Nebraska Newspapers

    The Frontier.
YUBUSIIKD BVKRT TIIUIMbAY BY
JAB. H. inuow.
O'NEILL, - - - NEBRASKA.
A traveler in .lapnn says that the
Japanese dislike the Russians and the
Chinese, but like the Americans and
the English They are fearful of tho
aggressions of tho Russians in Corea
and of the Chinese in tho islands that
llo south of Japan; but they do not
look for any net of aggression by tho
United States or hy England.
Tho Florida orange crop is now be
ing1 shipped to Now York and other
localities. Tho yiold of the state this
year was over 3,000,000 boxes, and an
average box holds ISO oranges. About
half tho crop will be sent by rail to
the western states. Chicago is a great
consumer of tho Florida orange and
also of the California orange.
Phonographs arc to bo usod in Mex
ican postofllcos for tho benefit of those
who cannot read or write. Tho illiter
ate Mexican will go to tho postofflee,
talk his message into tho receiver of
the phonograph, and when tho cylin
der reaches its destination tho person
addressed will bo sent for and tho mes
sage repeated to him from another
machine.
Tho “abandoned farms" of Vermont
are being1 taken up. A half year ago
the statu pub'lulled a report in which
these farms were listed, located and
described, and sinco that time so mnuy
of them liuve boon purchased by new
comers that tho list is now vory much
shorter thun It was last spring. Good
crops have recently beon taken from
Vermont farms that had bee.. ~*»an
domed for years.
A native bride in Hindostnn is loaded
down with all tho jewelry she can get.
She has a girdle at tho waist, numer
ous rings, unklets, bracelets and bulls,
.and decorations for tho hair. Although
she has uovor seen her intended hut
band, she goes and sits beside him the
day of the ceremony. The priest takes
a corner of the bride's veil and ties it
to the groom's shawl, and they are
married.
The house of a modem is always di
vided into two separate parts, the
haaremlik and the sclamlik. If the
husband gives a dinner be can only in
vite gentlemen, and the guests can
ncvqr intrude into tho haaremlik. If
the wife gives a reception no gentle
men are admitted to disturb the har
mony. In all mosques, theaters, horse
pars, ferries, etc., special places are
provided for woinon.
/ Certain Georgian judges huvo a pe
culiar way of defunding their dignity.
The other eay one fined a lawyer for
being lute in court, for which the lat
ter characterized him ns no gentleman.
Whereupon the judge, it is related,
stepped from tho bench and knocked
the lawyer down. lie then re-umed
his seat, had tho offending lawyer
brought before tho bar and put him
under heavy bonds to answer for dis
orderly conduct and contempt of court.
While a deputy nmrshal was taking
a deserter to the military post in Snn
Antonio he was struck by a street car
and knocked sense css. The force of
the collision broke the handcuffs that
bound him to his prisoner, but the lat
ter, instead of running away, Stved
the marshal from being run over, waited
until ho had recovered consciousness
and then went with him to the post.
A petition lias been presented to Gen
eral Stanley for tho lightest possible
sentonce.
A big red whiskered Irishman pre
empted an island near Minneapolis,
built a fort and dofied anybody to
remove him. Ho was known as the
king of lloora Island, aud he gained
considerable notoriety by his venture.
He slept in the shanty at night and
hired a small boy to watch tho claim
during thr day, but in the course of
time tho loneliness became oppressive,
and ho has resigned the claim and de
serted the shanty.
Jumbo, a horse owned by a Savin
Rock shipbuilder, is said to be the larg
est horse in C onnecticut. He is nearly
seven feet high, and weighs 1,700
pounds. He is a Dowerful animal, and
has dragged with appurent ease a two
ton load. With tlio children he is a
great favorite. It costs a good deal to
feed him, os he has eight pecks of oats
at each meal and makes away with ‘J00
pounds of hay each week. Ills shoes
are of unnsual size and weigh four
pounds each.
in ueiueiourg «u university students
have been excluded from the theaters.
This action was taken in concert by
the city and university authorities
because the students have been taking
possession of the theaters there and
howling down every performance they
did not like. The general public con
cluded that they had some rights
which the university students were
bound to respect. Hence the pro
hibition. Perhaps this may serve as a
useful warning on this side of the
water. __
Exploration in Pompeii have this
year uncovered five more rooms, not
far from the forum. Visitors were as
tonished to find in them a number of
pieces of bread, which must have been
wrapped up in napkins, the tissue of
which is still in a perfect state of pres
ervation. There was also found a
pretty casket, on the lid of which was
inscribed the words “Ani Mo,” which
the learned inspector of the excavation
-translated as the proper name of Ani
ceius Mode tus.
NEBRASKA.
Apples are being shipped from Shieklcy
Friend's elevators are blockaded with
now corn.
Blair saloons will bo compelled to close
nt 10;.'10 p in.
A new steam flouring mill is being built
at Wilber.
The York Creamery company Is improv
ing its plant.
Fire destroyed the residence of John
Copple at Wabash.
Hooper had three cases of diphtheria
last week. One was fatal.
The Odd Fellows of Dorchester have
just dedicated their new hall.
Charles Annfiehl uftd Miss Lydia Cooper
were married at Harvard.
The walls of Fremont's new brewery are
completed.
The Fremont fire department has decided
to hold a fair.
A dramatic association has been organ
ized nt Fremont.
The York Y. M. C. A. will give a winter
course of lectures.
urninJ Island Is arranging for incandes
cent electric lights.
A Jefferson Democratic club nan been
organized at Lincoln.
Joseph Kozmnrin, nr.. ono of the oldest
settlers of (-olfax comity, is dead,
Hastings barbem adhere strictly to their
agreement to keep closed on Sundays.
Dr. Brown, of Fontanclle, goes to Vir
ginia to take charge of a Keeley inatitutc
Several Blair sportsmen went on a real
old fashioned wolf hunt ami killed the
wolf
Thomas MclClhuney, a Kearney county
farmer, sold $l,(k)0 worth of hogs in one
bunch. j
A question as to which horse won a race 1
at Hooper is disputed uud the school fund
will t>o enriched itOO.
Cass count}* will help the city of Plntts
tnouth pay for a $IMX) clock to be placed on
the court house tower.
A series of revival meetings is In pro
gress at the Alhion Baptist Church under
the direction of Kvangelist Bedding.
Thomas Miller, a Nemaha county
farmer, was probably fatally injured in a
runaway accident.
Arthur Mullen, arrested for a potty
crime in Omaha, has been identified as
one of the robbers of a Chicago bauk.
The remains of the late tleucral A. H.
Connor were disinterred at Kearney, Mon
day, and deposited fei a magnificent fam
ily vault.
%’lie question of the ownership of the
Nebraska City Water ami Light company
will soon be settled. D. P. Kolfo has been
appointed receiver.
Jacob Huffman, of Neligli, suffered a
stroke of apoplexy and is not expected to
live. He is 70 years old and one of the
pioneer merchants of the county.
W. N. Andrews, marshal of Crete, re
tired to his stable and shot himself. The
ball would not not penetrate the skull and
the W'ould-bu suicide is recovering.
At a chattel mortgage sale at Western
last week W. I*. Fishburn bought a horse
for fifty cents, and afterward traded it off
to Landlord MeMaster for Ills supper.
Drs. Boggs and Wells, of Beatrice, were
arrested for failiug to report a death, hut
were discharged upon showing that they
had tiled i heir report with the under
takers.
Peter Anderson, a prosperous young
farmer near Herman, shot and instantly
killed himself Sunday while out hunting.
The force at the Nebraska City packing
house has been Increased so as to bring
the killing capacity up to 1,5U0 head of
liogs per day.
The lirst anniversary of the erection of
the I. O. O, F. hall at Osceola was ob
served by the order giving a banquet to
*Ji 0 invited guests.
A vicious dog at Friend bit a 10-year old
son of S. B. Collrain in several places.
The dog hail to lie driven off by citizens,
who afterwards killed it.
Considerable petty thieving is going cm
at Norfolk. Saturday night three stores
were broken into and small amounts of
money and goods taken.
M. J. O’Heilley, of Flnttsmcuth, woik
Ing on a pile driver near Culbertson, was
caught by a line attached to one of the
hammers and hurled to his death.
A large force of men and teams are at
work ou the Frenchman Valley railroad
between Beverly an i Palisades. Trains
are expected to be running as far west as
Wauneta by the 1st of January.
Two actors in the ’‘Fireman’s Ward’’
company fought with a knife ami ax on
the stage at Hastings. Both were ar
rested. The tight almost caused a panic
in the house, and the audience was dis
missed and money refunded.
The escaped murderer, Thornhill, at
Aurora, sent word back that he left be
cause the jail was so insecurely locked
that he was afraid a nob might- come in
at any time and injure his social stauding
by their associations.
Adam Miller, a 14-year-old boy, was on
a coal car at Lincoln Saturday picking up
coal. Wheu a switch engine backed
against the car he jumped off onto a pile
of sand, but rolled, back under the wheels
and was instantly killed.
The ebraska City board of health
caused the arrest of Dr. M. A. Carriker
for failing1 to report cases of contagious
diseases On trial the doctor was dis
charged, and the members of the board
now threaten to resign, as they think their
work is not appreciated.
John Kronpa, assistant editor of the
Nova Daba newspaper at Schuyler, has
just been served with notice of divorce
proceedings begun by his wife, who lives
in New York city. He was married No
vember PJ to a prominent young lady of
Butler county.
Elijah Filley sued J. C. Williams, an
engineer of a Burlington and Missouri
train which killed a number of cuttle for
him. for damages, and the ease has just
beeu decided at Beatrice in favor ot the
defendant and the railroad company.
The real issue was whether the railroad
company was liable when all prescribed
precautions had beeu used to prevent the
accident.
M. G. Merrill, republican candidate for
re-election for county clerk iu Burt county,
who was defeated by one vote, and M. S.
McGrew, republican candidate for Sheriff,
who was defeated by two, have employed
eouusel and will contest the election. Pen
cil marked tickets were counted in seme
precincts and thrown out in othei.r.
On the 14th Wm. Halfaere killed George
Plueknett at DeWitt in Wm. Tippy's sa
loon. Tippy was held as an accessory.
On the 'J 1 st they were tried at Wilber,
found guilty of manslaughter and sen
tenced to ten years each in the peniten
tiary.
A STAIN ON A NOBLE NAME
Fdward M. Field's Career of Fraud
and Crime.
After a Long Baca With the Fates He Bur,
renders and Is Taken to an Insane
Asylum-Action of the Family
Conference.
Nkw York, Nov. 30.—The World this
morning says that Edward M. Field,
son of Cyrus W. Fied, senior member
of the firm of Field, Lindley, Weichers
& Co., which failed last week, was
taken to the Kloomingdale insane asy
lum on Saturday, lie leaves behind
him disaster, confusion, the wreck of a
business firm ruined by his misdoings
and a blot on the escutcheon of an
illustrious family. The worst suspi
cions are mild compared with the
black facta Edward M. Field not
only rehypothecated railroad bonds
placed with him as collateral, but he
misappropriated large sums of money.
He raised loans on worthless securities,
deceived his partners and betrayed
their Implicit faith in him. The des
perations which followed his wild
speculations and methods of conduct
ing his affairs, seems to have divested
Field for the last shred of honor. In
his efforts to make the crooked
straight he did not spare anyone
who reposed confidence in him.
Two thousand dollars in pew rents
turned over to him as trustee of the
Tarry town Presbyterian church is miss
ing. He was treasurer of the associa
tion which owns the Washington
building, collected S35,000 in rents ami
sunk the money in his struggle to
avert impending fate. Field ran a
long race with the fates. It is now
certain under that his intellect could
not stand the strain.
A family conference was held Satur
day and yesterday at the house of
Cyrus W. Field Those who took part
in it were Cyrus W. Field, his brothers,
''•'■via Dudley Field and Stephen J..
Fic»u", George De Forest Lord, Cyrus
\V. Field’s counsel and a representa
tive of Deacon, Morgan & Co. Tho
conference was held to decide what
course should be taken by Cyrus W.
Field regarding Edward M. Field. The
situation in brief, was fouud to be this:
Edward M. Field's liabilities, arising
from the peculiar conduct of his busi
ness, which is such as to give rise to
initations oi defalcations and forge
ries'amount to millions. To satisfy the
claims of his creditors would require
Cyrus W. Field’s entire fortune and
considerably more. The question which
tho conference had to decide,
[ was whether Cyrus VV. Field should
! sacrifice his entire fortune for this pur
pose. When the desperate situation
had been fully discussed and viewed
from all sides, it was finally decided,
in view of the fact that even if Cyrus
W. Field should sacrifice his entire
fortune, he would not be able to
meet tho liabilities of his son,
that ho should not make the sacrifice.
Facts ascertained yesterday by the
World is evident that the failure of
Field, Lindley, Weichers & Co., is one
of the biggest financial scandals and
tangles and muddles in tho history of
Wall street. It is considered to be a
parallel case to the famous Ives-Stay
nor failure. The condition of Cyrus
W. Field last night, according to his
physicians, showed no material change.
The doctor said his patient required
absolute rest and quiet.
AFTER RATE MAKERS.
The Federal Ora ml Jury Is After the
Traffic Association.
Omaha. Neb., Nov. 30.—The alleged
manipulation of freight rates by the
Missouri Paeifie railway today com
menced to claim the attention of the
federal grand jury. Last week sub
poenas were issued for Chairman Mid
gely, of the Western Traffic associa
tion, together with J. N. Faithorn, G.
Carman and E. C. Bridges. They have
also been required to produce records
covering a period of nearly two years
and covering shipments of stone be
tween Lyons, Colo., and South Omaha,
and various kinds of pickled meats be
tween Omaha and Nebraska City. It
is understood that the grand jury pro
poses to make a searching investiga
tion into the alleged discriminations
practiced by Gould's line, in violation
of the inter state commerce law. Some
of the railroad officials who are wanted
are in the east and have not so far been
reached.
WHERE GRANT DIED.
The Grand Army ii Trying; to Purchase Mt.
McGregor.
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 30.—Coraman
der-in-Chief John Palmer, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, is being de
luged with communications from com
rades throughout the country, approv
ing the proposition that the national
government secure the property of
Mt. McGregor, where General Grant
breathed his last, and reserve it as a
sanitarium for consumptive soldiers.
For this purpose the government will
obtain the property at a much lower
figure than would be asked were it to
be sought after by a private individual.
It embraces 250 acres, together with a
large hotel, which could easily be
adapted to the purposes of a sanitar
ium. It is probable that early in the
coming session of congress au effort
will be made to obtain an appropria
tion for this purpose.
RIDING ON A RAIL.
Two Ohio Men Undergoing a Novel Teat
ol Eudurancc.
Botzum, O., Nov., 30.—John Springer
bet William Noble an oyster supper on
Saturday night that he could Jsit the
longer on a rail fence. At 8 o'clock
this morning the men were still there,
having spent two nights on the fence,
while their respective families supplied
them with hot coffe and warm cloth
ing. The whole community is deeply
interested in the outcome. Springer is
a large, heavy man, while his oppo
nent only weighs 110 pounds. Aftet
so long on the fence Noble looked
almost as fresh as wheu he sat down,
but his heavy companion appeared to
be suffering.
A GOLDEN JUBILEE.
fhe Cathollci Are Fitly Celebrating Arch.
bUhO|» Kenrieke* Busy Vlnbtry.
St. Louis, Nov. 30.—For the first time
in the history of the Catholic church
in this country, the opportunity is pre
sented to celebrate a golden jubilee
af an archbishop. The distin
guished prelate to whom is ac
corded this high honor is
His Grace Peter Richard Kenrick, arch
bishop of the diocese of Missouri. The
solemn pontifical high mass in honor of
the occasion was celebrated this morn
ing in the old cathedral on Walnut
street. The interior of the church
was handsomely decorated. The
mass selected for the oc
casion was Gounod’s “Messesolemnell
Dc Sainte Cecile,” and it was rendered
in a beautiful and majestic manner by
a choir of fifty trained voices chosen
from the different choirs of the city.
In addition to Cardinal ’Gib
bons, who was celebrant, and
his grace Archbishop Kenrick, who
assisted with mitre and cape, the
cftlcers of the mass were Very Rev. If.
Muehlsiepen, V. G., and Rev. William
i. Walsh, deacon of honor to the Most
Rev. Archbishop; Very Rev. Philip P.
Ilrady, archpriest to his eminence Car
dinal Gibbons; Revs. D. W.
Kenrick and* J. Hessoun, deacons of
lonor to the celebrant; Rev. Joseph
Schaefers, deacon of the mass; Rev. E.
1. Shea, sub-deacon of the mass; liev.
VVm. Noonon, cross bearer, and Rev.
Vlartin S. llrennan, first master of
teremonies. After the cardinal had
loaned the magnificentm vestments
which n pontifial mass requires,
le proceeded to the foot of the altar,
nean while blessing the clergy and
people. On reaching the lower step of
.he altar the cardinal repeated the
tonfiteor, after which the altar was in
tensed. The celebrant then read the
ntroit, at the conclusion of which he
iscendcd his throne and the choir ren
lered the Kyrie. Following, the car
linal intoned the Gloria in Excelsius
lei and the Collects, after which the
•pistle was read.
immediately alter me epistle, arcn
lishop Ryan walked to the front of the
iltar and in a clear and resonant voice
>egan his address. At the conclusion
>f Archbishop Ryan’s address, the
.ervices of the mass were so
inited with all the impressive solemnity
ind splendor that the ritual of the
Roman Catholic church enables her
ninistcrs to employ on such occasions
The ceremony of the mass concluded
with the solemn epistle blesssing.
lifter mass the procession reformed
ind returned to the school house
.n the same manner it en
;ered the church. The scene inside
;he church during the celebration of
the mass was beautiful and inspiriting
n form. The gorgeous decorations
tnd brilliant hued vestments
'.he twinkling and flash
ng of the altar lights, the
lelicate perfume of the incense and
sweet music blending with the voices
of the carefully tra ned choir com
bined to captivate the sense and make
;he occasion memorable to those who
were present. This afternoon at the
Lindell hotel there will be a
jrand jubilee banquet given in
nonor of Archbishop Kenrick and the
visiting clergymen. Addresses will be
nade bv Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Corrigan, Jansen and others. It is ex
pected Archbishop Kenrick will attend
ind will respond to an address. This
ivouing the grand torchlight parade
lakes place and fully 10,000 men will
be in line.
MANY TRAINMEN INJURED.
1 Collision With Fntal Effect Occurs on a
New England Kailroad.
IIahtfohd, Conn., Nov. 30.—A col
lision between two freight trains on
.he New England railroad took place
ihis morning at Newington Junction.
Conductor John Frazer, Engineer
James Lameraux, Fireman James
Warehouse and lirakemau George
'hubb were all seriously injured. Fire
nan Raraeraux had both legs cut off
ind he is not expected to live. The
itliers are doing well. Several cars
vere wrecked and the wreckage took
Ire. The tracks of both the New Eng
and and New York and New Ilaven
•oads were blocked for some time. The
racks of both roads were torn up for a
listener of several hundred yards. The
iCcident is said to be due to the failure
it one of the engineers to see the
ights of the other train, owing to a
lense smoke.
A DEAD STATESMAN.
Richard Power, a Noted Irishman, Dies
Suddenly From a Chill.
London, Nov. 30.—The death of Mr.
Richard Power, member of parliament
for Waterford City, and well known as
Ihe “whip” of the Parnellite party,
which occurred yesterday, has been a
great shock not only to the
Irish parliamentary party but also
the politicians in general. Mr. Power
suffered from a chill after leaving the
theatre on Thursday last and ho
rapidly succumbed, his strength, not
being sufficient to stand the strain of
,'ickncss. Iiis widow is utterly broken
down with grief. The remains of the
dead ihember for Waterford will be
taken to Ireland.
THE SUICIDAL MANIA.
Another German Knils Ills Life Because ol
tosses in a Hank.
I5f.ki.in, Sept. 30.—There was another
sensational suicide and failure today
added to the long list of troubles
growing out of the bankrupts
of Friedlander & Sumrnerfeldt. In this
rase it is Herr Pnannann Cohn, proprie
tor of a wholesale watchmaking es
tablishment, who has committed sui
cide. Herr Cohn shot and killed him
self with a revolver, leaving a state
ment to the effect that his death was
caused by heavy losses he had suffered
through the failure of Friedlander and
bommerfeldts.
A MAYOR ASSIGNS.
Watarburj*. «hlef Official In Financial
Trouble*, but Mar Full Through.
WATEiinuitr, Conn, Nov. 30.—Mayoi
Baldwin has made an assignment tc
his attorney, L. P. Burpee. Mr. Bald
win is one of the most highly respected
citizens of Waterbury, is identified
with many enterprises and has host!
of friends. It is reported that he wi>!
pull through the present financial dif
ficulties satisfactory.
WORKING FOR THE FAIR
Vice-President Bryan Sails for
Havre This Morning.
The Catliolies Will Fittingly Celebrate
Arehblebcp KcnrlcW* F.fty Years of
labor—The American Protective
Tariff league heady for Work.
New York, Nov. 38.—Among the
passengers who sailed on the steamer |
Gascoigne for Havre this morning, was
Hon. Thomas IS. Bryan, vice president ]
of the world’s fair. He is the first i
member and advance guard of the sec-1
ond foreign commission, and which is i
to promote the interests of the enter- ;
prise in southern Europe and north
African states, a portion of the globe
not covered by the previous commis
sion headed by Benjamin Buttervforth.
The full commission is to consist of
three members, but the other two are
yet to be selected, over twenty men of
national prominence, who hare been
asked to serve, having declined. The
commission goes direct to Madrid,
thence to Portugal, thence along the
Mediterranean to the other Latin cen
ters, and thence into Turkey and the
Danubian dominions The mission will
occupy three months Vice-President
Bryan is accompanied by his son. Colo
nel Charles P. Bryan, and his wife and
daughter, but all the members of his
family will be cared for at his own ex
pense. _
A Half Crnturjr of Labor.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 28.—Priests
from all parts of the state are begin
ning to arrive in town for the purpose
of participating in the ceremonies and
exercises incident to the fiftieth anni
versary of the consecration of Arch
Bishop Kenrick, which opens on Mon
day. Cardinal Gibbons has arrived
here, and so has Arch-bishop Salppint,
of Santa Fe, Ut., Kev. Dr. Chappclle,
Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic
university at Washington, and several
other high church dignitaries. Arch
Bishop Corrigan is expected tomorrow.
The preliminary services in the
cathedral tomorrow will be unusually
solemn and impressive, but the cele
bration proper will not commenco un
til Monday, and will continue two
days. _
Th*e Protective Tariff League.
New Yoisk, Nov. 28.—From now on
until after the next presidential elec
tion the American Protective Tariff
league proposes to work as it has never
worked before to strengthen in every
state of the union the cause of which
Major McKinley is the especial cham
pion and standard-bearer. During the
year ending in September last it sent
out li),h00,000 pages of tariif literature,
but even this immense total will be
doubled or trebled in the next ten
months. The league has 1,000 official
correspondents scattered over the coun
try, and to each of these a circular is
shortly to bo sent, asking for their
opinions regarding the best methods of
promoting a whirlwind of tariif enthu
siasm as a prelude to the republican
national convention in June lion.
Cornelius N. Bliss, the millionaire
banker, who has just been elected
president of the league, has determined
to devote a goodly portion of his time
to its interests, and soon alter the com
mencing of the new year a tariff cam
paign will have been inaugurated in
nearly every state in the union. The
result of the November elections in
Ohio and Pennsylvania is claimed by
the league as a substantial victory for
the cause of high tariff.
hMIUnML I C. U. £-r n v»/<'I fc. L. I li L-.
Remarkable D *cov ry untie by an Ex
pl« rimr Fartv.
Rapid City, S, D., Nov. 28.—There
appears to be a natural telephone line
between two mountains ra the Itlack
Hills range. On each side of an inter
vening valley twelve miles in width
stands two high peaks which tower
above the other mountains and have
long been known as landmarks, being
called the twin peaks. These moun
tains are fully 10.00U feet high and at
least 4,U0(J feet above tne range. Only
on rare occasions have these peaks
been ascended, and but little was
known of their topography. Some
weeks ago a party of tourists deter
mined to make the ascent, and form
ing into two pa-ties, one for each peak,
they took apparatus for signaling and
expected to have pleasure and
amu-ement by flashing the helio
graph code across the intervening
space, to the mystification of the peo
ple of the valley. The ascent was
made, and while the people were mak
ing arrangements to signal across one
of the party on the north mountain
was surprised to hear voices which ap
parently came from the air. lie moved
about and the sound was no longer
heard. liy changing his position sev
eral times he discovered that at a cer
tain spot on thft mountain he could
hear the voices, and it was not long
before he fonnd tiiat they proceeded
from the party on the other mountain
He called the attention of tiie others
to the phenomena and tnen they at
tracted t.ie notice of the party on the
south mountain and found that a con
versation in an ordinary tone of voice
was plainly heard irom one mountain
to another. There was only one place
on each mountain where it could be
heard, and it appeared to he a natural
telephone. No shouting was neees-ary,
and the words were perfectly distinct.
An Am r rail *»li p uriiftl.
New York, Nov. 2S. The World's
Valparaiso special says that the Ameri
can clipper ship Rappahannock was
burned to the water s edge on the
night of November 11, while at anchor
in the harbor at Cumberland bay,
northern part of the South Pacific
island of Juan Fernandez. Captain
Dickinson, his wife and the crew
escaped. They will be sent to sun
Francisco, The Rappahannock left
Liverpool on August zi* last and was
bound for San Francisco with a valua
ble cargo of m -chandi.se. Spontaneous
combustion is supposed to be the cause
of the fire.
RECOVERS HIS CHILD.
A Kansas City Manner May, onn .
Ml, 8»„len Hoy ’®°°
Kansas City, Nov. 28.-A few d.tt
ago David T. Deals, a banker of thu
city, had a 2-year-old son abducted
and all efforts to nm down the ah’
ductors failed. Yesterday he offered
reward of *5,000 for the return ot th*
child and no questions asked. Las'
night a man presented himself at the
front door of the mansion. He w&s
dressed like a day laborer and wore a
false face and wig. When Mr. Beali
came to the door the man told him that
he was a detective; that he had founn
the abductor, Lizzie Smith or Kine
and her accomplices; that thev d»
mended $20,000 ransom, and he was
prepared to deliver the child to th.
parents for that amount. Deals de
dined to pay the sum and stuck to th*
original offer of $5,000. After much
parleying it was finally agreed that
the “detective” would deliver the child
for that amount.
Deals told the police that he had
pledged his honor that the man should
not be arrested while engaged in carry
ing out his part of the contract and or
dered them positively not to interfere
At 10 o’clock last night the man re
turned with the child pnd handed if
over upon the receipt of $5,000 m banli
-notes. The child was sleeping soundly
and yyas safe and well. The joy of the
parents knew no bounds. When a
representative of the Associated Pres*
arrived at tlie house, the child was
awake and in the arms of his father
while the mother stood by fondlinp
and watching him. The child, wncr
asked who carried him away, said Liz.
zie, but all he knew further was that
he had been “riding.” Mrs. King, oi
Lizzie Smith, was arrested by the
police at midnight, but refused to b«
interviewed. She had been in the em
ploy of Deals only one week. Kinghai
not been arrested yet and it is not posi
tively known that another man whe
lived with them frequently figured at
all in the crime.
Mr. Beals yesterday morning- issued
a notice offering £5,000 for the return
of his child and no questions asked.
The authorities urged that the crim
inals should be brought to justice and
that the offering of a ransom without
attempting to secure them was prac
tically compoundihg a ftlony. To this
Mr. Beals replied:
‘•First lot me find my boy and then
you can find the kidnapers”
The police and detectircs were
flooded with clues all day, but none of
them led to important developments.
It was discovered that after leaving
the house the abductor. Lizzie Smith,
boarded an electric car at Wabash ave
nue and rode to the down town ter
minus, where she alighted with tho
child. There all trace was lost. The
servants in the house say the girl was
illiterate and evidently led a fast life,
and had been in many western cities.
She told them that she ran away from
home in Illinois when IS. The facl
that she was going under a false name
seems established, for the servants say
her linen was all marked with the in
itials “L. K. ”
In the afternoon a messenger boy
brought a note to the house, handed
him by an unknown man on the street.
It informed Beals that the writer de
sired to meet him in front of the post
office as soon as possible, and directed
him to wear a plain gold ring on his
left.hand as a mark of identification.
Beals went to the postoffice and waited
two hours, but no one appeared.
The description given by the boy of
the man tallies closely with that of a
man known to have occupied a cottage
on Lydia avenue together with another
man and Lizzie .Smith. Me traveled
under the name of Albert King, repre
senting himself to neighbors around
tlie cottage as Lizzie Smith's husband
and was supposed to bo an active ac
complice in the kidnapping. King and
the woman are known to have lived
together in a small town in Illinois,
the name of which the police decline
to make public.
Later last night it was learn- d that
the police caught the woman Smith in
a house in Bark avenue. She told a
singular story to ti.em, saying that
she went out on the veranda Thursday
evening to get a paper, two men rushed
up, thrust a revolver in her face, and
ordered her to get Beals' boy- She
says she was so thoroughly frightened
that she did so. When she returned
with the child, the hvo men wrapped a
shawl aboui her head, carried her to a
carriage, drove her about for some time
and then turned her adrift. The po
lice declare her story too thin. From
papers found they learned that she hao
recently been in Denver and that the
man King, who passes for her husbanc
was released from the penitentiary
last year after a five years' term foi
horse stealing. The Denver police say.
both are well known crooks.
still Another Mystery.
Kansas City, Nov. 28.—The abduc
tion and consequent recovery of little
David Denies, the little 2-year-old son
of Millionaire David licale, has another
my-terv which is today agitating the
authorities, although it was not until
3:3u o clock this morning that Albert
King the leading conspirator
was taken to the police
station. It is asserted today _ by
Manager Epplesheiraer, of the 11 imeer
ton agency, that King was arrested a
the house of Parle* avenue, where •
had taken quarters and where t,u
Smith woman was also h""”]
only a few minutes after he had u
eeived the ransom of *3,000 from ■
Beales. Yet it is declared that ta
money was found upon him and
question is what became ot
ransom and why "'as ,
tlie arrest promptly rel’{ir ‘ ■
It lias developed that he and I
Smith are husband and wife, and «
only reeently released from the
rado penitentiary, where they "
sent for horse stealing Neithei '
nor the woman will make a state
today
In Memory of lot ton. t
Paris, Nov. 28.—Funeral cerenma . ■
over the remains of the late
I.ytton, the British ambassador^
I ranee, took placd today in 1 "
liish church on the Cue Cague.._-^
near the British embassy, on ■ vere
burg St. Uonor. The cereinon - ,r
of the most impressive c iat,
though in accordance with ,,na
earl's wishes, they weft of a P
ture.
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—Experiments in growing1 *
now b.ing tried in southern C