to his post on the western divi-
sion of the Union Pacific. He is entirely
recovered.
Some crank over at Laramie has writ
ten an article a column long to the
Boomerang, abusing the press of Chey-
enne for its mentions Of Gerster, Patti,
and Clara Morris, and sluring the man
agement of the opera house The writer
considers the people puppets who dance
when the string is pulled, and in closing
says: perhaps some Of our local literati
might achieve fame by an essay on Ger
tain Provincialisms Of the Cheyennese. %
Its modestly suggested that the Lara
mieite is not obliged to come 10 this
city in order to attend the theater. He
can stay in Laramie and obtain passes to
all of the third class shows which appear
in that village. After he has lived in a
city awhile and has combed the hayseed
out of his hair, he will be able to under
stand and appreciate a first class enter
tainment.
, 1885-02-21
EMMA NEVADA COMING.


Manager Rhodes has received a dispatch
from Mapleson authorizing the announce
ment that Emma Nevada, and the entire
Mapleson Opera company, will appear
here next Tuesday evening. The tele-
gram was a surprise to Mr.. Rhodes, but
he has commenced preparations for the
event, and Tuesday evening the cele-
brated prima donna will delight a Chey-
enne audience.
Some weeks ago Mapleson notified Mr..
Rhodes that he would play Patti here
for $1,000 and Emma Nevada for $1,000.
Mr.. Rhodes wrote in reply that he would
be unable to accept either offer unless the
prices were reduced, and concluded his
letter by offering $4,000 for Patti and
$1,000 for Emma Nevada. The letter
was directed to New Orleans, but for
ONE reason was not received by Maple
son.
Last evening the impressario tele-
graphed from Omaha, where Nevada ap-
pears this evening, and inquired if
everything was ready for the entertain
ment next Tuesday evening. Rhodes
and Mapleson kept the wires hot for
several hours, and eventually it came out
that Mapleson had made arrangement
to have Emma Nevada appear here in
Lucia Di Lanime7moor, but had not re-
ceived Mr.. Rhodes letter. The 81, 900
difference between the two propositions
has been arranged satisfactorily aud, as
will be seen by announcement elsewhere
in THE LEADER, the entertainment will
be given.
Besides Nevada the celebrated Caval-
azzi will sing, and the full chorus and
orchestra will he present.
The entire company is en- route to the
Pacific coast, and appears only at Omaha
and Cheyenne while j~ourneying I o San
Francisco. The entertainment will be the
grandest one ever given in this city,
eelipsing even that given by Gerster, and
the moderate prices charged shows that
a full house will barely pay the expenses
of the entertainment. Nevada and the
Mapleson company will arrive here
Tuesday afternoon by a special train.
Tickets will probably be on sale Monday
morning.
, 1885-02-21

Officer Bean succeeded yesterday in
finding the crazy woman who arrived
from Denver Thursday night and who
was bound for Sidney The woman wan
dered around awhile and finally went to
Leighton's hotel, where she fell from the
top to the bottom of the stairs in an at
tempt to go out upon the streets. She
eventually brought up at the Key City
house, where she passed the night. Her
name Is Kitty O'Connell. Yesterday she
was placed on the train and left for Sid
ney, where she has been engaged as a
domestic by Lieut.. Duncan. Her in
sanity was due to morphine and whisky.
Lieut.. Duncan will discover in her a
household treasure.
, 1885-02-21


Say" he called as he entered a
plumbers shop, there's something the
matter at our house"
well what is it?"
Our water pipe has all frozen up. -
Yes"
And the hired girl says she didn't do
it, and ma says she didn't do it, and pa
says he'll put a bullet into some plumber
before night,
And you wan me to come up?"
81 guess we do. The hired girl she's
quit, and all the ceilings are leaking down,
and ma and pa are talking about a div
orce."
well, I'll go up"
We'll, you'd better wait till pa goes
down town and ma gets of to the skating
rink, and her you come around to the
back door and knock three times and III
let you in"
, 1885-02-21
CAUGHT ON THE Ely.
Thomas Redding skips from Carbon and
Is Cantnred Here.


Yesterday morning Sheriff Craig re.
eeived adispatch from Ben Morrison, oil
Carbon, to meet him at the depot and be
prepared TO arrest a man named Thomas
Redding, who was wanted at Carbon.
Deputy Sheriff McGonigle was on hand
when the train arrived from the west, and
Redding was promptly arrested.
1t seems that Redding is wanted at
Carbon for some crooked transaction. His
departure for the east was discovered and
Sheriff Rankin, Of Carbon county, tele-
graphed to Ben Morrison, cattle inspector
Of Carbon county, who was also a pas
senger on the train, to arrest Redding.
The latter is something of a hard case -
however, and Morrison did not care to
arrest him. So he telegaphed to Sheriff
Craig to be at the depot in this city, and
and thus Redding was secured without
any trouble.
Redding is now confined in the county
Jail. Sheriff Rankin will probably arrive
to-day and take the prisoner back to
Carbon.
, 1885-02-21
cArrLE
why Dead Animals are Found IN
Clutches and Ravines.

from the Miles City journal. ial
Every winter of late years frequent ac-
counts are seen in stock papers of cattle
falling over embankments, and into holes
or sinks, deliberately walking to their
deaths, as il were, without apparent rea-
son. In Montana there are many drops
in the land, abrupt hillsides and steep de-
c~liyities that are particularly dangerous to
roaming brutes in the winter time, and
are naturally avoided by them, but occa-
sionally a dead animal, in good flesh and
apparently sound'and healthy at the time
of its taking of, is found at the bottom
Of these sleeps, and the frequency
of such accidents lately has led
some well known. careful stockmen
to investigate the cause Of such
disasters. Usually cattle are perfectly
safe on almo1t any kind Of ground, if left
to their natural instincts for guidance,
and will not throw themselves over preci-
pices or drop into chasms unless hard
pressed and wild with fright The first
step in the investigation established the
fact that native cattle were apparently ex-
empt from such disasters, the carcasses
found always being those of states cattle
or newcomers. This learned, the con-.
clusion wa naturally reached that they
must, at times, be peculiarly afflicted,
otherwise they would remain with the
herd, out of danger. A careful watch
was kept and it was soon learned that
blindness was the cause of these peculiar
accidents. When the animal is first at
tackled with the disease it has a languid
air, loses appetite. becomes stiff in
its joint and appears afraid to move.
After five or six dayA it begins
to feed, though feverish\ and stiff in
movements, and when water is reached
drinks heavily. The eyes appear to have
a white scum oyer the ball, and this dis
ease is peculiarly acute when the sun is
shining on snow. Some stock recover
from the attack although the sight is
more or less impaired while others go
stone blind in one or both eyes. It is
also believed to be contagious, as stock
coming in contact with afflicted beasts
are generally attacked in the same man
ner.
Nh. Garvin, of Billings, says he first
observed the disease in a bunch of 200
or 300 pilgrim cattle from Iowa that
were unloaded at Billings and close
herded on the Yellowstone. Another
bunch unloaded at Merrill and held on
Otter creek were affected, and range
cattle were inocculated. He has also
observed the disease in herds on the Mus
selshell and in Judith basin. He is firm
in the belief hat the malady was intro
duced by cattle shipped into the territory,
as it is only of recent years that such ac-
cidents have occurred aud the cause Of
them been a~scertained. Hon. Con. Kohrs,
of Helena, has also observed the work
ings of this new malady, and comedies
with Mr.. Garvin on the various points
mentioned.
This is probably the cause of so many
dead cattle being found in gulches and at
the foot Of steep places all over the coun-
Try, numerous accounts of which are seen
in stock papers from Texas to Montana,
and is a good subject for investigation by
veterinarians.
, 1885-02-21

For several months an old bag. accom-
panined by a girl, has been begging
around the streets. The pair would in
suit ladies who declined to give them
aims, and the money they solicited dur
ing the day was spent for whisky at night.
Complaints were made Of their conduct,
but the officers declined to adopt harsh
measures with them. Recently the at
tention of the county commissioners was
called to the beggars and yesterday they
were shipped to Nebraska, tickets having
been furnished them by the commits
sioners.
, 1885-02-21

The Reynolds post of the Grand Army
was last evening presented with a fine en-
craving, elegantly framed and very ap-
propriate in its character. The picture
consists of likenesses of Lincoln, Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock, Hooker,
Meade, Scdgewick and Farragut. The
donors we're Messrs. Riner & johnson.
The post accepted the present with APP
plause and at the next meeting resolu-
tons in recognition Of the gift will be
adopted.
, 1885-02-21
Territory of Wyoming, &c

Territory Of Wyoming, &c
County of Laramie,
In the First Judicial District, James Nj.
Culver and Maury A. Arnold, co-partncrs
as Culver & Arnold VS.. jeremiah era
ham, docket 8, No. 6l3.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of
a special execution issued out Of the Dis
trict Court of the First Judicial District.
Territory Of Wyoming, on the 2nd day Of
February, 1885, in the above entitled
case, and to me directed as sheriff of
Laramie county, and commanding me to
sell the property hereinafter described,
| have levied upon and shall offer for
sale and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash at the front door
of the court house in the city Of Chey-
enne. county and territory aforesaid, on
Saturday, the 18th day of March, 1885,
at 9 o'clock p. M, the following property,
to-wit: That portion of lot FIVE (5) in
block three hundred and ifty-three (353)
in the city Of Cheyenne, county of Lara
mic, Wyoming territory. described as fol-
lows: Beginning at the southwest corner
Of said lot five (5) in block 1858, in said city
of Cheyenne, county and territory afore-
said, thence running in a northerly direc-
ton along the west side of said lot seventy
(70) feet thence in an easterly direction at
right angles with said west line of said
lot twenty-four (24) feet, thence in a
southerly direction parallel with said west
line seventy (70) feet, thence in a westerly
direction along the south line Of said lot
twenty-four (24) feet to the place of be-
ginning, with all the improvements there
on. N. N. CRAIG,
Sheriff of Laramie County.
Dated this 9th day of February, 1885,
at Cheyenne, Laramie county, Wyoming
territory.