Nebraska Newspapers

    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.
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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.
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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.
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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.