The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13

Columbus is now considering the
idea of building anew city hall. The
lower part To he used by the city fire
department and the upper to bc fitted
up with good office rooms for the use
of the city.
A motion to modify the decree OF
the supreme court in the maximum
freight rate cases. offered 10y Attorney
General Smyth ON Friday. was by the
Supreme court of the United States or
dcrcd 10 hc fled, but notice must nc
given to the other side and leave to
file answer.
Private Cal Hopper of T company,
Tccumseh, was taken To- Dewitt by a
II. Il VI. passenger train. He was found
10y the side of the road about three
miles south of town. On the back of
his head is cash about six inches, and
he waS in "A dazcd condition. He has
been missing from Camp saunders for
several days. How lr ZONE to toe there,
and how he received his injuries is not
known.
Governor iIolcomb had appointed
the following delegates to attend the
meeting of the gulf and Interstate
transportation committee, called to
meet at Omaha June 90: Ncls Andcr-
son Shicklcy: Warwick Saunders, Col
umbus; Elijah Stoddard, Omaha: John
=. Freeman. Columbus: W. H.. Thomp-
SON. Grand Island; Fred :. IIcsslcr.
rnwncc city: j. :. Kennedy. Minden;
+. I. Loomis. Edhulm. The object of
the committee is to devise ways and
means To prevent discrimination IN
rates by transportation companies.
II. G.. Day if I;catricc received Il tel
cgram from his son. Ensign George
Day at Duluth. saying he had been or
dcrcd To New York city 10 take n post
on the Topeka. 1t is said that Lieu
tenant Mayer. also of Beatrice has
been ordered from Washington to the
same ship. The latter has been sta
toned at Washington and young Day
has been in the photographic Office at
Duluth. lie recently sent his father "a
chart of Manila bay, showing the VA.
rying depths of the water and every
point of interest. II is of particular
interest at this time.
In Lincoln the other day an I'M
known man committed rape on the
person OF little ~iivc-ycar-old Annie
Bussc. daughter of Henry w. Busse, "a
car cleaner. The little girl. in com-
pany with two other children smaller
than herself, were picking flowers in
the vicinity of the sixteenth street
bridge across the Antelope. A strange
IA came along and asked the smaller
children {, 20 home which they did,
after which he accomplished his pur-
pose under the bridge. giving the girl
II five cent piece To induce her TO sub
NIT to him. Officers are diligently
searching for the offender. The girl
was not severely injured.
In the federal court Judge Munger
remanded to the district court of
Douglas county the ease of the state
against the Omaha National Bank. in
which the encouragement seeks to
recover the money paid out by the
bank. from state general funds on de-
post in the defendant bank and ON
Wv 'IltNn VI ~. - puI'iSN - t
treasurer. the sum of SOL 900, the
amount in payment of the warrant for
$3.50. lOl.1 ~ sold by the state treasurer
To the Chemical National bank of New
York. This is part OF the amount for
which the state sued the bondsmcn in
the ease which WAS recently decided
against the state 10y a Douglas county
jury.
Mavor Frank f.. NIoOrcs of Omaha
according to the findings and
mendationS of the referee OF the SUI
prcme court, was in default as collcc-
tor and custodian of public moneys
and was Ineligible to the office of
mayor Of the city of Omaha when
elected. The referee recommends
that the petition of y Mayor Broatch
for reinstatement in the office of mayor
be granted. +. j. Clements of Ord
was the referee appointed by the SUI
prcnc court to take evidence and re-
port findings Of fact and conclusions
of law. The court will take up the
report in due time and adopt or re-
jcct It. The referee spent twenty days
all told in taking evidence and com
plotting his report.
Governor I.o!comb has filed his brief
with the supreme court in the manda-
mus ease entitled Hoscwatcr vs.. llol-
comb. governor. The concluding par
agruph Of the brief, which is signed
by Acknowledgement Smyth and
Deputy Ed l.. Smith, is as follows;
THE court knows, outside of the rec
ord in this ease. that at the present
time the governor Is in constant com
munication with the authorities of tho
general government nj Washington.
and i giving personal attention to the
enlistment If troops and sending them
10 the front in response to the call OF
the president. ia say that the COVER
nor must drop these important matters
and give his personal attention To q
complaint filed and prompted by
questionable motives. andwhich at best
interests only Il small portion of the