The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25
NEWS OF NEBRASKA.
SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
Most Important Happenings OF the Past
Seven Days Briefly Mentioned An Tor
,Ions OF tho state Covered Thorough
Resume Of Nebraska News.

Blair was ovcrrulcd and Knight was
sentenced TO serve in the ponitcntlarN
six years on each of two counts. ms
second term to mcn Immediate
ly upon the expiration of his hrSt
term. The sentence means not Orgy
twelve years but without II doubt a
life sentence. as Geo. knight is now in
his sixty-cighth year. Steps have been
taken to carry the case to the supreme
court. This will probably avail moth
ing. as the case OF the state was too
well established. This closes the most
important case ever ON the Washing
ton county docket.
Rehcaring in the case of cX-Statc
Treasurer hartley was granted Thurs
day by the supreme court. Judge
Sullivan was the member of the court
who asked that it be granted. Bart
lcy's twenty year sentence was at
firmcd by the court January 3. "A few
days before Judge Post was succeeded
ON the bench by Judge Sullivan. With
in the forty days allowed by law,
Bartlcy's attorney filed "a motion for
rchcaring. The case will he set down
for rcargumcnt April 3. When one or
more judges of the supreme court
doubt the correctness of an opinion
handed down, IL is customary to grant
a %rchcaripg. Judge sullivan was the
member of the court in this case who
expressed doubt.
The Lincoln Sons OF Erin celebrated
st. Patrick's day ut the Oliver Theatre
Sunday night. Every seat was full.
Patriotism and regard for country was
the spirit Of the addresses and songs
OF the evening. The audience was en-
thusiastic and wholly in sympathy
with the speakers. England was the
subject of ccnsurc. and hopes for the
future freedom and welfare of their
country was their earnest prayer.
Gen. y. II. Barry opened the program
with u few brief and appropriate re-
marks and introduced the speakers.
Rev. Father Nugcnt, one of the speak
ciS said: "In Ireland or America the
Irish have nothing of which TO he
ashamed. If loyalty to the stars and
stripes calls for u services Tomorrow,
we would he the first To enlist to the
iiag's support. Our honorcd chair
man. said Nugcnt. turning to General
Barry, ''typities the loyalty of the
Irish American to this his country's
flag Shouts Of Good" and APP
plausc.) 'lf we had no flag to show"
continued the father, she yet could
show that stump of an arm To prove
his loyalty To country
IL war Is declared about ono month
from now the Spaninrds will find Ne
braska national guardsmen clothed
and in their right mine and armed
with capsofthc latest military pattern.
Adjutant-Gcncral Barry has forward
cd u requisition on the government for
clothing and ordnance. This is the
customary requisition. The clothing
ordered is to take the place Of worn
out and unserviccablc uniforms. The
government allows the Nebraska ma
tional guard So. 900 worth Of supplies
annually. In the rcquisition sent out
is an order for enough caps of the new
pattern to supply the entire guard.
Only one or two companies have been
using the new caps, they having bought
them at their own expense. The old
chasseus caps will he discarded. The
new oncs will have solid brass cross
arms instead Of the old thin pressed
brass material. The caps are the same
as now worn by the officers of tho
guard. The supplies are expected &c
arrive within one month.
With profuse and lavish manifesto
tons of love for the dead. and sym
patty for her surviving loved ones. tn,
the remains of the late Mrs John NJ
ThurSton We're laid to rest Sunda,
and old residents of Omaha do not re-
call ever having seen there u NOR,
imposing demonstration of popula.
affection and grief. The funeral part,
arrived Sunday ut $50 n. IN. over tn
Union Pacific. ACCOMPANYING the re,
mains were senator Thurs,on and hi,
son Clarence. Assistant Sccrctar'
Mciklejohn of the war department an,
others. The remains were clad In tn
same steel gray satin gown which Mrs
Thurston wore at the celebration q
her twcnty-ffth wedding annivcrsar
ut her home last Christmas day
Clusters of small flowers relieved tn
nustcrity of her garments and in he
hand was claspcd the tiny America
flag which she held over her hear
when she died on n foreign shore. Tn
foot OF the caSl<et was mantlcd In
larger flag, which was not remove,
when IL was lowered into the gray,
The floral tributes were lavish an
beautiful. Rev. Il. j. Mackey of A
Saints church preached the funcr;
ermon In concluding his cnlog
Rev. Mackey said: MAY no 81
Of suffering from Cuba heard. Nj
no more suffering cries rise HEAVIER
ward until God has called this matte
and every other on earth to prote'
arainst mans inhumanity in tina
isle"
Acknowledgement Smyth says tn
he infers that the chief point involve