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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1906)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. yNEILL, NEBRASKA Tho annual production of wine In nil the countries Is about 4,000,000,Olio gal lons, or about two and one-half gal lons for each man. woman and child on earth. France is the greatest of wine growers, producing nearly half, or 1.747,000,000 gallons, and Italy comes second with 1.135.000.000 gallons. Spain Is third, with 554.000,000 gallons, and Russia produces only 18.000,000. little Switzerland beating her with 26.000,000. AH America turns out only 185,000,000 gallons, about one-twenty-fifth of the entire product. However, we make enough beer and whisky to offset our wine shortage. Here is a tale of twentieth century magic on the dark continent. Says n South African correspondent: "A re markable story has reached Durban from Mandeston concerning the finding of a purse by alleged magic means. A European lost a purse containing coin, and a native was accused of Its theft. The owner applied to a certain old woman to whom are ascribed super natural powers and received n reply to look under such and such a tree, and he would find the purse. Beach was made under the tree Indicated, and there was the purse.” Flogging, In public and otherwise, is .not of mediaeval origin. In the middle ages ridicule and not physical suffer !lng was the means employed for the correction of wrongdoing. Hence the pillory, the stocks and the thewe—a ichair suspended high over the heads ot the crowd. In which women, gener- , ally scolds, were brought to a sweet reasonableness—but the whipping post belongs to the Tudor age. The Eliza bethan servant question was met by :flogglng girls for Idleness on Sunday morning. A pretty war of skirts Is being fought out in a small German town, where a League Against the Trailing Skirt has been formed, with the support of the mayor, who has even gone so far as to regulate In an edict the length of the offending garment. It Is this last piece of municipal tyranny that has aroused the long-suffering woman of fashion, and she has formed a counter Union of the Liberty of Dress. So far ■the leaguo Is In the ascendant, for It lhas Just dined the mayor triumphantly, while the union scorns such methods of bribery. The picturesque French foreign legion which has Just obtained the honor of I bearing the Inslgna of the Legion of | :Honor on It* standard, dates from 1831, | and to some extent takes the place In the French service of the old Swiss mercenaries, many of whom are num bered among Its earliest recruits. It only serves abroad, however, and has principally served In Algeria. The only sure way to tell a venomous 1 snake Is to kill the reptile, open Its mouth with r stick and look for the hollow, curved fangs. When not In use they are compressed against the roof of the mouth, beneath the reptile's eyes. They are hlnger, as you can see If you pull them forward, with a pencil. The venom Is contained In a sack hidden be neath the skin at the base of each fang. The Emperor Menellk. of Abyssinia, Is the empress’ flfth husband. No. 1 was a general under King Theodore, who put him In prison, where he dis appeared; No. 2 got a divorce; No. 3 was also Imprisoned by Menellk's pre decessor; No. 4 was In possession when the lady took Menellk's fancy, but when "all obstacles hod been removed” Menellk married her. This winter the Norwegians have varied the excitement of ski running by yoking the runner to a motor cycle |by a long leather strap, which he grasps with his left hand. The speed attained is enormous and great skill Is required to avoid being pulled over, as the body Is apt to outrun the feet. The pastime Is growing very popular. Fusan, Korea, will soon be a port of call for the regular liners plying be tween San Francisco and the orient. Fusan Is a coming port on the Asiatic coast, being now the terminus of the new Korean railway, soon to be con nected at Llao-Yang with the China Eastern and the Siberian system. The slip from which the Drendnaught, 18,000 tons, was launched at Portsmlth the other day, was extended so as to hold ships up to 520 feet In length. Now It Is being again enlarged up to no less than 700 feet, and people are wonder ing of how many tons the next battle ship built In It Is to be._ ’Buses and cars cease running In Lon don at 12:30 a. m.. and one of the rea sons why the labor men In the house of commons want earlier sittings is that they have no autos or broughams and cannot afford cabs, so would have to walk home in all weathers If the house sat late. A Japanese tearoom is a feature of the new' Holland-American liner Nieuw Amsterdam, which has Just been deliv ered to the company by Harland & Wolff. Japanese lanterns hanging from the celling. On the walls are lacquers .and Inlays specially procured from Japan. A orominent Christian worker went to Mr. Jacob Rlls and told him that hi and his family wished a family of foreigners to look after. Mr. Rlls {found him such a family, and It was a Norwegian woman who. for years, had been scrubbing the Christian’s office. Two women, in lighting a picnic fire on the slope of Waterman mountain. Ban Bernardino county, California, the other day, discovered asphaltum de posits. A rush followed. 20,000 acres have been located and an oil boom Is In progress. The Bombay Advocate of India says: "The glowing accounts from Ceylon of what rubber trees will do will result, we are convinced. In a rush to the Bplcy Isle more sensational than that of ten years ago to the Icy Klondike.” Rufus Bullock, the only republican over elected governor of Georgia, and who played a conspicuous part In the reconstruction period, Is now spending his declining days in the village of Al bion. N. Y.. his boyhood home. The talented ’’Carmen Sylvia," Queen of Roumanla, who was before her mar riage Princess Elizabeth of Neuwled, learned to speak the Roumanian lan guage In the short Interval between her betrothal and wedding day. With reference to a recent marriage. London Truth says that so many ac tri'"-e» are becoming peeresses that the aristocracy of Great Britain should soon he known as the actressocracy. The Twenty-third Royal Welsh Fusil iers were nicknamed the ’’Nanny Coats” because from time Immemorial the corpB has possessed one of these Animals as a regimental pet. Mr. J. M. Barrie never writes for gnors than two hours a day, and is a 0mw worker,_ I CAN’T GET MARRIED; WANTS DAMAGES Nebraska City Girl Lost Hair in j Bakery, Sues Former Em ployer for $ I 0,000. TRESSES HER ONLY HOPE With "Glory of Womanhood” Gone, She Says Her Hopes of Marriage Have Completely Van ished. Nebraska City, Neb., April 4.—Olivo Holbrook, the girl who two years ago lust Chrletmas day met with a fright ful accident In the William Llebold. bakery In this city, whereby she lost her scalp, her hair being caught In a rapidly revolving shaft, has brought suit In the United States circuit court against her former employer for dam ages In the sum of $10,000. At the time of the accident the un fortunate girl was 15 years of age. She was sent to St. Joseph's hospital In Omaha by Llebold for treatment. Over 500 pieces of human cuticie were taken from her own body and the bodies of friends In order that a new Bcalp might be grafted, Llebold paying for the operation. The skin grafting process met with Indifferent success, and Miss Holbrook states In her petition Justs filed that her chances for ever becom ing married are ruined by her disfig urement, and hence she wishes to be compensated In the sum of $10,000, with costs of suit. FARMER KILLS WIFE AND SELF. Double Tragedy Near Ord the Result of Husband's Jealousy. Ord, Neb., April 4.—Joseph Erben, a Bohemian farmer living twelve miles from here, killed his wife and then him self by shooting. Jealousy Is the only known cause for the act. —t— ACCIDENTAL DEATH. Twelve-Year-Old Son of a Nebraska Farmer Shoots Younger Brother. Grand Island, Neb., April 4.—While playing with a loaded shotgun, the 10 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Quarlng, formerly residing In this city, now on a farm, this county, was shot and instantly killed by hlB brother, a I year or two older. The older brothers of the family had 1 been out hunting. When they returned with the team at a late hour last even ing they left a loaded shotgun In the wagon. When they had gone Into the house It seems the younger lads went out and began to fool with the gun. Suddenly It discharged, and both loads went through the body of one of the lads In the region of the heart and at close range, literally tearing out the life organ. The unfortunate affair was purely ac cidental, It appearing that the lad did not know he had his hands on the triggers. CANNOT CALL PRIMARY. Republicans Take Radical View of the Fight in Lancaster County. Lincoln, Neb., March 25.—Politicians In Lancaster county declare that Congress man Pollard cannot call for a republican primary to settle his congressional tight. They Insist that the bolting counties would not recognise the call or participate and this would cause Pollard to light In con vention. This he may as well do without a primary. "Pollard’s chances are no better with a primary than without,” declared a politi cian. “In order to win he must placate Otoe. Lancaster has a candidate. So hts Otoe. Two or three other counties will have. After the Otoe county men have headed a movement to defeat Pollard they would not answer with alacrity the sug gestion to leave the whole matter to a primary. They would Ignore the action of the committee and this would end the whole scheme.” DIVORCE GRANTED MRS. COLBY. Beatrice, Neb., April 4.—Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby was granted a divorce In the district court from General L. W. Colby. The couple have been sep arated for twelve years. Mrs. Colby was for a number of years editor of the Tribune, a paper published in Washington in the Interest of the wom an suffrage movement, but at present Is editing a paper at Portland, Ore., published in advocacy of the same cause. General Colby was formerly ad jutant general of the state and for a number of years has been prominent both in the National Guard and state politics. —f— PLAN DRIVING PARK. Pierce, Neb.. March 31.—There Is a strong probability that a fair and driv ing park association will be organized here In the near future. The enterprise Is being pushed by a number of horse men. A meeting held at D. L. Up ton's office this week to talk over the proposition and was attended by a large crowd. A committee consisting of H. H. Mohr, A. Cross and Wood Cones was appointed to look Into the matter and see what could be done. It is the In tention to secure. If possible, a tract of land of S. F. Gilman, adjoining the town on the east for that purpose. TILLMAN TO RUN AGAIN South Carolina Senator Announces Hie Purpoae to Votere. Washington, D. C., April 4.—Senator Tillman has sent an address for pub lication In South Carolina relating to his candidacy for re-election. It deals with the dispensary or liquor question, which promises to be the main issue In the democratic primary next August. The senator serves notice that he will conduct his canvass for re-election along that line and will call to account his opponents in the South Carolina legislature who refused to amend the law so as to prevent future scanduls In the purchase of whisky for the state. WHOLE OCEAN SPANNED Wireless Message of 572 Words from Coney Island to Ireland. New York, April 4.—According to the statements of employes and officers of * wireless telegraph system. 572 words were flashed across the Atlantic ocean, from Coney Island to the coast of Ire land, a distance of 3,200 miles, without the use of cables, wires or any other medium than the atmosphere. This transatlantic achievement is re garded as marking the greatest forward step yet taken In the department of telegraphy without wires. OMAHA MERCHANT; POSTOFFICE AS BANK A. P. Lundeen Invests His Sav ings In Money Orders for Security. HE GETS NO INTEREST On the Other Hand, ac Money Order* Cost Considerable He Is Paying for Security Rather Than Receive Profit. Omaha, Neb., April 3.—Upon the theory that no bank is safe as a place to deposit one’s money, Andy P. Lun deen, owner of a country store near Jamestown, does his modest banking business with the United States gov ernment. In the past five years he has accumulated $4,362.75, for which he has drawn money orders payable to him self. Although he is obliged to renew these orders at the end of twelve tnonths, and although the expense of each $100 order Is 30 cents, he is con tent to bank upon that basis. ‘Til that way." Lundeen says, ‘‘I am cure of having my money. Banks can bust up; building and loan societies can go under and still I am not hurt. If burglars steal my money orders, or lire destroys them, what difference does that make? It would be a little trouble to get back my money, but I would get It and not pay anything to any blamed thief lawyer.” It was pointed out that he received no interest on his deposits. He was asked why he did not make invest ments that would bring him some re turn. “Interest?” he repeated. “I would rather pay for security than to get in terest. This thing I am sure of; I can not lose all I have saved.” He recited some horrible examples of people who had lost their money by trusting it to banks and other finan cial institutions. "What is real estate?” he asked. “I tell you what it is; real estate is trou ble. You never can tell about the title of it; something crooked is always coming up about that property. Then the lawyers jump on you; you get into lawsuits, and when you get the law on you it means to pay much more than I pay for my money orders. "And furdermore,” he went on, “it is not much troubles to renew my money orders when they are ready to run out. I have put them all down in my book; I watch the dates, and then I get them renewed. When I have got $10,000 then I am going back to the old country.” Lundeen has been visiting relatives In South Omaha for two weeks. He rume here to order a stock of grocer ies, and while in Omaha he renewed money orders to the amount of $1,234. As postal regulations will not allow Issuing more than three orders for $100 ?ach to the same person on the same day, Lundeen was obliged to have some pf his friends buy orders for him. BABY MONKEY BORN. Fremont Pet Is Attracting Much At tention as Is Its Mother. Fremont, Neb., April 3.—The baby monkey that was born a few days ago to Will Schulz's pair of Jockos Is said to be a rare curiosity in America. Mr. Schulz took the pains to correspond with t e manager of a Chicago zoo and 'earned that but few monkeys have (tad their birth in America. The tiny animal really Is an lnter “sting thing. She is a wee mite of a girl with the pinkest face and black, wonderful eyes. When her attention :s attr cted by a stranger she gazes Intently at him with the curious, In nocent expresiion of a human baby. The hair on her head is coal black and is parted in the middle exactly as though a barber instead of nature had (lone it. The parent monkeys guard their off ipring with a care that is surprising. The mother hugs the little one, kisses Vi as a human mother would, carries it about in her arms and smooths its hair \nost aflectionately. The father stands we:- ready to fight for the female mon <ey and her child. He is not allowed to handle the baby, because the mother :rusts it to his arms only occasionally and then but for a short time. A GREWSOME RELIC, Ancient Hangman’s Scaffold Found in Nebraska Garret. Grand Island, Neb., April 3.—Dis covered in the attic of the old court house now being dismantled was found an old scaffold still complete and ready to set up for the hangman’s use. It is i historic piece of furniture but by old -esldents of the city Is well remembered from the time it was built. Years ago - it was built In the iity at the time one George Hart was sentenced to be hanged for the murder af one Cress in a saloon. The prisoner's sentence was commuted to life im prisonment by the governor on the veri lay of the hanging. After that the de vice was taken down, having already oeen set up in the garret. Years later the scaffold was put to jse in Custer county where a man was tanged for murder. It was returned ifter the hanging and has since been stored in its former place In the garret ,it the old court house. It is quite a relic and probably will be kept as such ay the county authorities. PARENTS BOTH OVER HUNDRED Nebraskan Will Visit Mother, Cente narian Seventeen Years Ago. Omaha, Neb., April 3.—Himself around the threescore-and-ten mark, John Schmidt, an old settler and pros perous rancher of Keya Paha county, is going "back home"—away back in Germany—to see his dear old mother, who has passed her 117th milestone. When Mr. Schmidt gets home 'and pulls down the old latch and steps over the threshold and says, "Gute rnorgan, mutter," the chances are greatly agtdnst the mother recognizing her boy, for she hasn't seen him since he was 9 years of age, 'I have changed some since then,” facetiously remarked Mr. Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt is a well preserved man and as his mother survives at 117 and his father lived until he was 112, he has every hope of crossing the century line. Mr. Schmidt left the fatherland in his youth. He settled in Wisconsin. He was there when the war of the rebellion broke out and from there he responded to President Lincoln'e call for troops to save the nation's integrity. He went to the front and fought to the last the best he could. “My life has afforded me many pleas ures, but none that will ever half com pare with the one In store for me on this journey," remarked Mr. Schmidt. “I have intended for years and years to go back and see my parents, and since the death of my father I determined 1 would not fail to see my mother befors •h; died." PET CAT EATS HAT PIN ANDJS KILLED Pointed Wire Stuck in Pussy’s Throat, the Animal Thinking It Was a Mouse’s Tail. Norfolk. Neb., March 30— A cat here swallowed a hatpin In a mysterious way and had to be killed because there was no way to remove the hatpin from its throat. The cat that met thl3 fatal accident, so unusual for one of the feline family, was the pet of Miss Olive Redman, one of the telephone operators at the Ne braska exchange In this city. The an imal was a handsome Maltese. In some way last night it tried to eat up a hat pin that belonged to Miss Redman, thinking it was a mouse’s tall, and the long, sharply pointed wire stuck in the kitten's throat. A veterinary doctor was called, but there was nothing to do to save poor pussy’s life, and a bit of chloroform ended the woes of the hatpin-stuck pet. ACQUITTED OF MURDER. Convicted on First Trial, but Fares Better on the Second. O’Neill, Neb., March 30—The jury which was trying Myron Irwin for the killing of Robert Cearns on March 30, 1905. brought in a verdict of not guilty, after being out twenty hours. Irwin was tried for the crime last summer and found guilty of manslaughter, but through an alleged erroneous instruc tion of the court was granted a new trial. The crime with which Irwin is charged occurred near Badger, forty five miles northwest of O’Neill, at the farm of Myron Irwin at a time when the Cearns and others in the neighbor hood w'ere called out to fight a prairie fire that started on Irwin’s place. It was the culmination of a quarrel. SENTENCED FOR LIFE. Young Omaha Murderer Met Fate Joy fully. Omaha, Neb., March 30.—Leo Angus, one of the three accomplices of Jay O’Hearn, who murdered Nels Lausten January 20, was sentenced to Impris onment for life by Judge Sutton, of the district court. Angus was brought from Lincoln and taken before Judge Sutton, and In an almost deserted court room, with less than a dozen persons present, the sen tence was pronounced. Of all those present Angus appeared to be the happiest. He seemed to be relieved of a great burden, and ex pressed himself as glad the whole thing was over. He entered the court room between Deputy Sheriffs Haze and Stryker. He smiled almost Joyfully as he shook hands with his attorney, B. F. Thomas, and County Attorney Sla baugh. After a short consultation with Mr. Thomas he stood up in front of the Judge’s bench to receive the sentence. "Have you anything to say as to why sentence should not be passed upon you?” asked Judge Sutton. “No, sir," said Angus, promptly. PLATTE IS FLOODED. Nebraska River on Rampage in West ern Part of State. Chadron, Neb., March 30.—Heavy rains have fallen for two days on the upper Platte river, and in Wyoming there Is a flood, carrying bridges and houses before It. The flood Is reported due at Casper, Wyo. There has been no loss of life so far as known, except the men killed in the Northwestern wreck. CHINESE TO VOTE. Omaha, Neb., March 28.—Four China men In Omaha will cast their votes at the coming city election. They are Joe Lee. Tom Ah Bat, Leo Gwon and Tee Lee, a laundryman. Joe Lee Is a nat uralized citizen and the other three claim to be native born. A SERIOUS CHARGE. Kearney, Neb., March 28.—The hear lng of Everett Edwards, a traveling man, charged with being responsible for the death of Miss Anna Grosh, is In the court here. The case is attracting much attention, the district court room being filled. VERY BADLY HURT. Norfolk, Neb., March 30.—Louis Jeter, aged 35, a laborer who had been work ing on the Great Northern road at Fremont, was found here this morn ing wandering about with his scalp torn loose from his head, two deep gashes and tw-o fractures in his skull. It Is believed he fell from a train and lay all night out in the cold. His face w’as, covered with dirt and blood. He lives at Johnstown, Brown county. He will likely die. TRACKLAYING FINISHED. Oakland, Neb., March 28.—At last the Great Northern's branch to Ashland is completed, the track laying being fin ished Sunday. The last rails were laid In the big cut near here. Service has begun on the road, but it will be Ir regular for a time. Freight and pas senger traffic Is being accorded the new line all along the route. It Is expected that regulur service will be Installed In about two weeks. DEMENTED ON TRAIN. Beatrice, Neb., March 28.—Frank Col lins, a young man from near Stam ford, Neb., became violently Insane on a train as It pulled Into Wymore and tore his clothes from his body. While In a perfectly nude condition he left the train but was caught and placed In Jail. There he attempted suicide by hanging, but was rescued. He was taken to the asylum. PLATTE BRIDGE OUT. Spans Go Out in Flood, and Traffic Is Paralyzed. ■Lincoln, Neb., March 30.-—Three spans of the south channel of the Platte river bridge on the Sioux City and Western ratlroud has been washed out by the flood. Traffic is completely paralyzed on that line. JEAN BAUTISTE MILLET DEAD. Paris, Marfh 28.—Jean Baptiste Mil let. the artist, brother of Jean Francois Millet, the famous painter, Is dead. Jeun Baptiste Millet and his more fa mous brother, Jean Francois, were born of peasant parents In the little town of Gruchy. The boys faced many hard ships, the family often being without fuel. KILLED FOR A NICKEL. Seaford. Del., March 28.—John Welch, alias • Slim Jim.' ’a negro exconvict of Virginia, was fatally shot by Walter Sanders. Sanders and Welch had been shooting craps, and Sanders, having lost all his money, went to a companion, whom he knew was an enemy of Welch and offered, It Is alleged, to put Welch out of the way for live cents, the price of a drink. The proposition was accepted, and Sanders re turned and opened Are on Welch, empty ing all five chambe.rs of his revolver. Sanders then fled to ihe woods pursued by a crowd of negroes iwrr.vtng a rope to hang him with. 'OVER A TON OF LOOT | FOUND IN A ROOM Aged Watchman and Young Woman at Lincoln Whole sale Robbers. GIRL’S ROOM SEARCHED Every Nook and Corner Was Found Stuffed With Plunder, Consisting of Dry Goods and Wom en’s Clothing. Lincoln, Neb., April 2.—WilllaJw Morrell, an aged night watchman at a local department store, and Miss Flor ence Preston, a comely young woman of 28, and a graduate of Nebraska uni versity, are under arrest on the charge of wholesale robbery from the store where Morrell is employed. The theft3, according to the police, have been go ing on for two years. Police sent to the girl’s room found a wardrobe full of clothing and a big trunk full of dry goods and women’s clothing. There were richly framed pictures on the walls, gloves, hosiery and lingerie in boxes and sacks, and everything conceivable, including scrub bing brushes. Every nook and corner was stuffed with the plunder. It weighed fully a ton and took several men an hour to dig it out and carry it downstairs to the wagon. MRS. MILLER LIVES. Woman Reported Dead Now Said to Be Likely to Recover. Winside, Neb., April 2.—In spite of :he fact that it was reported in this :ity, and from a supposedly reliable source, that Mrs. August Miller, victim if the shooting affray seven miles south >f here last Thursday morning, was lead, a neighbor of the three victims, vho was in town today stated that Mrs. Miller was still alive and every hope aas entertained for her recovery. Infection has set in in the arm of Pred Hohneke, father-in-law of August Miller, the man who did the shooting, ind surgeons had to cut the flesh out if his arm in six places from the wrist » the elbow. The doctors hope to save Hohneke’s life. v SEVEN MURDER CASES. Jmaha Court Has Had Twelve Differ ent Ones to Hear. Omaha, Neb., April 2.—The convie ion of John Doyle of the murder of J. Kelly marks the close of the fifth of ;he twelve murder cases now pending n this county. This is an unusually arge number, but the cases are being lisposed of rapidly and County Attor ley Slabaugh hopes to be through with most of them before the close of this term of court. Of those charged with murder, Jay D’Hearn and Leo Angus of the quartet it Lausten murderers have been dis posed of, the former getting the death penalty and the latter a life sentence under a plea of guilty. Leslie Allen, a colored man charged with killing Lee larrett, was found guilty and has been lentenced to twenty years in the peni tentiary. William Bartee, another col >red man recently was convicted of murder in the second degree and has not been sentenced yet. In both his :ase and that of Doyle the jury recom mended clemency. The murder cases still to try are .hose of Nelson and Warren, co-defend mts with O’Hearn and Angus; Cal Wain, Harrison Clark and Clarence Sathright, charged with killing Street Har Conductor Edward Flurry; Leo Os porne, charged with shooting his fath tr in a quarrel between his father and mother; Frank Noonan, charged with stabbing Charles Larson of South Om iha, and James Diggs, charged with :he murder of Frank Wheeler. FUGITIVE THIEF BACK. Captured Young Man Who Broke Jail Is Returned. Neligh, Neb., April 2.—Sheriff Mil ler arrived in the city with Frank Oonnor, the young man convicted over i year ago of cattle stealing and who yroke jail and fled before sentence was passed. .Miller secured his man in Spokane. Mr. Donnor was wounded by t constable in the west, being shot ihrough the body. Dr. Beattie was tailed Immediately upon his arrival at the Jail and dressed the wound. Mr. Donnor is in a serious condition and »ays he does not care much which turn his case should take. —♦— ELOPES WITH WIFE’S SISTER. Nebraska Man Deserts His Home and 1‘fekes All the Cash. Overton, Neb., April 2.—W. J. Wig gins has disappeared and his wife be ‘teves that he has run away with her sister, Miss Mattie Guess, a girl aged 16 years. Mr. Wiggins recently sold his furm and has been living with his wife's parents near the city, with the expectation soon of moving to Kansas. Yesterday he came to town with Miss Guess, drew $1,200 from the bank—mon ey in which his wife was Jointly inter ested, as the proceeds of the farm, and has not since been seen here. He went away with the girl in a buggy. Mrs. Wiggins haB a baby which has been very sick. COAL SUPPLY LIMITED. South Omaha Plants May Have to Shut Down Soon. Omaha, Neb., April 2.—The heavy consumers of steam coal in South Omaha are greatly worried over the conditions which are now confronting them. Many of them have no surplus stock on hand and are unable to get but a very limited supply. If the pros pective big coal miners' strike mater ializes, there is little doubt that some of the big concerns will have to close down. The Armour Packing company Is now using coal from its surplus stock, and the other packers have only a limited supply. Sam Christie, one of South Omaha's heaviest dealers, says that the street railway company has no surplus stock, and the Omaha dealers have a very limited supply. In case of a strike the street railway company might have to abandon some of its lines. Just now the scarcity of coal is at tributed to the action of the railroads. They are said to be compelling the mine owners to stack their coal by re fusing cars, and in instances where cars are furnished the loaded cars are be ing run onto sidetracks and held there by the railroad companies. A BASEBALL TEAM OF JAPANESE BOYS They Assemble In Lincoln From Their Homes In the Orient. WILL TOUR THE COUNTRY Probably the First Baseball Team ir the United States Composed of Full-Blooded Japanese—Ten in the Squad. Lincoln, Neb., March 81.—A baseball team composed of genuine full-blooded Japanese, coming direct from the ori ent, has been organized by Guy W, Green, manager of the Nebraska In dians. The little band of foreign base ball players will arrive in Lincoln some time this week for practice preparatory to starting on a tour of the country; The trip arranged for the coming sea son will probably be the first ever takes by an aggregation of Jap ball players. At the close of the season last fall Manager Green employed Masko, z Japanese of baseball fame living in California, to visit the mikado’s king dom and gather together a squad oi ball players of reputation to import t6 this country for the purpose of mak ing a tour of the United States. The agent of Mr. Green spent several weeks in Japan, and during that time suc ceeded in signing ten young educated Japs to make up the squad. The agent at the head of the party of foreigners left his native country some time agd and is now on his way to Lincoln. The squad consists of men whos« ages range from 19 to 24 years, whe have been attending different univer sities and other public educational in stitutions in their country. The names of Green’s proteges are: Kato, catcher: Toyo, pitcher; Salto, pitcher and out fielder; T. Uyeda, first baseman; J/ Uyeda, second baseman; Naito, third baseman; Kitsue, shortstop; Nish, out field; Kawashima, outfield; Kimo, in flelder, and Masko, pitcher and man ager. Mr. Green says the men ara nearly all In good physical condition and are anxious to start on the tour. GREW UP IN~THE BANK. Clever Ruse Used by Charles Meade to Rob Beemer Bank. ' Lincoln, Neb., March 81.—Warden Beemer has returned from Beemer, whither he went to put up a portion of Borne $8,300 which was taken from the bank by an assistant cashier who went wrong. The employe, Charles Meade, is only 24 years old and has been a trusted em ploye of the bank for six years. While a school boy he secured employment with the bank as office boy. Gradually he won the confidence of his employers until some time ago he was made as sistant cashier. A year ago he waa married to a young woman of West Point. According to Warden Beemer he is one the most popular young men In all the country around Beemer and no one ever before had even the slights est suspicion that he was going wrong. What the young man did with the {8,300 which he is said to have confess ed to taking is a problem the bank lirectors have not solved. Meade’s plan of action was clever and for a. long time the officials, while believing lomething was wrong, were unable to iathom the mystery. Meade would keep bank money on Jeposit in New York and from that porrespondent he would get a state ment for the benefit of the directors. Then he tvould transfer the deposit to South Omaha and get a statement from there and so on to all the correspond ents. In that way it looked as though all the money was accounted for. The directors, however, were still convinced something was wrong, and at last a bank examiner wrote to one of the bank's correspondents. No reply was received by the bank officials, and several days later the official chanced :o meet an officer of the correspondent bank. They began to talk of the letter of inquiry, and it developed the bank nad written, but the Beemer bank had not received the letter. Investigation showed that Meade nad taken the letter and that he had oeen watching the mail for some months and had kept those letters which he did not want the bank di rectors to see. Meade told Warden Beemer that he bad given all the money to a man in Chicago to invest for him, but he had not received a cent of returns on it. The directors have not been able tc jet hold of the man to whom Meade laid he gave the money. Meade is now out on bond, and it is ;he intention of the directors to prose .ute him. TWO NEBRASKA FORTS. Washington, March 31.—Nebraska (vill get one of the largest military posts that the war department is plan ting to build, and also the location of i camp for the great summer maneu vers. It Is practically decided that Fort Robinson shall be the place for the en areed post and Fort Niobrara for the maneuvers. The Nebraska delegation pave been laboring hard to secure two jt the large posts, one for Robinson »nd one for Niobrara. Senators Millard and Burkett called pn the secretary of war this morning n an effort to have Fort Niobrara des gnated as a permanent artillery post end also to see what might be done for ;he improvement of Fort Robinson. Secretary Taft stated that the necessity pf service would require the permanent ind enlargement of Fort Robinson and hat the department had perfected plans to that end provided congress would afford the required appropria tion. Upon learning these facts it was igreed that Senator Burkett should ntroduce a bill In the senate today ppproprlattng $400,000 to be expended it Fort Robinson for permanent build ngs and other necessary works under plans furnished by the war office. Fort Robinson is In Dawes county, he western part of the state, near the own of Crawford. Fort Niobrara is in Cherry county, ,n the northern part of the state. Tho icarest town of any consequence Is Ualentine. OMAHA NEWS SUED. Oinuha, Neb., March 30.—Miss Lulu Bak er, the victim of a story published in the iPmaha News March 7. began suit for $10. J00 damages, alleging the story was en tirely false and without foundation. The article which Is made the basis of the suit related to an alleged dice game In a local restaurant. In which the hand of the plain tiff was the stake. The two young men mentioned In the story were Jute Althaue and Jack Mitchell. The story was given a prominent place on the first page of the paper and w as beaded by a picture of Mis* Baker and one of the young men.