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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
AN UNKNOWN MAN SHOOTS
THROUGH A WINDOW.
Effort Made TO XIII David Taylor. a Well
Known Gage County Farmer--A Reia-
tive Under Arrest-was Traced BY
blood Hounds.

David Taylor, a well-known farmer,
was sitting in q chair at his home near
Billey, Gage county, reading. Some
one fred a shot at him from the out
side. The contents Of the gun, two
~buckshot, crashed through the win
dow and were imbedded in the back OF
the chair in which Mr.. Taylor was sit
ting, and only its thickness p cvented
the shot from being fatal. Efforts
were at once made to get track of the
m~urdersusly inclined individual but
without success. The Beatrice blood
hounds were sent for. They took the
trail and went direct to the home OF a
man in Filley named Dodson, a rela-
tive of Taylor. Dodson threatened to
kill the first MAI TO approach. Citi-
zens surrounded the house and the
sheriff sent for. Deputy Sheriff Ash
enfeltcr came and arrested Dodson
and took him to Beatrice. 1t is learned
that Dodson had threatened Tayl or.
About three years ago Taylor was ar
rested for incest on complaint Of bod
son, but the charge was not proven.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
HAD THREE OF THEM.
Mr.. CEISLER VERY MUCH
MARRIED.
Matrimonial Ventures of n Boatiios Ma,
Somewhat Embarrassing to itim-Thre,
wives Are After His scaip-A Resu,s,
Roberts.

Chief Of Police Scroggs OF Beatrice
is in receipt of n letter from u Mrs.
Geislcr OF Cincinnati, throwing soma
light on the peculiar actions of her
husband, who was n former residcn;
OF Beatrice and who, II Is now claimed,
has three wives living, from neither Of
whom has he been divorced. In the
letter to the chief she evolved another
letter to Mrs. Gcisler No. !, who stfl
resides in Beatrice, to whom sue dis
closes the state of affairs and wants 20
know II wife No. 1 will como TO Gin.
cinnati and assist ia prosecuting
Geisler, offering to defray all expenses.
10 this wife No. | has aSseutcd and Is
now preparing for the journey. The
Beatrice Mrs. Geisler says that she
was n widow about three and % half
years ago when she met her husband.
She had several hundred dollars which
she says he soon got hold OF. One day
he gave her one dollar and sent her
away on u visit. When she returned
he had gone and the letter from Mrs.
Geislcr ut Cincinnati was the first she
had heard OF him. Wife No. | has.
since her husband deserted her, eltrd
out a bare existence for herself ana
three children by hard worIe. They
are now five, seven and fourteen years
of age, the latter girl. having recent
ly been sent TO friends in Lincoln.
Wife No. 3 writes that when she mar.
ried Geisler she was possessed OF prop
erty worth about $4,000. This lie
~pursuadcd her to trade for q farm,
which she afterwards discovered, Is
worthless. He left her twice, but each
time induced her TO forgive him, but
she recently learned that he had mar
ried another Cincinnati woman, when
che quit him entirely. Now ane wants
him prosecuted and as SHE has been
telegraphcd to the efrec, that the Bca-
,ricc Mrs. Geisier will come immedi-
ately on receipt of transportation, lie
will probably he ARE ,ted at once.
Gcisler lived at Beatrice for q number
of years. He had no trade or apparent
regular occupation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Mrs. Bishop Gcts Divorce.

Della Bishop, wife OF the Omaha
tcstaurantour who some months since
shot the cashier of her husbands hash
foundry in n fit of jealousy, and who
vas exonerated on the charge of shoot.
ing with intent to kill, although at
the time of the shooting she declared
that il she had killed the hated rival
In her husbands affections she was
satisfied, and that IL she had not she
would not be satisfied, has been grant
ed a divorce on the ground of extreme
cruelty, having shown that he had as
saultcd her on several occasions. The
pretty cashier still holds forth at tho
hash foundry.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
He Failed to Get Them,

The sergeant.at-arms of the house
OF representatives, acting on orders
from the house, to bring the sheriff Of
Fillmore county before that body, al
SO poll book and ballots in three pre-
cincts, took Sheriff Ogg to Lincoln,
but did not get the ballots, books,
etc. of the three missing precincts,
which are held by the county court as
evidence in the supervisor contest.
The sheriff turned the ballots over to
county court more than n w, OK ago,
siacc which time he has had no juris.
diction over them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
SMALLPOX SITUATION.
No New Developments IN the Condition..
Existing In Omaha.

Existing In Omaha.
There are no new Developments in
che smallpox situation at Omaha. The
victims of the disease are progressing
satisfactorily toward reao ferY AMI no
new cases have been reported. Physi-
clans are v~accinating the children in
the Comenius, Druid Hill and Daven.
port public schools and in the st.
Wenceslaus school, the latter u Bo-
hemian p%arochial school. When the
vaccination Is completed in these
schools, all school children in school
districts in which tho disease exist,
except attendants of the high school
will have been innoculat-l. TIL, ply.
sicians will then visitation
ut the rest OF the schools. Residents
in the far northern part Of the city arc
con 'iderably wrought Nd over tho es-
tablishment of the pes house near Fort
Onioha. They held an indignation
III ,cting at tie Saratoga school and
discussed the III tier.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
SOLDIERS AND CLOTHING.
Discharged Nebrasksns Must supply
Themselves.

Discharged Nebrasksns Must suppiy
Themselves.
Adjutaut-General Barry has receive ed
a telegram from Congressman Stark
giving notice that the war department
cannot legally furnish clothing to the
! discharged soldiers from Manila on
| their arrival ut San Francisco. II has
previously been reported that the de-
partment would supply 200 Nebraska
soldiers with heavy underclothing and
overcoats, as they would arrive in this
country in mid-winter. Colonel Stot-
senburg made a request for the cloth
ing. Congressman Stark's message Is
Is follows:
WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. IL, 1890.
General Z. II. Barry, Lincoln, Neb.:
Touching clothing for the returning
Nebraska contingent the war depart
ment this day advises: From advices
Just received IL Is understood that zoo
men of the First Nebraska were dis
charged Mt Manila and no doubt re-
ceived their final settlement before
sailing; un ,er the law and regulations
the government cannot issue them n
clothing on arrival at San Francisco"
Signed, Luddington, quartermaster.
general. l suppose the boys have been
paid their clothing allowance and they
may purchase in San Francisco.
w. l.. STARK.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
FINANCES GREATLY IMPROVED
Wesleyan University Income Equals Ex-
pensSs.


The Ncbaas'ta Wesleyan university
now enroll, l27 stu tents, the largest
number enrolled at any time. The
management expects quite an increase
at the beginning ofnsxt semester. The
members Of the faculty are enthusias-
tic in their work and eGch one Is sac
ceeding in building up his d,plrtm mt
on every line. The stu tents take up
the wo' * since the hold .ys with new
zeal. The finances OF the university
have greatly improved in the last year.
Owe! $1,000 worth of warrants have
been clncelled during that tima for
which the tru stec, have givsn their
obligation for atoutsl4, 900, or In other
words, the debt has been re iucel by
5 g 600. During the past year the in
COME has about equallcd the expense,
so that a bright future for the Ne.
braska Wesleyan university Is ap.
parent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
EN- BARG0 REM OVAL.
Nebraska Cityans Once Moro In Full En-.
joyment of Their Freedom.


The situation in reference to the
smallpox epidemic that has b, N in
Nebraska City for the past two months,
has improved to such IN extent that
upon recommendation Of the local
board of health, and sanctioned by DIR.
Towne, representative of the state
board, Mayor Nelson issued his pro-
clamation last Saturday raising the
quarantine that has existed SO far as
the schools, churches, places of muse
ment and public gatherings are con
cerncd. The few cases scattered about
the city will be guarded as strictly as
before, but as patients are being re-
leased each day the epidemic will soon
be wiped out, and the city will resume
its usual activity. 1t has been q long
and hard fight and all will rejoice that
it is at an end The citizens enjoyed
their freedom by turning out to the
church services Sunday in unusual
numbers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
(larral DON'T Stick.

Colonel j. q. Maher now in Lincoln,
has received from the war department
q copy of the findings concerning the
charges brought by Colonel Maher
against Captain Duprey while n private
at Chattanooga. The findings are that
the charges were not brought for the
good of the service, but ON account of
personal matters, and Colonel Maher
is informed that, at Captain Duprey's
request, the charges were returned "
him, together with the findings.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
NUGGETS OF NEBRASKA NEWS.
Measles, mumps and grip prevail at

Measles, mumrs and grip prevail at
Wilcox.
The family OF Carl Grunz, residing
near D~oniphnn, which was afflicted
with severe illness caused by triciiinae
infected pork. are recovering.
Walter Fenton, living near Wymore
while on his way to town, by IN a'ci-
dent to the wagon. "a thrown out
and against n stone, icing SO badly
hurt he may die.
1t was Governor Poyntcr who pn-
ro'ci II. d. Mills. the cy.bank pre- l.
dent. The governor says he did It for
humanitarian reasons He saws the
banker will have to go back ut the OK
pirntion of the parole.
Miss Alice Holmes. daughter OF T..
X. Holmes of Lincoln, and Charles
Clark OF Omaha. clooel AMI hive gor.
to Kansas City TO get married. They
viii be forgiven II they cone back.
Miss Holmes was lG. Her mother or
posel their mlrriare bat the father
secretly urged elopement.
Deputy Sheriff Nick Tromren has re-
turned from koarnCy, after having de.
rosited h incorriEiblc Jay Fclawa OF
Lincoln in the industrial school.
j. II. Mcscrve, as state treasurer.
has turned over 20 himself as state
treasurer, cash AMI securities amolnt.
ing to S~i,7@19CN+i. They a-e in til,
form; Total cash balrncr "Sl3e.e2l5l
suspension account s'dS, ?iO.74. perma.
mont university fuHi Investments ST.
so 01' permanent agricultural college
ON ioWturnt investments SG7.0DF.G7.
normal "a lowmuDt fanl ingl,'m .ats
2'i,G0c.01, permanent school tuua ia.
'estmcHts S~3.lIG.J5i53.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Found Guilty OF Assault.

a. Q. Saith, n flrm,r LIVING he.
tw, Surprise and Ulysses. and a
brother Of Representative George
smith was found guilty Saturday of
assault with intent To commit great
bodily injury. On the nth OF last &C.
tober Lawyer Jenlsias OF Lincoln call.
ed upol Smith with II note for col.
lection. when the latter as3lults him
and IL is alleged beat him most vicious
~ The crine OF which smith isfoun f,
suilty by tbs jury Involves n torn OF
from one TO five years in thu pen!ten-
tiary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Jail Delivery.

There was n Wholesale Jail delivery
at Columbus Saturday. Four men, all
awaiting trial on felony charges,
named Martin. Weat, Hayes and
Waters, considered among the most
desperate criminals in the west, filed
through the bass of their cells al
then dug IA hoe through the brick
wall ~ the Jail. The sheriff. with u
posse, is nov pursuing them. bit Their.
10 i...c norc of oyertak.ns chem.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Lock NV Eolinus.

The thirteen-year-oli s)n Of Dnvil
'SatOf. who's. hal wIs bio OF b.
tie bursting OF Il gun barrel two weeks
ago ut his home, ten miles south OF
NymCre. has contracted Il severe ease
OF lockjaw, and although the e I
physicians to be had are doing all in
their power to save him, there seem,
10 be little chance OF his recovery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Hit HIM with a Pitcher.

d. z. Henderson, a colored waiter at
the PaSt"n hotel ut Omaha. hit George
Sawyer. ticket talter for the hotel over
the head with n water pitcher, because
he thought Sawyer sighted him in
not giving him n piece OF pie. Sawyer
was conveyed to the st. Joseph hos
pital. He is badly used up. iiender-
son was arrested and viii he charged
with assault with intent t o kill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
WIN Soon 80 Home.

L. +. Fassett of Lincoln received the
following telegram from his son, who
has been with the First Nebraska a,
Manila: Dear Father: Am in SIM
Francisco; leave in a few days. Fred
l.. Fas'ett." This woald indicate that
II large number OF the members OF the
First regiment will be at homo ia Ne
braska In a few DAYS.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
TO prOtect I O -.

A bill has 5sen prepared in Omaha
Cor Introduction in tn. legislature ia
the interest of owners of valuable
dogs, the purpose bsiay to have dogs
declared personal property, Sd that
they cannot DC killed with impunity.
When such II law is enacted the dog
catchc; will go out oil bisines, IL 90
into bankruptcy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
A Mysterious DiSe,sc.

Some Of the farmers in the vicinity
of Creighton, complain of their cattle
dying from some unknown disease.
The afflicted animals seem to lose all
control of Themselves, ana run against
anything which may happ tt he in
their way. When once they get the
disease they never recover, bat invari.
ably dc In Il shot time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Tearing Down "a Landmar k.

Work o. tearing down an cd land
mark was begun ut G;and Island re-
Gently. The old Union PIciic eating
house, built in 100, has b.en bou ght
iy lnnan Il CoaN way. sto,k msn, and
the lumber will b. us.I TO, making
cattle sheds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-20
Cattle Eat Lots OF Corn,

Cattle feeders in the vicinity of oco-
nee are making II gool market for
corn. The Great Eastern Canal com
pany viii iTrigatc nslrly all the land
in that vicinity, tribltary to the canal.
Farmers are !" thoroughly convinced
that flooding is an essential thing in
this valley.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
INTEREST IS LOW.
Over 100000 900 Idle in Banks and
Vaults New York

New York, Feb. Cover 5000 900, 900
lies idle in the banks and trust com
pany vaults of New York Saturdays
bank statement showed that the re-
serve in the associated banks amounts
to $97, ,452, 675, while the actual reserve
IS $50, 45S, 800. The deposits are $3.50
022,50O, the largest in New York's bank
ing history. An increase of SIS, 1856, 600
within week while the loans have in
creased only SIS, ,154, 400.
If this state of things continues,
bankers predict that the rate will be /
per cent before May 10.
In the meantime millions of dollars
which in former times were tied up in
real estate mortgages, savings banks,
safe bonds and stocks have been with
drawing because of the reduction of in
terest and the refunding schemes of the
railroads, municipalities and industrial
enterprises. This money is going into
speculative enterprises whereby the
risk is greater, but the possibility of
ampler return is seen. This condition
has caused the speculative fever now
possessing the country
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
CARDS SAVED HIS LIFE.
Man Morphine Poisoned Kept Awake
by the Game.

Lockport, Feb. 6.-Six members of
Spalding Hose company played a game
of cards Saturday night under grew
some and novel circumstances Ed
Bronson, member of the company
who hunks at the house. was discovered
in semi-conseiOus state about 9 D. m.
DR. Cosford was called and discovered
that he was suffering from morphine
having taken 80 eighth-grain tablets.
Bronson was suffering from grip, and
says he took the morphine instead of
quinine, by mistake.
The doctor told Bronson's fellow
members that the only hope of saving
his life was to keep him awake A
game of cards was started, after it was
found impossible to keep the patient on
his feet. Blood spurted from his nos
trils and mouth. dyeing the cards, but
the game continued for six long hours.
Bronson relapsed into sleep several
times, and, being aroused, would re-
sumo the game. Nothing except cards
could attract his interest, and the two
doctors present assert that the game
saved his life
A curious psychological phenomenon
was the fact that, in the midst of a
story, Bronson would fall asleep, and
upon being aroused, would take it up
where he had left off, apparently un-
aware of any interruption. Drs. Baker
and Cosford pronounce it a remarkable
case.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
AGONCILLO FLED
And is Now Safe in Montreal,
Canada.

Montreal Feb. 6.-Agoncillo, the Fill
ipino representative arrived here at 7:45
this morning.
Agoncillo says that he has been un-
able to communicate with Aguinaldo,
owing to the strict censorship exercised
by the United States authorities and
thinks that it is his duty, under the
circumstances, to place himself beyond
its jurisdiction SO that he will be able
to communicate with his home people.
He condemns the action of the United
States government in refusing him per-
mission to communicate with his home
government. He says he is not here
for the purpose of avoiding arrest.
4 heard about Saturdays affair be-
fore leaving New York last night"
Agoncillo said, land it surprised me
greatly. I had no idea that affairs at
Manila had reached such a critical
stage; in fact, I considered that they
W ere perhaps getting trifie better But
1 had no news from the Philippines
And you expect to receive it here?"
he was asked.
4 do; the Washington authorities
would not allow me to receive any cable
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
CONTRACTS OF $6,OOO,OOO.
The Carnegie Company Makes Steel
Car Building an Important
Branch of Business

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 6.-The Carnegie
steel company has booked contracts for
steel freight cars amounting to about
$6,OOO,OOO One order from the Baltimore
* Ohio railroad was for 1000 steel hop
per and gOndola cars. The Baltimore &
Ohio contract is worth almost 81, 900 900.
The orders show the remarkable
change from wood to the metal car as
a freight carrier. That the day of the
wooden car is passing railroad men say
Is evident from the action of the lead
ing trunk lines in specifying that all
new hopper. gondola and fiat cars for
mineral traffic shall be of steel con-
structiOn. The Pennsylvania Ohio
West Virginia and Illinois lines have
been the first to adopt the steel car for
coal and ore.
The new industry is so promising that
the Carnegie company has decided to
make steel car building one of the prin-
clpal branches of its business, and will
invest millions in additional steel works
rolling mills and shops. The demand
for the steel cars is such that orders
have been given to the Carnegie COM
pany before its plant is in operation
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06

messages. There is a censor at Manila
and the use of codes is forbidden. 1 was
completely in the dark save for the ad-
vices [ received by mail and what L
learned from the newspapers. And the
Philippines is a long way off, you know,
so that the mails are almost useless.
where we will be enabled to receive the
news we desire by cable When L re-
ceive it [ expect to return to Wash
ington and continue my efforts to full
fill my mission to the United States.
LAS to the affair of Saturday and
Sunday, [ do not regard it as ending the
usefulness of my mission. From the
bulletins received by the officials in
Washington and from the Associated
Press dispatches gather that the fight
ing began very suddenly and unexpect-
edly. / think that the FiipinoS were
goaded to come into it by some act of
the Americans. For months they have
been doing their best to drive the Fill
pinos into revolt. Gen. Otis has sent
men to search private residences and
the property of our people has been
tuted by his orders. Acts like this have
kept the spirit of the Filipinos at fever
heat and made such affairs as that of
Saturday and Sunday possible"
"A Washington dispatch states that
you left that city because you knew
there would be fighting at Manila on
Saturday or Saturday evening"
AgOncillo smiled broadly. No" he
ans wered, Il only learned of it after L
had left New York last evening from
a gentleman who got on between here
and New York. If my cable service was
so good that I could learn in advance
when there were to be any develop
ments 1 should be in Washington. 1
came to Montreal in order to receive the
news which was not allowed to reach
me in Washington. When L receive it
l do not know how soon or how long 1
may have to wait-it is my present in
tention to return to New York
DO you think the United States SEN
ate will ratify the treaty tOday?"
81 can not say. When 1 left Wash
ington, 1 knew that the friends of the
treaty lacked two votes of the number
necessary to ratify the treaty"
lone reason why he affair or Satur-
day surprised me is that L had sent the
news to my people that the people of
the United States were favorable to US
in our desire for independence. The
more 1 look at it, the more I am con-
WINGED that the affair of Saturday was
not the fault of the Filipinos."
DO you consider that the fighting will
result in securing the ratification of
the treaty?"
81 can not say. The Filipinos I am
sure did not start it. I do not say that
the Americans did so with the inten-
ton of influencing the vote in the SEN
ate. 1t may have started accidentally
in the dark. 1 trust that it will not be
The Topeka state journal., 1899-02-06
THE BANKING BILL
Is to Be Remodeled by the House
Com mittee.

The Burkholder bank bill will not get
out of the banking committee, at least
not in the form in which Mr.. Burk-
holder introduced it. A bill will be SUBJ
rnitted to the house by the COMMITTEES
some time this week, but it will be rad
ically different from the Burkholder
bill. Its alleged object will be to pro-
tect depositors, but an attempt will be
made to strike out the features to
which some of the bankers of the state
object.
IF we can't get a whole loaf. we will
take half a. loaf" said Mr.. BurkhOlder,
the author of the bill. Il am interested
in the banking business myself and I
think bankers who oppose bill to Sc
cure their depositors make a grave
mistake. If depositOrS are not secured
we will have postal savings banks to
contend against, and they will take
away a great deal of the business Of
of their money they would patronize
bankers instead of postal savings
banks, because deposits made in the
latter are all concentrated in some
large city. and the money is thus taken
out of the community that deposits it.
AS the president of two banks 1 am in
favor of making depositors absolutely
safe, but the majority of the committee
seem to have been convinced that some
of the features of my bill will work an
injustice to some banks, and I expect
a compromise bill will be presented
A different set of bankers have been
lobbying against the Burkholder bill
from those who caused the defeat of
the Breidenthal bill during the special
session. The Kansas City National
Bank of Commerce, which has more
correspondents among Kansas banks
than all other Kansas City banks COM
bined, and which brought to bear all
the influence it had to defeat the Breid-
enthal bill, is paying no attention to the
Burkholder bill, but bankers from diff
ferent parts of the state are protesting
against it.
The Kansas bankers who are oppoS-
ed to the bill are headed by ex-GoVer-
nor Morrill,, who has argued the bill at
length before the committee. The prin-
ciple objection urged by the bankers IS
that the bill makes good banks pay Tor
the failures of poor ones, and that 1T
therefore encourages wildcat bank
ing.
"A measure which will absolutely
protect depositors must necessarily be
framed on the principle of mutual IL
surance" said Mr.. Burkholder. THE
some objections apply to mutual 1nsur-
ance as the bankers have applied TO
this bill, but nevertheless mutual lnsur-
ance is a success"
1t is probable that the compromise
bill will either provide for direct tax
of one-eighth of one per cent on the
average deposits of the banks, or it will
make it optional with the banks wheth-
er or not they take advantage of the
provisions of the act. A provision may
also be inserted providing that bankers
may deposit guaranty bonds to cover
their deposits instead of making cash
deposit with the state treasurer.