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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1901)
THE FRONTIER l'ubltiihed Every Thursday by THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPANY, O’NEILL, - I NEBRASKA xx-x-x-x-r-x-^x-x^-x-w t BRIEF TELEGRAMS. *• fr*+-x~x--X“M--x--x-'X--?--x--x A Shanghai dispatch says that Li Hung Chang is very ill. The proposed McKinley arch in Washington will cost $1,500. A postofflce has been established at Lost Springs, Converse county, Wyo., with Leander E. Blackwell as post master. E. H. Wands of the New York Tri bune has been appointed world’s fair commissioner to Peru, Ecuador, Colom bia and Venezuela. The estimates for the expenditures ol the interior department during the fiscal year bsginning next July aggre gate $170,000,000, of which $142,161,200 Is asked for pensions. The Chicago Great Western depot and freight house at Waverly, Iowa, were destroyed by fire. Agent Hine was severely burned in an unsuccessful effort to save his cash drawer. Emperor William has issued an army order expressing the warmest appreciation of the work of the troops in China, “who have added fresh lau rels to the ancient glory of the German arms.” i no navy department nas ordered the gunboat Marietta, at Portsmouth, N. H„ to Colon to relieve the gunboat Machias, which has been watching over affairs at that point for some months past. The police order expelling from Prussia., Joseph Herrings, the Ameri can newspaper correspondent, upon the ground of an alleged evasion of military service ten years ago, has been cancelled. » Work has been begun on the con-, struction of the Santa Fe extension from Pawnee, O T., to Bartlesville, I. T., joining there with the Santa Fe and giving Oklahoma direct Kansas City connection. At an auction sale of a library in London an original copy of Blake's "Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience” was sold for $3,500. It i£ understood tjiat it was purchased for an American. Captain Neitzke of the German cruiser Gazelle, who was tried for not reporting the insubordination that oc curred on the cruiser while she was engaged in the maneuvers at Dantzic, has been acquitted. In the woods near Blue, I. T., Nich olas Caldwell and Gibson Columbia, two fullblood Chickasaw Indians, set tled a dispute over land matters by fighting a duel with Winchester rifles. Both were mortally wounded. The governors of the board of trade have decided to Invite Admiral Schley to visit Indianapolis on any date he may name. It Is Intended to have a public reception at the state house and lionize him in every way. The London Lancet says it has offi cial authority to announce that the re cent rumors regarding the health of King Edward are entirely withouth truth or foundation. The I.anset fur ther says the king is in good health and has undergone no operation what ever. The report of the state auditor of Iowa for the past three months on the business done by the banks of Iowa show an increase in the amount of deposits of $5,736,031.66, since June 30. At the close of business on September 30 the 189 state savings banks had total assets amounting to $145,603, 340.97. To Representative Jones of Wash ington, who called upon President Roosevelt to pay his respects, the president expressed his great interest in the northwest and said he expected to make a tour of that part of the country next summer. William H. Richards of Liberty, Neb., has been admitted to practice before the interior department. Lieutenant William C. Hartlee, XI. 8. M. C., who thrashed a Filipino boy on a wharf at Manila on slight provo cation, has been severely disciplined. The abstract of the condition of the national banks of South Dakota at the close of business on September 30, as reported to the comptrolk r of the cur rency, shows the average reserve to have been 29.95 per cent, against 30.67 per cent on July 15. At Salem, O., Lueien L. Shoemaker, the oldest business man, died sud denly, aged 85. Friday morning he stumbled over an obstruction placed at his door by .Hallowe’en mischief makers, and it is believed injured him self internally. A dispatch from Jerusalem says the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, sur mounting Christ’s tomb, as tradition ally located, was the scene of a san guinary affray between Franciscans and Greeks, during which there were a number of casualties on both sides The academic board of the military academy has raised the standard oi admission to that institution. Edward Wedelver of Wheatland; Paul Lavenents and John F. J. Crow ley, both of Cheyenne, Wyo.. have been appointed railway mail clerk* Chief Equipment Bureau Gives Statistics of the Fuel Department. AMOUNT GROWS TO 95,713 TONS Exceeds by Unit Figure the Total I*nr ahane of Lait I iv al Year—Secretive About Some Stations—They Are Pro posed Places Not to I5e Mentioned. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—A strik ing illustration of the growth of the American navy is presented in the single statement in the annual report of Hear Admiral K. B. Bradford, chief of the equipment bureau of the navy, that he spent $2,273,111 the last fiscal for 324.108 tons of coal at an average cost of $7.01 per ton. The report se./s that this was nearly 95.713 more tons of coal than was used during the pre ceding fiscal year. Ten years ago the coal consumption was 73,000 tons per annum. The domestic coal costs $0.20 per ton and the foreign coal, of which there were used 105,066 tons, cost $8.50 per ton. Admiral Bradford has scat tered American coal all over the world wherever suitable storage could be found. He lias placed 12.000 tons at Yokohama and 5,000 tons at Piehllique Mex., and lie has sent large quantities to Guam and to the Philippines. He carried 9,000 tons by water from the Atlantic coast to Mare island, Califor nia,w here it came into competition with English Cardiff coal. They have averaged the same in coast, viz $9.29 per ton, but at present, owing to the scarcity of American freight vessels, the best Cardiff coal is considerably cheaper at Mare Island. It is recom mended that two large steam 10,000 ton colliers he built to keep depots supplied In time of peace and to ae company the fleets in time of war. Summarizing the work accomplished at various coaling stations during the year the report takes up Cavite and says that the bureau is about to open bids for a 45,000-ton coaling station there. Efforts have been made to ob tain a site for a coaling station at Cebu, but Hum far without success. Coaling stations have been located at Port Isabella, Basalin island and at Poloe, Mindanao. A complete station lias been estab lished at Yokohama, Japan, and it Is now fully stocked with coal. The same statement is true at Plehilique, Mex., where through the courtesy of the Mexican government our coal and colliers have been admitted to the station without port duty or customs of any kind. In the West Indies a lit tle work has been done at San Juan on the coaling scale, but Admiral Bradford expresses regret that little progress has been made for securing other sites for coal depots in the West Indies. It is particularly essen tial that some of the deep water ports of Cuba should be made available for this purpose, as the entire waters sur rounding Cuba are most important in a strategic sense. Estimates are smt mltted for improvements of coaling stations at most Atlantic ports, includ ing a modern plant at Norfolk. CAPE COLONISTS MIST EIGHT They Mufit AHSlHt In Driving Out the Swarming Kebcla. LONDON, Nov. It.—In a letter, dated October 23. the Capetown corre spondent of the Daily Mail says: Lord Kitchener and Sir John Gordon Sprlgg (the Cape premier) have ar ranged a scheme for the expulsion of the Invaders from Cape Colony. A joint commission of imperial and co lonial military chiefs have been sit ting here for some days past to draft a scheme. It is understood that this provides for the coloney taking a large share in the future campaign and contribut ing largely toward its cost. Appar ently o levy of loyalists en masse is the Idea involved. Paul Revere In Dead. NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—Paul Revere, vice president, general of the Sons of the Revolution, died today at Morris town, N. Y.. aged 43. He was a son of General Joseph Warren Revere, who fought in the Seminole and civil wars, and a great grandson of Paul Revere of revolutionary fame. Peculiar Accident Kcsulta Fatally. FRANKLIN, Neb., Nov. 11.—Jack Smith, who was injured by jumping from a load of hay anil striking on a pitchfork, the handle of which pen etrated his body for a distance of ten Inches, died of his injuries. lbtngH Away Ht l*MKHf»rsby. DEVILS LAKE. N. D.. Nov. 11.— The 6-year-old son of William Barber secured a revolver and began shoot ing at persons passing (113 home. Miles Miller a merchant, was made a target by tlie boy, but missed. Burt Crary, a 12-year-old boy, was the next person to pass and young Barber shot him through (he apex of the right lung, probably fatally wounding him. The Barber boy seemed to think he was having a good time. NINE MEN RUN DOWN. farmer Surprises Party of Convicts Who Arc Hilling in His Barn. LEAVENWORTH, Kan,. Nov. 11.— All the police, deputy sheriffs and farmers in the country adjacent to Leavenworth were on the lookout to day for the twenty-six federal con victs who escaped from the stockade yesterday. As a result two convicts have been killed, two wounded and five captured unhurt. The casualties took place in a fight near Nortonville, Kan, that resulted in the death or capture of five men. The dead: James Hoffman, aged 20, white; J. J. I’offenholz, aged 25, w'hite, a sol dier convict; John Green, aged 21, white, and Willard Drake, aged 19, are wounded and recaptured, and the fifth, I’red Moore, aged lfi, a negro. Is recaptured, unhurt. The five men were discovered in the barn of Fay Weishaar, a quarter of a mile from Nortonville, Kan, about 3 p. m. today. Weishaar went into the barn and was ordered out at the point of guns. He rushed to j Nortonville and gathered a wagonload of men, who, with revolvers, shot guns and a few Winchester rifles, has tened to the scene. IN CONVICIS’ GRASP, Sheriff Cook :iml Deputy of Topeka Are Th«i,i»elv«* Made Primmer*. TOPEKA, Kan.. Nov. 11.—Sheriff Cook of this county and Deputy Sheriff Williams were captured by two escaped convicts from the Port l>eav enworth military prison yesterday afternoon at Pauline, five miles south of Topeka, and held prisoners in the farm house of a man named Wooster for several hours. The convicts finally escaped between a line of police sent from Topeka to reinforce the sheriff and are now at large. Both were slightly wounded. Wooster was badly wounded by one of the convicts when he tried to fire on them. Mrs. Wooster and Sheriff Cook were held before the convicts as a shield by the prisoners in making their escape. A posse is in pursueit. VOTE GREATLY REDUCED f _ Nearly Quarter of a Million Le** in Ohio Than la 1900. CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 11.—With almost half of the official returns from the eighty-eight counties in Ohio re ceived, it is estimated that the total vote may be 100,000 less than for gov ernor two years ago, when 920,872 votes were cast, and almost a quarter of a million less than for president last year when the total vote of Ohio was 1,049,121. Notwithstanding the increase in population during the past thirteen years, the total vote, will likely be much less than for president in 1888, when it was 841,941 and probably less than has been cast for governor since that time with a single exception. ' FIRST IN M’KINLEVS MEMORY | Minnesota Village Unveils at tile Town of Tower. TOWER. Minn., Nov. 11.—To this village belongs the honor of having erected the first monument in honor of William McKinley. Representatives from the entire northwest were pres ent at the unveiling, including Gov ernor Van Sant and other men of prominence. When the monument was unveiled all the bands that Tower and the surrounding country could muster played the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee.” The speakers were- Governor Van Sant, John Owens, Thomas Mc Keeon and Rev. Dr. Forbes. Ant l-8:tIoo» League. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.—Active preparations are making for the meet ing here in December of the sixth an nual convention of the American Anti Saloon league. The sessions will be held in one of the commodious build ings of the city and beginning Tues day, December 3d, will cotinue through Thursday. A large attendance is ex pected, as the league expects to secure railroad excursion rates throughout the country. The call for the conven tion is signed by Rev. I.uther B. Wil son, the acting president of the league, and a request is made that all bodies hostile to the saloon send delegates together with a representative from each for the national board of direc tion. Six. Hundred ratten of Smallpox. LINCOLN, Nov. 11— Dr. Brash of i Beatrice, one of the secretaries, said ! that over 000 cases of smallpox hall been reported to him since October 15. Of this number 200 were in the Indian reservations. The disease was found in over 100 localities. Paymanter Loses Thounandn. PENSACOLA. Fla., Nov. 11.—Pay master Stevens of the United States army arrived here from Atlanta Sat urday and before leaving that city placed in a satchel $200 and $4,800 In paper money for the purpose of pay ing the several hundred artillery men at Fort McRea their salaries for the past month. When he reached the fort here he opeend the grip and found that all the paper money, amounting to nearly $5,000. had been abstracted. NEBRASKA FRUIT AT BUFFALO The Display Was One of Which the State May Feel Proud. BUFFALO, N. Y.f Nov. 11.—The re suit, of Nebraska's fruit display as to awards has been telegraphed you, says a dispatch to the World-Herald. Work done by Mr. Hodkinson has been very gratifying. The fruit which has attracted the attention of horticultur al scientists, and which has been the life of the exhibit, was plums, the collection of seedlings and hybrids showing the evolution of the plum from the sand cherry to the present delicious victory. For this Nebraska is largely indebted to Mr. Theodore Williams, whose valuable work in cross-breeding plums has attracted much scientific attention. Of these 140 varieties have been exhibited, spreading over a period of two months. With the display of peaches follow ing, of which Russell’s seedling com manded attention for its fair size and good quality, and the apples in fall and winter varieties to the number of forty, the tables have been well filled and the unique Jroots made of bark have overflowed. McCormick's Duchess of Oldenburg was especially fine, and Nebraska's Jonathans gain ed the admiring compliments of the horticulturists who have grown criti cal from much acquaintance with toothsome varieties. A special display of commercial apples has recently been installed in new space, and Ben jamin Davis, esq., and the Missouri pippin fairly shine in a successful ef fort to show that the drouth didn't dry out their juices. Mr. llodkinson's work as a scientific horticulturist has reflected credit upon Nebraska in choosing him to represent her among so many representing widely separ ated sections. If the popular choice could have given it, Nebraska certainly would have had a gold medal for corn, for all day long the people came and stood over the great ears and expressed astonishment and admiration. "It. cannot be possible that such corn was raised when you had such a drouth,” they said, and they quietly shelled off a few kernels and carried them off to plant until hardly an ear was left intact. TO STAMP OUT SMALLPOX Senator Dietrich Urges the Need of Urg ent Measures. WASHINGTON, Nov. U.—Senator Dietrich through his secretary brought to the attention of the commissioner of Indian affairs the possibility of an epidemic of smallpox among the citizens of Homer, Thurston county, a village just north of the Winnebago Indian reservation, unless imperative' action is taken by the authorities. The senator urged immediate action on the part of the government in view of the seriousness of the case and asked that something be done to prevent the spread of disease. As the Indians are citizens of Nebraska, it. was decided that the question of quarantine rests solely with the Thurston county authorities, and ft devolves upon them to move in the matter. Held for Horse Stealing:. DAVID CITY, Neb., Nov. 11—Chas. Miller, he man who was brought from Burt county by Sheriff Ben last week, charged with stealing a val uable horse belonging to W. A. Wells, was arranged before County Judge Skiles and bound over to the next term of the district court. The horse was stolen in September and was recovered last week in Burt county. Senator Millard. OMAHA, Nov. 11.—Senator Millard has engaged a suite of three rooms at the New Millard hotel at Washington, where he will make his headquarters during the coming session of congress, which convenes December 2. The rooms are on the top floor of the hotel. He will he accompanied at the capital by his daughter, Miss Jennie Millard. For State Normal School. LINCOLN, Nov. 11.—Gov. Savage has appointed Stephen W. L. Stephens of Beatrice a member of the board of education of the state normal school to succeed James West of Benkelman, who has resigned because of removal from the state. Mr. Stephens is city superintendent of the Beatrice schools. Samuel I. Russell Insane. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 11.—Samuel L. Russell, a dealer in the local stock exchange, and formerly mayor o* Creston. Iowa, has been taken to the asylum for the insane, nis mind hav ing given away recently. Hunter Hits Fined Himself. LINCOLN, Nov. 11.—William S. Stein, prominent in business and so cial life of Lincoln, was fined $J0 for violating the game law. He had eighty-nine ducks in his possession, which was forty-nine more than al lowed by law. Stein is one of the men who assisted in inducing the leg islature to pass the game law. His violation of the act was a thoughtless error, which he acknowledged volun [ tartly. A BLAZE AT THE CAPITOL Some Believe There Was Attempt k Destroy the Structure. LINCOI.N, Nov. 9.—The discovery af a small blaze in the tunnel leading From the engine house to the state apitol building has caused several of ficials to believe that a deliberate at tempt was made to destroy the latter structure. The flames were confined to the asbestos covering of a large steam pipe running through the tun nel. Outside of the asbestos is a cov ering of four layers of heavy paper. This paper was burned away in two .pots, each about a foot in diameter. Below the pipe was found a pile of excelsior and several burnt matches. The place where the fire was found is about forty feet from the capitol building, and with a good draft the fiames would have spread the entire distance within a few minutes. Secretary of State Marsh and Attor ney General Prout investigated the discovery, but arrived at no definite conclusion. It was reasoned that if an attempt was planned to destroy the building the fire would have been started nearer the building or in the woodwork. The pipe is hot enough to scorch dry paper, but it is said by en gineers that it could not produce any effect on the asbestos, which is be tween the pipe and the outside paper covering. State Figlit on Standard Oil. LINCOLN, Nov. 9.—The supreme court made an order allowing the state ten days in which to file exceptions to the report of the referees in its case against the Standard Oil com pany. If some showing is not made by the state within the time speified the report of the referees will be con firmed and the case dismissed, as rec ommended. Attorney General Prout said he had not determined what course he would pursue. It is likely, however, that exceptions will be filed, in which event the court will assign a day for a hearing. Canncn Invests at Ashland. ASHLAND, Neb., Nov. 9.—Con gressman Joseph G. Cannon of Dan ville, 111., accompanied by Hon. Sam uel Waugh of Plattsmouth, was in Ashland Wednesday. While here Congressman Cannon purchased the Thomas J. Wilburn farm of 500 acres, lying between this city and Greenwood, paying an average price of $60 an acre for it. Congressman Cannon, who is a member of the ap propriations committee, made the pur chase as an investment, having great faith in the value of Nebraska lands. Northwest Nebraska Teachers. ALLIANCE, Neb., Nov. 9.—The Northwestern Nebraska Teachers’ as sociation, which meets in this city on November 29 and 30, promises to be the most important educational gath ering ever occurring in western Ne braska. Among the special features w'ill be addresses by Deputy Superin tendent McBrien, President W. A. Clark of the Peru Normal and a lec ture by Dr. A. L. Bixby, State Journal poet. Death of Mrs. W. R. Akers. ALLIANCE, Neb., Nov. 9—Mrs. W. A. Akers, wife of ex-State Senator Akers of this place, died after a pro tracted case of typhoid fever with com plications. Captain and Mrs. Akers have long been citizens of this part of the state, coming here in the early ’80s, the former being at present a member of the state republican central commitUs and receiver of the United States land office here. Farmer Found Dead. YORK, Neb., Nov. 9.—Isaac Brown, a well-to-do farmer, who lives one mile west of Henderson, started to that village with some eggs in a bas ket and was found lying dead near the elevator at that place. It is supposed he died of heart failure. Pitchfork Wound Proves Fatal. FRANKLIN. Neb., Nov. 9.—Jack Smith, who was badly hurt by jumping off a load of hay onto a pitchfork, the handle of which entered his body ten Inches, died from the effects of the in jury. Wlio Can Beat This. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Nov. 9.— Thayer Propst, a young farmer, made a good record husking corn last week. In ten hours he husked and cribbed 127 bushels. Announcement of an increase rang ing from $2.50 to $10 per month in the wages of telegraph operators on the Hazelton & Mahanoy division of the Lehigh Valley railroad has been made. li ons Off Top of Bov's Hestl. TILDEN, Neb., Nov. 9.—Joseph and John Hopkins, cousins, aged 19 and 11, respectively, were hunting, when an accident happened which terminated fatally. The former was explaining to the latter the mechanical working of his gun when, in breaking it, the cart ridge exploded, the charge blowing away the top of John Hopkins' skull. The injured boy lived for several hours, but never regained conscious ness. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest Quotations From South Omaha and Kansas City. SOITTH OMAHA. Cattle—Receipts of cattle were fairly liberal, but the market ruled strong and active on all desirable grades. There were about thirty-five cars of corn-fed steers on sale and the quality as a whole was very good. Packers all had liberal orders, and as a result the better grades sold about as fast as they Avere unload ed. The market could safely be quoted steady to strong and active. The cow market was also active and prices were* fully as good as yesterday. The better grades in some cases sold as much as 10c higher, as the demand was very active for that class of stock. The medium kinds and canntrs sold in just about yes terday’s notches. Bulls, veal calves and stags all changed hands freely at good, steady prices. The supply of feeders was not large, and as the demand was fairly liberal the market took on con siderable life and stronger prices were paid for the more desirable bunches. There were \’ery few western steers in the yards good enough for killers. Good, firm prices were paid for such as did ar rive, as packers all seemed anxious for good grass cattle. Range cows were also ioady sellers at strong prices. Hogs—Owing to unfavorable reports from other points the hog market here opened rather slow and 2*£@5c lower. The first hogs sold mostly at $5.67*6, and as. sellers were generally asking more money the market was dull. Packers Anally raised their bids and the bulk of the sales went at $5.67% and $5.70. The close of the market was good and strong, the most of the late sales being at $5.70. In spite of the slow opening everything was disposed of in good season. The choicer bunches sold largely from $5.72*6 to $5.85. Sheep—Receipts of sheep were fairly liberal for this time of the week, but the big bulk of what did arrive was feeders. There were hardly enough of the mutton grades to make a test of the market. The few’ bunches that packers :lld buy brought good, strong prices, as is showm by the fact that a string of ewes sold at $3.25, which were far from being choice. Other bunches of fat sheep and lambs sold proportionately high. The feeder market, on the other hand, wras slow and weak, the same as it has been for the last several days. KANSAS CITY. Cattle—Good cattle were steady to a shade lower; common cattle were lower; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.90(66.50; fair to good, $4.75@5.S5; Stock ers and feeders, $2.55(64.25; western fed steers, $5.00(66.30; western range steers, $2.80(64.65; Texas and Tndian steers. $2.75 64-50; Texas cows, $1.75(63.25; native cows, $2.50(64.40; heifers, $3.00(65.25; bulls, $2.50(63.80; calves, $3.25(65.10. Hogs—Market was strong to 5c higher; top, $6.05; bulk of sales, $5.55(65.95; heavy, $5.95..6.05; mixed packers, $5.70(65.95; light, $5.35(65.80; pigs, $1.50(65.35. Sheep and Lambs—Market was strong; nath’e lambs, $4.00(65.00; western lambs, $4.00(64.60; native wethers, $3.25(63.S5; west ern wethers, $3.10(63.60; ewes, $2.75(63.40; culls, $1.50-63.25. FRANCE FEELS TRIUMPHANT Receives Advices Announcing Turk's Complete Capitulation PARIS, Nov. 9.—Prance has secured a complete triumph in the Turkish dispute. The foreign office this morn ing received advices announcing that the sultan has yielded to the entire demands —^rmtilated by the French government and only the question of form regarding the execution of the engagements remains to be settled. This may be done within the next twenty-four hours, or, it is expected, at the latest, in two or three days. Then Admiral Caillard will relinquish his occupation of the island of Mity lene. An official note was issued at 1 p. m. yesterday to the effect that the porte had decided to yield to all thl demands of France and that as soon as the sultan has issued irade ratify ing the decision the French squardon will leave Mitylene. President Loubet presided at the cabinet council. The foreign minis ter, M. Delcasse. announced that the porte had just advised him that it had decided to give satisfaction in the case of the various French demands, to which M. Delcasse replied that so soon as the sultan's order regarding the porte’s decision was communicated to him, Admiral CaiLJard's squadron would leave the island of Mitylene. Death of Major Dinwiddle. CEDAR FALLS, Nov. 9.—Major W. A. Dinwiddle, U. S. A., second lieu tenant Second cavalry, 1866-1874; first lieutenant, 1874-1886; professor of mil itary tactics Illinois State university, 1877-1881; professor of military science and tactics Iowa Western university at Mount Pleasant, 1887 1891, and professor of military science and tactics at the state normal school for the past ten months, died at Pal myra, Wis. Interment will take place here. Britain’s Aid Not Sought. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 9.—There is absolutely no foundation for the re port which originated with the Paris Echo de Paris, that the port had de manded that Great Britain should protect Asiatic Turkey from French attack. Not the Only Conner* There. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9.—Ac cording to the Chronicle a deal is about to be consummated by which all the leading fruit canning estab lishments outside of the Canifornia Fruit Canners’ association will pass into the hands of an eastern syndicate The combined capacities included in the proposed deal will equal that oi the existing combine. The annual output will be not less than 1.500.COC cases, or 36.000,000.
