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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-26

pendeyed over by all honest men out
side Of North Carolina, as well as
within : bounds. Said be:
III might as well be withdraw 1t
viii never pass, The fellows that come
here 10 The legislature are always anx-
iegs 10 he raped with q pass. There is
| A. Inaming prominent man
/ Why, Gu yesterday he asked for pass
for himself, his wife, his sister, his
two children and his aunt, and do you
| think such did cattle as that will
vote against free passes ~
sCcu CATTLE AS THAT.
'Sueh cattle Us that is the opinion
railroad men have Of legislators who
are to vote on sheir measures, and yet
take railroad money in the shape of
+ free passes. Now Is the time the peo-
pie sh0aid discriminate aud see
whether they sra sending railroad
cattle or men to represent them in
the legislatures of the several states.
Ii proper care j. taken, legisla lures
/ IN tie several states can be elect, d
as well as congress, which will
give bona fide, honest reduction in
cai,roasi ..harges. So materialin amount
Il 10 stop the manufacture Of million.
.if, :. neees.isate moderate salaries for
railroad officials, the dropping of rail-
rosd owns r>hlp Of newspapers and
Iobl.Ies. ard which shall restore nros-
peFitv To he wealth producers of the
land. All this can be done hv eleetino
legislature, that viii not he hnnhso-
pod ar lobh;al and thar will f,itb f,,iIs,
Gus ties down to the iepai limit Of e
b! per cent. or less on ti,- aefu.l worth
a ths r,,4s nu-iff,f,ut tyi,orntp,v.,, f.,,
high saiari..=. ! bbiss and other sx.
pensive ge1ls.
coxrRoL by LEGISLATION
In Weunan'= ease TAB l.. :. Re-
port.l ,ha court : avs that the. mower of
the legislature to cut fownand fix all
railroad CHARGES Il. not suhs4rvisnt to
the railroad eoroor,tioo which may
by exoraitant and unreasonable saIa.
riee. or in some other imnron4r wav
transfer is earnings into what it Is
pleased to call operating expenses y
/ IL other words the salaries and other
/ railroad expenses being collected out
( of fbe nesa!e nv one Of their own crea.
lures. their representatives. in leeis.
lature assembled, have a right to su.
/ pervise and pass upon all railroad sal.
/ aries and EXPENSES when they come tc
| dx the reasonable rates the railroad,
: all be allowed to charge. The people
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-26

Trans q and $ are Composed exclusively Of
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Bafiet PaFioT cars on trains a5. IS, "a and IS.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-26
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-26

RALRIGH, y. c. March az, 1851.
To the Editor Of the Banner:
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-26
FREE PASSES.

Attention should be poiutedly
be called to the fact tba1 the
most potent lever Of the cor
poration lobby Is the free pass. A.
these favors are not sent to members
before they become such, and cease
when they cannot longer vote on rail-
road measures, that fact alone should
prevent acceptance by any me uber.
The excuse is. "Taey all do H." and
hence an aroused public conscience
must procure an act forbidiipg free
passes. This the people have now
forced into the constitution Of New
York and several other states. a sim
liar provision should ba in every state
constitution. There is no excuse in
any member Of legislature taking a
free pass, as he is Que OF the fe 4 Off
GERS expressly provided by the state
with mileage, and the sum allowed is
enough to pay his actual railroad fare
to the state capitol and home again,
not once only, hut several times. Vet
the free pass is the railroad lobbyist ;
strongest pull. A railroad official has
been heard TO defend it on tie ground
that he could "iuflueuco many a man
by free pass To whom he dare not of
fer money Direct III the last North
Carolina legislature bill 10 forbid
free passes, copied from the provision
in the New York constitutions, WAS in
trcduced and favorahly reported by
the committee, but it was not allo we'd
to pass, being stolen from the DIES no
less than three times by some railroad
lobbyist. A legislative investigation
resulted in the desired delay, and
nothing more. The bill had been
drawn by myself, being copied from
the New York constitution, and =
well-known railroad official Gated on
me in person to secure the wit drawai
of the bill. On being told that the bill
had not only been prepared by request,
but that it was in the interest of hon
esty aud honest legislation, he used
the following language, which may De
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-03-26
THE OCALA BANNER

MorTo:-THIs PAPER WILL NOT
PAWN AT THE FEET OF THE MAN WHO
HAS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT MERIT
REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL; NOR
WILL IT KICK THE MAN WHO Is GOING
DOWN
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
BREVITIES.

Brainard people have subscribed Tor
stock for a cooperative creamery, tc
be established there.
The tweive.year-old daughter OF
Mrs. W. Il. Schryock Of Plattsmoutl
was kicked by a horse and very Sc
verely injured. She will probably re-
cover.
The superintendent OF the horticult.
ural department Of the states exposi,
ton exhibit has secured sixty-seven
varieties of apples for the exhibit thu,
early in the proceedings.
Ross l.. Hammond is now comfort
ably e~nsconsed in the Fremont post
Office. Mr.. Carol during his -four
years reign was accommodating ant
generally liked, MIR. Hammond viii
endeavor 10 keep up the high STANDARD
Saturday night the new postmaster
took the Office force and the .~etirine
postmaster to Wallis parlors, where h,
banqueted them,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
BREvITIEs.

While threshin9 At N. S. Hystta
farm near Monroe Tuesday afternoon,
August Lindberg had his haAd caught
In the gearing Of the horse power and
ground up his arm TO the elbow. The
power had TO be taken apart before
he could be e~xtrioated. He was taken
u the hospital at Columbus. 4,
Tho heaviest fall OF snow that hast
faNen In the past two years fell ~
~ lHyannis Tuesday. The fall Wa
fully one foot, and extended abou,
sixty miles east and west over that
section of the country.
A lamp exploded in Kunz & Nelson.
saloon at West Point, and blew out the
handsome plato glass front. Several
persons were burned. Damage, about
$500.
The funeral OF the triplets born Ia
MI. and Mrs. George Eager. near Grand
Island about three weeks sgo, t,oS
place Tasafay.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
HE BROKE HIS NECK
ENGINEER FRED NADEN'S
FATAL LEAP.
A had Wreck Mt Broke Bow-An Extra
Freight Runs Into u Regular on the
siding-Enginecrs Neck Brokeo In
jumping from the Cab.

A JAd wreck occurred NJ Broken
Bow at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. An
extra freight going cast ran into the
second section OF As, also east bound,
which was switching in the yards.
Several cars were thrown from the
.racL and badly smashed and the en-.
CINE of the extra is almost q total
wreck.
Fred MAIDEN, engineer of the extra,
was killed in jumping from the engine,
his head striking n brakebcam and his
brains were scattered for many feet.
The fireman and head brakeman of
the special had miraculous escapes and
were uninjured. The w%rcckagc was
cleared away by 400 SO that trains
could pass. The %coroner's jury found
that the blame lay with the dead en-
gineer, who did not have his train un-
der control and was running at a high
rate Of speed when the red signal was
out to stop.
Engineer Naden's remains were
taken to his home ut Lincoln.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
aspbyNiated.

Carl j. Fosberg, a young man from
Rockford, Mimi, enrouto To Lincoln,
net death from asphyxiation at the
state hotel, Omaha some time Satur.
lay night or Sunday. lie registered at
The hotel Saturday morning and went
20 his room about 10 o'clock. Some
lime along about midnight the night
'lcrk, George DeFrancc, heard
yroans issuing from the room, but did
not think that anything serious was
ihe matter and no more attention was
paid to it until noon Sunday, when q
shambermaid smelled gas and when
the door was opened Fosbcrg was
dead In his bed. He had blown out
The gas. Letters in his valise disclosed
she act that his wife lives in Rock
lord. Mimi, and that he has relatives
named O.. A. Sidwell at Holdrcge and
Johnson, at Kearney. The remains
we're turned over to the coroner and
The relatives notified.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
FREMONT SUGAR FACTORY
Steps Being Taken to secure Ons-A
Proposition Made.

Steps Being Taken ia secure Ons-A
Proposition Made
The Board Of trade Of Fremont As at
present considering a proposition OF
capitalists to build a sugar fac
tory in that city, and for several days
representatives of the capitalists have
been comforting with Fremonters and
looking over the ground for . suitable
site. The other night q meeting Of
the board was held and the matter
was talked over fully. The idea given
out by the representatives was that
their people would come TO Fremont
and erect a $50 ton factory for a bonus
Of 500, 600 and a site of forty acres OF
ground. II had been asccrtained that
the capitalists are Of good financial
standing, for the board has had all IL
wants Of windy promoters. A resolu-
ton was finally carried that it be the
Of the meeting that an offer be
made of $50. 900 cash and forty acres of
ground. Whether the capitalists will
accept the proposition or not is not
known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
ROBBED HIS BEDFELLOW.
Wandering Corn Husker Decamps From
% Farm Near PlRttsmouth

Wandering Corn Husker Decamps From
% Farm Near PlRttsmouth.
II. =. Flock, n farm hand working for
Waltern Vallcry, near Plattsmouth is
n sadder but wiser man than he was a
few days ago. Saturday morning .
strong and healthy looking wandering
Willie, giving his name as Frank Hefft,
asked Mr.. Vallery for a job husking
corn and vas put to work by Flock.
The two got along very we'll together
md that night shared the same bunk.
Out Of pure gratitude to Mr.. Flack the
stranger decided that the bed was
rather crowded and accordingly picked
up his shadow and departed. Flock
awoke later and noting the absence of
his bedfellow instituted a search which
revealed the loss of q revolver and a
wallet containing s74 in cash. Flock
notified all neighboring towns and UNI
less the fellow avoids all settlements
he will probably have TO liquidate.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
lie Didn't Escape.

Mrs. $. T.. Wilson, Nh elderly lady
living at IT'S Dodge street, Omaha,
was run down by q hack driven by
lack Kirby of Reeds hack line last
Saturday afternoon while crossing the
intersection of Fifteenth and Farnam.
The carriage pole struck her in the
back and knocked her under the feet of
he team. When sho scrambled out
with assistance the driver coolly tried
10 drive away, but indignant by
ISLANDERS stopped him and held him I'M
til a policeman camc. A complaint
was filed against him. 1t is claimed
that he was drunk. Mrs. Wilson's in
iuries are supposed to be quite serious
internally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
Honor For % Warrior hold.

George ID. Meiklejohn, assistant
secretary Of war, will arrive In Lin.
coin next Monday. Company r.
Second regiment, Captain Campbell
commanding, will tender Secretary
Meiklejohn a reception in the company
armory on Tenth street, Lincoln.
Governor Holcomb will be present as
coinmander-in.chief of the Nebraska
national guard, and other state mill.
,ary authorities will attend. Invita-
tions and ticlsets.to II banquet will bs
issued.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
A MURDER.
Body Of = Man Found In the Und~rhross
Near Adams.

The remains Of an unknown uAn
we're found Wednesday between Ad-
am and Firth. They were lying In .
draw near the Nemaha and were Gov
cred with undcrbrush. The were dis
covered by hunters, who notified the
coroner of Gage county. Tho mar
had been dead 80 long that the flesh
had I'LL dccsyed. A bullet hole was
in his skull. The inference 10 that he
was shot. II is probable, from the
kind OF clothing and its condition that
the remains had lain there At least sin
months, and maybe more. The re-
mains were those of n young man, sP-
parently about 20 years old.
The case is as yet shrouded In sbso-
iutc mystery. No one has been mise
ing from that section of the country,
nor is there apparently as yet any clue
as to who the man was. Coroner Mil
Ter has ordered the remains and cloth
ing sent I o Beatrice and will place
them in the vault in the court house
basement. hoping at some future time
To be able to unearth tho mystery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
TRIES TO BUY A NAVY
Spain Negotiatss for h Purchase OF
Battisshipa.

LONDON, Nov. l5.--In connection
with SPANS hunt for warships. Amer.
ean diplomats have learned that
Spnin recently cndea vorcd to make an
arrangement with Japan whereby. in
the event ~ war with the United
States, the thirty or 81 warship, nov
building In various %shipyards FOR
Japan would he transferred To spain
Upon the failure ~ the negotiations
che Spanish government entered upon
. deal with Chilli for the transfer To
the Spanish flag % several vessels
shout completed for the Chilean re.
public.
The diplomats referred to express
the opinion that from the standpoint,
OF International law, the completion
OF such a deal might be regarded rs
an unfricndly act toward the United
States.
Besides the Rothschilds. other prom.
tnent ~fuancisrs of London and Paris
have entirely cut on the monetary
tuppl'es which Spain has hitherto sue
ceedcd in obtaining.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
THE Q 6 TO s.
Referee Cornell Revisss His Decision In
Kansas- b % Football Game

LINCOLN, Neh, Nov. 16.-F. d. Cor
oell. referee Of the Nebraska. Kansss
football game, in a signed statement
oversees his decision, giving the game
to Nebraska by n score of 8 to 5 instead
Of 10 to 5. The game aud its
outcome has greatly stirred col.
icge circles, also leading TO the ar
rest Of N. & Harmon. a law student
In tho Kansas university, and
his confinement In the county Jail
Harmon, IL is alleged, was stakeholder
In many bets and refused to turn over
the money. The warrant for his ar.
rest charged wagering on a game Of
chance" but this, IL is claimed, was
simply a subterfuge to hold him.
Money held by him was replevincd
and late last night Harmon was re.
leased. lie says, however, he will re.
main and fight the case in the courts
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
COmmuled His Sentence.

Governor Holcomb Monday commut.
ed the sentence Of James Hardick, who
some time ago was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary for entering
a school house and carrying away five
joints of stovepipe, a lamp and water
bucket. He was received at the peni.
Tertiary February :. Since Hardick's
imprisonment his wife and four chill.
dren have been supported by the coun-
ty. Several persons interested in the
prosecution aud many citizens. includ-
ing Judge NJ. l.. Hayward of Nebraska
City. petitioncd the governor to pardon
the prisoner. Governor Holcomb com
nuted the sentence and Hardick was
released Monday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
Quick Time.

Judge Edgar Howard, who was re
eently re elected county judge of Sarpy
county, is destined to give the most
expert divorce court a lively chase.
Tuesday morning he had gone 10 the
depot at Papiliion to take the train
for Omaha, when his assistant came
running down after him with the in.
formation that there was IA couple
there at the Office who wanted TO be
married. He had sent them TO a hotel
and started after the court. Judge
Howard fastened w to the hotel.
performed the service and returned to
the depot in the space of just two min.
utes and in time to catch his train, not
waiting even for his fee.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
SURE 1T WAS MURDER.
Cage Ccroty's Latest Mystery Causing
Much C-siorture

Much Co. fo-rture.
The finding of the remains Of an nm"
known man near Firth this week has
brought a flood OF inquiries to Coroner
Miller's Office and i'm addition a lot of
proffered solutions to the mystery,
o Il Of which are considered the least
plausible. One man writes that about
sixteen years ago a young man disap-
peared from that section Of the coun-
try and expresses the belief hat the
remains Of the unknown are his.
That they had been buried somewhere
snd had been taken up and placed IN
that out of the way place. This is a
fair sample OF more than a score of
solutions which have been heard given
OF the mystery. That the ease is one
Of murder is not questioned. aud peo-
pie generally are hoping il will be
solved. but at present such a result
appears very remote. The ease has
revived discussion over the apparent
easiness with which murders are com
mitted In this county without fear of
detection, u number having occurred
during the past few years, which in
cludc the murder of Henry Thiessen,
near Ellis, Davy Jones. near Wymore,
and the one at Filley, neither of which
ever came to light.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
SHERIFF
Arrests AN Evangslists In the Midst a
His LabOrS.

Rev. NJ. Il, Palmcter. lecturer, eva
gclist and Baptist minister made his
appearance at McCooi Junction a week
or two ago. At first he lectnrcd o.
European subjects charging an ad'
mission, but only Il few attended. He
then commenced . revival meeting and
he soon ingratiated himself into tho
good will and homes OF most OF h
Baptist people Of tho place. Sunday
night last he announced that no
would preach tho following night -
usual. Monday morning Sheriff Pricc
came down and arrested Rev. Palmcter
on a reported serious charge, taking
him TO York. Constable Ong OF Nc
Cool Junction received a letter from
the sheriff of Garrett county, Kansas,
asking IL the Rev. Palmeter wa there
and il so to shadow him and IL no at
tempted to leave to arrest him as he
wal badly wanted by persons at Gar
nett. Kan.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
MAY CLEAR THE MYSTERY
Possibility that the Dead Man Found
Near Firth May be Identified.

Although there were no new devel.
opments in the Firth murder mystery
today several rumors gained currency
in effect that the identity of the dead
man found near there the other day
had been established. One story was
that the deceased was the man Doyle,
who suddenly disappeared from Ithica,
Neb., several months ago. The de-
scription of n tallies very closely with
the other. ever to the clothing. DR..
B%randhoff of Firth called upon Coro-
ner Miller at Beatrice and said that Q
recent issue of q Modern Woodmen
paper contained a description Of a
young man who was missing which
corresponded closely with the one
found. 1t is thought that the publicity
given the matter by ,he newspapers
will eventually result in clearing up
the mystery. The coroner's mail has
already assumed big proportions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
Claim shooting Was Malicious.

The young man, Oscar Bycrs, who
was shot through the left lung last
week at Edgar, by Ralph Glazer, as was
first supposed by accident, is apparent
iy getting well. 1t is now claimed
that the shooting was malicious and
Glazcr has been arrested and bound
over to the next term of district court
to answer the charge of malicious as
sault with n deadly weapon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
Caught "a Harness Thief.

4. j. Eaton, living west of Rivcrton
three miles, vent Ia the barn and
,ne set of harness, a buffalo robe, u
pair of horse blankets, and two riding
brides, he discovered, were not in the
places usually reserved for them. He
tracked the thief east seventeen miles,
taking a constable with him. They
canght up with the thief seven miles
south of Red Cloud, with the goods in
his possession. The captors took the
fellow to bloomington.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
4 Novel ~ExpeditiOn.

Captain Moretti, who operated the
Venetian gondolas at the Nashville ex.
position and has secured the conces-
sion for the trans Mississippi exposi-
%sition, has embarked for Omaha and
expects TO get there with his fleet of
g%ondolas in about a month. His crew
Vt gondoliers will row the boats
through by way of the Cumberland,
Mississippi and Missouri rivers and cx-
pect to get through before the lea
catches them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
CARR'S TRIAL VERY SHORT
Me Law yer Refuses to Make" u Defense
Admit IN" Charges Made.

Wbs Law yet Ncfnses to MAX" u Defense
Admit IN" Charge. Made.
LIBERTY, Mo. Nov l5.-Whcn the
case of the state against William Carr,
for tho murder Of his 3-year-old child,
was called In the circuit court this
morning ex.Judge Sandusky and ID.
g Allen, Cnrr's attorneys, said that
they had no defense to make, that the
defendant admitted his guilt, but de-
hisd that when he left his home he In.
tended 70 kill the child, and that his
mental suffering was so great that he
did not care how soon his punishment
should come.
The state had subp9nacd about
twenty witnesses, md Judge Broaddus
ordered Prosecuting Attorney Wood
son to present evidence To establish
the death Of the child and the guilt of
the defendant. Carr was then brought
up from tho Jail by Sheriff Hymer.
He bad on . dark suit OF clothes and a
white shirt aud collar.
Coroner 4. ID Bedford OF jackson
county testified rs to the autopsy held
on the child. and described the wounds
on the head and limbs. He was OF
the opinion that the child was dead
when thrown into the river, that its
death could have resulted from tho
wounds on the head or from strnngu-
lstion caused by the rope around its
neck.
Assistant Prosecutor Mastin and
Chief Of Police Hayes OF Kansas City
testified that Carr made his confession
without compulsion and OF his own
free will. The only promise made to
him before the confession was that IL
his wife came to Kansas City he would
10 allowed To see her.
After n few other witnesses had tes-
tilted the case vas closed. Judge
Broaddus will probably pass sentence
next week before the close Of the
term.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
THE PLAINTIFF TESTIFlEs
Mis-. seree Tells Der side OF the Con sro-
very with Dr. Hasiam

very WIN bTs bhshH'"
The 5000 breach Of promise case OF
Miss Marie Berge VS.. DIR. Haslain, now
on in district court at Fremont was
fairly started Tuesday. Monday even
ing DR.. Haslam was On the stand. The
contract of marriage was admitted by
defendants attorneys and the witness
identified certain letters and papers
introduced 10y the plaintiff.
The plaintiff was next placed upon
the stand. She testified that when
the contract of marriage was made h
was fifteen years of age; that the hrst
knowledge she had Of the contract be
ing broken was when the defendant
was married in 1893: that the defend
ant visited her after her rcmovai TO
Beemcr. Her attorneys attempted 70
introduce a bunch of letters written by
the defendant but the Judge ruled this
out. IL came out in her testimony
that there were no signatures to the
letters, or addresses either, for the
plaintiff, in returning photographs n
letters to- the defendant, had cut them
ont, not caring to write them in her
hand. She testified that on n oc-
casion the doctor had asked her to
come to Fremont and get acquainted
with his friends, but she never had.
owing to his GOODNESS. She had con
tinued to love him and said there was
no one like him. After his marriage
she staid in the house and did no. go
in company for a year.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-19
FARMER KILLS HIMSELF.
Found sitting In q Chair with u Revolver
In Ills Hand.

Edward Riddcr, u farmer about
t~hirty-ive years of age, living near
Fairbury, committed suicide in Johns
livery Office about 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon His body was found sitting
upright in a chair. In his right hand
he held a thirty-two calibre revolver,
while his life blood was pouring from
3 CHASTITY hole in his temple. Riders
wife left him about three months ago
and it is thought that that, together
with financial troubles, caused mclan-
choly. He left no explanation Of his
rash act. The coroncr's jury returned
a verdict in accordance with the above
acts.