The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-13
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCClNCT SUMMARY or A
WEEKS EVENTS
Most Important Happenings o. the vast
seven Days Briefly Mentioned All FOR
tions Of the state Covered 4 Thorough
Resume of Nebraska news.

hcsifhp o' nebraska News.
The recent advance in the price of
corn has started that cereal to moving
in great shape. The elevator. through.
out Nebraska are taxed to their utmost
TO handle it.
a wild steer. being driven through
lnglewood, II suburb Of Fremont. at
tackled Mr.. and Mrs. James ChcZam.
badly bruiSing both. 4 shot from the
hcrdcr silcnced the cnragc be asst.
There is Il bicycle officer in Omaha
duty il is to run down scorchcrs
on the city's crowded streets. and he
runs EN- in at the rate of three or four
n day. This work is entrusted 10 Dan
Baldwin. the Hercules of the force.
John +. Macnidcr has sued the Oma-
ha Electric Light company for SlG.OOO.
which he claims as damages for in.
%jurics received 10y coming in contact
with "a live wire Will" working on u
building at Fifteenth and Capitol ave
nue.. His hands were badly burned
and the toes of one foot singcd Off.
The Rice opera house at Harvard had
a narrow escape from destruction by
fire. After an entertainment. when
the %janitor was putting N the lights.
II of the big lamps fell down and the
oil ignitcd. Prompt work by the fire
department saved the building. but
some of the scenery was burned. The
loss will be- about $50.
A draft for SG,0lT.50 has been re
ccIvcd 10y Governor Ilolcomb. the mo.
ncy being the apportionmcnt of ma.
tionul aid extended to the soldiers
and soilors' homes in Nebraska. The
Grand Island home will receive $500
and the home at Milford will receive
SI.?75, less 81? 20 on account of pen.
sionS.
The Secretary of state received a let
ter from a resident Of the state who
said his little boy had captured eight
young wolves and rs they acted like
Spaniards he was anxious to get rid Of
them. He wanted to know il the state
pays Il bounty on wolf scalps. Deputy
Wccsncr wrote him that the lcgisla-
turc had failed to make an appropri-
alton to pay the bounty. Attorney
General Srnyth received II letter from
a man who wanted to know whether
there was "a law tina, would prevent
vitascopic reproductions of the Cor
bett- fitz>immons fight in this state.
The inquirer was informed that there
was no such law.
Flag day in Lincoln. Saturday. May
:, was an epoch in the history of the
capital city. Lincoln veterans of the
late war. through cX-Go:crnor Thayer
colonel of the First Nebraska rcgi-
mcnt, entrusted brilliant emblems OF
our country's glory to the two new
regiments just mustered into the ma
tional service for war with Spain. The
only slip in the program was the in
ability of Ex-Governor Furnas. colonel
Of the second Nebraska regiment. to
be- present 10 hand over the colors to
the Second regiment, and General
Thayer did il. The flags. which were
beautiful. We're accepted ON behalf Of
the two regiments, by Governor Ilol-
comb. The presentation and accept
ance was made on the north side of
the capitol, where the guards assem-
bled after a march in from the camp.
a vast crowd witnessed the ccrcmo-
mics. All roads led to Camp Saunders
sunday. and the visitors Swarmed all
over the fair grounds. The different
railroads brought in fully 10000 visit
orS. The drill of the two regiments
proved an Irresistible attraction. The
probabilities are the guards will go to
Chickamauga Wednesday.
The muster of Nebraska BOYS into
the service of the United States is now
in progress in the mercantile building
at Camp Alvin Saunders. Men will
he mustered separately at first and
then by companies. The first to be
sworn in will bc the rcgimcntal Off
GERS and the companies will follow.
Lieutenant Stotscnburg will act rs
mastering officer. 1t is generally I'M
derStood that the companies will not
De .mOlcsted. While the men wi II
he sworn in singly they will
retain their positions. The officers
will be- examined physically and upon
their qualifications or their ability Ia
command. 1t is expected that II ma
jority of them will pass. although one
or two may not 90 through. l!riga'
dier General Bills will retain charge
OF the camp until all of the men arc
mustered ont of the national guard.
When they have become loyal subjects
of Tnclc sam the general will proceed
To his home in fairbury. The men %
the Nebraska national guard admire
General BILLS and there is not II wh'
knows him but regrets his misfortune
at being left at home through the a"'
ton Of congress. The guards are hav
ing n wet time of il at present. Mon
day. Tuesday and today, Wednesday,
being rainy days. The men have jus
about come to the conclusion that the
chances for their seeing active service
are slim. but a faint hope fingers tina
it may he their lot to be sent To the
philliOincs. They are anxious for "A"