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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1906)
THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. yNEILL. NEBRASKA . :.-. . --; Miss Bertha Krupp, the richest wom an in the world, perhaps, is now knows as “Queen Krupp" all around Essen, where are located the vast can inon factories which she inherited from her father. In that place alone she has 40.000 workmen toiling for her, who, ■with their families, make more than 200.000 persons dependent upon her now. If other concerns be added we have a total of 300,000 dependents. She owns gas works, railways, telegraphs, tele phones, her own bakeries, slaughter houses ard general stores. She has ■even her own army, regularly drilled, ■with stem rules of discipline; It is called a fire brigade, but Is as much a body of picked troops as any in Ger many. Her army numbers more than 800 men, well armed. Finally, she has her ambassadors in every court in Eu rope. They may not be known In the regular diplomatic world as such, but they are there all the same. "Bribery” Is a word with a curious lilstory. In the old Geneva bible It Is said of the scribes and Pharisees that ■they “make clean the outer side of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of bribery.” The authorized version has “extortion” and there Is no doubt that by “bribery” the Geneva bible meant robbery. "Bribery” prob ably meant originally a morsel, a broken-off piece, but It occurs first In old French, signifying a piece of bread given to a beggar. Hence the Italian "briba," vagrancy, and the old French “brlbeur,” a beggar or greedy devourer. “Bribe” developed In two directions— In the senses of robbery and of a pres ent. When Falstaft speaks of "a bribed buck" he rnenns not one that had been corrupted, but one that had been stolen. What Is probably the highest dock In the world has recently been com pleted at Ktsumu. on the Victoria Kyanza, In Uganda, at. an altitude of 8,700 feet above sea level. The dock has been constructed to accommodate the Nyanza fleet plying on the lake In connection with the Uganda railroad, of which the terminus Is at Klsumu or Fort Florence, as It Is now officially called. It measures 260 feet In length by forty-eight feet wide and fourteen feet deep. It Is excavated out of the ■olid rock by native labor and occu pied twelve months In construction. Many people If asked the meaning of the word "presents" In the phrase "by these presents" would bo entirely un able to give It. It means "these pres ent words" or "this present document.” It was familiar enough formerly. In "Love’s Labor's Lost" the king asks Jaquenetta, "What present hast thou there?”—the "present” being a letter. Bacon write* that Romulus after his death was said to have sent a "pres ent" to the Roman people bidding them devote themselves to arms. Shakes peare even uses “present' to mean money In hand. T. M. Hilliard, lata manager of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel at New York, comes to Europe with an ambitious project—namely, to Interest capitalists In establishing a chain of hotels In the principal cities from New York to Sar Francisco and all through Europe, num bering In all possibly from fifty to c hundred establishments. He proposes that existing hotels be merged In the ^combine” under one general manage; Sent! Thf capital would be absut 80,000,0u(h >Ir. Hilliard Is a young man, who wentStf „A«£lCVi-a '-om Ire toLt.whGl a froy-. _ ^wTll Crooks, labor member of tl\s British parliament, Is the victim of a curious device practiced by certain writers. He says that from time to time he receives articles,, tt". vurlous subjects'fylth a request that Tie sTgfr hla Via me to them, the Idea being that lils signature will make unsalable work . salable, and that Mr. Crooks will be | sufficiently rewarded for the use of his | name by the fame which the articles . will bring to film. George Bernard Shaw recently con fessed: "The way In which I make money In the theater Is enough to de moralize a saint. For long periods ot years I get nothing at all and then I Bnd myself making money at the rate of £800 ($1,500) a week. The natural consequence Is that one begins to live St that rate and It Is very difficult to leave oft. Unfortunately the £300 a week leaves off with disconcerting ab ruptness." At a recent meeting of the London Practitioners’ society. Dr. Robert Abbe Showed, in order to Illustrate the pene trative power of radium, a photo graphic plate upon which a revolver had been photographed by a single grain of radium. The cartridge with which the revolver was loaded and the Internal mechanism of the revolver were clearly seen In the photograph, demonstrating that the rays had pene trated the steel. One of the most Interesting figures In Harvard university Is Edward Ray, s blind student who halls from a small country town In North Carolina. He has mastered the most difficult courses In higher mathematics, In geology, won s degree from the University of North Carolina und is now working for the degree of M. A. at Harvard. Here he la taking some of the hardest courses In the curriculum, Gothic and Anglo Saxon. San Marino, the smallest republic In the world, wilt soon be without voters If Its rate of emigration keeps up. It hae only 1,700, Including widow's, but It is still a good republic. Recently Its assembly decided to abolish the execu tive council, the members of which have been elected for life. Hereafter members will be elected by the people for three years only. Recent experiments show that the crystals of alum form In a saturated solution with so much force that they •re not repressed in their natural growth by a heavy weight. In like manner the crystals of pyrites, forming In slate rock, have been known to split layers of slate without In any way changing the form of the crystals which •xert the separating force. It Is expected that the decrees of the last provincial synod of Maynooth will soon be ratified by Rome and pub lished. A few misprints in the first draft of the decrees sent to Rome have caused the delay. According to the new ecclesiastical kgislntion in Ire land. parish priests will be appointed tn future concursus. A Methodist minister who has been preaching for seventy-seven years is worth some little attention. This dis tinction belongs to the Rev. Richard Rymer, of Brixton, England. He was a preacher when William IV. was king of England and Andrew Jackson was president of the United States. On the beach, at Norwich, England, the children enjoy one of the finest ■ports possible—tobogganing down a ■teep sand hill. The sand bluff is 130 feet high, of soft sand, and the coast ers slide down by hundreds. TORNADO DOES DAMAGE IN NEBRASKA COUNTY Farming District Is Swept and Houser Are Wrecked and People Injured Near Oxford. Omaha. Neb., May 2—A special to tie Bee from Oxford, Neb., says a tornado did much damage In Furnas county at 6 o'clock last night. Telegraph and telephone wires are prostrated in the territory covered by the storm and only meager reports are obtainable, but it if known that several residences were wrecked and a number of persons in jured. although no fatalities have beer reported. The most seriously injured are: Bertha Hartman, 12 years of age. In ternal Injuries, condition critical. Miss Anna Hartman, painfully bruised. Mrs. Hosa Drews, arm broken. Fred Drews, bruised. T'nknown man, crushed. The storm came from the southwes and, so far as known, the first house struck was that of John Reynolds about eleven miles west of Oxford. This was destroyed, but the inmates es raped serious Injury. The homes ol Fred Hartman and Fred Drews were •next demolished. Here the people were ,not so fortunate, nearly all being more or less hurt and one at least receiving injuries from which recovery is doubt ful. The residence of Fred Loos and T. J Cook were wrecked as were the schoo houses In the Buffalo and Morning 'View districts, besides scores of barns and other farm buildings. The storm passed to the northeast, but the destruction of all means of com munication makes It impossible to learn •at present what damage was done. NEBRASKA WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDL Recently Released Insane Hospital Pa tient Takes Her Own Life in Fear of Being Returned. O’Neill. Neb., May 2.—Mrs. Helen E Howe, wife of C. H. Howe, living in McClure township, this county, com mitted suicide at the Dewey hotel In this city by drinking a quantity of car bolic acid. She died almost immediate ly after drinking the deadly poison. She was about 63 years of age and came to the county something ovtr a year ago and was married to Mr. Howe. In Au gust of last year she was sent to the asylum at Lincoln at the instance of or on complaint of her husband. It Is not known when she was re leased from the asylum, but It seems that she hud been at Ponca, this state, for a time, coming to O’Neill on Wednesday of last week. She manifest ed a fear of being taken back to the asylum. One of the hotel girls dis covered the woman and the empty bot tle just after she had swallowed the poison and asked what she had done. The woman Indicated that she had tak en the poison, saying that “they were not going to take her back to the asy lum.” She expired soon after. Coroner Flynn was called and found her dead. He empaneled a Jury and an inquest was held, a verdict of suicide being returned. I —▼— THEY FOOLED THE PREACHER. Couple Disappoint Minister and Guests by Getting Married Day Before. Lincoln, Neb., May 2.—The relatives pnd friends of Mies Jessie Bernice Brown, a society girl of this city, and Ernest J. Gardner had made prepara tions for an elaborate wedding cere mony. The guests were assembled at the home of the bride’s parents, the house was handsomely decorated, the tables wete spread fof a fine feast. According to the program, carefully made und repeatedly rehearsed, trie' couple \yalke'i dfiwnsialrs while a pianist placed a wedding march. Dr. JI. O. Swearingen, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, stood In the front parlor, ready to receive and unite them. The bride and groom took their places in front of the minister, but be fore he could speak the groom said: "Dr. Swearingen, let me present my wife.” Every guest. Including the preacher, gasped and waited for an explanation. It was 'Ickly given. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner had decided to forestall the neighborhood “cutups" by being secret ly married the day before. Rev. Mr. Eason, rector of Holy Trinity church, married them and no one was told about It until the evening when the ceremony was to have been performed. Everybody was disappointed except the bride and groom, and the minister who did not marry them failed to see that It was a good joke. PIERCE EXTENDS BOUNDARIES. 3ut Had to Have Fight in Court in Order to Take In Outlying Districts. Bierce, Neb.. April 20.—Last Saturday Judge Boyd held a short session of dis trict court at this place and tried a number of equity cases. One of the most important cases was that in which l he city of Pierce sought to take in ad joining property, containing the mill and residence property. The property owners' defense was that they were not deriving any of the benefits of living near the city and therefore should not be forced to come into the city. They also claimed that if they did come into the city that they could not have lire protection as they could not be reached by hose from .the water mains. On being told that the fire company was willing to muke tlie test the judge ordered that It be made. This was done n little after noon and the fire boys soon had the hose connected to the hydrant and a stream of water going on the mill. The judge was present and saw the test and expressed him self as more than satisfied at the show ing made. He decided that all the properly asked for in tile petition should be taken in with the exception of that belonging to T. A. Lea In the extreme southwest portion, which he thought was a little too far out. Wil low creek was to be the boundary on the south. LID AT NEBRASKA CITY. Nebraska City, Neb.. April 30.- -All of the gambling houses in this city are to be dosed on Muy 1. Mayor John W. Stelnhurt Inis issued orders to dose tile bouses on that day. Six gambling houses have been in operation, each plui v paving a monthly fine of $30. This order does not affect the operating of s.ot machines. PEANUTS IN NEBRASKA. Lincoln. Neb., April 30— Peanuts will to added to the list of products in Ne braska's seed contests and the deputy superintendent of public instruction, who has charge of the contests, is send. Ing out a large variety which, it is thought, will grow well in Nebraska's soil. The superintendent's office does not believe that peanuts will prove of any great lomnerdnl value to the state, hut the boys have asked for them ’ll addition to the corn and they will te encouraged to raise at least enough fot their own use. IOWA BANKER VS. NEBRASKA BANKER Butterfield, of Hamburg, Iowa, Sues Catron, of Nebraska City, Neb. ALIENATED AFFECTIONS Iowan Charges That the Nebraska* Stole His Wife’s Love and Wants $30,000 in Return for the Af fection of His Helpmeet. Lincoln, Neb., April 30.—An Iowa banker has sued a Nebraska banker, alleging the alienation of the affections of the former's wife. The plaintiff is Charles D. Butterfield, cashier of the Farmers’ National bank, of Hamburg, la., and the defendant is M. E. Catron, cashier of the Farmers' bank, of Ne braska City. The Iowan asks $30,000 damages, asserting that his wife has been won away from him by the Ne braska financier. ' In his petition Mr. Butterfield alleges that lie and his wife were married In 1900 and that they lived happily to gether until 1904, when Mrs. Butterfield met Catron. Since that time, he says, Catron has been writing letters to Mrs. Butterfield, sending her telephone and telegraph messages, meeting her in Omaha and other cities. It is alleged that she ir now in Omaha, where she has filed suit for a divorce in order that *he may marry Catron. Both men in the case are wealthy and a warm legal contest is expected, Catron declaring lhat all the allegations are false and that he will fight the case as vigorous ly as he can. —-V— GIRL PLAYS ROBBER ROLE. Omaha Damself Proved Herself Emi nently Successful at First. Omaha, Neb., April 30.—As a disciple of Pat Crowe, Ida Terrell, a not unat tractive appearing young woman, has proved herself eminently successful in her first experiences. She is now be hind the bars of the city pail, charged with robbery. Her boldest and most profitable exploit was pulled off last night. John II. Routson, an insurance col lector for one of the big industrial in surance companies, was passing down the street on which Miss Terrell lives, when she intimated to him that she would like to have him write her ap plication for a policy. Routson entered the house to talk the matter over, and ask the necessary questions, and when he had become well warmed up to his subject, the woman pulled a revolver, thrust it in his face and demanded that he turn over to her his leather wallet, containing the money he had collected during the day on his rounds. The purse contained $233, but Routson handed it over, and left the house to report the matter to the police. When the detectives reached the house to make the arrest, they found the young woman in the act of playing the same game on another collector, a man named Watson. She has been placed under heavy bonds for trial in a 'ew days. HELD FOR ADULTERY. Lincoln, Neb., April 30.—Warrants^ were issued here today for the arrest of Joseph Bennett and his father, both of Riverton, on the charge of main taining adulterous relations with the jvlfe of August Adler of Cheyenne. Adler's wife came fd Riverton recent ly oh a visit. There she met Bennett, who was once her husband. Kho says her parents do not believe in divorce, and insisted she was still married to Bennett and that she ought to live with him again when he asked her to come back to him. The three left Riverton because of public opinion and came here, where Adler followed them. Adler says the woman has confessed her guilt with both father and son. NEW RURAL ROUTE. Ponca, Neb., April 26.—Postmaster Logan today was authorized by the fourth assistant postmaster general to extend the rural mail delivery from this office by the establishment of a fourth route. A QUEER ACCIDENT. Butte, Neb.. April 26.—Mrs. Robert Connor was last June stung on the foot by a large catfish. The foot was very sore for some time, but finally healed, but has bothered her consider ably at intervals since. Recently the pain became so acute that she con cluded to consult a physician, who upon examining her foot found a fish spine imbedded in the ball just back of the great toe, fully an inch long> which had ugly snags on either side. CARNEGIE MONEY FOR YORK. York, Neb., April 26.—Andrew Cam negie has promised to give York col lege $10,000 to increase its endowment fund, on condition that Its friends col lect $40,000 more in cash and realizable securities for the same purpose. The executive board has accepted the prop osition and will strive to meet it. York college Is a vigorous and grow ing Institution. The location is tint and the attendance for the present year is 449. It is a school of the Unit ed Brethren denomination. WILL BE LESS LUCRE. Senate Committee Unanimously in Fa ver of Restricting Campaign Contributions. Washington, April 27.—The senate committee on privileges and elections by a unanimous vote today authorized Koraker to report favorably the Till man bill to prohibit insurance and other corporations from contributing to cam paign lUl’ds. The bill was amended by the subcom mittee and was made to apply to cor porations of all kinds and to all elec tions for presidential and vice presi dential electors, for legislatures where United States senators are to be chosen and for representatives in congress. It makes offending corporations sub ject to a fine of $5,000 and an employe of corporations subject to a fine of $1,000. The measure does not apply to persons receiving such contributions. A Spconer Distinction. In the senate Unit y Spooner resumed his speech on the railroad rate bill, again taking up the question of dis tinction between judicial power and jurisdiction. Replying to Bailey, he said owing to the fact that the powers are totally different it cannot be said that one is greater than the other. MONEY MARKET. New York, April 2J.—Money market steady at ctfi J per cent. Prin e mercan tile pap«i per cant. Sterling ex change firmer at $4.4.84.40; de j niand ftr ri-ty days. BUTTE POSTOFFICE IS ROBBED OF $1,100 Robbers Dynamite Safe, but Family Living Upstairs Did Not Hear Explosion. Butte, Neb., May 1.—-The postofflee here was robbed last night of about SI,100 in money and stamps, the rob bers dynamiting the safe. Entrance to the postofflee was gained from the Gazette printing office, which was first broken Into. The safe was literally blown to atoms but Mrs. A. R. Armstrong, the postmistress, and her family, who occupied rooms over the office, did not hear the explosion. There is no clew to the robbers. $15,301 COST OF OMAHA BILLBOARD Former Mayor Secures Big Damages for Injuries Received from Falling Board. 1 Omaha, Neb., May 1.—George P. Bends, former mayor of Omaha, was [awarded $15,301 damages in a suit against the city for injuries received April 25, 1902, by the falling of a bill [board upon him. This was the third •trial of the case. Mr. Bends sued foi $33,000, but will accept the verdict. —♦— THIRTY HORSES STOLEN. Horse Thieves in Northern Nebraska Having Prosperous Times. ' Winside, Neb., May 1.—Four head •of horses, a buggy and harness were stolen last night from Isaac Bordner, •a, farmer living one mile north of Pil [ger. The robbers left no trace to deter !rnine which direction they took. A re ward of $100 has been offered for their [capture. At least thirty horses have [been stolen in north Nebraska during the past year and none have ever been .recovered. —♦— THIRTY YEARS IN THE PEN. Judge Graves Sentences Indian Mur derer to Long Term at Hard Labor. Pender, Neb., May 1.—John Walker, the Indian recently convicted of mur der in the second degree, was sentenced •by Judge Graves to thirty years at hard labor in the state penitentiary. Walker killed Nathan Lyons, another imaha Indian. “CENTRAL, GIVE ME HEAVEN.” J-ast Words of Omaha Girl Before Be ing Killed by Train. Omaha, Neb.. May 1.—“Hello, Cen tral. Give Me Heaven,” were the last words that passed Miss Anna Helsing’s lips, the echo of the popular song scarcely passing away before she was Killed by a Northwestern train at the Florence crossing Sunday night last. This statement came out in testi mony before the coroner’s inquest by Miss Marie Cornilia, who was with Miss Helsing at the time of the accident. ’’We were in a jolly mood after our drive out to Florence,” said Miss Cor nilia, "and as we started back Miss JJelsing suggested that we sing “Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven.” She began singing, tiut we did not join in. Just as she finished the last line of the chorus the vehicle was struck by the train and Miss Helsing killed.” • I' Witnesses testified that the ap-. preaching train \va5 obscured from view by coal sheds along {fie railroad tracks and when the surrey struck the tracks the fast freight was upon it, no one having time to leap to safety. The jury returned a verdict that Miss Helsing came to her death through accident and attached no blame on the -abroad company, ’-•f BABY GIRL DROWNS. Parents Were Nearby but Unaware the Child Was in Danger. Norfolk, Neb., April 2S.—The 3-year >ld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kul uavey, near Lynch, was drowned in Ponca creek. The parents were near ly, unaware that the child had fallen ito the water. BLIVEN NOT KILLED. Dakota City, Neb., April 2S.—The re port circulated that A. H. Bliven, wife and two daughters hud met their death iif the San Francisco earthquake was contradicted by Mrs. Bliven’s daugh- ' ter, Mrs. S. A. Bridenbuugh. receiving word that they were safe and well. —♦— SAFE AT ’FRISCO. Tekarnah, Neb., April 28.—The rela lives and friends of Hoy W. Hinsdale were very much relieved yesterday when they received a telegram from him at San Francisco saying he was all right. KING IS CORDIAL. uoorge of Greece Chats With Ameri can Athlete and Praises Pres ident Roosevelt. Athens. April 2S.—King George tnd Princes Georg- and Nicholas were present at the Stadium when the Olympic games recommenced today. TJie attendance was small. The king singled out Janus E. Sullivan, man ager of the American team, and chat ted with him for ten minutes in a jovi al. cordial manner, showing the keenest Interest in the sports. The king said lie had the nighesi admiration for President Roosevelt and much regretted the president was not present to enjoy the games. Martin J. Sheridan of New York, Meyer Prinsetin of New York and Hu go Friend of Chicago university were among the twenty contestants in the discus throwing today in connection with the Penthalum series of contest* In which Stephen Mudin of Hungary won. In the final Inn; lump Lawson Rob ertson of New York was first and Mat tin J. Sheridan third. “NOTHING DOING.” Thousand Contract Laborers Deported in One Day. New York. April L\S.—A thousand ini migrants were deported yesterday a contract laborers this deportation l.ein one* of the largest ever made under th contract labor laws. The men cahie mostly from Greece. Montenegro, lluN vcarla and Servia. WOMEN FIGHT DUEL. Jrto With Gun end Other With a b nif—--Gullet Cruces Death. No-.v York, April 2s.—Two young negro won;. -. Marc Louise, ag.-d ifi, and Holla Hailey, aged 2d. Iought with each other, the former using a knife and tltc latter a revolver. Marie Louise was shot ait J killed. Leila Bailey sur j rendered to the police, saying she did I the shooting i:i seif, defense. She is not injured. TROOPS AND MINERS CLASH One Killed and Several Injured When Soldiers Use Guns. GIRLS START TROUBLb Waitresses Refuse to Serve Food te Lieutenant Smith—Delegates to Miners’ Convention to Vote WHh Mitchell. Mt. Carmel, Pa„ May £.—After the dining room girls at three of the local hotels refused to serve Lieutenant Smith, in command of the state (constabulary here, today, troopers in front of the Commercial hotel were ieharged upon by a large crowd of for ,erign miners. The troopers beat them back with blackjacks. Several miners land one trooper were injured. The crowd retreated and prepared for another charge. Lieutenant. Smith drew up his men in battle line and threatened to shoot. Upon the advice of Chief Burgess, who is a member of the union, the crowd dispersed. Second Clash Fatal. A second collision between the con stabulary and the mob occurred here shortly after noon, when the miners threw stones at the sdldiers. Lieuten ant Smith ordered his men to shoot. As the carbines began to crack the •crowd scattered in great terror. A man named Wilson, who was in the crowd, fell with three bullets in his body. He will likely die. A number of other .men were wounded, but managed to get to their homes. Lieutenant Smith was placed under $500 ball, charged with assault and battery to kill. Three foreigners in .the fight were held in bail. Mitchell Will Be Responsible. Wilkesbarre, Pa., April ,10.—A great many miners’ locals elected delegates to the Scranton convention yesterday. Returns of the elections received at miners' headquarters today show a ma jority of the delegates will go to the convention uninstructed ar*d will be governed 'largely on the question of de claring a strike by the course President Mitchell pursues. Five washeries at work in the Wyo ming region will increase their output considerably today, as they have a larger force of men at work. It is believed the big coal companies will not make an attempt to resume work until after the miners’ convention at Scranton. Situation Threatening. The situation in the Clearfield region is threatening. Notices have been posted by oper ators at Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts burg, Buffalo and Susquehanna and the Falls Creek Cfial companies, which give the scale of wages to be paid and con ditions, and word has gone forth an attempt will be made to resume May 1. The scale is that of 1903. Miners are holding out for recogni tion of the union and collection check off by operators. If an attempt is made at this time to resume trouble is .nticipated. HARTOFRD WILL PAY. iTo Settle 'Frisco Losses—How Riski Were Divided. Chicago, May 2.—The most inter esting news yesterday in the insurance situation growing out of the San Fran cisco conflagration was the announce ment of the Hartford Fire that it had raised sufficient funds to pay all its losses and maintain its surplus as at present. It is now learned chat it in creased its capital stock from $1,250,000 to $2,000,000, selling 7,500 shares at $500, raising $3,750,000. The last sales of Hartford stock before the fire were at $1,205. The company has been paying 30 and 40 per cent, dividends, with oc casional extra dividends. The estimated risks of the California Are insurance companies in San Fran cisco are as follows: California, $2,258,500; Firemen’s Fund, $7,760,800; Home Fire and Marine, $3, 110,300; Pacific Underwriters, $2,063,200; totals, $16,193,800. The estimated risks of some of the other large companies are as follows: London Assurance, $7,016,000; Royal of Liverpool, $6,6S8,000; Trans-Atlantic of Hamburg. $5,912,000: New York Under writers, $5,480,000; Hartford, $5,776,000; London and Lancashire, $5,4S0,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn, $4,944,000; Rhine and Mozelle of Strasburg, $4,768,000: North German, $4,172,000; Liverpool and London and Globe, $4,68S,000; Traders of Chicago, $4,640,000; Royal Exchange, $4,520,000; Hamburg Bremen, $4,448,000; Pennsylvania, $4,408,000; Phoenix of London, $4,304,000; Northern of London, $4,228,000; German of FreeporV 111., $4, 234,000; Asehen and Munich, $3,392,000; Commercial Union of London, $3,920,000; Insurance Company of North America, $3,312,000; Caledonian of Scotland, $3, 784,000; Germania of New York, $3,720, 000; Aetna of Hartford, $3,576,000; North British and Mercantile, $3,560,000; Ger man American, $3,560,000; Alliance of London, $3,496,000: Union of London, $3,3S4,000; Sun of London, $3,200,000; Atlas of London, $3,176,000; Home of New York, $3,176,000; Palatine of Lon don, $2,736,000; Milwaukee Mechanics, $2,736,000; Connecticut, $2,728,000; Con tinental, $2,712,000; Niagara, $2,648,000. TWINS BORN ON STREET Bachelor and Two Old Maids Appear as Stork's Attendants. Philadelphia, Pa„ April 30.—Two lit tle boys destined t bear the sugges tively spring name of Koslip came into the world most unexpectedly on Fourth street above Spruce at noon. After recovering from what seemed merely momentary prostration no or.e appeared to be less surprised over the occurrence than the mother, Mary Ann, who, although possessing a good American Christian name, is a native of Poland. To be sure she did not ex pect manifold blessing, but she ac cepted the situation like a true philos opher. It remained for an old bachelor and two old maids to render first aid. They helped the mother into a near-by house, from which she presently walked to the patrol wagon that took her and the little ones to the Philadelphia hospital. “I will name one of the boys after you.” said the sturdy matron in brok en English to the bachelor benefactor, "and the other after your husbands.” she added to the maiden missionaries. Thus it is that while the first of th.i youngsters has a name the other still •tands in need of one. NEWSPAtcRS CONSOLIDATE. Pittsburg. Pa., April 30.—By a con solidation o_' interests the Pittsburg Times and the Pittsburg Gazette ceased to exist under their individual names with the iniues of this morn ing. Tuesday the publications will appear as the On1« te-Times and will be issued from Iho Gazette plant. ’O'NEILL BANKER IS SET AT LIBERTY Judge Declares Actions Were Nok Brought in Good Faith, and Dis charges President of Bank. Bassett, Neb., April 26.—Bernard Mc*Greevy, president of the defunct Elkhorn Valley bank at O’Neill, who was brought here for trial, was set free by Judge Westover. Only three of the depositors out ot more than 130 had any desire to prose cute McGreevy, and these three wished a settlement. Two of the three agreed! to a settlement, but the third one would not agree unless he could get the money paid down in cash. The entire town learned that these depositors were seek ing to use the criminal laws of the state for the purpose of collecting a debt, and public sentiment turned overwhelm ingly against them. Saturday evening Judge Westover learned the entire situ ation, and he literally read the riot act to those who would attempt to use the criminal laws for such a base purpose and he dismissed the cases and dis charged the defendant. The citzens of Rock county cognizant of the facts highly commend the action, of the district Judge in dismissing these cases. Everybody realized that the de positors had killed their cases, if they ever had any. It was plain to every-i one that the criminal laws were being; abused, and that the dismissals have saved the taxpayers of Holt county a vast amount of money. NOT GUILTYOF MURDER Silas Wood, Charged With Killing Fel low Indian at Pender, Neb., is Ac quitted by the Jury. Pender, Neb., April 26.—Silas Wood, charged with the murder of George Phillips, both prominent Omaha In dians, has resulted in the jury return ing a verdict of not guilty. Self de fense was Wood’s plea. 8,000 ACRES FOR PROSPECTING. Prospectors Will Look for Oil, Gas and Coal in Nebraska. Tecumseh, Neb., April 26.—The Messrs. Maupin, of Boulder, Colo., who are here in the interests of a Lincoln' company to secure leases on 10,000 acres of land near Tecumseh for the purpose of prospecting for oil, gas, coal or other mineral wealth, have secured over 8,000 acres and prospecting is now assured. The land owners are asked nothing for the experimental purposes, and in case anything is found they will get 10 per cent, of the product as a royalty. The company proposes to spend from $12, 000 to $15,000 experimenting at this point, and announces that it will go down to a depth of 4,000 feet if neces sary. -A KILLED by the cars. Grand Island, Neb., April 24.—Th* body of George Berry, who was killed; west of the city Thursday was shipped, to Saginaw, Mich., at the request of the parents. The cause of his death, which appeared to be somewhat of a mystery, was further investigated and it was decided that he came to his death by being struck by the Over land train No. 1 of the Union Pacific while sleeping along the track, having in his sleep rolled up to the tracks. —♦— FIRST RELIEF TRAIN. Fairbury, Neb., April 24.—The first government train, conveying food and tents for the unfortunate sufferers in. the San Francisco disaster, passed through Fairbury Saturday evpning. The train consisted of eleven Baltimore and Ohio baggage cars, a chair car and a caboose. A CHURCH CHOIR GOES ON STRIKE Presbyterian Singers at Nebraska City Refuse to Sing on Account of a Singer Having Been Imported. Nebraska City, Neb.. April 30.—Owing to the fact that the elders of the Pres byterian church imported a singer* to take part in the Easter services, the choir who have been serving the church most faithfully for the past two years or more have gone on a strike and they) refuse to take part in the services and: remained away from the church. The choir is all local talent and announce they will not longer serve the church. There is considerable feeling among the congregation about the matter and it may result in trouble in the church. —♦— BANKERS TO CONVENE. Fremont, Neb., April 20.—The annual meeting of the Nebraska State Bankers' association will be held in Fremont April 23 and 24. It has been customary to hold the conventions on Arbor day, but because it comes on Sunday this year, the meeting is called for the two following days. There is generally an attendance of more than 100 bankers. It is expected this year's meeting will be the biggest yet. BURGLARS AT LINCOLN. Lincoln, Neb., April 20.—Daring burg lars looted the jewelry store of Charles Fleming and secured $1,000 in diamonds. The thieves broke out the skylight and slid into the building by a rope. BEYOND REACH OF EARTHQUAKE Humboldt, Neb., April 23.—O. A. Cooper has received word that his daughter, Miss Eva Cooper, sailed from San Francisco four days before the earthquake shock took place. The lady is on the way to the Philippines to as sume her new duties as teacher in the Manila schools. CZAR WILL MEET PEOPLE Russian Ruler Finally Decides to Per sonally Open the First Parlia men on the 10th of May. St. Petersburg. April 24.—Alter much hesitation Emperor Nicholas has final ly decided to come to St. Petersburg to greet representatives of the people and personally open the first Russian parliament on May 10. MECHANICS NOT NEEDED. Oakland, A"pril 24.—Mayor Mott has been notified that several cities of the state have been placarded with state ments to the effect that skilled labor is eagerly sought in San Francisco. Ho says such notices are erroneous as there is no n iterial in San Francisco for mechanics to work with. EMPIRE STATE J250.CC0. Albany', N. Y„ April 24.—Governor Higgins today signed the bill appro priating $250,000 for the relief of Gall I fornla.