WL IE FRONTIER Published Every Thnr.dvj- bjr THE FRONTIER PRINTING COMPART. f^NHULL, - - - NEBRASKA. | BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Mrs. Langtry, the actress, was a pas senger on the steamer Celtic, which arrived at New York from Liverpool. Premier Balfour is confined to his bed at Whittingham, Scotland. He Is suffering from a sharp attack of influ enza. Mme. Duse, the celebrated actress, has complimented a Chicago girl. Miss Italia Blair, by asserting her to bo the most beautiful woman she has ever seen. The Red Cross society is sending representatives to Andijan to organize |rallef for the earthquake! sufferers and has contributed $17,600 to the relief fund. The British steamer Straits of Do ver, from Savannah, arrived at Bre men. The report that she was on flro December 22, when passing the Lizard, was erroneous. Mrs. Louisa Grueschow of Lyons, N. Y., 70 years of age, died from the re suit of an operation rendered neces sary by the effects of a scratch made by a cat two months Rgo. Miss Mary Andrews of Hamilton, Ohio, has been Installed minister of the First Unlversallst church in Kan sas City, the first woman preacher in the state of Missouri. Berlin papers say that Prince Henry of Prussia Is going to the United States in 1904 to visit the St. Louis exposition and unveil the veterans monument in Philadelphia. Count Tolstoi has sent a personal appeal to the press asking the papers, in view of his advanced age and ill nesses, not to publish any further re ports of his condition, as they cause him pain. R. R. Cable, for many years chair man of the Rock Island board of dl rectors, has resigned that position and been elected chairman of the execu tive committee. He is now seventy years old. General Leonard Wood has accept ed an Invitation of the Kaunas Day club to respond to a toast at their banquet January 29. General Funston anu Galusha A. Grow will also prob ably be present. L. M. Crawford, owner and manager of the opera house at Topeka, was ar rested by the police on the charge of running a Sunday theater in violation of law. Topeka has an ordinance against Sunday theaters. A smooth swindler victimized a number of people at Miami, Fla., by impersonating Governor Beckham of Kentucky. His partiality for Ken tucky Bourbon convinced his dupes at first that he was ns he represented himself, but subsequent discoveries proved otherwise. The cable ship Newington, which an rived at St. Lucia, B. W. I., reported having passed Mont Pelee, Island of Martinique. The volcano was then In violent eruption. Dense clouds of gray smoke and dust are pouring forth from the crater and ascending to an enormous height. The suit against J. P. Morgan, brought by Harry Nevllson, for the alleged failure of the financier to pro vide heat in an apartment leased by Nevllson, has been settled out of court. Mr. Morgan's agents promised that there would be an ample supply of coal In the house. In accordance with her wishes the body of Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont will be cremated. Mrs. Fremont had left in a safety deposit vault simple but explicit directions for the disposi tion of her remains, and her wishes will be carried out. Her ashes are to bo buried beside the grave of General Fremont on the Hudson. All over Mexico President IMaz is pushing vast works of public improve ment. Railroads especially are being extended, and it is expected that ere long Chicago and the City of Mexico will be but four days apart. General Diaz is now 72 year old, but nevei rests from his self-imposed task ol piodernlnginz the sister republic. Papers found in the effects of Geo Pleydell. who was frozen to death or Christmas eve, almost within reach ol his own doorway, at Duluth, Minn., in dicate that he was the son of Majoi Thomas B. Pleydell, of Acton, Middle sex, England, formerly of the roya army and a man of wealth. In earl; life, Pleydell was at the head of a tei and coffee importing house in Don don, but reverses carried away all o his fortune. He came to America ii an attempt to recuperate his r« verses, but met with no success am was finally compelled to eke out ai existence as a sailor on the Grea Lakes. A short time ago, the paper stated, his mother died in England leaving Pleydell a share of an estat in Rockhampton, Queensland, said t be valued at over 1200,000. The leg acy would have been paid next July. HOLD RECEPTION PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSEVELT GREET MANY PEOPLE. CROWD IS VERY COSMOPOLITAN High and Low, Rich and Poor, All Were Greeted with Sincere Cordial ity by the Chief Executive and His Wife. WASHINGTON—President Roose velt's reception was one of the most j brilliant events in Washington's recent social history. All callers were afforded the oppor tunity of greeting the president and Mrs. Roosevelt and exchanging with them the compliments of the New : Year. No distinctions were made, ex cept such as were rendered necessary in preservation of order, and the greet ings extended to all—high and low, rich and poor—were alike cordial and sincere. The general public, for the first time, had an opportunity to see the widely heralded Improvements in the white house—improvements which, when completed, will have cost about $600, 000. In addition to a desire, person ally^ to wish the president and Mrs. Roosevelt a happy New Year, hundreds were attracted by a wish to see the white housei in its new and handsome interior furnishings. To many who were familiar with the interior of the mansion as It was a year ago the chang s made were a revelation. While in a general way the form of the interior has been retained In beauty and effectiveness, it is wholly different. An hour before the time for the re ception the mansion was aglow with myriads of electric lights. Towering palms of rare varieties were placed in niches about the vestibule, main cor ridor and rtulrcases. Two great square masses of American and English holly were arranged between the vestibule and main corridor, affording a bril liant and effective background for the handsome scarlet uniforms of the Ma rlne band, sixty strong, which occupied the tiers of seats in the vestibule. In the red, blue and green rooms, and in the splendid east room were dis posed a few vases containing cut flow ers, principally white lilies and lilies of tho valley. It was noticed, however, that the floral decorations had been suborned to the new furnishings and finishings of the rooms. At 11 o’clock the trumpeters of the Marine band sounded a fanfare, an nouncing the approach of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt and the immediate receiving party. President Roosevelt, with Mrs. Roosevelt on his arm, descended the main staircase and, passing along tho main corridor and through the green room, entered the blue room, where the guests were received. Following them came the members of the cabinet and women. The re ceiving party were arranged in the arc of a circle in tho bay window of the blue room. Facing them were the wo | men Invited to assist. Between the two sections of the receiving party a lane was formed by cordons of old gold velvet. Through this line the | callers passed from the red room, pro ceeding through the green room Into j the east room and thence down the I staircase Into the east terrace, and ! passing Into the street opposite the i west entrance of tho treasury. The president was in excellent spir its and Mrs. Roosevelt never seeme .. & FAVORS MRS. LILLIE. Tide of Public Sentiment Turning To ward Her. DAVID CITY, Neb—With all Its highly colored details, and with the single execption that not a shot was fired, the tragedy in which Harvey Lillie lost his life the morning of Oc tober 24 was re-enacted Wednesday aft ernoon in the presence of Judge Skiles, Attorneys Walling, Evans and Harris for the state, Attorney Miller for the defense and J. S. Hill, the father of Mrs. Lillie, Coroner Sample and Dr. A. J. Stewart. In the presence of those eight the details of the murder were rehearsed with the actual settings. Gruesome as it would naturally have been, it was made more so by the presence of a gray, ghastly skull, laid on the pil low where the dead man’s head rest ed when found. Tho scene was enacted to give Judge Skiles an accurate idea of the location of the room, in order that he might better judge of the testi mony as it is given. Even the cur tain, window and screen through which the second bullet was fired were hung in their accustomed places. New Year's day came as a relief to Mrs. Lillie, the central figure. For three days she has been forced to sit in the court room and listen to the testimony of the witnesses. She had to hear how Harvey Lillie, her mur dered husband’s head was cut open, the skull sewed in pieces, the brain dissected and the dozen other little points that were taken into account at the autopsy. The efforts that have been necessary to suppress her feel ings through all this ghastly recital have told on her to a pitiful extent. Every one is discussing the evi dence of the pijst few days and spec ulating on its significance. So far, nothing has been discovered that ’ would reflect upon her In any way. In fact, several points nave been brought out, such as contradictions of testimony and fact, that make her j case all the stronger. NEBRASKA’S INVESTMENTS. State Has a Million and a Half Dollars | Invested. LINCOLN—Auditor Charles Wes ton’s balance sheet, issued Jonuary 1, shows that the state treasurer has on hand $205,374.21, and that the invest ments now held by the state amount to nearly $5,500,000. The total amount of trust funds on hand is $2, 678.38. This is made up of the fol lowing funds on hand: Permanent ^ school fund, $290.91; agricultural col lege endowment fund, $674.51; per manent university fund, $898.47; nor mal endowment, $812.38. The amount on hand December 1 ' was $432,255.38. The receipts during the month were $207,416.22, and the , disbursements were $434,297.39, leav ing $203,374.21 on hand at the open ing of the new year. This is the smallest amount for which the treas- ( urer has had to account within the past twenty years. When State Treas urer Meserve turned over the office to State Treasurer Stuefer he had on hand $300,242.56. Of that amount $91, 639.48 was trust funds. The investments of the state funds have grown, notwithstanding a great many bonds and securities have been paid off by counties. The total in vestment held by the state has grown from $4,571,340.21 on August 31, 1901, to $5,475,034.77 at the present time. These investments are as follows. School fund, $5,090,291.66; agricultur al college endowment, $224,692.14; per manent university, $101,050.97; nor mal endowment, $59,000. Gossip About Appointments. LINCOLN—Food Commissioner S. C. Bassett has decided to retain his office until the closing of the legisla ture. He had handed in a resigna tion to take effect much sooner, but at the request of Governor Mickey has consented to remain until April 1. It is rumored about the state Cap itol that Horace Clark, superintend ent of the girls’ industrial school at Geneva, and Commissioner A. V. Cole of the soldiers’ home at Grand Island will be retained in their present po sitions. Stockmen Will Meet. LINCOLN—L. C. Lawson. F. M. Tyr rell and Hon. Z. C. Branson are ar ranging for the program for the meet ing in this city on January 22 and 23 of the Central Short-Horn Breeders' association. This will be one of the big gatherings of the year in Lincoln. From 300 to 500 lovers and breeders of short-horn cattle will be here. They come from all parts of the United States and Canada, and are a class of men whom it will be to the interest of Nebraska people to know. For six years the association has met yearly In Kansas City, but at the last ses sion it was induced to come to Lin j coin. BRIEF NOTES. J. T. Morey has been re-appointed as superintendent of the state school for the blind at Nebraska City. In Dodge county the total chattel mortgages filed during 1902 was 926. amount, $320,130.26; released 559, amount, $268,309.94. Congressman Robinson of Madison, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, is rapidly recovering, although still confined to his home. S. G. Wright, for ten years proprie tor of a drug store at Table Rock, has sold his business to F. M. Colwell of Pawnee City, and will go elsewhere. John Noffseiger, the oldest resident of Dakota county, died in his 96th year. He headed a colony from Can ada which settled near Dakota City in 1856. By the blowing out of a plug in the flue of an Elkhorn engine at Peters burg, Brakeman Spencer Martin and Fireman Ed Rohoder were severely scalded. Governor Mickey has appointed Mayor Moores of Omaha a colonel on his personal staff. Mayor Moores served under Governor Savage in a similar capacity. The Second regiment band of Be atrice has been selected by Adjutant General Colby to play at the inaugu ration of Governor-elect Mickey at Lincoln, January 8. Twelve families of Gypsies have gone into winter quarters near Bea trice. They are having their large living vans repaired and painted and getting ready for the road in the spring. S. A. Teal, for thirty years master mechanic of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad, with head quarters at Missouri Valley, has re signed and will be succeeded by Ed ward W. Pratt. Sheriff John M. Kreader of Dodge county has resigned, in order to as sume the duties of deputy collector of internal revenue. Deputy Sheriff Ar thur Bauman has been appointed to fill the vacancy. W. A. Townsend, a prominent Te cumseh business man, was adminis tered an injection of morphine by his physician to relieve nervousness. He died twenty minutes later, presumably from the effects of the opiate. Union Pacific engine 1718, attached to an extra freight train, left the rails while going on a sidetrack at the west end of the yards at Elkhorn. The wrecking crane came out from Omaha and put it back on the track. The engine received but small damage. The women of the Helen Gould club met in open session at tl)e home of Mrs. Fozzard, one of its members, in Rising City, New Year’s eve. An in teresting program was listened to, one of the principal features of which was a paper prepared and read by J. A. Reichenback on the subject of “Labor unions. The following Is the mortgage rec ord of Dodge county for the month of December, 1902: Farm mortgages re corded 11, amount $25,458.06; released 18, amount $23,254.56. Town and city mortgages recorded 7, amount $4,345; released 15, amount $6,945.67. Chattel mortgages tiled 59, amount $25,407.97; released 15, amount $120,647.80. Mrs. Charles Coburn, residing at Beatrice, attempted suicide by swal lowing a quantity of morphine. A physician was summoned when it was discovered .that she had swallowed the drug and succeeded in resuscitat ing her by the use of a stomach pump. It is alleged that Mrs. Coburn had trouble with her husband the forepart of the week, which resulted in his leaving her. The women of the W. S. A. society at Table Rock gave a New Year’s re ception at the fine parlors of Mrs. C. R. Smith from 2 p. m. till 5 p. m., at which the attendance was large. The parlors were decorated with holly, mis tletoe and Spanish moss and the suff rage colors. The tables, with ferns, and a profusion of potted plants also adorned the rooms. The hostess and the officers of the society formed the receiving line. The Farmers’ Co-operative Grain and Live Stock association met at Arapa hoe to complete the organization be gun two weeks ago. R. B. Chambers was elected president, A. Dalleraand secretary and Smith Paine treasurer. A board of five directors was elected and W. S. Curry was made manager to take charge of shipping, which will begin as soon as he can secure cars The delegates chosen to the Lincoln meeting on January 22 were: A. Dal lemand, W. S. Curry and J. P. Snyder The association took membership lei the central association. Over thirty! charter members are enrolled, anCf nearly $500 stock is now subscribed! Mr. Vincent of Omaha was present bf invitation and lent his assistance if perfecting the organization. Taxes on foreign visitors and itesi dents are proposed to the Vaud tan ton, Switzerland. j M A LURKING DANGER. There ie a lurking danger in the aching back. The aches and pains of a bad back tell of kidneys overworked. Go to the kidneys’ assistance when backache pains warn you. A kidney warning should be heeded, for dangerous diabetes quickly follows in the wake of backache. Urinary disorders are serious and Bright’s disease is near at hand. Read how the danger can be averted. Case No. 15,741.—Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren, of 57 Sixth street, Fond du Lac, Wis., Presbyterian clergyman, says: “A man or woman who has never had kidney complaint or any of the little ills consequent upon irritated or inac tive kidneys knows very little about what prolonged suffering is. I had at tacks which kept me in the house for days at a time, unable to do anything, and to express what I suffered can hardly be adequately done in ordinary Anglo-Saxon. As time passed, compli cations set in, the particulars of which I will be pleased to give in a personal interview to any one who requires in formation. I used plenty of remedies, and, ever on the outlook for something that might check or benefit my condi tion, I began taking Doan’s Kidney Pills. This I can conscientiously say, Doan’s Kidney Pills caused a general improvement in my health. They brought great relief by lessening the pain and correcting the action of the kidney secretions. A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney medicine, which cured the Rev. Jacob Van Doren, will be mailed on applica tion to any part o< the United States. Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents per box. Nine eyes and three mouths were possessed by a collie puppy born re cently at Henley, England. It lived four hours. Business Chances. The M. K. & T. Ry. has a well established Industrial Department, aiding in the selection of sites and locations for industries of all kinds along its lines. Write if you are In terested. We will send book, "Busi ness Chances,” and any other infor mation wanted, on request.—James Barker, Gen’l Pass. Agent, M. K. & ,J| T. Ry., 501 Wainwright Bldg., St. Louis. Sarah Bernhardt, the 8-year-old daughter of Maurice Bernhardt, will follow the footsteps of her illustrious grandmother and become an actress. ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED T Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them ^ white again. Large 2 ox. package, 6 cents. Count Adami has presented to the Pope his magnificent villa near Cheit, Italy, and some 600 works of art con tained therein. Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. One Australian syndicate has offered General DeWet ?1,250 weekly and ex penses for a lecturing tour in Aus tralia. Plso's Curs is the best medicine we ever need for all affections of the throat and lunps — Wu. O. Endsi.XT, Vanburen. Ind., Feb. 10,1900. Efforts are being made in Paris to form a society for securing promptness and politeness from telephone attend ants. No chromos or cheap premiums, out a better quality and one-third more of Defiance Starch for the same price of other starches. Many a soul has slipped up on frozen piety. Taxidermy and Far K> reeking. Overcoats and robes made to order. Cow hides a specialty. O. It. GILBERT COMPANY, 1424 South 13th St. OMAHA. NEB. Telephone F-1814. Litter for horses and cows is to be made from spent hops In Dublin. ,w>cS*£; UNION MADE W. L. Douglas makes and sells more men’s $3.50 and $3.00 shoes than any othei two manufacturers In the world, which proves their superiority; they are worn by more people In all stations of life than any other make. Because W. L. Douglas isthelargestmanufacturer j he can buy cheaper and produce his shoes at a | lower cost than other eon-J corns, which enables him' to sell shoes for $3.50 and $3.00 equal in every way to those sold else where for $4 and $5.00. J W. L. Douglas $3,501 _ and $3 shoos are worn by thousandsof men who have been paying $4 and $5,not believing they could get a tirst-class shoe for $3.50 or $3.00. He has convinced them that tlio style, fit, and wear of his $3.50 and $3.00 shoes is iust as good. Placed side by side it is impossible to seo any difference. A trial will convince. Notice Increase /1899 Sales: S3,SOS,8811,21 in Buslueas: \1002 Sales: 94,024,340,00 A gain of 99,820,440.79 in Four Years. W. L. DOUGLAS $4.00 GILT EDGE LINE. Worth $6.00 Compared with Other Makes. The best imported and American leathers, Heyl'a Patent Catf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vi cl Kid, Corona ^ Colt, and National Kangaroo. Fast Color Eyelets. Pailtiftn • The genuine have W. L. DOUGLAS UQUIIUH ■ name and price stamped on bottom. _ Shoes by mail, 25 c. extra. Ulus. Catalog free. - W w. l. do (joLas, jbrock.ton, mass f B I l"A/ gfc Wanted 50,000 pounds I w IX IV Cs V O of good fat birds for ihe holidays. Also chickens, ducks and geese latter ana eggs. Write for tags and prices. ROIURT PURVIS. Eb tab I tailed 1670. Omaha, Web. W. N. U.—Omaha. No. 2—1903. i A