The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-08

The students of the state university
in II burst of patriotism hung Spain in
ciligy.
A twclvc-vcar-old son Of WIN. Rowe.
living in the southeastern part Cf
Washington county, had IL hand
mashed in II feed grinder.
Ruby McMartin, II young lad of Ere.
mont, was thrown from a horse with
such severity the contact with the
ground caused internal injuries.
T.. &. Van liorn of Lexington broke
an arm and dislocatcd Il wrist by
taking II header for tcrra-iirma from Il
buggy to which Il runaway team WAS
attached.
Major Edmund g. Fcchct has severed
his connection with the Nebraska ma
tiouul guard and has gone to TT. Rob
inson To join his troops. Mrs. Fcchct
has zone to Columbus, o.. to remain
during the present unsettled condition
of the army.
John Miller of Thurman. Ia, upon
retiring Mt night in his room in the
State hotel. Omaha, blew out the gas.
He was later found unconscious from
asphyyiation. All efforts at resusita-
ton failed. 1t is believed he blew it
out through ignorance. as he was
sober when he went to bed.
Auditor Cornell has warned insur,
anc companies not To issue policies
on property in Nebraska except
through regularly appointed and
licensed agents residing in the state.
This warning is the result Of COM
plant, made to the auditor. The in
surancc department will make an
effort to stop soliciting by mail. as
such Il course dcfrauds the state of tax
on premiums.
LINCOLN, Ncb.. April A $500, 900
fire ragged ut Eleventh and o streets
from . p. III. last night until , o'clock
this morning, destroying the A. NJ.
Davis and Richards blocks and badly
damaging the I.amaster block. Near.
ly all contents of these three blocks
were burned, save part of Mrs. Cos
pcr's stock and ON office fixtures.
The Carter block sdamagcd. About
500, 600 damage was done. Insurance
will figure about 100000.
H. is expected that Acknowledgement
Srnyth will go to Washington in Il
short time to make an application in
the supreme court for an order To per.
nit of Il showing being made in sup
port q: Il motion to modify the decree
in the maximum rate ease. The modi'
i~ication asked foPwill he to permit tho
board of transportation to make and
enforce rates which are shown to be
reasonable under the conditions which
now exist and which will be "a reduc
ton from the present local freight
rates.
The promoters of the Nebraskf
whist association feel very much en-.
couragcd by the number of favorable
responses to their suggestion of an or
ganization OF the whist clubs of Ne
braska, and have issued u call for the
| first meeting Friday and Saturday
5 April - and l6, at the rooms of tn,
. uniou-Commcrcial club in Lincoln. TO,
which the following program has beer
I prepared: Friday, 10 n. m, April II
r business meeting. temporary orgnniza
] ton, and appointment of committees
A Friday. = p. m, first play of troph!
c contest for cams OF four, conducted
=. under Ilowcll's modification of Mitch
ellis progressive system. One team o
r four from each club only admitted.
y The announcement has been mad
= upon authority OF the chief architcc
of the trans Mississippi exposition tina
{ all construction work will be tiuishe,
in ample time for the installation o
t exhibits and the perfection of con
. ccssions by the opening daytime
The large buildings are nearly read
IS for the artistic decorations, save tn
G fine arts building and the immcns
n structure which the United STATE
government is building. On the latte
o the staff work is nearly done, and tn
d dome is receiving the finishing touches
It The coucessionaries are pushing COZ
n struction work rapidly, MS are tn
II various states, fifteen of which al
erecting buildings.
IL Governor Holcomb committed III
m sentence Of William Trcster of Creole
N county. Trestcr was serving IA sen
,s ence of three years in the penitcntiar
Of and this was committed to one yea
h two months and eleven days, whic
gave the prisoner his liberty Tucsda,
10 Trestcr recently attempted to seem
10 his liberty by habeas corpus procee'
~ ings in the district court.
VIM. Reed Dunroy, OF Corn Tassel'
fame, is recovering from a very sever
In siege Of sickness which has coninc
&c him to the hospital for u couple
months.