Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
O. H. CRONIN. Publish*!-.
XNEILL, NEBRASKA
Aleal E. Stevenson, formerly vice
president of the United States, Is fond
fef telling an odd experience lie had
Shortly after the civil war. At that
time David Davis was much talked of
fcs the man to run against General
Grant for the presidency. A con
ference was held In Mr. Stevenson’s
feslderce* many leading Illinois and
pther democrats being present. A good
Beal was said about the possible candt
Bacy of Mr. Davis, but no one happened
to mention his first name. After the
conference broke up, Mr. Stevenson
Brew an old farmer friend into the cor
ner and asked his opinion. He said:
•'Well, you know, Adlal, I’ve followed
your lead In politics for a good while,
and I’m going to do It now. But, hon
est, Adlal, don’t you think It’s a little
mite early to nominate Jeff Davis?’’
A lake of quicksilver, covering an
irea of more than three acres and
1 laving a depth ranging from ten feet
o fifty feet, has been discovered In
he mountains of the state of Vera
?ruz, Mexico. The value of the pro
luct Is estimated at millions. This lake
has been known to the Indians for
many generations. It Is situated far
up In the mountains In an almost Inac
cessible position. Its surface Is partly
covered by stones. It Is believed that
Volcanic action in the mountains above
■melted the quicksilver out,of the cln
ii&bar ore and that It ran down and
filled this depression. A tunnel will be
driven through the base of the moun
talE. and the quicksilver will be brought
down by means of gravity.
A. M. Chalmers, the British consul
In North Formosa, says In his last re
port to the foreign office that the num
ber of opium smokers In his district
appears to be slightly decreasing, there
having been 123,650 at the end of 19W,
against 131,272 In December, 1906. This
decrease, however, appears to be main
ly among the poorer classes, as among
tmokors of first-class opium there has
een an Increase, and there Is little
diminution In the actual value of the
opium consumed. It Is estimated that
4 per cent, of the native Chinese are
■mokers. the proportion In the two
sexes being one male In every fourteen
and one female in every one hundred.
Without exaggeration it may be said
that the Hon. Thomas Bent, premier or
Victoria, is one of the most remark
able men who has ever occupied the
post of premier of a colonial govern
ment In Australia he is popularly
known as the "Singing Premier," In
consequence of his habit of singing
comic songs in the middle of his poli
tical speeches. A word or a phrase
strikes a chord of memory, recalls some
half-forgotten melody and then the
premier bi+aks forth Into song. Mr.
Bent began life as a market gardener,
and onoe it was a common sight to see
him driving his cart through the
streets.
Visitors to Japan are usually Im
pressed with the many curious uses td
which fans are put. The umpire at
wrestling and fencing matches uses a
large fan, the various motions of which
constitute a language that the com
batants understand and promptly heed.
Men and children, as well as women,
use fans at all times. The servant has
a flat fan, made of rough paper, to
blow the charcoal fires with, or use as
a dustpan. The farmer has a stout
fan to winnow his grain. Still another
variety Is made of waterproof paper,
which, dipped In water, creates a pleas
ant coolness by evaporation without
wetting the clothes.
A tine looking young woman, the
constant frequenter of the corridors, re
ception and dining rooms of a fam
ous Now York city hotel, eumo under
the suspicion of the hotel’s detectives
a few evenings ago. She was followed
to her domicile, a modest boarding
house, and compelled to give up $4,00C
In silver, rugs, small tapestries and
ibrie-a-brao, which she had at various
times purloined from the hotel. Noth
ing was said after she gave up, foi
Jt wasn't a very pleasant episode foi
the hotel detectives to contemplate. It
;was rather too much of a grind or
them as detectives.
A young architect was puzzling over
the plans of a building which he wished
to make of distinctive appearance,
"Just do something to the windows
and you’ll be all right," advised ar
older architect, "ft is the windows
Eiore than anything else that give a
ouse a character of its own. Take a
trip around New York and make a
Study of the houses that hit you square
In the eye the minute you look at them,
and you'll And In nine cases out oi
ken that there Is some original feature
about the windows that gives the place
Its note of distinction."
A. few miles from Stellas. Mo., Is a
novel livestock establishment. Brows
pr,g about In perfect contentment In
to deer park Is a herd or beautiful deer,
(This deer park consists of fifteen acres
and at present there are seven deer on
the place, eleven having been sold this
season. The young deer are sold each
year and bring 135 a pair. They are
shipped In August or September. A Mr.
Rosoberry has been raising and
•Belling deer for fourteen years, having
as many as twenty-five on hand at one
time. The herd usually doubles in
■number each year.
In England much Interest has been
•hown of late by the army and navy
authorities In a now method of pre
aerving flour by means of compression.
With hydraulic pressure apparatus the
flour is squeezed Into the form of bricks
and experiments are reported to have
Ohown that the pressure destroys all
forms of larvue life, thus preserving
the flour from the ravages of insects
while tt Is equally secure from mold.
Three hundred pounds of compressed
flour occupy the same space as 10C
jxsunds of flour in the ordinary state.
« w.,. iuiuusii wfutna me traveler
•ee» thousands of mountains covered
with eternal snow, rivaling the Alps In
grandeur: great geysers and Innumer
able mot wells; waterfalls, one of which
—the Gullfoss—in second only tc
Niagara in size and beauty; crystal
■treams and lashing rivers; lava beds
Of fantastic figures, covered with mos‘
that glistens In the sun like hoar frost
««nd, as a crowning glory, the atmos
phere is so brilliant that objects over
*fty miles distant appear close at hand
The value of the farm lands along tin
Union Pacific increased by more that
*2 ,500,000,000 in the five years loco tc
1905 The United States census figures
an aggregate value for seventeen state'
In 1905 as IS.241.7S2.S04, while in 1000 il
■ was only J5.692.230.S72. This Is an ad
vance of nearly 45 per cent.
Gen. James H. Baker, of Mankato
Minn., who was commissioner of pen
,alone under President Grant, is vis.aint
'Washington for the first time in mam
lyears, and has been entertained by :
tnumber of old veterans whose pensiot
, .certificates he signed nearly forty ycai
juo.
MURDERER, SCARED
NEARLY TO DEATH,
SPIRITED TO COURT
Higgins Brought to Pender in
Baggage Car, Admits
Everything.
, Pender, Neb., July 10.—Loris P. Hig
(glns, the murderer of Jcr. and Mrs.
rVVulter H. Copple, of Rosalie, Neb.,
(was brought to Pender this morning
land waived Identification In Justice J.
b. Downs’ court and Is now enroute to
lomaha via West Point.
[ Higgins was brought up from Omaha
.this morning by Sheriff Young and
.Deputy Newell. The party rode in the
(baggage car and was spirited up a back
^street to the Judge’s office., where Hlg
fglns, pale and nearly scared to death,
•waived the reading of the complaint,
|adinitted that he was the man charged
'with the crime and was bound over to
the district court without bond.
Driven Out of Town.
A carriage was close at hand and the !
party Immediately left for West Point j
LORIS P. HIGGINS.
to take the train to Omaha. It was not
until he was well out of town that any- I
one knew that the murderer had been ]
ithere.
Judge Graves says just ns soon as ''
;the proper papers are filed In district J,
leourt he will call a jury and give Hig- ,
Igins Immediate trial. This will proh- !
ably be the last of this month. There ;i
is no sentiment here other than to let, .
/he law take Its course. , 'i
Higgins killed Mr. and Mrs. Copple l|
for whom he worked, and left the bod-. i|
lies where the hogs partially devoured!
.them. Children of the couple found the
bodies. Higgins’ only defense, when] (
•later arrested, was he was drunk. j
CANDLE FINDS GAS >,
LEAK; 1 KILLED, 1 HURT *
, Plattsmouth, Neb,, July 10.—S. Grass- ,
(man was Instantly killed and E. O.
Wurl seriously injured last evening by -
an explosion of gas In the basement
of the building occupied by them as a
(grocery store. The floods of the last
day or two had caused a leak In tho
,gus pipes, and the two men, with Fred
McConley, were searching for the leak
hvith a lighted candle. The explosion '
jset fire to the building and before the r
(Arc department could extinguish the '
flames two other explosions practically I 1
demolished the structure. 2
The body of Grossman has not yet *’
been recovered. The loss Is about v
$25,000. V
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CHICAGO OPERATORS
DELAY STRIKE A WEEK <’
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Chicago, July 10.—The operators em- 1
ployed by both telegraph companies in £
[Chicago will not strike for a week at [i,
least. At a meeting called for the pur- C
,pose of voting on the strike proposi
tion. it was decided to postpone uction, ^ ,
WHAT KING EDWARD I
CARRIES IN POCKETS ,v
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London. July 10.—Fierce Is the light that e
[beats upon a throne. King Edward Is al-i t
Bowed to have no secrets from his faithful c
(Subjects. An English society journal v
claims to have discovered just what ha s
carries in his pockets, and spreads the in-, t
ivantory before Its readers In this fashiont v
"IJke every man who values the looks!
|Of hts cloths. King Edward carries very 1
little hi his pockets besides a handkerchief i g
Jn his waistcoat pocket he carries a gold d
pencil case, a cigar cutter, a Utile pass a
key, a gold watch, carefully regulated by
Greenwich time, and half a dozen sover
eigns. In hts coat pocket he carries a tiny f,
notebook, and In the winter he puts hla 1
gloves In the pocket of his topcoat The h
Iking never carries a cigar case, except u
(gold case which holds one cigar, but he al- i,
.ways has a small box of lozenges. Unlike a
•his nephew, the kaiser, he never carries a t
fountain pen In his pocket.” J
WOMAN IS HANDED 11
BABY IN PACKAGE r!
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Paris, July 10.—A girl baby came into tht)
hands of a poor peasant woman near Lou- f
ulon in such a sadden way that she has *
scarcely yet got over her wonder and
Stupefaction. However, she is pleased on
the whole and will do her best by the tins
creature. She was sitting in front of he.'
cottage oil the highway when an uutomos «.
bile came along and stopped.
The chauffeur got out and handed her a, r*
package, asking her 10 accept it and say- !
ing she would get regret it. The good IV
woman took it into her hunds wonderingly
and wanted to ask some questions, but be-l
fore a word was out of her mouth tin! .
chauffeur had jumped buck into his seat i,
and the motor car went off at full speed. j,
1 he woman opened the package and i
found it contained a beautiful baby, i
wrapped up in rieh linen, to which tour ,
bank notes cf Saw were pinned. She adopt- ,,
ed the child on the spot.
PAIL OF WATER PUTS "
FIVE IN THE HOSPITAL
New ^ 01 (t. July 10.—A pail of water
thrown from an upper window and '
upon the heads of a group of Italian
hoys who had disturbed the quiet of a i,
colored woman incited a riot on "San <
Jinn hill” that landed five men one
dying 111 a hospital, made several’ men e.
prisoners and terrified the peaceably t
inclined among the 10.000 persons of all
nationalities who reside in West Sixty- ,,
first and Wes'. Sixty-second strebtr. beg Ii
tween \,cst Lnd and Amsterdam ave
nues. a
BRINK FARM IS
VISITED BY TWO
LIGHTNING BOLTS
Valuable Property Destroyetf
and Superstitious Folk Say
“Wrath of God.”
Ponca, Neb., July 9.—Superstitious
persons who do not look with favor on |
the release of Frank Brink after three
^months’ detention, for the murder of I
Miss Bessie Newton, whom he loved
and who wus to wed another man next
day, are saying that the two destructive
visitations of lightning at the Brink
home this morning were more than
likely Indicative of the wrath of the
.Almighty.
At 4 o’clock this morning during the
progress of a terrific storm In this vi
cinity lightning struck and set fire to
the fine large barn on the farm of M.
F. Brink, father of Frank Brink, neai
here. It war, one of the largest barns
1.’ Dixon county and was entirely de
stroyed, together with all Its contents.
The latter Included two valuable cows,
1,600 bushels of grain, several sets of
harness, some farm machinery and
other tools.
Second Bolt at 6 O’clock,
The fire had scarcely burned itself
out when another blinding flash struck
the chicken house on the Brink prem
ises and this too was burned to the
ground. A large number of chickens
perished.
The loss will reach about $3,000,
practically covered by insurance.
Frank Brink Is still at home. He
came to town on the Fourth for a lit
tle time with his father hut saw few
of his old friends. An effort is being
made to prevent the revival of gossip
over the sensational case.
During ti.e storm this morning fully
Luo inches of water fell and this town
ivas partially flooded although little
lumage was done.
WIDOW CLASPS HAND OF
MAN WHO SLEW HER HUSBAND
Lincoln, Neb., July 9.—Mrs. J. A.
'orry, widow of the man who was
ihot and Instantly killed at Hallam
ast Monday by Charles Gloe, met the
(layer of her husband today in the of
ice of the Lancaster county Jail. There
vas no show of bitterness or resent- '
nent. On the contrary, when the two
vere introduced, Gloe offered his hand,
vhich was grasped by the woman.
Neither uttered a word. Gloe stood
vlth downcast eyes, the pain and sor
ow which Is weighing him down, being
ilalnly indicated In his face.
A friend of the Corry family, who
tad accompanied the widow and two
roung men relatives to Lincoln, said:
“It is too bad. Too bad on account
if both families.” In a low voice Gloe
inswered with the single word, "yes.”
Mrs. Corry burst into tears and left
he room, sitting down on the front
teps of the jail until she could con
rol her feelings. The party then re
urned to the office of the county at
orney. The meeting was at the re
luest of the woman.
The ordeal was a most trying one for
Hoe, who is a big, rugged appearing
nan, but plainly realizes the awful
css of his act and its necessary re
ults. He maintains that he acted sole
V in self defense, !ind that it was
.ecessary for bin * to shoot Corry in
rder to save his own life.
TORNADO DAMAGES
NEBRASKA TOWNS
Long Pino.lNeb., July 9.—Long Pine
’as visited by a tornado Saturday
U;ht and heavy damage was done.
Vith but few exceptions all the fronts
f slorc buildings were blown in. The
Ii thodist church was demolished, the
>of of the Northwestern roundhouse
at; blown off and trees in the streets
ere blown to shreds. The Diamond
vi ry barn was demolished. The roof
f Berger's department store was torn ,
If and much damage done to his stock ,
f goods, especially in the dry goods ,
nd grocery departments. All the
oard fences in town are down. Great
umnge was done to Kyner’s mill,
evernl runaways occurred at the be
Innlng of the storm.
Three persons were hurt, but In only 1
ne case are the injuries of a serious *
laracter. Thomas Wright was stand- J
lg in the city meat market when the
ont was blown in and Mr. Wright f
as cut badly by the glass. The phone 1
nes are all down and streets are just 1
mass of trees, fences, barns, etc. The 1
ity fire station was blown over and
ie city Jail demolished. The railroad 1
xi 1 chute is partially destroyed. The 1
hid was followed by a terrific hail
:orm. which demolished practically all 1
ie windows that the tornado had left
hole.
Heavy damage is reported done by
lis hailstorm to the crops. Small
rain is practically destroyed. The 1
(image done to Long Pine by the wind <
nd hail will be In excess of $100,090.
Best Business Houses Wrecked. 1
Folk. Neb., July 8.—This little town,
funded only last September, was bad- (
' wrecked by a combined wind and ‘
ail storm which descended Sunday }
(orning. The best business buildings *
i the town were demolished or dam
ped and crops over a considerable dls
ince ruined. Four business houses
ere so badly torn up as to be nearly
Seless and their stocks exposed to ' '
le rain and hail. The Baptist church
as wrecked and two residences taken '
om the'r foundations. The only per- .
>n injured was Mrs. Lee Miller, slight. '
IMAHA CONTRACTOR j :
TAKES STRYCHNINE
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Omaha, Neb., July 9.—Contractor "
cDonald, a well known business man «
?re, took strychnine and was dead be
>re physicians arrived. , ,
ERCHANTS MAY ATTACH I -
MISSING MINISTER’S GOODS
Lincoln, Neb., July 9.—Merchants of '
niversity Place this morning asked' „
•r writs of attachment against the
Joks and household goods of Rev, W. -
• Ferguson. Tho latter has left for -
le east and there are rumore of grave
■nndal. The whole matter has been
irned over to Presiding Elder Wright. '
1 ARK TWAIN DENIES
THAT HE IS ENGAGED
London, July 9.—When a report that !
ark Twain was engaged to marry his <
scretary, Miss I. V. Lyon, was men- 1
oned to; Mr. Clemens ho was rpecc.h- J
He went to his desk and, after tev- 1
"il moments’ thought, wute out i..*
illowtr. :
"I have not known and chat! never
uow anyone who could idiI the p. n o,
,o wite I have lost, i shall not i .a . ,
fa::-. h. V;e..ie..a.' ,
CHURCH F'APER
OBJECTS TO BULLDOGS
AT WEDDINGS}
London, July 10.—Says the Church
Times:
‘ Tne growing practice of turning!
weddings into fancy dress performs
antes and raree shows should be dis
couraged.
"We continually read of proceedings
Which are quite unfit for a religious
function and a church," continues the,
newspaper, and it quotes the recent
case of an Exeter lady who was fol-J
lowed to the altar by her large white'
bulldog, sporting wedding favors.
"On the same day, says the paper,
came news of a Brooklyn wedding par
ty, at which the happy couple, 6001
guests and the minister were all mount
ed on roller skates, and the nuptial
knot was tied in a skating rink to the'
strains of "Waiting at the Church.”
BARON, WHOSE WIFE
SPIED ON EMPEROR,
IS SENT TO JAIL
Vienna, July 10.—Baron Schonberger,
the husband of the Hungarian coqrtj
beauty, who was paid to spy on the
emperor, has been condemned to six
months' imprisonment for forging the
name of his wife on bills.
Before his marriage the baron ruined'
himself by extravagance and finally,
became a cab driver. His wife assisted1
him financially for a time, was separ
ated from him. and now declares that!
she is herself ruined financially by the'
failure of the Hungarian government)
to recoup her for the heavy expense)
she incurred at the Viennese court.
WIG AND CHIFFON COVER
“LADY GODIVA’S” CHARMS
Coventry, July 10.—Coventry has com
promised on Lady Godiva’s costume at
the coming pageant. ,
The agitation against the costume,
or, rather, the lack of costume in which
it was proposed that La Milo as Lady
Godiva should ride through the city of
Coventry, has been successful. The!
mayor, who threatened to resign from'
the committee if the costume were not
modified, has consented to remain a
member of it in consequence of the
following messages received by the or
ganizers from La Milo:
"Kindly assure the mayor and all
others they need have no misgivings. A|
large wig will practically cover all the
body, and a plentiful supply of chiffon
will leave only the arms and ankles’
showing. Please contradict report
about appearing in enamels. Full pink
combined attire will be worn.”
The trouble was caused through sen
sational dispatches published in the
United States and republished here, to,
the effect that scarcely any costume
would be used.
SCANDAL STANDS
IN GOULD CASE
Judge Refuses to Thus Disarm
Mrs. Gould in Suit
for Separation.
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New York, July 10.—Supreme Justice
McCall today denied the application of
Delany Nicoll, counsel for Howard
3ould, whose wife is suing for separa
tion, to strike from Mrs. Gould's com
plaint the scandalous matters.
JNWILLING TO STRIKE
WOMAN, IS FINED
Chicago, July '.—A tine inflicted for not
triking a woman after receiving a blow
n the face at her hand, is the latest
vrlnkle in municipal court Justice us ad
ninistered by Judge Crowe at the Harri
on street court.
Paul Feldman, 50 years old, and em
iloyed by a tailoring concern at 210 Mar
Let street, was arraigned on a charge of
ilsorderly conduct preferred by Mrs. Lena
lunger, 2093 North Ashland avenue.
- eldman and Mrs. Hunger became en
:aged in an altercation in the factory
where both arc employed over tile man
icr In which Mrs. Hunger was dlscharg
ng her duties.
‘T was telling Mrs. Hunger of her mis
akes and she became enraged and struck,
ae in the face,” Feldman testified.
"Are you sure you didn't strike her?”,
squired the judge.
“1 did not,” was the reply.
"liven after she hit you in the face?"
"Not even then."
"Well, I'll have to fine you for not strik-'
ng her," was the court's rather puzzling
ommenf. "You are lined $5 and costs."
Later Judge Crowe explained that he
was only "joking."
"I lined the man for disorderly con-,
uct," he said. "It was rather hard to
uakP him understand, and my remark to'
he effect that I fined him for not strlk
ag the woman was made in jest,"
► UNITED STATES X
>- SECURITIES BREAK *
► ALL RECORDS ♦
► 4
- New York. July 10.—The amount of 4
► securities created in the United 4
► States the first half of 1907 has never 4
► been paralleled. 4,
► The grand total authorized is $1,- 4
► 278,028,500, and already $799,442,100 has 4
► been Issued since Jan. 1, 1907, leav- 4
► ing $479,286,400 of this year's output 4
► to be sold in addition to the large 4
►- carry-over from the previous year. 4
► The railroads have applied' in six 4
► months for $979,446,600 exclusive of 4
► $242,0.,0,000 announced by the Hill 4
► roads and the St. Paul last Decern- 4 t
► her. The industrial needs have 4 I
► been less pressing, yet not so light 4
► as the total of $299,281,900 would in- 4
► dicat e. 4
► The most prominent feature of 4
► 1907 iinancing to date is the un- 4 1
-■ prece tented heavy offerings of short 4
► notes, paying very generous returns 4 !
»• to Investors, from 5 to 8 per cent. 4 |r
► and, in exceptional cases, even 4 '
► more. Altogether $503,651,000 of this 4 | l1
► form of security has been put out. 4
MAYOR REMOVES COUNSEL.
Now York. July 10.—Mayor McClellan, 1
ernoved William B. Ellison, corpora-' <
ion counsel, from office today, giving
s his reason that he did not have full
onfldence in the counsel, which the in
ert, st of the city demanded. Differ-j ll
nces of a political character have ex- 5]
led between McClellan and Edison for \
ora: time. »
MURDERER'S HEAD CUT OFF. i i
Pankow, China, July 1C—The governor
f the province of Nganhawei was mur- ’<
ere 1 yesterday by a student. The di- 1
ector of th** police seized the assassin i
n<2 decapitated him on the spot. id
FLYING EMBER BURNS
GIRL WHO WATCHED
FIRE FROM DISTANCE
|
>M iss Fern Adams Probably Fa*
tally Injured in a Cur
ious Way.
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Auburn, Neb., July S.—The residence
of B. Mellott, with all its contents,
►was destroyed by fire and Miss Fern
[Adams, the lS-year-old daughter of A.
J. Adams, who was sitting in a buggy
la block away, watching the fire, was
seriously and probably fatally burned
|by a falling ember, which set fire to
,her lingerie waist. Her waist and most
of her clothing was burned from her
rbody, from her hips up, and before the
jfire was extinguished she was fright
fully burned on her breast, shoulders,
[face and arms.
, The fire was caused by the explosion
iOf a gasoline stove in the kitchen while
jMrs. Mellott was preparing the noon
;meal. Mrs. Mellott's sister and daugh
ter were the only members of the fam
ily present at the time, and before as
sistance could arrive the fire w^s be
[yond control. The loss to Mr. Mellott is
estimated at $4,500. The property was
■only partially insured.
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(4 STOMACH TROUBLE 4
'4- DUE TO DARNING 4
4- NEEDLE; TAKEN OUT 4
4- 4
4- Belgrade, Neb,, July A large 4
4- sized darning needle, broken at the 4
teye, was yesterday removed from 4
the thigh of B. F. McBride, an old 4
4 civil war veteran. 4
4- Mr, McBride has no knowledge as 4
4 to how it came there, but was for 4
4- years a sufferer from stomach trou- 4
4- ble which puzzled the doctors. 4
4- Lately, howeve*, his health had 4
f4 been much hotter. It is suppos<Mi 4
4- that lie swallowed the needle and 4
4- that it worked through the walls ol’ 4
4- his stomach and downward to 4
'4- emerge from the thigh. 4
4- The needle is much worn away, 4
4 showing that it had been a long 4
4- time in his body. 4
NEBRASKA EXPRESS
COMPANIES IGNORE LAW
Lincoln, Neb., July S.—Express com
panies doing business in Nebraska this
morning failed to file schedules with
the stpte railway commission reducing
the express rates 25 per cent., as re
quired by the Sibley act, which be
came effective at midnight last night.
Lincoln agents stated they had not
been apprised of any change in rates
and transacted business under the old
schedules.
The act prescribes fines not to ex
ceed $1,000 for infractions of the law.
Attorney General Thompson stated he
did not know what course the state
would pursue, but a vigorous effort will
be made to enforce the act.
NO PARDONS TO BE
RECOMMENDED JUST NOW
Lincoln, Neb., July 8.—Attorney Gen
eral Thompson has declined to join
with Warden A. D. Beemer of the state
penitentiary in recommending Fourth
of July pardons for two long term con
victs convicted of murder. As Secre
tary of State JUnkin takes the same
stand, it docs not look as though the
matter would reach Governor Sheldon
at ail, since the law provides that such
applications must be approved by the
other two officials named and by the
chief justice of the supreme court.
There is every prospect that Convicts
Elliott and Fraum, the two men for
whose liberation Warden Beemer has
petitioned, will spend the Fourth at
the penitentiary, unless they should
manage to escape.
A request was presented to Gov
ernor Sheldon this morning by one of
his old Cass county neighbors for the
release of a negro boy now at the Kear
ney industrial school, who was com
mitted there for theft. The governor
promised to look up the boy’s record.
A parole was asked, but the governor
said if he were to make any order at
all 1t would be in the nature of a par
don.
NEBRASKA ELOPERS
OUTWIT ANGRY PAPA
Lincoln, Neb.. July 8.—L. W. Butler.
it University Place, asked the authori- ,
ties today for a warrant for Clifford
Bohanan. a state university student,
m the charge of kidnaping Butler’s 17
vear-old daughter Mary.
The young couple ran away yester
day and were followed to Omaha by
the angry father. There he learned
they were headed for Evelth, Minn.,
ivhere Bohanan has a position. The fa
ther objected because Bohanan’s con
duct had resulted in his being com
pelled to leave the university.
WINS HUSBAND BY
FINE VIOLIN PLAYING
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Homer Lind, Famous Grano
Opera Singer, Falls in Love i
With Tones and Girl.
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Boston, July A romance which began
svhen the clear and sweet tones of a violin
n the hands of a girl solist attracted the
Lttentlon of a man famed In grand opera 1
:ame to a climax In the wedding of Horn- :
.*r Lind, baritone singer, and Miss Adah i
Vfae Currie, of Somerville. <
Homer Lind's real name is Louis Lind- 1
leimor. He is 38 years old, and his home 1
s in Washington. The bride Is just past 1
9. After the wedding Mr. Lind said: (
“This will be my last season on the
stage. At the close I retire for concert (
work with Miss Currie and return to Eu- 1
opo, where I spent ten years profession- 1
illy. I will endeavor to assist my wife to <
>ecome an artist, us she has great talent.” ^
Last stimmer Homer Lind went to At- ?
antic City. By chance he stolled into one 1
if the big summer hotels. As he did so his *
nusieal ear was attracted by the tones of (
I violin. lie watched the pretty soloist 1
ind learned to love her. f
3IGARET LIdHs I
NO GO IN CHICAGO
Chicago, July 5—Lucy P^ige Gaston,
ounder of the National Anti-cigaret v
oague, prominent as the foe of the little 1
paper pines,” must do her work nearly 5
II over again in Illinois, for the stinger 1
t’hlch she had inserted in the law passed f
•y the past legislature has been thrown *
ut by the local corn*-, and Chicago and *
llinois cigar and tobacco dealers are sell- ^
ng the little paper pipes at the same old (
tand and in the same old way, s
CUPID AS A JAIL
BREAKER PROVES A
BUNGLER AT LINCOLN
Prank Wilson Steals Tear*
From Girl Who Freed but
Spurned Him.
Lincoln, Neb., July 5.—Frank Wilsont
Is the sorry hero of a little police court
romance. A few weeks ago Clara
Gaum, who conducts religious services
at the city jail on occasions, found in
Wilson, then serving a short sentence,
a brand ready to be snatched from the
burning. He proved to be desirous of
leading a new life, and Miss Gaum -and
her co-worker, Mrs. Parke, becoming
Interested, got him out and started him
on a job.
Wilson rewarded Miss Gaum’s inter
est by falling in love with her, and af
ter he had pushed his courtship for a
few weeks asked her to marry him.
She declined because she did not be
lieve that he had become fully re
deemed.
Wilson was despondent for a few
days, but yesterday he went to the
Parke home while the family was away
at a camp meeting, and getting their
team brought it down town. He sold
the wagon and the harness and turned
the horse loose. He was arrested, soon
afterwards, and is again in jail.
VvEATHER DURING WEEK
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
Lincoln, Neb., July 5.—The weather
summary for Nebraska for the week
ending July 1, follows;
Tlie week, was mostly warm and
pleasant, with abundant sunshine and
light wind.
The daily temperature averaged
about 3 degrees below the normal. The
weekly average was about 72 degrees
in the southeastern counties and 68 to
70 degrees m the northern and west
ern. The maximum temperatures gen
erally were not high, but oil Monday
and Saturday temperatures above 99
degrees were recorded at many places.
The rainfiiH was above the normal ini
most of the southern and extreme west-!
ern counties, and below normal in the;
lest of the state. Thunderstorms oc-!
cur red :'n the southeastern counties
Monday afternoon, accompanied by
high wind more than an inch of rain,
and in some places by hail. Scattered
showers occurred in the state the last
part of the week, but the rainfall was
mostly light. The rainfall fos the week
was less than half an inch in most of
the northern counties. The total rain
fall from April 1 to date in most of
the state is between one-half and two
thirds of the normal amount.
NEGRO TO PRISON
FOR EIGHT YEARS)
Lincoln, Neb., July 5.—Clavin Harris,;
a burly negro, convicted of licentiously!
abusing his young stepdaughter, was,
this morning sentenced by Judge Frost
to eight years at hard labor in the peni
tentiary. When asked if he had any
thing to say why sentence of the court
should not be pronounced, Harris re
plied that he was innocent.
LITTLE BOY KICKED IN
HEAD BY HORSE, DIES
Oakland, Neb., July 5.—While play
ing in the yard the little 5-year-old
son of O. P. Danielsons, living north
west of Oakland, was kicked in tha
head by a young horse and killed.
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BURLINGTON RAIROAD
CHANGES RELIEF DEPT.
Lincoln, Neb., July 5.—It has been
mly a short time, comparatively, since
die Burlington began to concentrate
ts departments in Chicago and handle
:he business of the big road entirely
from the Windy city instead of having
i double set of officers, one set east of
die Missouri river and the other set
ivest.
In this time, however, a number of
lepartments which were run independ
mtly west of the river have been ab
sorbed by the Chicago end of the great
:runk line. Tlie last change is in the
landling of the relief department.
After August 1 Dr. T. P. Livingston,
if Plattsmouth, will not wear the title
if medical director of the system west
if the river. The entire management
if the relief department will be in the
lands of Superintendent Redfern and
Assistant Superintendent Denny at Chi
ago. Officers of the operative depart
nent will not have any jurisdiction1
.hen. A
The medical and surgical corps of the
■eiief will not be paid salaries in
ransportation after this date, as is the
iractice now, but the fee system will
irevail.
There are something like seventy sur-'
reons and physicians in the service of
he road west of the river now, and)
nany of them have little to do. The
utter were given transportation in!
ila.ee of cold cash for their services, <
The relief department of the Burling-!
on was organized in 1899, and has been)
n existence over eighteen years. Dur
ng this time it has paid out $5,572,061
u benefits. The department has nearly
4,000 members, which is a little over
r per cent, of the number employed on)
he whole system. It is explained that
he per cent, of membership is kept!
lown because of the numerous changes
i. some departments of the road. Be*
ides section workers and quite a large
lumber of elderly employes are not list
id or. the insurance rolls. i
:LAN TO COLONIZE
THE WEST WITH JEWS *
New York, July 5.—Israel Zangwill,
las written a letter to the Jewish Ga
t-tie of this city, explaining the colon
isation work that the Jewish territorial:
rganizatlon, of which he is president,
,opes to do in the western part of the*
'nited States. The letter, which is in
ended to correct a mistaken impression!
if the organisation's plans, says;
“There is no particular desire to lo-’
ate Jews in Texas, but merely to open,
or Jews the whole splendid west of th*
'nited States. Here is a region half!
f lar.ye as Europe, full of endless!
realth, filled with new, rising towns,
•et containing only 100,000 Jews, or as)
nany ns pour Into New York in a
ingle year. Why should these hun-1
reds of thousands continue to pour
nto a single city? Let them pour all
ver America."
S WEALTHIEST WOMAN ’ ,
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Tfomlon, July 5.—Britain's wealthiest
oman is Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot, an
nrr.arrled woman but little known out
iae her nrtive Wales, where she owns
ivo magnificent estates. Miss Talbot ip
erited from her father all his real estate?
1 Wales, wh.ch is said to be worth over
’.O'O.mO. She lives very quietly on her
m lsh property, rarely visiting her Eon
on house, and dispenses charity in a
plenCid manner. i