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VOLUME XXI11.
O’NEILL. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 14.1903.
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NUMBER 46.
The Omaha Strike.
As it should be. public opinion is
very slow to form on the merits of the
labor difficulties in Omaha at the
present time.
There is no doubt but a great deal
of fault exists on both sides of the
controversy and that the contending
factions will necessarily have to each
concede something before a general
settlement of the existing trouble can
^ be arrived at.
From the press reports it appears
that the laboring people have been
boycoting places where non-union
help is employed and some trades re
fuse to.'deliver supplies to houses con
. sidered unfair by the strikers. The
{\ employers point to such acts as un
American and wrong and say that
such action on the part of the em
ployes cannot be tolerated, while from
the same press reports we learn the
employers association refuses to sell
or deliver goods and supplies to houses
where the union has been recognised.
In such cases we fail to see where
the action of one class is more wrong
than the other and we believe that
fair minded people generally can see
as much that is wrong in one action
as the other.
xne most siriKing point in me
whole controversy seems to be the
question of the recognition of the
union and the members of the Busi
ness Mens Association would have us
believe that to recognized the union
would mean in eiiect to turn their re
spective businesses over to the mana
gement of the unions; which idea
would be repulsive to all fairminded
Americans and it must be said that
the general circulation of this idea
has enlisted a considerable amount of
sympathy with the employers, among
people whose natural sympathies are
v with the workingmen as long as they
7 think they are right, but whose gen
eral sense of fairness is so strong that
they will give their sympathy to the
party in the difficulty that has con
vinced them that their cause is a just
one.
On the question of the recognition
of the union it might at this time be
fairly considered as the leading ques
tion in 'the controversy and on this
point there is room for a wide dif
ference of opinion by honest people.
In the matter of the unions manag
ing the business of the firms where
they receive recognition it is only fair
^ at this time to state that for more
than twenty years without a break
, the Omaha Bee has recognized the
unions in all its mechanical depart,
ments, but no one believes that the
printers; pressmen and stereotypers
of Omaha “run” the Omaha Bee.
The World-Herald and the News
never got out an edetion of their
paper that was not got out by union
men that were recognized, but no one
M supposes that the unions “run” these
' great institutions. There is not a
printing establishment in Omaha and
has not been for years, that did not
recognize the union that their em
ployes affiliated with. There are
several hundred cigars makers in
Omaha and every factory in existence
there has been recognizing the cigai
makers union for more than lifteen
years, yet no one has charged that
the union has “run” the cigar factor
ies. The cigar makers union has
within its membership, generally
speaking most of the competent
cigar makers of the country
and having in their treasury near
ly three millions of dollars whicl
could be called on as a strike fund
they have had but little trouble 01
late years. Wihout going into details
further, suffice it to say that fullj
one half, or more, of the successfu
business institutions of the city of
Omaha, are operated by firms who
have recognized union labor, and,
tinder tlie circumstances, it appears
to us that the great bugaboo of re
cognition that lias been raised by the
Business Mens Association, is really
more of the nature of a scare-crow
than what it would appear on first
sight.
Robert McClintock, express messen
ger on tire Great Northern between
O’Neill and Soux City, was united in
marriage to one of Sioux Citys charm
ing young ladies, in that city last
Tuesday. The bridal couple came on
the Great Northern Tuesday evening
and took the Elkhorn passenger for a
visit with friends at Deadwood, and
other Black Hills towns. A large
delegation of Bob’s O’Neill friends
met him and his bride at the train
and they were escorted to the Elkhorn
passenger ‘mi’dst showers of rice, old
shoes and good wishes. The Frontier
wishes Mr. and Mrs. McClintock much
happiness and joy.
Miss Nellie M. O’Fallon last week,
closed a very successful six-months
term of school in school distiict no 17.
north-east of town and on Saturday
returned to her home in the city.
This was Miss O’Fallon’s first term as
teacher, she having graduated from
O’Neill High school with the class of
’02 last May, and we have it from the
officers and pat rons of that school that
her work as teacher the past winter
was of the highest order.
It. J. Marsh, left Tuesday afternoon
for a convassing tour of the towns be
tween O’Neill and Valentine. Bob
will visit all the towns along
the line and to prospective
custimers, will extoll the virtues of
his pop, ciders and mineral waters.
The boys along the line will find
Robert a whole-souled genial fellow
whose line of drinks are becoming
very popular In this locality.
D. L.Cramer, of Oelwin, Io., was in
the city last Saturday visiting old
time friends, Mr. Cramer was formerly
engaged in the general merchandise
business at Ewing and was at one
time republican candidate for county
judge, deing defeated by Judge Bowen.
Mr. Cramer is still in the general mer
chandise business and is prospering a
fact that will be pleasing news to his
numerous friends in Holt county.
Attorney S. A. Sanders, of Lynch,
was in O’Neill Wednesday attending
to legal business at the local land
office. Mr. Sanders says Boyd is a
county of many resources but has not
much faitli in it becoming very much
noted as a mineral country. He
thinks hog raising and the cattle in
dustry will still predominate.
The new passenger arrived on
schedule time—2:50 p. m—Monday,
and the people of O’Neill now feel as
if they lived several miles nearer
Omaha, being enabled to get their
morning Omaha papers at 3. p. m. on
tlie day of publication instead of the
day after as heretofore.
Spencer Advocate: Mr. James A.
Donahue, John O’Donnell, Miss
Mamie Morrow and Maggie Clark,
young people from O’Neill, came over
Sunday to visit friends and take a peep
at our rapidly growing city. They re
turned Monday.
William Meals, came down from
Rapid City Wednesday morning,
where he has been attending school
the past year, and after a few days
visit in O’Neill and Atkinson will
leave for the home of Iris parents at
Valdez, Alaska.
FOR SALE—A few full blooded
Hereford bulls.
tf. Cowperthwaite & Son.
.
A Grave Crime.
Ewing Advocate: Wednesday
morning two daughters of Andrew
Nelson, living southwest of Ewing
came to town and swore out a com
plaint against their father charging
him with assault and battery on the
person of a younger sister, Mary C.
Nelson. Justice Selah issued a war
rant and dispatched Constable Race
after Mr. Nelson who was found on a
rented place a few miles from his
homestead.
It seems the defendant has been
living on the rented place a part of
the time of late while Ids daughter
Mary who is about 16 years of age and
a smaller sister possibly 12 years old
were keeping house for him, but at
the time the arrest was made were at
the home of their mother. When ar
rested Mr. Nelson asked permission of
the officer to go to his homestead
where his family were and which re
quest was granted. Upon arri ving he
at once commenced talking with his
daughter Mary, in whose behalf the
warrant had been sworn out, in their
native language, Norwegian, which,
of course, w'as foreign to officer Race,
nor did the conversation last long
until Mary asked why her father was
arrested andstated that she had given
no one authority to order his arrest.
Mr. Nelson at once became bold and
asked the officer to draw up some sort
of a document releasing him which ho
said the girl would sign. The officer
could see no reason why he should not
do as requestedand drew up the desir
ed document which the girl readily
signed, after which Race and Nelson
immediately drove to Ewing.
During the officers absence from
town the talk became quite general
that a more serious charge than the
one entered in the complaint could be
made against Nelson should the
daughters desire to testify. Upon
reaching Ewing Nelson demanded
that lie be discharged but Judge Selah
thought no harm would be done in
holding him until the daughter
could be brought to town, as the older
sister had claimed he would compel
Mary to submit to anything.
County Attorney Mullen was notifi
ed and came down on a freight and
after a short consultation with the
parties connected with the case ob
tained a complete admission from
Nelson on the charge of incest. The
complaint charging the defendant
with assault and battery was at once
dismissed and a new complaint sworn
out charging this inhuman monster
with two of the most heinous of
crimes—rape and incest, which this
young daughter readily signed. The
depraved beast having agreed to plead
guilty, the county attorney ordered
Constable Race to take him toO’Neill
where he was immediately placed in
the county jail, there to await his
hearing before County Judge Morgan
today.
Since the arrest of this worst oi
brutes it lias come to light that this
was not the first offense of this char
acter lie has committed in his family,
and the only reason he has not receiv
ed his just dues, was for the reason
that his daughters feared to expose
him less they be brutally tortured as
a consequence, he having threatened
on several occasions to kill them if a
word was dropped. That he escaped
the hands of a mob whilt* here was a
miracle, in that noconclusive evidence
was at hand, merely gossip; the
authorities having the case in hand
guarding every word of incriminating
evidence until the fiend incarnate was
once on the train enroute to the coun
ty jail.
The extreme penalty for the crime
accredited to the defendant is life
imprisonment and his guilt once
proven there should be no hesitancy
on the part of the court in giving bin
the fullest benefit of the law.
After the regular business of the
masonic lodge on last Thursday even
ing its members held an informa
smoker in honor of Mr. J. .1. King win
is about to remove to the state o
Washington. Mr. King has ever beer
one of the most active members ir
building up the fraternity in this cit;
and the members of the order fee
keenly the loss they are about to sus
tain in losing Mr. Kings membership
Before the close of their regular busi
ness on that evening the lodge passer
appropriate resolutions anent Mr
Kings departure. A sumptuous re
past was served in the lodge room b,
the Lappan restaurant and speeches
music and a general good time was in
dulged by the members until the we
hours of the morning.
Hillary Lorge Cronin, the lifteer
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. II
Cronin, died at 8:50 Wednesday even
ing, after an illness of six days o
pneumonia. The funeral was heir
Friday forenoon, the remains beini
interred in the Catholic cemetary.
Go to Gilligan & Stouts drug ston
to get your lungs tested.
Notes.
Labor Commissioner Bush has issued
an addition to ids reeentcrop bulletin.
The report shows an increase of 25 per
cent, in the acreage of sugar beets in
the state and places the total acreage
for 1903, in the state at-more than
18,000 acres. The principal acreages
are in Hall, Lincoln, Red Willow,
Dodge and and Hitchcock counties.
Thirty-eight counties are engaged in
the beet raising industry and a large
number of Russians aie employed In
the culture. The price per acre for
tending Hie beets is $21 per acre.
“It would be a most excellent idea,”
said Judge Magoon to The Star, “to
create a chair of Oriental languages
and affairs at the University of Ne
braska for the purpose of educating
the st udents in the customs and man
ners of the Orient.” Judge Magoon'9
recommendation is timely and based
upon a practical view of education.
A knowledge of Oriental languages
can no longer be considered an unnec
essary part of college training. Soon
it will lie necessary for the isuccessful
business man, as the trade of his
country is bound to expand, and, ac
cording tosucli authorities as Judge
Magoon, the United States will make
a strong hid for commercial suprem
acy in the Orient with England, Ger
many and Russia within the next live
years. This fact alone should con
vince us that a better knowledge of
Oriental affairs would be a practical
addition to the mental training of a
college student.
Tuesday afternoon John O. Yelser,
attorney for Walter’s union No. 23, of
Omaha, appeared before Judge Dick
inson and secured a mandatory injunc
tion against'the Business Men’s asso
ciation and the members t hereof more
sweeping in its mandate than any
other order of t lie court issued during
the present labor difficulties. The
petition filed by Mr. Yeiser is in the
nature of a cross-complaint to the in
junction issued Monday against the
waiter’s union members, and instead
of an answer to that order, reverses
the case and directs it against the
plaintiffs, who are made defendants
in the injunction issued by Judge
Dickinson. The injunction is return
able May 26—the same day upon
which the business men’s Injunction
against the waiters was made return
able. Tlie injunction is mandatory in
that it will compel dealers in builders
material to dispose of their material
upon demand and allow the smaller
contractors to (proceed witli their
work.
Lincoln Star: The announcement
of the meeting of the state republican
central committee May ‘26, for the
purpose of deciding upon the date for
holding the state convention has
aroused interest in the ticket to be
nominated and elected this fall., As
there are but three state otllces to be
tilled not as much interest will be
manifested as in ordinary years, but
the selection of a republican supreme
judge to succeed Judge Sullivan will
of necessity put life into the cam
paign. There is strong sentiment
throughout the state that the judge
ship should go to the territory north
of the Platte. But few candidates
are mentioned for the nomination and
from present indications Judge J. B.
Barnes will be universally agreed upon
before the convention is held. Judge
Barnes is recognized as a jurist of rare
ability and one admirably suited to
occupy a position on the bench.
Judge Edward Robinson, of Norfolk,
is also mentioned for the place, but is
understood to be merely a passive
candidate. The terms of Regent E.
von Forell, of Kearney, and Regent
George F. Kenower, of Wisner, expire
this year and it will be necessary to
choose their successors. The two gen
, tlemen have not signified whether
they will be candidates for re-election
or not. Two of the most prominent
t men mentioned for the positions are
, J. N. Dryden, of Kearney, and John
’ S. Bridenbaugh, of Cedar county,
Both are graduates of the university
, and are young men, Mr. Bridenbaugi
I having graduated in 1881 and Mr
Dryden a few years later. Their se'
lection would meet with the hearty
approval of the old “grads” and theii
I support would be unanimous. These
are the only two names that have a;
’ yet been advanced for t he places, but
, it is probable that others will be men
tioned within the next few days,
' Politicians from over the state, win
, have been in Lincoln recently express
themselves as well pleased with tin
outlook for this campaign and abiggei
1 victory than ever is predicted. Tin
’ proposition of a non-partisan judge is
’ laughed at as emanating from the
brain of some idle thinker wiio has
not taken a careful and close view of
' the situation and it is ttie general
opinion that it is poor time to talk
s non-partisanship with two members
of tiie minority on the bench. The
sentiment still seems to be In favor of
a late convention, as there is no cry
ing demand or necessity for a pro
longed campaign.
San Francisco, Cal., May 12.—Be
fore Judge De Haven, in the United
States district court today, the Fede
ral Salt company, of which I). E.
Skinner is president., was convicted of
maintaining a monopoly contrary to
the Sherman anti-trust law.
When the case was opened counsel
for the corporation withdrew its ori
ginal plea of not guilty, and pleaded
guilty to the lirst court of the indict
ment.
Judge l)o Haven will pronounce
sentence on Tuesday. 1
The maximum line is $5 000. This
case marks the lirst conviction under
the Sherman law, which went into
effect in 1802.
Last November the attorney gen
eral's office won a civil suit before
.1 udge Morrow against the same com
pany on identically the same evidence.
The successful termination of that
suit abolished the contracts the Fed
eral Salt company held.
The Federal Salt company was or
ganized in New Jersey in 1000. It es
tablished a business in California and
quickly secured a monopoly of the
product on the coast, raising tho
price from $2 and *0 a ton to $30 and
$35.
Important Mineral Discovery.
Gross Courier: A lode of rich cin
nabar ore lias been discovered in Palo
ties Verdes Gulch. Last Sunday while
a party of men from Gross were pros
pecting in Verdes Gulch near the
river they were successful in discover
ing a large body of cinnabar ore lying
exposed by a recent slide. One of the
party who is familiar with the quick
silver ores of the New Almaden mines
of California, at once pronounced the
ore to be very rich and estimated it
would easily produce two hundred
ounces of quicksilver to the ton. The
ore lies in blanket formation as is
customary with this mineral, and is
of the rich yellowish brown color and
characteristics of cinnabar ore of the
New Almaden mines. The lode is
superimposed by a layer of conglomer
ate which js in turn covered by a thin
layer of micacious schist. The depth
of the ore body is not known. Luther
investigation showed the existence of
an old tunnel a short distance up the
gulch. There is evidence of ore in
this vicinity as pelces of float are
plentiful in that locality, and some
prospectors in former years had evi
dently tried to locate the lode and
failed. Old settlers remember two
Frenchmen who were prospecting on
this creek one summer, about fifteen
years ago. The men said they were
looking for lead. Should tile expecta
tions of tile present discovery be re
alized it will mean much for Gross
and vicinity and a large influx of peo
ple anxious to reap the benelit of be
ing early on the ground, may be ex
pected. Options on land adjacent to
the discovery have been obtained,
and futher investigation into f ile ex
tent and value of the find will be
made at once. Samples of the ore
was sent to Omaha this week and its
worth will ire accurately known in a
few days.
#Phoenix.
Otto Nllson and wife were Atkin
son visitors last Friday.
Hen Kinney was also an Atkinson
visitor that day?
Mrs. Shepardson spent Wednesday
after noon at Louie Coburn’s.
Quite a number of Phoenix people
attended the llerg sale, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Coburn went to
Butte Saturday.
Mary Bartel’s is now chief cook at
Itay Coburn’s.
Mrs. Damero was called from Atkin
son Wednesday on account of the ill
ness of her son, John. .
I)r. Stock well was over from Butte
one day last week.
Mrs. Coburn and daughter and
Mary Bartel’s spent Weenesday at
Ben Kinney’s.
Mrs. Nllson was a caller at Ben
Kinney’s Thusday.
Mr. Frouty of Atkinson was a Phoe
nix visitor last week.
Budolph Jeppeson and family
moved Into the house recently vacated
by Len Gormley, last week.
Bert Parshall made a (lying trip to
Butte, Saturday.
Mary Anderson of Spencer visited
her cousin Edith Jeppeson over Sun
day.
Notice.
The democrats of O’Neill and Grat
tan townships are requested to meet
at John A. Harmon’s office In O'Neill
on Saturday evening, May 16, at eight
o’clock fof the purpose of organizing a
democratic club.
Win, Fallon,
Chm. Dem. Cen. Com.
The Atkinson ball team defeated
the Long Fine sluggars in a well con
tested game on the Atkinson diamond
a week ago Saturday, score: Atkin
son 7; Long Pine 2.
Mrs. It. It. Dickson and Miss Sadie
Skervlng went up to Atkinson last
Friday to attend the funeral of Miss
Kazasick, who died in this city last
Tuesday.
Nels Tuller, Is now Mayor of Atkin
son. Holt county democracy seems
to Ire handing out knockout drops to
their opponents and old-time pards.
F. M. Widner, arrived in the city
from Corning, Iowa, Saturday evening
and will remain a few days looking
after his business interests here.
Dan Finnigan woii a few "slieckels”
in a foot race at Ainsworth last week.
IIis opponent was a resident of that
town who thought he could run.
Mrs. J. F. Gunthorpe, of Plainvlew,
was in the city the first of the week
visiting with her mother, Mrs. B.
Welton.
J. M. Welsh, of So Omaha, was in
the city Wednesday and Thuesday
looking after business Interest In this
section.
M. E. Sullivan, returned Saturday
evening from a week visit with rela
tives and friends in Omaha.
Mr. J. C. Benedict, of Iowa, brother
of Judge E. II. Benedict is visiting
this week in O’Neill.
Thomas II. Cafferty, of Ewing was
in the hub Wednesday and filed on a
homestead.