The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13
NEBRASKA "A NEWS

GEORGE SoULH and Fletcher Wagner
were qusrreling ut Ruser's park south Of
Omaha the other evening when Soule shot
at Wagner. Tho bullet struck Peter
Ruser, INJECTING q wound from which he
died next morning. SOule wal arrested.
The other morning q disastrous wreck
occurred at the crossing Of the Fremont
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and Union Pa.
ciflc roads six miles west of Fremont. A
fr Eight train OF forty cars over the Elk
horn road wa run into by an east-bound
freight ON the Union Paciiic as the former
was crossing the track Of the latter.
Fourteen cars were derailed. nine belong.
ing to the Union Pacific and i've to tho
Elkhorn. There were two cars Of hogs ON
the Elkhorn which were wrecked and
about one hundred were killed. Two men
were stealing . ride in an empty car on
the Union Pacific train. One Of them,
John Shimberger, was killed almost in.
stantly, and the other. Ethan Allen, had
his right arm and left leg broken.
In q recent fight over . game Of cards
at Alliance. in which several shots were
exchanged. Fred Bishop was killed by
Sam Ditto. The dead man was about
twenty .three years old
! The other morning Frank C. Green, con.
| ductor ON the b & n. between Columbus
and Atchisou, WAS terribly burned at
Columbus. He had emptied the tank Of
his gasoline stove into . large pan for the
purpose OF repairing the stove. when it
accidentally caught ire. In attempting
to throw IL out Of doors the wind blew the
blaxing mass upon him, burning his face
and hands to the elbows in . most horrible
manner.
TIE two-year.old child Of Thomas +.
Potts, . farmer living one and . half miles
northeast OF Williams drank c0ncen.
trated lye the other evening and died
next day. Tho lye had been prepared for
scrubbing and was left sitting within the
child's reach.
The threshipg machine Of Brock Broa,
Of Gothenburg, caught fire the other day
from some unknown cause while 1t wa in
| operation and VA entirely consumed
A NAN giving his name a Alexander
| Harvie. claiming to b . capitalist and
carrying . letter Of introduction from .
Philadelphia preacher, was received with
open arms BY Geneva people . few weeks
ago. After purchasing . SO. 900 farm ON
credit, letting the contract for . new
building and obtaining . small amount OF
money from confiding friends he myste-
riously disappeared. Tho letter Of Intro
duction proved to be q forgery.
TIE Scots Bluff Irrigating Company,
| capital stock $500, OOO. with principal place
Of business 1t Gering. has been organized.
Within ninety days work will be com.
menced ON ono Of the largest bitches in
the State.
FIRE started in the bs.ement Of an old
building at Lincoln the other night.
The building was occupied by Leopold
| Barr, q jeweler, and H. A. Macarthur.
druggist There was q three-stOry brick
adjoining occupied by Barr & Parker
with . large stock of boots and shoes,
while the second door was used for offices
| and the third as q hall for the Knights Of
| Labor. The fee originated in the base
ment and SO weakened the jOists and sup
| ports that about two O'Clock in the morn.
ing the buildings collapsed, burying be-
meath the ruins five firemen and two
others. The fremen and one citizen wore
| liberated in . few minutes without serious
injuries, but Dr.. Kelso, who was ON the
second floor Of tho brick building. was
caught between the f1Oor and the ceiling
and held over three hours, head down.
ward. before he could be rescued. He vas
not seriously injured though badly bruised
and shaken MP. The loss was estimated
at $40. 600
The BARI belonging to Rev. Andrews,
of Blue Springs burned the other after
noon and two children OF David Gay. aged
! three and four years, who were playing
in the barn at the time. persisted in the
flames h supp0siti0n vas that they
were PLAYING with matches.
| HE Supreme Court has granted Q re.
spite to HaunstineS the Custer County
murderer who was TO have been hanged
at Broken Bow on the 9Th. Proceedings in
error have been begun and nothing fur
Their will be lone in the matter until the
| Supreme court passes on the case.
JOHN RICHARDSON, q highly esteemed
and prosperous farmer residing ten miles
south Of Beatrice, fell from his moving
machine while returning from near Blue
Springs the other afternoon. and was run
over, sustaining injuries which resulted in
his death next morning.
TIE other afternoon q man was found
living in an insensible condition beside the
| Union Pacific track eight miles west Of
Fremont. He was lying in . ditch and
was nearly obscured by the grass and
weeds bending over him. He vas taken
to Fremont and died the same night On
his person wa found aroundtrip ticket
from Portland to Chicago. SIG in money,
| gold eye glasses aud q gold watch, and
also some cards bearing the name DR..
Albert Pole, Portland. Ore. the name also
! being on the ticket When found he had
on q skull cap but no coat nor shoes The
superstition was that he was q passenger
on the train passing through Fremont and
that he had fallen of the platform Of the
sleeper, and remained where he had fallen
fourteen hours before being discovered.
He was about sixty years old.
! IT was reported that frost on the night
i Of the 9Th did some damage to corn in the
| vicinity Of Piattsmouth.
A MAN living near Madison has struck .
boiling well at . depth Of q little over
sixty feet and hopes are entertained b
gas will be discovered
TIE other day ]. w. Kincaid, who lives
eight miles north Of Blair. went to town
and drew 81. 900 from the bank. When
Just at the edge Of town three men came
out from q cornfield and pointing revolt
vers at him demsnded his money. Hav-
ing his money in two rolls, and not desir.
ing to lose all. he handed out one roll OF
$500 and was allowed to depart
GEORGE LANE, . Stanton butcher. mys-