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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1906)
(HE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. /NEILL, NEBRASKA ^5T- It .7 7- ; There Is a legend among me Cornish xtlners. that St. Plruti, an Irish hermit, was the discoverer of tin. His ancient shurch In the parish of Perranzabuloe, In Cornwall, laid hare of sand by the sea many years ago. has recently been bepaired. Cornish miners still keep the feast of St. Plran, forgetting that their forefathers long previously sold It to the Phoenicians. Possibly the legend points to the fact that this Irishman was a skillful metallurgist. Lloyd George, now a member of the British cabinet, was addressing a meet ing in Wales, and his chairman saidt “X haft to introduce you to the member of Carnarvon boroughs. He hass come hero to reply to what the bishop of St. «said ttao other night about disestablishment. In my opin ion, gentlemen, the bishop of St. Asaph Is one of the biggest liars in creashon; but he hass his match in Lloyd George!” The late Ogden Goelet, when a di rector in a gas company, was called upon to pass upon the making of a contract with another company. He tsald to his fellow directors: "Gentle men, I happen to be a director In that company and I never will consent to oe a director in one company and pass upon business with another company In which I am a director. I will resign first.” And resign he did. Until the age of 11 or 12, boys are tal ler and heavier than girls. Then the girls for the next few years surpass the boys both in weight and height; but the boys soon overtake and pass them. The eons of non-laboring parents are taller and heavier than those of laboring par ents. The heads of girls are a little rounder than those of boys, and always a little smaller. Ray Vanettlseh, a newspaper man, broke the world’s typewriting record at Pueblo, Colo., taking 2,600 words during the first thirty minutes, and finishing the hour with 4,917 words, over the long distance telephone from Denver, 120 miles away. The previous hour record, B.S30 words, was made by Paul Munder, at New York, on November 4, 1905. When any one with normal eyesight stands at right angles to a ray of sun light It Is easy to see lloatlng dust particles which are not discoverable with the aid of the strongest micro scope. What Is seen by the unaided eye Is not the particle of solid matter, but the cone of light reflected from It and occupying a much greater space. In Switzerland a state monopoly cov ers both the distillation and sale of all Intoxicants, and much good has already resulted, at the same time bringing In mi annual revenue to the government ol $1,000,000. The money Is distributed among the cantons, with the proviso that 10 per cent, be spent In combating Intemperance. The time required for a Journey round the earth by a man walking day and night, without resting, would be 428 days; an express train, forty days; sound, at medium temperature, 32H hours; light, a Utile over one-tenth of a second, and electricity, passing through a copper wire, a little under one-tenth of a second. Tolstoy has lately added bookbinding to the numerous skilled trades which he already practices. He spent the first half of the past winter In binding In leather a library of four hundred paper bound volumes, doing everything from the making of the covers to the gilding and lettering with his own hands. Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) hat purchased a summer home in Bedding, Conn. Deeds have been passed convey ing to Mr. Clemens the Noah Boutor lujm of eighty-five acres on the west side of the town, close to the homes of several well known literary men who ■pend their summers there. Yellow spectacles for weak eyes were recommended by Dr. Motals In a paper he read before the Academy of Medicine at Purls. The doctor declares that yel low' Is very soothing lo weak eyes, und that for fifteen years he has prescribed glasses of this color with excellent re sults. An unfortunate Parisian the other day happened to call for professional assistance on a dentist who was insane The demist pulled out eight of his pa tient's teeth, quieting his objections with a revolver. Afterward he shot two policemen, while being arrested. H. J£. Paine, a London artist who paints In the dark, has executed a por trait of W. P. Frith. R. A., for the nexl Royal Academy exhibition, London. “J hnve done It in five sittings," he says, "If I toad done it in the light It would have taken double the time." In a recent speech at Taunton.. Eng land. ttoc bishop of Bath and Wells sale? ft was sin for a man of leisure to take the Lord’s day for pleasure, but a hard worked man, who never had a chance for a recreation except on that day, did! no wrong to take it then. Sir William O'. Van Horne, c hairman of the Canadian Pacific, said in an in lerview that work on 400 miles of sec ond track on the Canadian Pacific was already In progress and that that road would be the first double track line across the continent. Opposition is growing in Germany tc the present system of education, which gives so much time to the learning ol dead languages. It Is argued that th» i game is not worth the candle, except for those who intend to teach lang- j Magee. The manioc root of Madagascar yieldf [ as much as 95 per cent, of sugar. It hat been used extensively for the manufac- j ture of starch and glucose, and several I Paris distillers are now making frorr ten to thirteen gallons of crude alcohol ; A model of a Newfoundland dog ir 1 black and white marble, by c. Wyatt,' was one of the sights of th*t LonJor exhibition of 1851. It was sold for $5,251 to the late John Corbet. At the re cent sale of his effects It brought $394. j In Australian gold mines It is consid ered that ventilation becomes bad wher the proportion of oxygen falls below 2t per cent, or less than seventy cubic feel cf air a minute Is supplied for ever) man working in a mine. Germany ate 96,834 horses in 1905 which was 15,522 more than in 1904. Alsc 407 more dogs were eaten, not counttnf ■the careful statistician adds, those dogt which were slaughtered privately foi (table uses. Miss Florence 1. Nicholson, secretary «( a London children’s dinner fund taaid the other day: "It is a conimor, ■thing in the slums of Bethnal Greer >aby sucking a whelk steepet ROSEWATER IS IN RAGE FOR SENATOR Editor of Omaha Bee Has His Candidacy Launched by Son. NO CONTEST OF DOLLARS i"his Sort of Conflict I* Said to B« Tabooed—Governor Mickey Said to Have Eye on the Same Place. Omaha. Neb., May 9—The Omaha Bee • his morning contains the following ar ticle announcing the candidacy of Ed ward Rosewater for United States sen ator: "Many people In all parts of Nebraska have for some time been urging that Edward Rosewater become their candi date for United Stutes senator. Re sponding to these requests, I hereby announce for my father In his absence at Rome as the official representative or the United State at the Universal Postal congress that a delegation will rje offered lor the endorsement of the republicans of Douglas county and I (invite the co-operation of Roosevelt re publicans throughout the state for his (nomination in state convention. "The position of Edward Rosewater on public questions Is too well known to require recital. For more than a third of a century he has been working as a consistent republican in season ,and out of season for the very meas ures that constitute the principal fea tures of the legislative program now advocated by President Roosevelt. His •whole political career has been an un remitting battle for the common people 'as ."gainst the domination of corporate j ilnterests and the encroachment of over | ?reedy capital. Could Serve Nebraska. “All the property Interests of Mr. /Rosewater are In Nebraska, to whose upbuilding he has devoted his life en ergy, and as senator he would have no interests elsewhere to divert or divide fnls attention. His Intimate familiarity with the resources and needs of Ne braska and his wide personal acquain tance with influential public men should make him most useful in the /service of ills fellow citizens as their representative at Washington. Were it not for the conviction that he could in that capacity accomplish substantial good for the development and prosper ity of Nebraska and the west he would not consent to submit Ids name for ’consideration. "One thing more should be distinctly ■understood in advance. Mr. Rosewater will not enter Into u contest of dollars to secure the nomination for United States senator: he could not if he would and would not if he could. He will look to the whole people of Ne braska. to the wage workers, the farm ers and producers whom he has cham pioned for so many years, as well as to the substantial business interests to rally to his support. But neither will he be a mere, passive candidate. A vig orous effort will be made in his behalf, .if necessary, both In his home county •and oilier counties. "All Nebraskans who want their state Represented in the United States senate ,by a man of mental vigor and positive opinions on every important question of the hour, who at the same time is absolutely free from corporation strings Are cordially invited to join in this movement. I also invite all in accord with Mr. Rosewater's candidacy tc communicate with me. "Victor Rosewater.” Mickey May Be Candidate. Lincoln. Neb.. May 7.—Governor Mickey, according to a number of his political friends, will not desist in his efforts to secure the senatorial In dorsement of the next republican con vention. His decision to remove to 'Omaha Is regarded as the first move in that direction. ' The vic tory of Mayor-elect Dahlman Is regarded by Lincoln politicians as the death blow to the candidacy of John L. Webster. It is declared that Millard will meet with bitter opposi tion. Wattles is too rich and Rose water Impossible on account of the pugnaciousness of his political ene mies. So the Mickey adherent* will sug gest an Omaha candidate by adoption. Mickey will pledge Omnhann his ser vices as a resident senator and hope for support as a compromise candidate. Friends of Norris ltrown have fore seen this move and have been laboring •to get Mickey lit the race for a third term. The boom of Mayor Miles, of Hast ings. has been emphasized by the in dorsement of the United Commercial Travelers. He was pledged the hearty support of that organization, and each member has promised to boom the in terests of Miles In all parts of the stute. KILLING FROST IN NEBRASKA. Feared That the Fruit Crop Ha* Been Seriously Damaged. Lincoln. Neb.. May 9.—There was n [tilling' frost in parts of Nebraska Sat urday riignt, bill the damage done can not be accurately measured. Frost cov ered the ground In Ibis county, and at .Broken Bow ice formed. The principal damage will be to fruit. --*— FREMONT WILL OWN PLANT. Will Appropriate Money for Ereotion o, Electric Light Works. Fremont. Neb., May ft.—Ai a special meeting the city council adopted the report of Kxpert t’hapman and decided (to rebuild the municipal light and wa ter station at an estimated cost of $,Vi, 000. A call Is to be issued for a special l election next month, when the uuestion j of Issuing bonds will be voted upon. It is the Intention to have the plant j ready for operation by December ]. ! THREE SCORE AND TEN. Uncle Jce Cr,nncn Has Prayer Offeree in His Dehalf. j Washington, May 7.—Speaker Cannon I !s 70 years old today. When “Uncle .Toe” ascended to the rostrum in the house long continued applause followed his step?. The chaplain prayed for him. \ MZET3- HORRIBLE DEATH. sutler County Farmer Mangled by Disc' Pulverizer in a Run away. ’ Waterloo, la.. May 7.—M. Bigmann., n prosperous young Sutler county' Firmer, was killed m a runaway today while driving e. disc pulverizer on his farm. Ills V sly was horribly man ned. He lea«*s a wife and six snail | i LliUdrea. | LOST HER MIND IN THE WOODS Strangely Affected Young We. man an Inmate of Nebraska Asylum. CONTINUES IN TERROR When a Babe She Was Lost in an low» Forest, and Her Mind Has Been a Blank Ever Since—News of the State. Fairbury, Neb., May 8.—W. F. Dow jicy, superintendent of the Jefferson .county poor farm reports under hla ,charge at that institution a woman ap parently 25 years of age and endowed i ;with good physique and splendid 'health, but lacking Intelligence. When she starts out walking she keeps going In the same direction until headed off and Is unable to return to the starting point; in fact does not know when she gets back. She has a vacant stare, land has to be watched like an infant. It seems that when 3 years of age .her parents were living in one of the forests of Iowa and that she wandered ■away from home and became lost .among the tall trees and wandered for 'twenty-four-hours and when a search- : ing party found her, she had the same | /vacant stare in her eyes that she re- 1 ■tains to this day. She knew no one •then and to this day she Is In the same condition. It matters not whether sur rounded by her family or strangers, | (liey are all the same. The mental agony she endured dur ing the long night that she roamed the woods alone as a little child, has .made her life a blank and she is hope- | lesely an Imbecile. She is neither crazy, nor Is she an idiot, but she seems to know less than either. Her parents cared for her the best they could, but reverses finally compelled ■them to make application to the coun ty, and she was consequently taken to ! /he county farm southwest of Fair- j bury. WAS IT WORK OF MAFIA? Mysterious Explosion at Omaha Be lieved by Police to Be Work of Italian Black Hand Society. Omaha, Neb., May 8.—A mysterlou txploslon, fallowed by fire, completely destroyed two small dwellings at 517 j and 521 North Fourteenth street, this morning. The police believe tlie explosion to be the work of members of the Itlaian mafia or •'Blackhand” society. The house where the explosion oc (urred was occupied by the family of Peter Grangrossy, an Italian, and Grangrossy indicates that he has been threatened. The explosion was at first thought to have been caused by a | gasoline stove, hut an investigation later disclosed that the explosion had occurred under the house. The brick , foundation was blown away in two places and a hole torn in the build ing from cellar to roof. The adjoining bouse was wrecked and caught fire from the flames which im mediately enveloped Grangrossy’s dwelling after the explosion. No one was injured. —♦— •PHONES OUT OF COMMISSION? Wlnslde, Neb., May 5.—During an electrical storm lightning struck a tele phone wire and ran into the switch board at central, putting the telephones all out of order and most of the ’phones could not be used for two or three days. I People sitting around in the postoffice 1 when the lightning struck received <|uite a fright, as the telephones snap ped like pistols and the whole box seemed on fire. KEARNEY BOY BADLY BURNED. Kearney, Neb., May 5.—While en gaged In filling the holder of a gasoline stove with gasoline, Kelley Irvine, the 15-year-old son of Mrs. Anna Irvine, was seriously burned through an ex plosion. The accident happened in Young's barber shop, where the boy has been employed as a porter. BOY STRUCK BY AN ENGINE. Exeter, Neb.. May 5.—As the passen ger train on the Northwestern was com ing in the switching yards. Denney Glenn, a boy about 10 years old. was struck by the engine and received r.ev- ! eral bad cuts on his face. The boy was I in company with two other boys and was walking on the truck, which they .thought was the sidetrack, but proved i o be the main line. DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. Subcommittee Named to Assist Na tional Body. French ldck Springs, Ind., May 5.— Thomas Taggart, chairman of the demo cratic national committee, has made the following announcement: In a conference held In Washington some weeks ago between the national chairmen, Chairman Briggs of the con gressional committtee, Senator Bailey of Texas and other prominent democrats] the advisability of appointing a subcommittee of the national committee to co-operate with the congressional committee was fully discussed, and it was deemed by all that a subcommittee from the national .committee would be very beneficial in as sisting the congressional committee in the coming campaign, and as the result of this ■conference the following subcommittee has bem named: G. M. Guffy. Pennsylvania; R. M. John son. Texas; J. Taylor Ellison, Virginia I'rey Woodson. Kentucky; Roger Sullivan] Illinois: Timothy G. Ryan, Wisconsin; John W. McOraw. West Virginia. Chairman Taggart, of the national com mittee. will also be a member. Headquar ters will be opened In Washington and a meeting of the subcommittee and the con gressional committee will be held at an early date. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. New York. May 5.—The bank statement for the week shows that the banks hold $5,81*9.7.25 over legal reserve requirement::*, a decrease of $4,407,875 under last vv< ok. Loans increased .$2,900,400 Deposits decreased. 1,409,7-*o . Circulation decreased . 29l',2ej Legal tenders decreased. l.LJLtbo | Specie decreased. 8.08?]*00 Reserve decreased . 4,8i(»,o»o Surplus dec: eased . 4,407,87.* Ex-r. S. deposits decreased. 2,713,27* Washington—Because they don’t get milk and butter to eat, thirteen mem bers of the baseball team of the Fourth battery of field artillery, stationed at Fort Myer, have turned in their uni-I forms and refused to play. "Butter and milk or no baseball*’ is the-ultimatum. Fon tin Lac. Wis. ‘Wanted—Girl for general housework. One who has ha 1 appendix removed.’’ This is the want ad which J. L. Bradley of this city h >s been driven to have inserted in the local pa per:- by the sudden illness u I two maids formerly employed at his | * 7>i:se. PAT CROWE TRIES TO KILL HIS SWEETHEART Breaks Down Door of Hei House and Terrorizes the Inmates. HE ESSAYS A NEW ROLL Notorious Kidnaper of the Cudahy Boj Wanted to Commit Murder, but, as Usual, He Escaped the Po lice Officers. Omaha, Neb., May 5.—Pat Crowe, kidnaper of Edward Cudahy, figured in a sensational house breaking and shoot ing affair at the home of George A. ■Warner Tuesday night. Crowe went to the Warner home about 10 o’clock and asked to see Miss Hazel Montgomery, who had been liv ing there. Mr. Warner informed the bandit that the young woman was not there and then slammed the door in his face. Crowe then kicked in the door, leveled a gun at Mr. and Mrs. Warner and declared he would kill them both if they did not reveal the hiding place of Miss Montgomery, and with a huge revolver Mill in his hand, began a systematic search of the house 1 for the woman, but could not find her. j With numerous parting oaths, Crowe I left the house, declaring he would re turn again. Meanwhile Warner telephoned police headquarters and Detective Ferris was Bent out to await Crowe's return. The detective secreted himself in front of the house and didn’t see Crowe when he returned and entered the yard from the alley and knocked at the back door. A roomer in the second story fired three shots at him and Warner, armed with a revolver, rushed to the backdoor and fired two shots at Crowe as he disap peared into the alley. The detective gave chase and followed Crowe for half a mile, when he was lost track of. Crowe had been paying attentions to Miss Montgomery, but she had been trying to avoid him, as he had threat ened to kill her on several occasions. Miss Montgomery, who is a daugh ter of Dr. Ayers of this city, met Crowe while he was incarcerated in the Doug las county jail. Out of a spirit of curiosity she called on him, carrying him flowers and dainty edibles. While his trial was in progress Miss Mont gomery was a constant spectator in the court room and her constant attention to the prisoner soon ripened into love. He told her that he was going on the road at a salary of $1,000 a week after he was cleared and wanted her j to marry him. Monday he persuaded I her to call at his house and compelled her to remain there. Tuesday, when she threatened to expose him, he is said to have choked her and then drew' a knife across her throat, declaring he would kill her if she attempted to leave. An opportunity for her to escape presented Itself Tuesday afternoon and Miss Montgomery fled to the Warner home for protection. It is learned that Orow'e has gone to his brother’s home in Council Bluffs. As he is only charged with assault and battery, no effort will be made to ar rest him until he returns to Omaha. GIRL DROWNED IN A SLOUGH. Heavy Rains Raised Water, and in Crossing It Girl Lost Her Footing. Linwood, Neb., May 5.—Miss Agnes Tomanek, 18 years old, daughter of Mrs. Frank Tomanek, a widow, was drowned in a slough on her mother’s farm, three miles south of here. With a sister, 12 years old, Agnes had crossed the “Lough to milk the cows. Returning home they failed to notice that th« heavy rainfall—the greatest ever known here—had swollen the slough to a dangerous depth. Agnes lost her footing and fell. She caught at the dress of the younger sister to save her, but the little girl was unable to pull her out and ran home and gave the alarm. The body was found three fourths of a mile down the slough. CHAMPION SHORTHORN COW. Produces 10,487 Pounds of Milk and 482 of Butter in a Year. Lincoln, Neb., May 5.—p’lorence Air drie VI., at the Nebraska experimental i station at the state farm, is the cham pion Shorthorn cow of the world, ac cording to information derived from statistics compiled by Professor Archi bald Haecker. Florence, who is a pure bred Shorthorn, about 8 years old, dur ing the last year produced 10,487 pounds of milk, which made 482.84 pounds of butter. No other cow of her breed has ever equaled this record. The greatest butter producing cow in the world is a Guernsey, Yexa Sun beam, of Rosendale, Wis. Last year she produced 14,900 pounds of milk, from which 1.000.15 pounds of butter were made. During the last year at the Nebraska state farm a careful rec ord has been kept for purposes of com parison between Florence, the Short horn, and a pure blood Holstein cow, Karen II. Karen produced 11,995.7 pounds of milk, from which 473.21 pounds of butter were made, thus ex ceeding the Shorthorn in milk by 1, 508.7 pounds, but falling below in but ter by S.63 pounds. An offer of $500 has been made to Professor Haecker for the Shorthorn cow, but it has been re fused. The animal, Florence Airdrie VI., is a good example of a combination of the two ideals for which Shorthorn breeders have been striving. She is a meat producer and a milk and buttet producer. MAYOR MAKES APPOINTMENTS.' | Tekamah, Neb., May S.—At an ad- j journed meeting of the city council the i following appointments were made by Mayor Anderson and confirmed by tlie council: City attorney, Walter M. Hopewell: marshal and night watch nan, W. F. Howell: street commlssion >r, J. H. from: engineer, J. W. Sher jian; cemetery sexton, J. S. Robinson. KILLED BY LIVE WIRE. Davenport Lad Electrocuted in Bass i ment of a Saloon. Davenport. Ia., May 3.—John Gadient I was killed last nicht by a live wire in the basement of a saloon. He was a boy about 15 years of age. j t ^ __ STATE DENTISTS ELECT, j Officers Chosen for Ensuing Year— j Convention at Cedar Rapids Next. I Des Moines, la.. May 3.—The State ! Dental association selected Cedar Rap ids for the next meeting place and elected the following officers: Presi de U. W. M. Finn, Cedar Rapids; vice president. C. K. Woodbury, Council Bluffs: secretary, C. L,. Topliss, De corah; treasurer, O. W. Slinglfuff, Bur lington: ex-coumil. W. G. Crandell, Spemer; V. W. Connover, Decorah; II. F. Kschtcri..acht, Marshalltown. 4 DEMOCRATIC MAYOR ! ELECTED AT OMAHA Nebraska Metropolis Demc cratic--The First Time in Sixteen Years. d. C. DAHLMAN THE MAN Won by Big Majorities, Pulling Al His Ticket With Him With the Exception of One Republican Councilman. Omaha, Neb., May 4.—For the first time in sixteen years Omaha has elect ed a democratic mayor. The weather was beautiful—in fact, what might be termed republican weather—but It was a Dahlman day, and when the votes were counted the democratic candidate for mayor had been elected by 2.S00. The balloting began early, fast and furious, and never ceased until tho polls closed at G o'clock. The use of the voting machines again proved trou blesome to people who wanted to scratch tickets, but expeditious in the counting. The first returns came in over the phone from the Fourth precinct of the Sixth ward at exactly four minutesi past G o'clock, and within an hour ev-' ery one of the fifty-four precincts of the city had reported and the figures' were in the way of tabulation. At firsti it looked as if Dahlman, with his big1 plurality, had pulled through with him, till of his associates on tho democratic1 ticket, but final footings show that| of the republican nominees had won I one of the republican nominees, had won out. The worst beaten man on the ticket is John H. Webster, seeking election as building inspector on the republican ticket, who fell be hind Wlthnell, his democratic oppo nent, by over 4,200 votes. The range of the voting is seen from this tre mendous democratic plurality to Zim man’s republican plurality of more than 1,000. GOOD WEATHER IN NEBRASKA. Offioial Reports for the Week Show Conditions Are Favorable. Lincoln, Neb., May 4.—The following Is an extract from the weekly crop re port: The weather of the past week was warm with an excess of sunshine and | brisk to high southerly winds on Tues- i day, Wednesday, and most of Thurs- ! day. Cloudiness increased Thursday night and a light shower occurred in many places. Friday was partly cloudy and somewhat cooler, with heavy show ers in the afternoon or evening, accom panied in a few southwest counties by I some hail. Saturday and Sunday were partly cloudy, with a few light showers. The past week averaged warmer than usual in nearly all parts of the state. The excess ranged from 3 to 8 dpgrees. The highest temperatures occurred on the 24th and were generally about 90 degrees. The lowest temperatures were about 40 degrees and occurred on sev eral days the latter part of the week. The rainfall was above the normal in i nearly all parts of the state. It ranged i from less than half an inch in the northwestern counties to more than j three inches In several central counties. I TRIAL IS POSTPONED. Man Who Attempted to Kill Three Peo ple Will Be Tried May 15. Winside, Neb., May 2.—The trial of Aug ust Miller, who attempted to kill his wife, father-in-law and mother-in-law near here March 22, has been postponed tin til May 15 to allow the father-in-law, Fred Koneke, w'ho has not as yet recovered from his wounds, to testify. The trial comes off at Stanton. —♦— NEW COUNCIL AT PIERCE. Pierce, Neb.. May 2.—The new city offl ciais were installed in office last night, viz: Woods Cones, mayor; Frank Moor man, clerk; M. Inhclder. treasurer: George W. Lifted, police judge; M. F. Henzler, engineer; W. 13. Donaldson afid H. C. Mil- : ler, couneilmen from the Fast ward; H. W. Bach and W. F. Powers, councilman from the West ward. The members of the council had agreed to support J. A. Long for the office of Marshal and accordingly he was appointed by Mayor Cones. Mr. Long was not an applicant for the posi tion, but was elected—there being an un derstanding he would serve if chosen. Four saloon licenses were granted. There were five saloons last year, but one did not apply this year, probably on account of lack of patronage. As the Fremont Brewing company have the building rent ed for a term of years it is quite probable that there will be another saloon in the building. The four saloonkeepers have signed a paper agreeing that their saloons will he kept closed on Sunday—both front and back doors* so the thirts.v mortals will hvae to go dry on Sundays lieeraifer. The new councilman go at it like old timers and are planning to extend the water mains and make other improvements the coming year. New York—Ready to commit murder, if necessary for his own safety, a burglar broke into the house of George E. Gale, in Brooklyn. He confessed himself thwarted in ids design when a finger ring, bearing the insignia of the Masonic order, was thrust into his hand, and he was asked to take it and go. The ring was valuable intrinsically—far more valuable than any loot the midnight intruder carried away but, declaring himself to be a member of the same fraternity as the man whose house he had entered, lie cast the ring aside and fled. That he was a profession al cracksman of more than ordinary acu men the police have determined. Pittsburg. Pa.—"I am like a jelly fish. I float all around and touch this one and that one. and if they respond 1 embrace them.” This statement was made by the Rev. Charles T. Russell to his wife, the latter testified in her suit for divorce. Russell owns a con cern devoted to issuing publications advocating his interpretation of scrip tures. He doesn't believe in hell. Mrs. Russell testified she wrote much of the matter that made her husband famous. She said her husband's bend wjjj turned by the adulation of other WOP vtl Christiania—Dr. Hansceen, chief lecturer In tin* agricultural school at Aas. declares ids belief that moss is destined to become the great popular food for the musses, owing to its cheapness and nutritive value. The common greenish white moss that is found almost everywhere, was sub jected to n chemical process, pressed and cooked It makes a dish delighting the most blase epicure, and it is equally or more nutritive than the vegetables now used. It also can be ground anti used as meal tor bread-making. Dr. llurateen says his experiments show that nine ounces of moss, casting (lie equivalent of 2 cents, will make -a dinner for six j er MO.IS. EX-GOVERNOR BOYD, OF NEBRASKA, DEAG Prominent Westerner Passei Away at Omaha After Long Illness. LED A STRENUOUS LIFE Had to Go to the Supreme Court Oi the Nation in Order to Get Pos session of the Governor’s Office. Omaha, Neb., May 3.—James E. Boyd, former governor of Nebraska, died at 2:30 yesterday afternoon at his hoinl Nineteenth and Davenport streets, aft* pr a long illness. His wife, liis daughters, Mrs. Bier bower and Mrs. D. O. Clark; his son James E. Boyd; sister, Mrs. C. T. Tay lor, and D. O. Clark were beside him ut the end. | Former Governor Boyd had been un conscious since Sunday afternoon. In the morning he made a gesture with his hand, to signify that he did not wish more nourishment, saying, "I am jlying and I know it." Since that time life has been sus tained by injections. James E. Boyd lived a life that made history for Nebraska—the state in which he spent practically a half cen tury of it. As a lighter in public life— his record as legislator, councilman, mayor, governor, water commissioner— all stands out in bold relief. The only man the supreme court of the United States ever declared by its degree to be a citizen of the United States, his name occupies a prominent place in the constitutional law of the country. As a capitalist and investor, his buildings remain as the substantial testimonials of his success. As a man of strong friendships, and of equally strong hatreds—the iatter forgiven in their own good time—he leaves the memory of a personality that will be borne until the present generation shall have passed away. A native of Ireland, born in the County Tyrone, September 9, 1834, he came to America as a boy with his fa ther, settling in Belmont county, Ohio, in June, 1S41. After the age of 13 years he had never attended school a day. Yet he was educated to a high degree—not the rough and ready edu cation of most self-made men—but with thoroughness and polish that made him at ease everywhere. In 1858, he came to Omaha with his brother, John M. Boyd, and they worked as carpenters and joiners, he continu ing for three years, or until after his brother had gone to St. Joseph. Dur ing this time, on August 22. 1858, he was married to Anna M. Henry of Hamilton, N. Y„ who had come to Omaha a few months before. He was elected mayor of Omaha in 1881, and in 1890 was the candidate of the democratic party for governor. Ne braska had then never been ruled by a democratic governor. That was the year of the great prohibition cam paign, in which the temperance people throughout the state were making a fight to put Nebraska into the ranks of the prohibition states. L. D. Rich ards of Fremont was the candidate of the republican party, which was pledged to prohibition. Boyd and his party were pledged against it. The most bit ter campaign Nebraska had ever known was waged. Boyd was elected. But he was not yet to take his seat without a struggle. General John M. Thayer, who died but a few weeks ago, was just finishing his second term as governor. At the behest of leading republican politicians, he refused to yield the chair, on the theory that Mr. Boyd was not a citizen of the United States, and therefore not eligible to the governorship. Angry partisans threat ened to take possession of the capitol by force and seat Governor Boyd: Gov ernor Thayer called out the military forces of the state, and stationed them in the capitol building to defend his claim to hold over. After many days of sensational epi sodes, In which Governor Boyd was seated and then thrown out, the mat ter went to the courts, and finally to the supreme court of the United States. The facts, as presented, were that Gov ernor Boyd, born in Ireland, had never been naturalized. His father had taken first papers prior to the time, that Gov ernor Boyd became of age, but had 'not secured his final papers by that time. In July the supreme court de clared that Mr. Boyd was a citizen of the United States, and therefore en titled to the governorship of Nebraska, lie had been governor for a few days in January, was then put out. and then after a six months’ wait was thus re stored. During his term as governor he headed the Nebraska delegation to the national convention that nominated 'Grover Cleveland for his second term. At that convention the New York del egation, in ,tho turn of politics, dec ided ’that Mr. Boyd should become the run ning mate of Mr. Cleveland, and beggec,’ him that New York might present his name for the vice presidential nom ination. But he promptly dashed their [hopes by informing them that, being born in Ireland, he was not a native born American, and therefore ineligible indcr the constitution'. *— PENDER A DRY TOWN. Salcons Closed Temporarily Pending Hearing of Remonstrances. Pender, Neb., May 3.—Pender is a "day town,” at least temporarily. Last evening John Frink and T. L Sloan filed remonstrances against the issuing of liquor licenses to It. C Suhr W. C. Meyer. Wm. Vogt, Kuehl & Peash and Joe Wachtles, and the board set next Thursday evening as a date for hearing testimony. The reinonstrators allege that all the saloons kept open bn election day—after the polls were closed—and that most of them sold liquor ori Sunday. There are two new applicants but the hoard did not issue any licenses and will pot until next Thursday evening. BAILEY LEFT $5,000,00(1 Will of the Great Showman Is Filed in the East. Mount Vernon, N. Y., May 1.—The will of James A. P-ailey. the circus king was filed in the Westchester surrogate's office at White Plains. Mr. Bailey leaves his entire estate to his widow, Kutli Louise Bailey, and names her as sole executrix. The estate is believed will amount to more thajt $5,000,000. but the value is not given in the tax affidavit Much to the surprise of many of his friends, Mr. Bailey did not name his successor as the head of the Barnutn & Bailey circus. It is believed 'fiat Mrs. Bailey will favor the selection of her brother, Joseph McCaddon. who since the death of his wife has been living at the Bailey mansion in Mount Vernon.