The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1889-03-01
The Chase County cbampion an

Henderson has been besieged by Office
seekers who even called him up ont of
bed, and some of the candidates are al
most ready for an indignation meeting
because Senator Church Howe's late
dinner kept the distinguished gentle
man put of their clutches for two whole
hours tonight. Senator Henderson
took Superintendent: Thompson's pri-
vate car to Hastings.
"A Washington special says the SEQ
rotary of war has failed to recommend
for purchase to the senate of the site at
Bellevue selected for a fort by General
Brooke and recommended by Generals
Schofield and Crook. The objection
the secretary makes to the site is that
1t would cost about 500, 600 more than
was appropriated for that purpose, the
price being $166, 600, whereas the APP
preparation amounts only to $66, 666.
Another objection is that the site would
depend upon the Omaha w~aterworks for
Its water supply, which, alone, would
entail a cost of $1,000 per year upon the
government.
"A bill has been introduced in the
senate by Norval to increase the salary
of the supreme court judges to "a, soc
per annum, and to make the salary Of
judges of district courts So. 500 each.
This village, says an Unadilla dis
patch, is in a fever heat of excitement
to-day over the discovery of the three
foot vein of coal by well diggers on the
property of John Horton. At a depth
of ninety feet they struck a vein of six
inches. Later, at q depth of 1870 feet, a
vein of eighteen inches was discovered,
and to-day the rich discovery of three
foot vein at O depth of 265 feet was
made. The excitement runs high.
Numbers Of capitalists have visited the
discovery from various adjacent points,
anxious to invest. The owner of the
property has had propositions from
these gentlemen to form a stock COM
pany of $40, 900 for the development of
the vein.
"A 16-year-old girl named Stanley,
who lived with her parents in a dug-out
on the river bank just aboye Nebraska
City, met with a fatal accident. She
walked out on the ice to an air-hole for q
pail of water. The ice gave way and she
was swept under by the current. The
body was not recovered.
Senator Henderson was given a re-
ception last week by members of the
Legislature and made a brief address.
Touching upon the legislation of the
day, he said that the greatest need was
for laws to control trusts, combinations
and corporations. The age of electrici-
ty and railroads confronted the law
makers with new issues. He pointed to
his efforts in behalf of pensioners. The
Knevals land bill he had ardently sup
ported, as he had the public building in
Omaha. and the relocation and enlarge
ment of Fort Omaha, the two bridge
charters at Omaha, and the making of
Omaha and Lincoln ports of immediate
transportation. He touched upon other
special legislation which he aided in Sc
curing.
j. O. Chase, of Fairmont, brother
of the Chase of the Peoples bank there
who recently sailed for Canada, has also
fled. j. o. was president of the First
National of the same place and exami-
nations of his accounts show a good deal
of crOokedness.
Six tramps were given lodging in
the Stella calaboose the other night. At
an early hour in the morning citizens of
the neighborhood of the calaboose were
awakened by cries of the inmates. In
vestigation showed that the stove had
been turned over and that if they had
not been discovered the city would have
been called upon to bury them. All
would have ~suffocated in another twenty
minutes.
The Independent believes that
Grand Island this year will witness the
greatest building boom ever experienced
there.
Definite steps are being taken to
make the Interstate Chautauqua at
Beatrice a success. A large number
have signifed the intention of putting
up cottages on the grounds. A pavilion
capable of seating about 1900 will be
erected together with other necessary
structures. Upon the summit of a high
bluff on the grounds. q tower will be
built giving a beautiful view of the city
and the valley of the Big Blue.
We violate no confidence, says the
Bloomington Echo, when we say that
Receiver Upton of the land Office in
tends to have his resignation in Wash
ington by the 4th of March next; and he
hopes all applicants for the place will
make a v vigorous effort to get the COM
mission, file the bond and relieve him
by the first day of April ensuing.
AT Grand Island, under complaint
sworn out before Justice earn by Emily
G. Barker, white, against her husband,
Lewis Barker, jet black, the latter was
arrested, charged with threatening to
shoot and kill the aforesaid Emily G.
Barker, who upon oath declares that she
has cause to fear and does fear great
bodily injury or death at the hands of
the aforesaid husband of hers.
The Wirnebago Indians are refusing
to sign the petition to form the new
county of Blackbird, with Fender for
the county seat.
The new @. A. r. post organized at
South Omaha has been named in honor
of the late DR.. Livingston, of Platts-
mouth.
The large barn on the farm of Ste.
phen Jones, who resides two miles south
of Wood River, was burned with all 81
its contents, consisting of large quaint.
ties of oats, shelled corn, hay, harness,
farm implements, two COWS and a team
of horses. There were three horses and
q team of mules in the barn when it was
closed for the night, but as the carcasset
OF only two horses were found in the
ruins, it is thought that the team of
mules and one horse had been stolen,
and the barn set ON fire.
A large and important property
trade was effected in Ulysses last week,
wherein George Smith, a prosperous
stock raiser, exchanged 100 horses val