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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1909)
IKE O’NEILL FRONTIElJ D. H. CRONIN. Publl»h«r. WEILL, NEBKABK* Pear has arisen In the breast of a Jfew Zealander In England caused by the announcement that the Dread nought which his native country Is to give to the empire will be the 13th ship presented to the British navy. How ever, the 13th gift ship is not the preadnought, but the hospital strip Maine, which was fitted up for use In the South African war, and has since •ervad principally In the Mediterra nean. The Maine was the gift of Mr. Baker, an American citizen. The Birmingham Age-Herald In pleading for a strong compulsory edu cation law In Alabama calls attention Co the fact that of the 733,000 children tof school age only 161,000 white children and 78,000 black children were attend ing school, according to the census of 1000. "When all allowances aro made," Bays the Age-Herald, “It Is seen that under the voluntary system one-half of the state's children are sent to school and one-half are permitted to grow up •without learning to read and write.” Professor Thomas Jamieson, of Aber deen, Is making himself very unnoying to orthodox science by Insisting that plants take their nitrogen from leaves and not from roots. He does not him self show how they do this, but de mands to know how It is that so many air plants and lichens that have Uttlo or no root get their Indispensable ni trogen. If Professor Jamieson Is right, then the botany books will have to be rewritten from end to end. It Is not ofifen that a gate Is made •ut of a window, much less out of a prison window; but the gate of 8t. Cedd's churchyard, Canning Town, East London, was at one time a win dow In old Ne.wgate prison. Many peo ple wonder at the size of the gate, but when they hear Its curious history and the use to which It was put in years frone by they understand the reason of ts massive dimensions. Caroline Lady Saye and Sele, who lias died In Hereford, where she has resided •lnce her marriage In 1867, with the six teenth Lord Suye and Sele, canon of Hereford cathedral, was the third daughter of the first Lord Leigh and Sister of the de^in of Hereford and the ite Lord Leigh. Her husband had the remarkable experience of christening the lady who afterward became his wife. _ _ From sardine packers at one season of the year to Irish lacemakers at an other Is the strange labor transforma tion which takes place among legions of workers at Bretagne, France. In Auvergne the field laborers turn from Ihelr plows at certain times to the man ufacture of p\lIo>v lace. The Auvergne lacemakers receive but 6 cents a meter for their work, while the lace sells elsewhere for 89 cents a meter. At the first American census only six cities reported a population of approxi mately 8,000 Inhabitants. Compared with this number In 1900 there were 286 cities and towns In the same area hav ing a population of 8,000 or more. In Rhode Inland alone, the smallest of the states, there were more cities of 8,000 Inhabitants than there were In the en tire United States in 1890. Miss Constantlna Elizabeth Maxwell is the first woman to become a membei of the teaching stall of Trinity college Dublin. She has Just been elected an assistant to the professor of modern history. MJss Maxwell was graduated only a few months ago with a first senior moderatorshlp. She won a gold medal In' history and political science Cardiff, In Wales, Is a city at least *.000 years old, and Its growth has been regarded by some people as phenom enal. Thus a writer of 1822 remarks upon the fact that tin plates have enormously added to a population which In 1801 was less than 2,000 and "Is now grown to 3,521.” Since then the city by the Tnff lias grown to 160,000. The sandwich as a food article, says a writer in a German paper, had Its 160th birthday this year. It Is 150 years since the fourth Earl of Sand wich, who was an Inveterate card player, had his servant bring him a slice of meat between two pieces of bread, so that he might continue to play while he ate. Emperor William has given order! that, In future, footall shall be played by German soldiers as part of their pryslcal training, so as to make them more supple and adaptable. Hitherto, the emperor’s efforts enamor his sub jects of Anglo-Saxon sports have not been very successful. A sensation was created In a church • near Lceuwarden, Holland, the other day by the announcement made by the pastor from the pulpit that ho considered prayers superlluous, and that he would no longer deliver any. as they were Inconsistent with his socialistic convictions. The governor of the centrnl prison In Madrid was deposed some time ago for Ids excessive leniency. He allowed the prisoners to have almost anything they wanted, Including a weekly news paper. written and printed by them selves. One of them sold liquors. Milwaukee Is congratulating herself on a growth of 84,931 In population since the federal census of 1900. A recent directory canvass shows, according lo the Sentinel, that the city of famous beer has 370.246 Inhabitants. The cen sus of 1900 gave the figures as 285,315. Mrs. Mary Dennehey, aged 106, who missed her bank book, and when she found it discovered 25 cents Instead of *600, standing to her credit, appeared at the Cork police court in support of a charge of theft against a woman with whom she lodged. After the completion of the railroad from Christiania to Bergen the Jour ney between the two largest Nor wegian cities can be made in IS hours Instead of in 60 by sea. The total cost of this railway Is estimated at *16,000,000. The Brooklyn Standard Union savs that "those people from the rural re gions who Jeer at Manhattan’s horse cars may take note that the Baltimore city council is preparing to pave a street with cobblestones." An electric glue heater has been pul on the market which Is said to mell giue in 30 minutes and to keep it at s temperature of 150 degrees for Severn hours alter the current has beer switched off. Artificial silk manufactured by a new patent process Is one of the new ship ments from England to America, unc apparently a growing one. It Is figured that it will take *112 4K)0,000 to build the subways necessarj to taku care of the street traffic in tli< city of Chicago. Spanish women have the smallest feet, but those of the United States are the best shod. WIFE TAKES AUTO FROM HUBBY WITH MARRYING MANIA Also Piano, Chiffonnier ancj Other Effects are Witheld From Future Affinity. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21.—The automo bile, piano, chiffonier and other prized effects of W. A. Bentley, chief of the state detective association, were taken in hand by the sheriff on an execution obtained by the first wife of Bentley some 10 or 12 years ago. ft now amounts to $1,000. Bentley has been married twice since then, his second wife dying, and his third wife is now wrestling with him for a divorce in court. It Is presumed that the first wife took alarm over the possibility of having an other one to divide his effects with and revived her old Judgment. At the time it was rendered, Bentley hud nothing. Since then he inherited a small fortune by the death of his step mother, which he had to fight through the courts to get. —f WOMAN IS ASSAULTED WITH CARBOLIC ACID Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 21.—Miss Lottie Goldfish, of Burnham, a Lincoln manu facturing suburb, was the victim of an assault Wednesday evening, which has Just been reported to the authorities. Miss Goldfish stepped outside the door after dark, when some man grabbed her, knocked her down and attempted to pour the contents of a vial of car bolic acid down her throat. She re sisted witli such sudden vigor that the acid missed its mark and fell upon her neck. She screamed and the chap ran. No arrests have been made as the young woman Isn’t sure she could iden tify her assailant. A young man In the neighborhood who had been repulsed in the proffer of his attentions is sus pected. f ♦ COURT INTERRUPTED ' *■ BY FIVE MARRIAGES ♦ ! ♦ : f Hastings, Nob., Sept. 21.—The ♦ ! ¥ demands of Cupid took prece- ♦ ! f dence over those of the court ; f Thursday afternoon, when Judge ♦ 1 f Button of the county court took ♦ f a recess five times during the ♦ f course of the hearing of a ease ♦ f to perform a marriage ceremony ♦ l f for young couples who came to ♦ f him for that purpose. ♦ f Judge Button maintains that ♦ ! ► five weddings In one afternoon Is ♦ : a record to be proud of and ques- -f f tlons the possibility of any okh- ♦ j f er judge In the state being able ♦ ! f to beat it. ♦ , ♦ Invents a New Engine. Fremont, Neb., Sept. 21.—After 20 I years work and the expenditure of over | 16,000, George Marshall has completed to his own satisfaction his invention of a non-releasing Corliss valve en gine. A firm located at Milwaukee is to manufacture the engine and put It an the market. Mr. Marshall is wealthy and says that he does not care to make any money out of his invention, but he had made up his mind that he could perfect an idea- that he got two de cades ago and is glad now it Is done. OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS CARMEN STRIKE Omaha, Neb., Sept. 21.—All the lines of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway company were practically tied up by a strike this morning as the re sult of what is said to have been the unanimous vote of the street car men's union at two meetings, one held yes terday afternoon antf the other at an early hour this morning. The vote in favor of a strike followed a long conference between Gurdon W. Wattles, president of the company, and representatives of the Business Men’s association, and a committee represent ing the street railway men, headed by C. O. Pratt, one of the international vice presidents of the organization. No Union Men Report. At the close of the meeting this tnorning both Mr. Pratt and Ben Com mons, a member of the International executive board, stated that the men had voted to authorize a strike, the time to be named by the executive committee. It was intimated then that the call might not be issued for some days, but either the statements were misleading or the officials changed their minds before time to start the cars this morning, for not a union man went to work today. No statement was made as to the number of men who would go out, but this morning not more than one in 15 or 20 of the regular cars are in service. There is no disorder. mvii ni o uioaouanvui It has been known that the motor men and conductors of the street rail way company were dissatisfied with wages and conditions, and that they hud submitted to the company a new scale of wages and some suggestions concerning working arrangements, in cluding recognition of the union, but the strike at this time came as a sur prise to tlie general public. At the conference with President Wattles yesterday afternoon the for mer demand of the street railway men was withdrawn, and a proposed new agreement was submitted, embodying what the employes thought was the least recognition they should receive. From this new agreement was omitted the former proposed recognition of the ■union, hut the wage scale asked for 'was retained. SCHOONER GOES TO BOTTOM. Woodshole, Mass., Sept. 21.—The schooner Charles J. Willard, of Port land. was sunk today off the Sow and Pigs shoals. It Is believed that the crew is safe, but no details have yet been received. The Willard is a vessel of J09 tons net. and usually carries a crew of live men. KANSAS CITY. MO.—John S. Parks, of Kansas City, was yesterday ap pointed receiver for the Merchants' Re frigerating company, of this city, by Judge Phelps in the Putted States dis trict court. BLOOMINGTON, INI).—The bodies of Mrs. Joseph Polly and her baby were found on the edge of a cornfield near here yesterday. The woman was hanging to a tree with her little babe at her feet. They had been missing since September 8. It is believed the w oman strangled her baby and then hanged herself. HONOLULU—Joseph Ward, pre niler of New Zealand, arrived here yes terday on the steamer Makura en route to the Fiji islands, where lie will be met by the British cruiser Challenge and fill proceed thence to Auckland. ATTORNEY SUBMITS ARGUMENT AGAINST CORPORATION TAX State Taxes Must Be Based Upon a Property Valuation Accurately Determined. Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20.—In support of his attack on the constitutionality of the corporation tax statute passed by the last legislature, Judge John J. Sullivan filed a brief this morning in the district court declaring that the occupation fee provided for in the act is a tax upon the franchise of doing business as a corporation and is not a license. If it were the latter the ■money collected must, under the con stitution go to the school fund of the istate or municipal division in which it its paid. Judge Sullivan says that the right granted by the state to a foreign or domestic corporation to transact busi ness in the state in its corporate char acter is a franchise, which must, under the decision of the supreme court In the case of the Western Union Tele graph company vs. the city of Omaha, be taxed not arbitrarily, but like prop erty, upon its real value, ascertained in some proper manner. Basis of Taxes. He cites the provision of the consti tution which declares that the legisla ture shall provide revenue by levying a tax "by valuation,” so that every per son or corporation shall pay a tax in proportion to the value of his, her or its property and franchises, the value to be ascertained as the legislature shall direct. "This section of the constitution,” as serts Judge Sullivan, "declares in ex press and explicit terms, that the prop erty and franchises of persons and cor porations shall be taxed in proportion to their value. In other words, it pro vides that the tax on a corporation shall be an ad valorem tax.” ♦ RILEY’S COMPANION AT 4 4 “OLD SWIMMING HOLE” 4 4 DIES IN NEBRASKA 4 4 4 4 Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 20—A ♦ 4 playmate of James Whitcomb 4 4 Kiley, the famous Hoosler poet 4 4 and one of his boyhood friends, 4 4 was James C. Gambriel, for 40 4 4 years a resident of Nebraska, 4 4 who died this morning. Mr. 4 4 Gambrel many times repaired 4 4 with Riley when they were 4 4 lads to the "old swimming hole” 4 4 for a splash or a dive. The dead 4 4 man had a photograph of this 4 4 historic swimming hole hanging 4 4 on the walls of his home which 4 4 he was fond of showing to his 4 4 friends and recounting his com- 4 4 panlonship with Riley. 4 4 . . . . •_♦ 7TTTTT T T T T T » » TTTTTTTTTT ▼ t t AERIE OF EAGLES GOES TO ST. LOUIS Omaha, Neb., Sept. 20.—St. Louis gets the next grand aerie of the Fra ternal Order of Eagles. The count of the vote cast yesterday was finished today and showed that St. Louis re ceived 1,194 to 1.066 for Louisville. The trustees elected were T. A. Bell, Napa, Cal., H. J. Lea, Seattle; O. Kane, Cleveland, and W. F. Gartland, Boston. WORKMEN WIN SECOND STRIKE AT STEEL PLANT Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 20.—The second strike at the plant of the Pressed Steel Car company, which was declared Monday, came to an abrupt end today. The climax was one of the most re markable in the history of industrial disputes. Having notified the foreigners that they intended to march into the mill carrying the stars and stripes, 2,000 American workmen, who were not fav orable to the strike, assembled early at the McKees Rocks end of the O’Don ovan bridge, and. cheering enthusiastic ally, started toward the big plant. On the way 1,500 Croatians and 600 Ralians joined the Americans. When the gates were reached 1,000 Slavs, Russians and Poles, who had threatened trouble in the event of the men attempting to enter the works, were encountered and these, too, fell into line, and entered the plant. An ticipated disorders failed to material ize and the strike was over. It is believed now that the trouble has been definitely settled. BALLINGER REMOVES GLAVIS FROM OFFICE Washington, Sept. 20.—L. It. Glavis, chief of the field division of the gen eral land office, with headquarters at Seattle, Wash., yesterday was dis missed from the service by Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. A. Christen sen, chief of the field division of the general land office at Portland, Ore., has been placed in temporary charge of the Seattle division. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 17.—L. R Glavis, chief of the field division of the general land office, with head quarters at Seattle, whose dismissal has been approved by President Taft after an Investigation of charges against Secretary Ballinger, yesterday said: "The rule which prohibits me from discussing this matter is as much in , force today as it was when you first ' asked me for a statement of the work i of this office regarding the Alaska coal ; cases.” He maintained that he would make : no statement, at least until his con nection with the land office ends. Ho said he had received no telegraphic in formation regarding the president's let ! ter to Secretary Ballinger. NEENAH, WIS. •— Burglars early yesterday broke into the Neenah post j tlce, blew open the vaults and secured 1 about $4,Odd in stamps und money, j There is no clew. PERU AND BOLIVIA SIGN A PEACE PACT i Washington. Sept. 20.—Peru and Bo j iivia, which have been at swordspoints over the boundary question between them, have come to an agreement on the vital issues involved and are about to sign a procotol for a settlement of their differences. Today the state de partment received word to this effect i from the American minister, James F. Stutsman, at La Paz. Bolivia, and adding that the protocol would be signed Malay or tomorrow. PREACHER’S PROWESS STARTLES PRESRYTERY Breaks His Opponnent’s Jaw in Boxing Bout in Young Men’s Organization. ■ Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 18.—It is a good thing for the Rev. Franklin R. Wedge, once known in state university circles as "Kid” Wedge, amateur wel terweight champion of these parts, that it was only a friendly boxing match and not a prize light that he recently refereed at South Omaha. Mr. Wedge was an applicant before the Southern Nebraska presbytery, now in session here, for a license to preach and also for a transfer to the North Nebraska synod. When his name was read, the statement was made that he had been charged with acting as a ref eree in a prize, fight. The good breth ren were shocked. They referred the matter to Rev. B. M. Long, of Lincoln, and later he reported that it was a mistake; that Wedge did act as referee in a boxing contest, but it was onlv a friendly bout with gloves. The preach ers breathed freer, but it was decided under their rules that while they could give him a transfer, they could not give him a license. The Rev. Franklin R. Wedge is a pretty nifty proposition. When he was in Lincoln he was an assistant boxing instructor, and real hantiy with the gloves. Since he has been in charge of the small church at Monroe he has been giving the youth of that church an uplift by organizing a boxing class. None of the members of the aforesaid class were able to give the reverend gentleman a sufficiently hard jolt, and they put up a trick on him. They im ported a peaceful looking gent from Rising City, where he is known as a prize fighter. He was introduced as a likely man for the guild, with a han kering toward boxing. The remainder of the tale is to'.d in this letter from the minister: "I was given to understand that it was to be a friendly bout. To my sur prise the big fellow began to try and knock my head off. The result was that his Jaw was broken in one place and badly fractured in another. I’m ■ paying the doctor bill and he is eating soup. That’s the way to convert these toughs.” NOMINATED FOR REGENT WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 18.—H. D. Landis, of Seward, will probably be surprised to learn that he has been nominated by the democrats of Nebraska as a candi date for the full term of university regent. Mr. Landis was not a candi date for the place, but 26 persons who knew him up in Saunders county wrote his name in the blank space on the ballot, and that makes him the nominee under the authorization of a legislative act passed last winter. There are two regents to elect for the full term and one to fill a vacancy. Charles T. Knapp, of Lincoln, was the only democrat to file for the place, and a blank line appeared beneath his name. Here is where Landis’ friends got in their work. 4 4 4 OLDEST COUPLE AND 4 4 LONGEST MARRIED 4 4 4 4 Rulo, Neb., Sept. IS.—Having 4 4 been married 75 years, Mr. and 4 4 Mrs. Wm. Jones, of this place, 4 4 this week celebrated their dia- 4 4 inond wedding. Mr. Jones is 98 4 4 years old and his wife 100. and 4 4 the claim is made that they are 4 4 the oldest couple and have been 4 4 married the longest of any cou- 4 4 pie in the state. They have a 4 4 son 70 years old. Both of the 4 4 old people are well preserved 4 4 and retain all their . faculties. 4 4 4 44444444444444444444444444 SIOUX CITY MOTHER AFTER HER DAUGHTER Council. Bluffs, la.. Sept. 18.—Mrs. Anna Sauisbury, of Sioux City, accom panied by her soninlaw. Karl Koehler, came to Council Bluffs last night to regain possession of her daughter. Pearl Sauisbury, 16 years old. The girl, who lms been making her home with the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Weinc bremer. of South Sioux City. Neb., was brought here, yesterday by her father, William Sauisbury. who lives here. Mr. and Mrs. Sauisbury are separated. Mrs. Sauisbury invoked the assist ance of the police. Detective Richard son found the girl at the home of her father and talked with her. After fur ther inquiry into the matter Chief Rich mond determined that the question was one for an attorney rather than the police, and it was turned over to Coun ty Attorney Hess. The trouble was ad justed, but the girl is still with her father, who says he intends placing her in a business college. ♦ 4 4 DETROIT UNIONS 4 4 WITHDRAW FROM 4 4 THE FEDERATION 4 4 4 4 Detroit. Mich., Sept. IS.—The 4 4 Detroit Federation of Labor last 4 4 night practically withdrew from 4 4 the American Federation of La- 4 4 bor, by voting unanimously not 4 4 to comply w ith the recent order 4 4 of the executive council to un- 4 4 seat the Electrical Workers' 4 4 union. 4 4 The matter will be appealed 4 4 to the American Federation con- 4 4 vention at Toronto in Novein- 4 4 her. 4 4 4 CINCINNATrWlLL HAVE AERO CLUB Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. IS.—This city is to have un Aero club. At a prelimi nary meeting of several prominent citi zens. Captain John H. Patterson was elected temporary chairman, and R. H. Pox, temporary secretary, to perfect the organization by tomorrow. The club will affiliate with the Aero Club of America, the parent organization in New York. An effort will be made to secure the international meet next year. A large 1 guarantee is already assured for prizes. FNION < 'ITY. TENN.—By special agreement between Attorney General J. G. Caldwell and counsel representing tile luo men under indictment in this tObion) county for night riding, the eases wall not be tried at tills term of eourt, but at a special term which will convene on the second Monday in No vember. NEW YORK—If the decision of Dis trict Attorney Jerome holds good, there will be no bout between Stanley Ketch el and the negro pugilist, Sam Lang ford. at the Fairmont Athletic club here Friday night. LIABILITY LAW IS UPHELD BY HIGHEB GOUBT Intent of Statute Is to Put Be. fore Jury the Negligence of Both Parties. Ijlncoln, Neb., Sept. 17.—A telegram received by the clerk of the federal court gives the information that the Nebraska employers’ liability law, en acted in 1907, has been sustained by the circuit court of appeals. This means that hereafter the doctrine of contribu tory negligence will no longer be an effective defense to actions in damages brought by employes to recover for in juries received in the course of em ployment. The circuit court overruled the con tention of the railroads that trans portation companies engaged in in terstate commerce came under the provisions of the statute, that it was inoperative because congress had passed a similar law and that it deprived the companies of their property without due process of law. On the first proposition the court holds that the railroad companies are clearly included; on the second that as the national law was declaim'd unconstitu tional there is no merit in that claim; and on the third that inasmuch as the act provides that contributory negli gence shall be considered by the jury in fixing the amount of the recovery, the fact that it says that such contribu tory negligence, however slight, shall be no bar to recovery for injury when the negligence of the employe or fel low servant is gross in comparison, docs not take away the railroad’s prop erty without due process of law. The court holds that the intent of the act is to put before the jury the negli gence of both employe and employer and to permit it to fix the damages according to the comparative negligence of each. PRESBYTERIANS OPPOSE MODERN EVANGELISTS Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 17.—Nebraska Presbyterians are opposed to the mod ern professional evangelists, and said so yesterday in their annual gathering here. The idea was voiced by the synodical superintendent, Rev. W. H. Kearns, who said that his observa tion was that these men were a fizzle and that their results lacked in the permanency that was desired. He thought that the ministers of the church were responsible for the pres ent listlessness in Presbyterian work and the fact that very few members had been received during the year. His opinions were echoed by other speakers. Another animated discussion arose over the declaration of Judge David son, of Tecumseh, that there was too much machinery in the church, too much of a call upon the time of mem bers for the meetings of auxiliary as sociations that had no particular busi ness to attend to, and too much segre gation of the younger members from the old. | NAIL STICKS IN KNEE. Lyons, Neb.. Sept. 17.—Little 7-year old Claude Phillips has badly hurt his knee by falling upon a nail while play ing football about the house with two other small playmates. The nail pro jected upward from a board and it took the combined effort of both his playmates to extricate it from the knee. It proved so serious that two doctors have been in attendance. 444444-444444444444444444-44 4 4 4 CHILD’S LIFE SAVED 4 4 BY GREEN APPLES 4 4 4 4 Laurel, Neb.. Sept. 17.—Mrs. 4 4 Cleve Boling placed a dish of lye 4 4 water in her pantry to catch 4 4 mice, and her 4-year-old child 4 I 4 drank it, but having just eaten 4 : 4 some green apples, the acid from 4 ; 4 the apples took up the poison, 4 ' 4 and he is out of danger. 4 tHiHHHMHMIlllMlin FIRST DAY’S FaTr’ MAKES NEW RECORD Huron, S. D., Sept. 17.—The first day of the 1909 state fair, in point of at tendance and exhibits, exceeds that of any former year. Huron is magnifi cently decorated with flags and bunting Hying from scores of business, public and private houses, while innumerable attractions have been provided for the visitors. Three bands provide music and a company of well drilled militia men are here doing duty w-ith the local police force, and all visitors are given a royal welcome. At the fair grounds conditions are more favorable than heretofore, while exhibits in every de partment exceed those of former years, particularly in livestock, machinery and agricultural displays. Most of the ex hibits are in place and present unu sual atiraction. CANDIDATE PROPOSED FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 17.—Roval C. ! Johnson, state’s attorney of Hyde county, is being urged as a candidate for attorney general of the state. M. Plin Beebe, of Ipswich, who is taking i personal interest in his possible can didacy says that there is a growing sentiment over the state in favor of Johnson to succeed Attorney General ( lark, of Redfield, who is now serving his second term in that office. MRS. ROOSEVELT LEAVES PARIS. Paris. Sept. 17.—Mrs. Theodore Roose v-elt, accompanied by her daughter Ethel, left here today for Switzerland’ After a brief tour of the mountains they will go to Venice, and thence to Porto Maurizio, where they will spend some time with Miss Carew Mrs Roosevelt’s sister. POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY V1EETS. St. Catherines. Ont., Sept 17—The Hist biennial session of the Bornological society opened last night. The dele gates were welcomed by Hon W R Duff, minister of agriculture ' c’ l'i Wairous, of Des Moines, la replied' An address on the subject of raising fruits was delivered by H. L. Ballev dean of the New York state college. ’ ; CONDUCTED ONeT|NE OF BUSINESS 35 YEARS Elk Point, S. D„ Sept. 17.—Fred Stro bel, who has kept a meat market here for .j5 years, sold his business to Mat Oinbach, of Westfield. Ia. Mr. Strobel has not yet decided what he will do in the future. NO SUCCESSOR TO HARRIMAN New York. Sept. 17,-No successor'to E. H Hardman as a director of the! New \ ork Central railroad was c hosen directors * m<*eting °* th* bu^<‘ of UNION PACIFIC TREASURER DIES tllness Follows Trip to Confer* ence of Treasurers—End Comes Suddenly. Omaha. Neb., Sept. 16.—Frank E. I Brown, local treasurer of the Unioq. Pacific Railroad company, died sudden ly last night of pneumonia. He re* turned yesterday from a convention of railroad treasurers at Lake George, N. Y. He was feeling ill and sum moned a physician, who pronounced the case pneumonia, but was unablej to stay the ravages of the disease, anq Mr. Brown died before midnight. Mr. Brown had been an employe of the Union Pacific for 40 years. SETS FIRE TO PLANT TO HIDE HIS CRIME | Omaha, Neb., Sept. 16.—Guy Ander son, manager of the Nebraska CottoA Glove factory, which was damaged by fire Saturday night to the extent of $10,000, has confessed that he robbed the safe and set tire to the building. ■; In going over the ruinB the poiica discovered that the safe was unlocked. Anderson was sent for on the pi-etensa that his assistance was needed, and, upon his arrival, was arrested and ac cused of arson. In his confession he would not say how much money he had taken, al though he admitted that he had beerv robbing the business for more than a, year. tmrhnuh HUNUKS AMERICAN VISITORS Cologne, Sept. 16.—The American flag; flying from a Prussian government! steamer on the Rhine has created con siderable inquiry along the river, and, brought the explanation that the gov-< eminent was thus honoring the mem-, bers of the American waterways com mission, who are engaged in studying the river improvements with the aici of a body of German engineers assigned! to facilitate their work. The commissioners spent all of lash week on the Rhine, taking up each sec-j tion of the river in detail. At Dussel-j dorf, they were received by the actJ ing mayor at the wharf and welcome^ to the city in an address, to which Sen ator T. E. Burton, of Ohio, replied. Today the commission is investigating traffic conditions around Duisburg, Ruhrort and the Ems canal. The com missioners will proceed tonight to Hol land, and then go to Belgium. They are due to arrive in Paris September 21. PEONAE IS ALLEGED IN MINNESOTA CAMPS Spokane, Wash., Sept. 16.—John Clif ton Elder, representative of the Con gressional Immigration commission, who has come to Spokane to inquire into labor and immigration conditional in the inland empire and the Pacific Northwest, said in an interview that peonage is practiced in lumber and con struction camps and on the iron ranges in Minnesota, and in railway camps in North Dakota, as well as in other parts, of the country. He added: "I found more cases of peonage ii* Minnesota in four days by my own efforts, unaided, than I did in all my investigations in the South with the aid of the department of justice, which of fered every assistance while I wasi making inquiries in the southern states. The most common form is for the em ployer to advance money to the mem for transportation or other purposes, and then force them to repay it, oblig ing them to work at low wages. In some instances force was used to in timidate the men, while in others ever* the police and the courts were used." LOVETT HEADS THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC X New York. Sept. 16.—Judge Robert S. Lovett was elected chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific company today. Jacob H. Schiff and William Rockefeller were re-elected directors, and also members of the executive committee. No action was taken in the matter of electing a successor to E. H. Harri man as president. The membership of the executive committee was Increased to six. The board of directors of Wells Fargo & Co., of which the late Edward H. Harriman was chairman, held a meet ing today, but took no action toward an election to fill Mr. Harriman's place. Directors of the Illinois Central Rail road company today instructed Presi dent Harahan to appoint a committee to draft resolutions upon the death of Mr. Harriman. No successor to Mr. Harriman as a member of the board of directors was chosen. REWARD IS OFFERED FOR GIRL’S SLAYER Detroit, Mich., Sept. 16.—A reward of $1,000 was offered today for infor mation leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons re sponsible for the death of Miss May belle Millman, of Ann Arbor, whose dismembered body was found last week In Ecorse creek. The' board of county auditors today adopted the following resolution: "The board of county auditors, ot Wayne county, will pay a reward ot $1,000 to the person or persons who will furnish to the authorities informa tion that will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the person or per sons who committed the offense that resulted in the death of Maybelle Mill* man.” COAL COMPANIES COMPLAIN. Washington, Sept. 16.—Fifteen com panies, mining coal in the Coal Creek held of Tennessee, today filed a com plaint with the Interstate Commerce commission, charging that the South ern Railway company discriminates against them in the rates on coal as compared with those accorded op erators in the Appalachian, Toms Creek and Black Mountain districts ol Virginia. AMERICAN IS GIVEN PLACE BY ARGENTINA Washington, Sept. 16.—George W. Fishback, formerly American secretary of legation at Buenos Ayres, has been appointed a special commissioner by the directorate of the Argentine agri cultural exposition to enlist interest in ^ that enterprise. ^ An effort is to be made to secure an appropriation of $25,000 by congress tc transport the agricultural exhibit now at Seattle to Buepos Ay ref .t.