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THE O’NEILL FRONTIER;
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
J’NEILL, NEBRASKA
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It was decided early last year. sooi>
after the death of F. O. Penrose, to
i ommenioratc his work in Athens by
building onto the students' hosiel of
the British school in Athens a library!
to bear hLs mime. Mr. Penrose was the
first director of the school in Athens,
•nd was called on more than once by
the Athenian authorities to advise as to
the.preservation of the Parthenon. The
total cost of I he building and liftings
will be about $5,750, and so far $2,000 lias
been received in subscriptions toward
this object. The school con. If neces
sary. afford out of Its otvn resources
the sum of $3,000, but no more, so it
seems that at least $750 should he raised
by subscription if the building is to
be opened free of debt during the
arehaelogical congress In Alliens next
spring.
Some Interesting experiments in
blasting tree butts with geliignilr a
safety explosive—have recent ly been
carried out at I,ord Heigh s Ktonleigh
Abbey estate, near Kenilworth. Eng
land. The usual boring was made and
filled with the explosive. Ar. electric
detonator was used, which enabled ihe
operator to retire under cover at a
safe distance. The butts operated on
were of various size and species, but in'
each case ihe method was found to give
satisfactory results. It Is also claimed ;
to combine efficiency with economy.
This will help you to figure out just
how large Texas really Is. If you have
u star mathematician in your family,
tell hint tlie number of square miles
there are In the big stale, (lien tell him
the population of the globe; then ask
him if all ihe people In the world were
placed In Texas and Its sod divided out
among them per capita. Iiotv large
would the man's farm he who hud a
wife and two children? When he gets
through figuring, then whisper in his
ear; "More than half an acre."
. The New York Historical society was
I, 0 years old on November 20, and an
anonymous gift of $290,000. just re
ceived, places II i:i a position where It
cun progress in Its work in a more sat
isfactory manner than before. Few
Veople know that this society possesses
J. ie of tlie llnest art galleries in Amer
ica, and a collection of Egyptiiui an
tiquities which Miss Amelia U. Ed
vards pronounced us the llnest outside
1 Egypt and surpassing them ill some
lines.
The American Bur association has
passed a resolution in favor of estab
lishing in the department of justice,
Washington, a laboratory for the study
»f the criminal, pauper and defective
classes. In the bureau of education,
Washington, Mr. McDonald has for
several years been carrying on work of
this kind under many difficulties, and
It Is mainly owing to his Initiative that
the foregoing resolution was framed.
The lulls of the Mexican tlttlf railroad
are laid on mahogany sleepers and the
bridges built of white marble. In West
Mexico Is n line with ebony sleepers and !
ballast of sliver ore drawn from the
inlnes beside the track. The engineers
constructing these railways had no oth- ,
er material on the route, and found It
cheaper to use these seeming ext l ava- j
gunclea than to import the ordinary
material.
Captain Scott, It. N.. and the ofllcrrs
of the Discovery Antarctic expedition
were present at the openlrg of the
Antarctic expedition of water colors,
photographs and other articles of In
terest, used In tile south Polar legions
during their recent expedition, which
took place at the Bruton galleries. Sir
Clements Markham, president of ihe
Koyal ideographical society opened the
exhibition.
In some Interesting notes on Ihe re
searches of Dr. Dii.vtd, a Kw Ism natural
ist, In the Congo forest, there is refer
ence to a find made by him of an arma
dillo, four feet long, closely resembling
Its congener of the pampuss. It fre
quently assumes an erect attitude, sup
porting Itself on its tail and holding the
tree trunks with Its powerful fore
claws.
The Messrs. Nicola of Plttslnirg have
presented to the Carnegie museum a
magnificent tusk of a mastodon found
on their property at Sharon, Pa. Di
rector W. J. Holland, of the museum.
Bays It is one of the most beautifully
preserved and perfect pieces of fossil
Ivor found In America, preserving Its
whiteness and grain In a splendid tnan
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The authorities of the Congo Free
State are endeavoring to popularize
travel through their territory, and it
has just been officially announced that
the Congo railway has reduced the rati
for first-class fares to £2 for a Journey
of 240 miles. This is a great reduction
on former fares and Is the lowest rale
tn west Africa.
Clarence H. Maekay, who since liis
father died has been the head of the big
telegraph and cable system established
by his father, is another enthusiast
about all sports. He Is fond of horses
and lately has taken a great fancy to
yachts. He used to be tin excelent shot
and Is very fond of hunting big game.
The recent riots in Innsbruck did net
last long because :ht> Italian govern
ment. which knows that It cannot have
the Tyrol, was moderate In Its remon
strances: and the Austrian authorities
do not like demonstrations In which
the students hurrah for Germany end
sing the "Wavht am Hheln.’
The famous Australian novelist.
Madame Mary von Ebner-Eschenba-h.
possesses one of the finest collection of
watches. A number of these timepieces
are over 200 years old. and manv of
them ure set In diamonds. Tlv* collec
tion is said to be worth over $50,000.
Alfred ti. Vanderbilt loves horses.
He has a large farm near Newport,
where he keeps his tine animals. He is
one of the best four-in-hand whips in
New York, and In the coaching season 1
his turnout is on the road daily.
In spite of strong efforts made to
Increase poultry culture in England,
the Importation of eggs has again In
creased during the last year, amount
ing in value to $32.064.S00, as against
}29,420,000 during the year 1902.
When dining with the king of Eng
land (where uniform is not worn) the
proper dress consists of evening dress
coat, evening dress waistcoat, breeches
and black silk stockings or trousers and
white necktie.
Fornelius Vanderbilt, in spite* of his
activity in business and as an inventor,
devotes lots of his time in the sum
mer to yachting. That is really his '
only pastime, and he is intensely fond !
®f the sport.
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A large deposit of copper has been I
discovered In the state of Santa <"ath- 1
«iina, Brazil. Work on exploitation I
mill begin. The concession is in the
•»nd« of a German syndicate.
HEROIC FIGHT OF
NEBRASKA WOMAN
Gives Her Life Saving Her Chit,
dren From Their Burn
ing Home.
DIED IN GREAT AGO^Y
Fatally Burned by Explosion of Gaso*
line and Her Home in Flamec,
Mother Enacts a Terrible
T ragedy.
Norfolk, Nob., Jan. 4.—('leaning cloth
ing for the approaching holiday and its
celebration, using gasoline for the pur
pose, Mrs. Joseph Keuss was burned
to death in a terribly tragic manner at
her home near Elgin, Neb.
1 . nig an open pan of gasoline a short
distance from ; heated took stove, the
wo nan was suddenly covered with
llaming fluid as the result of an explo
sion Attempting desperately to quench
the Haze that enveloped her body, eat
irg her clothing and leaping into her
face and hair, she used up almost all of
ini strength. Quilts and blankets,
which she seized in an effort to stop
the Hie were burned.
Finally despairing in her attempt to
put out the Hames she van out of the
house succeeded in reaching tin* water
tana at the barn and dived into the icy
liquid. With a hissing the water put
a stop to the fire, but her clothing had
•.. so nearly destroyed that the frail
particles remaining dropped off into the
tank, leaving the suffering woman
nude. Still courageous, however, she
ran back to the house to put out the
lire and save her children. When she
had done this she dropped exhausted
into a chair, where her husband, some
hours later, found her moaning and
charred. For a night and a day she
lived In horrible agony, finally suc
cumbing. She was formerly Miss Ger
trude Eichman of Carroll, la.
W I n ULDnUU htl-UHl UCLAItU
Inspector Wright Is III at His Home
in Wisconsin.
Washington, D. Jan, 4. -Alliert O.
Wright, suiievvlsor of Indian schools,
who Home weeks ago made an ex
haustive examination of conditions on
the Winnebago reservation growing out
of the charges made by Father Schell,
is lying dangi rously 111 at his home In
Madison, Wis. Supervisor Wright, it it
supposed, gathered many Interesting
facts regarding the situation on and
contiguous to the Winnebago reserva
tion. but owing to his sudden Illness !u»
ouservutlons have not yet been com
municated to the Indian bureau. Com
missioner Jones regrets this, as It had
been Ills hope to clear up the moral at
mosphere alleged to surround the Win
nebagoes before bis term of office ex
pired. However, it now seems that tills
Is not to be, and II will remain for his
successor, Frances K. Leupp, to den
with the troublesome problems of which
complaint has been made.
GUARANTY BONO FILED.
Treasurer Mortensen Has Plenty Of
fers to Give Personal Bond.
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 4. State Treas
urer Mortensen does not Intend to giv<
a peronul bond and neither does In
expert to resign his office. He has un
til Thursday to attend to the matter
and things a e already shaping them
selves so that no Omaha bank neeo
cinbarass itself because of tin- stati
treasurer. Mr. Mortensen received Ills
guaranty bond for *1.000.000 and It l>
not Improbable that he will tender this
to the governor and that notwithstand
ing the supreme court opinion It will
be accepted and approved.
The bond episode lias demonstrated
Ibat Nebraska is full of moneyed men
Mho are willing to go on the bond of
Mr. Mortensen and that without a
guaranty bond behind them. He has
received many telegrams from all parts
of the state offering to go on Ills bond.
All of these the state treasurer has
refused with thanks. Those bankers,
however, who have Hent in messages
to the effect that they desire to go on
the bond Mill not be forgotten by the
treasurer when the bond Is finally fixed
up. and neither Mill he hold resent
ment against the Omaha bankers, but
It Is safe to predict that the smaller
banks out In the state Mill get a
larger share of tile slate money and the
deposits In the Omaha banks Mill-be
correspondingly cut down.
The money In the various state funds,
4:s shown by the report of Treasurer
Mortensen for the month of December,
Is at the lowest ebb, when compared
with the reports of several months
back. In all funds there ts on band
only *174,530.32. This Is due to tile
enormous amount of money that has
been paid out this month, including the
money In the temporary school fund
which Mas apportioned to the various
school districts of the state. There was
expended during the month *581,089.94,
and there was on hand at the begin
ning of the month *336,853.62. During
the fiscal year the receipts and ex
penditures run along neck and neck,
with the expenditures Just a little
ahead of the receipts. There Mas paid
Into the treasury during the year *3,
875,273.40. and there Mas paid out *3 -
894.176.88.
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FEDERATION WINS OUT.
Saloons in Omaha Must Close Places
of Business at 12.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4. -The (’ivn\ fed
eration scored a notable triumph at a
session ol til - lire and police commis
sioners in its crusade for stricter regu
lations of saloons and vice. Protests
had been tiled by (he federation against
the granting of licenses to fifteen sa
loons in the red light district and to the
music halls. Licenses were issued to
the saloons m question on pledges be
ing given that they would be dosed
promptly at midnight and that liquor
should nol b sold either to minors or to
women. Licenses were a'so Issued to
the music hails with the distinct un
derstanding that no women of immoral
character should be allowed to enter ot
mingle with audiences. The protests
were withdrawn, Mr. Thomas remain
ing that three things which most deeply
concerned the t'lvic federation had been
Granted.
RECEPTION TO M'GREEVY.
O'Neill Banker Finds Many Friends
Willing to Sympathize.
O Nelli, Neb.. Jan. I!.- Bernard MeGreevy
had, perhaps, more callers to see him
i t the county jail than anyone else In the
town. He says everyone appears to be
f-iendly and that several have expressed
their good wishes toward him. MeGreevy
at one time lived oa a homestead north
west of town and many of his old neigh
bors called lo see him
No move has been made yet looking to
ward bail, but several offers of bail huvt
been tenderet . The dale of thy prelim
lnary hearing jus been fined by irte county
judge to take place on January/li.
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CANDIDATES ON DECK.
Aspirants for Places During Session of
Legislature Are Out Looking
for Plums.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2.—Evidently
desirous of getting in on the ground
Joor early, a number of candidates for
places in the legislature nave arrived
and opened headquarters or have taken
rooms so their friends can have a place
to congregate.
The candidates for speaker here to
night are Kous*\ of Hall, Wilson of
Pawnee, and Perry. These have been
.anvassirrg each other, as there are
>nly Hogrefe of Richardson ynd Mc
Lain of Seward for them to work on.
The candidates for president of the
senate who are here to stay are: Jen
nings of Thayer, Pries of Arcadia,
Moekett of Lancaster. Senators Tuck
*r of Richardson and Backson of Gage
ire also here, but both refused to sayi
which of the candidates they would
vote for.
John Wall and < ’lyde Barnard, who
want to succeed themselves as chief
mil assistant clerk in the house, are
ooklng after their interests as fast'
is the members of house get here.
Persons looking for jobs in the senate
lave not arrived yet, though it is not
•xpecterl that the places will go beg
ring. Pool of Cass county, who is a
.andidate for secretary, will have op
position among the old senators, and
already some of the members have re
volved letters urging that they vote
against him.
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DIAMONDS DROPPED FROM DRAY.
Peculiar Adventure of Lincoln Woman
Who Sues for $30.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2.—Oik* day n at;
•go a Lincoln delivery company was en-;
gaged to deliver household goods for Nellie
Langan. Among other things *as a
satchel containing $2,800 worth of dia
monds. They never arrived.
The woman advertised for their return
and alleges she paid Detective James F.
Dawson $25 reward for bringing them to
her. She has now' brought suit in the,
court of Justice Greene to recover this
sum and the $1.30 paid to advertise the lossj
She says that when she sought an ac
counting with the delivery company her
Importunities were met with indifference.^
Charging carelessness in the delivery of
the goods, inattention in the management
of the property in the dray, she asks judg
ment for $30 from the delivery company.
Detective Dawson said that the diamonds'
dropped from the van; that a woman an-j
swered m\ advertisement in a Lincoln pa
per and while she was in the office was.
accosted by himself and another officer
who led her away to her home on North'
Fourteenth street. There they procured,
the diamonds, gave her the reward of
fered and returned the jewels to the wom
an who lost them. Mr. Dawson said that
the recompense was identically what they
gave the tinder, whose name has been for
gotten
A few days ago a woman visited a Lin
coln attorney, told of finding a satchel
of diamonds and of her grievance against
police officers. She said she went to the
office of the paper, asked the address of.
the owner who had advertised and while
waiting for it. under some pretext of a!
clerk, was soon In the custody of officers.!
She said that the clerk instead of getting
her the address telephoned for the offi
cers. Being willing to give up the Jewelry
she said she readily turned it over and
received a reward of $10. She was ag
grieved, however, at having been thus!
humiliated. The attorney informed her
that she had no redress at law.
UPHOLDS CHIEF DONAHUE.
Charges Filed Against Officer by the
Civic Federation Not Sustained.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2. —A verdict was
yesterday rendered by the board of lire
and police commissioners in favor of
Chief of Police Donahue, against whom
charges had been filed charging him
with harboring criminals and In other
ways violating his oath of office. The,
charges were filed by Elmer E. Thomas,
-•a behalf of the civic federation. The
decision is signed by all the members of
tin* board and states that the evidence
does not sustain the charges.
Chief Donahue, among other things,
was charged with failing to enforce the
Slocum law, which provides for midnight
and Sunday closing of saloons. The trial
has been fraught with considerable In
terest on account of the depositions taken
by Attorney Thomas from convicts in
the Anamosa, la., penitentiary, and oth
ers who have figured to some extent In
the recent proceedings by the same at
torneys against Thomas Dennison, in
connection with an Iowa diamond rob
bery. During the progress of the trial
.4 bomb was exploded In the hallway ot
Thomas’ home, which served to inten
sify the feeling aroused between tho
friends of Donahue and the civic federa
tion.
SON THOUGHT DEAD, RETURNS.
Went to Transvaal Six Years Ago and
Sorved in Boer Army.
Fluttsmouth, Neb., Jan. 2.—Mr. and
Mrs. \V. H. Fohlson are perhaps the hap
piest people in the state since the return,
of their son. John, who eame home on
Christmas day, after an absence of six
years. The reuniting of the family was
made doubly happy by the fact that for
four years the aged parents had mourned
the boy as dead.
Young Fohlson, in coippany with a
party of prospectors, went to South Afri
ca about live years ago, and was there
at tile outbreak of the hostilities be
tween England and the Boer republic.
The last letter his parents received from
him stated that ho had joined the Boer
forces, and was preparing to take active
part in the hostilities against the oppo
sition forces. Hearing nothing further
from the boy from that time to the pres
ent, the parents feared that he had'been
killed.
it now develops #that young Fohlson
performed heroic service for the Boer re
public, and was fortunate enough to es
cape the English bullets. Before the war
fohlson succeeded in accumulating some
valuable property possessions, and hi.*
time since the end of the war has been
taken up in looking after bis property.
He frequently wrote letters to his par
ents, but for some unknownn cause they
failed to reach their destination. When
Mr. Fohlson returns to South Africa he
expects to take his parents with him.
Injured in a Runaway.
Lyons, Neb., Dec. 30.— Joseph Lar
son’s driving horse in turning a cor
ner struck the sidewalk, throwing him
to the ground on his head. The horse
then rushed into a passing funeral pro
cession but was caught. Mr. Larson
was not seriously hurt.
FIRE AT GOEHNER.
Drug Store and Hotel, Both Frame
Structures, Burned.
Goehner, Neb., Dec. 31.-—C. W. Moss
er’s drug store and the Goehner hotel,!
a frame structure, which, together
with the drug store, burned to the
ground yesterday. Ernest Kruhms’
hardware store was damaged consid
erably, but by heroic work of the citi
zens it was saved from burning.
DR. CHADWICK AT
LAST IN NEW YORK
Was Greyly Shocked When He
Learned That He Had
Been Indicted.
HE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT
—
i Cannot Believe Things He Has Read
in the Newspapers Can Be True—
Will Return to Cleveland
Freely.
New York. Jan. 3.—Dr. Leltoy S.
Chadwick, under Indictment at Cleve
land with his wife for uttering a forg
ery, reached here toddy on the steamer
I Pretoria. Dr. Chadwick and daughter!
occupied one of the poorer stations in
| the second qabin.
An Associated Press representative
met Dr. Chadwick anJ delivered some
! mail for the daughter. The doctor was
j l eading a piaper when first seen. Upon
i approaching the wharf Dr. Chadwick
j became quite nervous, and the ap
1 proaeh of the reporter caused him
j great trepidation. He was asked for |
| an interview but declined to talk at
ihnt time. He was later informed of
j his indictment, and trembling marked- ;
I ly said:
"I have heard nothing of this mat
ter and will say nothing until I get
some authoritative information." He
then went into his daughter’s cabin
and remained until Sheriff Barry ar
rived with a warrant.
"There will be no arrest or even de
tention of the doctor,” said Sheriff
Barry. "Dr. Chadwick lias consented
to return to Cleveland without for
mality."
Dr. Chadwi k gave to the Associated
Pi ess the following interview: "1 am
shocked by the recent turn of events.
I ain innocent of all charges against
me, and can point with piride to my;
thirty-five years of residence in Cleve- j
land. I cannot believe that the dread- i
ful things printed in the papers are
true. I am entirely without informa- j
tion as to the case except what I have
read in the papers and what you have !
been good enough to tell me."
Papers In a civil suit were served by
a Brookline, Mass, officer, but others
were refused permission to see the doc
tor. The party did not go to New
York, but will leave for Cleveland from J
Jersey City this afternoon.
The doctor’s daughter will visit rela- ;
fives in Florida.
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THE CHADWICKS MEET.
Husband and Wife Enact a Touching ;
Scene in Cleveland
Jail.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 3.—Unheralded j
And unembarrassed by a crowd of the
curious, the homecoming of Dr. Leroy |
S Chadwick was in diametric contrast
to the arrival of his wife three weeks
since. The early hour of the arrival
and the fact that but few people were
about at that hour made the doctor's
arrival quite like that of any ordinary
traveler. No one was at the station
to meet hint, with exception of
Attorney Kerrush. Even his stepson,
Emil Hoover, failed to jjee him until
!) o’clock. Young Hoover had planned
to board the train at the Euclid ave
nue station, but the train had come
Into the station and departed before
Emil was aware of the fact.
Sheriff Barry and Dr. Chadwick
were quickly driven to the county Jail.
A bond provided Saturday by Attorney
Virgil P. Klin" and Attorney Dawley
was at the Jail on the arrival of Dr.
Chadwick, and he was soon released.
After the preliminaries in the sher
iff's office Dr. Chadwick was escorted
by Sheriffff 3arry to the fourth floor
of the woman's ward, where his wife
is held a prisoner. The meeting be
tween the two was pathetic in the
extreme.
Mrs. Chadwick arose when she
heard the steps in the corridor and
fell into her husband's arms when she
recognized him. Both broke down
und wept convulsively for several min
utes while clinging to each other, the
sheriff attempting to console them.
There was no artificiality about the
scene. Genuine grief, genuine joy in
termingled. Even the sheriff, hardened
by continual contact with people in
every form of distress, was deeply af
fected. Little by little the first shock
grew less severe, and the two sat down
for a talk that continued for an hour
and a half. There were pleadings and
partial responses when the more se
rious predicament of husband and wife
was at length appreciated.
Dr. f.'hadwick has lost his all "in the op
erations of his wife and the large inde- |
pendent fortune of his only child has been !
swept away. Sufficient reason, it would
seem, for some show of heartlessness on i
his part. Mrs. Chadwick tried to Imbue 1
him with the thought of her innocence of
any wrong doing. His only response to j
these pleas was "I hope so."
The troubles into which both have been
plunged were thoroughly discussed. The |
wife told the story lnterpersed by violent I
tits of weeping, in which at times Dr. '
Chadwick joined. There were no apparent
evasions, but there was a constant cry of |
"trust me, trust me," on the part of the j
woman.
"Don't believe these stories which the j
newspapers have been printing about me," j
she said. "They are all lies; every one !
of them. 1 have done nothing wrong. Be- i
lieve me, trust me; everything will come
out all right in the end, and it will be seen j
that I have not been guilty of these things ;
tile public charge me with. Don't think I j
deceive you; I will tell you the truth, and j
1 wilt tell you that all these reports are i
lies—lies."
"I can only hope so," was the husband's
answer. "1 have trusted and it is hard to
believe anything, my mind is so'eon fused.
This has alf been such a terrible shock and
I don’t understand any of It. 1 want to
think of it. 1 do not say l won't trust you;
only give me time to collect my thoughts. 1
Ever since I heard of tilts trouble in Paris |
I have been bothered, and my life has j
been made almost unbearable. 1 have ;
been followed and hounded until I can j
think of nothing else. I am not the judge; !
t can only hope that everything will come I
out all right, as you say." |
After an hour's earnest conversation I
conducted for the most part in a scarcely '
audible whisper Sheriff Barry was asked |
by Mrs. Chadwick to send for her attor- i
ney, J. P. Dawley, who was waiting with j
Attorney Kerrush in the jail office. Mr. !
Dawley went to Mrs. Chadwick's cell and i
held a conference with her and Dr. Chad- j
wick, the result of which was said to be
I he instructing of the two prisoners by Dr.
Dawley of iheir luture public action. Dur
ing the time of Mr. Dawley's presence
with them both Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick
gave way to their feelings, and Mrs. Chad
wick wept aloud. Mr. Dawley was with
hem for an hour. When he and Dr, Chad
wick arose to leave ihe Jail Mrs. Chadwick
Apparently felt more severely than ever
before the desolation of her position. She
knew neither that her husband was hei
champion and protector nor that hie sym
pathy for her had been swept away. She
clung to him for a moment, and again
pleaded with him for his confidence. With
tears in his eyes he fold her she had his
confidence until proof is produced to shat
ter it.
The doctor was dazed for a moment
upon reaching the turnkey's room. Kmi!
Hoover had arrived at the juLJ while Dr.
Chadwick was with his wife and waiting
for his stepfather in the office. The man
grasped both hands of the boy and
searched his face for a moment before
either spoke.
“Emil," slowly .said the doctor, “it lias
been a long time since 1 saw you. Many
things have happened since then."
The boy made no response to his father
and started to leave the jail.
“Has your regard for Mrs. Chadwick—
since her—” began a questioner of Mr.
Chadwick, as he was leaving.
T cannot say anything.” said the physi
cian. “You will have to talk with Mr.
Duwley of Mr. Kerrush “
‘ There will be no statement,” said Mr.
Daw ley, “so you may as well let him
rest.”
On his ride from New York Dr. Chad
wick became more reserved and sadder
as he approached his home city, and he
was loath to discuss the trouble.
“It is a little different homecoming than
I have been accustomed to,” he said, with
a wan smile. “Sheriff Barry has been
most kind, and has made the trip as
pleasant as possible under the circum
stances. My daughter remained in New
York and will leave at once for Florida,
where she will stay, at least for the pres
ent.
“All this trouble has come on me with
such suddeness that 1 am almost crushed.
Of course, 1 am not guilty of any wrong
doing.”
“How do the people of Cleveland look
upon me?” the doctor anxiously inquired.
“For thirty-five years I have made that
city my home, and this is the first time
there has been the faintest taint of my
name. It is all too awful to contemplate.
Even my home has been taken from me.
and if reports are true I am a penniless
pauper. I cannot suspect my wife, for
I must first learn her story from her own
lips before 1 can judge her. Heaven grant,
that it may be cleared up at once.”
There has been some question in the
minds of the lawyers whether Dr. Chad
wick has the occupancy of his Euclid ave
nue home since it has been taken pos- I
session of for the benefit of the creditors ;
of Mrs. Chadwick, and it has been thought
by Lhe lawyers that Dr. Chadwick cannot
be barred from its use. He spent the day
at the heme of Attorney Virgil Kline, and
may go to his own home today.
.
HOLIDAYS STOP TRADE
Inventories, the Great Storm and Other
Causes Give Progress a Severe
Check.
New York, Jan. 3.—Dun & Co.'s
Review says:
Holiday week brought customary
quiet conditions in the business world,
inventories and preparations for an
nual settlements monopolizing atten
tion except in some branches of man
ufacture where immediate deliveries
were required. Severe storms also in
terrupted communication and trans
portation, particularly at the west, but
on the whole the elements were hope
ful, for the drouth was broken in the
Pittsburg region. By this resumption
of a boating stage on the rivers ship
ments of coal were made possible and
the coke output restored to normal ]
volume. Annual reviews indicate that
business has made a mych better
showing than seemed possible at the
outset, the second half comparing very
favorably with the first six months,
and the amount of business on the
books in leading industries promises
still further improvement in 1905.
Traffic returns of December indicate
that gross earnings of the railways
were 7.2 per cent, larger than in the
previous year, and foreign commerce
for the last week at this port shows an
increase of $1,543,163 in exports and
a very large gain of $3,819,245 in im
ports, as compared with 1903.
Iron Industry Is Prosperous.
Buoyant sentiments prevailed in the
iron and steei industry. Quotations
are not only fully maintained, but In
many instances further advances
marked the last days of the old year.
The industry on a whole is in a re
markably strong position, as compared
with the close of last year.
Supplies of native hides are accumu
lating, owing to the liberal movement
of cattle, and the tone Is easier, but
small stocks of branded hides main
tain that department. The leather
market is strong in tone, because it isi
believed that footwear manufacturers
have small stocks on hand and will
purchase freely in the near future.
Although salesmen for New England
shoe factories have secured few spring
orders in the western territory, owing
to the high priced demand, the limited
supplies in the hands of jobbers and
dealers will necessitate replacing of
broken assortments in the near future.
Textile manufacturing is progressing
satisfactorily, despite the peculiar con
ditions of the raw material markets.
Buyers of cotton goods are reluctant to
place orders on account of the sharp
decline in cotton, hut the limited
stocks and difficulty of securing
prompt delivery hold prices steady.
There Is a good inquiry for export.
Woolen goods are advancing be
cause of the upward tendency of wool,
and purchasers are more Willing to
place contiacts at prevailing rates.
Failures this week number 252 in
the United States, against 329 last
year, and 11 in Canada, compared with
17 a year ago.
KILLS WIFE AND SELF.
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Illinois Man Held His Wife on Rail
road Tracks While a Train Ran
Over Both.
Carbondale, 111., Jan. 3.—A. B.
Hemphill, and wife were killed near
here by a fast train on the Illinois
Central. Hemphill was drinking heav
ily. and during a quarrel threw his
wife to the track and held her there
while the train ran over both of them.
President Takes a Hand.
Washington, Jan. 3.—It is announced
that by order ot' the president, District
Attorney Hall of the federal district of
Oregon, has been removed from office.
Hall was indorsed for reappointment
by both Senator Mitchell and Repre
sentative Hermann, both of whom re
cently went to Oregon to appear before
the grand jury In the land fraud eases.
The president took up the charges of
Irregularities In the district attorney's
office and this caused an inquiry to be
made. On the reports received today’s
action was taken. It is alleged there
has been obstruction of justice and that
certain prominent men have been
shielded and attempts made to prevent
certain parties giving evidence before
the grand jury.
The announcement of Hall's removal
was made by Attorney General Moody
after a conference with the president.
Moody declined to say what the
charges, if any, were, but added it was
for the good of the service. Earlier In
(he day Senator Fulton of Oregon had
a conference with the president In re
gard to the land fraud cases.
'•CHOCK RESTORED VOICE
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| Indianapolis Young Woman Made
Speechless by Illness, Recovers
as Result of Emotion.
Indianapolis, Ind..Dee. 31.—After hav
ing been unable to speak for fifteen
years. Miss Emma Rogers suddenly re
I covered her voice lust night, and today
| ..aiked with friends as well as she ever
lid. Miss Rogers had an attack of the
grip and became very nervous. v.ilh the _
! result that she lost her voice. She
learned the deaf mute alphabet and for
years communicated with members of
the family In that way.
The recovery of speech, according to
the family, was the result of a ner
vous shock. For several months a
young man has been boarding at her
father's house, becoming attached to i
the young woman. Yesterday another M
man who had had trouble with the U
lover and had made threats against *
him, applied to Mrs. Rogers for board.
Mr. Rogers was inclined to take him as
a boarder, but Miss Emma heard the
conversation and protested violently by
gestures and use of the sign language
-against his admission.
The parent grew more determined,
and, it is said, spoke disparagingly of
the daughter's lover. jThis excited her
greatly, and she suddenly began to pro
test with her voice. She was sojnueh
affected by the recovery of speech that
she became ill, and a physician had to
be called. An aunt of the young lady
lost her voice several years ago, and
six months later recovered it as sud
denly as it had been lost.
MYSTERY IN KILLING.
Man Fatally Shot Thinks He Was Vic
tim of a New Yorh Police
Conspiracy.
New York, Dec. 31.—William O’Brien
was probably fatally shot while stand
ing near where Robert Brennan was
killed by Patrolman Mallon last May.
O’Brien was the principal witness
against Mallon. O’Brien's assailants
escaped, and he refuses to make a
statement.
"When you're against the cops, get
all that’s coming to you," said the
wounded man. Three suspects are un
der arrest. Brennan was walking down
tlie Bowery and just passed the saloon
where Brennan was killed, when a
shot rang out. O’Brien fell with a
bullet in the abdomen. The police ad
vance the theory that O’Brien had
been in a fight.
THE COLORADO FIGHT.
Two Contesting Republicans Are Seat
ed by the Senate—Democrats
Are Active.
Denver, Colo.. Dee. 31.—By the seat
ing ot State Senators Darels and Mil
lard it is believed in democratic circles
the republicans have gained such con
trol of the assembly that Governor
Peabody will be reseated. The repub
licans plan this, it is sa’d, by throwing
out tile vote of all the democratic
wards.
Some doubt exists regarding the posi
tion of the state canvassing board in
going behind the returns, although it is
believed there will he some opposition.
Judge Samuel L. Carpenter ap
peared before the supreme court to
day in response to a citation requiring
hint to show cause why it should not
quash the writs of mandamus issued
against the state canvassing board,
and why he assumed jurisdiction in
disregard of an opinion of the supreme
court. Judge Carpenter explained he
did not know the full purport of the
opinion when the writs were issued,
and admitted his obligation to dismiss
the proceedings. The explanation was
accepted and the citation dismissed.
Attorneys Rush and Bell explained
their connection by pleading ignorance
of the issuance of writs and the opin
ion of the supreme court, and the de
cision ot their case was withheld.
INSURANCE SWINDLE.
A New York Man Charged With Con
spiracy and Forgery Involving
$150,000.
Philadelphia, Dec. 30.—Charges of con
spiracy, false pretense and forgery, in
volving $tr.0,000 are made against John
Hough, alias Baker, who was committed
in the city hall police court yesterday to
await a requisition from the New York
authorities. New York detectives ar
rested Bough as he was leaving the coun
ty jail, where he had served six months
for swindling operations in the name of
the Boyer Sign Manufacturing company
of Philadelphia.
According to information in the posses
sion of the. police department Bough and
other persons who have since disappeared
established an insurance company under
the name of the Lloyds Insurance com
pany of America. The concern, it is al
leged, wrote $4,000,000 worth of tiro insur
ance and collected $Tj0,000 in premiums,
the insured having been led,'it Is charged,
to believe that Bough was the American
agent of Lloyds of London. Six months
ago a collapse followed an alleged non
payment of a policy and the prosecution
claims that the discovery was then made
that the safe was filled with assets in the
shape of worthless deeds and mortgages.
The New York authorities asked that he
be. released on less than $10,000 bail and
he was held to await requisition His at
torney has secured a writ of habeas cor
pus returnable January 4.
FAIRBANKS A MASON.
Vice President-Elect Takes the First
Three Degrees in One Day and
Becomes a Master.
Indianapolis, Dec. 31.—Vice President
elect C. W. Fairbanks was initiated to
day into the mysteries of Free Ma
sonry. He began with the apprentice
degree, advanced in three hours to the
dignity of a*"*fellow craftsman and
ended tonight with the third, or Mas
ter Mason’s degree. The taking of ;ht
three degrees in one day is unusual,
and the ceremonies attracted many
members of the order to this city by
its novelty as well as by reason of the
distinguished position of the candidate.
Mr. Fairbanks was jokingly warned
of the ordeal through which he was
about to pass. He took all rallies good
naturedly, but as he approached the
lodge room it was evident that he re
garded his entrance hi to Masonry as a
serious matter.
The senator went through the exami
nation wit hot a break and was con
gratulated warmly after the third de
gree was conferred. Following the cer
emonies he was entertained at dinner
at the Columbia club by members of
the order.
DEPEW SAYS HE WINS
Junior Senator From New York An
nounces That He Is Certain of
His Re-Election.
New York. Doe. 31.—Senator Depe\c
fuid today he hud won in his campaign
for re-election. He made the announce
ment after a conference with Governor
Udell, Speaker Nixon and a few oilier*.