The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mtsr~iianeous
SKvEN years ago Colonel Watson II.
Smith was found lying dead !" the upper
portion OF the Government building At
Omaha. Colonel smith was clerk of the
United States Court. and on the evening
of November 1. ISL. l.f, for his Office, but
not returning AT the usua. hour search WAS
instituted and his body found near the
door II his Office with a bullet in the brain.
Heavy rewards were offered FOR the mur-
dercr but be could not I've traced Now
comes the story from Melbourne. Au.-
tralia. that a crook by the name Of O'Con-
nor was recently ho: and moftally
wounded in that city AMI Oh his dying bed
made confession tka. he murdered Colone,
Smith while in the act d. robbery. escaped
to San Francisco AMI thence 10 Australia.
where he was recently shot while engaged
in "A robbery.
HENRY W. KING. tho son OF one az the
wea,thi.st citizens and most prominent
merchants OF Chicago. was sho; aud killed
nj the Paxton Hotel IN Omaha the other
morning 10y n woman who claimed 10 10
his wife. but from whom h. had separated
and married another woman. Tn. Chi
cago firm of Browning. King * Co. had
established n branch clothing house ia
Omaha and the young man was sent to
take charge of Il. lie had hg; n few week.
previous married a lady IA Missouri. who
was living with b IN AT the bo'.. In Omaha
when the woman. who went by the name
Of Beechier and claimed 20 b. \ wife with
whom he had lived N Chicago for four
years. appeared upon the scene had an IN
terview with AMI shot him. King was
about tweniy-eighf wears OF age and had
led quite a wild career.
Ii the First Congressional district. Con-
nell, Republican. received - 'ss votes:
Morton. Democrat. ?'.5io: Graham. Prohi-
bition. 49,: Eigertou. Union Labor. 80:
Conneli over Morton. 3,&D.. In tn. second
district. Laird, Republican. received ap.9a
votes: Hastings. Democrat, 2I.sg,: Scott.
Prohibition. t.la>: Rohr, Union Labor.
Less; Laird over Hastings. = 80: over all.
a9rs In the Third district. Dorsey, Re-
publican. received i2.s~- votes: Wc,herbv.
Democrat, $780,; waliing. Prohibition.
.3.5; Jones, Union Labor. i.tgs: Dorsey
over w.ih-rhy. Hob; over all. G.iti.
Their. were >. scatter u: votes cas-; IN the
First district; Z. n the Second. and iOt in
the Third.
THE State Eank Of Valparaiso has closed
it, doors and tn. propriesors. :. y. SEQ
VILE AMI q. A. Crafts. have isd the coan-
try. TIL. :ailgI. 10 reported .. one OF the
most gigantic swindies and d-sslcasions
ever kno~n in Saunders County. Sco-
vile. one OF the owners. altered many Of
the notes PAYABLE 20 the bank. making the
amounts much more han they originally
were. and then deposited these notes ~ith
other bank. as collateral for money with
which 70 speculate Scovil!e deserted his
wife. an as-d mother and two invalid
sisters. leaving them in destitute eircum-
stancea
FIVE pirate. Of the Missouri Ger. ~.
rested at Scbraska City the other day -
they were floating down the river On . Hat
boat stolen a, Pisstsmouth. Other articles
OF booty were also captured ssd bid fW
the proper ownera
CORN - cents ~ YORK
WrLiIAn GAkpxHR living six miles
from JuniafA. recently lost ;Arss chi;drea
BY diphther.s within . period o< too
weeks The arss uas . dsaghsss Of ten
years. then . son o. foarfeea. aad later .
con aged s~~enty.os. yearL A forth
member Of the family ~as also siek siih
the dread disease
CHARLES STEWART. Of Crvsxhssa. sso
and killed . taii eagle the other day fhss
ut8S1st4 "a - 1919
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dying n Canada
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