Nebraska Notes From Across The State
Col R G Innersom billed for a fecture at Fremont on the last day of this gaooth. Goston county courthouse burned. insured for 4500. Lindsey bit Bethven. suit for 3000. Thurston resigns asUnion Pacific solicitor to join the senate. Mysick and Rate arrested for grand larceny in Lincoln. Adams resigns as Ork Beet Sugar manager. Fire department fair funds delegates in Grand Island. Army head sends blanks for headstones at Ashland cemetery. Abram Lauder sentenced to fifteen years for assault in Douglas county. Nebraska sues Garneau Paxton Creighton for 542. Mrs Decker cured by Schlatter in Denver. Hartman seeks wife in Pawnee City. wife near Steinguer. Trainmen fear Third district mishaps north of North Platte. Senator Touristes and wife to Washington for holiday. may stay in Omaha or move to Washington. Irrigation ditch meeting at Oconee. plans to form district and survey. Union Pacific signal tower progress at Grand Island Grant Island to Omaha crossings. Dorsey in Fremont says De LaMatyr bought mines group for 1 5 million. Dodge county owners named. Red Men meet in Aurora. elections listed. Beatrice judge fines attorney for contempt. 40 defective flues found. Jonathan Qnyder escapes mad cow scare. Modern Woodmen of Fullerton clear 35 acres for deceased brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Innersom
Fremont
Goston County
Court House
Eustis
Lindsey
Bethven
Sexaton Thurston
Union Pacific
Washington
National Senate
Frank Mysick
Charles Rate
Lincoln
Topeka
Kan
Myrick
Larce
Hl. Sr. Adams
Orfolk Beet Sugar Company
Adams
Grand Island Fire Department
State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
United States Army
Grand Army
Ashland
Blanks
Douglas County
Scott
Abram Lauder
Emma Anderson
Lauder
State of
Nebraska
Joseph Garneau, Jr
W. A. Paxton
J. A. Creighton
Gare
Nebraska Columbian Commission
Garneau
Decker
West Point
Denver
Schlatter
Frep Hartman
Bern
Pawnee City
Hartman
Seneca
F Kan
Steinguer
Pawnee County
Traicmen
North Platte
Gilfoyle
Norval
Sidney Make
Tourstes
Arlington
Omaha
Oconee
Burlington
Grant Island
Grand Island
George W. E. Dorsey
Salt Lake
Captain de LaMatyr
Mercer
Dodge County
John Dean of
Mopper
John Hellmrich
Alex Aris
Wm. Brown
Dr. Haslan
Charles Brunner
Gus Hagensick
Thas
Great Council of the Independent Order of Red Men
Aurora
Prophet
E. J. Warm
M EL Levy
Ilastings
W. Inskeep
False City
G. C
G. Sparks
Numepum
P. D. Neway
Wood
Fort Omaha
G. M
J. F. Roberts
Tecumseh
I. J. Dennis
Beatrice
State v Mill A supplemental answer filed in Nebraska case
The State of Nebraska filed a supplemental answer in the case against ex-Treasurer d. EK. Will, with trial set for December 2. The answer includes statements from principal Hill and six bondsmen claiming events since the prior trial, noting on or about September 4, 1895, Joseph S. Partley, state treasurer, sued Kent K. Hayden, receiver of Capital National Bank of Lincoln, in federal court to recover $236,361.83 plus interest, the same funds listed as a bank credit and now alleged in this action. A copy of the U S petition is attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill
D. EK. Will
Hill
Joseph S. Partley
Nebraska
United States Circuit Court
Omaha
Local Canvassing Board Reopens Polls in Chadron
Supreme Court Referee C A Ribbins heard Dawes county canvassing board members Eastman Robinson and Sharbaugh in Alfred Bartow s writ of mandamus to recanvass Chadron precinct Their report to Lincoln notes poll books were reopened with a possible five vote discrepancy seen only by outsiders First ward results would keep W H Westover of Rushville six votes ahead in the district
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron Dispatch
C. A. Ribbins
Supreme Court
Lincoln
O. K. Eastman
J .M. Robinson
Sharbaugh
Dawes County
Alfred Bartow
Wifteenth
W. H. Westover
Rushville
Educators of Nebraska to Meet in Omaha
The Educational Association of Eastern Nebraska gathers in Omaha on November 29 and 30 at city hall. Notable papers include What Can the Schools Do to Promote Good Citizenship by Nettie Moore and The Necessity for Professional Training for Teachers by George W. Tox, with several university and local educators presenting. The district covers Douglas Sarpy Washington and Dodge counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Educational Association of Eastern Nebraska
Omaha
Nettie Moore
South Omaha
Daisy Spickard
Fremont
E. D. Marbour
Nebraska State University
George W. Tox
Springfield
Flora M. Moore
Keysor
Fling
The
State University
Sawyer
Hinffs
Douglas
Sarpy
Washington
Dodge
State Irrigation Board to Adjudge 181 Water Claims
State Engineer Howell with Akers and Bacon plan to adjudicate 181 water claims in the Republican river basin. Twelve involve contests. hearings set for November 23 in Indianola for Cambridge Milling Co. v Miller and Saunders et al, Holland v Osborn et al, and Delmy v Holland. Additional hearings on November 26 at Benkelman include Republican River Irrigation Co. v Delaware Hickman Ditch Co and others. Andrew Carson v McCook Irrigation and Water Power Co. also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Akers and Bacon
State Board of Irrigation
Republican River
Indianola
Cambridge Milling Company
John Miller
John L. Saunders
Leonidas J
Warden Leidigh Mandamus Case Set for Early Hearing
Lincoln dispatch reports the mandamus suit of Warden Leidigh against the board of purchase and supplies will be submitted at the current sitting. Attorney Kirkpatrick for Leidigh urged an advancement, the attorney general and Deputy Day urged speedy submission, with Day noting the brief is at the printer and ready for filing. The deputy expects submission by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Leidigh
Board of Purchase and Supplies
Kirkpatrick
Churchill
Election contest filed for Dawes county judge race
The application of Alfred Bartow for a writ of mandamus to compel the canvassing board of Dawes county to meet and canvass all votes for him as judge of the Fifteenth district was presented to the supreme court last week and filed. Defendants were ordered to answer instantly. The Welty Norris contest over the judge ship of the fourteenth district has also reached the supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Bartow
Dawes County
Fifteenth Judicial District
Supreme Court
Welty-Norris
Fourteenth District
Sugar beet growers in Gage seek settlement of unripe crop
Beatrice dispatch notes sugar beet raisers face statewide trouble as conditions leave beets under ripe for required tests. An Oxnard representative has visited Beatrice area growers for days, aiming for an amicable settlement amid the farm fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Oxnards
Nicaragua Canal Feasibility Report Doubles Project Cost
The Nicaragua canal commission reports the projected cost nearly doubles the Maritime Canal Company's estimate. It calls for further surveys costing 350000 dollars over eighteen months to decide feasibility and risks, with provisional cost placed at 133,172,893 dollars.
Opened at Owaha Nebraska Trans Mississippian Congress Opens
The eighth annual Trans Mississippian Commercial Congress began in Creighton hall Owaha Nebraska with 300 delegates chaired by George Q. Cannon. I W Carpenter Omaha Mayor Bemis and Governor Holcomb welcomed delegates Ex Governor Prince of New Mexico spoke. Committees appointed and credentials reviewed as the convention organized with wide state representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omawa
Neb
Transmississippi Commercial Congress
Oclock
Creighton Hall
George Q. U Cannon
Salt Lake
Frank Crane
I. W. Carpenter
Omaha
Bemis
Silas A. Holcomb
Prince
New Mexico
Utah
Iowa
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
California
Arizona
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Wyoming
The
Dakotas
Taylor Brothers Jail Escape Fears Stir in Carrolton
Sheriff searches Carrolton jail and retrieves two improvised saws hidden in a prisoner’s coat pocket. Local residents report not fearing an escape, while Judge Rucker would refuse to sign the bill of exceptions if such an attempt occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CaRnoLiton
Stanley
George ‘Taylor
Campos to America Rebels Should Not Be Recognizers
The World publishes a Santa Clara Cuba cable by Martinez de Campos, Cuba’s governor general, arguing the Cuban belligerents have no claim to U.S. recognition. He notes no seaports or interior towns in insurgent hands, only hamlets, and cites Grant’s precedent against recognizing belligerency without a port or town. He doubts any U.S. unfriendly acts will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Santa Clara
Cuba
Martinez de Campos
United States
Tne
General Grant
Ife
Grant
Madrid
Dumas Sequel Illness of the Younger French Writer
Paris reports Alexandre Dumas the younger is seriously ill with a cerebral abscess misdiagnosed as neuralgia. He was seized Saturday with cerebral congestion and was in a comatose state last night, though doctors say death is not imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Alexandre Dumas
M. Dumas
Pozzi
Socialist Houses Raided in Germany by Police
In Berlin on November 26 police raided the homes of Socialist Reichstag members and other leaders. Letters and papers were seized and sent to the chief of police office. Authorities reportedly acted under a Prussian law limiting association rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berny
Reichstag
Socialist Party
Old Lovers Reunite To Wed After Years Apart
INDEPENDENCE Kan Nov 26 Years ago John W Wright now a physician of Elk City and Miss Minnie Dalby were engaged. They married others, divorced, and after meeting in Havana they rekindled their romance and were married on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
John W. Wright
Elk City
Minnie Dalby
Havana
Alaska Gold Output in 1895 Estimated at 3 Million
Alaska's gold output for 1895 is estimated at 3 million dollars by G H Swinehart editor of the Alaska Mining Record. About 800 thousand dollars came from placer mining along the Yukon river. Swinehart notes fifteen mills with 500 stamps are in operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Wasuinctos
G. H. Swinehart
Alaska Mining Record
Juneau
Yukon River
US naval attaché wed in Westminster church
The marriage of Lieutenant Commander W. F. Cowles United States naval attaché to Miss Roosevelt sister of James R Roosevelt secretary of the United States embassy occurred at St Andrew's church Westminster at 2 30 this afternoon Justice North cote officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxton
W. 5. Cowles
United States
Miss Roosevelt
James R. Roosevelt
St. Andrew's Church
Westminster
Justice Northcote
Colt Scandal Case Settled Out of Court
James M. Ripley, counsel for Mrs. Colt, said the Colt case was settled out of court and Colonel Colt's suit against James J. Van Alen was dropped. Mrs. Colt plans to go abroad to live after returning from New York yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
Providenck
James M. Ripley
News Briefs From 19th Century Dispatches
Secretary Morton promotes free garden seed distribution. Aibel, Missouri store fire. Hawaiian sugar planters threaten action over trust demands. Mrs Payne of Rome New York 64 hanged herself. husband cut throat last spring. Three Chicago skyscraper policies cancelled by insurers over fire dept trust. Professor Perdue lynching body mutilated. Peter B Manson claims healing powers. Pope's physician says Leo XIII condition not alarming. Crete battle Turks Christians thirty dead. English coast storm wrecks vessels nine bodies found. Terrell warns Sultan over Madlim missionaries. Constantinople diplomats urge European conference. Freight train robberies uncovered in Cleveland. culprits caught. Thurston proposes Pacific railway debt plan. Nellie Patton shot by lover William Royce in Sioux City. Jealousy crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ariculture
Morton
W. H. Meyer and Richardson
Anabel
Payne
Rome
N. Y
Chicago
Perdue
Mount Vernon
Peter B. Manson
Angel Dancers
Bergen County
New Jersey
Sellatter
Leo Niil
Crete
England
Terrell
Madlim
Constantinople
Turkey
Cleveland
Thurston
Congress
Pacific Railways
Sioux City
Iowa
Nellie Patton
William Royce
Missouri Miners Seek 50 Cent Pay Increase
Nevada Missouri November 26 Vernon and Bates county miners met at Tig Muddy bridge to press for a fifty cent per ton rate, up from forty. About 300 miners in the district with 100 United Mine Workers. little strike agitation, company Bruce and Manville Coal Company raises scale to 50 cents starting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Nevada
Vernon
Bates County
Tig Muddy Bridge
Ihe
United Mine Workers
Bruce & Manville Coal Company
Two Negroes Undoubtedly Lynched Greenwood 8. C
Report from Greenwood South Carolina says two African American men named John Richards and Thomas Watts were believed lynched after abducting robbing and murdering Miss Bagwell. The mob moved to Abbeville jail seeking the pair and seized the prisoners with no extra guard at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
John Richards
Thomas Watts
Government cuts patent office gazette printing costs
Secretary Smith will note in the annual report a large saving in gazette printing. Government expenses fell from 156000 dollars yearly to 85000 dollars under competitive bids, with satisfaction comparable to prior contractor performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumneros
Smith
Patent Office
Whic
Irrigation Law Upheld by Nebraska Supreme Court
The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the lower court in the Alfalfa Irrigation district case. The district irrigation law permits bonds and district control with due process protections. The decision sustains state public agency authority and supports immediate irrigation work across Keith county and the northwest. Matt Daugherty praised the ruling noting its broad impact on irrigation growth and rainfall distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlixco
Supreme Court
Board of of Alfalfa Irrigation District
Appellees
M.S Collins
Iield
Akers
State Board of Irrigation
Matt Daugherty
California
Ross
Keith County
Northwest
Nebraska
Union
Nebraska Irrigation Association to Convene in Sidney
The Nebraska State Irrigation Association announces its third annual convention to be held in Sidney, Nevada, December 17 to 19, 1805. National and state experts will lecture on irrigation. delegates are allocated to governors, state boards, universities, farm groups, cities, and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prise
Nebraska
Lixcoun
Nebraska State Irrigation Association
A. G. Wolfenbarger
Friends of Irrigation
Sidney
Nev
State Board of Agriculture
State University
University Agricultural Department
Boards of Trade and Commercial Clubs
Nebraska irrigation convention delegates invited
Every regularly organized irrigation ditch company shall have one delegate. Editors of Nebraska agricultural publications with credentials qualify for seats. Past and present U S congressmen from Nebraska, state officials, current Nebraska legislators, and county officials are invited as delegates. Reduced railroad rates offered. for details consult the daily or weekly press or write to the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Congress
Four Heads Cut Open in Kansas Village Hatchet Attack
In Dunlap, near Evora, Kansas, David Henderson a colored school teacher attacked Dora Ray a 14 year old girl injuring her and her sister Mrs McFall and slaying Ray’s father Samuel. Henderson fled as the town hunts him. telegrams sent to nearby towns for capture. None of the victims are reported dead yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evora
Kan
Samuel Ray
Henderson
Ray
Hazen Report on Secret Service Bureau Work
The report from the Bureau for the Past Year details 108 arrests for counterfeiting, 181 convictions, 119 guilty pleas, 74 indictments awaiting trial, 16 nolle pressed, 53 discharged, and 84 acquittals. The year yielded nearly $5,000,000 in counterfeit notes and coins seized along with 955 plates and 47 dies, plus related equipment. An uptick in arrests of counterfeit coin manufacturers and handlers is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasutnctox
Secret Service Bureau
United States
Supreme Court Affirms Debs Strike Case Conviction
The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling in United States versus W H Clune, an organizer in the California Debs strike, finding him guilty of obstructing the mails along with fellow participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
W. H. Clune
California
Clune
Australian banker kills wife and children then himself
Melbourne reports Manager Short of the Commercial Bank at Sale Victoria shot his wife and two children before turning the revolver on himself. Both children died, the wife is critically wounded. Officials say a recent tragedy may have driven his mind to collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Commercial Bank
Sale
Victoria
Dacre
We Brew in the Gun Jackson Mo
Alex Smith accidentally shot himself at a shooting match west of Jackson Missouri last Saturday afternoon after mistaking a loaded gun for empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Alex, Smith
Here
Printing firm assigned amid mixed regional reports
The Henry C. Shepard company, a Chicago printing firm, has assigned. Bicycle makers expect 1,000,000 wheels sold in 1996. Greenup Illinois saw a hotel and several business buildings burn. Southwest Missouri papers complain freight rates on fruit are too high. The Peace Association of Friends urges ministers to preach an International Arbitration Peace Sunday. The U S Supreme Court reversed a Kansas perjury conviction in a land case. two others involved. A report says Commander Folger may be examined by two court-martial. London talks pot a 20 round match between Frank P Slaven and Peter Maher for £500 and a top purse in England or South Africa. Iron ore shipments in Lake Superior states exceed any prior year with 9,046,741 tons up to Nov 1. In Oklahoma City ex minister Dar gujo and Catherine A Caranjo divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. reside at 21 West 131st Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Shepard Company
Chicago
Greenup
Missouri
Peace Association of Friends
United States Supreme Court
Kansas Court
Daniel A. Bucklin
William S. Tfolger
Harvey Steel Plate Company
Navy Department
London
Frank P. Slaven
Peter Maher
Trish
America
England
South Africa
Lake Superior
Wisconsion
Michigan
Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Oklah
Dargujo
Brazil
Cataline A. Caranjo
One Hundred
New York City
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Gage
Bho
Tsing
Nicaragua
Coon
Gress
Wasutxetex
Nicaraguan Cancer Company
Nicaraguan Canal Commission
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Nicaragua Canal
Maritime Canal Company
Canal
Western Congress
Owaha
Taylors
George
Campos
Dumas
Old Lovers United
State Supreme Court
David Henderson
Hazen
Secret Service
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