The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-09-28
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! IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WEEK



At the Picking railway station, as
train carrying one of the four mis-
sions ordered abroad to study foreign
political methods was leaving, bomb
was exploded inside a private car,
killing four minor officials and wound
ing over twenty other persons. The
wounded include Prince Tsai Tohe,
who heads the most important of the
missions, and WI Ting Fang, former
minister to the United States, both of
whom received slight injuries. The
perpetrator of the outrage, who was
in the car, was blown to pieces. The
affair has created profound sensa-
ton and causes apprehension regard
ing the safety of members of the court
and leading officials of the govern
ment. The government officials and
railways are strongly guarded.
George .Poell, the brave fireman
who save the life of Baby Ussuary at
Powell, Neb., some time ago and lost
leg in doing so, was nominated for
clerk of Hall county at Grand Island,
Neb., Saturday by the democrats and
populists. A dispatch from there
says: 1t was a pathetic incident. Sew
eral eloquent addresses were made as
to the heroic act of the man and when
Mr.. Poell was called for he merely
bowed and said: Gentlemen, have
not much to say, it kind of hurts"
and his voice broke with emotion.
His gratitude for the recognition was
plainly manifest. There was scarce
ly dry eye in the convention. He
is an intelligent looking young man
and is said to be fully qualified for the
office.
Official dispatches received from
Cienfuegos announced the killing of
Congressman Enrique Villuendas,
leader of the liberal party and the
most able orator in the lower house
and the chief of police of Cienfuegos
during conflict between the two po-
litical parties, the liberals and moder-
ates. The government advices say
the police had information that within
the hotel in which Villeundas resided
a quantity of arms had been deposit
ed and they went to the hotel to in
vestigate the matter AS the police
assembled the stairs they were met by
a party of liberals. who fired on them,
killing Chief of Police Illance. The
police returned the fire, killing Viii
luendas and wounding several others.
The liberals admit they were bad
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| members of election boards to serve
at the general election to be held in
Cuba on December 2, but claim they
were outvoted because the moderates
crowded the polling places and would
not admit their workers, being aided
in this, they claim by the police. Tel
egrams from the interior indicate a
complete victory for the government
throughout the island. AS far as
| known the election passed off quiet
| ly, except at Placetas, where many
shots were fred during an alteration
between rival workers, but no one was
killed, although there were several
narrow escapes and few were in
jured.
The Kansas City State bank, Wiley
O. Cox, president, failed to open its
doors, having gone into voluntary liz
uidation. The bank had loaned $1G8,
4 600 to the bank of Salmon e. Salmon
at Clinton, Mo-, which failed last July
catching depositors for several hun
| dred thousand dollars. The Kansas
City State bank was organized in 1888
and had a capital of 100000. The last
/ statement showed loans of 81 600 900.