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THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. VNEILC, NEBRASKA wr: ■ .*. — ■ ..—— Mrs. Roosevelt has been smtianj.- her* eelf collecting old china, remains of dinner sets of former occupants of the White House from thr time of Martha Washington down to the day* of Mrs McKinley. The dishes are in mahogany cabinets kept iri the basement of the White House, where any on>; may see the priceless china. There are the precious gold-rimmed cups of Martha Washington's regime, and the last ad dition to the exhibit was made by Mrs. George P. Klliott, who presented Mrs. Roosevelt with four pieces of the Mon roe china. A massive soup tureen with deep yellow border and plates with « cluster of wild roses in the center oi each make up this pretty addition. The late Judge Andrew Wylie, ■#[ Virginia, had * happy gift of Illustra tion. The judge cast in 18C0 the only vote for Lincoln that was given in Alexandria, Va. In an address on Lin coln he once Illustrated in am odd way the power ef perseverance. "Lincoln persevered," he said, "and It is only those who persevere, they who concen trate their energies, who succeed. Don't give three years t>o journalism, and then, discouraged, try the law a while. UDon't learn the grocery business and in ! la little while take up placer mining or i [plumbing. Consider, rather, the post age stamp, who*; usefulness depends ion its ability to stick tcone1 thing uu itil it gets there.” A scientific oommlsslen which has [been investigating the .peculiarities of fthe Mediterranean or Malta fever lias icome upon evidence which shows that the infection Of the disease may bo {transmitted by goats. Dr. Zammlt and Major Horrocks found the specific or-, iganism of the fever in the milk of goats that wore apparently healthy. The blood of several of the goats gave | a reaction Which is peculiar to l ho fever. This finding 1s not only im portant for Malta, tout for many other places within the 'Mediterranean area. Gibraltar is one Of these where this fever is very prevalent, arid goats are almost the only source Of the milk sup ply- __ _ According to 'the Russian census of 1897 there wore 'then In the empire 86,896,G48 peasants, 13,886,392 lower city dwellers, 8,297,965 nomads and seml fcarbaroun Inhabitants, 2,928,842 Cos Backs. 1,220,169 hereditary nobles, 630,119 personal Tibbies and Officials, 588,947' prlestB and ministers of all denomina tions, 3*2,927 'hereditary and personal citizens df. honor, and 281,179 mer -Chams. The Monte Rosa has heretofore been Ascended mostly from the Swiss side, (the Italian Side having presented al most Insuperable difficulties. The Ital ian Alpine .dtlib has now undertaken to erect hurts anil place chains In the steepest places, so that It will be pos . Bible even for ordinary climbers to Ascend the mountain from the Italian town of Macognaga. Tinfoil as a wrapping material for fatty matters and other articles Is be ing largely replaced In Germany by a kind of parchment paper coated with Aluminum. The aluminum is made to Adhere by spirit varnish and pressing by rollers, and the so-called aluminum paper Is cheaper than tinfoil. The Parts Journal offers prizes to makers of automobiles for (1) a field gun mounted on an automobile car riage; an Automobile wagon for the rapid transport of field-pieces mounted on the carriage at present In use. and (8) an automobile wagon for bringing up provisions and- ammunition. During his visit to the west of Eng land, Dr. Torrey, the evangelist, has learned that Captain William Torrey,. , from whom he Is descended, left Combe Rt. Nicholas, near Chard, Somerset-, Shire, for America in the-seventeenth century, and founded 'Weymouth, Mass. The Swiss village of 'Zofingen, in the Canton of Aargau. was decorated with flags recently in honor of a hen which had laid her thousandth egg. Five ad jacent villages sent deputations, accom panied by bands, which serenaded the Industrious hen. The kaiser has decided to ornament the terrace on the Eustgarten side of his schloss by the erection of four statues of the house of Orange, 1. e., William of Orange, his son Maurice Henry, Frederick of Orange and Wil liam II. _ _ The inhabitants of the Village of Cas tlemartyr. In County Cork, have bought the fee-simple Interest in their dwell ings and premises from the Bari of Shannon on favorable terms. The pop ulation of Castlemartyr is about BOO. i A French farmer, who kept n num ber of dogs and cats, constructed in geniously, in order to protect the lat ter from the former, a veritable cat's nest, which he placed among the branches of a stunted oak tree. An advertiser in a British magazine Bays: "Old artificial teeth bought. Catih or If forwarded by post, utmost value >er return. Messrs. Smith, manufactur ng dentists, Oxford street, London. Es tablished 100 years.” ■ When all the railways now building in that state are completed, Texas will not fall far short of having 50 per cent, more main track than did Illinois, rhlch was the state of greatest mlle ige until recently. Herbert Spencer, Charles Darwin. Phomas H. Huxley and Louis Pasteur it various times in their lives thought hat they had discovered the secret of Ife, but repeated tests proved that they re re mistaken. Fifty thousand acres of nlfalfa were Uised in the Greeley district of Colo mbo this year, three crops being cut luring the season. The average yield 0 the acre for the three cuttings was ive tens. The 'Earl of Cranbrook. the oldest urvlvlng British ex-cabinet minister. 1 tl, and was better known to a for *er generation under his name of tathorne->Hardy. A chimney Rweep. at Blackburn. Eng testified that he couid not pay his because people n© longer had ■weir chimrn-ys swept. “They set 'em lire." he s«MI. Tw Uruguay, until within a few years. ■» rales of hides was the only part of >e Cattle Industry that yielded any ii*i. the meat being mostly discarded ( of no value. Fbe railroads of the United States Ive this year placed orders for J.300 reenger cars. 211.000 freight cars, and 70 locomotives. And yet they are io fftrfentiy equipped. fh« eV>ek in Exeter cathedral. Eng »*, Is TOO years old. The dial is seven ! It in diameter. The dials show the , ma at tha day and the moon's age. ’A SPECIAL TRAIN TO INSTRUCT FARMERS Northwestern Road to Con« dinue Lectures Given on its Lines Last Winter. IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA Tha Train Bearing Lecturers and Corn Experts Will Leave Lincoln and Stop at All Points—Also Will Visit Bonesteel. Norfolk, Nrb., Jan. 3—The Chicago and Northwestern will run a crop and mil special over its lines in Nebraska ‘.bis week. The train is run for the purpose of carrying instructors and ex perts in soil and crops, who will give he farmers along the line the benefit >f their experience and experiments. I'h• lectures will be illustrated and should prove a source of valuable infor mation to every person interested in' the cultivation of the soil and kindred i subjects. A similar train was run over the Northwestern a year ago, and as Is the case with till Innovations, the lec tures were but sparsely attended, but those who did attend received practical suggestions that later more than re paid them for all the time and trouble ’■xpended, In the better seeds used and the stronger crops raised last season. | ' The train will make thirty-minute Stops at the stations scheduled and will arrive at north Nebraska towns as fol lows: Leaving Lincoln tomorrow, the train will reach Scribner at 11 a. rn. The' (rain will stop at Crowell long enough to take abroard people who want to hear the lectures, which will be given en route to West Point, which will be reached at 11:50 a. m. No lecture will be given at Reerner, but people of this town will go to Wisner, returning on No 6. Wisner will be reached at 2:55 p. m., Pilger at 1:37, Stanton at 2:25, Norfolk city depot at 3:25. People of Radar will go to Pierce. Foster people will go to Plaittview. On Wednesday, train leaves Bonesteel at 8 a. m„ taking people to Fairfax, returning on No. 1. Arrive at Fairfax at 8:10 a. in., Anoka 9 a. m., Spencer 9:45, Bristow 10:28. Lynch 11:10. Reach Verdel at 12:05 p. m„ Battle Creek 3:25 p. m., Oakdale 4:30 p. m., Nellgh 5:10 p. m., Clearwater 6:00, Ewing 6:50. BIRTH HIGH; DEATH RATE LOW Nearly Two Thousand Babies Born in Omaha During Year. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 3.—Figures from the o.ilce of the city health commis sioner show that Omaha is closing one of the most healthful years in its his tory. us well as one in which the stork lias come the oftenest with its precious packages. It also has been a big year for marriages and divorces. The rec ords show that for the twelve months 1,924 babies came to town, or more than In any other single year since the city lias existed. In 1904 the number was only 1,835, in 1903 but 1,773 and In 1902 only 1,616, the nearest approach to the 1905 record being In 1896, when 1,909 babies were born. Of the total this year 999 were boys and 925 girls. Estimating the population of the city at 125,000. the mortality rate for 1905 was only .00805, this percentage being really remarkable and among the low est In cities in the United Stales. The records disclose the deaths of but 1,007 persons and 212 of these were Infants under 5 years. No serious epidemics menaced the city's health at any time during the .year. Healt Commissioner Ralph noted a general trend toward more in telligent and sanitary methods of liv ing and an Increasing employment of common sense laws of hygiene. —T— SALESMAN SAID TO BE SHORT Albert L. Reeder Under Arrest at Boons, la., on Serious Charge. Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 3.—Albert L. .Reeder, representing the American Hide and Leather company in Nebras ka, Iowa and Illinois, was arrested at Des Moines and taken to Boone, Iu„ on a charge of forgery and raising in voices. It is alleged by the representa tives of the American Hide and Leather company, for which company Reeder worked two years, that during that time he appropriated $7,900 of the com pany's money. Reeder's duty lias in rn to look over hides and buy them for the western Otllce at Chicago. It is stated that In making out his weights he would make an erasure and substitute different figures, retaining the difference between what his company paid him for the hides and that paid by him to the peo ple.from whom lie purchased. Albert Mjorkland, western manager for the hide company, and Ills attorney, Walter Jacobs of Chicago, are at Boone in the Interests of the American Hide and “Leather company. It has been reported that a mistake in one of Reodt r’s reports to ills company led to an investigation and the arrest fol lowed. -TWO DEAD^IN HOTEL. Their Little Black Dog Tries to Raisv Alarm, but Barks Are Unheeded. Omaha, Nob., Jan. 2.—Escaping gas killed’Ernest Lesctesher and Louis Luehs burgor, whose bodies were found in room 4ti at the Aetna house. ( The two men. who were strangers la Omaha, went to the hotel, both in un In toxicated condition. Boomers In the house heard the bark ing aaid bowling of a dog. but could not locate .tie room from which the sounds came. The itm-u had a Utlie black dog with them and ;lt vyas this animal that was sounding the alarm. The Mule dog was also found dead In the room, .hud crawled close to a small crack underneath the door to get air. Scovell found both men lying on the bed, death evldoty.ly having occurred several hours before. The bod es xmuse turned over to the cor oner. * Nothing Is known of the men other than that they were railroad laborers. Both were Germans, \but their pockets con tained nothing which would show where they came from ,or where their relative* could be found. NEBRASKA BANKER SUICIDES. Lincoln Neb., J.atv.. J.—John Ellis, at. ex-banker of Beatrice, Neb., ex-county treasurer of Gage .county, despondent over financial affairs, committed sui cide May by taking e*rt>alic acid. CONVICT ANOTHER BANKER. Auburn, N. Y„ Jan. 1. Manning C. Palmer, ebarged with misappropriating funds of flvr American Exchange Na tional bank, <®f Syracuse, of which he ■was president, was found guilt? today on sixty count#. He was sentenced to ftve years Imprlnn ment. but remains Irt custody pf lb* trtprshai pyixjj.jg <,y r ■ J. _ 1 COERCED IN GAS GRAB Omaha Councilmen, Says President Were Forced to Vote for Con tract—Records False. Omaha, Neb,, Dec. 30.—President Zlm man of the city council, testifying In the gns injunction suit, declared that fear coercion and intimidation were use<i to force the passage of the street lighting ordinance through the council. "'These things were told me,” said Zlmman, "by the late Councilman Nicholson, and I do not like to tell them unless 1 have to." Councilman Zlmman testified that he had mad'- a careful investigation of the gas lighting situation in other cities and that he considered $17 or $18 would be a proper price for street lamps in place of $28, as provided for in the or dinance. The records of the famous councfl meeting at which the gas ordinance was passed with policemen guarding the doors to prevent the minority members from breaking the quorum, according to lh-cs-ident ’Zimman, were prepared by the manager and attorney for the gas company. They were carefully doctored to make it appear that the ordinance was prop erly passed, he said, and added that the minutes were Incorrect in many im portant particulars. Zimman described the famous coun cil meeting in detail and declared that the minutes did not record his own pro tests against the proceedings of the council at all. He said It was well 'known in the clerk's office that the minutes of the meeting had been pre pared by Manager Olabaugh of the gas company and Attorney Connell. In a graphic story of the scenes in the k'ouneii chamber, President Zimman Xleclared that when he attempted to reave the council chamber door he was Restrained by Officer Mike Klssane, who .raised his club and called out to him: "Get away from here, you horsethief." MORTON BADLY HURT. Brother of Head of Equitable Life Is Injured by Horse in Accident in Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb,, Dec. 30.—The condi tion of Joy Morton, of Chicago, a brother of Pauli Morton, head of 'the Equitable Life, who was thrown from a horse yesterday at Nebraska City, •the old Morton home, continues criti cal. Tills morning the physicians were hopeful but they still fear the develop ment of brain contusion during the day, and until the crisis has been passed they cannot safely predict ths patient’s recovery. He is still dazed mentally, being only partly conscious, but there are no indications of a blood •ciot on the brain. Dr. Summers, a spe •cialist from Omaha, reached Arbor Lodge, the Morton estate, last night and will continue personally in Charge •9X the case. FIRE AT OSMOND, NEB. Osmond, Neb.. Dec. 30.—At 10 o'clock Ifhls -morning a fire alarm was sounded and in a very few moments the de partment was out and extinguished a fire In the basemont of Mitchell’s gen eral store. The fire was caused by the ■explosion of the lighting plant. Dam ages were nominal and fully insured. Toledo, O.—By throwing a stick of dyna mite into the tlreborx of a steam roller and sitting an the box until the machine blew up. James F. Nichole, at Lhne City, com mitted suicide. Hie arms and head were blown 'Off. Haaelton, Pa.—The members of local union No. 3, United Mine Workers of America, have decided to present to Miss, Alice Roosevelt as a wedding gift, a can load of llte best coal that can be found in’ the anthracite region in appreciation of her father’s service* in ending the great strike of 1902. Nora, NeK—Miss Mary Rolling, daught er of a wealthy ranchman, of Nuckois (county, died here from the effects of treat ment she had been taking to reduce her Mesh. Miss Rolling was 19 years old and weighed upward of 400 pounds when she began to take the treatment. At her death site had reduced to 340 pounds. Her health began to fail soon after she began the treatment. Mobile, Ala.—Christmas In a number o? southern cities Is a celebration on the ord er of the Fourth of July, fireworks being shot off generally. As a result of fire work one man lost an arm, another two fingers: three were shot in the eyes; one was nearly burned to death: three were shot with toy pistols, and otic was fatally wounded with a toy pistol. The roll of injured will reach fifty in this city alone. Seven fires due to fireworks caused a loss of 5,7,000. Berkeley, Cal.—Within a short time hens w.ll lay eggs according to program, wheth er they want to or not instead of refusing to work for so long a season every year that the price of eggs mounts up to fam ine rates, if the plans of Professor Jaffa, nutrition expert at the state university’ don't go astray. Professor Jaffa is con ducting some experiments which he ex pects will be concluded by January 1. Ho lias announced that his researches havo ■justified bis belief that he would be able r.o control the moulting period of hens, which normally begins in the middle of the summer and continues into September, ^October or November. Marshall, Mich.—Dr. X. 13. Sherman, ■who was found dying ill his home Fri day night, is believed to have poisoned himself. According to the theory gen erally accepted, the mysterious woman who was at the house at the time had a j.iold on the doctor which caused him tc [fake his life. It is known that the wom an, who disapeared shortly after his fleath, was at the Sherman residence ,for at least an hour. The woman has .not been found, but the officers declare i ‘.they have a sure clew and expect tc arrest her soon. Louis,ville, Ivy.—Sentenced to be hanged on January 19, William Van* dalsen. the murderer of Fanny Porter( .-ias evolved a grewsoine means of rais ing money between now and the day ot fils execution. Vandalsen has built a miniature scaffold with a dummy figure standing over n trap. By dropping a ■nickel in a slot the dummy is made to fall through the trap. Over the scaf ’fold is a sign: "Drop a nickel in the 'slot and see how it looks for a man to ban".'’ New York.—After firing three shots at Iris head, a man who registered at a Bo«'«ry house as Hcgger Lesser was .taken to a hospital yesterday suffering -from three superficial scalp wounds. The mail's skull is so thick that though the three bullets struck squarely they iwere deflected and did little harm. New Castle, Pa.—Minnie, the 2-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph [Gentile, of Hlllsville. Pa., died here as the result ot having bit a dynamite tor 'podo. The explosion caused concussion ■ lot tbe brain. The child found the tor- , Jjiedo in the llmstone quarries. | TEACHERS GATHER FOR CONVENTION Fully 2,500 Expected to Be a* Annual State Meetingin Lincoln. GOOD PROGRAMS DAILY Delegates Will Be in Attendance from Every County in the State, Mak ing the Best Representation Ever Seen. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 29.—Teachers are coming to the city from all parts of the state and the prospects are that the convention this year will by far sur pass all previous meetings in point of f lumbers. Arrangements are being made for the accommodation of all the instruct ors as rapidly as they arrive, and it is not thought that any dillieulty will be experienced in finding room for all of the delegates. Those having the convention In charge believe that at least 2,500 will be present when the convention opens. Good programs have been arranged for each day and there is no end to the en tertainment that is being provided for the express.purpose of giving the teach ers plenty of attractions for the entire 'session. MATHEWS FOR GOVERNOR. Deposed United States Marshal Bein*. Groomed for Place by His Friends. ; Omaha, Neb., Dec. 29.— T. L. Math pus, former United States marshal, •who was removed from office by Presi dent Roosevelt for alleged misconduct jin failing to carry out tlie sentence im posed upon Bartlett Richards and Wil jiam G. Comstock, is being groomed as si candidate for the republican guberna torial nomination. Friends of Mr. Mathews have men tioned his name freely as a strong can didate for the office of chief executive Of the state. “The office of governor of Nebraska jjs a hard one to fill,” said Mr. Math ews. "In addition to the work and re sponsibilities. the salary is small and the expenses large. “I do not know whether or not I would care to take the office were it offered to me. I have heard my name mentioned as' a candidate, but that is as much as I know about it. At pres* ient I have no plans for the future.” —— ALCOHOLISM KILLS BOY. Fred Born Dead, and Young Man Is Held for Furnishing Liquor. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 28.—Alcoholism is given as the cause of the death of Fred A. Born, an 8-year-old boy, who died at his father’s home. f Fred, in company with Walaer Reed, a ^9-year-old boy, drank heavily of beer, noda pop and blackberry gin, the Reed boy •buying the stuff and giving it to the little taoy. About midnight Reed was found in an ,‘unconscious condition, but was soon re vived after being brought to the station. .Two hours later Ben Born came to head quarters and reported the death of his son and asked that Reed be held for the cor oner. ENTICED FROM HER HOME. ^reltty Lincoln Girl Lured to Omahh by a Married Man. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 28.—Charged with luring from home 18-year-old Netta Davoll of Lincoln, Charles Detwiler, a salesman, is bring held at the police station awaiting the arrival of the girl's mother. • Detwiler is a married man and has a wife and baby. 1 Miss Davoll hi company with Detwiler was arrested at the Lange hotel. He was locked in a cell while the young woman was cared for in the matron’s department. Fight months ago Miss Davoll met and fell in love with Detwiler. According to her statement he represented himself to t>o a single man, blit later she learned that he had a wife and child living in Omaha. GREAT WORK WITH RIFLE. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 28.— Captain A. H. Haruy is believed to have broken all pre vious records by his work here In an ex hibition shoot when he broke 5,152 two and one-half inch wooden balls, thrown into the air at a distance of twenty-five feet, without a miss. Hardy used an ordinary 22-ca!iber rifle and did all the loading himself. The exhibi tion developed into a contest of endurance. Both Hardy and his hall tlfrower, “Bud"' Bowers of Hyunnis. displayed wonderful staying qualities. The rifi<* used was not cleaned throughout the performance. HAVE MOT SVIADE UP YET Mabelle Gilman Must Be Actually Giv en Up, Says the Wife of Mil lionaire Corey. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 29.—The dove of i>eiu-e has not yet settled on the Corey threshold. William Ellis Corey and his wife arc still some distance apart. The iinal settlement will be when the husband really gives up Mabelle Gil man. the actress, and comes and lives with Mrs. Corey openly. No other terms will she consider, and at pres ent he has riot apprised Mrs. Corey of whether or not he intends to live with her. He hns offered tier $100,000. but failed to accept her invitation to spend Christmas with her and again become the actual head of the household. ; The interview of Miss Mabelle Gil Inan in Paris, in which she referred to 'Andrew Carnegie as being a good “do mestic peacemaker,” is thought here to be of more than passing meaning. It is supposed to mean that it was Mr. Carnegie who forced Corey to break off with Miss Gilman and try to patch ‘up peace with his wife. It is believed that Mr. Carnegie gave Corey the choice of breaking off with The actress or losing his position with I he steel trust. He chose the former for the time being, supposing that his wife would not make such exacting terms. Hut when lie discovered that she demanded that lie be a husband to her in fact as well as In name he has hesitated. That is the reason he was not at the Christmas dinner. BAXTER REMOVED. Washington. Dec. 25.—li ving Baxter, United States district attorney for Ne braska. has been removed summarily from office by the president. The an nouncement of the removal was made ;tom the White House today. WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS FOUR. El Paso, Tex.. Dec. 2fi.—Mexican Central passengers arriving tonight report four jlead and one dying as the result of a ban quet at Torreon. Mexico. They were among the leading citizens of that city. It Is believed wood alcohol was drunk in soma of t;i« refreshments, UNCLE SAM KEEPS BUSY Government Officials Apprehend Mer. on Reservation. Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 3.—Charles Jian vllle has been arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Moore near Rushville on the charge of horse steal ing from the Indian reservation at Pine Ridge. He will be brought to Omaha for arraignment before the United States commissioner. William Blackbird, an Omaha Indian, has been arrested on a capias at Rush-, ville for Introducing liquor onto the In dian reservations in Nebraska. He will be brought to Omaha for commitment in the Dougins county jail until his trial can be had. Among other arrests at Valentine by Deputy Marshal Allan is that of H. C. Dale, charged with making a fraudu lent homestead affidavit. J. C. Pettijohn, former register of the land office at Valentine, and J. M. Tucker, an attorney of the same place, have been released on $2,000 bonds for their appearance before the federal grand jury to answer to the charge of .conspiracy in land fraud matters there. (They were arraigned before the United 'States commissioner there and pleaded not guilty to the charges against them. H. C. Dale, who was arrested at Rushville Friday for subornation of perjury and on the charge of procuring homesteaders to make fraudulent fil ings in the Modisett Brother pasture, is cashier of the Stockmen's Bank of Rushville, and of which A. M. Modisett is president and A. R. Modisett is a stockholder. The Modisetts have about 10,000 acres under fence in Sheridan county. William C. Smoot, government farm er at the Pi.je Ridge Indian agency, was also arrested on the same charge as that preferred against Dale. The two men were arraigned Saturday be fore the United States commissioner at Chadron and gave bond in $2,000 for (their appearance before the May term ■of the federal grand jury at Omaha. GHOST UPSETS A TOWN Haunts Schoolhouse and Disappears When Cornered—People Are Frightened. Fort Scott, Kart., Jan. 3.—This city is in an uproar over the remarkable do ings of a ghost. This ghost does not wait for nightfall, but goes abroad by day also. Its most frequent appearance has been at a window of the Musgrave school house, where a strange face, peering out, has frightened many timid women. The same thing has occurred after dark, and although scoffing neigh bors have tried to capture the ghost or person in the school building, it has eluded their efforts, and the affair is as much a mystery today as ever. A group of awestricken spectator^ were watching the windows of the pchool house one night when the face appeared plainly visible in the moon light. Former Policeman Lyman was in the crowd, and undertook to investi gate at close range, but when he ap proached the window the unknown per son or thing threw down missiles from an upper window. This material evi dence of ghostly malignity was too much for some of the crowd, and they took flight. The majority remained, however, backed by the policeman’s assurance that it was some crazy person. When he telephoned for Anderson, of the reg ular force, it was believed that at last the ghost would be captured. The po licemen again approached the entrance to the building, but this time the ghost threw down a heavy iron ball and a barrel of waste paper, narrowly miss ing Mr. Lyman. The crowd strength ened their guard around the building; watching every window and door, while the policemen entered the building and pursued the spook through the cor? j'idors and upstairs. They could not catch sight of the ghost, but plainly heard its footsteps. Nearing the garret the men were dumbfounded to see that a ladder lead ing up into the garret had been drawn jjp. Positive that the ghost was cor inered at last, one man remained on, guard, with a revolver in each hand, while the other obtained another ladder. Officer Anderson then took his lantern in his teeth, a revolver in one hand, and climbed the ladder into the garret. There lay the other ladder which had been drawn up, but not a trace of the ghost or person could be seen. The floor had no hiding places and the skylight was fast on the inside. Mr. Anderson says he felt his hair rise under his hat when his search of the garret proved tlie building was empty. The guard outside was equally positive that no person could have escaped. PASTOR APPROVES WINE opeaks Out for Sane Use—Believes in Facing Conditions as They Exist, He Says. Fitchburg, Mass., Jan. 3.—The Rev. Alexis VV. Stein, recto? of Christ Epis copal church, had no idea when he hnade public his views on the license (question, through a letter published in ;i local paper a day or two preceding election, that anything approaching a (sensation would be caused thereby. ! The rector believes in facing condi tions as they exist. This prompted him to give expression to the views ho entertains on the subject of saloons iand drinking. The communication which was the means of bringing to the rector the public notice he does not crave was written at the request of those who jWfere interested in obtaining a "no” j-ote election. In substance it was: ' "I am one of those who believe in the use of wine and beer. The surest pure for the misuse of them is the proper use of them. “The man who drinks his beer in his (home with his family and children about him, habitually, will get no harm "himself nor do any harm to any one ’lse.” SWEEPS FIVE OVERBOARD. Wood's Hole, Mass., Jan. 1.—A great wave, reaching almost tidal propor tions, roled up Vineyard sound Satur day night • and, overtaking the five piasted schooner Henry O. Barrett, tumbled over the stern and swept over board to their death Captain Joshua Norton, of Richland, Me., the com mander of the vessel, and his mate, James Conley, of St. Johns, N. B. The wave carried away the deck house and did considerable other damage to the ship. BOY ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. F.urlington, la.. Jan. 1.—Karl Breiseh, 17 year old, was fatally shot Sunday \ while hunting. He fell down, his gun exploded and the charge lodged in his body. Reno, Nev.—This city has been Infested ; for weeks with countless numbers of fleas, . and now in addition to the discomfort ■ caused by the biting properties of the in sects comes the statement of Dr. J. R. I Mason of Chicago that the flea plants the germs- of pneumonia in its victims. The '■ doctors makes this statement after a series j of experiments. \ ’SEARCH IN VAIN FOR THEIR LONG LOST SON Strange and Pathetic Story of Efforts of Johnson Couple to Find Boy. CASE IS ROMANTIC ONE An Attempt to Break the Will of th* Late Ellen Wilson, of Tecumseh, Proves Unavailing—Apc^al to Supreme Court. Tecumseh, Neb., Dec. 2S—A legal bat tle has been waging in the district court at this place contesting the will of Ellen Wilson, deceased. Mrs. Wil son died last July, leaving the greater part of her estate to her nephew, Jim mie Kenneberg, and her granddaughter, Mrs. Carrie Mollering, is seeking to break the will. The case went to the tjury and the verdict sustaining the will was given in about an hour and a' half. It was a hard fight from the first and every legal point was fought with 41II the skill that lawyers could find. The case is one of historic and ro mantic nature. There is one clause in the will giving part of the estate to a 'son who has not been heard from in fthe past thirty years, provided he re turns in the next five years. ' Judge and Mrs. Wilson were among the early nioneers of this county and, by frugal living and hard work amassed jv fortune of $15,000 or $20,000. About thirty years ago, when about 18 years of age, their only son. John", thought Jiimself aggrieved and left home. After tt time the father and mother began to yearn to hear from their boy and in serted advertisements in the Denver papers offering a rew'ard of $500 for any Information of his whereabouts. This ad stood for more than a year, but had', no results. Finally a man wrote here for a description of the boy and it was Immediately forwarded him. After a. time he wrote back and told them that their boy was at a certain place in Cal ifornia. The father wrote to the ad jdress given, but received no answer.. [Finally the man who had located him Sent on a picture of the stranger. Both father and mother identified the picture ns that of their long lost son. Finally.i when they could got no word from the boy. the father went to the California town. But he w'as doomed to disap pointment, for as soon as he stepped, into the room he saw that the man was not his son. Hope did not die in the hearts of the parents. Finally word and a descrip tion came from the Klondike of a John Wilson that seemed to be the boy. Aft er some correspondence with parties both the parents, old and feeble though they were, started for the frozen north. When they got to the hotel where he had stopped for a time they found that lie had gone on 200 miles further into the mines. Here the mother gave out nnd could go no further. But the father pushed on. When he reached the point |ie found that the John Wilson had left and no one knew' w'here he had gone. Disappointed and sore in heart they re turned home and until their death nev er gave up the hope that they would again sec their son. The will .case will be appealed to the supreme court. DIED TO SAVE CHILDREN. Woman at Fremont Sustains Burns Which Prove Fatal. Fremont, Neb., Dec. 28.—Mrs. S. A. Buckingham, wife of Mr Buckingham of the automobile firm of Buckingham & Peterson of this city, died at the Fre mont hospital from the burns she sus tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. rA. Peterson a week ago. It was thought at first that Mrs. Bucking ham’s burns were not serious, but com plications developed. Mr. Buckingham had gone to Mrs. Peterson's residence to care for the lat ter's children W'hile Mrs. Peterson spent a night at the skating rink. The in fant child, aged 14 months, pulled a cover from a center tabic and tipped the lamp over. Oil splashed on the floor and blaze shot up. Mrs. Buckingham, in saving the children and attempting to throw a quilt over the fire, caught the flames to the tissue front of her dress. She was soon enveloped in flame. She jumped through a window and ran on the street. Passersby rescued her and tore her clothing from her body. BROTHER IN MOVING PICTURE. Lincoln Man Communicates with Rela tive Through Strange Medium. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2S.—Separated from his family for more than fivo years, George Gebhardt was restored to communication with his relatives through the agency of a moving pic ture entertainment given at a theater in Lincoln. George Gebhardt, who is the son of a Lincoln shoemaker of tho same name, disappeared about five years ago. Adolph, a brother of the missing man, happened to visit the theater re cently He paid little heed to the en tertainment and was about to leave, when his attention was suddenly at tracted by a certain familiarity about the actions of one of the figures on ti moving picture screen. Ho watched/ It closely, but could not connect it with any person he knew. He returned, the following night and lor five suc cessive nights he watched the moving picture. Suddenly he remembered. It was the figure of his brother George. Inquiries were at once made. Let ters were written to New York, whero' the pictures were made, and word was received that George Gebhardt had worked for the Rdison Moving Picture., company, and that he was now a well known actor, playing with the “Ninety, end Nine” company. Communication was established and now the Geb hardt family is anxiously awaiting a visit from the long lost man. CARBOLIC ACID CAUSED DEATH Omaha, Neb., Dee. 2S.—A man whose name is believed to be William Sieglo was found dead in a room at the At lantic hotel, having swallowed a large lore of carbolic acid. The man had been working in Omaha for about three weeks as a laborer. He was registared a^ the hotel as J. Mlllburn, but this is not believed to be his right lame. WAS KILLED BY GRIZZLY. Simon B. Clark, of Omaha, Pioneer Plainsman, Meets Death. Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.—Information eamo hat Simon B. Clark, of Omaha, a pioneer jlalnsman of Nebraska, was recently, tilled in a fight with grizzly bears in tho fig Horn country. The news was corz ained in a letter from ranchman named Liams, who said Cla horse came to his •anch on December Recognizing tho mlmal, Adams followed his trail back ive miles into the mountains where ho ound the mangled body of Clark at the nouth of a cave and beside it two dead frizzly bee re.