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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1901)
THE FRONTIER PnhliMlied livery Thursday by THE FKOKTIKK PRINTING COMPANY. O’NEILU ~ - NEBRA SKA BRIEF TELEGRAMS. ± Bishop John Moore died at his home in St. Augustine surrounded by all the priests o£ Florida. I. M. Platt, for forty years a leading clothing merchant of Dubuque, died on a train near Warren, 111., of apoplexy George WT. Yenowine, one of the best known newspaper men in the west, died suddenly at Milwaukee, Wls., aged 4(j. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of the late president, and her daughter, Elizabeth, are spendihg a season In the Adirondack^. Richard B. Taylor, aged 80, and Mrs Margaret Houston, aged GO, were mar ried in Lincoln. The couple met only six months ago. Thirty-four insurgents, a majority of them armed with rifles, have been cap tured by the First cavalry in the Ba tanzas province, P. I. At Elko Nev., a heavy shock of earthquake was felt. The vibrations were from north to south and lasted three or four minutes. At Fairmont. W. Va., Fountain Gor don, a negro, shot and kilted Belle Campbell and fatally wounded Mat tie Simpson, both white. The comptroller of the currency has authorized the First National bank of Alexandria, S. D., to begin business with a capital of $25,000. Governor Savage of Nebraska has granted requisition papers for Bridge Allender, who Is being held In Holt county on a charge of stealing horses in Idaho. The state department has received a message from Consul General Stowe at Capetown, stating that he will leave there for the United States on a steam er sailing August 7. Major Frank L. Dodds, judge advo cate of the United States army at Omaha, arrived at army headquarters to relieve Captain Erwin, who has been acting judge advocate. Mrs. Carrie Nation, in jail under thirty daye’ sentence and fine of $100 and $48 costs, refused free pardon from Governor Stanley, because the fine wag not remitted. A forest fire in the province of Jet land, Sweden, has assumed great pro portions. Three thousand troops have been ordered to assist the men who aro combating the flames. Rear Admiral John Irwin, retired, died at his residence at Washington, D. C., after an illness of several months, due to a complication of dis eases. He was 69 years old. The St. Frances mill, owned by the Canada Paper company, and Its con tents, valued at a quarter of a million dollars, were totally destroyed by fire at Windsor, Ont. The plant was well insured. Edward J. Kelley, commodore of the Nev Rochelle Yacht club, who was to have entertained Admiral Schley on his yacht, died suddenly at his cottage on Premium Point of hemorrhage of the lungs. El Verde Rio Oil company filed ar ticles of incorporation at Ogden, Utah. The paid-up capital is $1,500,000, the company owning nearly 3,000 acres of petroleum land In the heart of the Green River, Utah, oil fields. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes has ruled that in cadbs of es tates coming within the legacy tax law, the assessment of the government tax must be made on the value of the es tate on the day of the testator's death Acting Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Conrad directed the establish ment of a first postofflce on the island of Guam.- It is located at Guam, the chief point on the island, ranks 83 ■fourth class and Antanaslo Tarano Perez has been appointed postmaster. Capt. H. N. Royden of the Twenty sixth infantry, now at San Francisco, has been ordered to Omaha to relieve First Lieutenant Berry from recruit lng duty. The Philippine insular government has saved *250,000 by the passage of an act virtually declaring the stone quarries at Marlvales, in the Bataan province, public domain, and authoriz ing the utilizing of the stone in the harbor improvement. A Spanish com pany claimed to have established title to tho quarries. The announcement is made that Mark Bennett, superintendent of the piess department of the Pan-American bureau of publicity, a well known newspaper man of Buffalo, will go to St. Louis for the Iamisiana Purchase Exposition company. The president has granted a pardon to John F. Johnson, former president of the State National bank of Logans port, Ind., who.was convicted of mis appropriating funds of the bank and other violations of the national bank ing act. ■Miss M. A. Hawley, Miss D. D. Bar low and Miss Witherbee, Baptist mis sionaries, who have just arrived from Yokohama, report that for the first time in the history of Japan there has recently been a great revival of all de nominations in that country. ALARM OF FOREIGNERS Demeanor of Pekin Populace Moro Un friendly as Troops Depart. THE DEFENSES NEARLY FINISHED Con.1st of Thick Urlck Wall. Loopholed For HI (I cm—Ministers Wish to Avoid Irritating: Chinese—The Hitaatiou in General. PEKIN, Aug. 5.—American and Eu ropean residents assert that the de meanor of the Pekin populace is con stantly becoming more unfriendly and that as the allied troops depart the Chinese resume their old habits of jostling and cursing foreigners in the streets. The legation defenses are now ap proaching completion. Generally speaking, they consist of brick walls from fifteen to twenty feet high and from three to four feet thick, loop holed for rifles. The ministers of the powers ignored the plan for a uniform system of defense submitted by the generals and consequently the govern ments are working independently. It is the policy of the ministers to avoid conspicuous work of defense, lest these should prove an irritant, pro voking instead of preventing hostil ities. Most of the engineers have rec ommended stronger defenses than the ministers will sanction. Major Edgar B. Robertson of the Ninth Infantry, who commands the United States lega tion guard, has written to Mr. Rock hill to protest against what he calls “the defenseless position of our lega tion,” representing that it is exposed to attack on four sides. Mr. Rockhill has replied that it Is not intended to maintain a fortress, hut merely a wall for protection against unexpected mob violence. The wall is made of brick, out of deference to Chinese pride. The French and Italians still re main here. The non-fulfillment of the agreement to evacuate public places In a fortnight causes some inconveni ence to the military authorities. Only the German barracks have been com pleted. The French barracks have hardly been begun. The troops are grumbling over being compelled to give up comfortable quarters and to flr.J temporary camps. -— - . t STRIKERS REMAIN FIRM. Will Not Yield to Butt Francisco Employ ers’ Association. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.—Wheth er the local labor trouble Is to be de terminated or whether it Is to be Ex tended to other unions and possibly to other coast cities will probably he determined tomorrow afternoon. The directors of the Employers’ associa tion aro to meet then and decide on their final position. Should they de cide to make no concessions the union leaders assert that they will issue or ders for extreme measures. Andrew Furuseth, secretary of the labor coun cil. said today: "We have done everything in our power to meet the employers half way, but through their attorney, Mr. Mich ael, they have expressed a desire to treat with us only on one basis—that of the disruption of labor unions in San Francisco. One Train In St. Louie Stiver. WEST SUPERIOR, Wts., Aug. 5.— The first ore train over the new Stony Brook cut-off of the Eastern Minnesota railroad went through the bridge over the St. Louis river, just above Stony Brook, fifty-two miles from here. Jerry O’Reilly, head brakeman, was hilled and four other trainmen were badly hurt. The engine and sixteen cars went through the bridge and are now in the St. Louis river. The bridge was 300 feet long and forty feet above the water. It was built of timber. Ads Only in Frlendulilp. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ Aug. 5 — Ex-Senator J. M. Thurston of Nebras ka said the published statement that he had tendered his professional ser vices to Admiral Schley is incorrect. “As his warm friend and admirer,” said the senator, “I wired him a mes sage indicating my friendship and de sire for his complete vindication, but nothing in the line of professional as sistance was suggested or thought of.” To Learn Cornmny's Way. BERLIN, Aug. 5.—A commission from the French chamber has arrived in Bremen for the purpose of study ing Germany's canals and harbors. St. Louis (ietH Some Relief. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.—Rain visited St. Louis for the first time since July 5, and although the fall was but three-fourths of an inch, it appears to precede further showers. Prospects in St. Louis and vicinity are for con tinued cloudy weather, with a rising temperature and a possibility of rain. The expected rop in temperature ar rived today, the maximum being but 79 degrees at 3 o'clock p. m.. or 16 degrees cooler than Saturday. RICH HARVEST IN NEBRASKA. State lit*n Encnpe'l Devastation anil Will Have a Good Crop, OMAHA, Aug. 5.—Hot winds and dry weather of July have been suc ceeded by a cooler atmosphere and the backbone of the drouth has been brok en by good local showers in sections of Nebraska where they did the great est good to suffering crops. Estimates on corn at this time are unreliable, but basing last year’s yield at 210,000,000 bushels on an acreage of 8,000,000 with present indications and favorable weather to follow it seems fair to anticipate at least a good half crop or an average of near ly twelve and one-half bushels an acre. Estimates at this time are sub ject to change and the one given is conservative. The reduced crop will be materially changed by the corresponding higher price to be realized by the amount yielded. It must be remembered that the corn producing belt of Nebraska is confined to the extreme eastern and northeastern part of the state. The Nebraska wheat crop escaped the drouth, as it was out of danger be fore the hot winds made their appear ance. The increased acreage, together with the excellent yield per acre, as sures a harvest in bushels in excess of last year. Perhaps the crop which has been damaged more than any other by the drouth is the potato crop. Districts heretofore yielding from 200 to 250 bushels per acre report yields this year of from ten to fifty bushels only. The hay crop in the range districts west and northwest will be far in ex cess of any past season. The oats crop will be light. The yield per acre will be nominal in some districts, not to exceed ten bushels per acre. Excellent crop reports come from the irrigated districts in the state. COLOMBIAN TROOPS THERE. An Army of Itebela Defeated by the Venezuelans. CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 5.—The Venezuelan government announces that a force of invaders under General Rangel Garbiras, including twenty-five battalions of the Colombian army, was repulsed by the government troops and compelled to fall back across the fron tier after twenty-eight hours' fighting July 28 and 29. It is officially asserted that the in vaders lost 900 men, the government troops losing 200. The government has sent reinforcements to the fron tier. lien. Grt&nt in Vienna. LONDON. Aug. 5.—The Vienna cor respondent of the Times telegraphs at length an interview he has had with General Frederick D. Grant of the United States army, who is now in Vienna on his way from Russia, where he visited Princess Cantacuzene, his daughter. "General Grant takes a hopeful view of the speedy pacification of the Phil ippines," says the correspondent, "al though there is no question, in his opinion, that the humane principles now governing the conduct of the mil itary operations greatly increase the difficulties of suppressing guerrilla warfare.” Hu.band nnd Wife Whipped. BLOOMINGTON, lnd., Aug. 5.—John .1 .Moore was aroused early this morn ing by masked men who overpowered him and his wife, dragged them to an orchard, bound them to an apple tree and gave them an unmerciful beating. After lying in an exhausted condi tion more than two hours the victims returned home, where Dr. Helton at tended them. During the whipping the leader's mask fell and he was recognized by Moore, who was warned under penalty of death never to file a complaint or disclose his identity. Inspector Closes a Rank. AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 5.—Bank In spector J. M. Logan today closed the First National bank of this city. Al leged excessive loans are said to be the cause of the inspector’s action. The state of Texas is said to have about $75,000 on deposit in the First National. Total deposits of the bank are reported to be over $200,000. No official statement will be issued pend ing the arrival of the chief inspector. With letters From Steyn. KROONSTAD. Orange River Colony, Aug. 5.—Two Boers came into the British lines today under a flag of truce with a letter from former Presi dent Steyn. Tnvndern are Defeated. CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 5.—The Venezuelan government announces that a force of invaders, under Gen. Rangel Garbiras, including twenty-five battalions of the Colombian army, was repulsed by the government troops and compelled to fall back across the frontier after twenty-eight hours’ fighting July 28 and 29. It is officially asserted that the in vaders lost 900 men, the government troops losing 300. WINNERS OF CASH PRIZES. Danish Farmer Gets Fird Award from Burlluffton Road. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 5.—Decisions in the prize letter contests of the Bur lington road for the best letters about Nebraska have been made and the prizes awarded. Five hundred and forty-six letters were received in all, and twenty prizes, ranging all the way from a trip through tne Yellowstone park, valued at $100, to small cash prizes of $5 each, were awarded. The letter which won first prize was from a Danish-American farmer at Aurora, and is the more remarkable from the fact that the writer deplored his lack of knowledge of the language. He came to this country penniless, owing the money which he paid for his steamer passage. Today he is a prosperous Nebraska farmer worth all of $40,000. Those who won prizes are: First Prize—Paul Holm. Hampton, Neb. Second Prize—M. W. Miner, York, Neb. Third Prize—H. H. Shedd Ashland, Neb. Fourth Prize—J. H. Wengert, Juni ata, Neb. Fifth Prize—A. K. Brower, St. Paul, Neb.‘ Sixth Prize—George D. Carrington, jr.. Auburn, Neb. Seventh Prize—F. D. Mills, Wester ville, Nez. Eighth Prize—W. H. Wagner, He bron. Ninth Prize — Rowlen Shepherd, Lushton, Neb. Tenth Prize—J. W. Wilson, Oconto, Neb. Elevnth Prize—Mrs. D. C. McKil lip, Seward, Neb. Twelfth Prize—R. W. Story, Pawnee City, Neb. Thirteenth Prize—H. P. Best, Ne ligh. Neb. Fourteenth Prize—J. A. McRae, Cen tral City, Neb. Fifteenth Prize—Andrew Warner, Harvard, Neb. Sixteenth to Twentieth Prizes—• Five prizes of $5 each: S. S. Peters, Beatrice, Neb.; Will M. Maupin, Om aha, Neb.; J. E. Storm, Hyannis, Neb.; D. A. Gard, Ord, Neb.; M ss Mamie Austin Humphreys, Franklin, Neb. Insane Over Crop Fears. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 5.—Suffering under the hallucination that the drouth of the past weeks was sent by the divine hand as a punishment for some grievous wrong which she had commit ted, Mrs. Edith McLean, wife of a far mer a few miles north of McCook, has been committed to the hospital for insane. For many days she had feared the destruction of crops on her hus band’s farm farm and when she saw the corn begin to shrivel up she lost her reason. Pliyalclana’ Certlflcaten. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 5.—The State Board of Health issued physicians’ certificates to sixteen osteopaths and twelve aliopaths. C. W. Abel of Ful ton was refused a license because he did not present a diploma from a med ical school of required standing. Hold Find by Superior Men. SUPERIOR, Neb., Aug. 5.—An Idaho paper reports a rich gold find in the Goose Creek mountains near Oakley, made by a couple of Superior hunters, Henry Sparks and Bert Gosney. Sam ples of the ore assayed $85 per ton in gold and $20 in copper. Hand Caught in Thresher TABLE ROCK. Neb., Aug. 5.—Wil liam Petrashek, a Bohemian farmer, living three miles southeast of here, had his right hand caught in the cyl inder of a threshing machine and bad ly disfigured, although it is thought the hand will be saved. Three Win Farms. HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Aug. 5— Of the sixty citizens of this city who regis tered at El Reno last week, but three, so far as known, were successful in the drawing. They were S. B. Bobst, V. Marek. and Charles G. Carter. Fllley to Hat, a Hank. BEATRICE. Neb.. Aug. 5.—'The town of Filley, which has been without banking facilities for some time, is .o have a new institution, one which will at once command the confidence of the public. Superior Man in Wreck. SUPEROR, Neb., Aug. 5.-^August G. Kline, the Nebraskan reported injur ed in the Rock Island wreck at Krem lin, Okl., is a resident of this place. His hand was crushed. Liable for Poisoning Birds. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 5.—“Persons using paris green or other poisons for the purpose of eradicating grasshop pers and chinch bugs are exposing themselves to prosecution,” says Game Warden Simpkins. Notice was receiv ed from Dawson county that the use of poisons by the farmers there was re sulting in the wholesale death of birds. The game law provides a fine of $5 for every song or insectivorous bird killed or injured. DECLARES IT TO BE ANTHRAX. State Veterinarian Investigating Cattle Disease. PENDER, Neb., Aug. 3.—Dr. W. A. Thomas, state veterinarian, was called to this place to inspect a herd of cattle belonging to Fred Gilster, a prominent German farmer living south of this, place, which is infected with a malady which has so far caused six of his feeders to drop dead in the feed yards and others are affected. Dr. Thomas, after making a close examination, pro nounced the disease anthrax, or splenic apoplexy, confirming the diagnosis made by M. M. Parish, the local veter inary surgeon here. A part of the herd has since been inoculated against the disease by the latter gentleman, who will inoculate the remainder as soon as additional vaccine arrives from Chi cago. This is the only instance where this disease has shown itself in this locality and every means will be adopted to prevent its spreading, if possible. Should it be carried to the herds grazing on the Indian reserva tion located in this county it will cause a large amount of loss, for it is pronounced to be a very contagious and fatal malady. SORGHUM POISONING. Those Who Lose Cattle Are Asked to Report Immediately. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 3.—To the People of Nebraska: The season for less of cattle from sorghum poisoning is approaching and the Nebraska ex periment station authorities are anx ious to investigate as many cases as possible where deaths occur, and in seme instances they will purchase and turn animals on dangerous fields and watch the symptoms of the disease which causes the death of the animal. It is hoped that by holding an imme diate post mortem the cause of death may be determined. Persons losing animals pasturing on sorghum will confer a favor on the experiment sta tion by reporting deaths immediately by wire or telephone at our expense and every effort will be made to give assistance or find the cause of death. E. A. BURNETT, Director. Anslcy Sues State Regents. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 3.—What is believed to be the first suit ever insti ted against the regents of the State university has been filed in district court. The plaintiff is Prof. C. F. Ans ley. at one time an instructor in Eng lish. He resigned his position to go with Chancellor McLean to the Iowa State university. His resignation was. according to its own wording, to take effect at the end of the school year, 1900. It was filed in June and accept ed at once by the board of regents. Now Mr. Ansley claims $250 salary he asserts due him because the regents had no right to accept the resignation to take effect at once. The action is in the nature of a mandamus to compel the regents to allow his claim. The Governor In Demand. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 3.—From all parts of the state come invitations re questing Governor Savage to speak at old settlers’ picnics. He has five invi tations for August 15. He has disposed of one by persuading Deputy Attorney General Norris Brown to speak at Ver don. Governor Savage desired to go to Pawnee City, but remained to attend an important meeting of the board of health. Several cases dealing with al leged infractions of the medical laws had to be decided. GrnHRhoppers Dying; Off. LEXINGTON, Neb., Aug. 3.—The re cent rains in Dawson county will ma terially help the vegetation of this vi cinity. The grasshopper fungus has not been tried sufficiently to be of any help to the destruction of the plague In Keith county a swarm of black grasshoppers landed and in a few days a farmer reported that the “resident hoppers” were dying by the bushel. No further trouble is feared from them. Capt. McGintie Withdraws. LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug. 3.—Captain William S. McGintie of Company E, First regiment, Nebraska National Guard, has announced his intention of withdrawing from the service and his resignation has been accepted by the adjutant general. Kruger Is Coining: Sure. LONDON. Aug. 3.—"I am informed on good authority," says the Brussels correspondent of the Daily Mail, "tha* Mr. Kruger's visit to the'United States has been absolutely decided upon. It will take place probably about th° middle of September and he will be. accompanied by Messrs. Fischer, Wea sels and Wolmarans,” ____ Nebraskan Killed in Oklahoma. LINCOLN. Neb. Aug. 3.—Charles L. McClain, a resident of Lincoln until a few weeks ago, was killed in a wreck on the Rock Island near Kremlin. Ok!. He was sitting on a step of a crowded smoker at the time. The car was hurl ed from the track, and a heavy truck pinoned him to the ground. He lay in a prostrate position for over two hours before relief reached him. He was a young man about 22 years old, born ir Lincoln and graduated there. New Place for Corsets. A Manila exchange tells of an Amer ican soldier who, while stationed in Bulacan. became enamored of a pretty Filipino. Wishing to show his affec tion he purchased and sent to her a complete outfit of American clothing. When next he called he found her ar rayed in all the pretty things, but she had made one radical mistake. This was with the corsets, which had caused her a great deal of worry before she discovered what she took to be the use for which they were intended. Then she unlaced them and put on the two pieces as leggings. Says It Is a Business Proposition. A millionaire shoe manufacturer is going to leave his palace home and occupy one of the plain cottages he is building for his workingmen in the model shoe manufacturing town he is constructing at Endicott, N. Y. He absolves himself from all philanthropic measures and declares he is actuated in securing ideal surroundings for his laborers simply by the knowledge that It will pay. Women Trained as Sign Painters. Women sign painters in Berlin un dergo a regular apprenticeship. They are first taught how to use the brush and to mix paints. Gymnastic train ing is a part of the course, so that the vomen may ascend scaffolding and •stand on ladders without losing their nerve. The female painters wear gray lined frocks and caps and look more like hospital nurses than mistresses of the brush. It Pays to Read Newspapers. Cox, Wis., Aug. 5th.—Frank M. Rus sell of this place had Kidney Disease so badly that he could not walk. He tried Doctor’s treatment and many different remedies, but was getting worse. He was very low. ‘ He read in a newspaper how Dodd’s Kidney Pills were curing cases of Kid ney Trouble, Bright’s Disease, and Rheumatism, and thought he would try them. He took two boxes, and now he is quite well. He says: ‘‘I can now work all day, and not feel tired. Before using Dodd’s Kid ney Pills I couldn’t walk across the floor.” Mr. Russell’s is the most wonderful case ever known in Chippewa County. This new remedy—Dodd’s Kidney Pills—is making some miraculous cures in Wisconsin. Beaudry’s Rich Find. James Beaudry, a Minneapolis man, bought from a Russian in Halifax five years go a curious rough stone of a reddish hue. Acting on a recent hint, he sent the stone to this city, and cutters here developed ten fine Si berian rubies worth ?75 per carat. GOOU HOUSEKEEPERS Gse the best. That's why they buy Red Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, 5 cents. Enthusiasm will lead a man to do things that common sense could not drive him to attempt. Piso’s Cure cannot be too highly spoken of aa a cough cure.—J. W. O'Brien, 322 Third Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900. In India and Persia sheep are used as beasts of burden. FiTJS Permanently Cured. NoEte or nerrnupnes? afte*» first day's use of I»r. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE 92.00 trial bottle and treatise. !)&. it. H. Kline. Ltd., 931 Arch St., PhiiadeUihi*-.. Fa. Our vices are like our nails: even as we cut them they grow again. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 1(> cents. 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SCALE AUCTION BHf geYP»Fffl.RB?nWo?^f: PITFNT^ guaranteed I « I bBl I V MASON, FENWICK & LAWRENCE, 315Rarage Building. Omaha. Neb. H. J. Cowgtll. Representative. Fet’d at Washington, D.C., 1861. Useful Guide Book on Patents FREE. SQZODONT Tooth Powdor 25c When Answering Advertisements Kindly Mention This Paper. W’.N. U.—OMAHA No. 32-1901