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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1908)
fHE O’NEILL FRONTIER D. M. CRONIN, Publisher. PNEILU NEBRASKA Among the rings stolen from the hand of Mrs. Luard, whose recent mur de- has startled England, was one bear i tng an Inscription. The custom of In scribing within the hoop of the be trothal or wedding ring a motto or •“posy,” as It was called, war formerly very prevalent. Hamlet asks; "Is this a prologue or the posy of a ring?” Rome | posies were very tender and beautiful, i Among the more appropriate posies | may be mentioned "Deux corps, un i coeur,” "My heart and I until I die," and "I am yours,” from 16th century rings; “Love ever,” "Love true, 'tls Joy” and "Time lesseneth not my love,” from the 17th century; "Love me,” “My soul will keep thine company to heaven” and “En raa ftdelite Je flnirai ma vie,” from the 18th. In a ring which "Florlzel” (afterward George IV.) gave to the hapless Perdlta were the words ”Je change gu’en mourant. Unalterable to my Perdlta through life.” Kits of sallorB lost at sea are sold regularly at auction at the Albert docks In London, Tro sale provides many a pitiful sight. Most of the lots aro con- ' tatned in the regular sailor's sea j chests, all marked with the name of the ship from which they come. One 1 sea chest which came up for auction j recently was that of an unfortunate , Chinese cook who was eaten by can- | nnlbals. Among other contents the box contained two choppers, a large I knife and the picture of an English I woman in a frame. It 1h not unusual I for those who have lost friends or rel atives at sea to attend these auctions and there are times when the first news of such a loss comes through the ; recognition of familiar objects. In the slate of Queensland, Aus tralia, there Is a pension system for . widows left with the care of children. | | Under the new scale of weekly pay- ; ments, taking effect on May 1, last, | the allowance for one child was $1.22; two children. $1.10 each; three children, I •7 cents each; four children, 91 cents each; more than four children, a max imum of $4.88. The state hus found J It wiser, so Consular Agent Caldwell,: Of Brisbane, writes to Dally Consular! and Trade Reports, to pension thej mother rather than to condemn her to | ouch employment as would cause her . to neglect her children. I After four attempts the Episcopal diocese of Washington has succeeded; 1 In electing a bishop who will accept 1 1 the place. The Rev. Dr. Alfred C. I Harding, who has been chosen, Is tho i rector of St. Paul's, Washington, and he seems ta satisfy all the warring elements In the diocese. “He under- 1 stands the nature of the problems that I await solution,” says the Washington I Post, "and knows thoroughly the per Igona and local conditions which affect them. All things considered, the choice Of a Washingtonian, rather than an outsider, Is proper and wise.” ' The immense Northtleld schools and colleges for the training of missiona ries and preachers were erected out of the profits derived from the sale of | Moody and Bankey’s "Sacred Songs i and Solos.” Miss Ada Ellen Bayly , |f (“Edna Lyall”) built St. Peter’s church, Eastbourne, England, with part of the money she received for “Donovan” and “We Two." jjSho also presented a fine peal of bells to the neighboring church of St. Savior and christened them after the heroes of her books—Erie, Hugo and Donovan. . » ♦ »■ ■■ — A full fledged farmers’ Institute on *S wheels la attracting the attention of, 1 agriculturists in Pennsylvania. It Is a V train of three cars run by the Penn sylvania railroad In connection with i 1 the SQhoql of agriculture and experl- I merit station of the Pennsylvania state ‘ college. A corps of trained lnstrue- j tors and agricultural experts accorn- 1 panles the train and lectures on var ious topics that will aid farmers in making their lands more prolltable are given at many points on the line. Persia's rug Industry has ’ suffered materially as a result of the closing of the bazars at Tabriz and other Persian Cities. The difficulties of transporta tion on'the highways of Persia and the lessened American demand for luxuries have contributed In no small measure to the depressed condition of the Per •tan rug trade. Prices have fallen re cently by one-third and rug exports have fallen oft ono-half. Labor there now commands only between 6 and 10 cents a day. A certain minister was deeply Im pressed by an address on the evils of smoking given at a recent synod. He rose from his seat, went to a fellow minister, and said: "Brother, this | morning I received a present of 100 good cigars. I have smoked one of ' t them, but now I'm going home and , burn the remainder In the fire." The I ether minister arose and said it was his Intention to accompany his revor t end brother. “I mean to rescue the 00 i and nine," he added. Russia’s ministry of ways of com munication demands about 80,000,000 rubles (a ruble equals 51.5 cents) for new railway construction. Out of this < amount are to be taken the funds for building the Amur road, double track t tng the Siberian road, building a j bridge across the Volga at Yarostaff and connecting the Russian and Fin nish rallwuy systems at St. Peters burg. | -—* To teach the prospective English •migrant things he should know In or der to adapt himself to his future home Is the object of an Imperial school near London. At It the youngster who has determined to follow fortune across the seas Is taught farming, riding, shooting and the roping of cattle and horses. A black fox with a pelt worth J500 ! driven from the hills by the extreme cold, was killed In the streets of Nome, . ’ Alaska, recently. The animal was i chased by hundreds of Nome citizens i and finally its rich pelt fell to a ten derfoot prospector, who made a wild slam at the fox with a club and killed --- ! , Beggs, Ok’a., is said to be the placo where a minister, marrying a negro couple, asked the woman: "I)o you take this man for better or for worse?" She Interrupted by explaining: “No, Judge, I wants him Jest as he Is. If he gits any better he'll die, and if he gits any wuso I'll kill him myself.” Among the thousand and one pro jects on the program of the Young Turks for the regeneration of Turkey the Constantinople Journals unnounce, with 'much satisfaction, the Intention to rid the city of Its street dogs. Britain, Canada, Australia and New i Kealand had to pay a deficiency of 9311.810 on last year's working of the > Pacific cable, according to the accounts | published a few days ago. JThe rarest seashell is the “Cone of the Holy Mary'-” Only two specimens are known, one of which is in the Brit ish museum. BOUGHT NOTHING AND PAYS NOTHING Wesleyan Professor Purchased Place in Faculty from Prede cessor Who Was Bounced. Llncotun, Neb.. Dec. 15.—Frankly adg mitting that he purchased the Job of; director of the school of music attached to Wesleyan university from his preilej cessor. E. M. Upton asks the district! court to enjoin Vernon Spencer, the, man from whom the purchase wqs made, from attempting to collect the! *500 note which evidenced the transac tion, on the ground that Spencer had1 nothing to sell when the transaction, was made. Upton says that at the time Spencen dickered with him and closed the ileal,, the authorities at Wesleyan had ae mantled of him and received his resig nation as head of the musical conserv atory. a fact Spencer kept from him and which he only recently learned. He says that in order to comply with the legal muxlm that he who asks equity must do equity, he makes a formal tender to turn back to Spencer all that he got from him—which was nothing— and in return wants the note he gave returned to him. Spencer is now in Berlin. Germany, but the note Is In a local bank for collection or sale. NEBRASKA DEBATERS WIN OVER ILLINOIS Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. 15.—Nebraska’s three debaters—J. E Bednar. R. W. Bates and Dean Driscoll—were last night awarded the decision over S. M. Thompson, R. B. Frizzell and J. C. Elerbstman, representing Illinois uni versity In the oratorical contest held it Memorial hail of the University of ^ebraHka. Nebraska had the affirmative of the juestion favoring a commission form ■jt municipal government. Governor Bholdon acted us presiding officer. —*►— M3BIE RICE WILL LIVE IN BOSTON Boston, Mass.. Dec. 15.—Mrs. Abbie Rice, the central figure In the Rustln tragedy In Omaha, and the star wit ness for the state in the Davis trial, will make her future home In this :ity. Her husband. Irving Rice, is here mil lias begun to furnish a home for the woman who deserted him when a loldier In Uubn. He haH secured work and will be n a position to send for his wife -arly hi the spring. Until that time she will stay with her father in Des Moines. EDITOR’S WIFE GETS NEBRASKA DECREE Omaha, Neb., Dec. 16.—Mrs. Carpar tVhitney secured a divorce from her Husband, the New York authority on ■ports and editor of Outing, in Omaha. Friday. The hearing was held during the noon recess of court by Judge Lee Estelle. Her suit was filed November 30 tgainst William Whitney and thus dis guised, escaped notice until the decree tvas formally entered. Mrs. Whitney testified she came to Omaha a yeur ago and that she has been living apart from her hus band since. She went to New York ast September to smooth matters over f possible, but ,she testified that her Husband, when she called upon him In his office, knocked her dowrn and fragged her out of the room. A de position of a witness to this was read. Mrs. Whitney secured *300 a month flimony. Whitney offered no defense, but was represented by an attorney. INDIANA HAS THE CHAMPION EAR OF CORN Omaha, Neb., Dec. 15.—Prizes for in dividual exhibits in competitions open to the world had extreme interest for the exhibitors at the national corn ex-j position. These premiums were well! divided among the 28 corn growing states, Indiana getting first and second for slnglo ear of corn In the world’s championship. The award follows; Best hull' bushel' barley—First prize, Harry Marthaler, Deaver Dam, Wls.; second, Richard Hayward, Bay City, Mich.; third, J. W. Thomas, Warren, Mlun. Best half bushel rye—First. A. W. Jewett, Mocon, Mich.; second, C. P. Peclnovskv. Protovln, la.; third, H. P. Marshall, Itlpon, Wls. Best 10 ears kaftir corn—First, Mon roe Riggs, Altamount, Kan.; second, Fred Waltje, Anthony, Kan.; third, Hugh A. Randcll, Guthrie, Okla. Best 10 oars sweet corn—First, N. Howard Brewer, Hocklaunn, Minn.; second, Frank J. Bindley, Fox Bake, Wls.; third, J. W. Beckman, Cakota, Minn. White, popcorn—First, H. T. Bake, Kasvillo. S. D.: second, B. B. Clore, FrunkUn, Ind.; third, Arnold Martin, Dubois, Nob, Best bale alfalfa—First. Paul Frazier, Fort Crook, Neb.: second. R. H. Scott, Tarklo, Mo.; third, David Jeffries, Mer iden, Idaho. Bargest and best ear corn (world's championship)—First. George Stam brook, Franklin, Ind.; second, Harry Tilsen, Franklin, Ind.; third, Harry Seitz, Desota, Neb. PHIPPS AND WIFE MAY BE REUNITED BY THE BLACKMAIL THREATS Denver, Colo., Dee. 15.—As a reward for the courage and bravery displayed by Detective McDonald in the arrest of Mrs. Allan F. Read, who threatened with dynamite Mrs. Genevieve Chand ler hlpps, Bawrence Phipps presented to the detective a check for $2,000. Accompanying the check was a letter of gratitude. Out of this story and others that have been printed since the attempted blackmail of Mrs. Phipps, has grown a rumor that Bawrence Phipps and his divorced wife had become reconciled and that they would remarry in the near future. Anxiety felt by both parents for their children, who have twice been threatened by blackmailers within a few weeks. Is said to have brought Phipps and his divorced wife into friendly relations. INCUBATOR BABY IS HEIR TO A FORTUNE Omaha. Neb.. Deo. 15.— Josephine Knauber, the “incubator baby" at the Trans-Mississippi exposition,'has fal len heir to $15,000. After the exposition, the ineubatoi having been proven effective, Amana A Fatriek. of Omaha, took the baby tc raise. Site died recently, leaving $5,00C to the family, anu the rest or her es tate. valued at $15,000, to the little girl who Is 10 years of age. Mrs. Patrick was also known as Bes et* Weir, ai)1 lived in the tenderloin district. DAVIS ACQUITTED OF 1JER CHARGE Abbie Rice Will Not Be Held for the Murder of Profligate Omaha Physician. Omaha, Neb., DLec. 12.—"Not guilty, waa the verdict rendered by the jury In the ease of Charles E. Davis, ac cused of the murder of Dr. Frederick Rustin on the morning of September 2, and In accordance with the decision of the jury, Judge Sears discharged the prisoner. The jury deliberated 13 hours and it required 1!) ballots to reach an agree ment. The first ballot stood 11 to 1 for acquittal of the charge of murder in the first degree. The lone juror maintained his position for four bal lots and after that was joined by an other juror In voting for conviction on a lesser charge. County Attorney English, who con ducted the prosecution, was at his home when called up by telephone this morning and advised of the verdict. There was a noted disappointment in his voice when lie said: "I thought it was a case that de manded the most vigorous prosecution. I exhausted the resources at my com mand to give it that. Everything the Mate could do to subserve the ends of justice was done." “Will Mrs. Abbie Rice be prose cuted?-’ was asked, "Well. I should say not!" was the quick reply. "She will be released. The case which the state made against Da vis contemplated, If it did not estab lish, the Innocene of the woman as to the commission of the murder." Charles E. Davis, the defendant, is at the home of his brother, Fred H. Da vis, vice president of the First National i tank. Mrs. Rustin, widow of Dr. Rustin, J the dead man, has gone to Haverhill, i Mass., to make her home with her pa- I rents. Charles E. Davis Immediately was released from custody, and within half an hour was at work at his desk In the ladles' department of the First Nation al bank, apparently as unconcerned as he has been since his name was first mentioned In connection with the case. In an interviews he said that he had never felt any concern over the out come, although he realized that his condition at "the time of the tragedy made it difficult for him to remember clearly what had occurred. Abbie Rice, the principal witness against Davis, will be allowed to re join her husband In Pennsylvania. HISTORY OF RUSTIN TRAGEDY September 2—At 3:15 a. m. Dr. Fred erick Rustin found dying on the front porch of ills residence by his wife. Died in hospital at 8 o’clock. September 3—Mrs. Abbie Rice, mis- ' tress of Dr. Rustin, connected with j case by police. September 4—Surgeons say Rustin's | death was case of murder. Mrs. Rice arrested. September 5—Rustin funeral held. I September 6—Mrs. Rice gives full statement of connection with Rustin tragedy to police. Not made public. September 8—Sensational story of triple suicide pact told at inquest by Mrs. Rice. She implicates Charles E. Davis. Davis denies he tried to kill Rustin. i September 9—Coroner’s jury recom mends that Davis be held. He is ar rested and released under $5,000 bonds. September 11—Davis arraigned in po lice court. Pleads not guilty to charge of murder in first degree. He is re leased under bonds of $7,000. September 24—Preliminary hearing of Davis begins in police court. September 25—Mrs. Rice testifies to meeting Davis in Rustin’s office night before shooting. Retells story of sui cide pact. September 30—Davis is held to district court on charge of murder in first de gree under bonds of $7,000. Mrs. Rice held as witness under bonds of $1,000 and goes to jail, December 3—Trial of Charles E. Da vis began in district court. December 10—Verdict of acquittal is rendered by Jury in favor of Charles E. Davis. WHEELBARROWS ARE TRUNDLED INTO THE COURT’S PRESENCE Lincoln, Neb., Dee. 12.—Trundling two wheelbarrows into the federal court, William Gossett and Charles H. Heineman, both of Falls City, asked the court to puss upon the question of whether or not ho believed that Heine man had wronged Gossett by stealing his Invention. The court will pass on the question later. Gossett wants an injunction to re strain Heineman from making and selling the barrows, and would also be pleased' to receive $10,000 as damages. Gossett’s story was that he had figured out a greatly Improved barrow', and had gone to Heineman to make ar rangements for him to take charge of the exclusive sale of it. He says that Heineman kept the sample bftrrow for awhile and a little later turned up with one that exactly resembled Gos sett’s, save that in addition to being able to tip its load forward it could be dumped sideways. When the case was about to be pre sented Gossett's attorney asked that his barrow be brought Into court. Helneman’s legal representative said he had no objection if his client was al lowed to bring his In. The court so or dered, and a moment later the decorum of the room was broken by the proces sion of noisy barrow s rolling across the tiled floor. GRANDPA TRIED TO DANCE; BROKE KNEE New York. Dec. 12.—Gertie and Jen nie Carter, 4 and $ years old, sat on the knee of their grandfather, William Carter, at the front window of their home in Brooklyn, watching young peo ple daned in a house opposite. Gertie asked grandpa if he could dance. "Sure, my dear. I was the best dancer of my set in my younger days. I can dance as well and as long as the best of them," he replied. Then Grandpa Carter started to show how he could dance. He fell and broke his knee cap and w’as taken to the Long Island College hospital. ROBBERS HOLD UP A GREAT NORTHERN TRAIN Snpkane. Wash.. Dec. 12.—Three men held up the eastbound Great Northern train a mile and a half east of Hillyard, early this morning, robbed the mail car and made their escape. The amount of the booty obtained Is not known. The express ear. which contained n. large amount of money, was overlooked by the robbers. Smile at the gods if you would have them smile at you- and smile first. SUPREME COURT MUST PASS UPON OWN MEMBERSHIP Gov. Sheldon's Appointment of Judges Raises Question for Court to Decide. i Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 9.—The newly , constituted supreme court is shortly to be confronted with an embarrassing question. The democrats take the posi tion that the four new judges should be appointed by the incoming governor because nobody will definitely and legally know whether the amendment Increasing the number of judges has carried until the legislature announces the result from its constitutional can vass. It is their present intention to bring this matter into question at the j earliest possible moment. The only tribunal wherein it can be | settled is the supreme court itself. That consists now of seven judges,' and the constitution says that a ma jority of the court must determine any question submitted to it. Following the' usual and orderly manner, none of the four judges would care to sit In a case wherein they were personally concerned. If they followed their pref erence they would step aside and let,’ the three old members decide. But’ three isn’t a majority of seven, and no opinion the three might give would' be a valid one. No one of the four, new judges can be selected to act with the three because the right of all four to sit is challenged. There is nothing, therefore, to do but for all seven judges to sit upon the question, and the democrats are won- j dering what they can hope for from the court since the question is largely, a partisan one, and it is probable that all they really expect to gain is an j issue that they can raise in the com ing campaign, when three judges are to be elected. REGENTS SELECT AN ACTING CHANCELLOR , Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11.—A farewell banquet was last night tendered Chan cellor E. Benjamin Andrews, of the University of Nebraska, by memebrs of the faculty club. Chancellor Andrews has resigned and will conclude his ser vice at the conclusion of the university year. Tonight’s function was attended by leading educators and representative men of the state. The Nebraska re-, gents elected Dr. Samuel Avery, of the university chair of chemistry, to be acting chancellor, his duties beginning January 1. PRISONERS MAKE ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 11.—Four prisoners confined in the county jail here, two of them declared by the po- i lice to be desperate men, escaped by sawing the bars on the jail door. The leader is supposed to be Tom Haley, accused of robbing the postof flce at Callaway, Neb. Descriptions have been telegraphed to sheriffs over the country. STOLE MINK COAT, GOES TO PENITENTIARY Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11.—Shrieking wildly for her husband to save her from prison, Mrs. Mildred Boles was half carried out of the district court, after Judge Frost had sentenced her to one year in the' penitentiary for shoplifting. A month ago a $300 mink coat and a $25 hat were stolen from the de partment store of the Rudge & Guenzel company. The lifting was done In day light, but without detection. Employes of the firm were sent to the various theaters to spy on the millinery dis plays of the women, and their vigi lance was rewarded by finding the hat on the comely head of one Mrs. Mc Connell. She was arrested, and so was her companion, Mrs. Boles. Before they got her, Mrs. McConnell chucked the hat in the stove, and for this she got 30 days in Jail. Mrs. Boles pleaded guilty to tak ing the coat. She is a prepossessing woman of 21, and this was her first offense. She sobbed convulsively dur ing the arraignment, and collapsed when the sentence was pronounced and she found that she was face to face with prison walls. LOAFING STORK CRIPPLES FARMERS Scarcity of Farm Help Attrib uted to Race Suicide Among Tillers of the Soil. Omaha, Dec. 11.—The president's country life commission Is preaching the Roosevelt doctrine ot anti-r^ce sui cide. “The first question we ask farmers In every locality is: Have you a sufficient amount of farm labor? The invariable answer is no. Why? The stork Is loaf ing.” This is the statement of Henry G. Wallace, member of the commission, who arrived in Omaha today for the opening of the National Corn exposi tion, that continues until December 20. The commission has an active part in the affairs of the exposition. "The president is right,” added Mr. Wallace, “in his anti-race suicide doc trine. Not only is this thing noticeable in the cities where fashion holds sway, but it extends to the farms and the farmers are paying the penalty, they say, in a scarcity of labor. The situa tion for the present, of course, is not as bad as it will be for the future, un less the people get back to the old fashioned ideas of life.” ROOSEVELT OPENS CORN EXPOSITION Omaha, Neb., Dec. 11.—The National Corn exposition, which will be thrown open today, will have its christening by President Roosevelt, who lias sent a letter of congratulation to be read, and who will declare the exposition formally opened. Twenty-eight states have sent 7.000 exhibits to the exposition, which is the largest ever held. The exhibits cover 250,000 square feet of floor space. CASTRO IS OUT; ACTS AS EMISSARY OF PEACE Santander, Spain, Dec. 11. — The French steamer Guadeloupe, with Pres ident Castro, of Venezuela, on board, came in here today. It was learned that Mr. Castro will continue on board of the steamer to Bordeaux. From Bordeaux ho will travel overland to Berlin.. Castro has come to Europe with the intention of settling all the Venezuelan International questions. The general health of the president is good. t . CRUISE OF FLEET IS EPOCH MAKING EVENT Secretary Metcalf, of the Navy Department, Makes His Annual Report. Washington, Dec. 14.—Secretary Met calf, of the navy department, In his annual report, discusses, as the most I notable naval event of the past year, ' the voyage of the battleship fleet, which ! "has proven an epoch-making cruise." i Late in the spring of 1907 it was de- l cided to send the Atlantic fleet on a I practice cruise to the Pacific. When ; the purpose of giving this assemblage of 16 battleships such a practice cruise, J under severe conditions, was an nounced, he states, criticism from high technical quarters was heard. The un dertaking. it was said, was too monu mental; dangers more than multiplied with numbers in such a case; battle ships should not be sent around the globe on any ordinary occasion; the skeletons of some of them would doubt less be left in the Straits of Magellan; and, if the ships should round South America, they would, one by one, ar rive with machineries loose and unser viceable, and with crews reflecting the conditions of the material. The facts are, Secretary Metcalf says, that the ships maintained schedule time, and have practically taken care of their repairs on this cruise. The re pairs list 3ent in at the naval station, Cavite, P. I„ have just been received, and are insignificant. They show that after the voyage to the distant bor ders of the Pacific, the needed repairs are negligible. The performance of the Oregon in 1898 has, it seems, been sub stantially repeated. As the officer in command of the American fleet now in the far east holds the rank of rear admiral only, he is in a position of subordination to for eign naval officers. This is true because foreign powers have, on important na val stations representatives of the j rank of vice-admiral. The secretary urges that the navy should, without de- | lay, be provided with two vice admirals. ! The secretary recommends that con press authorize at its approaching ses sion the construction of four battle ships, four scout cruisers, 10 destroyers, four submarines, three colliers, one re pair ship, one ammunition ship, two mine-laying ships—these two ships to 1 '• converted from cruisers now on the . -vy list. THE REPORT OF THE CONTROLLER OF CURRENCY Washington, Dec. 14.—The annual report of Lawrence O. Murray, comp troller of the currency, made to con gress on December 7, includes statistic al and general information in relation to the condition of national and other banks at date of latest returns, the fig ures relating to national banks being taken from reports to the comptroller of the currency under date of Septem ber 23, 1908, when there were in op eration 6,853 associations, wdth paid in capital stock of $921,463,172, circulating notes outstanding $613,726,155, and in dividual deposits of $4,548,135,165. Loans and discounts amounted to $4, 760,612,731.11; and the banks held in their vaults gold and sliver to the amount of $680,185,555, and legal tender notes, $188,238,515. The aggregate re sources of the banks on the date in question were $9,027,260,484. In addi tion to the paid in capital stock of na tional banks is the stockholders' liabil ity, amounting to $921,463,172. The surplus of the banks Is $565,566,207, and their undivided profits $202,099,801. Thus the capital, stockholders’ liabil ity, surplus and other profits, aggre gate $2,610,592,352, or over one-fourth of the total liabilities of the banks. It Is estimated that there are about 406, 900 shareholders in national banks, and that the affairs of the associations are managed by approximately 68.000 di rectors. The comptroller estimates the number of depositors in national banks at five and one-half millions. The authorized capital stock of the national banks on October 81, 1907, amounted to $909,274,775, since which date there has been an addition of $22, 823,000 from banks organized during the year, and $16,OSO,000 from increases of capital of pre-existing banks. The losses were as follows: By voluntary liquidation, $11,040,000; by expiration of charters, $1,376,000; by failures, $6,560, 000; by reductions of capitalization of old banks, $1,172,500. These changes Bhow an apparent increase of capital during the year of $21,090,500, but this amount includes the capital of a num ber of associations closed voluntarily or otherwise, the stock accounts of which have not been closed on the books of this office, the amount so rep resented being $2,035,000. There are 1.826 national banks, with capital of $25,000 each; 2,116, with cap ital of over $25,000 to $50,000 inclusive; 1,623, with capital of over $50,000 to $100,000 inclusive; 757 over $100,000 to $250,000; 476 over $250,000 to $1,000,000; 69 over $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, and 6 wdth capital of over $5,000,000. From the date of the first issue of national bank circulation, December 21, 1863, to October 81, 1908, notes w'ere is sued to the amount of $4,172,614,945, of which $3,506,769,958 have been re deemed, leaving outstanding $665,844, 987. In the year ,1ust closed the issues amounted to $367,017,740, an amount exceeding by $130,898,000 the sum is sued during the year ended October 31, 1907. _ _ __ BREAD LINE MAN IS BROKEN DOWN “BUM” New York, Dec. 14.—Terrence V. Pow derly, United States commissioner of immigr- tion, has a decided opinion of the men who compose New York's much-talked of “bread line,” according to a letter received from him today. "X have made it a practice for years,” wrote Mr. Powderly. “to take my place In the bread line and converse with the unfortunates I found there. I managed to get the views of a number and to become enlightened as to the character of the man I associated with. In the main he is a bum, slovenly, indolent, shiftless and ambitionless. Some event In his past life broke his spirit, and of his own volition it will not mend.” EMBEZZLER IS SENTENCED. Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 14.—John F. Schulte, ex-paylng teller of the First National bank, of Ilacine, Wis.. was sentenced today to five years at Fort Leavenworth. Schulte embezzled $15, 000 and pleaded guilty. OFFERS REWARD FOR WIFE AND LOVER Pittsourg, Dec. 14.—W. A. Stone, a millionaire coal operator of Uniontown, has offered a reward of $2,500 for the capture of his wife and Emery Martin, a leading merchant of that place. De tectives are conducting a systematic search for them. On December 2 Mrs. Sione left her husband and family, the coal operator alleges, and Martin left the same day. Since Mrs. Stone’s dis appearance, her mother, Mrs. Engle, has committed suicide. RUEF CONVICTED IN THIRD TRIAL Jury Finds the “Frisco” Boss Guilty of Bribery—Heney in the Court Boom. San Francisco. Dec. 14.—Abrahams Ruef, former political boss of San Francisco, was convicted of bribery. The verdict was returned at 4 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, when the delib erations of the jury had been pro longed throughout a period of hours. The trial, which had been in progress. 106 days, was Ruef’s third. He plead ed guilty the first time and got clem ency. The jury disagreed in the sec ond trial. Attorneys, defendant, spectators, de tectives and police held their breath, as the clerk slowly and deliberate!;.', yet with apparent agitation, unfolded the paper, and then, as every eye in. the court room was riveted upon him, read ‘he fatal words: ‘‘We, the jury,, find the defendant, Abraham Ruef, guilty as charged.’’ Immediately everybody rose to their feet. There was a murmur of approval, but no scene or demonstration. Heney In Court1' Room. At the other end of the counsel table, near the place where his blood had dyed the floor a deep crimson red. sat Francis J. Honey, who appeared in the court room for tho first time since the day he was shot. Ruef’s conviction renders him liable to a maximum penalty of 14 years in thp npnitAntiflrv MODEL FLATS FOR ONLY $19 PER MONTH Chicago, Dec. 14.—Agitation, started several years ago, has resulted in the construction of a “model tenement,’’’ which will be ready for occupancy Jan uary 1 at 5628 and 5530 Lake ave. William M. Hoyt, millionaire, is the owner of the structure, built at the so licitation of the Hyde Park Betterment league. Nearly >30,000 has been ex pended in the construction of the build ing. At an average rent of $19 per month, tenants of the "model tene ment’’ will bo provided with steam heat, Janitor service, fuel and illum inating gas, hot and cold water, hard wood floors, electric bells, speaking tubes, letter boxes, window shades, full bathroom equipment, shower baths, a. clothes closet for every room, scien tific ventilation, and perfect lighting facilities. The building now is almost • finished, has a frontage'of 50 feet, with three stories built above the basement, in which will be two stores, a living apartment, janitors’ rooms, boiler rooms, shower baths, and a large laun dry. The laundry is devised for the convenience of any of the women ten ants who may earn their living by tak ing in washing. CASTRO IS mTpARIS, BUT WILL BE GOOD Paris Deo. 14—It is officially an nounced today that the French govern ment informed President Castro he would be expelled from the country in case he made any manifestation cal culated to disturb, public order, or if ho gave interviews to journalists or in any manner to inaugurate a press campaign against France or in justification of his own attitude or that of the Venezuelan government. Castro gave assurances that he came to France in the capacity of a private citizen to undergo an operation, and promised to adhere to the wishes of the government. Castro arrived here this evening. The trip was uneventful. The president and party drove at once to the hotel. THE DUTCH WILL MAKE IT LIVELY FOR VENEZUELA Willemstad, Bee. 14.—The govern ment of The Netherlands lias no in tention of being negligent in the mat ter of the blockade of the Venezuelan coast, inauguratedby three of its war ships last week. The Dutch battle ship and cruiser left here this morning tor Venezuelan waters, cleared for ac tion. It is believed they will demonstrate off La Guaira, and will probably begin seizing Venezuelan merchant vessels, tt us putting a stop to trade between Venezuelan ports. A clash between the warships and the coastal forts of Ven ezuela is likely to follow any radical action. SHONTS FORGETS THE BABY'S NAME New York, Dec. 3 4.—Theodore P_ Shonts and his daughter, Miss Mar guerite, who went to Paris to be with the Duchess de Chaulness when tha stork visited her, returned today. Mr. Shonts was congratulated over the safe arrival of his grandchild. He said the duchess and ner son are doing well. Mr. Shonts was stuck when asked the baby’s name. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully and sa4d: "His name is Emanuel Theodore Marie—wait, that’s wrong. Where was I? Now I’ll have to start all over again. His name is Emanuel Theodore Bernard Marie Louis —wait that's off. It’s something liko Louis. Its Emanuel Theodore Bernard Marie Lo—you will really ask my daughter. She made a special study or the whole name and I believe that she can recite it." Certainly, Miss Shonts knew the new baby’s name. She smiled and, taking a long breath, repeated without a sin gle pause: "Emanuel Theodore Bernard Marie Luynos O’Ailly Due De Chaulness Kt Picquiny.” She explained that the child is not. called by all those names. He Is nick named "Manouche/’ the same name to* which his father answered. WOMAN IS VICE PRESIDENT OF ILLINOIS BARTENDERS Alton. Ill . Dec. 14.—A woman is now vice president of the Illinois Bartend ers’ association. She is Miss Anna Wil lard, of Chicago. There were about 5U> delegates and their wives at the con vention. Three delegates were women.. They were Miss Willard, Miss Eliza beth Maloney, of Chicago, and Miss* Murl Kelly, of East St. Louis. FINED BECAUSE HE KILLED ONLY WILD ELK SEEN IN YEARS Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 14.—Arthur Alien. of Sherburne, won proud dis tinction a few days agu by killing an elk. the first seen In Minnesota in a wild state in 25 years. No one could account for its appearance In Martin county. The game law does not pro vide any season for killing elk so Mr Allen has been compelled to pay a fine of $25 because of ids prowess ~~ ~ ~ -J