The Red Cloud chief., 1889-10-25
NEBRASKA A NEWS

NEBRASKA STATE NEWS
A c0wARDLY murder WAS committed ~
Albright near the Sarpy County line. the
other night by Samuel Peterson. the hired
man Of Rasmus Hanson. Hanson had &C.
cused . family named WiIlimsns of steal
ing vegetables from his place aud made
threats against them. In the evening
Willimans' daughter Lizzie. sixteen years
old. and her brother were attracted by tho
barking OF their dog aud followed it
across q field when they were fired on by
Peterson and the girl fatally wounded.
Tn assassin then fred . pistol at the
boy. Peterson was jailed at PaPilliOn.
Inc court martial at Fort On,aha in the
case OF Captain Dempsey, charged with
~assaulting Lieutenant-C Colonel Fletcher,
bestowed . mild reprimand on the Cap
tain and restored him to duty. THE
court is thus lenient" says the finding.
because Of the indecisive and unofficer-
like manner in which commanding officer
Lieutenant.CO Colonel Fletcher conducted
himself throughout the entire case"
~UDGENEN was rendered in the district
SSSsS thC otuO 0oy " SSyoVS
In favor of Dodge County against the
bondsmen of Louis Spear. Spear held the
Office of clerk of the district court for the
county one tern. When the court house
burned. OF the 3lst OF December. 1881. a
large number of The records Of his Office
were loft in the court room and wore de.
stroyed. In the suit il was shown that in-
asmuch IS he had q vault in which TO keep
his books and did not do so no should be
hold for their valua Soon after the fire
Spear disappeared and his bOndspen will
have to make good tho loss to the county.
TEE final order was made by the State
Board OF Transportation the other day in
the coal rate question which reduces the
rates from ~ to 60 per cent; gives - cents
per ton arbitrary for initial and terminal
charges and adds n cent per mile for the
first fifty miles; eight mills per ton per
mile for the second fifty miles; six mills
per ton per mile for the second hundred
miles; five mills per ton per mile for the
third hundred miles, and four mills per
ton per mile for a distance over 800 miles.
The several roads are required to adopt
this schedule within thirty days Of the
receipt OF the order.
THE thirty-second annual session ofthe
Grand Lodge Of ths Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows Of Nebraska convened at
Grand Island or the 18th. There have
been nine new subordinate lodges and six
new Rebekah degree lodges organized
during the year, making a total OF l59
subordinate lodges aud ~fortv-five Re.
bekah degree lodges in the State. n q
total membership OF I. 732; subordinates.
1882; Rebekahs. TO-. The total amount of
relief paid by subordinate lodges during
the year has been IS, 73i IS. The total re-
ceipts Of subordinate ldges have been
SEA. 12a. o.: expenses. S36.S7a.54, making an
excess Of receipts over expenses Of $50
249 81 The total assets of subordinate
lodges amount TO S2S4. 94l.52
Mrs. JOHN PErERs, residing near Fon-
tenelle and one Of the Oldest residents of
the county, dropped cad The other day.
A SHELL recently exploded in the hands
OF Joseph jackson. of Blair. q son OF the
county. treasurer, tearing his left hand to
pieces and crippling him for life.
The Democratic State Convention, which
recently met at Omaha to select candi-
dates for Judge of the Supreme Court and
Regents o: the State University, adopted
resolutions protesting against the pro-
tective policy Of the Republican party;
protesting against appropriations to irri-
gate arid lands because farmers should
not be further taxed to create compe,i-
ton; ~denOuncing the Sugar Bounty law
passed by the last Legislature; protesting
against subsidies of any kind to steam
ship lines or railroad corporations. and
demanding that the Government enforce
payment from %defaulting corpOratiOns;
favOring a %judicious license law; COM
mending the utteraEces of Corporal FAN
ner, late Commissioner of Pensions. that
1.-The affidavit Of q private soldier shall be
worth as much as that of a commissioned
officer" hut protesting against the pre-
vailing abuses of the pension bureau. a
demanding the elimination of all fraudu.
lent pensioners from the rolls. so that de.
serving soldiers may thus enhance their
security for the just debt which the Gov.
eminent righteously owes to them. !
The Republican Judicial convention as.
sembled at Omaha and refused to indorse
tho nomination of Joseph r Garrison.
who had been recommended by the mem-
bers of the bar to succ ed Judge Croft for
district judge. and nominated II. J..
Davis. The Democratic convention met
q few days later and Endorsed the nomi.
nation Of Clarkson.
XuE u utSut puI B'nsS Eus
Pratt's jewelry store. Mt Fremont, while
he was absent at supper. and stole about
$500 worth Of goods consisting Of gold
and silver watches. gold rings. etc. The
same night d. J. Cox. an Oregon sheep :.
man. was cnticed AWAY from the Union
Pa ciiic depot. held up and robbed of $3.50
in money and n gold watch valued at 500.
1t wss thought the same parties committee
bot rObberIes.
THERE are 80 students IN. oiled in the
of Broken Bow.
LOGAN COUNT voters will decide at the
general el: ciion u proposition to bOnd the
county to fund the outstanding indebted
ness.
NEAR Grand Island the other day
Charles Echternacht, = young man of
twenty years. left homo to husk corn. tax
ing a shotgun along in the wagon for the .
purpose Of shooting wild geese. About
half an hour after leaving the team came
running back home and the .oung man
was found in the bottom of the wagon
d~isemboweled, both barrels Of
sho ~,u h~yiuU hoon 6is~harvol ho ~