THE O’NEILL FRONTIER PUBLISHED EVERY THRURSDAY BY D. H. CRONIN. O'NEILL. I - ~ NEBRASKA. I BRITT TELEGRAMS. The czar and czarina have left St. Petersburg to attend the army manue vers In the vicinity of the town of Pskoff, 162 miles away. A British expedition has been sent to explore Hudson Bay for the pur pose of determining whether a new grain route Is practicable. The meeting of Senator Hanna and ex-PresIdent Cleveland on the same platform will be the greatest event of the year in the heavyweight class. The secretary of the treasury has awarded the contract for gas fixtures for the public building at Cheyenne, Wyo., to Cassidy & Son of New York at $2,797. i W. L. Pettit, for many years assist ant cashier of the First National bank at Fort Wayne, Ind., shot and killed himself. Ill health is believed to have j been the cause. The amended bill of the state of Kansas against Colorado to restrain j the latter state In the use of the , Arkansas river for Irrigation purposes , was filed In the United States supreme , court. , The order directing the Fourteenth cavalry to sail for the Philippines, , which was held up for a time, has been , renewed and the regiment, which Is I now in Arizona, will sail In about two j weeks. iuo nw uupni i uiHii HUB dropped j from the roll Second Lieutenant Max I Sulnon, who has been absent from the Department of Texas without leave for several months. He stands charged I with desertion. * Alfred H. Smith, now general man j * ager of the New York Central & Hud son River railroad, began his success ful career twentv-flve years ago as a railroad man in the office of the .Lake Shore in Cleveland. There is no truth In the report cir culated in the United States by a news agency, that the Russian vice consul at Monastlr, Dr. Mandelstram, who succeeded the murdere'd consul Rost kovskl, had been shot near Monastir: The Massachusetts statistical bu reau finds that the men engaged in the .liquor business average higher returns than the employes of any other in dustry in the state. It 1b generally supposed that a saloon keeper is not In the business for the purpose of culture. Mosses Pollock, said to be the old est publisher and bookseller in the United States, is dead at his home in Philadelphia. He was born in 1817 and spent seventy-two years in the book business. Most of the great American libraries were indebted to his collections. Pat Rogers, one of the six men who broke from the Butte jail, has written a letter in which he says he will give hinqself up if City Detective Murphy will light him a duel. Murphy accept ed the challenge, snying he will meet the outlaw at any place and with any weapons he may name. The first International congress of wireless telegraphy adjourned in Ber lin after resolving to keep its,proceed ings secret for the present, but it is learned that the majority reached an agreement regarding the principles of the control of international communi cation bv wireless telegraphy. • A special from Albuquerque, N. M., says: The boiler of the engine pull ing the eastbound limited on the ■Santa Fe exploded at the Maguire mine, three miles from Kingman. En gineer Fitch was blown 150 feet and Instantly killed. Fireman J. H. Bland was seriously injured, one leg being crushed and his face scalded by steam. In the United States court at Port land, Oregon, Judge Bellinger set aside the breach of promise verdict for $22,500 recently awarded Miss Birdie N. McCarthy, a school teacher of Wayne, Mich., against James Hey^ ford of Lake county, Oregon. Judge Bellinger says the verdict is so exces sive as to imply that the jury acted under the Influence of passion or prejudice. Grasshoppers are so thick In this section, says a Red Lodge (Montana) dispatch, that they are plastered each day on the locomotives of the trains and the wheels are so slippery that when the engines stop it is difficult to •tfcrt them again. A cloudburst at Cerro Prieto, Son ora, on Sunday wreck-id the stamp mill of the principal gold mine at tnat place. The floods also carried away 10,000 tons of tailings, valued at 40.000 which were being worked for gold by the cyanide process. George Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, who now figures promin ently in the public eye in connection with the Irish land bill, is sometimes spoken of as “the knight errant oi English politics," because of his In stinctive love for forlorn causes. l-r • - ■ 'll . CHABT OF COURSE TOR .TOE AMERICAN CUP^^C^ '* BLACK IS CHOSEN 8ELECTED AS COMMANDER-IN CHIEF OF THE G. A. R. NEBRASKA HAS A NOMINATION The Arizona Candidate, However, Wins Out on the Second Ballot. Boston Selected as the Place of Meeting for 1904. Commander-In-Chief—General John C. Black of Illinois. Senior Vice Commander—Colonel C. Mn *on Keene of California. Junior Vice Commander—Colonel Harry — Kessler of Montana. Surgcon-ln-Chief—George A. Itarmon of Dhlo. Chaplain-Chief—Winfield Scott, Arizona. SAN FRANCISCO.—The Grand Army of the Republic Thursday se lected Boston as the place in which the encampment of 1904 will be held, and elected officers. The only contest was over chaplain, for which two ballots were taken. On the first ballot Bross of Nebraska re ceived 288 votes, Scott of Arizona, 306, and Bradford of Washington, 35. Bradford withdrew and Scott was sleeted on the second ballot. Boston and Denver were the only places named for the next place' of meeting. Before the ballot had pro ceeded far It became apparent that Denver bad no chance and It was with drawn. Boston was selected by accla mation. The remaining officers will be chosen Friday and the committee on resolu tions will report. It is expected that the encampment will be adjourned at noon Friday. During the afternoon a reception under the auspices of the Press club was held at Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. In the evening there was a re union and dog watch by the naval re serve which during the day had paid a visit to the Mare Island navy yard. The commander-in-chief was received by the Ladles of the Grand Army in Union Square hall and the Woman's Relief Corps, department of Massa chusetts, held a reunion In Golden Gate hall. All the social functions were well attended. The trip across the continent proved too much for one of the veterans, and the convention heard the sad news Thursday that Samuel Birch, a mem ber of Boser Post, No. 379, Arcanum, 0., was dying at a local hospital. The Medical department reports the Health of the veterans as good as ever ilnce their arrival only 'sixty-flve cases being under treatment, all of a trivial character. —- .. ...in Crosses Arctic Circle in an Auto. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Postmaster General Payne has received a cable gram from Charles J. Gllddon, who Is naklng an extensive automobile tour >f Europe, skying that he had so far covered 3,500 miles, and that he had crossed the Arctic circle In his ma chine. He also stated that he.had of ficially deposited with the Swedish government an American flag which He had carried across the Arctic circle. Death of John Ellsler. NEW YORK.—John Ellsler, father )f Kffle Ellsler, the actress, and him telf a veteran actor and theatrical nanager. died of heart disease at his tome here, aged 82. Detective Tarred and Feathered. PORTLAND, Ore.—A special to the Dregonian from Hillsboro, Ore., says: ). J. Tromley, who claims to be a pri 'ato detective from Michigan, was arken from the city jail by a crowd >f twenty-five young men and was arred and feathered. Thromley, it is illeged, has made himself obnoxious o the women who reside in the vicin ty of his boarding house. After he tad been tarred, he was told to cave. ♦ BARNES NAMED FOR LEADER. Nominations by Nebraska Republicans In State Convention. For Supreme Judge. ....JOHN B. BARNES, Madison For University Regents— W. G. WHITMORE, Douglas. C. S. Allen, Lancaster. State Chairman .. ... .HARRY C. LINDSAY, Pawneo LINCOLN—The republican state convention here Tuesday nominated this ticket with practical unanimity, adopted a declaration of principles, and by resolution launched the boom of John L. Webster of Omaha for vice presidential place on the presidential ticket. The convention was 'marked by a spirit of harmony and absence of con tentious struggles more pronounced than in any state convention of recent years. Considering the fact that there were no issues to be fought out, or conflicting candidacies to champion, the attendance was better than was expected. On the roll call 1,028 votes were recorded out of a total of 1,051, the eleven counties which were unrep resented being those most sparsely settled and remote while of the dele gations present most of them were fairly represented. ___________________________ • PRESIDENT WILL NOT TALK. Is Disappointed at the Action of Col ombia. * OYSTER BAY N. Y.—Upon the re turn of the president to Sagamore Hill Monday evening from reviewing the fleet, he found awaiting him news of the rejection of the Colombian canal treaty. While he rfaturally was dis appointed at the action of the con gress. he does not desire at this time to make any comment upon it. When it was learned recently that the Colombian congress intended to amend the treaty, it was understood that an intimation was conveyed to the Colombian government that ^uch amendments as were proposed would be unsatisfactory to this government. The rejection of the treaty followed. It is quite certain that the action of Colombia will induce some consulta tions of importance in the near future and possibly some action by congress a,t the extraordinary session. OYSTER BAY THEIR MECCA .President Has Many Callers During Dav at Summer Home. OYSTER BAY, I* I.—Financial leg islation and New York state politics were the principal topics of discussion Friday hetween the president and hi3 guests. Early in the day Representative Hill of Connecticut talked with the presi dent of the prospect of enacting remedial financial legislation at tho approaching session of congress. William I). Murphy of New York, a long-time friend of the president, also discussed financial legislation with Mr. Roosevelt. In the evening Secretary Cortelyou of the department of commerce and labor and Representative Babcock of Wisconsin were dinner guests of the president. Secretary Cortelyou spent the night at Sagamore Hill. Governor Odell of New York also had a three hours’ conference with the president. A novel writer doesn’t necessarily write something novel. The Socialists Are Divded. BERLIN.—The socialists are enti tled to have appointed from their party one of the three vice presidents of the reichstag on account of their increased representation, and the other parties appear willing to con cede this. The socialist leaders dffer as to whether they ought to accept the office, because it would limit their | complete freedom of obstruction and ; opposition. Herr Bebel takes this view. | General Nebraska News. | NEWSY STATE BRIEFS. Shubert had a $40,000 fire loss. Bicycle thieves have been operating in Fremont. Blair reports a great scarcity of houses for rent. Blair reports a great scarcity -of houses for rent. The Dodge county teachers’ Insti tute started with an attendance of 130. William Lenhart, an employe of the Dempster plant In Beatrice, had his left foot badly burned by molten metal. An eight-year-old son of Walter Rowlett, living south of Norfolk was severely injured by a kick from a horse. His skull was fractured, it is thought, Constable J. W. Grimes of Beatrice received the appointment of deputy fish and game warden of Gage, Saline and Jefferson counties from Governor Mickey. The Virginia Telephone company, Gage county, filed articles of incorpor ation; capital stock, $4,000; incorpor ators, John A. Dobbs, W. H. Stam baugh. Joel A. Dobbs, William Holm, W. J. Kiser, Joseph Mangus and G. A. Erickson, At Fremont Lieutenant Rex Henry was elected to succeed W. R, Brooks as capain of the signal corps, the lat ter having 'been transferred to the First regiment as commissary and acting adjutant. Secord Lieutenant F. H. Richards was elected first lieu tenant. A brief was filed in the supreme court wherein George W. Leidlgh, for mer warden of the penitentiary, wants the decision of he lower court re versed. The case was one where an employe of the ex-warden sued for wages, alleging that he had been hired for $1,000 a year to handle ice, and that while he worked three years he failed to get all that was coming to him. Anno ITnnG, knn Al/,/1 n rvo^Ulon In the district court at Fremont for a divorce from her husband on account of cruelty. The family came to this country from Germany a year ago. When Mrs. Knuth went to Fremont to consult a lawyer she left her 6 months-old baby with her mother, who lives near her. While she was away her husband went to the house and stole the child. Cyrus Chamberlain, a farmer living two miles north of Herman, went to town and loaded up with booze. He started home and got as far as the railroad crossing, where he stopped his team Just in time to have both mules killed, No. 5 passenger on the St. Paul had the honor of clearing the crossing. Mr. Chamberlain came out safely, with the loss of his hat and somewhat sobered up. Value of the mules, $250. A strange woman, who gave her name as Lillie Thompson, and who claimed that her home was at Belle ville, Kas., occupied the attention of the Beatrice police recently. The wo man claimed that she was looking for work. She went to the different res taurants and hotels telling her tale of woe and begging for something to eat. She ate five meals in the space of four hours and the general impres sion is that she is of unsound mind. Valentine Tomjask, 98 years of age, a Polander who came from Bois, 111., to Nebraska alone in search of his three sons, Thomas, Antone and Mike, has succeeded in finding two of them. The names of the towns Union and Ewing, Cass county, sounding some what similar caused the old man to be sent to Union, in Cass county, in stead of Ewing, in Holt county, where two sons reside and own farms. He was sent transportation and has gone to them. D. B. McMahon and W. E. Harvey of Madison county and Lawyer P. E. McKillip of Humphrey, Platte county, have filed a brief in the suit which they have brought to the supreme court to escape payment of a fine of $25 each administered in Boone coun ty in an action brought against them by Game Warden McConnell. On the 17th of February last they were con victed In Boone county for having five prairie chickens unlawfully in their possession. wuue ivoons, rz years old, lost his life In an elevator by being smothered by wheat. The dwelling house of Mike Lieben man who resides in the east part of Beatrice, was struck by lightning dur ing a thunder storm and badly dam aged. The family were slightly shock ed, but soon recovered. It seems a miracle that none o„f them were in jured. The James Cole farm, northeast of Beatrice, was sold for $65 per acre. There is a large demand at present for good farms and values are in creasing steadily, as the demand far exceeds the supply. FEATURES OF THE STATE FAIR, Cresceus Day Expected to be a Record Breaker at the Show. The coming of Cresceus to the state fair this year will be the event in the attraction line, and will make on the day that he trots against his record a day in attendance and interest and enthusiasm equal to the J. I. C. day at the fair some fifteen years ago. Every big day at the Kir each year since the time that J. I. C. trotted has been compared with that date, but nothing has ever equalled the attend ance on the day when that wdely ad vertised horse trotted. This year the record of attendance of the J. I. C. day will be broken, on the day that Cresceus goes against his record. He is the fastest trotter in the world, holding the world’s record,'and to se cure him for a day at the Nebraska state fair this year was getting an at traction that thousands and thousands of people over the state will appre ciate and approve by their attendance. Lovers of the races should remem ber also that the state fair manage ment this year has increased the purses for running, trotting and pac ing to double the amount of a. year ago. In other words this year $8,000 is devoted to the speed ring, besides the additional thousand dollars it takes to bring Cresceus here. This large amount of money hung up in purses will bring the largest number of good horses to the fair that ever have been gathered at one time in the history of the exposition. It means that every one of the five days com mencing with Monday and ending with Friday will have three strong races and occasionally an extra race thrown in for good measure. There will not be a day of the fair when the speed ring will not be especially at tractive and interesting. It was demonstrated a year ago by the attendance at the races that the' people appreciated good horses and that they were ready to patronize that feature of the fair. This year the board of managers propose to give the public who enjoy this feature the best entertainment every day ever given in the state, and there need be no doubt but that the attendance at the fair this year will be the greatest in its history. PASTOR DIES AT ASSEMBLY Sudden Death of Rev. E. J. "Davies of Tecumseh. TECUMSEH—News of the very sud den death of Rev. E. J. Davies, for four years pastor of the Tecumseh Presbyterian church, was received in Tecumseh. Rev. Davies was spending his vaca tion in Indiana, his family having re mained at home. The message, which came from Winona Lake, where he was attending an assembly, contained no particulars, merely stating that Rev. Davies had died very suddenly. He leaves a wife, son and three daugh ters. Orleans’ Big Fair? ORLEANS, Neb.—Bills are on for' what promises to be a big event in southern Nebraska. A combination of the regular county fair, Old Settlers’ annual reunion and street fair is to bo held at Orleans August 26 to 28. Hedge Bound Over. SEWARD—Jesse W. Hedge, the young man recently brought back from Scandia. Kan., charged with get ting a forged check for $45 cashed at the Jones’ National bank had his pre liminary hearing and was bound over to the district court in bonds of $500. He failed to give bonds and was re turned to jail. A farmer named Whlte nack went to the bank to identify Hedge and the bank people asked Whitenack to endorse the checks, which he did. Bridge Lumber Scarce. PLATTSMOUTH—Since the heavy rain last week, which washed out many bridges in this county, the com niissioners have been confronted with the problem of how to secure the ne cessary material to make the repairs. Oak lumber, which is used for floor ing and stringers, cannot be procured. Some which was ordered from three to- five months ago has not arrived. Trapped a Burglar. AUDUBON.—Mrs. Sherlock, who re sides in the eastern part of town, was awakened by someone trying to remove the screen to one of the win dows of the house. Her husband, who is a railroad brakeman, was away from home on a trip, and there being no man at the house she slipped to the ’phone, muffled the bell, and tele phoned for help, the intruder being arrested. Iowa Farms S4 Par Acre casn, balanc e ^ crop till paid. WtTLH ALL. Sioux City, Ift* Chauncey’s Uncle Made ’Em. Anything to rivet the attention of the passerby seems to be the New York merchants' motto. In a shoe store window in upper Broadway is a pair of very old, much worn shoes, above which is a placard reading: “This pair of snoes was sold in 1860 in Peekskill by Senator Chauncey Depew’s uncle.” All Up to Date Housekeepers nse Defiance Cold W**sr Starch, because It Is better, and 4 oz. more of it for aams money. There Is a fortune in store for the man who will invent a powder that will not become dough under perspira, tion. I am sure Ftso'i Cure fcr Consumption saved my life three years ago.—Mrs. Taos. Robbixs. Maple Street, Norwloh. N. Y.. Feb. IT, 1900. The man who has a fine summer home usually has the dyspepsia so badly that he can’t enjoy himself any how. IF YOU USE BALL BLUE, Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. If a lamb wanders too far from home* it may return shorn of its fleece. Insist on Getting it. Borne grocers say they don't keep De fiance Starch. This is because they have » stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 oz. in a package, which they won’s be able to sell first, because Defiance con tains 16 oz. for the same money. Do you want 10 oz. Instead of 12 oz. for same money t Then buy Defiance Starch. Requires no cooking. No matter how musical a man may be, there was never a mosquito yet that could hum him to sleep. GREATLY REDUCED RATES Via WABASH RAILROAD. Home Visitors’ Excursion to points in Indiana, Ohio and' Kentucky, sold* Sept. 1st, 8th, 15th and Oct. 6th, at very low rate, long limit returning. HALF FARE Baltimore, Md., an