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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1905)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. >'NEILU~ ~~ NEBRASKA .■'■"T .. .... ■■ .... --: gt the request of ihe secretary ol commerce and labor the department of Mate at Washington has been collect-. Ing Information concerning the list or paving blocks and building brick madel of glass. Paving blocks of this char acter are used In Prance. Old glass obtained from broken bottles, window panes and the like is used In the man-' ufaeture of these bricks and tiles. Tests carried out In Paris showed that a certain make of this artificial stone teslsted a pressure of 28,774 pounds to the square Inch, while granite stood n pressure of only 9.245 pounds. The gla ss bloek stood extremely low tem peratures without cracking, endured frietlon well and proved to have great power to resist blows. "Everywhere that I have seen It. the coast of Spain Is an Iron-bound beach with u rough sea breaking," writes a traveler. "Whether on the Atlantic or the Mediterranean shore, whether on the Biscayan or the Andalusian coast, there seems to be ever a heavy surf booming along the Spunlsh beach. Here on the extreme north there were the same somber mountains lhat we had once seen when coasting between Gib raltar and Marseilles; here we saw the name stern landscape and the same gaunt cliffs crowned with watch tow ers, sad-colored like the cliffs and seeming to be stony growths out of the rocks themselves.” In his recent book. "Child Slaves of Great Britain," Robert H. Sherard writes: "There are thousands of our poor children in London starving, not on account of the poverty of the par ents, but by reason of the Ignorance and sloth of the mothers. They know nothing of cookery, they wish to know nothing. They do not care for the trou ble. In ev«*ry London slum you will find a filed fish shop, or a cooked meat shop, or a grocer who sells cheese and pickles and potted things. It Is much easier and 'less woriitlng llke’ to send the children out with cop pers for a penn-’orth of fish and chips 0v a bit of cheese and pickles than to cook anything for them.” More trees are needed In South Af rica. In other parts of the dark con tinent trees have changed the appear ance of the country In comparatively recent times. The trees seen by the traveler from Cairo to the pyramids were Introduced by Mehemet All, and the banks of the Nile are not the same as were those In the days of Herodotus or Napoleon. The prickly pears and the gum trees of North Af rit a have changed the country entire ly since the Carthaginian period. In the Hawaiian Islands many of the shrubs which give a tone to the land scape tame during the last eighty years from Asia and America. David Moffutt, of Denver, Is the ■wealthiest man In Colorado, which out ranks all other states In per capita wealth. Colorado has the further dis tinction that most of Its vast fortunes were made within its boundaries, not alone in mining, but in the cattle In dustry, In realty, speculation, in fruit, sugar beet culture, potato farming and tn manufacturing and other mercantile pursuit. There are 108 resident mil lionaires in Colorado, their total wealth being worth being about $260,000,000. Mr Moffat is worth from $25,000,000 to 130,000,000. About 100 men worth seven or more figures made their money in the state and reside elsewhere. Colonel Sidney G. Cooke, local man ager of the Leavenworth soldiers’ home, probably is the only man in the world who ever sneezed a bullet out his head. He was badly wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, a Confederate bullet having penetrated his bruin. He was taken prisoner and sent to Anderson vllle after having his wound dressed by a doctor who did not attempt to extract the bullett. Cooke recovered, and the lump in his "noggin” did not bother him at all. One day he com menced to sneeze, and he nearly sneezed himself to death. He sneezed for ten days. With the last sneeze came the bullet. Uriel 8. Crocker, a Boston lawyer, who made a specialty of drawing wills, in his own will left his $750,000 estate to his wido'' (his second wife, who had been his stenographer) In trust to pay herself the income for life, with the right to give such of the annual in come as she felt she did not want to such of his three sons as she might select, and to dtsnose of the trust estate after her death among these sons and. their heirs as she wished. The sons contested, alleging fraud and undue Influence, and a Jury so deblded, and upon appeal the supreme court sus tained the Jury's finding. The Canadian parliament Is discuss-' Jng an appropriation of $400,000 for es tablishing a mint, which it is contended Is desirable for patriotic reasons, for the advertisement it would be to Can ada to have its gold circulating all over the world, and for the effect it would have in diverting to Canada trade now gqlng to the United States. Canadian miners take their gold to American cities, such as Seattle, and It goes to American mints, when, if Canada had a mint, they would bring a good part of It to their own cities and exchange iV for Canadian goods. According to one of the old English chronicles, royalty in 12114 had nothing for a bed but a sack of straw. Even In the day of Queen Elizabeth at least half of the population of London slept on boards. Blocks of wood served as pillows. The sleeping chamber of the queen was dally strewn with fresh rushes. Carpets were unknown. Henry VI. immediately on arising, tossed off a cup of wine. Tea. coffee and choco late were, of course, unheard of at that time. 8ugar was to be had only In drug stores and then by the ounce. Sir William McDonald, the millionaire tobacco manufacturer and educational philanthropist, of Montreal, has in formed the Protestant council of pub lic instruction of the province of Que bec that he has a scheme which Is said to Involve the expenditure of $7,000,000. In addition to an agricultural college •which he will build at St. Anne de Bellevue. Sir William proposes to en dow a normal school in close proxim ity to the agricultural college for (he training of teachers. It is considered an essential condition of the English court system that the judges shall be absolutely independent financially, that their salaries shall be eo large and provision for their future upon their retirement shall be so ample that they need have no monetary : nx lety. Since the granting of an annntty ®f $17,032.75 a year to Sir Francis Jeune there arc now eight ex-judges In England who are in receipt of total pensions amounting to J121.CG2.50 a yior. Mrs. Bailington Booth Is asking two< thousand men lo pledge themselves for. $1 a month eaa,’ for one year to ■ devoted to the ft ''warding of her res- i (tue work amoi g ^onvlcts and ex-eon-J jvlcts. FLOODS REPO ED IN EASTERN BRASKA Recent Heavy Rain Has Caused All Streams to Overflow Banks. DAMAGE MAY BE HEAV> Grave Fears of Danger in and About Norfolk, Where the Elkhorn River It on a Rampage Inundating the Lowlands, Norfolk, Neb., May 17.—With the Klkhoni river at Its highest stage in fifteen years and the whole country hereabouts In a drowned condition the flood presents grave dangers. At Nor fork the weakened condition of a dike has aroused much apprehension for the safety of the town. The dike began to leak last night. A fire alarm was sounded and many citizens turned out and put in the night on duty. Sand bags were filled and thrown Inside the weakened spot and the Hood was held at bay In the good old Holland way. A detail of men is constantly on hand to keep watch. In Norfolk nearly all the basements of buildings contain more or less wa ter. It has been feared that the water In the basements of the waterworks and electric light plant, which are In the same building, would reach the fur naces and put out the fires under the boilers, but by continuous pumping this has been prevented. The condition of ihe railroad tracks in this section, due to the continuous rains and the washouts, is alarming. Over 1,000 feet of track on the Scrib ner and Oakdale branch of the North western lias been washed out. On the Union Pacific, near Norfolk, a portion of a bridge was washed away and a mile of track Is out of commission, with a train stalled In the middle of It. The Northwestern main line track Is very soft. It has been reported here that the dam at Plerbe is In bad condition, and that the darn at West Point Is in dan ger of giving away. Wayne, Neb,, May 15.—The heaviest rain known here for years fell, flood ing the streets, Logan creek, just south of tile city, overflowed, and the low land adjacent was covered with water all along the valley, doing considerable damage. A portion of the railroad truck In the valley east of Wayne was washed out, and as a result the Nor folk passenger train ran to Wayne this afternoon and returned to Norfolk at night. No trains arrived from the east. CATTLEMEN ON TRIAL. Rangers Indicted for Illegal Land Fenc ing to Come Before Court. Omaha, Neb., May 16.—Former Assist ant. United Slates District Attorney Rush was appointed deputy district attorney to look after the' illegal fencing of public land cases for which Indictments already have been returned by the United States grand Juries of 1JI03 and 1904, as well as those returned by the grand jury now in session. District Attorney Baxter said: "It is the Intention of the department of justice to proceed at once against the cat tlemen under the ex siting Indictments in both civil and criminal cases and push them vigorously. Mr. Rush will devote his entire attention to these cases and will proceed against the cattlemen immediate ly. There will be no further parleying in the matter. Promises do not go. The fences have got to come down. The cattle men have been given all the immunity they are entitled to, and now the govern ment will take a hand and see that its mandates are strictly and impartially en forced." There are fourteen of these cases to be looked Into, the defendants being M. Chris tiansen, Frank Currie and John McCon nell, Thomas Chisek, W. L. Judkins, John Kinimery, Valentine King and John King, Samuel Palmer, Bartlett Richards, Wil liam G. Comstock and Charles C. Jame son, Joseph Sides and Scott Sides, William G. Simonson and Allie G. Simonson, John Krause and Herman Krause and R. M. Allen. In the case of the Krauses there ure additional indictments found by the present grand jury and in one or two of the other cases . The enclosed land largely lies In Box Butte, Sioux, Sheridan, Dawes, Deuel, Cheyenne and Custer counties. The total amount of lands held to be illegally fenced closely approximates 1,000,000 acres. Practically all of the indictments were returned against the within named defend ants in 1903, and the indictments following in 1904 and 1905 are simply more particu larly to emphasize the indictments of 1903 and cover any errors that might be taken advantage of by the defendants. All of the indicted parties have long since given bonds for their appearance, and the hear ing will be begun during the coming week. RULES AGAINST DYKES. Judge Holds Nemaha Bottoms Must Be Left Open to Floods. Falls City, Neb.. May It.—The owners of land along the Nemaha bottom will not be allowed to dike their land against flood waters is the gist of the decision handed down by Judge \V. H. Kelliger in this county For the past two or three years owners of bottom land in this county have been throwing up dikes along their lines in the endeavor to keep the flood waters of the Nemaha oft their lands. Nearly every place that this has been done complaints have been made by the neighbors that it kept the water on their lands and dam aged them. No action was taken in the matter to test the legality of the diking until D. P. Brinegar brought an injunction action against John E. Copass to prevent him putting up a dike on his line. Both these parties live near Salem on the south fork of the Nemaha river and their lands are contiguous. The ease was tried and after an elabor ae argument Judge Kelliger decided that the owners of bottom land could not be allowed to dike their land against flood water and hold the water or throw It on other people. This decision is of interest to a great many people along the Nemaha as other dikes are being contemplated. The ease will be taken to the supreme court as soon as possible. The river has always overflowed over the land of Mr. Brinegar and down over Mr. Copass' until about a year ago when the two parties got together and built a dike along the river bank on the land of Mr. Brinegar. This dike kept the water off the land of both parties, but backc< it up on other lands of Mr. Brinegar an. { also on his neighbors. The neighbci \ complained of this and threatened a la\f suit to make him take it down and i % March he went on his land and cut thtj dike open, allowing the water to pass in its old course. As soon as he did this Mr. Copass, whose land lies below Brine gar's began the erection of a dike on hi. j west line to Keep the water off his place.’ A BETTER OUTLOOK. Dun Says Weathek Retards Retail Trade, but Conditions Are Better Than Last Year. New York, May 16.—It. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Unsettled weather still retards retail trade, and uneven distribution of mois ture prevents crop prospects from at taining an ideal position, but the gen eral result is much better than normal sod far more satisfactory than at this time in 1904. Meanwhile payments are fairly prompt, money Is easy and abundant, while confidence In the ruture Is the ruling sentiment. The decline in Wall street to the lowest average for the six most active railway securities since last January has had no perceptible in tluence on business, and rairoad earn ings continue to make favorable com parisons with last year's figure, and the early returns for April show a gain of 9.7 per cent. Manufacturing activity is unabated, the leading industries representing a minimum percentage of idle machinery, and pig iron production Is expected to establish a new record of over 2,000,000, 000 tons for the current month. Foreign commerce has again shown an increase at this port over the same week last year, irnpqrts gaining $2, 106,066. For the first time in many weeks the comparison as to exports was unfavor able, but the decrease was only $270, 303. Real Estate Movement Good. Real estate transfers are very heavy in all parts of the country, and in addi tion to the large amount of building operations the number of new permits Indicate that much more structural work is contemplated. Little interruption from labor con troversies Is still cause for gratifica tion. A little Irregularity is noticed In reports from the leading centers of the iron and steel industry, but It was not to be expected that production and consumption would continue to estab lish new high water marks indefinitely. After the stimulation of the sales last week a decrease In activity for the dry goods market was to be ex pected. In the primary markets for cottons a few buyers still purchase for distant delivery, but as a rule operations are again confined to cur rent requirements. The advancing raw material strengthens woolens in which duplicate business arrives more freely. While the hide market has lost none of its strength, it is less active, but there ;s a notable scarcity of country hides, which are especially firm. Failures this week In the United States aie 197, against 212 last week, 204 in the preceding week and 236 in the corresponding week last year. Failures In Canada number 21, against 22 last week, 15 in the preced ing week and 23 last year. TOOK WRONG DOSE. Mrs. Margaret Green, Matron at Deaf Mute Schol at Sioux Falls, Makes Fatal Mistake. Sioux Falls, S. D., May 16.—Mrs. Mar garet Green, aged about 42, matron of the boys' dormitory at the state school for deaf mutes in this city, is dead as a result of an unfortunate mistake. She was also nurse at the institution and had access to the medicine closet. Not feeling well today, she went to the me Heine closet for the purpose of tak ing a hypodermic injection of morphine. By mistake she took strychnine. She lived only ten minutes. She came to j Sioux Falls from some point in Iowa, j where Iter sister lives. THE markets. Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux <’ity, May 15.—Sioux City Stock Vards— Hogs—Good lighi and butchers, $5.-0®5.25; mixed and heavy, $5.05®5.15. I Cattle—Butcher steers, $4.00®ti.00; f at I cows and heifers, $3.00®5.00; stock cows | and heifers, $2.00®3.00; stackers and feed ! ers, $3.2o®4.00; yearlings anu calves, $3.00® 4.45. Chicago. Chicago, May 15.—Cattle—Market was steady. Poor to medium. $4.40®5.50; stock ers and feeders, $2.75®5.u0; cows and heif ers. $2.75®3.50; canners, $1.50®2.40; bulls, $2.50®4.75; calves, $2.75®6.00. Hogs—Mixed and butcher, $5.30®5.52%; good to choice heavy, $5.30®5.50; rough heavy, $5.00® 5.30; light, $b.25&>5.50; bulk of sales, $5.35®5.50. Sheep—Market for sheep strong. Good to choice wethers,, $4.G0®5.10; fair to choice mixed, $4.00®5.00: native lambs, $3.75®6.25; western lambs, $5.50®5.75. Close: Ilogs—Market slow and weak. Good heavy, $5.30®5.52%; light, $5.25®5.50; mixed and butcher, $5.25®5.52%; rough heavy, $5.00®5.25. Cattle—Market slow and steady with beeves quoted at $4.50®G.75; rows and heif ers, $1.50®5.50; stockers and feeders, $2.00® 5.1o. Sheep—Market slow and steady. South Omaha. South Omaha, May 15.—Cattle—Native steers, $4.25®0.25; cows and neifeis, $2.50® 5.00; western steers, $3.5U®5.10; canners, $1.<5®3.25; stockers and feeders, $2.uv®v>.u0; ! calves, $2.00®6.U0; bulls, $2.50®4.40. Hogs—Market steady. Heavy, $5.10®5.15; i mixed, $5.10®5.2%; light, $5.07%®o.l5; pigs, j $4.00®,>.oo: bulk of sales, $5.10®*>.12%. i Sheep—Westerns strong, $4..5®5.25; j weiners, strong, $4.00®-4.75; ewes, strong, ! $4.oo®4..»o; lambs, strong, $5.25®6.0i*. GRAIN MARKETS. Grain and Provisions. ! Chicago, May 15.—Cash quotations were were as toliows: Flour—Market steady. Wheat—No. 2 spring, *»4$j;9Sc; No. 3 spring, 88$|9ic; No. 2 red, 92(usuc. Corn—No 2, 4S%c; No. 2 yedow. 49%$/50c. Oats—No. 2, 29%c; No. 3 w hite, 30%$j32%c. Hye—No. 2, <2$j i3c. Barley—Good feeding, 37$.»4Uc; fair to choice malting, 4o(o48%e. Flax Seed—No. 1, $1.2o; No. 1 northwest ern, $1.39. Timothy Seed—Prime, $3.C<>. Clover—Contract grade, $12.00^12.50. Provisions—Mess pork, $12.00$/ 12.10; lard, $7.15$/7.17%; short rib sides, $7.00<b7.12%; short clear skies, $7.00@7.12%. Whisky—On basis of high wines. $1.23. Butter—Market was steady; creamery, 20 @24e; dairy, 18$/22c. Eggs--Steaciy at mark; cases included, 15$i'io%c; nrsts, lt>%$jlt»%c; prime firsts, 17c; extras. 18%c. Cheese—Market quiet at 13%$rl4c. M inneapotis. Minneapolis, May 15.—Closing cash prices on naek were as follows: Wheat—No. 1 hard, $1.08%: No. 1 north ern, $1.(4)%$/1.00%; No. 2 northern, $1.02%$/< 1.03%: No. 3 northern, 95%$T98%c; No. 1 macaroni, 82c. Corn—No. 3 yellow. 45%e. No. 3, 44%e. Oats—No. 3 white, 29$/29%e; No. 8, 28$* 28%c. Barley—38(§ 44c. Hye—71%$/ <2%c. Fiax—$1.39%. KILLS AN IOWA FAMILY William Hughes and Three Children, Formerly of Iowa, Meet Death in Oklahoma Cyclone. Dos Moines, la.. May 15.—Word has just 1 been received here that IViiliam Hughes and three children, formerly of this city, j were killed in a cyclone at Willowdale, Okia.. yesterday. Two of the children 1 were found dead in a tree top. The four (bodies will be brought here for burial. LIQUOR GRAZED ; MAN KILLS MANY Seven Victims, Including Him* self, Are the Result of a Terrible Spree THREE KILLED OUTRIGHT — , 'Two Women Are Probably Fatally Wounded—No Possible Motive Can Be Ascribed for His Bloodthirsty Act. San Diego, Cal., May 17.—AV. P. Rob inson, a bouse cleaner, while crazed with liquor, stabbed to death AA’illiam Stewait, shot and killed Harry Dodd ridge and H. AA'. Chase, probably fatal ly wounded Mrs. Emma Stewait and Mrs. AV. H. Doddridge, then blew' the top of his head off with a pistol. W. H. Doddridge, an internal revenue collector, sustained severe injuries by jumping from a second story window in an effort to avoid the crazed man. There is no known reason for think ing there had been ill feeling between Robinson and any of his victims. Dodd-' ridge says he never heard of Robinson; before. \ Sought Out His Victims. At 8 o'clock this morning Roblnsor left Ills house and going to the apart ment in the same building occupied by Mrs. Emma Stewart, the landlady, anil' her son AViliiam, rapped for admission. Mrs. Stew'art, upon opening the door, was shot through the head by Robin son with a rifle. Robinson then entered the dining room, where young Stewart was Just rising from the breakfast table, Robin son attacked him immediately, plunging a long knife into his body, Stewart fall ing to the floor dead. Robinson then returned to his room, reloading his rifle and apparently slipped the revolver into his pocket. He descended to the first floor where he shot and instantly killed H AV. Chase, a carpenter. Goes After Them on a Bike Robinson next proceeded on his bike down Fourth street for several blocks, stopping at the house of AV H. Dodd ridge. In response to a ring Harry Doddridge opened the door. Robinson Immediately raised his revolver and fired. Doddridge sank to the floor with a bullet just above his heart. Mrs. Doddridge, the young man’s mother, hearing the shot, ran screaming from the house. AVhen Robinson caught sight of her he fired, the bullet striking the woman in the back. AV. H. Doddridge, who was in bed on tiie second floor when the commo tion began, Jumped or fell out of the window, probably sustaining internal injuries. Robinson searched the house for more people. AVhen he came to the room just vacated by Doddridge, lie climbed upon a bed. Placing his revolver to his temple, he fired the bullet which tore off the top of his head. HUNTS BURIED PLUNDER Chicagoan Searches for $100,000 Spoken Of in Letter. Hartford City. Ind.. May 17.—John Anglehart, of Chicago, has been in this place several days searching for $100. 000, the proceeds of outlawry, which is believed to have been buried some where east of the city by his grand father over fifty years ago. A letter left by the grandfather at his death ten years ago explains Anglehart's mysterious visits to this city. The let ter reads: "Chicago, Nov. 31, 1SS4.—My Dear Grandson: When you read this I will have gone to my reward or punish ment. and now I write this in hope that you will make the restitution for my sins that I have never had the moral courage to do. "Forty years ago I was the chief of a gang of highwaymen operating in Pennsylvania and through the west. For many years 1 plied my nefarious trade unsuspected, but at last I was betrayed by one of my men and nar rowly escaped capture. I hid in the woods for several days until at last I succeeded in getting six of my men together. We took what money we had hid, about $100,000 in gold, and fled to the west, stealing horses to carry our large load of gold, and avoiding human habitation whenever possible. Arriving at last at a spot not far west of what is now the city of Dunkirk, one of my men died, our horses were worn out, and 1 decided we would bury the treasure and return for it later. We took what we could carry, for our immediate needs, buried the rest and went to Chicago. I have never re turned: my live companions were killed in an explosion, so that you alone of all men know trie secret. T now charge you. my grandson, to find the gold, and if you are unable to restore it to its rifehtful owners or their heirs give it to some charitable institution. I inclose a map of the lo cality I drew at the time, which is the only direction I can give you. Do this and you have an old man's blessing, fail to do it and you have his. curse. Jonas Anglehart.” After Jonas Anglehart died the let I ter, addressed to his grandson, was found among his private papers. In | i losed in a paper yellow with age was ! the map spoken of, which is the only ! known direction as to the hiding place ! of the gold. FINED $1 FOR SWEARING Punished Under Old Law Unearthed by Officials. Columbus. O., May 17.—Henry Weifel. I of Pleasant township, was fined $1 in 1 police court today for swearing on com 1 plaint of Nellie Francis, on transcript from a Justice's court. The section has just been unearthed by the police offi cials and is as follows: Section 7063, profane swearing—Who ever, being over 14 years of age, pro fanely curses or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall on complaint made within ten days thereafter be fined not more than $1 for such offense. A stay of ten days was given to file . a bill of exceptions. INVADER FOUND CRAZY. Man Who Tried to Enter the White House Sent to Asylum. Washington. May 17.—Daniel Costa ble, the Italian who was arrested while endeavoring to force an entrance through the rear door of the White House, was declared insane and or dered committed to St. Elizabeth’s asy lum. At the time of his arrest Costa ble declared that a spirit had informed him that his murdered wife could b? found in the corridor of the Whit# House. j FRED M. HANS ACQUITTED | July at Ainsworth Finds Him Not Guilty of Murder. | Ainsworth, Neb., May IT.—After b*ing out all night the jury yesterday returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Fred M. Hans, charged with the murder of David O. Luse, of Brown county, on April I 9, 1901. ! In the year 1901 and just prior to that i time several horses belonging to different I persons had been shot on what was known as the David Luse range and suspicion strongly pointed in the direction of Luse as the guilty one. One Duquette under i took the task of solving the mystery, and presently reported seeing David O. Luse shoot and kill a horse belonging to Zach Foster, a neighboring ranchman. Mr. {Foster came to town and swore out a wary rant in Judge Potter's court April 8, 1901, charging Luse with the crime. Fred M. Hans, who was a well known detective in the employ of the Chicago and {Northwestern railway, was in Ainsworth on that day and was given the warrant to serve. Trouble was expected in arresting 'Luse, and Hans had a reputation for fear lessness, nerve and quickness. Han* Wa* an Officer. In company with several others Hani started for the Luse ranch, eighteen miles north of Ainsworth, but darkness over taking them Hans thought best to defer making the arrest until the following morning, which arrest he did attempt, go ing to the houge alone, with the result that Luse was shot twice by him. A coroner’s jury wras called and an in quest was held, a verdict being returned exonerating Hans from any blame. Nothing further was heard of the case until the people of Brown county were apprised that a grand jury was to convene in Ainsworth on May 18, 1903, or over two years after the murder was committed. This grand jury was in session several days and finally found a true bill for mur der in the second degree against Fred M. Hans for the killing of Luse. He Gave Himself Up. The defendant, upon hearing of the in dictment, returned to Brown county and gave himself up to the proper officials, and after several attempts by his attor neys was finally given a trial and found guilty as charged and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. A stay of execution was secured pending a review of his case by the supreme court and bail bond fixed at $10,000, which was furnished. About a year ago the supreme court passed upon the case, sending it back on error for retrial. The state at the recent term of court elected to file a new complaint, charging Hans with murder in the first degree, Judge Westover sitting as a reviewing magistrate. The evidence was considered sufficient to sustain the contention and the defendant was ordered committed to jail without bail. The second trial of the case, charging murder in the first degree, occupied all last week. The judge Saturday instructed the jury that it must find a verdict of murder In the first degree or acquit. __ VEILED MURDERESS DEAD Carries the Secret of Her Identity to the Grave. Newburgh. N. Y.. May 17.—Mrs. Hen rietta Robinson. 89 years of age, who was known as the veiled murderess, is dead at Mattewan state hospital. She was convicted of the murder of Tim othy Lanagan and Catherine Lubee in Troy, N. Y., in 1853. During the trial she wore a heavy veil and said that site would rather have any verdict pro nounced than to remove it. At the close of the trial she drew the veil for an instant and smiling to the judge again drew it. She was sentenced to be hanged on June 19', 1853. Her sen tence was afterward commuted. She was sent to the Auburn state hospital for the insane in 1873 and later trans ferred to Mattewan. When a few days ago it was certain she must die the physicians endeavored to have her reveal her identity, which she had kept hidden since her commit ment. She refused, saying she had kept the secret for fifty years and might as well let it die with her. Only once in her long confinement did she ever re veal anything about herself, and then she told a physician that she came from the Knglish royal family. She refused to say anything further. IS HELD FOR CRIME. George D. Collins, ef San Francisco, Indicted. San Francisco. Ca).. May 17.—The grand jury today indicted Attorney George D. Collins on a charge of big amy. A number of witnesses testified that Collins had married Charlotta Newman in this city. His subsequent marriage to Clarice McCurdy in Chi cago was also proved to the satisfac tion of the jury. The attorney does not claim ever to have been divorced, but denies his marriage to Charlotta Newman, declaring that he really mar ried her sister, who is dead. WEDS CHARITY WORKER ; American Vice Consul Marries East In dian Girl. London, May 17.—Archibald Mac kirdy, American vice counsel at Muscat, Arabia, was married at St. Margaret's church, Westminster, to Olive Christian Mai very, an east Indian who has spent live years working among the poor of London. The bishop of London offi ciated and Mme. Calve participated in tlie choral service. The bridesmaids were five east end flower sellers. The church was crowded with poor girls. The bride, who was attired in an Indian wedding gown, was given away by Bishop Milne of Bombay. BLOW TO PEASANTRY. Russian Authorities to Precent Trials, in Law Courts. Moscow, May 17.—The governor of the province of Vladimir has issued in structions to the local authorities of the districts not to allow the peasants to apply to barristers to support their cases in the law courts. The reason assigned for this unusual order is because the 'barristers are immoral persons, who always try to secure illiterate clients with revolu tionary promises." The effect of the order can readily be understood, as it will leave the peasantry helpless to resist by legal steps any grievance they may have, while landlords will he able to retain their own lawyers without interfer ence. BOWEN IS ON THE RACK Minister to Venezuela Receives Written Charges Regarding Loomis Affair. Washington, May 17.—Secretary Taft today handed Minister Bowen a copy of the charges which Assistant Secre tary Loomis filed alleging that Bowen had inspired the publication of thi charges against Loomis, and also a copy of the latter's reply to the charges , which Bowen had forwarded to Wash ington. Bowen took the papers, and will prtpare a supplementary state ment. j WILL LEAVE CABINET. 1 Secretary of Navy Morton Will Return to Railroad Work on Sep tember 1. Washington, D. C„ May 17.—It haw. been stated upon competent authority that, all denials to the contrary, Sec retary Paul Morton of the navy de partment will be out of the cabinet by September 1 at the latest. His retire | ment will come as a result of his vol ! untary resignation. President Roose-; velt will felicitate him upon liis serv ices and express regret that he finds it expedient to sever his connection with, the government service. It has beeni known to Mr. Morton's colleagues in the cabinet for some time that he was dissatisfied with his tenure. Mr. Mor iton does not like official life and has k jchafed at being in office. He has been' importuned to resume his connection with financial and railroad affairs, which are more to his taste. At the same tune gossip In official circles re ports that Mr. Morton’s retirement may relieve the situation. It is a subject of current report that the prosecution by the government of the Santa Fe alleged teb-ite cases Involves a possibility of Mi. Morton figuring as one of the par-!, ,tlclpants. This, however, is a matter of rumor rather than of official state ment and may not have any connex ion with the coming retirement. BIG FOUR WRECK. Two Men Killed and Six Severely In jured in Accident at Otter bein, Ind. Lafayette, Ind.. May 17.—Two me:, were killed and six fatally injured in the wreck of the Big Four passenger train No 11. which crashed into an open switch at Otterbein. fifteen miles west of this city, while running at the rate of forty miles an hour. The mail and baggage cars were completely wrecked and four passenger coaches were thrown from their trucks and dashed 100 feet ahead of the engine. Almost every passenger was either cut by flying glass or bruised. Several narrowly escaped death. • The dead: HERBERT G. HALLER, enginee,,. Indianapolis. HUGH S. BABB, fireman. Indianap olis. The severely injured are: W. P. Peacock, traveling salesman, Indianapolis. Walter Freeman, passenger, Chicago. Elmer Hockersmith, passenger,' Westport, Ind. J. W. Egbert, mall clerk, Hamil ton, O. Dayton Brown, mall clerk. Indianap I oils. Thomas O. Fowler, Lafayette. A ROOSEVELT CONVER1 Prominent Official of PatrioVp Ordi*r Says He Will Quit Voting Against Him. New York. May 17.—Previous to ii<> banquet at the annual session of the general court of the order of Founders and Pntriots of America, held in the. city hall. Admiral Dewey was elected governor general. Walter S. Logan, attorney general of the order, speaking of official corrup tion at the banquet, said: ” There was never anything at San Juan hill that troubled Theodore Roosevelt so much as the corruption he found in the post office department when he became pres ident, never any enemy that George Washington came up against that was so intrenched as the congressional and legislative lobbies in this year of grace 1905.” He referred to President Roosevelt's speech at the Iroquois club in Chicago’ Thursday concerning the railroads and continued: *1 have voted against' Theodore Roosevelt every time he lias: been a candidate for anything, but I: have no hesitation in saying that Theodore Roosevelt Is my president and wherever he leads in this tremendous fight that he has instituted against the. combined corporations and corrupting influences of the land I shall be proud to follow.” ADMIRAL DEWEY IS ILL Illness of a Severe Nature Keeps Him Closely Confined at His Hotel. New York. May 17.—Admiral Detve,, whose illness had reached a serious state last Saturday, is considerably im proved, though he is still colsely con fined to his room and cannot receive callers. ONLY HALF AMERICAN. Carnegie Puts British Emblem on One Side of the Stars and Stripes. Columbus. O., May 17.—Charles F. Thwing, president of Western Reserve university, announced today that the board of control of the gift of $10,000, 000 to provide for superannuated col lege professors had been called l>y Mr. Carnegie to meet at his New York of fice November 15. He also said Mr. Carnegie had ordered a combined Brit ish and American flag made for his Skibo castle. "Mr. Carnegie was rather uncertain at first as to the flag which he would use at Skibo castle,” said President Thwing. "If he selected the stars and stripes he was concerned for fear he would offend his neighbors. ‘But I'm an American, and why not?" said Mr. Carnegie. "Then in a moment of meditation he considered what would be the result if he placed the British flag at the mast of ihe castle, then he might of fend his loyal friends across the water. As a compromise he had a flag made on one side with the stars and stripes and on the other the union jack." SWORD FOR* ROOSEVELi Missionary Brings Back Gift from Ori ental Officials. Reading, Pa., May 17.—Rev. Dr. D. R. Schneider, a missionary of the Re formed church, who has just arrived here from Japan, after some years’ absence from the United States, brought with him a magnificent sword, the gift of leading Japanese officials, to be presented to President Roose velt. The date for the presentation haw not been fixed. SHOT HER ASSAILANT Courageous Act of a Chicago Concert Hali Singer. Chicago, May 17.—Eva Dakin, a con cert hall singer, shot and killed one of two men who attacked her and tried to rob her. The man she killed was recognized later by detectives as (’has. Bennett. The woman was locked up pending an investigation. The police say witnesses have been found who corroborate the woman’s story. Ben nett’s companion has net yet been found.