THE O’NEILL FRONTIEI
O. H. CRONIN. publisher.
PNEILL, NEBRA9K/
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An unusual sorlcs of oourta martla
Is now sitting at every army corpi
headquarters In Italy. It appears tlia
a largo body of the warrant oliieeri
Ifrom all the gnrrlBons havs become sc
dissatisfied with their coodltlou, and s<
hopeless of seeing It imprt-vwd thxougl
the ordinary channels, that they hav<
Beht a collective petition direct to till
■war minister. And now at every posi
a court martial consisting of a colonel
two lieutenant colonels and two cap
tains Is trying the delinquents on thi
question "Shall They Be Degraded?”
At Milan alone, twelve quartermasteri
axe being tried.
Tho naming of the avenues In the
•outhern part of Philadelphia after
governors of the state which has beer
In progress for several years, wa»
further exemplified recently, wher
Stuart avenue was so designated lr
honor of tho present gubatorlal In
cumbent. Other such avenues are Pen
pypacker, Stone, Snyder, Patterson,
Beaver and Hastings. There Is room
for only four more and the next four
governors will probably bo tho honored
ones. After that some other way ol
Incorporating the nainos of governors
will have to be found.
The Monument. London's famous col
umn, which, as 1’ope wrote, "like a bul
ly lifts Its tall head und lies,” Is a
source of profit to the city corporation,
says the Pull Mall gazette. Tho act
ual surplus for tho current year Is
placed at about $5U0. The tolls charged
to visitors appear at $2,700, and tho sals
of the booklet Is estimated to^ pro
duce $70. On the other side of tire ac
count, Internal painting will cost $500
and gas and water $60 and $260, re
spectively, while wages and clothing
will absorb $1,300, and the grant to the
pension fund is $225.
It Is said, that a long time back, the
Bank of England discovered that
mathematical errors of tho clerks were
at a minimum In the early morning
hours, but progressively Increased as
fatigue occurred. The worst time was
In the late afternoon and there was so
much money loss, duo to errors at that
time, that us a matter of economy clerks
Were forbidden to work after a certain
hour, which vve understand was 3
o’clock. In Prance the same law of se
quence was brought to light, as was to
be expected.
Curious ways the Japanese mer
chant has of doing business. A spe
cial agent of the United States govern
ment who la now In Japan gives tome
Illustrations. The buyer, he suyB,
makes no payment until the arrival of
the goods. If In the meantime the
market has dropped, the Japanese will
Often go to the American and Intimate
I hat he Is not prepared to stand all the
oss and that the American should di
vide tho loss with him, though to do so
might wipe out all the profit on the
transaction.
New York state health commissioner
Porter has given oul advance copies of
An article on the pollution and self
puriflcatlon of Ice, which will be pub
lished In the bulletin of the department,
»oon to be Issued. The article sum
marizes the history of well known in
fection from ice and makes it clear that
there Is less danger of Infection there
from than is popularly supposed. Dr.
Porter points out that ice tends to
purify Itself by reason of the low tem
perature.
While some excavations were going
on at San Patrislo, a suburb of the
town of Pavla. Italy, seventy skeletons
Were found placed In a straight line,
Also some fragments of • weapons. It
Appears that the bones are those of
Aokllers killed at the famous battle of
Pavla, fought on February 24, 1D25, be
tween King Francis 1. of France and
Emperor Charles V., when the former
Was taken prisoner while writing the
historic sentence: "All Is lost but
honor."
Admiral H. N. Manney, one of the
American representatives at the wire
less conference In 1»06, is quoted In Ber
lin as authority for the statement that,
whereas before the conference a quar
ter of a mile was the limit for wire
less telephoning. It 1h now possible to
communicate over a distance of thirty
miles. The system experimented with
Is meant for marine use only, as It Is
more costly and less effective on land
than the ordinary system.
That strict secrecy which was ob
served In the construction at Fairfield,
Glasgow, of the cruiser Indomitable
•will henceforth be enforced In the case
of all ships built for the British navy.
The staff will be sworn in before be
ing Intrusted with the carrying out of
minute details, and no one in the yard
will he able to learn anything like
complete details of warship designs.
Missionary work among the British
North Sea fishermen has its difficulties
The rector of Lowestoft says that whoa
he first boarded a fishing smack five of
the men rushed down into the cabin,
two jumped into the funnel and an
other sprang overboard.
The London Bulldimr .Tour ml >,,.n
that two distinguished architects, noted
for their forceful language, are about
to Issue a book on “The Bricklayer's
English." with an appendix of special
words by an American building super
intendent.
The progress of the Catholic church
In Australia is perhaps the most strik
ing ireMgious fact in modern history.
The’.a are men living who remember
t!.e time when there was not one priest
on the Australian continent.
Senor Carlos Silva of Santiago, editor
of El Mercurio, the oldest dally news
paper In the .republic of Chill. Is visit
ing this country for the first time, and
Is accompanied by his wife. H,e is at
present in Washington.
In the Neuchatel courts the speeches
of lawyers will in future be limited to
ten minutes, five minutes being allowed
for cross-examinations. An official
timekeeper will see that the regulation
Is observed.
A one-act play in the French lan
guage has been written by Queen Vic
toria of Spain. In all probability It
will be produced by aristocratic ama
teurs at San Sebastian during the au-n
jner.
A home for superannuated preachers
and deaconesses of Nebraska is tiie gilt
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Crowell of Blair.
The building is their HO.OOO residence
and is twenty-five miles ouJ of Omaha.
To the Mullahs, who were displeased
at his lattfictton into Freemasonry, the
>r.:r -xpialne l on his return from In
dia that there was nothing in tire
craft opposed to Mofiammedism.
The pro huT 1 inn corn in Por
tugal and p • i' - In ITS amounted
to about 2.<.!■■■' ■ '- vvhh’i large
ctop restrieie i fot‘e'“n
corn.
' INVALID TAKES OWN
LIFE WITH GUN
BEFORE A MIRROR
:i -
harles Murray Wheeled to
Dresser to Comb His Hair
Kills Himself.
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i t Pender, Neb., May 15.—While callln,
! at the home of his father here, Charlei
I Murray who for six months has beet
■ a helpless paralytic, asked to bt
wheeled to a dresser that he might
| comb his hair. A loaded revolver lay
! In a drawer and with it Murray shot
himself In the right temple dying In
two hours.
Murray was formerly engaged in the
barber business here, but six months
ago from some spinal trouble, he was
Incapacitated for work through paraly
sis. He has been despondent because
dlls wife has had to open a restaurant
'to support their family including sev
eral small children.
Saturday night Murray was at the
home of his father. Joshua Murrayi
where the tragedy occured. He was
apparently feeling as well as usual,
but the sight of the revolver It Is be
lieved suddenly suggested a way to
end his pain and remove a burden
from his wife.
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FARMER KICKED IN HEAD
BY HORSE; DEATH RESULTS
Pender, Neb., May 15.—George W\
Wilson, a farmer living in the eastern
part of this (Thurston) county, was
kicked In the head by a horse last Fri
day night and died the following night!
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POSTAL CARD PERUSERS
TO HAVE BIG CONFAB
Omaha, Neb., May 15.—Fifteen bun.
dred Iowa and Nebraska postmasters
will meet In Omaha June 25 and 26, It
being the occasion of the annual meet
ing of the Nasbys of the two states.
An Interstate meeting of this nature is
something out of the ordinary, and
politicians who are watching the mat
ter with a keen eye see considerable
political significance to the meeting.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Nebraska Postmasters’ associa
tion was held In Omaha Saturday, at
which the above date was decided upon
for the annual meeting, and Iowa was
Invited to join the Nebraskans. Four
teen hundred personal Invitations have
been sent to postmasters In Iowa and
the occasion is expected to be one of
considerable importance. First Assist
ant Postmaster General Hitchcock will
be present, together with several othet
postoltlce officials.
PASTOR ELOPES WITH
17-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Chicago, May 15.—Rev. Harry L*
Haynes, Grace gospel mission, has
eloped with Miss Margaret Martin, 17,
of his choir, and her mother has had
a warrant issued charging him witfc
abduction.
Miss Martin is of just the age oi
Miss Whaley who eloped with Rev,
Jared Cook, the Episcopal ex-rectof
whom Bishop Burgess unfrocked and
for whom the police all over the coun
try are looking.
Mr. Baynes is 33, and married. He
has no children. He lived with his wife
at 6730 Lowe avenue. The girl is a
daughter of George Martin, 6619 Unior
avenue, and she is pretty and quiet
Her work in the office of James Baynea
& Son Publishing company, 325 Dear
born street, a firm which prints relig
ious works, brought her into daily con
tact with the minister. He dictated let
ters to her and spent long hours in
her company in the office. Some times
he took her out to luncheon.
Miss Martin was considered a friend
of the minister’s wife and often in
terchanged visits with her.
GRAYER CHAIN LETTER
WRITERS USE THREATS
Philadelphia, May 15.—Once more the
prayer chain letter, which contains a
threat as well as a prayer, has started
on Its rounds. The postal authorities
broke up a. similar prayer chain last
winter. Its perpetrators said Bishop
Lawrence was responsible for it, but
the bishop denied it.
The letter which Is now in circulation
Is very similar. Numerous complaints
about it have been received, together
with several "links" in the chain. This
is one of the links:
"O Lord Jesus Christ, we implore
Thee. O eternal God, have mercy upon
mankind. Keep us from all sin and
take us with Thee through ail etern
ity. Amen.
"He who writes this prayer and sends
it to nine persons, beginning on the
day it Is received, and sending one
euoh day. will experience great Joy. Ha
who will not do this will experience
some great misfortune. Please do no
break the chain.—A Friend.”
TUNNEL TO REVEAL
$200,000,000 IN GOLD
Cripple Creek. Colo., May 15.—The be
ginning of the work on the long pro
jected Cripple Creek drainage tunnel
was celebrated here today by festivi
ties participated in by the most prom
inent mining and business men In the
state. There is general rejoicing
throughout the Cripple Creek district.
The tunnel will drain and permit the
opening up of virgin territory contain
ing. it is estimated, over $200,000,000
worth of gold ore. which will prolong
the life of Cripple Creek.
SCHOOL ADJOURNS WHILE
1,200 CO-EDS SNEEZE
Trenton, N. J.. May 15.—A practical
joker spread a powder called "sneezeo”
in the corridors of the state school
here today during religious exercises,
and 1.200 co?eds were seized with such
vi, tent sneezing that all attempts at
discipline had to be abandoned.
Thro students have been suspended
pending an Investigation.
PLANT RESUMES
UNDER STRONG GUARD
Salt Lake City, Utah, May 15.—The 1
'plant of the American Smelting and I
Refining company hi Murray, which
closed last week, throwing 1,200 men
out of employment, resumed operations
this morning, under protection of
seventy-five deputies,
MORE NEBRASKA SNOW.
Alliance, Neb , May ' 2—The merenrv
dropped to below freezing today and
snow has fuller. f. . y\. t rs -
tnond.
KILLED TWO, LuiT
SWEETHEART, NOW
FIGHTS FOR LIFE
3ut Frank Barker, Sentenced tq
Death June 16, Has
Hard Battle.
VIICKEY SHIFTED CASE
i
Retiring Governor Put It Up to Suc«
cessor—Barker Slew Brother and
Sister That He Might Have
Home for Bride.
' Lincoln, Neb., May 14.—Frank Bar
ker, under sentence of death for killing
his brother and sister In order that ha
imight have a proper place to take his
sweetheart he was engaged to marry,
will again make an effort to escape the
:galiows.
Governor Mickey did. not wish to
have the man hung during his term
[and reprieved him until June 15 next,
Barker’s sweetheart repudiated him
[after his crime, and her father, a mem
ber of the last legislature, was not
>elected until he had promised that he
would not try to have a law passed
abolishing the death penalty. Barker's
,attorneys have been looking over the
situation, and expect to try to save
Ihtm by getting a Jury to hold he is in
sane. This cannot he done unless the
warden makes an affidavit that the
(man is, in his opinion, Insane, and so
'far he has declined to do that.
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♦ SIGHT AND TOUCH OF 4
4 BABY RESTORES REASON. 4
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4 Central City, Neb., May 14.—The 4
4 sight of her baby, the touch of its 4
4 little hand and the sound of Its 4
4 voice have been the means of cur- 4
4 ing Mrs. Mae Collins, a beautiful 4
4 young woman of this town, of a vio- 4
4 lent attack of Insanity. 4
4 Six months ago Mrs. Collins’ hus- 4
4 band died suddenly. Within a few 4
4 days she had entirely lost her rea- 4
4 son, and her infant child was sent 4
4 to the home of her husband’s par- 4
4 ents. 4
4 Physicians finally pronounced the 4
4 woman incurable, and were* mak- 4
4 Ing preparations to send her to an 4
4 asylum. 4
4 Yesterday her child was brought 4
4 here, and the moment it was placed 4
4 in her arms the mother recognized 4
4 it and wept for the first time since 4
4 nhe lost her reason. Within five 4
4 minutes the mental cloud was dis- 4
4 polled, and the physicians say that 4
4 a permanent cure has been ef- 4
4 footed. 4
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COUSIN’S FAILURE MAY
COST W. J. BRYAN $6,000
Centralia, III., May 14.—Thomas S.
Marshall, formerly cashier of (he Sa
lem National bank, an own cousin of
William J, Bryan, a member of the
Illinois state board of agriculture
from the Twenty-third congressional
district, failed yesterday and filed a
petition In bankruptcy in the United
States court at East St. Louis, fixing
his liabilities at $300,000. The heaviest
creditors are the trustees of the Chi
cago Natlonul bank, of which John R,
Walsh was president at the time of
fls failure. Among his creditors are
W. J. Bryan, to whom $6,000 is due,
a note having been made payable to
his hi other, Charles Bryan, for tho
amount.
LIQUOR QUESTION
LOOMS IN NEBRASKA
'"ompernnee People Form Union and
Groat Issue Is Being Shaped Up
for Political Battle.
Lincoln. Neb., May 14.—At n state
conference , of temperance workers
which closed here last night, was de
ckled to at once start the agitation for
legislation In 1909 that will put the
legalized saloon out of existence in Ne
braska. or at least end the option prin
ciple from city and village to county.
An organization known as the Ne
braska Temperance union was formed.
It will work independent of all political
parties, but It Is proposed to make It a
force within all parties to the end that
county option is made an Issue in leg
islative districts and the forces of the
organization thrown In favor of those
who will agree to vote for that legisla
tion.
County option came close to winning
out in the last legislature, but the
brewers succeeded in defeating it. They
admit that It would mean that half the
counties in the state would go dry, and
would cost them millions.
Astute politicians say that there Is
now e\ery indication that the next
great issue to be fought out In the state
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SIX-STORY BUILDING
COLLAPSES; NONE HUR1
Omaha, Neb., May 14.—This morning
the six-story building occupied by the
Parlin-Oremloi ff-Martin company, who
handle farm implements, collapsed.
The property loss is estimated at $40,.
000. No one was injured, althougl
many narrowly escaped.
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HERMAN BOCHE GIVES
HIMSELr UP; WOUNDED
Norfolk. Neb., May 14.—Kerman
Boche, who murdered Frank Jarmer, Is
now In custody.
Friday night word was sent to Con
stable Conley to come out to the Boche
farm, and when the officer arrived
Boche surrendered himself.
A cursory examination of the prison
er shows that Sheriff Clemens' bullets
struck him in two places on the night
after the murder.
The capture comes as the result of
a two days' truce between the officers
and the relatives of Boche.
Boche says Jarmer robbed him of
$760 the night of the murder. His pre.
limnary hearing this afternoon.
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UNWRITTEN law saves
NEBRASKAN FROM GALLOWS
Hastings, Neb.. May 14.—After de
liberating less than two hours the jury
in the Pierson murder trial last night
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Tierney Pierson was charged with
killing Walter McCulla by shooting
him through a window from the out
side of Pierson's house one night last
July. At the time Pierson was ar
rested it was alleged in his behalf
that McCulla had ruined his home
It was Pierson’s second trial and has
been one of the longest and most sen
sal'onal In the history of the county
Wheat soars over $
MARK AT CHICAGO
444 4 4 444-f 4 444 444444 4
4 BELATED SPORTS 4
4 LOSE ON STREET. 4
4 4
4 New York. May 1. —Dollar wheat -»
4 on the Chicago board of trade was 4
4 today rejected In a violent advance 4
■4 on the produce exchange here, 4
4 where trading assumed tremendous 4
4 proportions, attended with much 4
4 exeitement. July wheat opened at 4
4 Jl.00%4fl.03V4, and advanced 4 cents 4
4 over Saturday’s close. In the first 4,
4 hour the trading was estimated at 4
4 2,000,000 bushels, bought and sold In 4
4 the pit. Severe losses are said to 4
4 have been sustained by belated 4
4 sports who had overstayed the mar- 4
4 ket. 4
Chicago, May 15.—In the most sen
sational opening in the history of the
Chicago board of trade wheat yester
day shot past the dollar mark. Heavy
realizing sales pushed the price back
ward somewhat, but at the close tho
market was strong, and according to
the majority of speculators on tho
board the demand is still unsatisfied.
The net advance for wheat was 4
cents for July and September options)
and 4V6 cents for December. From
the low point of Monday of last week
July wheat hits advanced 13% cents,
September has gone up 15% cents and
December 16% cents.
The opening was the wildest and
most excited in several years, and tha
prediction by the bulls Saturday night
that “dollar wheat" would soon be :t,
reality, was brought about within a
few calls after opening, and Septem
ber and December selling above tho
predicted price.
Trade was too big and broad to fol
low exactly, but every commission
house was stacked with buying or
ders to take wheat at the market price.
The feeling of the country that tho
winter wheat crop was badly hurt even
stronger than on Saturady and tha
demand came from all parts of the
United States.
Wildest in Years.
Many traders realized heavily on
the enormous bulge at the opening,
but the demand continued and selling
had apparently not the slightest ef
fect. Prices advanced steadily. The
f-lverpool market was strong and there
Was a sharp advance in Minneapolis
because of the small world’s shipments
and the unfavorable weather north
west.
At 10 o’clock July was selling at
05%; September, 97%; having dropped
back somewhat, under the selling pres
sure.
The scene om the board for the first
half hour after the opening was the
wildest witnessed since the Letter col
lapse In 1898. Brokers made frantic
Efforts to All orders but In many cases
were unable to buy within two ot
three cents of the expected price, so
rapid were the fluctuations.
The entire country seemed back ot
this buying movement though conser
vative traders of the local board
seemed largely of the opinion that the
advance was too abrupt to hold and
the flood of buying orders from the
country continued. It was evident that
for some time at least, the market
would have ample support.
WHEAT IS IN BAD
CONDITION IS REPORT
Special InvestigatingCommitteo
Visits Fields of Nebraska
and Kansas.
Omaha, Neb., May 15.—The special
train filled with a committee of fifty
members of the Omaha grain exchange,
which has been making a tour of inves
tigation of Nebraska and Kansas wheat
fields, returned this morning. The con
census of opinion follows:
“Wheat, especially in the southeast
ern portion of Nebraska, has suffered
about 10 per cent, owing to the influx
of green bugs and continued dry weath
er. Sumner county, Kansas, will not
make over 40 per cent. Bugs have done
great damage to fields we have exam
ined. Some members declare the entire
crop ruined between Caldwell, Kansas,
and Wichita, a distance of fifty miles.
The party agree the yield of wheat this
year will be very light compared to
former years. We find wheat in mighty
bad condition.”
The party covered the district of Kan
sas and Nebraska, which in the past
always raised bumper crops.
SEEDING ALL DONE, BUT
WHEAT ACREAGE IS SMALL
Aberdeen, S. D., May 15.—Careful in
vestigation in this and adjoining coun
ties show wheat seeding is late this
year. Seeding is practically finished,
but the wheat acreage is about 10 per
cent smaller this year than last with
corresponding increase in oats, barley
and flax.
CHARITY CARNIVAL
DRIVES WOMAN TO
COMMIT SUICIDE
Wife of St. Louis Globe-Demo,
crat Publisher Gives Way
to Nervous Strain.
St. Louis. May 15.—Mrs. Agnes Bar
low Houser, wife of Daniel M. Houser,
president of the Globe Printing com
pany, publishing the Globe-Democrat,
is dead from the effect of a self-inflicted
bullet wound in the right temple.
Mrs. Houser was found dying by her
husband on his return from an automo
bile ride with his sons.
She had been in a very nervous con
dition for several months. Members of
the family are at a loss to assign a rea
son for her act. Worry and mental*
strain in participating in the charity*
carnival given Friday are the only
causes they can assign.
acquittedTheTets
JOB FROM ROOSEVELT
St. Louis. May 15.—David P. Dyer, Jr.,
formerly a teller in the St. Louis sub
treasury, and recently acquitted of a
charge of embezzlement, is on a specia.V
foreign mission to which he was ap
pointed by President Roosevelt.
He was commissioned to go to Swe
den and bring back Charles F. Grote
fend, formerly bookkeeper In the!
Washington National bank, indicted by!
the federal grand jury on the charge of
embe^yinnpnt.
FEW PASSES GIVEN
OUT BY RAILROADS
Union Pacific Issues 27 Annuals
and the Omaha
but 13
MUST GIVE ALL NAMES
Railway Commission Refuses to Accept
Reports Which Do Not State Ex
actly Who Gets “Free
T ransportation.”
Lincoln, Neb., May 13.—According to
the first monthly* statement of the
[Union Pacific railroad, filed with the
^railroad commission, there are very
•few pass holders ot any prominence
flow on its rolls. The report consists
pf a dozen pages of typewritten names,
but most of these are women rela
tives of officers and employes. No
attorneys, physicians or political
agents appear thereon. Several poli
ticians of more or less state-wide
prominence are listed as “stock yards
pfficiais,” Among these are I,. D.
[Richards, the political boss of Fre
mont; John Bratt of North Platte, anc|
W. G. Whitmore, a former member of
the board of university regents.
Must Tell Every Name.
The commission will notify the road
that it must report the name of ev
ery person to whom a pass was is
sued, exception being taken :o the
plause wherein the report stated that
thi3 was all “except passes issued
In exchange with other common car
piers and to our employes or other
passes issued under contract and not
regarded as free transportation.”
How far the eommissk.: can go is a
question that is puzzling the mem
bers. The law prohibits “free transpor
tation,” and this term may be am
klcmmic! 'Pkn ITni/m X>. w.fff,. rt
27 annuals out, the Omaha 13, and the
St. Joe and Grand Island 14.
DISTANCE TARIFFS ARE
FAVORED IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., May 13.—The fact that
the state legislature adopted several
laws providing for a uniform reduction
In several classes of freight tariffs has
put the state board of railroad commis
sioners into a hole. The board waa
anxious to adopt the present scheduled
as a temporary working basis, and fig
ure reductions therefrom. Instead it
fras been compelled to refer the whole
matter to the attorney general.
It is believed that the commission i£
pertain to adopt the distance tariff sys
tem as it is in vogue in Iowa. The
Railroad men who were here Tuesday
jna.de strong arguments against such a
plain, claiming that its commercial
progress has been impeded by the dis
tance tariff, and that as a result of it
po great cities had been built up. The
prosperous character and number of
fowa cities ranging from 5,000 upward
Jn population has impressed the com
mission as a good thing to transplant
to Nebraska. Although Omaha and
Lincoln each have a man on the com
mission, the sentiment is against any
system of rates that will discriminate
in favor of either of these points.
RECOUNT MAY BE ASKED
IN LINCOLN MAYORALTY
Lincoln, Neb., May 13.—While nobody
In authority is prepared to make a
statement, it is likely that a recount
el the ballots cast at Tuesday’s election
will be demanded on behalf of the de
feated candidate tor mayor, A. H. Hut
Ion.
Not only the closeness of the count,
put the fact that it was difficult at
night to get two reports of precinct
counts that agreed and the probability
iherefore that error may have been
committed have led to the expression
pf the opinion that a recount ought to
be had. The certificate voting is also
one that needs some investigation.
The latest computation on the result
fives Brown 2,630 and Hutton 2,590, a
[uargin of but forty.
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W. J. BRYAN’S HOME CITY
ADOPTS THE REFERENDUM
Lincoln, Neb., May 13.—The initiative
And referendum has been adopted at
the home town of Mr. Bryan. It was
submitted at Tuesday’s election, and*
incomplete returns show that it re
ceived about 3,000 votes to about 600 in
opposition. LTnder the provisions of the
state law a majority voting on the
proposition carries it, and it, therefore,
becomes a part of the governing ma
chinery of the city.
The referendum, under the state law,
can be adopted only by a vote of the
city. Although this act has been on
the statute books for ten years, this is
the first time Lincoln has voted on its
adoption. It merely provides a way to
substitute the popular will for the will
of the council in certain matters of leg
islation. It does not apply to every act
of the council, and one cannot be held
until rv#»t it inn ml fnr hv 90 npr of
the voters.
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SECRETARY GARFIELD SUED
BY NEBRASKA MAN
Washington, D. C., May 13.—Peter G.
Cox of Nebraska has instituted suit in
the supreme court of the District of
Columbia against Secretary Garfield,
of the department of the interior to
compel Mr. Garfield to grant a bearing
in a case involving title to a quarter
section of land in the O’Neill land dis
trict in Nebraska. Cox was the crim
inal settler on the land under the ho.
stead laws and his entry was success
fully contested by a man named We’Is.
Cox now alleges that Wells was not in
a position to make a valid entry undo!*
the homestead laws because he had
previously exercised his right. * On the
other hand, the department decided
Cox’s right to make a second entry had
been assured under the act of 1000. giv
ing the right to such entry under cer
tain conditions. The trial of the case
will involve the construction of that
law.
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YOUTHFUL IOWA COUPLE
DENIED MARRIAGE LICENSE
Omaha, Neb., May 13.—Became of
their youthful appearance. Lucius P. ,
Wells and Fannie M. Lcffingwcll, who
came to Omaha to be married, were
sent back today to Exira. Ia.
County Judge Leslie refused to be
lieve that the groom was 22 and his .
bride 18. Her dresses came only i«* j
her shoe tops. T pref r that you •:•> .
back to Exira where they knew y.vj-,- J
ages better than I do,” said the ;u/. '
and the couple left the court »u . .
much dejected ■
FRENCH COMPOSER
WEDS IOWA GIRL
Raoul Laparra Meets Fiancee in
Omaha and Marriage
Ensues.
MET IN PARIS4YEARS AGO
Miss Marie Shanafelt, Once Teacher in
Tabor College, Is unde of Opera
Writer—Coming Back to
Hear Indians Sing.
Omaha, Neb., May 10.—Just to b9
married and to hear the Indiana sing,
Raoul Laparra, foremost among the
younger school of French writers of
opera, came all the way from Paris
to Omaha.
His marriage today to Miss Mario
Shanafelt, of Monroeville, O., a voice
teacher in Tabor college, Iowa, is the
culmination of a romance which began
in “gry Paree” four years ago when
the bride was studying voice culture.
Young Laparra had just returned from
Italy, where he had taken the grand
prize at the academy in Rome, and
was beginning to write operas. They
met, their friendship rapidly ripened
into love; when Miss Shanafelt sailed
for America a year later, she had
promised to be the young composer's
bride. He visited her once since. Mon
day they met by appointment in Om
aha and wjre married. Laparra came
direct from France, and Miss Shana
felt came from Tabor, thirty miles
away in Iowa.
Before leaving Paris, Laparra had
just placed his new opera "La Haban
era” with the Opera Comique. He i3
now writing a Greek opera.
His second mission in this country
will he undertaken with his bride. He
intends to hear the Indians sing and
will write down the music that he may
incorporate it in an opera which he
ill nrpnnrfi nn hie rptnrn A.T anti
Mme. Laparra will spend several weeks
In the west before starting for Paris.
SEVERE FROSTS*AND SNOW
CRIPPLE SEASONABLE WORK
Lincoln, Neb., May 10.—The stata
weather and crop bulletin for the week
ending May 6. follows:
The past week was unseasonably cold
and snow occurred in nearly all parts
of the state.
The mean daily temperature averaged
about 15 degrees below the normal.
Several frosts occurred several nights,
land in a large part of the state a frost
occurred each night of the week. The
minimum temperatures occurred gen
erally Tuesday morning and they were
mostly 20 degrees or below.
The precipitation of the week was
nearly all snow. On Monday, April 29,
snow fell nearly all day in the south
eastern counties, while a general snow
storm passed over the state Thursday
night and Friday morning. Light show
ers occurred Saturday night in the
eastern counties. The total precipita
tion for the week, however, was de
cidedly below normal. It was very
light in the northern counties, generally
less than one-tenth of an inch, while it
ranged from a quarter to half an inch
in most of the central and southern
counties, although at a few places it
slightly exceeded half an Inch. The to
tal precipitation from April 1 to date
ranges from less than a quarter to
about one-half the normal amount.
4 WHILE FATHER ANSWERS 4f
4 DUTY CAlL, SON DIES. 4i
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4 Omaha, Neb., May 10.—While 4
4 his little baby boy. John, lay 4
4 dying at his home at 924 North 4
4 Twenty-fifth avenue. Captain 4
4 Dineen of the fire department 4
4 heroically answered the call to 4
4 duty, a small blaze requiring his 4
4 command. When he returned 4
4 the lad had passed away. 4
4 Little Johnnie Dineen broke 4
4 out with measles several days 4
4 ago. which rapidly developed into 4
4 pneumonia. 4
WILL INSPECT SANITARIUM
AT HOT SPRINGS, MAY 23
Washington, May 10.—Captain Henry
E. Palmer, postmaster at Omaha, who
Is one of the board of managers of
National Homes for Disabled soldiers,
arrived in Washington yesterday, from
Newark, N. J., where he attended a
banquet given by ex-Governor Franklin,
Murnhv. nrpsirlpnt nf tho
It was his intention originally to
join other members of the board of
managers in their annual visit of in
spection to the southern branch of the
home at Hampton, Va., but the busi
ness of the Omaha postoffice prevented
him from carrying out his intentions,
and he will not meet his associates
until they reach Leavenworth on the
19th instant. After inspecting the west
ern branch at Leavenworth, the board
will proceed to Hot Springs, S. D.,
where they will remain two days, leav
ing there on the 24tli for the Pacific
branch at Los Angeles, where they
will be on June 1 and 2. The tour will
'time to an end in Chicago on
lune 7.
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STRIKING PACKING HOUSE
MEN TO GO BACK TO WORK
Omaha. Neb., May 10.—Most if not all
if the packing nouse strikers at the
Armour plant returned to work as the
-esuit of a conference with the officials,
rhe Armours gave instructions for ari.
increase in pay to all common laborers
to 19 cents per hour, and this met the
lemands.
t ANSWERED HIS AD
4 IN UNEXPECTED WAY. 4-'
4 4.
4 Wlnside. Neb., May 10.—"Call 23 +
4 for Schneider.” This advertising 4
4 catch sign (23 being his telephone 4
4 number) at last brought results 4
4 that Schneider did not want for the 4
4 village board did "call 23 for 4
4 Schneider" yesterday ami put him 4
4 out of the saloon business Thev 4
4 also did the same to 11. Rodmer 4
4 another applicant and this town 4
4 will have hut one saloon the com- 4
4 ins year instead of three as here- 4
4 tofore. .4.
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5 IN JAIL THE DAY
SET FOR HIS WEDDING
Beatrice, Neb., May 10.—William
lohnson, for some time past construc
ion foreman for the New Home Teie
>hone company, was arrested yesterday
tnd lodged in jail on the charge of
dealing copper wire from the company,
de was arraigned in county court and
deaded not guilty. His preliminary
tearing was set for today at 2 o'clock,
md in default of $1,000 bonds he was
-emanded to jail. He was to have been
narried today to a prominent young
voman of this city, and his arrest has
.ausid quite a stir in social circles.
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