The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18
NEBRASKA IN BRIEF
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
OVER THE STATE.
A Complete Review of tho Fast Week.
Happenings In the Tree Planters state
-succinct Summary OF the Most Inn
portant News.

Governor liolcomb has appointed
Lee IIcrdman as II member of the Oma-
ha board of fire and police commission
arS.
Auburn is after IA beet sugar factory
and has hope of securing one. a com
mittce Of citizens has been appointed
to look after the matter.
During an engagement between the
town boys of Fremont and the boys Of
side had Il head split. The matter is
now in court.
Ella Browncll. daughter of W. 4.
iIrowncll of Fremont, fractured her
arm in several places. She was play
ing in the yard of "a ncighbor and fell
aver II bicycle.
The young son of Il. L.. Baker of
Gordon, while at play with ON com
panions. received u blow behind the
EAR from II chunk of coal. The blow
'auscd a painful injury.
1t Anslcy, Joseph T.. Moore. a clerk.
stabbed james Baker twice with Il
iac'tknifc. The wounds may not
prove fatal. Baker was drunk, and
assaulted young Moore, dealing him
blows ON the face and knocking
him down.
Frank Murphy has appealed t. the
supreme court for Il Judgment Of S9:6
the city of Omaha. The
amount represents special assessments
for paving grade damages on Il certain
street which Nj. Murphy paid, but
wants returned.
The copy of the United States court
decision in the maximum rate ease
received Monday by Attorney
General Smyth. 1t came late Ia the
lay and the Encouragement did not
get even Il glimpse of IL that day.
G. J. W~inringcr, who some tinc ago
arrested on a charge of ~ba,'ardy
preferred by Mary Cizrli, Il domestic
"ho worked for the family. wa, found
not guilty 10y the jury which had the
case in the district court OF Lancaster
county. The progress of the casc has
shown the devotion of Mrs. WininEcr,
who stuck by her husband throughout
the trial.
The Union Pacific freight service l.,
getting II smell of the approaching
through the preparations for
war by the war department. For some
time pas. heavy shipments of artillery
been passing through Omaha
westward bound for the Notifications
IN the Pacific coast and the armament
If war vessels in the Pacific ocean.
4 severe snow storm driven by u
fierce northwest wind ragged recently
At Gordon. IL was destructive tn stock
interests, thin range cattle and cows
with young calves being in most dan
ger. The snow is very deep and the
wind was penetrating. Up to this
time the cattle have comc through the
winter in remarkably fine condition.
Miss Kate Conway, employed at the
Nlothicr house, Columbus, met with a
very serious accident while in the dis
charge of her duties. She accidental
iy turned II pan Of boiling hot grease
upon her right hand and fore arm,
burning and Scalding her in IA fright
full She was attended by q
physician, who says he al save the
member, but it will be several weeks
before she will he able to resume her
duties.
Bird day vii! he observed by pablo
schools If state superintendent Jack
sons instructions arc followed, not
withstanding the legislature failed to
pass Il bill establishing bird day. Mr..
Jackson will recommend Friday, April
90, which is Arbor day, rs the date for
observance. He is preparing Il printed
program for use in schools. The Pro-
gram will have u handsome Autograph
cover bearing a picture of the Amcri-
can quail commonly called bob
white
State authorities will make no move
,ndcr tho decision of the United
states supreme court until the full
opinion Of TINT court is before them.
httorncy-''cncrnl Smyth and the board
Of transportation have sent for the
opinion in full. AS published in news
papers three courses may possibly be
open under the decision. The nttor-
ncy-gcneral may have authority To
move the United States circuit court
"a dissolve the injunction which re-
strains the board of transportation
and the railroad from enforcing the
maximum rate law. The second course
is for secretaries Of the board of trans
p%ortation to order certain rates en-
forced by the railroads. The third
and last course il the calling Of an
extra session of the legislature for the
purpose of epacting another maximum
rate law II the encouragement files
n motion for dissolution Of Judge
Brewers restraining order il is be-
lieved that the east would have to be
retired so far us the reasonablcncss of
rates is concerned. Rates that were
not reasonable in 1902 nay be reason
able now under changed conditions.
II the board of transportation fixes
rates it NAV dcvolve upon railroads to
show that such rates are not reason
able.