THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
KNEILL, NEBRASKA
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Many different names are possessed
by the gypsies in various lands. The
Arabs call them "Harami" (villains)
and the Dutch call them "Hoydens,”
(heathen.) The Persian takes his name
for the race from Its complexion and
dubs them "Karachi,” or swarthy. A
fc-Votoh charter of the twelfth century,
mentions their Scotch name of "Tink
lers." which Is commonly supposed to
be a corruption of tinker, al
though possibly the substitution of "t”
for "z” has produced this form of the
Italian "Zingaro,” one of the most
widespread of gypsy appellations.
There passed tlie other day on to
the French statute book a law which
will probably have important results
In the history of many French lives.
It Is a law by which any man or wom
an over the age of 30 may marry with
out first obtaining the permission of
father or mother and without needing
even to go through the form of noti
fying the family of the event. Hitherto
Do Frenchman, of whatever age, could
marry without bis parents’ consent,
U*ough after the age of 2f> he could
bring the matter into court and get
a judgment upon It
The use of "your humble servant”
and of "your most humble and obe
dient servant.” which have given way
to the curt "yours truly,” caftie first in
to use in HJngland in eonv. i s ition,
/md later in correspondence, on the
marriage of Queen Mary, daughter of
Henry IV., of France, to King Charles
I. The usual salutation before that
time had been "Cod keep you,” "Cod
be with you,”—this among the gentry.
With the common people it was "How
dost thou, Hodge?” with a thump on
the shoulder.
In the course of our lives, says the
statistician, although we write many
letters, we have not the remotest idea
of the distance our hand covers while
traveling over the paper. According to
him. the average man or woman writes
about thirty words a minute, which,
with the up and down strikes and
curves, represent something like five
yards, or 300 yards an hour. A per
son, therefore, using his pen, for say,
two hours a day, can boast that his
right hand has journeyed a distance of
120 miles.
A beggar, Georges Fantln, age 72,
arrested in Paris and questioned as
to the cause which drove him to this
mode of earning a living, replied: “I
am a philanthropist, and I give shelter
In my home, winter and summer, to
poor wretches who have no other home.
Of course, I never demand payment and
am therefore obliged to resort to beg
ging In order to provide for my per
r.oual wants."
Willie partridge shooting at Buxted
a sportsman suddenly had hundreds of
wasps settle upon him. They crawled
upon his hands and face, hut he kept
his nerve and did not Interfere with
them. The wasps scared the gentle
man's friends and they got some dis
tance away, being afraid to go near
him. After about ten minutes the
wasps tlew off in a body without hav
ing stung him.
Pinal official figures for the coffee
crop from Brazil for the year ending
June 30 show that the total entries 111
all Brazil reached 20,409,180 bags, rep
resenting an increase over the previous
year of 9,353,802 bags, or 84.fi per cent.,
and an amount over the average for
the last four years of 8,948,797 bags,
and exceeding the previous banner crop
of 1901-1902 by 4,132,715 hags, or 25.4 per
cent.
The biggest tomato putch In the
United’States, if not in-the world. Is in
Clark county, Missouri, just south of
the lies Moines river. In this patch
there are 170 acres of tomatoes, and
It is exactly a mile in length and about
one-third of a tulle In width. The rows,
If stretched out In a straight line,
would extend for almost 100 miles.
A local tailor has made a hit with
a large number of customers by In
serting a secret pocket in the coats of
married men who trade with him. As
he broadly advertises the new trick, it
ts for the purpose of enabling married
mm to hide their change from their
curious wives. Already he Is hiring
more help.
He was a Scotchman and somewhat
shy. At tea the variety of cakes was
bewildering and the young lady whose
guest he was helpfully Inquired: "Wilt
you have a cake or a meringue, Mr.
Johnstone?" "Hoots, no, ma lassie,"
quoth he kindly, "you're no wrang—
I'll hae the cake!"
After forty-live years of office, T. F
Allison has announced his resignation
of the post of town clerk of Louth, Lin
colnshire. England. Mr. Allison, who
is 78 years of age. is one of the most
prominent men In Loutli, and was for
fifty-one years secretary to the local
gas company.
An old 'cello which the owner at Mt.
Noorah. Victoria, sent to be repaired,
was found to bear the label Nlcolo
Ainatl and the date 1624. There was
also found a record of the instrument
hating been repaired by Louis Dandeh,
of Versailles. In ITSt. for Louis XVI.
A wealthy landed proprietor named
fiiiszlnskl. of Buotzow, Meckienburg
Kchwerln, who committed suicide,
stated in a letter found by his side that
he took his life because the worries of
the administration of his money
weighed too heavily upon his mind.
The Mikado has contributed $500,000
toward the institution of a national
Japanese theater in Toklo. Heretofore
playwrights have occupied a very hum
ble prosit Ion here. Matsln, for instance,
the successful comedy writer, gets only
$80 for one his plays.
While advocating cold meats for
churchgoers on Sunday, the Rev. I>. S.
Ingram, rector of Great Oakley's church
in Essex. England, spoke in favor of
golf on Sunday for business men who
found no time for amusement during
the week.
The Swiss army will soon include a
corps of volunteer motorists. They will
have a special uniform and will he
armed with revolvers.
Consumers of meal in New York city
arc paying about li per cent, more for
their lood than they did one year ago.
The Lni'.ed Slates l.ns a greater pro
portion of working women than any
other country in trie world.
Nearly half the meat eaten in Berlin
is beef; pork comes next, then mut
ton, wnlle veal is fourth.
* Whether whales and dolphins ever
steep, observation so far has been un
able to discover.
About I.Uai.OCO people are always
afiuai on the seas of the wprid.
England has an organisation Tor the
promotion of goat culture.
NEBRASKA FARMERS
TO GET $24,000,000
FOR 1907 OATS CROP
Rust Causes Loss of Millions of
Bushels, but Market Price
Is Higher.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 29.—Nebraska
farmers will salt away, as a result*
of their efforts in the oats raising
line this year, the neat sum of $24.
000,000. At least that is the way Labor
Commissioner Ryder figures It.
The oats crop this year will be about
55,000,000 bushels, raised on 2,494,000
acres. This is about 23.000,000 bushels
less than last year, but the increased
•price in the markets of today —45 cents
as compared with 32 cents a year ago -
will give tin* farmers almost as much
money as the 1.90(1 crop.
Bust is the cause of the partial fail
ure lids year. Everywhere but in tin*
western counties bordering on the
Platte river, it worked no little damage*
The best yields are reported from that
■section once known as the semi-arid,
P>ut which irrigation has redeemed'
Some of the counties like Lincoln,’
Scott’s Bluff. Deuel, Cheyenne and
Sioux, report yields averaging about
thirty-five bushels to the a- re.
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"HUSBAND'S DUTY TO
WASH DISHES.”--COURT
No More Than Any Head of t
Family Should Do, the
Judge Decides.
Newark, N. J., Oct. 29.—That it is
the duty of the husband to wash dishes,
put the cat out and make himself gen-*
erally useful about the house is the
statement of Judge Howell in the cusd
of Henry R. Ltickook, vice president
of the C. H. Taylor Out Glass com
pany.
He was up on a charge of threaten
ing preferred by Mrs. Luckook.
Oounsel for Luckook wished to bring
out that the husband frequently re
turned from his office at night and
found piled on the table the dishes
from the morning and noon meals,
which accumulation lie quickly dis
posed of with the ability of one versed
in dishwashing.
"So far as washing the dishes id
concerned.” the court decided, "that is
no more than the duty of every hus
band."
BEAUTY DOCTOR
SUES AN ACTRESS
Marie Lloyd Is Made Pretty arc
Then She Is Made a De
fendant.
New York. Oct Marie Lloyd
the. singer, lias been made defendant
in u suit brought in the supreme court
Brooklyn, by Agnes Charcot, of that
borough, who describes herself as an
"astrologer,” for $4,500 alleged to be
due her as the balance on a contract
Some time In May, 1897, the com
plaint sets forth, the plaintiff en
tered into u contract to cast a horo
scope of the life of the defendant, by
which she might retain her "beauty
of face and figure." The defendant, it
Is alleged, agreed to pay $500 cash and
the $500 each year so long as she con
tinued to use the information Imparted
to her and to retain her youth and
beauty. The plaintiff admits that the
defendant paid her $500 in November,
389", which was for the year ending
May. 1898.
Since then the defendant has been in
England and European countries, and
the plaintiff says she has been unable
to collect anything, although she has
performed her part of the contract with,
the result that the defendant has re
tained her youth and beauty.
It Is said tin* treatment which the
plaintiff prescribed for the retention of
the youth and beauty Is very strenuous,
the person taking it being compelled,
among other things, to stand on his oi
lier head with the body resting against
ii wall. No answer has been tiled as
yet to the mi it.
HARD-HEADED FARMER
SEES REAL GHOST
Flore net*. N. J.. Oct. 28.—John Hudings
Is a farmer ami has lived near Florence
for many years. No one doubts his word.
A few months ago he moved to die Foun
dry farm, which was formerly occupied
by William Aaronson. who, on account of
financial difficulties, committed suicide by
hanging from one of the rafters in the
barn.
Without any fear and without any belief
in ghosts. Hudings. against the wish of
ids wife, negotiated for the lease of the
farm in September.
Almost ihe first night lie was living
there at a late hour he was aroused from
his sleep by the stamping of his horses in
the barn Although this happened fre
quently. it was not until last week one
night about 12 o'clock that he distinctly
saw a mail bonding under the weight of
two buckets of water. Kvidently the ap
parition had come from the pump. His
outcry caused it to melt into space.
He saw the apparition again last night,
and recognized Aaronson. He exclaimed:
“Aarot^on. what are you doing here?”
Then toe ghost vanished.
NEBRASKA SWINDLER
AGAIN ESCAPES JAIL
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 29.—Carrying the
necessary requisition papers, Deputy
Sheriff Dawson left last night for Tul
sa. 1. to bring back ”AI” Voorhees
hi. 1 ‘ Kid” Hurley, who escaped from
jail litre two years p~o. and for whom
• authorities have since been search
4 They arc accused of swindling.
. he riff Hess, late las t night received
a ttie;’.ram fro.r. Tulsa saying Voorhees
has escape! from jail at that place.
Voorhee* is the n an whom the Linco'lru
anthorith ^ « re especially anxious :o
capt u» c.
' TWO YEARS IN PEN
FOR PICKING POCKETS
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 2S.-The un
J tisual spectacle of a man plead
I ing guilty to a criminal charge
I an at tiie same time protesting
that he was innocent, was present
ed In the district court here today. The
man was James t*. Dailey, and the
charge against him was larceny from
the person.
Dailey was one of a trio of alleged
pickpockets who worked here during
the state fair, and the specific charge
against him was picking the pocket
of W. M. Ludden, of Atlantic. Ia., on a
Rock Island train as it was pulling out
of the local depot. A number of pas
sengers claimed that they had been
robbed and pointed out the three men
who they said had done the job. They
were approached by an officer, but con
vinced him that he was mistaken and
that one of them was Police Judge
Crawford, of Omaha, another n lawyer
and the third a doctor. Later the con
ductor on the train saw Dailey throw
ing a number of empty pocketbooks
away and a rough house ensued. The
robber drew a knife on the conductor,
and the latter pulled a revolver. The
three outlaws jumped from the train
and escaped, one of them going through
a window. Later two of them were ar
rested in Sioux City,
In pleading guilty Dailey strongly as
serted his innocence, stating that his
reason for making the plea was that
the state had shown at the preliminary
hearing that it had a strong array of
witnesses against him, while he had
none. Rather than go to trial, he would
plead guilty and ask the mercy of tin*
court.
“It Is all framed up." he said, “and F
have been picked out for the mark.
Why, those detectives who are here to
swear against me picked out at Sioux
City another man, who. it was proved,
was in jail here all the time. What
kind of evidence is that to convict a
man on?”
The court gave the prisoner a good
lecturer and sentenced him to two
years in the penitentiary.
BACKING HOUSE
MANAGERS ARRESTED
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 28.—Food Com
missioner Johnson today caused the
arrest of the local managers of the
Cudahy, Armour and Swift & Co.
packing plants, on warrants issued
against them and the companies they
represent claiming they have unlaw
fully sold bacon, oleomargarine and
ham in packages without having af
fixed the net weight stamped thereon.
Under the law the penalty is from
$10 to $100.
The evidence was presented to the
county attorney where the plants are
located, but upon his failure to act the
cases were begun here. This is in
tended as a test of the lawfulness of
requirement that the net weight b«f
branded on all packages.
WOULD BARlxPRESS
COMPANIES FROM STATE
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 28.—Creamery
men today made vehement complaints
to the state railway commission against
I he express companies doing business
in Nebraska. They allege insufficient
and inefficient service. The express
companies will bo given an inning to
morrow.
BURGLARS SECURE
STAMPS AT FREMONT
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 28.—Burglars
broke into the office of the Western
Seed company and succeeded in picking
the combination of the safe. They se
cured postage stamps of the value of
about $50, but no cash. Everything
about tlie safe and office was thorough
ly overhauled. There is no clue to the
part ies.
NEBRASKA SWEPT
BY PRAIRIE FIRE
Valentine, Neb.. Oct. 28.—A big
prairie tire lias been burning furiously
and sweeping everything before it for
the past three days on the Sioux In
dian reservation. It started somewhere
near Rock Creek and has been burning
in a southeasterly direction. It has
already done a great deal of damage
and as everything is as dry as tinder,
and the dead grass Is heavy, there is
liable to be much more loss before
It is stopped.
The tiro is burning at present near
St. Mary's school, and Is getting where
II will do more and more damage if
it is not soon controlled.
HAN TO BE TRIED ON
SUICIDE PACT CHARGE
New York. Oct. 28.—Whether a per
son who aids or abets in the commis
sion of suicide is guilty of manslaugh
ter, the punishment for which is twen
ty years’ imprisonment, or of a less
degree of felony, or is guilty of no
crime at all. will be decided by a jury
in general sessions to try the case of
the state against James Waddell, who
is alleged to have entered into a sui
cide pact with his wife.
The couple, it is alleged, not being
able to live in a state of conjugal bliss,
decided to die together. Asphyxiation
by coal gas was tried, but failed.
Waddell then secured a revolver and
with It his wife shot and killed her
self. His attempt was uns Jccessful. as
the pistol missed fire.
FATHER THANMARRY,
HE WOULD GO TO JAIL
Wilmington. Oct. 28.—Angelo Baslon
Was arrested charged with embezzling
$100 from Mary Gentry, of New York
city, and his arrest developed a case
of unrequited love.
The Gentry woman. It appears, im
ported Baslon from Russia for the pur
pose of making him her husband. Af
ter his arrival In New York she bought
him clothes and gave him $100.
Baslon, however, had a sweetheart in
this city, and when he was given the
$100 he came here. The Gentry wom
an. after causing his arrest, offered to
withdraw all charges if he would mar
ry her, but Baslon sai he would go to
Jail first.
At a hearing before Magistrate Rob
ert sot he was held in $100 ball.
OIL TRUST MAY BE
FINED $2,680,000
Chicago, Oct. 28.—What is known as
the I.ltlle Alton case against the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana, was
sot for trial January 6 by Judge
Bethea. In this case the Standard Is
| charged with the acceptance of rebates
from the Chicago and Alton. The in
I dletment contains 134 counts. Each
| offense is punishable by a maximum
| fine of $20,000. If Standard Oil is found
guilty on all the counts It will he sub
' jected to a fine of $2,689,0Pe
ROMANCE OF THE
WAR IN CUBA ENDS
IN DIVORCE COURT
Mrs. Mercedes Marshall, Rick
Spanish Woman, Seeks
Nebraska Decree.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 26—A divorce case
of more than usual interest was begun'
today in district court, the plaintiff be
ing Mercedes P. Marshall and the de
fendant Harry Lee Marshall. Mrs.
Marshall came to Lincoln with her
three children something over a year
ago for the purpose of establishing a
residence and beginning her suit. Her
petition was filed as soon as she had
lived here the required length of time,
she charged cruelty and non-support,
and alleging that he had slapped her.
and was at all times niggardly in money
matters.
'Marshall tiled an answer and cross
bill, asking for a decree and the custody
of the children. He alleged extrava
gance and infidelity, naming J. E. Nor
ris as co-respondent.
Mrs. Marshall Is the daughter of a
wealthy Spanish woman, but was born
in Havana. She is beautiful and ac
complished. During the Cuban revo
lution, she was a member of the pa
triotic societies in the Cuban capital1
end it is said that she furnished much
valuable information to the American
government, being enabled to obtain
the same by reason of her entre into
high Spanish circles.
When the American government took
possession of the island. Marshall, who
was a young civil engineer, was sent
there and soon became acquainted with
the young woman, whom he afterwards
married. He alleges that his business,
took him away from home frequently
and that during his absence his wife
was guilty of indiscretions. He prom
ises to introduce much salacious testi
mony involving Norris, who is the Ha
vana manager for R. G. Dun & Co.,'
tiff1 Wh° S nere t0 testify for the plain
RAILROAD COMPLIES,
BUT UNDER PROTEST
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 26—The Missouri
Pacific railway has Informed tile Ne
braska railway commission that the
speed limit order would be complied
with under protest.
Railway attorneys claim the order af
fects interstate business.
RUSH FOR 20-CENT
ROOMS IN NEW HOTEk
New York, Oct. 26.—The New Mills
hotel, at Seventh avenue and Thirty
sixth street, has at last been formally
opened to the public. There was a
goodly line of men on the sidewalk
waiting for the doors to open, and
ighty-two registered in the first hour.
It had been the plan to open only
ihe lowest four of the fourteen sleep
‘ng floors on the first day, but it was
found necessary to add the fifth. Over
600 rooms were occupied the first
night. There are 1,783 sleeping rooms
in the hotel.
The restaurant in the basement,
which is open to the public, Including
women, did a good first day's business.
Here one may eat a la carte with 5
r ents for a minimum, or be may order
a table d’hote luncheon for 25 cents
and a dinner for 30 cents.
How Does This Sound?
The tirst regular dinner included a
rrhoice of two soups, choice of baked
pluellsh a la creole, boiled leg of mut
ton with caper sauce, chicken frleasse
with rice, hamburger steak with
anions, fried calves' brains with tomato
lauce, roast prime ribs of beef, roast
venison, currant jelly, macaroni au
gratin, two out of six vegetables,
■choice of four kinds of dessert and tea,
■coffee or milk, all for 30 cents.
The first man to register has been a
patron of the Mills hotels from their
nceptlon In 1897, having registered in
he Bleecker street No. 1 on its first
lay. He is employed by an insurance
company, and ten years ago was pretty
well down and $1,600 in debt. He be
gan with a 20-cent room, gradually
paid up the debt, changed to a 30
■ent room, and now even with the
world and amply able to afford a hotel
with greater charges, has taken a 40
cent room—the best (he house affords
in the new hotel.
Makes Good on Idea.
He is a marked illustration of the
'ulflllment of D. O. Mills' statement of
he purpose of the hotels, made ten
years ago. "The Mills Hotel." the
philanthropist said then, "is intended
for self-respecting, self-supporting men
who desire cleanliness, comfort and
convenience, but also want to lay up
something toward obtaining an inde
pendence." ,
The building is of steel construc
lon, faced with limestone, light briik
and terra cotta. It is entirely fire
proof. The floors are granolithic upon
'concrete arches. There are free baths,
l-ee reading rooms, a barber shop,
where a good shave costs 10 cents.
MIST FALLS WHERE
MAN WAS MURDERED
Glasgow. Ky., Oct. 26.—Several hundred'
.artles arriving here from Glasgow Junc
ion, ten miles from here, report a
trange phenomenon at that place which
s mystifying the people of that unusually
.uiet little town and is simply unexplaln !
.hie.
On the exact spot where Van Smith
tilled his half-brother, Bill Barley, last
♦lay, a tine mist, amounting to almost
ain, has been falling for the past four
♦ eeks; at least it has been noticed that
• >ng. but may have been falling longer.1
.’he fact has startled the residents of that
•action and surrounding country, and a«
lie report spreads interest increases. The
lace on which the mist is falling Is some'
wenty feet across and includes the exact
pot on which Bartley fell when shot by
iis half-brother.
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► BAKERS MAKE LOAVES ♦
* OF BREAD SMALLER. ♦
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y New York. Oct. 26.—With a few ♦
f exceptions bakers throughout the ♦
y cit> have reduced the size of a loaf
y of bread, some one ounce, others
z* two ounces, and in many cases as +<
► much as three or more ounces. This +•
y has been done rather than raise the
t price of bread, for dealers say one ♦
y or the other, owing to the increased ♦♦
► cost of every article that enier® -t
y into the composition of bread, was
► inevitable. + ■
I FIRE AT LINCOLN
UNEARTHS REMINDER
OF FENIAN INVASION
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 24.—A pathetic
reminder of the Fenian invasion of
Canada in 1866 was unearthed yester
day in the ruins of the home of the
late John Fitzgerald, which was re
cently destroyed by tire.
Workmen who were engaged in clear
ing away the debris unearthed be
tween 600 and TOO stands of arms of
the very best manufacture then in use,
the Springfield rifie.
At that time Fitzgerald was one of
the wealthiest men in the west and he
was deeply interested in the movement
which was to free his native land from
British rule and allow Ireland to es
tablish a government of her own. At
the time the invasion was organized it
was proposed that 10,000 men should
(.ross the border into Canada, but no
more than 500 ever went.
The plot was quickly suppressed by
'the United States government, though
the raiders succeeded in defeating the
Canadian militia. Fifteen hundred
rifles were secretly shipped to a point
in Canada to be used in equipping the
raiders, but owing to adverse circum
stances they never came into their
(lands.
After they had been in the hands of
the transportation company for a long
time, Air. Fitzgerald was prevailed
upon to pay the transportation and
storage charges, he doing so to prevent
them from failing into the hands of the
British authorities. The rifles were
shipped to his home in Plattsrnouth and
when he moved to Lincoln later ho
•brought them here. They have ever
since lain in the basement of the Fitz>
gerald home.
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LINCOLN GIVEN
SCARE BY ARRIVAL
OF AFFLICTED JAPS
.
Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 24.—Twenty Japs
nese laborers were discovered in cars
oil the Rock Island tracks in this city
today and six of them were found to
I be afflicted with beri-beri. The men
I had been sent here from Alvo, in Cass
[ county, where there have been a large
number of cases of the disease among
the orientals. It was stated that the
quarantine against the men had be<?n
raised, but the county physician of that
county says that he had never given
orders to have the quarantine raised.
The Japs will be sent back to Alvo.
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4 NEBRASKA BANKS 4
4- ARE NOT AFFECTED. 4
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4 Omaha. Neb., Oct. 24—The New 4
4 York financial troubles of the 4
4 past few days have had no effect 4
4 upon Nebraska banks, according 4
4 to prominent financiers of this 4
4 city. 4
4 One of the largest banks in 4
4 this city thi3 morning announced 4
4 that during the year it played 4
4 more than $1,000,000,000 com- 4
4 mercial paper with the Nebras- 4
4 ka banks and that the offers of ♦
4 money from those sources have 4
4 not been affected by tire New 4
4 York situation. 4
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QUARRELED OVER WOMAN:
TWO ARE FATALLY STABBED
Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 24. -A message
from Sheriff A. A. Wyatt, of Minden,
Kearney county, last night tells of a
probably fatal stabbing affray at that
place in which J. E. Hersey, of Hast
ings, was so badly wounded that he is
not expected to live.
Joseph Hull, also of Hastings, was
severely, but not dangerously wounded.
Sheriff Wyatt says the man who did
the cutting is "Joe” White. The three
quarreled over a woman whose identity
is unknown. White escaped and the
sheriff has offered a reward of $100 for
his capture.
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THIRD ATTEMPT TO END
LIFE WAS SUCCESSFUL
Fairbury, Neb., Oct. 24.—Fred Diiler,
19, son of the founder of Diiler, com
mitted suicide by sending a 38-caliber
bullet into his brain. No cause Is
known for his rash act. Previous to
committing suicide the young man
made two unsuccessful attempts to end
his life with chloroform. It is said.
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REV. GEO. WARE MUST
SERVE YEAR IN JAIL
Washington, Oct. 24.—The supreme
court of the United States yesterday
denied the petition for certiorari to
bring before it the case of George G.
Ware, of South Dakota, who has
been convicted of complicity in land
frauds in Nebraska and sentenced to
one year in prison and to pay a $1,000
fine.
PARIS PUZZLED OVER
RIGHTS OF A CRITIC
Paris. Oct. 24.—Theatrical Paris is
discussing the absorbing question, has
a critic the right to laugh in the wrong
places and join with the paying public
in ridiculing a play?
The discussion has arisen from the
prompt and decisive verdict against
■ Joujou Tragique" at the Gymnase
'theater, which enjoyed a run of two
consecutive nights, and was literally
laughed off the stage. It was the work
of a very young playwright. Mile. Ga
roux, whose crude, amateurish attempt
at tragedy failed to impress the criti
cal Parisian audience, even with the
popular Mile. Polaire in the principal
role.
In the painfully emphatic chorus ol
ridicule which greeted Joujou Trag
ique" on its first night tile critics were
prominent ringleaders. Their attitude
is keenly resented by the Gymnase
management, who argue that, as in
vited guests, the critics should have
observed the courtesy qf refraining
from loudly expressed criticism in the
theater.
Would a well-bred man, it is asked,
make comments upon the cooking
when invited to dinner? From a pure
ly business point of view the critics’
laughter is considered a breach of
faith, since the journalists were given
free seats on the express understand
ing that they should publish just criti
cisms on the play, and not exhibit the!'
feelings while in the theater.
ROMADKA CASE
UP TO GRAND JURV
Chicago, Oct. 24.—The grand jury j
which was sworn in at Chicago Satur- J
day will hear the cases of Mrs. Evelyn
Cain Romadka and her negro confeder
ate, Smith, and true bills against them
are expected within a few days. If any
indictments are returned, the hearing
which was set for Wednesday in Mil
waukee will be dropped.
SUES FOR INSURANCE
POLICY CARRIED IY
MURDERED HUSBAND
Mrs. Lillie,Pardoned by Nebras*
ka's Governor Is Again in
the Limelight.
Lincoln, Neb., Octfl. 25.- Mrs. Lena
Margaret Lillie has begun suit in thel
Lancaster county district court against
the Modern Woodmen of America for
$3,000, being the amount of the bene-,
ficiary certificate held in that order by;
her husband, Harvey Lillie, at the timq
he was murdered.
Mrs. Lillie was convicted of the mur
der and sentenced to imprisonment for
life. While incarcerated In the peni
tentiary she began suit for the amount}
of the policy, filing the petition in But
ler county, which was her former home,
•Later this suit was dismissed, it being
(stated that she feared public, senti
ment: in that county. She then began
suit in Douglas county, but last week
dismissed this suit. She now sues In
‘Lancaster county, which is ihe head-*
quarters of the Woodmen in Nebraska,
, Mrs. Lillie was pardoned by Governor
'Mickey just before his term <-r office ex4
fpired. She was at the court house to-*
day and appeared to be greatly im-*
proved in health. She was tastefully*
but modestly gowned and seemed to*
be in excellent spirits.
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4 DISCOVERS FIRE ON 4
WAY HOME FROM 4
4 VISIT TO SWEETHEART. 4
4
4 Warehp.m. Neb., Oct. l — Because 4:
4 his best girl proved entertaining 4
*4 enough to k<A?p him in her com- -4
4 pany until the wee hours of the 4
4 morning, Nick Reading, a young 4
4 farmer living near here, saved his 4
,4 barn and other buildings from be- 4
4 lug burned. Sparks from a freight 4
p4 engine started a blaze in a straw 4,
|4 pile near the barn at the same time 4
4 Reading arrived home and with the 4'
aid of a brother, whom he got up 4
4 from bed, they made a hard ‘out 4
4 successful fight against the flames. 4,
4 A delay of five minutes in the dis- 4
4 covery of the fire w'ould have re- 4
4 suited in the burning of $1,200 worth 4
4 of property. 4
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LEG BROKEN FOUR TIMES
WHILE PLAYING FOOTBALL.
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 25.—While play-'
mg football at the West school, Cecil
Hess, a 14-year-old boy, had his right
leg broken in two places during a mix
up and is now in a critical condition.
The boy had the same leg broken last)
'year in a similar manner.
FELL DOWN THEATER
STAIRS; ASKS $5,000
Winside, Neb.. Oct. 25.—In 1905 Peter
Matz, a section hand living here, fell!
down the stairs of the rear exit of tha
Winside opera house, and after twoi
years of alleged mental and bodily suf-*
fering he has arrived at the conclusion!
that $5,000 would help him wonder-*
fully to regain his equilibrium. He has
commenced procedings in the proper
courts to force James Hamilton, a For
dyce business man, who owned the op
era house at the time of Peter’s slip, to
pay him the amount asked for
PIERCE MAN DRINKS
ACID FOR MEDICINE
Pierc., Neb., Oct. 25.—Carl Schulz, a)
janitor in this city, nearly lost his life*
by drinking carbolic acid instead of
medicine.
Mr. Schulz was taking medicine and
thought that he had picked up the*,
right bottle. He nearly died as a re
sult of taking a swallow His throat,
lips and hands were badly burned.
The carbolic acid had hf'en bought by
Mrs. Schulz for the purpose of killing
insects.
FARM BOY FINDS
TWO BIG COMETS
Madison. VVis., Gel. 23.—Standing in!
his back yard gazing at the skies
through a handmade telescope. J. JS„
Mellisn, of Cottage Grove, a farm boy
scarcely out of his teens, having only
a country-school education, has dis
covered two comets this year which;
have brought him into notice in tha
astronomical world. The last cornet;
was discovered last Monday night, and
Professor G. S. Comstock, head of thei
Washington observatory at the univer
sity, lias considered it of such import
ance that he has telegraphed all the
big observatories over the country to
be on the watch.
Authorities of Harvard university
wired to Madison last night for addi
tional details as to the exact locution
of the comet. The other comet was dis
covered by Mr. Mellish on last April
13, and was photographed several times,
by Professor Barnard, of Yerk.es ob
servatory.
Mellish saw this latest comet about
4 o'clock Monday morning. It is de
scribed at the university observatory as*
one of eighth magnitude. Should itiis
comet prove to be periodic, the Cot
tage Grove boy will have to his credit
a big discovery. This class of comets
is distinguished from the others be
cause it has a regular orbit and comes
into view only at certain stated pe
riods. This will wot be settled until it
has been viewed by at least three other
observatories. The comet which Mel
lish has discovered is very bright, tiut
cannot be seen with the naked eye.
The discoverer of the comet is a typ
ical farm boy. He is now managing
his grandfathers farm of forty acres.
Since he lias shown such an interest
in astronomical work he has been as
sisted by Professors Comstock and
Flint, of the university observatory.
SHOT AT PARTRIDGE,
BULLET STRIKES MAN
Duluth. Minn., Oct. 23.—John Jatka.
master mechanic of the Kellogg mine at
Blwabtk. accidentally shot and killed John
Filta, a young man employed by the Xt w
York Steel company as timberman. Mr.
Jatka tired at a partridge and did not see
the man beyond.
lie heard a mail cry out and immedi
ately went to tile assistance of the man,
whom he had wounded, and got him lo i'i
hospital, but Filta was fatally hurt, and
lived but a short time.
MADE MILLION*BY MINE
FRAUD, IS THE CHARGE
\\ asliingiuii, Oct. 25.—rhigeiie Davis
end f-Mwa i d <\ Bryan, vice president*
aud tuiinin r of the Oapus •< \ a Mining'
company • ^ * ft indicted by j in- grand
juiy. it is stated in the bit! that Davis
.Mid Bryan have sold stock of the min
ing company throughout the I’nittd
St;!t«s and in foreign countries, for
nit they have received more than
$ 1 .('Oil,000. and have akso negotiated a.
hum ot $10S,()<'0 for the company, but
in uhi r i iT' limit y for th » sale of the
Ht-. t k nor Uie loan has reached the
Ukitiury.