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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
Depew and Adams at Variance.

New York special: Chauncey M. De-
pew says in regard to the address read
last Saturday before the Commercial
club of Boston by Charles Francis
Adams on railroads: 81 do not agree
with Adams as to the gigantic consolida-
tions of which he speaks, but it is true
that the present intense discussion as to
the feasibility of great consultations, of
clearing houses, and of so-called railway
trusts comes from the overwhelming
anxiety of railroad managers and inves-
tors to overcome, in a lawful way. the
difficulties of the present situation.
There can never be a railway trust, in
the sense in which that word is under
stood. [ think Mr.. Adams description
of the low moral tone of the railway
managers of the country is too strongly
drawn. The majority of the railway
managers are loyal to the properties I'M
der their control and bring to the per-
Torrance of their duties conscientious
and tireless industry. which is greater
than that exacted in other great corpora
tons. On account of the nature of the
business, our people have always found
their way out of difficulties in a manner
which demonstrates their business gen
ius, and I think they needed the explo-
sion of a can of dynamite like that Mr..
Adams has fired off to start a movement
which will end in a practical and wise
solution of these railway problems"
Depew ridiculed the idea that there
was any probability of the Interstate
commerce law being repealed. He did
not desire such action, bnt would like to
see some needed amendments
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
Not as Good as The Old Way.

Frymires pa dispatch: Two pretty
young women, who are noted in this
section of the state as being first-class
housekeepers, members of church and
of good character and manners. have.
conseted, with a desire of making a Sons
of America fair, shortly to be held, as
profitable as possible, to be chosen in
public to be the wives of any two young
men who may prove acceptable to them.
and their parents. The young women.
will be at the fair every evening and will
have charge of booths. Any young man.
who is serious and honest in his inten-
tons to marry, will be required to say
publicly in a loud voice in the hall where
the fair is held: 81 am here" To this
the young lady who is nearest win
promptly answer: $50 am L." The
wooinS is to take place in the sight OF
all spectators, and if an agreement to
marry is arrived at, it is to be publicly
signed, the witnesses thereto to be
selected from the audience.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
TREATING WITH THE RED MEN.

The Winn ebagoes Consider tho Question o.
Disposal of 1heir Lands.
A Winnebago Neb.) dispatch says;
The Winnebago Indians held q council
here for the purpose of voting on the
proposition of selling a portion of the
reservation adjoining Emerson on the
south. At first all seemed in favor Of
selling the land, but finally a non-pro-
gressive redskin orator, in the course
of his exciting speech, accused the agent,
Col. j. F. Waine, of trying to cheat the
Indians out of their lands, w%hereupon
the agent turned loose upon him, stating
hat he had no interest in the matter
one way or the other, that it was for
them to decide whether they would sell
the land.
About this time Gray Wolf. the ''great
man. of the Winnebago nation, came
forward and shook hands with the agent
and clerk, w. A. McKewen. The ut
most silence prevailed. A feeling OF
awe crept along that dusky line of
natives, and as the voice of the great
chief rang out upon the frosty air they
bowed their heads in reverence. He
began: "Here we stand to-day in coun-
Gil before our paler brothers. The time
was in years that are gone when we
needed great tracts of land for hunting
grounds. The white men are increas-
ing in numbers. Westward has been
their constant march until to-day we
find them crowding in upon us from all
sides. The wild game of other years
has disappeared and now we must make
our living from the soil. Our hunting
days are DER. We must learn to till the
soil; that is what the great spirit made
it for. We have more land than we can
pillow. Let the white men have what we
cannot use. They will come among us
and open up beautiful farms. 1t will be
a lasting example to us. [ am in favor
of selling this land near Emerson. L
am going to sign my name to the paper
and all the Winnebagoes who wish to
do what is right and for the best interest
and welfare of the tribe will follow me.
Here Gray Wolf took the pen and in
scribed his name (the first) upon the
paper of agreement. Others followed
and some fifty OF more have signed, but
the strong opposition speeches made by
some of the ''kickers" had it's effect and
it now appears as if the bill will be voted
down. It requires a majority of the
male adults before the land can be sold.
lust what the outcome will be in regard
TO the matter it is impossible to ~foretell
ut this writing. There are nearly 400
men in the tribe. so it will require in the
neighborhood of 200 signers to complete
the arrangements of selling the land.
If they finally agree to dispose of the
tract, it is very likely they will consent
to sell the 80, 900 acres which will be re-
naming unallotted after the allotment
which is now in progresszis completed.
Miss Alice G. Fletcher, the special In
dian agent, who has this work in charge,
will complete the allotment this month
and return to Washington to make q
final disposition:.of patents, etc.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
TRAGEDY At AN INDIAN AGENCY.
Resulting in the Death of Four Persons an
Fatal Founding of the Eifth.

Resulting in the Death of Four Persons and
Fatal Founding of the Fifth.
Camp Poplar River Mont dispatch:
A tragedy resulting in the death of four
persons and the fatal wounding of a fifth
occurred at the Fort Peck Indian
agency yesterday morning. For up
ward of a week Pretty Boy, one of the
Yankton Sioux tribe has been loaded
with liquor. Agent Cowan attempted
to discover Pretty Boys source of sup
ply in vain. The Indian not only got
all the whisky he wanted, but had some
to spare, and this he distributed among
the Younger bucks at the agency. Yes,
terday morning Pretty Boy made a
murlerous attack upon his squaw. Seiz-
ing a stick of firewood he dealt the
helpless creature q blow on the
head which cut a deep cash
in the scalp and fractured her
skull. Not satisfied with this. he jumped
upon the PROSTATE body of the squaw
and made preparations to scalp her. By
this time a crowd of nearly 100 Indians
had gathered around the couple. In the
crowd were a number of Indian police,
who rushed upon Pretty Boy and drag
ged him from the body of the squaw.
This so enraged Pretty Boy that shak-
ing off his captors, he ran to his tepee
and secured a Winchester rifle. He at
once opened fire on the police, instantly
killing two of them and fatally wound
ing q third. He then proceeded to
where his squaw was lying. and placing
the muzzle of the rifle between her lips,
fired four shots. This done, he at
tempted to effect his escape, firing re-
peatedlv at the Indians who were in pur-
suit of him. Finding escape impossible,
he halted on the brown of a hill about a
mile from the agency, and after %severing
the arteries in his wrist with his hunting
knife, shot himself through the heart,
death being instantaneous.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND NOTES.

Ihe building improvements in Sioux
City for 1888 foot up SIS, 128, 613. So. an
inereaseeof 81, 1926, 397.9 81 over last year.
A riot in the Buchanan county mo
jail resulted in the serious injury OF
James Funk, an inmate, and the discov-
cry by Sheriff Spratt of a conspiracy to
break jail.
The president sent to the senate the
following nominations for postmasters:
Frank A. Glass, Cresco, Ia; Samuel S.
Skepp, haywood, ILL.,; Francis J. Weis-
mantel, Naperville, ILL.,; Howard A.
Graham, Broken Bow, Neb.; Charles E..
Aiken. Bookings, Oak, and John J..
Fitzgerald, Madison, Oak.
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, has introduced a joint resolution
reported during the last congress by
Representative Tucker, from the COM
mittee on Judiciary, proposing an
amendment to the constitution defining
polygamy, and making it unlawful at
any place within the jurisdiction of the
! United States or state.
A week ago Mr.. Lawler of Illinois in
troduced a bill granting a pension of S12
per month to honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors when they have at
tanned the g of sixty years. Since that
time he has been the recipient of many
: letters requesting him to lower the min
imum age to fifty, and now he has intro
duced a bill in accordance with the re-
quest.
Mrs. Henry Johns, living near Sandy
vile, Warren county, Iowa, committed
suicide by hanging herself from the
portico of her own house. She had
been partially demented for some time,
and On the preceding night she told one
of her relatives that she would rather
die than 60 to the hospital. She is the
third member of her family who has
committed suicide.
Twenty men engaged in a desperate
fight near Findlay, Ohio, during which
revolvers, stones, knives and clubs were
freely used. Nearly every participant
i'll the crowd was more or less seriously
injured. Leon Dulumba, n Frenchman,
was shot in the head, and is dying. A
young man named Campbell, it is be-
lieved, was fatally shot. The cause of
the fight has not been learned, and no
arrests have been made.
One of the ~fiercest prize fights ever
fought in Pennsylvania took place OIL
the 18th, a few miles from Bloomsbury,
Columbia county. The pugilists were
William Collogy and Michael Grant.
Collo.y is twenty-seven years old and
weighs 200 pounds. while Grant is TWEEN !
t%y-four years old and weighs but $50
pounds. Both men are miners. Seven
teen bloody rounds we're fought. Grants !
face was pounded into a jelly and his
body was black and blue. Collogy's
eyes were almost closed and his cheek
was cut to the bone. He stood up so
@amely, however, that Grants friends
finally broke into the ring and for fully
minutes a free-for all fight followed
The referee declared the fight a draw
and was knocked down for his decision.
Both principals had to be carried from
the field.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28

latter between Geneva and Davenport.
The business men of Friend an
talking ND the subject Of watsr works
Northwestern railroad officials stop
ping temporarily at Geneva were sere-
naded by the band of that place, the
members of which were invited into the
car for a smoke.
The breach of promise case of Slagg
VS.. Maxson, which has created no little
excitement at Friend since Miss Slagg
instituted suit against Maxson for $15,-
600 damages for grabbing his heart back
after he had given it to her, has been
settled. The plaintiff accepted 81, 900
for her interest in the defendant, and
the rich and racy trial will not come off.
The Madison Reporter says there is
a man in that place (married by the
way) who sends sweet missives to young
ladies requesting secret meetings. He
has been advised to ''take a tumble to
himself" before it is. everlastingly too
late.
The state of Nebraska has paid out
about shirtg-four thousand dollars in
the past two years for the killing of
eight hundred and fifteen glandered
horses, or about $500 per head.
The proclamation of the governorfor
the election of the new counties carved
out of the old county of Cheyenne
SCOTS Bluffs, Banner, Kimball and
Deuel-has been issued, and the cleo
ton will take place on January Is. At
that time the people will elect their
county officers and name the location Of
their county seat.
DIR. O'Connor called at this Office on
Tuesday, says the Tecumseh Republi-
can, having in charge a tape worm. 1t
was not as long as some, but was excep-
tionally large; the length was sixty-four
feet. 1t was taken on Saturday last
from Lon Derr, who lives six miles
southeast, and was a successful opera
lion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28

| committee arose Without actlOQ ana Gne
house adjourned.
SENATE.-In the senate on the Goth
on motion of Sherman, the house
amendments to the direct tax bill were
non-concurred in, and q conference
ordered. An order was made hat vot-
ing on the tariff bill and all amendments
thereto shall begin ut 1 o'clock January
81, next, after which there shall be no
further debate without unanimous con
sent. Gibson offered a resolution,
which was laid on the table and ordered
committee of thirteen senators to in
qnire into the state of suffrage through
out the United States, especially to in
vestigate the election of state officers at
the state elections held in November in
Rhode Island and Louisiana, and the
presidential election in New York and
Indiana, and to report all facts showing
whether any improper, undue and I'M
lawful influences and practices were
employed. and to- make such recon-
mendations as may be necessary. The
tariff bill was then considered until adj
iournment.
HoUsE.-In the house on the Goth, the
ocudec uuIcuuLucuo W tuc uOlludy IcCcSb
resolution was agreed to. The house
went into a committee of the whole on
the rivers and harbor bill. Cummings,
of New York, said it was only a little
over six years since President Arthur
had vetoed a river and harbor bill carry
ing $40, 600, 900. The country had stood
aghast at the immense sum-. The house
had passed the bill over the presidents
veto. That bill had been passed in the
August preceding a congressional cleo
ton. Within three months the people
swept its warmest supporters into politi-
cal oblivion. Now this bill came up two
years before q congressional election,
but let not its supporters hug the delu-
sion that their action would be forgotten.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28

SENATE.-In the senate on the 21st
the public printing deficiency bill was
reported back without amendments and
passed. 1t appropriates 500, 900 for that
purpose and So, 900 for observation of
the eclipse of the sun on the list Of jan
a next. The resolution offered by
Mr.. Teller for the appointment of q
committee to investigate the Office of
supervising architect of the treasury
was taken up and agreed to. The reso-
luton offered yesterday by Mr.. Plumb,
calling on the secretary of the treasury
for q statement as to the purchase of
bonds, was agreed to. The senate then
took up the tariff bill, resuming consid-
Grafton at schedule 1, Cotton manufnc-
turers.) The senate bill to provide for
the disposal of certain public lands of
the United States under the provisions
of the homestead law was taken from
the calendar and passed.
House In the house on the 21st, the
Nicaraguan bill was considered. The
opponents of the bill continued to offer
amendments, which were in most cases
voted down. On motion of Payson of
Illinois IN amendment was adopted pro-
viding that all bonds, stocks and %certifi-
Gates shall be issued at the principal
offices in New York City; also that all
shares, bonds, certificates and other EVIL
1ence of Indebtedness shall be paid for
only in cash, to be paid into the COM
pany's treasury and used for corporate
purposes. The amendment by Mr.. Holl-
man was adopted, providing that the
directors shall be citizens of the United
States or Nicaragua, and amajority shall
be citizens and residents of the United
States. The house adjourned till We'd
nesday, January 2.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
A movement AGAINST Catholicism.

New York special: At a meeting OF
German Evangelists held yesterday
afternoon in the Houston street Re-
formed church, steps were taken to in
augurate a movement against the en-
croachments of the Catholic church on
public schools. Rev. DR.. John 0.
Erter presided, and there was presented
for adoption an appeal to German Evan
gelists to join in the movement. The
alliance thus formed will take steps to
preserve the civil aud religious liberty
granted by the constitution. They have
issued an appeal to the people OF the
United States. in which they say the
pope has greater power to-day than any
sovereign. He menaces the United
States. Right here in New York Arch
bishop Corrigan is an absolute ruler.
While millions are expend d on the
Catholic church, nothing is done for the
Evangelists. It is the duty of all PEG
pie who have other than Catholic belief
to make one front against this phalanx
of archenemies.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
Will Prosecute the Road.

The victims of the Mud Bun disaster
have decided to prosecute the Lehish
Valley railroad employees under the act
of 1861, instead of for manslaughter. tt
convicted under this act the employees
respon lille for the wreck can he SEN
fenced ia five years imprisonment and
to pay 5000 fine .Ioseph p Cook. the
ell iurpr whose train ra, into the one
al,.n.l is LOSING his mind throu III sor-
fear of punishment and inability to
get employment.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28
another Monument Contracted For.

Washington dispatch: A contract wa-
closed to-day with a Poughkeepsie firm
for the erection of q monument at Get
tysburg, Pa, for the One Hundred and
Fiftieth regiment of New York volun-
teers. Gen. Ketcham's old regiment,
which was one Of those that participated
in the memorable engagement. The
monument is to cost S45, 900 and to b1
ready for dedication in July next.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1888-12-28

Fifty head of hogs sold from the Sa-
line county poor farm brought $500.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
NucKeljay on Tights.

Papa dear" said Miss Arabella
Nuckeljay. II presume your dear old
head is so full of business affairs that
you never give thought TO such a
triv al subject as women's fashions"
mo, indeed. it lsu't," replied Mr..
Muck clay, IL haven't lost all nv APP
preciatoin for art even if l have been
IL the tread mill of commerce for so
many years. aud 1 think really well
dressed woman is a true work of art.
When | was young | seriously con-
templaled adopting some artistic pro-
fession for nay life work. Now,
speaking of women fashions, l de-
voutly wish that women would again
adopt the artistic Old Greek draper
les and quit lttering themselves up
with BUSHES and pull-backs and fur
fellows TIL they look like Zulu savages
at a war dance. Sometimes / almost
wish my mother had not been q
woman, when | see one of them Jig
gering along the street with hump
on her pack like cameps aud her
hair banged till it looks like buff
falo's name. I'm going to vote for
Cleveland simply because his wife
had sense enough TO discard the
barbarious hustle"
Miss Arabela said: IL have been
read NO of new fashion that is just
on the eve of being adopted by the
leading women. and | think it is one
of the most sensible fashions / ever
heard of; it IS wearing tights. They
say one feels just too lovely for any
use when one has on tights. If YOU
will be kind enough TO give me S15 |
viii buy a delicious pair Of blue ones
that Will be just as cute as little
bugs ear. Tnev say they seem to
lift one + ght of the floor and mako
one feel just to sweet too live
While she was speaking the old msn
was gett ng red i'll the face, aud lie
blurted out:
well. you nre TOO sweet to live,
/ must say. You are too big SAP
head TO run around loose. You wear
tights indeed! May be you had beltGr
get black ones and "a Nadjy skirt and
go doodling around here trying 10 be a
ballet. Maybe you had better join a
circus and learn to walk rope. il
were YOU l wouldn't even hamper N.Y.
self with tights; I'd just trollop around
clad only III an enhancing smile, Lie
one of Eugene Sues herones when
she gets ready to de in her lover 5
arms I'd 90 INTO partnership with
DIR. Mary Walker and Belva Lock-
wood and make a bowling ASS of NV
self If | were your mother | would
AFT you clear off the floor aud |
would do it with slipper. Now you
skip around here and lift some OF tho
dust off the furniture and help your
mother reform the supper dishes. "
and he picked up the evening pape
and began reading an article entitled
"the high-necked dress is relic os
barbarism." ~ z. iced. Ia Ieras
SifLln0s
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
The Danish Court.

The present year is one of great re-
joicing among several of the crowned
heads and Their families. Kings COM
memorate their coming TO power,
princes celebrate their silver wedd ngs.
and whole crop Of royal offspring is
made happy by the betrothals arranged
by shrewd and august parents. The
echo of the festivities at Athens will
have scarcely died away before King
Georges father and mother will begin
sary of King Christian lX S accession
TO the throne of Denmark. 1t is not
impossible that on this joy Gus occasion
other engagements of the grandch J.
dren OF the Danish princely family
NAV be announced. Some of The Eng
llsh royal grandchildren have reached
mgrriageabIe age, the parents Of the
Grand Duke y choas, heir TO the Rus
sian throne, are looking over the st
OF suitable princesses, aud rumor say ;
that Prince George. OF Greece has been
captivaled 10y the bright eyes of the
Princess Marguerite. daughter Of the
Duke of Charters. No re gning house
in Europe hats mndo SO many good
matches for its children as has the
Danish royal family. The kings eld-
est son. Chr stan, is married TO the
Princess Louise. of Sweden; Alexandra
is Pr ncess Of Wales and future Queen
of England; George is King Of Greece;
Dagmar is Empress of Russia; Thyra
T. IlH.hasS A A mn h.Y 10,
the pretender to the HanOverian crown;
NaIdemar, married to the Princess
Marie of Chartres. is a possible future
King of Bulgaria.
These alliances undoubtedly serve
10 soften King Christians regret for
the German spoliatiOn of 1864 and to
compensate him for the inter or diff
rulties OF his reign-dif licutles, let me
add, that are entirely OF his own max
ing. Although he owes his crown as
much to popular choice as to an,
+ ght of monarohical success on, King
Christian has governed Denmark like
II despot and has taken no account of
the fact that he is constitutional SOW
ereign. For him the FOlkelhing. or
House of.Represenlativcs. hardly exists;
lie has generally selected his ministers
from the minority in the Landsthing.
or Senate, has decreed laws in oppos-
ton to the votes Of the Chamber elect
ed by universal suffrage, and. in brief
has ruled Denmark with high hand.
! he present Esirup m nistrv has been
in power fourteen years and has been
defeated more than twenty times but
il has always refused to resign. Know
ing that IL rs sustained by the King and
the nrisl ocrat C Landsthing, which is
composed almost exclusively of land
owners and officials appointed by the
sovereign. the E>trup cabinet has con-
tinued to arbitrarily reject the liber-
ties demanded bv the majority and TO
impose taxes and laws that are faith
fully executed by servlle adminisira-
ton. In most counir es such a state
of affairs would long ago have brought
about revolution. but the Danish
peasantrv 10 not seem 10 be ripe for a
political revolt and prefer being or
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
The Echo Was There.

Talking about echoes. says the 5a.
vannah Aews. Col. Ogeechee claimed
that he had one on h 5 place few
miles from Savannah. and that it beat
anything he had ever heard or re ad
about; 1t was one which would clearly
repeat whole sentences. The party OF
gentlemen were interested, but incred-
ulous. and arranged to accompany
Col. Ogeechee home the next after.
noon to test the wonderful echo.
The colonel found. on getting home.
that in the heat of the discussion he
had claimed more than the facts justi-
fled. Determ ned not TO be beaten lie
called his Irish laborer.
pat" saws he, "some gentlemen
are coming home with ne tomorrow
afternoon to hear the echo. Now |
want you to GO across the river before
its time Tor me to arrive so YOU can an
swer buck Whatever we may call out"
You mean for me TO play ikker.
sor?' asked Pat, grinning.
That's il. exactly" said the colo
mel Nov. do You thoroughly under
stand that on are to answer back ex-
actlv what we sa, ?"
"Oh. yis. sor; ye can depind on me
entoirelv
Next afternoon the colonel took his
friends TO the r YER bank and all were
ready for the experiment.
Making speak ng trumpet OF his
hands the colonel rOaref
Are you therep"
Back came the echo with startling
distinctness:
''fis, sor; Oh vo been here since 4 av
the clock.