THE O’NEILL FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN. Publish*!-.
PNEILL, NEBRASKA
vac.'.'.li
The barrel cactus, or btsnaga (echlno
icactus), contains a fair substitute for
good water. To get at this Juice, one
must be armed with a stout knife, or
an ax to decapitate the plant. Next a
green stake is obtained from some
shrub that Is free from bitter sub
stances, and with this or with the ax,
the white pith of the Interior is pounded
to a pulp and a cavity that would hold
two gallons Is formed. Squeezing the
pulp between the hands into this cavity
■will give from three to six pints of a
drinkable liquid that Is far from un
pleasant, and Is generally a few degrees
cooler than the air. Scouting Indians
have long used the blsnaga to save
carrying a heavy supply of water, and
a drink may be obtained In this man
ner by a skilled operator in five or 10
minutes.
At a recent christening In a mining
village In northeast Warwickshire,
England, when a male child reached the
font to be baptized the clergyman
asked: "What Is the name of this
child?” “Beelzebub, sir,” answered the
.mother. "What!” asked the astonished
clergyman, thinking he had not caught
the correct word. "Beelzebub, sir,” re
ipeated the woman. "My friends." said
the astonished parson, "I cannot bap
tize a child In that name, for It was
given to the kteg of devils." The chris
tening party retired to the vestry.
There the parents Informed the clergy
man that they had followed an old cus
tom In their family, and stuck a pin
In the blble. The first name It passed
through was the one chosen.
In the Australian parliament Is a bill
providing bounties to be paid Iron man
ufacturers. The following are the
bounties provided for In the act: Pig
Iron made from Australian ore, and
puddled bar Iron and steel made from
Australian pig Iron, $2.92 per ton; limit
of bounty, January 1. 1913; total boun
ty to be paid, $1,216,625. Galvanized iron,
wire netting and wire, and Iron and
steel tubes or pipes (except riveted or
cast) not more than four inches in
ternal diameter, 10 per cent on value;
limit of bounty, Januury 1, 1911; total
•mount of bounty to be paid, $243,
325. Reapers and binders, for the first
600, $39 each; limit of bounty, July 1,
1909.
Borne of the finest farming land In
Aslor Minor, situated along the Smyrna
Atdln railroad, Is owned and operated
by Americans. Until within recent
years farming for the most part has
been in the hands of large Turkish
land owners, but of late Europeans, at
tracted by the climate, have purchased
largo tracts and commenced raising to
bacco, cotton and cereals upon a sci
entific basis hitherto unknown in this
part of the world. The foreigners who
now own farms In this vicinity are
chiefly English, Dutch, Germans and
Greeks. The American farm owners
•re naturalized citizens, formerly of
Greek nationality.
There Is a cruel custom prevailing In
many parts of the Telugu country, In
India, In connection with the worship
of the village dleties. At the end of a
•acrlfice a small cart, with four, five or
nine pointed stakes standing upright
«t the corners and sides, Is brought to
the Image. Pigs, lambs and fowls are
then Impaled alive upon these stakes.
The cart Is dragged in a procession to
the boundary of the village. The ani
mals die In agony on the way, and are
taken on the stakes when the cart
reaches Its destination.
In a dose-woven rug. like a Kirman,
measuring a mere five feet by eight
feet, there are 400 knots to the square
Inch. As the weaver’s speed Is about
three knots a minute, four years of
continuous labor would be required on
•uch a rug. Within that time some
fingers would stop weaving forever;
others would go on with It. Was it any
| wonder the Rug Hunter asked me, that
•o two old rugs, even from the same
village and the same household, were
ever just alike?
, When McCormick built his first 100
1 reapers In 1845, he paid 4'<4 cents for
■bolts. That was In the mythical age of
hand labor. Today 50 bolts are made
for a cent So with guard-fingers: Mc
Cormick paid 24 cents each when
James K. Polk was in the White House.
Now there Is u ferocious machine,
which with the least possible assist
ance from one man cuts out 1,300
fuard-flngers in ten hours, at u labor
cost of 1 cent for six.
omcers ui me v mien sillies signal
corps of the army are much interested
In the work of Peter Cooper Hewitt, of
Mew York, the electrician and Inventor,
who is building a large dirigible balloon
which, when completed. Is expected to
have a speed of 60 miles an hour. He
Is building the machine at hts own ex
pense, and when completed tt will cost
between $40,000 and $60,000.
Miss Mary Woodman, of Woburn,
Mass., was Instructor to the late King
Carlos, of Portugal, In English history
and painting. She has In her possession
a number of mementos given her by the
family and when she left Portugal she
was promised a title of nobility should
■he ever retdrn.
What will be the largest women's
meeting ever held will take place In
the Albert hall, London, In March, or
ganized by the National Women's So
cial and Political union. Women will
be brought to London In special trains
from all parts of the kingdom.
Of strictly military schools there are
175 throughout the land. Nearly every
■tate has at least one. New York has
82; New Jersey, nine; Pennsylvania,
II: North Carolina, seven; Texas,
nine; Wisconsin, four; California, nine,
and Illinois, flve.
The Dundee town council, at a re
cent meeting, caused a proposal foi
■ committee to draw up a scheme bear
ing upon the municipalization of tin
milk supply of the city, but It was de
feated by a vote of 23 to 3.
John Copping, who calms to be thi
oldest police superintendent in Eng
land, has placed his resignation lri Iht
bands of the Huntingdonshire Justices
after an active and meritorious servlet
of 55 years.
Everything which enters the city o
Parts Is taxed. All of the market wom
en bringing in fruit and the trucl
gardeners bringing in their loads o
vegetables have to pay the illy tax.
Mrs. Sophia Crotto, 105. lives in ol<
©Uebcc. Her voice and appetite art
good, but otherwise her faculties him
failed. She says she daily prays ti
"le bon Dlcu" to take her.
Since Japan recovered from Russia ;
pnrt of the island Sagbalt n, s. l.ool
-•rod hospitals have bet n Introduced
cud about 20.000 Immigrants have nr
lived from Japan.
The cry of a wounded hare r;
^Semites that of a chill in distress.
i Argentina has a t'.4-I’H!» lioise tail
■WSkjr. It iz the la;g'-t,t in the warU
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STATE TO APPEAL
PACKERS’ DECISION
TO SUPREME COURT
Nebra»ka Food Commissioner
Not Satisfied With Judge,
Cernish’s Opinion.
Lincoln, Neb,, March 1.—Food Oom
I mlssloner Johnson Is not satisfied with
1 the decision of Judge Cornish in hold
! Ing that packers need not brand meati
with net weight, but will appeal at
once to the supreme court. Mr. John
son says that a misconception of the
scope of the decision exists, due to
a misinterpretation by the reporters
of what the court held. The court held
that as the packages were not of uni
form size and did not purport to eon
■ tain a certain amount, but were sold by
the pound, the police power of the
state could not be invoked by a regu
lation which served no useful purpose.
The testimony showed that smoked
meats shrink after wrapping, and the
court held that to stamp the net
weight, when the retailer paid only for
tlie actual number of pounds contulned,
would permit the consumer to be
i swindled If a dishonest retailer de
Hired to sell the package as contain
ing what the stamp purported as the
weight. The court stated that Inas
much as It had not been shown that
the public moralH, health or safety
were Imperiled by omission of the
weight stamp, the regulation could not
ho enforced.
Packers Made $90,000.
The decision goes no further than
that, however. It does not cover any
thing more than wrapped meats. In a
decision handed down yesterday Judge
Cornish held that where packages, sucji
as butter, were of uniform size and pur
ported to contain a certain amount, that
weight or volume must be stated on
the wrapper. This was on the theory
that as butter packages are common
ly supposed to contain a pound and
are sold as being of pound weight, the
package must be branded to avoid
fraud on the purchaser.
The Interesting fact was brought out
In testimony in the packers’ case that
they make about $90,000 a year by
reason of their selling the wrappers on
smoked meats at the same rate per
pound ns they charge for the contents
of the package, In Nebraska alone.
They sell wrapped meat almost entirely
because the difference in rate of
shrinkage between that and the un
w.rapped article, In the average period
between manufacture and sale, pays
for the cost of wrapping.
4 TOOK THE TRUNK, 4
! 4 BUT LEFT CONTENTS. 4
4 4
4 Wayne, Neb., March l. 4
4 Thieves broke Into the barn at 4
4 the residence of Mrs. J. W. 4
4 Jones, broke Into a trunk that 4
4 was stored there, dumped every- 4
4 thing out of it, and carried the 4
4 trunk away with them. 4
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BOG S BONE GRAFTED
IN ARM OF A BOV
Oak town, Ind., March 3.—Verona
Wolfe, 14 years old, has been suffering
for mouths from a diseased bone In
lain forearm, and after a consultation
of physicians it was determined to re
move the bone. As the member would
he useles without the larger bone, the
! physician concluded to substitute the
I bone from the leg of a dog. The oper
ation was performed.
While the bone was being taken from
the arm of the lad, a big St. Bernard
dog was chloroformed in an adjoining
room, the bone of his forleg taken out
and placed In the arm of the boy. The
doctors say that the operation Was in
every way successful, and the boy will
have perfect use of the member as soon
| us the wound heals.
MOODY SHAVES,
COURT DIVIDED
Washington, March 3.—Justice William
Henry Moody, of the United States su
preme court, has followed the precedent
and practice by removing the moustache
which has adorned his upper lip for the
greater part of his life.
Up 10 a few years ago there existed a
strong undercurrent of feeling in supreme
court e-treles that a smooth face com
ported more with judicial dignity than a
moustache or beard.
The supreme court is now evenly hal
; anoed on the facial hair epiestion. Foul
j members wear moustaches but no beards
, four members have smooth fares, anc
I Justice .McKenna wears no moustache ane
i has his beard so closely cropped that ii
} ts hardly noticeable.
MONOGRAM WAISTCOAT
IS THE LATEST FAC
Uhicago, March 1.—The monogram
; waistcoat has arrived. Introduced bj
| Hatty Avery, a board of trade operat
or. It’s design resembles a plat of ;
new suburb. It's color is a cross be
tween a London fog and slightly soilec
mortar.
The buttons are miniature photo
j graphs of a woman, who is representee
j to be the' most beautiful in Brazil
| South America.
I The monogram, dome in a fane'
! scroll of black tape. Is about two indie'
above the lower left pocket. In orde
to exhibit the initials It is nccessar;
to keep the left hand in the trouser;
pocket.
Mr. Avery thinks the waistcoat wll
i became a fad.
FOWLER BILL IS
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE
i Washington. March l.—1The Fowls
.inane ml till, agreed upon yestetday i:
! comm etee, today was repjrted lo th
House. Ten days were allow'd to
| I duo, ty in which o hie their rep .rt.
THIEVES MURDER A
STEAMSHIP CAPTAir
New Orleans, March 3.—Captai:
! Frank Kemble, New York master o
| the southern passenger steamer An
’ j lilies, was murdered here early toda
* , » :i the water front. The police attiib
i ute the crimes to thn-’es.
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j New \ .rk, Feo. i?.—The condition c
I Thus. A. 1-disori Is reported souicwha
improved today. He passed a comfort
| light.
CHARGE EXTRA FOR
THE PREFIX “DR,”
IN TELEPHONE BOOK
Nebraska Physician Claims It
Is Discrimination and Files
a Complaint.
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 29.—it is worth
$2 a month to have the word "doctor"
used In connection with a name in the
Nebraska telephone directory?
F. B. Hollenbeck complained to the
railway commission that the telephone
corporation exacts this extra charge
from him und he declares that it is
unjust discrimination He wants the
commission to refer the matter to tne
attorney general. Dr. Hollenbeck is an
employe of the Burlington, road. He
says that the Nebraska Telephone
company requires him to pay it a
month for an Individual line phone In
his residence. He states that the com
pany explained to him that it charges
$2 extra for the prefix "doctor" which
he ordered before his name.
Opticians Want New Name.
The Nebraska society of opticians
has let it be known that it members
do not want to have the prefix "doctor"
before their names. They seek the title
of “optomotist.” The • organization
which is but two years old, has 210
members. It has succeeded in securing
the passage of a law creating a beard
which passes on the qualifications of
budding opticians. The society de
clares strenuously that none of its
members shall buy trust made goods.
BOCHE’S SECOND TR AL
BEGINS AT MADISON
Norfolk, Neb, Feb. 119.—The jury that
will decide the fate ol' Herman Boche,
charged with the murder of Frank
.Tarmer last May, has been secured and
the trial Is now on at Madison.
This Is Bodie s second trial for mur
der. Eighteen years ago, he killed
George Ives, of Tllden, by crushing his
skull with a hatchet, but was acquitted
on the grounds of self defense:
Series of Tragedies.
The life of the Boche family has been
a tragic one. William Boche, sr., fa
ther of Herman, who died about u year
ago had no faith in banks and on his
deathbed made an unsuccessful at
tempt to tell where lie had buried some
money. It was never found. Mrs.
. Boche. sr., died 12 years ago as the re
sult of having swallowed a fish bone.
She had about tlie same opinion of
doctors that her husband had of banks
and refused to have one called, whose
presence would have undoubtedly saved
her life. Their son, William, jr., was
accidentally drowned in the Klkhorn
about 10 years ago, and their other son,
Herman, is now on trial the second
time for murder.
NEBRASKA CITIES
COMPLAIN ABOUT
FREIGHT SERVICE
i Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 29.—In response
(o compluints of commercial organiza
! tions from a dozen or more interior Ne
I braska cities, the state railway com
mission today ordered the Union Pa
cific railroad officials to appear March
i 4 and show cause why daily freight
service on branch lines should not be
j restored.
I During the past several weeks, in ac
cordance with the retrenchment policy
i ordered by Harriman, the Union Pa
| cifio lias been curtailing freight service
on every branch line in the state.
] FORCED HIM TO DRINK
GASOLINE FOR COFFEE,
SAYS WINSIDE LUNATIC
Winside, Neb., Feb. 29.—Alleging
that the people at the place where he
worked steeped matches in gasoline
and made him drink it in the place
of coffee and that he was all burned
up inside, a crazy man, clad only in
underwear, applied for admittance at
the home of C. Long, a farmer, late
last night.
Long phoned to Winside for an of
ficer and then let the fellow in and
i guarded him with a gun until the of
ficer arrived.
This morning it was learned that his
name is Adolph Tiemami and that
he lias been employed on the farm of
L. Sonneburg, who lives fo.ur miles,
from Long’s. He apparently has gone
hopelessly insane.
ACCUSED LANDLORD OF|
RUNNING “BAD HOUSE;’’
HE SUES FOR $20,000
Orchard. Neb., Feb. 29.— Suit has been
commenced In the district court of An
telope county by C. J. Dupree against
S. D. Thornton. Nels Lindquist. O. J.,
Goldsmith, A. D. Joyce. J. T. Fletcher
and T. Hicks demanding damages
to the amount of $20,000. They are ail.
residents of this village.
The plaintiff alleges that lie has been
engaged in conducting a hotel in Orch
ard. and that the defendants published
and caused to be believed that the
plaintiff was conducting a "bad house,"
and in writing charged him with the
same and notified hint to leave town
within 10 days.
EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY
BILL OF LAFOLLETTE’S
BEFORE COMMITTEE
■Washington. Feb. 29.—The LaFcllette.
Sterling employers' liability bill was
i the subject of a hearing before the
Senate committee on education and
I labor today. Former Senator Charles
J. Faulkner opposed many provisions
of the measure. He cited numerous
court decisions to show the constitution
would not support the liability law for
common cat Hers except tn cases hi
■ voicing hazardous employment Anv
attempt to bring under a liability act
r employes of common carriers for Injur
i ies in work not Involving liability under
. other classes of employment, he de
; dared, would be set aside by the courts
as unconstitutional.
PACKING COMPaVy~WINS
IN NEBRASKA CASE
j Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 29.—Judge Cor
nish in the district court Saturday in
structed the jurors to bring in a ver
> diet of not guilty in the case of the
f state against Swift & Co.
The packing company had been
charged with failing to brand the net
weight on Hie packages of hams and
bacon.
Judge Cornish declared that the po
lice power of the state could not be
f extended to the labeling of provisions
t and he declared the net branding
clause of the :tnte pure food law un
constitutional.
WAGES AT “PEN”
MAY BE RAISED
TO SI PER DAY
Claimed That Contractor Has
Too Much of Snap at
Pre«ent Schedule. A
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. ■ 28.—As a result
of the pole line agitation, the price of
contract labor at the state prison will
probably be shoved up. Instead of 50
cents a day the Lee Broom and Duster
company probably will have to pay $1.
The contract expires in a short time.
It Is claimed that the last contract
affords much of a snap to the con
tractor. A proper letting of the con
tract would make the prison self-sup
porting. i
VETERANS WHcT DRAW
$12 PENSION BARRED
FROM STATE HOME
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28.—The state
board of public lands and buildings has
announced Its policy on admissions to
the soldiers' and sailors’ homes at
Grand Island and Milford. It is that
veterans of the war who receive over
$12 a month pension shall not bo admit
ted. This policy will be pursued so
long- as there are enough applicant?
who get $12 or less to keep the homes
filled. The board this week refused ad
mittance to two soldiers who made ap
plication. The hoard some months ago
made a rule to take a certain per cent
of the pension money of men drawing
over $12 a month. The case was test
ed in court and the state board beaten.
4 QUARANTINE HOLDS 4
4 BRIDE AND GROOM 4
4 PRISONERS IN HOME. 4
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4 Carroll, Neb.. Feb. 28.—Mr. and 4
4 Mrs. John Williams, who were only 4
4 married a few days ago, are spend- 4
4 ing their honeymoon at the home 4
4 of a. relative near here. It was not 4
4 their Intention to do so, and they 4
4 are angry about it. but it cannot 4
4 be otherwise. 4
4 They did not know that when 4
4 they went to this relative's home 4
4 that smallpox had already got there 4
4 and that a representative of the 4
4 board of health would come along 4
4 shortly quarantine the place and 4
4 tack up the usual sign on the front 4
4 door. 4
4 Hut that is exactly what hap- 4
4 pened and all the young couple can 4
4 do now is to make the most of it 4
4 and coo until the dreaded disease 4
4 runs Its course. 4
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MAY OUST SALOONS AS
RESULT OF REVIVAL
Thurston, Neb., Feb. 28.—The great
success of a religious revival here may
make this town i'dry." Many who have
heretofore sign'd the petitions for sa
loons have been converted and It is
thought that there are not enough •'sin
ners" left In the village to make it
"wet."
PRESIDENT SUSTAINED
£N “FIRING” TROOPERS
Washington, Fet>. 28.—That the shoot
ing in the affray at Brownsville. Tex.,
on the night of August 13-14, 1906, was
done by some of the nc-gro soldiers of
the Twenty-fifth United States infantry
and that the testimony taken before
(lie Senate committee on military af
fairs fails to identify the guilty parties
is the opinion of eight members of the
committee. Four members of the com
mittee voted against this decision and
one member did not vote. The resolu
tion declaring the guilt of the negroes
was submitted by Senator Lodge and
was adopted after five resolutions by
Senator Foraker. one by Senator Du
pont and one by Senator Scott, all of
which were offered as substitutes, had
been voted down.
The vote was readied after a pro
longed investigation extending over two
sessions of congress and evidence had
been taken covering thousands of
pages. Practically every negro of the
three companies of infantry dishonor
ably discharged by President Roose
velt testified in his own behalf, while
evidence in support of the president
was given by many army officers and
citizens of Brownsville.
WRECKER CONFESSES;
WOULD FLAG TRAIN AND
PLAY THE HERO ROLE
Sedalla, Mo.. Feb. 28.—Walter W. Cox,
a wood chopper, whose home is at Frank
lin Junction, Mo., confessed to Missouri
Pacific railway officials that he removed
the rail from the track on the top of
Ottervillc hill. 15 miles east of here, on
Friday night last that resulted in the de
railing of a freight train from St. Louis.
Cox said he had intended to wreck the
fast Missouri Pacific Kansas City-St.
Louis passenger train No. 4, which was
due at Otterville a few minutes after the
freight was wrecked. He said he com
mitted the deed alone and had no accom
plices. He Is 35 years old and has a wife
and child.
Cox says that he was inspired to wreck
the train by reading a story in a Kansas
City paper last summer of a man who dis
covered a broken rail just before a fast
passenger train reached it. The man flag
ged the train, thus saving many from
death. The grateful passengers immedi
ately took up a collection for him. and a
goodly sum was realized. Cox says he re
movid the rail and planned to Hag the
fast St. Louis-Kansas City passenger
train, which was about due that time, in
the hope of being rewarded by the pas
sengers. The freight train came along
before the passenger, however, and was
wrecked.
LEGISLATE AGAINST
THE NIGHT RIDERS
Frankfort. Ky.. Feb. 28,—Governor
Willson lias sent u long message to
the legislature urging prompt legis
lation against the night riders and re
newing many former recommendations.
PUBLIC PRINTER
WILL BE REMOVED
Washington. Feb. 28.—Charles A. sell
ings will not be restored to duty as public
printer. President Roosevelt has let this
tact I>e known to friends who talked with
him concerning the tangle In the govern
ment establishment. The report of W. S.
RosCtcr will be made to tlie president
• lilltin a week, it is expected. He lias
communicated some of h s findings to the
president hat are said to substantiate the
charges wh.ch resulted in the sc "t.s.on
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FELL INTO WELL;
SAVED BY A DOG
Nebraska Man Is Removed
From Hidden Hole After
Fifty-Two Hours.
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Louisville, Neb., Feb. 27.—To the loyalty
of a dog Byron McNeally today owes bis
life. After two hours’ imprisonment in an
old well the young man was rescued. The
antics of the dog, which led searchers to
the place of the accident, alone intercepted
death by starvation. McNeally was badly
injured and very weak when brought to
the surface. Barring complications, pos
sible through contact with the bodies of
dead rabbits which had preceded him into
the well, he will recover.
McNeally, who is 20 years old, went rab
bit hunting Friday when a short distance
from town he fell into an old well, 90 feet
deep, invisible because covered with brush
and snow. When he recovered conscious
ness it was nearly night. At first he could
not tell where he was. Then he recalled
the fall. He called but knew his voicei
could not be heard farther than to the top
of the well. He was too badly wounded
to climb If that were even possible. A
seven-inch gash In his leg was bleeding
badly. About hlrn and under him were
the dead bodies of rabbits which had fal
len as he did and lost their lives on the
sharp poles at the bottom, one of which
had torn the gash in his leg.
All day Saturday he waited for the sound
of a passing voice. Then he gave up to
die, feeling that starvation surely was to
be. his end.
Meanwhile the dog was active. Tracks
in the snow disclosed that it had traveled
round and round the well for many hours.
Friday night the dog appeared at the
home, but finding its master not there dis
appeared again. Several times Saturday It
appeared and vanished. Mrs. McNeally
became anxious. Friends entered a search
put paid little heed to the dog. Sunday
afternoon the dog was followed straight
to the well. There it looked down, as much
as to indicate the presence of its master.
Calls were given but no answer received.
A mirror was reflected into the well and
disclosed the weakened youth in a sitting
posture. This time the calls were louder
and a feeble response was received.
Several of the searchers sped to town
for a windlass. Oscar Knutson, who was
lowered into the well made the fastenings
by which the injured man was raised. The
dog joyfully watched the proceedings. The
young man was badly bruised and cut and
his eyes were blackened by the force of the
fall.
THURSTON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE FIGHT
MAY GO TO COURTS
Pender. Neb., Feb. 27.—Citizens of
Pender have secured a temporary in
junction from Judge Graves restrain
ing the board of county commissioners
from making any contract for the use
of the elu Peebles hotel building for
couthou.se- purposes.
At their Jast meeting the board made
a contract for the lease of the building
for five years. It is alleged by those
opposed to the lease that the board
has no power to contract for more
than one year. The owner of the build
ing will take the matter into the courts
if the board repudiates its former ac
tion and attempts to force it to carry
cut the contract. A battle in the
courts seems sure.
BELIEVEEDMisTEN
HAS LEFT COUNTRY
Omaha. Neb., Feb. 27.—J. H. Ed
misten, whose $10,000 bond was forfeited
In federal court, failed to show up this
morning. It is stated that the matter
has been turned over to the United
States marshal, who will at once take
steps to secure Edmisteri's arrest. It is
now believed he has left the country.
JEALOUSY CAUSES
TRAGEDY AT OMAHA
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27.—Wm. Jobson,
of Council Bluffs, a Union Pacific fire
man. last night shot and dangerously
wounded Mrs. Lizzie Burns, of SOS
North Forty-fifth ave.. Omaha, and
slightly wounded her brother, Jas. Don
nelly.
The cause of the shooting is not defin
itely known, but seems to have beer
jealousy. Airs. Burns was form”'
employed as a nurse by Jobso..
DEMAND PLACES
FOR THE MARRIED
Now York, Feb. 27.—In a letter signed
"Black Hand” and addressed to Com
mander Braunsrutter, in charge of the
United States naval magazine at Ionia
island, threats have been made that the
enormous stores of smokeless powder on
the island will be blown up unless the
married men discharged from employment
! on the island January 1, 190S, be put back
to work at once. There are 3,000,000 pounds
of smokeless powder and other explosives
stored m the numerous magazines.
Secret service men are working to dis
cover the identity of the writer of the
letter. Printed by hand, the letter was
mailed at the Haverstraw postoffice two
weeks ago. It was as follows:
: If the married men that were dis- :
: charged from Ionia island are not :
: taken back at once all the magazines :
: on the island will be blown up. The :
: writer does not fear death.
: (Signed) “Black Hand.” :
On January 1 be tween 30 and 40 civilians
who had been employed on the Island were
discharged, owing to delay in forwarding
funds from Washington to continue work.
This delay wa'i looked upon at the time
as temporary, and it was understood the
men would be taken back as soon as the
money arrived. Among the men dis
charged. most of whom were laborer*,
were many Italians and Sicilians.
Since the receipt of the letter every ap
proach to the island has oeen guarded
day and night by r.arines, it is said, and
the civilians employed have been kept un
der the strictest surveillance.
Ionia island is seven miles south of
West Point.
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X SEARCH FOR PENNY -f
♦ STARTS $10,0C0 FIRE ♦
♦ IN NEBRASKA TOWN. ♦
4 ♦
4 Grand Island, Neb.. Feb. 27.—Miss >
4 Dietrich, a clerk in the dry goods 4
4 store of Martin Brothers' company, 4
♦ struck a match to look under the 4
4 cour.ier for a coin dropped by a 4
4 natron. Some cotton batt ng under 4
4 the counter caught fire and the 4
4 flames spread rapidly. The total loss 4
.4 was close to $10,000. It developed 4
4 that the lost coin was a penny. 4
4 ♦
SENSATION IN
LAND FRAUD CASE
J. H, Edmisten, Under Indict
ment, Disappears-—Forfeits
$10,000 Bond.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 2G.—J. H. Ed
fr.isten, former chairman of the pop
ulist state committee and oil Inspector
under the last populist administration,
did not appear in federal court this
morning to answer to three indict
ments against him in connection with
land frauds. His bond of $10,000 was
declared forfeited. There were two
bonds of $5,000 each, signed by a
brother in Lincoln.
Gone to Mexico?
Neither of Edmlsten’s attorneys, W.
S. Summers, of Omaha, and J. B.
Strode, were present when the case
was called. Several weeks ago the case
was set for today, and the government
has been looking for Edmisten for some
time. United States marshal learned
that ho had dtsposed of his property
valued at $30,000, and had left for the
South. By some it is stated he has
gone to Mexico, but others say he is
in the vicinity of North Platte, look
ing after his ranch interests.
There nre three indictments againt
Edisten. One is for conspiracy to de
fraud the government of title, another
to perjury and subornation of per
jury, and the third for forgery on ap
plications made for title. On the latter
named indictment Olin W. Hendee and
Wm. R. Keefer are jointly indicted
with Edmisten.
About 10,000 acres are involved in the
transactions.
WEALTHY FREMONT
HORSEMAN DENIES
HE IS MARRIED'
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Mark W.
Coad, of Fremont, has filed an answer
In the district court denying all the
allegations made by Valeria Coad, who
claims to be his wife. Coad Is well
known as a horseman and Is said to be
worth $800,000. Mrs. Coad alleged non
support.
FRANK GUILTY OF
KILLING YOUNG WIFE
Pawnee City, Neb.. Feb. 26.—After
being out 40 hours and taking 68 bal
lots, the jury In the Frank murder trial
Saturday night brought In a verdict
of manslaughter. Ernest Frank, a.
wealthy farmer was Indicted two
months ago, charged with killing his
young wife. The crime was commit
ted last April, but it was thought at
the time the girl had committed sui
cide. The body was found In the farm
home. The couplo had been married
but a short time before the killing.
The convicted man Is well connected.
ARREST CULPRIT WHO
STOLE ROLLER SKATES
laurel. Neb., Feb. 26.—Joe Barley, of
Wayne, was arrested here charged with
having stolen 42 pairs of roller skates from
the Wayne opera house several days ago.
Barley shipped a box from Wayne to
this place and It was accidently broken
open while being unloaded here at the
depot and the skates fell out on the plat
form. An officer was present at the time
and nabbed Barley on the spot.
Barley was formerly a brakeman and
was acquitted on the charge of cashing
another man’s check In Sioux City about
two years ago.
VICIOUS HOG ATTACKS
AN AGED FARMER
Hoskins, Neb., Feb. 26.—Erick Hender
son, an aged farmer living near here, nar
rowly escaped death in a pig pen Satur
day evening.
While in the pen he was attacked by a
vicious hog that got him down and he
was seriously Injured before he could be
rescued. For a time it was thought that
he had been fatally Injured.
OPENED STORE SUNDAY,
ARRESTED ON MONDAY
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Hungry
customers besieged S. Adelson, a Jew
ish merchant of this city, for supplies
on Sunday. They refused to buy on
Saturday. He supplied their demands
In order to retain their patronage. He
was arrested today and must face a
charge of violating the Sunday obser
vance law.
FAIL TO LOCATE
KIDNAPED GIRL
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Careful and
systematic searching In all the cities
of the West has failed to solve the
mystery of the disappearance of Myrtle
Martin, 14 years old. The girl was ab
ducted from her home near Nelson by
an unknown man In an automobile.
She was the star witness In an Import
ant criminal trial.
DRANK CRESOLENE
FOR WHISKY; DEAD
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 26.—J. J. Kurtz,
a Burlington engineer, 36 years old,
is dead at his home here as a result
of drinking cresolene from a bottle
supposed to contain whisky. • The room
was dark and Kurtz got the wrong
bottle. He died in agony. The wife
is prostrated.
“HELEN,” ’PHONE MAN,
FOUND OUT WHEN HE
PROPOSES TO GIRL
St. Louis, eFb. 26.—There was con
sumption among the girls of the For
est exchange of the Bell Telephone, com
pany when it became known ' that
“Helen" lies, a fellow worker, was, by
her own confession, not a girl at all,
hut a boy in disguise. The secret was
brought to light when one of the girls
complained to the chief of the ex
change. Miss Burns, that "Helen was
not what she seemed. Miss Burns
brought "Helen” on the carpet and the
operator was discharged from further
service.
"Helen" applied for a position five
months ago. A few weeks ago a new
operator, whose first name Is Margaret,
was assigned to the exchange. "Helen"
forgot his disguise, told Margaret he
was a man. and asked her to marry
him. Margaret refused and immediate
ly sought Miss Burns, the result being
that "Helen” Is out of a Job.
THREE CORKERED
DUEL; TWO ARE
FATALLY INJURED
Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 26.—F. H.
Hoffman and son George, and Stewart
Lanterman engaged in a three cornered
duel Saturday during which Lanterman
seized a neckyoke and crushed the
skulls of both Hoffmans, who probably
will die from injuries.
The fight resulted from a quarrel over
the number of bushels of corn lau.ter
iinari had shelled for thy Hoffmans.
