THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
j'NEILL, NEBRASKA
...
While looking for stragglers. Just a
it Welsh regiment was about to sal
from Cape Town for England, an offl- j
cer found a private standing at atten- ,
tlon In a shed. “What are you doing !
here?" he was asked. "Please sir," was
the reply, "1 am a lunatic and 1 am i
waiting for the corporal's guard.” He i
was right; he was a lunatic and his
guard had forgotten him.
Ether and Chloroform, so useful In
sending men to sleep, have the very
opposite effects on plants, which are
stimulated to the very greatest activ
ity by these drugs. In Denmark and
Germany advantage has been taken
of this fact to force flowers In rooms
and glasshouses, and to make them
bloom out of season. The results are
said to be marvelous.
An authority on cooking asserts that
England Is a soupless country, meaning
that English cooks can not make soup
and that soup does not appear on the
menu of an English everyday dinner.
Which is a fact, though soup Is about
the first form that English charity
takes.
An artillery volunteer won recently ;
at a shooting match at Blackpool, Eng- j
land, a prize consisting of a wedding
ring, gratuitous marriage ceremony, a
wedding equipage, u polished cradle ‘
and a bassinet. But ho must marry j
xithln twelve months to get the prize, j
Captain Leonard of the Indian medi
cal stall', has Invented a useful instru
ment for eases of snake bite, which are
so common In India. It consists of a
small lancet mounted In a hollow
handle, which Is tilled with perman
ganate of potash crystals.
At last the prince of Montenegro has
ordered that a railroad be built
throughout the principality, to connect
with the trunk line of the Servian state
railways. The line will be one-meter
gauge, and work will be commenced
In ttie early spring.
The largest peanut fields in the world
are In Guiana, on the north coast of
Africa. Peanuts are grown there by
hundreds of tons, but the quality is In
ferior to those grown In this country
Most of the African peanuts ure
shipped to France.
The Argentine Republic will spend In
the next live years $40,000,000 on new
railways and branch lines. Up to the
present time incest of the rolling stock In
use on ttie Argentine railroads has been
Imported from England, Germany und
Belgium.
The London lire department has been
experimenting with the American
"quick-hitch" system and Is delighted
with It. One company boasts that It
can now hitch up lu fifteen seconds.'
From three to fugg ^ootids Is flew
York time.
. Fifty numbers of a newspaper 300
ytars old have been found In the state
archives ut Stettin, Pomerania, con
taining a quaint descriptions of the
plague, shipping disasters, etc., the
news of January being given only In
August.
Preserved In the cathedral at Bangor,
Wales, Is a pair of old "dog tongs"
which were used for ejecting quarrel
some dogs from church during service.
A similar pair 1h preserved at Llunynys,
Wales, and bears numerous teeth
marks.
France Is searching diligently for
con! beds along the borders of Lorraine,
with a velw of making the neighboring
French territories Independent of the
Alsace-Lorraine supplies. Important
discoveries are said to have been
made.
It Is calculated that In England, Ire
land, Scotland and the United States
$M),000,000 a year Is spent in golf. There
are 8T9 golf clubs In England. 760 111
America, 682 In Scotland and 134 In Ire
land, numbering altogether 600,000 play
ers.
The city of Berlin offers three prizes
for the best plans for a monument to
the late professor Virchow. It Is to be
placed at the Intersection of Karl and
Rulsen streets, a square which will
henceforth be known as Virchow Platz.
Before a Scotch judge may take his
•eat on the bench he must conduct a
probationary trial to the satisfaction of
his brother Judges. laird Ardwall, ap
pointed bill chamber Judge by the
king, has Just undergone the ordeal.
Heavy haulage work, such as that of
•tores, munitions and even heavy guns.
Is already done by motor In the Aus
trian army. Now the Austrians are
going to have armored motor cars, each
currying a quick-firing gun.
Queen WUhelmina, In appointing a
Roman Catholic, the Jonkherr Van
Green, as her private secretary, puts
one of that faith In a responsible posi
tion in the royal household for the first
time since the reformation.
When leaving Sydney for America,
the Rondon Mall says, Paderewski or
dered 10,000 large panel photographs i
of himself for sale during the Ameri
can tour, the largest order of the kind I
ever known in Sydney.
As Illustrating a difference in charac- I
terlstlcs tt ts officially noted that twice
as many peole in Scotland as in Ire- I
land chose to go to prison for minor of
fenses rather than pay a fine. In Ire
land they pay the flue.
The scarcity of pearls In American
markets Is due largely to the fact that
the women of India nnd Arabia have
lately taken to wearing them, and the
fishers can get as good prices at home !
as by exporting them.
The other night the police of Buda
Pesth made a raid on the principal
park nnd found more than fifty per- 1
sons soundly asleep In the branches of j
a group of trees. Each was secured
with a piece of rope.
-- ♦ ■
Japan Is Importing Immense quanti
ties of all kinds of railroad material,
including locomotives nnd cars, from
the United States and Europe. This Is
chiefly being used In Manchuria and
Korea.
It Is reported that French capitalists
Intend constructing a railroad from
Tangier to Fez, Morocco. It is. how
ever. doubted, whether they will ever
get a concession from the sultan.
The Ofoten railway, the most north
ern railroad in the world, is now car
rying Immense quantities of Iron ore
from the great Norwegian mining dis
tricts to the coart.
Dr. William G. Anderson, Instructor
of the gymnasium at Tale, will make
an Inspection of the leading school and
A ...vteoHe** gymnasiums of the north and
WHOLE COUNTRY IS
VIOLENTLY A-SHIVER
East of the Rockies, Intense
Cold Extends South Even
to the Gulf.
BUSINESS IS AFFECTED
Suffering Is Everywhere Experienced i
by the Poor—Railroad Traffic Is
Largely Crippled—Reports of
People Being Frozen.
Chicago, Feb. 15.—Fast of the Rock
ies humanity shivers In the cold
est weather of the winter and In many
portions the most severe in a decade.
The frigid wave, according to the
weather bureau will spread over the
eastern country tonight with zero tem
perature as far south as Virginia and
freezing weather In the central portion
of Florida. Zero temperatures are re
ported from Oklahoma and New Mex
ico today, while In the middle west and
northwest the mercury registers from j
4 to 34 below zero, with but little pros
pect of moderation before tomorrow, j
Much suffering Is reported by the po- |
lice, overseers of the poor and by char- i
liable institutions, while frostbitten !
noses, ears and faces are common oc
currences. High winds add to the dis
comfort, and the suffering caused by ]
the low temperatures. All railroad j
trains are from one to twelve hours late, ;
and In some Instances entirely annulled,
being so far behind time as to lose their
right**. Freight traffic on many roads
Is entirely suspended. Five negroes and
Indians have been frozen to death in
Oklahoma and the loss of stock In west
ern Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Ter- j
rltory is very heavy.
Today's heavy snowfall Is entailing ;
a severe loss of live stock.
In Kansas City a negro woman was |
found frozen to death in a hovel near
the rive\r
At Denver Ihe weather Is moderating I
and the cold wave In that region seems
broken.
Some Low Temperatures.
The following temperatures were re
ported. all below zero:
Detroit, 4: Saginaw, 8; Fort Smith,
Ark., 8; Oklahoma City, 10; Chiengo,
1!»; Milwaukee, 18; Duluth, 28; La
crosse, 28; St. Paul, 2(i; Wllliston, N.
I)., 27; Janesville, Wis., 34; Sioux
Falls, 30; Keokuk, 27; Burlington, 32;
Peoria, 2<i; Bloomington, 2fi; St. Joseph,
17: Des Moines, 20; Omaha, 22; Lin
coln, 20; Kansas City, 22; St. Louis, 18.
New York’s Tale of Trouble.
In Greater New York the lee and
snow caused Injury to many persons
try falls, more than twenty having been
removed to hospitals severely hurt.
Traffic is paralyzed by lire ley con
dition of the streets, and hundreds of
horses fell, a number being shot be
cause of injuries.
Six persons were severely hurt this
morning in a street car collision, caused
by slippery rails.
Sixteen Italian families were driven
out into the cold from a Harlem tene
ment by a lire early today and 150 per
sons were rendered homeless. One
woman Is missing. The Italians became j
panic stricken, the women hurling '
young children from the windows to
the crowds on the ground. Policemen
naught most of the youngsters and car
ried them to places of safety and
warmth.
The sudden drop In Ihe temperature
brought the Ohio river Ice to a stand
again, postponing what the river men
believe will he the worst final breakup
of the river in many years. The dam
age already done Is estimated at $200,
)00.
-~~
STEAMER MAY BE LOST
The Silvia, of tho Red Cross Line, Is
Five Days Overdue, Probably
Caught in Storm.
St. Johns. N. S., Feb. 15.—Nothing
has yet been received from the Red
Cross line steamer Silviu, now five
days overdue at this port from Hali
fax. Grave fears are entertained for
her safety. The Silvia sailed from
New York with a cargo of merchan
dise and several passengers and
touched at Halifax. The voyage from
that port should have been made in
forty-eight hours.
—♦—
Caught in Floating Debris.
San Francisco, Feb. 15.—The Pacific
mail steamer, City of Panama, which
sailed from this port January 21 for the
Central American coast, had a strange
experience, according to news which
has Just been received here by mail
from Acapulco. Through miles of sea,
covered thickly with masses of vegeta
tion, tree trunks and carcasses of dead
animals, the steamer sailed, the debris ;
at times being so thick that her prog- I
less was Impeded. Some of the trees i
were live and six feet in diameter, and !
tho dead animals were of all descrip- ;
tions. The debris was encountered
January 28 In latitude 16.58 north, !
longitude 100.2!* west. The stuff was j
eight or nine feel thick.
Officers of the vessel were unable to
explain the strange condition. It is
supposed the floating mass of debris
was cast upon the waters by some gi
gantic volcanic eruption on the Central
American coast.
MAY^ REORGANIZE.
The Equitable Insurance Company Wil.
Consider the Mutual Plan of
Control.
New York, Feb. 15.—Headed by Pres
ident Alexander, fifty of the principal
officers of the Equitable Life Assur
ance society, died a petition to the
board of directors urging them to take
radical and progressive steps. The ac
tion urged is to grant the policyholders
the right to vote for directors, In other
words, to transfer the control from the
stockholders to the assured. This mat
ter was the subject of an animated dis
cussion at the last meeting of the di
rectors, and there was considerable
speaking in its favor.
Consideration was postponed until
the next meeting, which will be held
on Wednesday. The petition has mean
while been signed and presented.
The equitable is controlled by the
stockholders of a corporation which
was founded by the late Henry B.
Hyde. The capital stock of this cor
poration amounts to only $100,000. Of
tlie shares about $70,000, per value, are
the properly of James H. Hyde, vice
president of the company. Alexander
j succeeded Hyde's father in the presi
dency of the company, and has held
that office ever since.
James H. Hyde, as owner of almost
three-quart, rs of the stock, controls the
election of the directors, and of course
FLOOD IS PRESAGED.
Platte River Will Likely Cause Much
Damage When Thawing
Weather Prevails.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 15.—Nebraska is
in the area of the greatest snow at
the present time and during the winter
its people have had thirty-one inches of
the (laky beautiful to shovel.
Prospects are for a large flow of wa
ter from the spring thaw. At the cor
responding date in 1!104 a large part of
tlie central valleys and the southeast
ern Rocky mountain slope, now covered
to depths ranging from three to ten
Inches, were entirely free from snow,
but there was more snow In portions of
the middle plateau regions and at some
stations in the lake regions than there
is at this time, indications are that
the Platte river will be taxed to its ut
most to carry the water which will nec
essarily be turned into its shallow banks
with the first thaw of spring.
In the Missouri river Ice now ranges
from twelve to twenty-nine Inches,
which is a little thicker than usual.
Territory surrounding the upper wa
ters of the Missouri is covered with
snow nine to fifteen Inches in depth,
and the mountains are full of snow.
All of the snow of the plateau coun
try is taken out in the spring thaw,
while the "June rise.” commonly called,
is caused by the melting of the snow in
‘he mountains.
NEBRASKA IS SUFFERING.
Never Before in Many Years Havi
Conditions Been So Adverse.
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 14.—'This has been
the worst day of the winter for handling
trains. The branches out of here on the
Union Pacific are practically abandoned,
especially the Spalding-Albion line. Two
freight trains were sent out, but only
got about three miles from town and
stalled and had to be pulled back by a
switch engine. The snow plows got read
to clear the branches, but were called
into service on the main line, which is
fast being blocked between here and
Grand Island.
The snow has been drifting all day and
Is packing hard, and lines will probably be
closed for several days. Two engines
pulling three coaches stalled on the. main
line here in less than 15 inches of hard
packed snow. If it can be spared from'the
main line, a rotary plow will take a shot
at the* branch lines.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 14.-Zero tempera
ture and a heavy fall of snow fqrrm a
weather combination in Lincoln and
southeast Nebraska probably the worst
experienced this winter. At no time yes
terday w'us the temperature above zero
and at times the storm had the propor
tions of a blizzard. Street car schedules
are abandoned and cars run with diffi
culty. Steam railroad trains are from
one to seven hours late. On nearly all
lines of the Burlington passenger trains
are preceded by snow plows. Traffic on
the Union Pacific branch from Valley to
Lincoln is blocked by the wrecking of a
freight train near Yu tan. The train
struck a snow drift and seven cars and
the caboose were thrown from the track.
No one was injured.
Division Superintendent Bigiell of the
Burlington said that the past twenty-four
hours had been the worst on his line since
the winter of 1881. No freight trains what
ever are mpvlng, and no passenger trains
except on the main lino, and these are
moving with difficulty, preceded in every
insTance by snow plows.
—♦—
Blizzard Is Reported.
Norfolk, Neb., Fob. 14.—Reports show
that the northwest is in the grip of a
worse blizzard than that of Thursday and
trains are stuck.
Lead, S. D., Feb. 13.--The coldest weath
er of the year is prevalent in the Black
Hills. The thermometer registered the fol
lowing number of degrees below zero last
night. Lead, 28; Sturgis, 23; Deadwood,
25; Speartlsh, 28; Belle Fourche, 25; Galena,
26; Terraville, 30; Terry, 32; Rapid City,
24; Portland, 27.
Auburn, Neb., Feb. 13.—The weather
continues to be very cold. A sweeping
northwest wind prevailed all day yester
day, drifting the snow badly and making
the north and south roads almost im
passible. Trains were greatly delayed as
a result.
DEATH OF JUDGE CRAWFORD.
Well Known Northeastern Nebraska
Pioneer Passe* Away.
West Point, Neb., Feb. 13.—Hon. Jas.
C. Crawford, an ex-judge of the district
court of Nebraska, and one of the most
prominent and striking figures In the
history of Cuming county, Is dead of
ailments Incident to old age. aged 76
years. The judge came to the present
site of the city of West Point from
I.ehlgh county, Pennsylvania, with Ills
sister and other members of ills family
In the year 1857 find established the first
settlement of white people In the coun
ty. He was the proprietor of the first
saw and grist mills on the Elkhorn riv
er, and esta' hed brick yards, and
all through his long and eventful life
was always foremost in all enterprises
tending to build up the commonwealth.
The present muterlal prosperity of the
lower Elkhorn valley is largely due to
his sagacity and foresight. He was a
man of generous Impulses, a rugged
pioneer, of Iron nerve and constitu
tion and of strict probity in all bis
-dealings. He was the first practicing
lawyer In northeastern Nebraska, and
enloyed the reputation an able coun
sellor throughout the state. He was
a member of tlie territorial legislature
and up to a few years ago took an
active part in politics, he being a dem
ocrat of the old school. It was due to
Ills able pleading and profound knowl
edge of law that Governor Boyd, whose
counsel he was, was enabled to retain
the gubernatorial chair. His death Is
a great shock to the community. He
leaves an aged widow, one son. James
l\, jr., a member Of the faculty of the
state university, and two daughters to
mourn his loss. His estate is large.
—♦—
Stabbing at Hartington.
Hartlngton, Neb., Feb. 14.—Howard Os
borne. famtUurly known as “Toots” Os
borne, In a rage stabbed Jim Stanton in
the upper back part of the leg near the
hip joint with a jackknife, ipfiicting an
ugly wound. The stabbing occurred in the
bowling alley chop house, where Osborne
was cook, and was tile result of a quar
rel between the boys over tilt* payment
of Stanton's supper. Osborne is 19 years
old and lives with bis parents in this
city. Stanton is a tritle older aiul Is a
day laborer.
Nemaha Opera House Burned
Nemaha. Sceb., Feb. 15.—The Hoovet
opera house, i two-story brick building
belonging io Mrs. W. H. Hoover and
the Hoover estate, was destroyed by
fire. The blaze was not discovered un
til the entir * top part of the building
was in flames, so that nothing could
be done except to prevent the fire from
spreading. All the scenery, seats, etc.,
in the opera house were destroyed. The
walls of the building are standing and
If they can be utilized in rebuilding it
is estimated the loss will be $2,500 to
$3,000. Otherwise the total loss will
be about double that amount.
DEADWOQD TRAIN
GOES INTO DITGE
AM the Cars Leave Rails, Bu
No One Is Seriously
Hurt.
STORMS OVER THE STATE
Reports from the Western Part ant
Over the Range Country State
Worst Blizzard of Winter
Is Raging.
Chadron, Neh., Feb. 11.—A wreck or
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
of the Deadwood passenger train
caused by spreading rails, resulted it
all the cars being thrown from tht
track, the baggage and express car:
being laid on their sides; the smoke:
and chair car tipped about half way
over. One end of the sleeper went
down an embankment and Superin
tendent F. A. Harmon's car was of
the track. The Hot Springs trait
'came down and took the passenger:
inorth, while the wreckers are nov
working in a blinding storm to ciea:
Ihe track. No one was hurt excep'
Expressman Dick Jones, who was
somewhat bruised. The wreck wai
“within the yard limits, being abou.
two miles west of Chadron.
— ♦—
NEBRASKA BLIZZARD.
Wind Blowing a Gale and the Mercury
Falling.
Omaha, Neb.,Feb.10.—Special to news
papers and reports to tae weather bu
reau from northwest Nebraska tell oi
tlie worst blizzard of the year, which
Is said to be moving southwest. From
Chadron it is stated that a gale pre
vails, accompanied by an intense snow
storm.
Norfolk also reports a storm begin
ning at midnight. From Long Pine it
is stated that an intense blizzard is
raging, with the mercury falling. Al
ready a foot of snow covers the greatet
: part of Nebraska, and it is probable
that a bad blizzard on the ranges at
this lime will result in great suffering
and loss of cattle arid sheep.
In Omaha there had been no percept
ible change at midnight, although a
cold wave is predicted for Thursday.
-
CLUBS MERGE.
Commercial Men Form a Nebraska
State Organization.
Fremont, Net)., Feb. 11.—The Cotn
■ mereial club men in session in Fremont
this afternoon formed a state organiza
: lion to be known its the State Asso
! elation of Commercial clubs. Officers
! were elected as follows: President, M.
A. Hostettor. Shelton, Neb.; vice presi
; dents, VV. A. Greenwaid. Kalis City; E.
J. McVann, Omaha; J. F. Hanson, Fre
mont; H. A. Graff, Seward; George
E. Millbourn, Minden; G. B. Darr, Lex
ington; secretary, W. G. I-I irons,
Pierce; treasurer, O. O. Snyder. O'Neill.
A legislative committee was named as
follows: H. Gilkeson. Wahoo; H. K
Simonson, Wakefield; Harry O'Keefe,
West Point; R. R. Dickson, O’Neill;
E. O. Garret, Fremont.
The place of meeting next year was
left to the executive committee. Miss
Tennant Cleary of Omaha was voted
Bn honorary member of the associa
tion.
STORM IN WEST NEBRASKA.
Wind Blowing a Gale, but Tempera
ture Is Not Low.
Chadron, Neb., Feb. 11.—One of tlie
most severe storms ever experienced
\ in this country is now raging. For
tunately the temperature is above zero,
but the wind is blowing a gale. Stock
men are anxious.
BURGLAR NURSES VICTIM.
After Caring for Him Two Hours Hi
Takes Valuables and Escapes.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 11.—Knocked
senseless by a burglar. N. W. Lee, of
the Nebraska Clothing company, was
resuscitated and nursed tenderly by the
intruder this morning. A deep gash on
Lee's head, inflicted with a heavy
weapon in the hands of the burglar,
was dressed skillfully by the man, who,
when the victim came to his senses,
took all the money and valuables in
the room and fled.
The attack and robbery took place
in Lee's room in the Withnell block
early in the morning. Lee was awak
i ened by the entrance of the burglar
through a window. He grappled with
the intruder and received a blow on
the head that made him unconscious.
When he regained consciousness the
burglar had put him back in bed and
was dressing the wound.
The burglar talked freely with Lee
during the two hours he was with him.
expressing regret at the blow, and then
robbed him.
HORSEMEN OF NEBRASKA.
Meeting at Norfolk to Arrange a Trot
ting Circuit.
Norfolk. Neb., Feb. 11.—Northern Ne
braska horsemen met in Norfolk to
day for the purpose of organizing a
trotting eircuft which will so arrange
the dates of the coming county fairs
next fall that there will be no chance
of conflict in the various dates. The
towns represented at the meeting were
Neligh. Creighton. Albion. Stanton.
Hattie Creek and Madison. The horse
men state that with a circuit, better
and faster events can be scheduled
than with the independent dates. The
county fairs in Antelope, Knox. Stan
ton. Madison, Boone and Wayne coun
ties next season are to he, the nun
agers declare. (%’.c best ever held in this
section.
—f
Orgxnizing Baseball League.
Norfolk. Neb., Feb. 11.—Baseball en
I thusiasts from all over northeastern
Nebraska got together in Norfolk and
made plans for the organization of a
I league in this territory for next sea
son's playing. W. W. Roberts, of this
| city, and A1 Pont, of Stanton, were
made chairman and secretary of tile
temporary organization and another
; meeting was set for two weeks later—
February 21, in Norfolk, when perma
, pent arrangements will be completed,
i "There will be a league." said W. T.
1 Caley, of Creighton. "You may bank
on that."
—♦—
High Price for Hogs.
Lyons. Neb.. Keb. 11.—At the Maniey
sale of Durov Jersey red hogs livid here
the worlds record was again broken,
‘Mr. Gingrich of Shenandoah, la., pay
ing $410 for one animal. One sow sold
to A. P. Alsiu of Bcone, la., for $412,
,the highest price paid. Fifty-seven were
Bold with an average of $72.95.
LAWSON TO KANSAS.
Boston Man Will Help the Westerr
Petroleum Producers Beat the
Standard Oil Crowd.
Boston, Feb. 15.—It was confirmee,
last nlglit that Thomas W. Lawson will
get into the fight against the Standard
Oil company’s interests in Kansas. He
hag certain evidence which will be of
great value to the legislature of that
state, and when seen by a correspond
ent said he was about ready to tackle
the Standard Oil west of Chicago, but
he did not care at this time to specify
his weapon.
A friend of Mr. Lawson said that
within a few days every Important man
in Kansas from the governor down
would receive literature especially pre
pared by the Boston copper man, show
ing how the Standard Oil people and
certain railroads worked together in
Kansas and further west in California.
Mr Lawson has finished his March in
stallment of "Frenzied Finance” and
says that this chapter of his magazine
serial will not touch materially the
Kansas situation.
Resolutions adopted by a convention
of Kansas oil producers Saturday in
vited Mr. Lawson to come and help
them win their great battle with the
Standard Oil. The Standard has shut
down on buying Kansas oil, and it is
declared it has done so because of pro
posed hostile legislation in Kansas. The
shutdown, it if continues, will ruin the
Kansas oil producers and do the state
i immense damage.
STANDARD MAY SURRENDER.
Indications That It Will Not Press Its
Boycott of Kansas.
Chanute, Kan.. Feb. 15.—There are
Indications that the Standard Oil will
back down and return to the practice
! of buying oil in this district. There
I is no official announcement of such in
| tention, but some of the producers who
! have business with the office of the
Standard say they have been told to
be patient and not join the ranks of
the howlers and so-called anarchists,
: and that they probably will get their
, oil run next week. There have been
) no promises of any sort.
The Standard does not make any
promises, but there have been some
intimations of what may happen, and
some of the producers think they see
i the positive signs of back-down on the
part of the trust. But whatever is the
action of the Standard in the matter
of buying and selling of oil, it will not
, affect the position of the producers.
! They have made up their minds that
the laws now before the legislature are
the only things for their protection
and are standing pat.
Men Are Laid Off.
As evidence that the Standard Oil
company has shut down operations in
. Kansas as far as possible the men en
I gaged in the pumping and care of the
Standard wells at Neodesha were laid
off Thursday night. The only wells
i owned absolutely by the Standard com
pany in the state are at Thayer in this
county and at Neodesha. The produc
ing department laid the men off at botli
places and the wells have not been
pumped for two days. The force laid
off by the Standard in ail departments
I in the state is more than 900 men. Six
ty-five of these were engaged in pro
ducing oil at Neodesha and Thayer
and the rest were employed as gaugers,
tank builders and linemen. Some of the
men at the pumping stations were laid
off, but the force at Humboldt which
supplies the Sugar creek refinery was
retained.
The daily quota for the Sugar creek
refinery went ahead today as usual.
There is just one plant in all this part
of the field which will not be compelled
to shut down indefinitely. The Kan
sas and Texas company has erected a
20,000 barrel tank for storage and it
can go ahead for a while. The shut
down came just when it had delivered
Ml and so the tankage is all available.
HEARST REPLIES.
Sensational Incident on the Floor of
the National House of Repre
sentatives.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Immediately
after the house convened today Sulli
van of Massachusetts addressed the
house in reply to certain statements re
garding himself, alleged to have been
printed in the New York American.
Sullivan's remarks were the outcome of
last week's debate on the railroad ques
tion, in the course of which he inquired
why W. R. Hearst of New York was
not present to explain his own bill.
The article in question, Mr. Sullivan
said, touched his representative ca
pacity, "and is a deliberate insult to
one member by another.” Sullivan re
ferred to Hearst as an unknown man or
a political novice, whose only recom
mendation is his inherited wealth.
As soon as Mr. Sullivan had conclud
ed, Mr. Hearst rose to reply. He denied
that he either inspired or suggested the
publication referred to, but said he as
' sumed all responsibility for it.
Causes a Sensation.
He then sprang a sensation which
threw the house in an uproar. He
charged that John A. Sullivan was one
of two brothers who had kept a saloon
in Boston where a murder was com
mitted, and that the two Sullivans were
indicted for manslaughter.
"I would like to ask the gentleman
from Massachusetts," calmly inquired
Mr. Hearst, "what he knows about that
incident ?”
Mr. Sullivan arose, and facing Mr.
Hearst, said:
“If the gentleman is asking that
question of me, I trill be very glad to
answer it.”
Mr. Hearst ignored the remark, how
ever.
Butler of Pennsylvania appealed to the
speaker to know if there were any pow
er to prevent the continuance of the
discussion. The speaker ruled that Mr.
Ilea vs t was proceeding by unanimous
consent. Mr. Hearst cut short his re
marks with the statement that he was
proud of the hostility of such as Sulli
van. and that he would continue "to
incur the hostility of that class of in
dividuals" so long as he was in journal
| ism or in congress.
i The house proceeded to the consider,
i ation of bills relating to the Distrief
j >f Columbia.
HOCH HOLMES’ PUPIL?
Bluebeard Is Positively Identified as
Janitor of the Famous Chi
cago “Castle.”
Chicago, Feb. 13.—Geo., ftlyter, a car
penter, declared positively today that
Hoch was janitor of the so-called
"Castle" of H. H. Holmes, who com
mitted many murders In this city.
Hoch denies Slyter’s statements. Po
1 lice Inspector Shippy expresses the
opinion that Hoch had nothing to do
with Holmes.
German Coal Strike Ended.
Essen, Feb. 13.—The coal strike has
entirely ended. Full shifts went into
the mines todav.
Hanover’s Progressive Fire Department
Collier's Weekly: The automobile[
type of engine has been applied to fire-j
fighting apparatus In Hanover, Ger
many, with great success. All ' steam
ers'' are of automobile type.. One set of
engines drives the wheels and another
the pumps. The supply of water and
coal In the tender attached are good for
a run of fifteen miles. In one wagon is
; carried a full “diver’s suit." with air
: and telephone connection, in which/ a
fireman may enter a smoke filled house,
while water pumped through a third
pipe falls from the crown of his hel
met in a protective shower bath.
Women Need Pockets.
Ohio State Journal: Woman’s need o«
n pocket is never more clearly evident;
than the last week before Christmas. Ap
this Joyous season her purse Is well filled
and her arms are so occupied with parcels
that she does not always maintain a firm!
grip on her shopping bag. To use their!
own phrase, it is an easy matter for
crooks to relieve Santa Claus' feminine;
agents of their quick assets. Our news;
columns of the last few days show It. !
But It will be many years, we fear, be
fore the dressmakers consent to allow
women to have pockets. The fit of the
gown must not be jeopardized at any cost.
The only possible excuse for mentioning
the pocket heresy at all is that our brief
remarks upon the subject serve as an in
troduction to the real point. Ladies, twist
the handles of your misnamed pocketbooks *
around your wrists and hang on tight.
IT'S THE TERROR OF ALL WOMEN
Backache Quickly Cured by Podd'a
Kidney Pills — Mrs. W. II. Ambrose
Telia How Her Pains Vanished Never
to Return When She Used the Great.
American Kidney Remedy.
Dover, Ky., Feb. 13th.—(Special.)—
So long has Backache been the terror
ol’ the women ot America that the nu
' merous reports of ttie complete and
] permanent cures of this ailment now
! being made by Dodd’s Kidney Pills
are causing wide satisfaction and not
the least remarkable of these cures is
that of Mrs. W. II. Ambrose of this
place. Mrs. Ambrose says:
"I bad such pains in my back at
times I could hardly move and other
symptoms showed that my kidneys
were affected. One box of Dodd’s Kid
ney Pills drove away all the pains and
1 have never been troubled since.” I
i Backache is the kidneys’ first notice
that they are out of order and need5
help, if they get that help in the form
of Dodd’s Kidney Pills all will be well.
! If they are neglected the disease may
j develop into Diabetes, Bright’s Dis
[ ease or Rheumatism.
Fortune for Elephant Trainer.
Paris correspondence of the Eondot
Globe: Yesterday a well known Walk
street lawyer, W. H. Norledge, walked!
into Bostoek's hippodrome in the Bou-j
levard de Clichy, and asked the great!
lion trainer if he had in his employi
an Englishman named Caldwell. “Yes,”;
said Mr. Bostook, and he sent for the(
man, an alert, well-set-up, well edu-:
eated Britisher, who, before taking to>
elephant training had served as a cav-j
airy officer with Kitchener in thet
Soudan and was with “Bobs’’ in the
Transvaal. After he had assured him-'
self of the Englishman's Identity the
lawyer said: "I have to inform you
that your grandmother is dead.” J
"Poor old soul," said Mr. Caldwell., M
“I’m sorry, I would lather it had been. 11
my grandfather. He's had a lot ofj
money for years that I ought to have
had."
“But he's dead, too,” said Mr. Nor
ledge.
"Then I’m glad to hear it," was the
prompt response.
"And you are the only heir,” contin
ued »he lawyer.
“I'm glad to hear that, too," said Mr.
Caldwell, "and you can fulfill all the
necessary formalities as soon as you
care to.”
The amount of the fortune to which.
Mr. Caldwell has just succeeded to is
about £50.000. But it seems to have
made no difference to him. He has
been training Mr. Bostoek’s leph&nts
for the last three years, and he says
he has no intention of changing his
mode of life. He likes his profession,
risky though it is, too well to leave it.
and. although he has more than once
been badly mauled by a vicious tem
pered brute, he delights in maintaining
his mastery over the animals, which
have fascinated him ever since he went
Iger shooting in India.
READS THE BOOK.
“The Hood to Wellville” Pointed tha
Way.
Down at Hot Springs, Ark., the vis
itors have all sorts of complaints, but
it is a subject of remark that the great
majority of them have some trouble
with stomach and bowels. This may
be partly attributed to the heavy med
icines.
Naturally, under the conditions, the
question of food is very prominent.
A young man states that he had suf
fered for nine years from stomach and
bowel trouble, had two operations
which did not cure, and was at lust
threatened with appendicitis.
lie went to Hot Springs for rheuma
tism and his stomach trouble got
worse. One day at breakfast the wait
er, knowing his condition, suggested
he try Grape-Nuts and cream, which
he did. and found the food agreed with
him perfectly.
After the second day he began to
sleep peacefully at night, different
than he had for years. The perfect
digestion of the food quieted his ner
vous system and made sleep possible.
He says: "The next morning I was
astonished to find my condition of con
stipation had disappeared. I could not
believe it true after suffering for so
many years; then I took more interest
in the food, read the little book “The
Road to Wellville,” and started follow
ing the simple directions.
“I have met with such results that
in the last five weeks I have gained
eight pounds in spite of hot baths
which take away the tiesh from any
one. ,
“A friend of mine has been entirely
cured of a bad case of indigestion and
stomach trouble by using Grape-Nuts
j Food and cream alone for breakfast.
“There is one thing in particular—I
have noticed a great change in my
mental condition. Formerly 1 could
] hardly remember anything, and now
| the mind seems unusually acute and
1 retentive. 1 can memorize practically
anything I desire.” Name given by
! Postuin Co., Battle Creek, Mich.