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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 24, 1904)
ggps THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, Publisher. i’NEILL, NEBRASKA *.. " . * Although it Is allegal to grow to bacco in the British Isles, Colonel Ever ard, with the permission of the chan cellor of the exchequer, has been ex perimenting at Randalstown, county Ueath, and It is said that there is quite good hope of a new industry being found for Ireland In this branch of cul ture. Professor J. N. Harper, of the University of Kentucky, an expert on the weed, declares that the crop is as good as anything that Kentucky and Virginia can grow. The moisture of the Irish climate Is claimed to he admirable for tobacco growing, and the Emerald Isle also affords plenty of the right kind of soli. It is symtomatie of the age we live In that a people unprovided, as the Italians seem to be, with a national an them, should seek to supply the need’ by way of the familiar newspaper com petition. The contest is open to all Italians, and manuscripts are to be submitted not later than December 31, next. It is stipulated that the “na tional hymn” shall be "short, but full of animation and thrill, popular in ex pression, but artistic In spirit.” First prize Is a gold medal, and to every com petitor adjudged worthy of such a dis tinction will be awarded a diploma of honor. Sir Horace Plunkett, presiding at a conference of fruit growers lield at Ballsbridge, Dublin, said that the farmers of the north of Ireland, where the soil was not the most suitable, had built up a fruit industry which was an object lesson to the rest of the coun try. From the one station of Anna more, county Armagh, the strawberries dispatched by rail had risen from 100 tons to 700 tons in the course of a few years. A novel application of the Roentgen rays to the testing of submarine ca bles has recently been made In Europe, and has been found useful In determin ing defects and imperfections which might cause a break down of the cable arid involve considerable expense for repairs. Foreign substances, air bub oles or bad Joints in the rubber or gutta-percha Insulation are readily de tected, and may be remedied at the works. A young Irishman who had lived In New York for seven years and had been employed all that time as a clam i opener In the cafe of a hotel near the Battery at a small salary, sailed for the Emerald Isle the other day with a draft for $6,000, representing his sav ings. He said he was going to buy a farm in Ireland and stay there. “How \ did you get all that money?” he was asked at the pier. "Tips,” was the re sponse. t "My resignation has been mostly 1 brought out by the gossip at after noon teas," said the Rev H. de Trevelec, preaching at Holy Trinity, Claygate, England, from which living he lias re cently resigned. The text of his fare well sermon was this: "And withal they learn to be Idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, j but tattlers also and busybodies, speak ing things which they ought not.” D. and W. Henderson, Glasgow, have launched the twin screw steamer Cale donia for the Glasgow and New York service of the Anchor line. The vessel is the largest yet built for the Ciyde trans-Atlantic route. Her tonnage la 16,000, she Is 616 feet long, 68 feet broad, and her reciprocating engines Will develop 30,000 horse power. She will carry 800 steerage, 400 second und 800 first class passengers. It Is estimated by experts thnt the era of American coal fields, at present open to mining, is more than five times as gTeat as that of the coal fields of England, Franoe, Germany and Belgium; the great ooal producing countries of Europe. While practically all the available ooal areas of those countries have been opened to mining, ours have scarcely been estimated. The persons who expect to be tipped in a London hotel nowadays are; 1. The head sitting room waiter. 2. The head table d’hote waiter. 3. The eof fee room waiter. 4. The smoking room ' waiter. 6. The head porter. 6. The gvalter. 7. The chambermaid. 8. The valet, 9, The cloak room attendant. 10. »The night porter. 11. The house por The liftman. 14. The page. On the new North German-Lloyd liner Print: Eitel Friedrich, which leaves Southhampton for China and Japan, is a gymnasium, twenty-five feet long, twenty-one feet wide and fifteen feet high. It oontains machines for rowing, swimming and cycling, machines that will exercise every muscle in t'lie body, and two Swedish electrical health ma chines. witn reference to the growing Scot tish demand for home rule for Scot land, theX/ondon news remarks: "Hav ing already acquired, by lapse -of time, the prescriptive right to manage Eng lish affairs for'Englishmen, It may that Scots, young and otherwise, will find their hands almost too full If they be gin meddling with their own as well.” An expedition to the Ndam N iam country will be England’s next r’llttle war.” The country is SO miles south west of Khanoum and can muster a fighting force of 25,000. The expedi tionary force will consist of 2,000 Sou danese troops under British officers. The start Is to be made next month. The ameer of Afghanistan, recently, in public durbar in Cabul, related a dream he had. In which the hadda mul lah had appeared to him and given him permission to act as his deputy. AH present thereupon congratulated the ameer on hia appointment as spiritual as well as temporal head. ■ - *■ -—— The Austrian Meteorological society has received from the emperor of Aus tria the right to use the letter "K. K.,” equivalent to royal imperial, before its name, so that its official designation now'becomes the "K. K. Oeaterreichia che Gesellschaft fur Meteorologte.” Johnny Barwic. a Canadian bov. who has been attending school at Pomona, Cal., refused, the other morning, to sa „ lute the American Hag when it was raised on the school building and was expelled, dhe board of education subse quently approving the expulsion. The story was published in Washing ton lately feat the Guatemala ant had toiled as an exterminator of boUV wee vil. Dr. B. T. Galloway, who haAjust returned to Moustan from a visit, to orchards In Victoria, says he is Well satisfied with work of the ants — ■■ Residents of Paonla, Colo., claim that the largest apple in the world was i raised, in that district this year. It is of the Wolf river variety and weighs thirty-one-’sod a quarter ounces. Fine j large strawberries were picked In Pa iewU* the third week in October. CLERK CREMATED IN BURNING STORE People in the Street Hear His Cries but Were Unable to Assist. WAS BURNED TO A CRISP Inly ths Trunk of Hi* Body Remain? —Hardware Store of M. A. Madsen at Dannebrog Destroyed. Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 22.—The hardware store of M. A. Madsen at Dannebrog, was found to be afire and hnd made such headway that nothin^ could be A>ne to check the flames. n Nela CnrlHtlansen, a clerk, slept In the store. People who gathered about the burned building heard him within but could give no aid on account of the Intense heat. Christiansen evidently had tried to make his way to a rear window. It Is stated that he was In toxicated before retiring, and the sup position Is that he knocked a lamp over. He was burned to a crisp and only the trunk of the body was recovered. The loss Is $6,000 with $3,000 Insur ance. _-A._ LONG PINE MAN MISSING. Belief Thai He May Have Committed Suicide. Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 22.—Long I’ine, Neb., has been thrown Into a bit of excitement over the mysterious disap pearance suddenly of one of the prom inent business men there. R. P. In galls, a jeweler, has not been seen nor heard of since midnight on Wednesday and searching parties are working in vain to locate him. It Is believed that he has wandered away and committed suicide. Just before he was last seen he bought a razor. A week ago his wife died. Once before he attempted '■o kill himself, hut was prevented. —♦— FRACTURED SKULL. Holt County Farmer Falls and Kill* Himself. Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 22.—Austin Hynes, a prominent farmer of Holt county met an extraordinary death. Attempting to push open a swollen door that stuck, he threw his whole weight against It, swung the hinges suddenly and fell through. Pitching forward he struck on his head, frac turing the skull and dying. FIVE ARE INDICTED. 'Charged With Bootlegging on Winne bago Reservation. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 22.—As the result of the work of Jtev. Father Joseph Schell on the Winnebago Indian reser vation and those whom he was able to call up to substantiate his charges be fore the federal grand Jury, Indictments charging bootlegging were returned this morning by the federal grand jury against the following: Frank Orr, Alonzo Shaw. Joseph Adams, Charles Mcany and Abner QU strap, all of the Winnebago reserva tion. In default of bonds the five men were put In the government cell of the Douglas county Jail. The United States district attorney’s office has Issued a statement that a vigorous investigation of conditions on the Winnebago reservation will be made. It Is stated that no dis crimination will be made on acc count of social, financial or political standing. It is expected that many more Indictments will follow and the real promoters of the liquor traffic and swindling on the reservation brought to justice. Agent Wilson, George Cain, P. J. O’Connor and John Ashford, were among those who were examined by the grand Jury, besides Father Schell, and from testimony given by them the 'ndiotments resulted. DEFENDANTS ACQUITTED. Alleged Murder* of Dave Monnett,, a Tekamah, Neb., Not Guilty. Onawa, la., Nov. 21.—In the case of the state vs. Ella Brown, Felix Richey and Matilda Fleming, charged with the murder of Dave Monnett, September 3, near De catur, Neb., the jury at Tekamah, Neb., brought In a verdict of acquittal. The evttlence, which was about the same as before the coroner's inquest, showed that Monnett undertook to enter the wagon of the defendants against their wishes and was shot, which, under the circumstances, was held Justifiable. r A Hunting Accident. Humboldt, Neb.. Nov. 22,—While out hunting with a companion, Earl Uffner received a charge of shot from the gun of Robert Reid, both lads being en gaged in an endeavor to shoot [he same rabbit. The animal was running at an angle and brought the Uffner boy Into range of the other lad's gun, the latter being quite a distance behind the victim of the accident. Fortunately no serious ■damage was done, the bulk of the shot striking hint In the forearm which was quite badly torn and required the ser vices <of a surgeon. Horse Thieves Sentenced. » Columbus, Neb., Nov. 22.—Frank Hart and George Carter, each charged with stealing horses, entered a plea of guilty in the district court and Judge Reeder sentenced them to two years and six months at hard labor in the peniten tiary. Veteran Priest Is Dead. Omaha, Neb,, Nov. 19,—Father Ddx aeher, for thirty years at the head of the German Catholics of Omaha, died at St. Johep’s hospital, aged 86 years. For twenty-four years ho was chaplain of St. Joseph's hospital. He was recently forced to retire from active work on account of physical Infirmities. Taft to Panama. New Orleans, Nov. 19.—Secretary of War Taft and party reached here to day en route for Panama. They will leave here on the Dolphin Sunday evening. Mayor Makes a Denial. Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 19.—Ex Mayor George R. Perry, on trial charged with bribery in connection with the Eake Michigan water deal, today made a complete and sweeping denial of complicity, while on the witness stand In the superior court. Parcels Post Agreement. AVashlngton, Nov. 19.—Postmaster General Wynne and Baron Moncheur, the .Belgian minister, today sighed the parcels post convention between the United States and Belgium, to go ]n{0 effect; February 1. I FEUD DEVELOPED: Lilli* Murder Trial Involves Officials of the Case in a Fistic Encounter. David City, Neb., Nov. 23.—The Lil lie murder case, is again the principal topic of conversation on the streets, in the business houses and homes of David City. Lena Margaret Lillie filed | a complaint before Police Judge Sto wed, charging Charles W. Derby with committing perjury in the trial of the case in the district court in February, 1903. The complaint further charges that this testimony of Derby was false and that Derby committed perjury in his evidence In this respect. Derby was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. He also filed a motion and af fidavit for a change of venue, owing to the bias and prejudice of Judge Stowed. This motion was at first over ruled, but later In the evening it was sustained in the case transferred to. W. S. McCoy, justice of the peace. The time of trial has not been set, but in all probability it will be tried in a very few days. The county attorney, Tt. M. Harris, also refused to take any part in the prosecution of Derby. It is also re ported that it Is the intention to file a complaint against former Sheriff Ren, charging him with the same offense, but the complaint has not yet been filed. After the granting of a change of venue by Judge Stowed, Sheriff West having returned home, he and Matt Miller met in the ^postoffice and after an exchange of a few words that would not look well in print they came to blows, resulting In Mr. Miller having a pair of black eyes. It is claimed by those who witnessed this fistic encount er that had it not been for the interfer ence of Postmaster Hall Miller would have been badly used up. ■—♦— LEARN OF CITY LIFE. Untutored Country Lad and His Sister Visit Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 23.—Extraordi nary circumstances surround the case in which Ed and Maggie Muan are in volved. They are brother and sister, the boy being 19 and the girl 17 years of age. The girl is thought by the police to have been drugged by George Handy and at the time of his arrest he was in Maggie Muan's room. It remains to be seen what sort of com plaint will be filed against him in police court this morning. The girl was not sober enough to tell last evening how far his advances had gone. She and her brother had never been to school. They live on a farm near Menlo, la. The boy had never ridden on a train nor been to any town until he came to Omaha. When taken to the police station, however, he boasted that he had once been to Casey, a village five miles from the farm. The boy then told why he had come to Omaha. He had four sisters, who woilj in hotels of this city. One of them is a chambermaid employed at the Madison house, and It was for the purpose of seeing their sisters that Ed and Maggie Muan came here. The corn picking was at an end and they de cided to take an outing. Being unable, to find their relatives, they concluded to remain at a lodging house for the night and seek their relatives in the morning. They had no money for breakfast and the proprietor of the house ad vanced 25 cents for the boy to purchase something to eat for himself and sis ter. Previous to this generosity George Handy, the landlord of the lodging es tablishment above the Diamond sa loon, had a pail of beer brought up stairs. He treated young Muan and his sister. Then Handy got rid of the brother by sending him out to .get breakfast. One of the other lodgers became sus picious about Handy's attentions to Ihe unsophisticated pair, and .when Muan went downstni s, somewhat un steadily from the be -r he had drunk, Ihe lodger told the y ith not to be ab sent very long from i ,e room. And the lodger gave such ex' ieit reasons that Ihe boy flew into a rage and went leap ing back up the stairs. He says he broke into the room at a time when he girl was repulsing the overtures of the landlord. The country youth seized Handy by the collar and gave him a severe shaking up. The girl was maudlin from the beer Handy had given her to drink and after she sank Into a chair, even before the struggle was at an end, she fell asleep. She was so drowsy when taken to the po lice station that her answers to the .locations of the police were almost unintelligible. Owing to the row in the lodging house the police were summoned and Ihe boy soon afterward became deeply alarmed. Handy took advantage of the youth’s ignorance and informed the lad that he was now to be arrested and sent to prison. That is why the yokel would not open the door when the officers arrived. He wouldn't al loy Handy to do so either, and the police were finally obliged to break the took. THREE GOLDEN WEDDINGS. One Nebraska Family Has an Unusu^. Record. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22.—Three golden weddings in one family is an unusual rec ord, but there are two brothers and one Bister in Nemaha county, Neb., who can boast of this. Mr. a 1 Mrs. T. P. Wil liams were the last of the trio to celebrate their golden wedding. The celebration was held in Peru a few days ago, and the two brothers of the bride of fifty years and a sister of Mrs. Whitfield, who has been married over forty years, were pres ent. T'illlam McKinney, the oldest of the trio, was married to Hester N. Lockwood on February 19, 1852, and their golden wedding was celebrated February 19, 1902, in Gip, Okla. The second of the trio, Alexander McKinney, held his golden wed ding feast September 22, 1903, at Custer City, Okla. His wife died last March. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Cather ine McKinney, and was married, as were her brothers and sister, in Bureau county, 111. These four were the youngest of a family of twelve children. All have raised large families, William McKinney having twelve children, all of whom are living. Alexander McKinney has reared a family of eleven children, and six children haw been born to the Williams family. New B. & O. President. Baltimore, Nov. 21.—At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Balti more and Ohio Geo. F. Randolph, first vice president, was selected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Presi dent John K. Cowen. LIVERY BARN BURNED. Building and Contents Valued at $1,200 Destroyed. Newcastle, Neb., Nov. 22.—A livery stable here ow'r.ed by Matt Hoy and run by E. J. Roddewig was burned to the ground Sunday morning. A large amount of grain and hay, also several carriages and eight horses were consumed. The buildings were worth about $1,200; insur ance* $600. ! This week will about finish the corn husking. This part of Dixon county* has beat th* record In Us yield of corn I ____ _ __ FOR A CONGRESS Rural Delegates Press Their Program of Grievances to the Limit. WANT AN ELECTIVE BODY And They Specifically Demand That It Make the Laws for the Empire. PRINCE GETS IN TROUBLE Sviatopolk-Mirsky Has as Much Gris, on Hands as Louis XIV Had When Hr Called the State’s General of France. St. Petersburg, Nov. 23.—Interest in the meetings of zemstvo representa tives is intense. The war and all oth er questions are temporarily forgotten. Liberals from all parts of the empire | ire flocking hither, including many i from Poland and Finland. At the j neeting of the delegates today section 3 of the memorial was strengthened nto a practical recommendation for a parliament, the language being changed to a specific declaration in fa vor of an elective body, not to partici pate in legislation, but to make the country’s laws. Sympathetic demon J strations are reported in various parts of Russia. The zemstvo representatives today adopted a declaration in favor of a general amnesty for political prisoners and exiles. It is plain enough that Prince Svia topolk-Mirsky, in calling together rep resentatives of the zemstvos or pro vincial communities, got himself into a difficulty not entirely uniike that of Louis XIV when he called a state's general in France. The zemstvos were called to consider mentis of interest ing the rural populations in the Red Cross work during the war. But now they turn up with a demand for a con stitution and a parliament. Refused the privilege of discussing these mat ters in official sessions, the delegates held secret meetings to talk over the country’s grievances. They are deter mined to state their case to the gov ernment and to the world, and the ad ministration is embarrassed because if it sends them home it will deeply of fend the radical sentiment of the coun try and encourage the radical ele ments; if they are permitted to stay and continue their discussions they will force the government to reject some specific proposals, and this may lead to outbreaks. TO ATTACK IN REAR. Japanese Flanking Movement Against Kuropatkin Has Been Begun. Toklo, Nov. 23.—Reports have been received here today both from Port Arthur and Yentai, which tell of suc cesses of the Japanese arms. The re ports from the north are most import ant, indicating that Marshal Oyama has begun a flanking movement to the east of Mukden, which will, it is be lieved, force the speedy evacuation of the Russian positions along the Shakhe river and result in the capture of Muk den. The reports say that not less than 50,000 additional troops have been sent to strengthen the force of General Ku roki, which increases his army to 150, 000 men. Kuroki. it is said, has sent a portion of the force in the direction of Ying Fan on the Hun river, about thirty miles northwest of Mukden, and his outposts are reported to be close to that place. There is a good road from Ying Fan to Mukden and if Kuroki succeeds in occupying that place he will be in a position to deliver an attack on General Kuropatkin’s rear, which will make his present position un tenable. BLOCKADE RUNNER CAUGHT. Japanese Gather in a German Vessel Going Into Port Arthur. Tokio. Nov. 23.—The navy depart ment reports the capture, November 19, of the German steamer Batelan while attempting to run the Port Ar thur blockade. On board the vessel was found a great quantity of winter clothing, blankets, medicine and corned meats. The captain said he was bound from New Chwang. The Batelan was brought to Sasebo. London, Nov. 21.—A special dispatch from Shanghai says that the steamer Lienshing, from Chefoo, reports that three other Russian torpedo boat de stroyers left Port Arthur with the de stroyer Rastoropny. The Japanese stopped two of them and the fate of the third is unknown. DENY SHIP SALES TO RUSSIA. Japanese Agents Continue to Watch South American States, However. London. Nov. 23.—The Japanese dip lomatic representatives in Europe at the request of Tokio have made in quiries into the report that Russia is acquiring a new fleet from Chile and Argentina. The Tokio government was recently informed that Chile and Ar gentina between them had sold or op tioned to Colombia six or seven war vessels which Colombia intends to turn over to Russia. Inquiries carried on here and in South America by Japanese agents have elicited an emphatic denial from both Chile and Argentina. These government are said to have stated that they are anxious to sell certain vessels, but not at the risk of /being heavily mulcted for breach of neutral ity. Despite the otflcial denials which have been transmitted to Tokio more than one Japanese diplomat in Europe is apprehensive that in some way half a dozen war vessels may shortly pass under the control of Russia. Japanese independent inquiries confirm the pub lished statement that an American house is concerned in negotiations look ing to some such acquisition on the part of Russia, Quiet Along the Shakhe. Mukden, Nov. 23.—The anticipated general attack by the Japanese has not developed as yet. The uncertainty of the present situation gives rise to con flicting rumors and speculation regard ing future operations. Complete in activity prevails. The nights are growing colder and fuel is scarcer. Tokio, Nov. 23.—Reliable sources re port that the Japanese mined and oc cupied the counter-scarp on Rihlung mouipain November 19. CASE STILL A MYSTERY Police Are Looking for the Women Who Were With Bate in His Automobile. Chicago, Nov. 23.—Search for the murderer of John W. Bate, jr., the young chauffeur who was found dead in an automobile neat Lemont was con tinued today. The detectives at work on the case have abandoned the theory that a double murder was committed, and are proceeding on the assumption that Bate’s only passenger on the fatal trip was missing, “Mr. Dove.” Among the letters found in the dead chauffeur’s pocket is said to be one in a woman’s handwriting, which contains the words “When I love, I love, and when I hate, I hate.” One letter was signed by Leila J. Haile, and was mailed in Auburn, N. Y. Miss Haile is believed to be a Chicago girl who is visiting in the east. The circumstances surrounding the death of Bate, were made more puzzling by the report that a woman was in the automobile a short time before Bate is believed to have been killed. John Seiler, a farmer, gave this infor mation to the police late at night. He said he was aroused about 11 o’clock by loud knocking at the door of his house. When he demanded to know who was there, a man replied; “Will you let me in if I go to the rear door? I must get in as I am in danger.” Seiler offered to open the door if the man would give his name, but he re fused to give it and Seiler, believeing it was a trick to rob him, did not open the door. The man returned to the automobile where Seiler could hear voices in a vehement dispute among them that of a woman. The machine went south from the house of Seiler and about a half a mile further it stopped at the house of Dennis Con nors, where a man knocked at the door, but as there was loud talking in the road and because of the lateness of the hour, Connors did not open the door and the man who was knocking at the door returned to the automobile, which went north. Peter Freehauf, the farmer near whose home Bate was killed, said that he heard the rattle of the machine and voices talking loudly and then a shot. He paid no more attention to it, as he believed the people in the auto mobile were intoxicated. CHICAGO WANTS ONE NOW Company Is Organized to Build a Sub way the Same as New York's. Trenton. N. J., Nov. 23.—The Chicago Subway company, with an authorized capital stock of $50,000,000, all common stock, was incorporated here today. It is understood that the purpose of the company is to build subways in Chi cago. The incorporators are clerks in the office of the Corporation Trust com pany of jersey City. It is supposed that this action is pre liminary to a proposal from the back ers of the present city railroad systems, that if their franchises are extended they will build a subway system like that of New York. With incorporation of the Chicago Subway company and the sale of 66 2-3 per cent, stock of the Illinois Tunnel company, control of the great under ground freight transportation project passes into the hands of the men who control 90 per cent, of the steam rail roads having terminals in Chicago. This means the underground railroad system has become a part of the great continental railroad system of the country. The tunnel is to be useu to aid the railroads to handle their freight quickly to the city. ARE GOOD SAYERS. Americans Have Three Times as Much Per Capita as Any Other Nation in Savings Banks. Washington, Nov. 23—The total depos its in all the saving banks of the world, according to latest official information re ceived by the department of commerce and :;bor through its bureau of statis tics, amounted to over $10,500,000,000, con tributed by 82,640,000 depdsitors. Of this total the United States shows aggregate deposits of $3,060,179,000, credited to 7,305,000 depositors. As the figures used in arriv ing at the grand totals cover about one half of the population of the world, viz., over 770,000,000, it appears that the United States, with less than 9% per cent, of the total population considered, contributes over 29 per cent of the total savings de posits recorded. Of the total number of depositors, or rather deposit accounts, the share of the United States is somewhat less than 9 per cent., while the average deposit per account is more than four times and the average savings per inhabi-' tant more than three and a half times the corresponding averages for the rest of the world. The following table shows the number of depositors and the total deposits in those countries of the world publishing savings bank reports. The report from Russia includes Russia in Asia, and the deposits credited to the "British Colonies" Is exclusive of those mentioned elsewhere In the list. No. of Total Average Countries. Depositors. Deposits. Deposits. Australia .... 1,086,018 $164,161,981 $151.15 Austria . 4,946,307 876,941,933 177.29 Belgium . 2,088,448 141,851,419 67.92 Canada . 213,638 60,771,128 289.14 Denmark .... 1,203,120 236,170,057 196.29 France .11,298,474 847,224,910 75.01 Germany ....15,432,211 2,273,406,226 147.38 'Prussia . 9,377,503 1,485,793,500 158.44 Holland . 1,330,275 72,738,817 54.83 Hungary - 1,717.515 432,810,515 251.91 India, British 866,693 34,656,371 39.98 Italy . 6,740,138 482,263,472 71.55 lapan . 7,467,452 40,887,186 5.48 New Zealand. 261,948 38,332.823 146.34 Norway . 718,826 89,633,481 124.69 Roumania ... 145.507 7,426,031 51!04 Russia . 4,950,607 445,014,951 89.90 Finland . 226,894 1,144,278 93.19 Sweden . 1,892,586 151,480,442 80.54 Switzerland . 1.300,000 193,000,000 148.46 [i Kingdom.11,093,469 966,854,253 87.15 Brit, colonies 354,275 32,936,217 92.97 Total.75,334,398 $7,609,706,491 $101.01 United States 7,305,433 3,060,178,611 418.89 Grand tot..lS2,639,841$10,669,S85,103 ♦Not included In the total. 30,000 DESTITUTE. Awful Devastation Is Caused by a Hurricane in the Dutch East Indies. Amsterdam, Nov. 23.—The Talautse Islands In the Malay archipelago have been visited by a disastrous hurricane which left 30,000 persons destitute of their homes, and boats and plantations destroyed. FATHER KILLS SON. Iowa Tragedy Is Alleged to Have Been Committed in Self De fense. Shenandoah. Ia., Nov. 23. — John Bloom, a wealthy land owner residing near here, shot and instantly killed his oldest son, Frank, today. The shooting grew out of a family quarrel. The father claim* be acted in self defense. ONE WOMAN AGAINST ANOTHER OF HER SEX Mrs. “Caesar” Young Will Go on Stand in Patterson Case. GIRL HAD MADE THREATS Letters Will Be Shown Expressing, Young’s Fear of Actress, Who Will Also Produce Epistles Which Threatened Suicide. New York, Nov. 23.—Mrs. Caesar* Young, wife of the bookmaker, who is alleged to have been murdered by the pretty Florodora girl. "Nan” Patterson, will give sensational testimony in the murder trial that was reopend this morning before Justice Davis in the criminal branch of the supreme court. She will testify to conversations with her husband, in which he told her oj threats against his life which, it 1» alleged, Mrs. Patterson made from time to time when he told her of his wife’s efforts to compel him to break off his attentions to the actress. Let ters will be produced purporting to ba from Mrs. Patterson, in which the story of these threats is corroborated. These letters, it is alleged, were found among the dead man’s effects. Young’s Partner Will Testify. In further substantiation of them, the dead bookmaker’s partner will swear that Caesar Young told him that his life had been threatened by the actress, and that if ever anything hap pened to lum it would be the result of Mrs. Patterson’s jealousy of his wife, and the good influence that she was gradually obtaining over him. The feature of the case against Mrs. Pat terson will prove most sensational. It j will he the state’s trump card, this playing a woman against a woman. To meet it the defense will have ^testimony of a similar kind—letters that I Young wrote to the woman who infatu ! ated him, in which he clearly Indicated,: I his melancholy state of mind, it Is al j leged, over his forthcoming break with Mrs. Patterson, and in which he de ! dared that he felt sooner or later he would take his own life. Thus will be pitted against each other two women, j both professing love for the one mar, letters from him to show his terrible j mental anguish, his seeming love for j both, his fear of the one and his de ! sire for death as a release. "Nan” Patterson Prostrated. | The day promises many develop ments. Last night "Nan" Patterson was prostrated by the news that her mother was on the verge of death, due to heart failure over her daughter's approaching ordeal. In such a state of collapse was she that her counsel called to see her. "I want this thing over with,” she told Abraham Levy. "I must got out Y of here at the earliest moment. I fear * it will kill mother if it lasts long,” she added, sobbing. Counsel for the defendant are very much wrought up over the young woman's condition. Elwood Hendrick, the foreman of the jury, will in all probability be permit ted to leave the box unles^f lie reports tomorrow morning that his mother-in law is in better health. If he reports to the contrary, and presses his request for dismissal, Mr. Levy will join the: prosecutor in the consent to withdraw him. The examination of talesman will then proceed. There are left eleven men from whom to select a man for the vacancy. Hyman Stern, the pawnbroker who will testify for the state to the purchase of a pistol by J. Morgan Smith, is an other of those connected with case who « is ill. His illness means the loss of the one positive proof of evidence that the state has to lay against the accused. Last night he was reported resting quietly. If he develops appendicitis, as Is feared, it may necessitate an oper ation endangering his life and defeat ing the state’s case as now planned. With these contingencies removed the ease will move with rapidity. Case of the Prosecution. When the trial of Nan Patterson was resumed today, Justice Davis declined to excuse Foreman Hendricks, on ac count of the severe illness of a member of his family and Assistant District Attorney Rand at once began to outline the cuse of the prosecution. Mr. Rand said the prosecution was prepared to show not only that Miss Patterson fired the fata) shot, but that the act was one of deliberation and pre meditation. They would show the crime was planned for at leas, thirteen hours; that it was conceived the day before the tragedy, when the pistol was bought. All this would be proved by circumstantial evidence and the chain of circumstances, as presented by the prosecution would be so strong that! even if the defense should put a thou sand men on the stand and each one of the thousand should say he saw the man fire the shot the jury would not believe one of them. Continuing Mr. Rand said: "In this case we will take you to the scene and Introduce you to the persons who visit the race tracks and,the all night tenderloin cafes, and who patron ize roving cabmen. Caesar Young came to this country fourteen years ago from England, and from that time he was always on the go from race (rack to race track, and always making money. He possessed traits that a man ought not to be proud of, but lie had other traits that will recommend him to you. He was a fair gambler and gave honest odds, and never welched. H» was a man of prepossessing appearance with a frank face and a pleasing eye.” Evidence Against Nan. Mr. Rand declared that on June 3 J. Morgan Smith, tile prisoner’s broth er-in-law, accompanied by the woman, purchased a revolver at Hiram Stearns’ pawnshop. "The same night," lie said. "Nan” and Young went to Flannery's saloon where they remained until 3 o'clock the next morning. During the night there were a series of scenes be tween Young and his mistress. When he told her he was going a us-, she re plied that he could not, thaiTie could not hide himself on any o -.in liner. Next morning Young met ' Nan" and they drove down together in the han som cab in which the tragedy occurred. After the shooting, the revolver bought , . on the previous evening at the pawn- «' shop, was found in the dead man's right hand coat pocket. I am g.dng to call every one that knows anything about the case. I am not going to pro duce J. Morgan Smith because he has left the state. After the purchase of the revolver he was seen quarreling with "Nan” Patterson near a Sixth avenue pawnshop. Smith slapped "Nan’s" face and pushed her into a cab and sent her home." Taft’s Panama Trip. New Orleans, Nov. 21.—Secretary Taft and party sailed tod*y on the cruiser Dolphin lor Pensacola, where the secretary will transfer to in- . uis er Columbia, both vessels going in,on® to Panama.