The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-07
NEBRASKA A NEWS.

man from New York City, made . desper.
ate attempt 1t suicide the other night IN
hi6 room at the Willard Hotel in Omaha.
He used . small pocket-knife with . single
blade only three inches long. The next
,aorning . friend called, and - he
knocked at the door for admissiod VIM
chell informed him that he was unable to
get up and lot him in, because he had cut
his throat during The night An entrance
VA Effected, and it wa found that
Winohell had cut his throat in two places.
aud finding that neither proved fatal hs
thrust the knife with the blade open into
one OF them, and thrust IL down his throat
with his finger, until It passed beneath
the breast.bone and lodged there 1t VA
removed with forcepsL
A VICIOUS Ciydesdale stallion. which
killed its groom in Kansas and injured
several other keepers, and which 10 now
owned in WILDER. attacked . stable hand
one day recently and crushed his arm into
an un>ightly mass. The horses jaws had
to be pried apart before it would release
its victim. The man would lose his arm.
MRS. GILLESPIE, wife Of the late door
keeper Of the Senate, vas recently in
Lincoln in search of her husband, who
soon after the Legislature adjourned re.
turned to Valentine to arrange for remov-
| ing to Omaha or Lincoln. Mrs. Gillespie
made a brief visit to the country and upon
returning found that her husband had dis
! appeared. taking with him two trunks.
one Of which was filed with her wearing
| apparel. That was on April Z and she
has received no word from him since. He
not only took all her clothing but left her
90 money. The cause of the fight was
thought to be a shortage in his accounts
with the insurance companies which he
represented.
The other afternoon while John Claus
and his wife were at work in a field, about
q mile from their home. in Hamilton
County. they left their children at home.
The larger girl, ght years old. while
lighting a fire with kerosene oil. accident
ally set her clothing on fire, burning il
' nearly all of, and herself 50 terribly that
she died next evening. No assistance was
at land and none arrived until the smaller
children had gone to the parents with the
news. The house, being built Of sod and
without q floor. was not burned.
Patrick O'CONSOR, lately Of Omaha,
! was recently Kill ed in q saloon brawl at
Denver.
AUGUST DAVIS. a farmer, while walking
through the woods about half a mile north
east OF Irving on, Douglas County. the
other day. was Mortified by coming sud.
denly uron an unknown man hanging
| from the limb of q large tree in O ravine
between the ElShOrn Valley and the
Omaha roads. On the ground was a six.
barrel revolver with two chambers empty
and the others loaded. Closer inspection
revealed an ugly.l0oking bullet.hole in
the mans forehead. He had evidently
shot and then hanged him sell. There was
nothing to lead to his identity and the
coroner expressed the belief that the man
, had been hanging two months.
SEVERAL days ago a little child Of JEFF
Force. living three miles south of Craig,
was sitting on the floor by The cook stove,
when 1t pulled one of the legs from under
the stove. causing an upset and pouring a
kettle Of hot water ON itsels, scaldirg it
terribly. Tho fire from tho stove also set
fire to the child's clothes, burning it SO
badly that it died next day.
In broad daylight The other day two
well.dressed young men Knocked at the
door of the residence of DR.. N. H. Brown,
Of Fremont. and inquired of the hired girl
II Mrs. Brown was at home. They were
informed that she was not, when they
asked for the doctor, and were told he was
also absent The men then told her that
they were old friends of the family, and
would 60 in the parlor and take q seat,
which they did. and the girl went about
her work in the kitchen. Soon one Of them
went to the kitchen and forcing the girl
into the dining room covered her with q
, revolver. The other man the went
through the house rapidly and took such
money as he could 6nd, but only got $3.50,
overlooking some valuable jswelry and
two watches near At hand. They then
| ded
WHEN district court IVES opened at o..
| ceola ON the 9Th there was not . criminal
case On b docket nor . prisoner in the
Jail.
MRS WILLIAM SANDHRsoN. of Hast.
ings. recently tried to kill herself BY tax.
| ing poison. The timely arrival OF . doc.
tor. however, saved her life.
TaE farmer Of Beaver precinct, Hamil.
ton County, have organised . Farmers'
Alliance
WILLIAM YoUxG fell from q hay NOV at
' Nebraska City several days ago and bit
OF his tongue.
JOHN NAvOCK was instantly killed and
! Joseph Drischaek had his leg broken at
Schuyler in . runaway accident the other
evening. They were hauling piles when
the team became frightened, throwing the
men under tho wheels which passed over
them.
The two-year.old child OF Julius West.
rom, living near Piainview. died recently
from b effects of strychnine left care.
lessly within its reach.
CITIZENS Of Nebraska generally houored
their dead heroes ON Decoration Day by
covering their graves with beautiful
flowers.
In tho trial Of Mrs Aldrich at Hastings,
upon the charge Of poisoning her hus.
band. the jury returned q verdict of
acquittai.
THE friends of E. W. Justice and Robert
Campbell. Of Grant Island, fear that the
two mon AVE met with foul play. They
started some time ago for Oregon with q
car Of stations and had not been heard
from in over two weeks
TIE Western Nebraska State SPORTS.
mems Association holds . grand tourna.
ment at Hastings June IL. IL and 20. and
$500 in special premiums have been added
to the regular award.
JOHN I. NEwELL . farmer living nine.
teen miles nOrihea It of SDfin1f3old wae