Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O'NEILL FRONTIER
O. H. CRONIN. Publisher.
KNEILL, NEBRASKA
Men of science, are generally agreed
that birds are nature’s great check on
the excess of Insects, and that they
maintain the balance between plant
and Insect life. Ton thousand cater
pillars, It has been estimated, could
destroy every blade of grasB on an acre
of cultivated land. The Insect popula
tion of a single sherry tree Infested
with aphides has been estimated bv a
firomlnent entomologist at no less than
wolve million. The bird population of
cultivated country districts has been
estimated at from seven hundred to one
thousand a square mile. This Is small,
compared with the number of Insects,
yet, as each bird consumes hundreds
of Insects every day, the latter are pre
vented from becoming the scourge they
would be but for their feathered ene
mies.
Many suggestions have been made to
explain the term Rom or Romani ap
plied to the gypsies. The last Is that
of Leo Winer In the Journal of the
Gypsy Lore society for April. He points
out that the name Is current In Chls
tlan countries only, Europe, America
and Armenia. From the law of Charle
magne It appears that the gypsies pre
tended to be pilgrims and their name
was usually connected with that of
Rome. Ultimately, he thinks, It origi
nated In the Greek "ermltles,” a her;
mlt; and that when the popular ety
mology connected all hermits and pil
grims with Rome, all other terms desig
nating pilgrims were so transformed as
to bring them Into keeping with this
new idea.
•Writing about the fnmily of King Al
bert of Belgium, a Berlin correspond
ent says: "Little Prince Leopold Is
making rapid progress as a violinist.
He displays no phenomenal talent. The
music teacher has a painstaking and
Intelligent assistant In Queen Eliza
beth, who Is nn accomplished violinist.
A picture which was recently taken
•hows the queen tn a plain black skirt
and a white shirt-waist, with not the
smallest ornament visible, standing In
a plainly furnished room, violin in
hand, teaching the lltWo prince. It Is
the kind of picture which will go far
toward winning the respect and esteem,
Of the people."
When the British square at the battle
of Aim Klea, In the Nubian desert, was
penetrated by the dervishes one of
them attempted to spear a gunner who
wns In the act of ramming home a
charge. The Briton brained the Sudan
ese, but the rammer head split on the
man's hard skull. Next day the gun
ner wns sent for. Mistaking the reason,
and knowing from experience that sol
diers are charged for government pro
perty which they break, he led off:
“Please, sir, I'm very sorry I broke the
rammer, but I never thought the fel
low's head could be so hard. I'll pay
for the rammer so ns to hear no more
about the case."
Answering our enullenge as to the
most constantly misquoted line, a cor
respondent instances “He Who Runs
May Rend." which sounds very scrip
tural, but Is In reality a mangled ver
alon of the verse In the Prophet Ha
fenkkuk: "Write the vision and make
It plain upon the table that he mav
run that readeth It." Another biblical
misquotation Is concerned: "By the
sweat of thy brow shall thou earn thy
bread." the renl text In Genesis being
“In the sweat of thy face Shalt thou
eat bread.” And when we pour "oil on
the troubled waters” thousands search
the scriptures In vain for the metaphor.
California has been first In the field
to recognize the value of seaweed. Ban
Franciscoships annually to China
$100,000 worth. This article Is n good
winter food for oxen, sheep and pigs.
In bad times In Ireland it forms a
•tnple food for the peasantry of the
west const. Some of the bcncflclent
preparations In use today from sea
weed are Iodine and bromine, from
which we get acid and the iodides of
•odium, mercury, potassium, magne
sium and calcium. From seaweed also
•.re extracted coloring matters.
Tin holds chief place In Slnm's metal
resources and Is found throughout the
Siamese portion of the Malay peninsu
la. The average annual production Is
about f.,175 tons, valued at $1.110,000.
English mining companies und tile Chi
nese are the chief workers for tin. Gold
stands second to tin In the country’s
mineral resources, but thus far Its
working has not proved profitable. Cop
per and lead mines have also proved a
failure. Transportation cost is enor
rnous, but railways are being extended'
north and south.
Saleswomen throughout the country
have been sending congratulations to
B F. Hamilton, of Saco, Me. who has
Just attained his 91st birthday. Mr.
lumilton was the first merchant to
employ saleswomen, and the people of
his town, men and women, boycotted
his store in consequence. Many of
the lending church women called on
him personally and remonstrated ea:a
eslly against what they called the sin
of placing women in a position of such
publicity ns behind a counter for the
purpose of selling goods.
Edwnrd FitzGerald, the translator of
the Persian poet, Omar Khavvam, was
• more or less genial opponent of nmt
rlmoney as a state. One day he said to
his friend. Miss Ellen Churchyard, of
woodbrldge: "Do you know, Nell, what
run rriage is'.' Miss Churchyard
thought not. "Then I'll tell you." said
he "Marriage is standing at one's
desk, nicely settled to work, when a
great big bonnet pushes In at the door
and asks you to go for a walk with It."
Theodore Imbnck, of the state ex
periment station, has found a new uso
for abandoned mines. He has produced
In them mushrooms of the best grade
his experiment showing the abandoned
mine to be an Ideal place for mushroom
culture, lie Is producing mushroom:;
of the best quality in an abandoned
mine, having plants that yield from the
one mine from JS to $10 worth of
mushrooms a day.
Peter, the Great, Russia's famous
czar, when he was staying in England
hail a particular liking for the com
panionship of Halley, after whom the
comet Is named. After carousing with
him at Deptford one evening. Peter
wheeled the astronomer In a barrow
through a yew hedge and did such
damage that lie had to pay handsome
ly to John Evelyn, the owner.
The legislature of Virginia has made
an appropriation fer a memorial tablet
to Patrick Henry, to be placed In the
wall of old St. John's church, In Rich
mond. It was In this building that
Henry made the celebrated speeeh
before the Virginia house of burgesses.
Mme. Marie Kraus-Bolte has just
celebrated at her home in New York
her 50th anniversary in kindergarten
Work. She was a pupil of Frau Fah
renheit.
The Farthing Gazette, probably the
cheapest daily newspaper in existence,
has been started In Moscow, and has
already a considerable circulation.
COYOTES BAITED
BY VIOLIN MUSIC
AND THEN KILLED
Thirty-One Carcasses Are
Found About Old Barn When
Work of the Slayer Is
Completed.
Ell, Neb., Aug. 6.—Having read of
music being used to Induce cows to
give larger quantities of milk and
the playing of a mouth organ charming
birds, John Peterson, a rancher south
of here, has tried the violin on coyotes
and with great success.
John Peterson Is an artist on the
violin, playing for all of the country
dances and filling an Important niche
In a local orchestra. Here he has the
reputation of "muklng a violin talk."
After reading the newspaper stories of
how Isfc-ds and animals had been at
tracted and charmed by music, ho said
to himself and Mrs. Peterson:
"I'll Just try It on the pesky coyotes,"
and he did.
Two or three days later, taking his
son, Henry, aged 16 years, a repeating
rifle and a supply of ammunition and
his violin, Peterson repaired to an old
shed out near the center of his 5,000
acre sand hill ranch, a mile from the
house.
No Dreams for Coyotes.
arming nimseii on a soap nox in mo
door of the stable and grasping his
violin, Peterson commenced to play.
He ground out the "Devil’s Dream.”
"Fisher's Hornpipe," “When the Flow
ers Bloom Again," and a dozen or more
old familiar airs. None of them brought
the coyotes.
Peterson was a little skeptical and
considerably disgusted. Then he tried
some of his best "rag time.” Hardly
had he finished the first selection when
there canio a yelp from over a hill to
the left and a little later an answering
yelp from the right, followed by still
others from other directions and In
rapid succession. Coyotes commenced
to appear and In a few minutes the
stable was encircled by the animals,
nil sitting on their haunches, howling
In unison, and evidently trying to keep
time to the music.
Peterson sawed away on his violin,
but not a coyote would come within
range of Henry’s rifle. Then Peterson
concluded to try something more
plaintive. Dropping rag time, he
played "Home, Bwcet Home.” Hardly
had he struck a dozen notes when the
circle of coyotes, like one coyote, arose
to their feet. They stopped howling
and slowly commenced to walk toward
the stable, where Peterson and his son
were secreted.
By the time Peterson had finished
"Home, Sweet Home,” the coyotes were
within a quarter of a mile. Then he
stopped an Instant and they stopped.
Again he played rag time and again
tho coyotes squatted upon their
haunches and elevating their noses,
commenced to howl, apparently dis
pleased. Then they moved buck.
Music Draws Them.
Quickly commencing to play ’"We
Shall Meet to Miss Him; There Will
Be One Vacant chair,” the coyotes
stopped howling and suddenly resumed
their onward march toward the
muslcnn and his son. Finishing this
selection, the violinist played "Where
Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?” and
the effect was like magic. Apparently
electrified by the .music, the coyotes
snuffed the ulr anil striking a rapid
trot, closed In on the stable. As soon
ns they came within range, Henry com
menced to shoot with an unerring aim.
Coyote after coyote went down, but
this did not st em to produce conster
nation. On they came and from win
dow to window the boy went, shooting
nt the advancin'- column, all the time
the father keeping up a continuous
playing of the sad melody. Over and
over he played It and time and again
Henry depleted the ranks of the
coyotes.
The boy fired until all of Ills cart
ridges were gone and with nearly every
shot he killed or wounded a coyote. As
the last shot was tired, the father laid
down lfls bow and nt the same Instant
the live and unwounded coyotes turned
tall and fled baelc over the hills. An
Investigation nnd count developed the
fact that during the afternoon Henry
Peterson had killed 31 coyotes, attract
ed to the slaughter by the music of his
father's violin.
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FATALLY INJURED IN
HARVESTING MACHINE
Young Man Has Legs Severed
When Team Runs Away With
Binder.
Winslde, Neb., Aug. G. When n
team ran away with a harvesting
machine here Monday, Henry Muan
was thrown In front of the sloklebar
and one of his legs cut off by the
sickle, while the other was so badly
lacerated that it was later amputated.
The young man sustained other In
juries and It Is not thought possible
that he will survive, lie is In care
of physicians at this place.
On the day following this accident,
the father of tli eyoung man was oper
ating the machine when the team
again ran away and totally destroyed
the machine, but the driver escaped
injury.
NEIGHBORHOOD SENTIMENT
IS AGAINST WM. FLEGE
Wayne, Neb., Aug 6.—Sentiment In
the Fiege neighborhood, seven miles
northwest of this place. Is distinctly
against William Fiege being admitted
to hail pending his trial on the charge
of murdering his sister, Louise Fiege.
Anxiety for the w-dfure of Albert
Etchtencamp. the hired man In tic
case, and the desire to insure his
presence at Flege's trial in September,
are given as reasons for the sentiment
against granting Fiege his liberty.
Fiege is now busy with his farm
operations.
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WILL NOT ACCUSE
MAN WHO SHOT HIM
Valentine. Neb., Aug. 6.--Word
reached here that a man by the name
of Martin had been shot at Kennedy,
about 20 miles south of here, and Ur.
Lewis, who is coroner, went out at
once in an auto and brought the man
to town. He was shot with a .3S cal
iber bullet, which entered the lower
part of the abdomen, coining out in
the back a little higher up. making a
very dangerous wound, lie claims that
it was an accident and refuses to pre
fer charges again'* Ben Stedman. Hie
man who did the shooting.
CHADRON FIGHTS
FIRE ALL NIGHT
Northwestern Shops and Round,
house Burn; Loss $400,000
—Traffic Crippled. •
Chadron, Neb., Aug. 5.—The Chicago
fc Northwestern roundhouse, machine
•hops and boiler repair shops of this
:ity burned to the ground last night,
rhc Are started by the throwing of a
natch into a small piece of used w aste,
ind within two minutes from the time
if the first ignition the mammoth
structures, which covered nearly two
lcres of ground, were a seething, roar
ing mass of flames.
The building contained all the new
machinery which the company had re
tently placed therein at a cost of more
than $50,000. Besides this there were
17 engines In their stalls and only one
was saved from the flames. Sixteen
were left to the mercy of the heat and
they are totally destroyed. The engines
ranged In value from $10,000 to $18,000.
A large portion of the building was
new, only recently being completed,
and the entile roof had Just been re
newed with pine tar.
During the fire, which lasted about
five hours, the engines, which steamed
up from the heat, sent forth blasts
which made night hideous with their
whistles and escaping steam. The loss
of engines to the company is roughly
estimated at $250,000. The total loss
Is $400,000. The burning of these
structures has crippled the company's
battery plant and outside communica
tion is cut off. Only two engines were
left in Chadron after the fire, one
which was saved from the flames and
one small one which was doing switch
ing In the yards at the time. No. 6
got out of the city on the Long Pine
division by using the same engine
which brought It over the Black Hills
division to Chadron. Freight traffic is
blockaded and badly crippled for lack
of engines.
ACCUSED POISONER OF
WIFE BOUND OVER
Wayne, Neb., Aug. 5.—Henry Hog
refe was bound over without bond at
his hearing yesterday, charged with
the murder of his wife, about two
months ago. The charge against him
will be murder in the first degree, and
it will be adduced at the trial in Sep
tember that he poisoned his wife, the
motive back of his act being that he
desired to marry Amelia Mossman, who
was living In the Hogrefe home.
NEBRASKAN INJURED
BY A FALLING TREE
Missoula, Mont., Aug. 5.—William
Hovey Polleys, Jr„ member of the
Polleys Lumber company, of Lincoln,
Neb., and tills city, was fatally In
jured near Tammany yesterday by a
falling tree. He died on a train bring
ing him to Missoula.
Polleys was leading a crew of fire
fighters. His is the first life lost in
the forest fires that are scourging
western Montana.
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Dahlman Throws First Ball.
Newcastle, Neb., Aug. 5.—Mayor
James C. Dahlman, of Omaha, candi
date for the governorship on the demo
cratic ticket, after an Introduction by
D. Baird, of Hartington, Neb., threw
the first ball in the game between
Newcastle and Fordyce here yester
day. The Newcastle team won the
game by a score of 5 to 0. in a con
test which was far better than Is
shown by the score.
JOHN MITCHELL IS
WITH ROOSEVELT
Both Are Guests of Catholic
Priest at Wilkesbarre—
Continue the Tour.
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Aug. 5.—Colonel
Roosevelt, who reached this city at
midnight from Scranton and was the
guest during the night of Rev. J. J.
Curran, pastor of Holy Savior Cath
olic church, arose early today and made
himself right at home on the big porch
which surrounded the priest's parochial
residence. He read the papers and
commented on the beautiful mountain
scenery.
The news that the former president
would be the guest of Fatr.er Curran
oeoame known last night and early
this morning groups of people gathered
about the residence. John Mitchell,
who is also the guest of Father Cur
ran, spent many months In Wilkes
oarre while directing the big miners'
strike of 1902,
Colonel Roosevelt. John Mitchell,
Lawrence Abbott and about 40 others
will be Father Curran's guests at
luncheon at 1 p. m. At 4 o'clock the
px-presldent and party will leave In
automobiles for Bear creek, where they
will be the guests of Albert Lewis, the
lumberman, at dinner.
GRAND TRUNK STRIKE
SETTLED BY GRANTING
ADVANCE TO THE MEN
I Ottawa. <>nt., Aug. 5—The strike of
conductors, trainmen and yardmen,
! which began on the Grand Trunk and
Central Vermont system on July 18,
was officially called off last night.
(Tnder the terms of agreement, signed
by President Hayes for the railroad
and all the union officials, the men will
receive, duting back to May i of this
year, an advance of approximately 18
per cent, and beginning January 1,
1912, a rate of wages slightly below
the eastern association schedule, for
which they struck, but the advance
in many cases is over 30 per cent.
MOTHER POISONS SELF
AND TWO BABIES
Davenport. Ia., Aug. f». After care
fully arranging the burial robes for all
three, Mrs. Nick Nehlson, wife of a
farmer, yesterday administered fatal
doses of strychnine to herself and two
daughters, aged 2 and 4 years. The
elopement of a wayward daughter with
a man many years her ‘senior preyed
upon the mind of tin* mother, it is
said, and caused insanity.
CORPSE BURNED TO A CRISP.
Wilkesbarre. Pa.. Aug. 5.—The body
of Michael Dempsey, an aged man of
Avoca, reposed on a bier at his home
when a candle on a nearby table ig
nited a lace curtain which in turn set
fire to the body and before the blaze
could be extinguished the corpse was
burned to a crisp.
TWENTY H U rY* IN EXPLOSION
Dennison. Texas. Aug. 5.—During a
fire early today which destroyed the
Texas & Pacific railroad pumping
station at Sherman, a gasoline tank
exploded, burning 20 people. Ail
probably will recover.
MAN WILL CAMPAIGN
AS JESUS WOULD
Dmaha Pastor Enters Race foi
State Senate on Plan of
Master.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 4.—"I'm going In
to this campaign, I shall conduct it
along lines similar to those that Jesus
would If he were here on earth and
running for office.”
The foregoing is the political plat
form of Rev. M. O. Mcfaaughlin, pastoi
of a United Brethren church here, who
is seeking the nomination for the stats
senate. He Is a candidate before the
republican primaries to be held on
August 16.
"I believe the political wire-pulling is
an insult to the Intelligence of the
American voter. If elected, I shall
take my seat in the state senate un
pledged to any measure, faction, clique
nr policy,” aserts the preacher candi
date.
Rev. Mr. McBaughlln will not take
advantage of his position as a clergy
man. He will go squarely before the
people, as he says, with dignity and
charity to all, appealing to the best
in my fellow men.” No pictures of the
candidate will adorn telephone poles or
dead walls, and on the day of the pri
maries he will keep away from the
polls and will not button-hole the vot
ers.
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4 LINCOLN MILK REACHES 4
4 HIGH WATER MARK 4
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4 Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 4.— 4
4 Because of the barren con- 4
4 dltlon of pastures and the high 4
4 cost of feed, the price of milk 4
4 In Lincoln took a Jump upward 4
4 today. The price advanced from 4
4 7 to 8 3-4 cents a quart. Dairy- 4
4 men say that if this section of 4
4 the state is not soon -visited by 4
4 heavy rains, milk is due for an- 4
4 other advance. 4
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BRYAN WILL CONTINUE
TO LIVE IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 4.—William J
Bryan has no intention of deserting
Nebraska despite the story emanating
• from Texas that he will make that
state his future home. Charles W.
Bryan, Y/illiam J. Bryan’s brother and
manager, last night said:
"My brother has no intention of leav
ing Nebraska. He owns a farm in
Texas, and I believe Intends spending
more or less time there every winter,
just like any other northern man may
have a home in the south, where ht
can spend that six weeks when the
north is in the throes of winter. He
spent about a month on his place last
winter, but had no intention at that
time of abandoning Nebraska, nor has
he any such intentions now.
"That Texas story springs up about
three times every year. We have de
nied it time after time, and I suppose
will have to continue to do so. Lin
coln is W. J. Bryan’s permanent home
and so far as I know will remain so.”
HOGREFE IS HEARD
ON MURDER CHARGE
i Wayne Blacksmith Is Accused
of. Causing Death of His
Wife by Poison.
Wayne, Neb., Aug. 4.—Before a com
mitting magistrate this afternoon
Henry Hogrefe, the Wayne blacksmith
charged with poisoning his wife, whc
died two months ago under suspicious
circumstances, is having his hearing
with County Attorney A. K. Davis
prosecuting.
Tlie evidence introduced at tile hear
ing so far has to do with the mannei
cf the womans death, expert evidence
on tile nature of the drug or poison ad
ministered, and also the testimony oi
Miss Amelia Mosemann, aged about 2(
years who was living in the Hogreft
home at the time of the woman's death
He rtestimony is to the effect that it
confidential terms Hogrefe told hei
that lie was going to ged rid of his
wife. The fact of Hogrefe's buying ol
poison is also being brought out at tin
hearing, which will be concluded till:
afternoon.
Hogrefe’s Infatuation ror Amelia
Mosemann is thought to have been b
motive for the crime.
WOMAN IS CENTENARIAN.
Seward, Neb., Aug. 4.—Mrs. Susanna
Parrish, who lives with her son in this
city, is today celebrating the lOOtli an
niversary of her birthday. In spite ol
her advanced age, she is able to gc
about with the aid of a cane.
Mrs. Parrish was born in Ohio. Aug
2, 1810. She moved to Nebraska 26
I years ago. She is the mother of eiglil
children, three of whom are still liv
ing. They reside In Seward. Seward
nas never before had a centenariar
resident.
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WAYNE COUNTY PIONEER
DIES AT AGE OF 91 YEARS
Wayne, Neb., Aug. 4.—Peter Mears
father of Sheriff Grant L. Mears, ol
this county, died last night at his homi
in this city of complications peculiar tc
aid age. He was 91 years old. He was
born in Englund and came to Amer
ica when he was a lad of 8. He re
moved to Wayne county in 1ST9. Hi
is survived by six daughters and twe
sons. No arrangements for the funera
have yet been made.
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SUN HATCHES OUT
MOTHERLESS CHICKENS
Beatrice, Neb.. Aug. 4.—Mrs. Her
man Bittings. of this city, reports that
10 chicles were hatched by the sun yes
terday. Some time ago Mrs. Bitting!
set the old family hen. A few days
ago the hen deserted her nest. Mrs
I Bittings then took the eggs and sei
I them in tile sun with the result tha'
j 10 of them hatched.
! SAWS OFF SEAT IN TREE: KILLEC
Norristown. Pa., Aug. 4.—Sawing ofl
the tree liumb upon which he was sit
ting. Salvatore De Stefano dropped St
reet at the home of Dr. R. V. Mattison
Ambler, and was killed.
OMAHA MAN~ DIES OF HEAT.
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 4.—H. C. Cady
president of the Prudential Building
and Loan association and a well knowr
lumber dealer, died yesterday of heart
trouble aggravated by the heat.
Mr. Cady was 64 years old and had
been in business in tills ciiy for 2!
years. He formerly lived in Burling
ton, la.
CHICAGO, ILL.—Representatives oi
locomotive engineers of 56 railroad
systems west of Chicago are here tc
| consider plans which may result In a
j general demand for a wage increase
FLEGE IS RELEASED
ON BONDOF S15 OOO
Precedent Is Set in Nebraska by
Justice’s Allowing Bail on
Such a Murder Charge.
Ponca. Neb., Aug. 3.—Though charged
with murder in the first degree, Will
iam Flege was released Saturday
afternoon under $15,000 bail, to appear
when the district court convenes
November 30. Henry and Fred Flege
and Henry Frevert, a brotherinlaw,
signed the bond. The prisoner spent
Sunday at home.
A. W. Myers, justice of the piece, ar
rived at the decision at 4 o'clock Satur
day afternoon to release the prisoner
Dn bond and thereby established a prec
edent in this part of the state.
County Attorney Kingsbury was
plainly disappointed that the prisoner
was admitted to bail.
"He should not have his liberty until
the court of trial has passed such a
decision,” said he.
J. J. McCarthy, chief counsel for the
defense, argued that, even if Eichten
camp’s story were all true, the most
serious charge that could be brought
would be manslaughter.
COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY
CATCHES PICKPOCKET
Fremont, Neb.. Aug. 3.—Bad luck
came to Harry Grady, arrested here as
a pickpocket.
Henry Wilson, while in a crowd, lost
his pocketbook. In it was a counter
feit $5 bill that had been passed on
him and which he was keeping to turn
over to a government agent.
Grady passed the bad bill on a hotel
man. An hour later the fact of the
bill being counterfeit W'as discovered.
An officer started an investigation,
with the result that Grady was arrest
ed, identified as a pickpocket and also
a passer of counterfeit money. He
stands to ge to five and five to 10
years for the last named offense.
JOHN G. CARLISLE IS
SDMMONEDBY DEATH
Former Secretary of Treasury
Dies in New York After
Brief Illness.
New York, Aug. 3.—John G. Carlisle,
former secretary of the treasury, who
had been critically ill for two days,
died at his apartments in New York
at 10:50 o’clock last night of heart
failure, accompanied by oedema of the
lungs.
The body will be sent to Washington
and the funeral will probably be held
from the residence which Mr. Carlisle
still retained there because of the
many cases he argued before the su
preme court of the United States.
Burial will be in the family plot at
Covington, Ky.
An intestinal complaint of long
standing which wore down his vitality
lay behind the technical fact of heart
failure. He was attacked last spring
by the same trouble, complicated by
an ailment of the kidneys, and for a
time hovered near death.
John Griffin Carlisle was born in
Kenton. Ky., on September 5, 1835. He
was educated in the public schools,
later studied law and was admitted to
the bar. Always a consistent demo
crat and interested in public affairs as
a young man, he rose from the Ken
tucky house of representatives to the
state senate, served as lieutenant gov
ernor and finally graduated into na
tional affairs.
From 1877 to 1890 he was a member
of the national House and from
1883 to 1889 was its speaker. He re
signed to till the unexpired term of
James B. Beck in the United States
Senate, from which he again resigned
in 1893 to become secretary of the
treasury under President Cleveland.
With the retirement from power of
the democratic party in 1S97 he with
drew from politics and took up once
more the practice of law, this time in
New York city, where he continued to
live until his death last night.
LEE BROWNE AGAIN ON
TRIAL FOR CORRUPTION
Illinois Legislation Leader
Paces Jury Second Time on
Bribery Charge.
Chicago, Aug. 3.—Lee O’Neill Browne
democratic leader of the Illinois legis
lature, faced trial today for the sec
ond time on the charge of having
bribed fellow members of the legis
lature to vote for William Lorimer for
senator of the United States. Today's
appearance before Judge Kersten was
the signal for another attempt on the
part of his attorneys to quash the In
dictment. At the former trial before
Judge McSurley, which resulted in a
disagreement after the jury had been
out 115 hours, a similar effort was made
In vain.
States Attorney John E. W. Way
man returned last night from his va
cation and said he would have some
new evidence, chiefly, it was under
stood. from Miss Ella Christy, of
Springfield, with whom it is said
Browne was confidential concerning the
matters out of which the present
charges grew. One hundred venire
men have been summoned for service
Wednesday.
The opening argument for the defense
was made by Attorney Forrest, who
laid great stress on the contention that
the Cook county court had no jurisdic
tion. and asserted that the proper place
for the trial is in Springfield, 111., be
fore tlie Sangamon county court. The
opening argument had not been com
pleted when noon recess was taken.
Investigation shows that the waves
of the Atlantic are probably larger than
those of any other body of water,
reaching 42 feet. Waves of this size
look much higher from a ship’s deck.
FUNERAL OF CARLISLE.
New York, Aug. 3.—The funeral of
the late John G. Carlisle, former secre
tary of the treasury, will be held in
Washington at 2 p. m. Wednesday, as
announced here today. The body of
the late cabinet member, which still lay
today in the Hotel Wolcott, where he
died last night, will be taken tomorrow
to Washington.
There Is little prospect of the olive
Industry of this country being over
done, for there are only three localities
In this country where the olives will
thrive.
ROCKEFELLER NOW
TAKES WHISKY BATHS
Physician Has Prescribed Them
to Give Him Strength—Arises
at 5 Instead of 9.
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4 Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 5.— 4
4 John D. Rockefeller delivered a 4
4 homily on "Forgiveness” before 4
4 the Euclid Avenue Baptist 4
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4 "We must all learn how to 4
4 forgive,” said Mr. Rockefeller. 4
4 "Not with a sullen heart, but 4
4 fully and freely, that our lives 4
4 may be blessed.” 4
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Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 5— John D.
Rockefeller has taken to whiskv; not,
however, in the form the average hu
man being takes to it. The world's
richest man is Just as far from being
n toper as he ever was. Furthermore
his reputation as a total abstainer
from liquor is just as clear as it lias
bean all during his life.
The whisky to which Rockefeller has
taken is meant to prolong life and
render him nimble for his daily re
ception on the golf links of Forest Hill.
In other words, he has become addicted
to the whisky bath.
In line with his physician's pre
scription the oil king has adopted an
Innovation in his living methods. In
stead of sleeping until 8 or 9 o'clock in
the morning, he has begun to get up
every morning at 5 o’clock.
CENTURY PLANTS BUD
AT THE AGE OF 45
Specimens Presented by the
Late Potter Palmer 27
Years Ago.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—After 4E years of
life and 27 years of coddling, ivintei
and summer, two century plants in
Lincoln park are beginning to bloonj
on the knoll on either side of ths
south entrance of the conservatory.
One has put forth a dozen yellow
spikes, which add a novel color ol
gayety to the plants. By the middle
or latter part or this month both big
specimens of the Agave Americana wlD
have become resplendent.
Then having achieved their mission
In the world of Flora, both will die
and be cast out of the park picture.
Twenty-seven years ago these plants
were donated to the park by ihe late
Potter Palmer, who retained tw< sim
ilar ones for his home. Two or Hires
years ago the plants in the Paimel
yard blossomed. Thousands of Chi
cagoans saw them, and many visitors
from afar went out to the Lake Shors
drive mansion to see the blooms Ths
other two now have become Chicago’s
floral "headliners."
BABY SNAKE IN FALSE
HAIR BITJSJ WOMAN
Moccasin Concealed in “Rat”
May Cause the Death of Its
Wearer.
Richmond. Va., Aug. 5.—Bitten sev
eral times by a baby moccasin snake
which nested in her "rat" when she
nad laid that creation off during the
svening in a hammock in her front
yard, Miss Mary Wood, of the West
End, is reported to be in a serious con
dition.
The girl is a department store clerk.
She went to work as usual the next
Jay, but her head began to itch and
pain her. When her hair was taken
down several small red splotches were
discovered,on her head. Enduring the
pain all day the girl went home and
told her mother of it. She tore the
'rat” to pieces and a six-inch moccasin
dropped to the floor and wriggled
away.
The girl fainted at sight of the rep
tile. She is under the care of a physi
cian. The snake was so young that its
itnomous quality had scarcely devel
oped, is the theory for the girl not
dying from the bites.
POISON GANDY SENT
TO PRETTY BELLE
100 Men at Miss Turney’s
House Ready to Wreak Ven
geance Should She Die.
Laurel, Del. Aug. 6.—A hundred angry,
grieving men are waiting around Miss
Loletta Turney’s home. Should she die it
will fare hard with a jealous admirer of
hers, suspected of having sent poisoned
candy to her.
Miss Loletta, 20, is the belle of Blades,
a small town near here. She received a
box of chocolates from an anonymous
donor. She ate three pieces of the candy;
her brother one. Almost immediately
both were taken violently ill. The young
man recovered soon, but Miss Lolette
went into convulsions, became uncon
scious and so remained for hours.
Dr. Fleetwood, of this city, says she has
a bare chance to recover. Her beanuty
and amiability have made her a general
favorite, and loud threats are uttered
against a suitor of hers should she die.
The Americans have done at Panama
twice as much in their six years, the
first two of which were devoted to
cleaning i*p, as the French did in about
16. though in the circubstances the
French did marvelously well.
NUT FOOD^OMPANyTs
IN FINANCIAL STRAITS
Washington. Aug. 5.—Peanut steaks,
nut chops and other protein prepara
tions have not proved profitable sub
stitutes for the good old fashioned
meats and vegetables, according to
Ada L. Clark and a number of other
stockholders of the Vegetarian Meat
company, of this city, which lias been
cited to appear in court to show cause
why the company should not be dis
solved and a receiver appointed.