The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-18

stock of SIS. O00.
A call o rs4a.ooo Of general fund war
rants has been issued by state Treas
urer Mcscrvc. 1t will become effective
March is.
Miss Anna Burkct of Exeter has been
appointed matron of the asylum for
the chronic insane at Hastings to take,
effect March Is. She succeeds Miss
Larson who resigned some time ago.
A. i, McKcnnis, u farmer living
southeast of York. lost his large barn.
together with several head of thorough
bred cattle. Il lot of hay, and other
material. The total loss is 81, 900 with
only $500 insurance.
Information has been received at
Omaha that tho last rail to complete
the Port Arthur line from Omaha to
the gulf has been laid and that trains
VIII he running between there and
Port Arthur within the next ten days.
A Swcdc giving his name as Pcto
Davis, in trying to get on the blind
baggage of the west bound passenger
train while il was leaving Oakland.
fell under the wheels. both of his legs
being crushed. He says he worked in
Omaha and has M relatives.
Warden Lcidigh reports 33i convic,s
at th" pc%nitcutiury. Eleven prisoners
went ont during February and seven
were received. The sentences of six
expired. two were parOlcd. one was re-
turned for Il ncw trial and the sen
fences of two were committed.
~ Il recent mass meeting l n Wahoo
SI?j was raised for the Cuban relief
fun and Il soliciting committee was
appointed 10 canvas the country for
cash and provisions. About $3.50 in
cash Is reported already and u large,
mount of provisions promised.
\ small barn belonging To Henry
Nieman OF Nebraska City. was burned.
The loss Is less than 500, Mr.. Me
man was overcome by heat and smoke
while making an effort to rescue his
hors" and COW, but was discovered by
the iirCncn in time to save his life.
\ tramp giving his name as William
Bush, while ridiag between two freight
ears at Ncbrasi<a City, had his foot
caught between the bumper, aud quite
badly mashed. He was cared for by
the county physician and sent by the
commissioners, to the county iufirnary.
At Sidney a Swedish stoncmason by
the ramc of Hickman accidentally
shot himself in the left arm and will
probably die from the effects OF the
injury. lie a riding along in u cart
carrying u heavy loaded shot gun and
il IL supposed that while driving along
the hammer caught on the foot of the
unfortunate man and was discharged.
When found he was inscnsiblc and his
clothes atirc.
The house of II. c. Harris. four
mile, southwest of Piainvicw, burned
down. Mr.. Harris and his wife were
asleep in bed and were awakened bv
the barking of their dog. They had
only time to get out of the house and
failed even to " their clothes. The
couple were married u week ago and
lost everything. There is no insurance.
on the house.
Jennie Kelcer and Katie Ross. two
little girls aged scvcn, living mt Hast
ings. gathered "a lot of stramonium
pods after school and ate the seeds.
shortly afterwards they went into con-
vultions and by the time II physician
arrived had lapsed into unconscious
ness from the effect of the poison.
They were given cmitic and each vom-
tied up nearly II handful of seeds.
Prompt administering of a%ntidotcs
saved them.
The sisters of the Home OF the Good
Shepherd at South Omaha and the sis
tiers of the Poor Clare at Benson have
been collecting cancelled postage
stamps in South Omaha business hous-
cs by means of contribution boxes.
The former send their stamps to Lu-
ccrnc, Switzerland. for sale to collect
ors. while the sisters at Benson send
theirs to missionaries in China, where
it is claimed, 1000 cancelled stamps
buys a Chinese baby which the mis-
5%ionarics thereafter rear.
The decision OF the referees in the
matter Of Gates and Norfolk colleges
has been received at Norfolk. The
findings. which cover several type
written pages, give the right OF way
20 Gates as the college which has had
and did not lose its continuity rs u
Congregational college. Norfolk wiz
cease 10 claim congregational rccogni-
ton, and at the close of the present
college year will go ont of business as
a congregational college. What dis
position will bc made Of it remains tn
be seen.
Robert Parsley, n student in the
high school Of Chadron, was set upoIsS
by n crowd of his fellow students andv
nearly lynchcd III the school grounds.
Parsley, whose mother is Il S%paniard,
and who inhcrits the traits and dispo-
Sition of the race, in II dispute which
arose during recess defended his
mother country against the reviling of
the patriotic American lads to the cx-
tont az snyinp that II tho Snoni,,l, b,1