IHE O’NEILL FRONTIER O. H. CRONIN. Publisher. rNEILL, NEBRASKA The British Income lax Is not only the heaviest, but the hardest, most In quisitorial In the world. The thr- c year average having been don< awa>. a man now Is assessed on his profits or gains during the year of assessment The death duties are a fearful burden on all classes Since they were Im posed, In J 894, they have yielded over £ 220,00(1.000. Many landed estates have paid twice or three times within five or six years, with the result that they are utterly crippled. Fim houses have gone to ruin, and hundreds of agricultural laborers have been thrown out of employment. For a speeded tree trade country, the duties are very high. Even the kitchen can boast Its mar tyrs. Chief among these was Vatel, the chief cook of Conde, who ran him Velf through the heart with a sword because the fish had not arrived hi time for a banquet which his master was giving Louis XIV Vatd's pane gyric is to be found lh the concluding volume of the "Almanaoh des Gour mands": "Ho noble a death Insures you, venerable shade, the most glorious Immortality! You have proved that the fanaticism of honor can exist In the kitchen ae well as in the camp, and that the suit and the saucepan have also their Catos and their Deciuses " The suffrage papers of England re port that the number of women elected Co office In Ireland during the last 12 months has been gratifying to all ad vocates of eyual suffrage. Five wom en, Mrs. L. A. Barr, Mrs. Griffin. Miss Hamilton, Miss G. Leake Griffin and Lady Bockrell, were elected as urban, district and town councilors. Forty - three women were elected as rural dis trict councilors, 20 of them for the first time. As poor law guardians 103 wom en were elected. The Argentine government, during the last year, has begun the develop ment of a now petroleum field at Com odoro Rlvadavla. on the Bay of St George, east coast of Patagonia. The first oil bearing stratum was found at a depth of 1,77# feet, In a cretaceous formation. The government well yields 13 or 14 tons of oil per day, without pumping. The oil Is dark brown and Very heavy, and seems especially adapted for fuel. The Floyd county commissioners, it Is reported, "have ordered 10 dozen suits it pajamas for the county’s convicts." I Is there anether county In Georgia or another penal Institution In the United States that provides Its prisoners with, the fashionable '■nighties?" says Sa vannah News. Who wouldn’t rather be a pajamaed prisoner In the Floyd county chain gang than a no nightshirt ’reeman on the plains of windy Kan sas. No longer Is the Bank of England the greatest Institution of Its kind. In vol ume of business transacted, at least, it Is surpassed by the National City bank, of New York. Eighty millions of del-1 tars rush through this mlllrace every day, and not one penny Is misplaced. The giant safe, which Is protected by a door -with 24 holts, contains a for-, tune of $99,4tM),880 In gold and a half billion dollars in first class securities. . The traveler exhibited a peculiar nervousness on seeing the long legged, •11m, fierce looking liogs that roamed at will over the country. At length lie asked R native sitting on a fence by the toadslde: "Aren’t these razorbaek hogs rather dangerous?" ”1 never heard of none of them doing any harm,” remarked the native. “1 think they must be safety razorbaoks." A young woman, a public sc hool ^ teacher In a New York suburb, hue formed a lunch club for the mothers of , her pupils, to assist them In putting up I suitable school lunches for their chll- I dren. She noticed that the majority of her pupils brought a few cents to ochool each day and with the money , bought their lunch at a shop nearby, j As a rule they bought the very things they' should not have. The chief justice of the supreme court Is Melville W. Fuller, and the associate justices are: John M. Harlan, Ken tucky; David J. Brewer, Kansas; Ed ward D. White, Louisiana; Rufus W. Peckbam, Now York: Joseph McKenna. California; Oliver W. Holmes, Massa- ! chusetts; William R. Day, Ohio; and : William H. Moody, Massachusetts. At the battle of Marengo, the French irmly was virtually defeated; and. while Bonaparte and hts staff were con- ! sidering their next move, Dessalx sag j gested that there was yet time to re- : trleve the disaster Napoleon rallied his men, renewed the battle, and won a great victory over the Austrians, though the unfortunate Dessalx lost his own life on that field. The biggest map in the world will be constructed by the celebration commit tee on the south side of Queenshoro bridge, in New York It will bo 3.724 feet long and 89 feet high. The prin cipal towns and cities affected by the bridge will be shown by green lamps, electrically lighted, and at night it can be studied at almost any point along the East river. His wife’s mother had been visiting mt the man’s house steadily for seven months, On towards Christmas time, she said to him: "John, l am going to have my photograph taken as a Christ mas gift for you and Minnie. What dress do you prefer me in?” "Your .■raveling gown, dear mother," the son Inlaw replied. Scotland long ago lost its forests In the time of James VI it was la mented that the country was almost naked and “mony yeirs ago spoiled of *11 the timber within the same." With in the last hundred years, however, great, tracts, notably in Perthshire and Forfarshire, that once were bare, huvu been reclothed with “tlmmer.” Two London cabbies were glaring at each other. "Aw, wot s the matter ■with you?” demanded one. "Nothing's the matter with me, you bloomin' id iot." "You give me a narsty look." per sisted the first. "Me? Why, you cer tainly ’ave a narsty look, but 1 didn't give It to you, so ’elp me!” The rise of bunking in London nmv be said to date from 11172, when the king confiscated the amounts outstand ing at the credit of the wealthy gold smiths. said Charles Welch recent I \. ■peaking at the London institution. India’s accumulated hoards of wealth locked up in strong Iron boxes and se creted, amounts to *1,600.000,000. and this vast sum is bring augmented an aually to the amount of *66,000.000 The island of Mauritius has a new in dustry—the manufacturing of »ii from jitstaeohio nuts, it sells for 3 cents a quart and is useful as a substitute for Sard and inferior olive oil. A single dealer in Madrid sells an nually 30,000 larks fine lies and othei email birds for food, and tin- total num ber thus consumed Is estimated -t a (million in that city alone GOVERNOR WILL APPOINT BOARD UNDER NEW LAW Will Name New Normal Board •—March 30 Will Be Bate of Adjournment. I.incclu, .NVI... March :ia. ' la house, in committee of the whole, yesterday afternoon voted to abolish the require ment that foods sold in packages must be branded on tin* outside of the pack- j ages with tin amount of the. net weight or volume. It was amended to pro- j vide that amount of contents need not' be stated, but if stated such statement must be correct. The influence of Gov ernor Sh.dienb* rger whs behind the amendment, which curried by a party vot*. Tin* Semite recommended tor passage tie Rygland hill, >1. R. No. 2H, provid ing that county commissioners shall b« elected from districts instead of by tin entire county. il also recommended for passage the Talcott bill. H. R. No. 2K6. providing for the appointment by the governor of a new normal board of live mende rs. The governor at present appoints llie normal board, but each i man is appointed for live, years, the term of no two expiring in the same ywni. This bill will enable the gov* ernor to appoint an ntin In* w bpard at oi.ee. The committee of tin1 senate appoint ed to meet with a like committee from the house and confei on a day for ad- j jourmnent reported that March 150 had i been agreed upon. 'I he senate decided | that it could not finish business by that ! time, and instructed the committee to confer again. The house had already adopted tli«» report. ^ — NEBRASKAN GOES TO INTERIOR DEPARTMENT Washington, March 30. Several im- I portant changes nffeciing the personnel of the interior department were yes terday announced by Secretary Bal linger. Joseph R. Webster, of ^Nebras ka, was appointed an assistant attor ney in the office of the secretary at a salary of $3,750. Fred II Barclay, of Wyoming was promoted to be assist ant attorney In the office of the as sistant attorney general at $3,500 per annum Lincoln. Neb., March 30. Joseph it Webster, appointed yesterday to bp assistant attorney in the office of the secretary of the interior, is a pioneer resident of Nebraska and still claims Lincoln as bis home, although em ployed in the government service at Washington for a number of years. He was attorney general of Nebraska in the early days of the state, and lias been a leader in the councils of the republican party since the close of the civil war. ♦444444444 4 444444444 4 44444 4 ♦ 4 FIND BUFFALO HEAD 4 4 FAR UNDER GROUND 4 4 4 4 Norfolk, Neb., March 30.—A 4 4 buffalo le ad was dug up out of 4 4 a Norfolk houseyurd Thursday 4 4 afternoon. It was at the home 4 4 of Frank H. Heels, Sixth street 4 4 and Pusewulk avenue, and eight 4 4 feet underneath the surface of 4 4 the earth that the head of the 4 4 pioneer and now nearly extinct 4 4 animal, once a rover of these 4 4 plains, was found. The horns 4 4 on the head measured 13 Inches 4 4 across. 4 4 4 4444444 4 44 4 4 4-444 444 4 4-44444 WIDOW ASKS $50,000 OF RAILROAD COMPANY Rmcrsim. Neb., Mart'll 30. The wid ow of Fireman Stouffer, who was killed 111 the railroad wreck at Thurs ton several weeks ago, has sued the railroad company for $.‘01,0011 damages. —'f— QUARREL OVER FENCE LEADS TO MURDER 15runt, Nell., March 30. Advices from the town of Phoebe, in this (Perking) county, nay that James Jones and Jo seph Rowley, neighboring ranchmen, quarreled yesterday over a division fence and Jones shot Rowley, killing him almost instantly. County authori ties here were untitled and the sheriff was asked to take up the pursuit of Jones, whom it was alleged, had fled to Chase county following the killing EX-STATE OFFICER IS FOUND DEAC Lincoln, Ncli.. March 30. Frederick \V. Miller, of Falls City, Neb., untli recently deputy secretary of state for a number of years, was found dead In a room last night at the Royal ho tel. He had locked himself in the room on Wednesday and the exact time of ills death is unknown. His demise, 1t is declared, was due to natural ■ causes. He was a man of consider- , able prominence in the state for many years. ♦ ****♦♦♦♦♦♦4444444444444^| ♦ THIEVES CARRIED 4 4 STRONG BOX AWAY. 4 ; ♦ 4 4 Ewing. Nel... March 30.—All 4 4 . fl'orts In secure a trace of the 4 4 parties who robbed .1. K. Hauer, 4 | 4 an old farmer, aged 70. living 4 I 4 near here, have failed, although 4 ! 4 it is suspected that local tuleni i 4 did the work. y i ♦ Hauer, who feared hanks. -• ! ♦ kept his mone\ in an iron box -• 4 and while tile family was nva> 4 1 4 Hie thieves carried a wax the 4 4 box which contained $333 4 1 ^44- 4 ! TEXAN FLIES IN AEROPLANE 30 MINUTES; GOES 12 MILES Galveston, Tex., March 30. Hrentlc. K. Neivman. of Hoxar county, made r successful flight in Ills aeroplane, re maining in 11m air 30 minutes. The ma chine carrying its inventor, rose to a height of about 150 feet and covered a distance of 13 miles over a prairie Newman appeared to have perfect control of tile airship and circle, around with apparent ease. He said lie could have r< mained in the air long, or but for some of the machinery being u little stiff. The aeroplane is similar to tile j Wright brothers’ machine. MME. EAMES AND BELLHOP CLASH OVER A STORY i I’lttsburg, l>a.. March 30.—Mine Emma E.lines, the singei, and Valiev Morgan, a bell boy. elasaed in the sing er's apartments in tin Hotel Schcnley last iiiglif la cause tin boi showed her a paper containing a story of tin | Karnes-l>e Cogorza troubles. In mak , mg a liasly exit the bell box had his J fingers pinched in the door ' Th ■ I)|. xa's only injur; wus to in r feelings MAN CONFESSES TO MURDER OF HIS COMPANION Chased Across Continent, Mur derer Admits Killing for Small Sum of Money. Val«-ntin*j. NVb.. March 29. The mys- j tery attaching to the murder of Fred Smith, of Grafton, Neb., last October, was cleared yesterday when James story. .»f Douglas, (Wyo..) confessed to In sheriff and county attorney that he diot and killed Smith and robbed him • I ?4T» in cash and a certificate of de~ »osit for $340. The certificate he subse quently destroyed. Story says he and Smith wore trav Mng together and he shot his com pan - ■»i while la* slept and threw the body t«* the Niobrara river, where it was ■mill a few day s later. Story' was cap •jred after a long chase at I^eGrande, >re.. but protested his innocence until yesterday. r THE LEGISLATURE. J Lincoln, Neb., March 29.—The house this morning, by a vote of 52 to 41, passed a bill granting municipal suf frage to women. The senate has killed j i similar measure. The democratic majority redeemed 1 another platform pledge this morning by ■ hissing a bill appropriating $100,000 for an agricultural school In western Nebraska, and gave $2,000 to the Corn Improvers' association to pay the ex pens* s of lecturers and printing of ro JM *i ts. Another bill passed provides for the summoning of a grand jury in each county. The senate passed the Donahoe l>iil placing all public service corporations unuer control of the state railroad commission, the Lehligh bill making the supreme court clerk a salaried of- i lice at $4,000 a year, and two deputies j at $2,500. Also the Ketchum bill es- [ t&bliahhiK H state dipsomaniac hospital, and agreed to leave the South Omaha Stock Yards company's railroad prop erty out of those to undergo physical valuation. — AUTOMOBILE DEALER TAKES OWN LIFE Hastings, Nel>., March 29.—William Hrummel, 44 years old, a dealer in auto mobiles, was found dead Wednesday night In his bachelor apartments over his garage here. He was hanging In a noose made of burlap covering for auto mobile tires, and it is supposed that he hung himself not later than last Friday night. Financial difficulties made him despondent, though so far as known he never expressed his intention of com miting suicide. Ten days ago Brummell received a shipment of automobiles, for which he hoped to find a ready sale. One or more cylinders In each ear was broken in transit by freezing water having been left in them when they were shipped from the factory. The defects in the cars caused Mr. Brummell to brood, for they either delayed or prevented ne gotiations for several sales. BIGAMIST, PARDONED, PROMISES SUPPORT TO FIRST PARTNER Lincoln. Neb.. March 29.—CJovernnr Shallenberger toilay paroled Bigamist Fred J. Vaughn out of the Nebraska penitentiary. His llrst wife is living In poverty In tills city. Vaughn promised the governor that he would support her and not take on any more wives. PRISONER ATE THE ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES Lincoln, Neb., March 29. Wilber Warner, a brokendown vaudeville per former, literally chewed his way to freedom today. In police court Warner gave an ex hibition by chewing several electric light bulbs and swallowed glass, also several tacks. Judge Kisser promptly W. Tyroll, R7 years old. a DeKalb printer, and married. Mrs. TyrelJ was a widow of Virgil Gray, horse trader, who amassed a fortune. HOG CARVER IS CLEARED OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS Chicago, March 27. Patrick Bren I nan. president of the Independent Pack ing company charged with cruelty to animals in that lie allowed branding hogs with a carving knife instead of tagging them, was found not guilty by a jury in the municipal court today. Brennan < on tended it is more hu mane to carve the letter? I p c" on the hog's back than to pierce its cars for the tag. as the animal usually lac erated itself in trying t*» t» ai out the tag. GOVERNOR SIGNS THE RANK DEPOSIT INSURANCE RILL Redeems One of the Principal Pledges of His Party—■ Adjournment Talk. Lincoln, Neb., March 26.—Governor Shalb-nbcrger yesterday afternoon signed the bank guarantee bill, house record No. 432. Upon motion of Uiers, a committee of three, consisting of Diers, Tibbetq and King was appointed to confer with a like committee from the house on the subject of legislation. It was the sense of the senate that after today that, body should take up no more of Its own bills and that the house should consider ! no more house bills. The arrangement of this matter, however, was left to tlie committee. The senate has not yet decided when it will be ready to ad journ. but the house has accepted the committee recommendation for March 30. It will begin today to hold night sessions. The senate in committee of the whole recommended for passage five appro priation bills including that for $75, •ooo to aid weak school districts to hold live months’ school annually. The South Omaha charter bill, the indefinite postponement of which al most defeated the bank guarantee bill, was reconsidered in the house commit tee of the whole Tuesday afternoon and recommended to pass. The Lincoln charter bill, which has been antagon ized by Mayor Brown, was also recom mended to pass. It was amended, how ever, so as to provide that a special election shall be held within 30 days after it goes into effect. Lincoln, Neb., March 26.—The senate today passed a bill providing for a state grain market, prohibiting the sale of coeaine or morphine save on a phy sician’s prescription, and allowing county boards to appropriate $1,000 to conduct acre experiment tracts. The house recommended for passage a bill appropriating $100,000 for an ag ricultural school in western Nebraska. A big scrap came up over a bill to appropriate $1,000 a year to distribute reports of exports In corn culture and to pay expenses of lecturers. Heffer nan, a farmer member, led the fight against the bill. He said most of the experts were frauds and that the farm ers were solving the seed corn ques tion satisfactorily. The bill was rec ommended to pass. Attorney General Thompson today gave the railroad commission un opin ion that no telephone company could give different rates for tne same ser vice without subjecting itself to the penalties ot the general discrimination law. The case came up from Alma, where former owners were being served for less rate than the public. The morning session of the house came to a close with a fist fight be tween Shoemaker, of Douglas county, and Taylor, of Custer. The only blow' landed was by Taylor, and his fist fell full upon the cheek of the Omaha at torney. The municipal suffrage bill was under discussion and Shoemaker, speaking in opposition, made a remark about the attitude of women toward gambling which led the peppery Custer county man to ejaculate that It women favored gambling Shoemaker would bo supporting the bill. Shoemaker ap plied an offensive epithet and followed it up with calling Taylor several names. "I won’t stand for that,” yelled Tay lor and made for him. Members sepa rated the two men before any further exchanges. :-+- a a a a ♦ ♦ ♦ MAN DENIES THAT ♦ HE WAS HANGED. T ♦ Pilger. Neb., March 26— Cal ♦ ♦ Matheson, a former resident of ♦ ♦ this place, denies that he has ♦ ♦ been hung in Texas. ♦ ♦ Stories have been circulated in ♦ this county that he had met such ♦ ♦ a fate and when the news ♦ ♦ reached him at a ranch In Texas, where he is working as a cow- -t + boy, he lost no time in getting -f -f the word back here that he had ♦ ♦ not been hung. ♦ PARDON IS DUE FOR WOMAN SHOPLIFTER Lincoln, Neb.. March 26.—Mrs. Mil dred Boles Is to escape the year in the state penitentiary she was given by the Lancaster district court for shoplifting. The prison doctor certifies that the woman has so acute a sense ot the shame and humiliation that has come upon her by reason of her crime, that she cannot sleep nor eat but a little. The doctor has informed the governor that h§ believes her health will be per manently Impaired if she Is longer con fined in the penitentiary. The governor will give her a pardon Monday. FREMONT DOESN’T WANT STATE TO BUY THE WAYNE NORMAL SCHOOL Huuoln, Neb., March 26.—A delega tion of prominent citizens of Fremont is here to endeavor to <■ nvince the governor that he ought nuv, to sign the j bill appropriating $90,000 to buy the normal school at Wayne. I p at Fre mont there is a big private normal school run by Professor Clemmons. It Is the apple of the eye of Fremont merchants. They figure that if it wasn’t for the normal, there would bo a whole 1 lot less of Fremont, and the dry goods : and groceries trades would be in bad shape. The competition of the Wayne nor mal, when the late Principal Pyle was in his prime, was vigorous, but in re mit years the Fremont school has boon forging ahead. The argument used by the Fremont business men was that if the state took hold of the Wayne school, it would mean the ex tinction of the school at Fremont In time, as it could not compete In the territory from which both would draw their pupils, where the state paid most of the bills. Ah Fremont doesn’t want the normal put out of business, it is urged that it either should bo pur chased by the state or the Wayne nor* mal proposition passed up. BOY WEDGED IN FUNNEL, NARROWLY MISSES DEATH Norristown. Pa., March 26. —Raymond Marple, 11 years old, was playing in the hayloft of hi father’s barn, at Hickory town. when he fell headlong down the narrow funnel to the feeding bin. in which he became so tightly wedged that he would have died from suffocation had not a stable man heard his muffled cries for help. The funnel had to be broken before the unconscious boy could be gotten out. It was at first thought ilia! bis neck v^a§ broken. BANK GUARANTY IS ALL READY FOR THE GOVERNOR House Fights Senate Amend ments, but Finally Agrees and Passes Them. 4 SENATE AGREES TO 41 4 ADJOURN APRIL 3. 4 4 4 4 Lincoln, Neb., March 25.—'The 4 4 senate has agreed upon Satur- 4 4 day, April 3, as a date for ad- 4. 4 Journment. This will mean that 4 4 tho upper house will work a 4 4 week long'd- thun the limit for 4 4 which pay can be drawn from 4 4 the state. The law has set the 4 4 time for the sessions at 60 days 4 4 and this will expire next Friday. 4 4 The bourbon members of the up 4 4 per house have held a consults 4 4 tlon in this matter and it has 4 4 been conceded that the work 4 4 cannot be completed before that 4 4 time. No official action has yet 4 4 been taken by tlie senate, but the 4 4 democrats arc .greed on the 4 4 time set. 4 4 4 44444444444 ♦♦•♦4 444444444 44 Lincoln, Neb.. March 25.—The sen ate committee of tlie whole yesterday recommended for passage the King hill amending the pure food law; so that the contents and the weight or volume must he stamped on the out side of all food packages. At pres ent the law requires that "the con tents, weight or measure” shall be printed and the Food Commissioner* Mains appointed by Governor Ehall enberger has construed this to mean that if the name of the contents Im printed on the package, it is not nec essary to so state the weight or vol ume. J. W. Johnson, the former commis sioner, ruled that both the contents and tho weight or measure must be stat ed and as a consequence the cracker trust and sonic other big institutions quit doing business in the state. Since the Mains’ ruling they have again placed their products on the Nebras ka market. The bank guaranty bill was consid ered in tho house yesterday afternoon, and a warm argument was engaged in on the senate amendments to the act. Taylor bitterly attacked these amend ments, but they were adopted by the house and the bill is now ready for signature. The house passed bills establishing a claims bureau with tho state railway commission, creating a commission of state officers to fix rates to be charged by bonding companies, giving the gov ernor the power to appoint the secre tary of the state printing board. The joint committee to fix a date of adjournment reported in favor of March 30, but the senate decided this was too, early and took no action. A bill putting sheriffs on a fee basis was passed. Senate file 346. requiring the n*-t weight and contents of a package to in stamped on the outside, was recommit ted preliminary to killing it. In committee of the whole the senate recommended to pass bills establishing grain warehouses under state control. Prohibiting the sale of dope unless by prescription, and appropriating $5.u»n for an experiment station in western. Nebraska. 4 WILL NEW EXECUTIVE 4 4 NOTICE THE TRIPLETS? 4 4 4 4 Beatrice. Neb., March 25.—Mr. 4 4 and Mrs. M. M. Falk are the 4 4 proud parents of triplets, three 4 4 boys, born Sunday afternoon. 4 4 The babies are healthy and woll 4 4 formed and weight eight, seven 4 4 and six pounds, respectively. 4 4 4 -4444-444444444444-4444444444 NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL LOCATED AT WINNEBAGO Winnebago, Neb., March 25.— This place has been chosen as the location for a large Catholic boarding school under the direction of Mother Kather ine Drexel, founder of the Sisters of the Blessed .Sacrament. A site will be furnished free by the citizens of the town. The buildings* which will lirst be provided for a school, a church and a house fer tile priest in charge. ALTERNATIVE WILL IS GAMBLING ACT Verbal Contract Is Not Binding as Against a Subsequent Conveyance by Will. Lincoln, Neb.. March 25.— -V promise mutually made by husband and wife that they will make their wills In favor of each other, so that the survivor may enjoy the separate property of both. Is a gambling contract, contrary iis public policy and incapable of enforce ment by a court of equity. So Judge Cornlsli decides in the case brought by Mrs. Jennie Brown, widow of a former lawyer and banker. E. K Brown, to require his estate to perforin a specific contract embodied In the proposition laid down above. Mrs. Brown told the court that Mr. Brown made her the proposition some years ago. Each had about $100,000 worth of property. The wills were made. Last fail Brown was visiting back among friends and relatives In Indiana. He fell sick and died before his wife could reach him. Before death he made another will giving all he had to the relatives. She sought to enforce the contract, blit the court holt's that to permit a will to he set aside by urai evidence of a different method of dis posing of property would be to open all estates to being raided. There are villages in the Alps and Pyrenees where electric power is so cheap that it does not pay to turn off 'he lights on leaving a room. He Could Not Swim. From the Cleveland Leader Mrs. McCarthy’s husband went out in a boat alone, the boat overturned and he was drowned. A friend met her some w eks later. "I hoar." said he. ’ that Pat left you very well off—that he left you $'it . 000." "True,” said .Vlrs. McCarthy; l.e did." ■'How was that?” asked her friend. ’’Pat couldn’t read nor write, could he?" ■’No." said Mrs. McCarthy. nor swim.”