THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. yNEILL, NEBRASKA *KI . " - -a:=-=g=r; The greatest riles of pictures by American artists were those of the Thomas B. Clark collection, In 1899, ■when George Inness’ “Grey Bowery Day” was knocked down for $10,150, the highest price ever paid for the work of an American painter at public sale, and the W. T. Evans collection in 1900. This brought $159,340. Since then P. C. Hanford's one night’s sale brought $124,135; E. J. Milliken's twenty-six paintings. $128,328 in one evening; the E. O. Matthiesen's two nights’ sale, $348,780; the Mrs. Warren collection, $345,025, and the D. C. Byall collection reached a total of $244,900. The Mrs. Warren sale was noted for one of the most remarkable advances In the cost of a painting ever recorded in Amer ica. In 1899 Knoedler & Co. sold her a "Shepherdess.” by Millet, for $800. They bought It back at the sale of her collection fourteen years later and paid $24,500 for It. This world is to be weighed once more, doubts being ascertained by sci entists as to the accuracy of previous estimate; but whether the error be a case of short weight or overweight has yet to bo settled. An expedition is to set out to Egypt where the great pyra mid will be utilized by the investiga tors. First, the weight of the pyramid will be ascertained, and then the weight of the earth estimated from Its pro portionate size. The swinging of pen dulums will be the gauge. From tha force exerted by the pyramid In pulling the swinging pendulum from Its nat ural course the weight of the pyramid can be estimated, and that of the earth —the exact size of which Is known—• can then be calculated easily. "The idea that the wearing of wings, breasts and other feather ornaments on women's millinery necessitates tha Wholesale slaughter of birds Is all bosh," said a manufacturer of feather foods. "Once In a while a fashion comes in that calls for a particular feather or quill that only one bird pro Suces, but wings, breasts and even the whole birds are made from the feath ers plucked from poultry, dressed for table use. We take bales of feathers, •ort them, dye them, brush them, curl them, and work them up Into whatever Is wanted, and not a bird's life Is sac rificed." _ A certain Pittsburg millionaire vis ited Philadelphia's Academy of the Natural Sciences. Its collection of •luffed birds Is considered one of the finest In America. The custodian could not help praising It. “I've never fig ured It out," said he, "but it is safe to pay, at a guess, that these stuffed, birds are worth not less than 5200,000." "Heavens!" exclaimed the man of money. "Is it possiblel What are they •tutted with?” When a Neapolitan wishes to effect the death of an enemy he takes some ttbject, often a lemon, which he uses to represent the heart of his victim, and he pierces it with nails or pins, which he fastens securely with twine. With appropriate Incantations this fic titious heurt Is roasted over a slow fire, and Is placed as near to the Intended rictim as circumstances allow. The surgeons who operated on a man 4i the London hospital the other day found in him twenty-five pieces of cork, twenty pieces of tin foil, a leaden bul let, a piece of string eighteen inches long, nlnepence In small change, a piece of leather nine Inches long with a hook at each end, several pieces of day pipestem and portions of a news paper. _ _ _ The French war minister Is at pres ent engaged In solving the apparently Insoluble problem of the ideal cavalry helmet. Two models are under consid eration—one having a deep visor and the other a neck screen. This latter has •con so constructed thnt the neck •oreen does not cause Inconvenience Vhile firing in the prone position. In presenting colors to the second battalion, South Staffordshire regiment It Benares, India, the other day, the Prince of Wales recalled the fact that the regiment had been shipwrecked three times, each time showing perfect fllscipllne, and he remarked that a Ihtpwreck tested a regiment's discipline more severly than a battle. A splendid funeral procession was proceeding from Hongo, Japan, to bury the body of Taron, the head of a gam bling den, when the police stopped the ceremony, as the dead man was be lieved to be an escaped convict. This was found to be true and the body was taken to the prison burial ground. Since his marriage the German Crown prince has turned over a new .enf and Is settling down strenuously. He is full of plans for developing his | princely estate at Oels. and has prom Ilsed to double the salaries of his em ployes if they produce the best wheat bnd rye in Silesia. Captain Bailey K. Ashford has had so much success In fighting the "lazy bug" In Porto Klco that Government Agent Harris has been sent to the Island to be Instructed In his methods, with a view of Introducing them among the men digging the Panama canal. The duke of Connaught Is one of the ; most experienced horticulturists of the ; (lay. When at his home at Bagshot S house he busies himself almost every flay in his garden. He lays out the : beds with his own hands and has quite i i remarkable knowledge of botany. Stalls for the sale of fruit and flow ers will be opened shortly In the sta i lions of the District (underground) Atlway, London. But no bananas or | oranges will be sold, because of the j danger that might arise from skins ; thrown on the platforms. ;j Fiction has decreased in popularity | among users of the public library In | the district of Columbia, for while, dur ing the last year, the circulation has lj Increased 27 per cent., the proportion j of Action has decreased 12 per cent. There Is a compulsory character j league In England, the business of which Is to urge on parliament the l! passage of a bill making it compulsory for all employers to give a written , character to their employes when jj leaving. :j The recent visit of King Edward to i France has given the French another ! Kngltsh phrase, which they have added | to "high life," "sportsman." "fashion |s.b!e” and the rest. They now call flue Weather "King's weather." [j The night Hon. Joint Burns. M. P., rats become a social lion in London. He has already had luncheon with I Lady Dorothy Nevill and the Duchess of Sutherland, and is in great request In aristocratic circles. Will S. Hayes, whose songs, "Mollle Darling." "The Little Old Log Cabin In the Lane." etc., were sung tvvosoore jyears ago. is living in Louisville, K>., and recently celebrated the 74th anni versary of his birth. WIND AND SNOW IN WESTERN NEBRASKA Storm of Unusual Severity Sweeping Over That Part of the State. TEMPERATURE FREEZING Sixty Mile an Hour Wind Wreaking Havoc to Telegraph Lines, and Trains Are Being Run With Difficulty. • Omaha, Neb., April 17—A wind, snow and sleet storm of unusual severity Is reported sweeping over the western part of Nebraska and extending Into eastern Colorado and Into the Black Hills. At Union Pacific headquarters the storm was reported most severe In the vicinity of Julesburg, Colo., where the wind was blowing at the rate of sixty miles an hour and a heavy snow falling and badly drifting. The roofs of two cars standing on a siding a short dis tance west of Julesburg were blown off, wrecking the telegraph wires. East of North Platte, Neb., the storm was also severe, the Union Pacific dis patchers at Grand Island being sent by special train west of the breaks in the telegraph lines to handle trains. On the Burlington the storm extend* west from Alliance. The temperature Is close to freezing. Along the Northwestern the storm Is known to extend from Long Pine, Neb., Into the Black Hills. MURDER THE VERDICT IN PENDER CASE Jury Brings in Verdict of Murder in the Second Degree Against John Walker, Indian. Pender, Neb., April 17.—The jury In the district court this afternoon brought In a verdict of guilty of murder In the second degree against John Walker, ths Indian who was charged with the mur der of Nathan Lyon, a short time agh The defendant's attorneys make the announcement that a move for a sec ond trial will be made. FOR HER GOOD NAME. Woman Travels 4,000 Miles and Has Husband's Divorce Set Aside. Lincoln, Neb., April 17.—-B'or the sake of her good name, Mrs. Cornelia Cel pelka has traveled 4,000 miles, She has come all the way from Austria tc America, and from New York city to Crete, Neb., In order that she might refute the Infamous charges brought against her by her husband. Dr. < ,'el pelka. of Crete, who had obtained a divorce from tier without her knowl edge. The woman wishes the decree ot djvorce set aside and her name cleared from the charges of infidelity pre ferred by Dr. Celpelka. In 1801 the two were married in a lit tle Bohemian town called Ceska Tre bora, and lived happily there for about three years. But in 1X04 Mrs. Celpelka says that the serious illness of her fa ther made it necessary for her to go to him and nurse him for three months. At the end of that time she herself be came 111. Upon her recovery she says that she found that her husband had disappeared. Some time after she found him In an Austrian town, where the man was ordered to pay her sixty Austrian dollars a month. It was not long before Celpelka disappeared again, and for all these years the wife has been trying to locate him. Through the aid of the Austrian consular offi cials she got track of him tills year and found that he had secured a divorce without her knowledge. A first she was Inclined to let the matter rest at that, hut when she learned the charges that had been made against her. Mrs. Celpelka made Immediate preparation!! for crossing the ocean and lighting the case. Judge Adams, of Hastings, yesterday set aside the decree of divorce and gave the wife leave to tile an answer. He also awarded her *‘'"0 for fees and an allowance of $115 per month, pending the disposition of the case, which is to be given unother hearing In May. RECONCILIATION BY CHILD. Sight of Child on Fremont Street Alda Battle Creek Father. Fremont, Neb., April 17.—While pars ing up a street In Fremont, George Trurn of Battle Breek, Neb., caught sight of his little daughter, whom he had not seen for six weeks. The girl, who is only 8 years of age, saw her father at the same time and ran to get away from him. She managed to escape. Trum, who had been hurting for hie wile, hurried to the authorities and in stituted a search of the city. Mrs. Turin anil the girl were located at the depot. Trum approached them, there was a family reconciliation and the of ficers withdrew. When Trum told his story to the of ficers he said Mrs. Trum had gone away, presumably to undergo an oper ation In a hospital. She neither wrote to hint nor came home, which caused him to become apprehensive He went to Norfolk, learned the woman had been there and then came to Fremont, where he saw his girl on the street. THREE ARE KILLED. ______ .Mother and Two Children Perish and Others Are Hurt et Grade Crossing. Greenville, Pa.. Ap'-i1 IT.- As tue re sult of u grade crossing accident on the Erie vond near here today Mrs. Maud Calvin and two little daughters uric [ killed and two other children seriously Injured. SUBSIDY’S CLOSE CALL Southern Pacific Mail Bonus Has Ono M ajority. Washington. I). C.. April 17. As men as the Journal of yesterday s proceed ings was read in the house today, sev eral members took the floor to correct the record of their t otes on the South ern railway mail subsidy. After cor rections were made the subsidy re mained itt the hill by but one majority The conference report on the bill tot the settlenic.i of the affairs of the five civilized triocs id Indians was agreed to. A special older was then inaugurated by offering a resolution by Sperry 01 Oonneotlcut com ’ner torn t ing the life and public sen Ice of the late Orville Hit. a ;ot k Plat» NEBRASKANS TO PLANT TREES ON APRIL 23 Governor Mickey Issues Annual Proc lamation, Setting Aside the 23d as Arbor Day. Lincoln. Neb., April 13.—Governo Mickey has set apart April 23 as Arbo. n Dowie forwarded Vollva a tele gram revoking the power of attorney.” Power of Attorney Is Legal. According to the contestants the decision of the court upon the valid ity of the telegraphic- revocation of the power of attorney will decide tne question as to in whom rests the control of Zion city. On this question Atturncy Wetten said: "The telegraph'c power of attorney delegated t.« Yoliva by Dowie Id absolutely legal and will stand ifi any court of lav." At the terminatiun of ihe confer nce, which was participated in by fudge Y. V. Barnes, the legal adviser uf Zion, Jacob Newman, counsel for Vollva, and his forces and Attorney Wetten, Mr. Newman said: "Dowie ani} his advisers admitted that wc have in nur possession documents, y evidence to the effect that Dowie and his advisers admit that 95 per cent, o* the property belongs to the Christian Catholic church, and he has further more acquiesced in the proposition that .f he is given 5 per cent, of this prop erty. after he has been installed in remporary control, both ecclesiastically uul financially, he will retire. In other words, Dowie desires to be vindicated, reinstated with the full powers attend ing the first apostleship of the Chris tian Catholic church, whereupon he will issue an edict declaring that 95 per cent, of the property of Zion City belongs to the church and that 5 per cent. belongs to him personally (Dcwie). According to conservative estimates given out by the two fac tions this would give to Dowie $1,000, 000 and to the church $19,000,000. WIFE GETS INTEREST RATE OF 80PER CENT Sensation at Testimony Involves Fam ily of President of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Milwaukee, April 16.—The most sen sational feature today of the examina tion of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company by the legislative Investigating committee, was pro-' ductlon of documentary evidence tend ing to show that Mrs. Henry L. Pal mer, wife of the president of the com pany. was a frequent investor in loan* on policies of the Northwestern Mutual, and that on one of these loans at least, negotiated in 1889, she obtained interest at the rate of 80 per cent. P ASS UP*KA NS AS. ; Standard Oil Advances Product, but Not There. Lima., O., April 16.—Crude oil was ad- ; vanced for all fields save in Kentucky and Kansas by the .Standard Oil com pany today. The change adds 3 cents < a barrel to the eastern, and 2 cents to * the western product. MONEY MARKET. t New York, April 13.— Money steady at 4