THE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN. Publisher. WEILL, NEBRASKA Mr. G. A. Holder, of Round Park, Was In the city one day this week and told us something of the large busi ness he has built up In the sale of Ga lax leaves. He will pay the women and children of his neighborhood as much as $3,000 this winter for gathering these leaves along the little ravlnec In the mountains. The leaves are packed In bunches of 26 each and sold •to florists in cities. They sell here for $6 cents for 3,000 leaves. Women and children often make $1 and $160 a day gathering them. i Nature Is engaged in the manufac ture of gasoline from natural gas throughout the local oil field, a fact that makes it difficult to run oil from the wells, and is making the Igaugers earn their wages. The intense cold condenses the gas ns it comes from the wells with the oil and trans forms it into gasoline, which freezes fn the pipes. Only 22 out of a total of 520 wells in Rockland township were not affected in this manner this month. The Kiev station of the wireless teleg raphy line which the Russian govern ment is constructing to connect Sevas topol with St. Petersburg has succeeded In picking up Marconi transatlantic messages, including a number of press dispatches sent from the American side. Messages transmitted from Paris and Casablanca also have been picked up. The distance from Glace bay, the point At which the Marconi wireless messages jore started for Ireland, to Kiev Is ap proximately 3,760 miles. ' Professor David Eugene Smith Is hav tlng many Interesting, unusual and val uable experiences In hla travels through the orient. He reports that the Budd hist priests have displayed much Inter est In his search for mathematical ma terial among the Burmese, and that he .has obtained from them a considerable mumber of curious manuscripts. Some valuable casts of old numerical inscrip tions secured from the Calcutta mu (Seuni wm be added to Prof00 fine for refusing to run a switch to a farmers' ele vator located next to its right of way R. Mead Shamway Will Not Hang on St Patricks Day R. MEAD SHUMWAY. Lincoln, Neb., March 10—The supreme court yesterday suspended the death sentence imposed on R. Mead Shum vvay, convicted of the murder of Mrs. Sarah Martin, of Beatrice, Neb. The date of the execution had been fixed for March 17. The appeal which has been filed will act as a stay of execu tion until the supreme court has passed on the case. — +— LATE NEBRASKA BISHOP WILLS THIRD TO CHARITY Pittsburg, Mass. March 10—Public be quests of more than $30,000 are con tained In the will of the late Rt. Rev. Geo, Worthington, Episcopal bishop of Nebraska, who died In France, and whose will was presented for probate here yesterday. The estate is estimated to be worth $100,000, and is to be given to the widow of the testator for use during her lifetime. Upon the death of Mrs. Worthington numerous bequests are to be distrib uted. They Include the following: Five hundred dollars each to the Clarkson Memorial hospital. Omaha: Brownell hall, Omaha; the diocesan fund for the disabled clergy and the widows and or phans of clergymen in the diocese of Nebraska; Hobart college. Geneva, N. Y.; the general theological seminary. New York, and $15,000 to the domestic and foreign missionary society of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States. Three thousand dollars is to be set a^ide as the Bishop Worth ington fund, to be administered bv the trustees of the cathedral chapter of the board of associations of the diocese of Nebraska, the income to be used for diocesan missions. The diocese of Nebraska !s given $4,500 for the purpose of increasing the episcopal fund. As residuary legatee the will names the fund for disabled clergy, widows and orphans of clergymen In the dio cese of Nebraska and the scholarship fund of Brownell h«H. Omaha. CR NK AND DOMESTIC TR0JBLES CAUSE SUICCE Kearney. Neb.. March 10.—N. J. Du* renberg, a business man of Elm Creek, this county, reputed to be wealthy, committed suicide by shooting in the Windsor hotel, at this place, yester day. In a letter to a sister, Mrs. L. Bran den berg, of Fresno, Cal.. Duren berg spoke of domestic troubles and his drinking habits. He intimated he would lake his hfe and said an inher itance due him should go to the sister. EXPRESS CASE TO BE FOUGHT OUT IN STATE COURTS Companies Must Show Cause Why They Should Not Obey the Sibley Law. Lincoln, Neb., March 9.—Under a rul ing of the supreme court, the express companies of the state must show cause by March 17 why they should not be enjoined from disobeying the Sibley law, which reduced rates 25 per cent. The ordinary citizen Is supposed to obey the law without It being necessary for the state to go into court and ask an injunction to prevent him from be ing a violator of law. With the ex press companies It Is different. In order to prevent the express com panies from getting the matter Into fed eral court and tying up the law for four or five years, the state railway commission filed suit through the attor ney general asking a permanent injunc tion against violation of the law. This Is a negative form of mandamus, and means, If secured, an order from the court to obey the law. By disclaiming any intention to sue the companies pending a test of the case, the commis sion got the federal court to deny Juris diction. The case will be fought out in the slate court, and the commission, if it wins, will have saved several yCars by pursuing this course. POPULISTS NAME BRYAN AND BERGE Omaha, Neb., March 9.—Geo. W. Berge for governor and William J. Bryan for president were the Indorse ments made by the populist state con vention at Its meeting In Washington hall yesterday afternoon. The convention was called to order by State Chairman Manuel, of St. Paul, and was organized by the election of E. E. Thomas, of Omaha, as chairman, and E. A. Walrath, of Osceola, as sec retary. This organization was after ward made permanent. These were named as delegates: John A. Robertson. O'Neill: M. F. Harrington, O'Neill; Otto Flelshbaugh, Imperial; J. S. Canady, Minden; Ellas Ballard. Wilber; G. S. Upton. Union; A. L. Burdick, Albion; Frank Roth, Tekumah; R. O. Ross, Lexington; T. H. Tibbies, Omaha; E. E. Thomas. Oma ha; C. H. Jeffords, Broken Bow; A. E. Sutherland, Wuverly; C. A. Kingsbury, Ponca; L. A. Beltzer, Osceola; J. N. Norton, Osceola; A. N. Walling, David City; E. B. (Juaekenbush, Auburn; An drew Calson, Swedeburg; C. B. Manuel, St. Paul; E. A. Walrath, Osceola; J. C. Beldle, Holdrege; Lucius Leslie, Butte; Anton Schmirda, Wilber; John Ittner, York; W. F. Porter, Lincoln: S. W. Allen, David City; Andrew Young, Jr.. Craig; Jesse Gardy, Broken Bow: J. A. Myers, Rising City: A. H. Cressy, Hart lngton; W. A. Morgan, South Sioux City; James Smith, Friend; Wm. V. Allen, Madison; W. L. Stark, Aurora; R. D. Sutherland, Nelson; George W. Schrader, Murray; Captain F. Houchin, Red Cloud; C. J. Holtquist, Wilcox; C. B. Beal, Broken Bow; J. M. Devine, Lincoln. PIONEER NEBRASKA EDITOR IS DEAD Grand Island, Neb., March 9.—Fred Hedde, founder of Grand Island, oldest editor In the state and the first white man to settle In Rail county, died here last night, aged 89 years. Hu founded the Grand Island Independent and has been a resident of this place since 1857. — MUST FILE REPORT OF OFFICERS’ SALARIES Lincoln, Neb.. March 9.—The Nebraska supreme court yesterday overruled the plea of abatement filed by the Pacific Ex press company In answer to the suits started by the state railway commission. The express company objected to filing a statement of the salaries of officers. SUPREME COURT GRANTS NEW TRAIL TO BANKER Lincoln, Neb., March 9.—C. M. Chamber lain, sentenced to serve five years In pris on on a charge of embezzling of funds of the Chamberlain Banking company, of Teeumseh, Neb., has been granted a new trial by the supreme court. MUSKRATS CUT UNDER DAM; GRABE FLOODED Harrisburg, Pa., March 9.—Muskrats undermined a portion of the bank at the United Ice and Coal company's dam at the Cove Station, and about midnight the water forced an opening and Hooded all of the four Pennsylva nia railroad tracks, blocking traffic for several hours. The water covered No. 1 track to a depth of nearly three feet, and the oth er three tracks about two feet. Fifty trackmen were called out and by t> o'clock in the morning two of the tracks were In shape; for traffic, and an hour later the other two were again in good condition. Five carloads of ballast and dirt were used In Ailing up the break. STOLE FRIEND’S JEWELS TO KEEP SON IN A FASHIONABLE SCHOOL New York. March 9.—Charged with tin' theft of Jewels valued at $20,000 from one of her wealthy friends, Mrs. Jeanette Newman, who lives at Strat ford house, this city, was locked up at police headquarters today. The po lice say Mrs. Newman has made a full confession, telling them she was act uated by her desire to keep her young son in a private school and maintain her own social position. The Jewels were owned by Mrs. Kvelyn Bell, who lives In Central park] west. LIQUOR TO BLAME FOR AWFUL CRIME Avon, Conn., March 9.—Wnile under the influence of liquor today, John J. Lynch shot and instantly killed his molherinlaw; then shot, fatally wound ing Ills wife, and Anally put a bullet in his own head, killing himself Instantly, CHILDREN COULDN'T GET ON; SHOOTS WIFE AND TRIES SUICIDE St. Louis, March 9.—Charles Elch lnger. a saloonkeeper, shot and killed his wife today and attempted to shoot himself but fuiled. Both had been ar rested last night following a domestic quarrel. Each had been married before; .each had three children. The quarrel ■ arose because the two sets of children did not g't along together. VILLAGE BARBER GETS SMALLPOX; CITIZENS SCARED Shaved a Stranger Prematurely Released From Quarantine and Becomes III. Lincoln, Neb., March 6.—With only one case in the town, yet the village of Kagle, with its 400 souls, is in a fer ment of excitement over smallpox. It all arose from the fact that the one case is that of the village barber. A week or 10 days ago a stranger from Weeping Water, who had been pre maturely released from quarantine, as It later developed, was shaved by George Trimble, who is the only barber in town. Trimble soon became trou bled with what he supposed were fever Fores, but which it now appears were smallpox pustules. Trimble attended to his Saturday trade—everybody of the male persuas ion gels shaved Saturday—but yester day ho was put in quarantine. Now' every man in town is scared stiff over it, and the air is redolent with the fumes of formaldehyde. CONDEMNED MURDERED IS STILL HOPEFUL Auburn, N. Y., March 6.—-With iron bars Intervening to prevent them from even shaking the hand of the son they had traveled so far to greet and a sudde.". shutting off of all view of their loved one, Mr. and Mrs. Prank Gillette^ of Den ver. Colo., paid a pathetic visit to Chester E. Gillette, condemned to die during the week of March 30 for the murder of hio sweetheart, “Billy” Brown. On its conclusion Mrs. Gillette, who Is leading the fight for her son’s freedom, announced that an appeal for executive clemency in Chester’s behalf will be made. The legal fight has practically been aban doned. Although the elder Gillette is in poor health, he insisted on making the trip from Colorado to visit his son, and to assist his wife in seeking clemency for the condemned boy. The interview with the condemned boy was held in "murderers’ row,” as Gil lette was not allowed to leave his cell. “Our interview was entirely on the mat ter of executive clemency,” said Mrs. Gil lette. “Although Chester broke down at one time, he recovered his courage and and told us to keep cheery. I have not yet lost hope, and Chester is still strong in his assertion that he is innocent. He was as cheerful today as he has shown himself to be in his letters. He kept sa>ing: ‘Keep singing, mother, and I’ll keep singing, too.’ “I believe that God still reigns and that justice will prevail and an innocent boy’s life will not be taken.” Mrs. Gillette said all her energies will be spent to secure a pardon. TRIAL OF HARTJE ENDS ABRUPTLY Pittsburg, Pa., March 6.—The Hartje conspiracy case was brought to abrupt end today when Judge MacFarlane in structed the jury to acquit Hartje, Welshons and Hooe, the three defend ants, and place the charges upon the county. Augustus Hartje, the millionaire pa per manufacturer; John L. Welshons, a hardware dealer, and Clifford Hooe, a negro, formerly employed by Hartje us a coachman and named as co-res pondent in the famous divorce pro cedlngs instituted by Hartje against his wife, Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, were placed on trial in the criminal court, charged with conspiracy. It was al leged the men conspired to blacken the character of Mrs. Hartje. USE CATS IN WAR ON BUBONIC PLAGUE Chicago, March 6.—The Saivatior army, using the harmless American cal as a weapon of extermination, is pre paring to wage a relentless war on the bubonic plague and drive it out of In dia. Millions of felines will be sent to India to kill the rats that infest that country and thus deprive the plague ol its most prolific spreading agency. Al read - there have great numbers of cats and guinea pigs been collected by the Salvation army in England and shipped to the oriental country, but it is only recently that the movement has begun In America. Minneapolis is the first large place to renort activity in the movement. Now cat collectors will get busy in Chicago._ _ _ UNCLE JOE’S NEAT REMARK TO WOMEN Washington, March 6.—Thhere is no man In Washington who doffs his hat with more elegance to a woman than Speaker Cannon. Neither is there any body who can turn a compliment with more delicacy than the speaker when he wants to do so. The other morning the speaker was leaving the White House, when Senator Smith, of Michigan, with a young man arid a young woman in tow, stopped him. It chanced that the young man was the speaker of the Michigan house of representatives, and the young wom an was his bride. The youthful speak er laid been a supporter of Smith for senator, and the latter was naturally doing all in his power to be friendly. “I want to introduce Michigan's sneaker to the speaker of the whole United States,” he said in making the presentation. Uncle Joe expressed gratification at noticing that there were bright young men growing up to the speaker busi ness, and when the senator proceeded to introduce the wife of tlie young statesman from Michigan. The veteran leader of the House raised his Hat, bowed handsomely and said: "I have always maintained that they produce the homeliest men in Michigan that come from anywhere in the United States—and the handsomest women.” MILLIONS TOO MUCH FOR MAILS, HE SAYS Washington. March 6.—The startling (barge that the railroads of the country carrying malls had robbed the people out of $70.000 000 was made in the House by Mr. Uoyd of Missouri, He de clared that the new system of weigh ing mails was an admission of the post master general that the weighing in the past 27 years had been fraudulent. He culled for an investigation of the post office department, and Mr. Wanger of Pennsylvania, chairman of the commit tee to control the expense-! of that de partment, promised that an inquiry would be conducted. NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS IN STATE CONVENTION — "P«er less Leader” Tells Omaha Convention of Growth of Democratic Principles. Omaha, Neb., March 7-—More than 1,500 delegates were in the hall this afternoon when the state democratic convention was called to order by Chairman Allen, of the state democratic central committee. Twelve of the 16 delegates from Ne braska to the national convention at Denver were selected by the congres sional district conventions which met here this morning. Four delegates at large were chosen by the state conven tion this afternoon. All of the 16 are instructed for William J. Bryan for president. Chairman Allen, after stating the purpose for which the convention had been called, introduced H. H. Hanks, of Nebraska City, as temporary chair man. Mr. Hanks reviewed the history of the party, saying that the campaign of 1908 began in 1896. He scored the or ganizers of the “safe and sane” democ racy. laying the defeat of the party in the two previous campaigns at their feet. He eulogized the ’’sage of Fair view,” whom he termed "democracy's hope.” William J. Bryan was introduced to the convention and aftj^» hanking the delegates for their action and well wishes delivered an eloquent speech which he called “A Word of Encour agement." W. H. Thompson Defeated. Harmony was the keynote of the proceedings, and the only semblance of a contest came when the task of choosing delegates at large to the na tional convention was reached. Five candidates were known to be in the field for the four places before the con vention met. but the unexpected nom ination of Felix K. Hale, a member of the legislature, rather upset the pro gram, and one of the other candi dates withdrew and many delegates called on W. H. Thompson, of Grand Island, to follow this example. The latter's friends, however, Insisted that he hold his position, and a formal bal lot by counties resulted in Hale de feating Thompson by 76 votes, re ceiving 749 to his rival's 673. The vote on the other candidates was as follows; I. J. Dunn. Omaha, 873; D. V. Stephens, Fremont, 827; F. W. Brown, Lincoln, 937. The chief contributor to this result was Douglas county, in which Omaha is situated. Less than thirty of its 131 votes were cast for Thompson. District delegates to Denver were elected as follows: First District—Reuben Conner. Au burn; J. H. Moorehead, Falls City. Second District—George Rogers, Omaha; Dr. W. J. McCrann, South Omaha. Third District — William Cole, AA’ayne; W. A. Smith. Beemer. Fourth District—Bartholomew Koeh ler. Geneva; J. F. Gereke, Seward. Fifth District—Benjamin Scroggins, Oak: C. E. Harmon, Holdredge. Sixth District—Andrew M. Morris sey, Valentine; James L. Swain, Old. Nomination for all the other places at the disposal of the convention were practically settled before the proceed ings began. James Dahlman, of Oma ha. had announced a week or more ago that he did not care to serve again as national committeeman for the state and Dr. P. L. Hall, of Lin coln, was chosen to succeed him. Pops Indorse Bryan. The state convention of the populist party also took place here this after noon. Resolutions reaffirming the Omaha platform enunciated in 1892. de claring for the support of Bryan by a.l populists, were passed. WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM “SAGE OF FAIRVIEW.” Mr. Bryan entitled hia speech “A Word of Encouragement,” and devoted his remarks to the producing of evi dence to show the growth of demo cratic policies and principles and the basis for democratic hope. He spoke in part, ns follows: Our trouble used to bo to persuade the republicans to accept democratic policies; our work now is to expose the imitation by them of democratic ideas and to point out wherein they come short in their efforts to appropriate democratic doctrines. Take, for instance, the trust question. We had difficulty convincing the republi cans that there were trusts. Now they admit trusts exist; we had difficulty con vincing them the criminal law should be enforced against the trusts; now they ad mit it should be enforced, but fail to en force it. In so far as they have acted against the trusts at all they have acted along the knee laid down by the demo crats, but the trust magnates are still at large, the trusts are still flourishing, and even the supporters of Mr. Taft have no specific remedies to offer for relief and trusts arise while republicans are boast ing of their crusade against them. They propose regulation of monopolies instead of extermination, although they have rea son to know that regulation has failed and that any one of a number of trusts can afford to contribute ten times as much to a campaign fund as can be collected from all the voters who are outside the privi leged circle. The Tariff Question. On the tariff question the republican leaders now admit that tariff reform is necessary, but a careful reading of their promises shows that they use language identical with that employed in former platforms which have been the basis for the present extortionate rates. The ad vocates of the McKinley tariff and of the Dingley tariff never asked for more than enough to cover the difference of the cost of labor here and abroad, but under the pretense of protecting labor they built up the present oppressive schedules. W hat reason then have we to believe their promises are worth any more now than they have been in the past 20 years? Sure the people will not trust tariff reform to those who have stubbornly refused to re duce tariff rates when they had full power to do so, and then ask to returned to power that they may do what they have failed to do. The republicans now admit railroad reg ulation has been needed and yet for ten years the republican party allowed itself to be overawed by the railroad lobby at i Washington and having, with the aid of the democrats, secured a little relief, the republican leaders now rely upon what has been done and outline no program for further legislation. The repubiean lead ers have watched a few’ railroad magnates strangle competition and combine great systems into greater ones, without rais ing a hand for the protection of the pub lic and now they ask for another lease of power as a reward for their Inaction. RAILROAD ORDERED TO RESTORE TRAINS ON BRANCH LINES lilncoln. Neb, March 7.—The state railway commission has ordered the Union Pacific railroad to restore the trains recently annulled on the branch lines in Nebraska. Unless this is done by Monday an emergency order will be issued. - • A 1 . ... "".. ■ r- ■ Under republican rule the relations be tween capital and labor have become more and more strained and yet the republican leaders resist each attempt to bring em ployers and employes into more harmoni ous relations. The Philippine question presents another instance of gross mismanagement. In stead of applying American ideas to the Philippine question the republican leaders imitate the empires of the old world and entered upon a colonial policy which has* lnvolved us in enormous expense, brought us weakness instead of strength and humi liation instead of glory. Republican Incompetency. The present financial stringency is an other illustration of republican inc.ompet ency. In the full possession of power, it has allowed the country to be run by Wall street financiers and in the crisis is Im potent to do more than furnish money out of the public treasury to support the mar ket. It has mode no effort to stop gamb ling—the fruitful cause of panics—it ban made no effort to furnish government notes for an emergency and it has made no effort to protect depositors. While it demands security for government funds when deposited with bank*s, it has left the individual depositor to risk his scanty savings without protection against man agement by bank officials. The republicans admit that something must be done and they know not howr to proceed. They are so convinced that the present conditions are deplorable that they applaud the president’s last message, which was an indictment of republican misrule, for all abuses of which he com plained are traceable to republican legis lation or lack of legislation. The democrats face the future with hope and their hope rests on a firm foundation. Democratic policies have grown in popu larity as the voters have become better acquainted with the evils to be remedied. The democrats have been looking at pub lic questions from the standpoint of all the people, while republican leaders have ^ been looking at them from a standpoint of a few. As the strength of a party must in the long run be measured by the strength of its principles, democrats have reason to believe that their prospects of success have been greatly increased by the widespread acceptance of democratic remedies. Another reason for hope is to be found in the fact that the democratic party is united wrhile the republican party is di vided and the reunion of the democratic party is due to the same causes that have brought division into the republican ranks. The country has moved forward toward positive and aggressive re9istence to the encroachments of predatory wealth and this growth has brought the rear ranks of the democratic party up to the firing : line, while it has separated the republi can reformers from the standpatters. The light for supremacy in the repub lican party is a bitter one, and whichever side wins the other side will be dis gruntled. As the republicans used one faction of the democratic party to defeat us in 1896, we shall return the compliment this year and use one part of the republi can party to defeat the other, for it is so hopelessly divided that it cannot be trust ed to do anything at present. The third cause for hope is to be found in the moral awrakening. Never within a generation has there been such a .stirring of conscience, and the sense of justice in herent in the people has been made sen sitive to the democratic appeal which Is essentially an appeal for justice. The democratic party has been doing pioneer work and now it will enjoy the gratitude and the appreciation showered upon the pioneer when the character of his work is fully understood. TIRED OF PUBLICITY SOCIETY WOMAN SEEKS A “REPRESS” AGENT New York, March 7.—Mrs. Geo. Law, a young and wealthy widow, a mem , ber of the "400,’’ who enjoys the distinc tion of being accounted a beauty ac cording to the standards of London, Paris and New York, is the first society woman to start a crusade against pub licity. The central figure in stories, ranging from the latest fad to the new est suitor, Mrs. Law has revolted. She sought and found not the usual social secretary to notify society editors of the movements of her much admired mistress, but some one who diplomatic ally and surely will eliminate her name from the public prints. Mrs. Law in other words desired a "repress” agent and to a young woman, whom she be lieves is equipped to carry out iter re quirements, she offered $2,500 a year. DEEP MYSTERY IN A SHOOTING Li.'io.i, Mont., March 7.—A sensation was caused here today when it was dis closed that Emery Pulver, a well known society man of this city, had been shot and laluiiy wounded early this morn ing. Dr. Bond, who was awakened, found Pulver prostrate at the door, where he had bedi carried by friends. The police are investigating what connections, if any, Pulver’s condition has with holding up Henry Cahill, a saloon man, early today. Cahill was going home when he was accosted by tw'o men and dragged into art alley. Cahill shot one of the men through the stomach. The other robber felled Cahill and robbed him after beat* ing him into insensibility. DUCHESS INCLINES TOWARD SOCIALISM London, March 7.—That the Duchess of Marlborough has become deeply In terested in the theories of socialism and the leaders of the social democratic federation hope to add her name to their organization soon, is a rumor about the young duchess, who was Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, of New York. The report adds that since the duch ess has been studying the terri' }e con ditions of the poor in the east end of London she has been studying, too, va rious proposals and theories for the arnelioration of these conditions. While discussing the problems of poverty with her friends recently, the duchess start led them by advocating advanced so cialistic doctrines. She praised the the ories whose practical apolication would subvert society—in the broadest sense of the word—as now constituted, which would destroy the great accunr ted wealth and would overturn the nigh caste into which the duchess entered by her marriage. KING EDWARD TAKES A MONTH’S VACATION London, March 7.—King Edward left London today for Biarritz for a months’ holiday. BRAZILIAN BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS Rio Janeiro, March 7.—The XTnion Bank of < 'ommerce of this city, closed its doors today. Other banking institu tions will be seriously affected. NEW YORK SWIMMERS DEFEAT CHICAGO MEN New York, March 7.—Charles M. Dank Is, of the New York Athletic club, holder sf many world’s records, with Iiud Goodwin as teammate, de feated H. J. Handy, of the Illinois Athletic club. Chicago, and C D. Trudenbach, N. Y. A. C„ in a 200-yard swimming relay race at the sports man’s show in Madison Square garden last night, by about 15 yards. Tune... j i - Oi Va 1