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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1907)
•« »•%«> THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, publisher. PNEILL, NEBRASKA | ' . g^=5=: ==:■ ’ If a business man works all day, put 1 ting the whole of his energies into whatever he is doing, he ought to be able to switch oft his thoughts and turn them to something whereon they may Jjasture pleasantly. To some men, home, wife and children are the playground. For others there is some special hobby which Is their salvation, saving them from that iterant and reiterant monot ony that belongs to business of most 1 kinds. A great doctor once said that l- every man should have a holiday—and 1 every woman, too. But women have more Inward resources than men. Men are often restless and hate sitting still, tinless they are fond of reading. Wom en do not object to being quiet and passing a tranquil evening at home. That Is. of course. If their hearts are 1 In their homes. "Some men are remarkable for their honesty,” said an Investigator for a Philadelphia Instalment house. ”1 ■ Went to a police officer to inquire about 1 an acquaintance of his who wanted credit from our house. I asked him if he knew Mr. Brown. He satd he did. 'What kind of a fellow Is he?' I queried. “Pretty fair,’ he said. ‘Is he honest?' was the next question. 'Honest!'he ex claimed. 'I should say he was. Been arrested twice for stealing and ac quitted both times.' " If you fill a tiny vessel one centl 1 meter cube with hydrogen corpuscles, you can place therein, in round num bers, five hundred and twenty-five octillions (525,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000) of them. At least, so Professor Brashear said. In a recent address de livered at Lehigh university. If these corpuscles are allowed to run out of the vessel at th<! rate of 1,000 a second. It will require seventeen qulntlllion (17,000,000,000,000,000,000,) of years to empty it. A bit of the kind of American hu mor that has thrived since the days of Benjamin Franklin comes from a Montana mining camp. Said one miner: •‘The rock down In that shaft is so hard they used six barrels of drills the other day and barely scratched It.” "Ugh!" •aid another. "I saw ’em working on a ledge once where the took was so hard that after they had used nine bar pels o’ drills on it the hole stuck out •ix inches." nenator i'latt was recently asked by Senator Carter, of Montana, ns to how he stood in reference to the reception of Senator Smoot, the Mormon senator. Senator Platt narrowed his eye* In an appreciative crafty glance nnd replied: “To tell the truth, I was Just waiting to salute your colleague from Utah, for I tell you, Tom Carter, it’s my private opinion that It takes a mighty smart tnan to be a Mormon—without compli cations.” In"the time of Louis XV. of France, a Chemist named Depre gave an exhibit on a canal at Versailles of a kind of Are so rapid and devouring that it could not be quenched, water only giv ing it fresh activity. Louis forbade that the Invention should be made pub ;iic, and the Inventor died soon after, carrying the secret with him to the grave. Siberian butter goes to Hamburg, is repacked and sent to the far east as a German production. Russian sugar goes to Japan In an Austrian disguise, And Russian Calico Is sold there under «. German wrapper. Those are some of (the reasons why the Russo-Japanese 'Commercial company has been formed dn Russia. At one time the bailiff In charge of «n English Jury was sworn to keep them "without meat, drink or fire.” Justice Maule once gave the classic re ply to the bailiff who Inquired whether lie might grant a Juryman’s request for a glass of water. “Well, It Is not meat, and I should not call It drink. Yes, you may.” ■ A London doctor, lecturing, said It was useless to tell a dyspeptic woman not to drink tea. The only thing to do was to give her some harmless stuff In a bottle to be taken every three hours, With strict Instructions that, i he was not to have any tea for four hours be fore or four hours after each dose. The Japanese legal Ion hns sent word to the Brazilian minister of foreign af fairs that there will shortly arrive In Rio de Janeiro a large liner, belonging to a Japanese shipping company, which la fitted up as a floating exhibition of Japanese products, says the Brazilian Review. The Paris Matin has proposed to or fanlze a motor race from Pekin to arls. It seems that the proposal Is meeting with considerable support, and eighteen entries have already been re ceived, one of the latest being Prince Bciplo Borghese, of Home. “Rise, Sir Pieter Bam,” said King Ed ward the other day at the opening of an exhibition of South African products In London, nnd another noble name was added to Britain’s long list, that of Sir (Rleter C. Van Bommersteln Bam, of Cape Colony. A man who has lived In London for fourteen years, says the Evening Stand ard, ver saw the cabman who wears I 'the badge No. 1 until one day recently. The cabman was talking to a colleague bearing the badge No. 14022. As the new lord mayor of London rode In state along the streets the other day he heard one of his constituents re mark to a companion, as they watched the procession: "Well, ’e do fancy him i aelf, don't ’e?” Tho stuffed tiger head finds its vic tims all over the world. Prince Hans, Of Denmark, Queen Alexandra's un cle, fell over one in the king of Den mark's. palace recently, and hurt him •elf badly. The town of Pnoli, Indiana, is named for General Payoll, of Corsica, who de fended that island against the French In favor of the Rritish. He died in England and has a monument in West minster Abbey. , Judge Willis, of the English bench. Objects to metaphor. “Don't talk to me of the people being in the same boat,” he said to a barrister the other day. “They were not in a boat at all.” The oldest minister in New Hamp shire is the Rov. William Hurlin, of Antrim, who. in his 92 vear, is still [preaching. He delivered ills lirst ser mon seventy-two years ago. 1_An English woman writes to tho IWoman at Home that she alwavs uses An alarm clock in her kitchen to save {her from overbaking what she may happen to have in the oven. [ '': --— - U' A recent church notice in Manchest England, read: "A potato pie sup Sper will be held on Saturday evening. {Subject for Sunday evening, “A Night *f Agony.” t DAN GUPID, LOBBYIST, INVADES MANSION In Governor’s Own Home the Blind God Changes a Senator’s Mind. WEDDING IS TO RESULT Nebraska Legislature Mildly Censures Senator Glover for Violating Oath in Accepting Some thing of Value. I Lincoln, Neb.. April !<■—Cupid utl fllzed the executive mansion (luring the past three months for the purpose of spearing the hearts of Senator H. B. Glover of Custer county and Miss Corda Johnson of Lincoln. At the beginning of the legislative session, Governor and Mrs. Sheldon conceived the Idea that It would place the members of the legislature In more Intimate personal relations If a weekly reception of an Informal character was Instituted, whero all might meet and become acquainted. Senator Glover Is a bachelor of 45, residing at Comstock, Custer county. He Is not addicted to society, and did hig best to avoid being drawn into the swim. Went, Saw, Wa» Conquered. However, he thought It would not be showing proper courtesy If he did not go over to the mansion now and then. On his second visit he met Miss John son, Who had been Invited by Mrs. Sheldon so that a full quota of young women might be present to engage In dancing. The two met, and Mr. Glover was not long In winning the consent of Miss Johnson. The facts became known at the dosing session of the senate, and Mr. Randall Introduced a resolution In ,whlch he extended the felicitations of the senate, Jokingly accused the sena tor of violating his oath as a member wherein he promised to not accept anything of value during his term, and Referred to him as a victim of the ENGINEERS MUST NOT REGALE THEMSELVES THUS Lincoln, Neb., April 9.—Engineers must not turn on steam at crossings unless they wish to render the railway (Company that employs them liable In damages If a horse takes fright and causes havoc. So says the supreme court In a case from York county, [where Ben F. Williams secured dam ages because he was some mussed up In such an accident. Incidentally the court lays down the rule that a train has only an equal right at a crossing (With a person traveling and has no precedence. The J. I. Case Threshing Machine company wins a suit against Harl Meyers, of Red Willow township, the court laying down some new law on what constitutes sufficient drunkenness to avoid a contruct. Meyers’ defense was that one day when he had been drinking and thought himself to be real rich he had bought a threshing ma chine from one of Case's agents and signed notes for $2,555. He refused to pay, but the company sued him. Then he defended on the ground that he was too drunk, but the supreme court says that not only must a man be moved by alcoholic excitement, but that excite ment must be uroused to a degree called excessive drunkenness. In addi tion, when he got sober he must re scind the action. HIT BY A RUNAWAY ' HORSE, AND MAY DIE Lincoln, Neb.. April 9.—Fred Fox was probably fatally hurt In a novel manner this morning. While helping lny track for a street railway he was run down by a runaway horse, the buggy shaft inflicted Internal Injuries, dislocated a shoulder, and broke his collar bone. Mrs. A. C. Reddish, who was In the buggy, was thrown out and seriously Injured. GOVERNOR WORKS THOUGH CLOCKS STOP Lincoln, Neb.. April 9.—At noon the Nebraska legislature was still sitting around watting till the last bill could be engrossed and signed. A mere handful of members are hanging about to give legality to the proceedings. The governor is having a hard time of It. He and the attorney general went over the bills until 10 o'clock last night, and again took up the task this morning. The constitution gives him five days In which to veto a bill after the legis lature udjourns, and if ho does not sign in that time it becomes a law without his signature. The fact that It Is still Thursday noon with the legislature cuts the actual time at the governor's disposal to three days, not Including Sunday, when it Is suspect ed he will keep at work It has been discovered that two sen nte bills relating to depositories of company funds, and two house bills amending the Insurance law- are prac tically duplicates, and the executive veto will have a chance to do some work. ABOLISH FRANKS AND FREE STREET CAR RIDES Lincoln. Neb.. April 9.—It was an nounced by the stute railway commis sion today that one of the Hist or ders issued would be to abolish all telegraph and express franks, all free telephones and all free transportation on street railways. A bill to this effect failed to pass the houses but the commission has been advised that It can prohibit these un der a clause granting it power to abol ish all rebates and discriminations. BRYAN SAYS HARRIMAN CAN T HARM ROOSEVELT Omaha, Neb.. April 9.—William Jen nings Bryan here today declared Hard man could not swing Nebraska repub licans away from Roosevelt. The pre mier democrat refused to discuss the personalities Involved in the big con troversy. HUSBAND DRUNK, WIFE SMASHES THE SALOON Chicago, April 9.—Because her hus band spent his salary in the saloon of Andrew Nonnenson, instead of bring ing it home,. Mrs. Carrie St. Clair in vaded that thirst emporium with an ax. When she had finished, two plate glass windows, a plate glass door twenty-six glasses, four decanters and a showcase had felt her wrath and her . x OMAHA LIQUOR MEN MUST OBEY THE LAW Nebraska Metropolis Center of State-wide Reform Movement. A NEW POLICE BOARD Governor Sheldon Names Men Who Will Enforce Slocum Law— Brewers Lose Heavily— Many “Dry” Towns. Omaha, Neb., April S.—Omaha sa loonmen may have to obey the law. Governor Sheldon has just appointed the following fire and polloe boai^d: Former Congressman John L. Ken nedy, who was defeated for re-election Iasi fall, Robert Cowell. W. M. Gltler and K. C. Page. Mayor Dahl man Is ex officio of the board. This board is supposed to stand for a strict, enforcement of the Slocum law, which provides for midnight and Sunday closing, with many other de strietlons. Already the new board has gone on record us favoring the absolute prohibition of the sale of liquor In the Red Light districts ana in rooming houses. There are probably 200 of these places within the city limits. Drug store regulation of the strictest ldml is also promised. The reform feeling is ugain rampant in Nebraska, with the center of hostil ities located In the metropolis. It be gan with the opening session of the legislature and its effect Is belli dis tinctly felt. Among the first bills in troduced in the house of representa tives was one to antagonize the liquor interests, which was followed later by u number of others. One of Importance was passed, which prevents breweries from having any Interest, directly or indirectly, In the retail liquor business. It affects not; only the breweries In Omaha, but a number of outside liquid Institutions The object Is to prevent breweries constructing or owning buildings in, which are located saloons or cafes. The Omaha brewers alone own nearly a hundred of these buildings, while several large outside brewers have perhaps $500,000 invested In such structures. One large Milwaukee firm owns a quarter of a block in the cen-; ter of the city given up to a saloon and1 cafe, with a hotel located on the up-; per stories. Either the brewers must; dispose of these buildings or the sa loons move out. The town elections out in Scott's Bluff county, voiced the sentiment. In the western part of the state. A mur der trial was in progress, wherein It' was alleged Sam D. Cox was killed Its a remit of a quarrel over a liquor license. It so affected sentiment that not a single town In the county voted for licensed saloons. A large number of other places voted to close up the saloons. VANGUARD OF LEGISLATION INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE Lincoln, Neb., April S.—Members of the senate, late yesterday, presented to Lieutenant Governor Hopewell a tine gold-beaded cane, Senator Wilson mak ing the presentation speech. In his acceptance the lieutenant gov ernor highly complimented the senate, stating that the present legislature was in the vanguard as to legislation in the interest of the people and was prob ably, the most notable gathering of the kind ever assembled in the country. All members of both parties had been elect ed upon practically identical platforms; they had promised more to the people than had ever been promised at one time before and had not only redeemed all their pledges, hut had gone much fart her. The house tills morning refused the senate’s bequest to send back a bill increasing the salary of the warden of the penitentiary from $1,500 to $2, 000 a year. The house or iginally passed the bill. The senate killed it and sent it back. This morning it changed its mind, but so had tire house. The house passed a number of sen ate bills and concurred in conference reports. It receded from Its insistence that the governor appoint the state accountant and concedes this to the auditor with the approval of the gov ernor. In return the senate receded ort the hill permitting the state board of education to select a secretary outside of its own membership. A telegram from Senator Burkett, commending the legislature for carry ing out the platform pledges and ex pressing the belief that the state ought to be proud of the members, was read uml applauded. The railroad commission will organ ize this afternoon by electing B. J. Wlnnett, of Lincoln, chairman. U. G. Powell, of Lincoln, will bo named as rate expert. The senate passed bills appropriat ing $30,000 for a building a; the in stitute for the deaf and dumb, at Oma ha; appropriating $1,250 lor a statue of Governor Thayer at Lincoln, and the 1 mill levy for the state university. The senate receded from Its stand for only $25,000 to aid In giving all dis tricts seven months schooling and agreed to make it $50,000. It also con curred in the house amendments to the deficiency appronriation bill. STREET RAILWAYS OUT OF NEBRASKA POLITICS Lincoln, Neb., April S.—The street railway companies of Omaha und Lin coln will be taken out of local poli tics by the railroad commission bill, re cently signed by the governor. Under the provisions of tills act street railroads and interurban lines are in cluded in the classification of common carriers, and made subject to the pro visions of the bill. In other words, the commission will have tile right to tlx rates of fare, pro hibit discriminations and provide what the companies may and may not do. 44444444444444444444444444 4 4 4 THE FIRST CIRCUS 4 4 OF THE SEASON 4 4 4 4 Lincoln, Neb., April 8.—Five 4 4 Omaha boys today walked to 4 4 Lincoln, visited friends und 4 4 "saw the sights" of the legts- 4 4 lature. They were George 4 4 Brown, Casper Blackourn, El- 4 4 mi r Sunderland, Liston Brown 4 4 and Darwin Chesney. These 4 4 boys left Omaha Tuesday, 4 4 walk 1 to Ashland and "hoofed 4 4 it" Into t!i" capital i itv. 4 4444 v 44 4^44444^44^4f4 4444 4 ACCUSED BY SCHOOL TEACHER; DISCHARGED > Pierce, Neb.. April 10.—Irving Beatty, of Foster precinct, charged with as sault upon the person of Miss Eva Jones with intent to commit rape, was discharged from custody by County, Judge Kelley today. It seems that last fall Miss Jones se-| 'cured the school In Beatty's district— 'Beatty being a director and wishing to take the examination at Pierce before ithe county superintendent she asked; Beatty if he would not take her down to Pierce. On the road home she claims he took liberties with her. This oc curred last fall and it was only a week or so ago that she filed a complaint with County Attorney Van Wagenen. iBeatty denies her story and says that she returned home with him after tak ing the examination at Pierce and stayed at his house for two or three days before going to her home at Plain ivlew. That after the case had been started she told him or had word sent to him that the case would be dropped for a money consideration. W. W. Qulvey defended and cited authorities and decisions to show that the defend ant could not be convicted upon the evidence of the girl alone. That the state'must introduce corroborative evi dence. The Judge held with the de fendant's attorney and discharged Beatty. Beatty Is a young married man of about thirty years of age living near Foster and bears a good reputa tion. Miss Jones is the daughter of Mrs. H. F. Davidson, of Plainvlew. NEW APPOINTEE IN VERY UGLY TEMPER Warden Beemer of Nebraska Penitentiary Sore Because Salary Isn’t Raised. ' Lincoln, Neb., April 10.—The Nebras ka legislature closed its thirtieth ses sion last evening, nearly half of the members having gone home during the day. The day was spent in quarreling and conferring over appropriation bills. The senate was obliged to yield to the house on a good many appropriations which had been cut down in the upper house, but the aggregate increase was not great. An incident of the day was the re fusal of the house to return to the senate a bill which the latter body had indefinitely postponed, but which it later made up its collective mind it desired to pass. The bill was a house roll increasing the salary of the war den of the penitentiary, A. D. Beemer, from $1,500 to $2,000. The house had passed this measure, but it died in the senate. Since then the warden has been busy among the senators with the result that they asked to have the bill sent back for further considera tion. Upon motion of Noyes, of Cass, the request was refused, the vote being almost unanimous. Noyes made a short speech, stating that the warden was doing quite wrell, receiving $1,500 per year and keep for all his family. Warden Speaks His Mind. Later in the dav Beemer met Noyes and gave them a severe verbal castiga tion. About this time Davis, also from Cass county, came along and he al so was treated to a good roast. The matter was laid before Governor Shel don, and It is said that he spoke in the most condemnatory manner of the .conduct of the warden. Croff Elkenbary, one of the guards at the penitentiary, had been at the capital lobbying for a bill to increase the pay of guards from $35 to $40 per month, and Warden Beemer blamed the failure of his own bill to the activ ity of Elkenbary. Representatives Noyes and Davis, and Senator Randall, state that Beemer said to them that he would discharge Elkenbary before night, but this is denied by the war den. In conference, the university was al lowed $50,000 to begin an engineering building on the campus, and that amount was deducted from the amount previously allowed the state farm. BOY CALLsTlEACHER LIAR, STIRS TOWN New York, April 10.—The village of Low er Preakness, N. J., is just now much di vided against itself because of a cat. The board, of education will hear testimony regarding this cat at a special meeting Thursday, and much depends on the cat. To begin with, there is a pretty school teacher named Miss De Ford, a graduate of the University of Virginia, who romps with the children at recess and teaches the girls how to bunt the basketball. Sev eral days ago she was romping with the children when the boys began to stone a cat. The fate of the school teacher depends on what is proved to have occurred. Some say that Miss De Ford laughed merrily when a well-aimed shot caught the pranc ing cat. Some say she did not. The cat belonged to Georgie Greenal, one of her pupils, who hugged the wounded feline and accused his teacher of laughing. "Oh, not at all, Georgie!" cried Miss De Ford. Whereupon Georgie. in the innocence of his youth, put her in the same class with E. H. Harrtman, Bellamy Storer and H. M. Whitney. "Georgie, you are suspended!" cried the horrified teacher. To top off Georgie s woes, the probationary officer found him out of school and wanted to arrest him for playing hookey. Ills parents have complained, and the cat and the word "liar” will form the principal items for testimony before the school board. FIREMEN INJURED $1,500,000 BLAZE New York, April 10.—Fire early today destroyed the combined car barn and power plant of the New York City Rail way company, covering the greater part of the block bounded by Seventh av enue and One Hundred and Forty-sixth street and One Hundred and Forty Seventh street. The loss is $1,500,000. More than 300 cars were burned, and the plant, except for the electrical de partment is destroyed. One fireman. Captain J. Ryan, was killed under a falling wall, and half a dozen firemen and others more of less seriously injure^. MAKE IMPORTANT RULING. Washington, D. C., April 10.—That a fugitive from justice in the United States who has been extradited from Canada on one charge cannot be im prisoned on another charge was de rided today hy the supreme court in the case of Charles G, Browne, ap praiser of merchandise of New York, who three years ago was Indicted and convicted In connection with frauds dis covered in connection with importation of Japanese silk. The opinion of the court affirms the decision of the circuit ' court of the southern district of New York, which ordered Browne's releaw on a writ of habeas corpus. BEEMER GETS JOB BECAUSE OF RECORD Governor Sheldon Makes His First Appointment, That of Warden. WAS POLITICAL OPPONENT Labor Commisioner Bush and Oil In spector Church Will Bo Let Out —Other Appointments to Come Soon. Lincoln, Neb., April 6.—Governor Sheldon made his first appointment yes terday afternoon when he named A. D. Beemer as warden of the state peni tentiary. Beemer was warden years ago, and has Just completed four years as head of that institution, having been appointed by Governor Mickey. Beemer comes from Cuming county, where he was formerly engaged in the banking business. Some opposition to his reappointment developed on the ground that he was tied up with the railroad politicians and against Sheldon in the big fight of last year, but the new governor is not engaged in punish ing political enemies. In view of Beem er's good record as warden he decided to reappoint him. As soon as the governor gets the leg islature oft his hands he will take up the other appointments. Very few changes are likely in the heads of most of the institutions, but around the Cap itol new faces will be found. Labor Commissioner to Go. Burrutt A. Bush, labor commissioner, Is slated to walk the plank. His suc ;essor would have been Don C. Despain, but after the latter made his bad break In writing to Representative McMullen after the bureau’s appropriation had been cut, he was dropped from the list of probabilities. Oil Inspector Ed A. Church is an other who has been notified that when his time is up in May, he will not be reappointed. Church was one of the machine’s lieutenants in the fight last year, and as soon as the governor took office he place his resignation at his command, but was told to finish his term. The appointment of Henry T. Clarke, Jr., at present a member of the Doug las county delegation in the house, as railroad commissioner to succeed Rob ert Cowell, of Omaha, who resigned be cause he has a better Job at home, will be announced after the legislature ad journs. SAME OLD JOSHUA GAG RESORTED TO Clocks Are Stopped to Permit Solons to Finish Work. Lincoln, Neb., April 6.—The house had a time of it this morning trying to make up its mind whether to stop the clock so that noon of Thursday could not come till it decreed, or to extend the house time of adjournment. Two motions to do away with this old precedent, and act on the open, failed to get the necessary number of votes, and at five minutes of 11 the clock was stopped. Speaker Nettleton and K. P. Brown, both spoke against the ancient subter fuge, on the ground that it compelled the clocks to certify to untruths. In the senate the clock was stopped at live minutes to 11, the hands turned back, and the key put in the wind ing hole where they cannot pass until pc rn.itted. The house passed a number of bills, among them prohibiting saloons within two and a half miles of military posts; requiring banks to give guar antee company bonds for county de pository funds; providing that the state treasurer ma yinvest slate educational funds in general fund warrants when ever the latter are presented for pay ment, and requiring two years' high school training as a requisite to ad mission to normal schools. Five thousand copies of the pure food bill were ordered printed for general distribution. The senate spent the morning in committee of the whole on appropria tion bills, $50,000 being added to the $100,000 fund for new buildings at the state farm. The appropriation for wages at the Beatrice institution for feeble minded was increased $2,500; that for maintenance at the Norfolk asylum, $5,500; that for wolf bounty reduced from $5,000, and $6,000 added to the auditor’s office as salary for a state expert accountant. dVhe claim of the Journal company for $f,560 for printing unofficial court re port was cut out, but Lee Herdman got $4,500 for work on them. H. S. Byrne’s claim for $6,000 for premium on state treasurer’s bond was cut out. CONVICTED OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE Gering, Neb., April 6.—A jury In the district court last night brought in a verdict of murder in the second de gree against E. S. Kenison and recom mended the extreme penalty. Kenison, a saloonkeeper, last Decem ber shot and killed Sam D. Cox. a newspaper man well known in the state, who was leading a temperance fl-ht. 4 ■ ■wrai—itiaj 4 ALLEGED GRAFTER 4 4 ESCAPES IN AUTO 4 4 4 4 Battle Creek, Mich.. April 6.— 4 4 A. K. Detwiler, of Toledo, in- 4 4 dieted for bribery at San Fran- 4 4 cisco, was located in a private 4 4 house here, but escaped arrest 4 4 by leaving the house by a rear 4 4 door and being whirled away in 4 4 an automobile live minutes be- 4 4 fore detectives called at the 4 4 house to effect his arrest. He is 4 4 bound for Canada. 4 eight are killed IN 28 EARTHQUAKES Constantinople, April 6.—Rev. Royal M. Cole, head of the American mission (n Bltlis, Turkish Armenia, in a dis patch dated yesterday says that since the morning of March 29 until yester day there have been twenty-eighl earthquakes. Two thousand houses were dumaged, and eight persons killed and many wounded. Extreme suffering prevails. DANIEL WAS HIMSELF THE LION THIS TIME But He Did Not Spare the Trusting Ones of Lin coln. HIGH SOCIETY IS STUNG Dan Dougherty, Beau Ideal, and Bon Vivant, Is Now En Route With Officers on His Trail. Lincoln, Neb., April 5.—Dan Dough erty, society swell and erstwhile fa vorite of the smart set of Ilncoln, has left town. Regrets that are not trace able entirely to his genial disposition remain. Dan came to town a year and a hair ago and obtained employment at a lo cal wholesale house as a salesman. He was a polished, genteel young man, with winning ways and he speedily succeeded in making himself the cen ter of the gay circle. At the Country club he was enthroned. Without him a feast was a frost. Where two or more were gathered together around the table, there was Dougherty. If he wasn’t there some member of the party was sure to request the post ponement of the eatings until Dan could be telephoned for and arrived. Felt Uncle’s Disgraoo Keenly. To some of his male acquaintances he said that he was a nephew of N. Doughertv, the Napoleonic defaulter of Peoria, 111., and that his career there had been spoiled by the peculations of his uncle. He had been found in Chi cago by Coach Booth, of the university football team, who had brought him along as a likely candidate for grid iron honors. Instead he turned to business, where he displayed remark able aptitude. He was chaperoned by a couple that led in Lincoln society, and at their home met a young woman from St. Joseph, who is heir to a million or thereabouts. Mr. Dougherty was very soon in high favor with the Missouri girl, and after she had gone back home he found it expedient and necessary to call and pay his respects. While there he wrote to a very wealthy grain man here requesting the loan of $100. He re cited that he was a young man with an excellent prospect of making good in life, and a little boost like that would put him far on his way. He would be pleased later to pay back the loan with due interest. The wealthy man had a chill in his extremities, and he wrote back that he was short himself Inst thpn. Refusal of Loan an Insult. In reply he received a curt note to the effect that Mr. Dougherty was ashamed of him, a man of his wealth declining under such specious pretenses to assist a young man on his way to fortune. Upon comparing his experience with others, the grain man discovered that while Dougherty has been working at a modest stipend he had been living like a proverbial prince at one of the big hotels and that he was successful in doing this because of his extraordi nary ability to make a touch. Just who his befrienders are is kept a se cret in select circles, but it is stated that a list thereof would very nearly be a complete directory of high societj" in Lincoln. Dougherty left Lincoln In February. Yesterday an officer went down into Kansas trying to locate him on a charge of forgery. The complaint charges him with using his employer's name to a check for $22.50, which was cashed at the Oliver theater as the price of a farewell theater party that Dan gave to his Lincoln Intimates. It is not expected, however, that he will he brought back, as the officer had in structions to settle with him if he could. NEBRASKA SOLONS DRIVE BREWERS OUT OF SALOON BUSINESS Doors Were Locked to Stop Sneaking Out of Members Adjourn Tomorrow. Lincoln, Neb., April 5.—The house this morning passed S. F. 76, the bill putting the brewers out of the saloon business in Nebraska, by a vote of 67 to 21. The bill carries no emergency clause. Cone moved that the doors be locked and absentees sent for. It was done and the sneak that had already been begun was halted before the mem bers could get away. , The house also put Its stamp of ap proval upon S. F. 355 to reduce express companies' rates on packages of four pounds 25 per cent. A minimum charge of 25 cents is permitted. The bill Is Intended largely to relieve fruit and blooded stock from present high charges. The house has passed a sim ilar bill, but It will be killed. S. F. 98, prescribing the procedure In cases of executive clemency, was passed. Applications must be In writ ing with the grounds stated therein. There must be a notice and a hearing at which the attorney general must ap pear and cross examine witnesses. It is also his duty to investigate and re port on the case to the governor in advance of the hearing. The pure food bill is still hung up, the conference committee being unable to agree. The senate has agreed to the amendments of the house relating to dairy products and the house will prob ably recede from Its position relating to misbranding of products. The sen ate passed the bill with a section rigid in this respect, but the house loosened It up. As the bill will finally go through It will not compel the printing of for mula of contents of packages. The senate spent the morning passing the appropriation bills recommended In committee yesterday and finally agreed to formally adjourn at noon tomorrow. WEBB WILL LEAVE SECRET SERVICE MIDDLE OF MONTH Omaha, Neb , April 5.—Captain John Webb, for the last six or seven years in charge of the secret service bureau of the government for the western 1 Lnva and Nebraska district, has sent ■ins resignation to Chief Wilkie, to take j effect April 15. He will return to his i farm In Indiana. Captain Webb has | been tn the government secret service I for about twentj years. Previously he ! was chief of police of Canton, C., and was a close personal friend of the late President McKinley. He Is a veteran of the civil war and is 62 years old. I