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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
ROB HARDY BANK
Cracksmen Make a Haul Of
Four thousand Dollars.
THE JOB IS CREDITED TO KANSANS
They are Supposed to Have Es-
capped To southern state
safe Demolished

The bank at Hardy, Ncb., was rob
led OF about $4,000. The job is sup
posed TO have been done by three
strangers who were noticed about town
the evening before the robbery occurred.
The burglars made two blasts before
reaching the contents, completely dc.
molishing the safe front and glass in
the building and making several holes
through the ceiling and floor.
After the robbery the thieves took n
handcar from the burlington Toulouse
and went east n short distance to
where they had "a team. They then
brought the handcar back, dumped II
over u bank and all getting into n bug.
gy drove south into Kansas.
The noise and light vas seen and
heard by persons living near and the
town was aroused and soon parties
were securing the country. The Bea-
trice b|loodhounds were sent for. A
reward of $3.50 has been offered. The
bank Is a solid institution and the loss
will not affect the stability Of the in
stitution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30

and clear, but her face went deadly
pale, even as the face of the young
mar Adina put on n CHASTITY pallor;
and as he stood before her in his shin
ing armor a great trembling seized
him, so that his armor shook and
sounded. And as she looked on him
and saw his grief, behold her heart bled
for him. and for all the visions of her
happy love; and she turned to him
and threw her arms about his neck.
And Adina clasped her to him. careful
not to hurt her tender body against his
mail-clad breast, and it seemed unto
them both that the barrier that had
come so suddenly between their W %
souls was even as this barrier between
their bodies-hard and cruel and i'm
passable. But there was no barrier be-
tween their lips, and as they softly
touched and trembled on each other,
they knew not whether that moments
ecstasy was of pain or Joy.
And Jephthah sat and gazed on them,
and as he looked he was nc longer the
mighty man of valor, but a creature
sore stricken, so that his hands shook
for very weakness, and feeble and i'm
potent tears fell down upon his beard
and trickled to his armor, while his
face was changed and piteous to be-
hold, and he looked, all at once, an
aged a
Turning her eyes toward him, and
seeing him in such unhappy case, Ma
marah slipped from her lovers arms,
and went and knclt beside her father,
circling his neck with her tender arms,
and calling him all manner of caress-
ing names. while she kissed him with
deep lovingness on his forehead, his
cheeks and his lips. Then did she
loosen his heavy armor, and remove
each piece in turn, b%eseeching him to
take comfort, and avowing toward him
an affection more fervent and dutiful
than ever she had shown him in the
past. But Adina spakc no word either
with or against her. but stood where
she had left him, with his right hand
holding the elbow Of his left arm,
which was raised toward his face, his
chin sunk in his palm. He was still
in complete armor, only he had re-
moved his helmet, so hat his sunny
curls were uncovered. Right goodly tc
look upon he was, in the majesty OF
his stalwart youth, but his ruddy Skin
was ashen white, and in the great blue
eyes, which had so lately glowed will
so luminous a love-light, there was
now the shadow of great despair. AnC
ever his eyes were fixed upon tn,
maiden, following each movement tina
she made, and the hunger Of his sou
was in them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
ITO be c%ontlnued.)
Misunderstood Patriots I'M.

Prof. Alfred b. Adams Of New York
was a soldier in the civil war, and took
part in the Red river campaign UNI
der Mai. Gen. Banks. "At one place.
he said recently to one OF his classes,
I'VE surprised a southern garrison and
took many southern prisoners. They
were guarding a mountain OF cotton
bales which were intended for ship
ment to Europe on account OF the
southern government. Gen. Banks
promptly confiscated the cotton and
transferred 1t to his notilla. Each bale
was stencilled C. S. A. and over this
the northern soldiers with marking
brushes wrote in huge characters, u.
S. A. / was on guard at the time.
and one of my prisoners, a handsome,
bright-eyed young southern officer,
said, 'Yank, what's that writing
there?' / looked proudly at him as l
replied: The United States of Ameri-
ca over the Confederate States OF
America. Can't you read-U. s. A.
over C. S. Az He looked at me quiz
ideally. Thank YOU he said. DO you
know, | thought 1t was United States
of America Cotton Stealing associa-
ton" The next question he put to int
| didn't Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
pTER VII

When J%ephthah, at her bidding stood
up, that Namarah might lift from him
the weight Of his heavy armor, he
turned and looked upon Adina, and a
great cry broke from him, and he sank
backward into his seat and covered
his face with his hands. But Namarah
bent above him and drew away his
hands, kneeling on her knees before
him, and holding them in both her
own.
Nay, grieve thee not. my father"
she said, tenderly. Let it be done
to me according as thou has vowed"
THY life Is mine, and vowed to mel"
burst forth Adina, holly, taking a step
toward her. as If he would wrest her
from her father. But the compelling
eyes of the maiden Namarah arrested
him, and he turned, and began to pace
the apartment with the angry strides
Of a Gagged beast.
"Ah, woe, my daughter" Jephthah
| spake, that thy father, who hath so
| loved thee. should bring thee now such
hurt. 1t had pleased me well that thou
shouldest wed Adina. II was but the
morning of this day on which |
dreamed these dreams, and to what are
they come? Alas, my daughter, why
earnest thou forth to meet me, so con-
trary to thy wont and usage? Thou
vast ever affrighted before the soldiery
and held backward when they came
about the door"
1T was ever bold and fearless, my
father, against my usual wont, because
happy case. Namarah slipped from her
that love had made me so, and in the
presence of my lord, Adina. ! had but
one fear only, lest ] might fail OF my
honor to him-who knew not my ways
as thou knewest them-and appear UNI
loving and ungracious in his eyes.
At these words Adina's motions
grew more gentle and he checked him
in his walk, and came and stood near
by, his chin sunk in his palm, as be-
fore, and his eyes. with a most mighty
tenderness in them, bent upon Ma
marah.
"But, how knewest thou, my daugh-
ter, that the victory was won and thy
fathers host returning, seeing | sent
no messenger before me, but made
haste myself to bring thee tidings?"
Then Namarah turned her fair face
upward, and said:
"Adina, speak. Let 1t be known
unto Jephthah, my father, that the
thing that is come upon us was partly
of our own doing-thine and mine"
Then Adina, softened, mayhap, by
the sight of the old mans suffering
and more yet by the nobleness ant
submission OF Namarah's spirit, an
swered, and said:
These words be true, o Jephthah
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
REPUBLICANS RECEIVE.
Abraham Lincoln Republican Club Holds
u Big Banquet.

The republicans of the state, joining
with those of Lincoln, did honor to the
memory Of Abraham Lincoln and to
the principles of the republican party
Saturday night, March "a.
The prominent guests were Lieutcn-
ant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff, of
New York, and Governor Leslie Shaw
OF Iowa. John n. Baldwin, of Coun-
Gil Bluffs, was present and acted ~
toastmaster. Many Of the leaders of
the republican party from over the
state were in attendance.
The banquet was p%receued by a re-
ception In the parlors of the Lindell
hotel to the distinguished guests.
This function was "A very enjoyable
event. 1t was somewhat informal but
none the less enjoyable. There was a
general desire to meet the guests who
were delighted at the opportunity to
grasp the hands of Nebraskans.
One nice feature about the affair
was the presence of ladies, who were
out in large numbers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
STAGE DRIVER FIGHTS BACK
Attempt to Hold Him Up Ends Disas-
trousIy for Bandits.

w. 7. Hunt, stage driver on the road
from Valentine, Ncb., to Rosebud, was
the victim of an attempted hold-up
while on his way to town with the
mail. When about twenty miles from
Valentine tive masked men rode over
n knoll about 200 yards to his right
and flourishing their guns commanded
him to halt. Hunt did not like their
appearance in the lonely prairie, so he
disobeycd the command, and started
his team on the run and then the shoot
ing began. Hunt had u very narrow
escape. The bullets battered all
around him, II striking his watch,
after tearing through his heavy cloth
ing and note book, but he vas I'M
harmed. His revolver had only five
loads in il, but he let the bandits have
them all, and had the satisfaction Of
dropping one man from his saddle,
upon which the pursuit stopped. Upon
reaching town the driver telcphoned
to Rosebud agency and the Indian pc.
lice are now securing the reservation
for the bandits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
SAWMlLL BOILER EXPLODE
Three Men Killed M -Four Badly J
jurcd ut Muncie, Ind.

The James Nicum sawmill, six mi,
southwest of Muncie, Ind, was /,
stroyed by an explosion Three m
are dead, one will die, and three 9th
were injured.
Those killed are Thomas Sullivi
aged fo~rty-six, farmer.
Clifford Van Buskirk, aged eighte
brother of the engineer.
Marion Carey, wealthy farmer.
The following were injured: ]
Van Buskirk, engineer, skull crust
in; both arms broken; will die.
James Dragstrim, aged sixty-eig
shoulder crushed and arm broken.
James McCreary, head cut,
broken, injured internally.
VIII Green, twenty-four, head 81
open, leg broken.
The explosion resulted from
water pump becoming broken wi
the boiler had on "A full head Of stei
The engineer and proprietor had j
discovered the trouble and Nickum ]
gone to the blacksmith shop to get
pairs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
THE STORY OF HER LIFE
Trials Of Miss viola Horiockcr Dramati-
cally Told.

In the trial Of the Horlocker-Morey
poisoning ease at Hastings Friday, q
number of witnesses for the defense
were examined, the most OF thu testio
mony tended to show the good characp
ter of the defendant, and her emotion.
al n crratic temperament. The story
OF her life was told, not by her, but
by her friend and coniidant Miss Eva
Stewart.
Miss Stewart rccitcd the story ne
given her by defendant without n fall
ter and in n clear and distinct voice,
choosing her words carefully and with
the precision of the trained elocution-
list,
There was not n sound in the court
room and the spectators hung on every
word like II was n thing Of n r prec-
iousness and to- he preserved forever.
Miss Stewart said she had been on
very intimate terms with Miss Hor.
locker for two or three years. The de
PENDANT made n confidant of witness.
They met about Christmas, when they
walked together To defendants home
had remained with defendant that
night. When they were about to re
tire Miss Horlockcr took the witness
hands In hcrS and said she had n con
fcssion to make; that she was In low
with n married man, her employer
that she had never thought of Mr.
Morcy other than as n friend u ntil on
day he came to her in the Office ant
complained OF feeling lonely and down
cast and said how happy 1t would max
him IL he had someone like her, VIII
seemed SO strong and self-reliant
to lean upon: that when he spoke I
her n little door in her heart tle,
open that had never flown open bcfor,
that after that Mr.. Morcy often IL,
tanned her i'm the office after the other
had left and that he had often take
her in his arms and kissed her passion
atcly, and that she had returned h
kisses; that they had often gone on
together and that he had taken her I
his wife's apartments; that these r
lations continued between them unit
an item appeared in II of the loo
papers referring to the conduct Of
certain business man and young lad.
but not mentioning any names.
Then Mr.. Tibbets called the
attention to it and told them thu
they had better not be seen I
gethcr any more for the sal
OF the reputation of both of them. NJ
Morey then turned away from her M
would have nothing more 10 do wi
her; that one evening he followed h
to the door and she asked him IL IL W
"a satisfaction to refrain from his kiss
and carcsscs, and he said IL was; tn
it was "A duty he owed to his wife; tn
he had the greatest respect for h,
Miss lIorlocker) and hoped she won
assert her womanhood. She reptile
"My God, has it come To respect, VIII
II was all love before" She the
kissed his hand, saying that frien
could do that much.
1t was related that at one time VIII
defendant was suffering from headac
Mr.. Morey told her he knew somethl
about %hypnotism and he believed
could help her; that he ~hypnotized /
and relieved her of the pains in b
head d
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
DEc%lDESoUSTlN COMPLAINT
Interstate Commission Hands
Dow an Opinion.

a Washington dispatch says: The in.
tcrstatc commerce commission has rem
dcrcd its decision in the case of A. j.
Gustin against the Burlington 81 Mis-
souri, river railroad in Nebraska, ct al.,
as follows:
"That the competition OF carriers
from water from san Francisco to the
Gulf OF Mexico and Atlantic scaports
and the competition of rcfineries on
the eastern scaboard with rctiners on
the Pacific coast operate, in connection
with transportation rates In effect
from the east and south TO Omaha, to
render the circumstances and condi-
tions governing the carriage OF sugar
by defendants from San Francisco to
Omaha, Ncb., substantially dissimilar
in comparison with those applying on
the transportation Of the shorter dis
tanccs over the same line frcm San
Francisco to Kearncy, Neb., and to JUS
tify u rate OF Is cents per 100 pounds
to K%earncy, while u rate of 3 0 cents
per 100 pounds Is in force to Omaha,
but such circumstances do not justify
the present rate Of e cents per 100
pounds as compared with the rate OF
80 cents in force to Omaha"
Commissioners lcomans delivered the
opinion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
FICG FAMILY AT GRETNA
Have Forgiven A%ssailants and Ask to
he Let Alone.

~" s' ''"'s
Louis Figg and his wife have re-
turned to the scene of their ha2ing at
Grctna. They arrived there Friday
morning in the family carriage. Mr..
Figg is troubled with n severe hoarsc-
ness, which he says is the result of be-
ing chokcd by n member of the mob.
lie also complains of n soreness in
his side where he says he was kicked.
Mrs. Figg has been compelled to sacri-
flee her hair. IL was SCI matted and
tangled with a mass of tar rs To defy
all ordinary means of cleansing.
They claim there is no i'll feeling on
their part and all they want is to be
let alone.
The best citizens of Gretna give no
crcdcnce to the reports that there was
immortality in the Figg household.
Figg's nearest ncighbors are friendly
to him and say he and his wife have
suffered n great wrong.
The five women who left the Figg
home Thursday afternoon have not re-
turned and their whereabouts are not
known.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
DAY A QUIET ONE.
Nothing Sensational, In IIoriockcr Trial
Saturday.

SATURDAY.
Saturdays session in the Ilorlocker-
Morcy poisoning case at Hastings was
devoid of any sensational features.
The testimony introduced was along
the line already brought out in sup
port of the plea of insanity by the de-
Tense.
When court opened the court room
presented the same crowded condition
as Mt previous sessions. The seEsa-
tional testimony of Miss Eva Stewart
was stricken from the record of motion
Of the state. At the opening the pros
e%cution asked to have the witness,
Eva Stewart, recalled. Miss Stewart
was asked IL it was before or after
Miss Horlocker asked il she could
make n confidant of her hat defendant
told the things related by witness In
court. She replied that it was after
wards. Her testimony was stricken
out as being "hearsay evidence"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
MOTHER AND BABY IN WELL
Child Falls In and In Attempt to Res
cue, Both Perish.

Mrs. Mark Sellers and her baby,
fourteen months old, were found dead
in a well near Nashville, Ill. The
baby was drowned and the mother, who
was but twenty years old, had died
from exposure. They were in the well
eight hours before discovered.
The baby fell into the well and the
mother went to the rescue. Once in
the well she made n desperate strug-
gle for life. The water was eighteen
inches deep, and with the baby in her
arms the mother attempted to sale the
sides. When found her finger and toe
nails were worn away and her hands
cut to the bone.
Her husband was away from home
all day and did not succeed in finding
the bodies Of his wife and child until
late in the evening, when the neigh
bors went out to search for her.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
PLEADS G
Late Ticket Agent at Louisville Sur
prises the Court.

George s. Lee, the former night OPP
orator at the Burlington & Missouri
depot at Louisville, Neb., who has been
held in Jail upon charges of stealing
railway tickets and forging express
money order, was taken before Judge
Jessen Of the district court at Platts-
mouth to answer the charges. The
prosecution was prepared fort big trial
and had a large budget of testimony,
together with the man Bowers, whom
Lee claimed was his accomplice in his
schemes. But Lee surprised the court
and prosecution by pleading guilty to
the charge of forgery.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Found Dead on the Floor.

AS Alexander Nixon Of Fullerton,
Neb., went home to his dinner Satur-
day noon he found his wife lying on
the floor dead. When he left home in
the morning she was enjoying good
health and the indications were that
she died without warning, as she was
in the act of preparing the dinner
She was aged about forty-fve years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Lynched for Testifying.

The body of a negro, Louis Rice, was
found dangling from a limb of a tree
in the center of the town Of Ripley,
Tenn. The lynching grew out of a
trial in Lauderdale county, during the
course of which Rice testified in favor
of one of his color who was charged
with the murder of n white man
named Goodrich.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Doctor Kills Himself.

DR.. William Yandell, state quar-
tine officer at FL Paso, Tex. and
of the best known men in Texas, C
mitted suicide at his home by irin
bullet through his brain. DIR. Yam
was fifty-seven years old. He
been a sufferer of asthma for y,
and recently from a complication
other diseases,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Bullet In His Neck,

At Minden, Neb., Dick NEEDLES was
accidentally shot in the jaw with q re-
volver in the hands of Rawley Hale,
and probing failed to locate the bullet
which Is lodged somewhere in the
muscles Of the neck. No very serious
results apparently will result except a
great scar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Dentistry Among the Ancients.

The manufacture and use OF false
teeth is undoubtedly a practice of great
antiquity. The ancient Egyptians were
no mean dentists. Jawbones of num-
mics have been found with false teeth
in them. and also with teeth filled
with gold.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Relief Bill Passed.

The senate adopted the conference
report on the Puerto Rican relief bill
by a vote of thirty-five 10 efteen, prac-
tically "A strict party expression. No
democrat voted for the report, but Mr..
Stewart (Nevada) voted with the re-
n%ublicans.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Church's Most Pressing Need.

Mrs. De Silke-'I wish to give a me-
mortal of some kind to the church, in
memory of a relative. What would you
SUGGEST" Struggling Pastor-'A-er
an appropriately decorated-er-new
church furnace, madam, and "a few
IONS of coal"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Friends Of America.

The peace association of the Fri,
in America at their annual meeting
Richmond, Indiana, elected DIR. K
ard ii. Thomas, of Baltimore, as p
dent. II was decided to remove t
national headquarters from Richn
to Baltimore.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Divorce Suit.

A special from Clinton, Ind, E
that City Councilman John l.. Hoi
of that place has filed suit for div
from his wife on the charges of inf
fly and names the Rev, Father job
Stanton as correspondent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Sent to Jail for Assault.

Frank Hayes, son of the town mar
shall at Platte Center, pleaded guilty
In Judge Hudson's court to an assault
two weeks ago on G. III. IIillmer of
that place, and was fined S. and costs,
going I o Jail in default OF payment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Smallpox In Columbia.

A student in Columbia university,
who was taken sick a week ago with
what was supposed TO be measles, is
suffering from smallpox. AS a conse-
quence 300 students were vaccinated
by officials OF the health department.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
steamer Ashore.

The schooner Jennie $. Butler, I
Baltimore for Galveston, with a CT
of 1900 tons of coal, is ashore e
miles east of Velasco, Texas, life
ing station. The crew were rest
by the surf boat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Farmer Kills His WIFE.

Franz Garment, Il wealthy farmer,
killed his wife near Media, Kansas,
crushing her skull with a ~neckyoke.
The tragedy was caused by her refusal
longer 10 live with Garment.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Roy of sixteen Hanged.

Reuben Griggs, colored, aged
teen years, was hanged at Cumber
court house at Richmond. Va,
criminal assault upon a girl of his
color, aged seven years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Reaches SIi3,s5O,4OO.

The exchange for the 2 per cent is
sue authorized by the new currency
law up to date, aggregates Sl42, $40, 400.
OF this sum $3.50, $50, $50 were offered
by national banks and Sl3, 300, $50 by
individuals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
on the Old block,

James, you ought to controi little
Jim better" Mother, We can't; he's
too much like you."-Indianapolis
Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-30
Worlds Longest River.

The Nile Is the longest river in the
world, 1890 miles. The Niger Is $500
miles and the Zambesi 1000 miles.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-18

vigorous young manhood, left his old home
and settled on Larson creek at a point
about eight miles from the present town
OF jacksonville, At that time his home
WAS in Montgomery county, but the
changes which time brought about placed
It afterwards in Walker county. while
now it is within the lines OF Madi on
county. Thus, as has before been stated.
this wonderful old man lived SUCCESSFULLY
In three different counties without chang
ing the place Of his residence.
II was in 1858 that Larson became al
nicted with total blindness. which malady
successfully resisted the efforts to restore
death last month. 1t was this fact whicA
prevented him from participating In tho
civll war and thus adding another chapter
to his Interesting career
After the death OF his first wife Larson
was married three times. He never saw
his fourth wife and his sight never rested
on the child which the latter bore nj.
This child grew to manhood and died
in 1895, leaving wife and son The
4 lady who was his third wife he had known
previous TO the time he was afflicted with
blindness She is sim living,
The old man died in the Methodist fsith,
! having been a member OF the Methods.
church for many years
From 1927 to 1856 Larson lived under
Mexican rule; from 1886 until 1886 his al
leglance was to the Republic OF Texas;
after that until his death he was csti.
zen OF the State OF Texas and OF <he great
United States with the exception OF tn
period occupied by the civil war,
lie died on the Identical spot on which
he settled in 1915, having lived there Goa.
tinuously for ltw-two years