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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1906)
HE O'NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publish*!-. 'NEILL, NEBRASKA "Canard" is t, French word meaning duck, but It 1b frequently used In ngllsh to signify a fabricated sensa fon&l statement. The origin of this •se is Interesting. Some fifty years ago ‘ French Journalist declared himself the uthor of this experiment. He pro ured twenty ducks, cutting one up ito small pieces, distributed them tnong the remaining nineteen. A sec nd bird was then treated In the same tanner. Then a third, and so on, uu 1 one duck remained, which, of course, Iontained In Its Inside the essence of he other nineteen. This the Journalist lalms to have eaten himself, benelit Tg by the virtues of tho whole of the wenty. Leprosy is Increasing In both North nd South America. Columbia, where here were only 400 lepers forty years go. Is said to have 40,000 now, and nuny find their way Into the United Hates. Such a medical authority as Jr. Ashntead, who was formerly chief nedlcal adviser to the government of fapan, says the Increase Is alarming. •Vhen leprosy Is brought Into a new| •ountry It takes fifty years for the leeds to take root and It becomes epl-l lemic after some 200 years. It has aeen shown that mosquitoes are active n transferring the leprosy bacilli. We havo been favored with an ln-i Seresting photograph of the first loco motive run on the first railway built n tho southern hemisphere, tho Ferrl Jarrll do Coplapo, In Chilo. On then , imoko box can ho seen tho legend, "Norris Bros., Philadelphia, 1850." This locomotive was at work on tho Co plapo lino In 1851, some years before the Buenos Aires Western was built. It. U. Halstead, to whom we are In debted for the picture, says that ho saw tho old relic under steam and In service a year or two ago, when ho jwas in Chile. ■ A strange etymological history Is) abut possessed by tho word "canteen” j—which has caused so much talk I a Iternperanco and army circles—if Its Iorlgln Is correctly assigned to tho old* Vatin "quintana," which literally means! Pot tho fifth rank" or "fifth In order.”! fTho quintana (via)” was a street In the Homan camp so called because ltj . Icamo between tho fifth maniple, orj 1 company, and the sixth. Hero all the) business and marketing of the cumpl , Rivas done and "quintana" eventually* i came to mean a market. IS Recently the International Antl-Vlvl-\ •taction council erected nt Battersea, {London, a SOr.O granite drinking foun-l Rain to the memory of a brown terrier, (which, as an Inscription says, died In 1 I (February, 1903, "after having endured I (vivisection extending over more than two months, and having been handed r lover from one vlvisector to another, un til death came to his release.” A statute Iof the dog surmounts the fountain. (Medical students have threatened to (destroy the memorial, and It is now specially guarded, J Piracy Is no new thing In tho waters) around Hong Kong. As long ago as the thirteenth century tho Island of Hong Kong was a piratical strong hold. and for centuries tho Chinese S' [overnment was unablo to drlvo the sea obbers out. All craft passing what s now Hong Kong harbor were com pelled to pay tribute. The higher ele ; .vntlons of the Island served as lookout C (stations and no boat that approached s (was permitted to leave until It hud paid J SOU. __ L Getting married nt Stillwater, O. T., Is risky business. The Gazette blushes^ |at the conduct of citizens ut a Into' S (wedding, saying: “The electric lights (were cut out and the bridal party nctu-, s ally assaulted nt the threshold of tho ;» bride’s father’s home. Tho house was burglariously entered and articles of the wedding feast stolen. It Is evident, f that there exists In this town a good training school for the new pentten-; tiary which Oklahoma will establish." I Sweden’s government has fosteredl tho use of the telephone for a number | Iof years, with the result that In somoj { parts of that country the Instrument, |s In more general use than anywhere pise In the world. There Is being In troduce a form of telephone transmit-1 ter so sensitive that It Is not necessary, I to talk directly Into the mouthpiece., (The new design has a very large bell, { which Is held t\ny where in the vicinity,, j but not directly at the mouth. -- Mr. A. W. Pinero has an unusual method of writing his plays. Ills work ing day does not begin until that of the average city man Is over. In tho hiorning he goes out. preferably on his. bicycle, returning In time for early din ner. Then he has a comfortable sleep, imd on waking up. late In the afternoon, be prepares for business. After a cup pf tea he goes to his desk, and remains working at his play until far Into ^he night. Cnrl Lunde, a Norwegian artist, has, fnnde himself famous by painting on metal, an art even the Japanese have) failed In. great as they are ns metal1 llvorkers. I,unde decorates ordinary tilt With characteristic designs In colors hud Illuminates an ordinary tray or iilate that would otherwise bo cheaply apanned. The method Is his secret tnd only one of many clevernesses ho pmploys to render utility artistic and decorative. I A German firm is achieving success In the sale of wrought iron wardrobes. They are supplied In four different Sizes. The great advantages the ward robe possess are extreme durability, Convenient ventilation and cleaning, Rnd easy of transportation. The door Is made of wire netting, and ns the fop slopes obliquely the contents are Visible at all times. One of the latest ford products com ing from Holland, that land of agri cultural Industry, ts honey vinegar, which Is now manufactured there on a commercial scale. The particular char acteristics of vinegar made from honey are its agreeable aroma and pleasant taste. The railways, posts, telegraphs and telephones owned and operated by the (Belgian government showed an In crease of $2,000,000 In receipts last [year as compared with 1004. But there (was no Increase In railway mileage, (which Is still about 2,500. An International exposition portray ing the life of the laborer for the last p.OOO years, showing conditions sur jroundtng him from the time of feudal (slavery to the present time, is contem plated by the French parliament. Fewer widows are sought in rnatrl piony by Englishmen than formerly, (according to official statistics. In 1870 PI*he percentage was 21.1 a 1,000 mar ages, now the widows led to the altar umber only 12.5 a 1,000. | In order to combat the prejudice (against cremation In Belgium, It has (been decided to hold a cremation con ferees at Charleroi, under the dliectlon (of the Ratlona,'ir‘ 7_,~aUo" j New Yorw Bellamy Htorer. former American minister to Austria-Hungary, j urrlvi 1 here on the steamer La Prov | Jnee. I Naples M dm Gorky, accompanied I hv .vim,-. Andrieva, arrived here from I New York on board the steamer Prin cess of Irene. I Jefferson City, Mo. The Hank of Jamestown, Moniteau county, was en | tered by robbers, who blew the safe, se cured $2,700 and escaped. San Diego, Cal. -Articles have been signed for a match between Abe At tel and Hilly lie Coursey, to take plan here November 111 before the National Athletic club. They are to weigh in at 124 pounds at 3 o’clock on the dale of :he match. Biscrta The submarine boat Lutln was towed into the dock here. Flags were halfmusted on the ships in the harbor and the public edifices In the city. The bodies of the 111 fated crew probably will be taken out of the ves sel Sunday. Washington, D. C.—-Postmaster Gen eral George II. Clortelyou vill retire from the chairmanship of the republi can national committee before he be comes secretary of the treasury in succession to Secretary Shaw. 3 his statement was made on excellent au thority. Washington, D. C.—Alford W. Cooley, a member of the board of civil service commissioners, appointed an assistant attorney general to succeed Charles H. Robb, appointed to the district court of ippeals. Announcement of Mr. Cooley’s successor Is withheld pending accept ance of the office. Cincinnati, O.—The first test of the federal eight-hour day law ended in a victory for tlie government here. Aft er being out only Ufteen minutes the jury In the United States court found the Sherhlan-Klrk Contracting com pany guilty of violating the law in the construction of the big Ohio river dam at Fernbank. Washington, D. C. -One of the lar gest American (lags ever made will he hung In the court of the postoflice de partment as noon as the huge piece of bunting can bo completed. It will be sixty feet long and will have a propor tionate width. The material used will | bn American wool hunting, and the , cost will be about $200. Chicago—An advance of 1 cent a quart for mills delivered In Chicago aft er November 1 was decided on by the Retail Mills Dealers' association. Con sumers who have been paying (1 cents will have to pay 7, and those who have been In the 7-cent class will bo com- : polled to give 8. the highest price ever asked for this necessity of life in Chi cago. Aguasctientes, Mexico — After. 300 years of faithful duty, never missing a day In sailing the faithful of live gen erations to prayer, the old bell which hung In the belfry of the San Juan church In this city has been sold and will be melted up for the gold and sil vcr It contains. It will be replaced by a monster affair of Iron. The bell sold (for $1,000. Berlin—The school house at Bendzi kovo, Prussian Poland, was set on fire and burned to the ground by an ex plosion of a petroleum bomb. The out rage was presumably committed by Poles as the result of the action of the Prussian authorities lit requiring Pol ish school children to say their prayer* and recite the catechism in German. Seattle, Wash.—Hundreds of $;7 and $10 gold pieces are being "shaved" by some unknown men in this city. So well Is the work being done that it has escaped detection by some of the most experienced bank cashiers. The crimi nal is evidently shaving the coins by placing them in a lathe and carefully trimming off the edges without, how ever, destroying the milling. Battle Creek, Mich.—Addressing 7,HOC school teachers at the annual conven tion of tlie Michigan Stale Teachers’ association Professor Ellsworth Gage Lancaster, of Olivet college, Olivet, Mich., made a number of radical sug gestions for changes in present cdu I rational systems. He declared that I children are started In school too young; :hnt they should be at least S years old before taking up school work. Now York—The statement is made tiy a high authority that the Chicago story that an agreement hud beet, reached between Stuyvesant I'lsh ami E. It. Harrtman, in the Illinois Central jontroversy, by the terms of which Mr. Fish is to retire from the presidency, I ,n favor of George J. Orammer. muv ! rice president of the New York Cen ' tral lint's, west of Buffalo, Is untrue, and that there has been no change ol the two interests. j Now York—Arnold Daly, actor, mntl ! ace Idol and exponent of the art ol George Bernard Shaw on this side ol the Atlantic, has as liis sole assets ■ clothes worth only $300 and tv theatri cal wardrobe, also worth $200. and that Is all. Ho has tiled tv petition In bank j ruptcy which states that Mr. Daly's known liabilities are $10,471, and that I ho has no available assets. Ho claims ' exemption for bis clothes and theutrl ! cal wardrobe. Pittsburg, Fa.—The "Skldoo, 23" club ! wavs organised in McKeesport. Pa., by the Misses Gordon, Sterling am! Klingensinith. The club is composed of twenty-three . women, each -3 years old. The meodi s i night Is the 23rd of each month. The I membership of the club will be increased | every time the list of applicants reaches 1 twenty-three. One purpose of the club is to say "23" to all marriage proposals dar lug the school term, as all members are teachers. Chicago, 111 —Only the "beautiful snow" of the lily-white variety can be dumped Into the Chicago river by the city strvei department when the snow storms make it necessary to clear the downtown stria,s, III an opinion to Commissioner O'Connol, Assistant Corpora lion Counsel Mathews ; declares the city lias the legal right tc i clump the snow into the river, nothwith | standing the objections of the din e i board, but that the snow must be “pure." Washington, D. C.—Secretary lim-.apr.ru has received a letter from a resident ol Louisiana suggesting that the I'nlte: 1 States should force "all the toughs, boot | teg desperadoes and bad characters gen. t-rally” into a war with "some vicious mi : lion," In order that the undesirable vie 1 meats referred to might bo killed off. ! Cincinnati, O— Alleging that they toob 1 more than the amount of cuticle bargained • for. under a skin-grafting contract, Wtl 1 11am G. Doll lias entered suit for $10,0U claimed at damages against J. H. Atkin* i George A. Facklcr and John l . Oliver, tin j latter two prominent Cincinnati physv 1 clans and surgeons. ! OYER $8,000,000 FOR MISSIONS Methodist Women’s Society Has Ex pended a Large Sum. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 51.—At the thirty seventh anniversary meeting of the Women's National Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal c hurch, held last evening, Mrs. A. W. Pettc n, of Evanston, 111., vice president of the society, read her annual report, the chief points of which were as fol lows ; There are 1G7.463 members of the auxiliary women's societies, 40,530 members of the young people's mis sionary societies, 23,i-*7 members of the* children’s missionary societies, 10,295 members of the German societies, and 2,541 of the Scandinavian societies. The receipts for this year aggregate' $616,457.71. This shows an increase of $07,514 over the* year preceding. In the thirty-seven years since the found ing of th»* socictj there has been raised. $S,551,697 for foreign missionary work. This year $73,000 is to be us»-d in liqui dating debts on schools and hospitals in India. —— NEW CITY HALL FOR LINCOLN. Council Buys Old Postoffice from the Federal Government. Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 31.—The city of Lincoln will come into possession of a * ity hall during th • week, the property *to b<* transferred being the old govern ment postoffice on O street. For many years the city ha A managed to get along with a two-story brick structure, ’which contains small offices for the <ity officials, one fire station and a •small and poorly kept city jail. The city council chamber is also in the lit tle building. The old postoffice is a well built four-story stone structure. For this building and a small plat of ground surrounding it, on the south side of Government square, $50,000 is to be paid. GOV. MICKEY VS. POLICE. Arrest of Released Prisoners Arouses Ire of Executive. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 31.—“The arrest of these two men, against whom I un derstand there is no charge, is an out rage!” vigorously declared Governor Mickey. "It is all right for the Lincoln police to protect the people of Lincoln, but instead of Jumping onto every con 'vict who is released they had better clean up among the people here who are not convicts and never have been," The governor referred to the arrest Thursday afternoon of Hayes and Al berts, who were released from the pen itentiary and were taken into custody by the police before they stepped from the street car that brought them into .Lincoln. Alberts was released in the morning and went directly from the jail to the cnpltol building, where lie appealed to Governor Mickey for pro tection. Hayes is still in jail. The po lice told Alberts that they would re lease him if ho would go to Omaha or Ret out of Lincoln at once. Alberts, who is not quite 19 years old, declared to the governor that he was afraid to Go to Omaha for fear that he would be arrested on his arrival there, and that this would be kept up from town to tow n. CUPID NO M i SSION ARY. Invariably Appears Upon the Scene at the Wrong Time. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 31.—During thet opening session of the Women’s For eign Missionary society of the Metho dist church Thursday it was stated that1 t’upld is one of the most hostile ene mies opposing missionary work in Chi na. When native women come to America to receive medical education In order to be of service in the Meth odist hospitals at Foochoo, Kiu-kiang mid Nanchang they are always much sought by Chinese students atending Yale and Harvard. ' It has happened a number of times\ ' that when these native women have' received their medical education and fire ready for service they become mis sionaries to the needs and exactions of ii husband, which precludes their use fulness in church work. Of course they are not obliged to take any vows to remain single and consequently their education Is frequently of no utilitarian purpose. FORT NIOBRARA IS NO MORE. Frontier Post Deserted by the Soldiers of Uncle Sam. Foi't Niobrara, Neb., Oct. 31.—Noth A ing but the name is now left on the official records to tell the story of tht\ once important military post of Fort Niobrara. These "piping times of peace” have taken one more landmark from the government map, until there! is now left not one of the old forts that held in check the warlike red-| skins of the days gone by. With tile passing of the Indian as a real factor in the life of tiie state, the necessity 'for the existence of military posts also passed, and Fort Niobrara was the last of a!!. FINDS OLDEST MAN. Newspaper Man's Discovery Gives to Nebraska a Now Distinction. Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 31.—A discovery made by n newspaper man and con 'tinned by Professor Henry B. Osbon, •vice president of the American Mu seum of Natural History, who made the trip from New York to Omaha on [Saturday, gives to Nebraska the dis tinction of furnishing the skull of tho •earliest American man. According to the eminent scientist, there is only one older man, and that is the famous Neanderthal man of Europe. —♦— SUFFOCATES IN HOG PEN. Young Woman Falls in Mud and Hcgt Tear Clothes from Her Body. Wilber, Neb., Oct. 31.—Annie Krat lochvtl, 34 years old, while feeding hogs on the farm, fell into the hog pen with her face in the mud and was suffocated. Then the hogs tore the clothing from her body before she was discovered by her sister. —♦— ON SWEETHEART’S DOORSTEP. Rejected Lover Shoots Self Thrice in Her Presence. Benkleman, Neb., Oct. .",1.—Clar ence K. Storm, a young farmer resid ing about five miles west of Benkleman. went to tile house of his sweetheart Tuesday evening and shot himself three times, falling on the doorstep. The young man bore an excellent imputa tion. He is alive, but his wounds will ; irobably prove fatal. —♦— BROTHERS ARE MURDERERS. James and John Strong Convicted of Brutal Murder of Orth Crocker. Harrison. Neb.. Oct. 31.—In the dis trict court here two negroes, James j and John Strong, brothers, were found • guilty of the murder of Orth Crocker on September 17 last at the Burke Construction company's camp on the government irrigation canal in the south part of this county. Judge West over sentenced them to life imprison ment. The crime was one of the most cold-blooded ever perpetrated In this [section. I W.J. BRYAN TO TOUR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA Will Speak at Fremont, Nor folk, Oakland and Other Points. CAMPAIGN FOR A WEEK Democratic Leader Will Put in Whole of Last Week in Home State To Talk on Dreams. Lincoln, Neb., Act. 27.-T. S. Allen, ^chairman of the democratic state cen tral committee has announced the itin erary of W. J. Bryan on his tour of ithe state during the last week of the ^campaign. During the week beginning Tuesday, October 30, Mr. Bryan will make forty-one stops. The campaign In Lincoln will be wound up Saturday evening, when Mr. Bryan will speak at the auditorium on “Dreams," the subject being suggested by Senator IBeveridge's Lincoln speech, in which Ihe characterized Mr. Bryan as a 'dreamer. j Mr. Bryan will open his tour at Springfield at 2 p. m.. Tuesday, October 130. That evening he will speak at {South Omaha. During Wednesday and iThursday he will be accompanied by A. C. Shallenbergcr. The latter will speak at the Oliver theater in this city on next Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Mr. Bryan and his party will travel by (special train, the itinerary of which will be as follows: I uesaay, ucroocr ou. Springfield—2:00 p. m. South Omaha—8:00 p. m. Wednesday, October 31. Arrive. Leave. Wahoo . 11:00 12:15 Fremont . 1:00 2:15 Hooper . 2:45 3.00 Scribner . 3:15 3:30 West Point . 4:00 5:00 Beemer . 5:15 5:30 Wlsner . 5:45 6:00 Pllger . 6:15 6:30 Stanton . 6:50 7:15 Norfolk . 7:40 (Speaks at Norfolk at 8 p. m.) Thursday, November 1. Arrive. Leave. Norfolk . 9:30 Battle Creek . 10:0) 10:15 Meadow Grove . 10:30 10:45 Tilden . 11:00 11:15 Oakdale . 11:30 11:30 Petersburg . 12:00 12:15 Albion . 12:40 2 30 Oakdale . 3:00 3:15 Nellgh . 3:45 4:25 Clearwater . 4:40 4:50 Ewing . 6:00 5:15 Atkinson . 6:15 6:15 O’Neill . 7:15 (Speaks at O’Neill at 8 p. m.) Friday, November 2. Arrive. Leave. Norfolk . 9:30 Wayne . 10:30 11:30 Wakefield . 11:45 12:40 Emerson . 12:30 12:40 Pender . 1:00 1:30 Bancroft . 1:45 2:00 Lyons . 2:15 2:15 Oakland .. 3:00 3:50 Tekamali . 4:00 4:30 i Blair . 5:00 5:45 Omaha . 6:45 .... (Speaks at Omaha at 8 p. m.) Saturday, November 3, Falls City, after noon. Saturday, November 3, Lincoln, Auditor ium, S p. m. Monday, November 5, Mr. Bryan will speak at Tecumseh, 11 a. m.: Auburn, 1:15 p. m.; Peru, 2:30 p. m.; Nebraska City, 1:10 p. m., and Plattsmouth, S p. m. TAFT WILL SPEAK. War Secretary Will Talk in Omaha Next Wednesday. Omaha. Neb., Oct. 27.—Secretary of War Taft will speak at Washington hall on the evening of October 31. The date lias finally been llxed for the appearance of the secretary of war in Omaha according to a telegram re ceived by Congressman John L. Ken nedy today from James S. Sherman, of j New York, chairman of ihe republican congressional committee. Local republicans were giving them selves not a little worry over the pros pective meeting, as it was not known whether Mr. Taft would speak in the afternoon or evening. Congressman Kennedy expressed himself as preferring no meeting at all to an afternoon meeting and set about to figure out a schedule which would ; permit Secretary Taft to speak in Oma- ■ ha in the evening and keep ills engage- I jnent at Denver the following night. .However, the telegram came to the re llief of the republicans today. An effort will be made by the local campaign managers to secure a large attendance at tho Taft meeting. TO RELIEVE WESTERN TOWNS, j Union Pacific Rushing Coal to West ern Points by Special Train. Omaha. Neb., Oct. 27.—The Union Pacific has taken steps to at once re lieve any suffering from a shortage of fuel In the smaller towns In the west ern part of the state. Early Tuesday morning a special started west, haul ing- a number of ears of coal from Omaha. At Valley, Fremont, Colum bus and other larger towns cars of coal were picked up and taken west. Advices are that in many of the .small towns the coal supply is very; short, and should the storm continue a couple of days there would be suf fering. To towns along the branch lines coal was sent last night. The coal is taken, regardless of or to whom it is consigned. The policy of the road is to distribute the coal now and after ward settle with the owners. Freight officials of every Omaha road to the west and northwest are bending all of their energies to ascertain tin condition of the coal supply in the towns In the western portion of this state and in Colorado and Wyoming. None of the smaller town has a large supply of coal. Steps have been ta ki n to rush coal in ahead of all other classes of freight, and unless til - storm should be of long duration and eon I nue si i-irfe, relief will be supplied b- - ifore any suffering could result. ARiTHrtfETicTAHD RIFLE SHOOTING Firearms Practice Will Hereafter Ef Included in Curriculum of Eng • lish Schools. London. Oct. 27.—Hifle shooting will hereafter be included in the curricu lum of elementary schools in this coun try. according to Mr. Birred, president of the board of education, who made the announcement in the house cl’ commons today, HANGS SELF IN JAIL. Laborer Chose Bastile for Shelter and Commits Suicide. Millard, Neb., Oct. 29.—Tom Coffey, n grader for Fitzgerald on the Union Pacific cutoff, hanged himself in jail. Coffey had asked permission to sleep In the jail, saying he had no other place, and had been left there with the door unlocked. About 10; 30 he sent for Marshal Koch to lock him, saying he was afraid to sleep there with the 1 door unfastened. The marshal com plied. In the morning Coffey was found dead, hanging with suspenders around his neck. He was about 40 years old, apparently a man of some education. Coroner Brailey's jury found that the man came to his death by his own iiand. The contractor of the grading gang will attend to the burial. Hebron. Neb.. Oct. 26.—James Dick son, a young farmer from near Gilead, and whose home is at Decatur, III., committed suicide in the county jail at this place. Mr. Dickson had been convicted of forgery and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. He killed himself by hanging and used an ordinary towel, which was tied around his neck and then to the bars of the side of his cell. His sentence to the penitentiary and his dread of serving the time seemed to have prompted him to commit the deed. —f— NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR IRISH. And Because They Said It Two Crooks Are Arrested at Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 29.—"There's noth ing too good for the Irish," was the phrase which led to the arrest of E. S. and V’. P. Kelly, brothers. Wednesday night at the Webster street depot. The men were wanted by Sheriff Young of Pender, Neb., who telephoned a de scription of the pair to the Omaha po lice early in the evening. He said that the officers might know them by the words, “There’s nothing too good for the Irish,” which the brothers used constantly. Detective Dunn and Patrolman Mur phy met the train from Pender. They picked out their men from the crowd by means of the description. Still they were not positive they had the right pair until one of the brothers was heard to say, "Well, there’s nothing too good for the Irish." Then the officers fastened onto them. The Kellys will be held until the arrival of Sheriff Young or a deputy. STEAL LIONS. TIGERS, LEOPARDS. Omaha Men Would Start a Circus of Their Own. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 29.—With a lurid idea of becoming proprietors of a small sized circus, C. J. La Rose and Ed Warren broke into a car of wild animals standing on the sidetrack at Eighth and Douglas streets last night and made off with three cages of lions, tigers and leopards. The men hired a wagon from Mc Donald's barn at Fifth and Jones streets and drove to the car. They broke the seal and loaded three cages into their wagon. Then they hauled their circus to McDonald’s barn again and coming back for more animals were seen by Watchman Kelly, of the Burlington. He notified the police, and Detective Dunn and Patrolman Murphy captured La Rose as he was sprinting from the car. The other man made his escape, but was caught later in the game at McDonald’s barn by Patrolmen Lahey and Rinn. The animals belong to a carnival company which was passing through Omaha. AT HEAD OF RAILROAD Former Member of Iowa State Univer sity Faculty Prospers in Cuba. Iowa City, la., Oct. 29.—A message from Cuba announces the election of Professor A. V. Sims to the presidency of the Cuba Eastern Railway com pany. Professor Sims was the head of the college of engineering in the University of Iowa a few years ago. WARSHIPS GO TO MOROCCO. Paris, Oct. 26.—A special dis patch from Tangier says a state of anarchy exists in the regions of Rabat and Casablanca, and that all transport of foreign goods has ceased. Paris. Oct. 26.—In view of the sit uation in Morocco the French govern ment has decided to send a warship to Tangiers. Madrid, Oct. 26.—In view of the alarming reports from Morocco, the government has decided to hold several cruisers ready for dispatch to the west coast for the protection of Spanish subjects. Tangier, Oct. 26.—Owing to the dis turbed state of the country the Amer ican and German ministers are remain ing at Fez. Moorish officials, in answer to French representations regarding the disquieting situation, declare their ig norance of many facts called to their attention and deny responsibility for others. Some foreign diplomats are demand ing the dismissal <>f Mohammed El Torres, representative of the sultan here, on the ground that he is old, in capable and fanatical. The situation in Morocco City continues critical. Herr Fleinrich, the German merchant who was captured by Moorish horse men near Rabat, has been rescued by a personal guard. Cordial to Americans. Washington, D. C., Oct. 26.—With pomp and ceremony probably surpas sing any ever before connected with the American mission Minister Gum mere last month presented to the sul tan of Morocco a personal letter from President, Roosevelt. His account of the mission which has been received 'shows his party numbered nearly 300 and nearly 100 draft animals. The march from Tangier to Fez was made a triumphal procession, the way being led by a mounted bearer of the sultan’s Hags with a guard on either side. At the border of each district tiro caravan was received with salutes and military honors by the native chiefs. The journey occupied twelve days. Gutnmere says he was received by the sultan with most agreeable cordiality. The regular court etiquet was relaxed to accommodate him in several import ant essentials. PREACHERS MUSTN'T MARRY DIVORCEES Methodists in Conference Pass Reso lution Which If Not Regarded Will Cause Expulsion. New York, Oct. 21*.—Last night the Union American Methodist Episcopal conference passed a resolution forbid ding any pastor in the conference mar rying divorced persons, under penalty of expulsion irom the organization. I INDICT 50 MEMBERS OF ThUST AT OMAHA j Grand Jury Holds Members of Alleged Coal Combine Guilty of Violat | ing State Laws. j Omaha, Xeb., Oet. 26.—Between fifty | and sixty of the alleged coal combine i were indicted by the grand jury on a charge of violating the state anti-trust laws In a bill returned before Judge Sutton at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The names of those included in the in j dictment are withheld, but it is said all the members of the Omaha Coal ex change and some independent dealers are in the list. The indictment did not; run against the South Omaha dealers* that case being considered separately by the grand jury. The Indictments followed a searching inquiry into the methods of the Omaha Coal exchange by the grand jury. This inquiry reached back fully ten years and while the evidence in the grand jury room is taken in secret, it is known from the depositions taken in the civil suit by County Attorney Slabaugh the exchange has for years maintained a price list and has fined members for cutting prices. Members have also been fined frequently for solieting business, which is strictly for bidden by the exchange. Both the fact it maintained a price schedule and the fact it disciplined members for using ordinary methods of getting business under competition are said to be foun dations for the criminal indictment. Some dealers who are not members of the exchange are said to have co operated with the exchange in main taining prices, and these are said to have been included in the indictment. The Sheridan Coal company and the Union Pacific Coal company are re puted to have aided in maintaining price schedules on their coals. In spite of the fight being made on the trust, it still shows signs of activ ity, and has just recently raised the price of semi-anthracite coal 50 cents, a ton. The fight on the combination was be gun last September, when the grand, jury was summoned to make an in vestigation in its methods of doing business. Shortly afterward County Attorney Slabaugh began a civil suit! in which he enjoined the Coal ex-i change and other coal dealers in Oma ha and South Omaha from meeting toi fix prices or do anything else in re straint of trade. This case is still) pending in Judge Troup's court. NEW W. U. SUPERINTENDENT. S. E. Leonard Appointed Chief Teleg rapher at Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 26.—General Su perintendent T. P. Cook, of the West ern Union in Chicago, who has been, in the city attending the funeral of the late C. B. Horton, has announced tlie appointment of S. E. Leonard to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Horton. The appointment of Mr. Leonard to such an important posi tion with the company is no surprise to men familiar with the telegraphic situation in the west. Mr. Leonard has made a most en viable record. Less than one year ago Mr. Leonard was maager for his com pany at El Paso, Tex., where much of the old Mexico business is exchanged with the United States. Here Mr. Leonard displayed much diplomacy in dealing with tlie Mexican government. From El Paso Mr. Leonard was trans ferred to Denver. Colo., as assistant to Superintendent Horton. Here again ha displayed ability that the heads of his company were looking for and which .accounts for his rapid rise. Mr. Leonard has a most charming family which he expects to bring to Omaha for permanent residence in a week or ten days. —♦— TO TRY MILKING MACHINES. Planning for Experiments at State Farm in Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 26.—The Univer sity of Nebraska is now planning to Install a number of milking machines nt the state experiment station in order '.o test their efficacy and to obtain re liable data. At the state farm a sys ‘om of records lias been kept which kites back for ten years, and it will bo Interesting to compare tlie results ob tained from tlie machines with those of previous years. Experts declare that if the machine proves practical it will be of immense! benefit to the dairy business. Morn economic production will ihereby be made possible and the quality of tlie milk, too, will be improved. Because af the expense of providing power and equipment tlie machine will doubtless lie more popular with the large dairies jhnn with the smaller ones. 1’lie machines at the state farm will be run by electricity, the power being taken from the trolley wires of tho Lincoln Traction company. It is very hard to get reliable labor for milking and caring for cattle. With these machines one capable man can do the work done by ten or more now. SUE3 FOR HUSBAND'S DEATH. Central City Woman Demands Dam* ages from Saloon. Central City, Neb., Oct. 26.—Suit has been filed in the district court of Polk county by Anna Beckman against Hen ry Horseman and J J. Roach, saloon keepers at Clarks. The woman alleges that these parties sold her husband liquor, which resulted In his death, and she asks $5,000 damages. Beckman was a farmer residing in Polk county. One clay last April he went to Clarks to do some trading, and when there, it is alleged, he purchased a large quantity of liquor, with tho result that ho became intoxicated He started home in his wagon that lifcut. and the next morning ho was found dead in the granary at his home*. The* supposition is that upon reaching his home he was either unable or did not desire to go into the house in his in toxicated condition, and that he had gone to the* granary to .-deep off the* effects of his potations, and the claim is that death resulted from the liquor h-' had taken. His widow now asks damages from Horseman and Roach, who, she alleges, sold him the liquor, and sues for $5,000. tlu- limit allowed by law in such cases. —^— MINISTER VS. MAYOR. Humboldt, Neb.. Oct. 26.—The Berry Nims civil case was tried in district court at Falls City. This is the case wherein the Rev. J. H. Berry asks per sonal damages from ex-Mayor Nims for alleged assault upon the former last spring. Both parties to the suit are* prominent residents of this place. The trouble grew over some stock tres passing on the latter’s land. The jury Saturday morning rendered a verdict to the effect that Nims pay Berry the amount of $5 and settle all costs in the ,caso. Berry sued fur $2,000.