Nebraska Newspapers

    The O'Neill Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA
k Maine seems not to have learned j
he lesson, long since drilled Into New I
fork's police department, that confis
cated* deadly weapons sold at auction
for a pittance find their way right
back into the dangerous hands from
Which they were taken. New York now
loads such contraband goods on a po
lice boat and dumps them Into the sea.
(This Is a tipfor Maine's fish and game
Wardens, wmi recently auctioned off
18 guns seised from poachers. The sale
betted 866.
I Miss Rosika Schwlmmer and Vera
Gluckllch are responsible for the or
ganization of a Junior Woman Suffrago
league in Hungary. Tills league was
organized after two public meetings
at which Miss Schwlmmer and Miss
Qluckllch bwth spoke. It begun with a
membership of 260 ysung men and girls
between the <*gos sf 16 and 24. Three
Juniors act as ushers at the meetings
of the older suffragists, while some few
Of them give lectures and help In tho
Work of making cenverts.
A demonstration of the electrla safety
boiler cleaner was given In London
the other day. The Idea Is the Inven
tion of A. Schror, a German engineer,
and consists of a roller studded with
chisel points, worked by an electric
motor capable of revolving at a speed
of as many revolutions as required,
Which, without any labor on the part
Of the workman, thoroughly scales the
deposit with a minimum of pressure.
It is proposed to erect a mosque In
the capital of the grentest Mohamme
dan power In the world, and the only
surprising feature of the project Is that
it has not been executed before. Tho
building Is to cost £100,6(6, to which
13ie Aga Khan has already contributed
£5,000. The committee In control of tho
scheme Is presided ever by Amir All
and Includes the Turkish and Persian
ministers, as well as three members of
thu council of India.
The Church Army has in the course
of Its existence received many novel
gifts nnd now It haB been favored with
the offer of a mountain. A friend In
Wales has written offering to the so
ciety what he describes as a small
mountain. Tho explanation la that the
mountain contains a largo quantity of
stone which the donor thinks may be
useful In providing employment In
quarrying to the men under the so
ciety's charge.
There are several hermits living on
the islands la the Missouri river.
Hunters on Cat Island recently found
Billy Hutchinson, who had lived on
the Island a long time, dead. He was
75 years old and had lived alone. If
It's lonesomeness and eternal Bolltude
any one seeks let him locate on an
Island In the Missouri river and he
should be content.
The largest oak tree In Huntington
township, Adams county, was cut last
week on the farm of John It. Sadler.
Th« tree was flvo feet across tho
(tump and took the men several hours
to place It prostrate. Eleven hundred
».nd three large wagon spokes were
token from the trunk and 12 cords of
wood were cut from the top and
brandies.
At a gathering on Steel's creek
Warden Collins was knocked on tho
head with a pair of steel knucks and
was badly wounded. Elic Gibson was
(truck on tho n.ad with a rock and
ramo very near being killed. Ell Hicks
Was nearly beaten to death. Tho
scrappers then went to B. Osborn's
and ran his wife and children off and
shot up the place.
Charles H. Johnson, the new dem
ocratic United States senator from
Maine, Is 52 years of age, and the
length of his active service In the
party Is indicated by the fact that
he was Its candidate for governor 20
years ago.
Miss Eleanor G. D. Cuyler has given
>5,000 toward tho Wright memorial
dormitory at Yale university. Miss
Cuyler’s Is tho third gift of >5,000 to
be used for a suite of rooms. Her gift
ts In memory of her brother, Theo
dore Cuyler, class of ’82.
During the last season, 1,300 trout,
•calling 3,328 pounds, have been caught
by anglers visiting lllagdon lake, near
Bristol, 62 of the fish weighing 4
pounds and over. The largest trout was
one of 7 pounds 3 ounces and was tak
en on the fly. The total catch averaged
3*4 pounds, an excellent record.
Robert Young, of Edinburgh, Scot
land, who died the other day, was
known fur and wide as a collector of
horseshoes. Rotv upon row of shoes,
dating from the time of tho Roman oc
cupation. and including those of Ladas
and Rock Sand, hung on the walls of
his shop.
Minnie Johnson. 16 years old, living
on a farm near Manhattan, Kan., Is tho
Winner of a first prizo of >5 offered by
the state agricultural college for tho
best made loaf of bread. Eighteen
counties were represented In the con
test.
The market tolls of the borough of
Chard. Somerset, England, have been
let to Benjamin Brown, who made the
last bid of >505 before tho sandglass,
which, according to Immemorial cus
tom, controls the auction, ran out.
The art of conversation is well-nigh
dead. We do not lack Instruction, but
we are lacking to an amazing degree
in ‘’general" culture. We have no time
to talk; we have no time to think; no
time even to be polite or pleasant.
An Italian engineer lias invented a
cinematograph apparatus which can he
connected with objects liable to bo
stolen in such a fashion that ns soon
as a person lays hands on them ills
•wry movement Is photographed.
Oxygen tanks, liberating gas Into a
bag in which a man’s head ami shoul
ders can ive placed, feature n new
rest ue litter Intended primarily for
mines.
The Chinese army advisory board is
planning a complete survey of the en
tire empire for general as well as mill
tar- purposes,
Artronn. California. New Mexico,
Utah and Washington materially in
creased their production of silver last
year.
Siberian horses are sturdy. Journeys
of thousands of miles have been made
at the rate of 4 0 miles a day by their
riders.
A Frenchman used a large stone jar
for a pillow, explaining that it was not
hard because he had stuffed it full of
hay.
Scientists are demonstrating that
nearly 60 per cent of our bodily ills are
caused by mental worries and hysteria.
The first aeroplane engine in which
jft is possible to regulate the sliced ha#
'been Invented in England
NEBRASKA TO STOP
BIGAMOUS PRACTICE
AMONGJINNEBAGOS
Indians Are Interested in Pro
posed Laws Which Compel a
~ Man to Keep Wife
Pender, Neb., Feb. 27.—The Indians
of the Omaha and Winnebago reser
vations, lying In Thurston and Dakota
counties, vast and north of here, are
taking an nctlve Interest In the bill
now before the Nebraska legislature
that seeks to prohibit bigamy among
the members of the tribe.
Since tho beginning of time the
marriage laws of the Omaha and Win
nebago Indians have been lax. If a
married Indian, man or woman, tired
of his helpmeet, he or she sbnply got
up and left. If either of these help
meets desired to marry again. It was
a simple matter, the only thing was
to find an ufflnlty. As a result there
have been any number of children
born outside of a legitimate w-edlock.
So long us the Indians maintained
tribal relations and held their land In
common, the government being Ilia
custodian, It made little difference
what the customs were, so far as legal
mu iters were concerned.
Now, however, a change has taken
place. The government ims dissolved
the old-time tribal relations and the
residents of the two reservations have
taken tlielr land In severalty. They
have become citizens In every sense
o1' the term, being allowed to vote and
b< Ing compelled to pay taxes the same
us the whites; have but one wife and
in case of marriage, secure license
from the county clerk.
By reason of the old method of mar
riage and keeping up domestic re
lations, title to most of the reserva
tion land owned by the Indians Is
clouded, and cannot be straightened
out without special legislation. The
proposed law legalizes all marriages
in the past and declares that the off
spring of former unions that nre
tinctured with polygamy and bigamy
shall be held lawful, but not so with
those of the future, which must con
form to the custom of tho whites of
the state.
The Indians, especially tho younger
ones of the reservations are a unit
for the pussago of the low. It Is
opposed by some of tile older men,
who number their wives by twos ami
threes, but they are In the minority.
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4 MAN PAYS $1,000 4
4 FOR LOAN OF $4.00 4
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4 Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 27.—Last 4
4 September a man who gave his 4
4 name as D. J. Quillan ap- 4
4 proached F. T. Itedrnond, an 4
4 official of the Knights of 4
4 Columbus of this city, and 4
4 asked for a loan of $4. He said 4
4 that be wanted the money In 4
4 order to reach Grand Island to 4
4 Join a theatrical company. He 4
4 obtained the $4 from the 4
4 order. 4
4 Nothing further was heard 4
4 from the man until a letter was 4
4 received by the organization. 4
4 It contained a draft for $1,004. 4
4 The borrower said that ho re- 4
4 turned the $1,000 with the $4 4
4 simply to show his appreciation. 4
4 He asked that the motley be 4
4 used "for the good of the 4
4 order.” 4
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WOODMAN BANKER IS
ARRESTED IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 27. -George \V.
Losey, banker of tho Modern Woodman
lamp No. 969, of this city, was today
Indicted by the Lancaster county grand
jury. He Is accused of appropriating
$3,200. _
PARAGUAY IS LATEST
TO HAVE REVOLUTION
Outbreak Has Again Occurred
There, This Time Against
Rank Usurper.
Buenos Ayres, Feb. 27.—Advices re
?elved here today state that another
revolutionary movement has been be
gun in Paraguay.
The political situation in Paraguay
has been involved for some time. Early
In tho present year Colonel Alberto
Jara, then minister of war, got the
upper hand of the government and
forced the resignations of President
Manuel Gondra and Vice President
Juan Gaena. On January 19 the Para
guyan congress accepted their resig
nations and elected Jara president of
the republic.
Since that time the news from Asun
cion the capital, has been censured, but
advices from Buenos Ayres have stat
ed that Jara was unable to maintain
the support of a majority in congress.
Two weeks ago advices from the same
sources set forth that Jara had dis
solved congress, established a dictator
ship and proclaimed Senor Ortls, who
was minister of tinance in the cabinet
of President Gondra, president.
BIG RUN CONTINUES
ON A GERMAN BANK
Berlin, Feb. 27.—Depositors of the
Norden Savings bank, a run on which
institution yesterday afternoon caused
much excitement, continued today to
clamor for their money. A placard
posted on the bank's doors, which were
kept closed, informed the depositors
that all accounts would be settled.
The rush of thousands of women of
tin poorer classes to draw out their
savings was caused by rumors of ex
tensive losses through speculation.
The managers of the bank, which is
one of the largest and most popular of
tiie private savings institutions in Ber
lin. assert that the depositors are fully
secured. The incident was without
significance on tile bourse.
MISSOURI KILLING.
Springfield. Mo., Feb. 27.—Wllliar.
Cad Iff. a blacksmith at Walnut Grove,
20 miles northwest of here, was shot
and killed in a restaurant there early
today by tin restaurant proprietor
Richard Perry, who said Oadiff threat
ened him. Perry surrendered. Cadiff
recently went to Walnut Grove from
St. I.ouis.
NOTED PAINTER DEAD.
Munich, Bavaria. Feb. 27.—Fritz K.
H. Von Uhde, celebrated ns the painter’
of religious scenes, died today. He was
born at Wolkenburg in 1843 ’
CLOSER INSPECTION OF
NEBRASKA CREAMERIES
Four Additional Food In
spectors Proposed to Look
After Products.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 25.—Proposed
legislation to Increase the Inspection
force of the state pure food office Is
being watched with great Interest by
Nebraska creamery men. The cream
ery men think that such an Increase
would result in closer enforcement of
state regulations and of consequent
higher standards of sanitation.
By the terms of a bill introduced in
the lower house by Hardin, of Harlan
county, the pure food Inspector is to
have the assistance of four additional
inspectors during the summer months.
These are to be picked from the senior
class of the state agricultural college.
Creamery men believe that under
such legislation Nebraska butter will
be able to go Into the eastern markets
on a par with butter made In the east
ern states. As It Is now, the price of
butter depends upon its quality. A
consignment of western butter, from
Nebraska for Instance, is offered in the
New York market. The buyer opens
the tub. notes that it is western butter,
and marks down the price accordingly.
Senate Truce Continues.
The truce entered into by th senate
yesterday afternoon between the back
ers and opponents of the Ollls stock
yards bill was renewed this morning in
order to give time to prepare sorao
amendments. •
Two Joint resolutions were present
ed. One calls on congress to call a
convention of the states to pass a
constitutional inhibition against po
lygamy. The other creates a commis
sion of seven legislators to journey to
San Francisco during the summer and
report to the next legislature as to
whether Nebraska should participate
in tho 1915 exposition.
Of the hills reported from committee
to general file were Cordeal's bill re
storing the convention as a part of the
primary nominating method, and one
requiring the union label on state
printing.
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BOGUS BOMBS USED
TO FRIGHTEN COUNT
Slavs in Chicago Give the Noble
Apponyi a Most Riotous
Reception.
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Examination to
day of the "bombs’’ found by the
police after the riots in the Fine Arts
building last night in which dissatis
fied Slavs broke up an address by
Count Albert Apponyi, of Hungary,
and succeeded in striking the speaker
several blows before the disturbance
was quelled, showed that the missies
were only make-believe infernal ma
chines.
When opened th« supposed bombs
were found to consist of heavy black
cardboard tubes capped at each end
and wound with a few strands of
cord. Inside was a small quantity of
clay. The appearance of the missies,
that of dagerous machines, evidently
was expected to precipitate a panic,
but the rioting prevented a chance of
their being thrown.
Police said today Apponyi was
struck several times, once above the
left eye and once on the jaw, with
some force. He was not injured, how
ever. He refused today to discuss the
affair.
ARMY LIEUTENANT
FROZEN TO DEATH
S. B. West, Stationed in
Alaska, Loses His Life in a
Blizzard.
Nome, Alaska. Feb. 25.—Lieutenant
S. B. West, IT. S. A., of Fort Davis,
was frozen to death yesterday live
miles from Tishou, while out in one of
the severest blizzards ever known here.
Mrs. Davenport, wife of a deputy
ITnlted States marshal and for whom
Lieutenant West was making the trail,
walked into Tishou through the snow
and reported that Lieutenant West had
been frozen. Deputy Marshal Daven
port went out, found the body and
brought it in.
Lieutenant Solomon B. West was S3
years old and a native of New Hamp
shire. He enlisted In the First New
Hampshire volunteers as a private tit
the outbreak of the Spanish-American
war, and in 1901 entered the regular
army as second lieutenant of the
Second infantry He went to Alaska
with his regiment last June.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
QUEER EVERYWHERE
West of the Mississippi, How
ever, the Forecast Is for
Continued Fairness.
Washington Feb. 25.—Topsy-turvy
conditions mark the weather through
the country, according to the weather
bureau, and there is small prospect of
the situation righting itself in the next
24 hours.
Frosts are nipping early vegetables
and vegetation as far south as central
Florida, while generally over the re
mainder of the country rising tempera
tures are the rule.
West of the Mississippi river the
weather will continue fair.
ROBBERS GAG FAMILY
AND STEAL SAVINGS
CiV.ceffo, Fob. 25.—Three burglars
parly today entered the home of Chas.
Ylersson. bound and gagged the latter
and his daughter, and then escaped
with Ylersson's savings, $1,370.
William Piernack, Yiersson’s son-in
law. who is said to have been absent
trom ’tome last night, was taken into
custody.
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Washington
BLOCKADE IN SENATE
IS BROKEN IN PART
Business Is Advanced and Lori
mer Case Will Have Eight of
Way Hereafter.
Washington, Feb. 27.—In less than
an hour yesterday the Senate voted the
Sutherland amendment Into the res
olution providing for the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people; fixed next Tuesday a*
the time for voting on the resolution
Itself; made the case involving Sena
tor Uorlmer's seat the unfinished
business; ratified the Japanese conven
tion, and received the Canadian reci
procity bill from the committee en
finance. In addition there was much
discussion of the order of business.
Several speeches were arranged for
and Senator Penrose gave notice the*
on Monday he would ask the Sena1
consider the postoffice approprh
bill, which Includes the provislr
creasing the postage on the a-fv. .ily
ing portions of magazines.
No sooner had Senator Beveridge
concluded his speech In opposition to
Senator Lorlmer than almost a dozen
senators began “jockeying" for posi
tion. Senator Hale was the first to
be henrd, and asked that the unfinished
business be laid before the Senate
This was the resolution providing for
x constitutional amendment for the
flection of United States senators by
popular vote. This demand met the
approval of the chair, and the reso
lution was taken up.
Almost before senators had time to
realize what was taking place, the
. lee president direc ted the roll call on
‘.he amendment offered by Senator
Sutherland, eliminating so much of the
amendment as takes from congress the
eight to supervise elections. The vote
resulted In favor of the amendment,
60 to 37.
Of the affirmative votes only one
teas east by a democrat. Senator
Clarke, of Arkansas, easting that one.
Seven republicans, Messrs. Borah,
Bourne, Bristow, Brown, Cummins,
Gronna and Ua Follette, were recorded
with most of the democrats In oppo
sition to the proposition.
Immediately following the announce
ment of this vote. Senator Bacon, of
Georgia, declared his opposition to the
resolution us amended. He gave notice
that on Monday he would address the
Senute explaining Ills position
It Is understood the adoption of the
amendment will alienate the votes of
several southern democrats.
The new Japanese treaty of trade
and navigation was ratified last night
after a two hours' executive session of
the Senate at the conclusion of a day
crowded with other important matters.
While the apprehension of western
senators that the treaty might let down
the bars to coolie labor was not en
tirely removed, these senators con
tented fhemselves with expressing
their solicitudes. They Interposed no
objection to ratification.
The action in promptly confirming
the new agreement Is expected to do
more to prove the feeling of cordiality
that this country has for Japan than
anything done for many years. It is
regarded as a manifestation of highest
confidence in the high civilization of
that nation. The effect will be to per
mit Japan to enter at once upon a re
organization of its fiscal system and
the making of new tariffs with all na
tions.
Japan's treaties with other powers
are to expire July 17. That, with the
United States, by reason of its later
ratification, would have continued un
til the same date a year later had not
this government consented to its ex
piration at the same time as the oth
ers.
Failure to have ratified the new
treaty would have delayed the opera
tion of the Japanese program for a
year beyond the time when it was
planned to put it Into effect. It would
have meant much to the revenues of
Japan, and the continuance of the ex
isting treaty with the United States
tor another year would not have bene
fited this government.
Ratification was accomplished with
out a roll call.
President Taft has awarded to Miss
Nettie Caskey, of Fairrnount, lnd., a
life sa\ing medal on tlie recommenda
tion of the Interstate Commerce com
mission.
Accompanying the medal tlie presi
dent sent a personal letter of commen
dation for Miss Caskey’s bravery.
The Caskey home is two and a half
miles from Fairrnount and only a short
distance from the crossing of a high
way by the Pennsylvania road. On
March 19. 1910, Miss Caskey discovered
her niece, Martelle Caskey, 3% years
old, on the railroad track in front of a
rapidly approaching train.
Tlie engineer saw Miss Caskey run
ning ahead of his train along the track
toward the little girl. He attempted
to stop the train, but in the short dis
tance was unable to do so.
At the moment it seemed inevitable
the train would strike the two children,
but the heroic girl seized the child,
sprang from the track and rolled with
her down tlie embankment. Miss Cas
key, who is 16 years old, is the second
girl who has received life saving med
als under the present law.
Tariff revision plans of the ways and
means committee of the next congress
were announced yesterday by Repre
sentative Underwood, of Alabama, who
will head that committee in tlie
House.
Mr, Underwood said that, “assuming
that there was to be an extra session
of congress, the committee on the dem
ocratic side of the House was charged
with tlie responsibility of preparing
tariff legislation, and all that was
asked between now and December was
provision for u clerk, statistician and a
stenographic clerk for the committee.’’
The democrats, he said, were not ask
ing money for an Independent investi
gation.
BALLOON ON FLIGHT.
Arkansas City, Kan., Feb. 27.—The
balloon Miss Sof.a. carrying W. F. Ass
mann and J. M. O’Reilley, of St.
Louis, passed over this city going
northwest at 10:30 today. The balloon
ists started from San Antonio, Tex.,
».t 6:47 last night in an atempt to
capture the Lahm cup.
BRITISH STATESMAN
SUMMONED BY DEATH
London, Feb, 27.—Viscount Wolver
hampton, formerly secretary of state
for India, and from 1908 until 1910 lord
president of the council, died here to
day.
Henry Hartley P'owler, the first Vis
count Wolverhampton, was bom May
16, 1830, and was the youngest son of
the late Rev. Joseph Fowler. He was
created a viscoupt in 1908,
DESPERATE BANDS
OF ITALY TO GET
BELATED JUSTICE
Killing of Bandit Chief and Hia
Beautiful Wife Form Basis
of Allegations by
the Police.
Vitcrbor. Italy, Feb. 27. -This litstorio
town, called by ancient writers "the
city of handsome fountains and beau
tiful women,” lias not been a center of
such Interest until now since the 13th
century, when the no: ave which re
sulted in the election of Thesdore Vis
conti as Gregory X., met in the epis
copal palace here and continued in ses
sion for two years and nine months,
during which time It was the scene of
unending violence and bloodshed,
among the murdered being the English
prince, IXenry.
At the present time It is a criminal
trial instead of a conclave which at
tracts the Interest of the whole world.
The leaders of the dreaded neapoiitan,
Camorra, are about to be judged, and
the case may rival in duration the con
clave of 1271, with the difference that
while then the people removed the roof
of the episcopal palace to force the
cardinals to come to a decision, there
is now no way, according to Italian
legislation, to shorten procedure of
the courts.
may i_ast a Whole Year.
It Is expected that the trial will oc
cupy one year. Unless there is a post
ponement it will open on March 11.
Already throngs of interested ones are
making arrangements or accommoda
tions in the town and the authorities
are busy perfecting elaborate police
and military precautions against inter
ference on the part of friends of the
41 prisoners, many of them desperate
men.
The testimony of 450 witnesses has
been prepared by the state. No one
knows to what revelation this testi
mony may lead or what ramifications
in official life the exposure of the Ca
mori« may lay bare.
The voluminous documents in tho
ease reveal a story more engaging than
romance. It is the result of four years
of police work. It shows that Gennoro
Cuoccolo, upon whose murder the case
was built, was not only a notorious
criminal, hut. a rival in the Camorro
of its alleged head, Enrico Aifano, also
known as Err1' no.
Killed and Mutilated.
His body, bearing many stab wounds,
was found at Torre Del Greco, a sub
urb of Naples, on June 7, 1906. He ap
peared to have died in a duel, but there
were no ashes on the dancing pumps
of the handsome and well dressed vic
tim. though the Vesuvian ashes were
knee deep about the place. It w'aa
plain that the body had been brought
to the place .and so murder was estab
lished. Identification failed until a
certain cavalier. Uuoccolo. recognized
tho body as that of his brother’s son.
"He was bound to finish like this,"
the uncle exclaimed. “Ever since his
boyhood he had given himself up to
Ugh- loves and bad companions and
was anything hut an honor to his fam
ily. His father died of a broken heart.
Gennaro soon dissipated his fortune
and almost ruined his younger brother,
He was interdicted and given 300
francs a month, which should have
enabled him to live decently, but he
continued to follow his evil ways tc
the point of marrying a woman ol
doubtful character, aria Cutinelii
who was a beauty of the people, called
the betutiful Sorrentlno.’ as she came
from Sorrento. It must he she who
had involved him in some new infamy
•n which he has lost his life.”
The body, horribly mutilated, of "the
beautiful Sorentino" was found in their
pretty apartment a few steps from the
royal palace. Then was begun a police
inquiry that uncovered the greatest
criminal conspiracy of modern times
mid which led unquestionably to the
assassination of the New York detoct
iw Lieut. Joseph Petrosino.
LINCOLN WAS WRONG
SAYS LESLIE M. SHAW
Famous Gettysburg Speech
Inexact, Former Cabinet
Officer Thinks.
Middletown, Conn., Feb. 27.—Leslie
Vl. Shaw, of Philadelphia, ex-secretary
af the treasury, took issue with Abra
ham Lincoln in an address at Wesley
an university. His speech was an argu
ment against the progressive .move
ment.
“The task of self-government.” said
Mr. Shaw, "is tile severest that God
In His wisdom ever placed upon the
,'hildren. The constitution of the Unit
?d States makes this a republic and
not a democracy. The fathers planned
representative and not popular govern
ment. Mr. Lincoln, in his ever-famous
Gettysburg speech, did not speak with
his accustomed verbal exactness, oth
erwise he would have said: ‘A govern
ment of the people, for the people, and
oy representatives of tlie people.’
"This was not the first attempt at
i republican form of government.
Hitherto republics had passed to
lemocractes, democracies to dictator
ships. and dictatorships to monarchies,
it remains to be seen whether history
will repeat itself in the United States,
"ertain it is that the trend is toward
t democracy; and away from represen
tative government.”
POSTMASTER ADJUDGED
TO BE LEGALLY DEAD
Washington, Feb. 27. -Thomas B.
Smith has been continued oy the Sen
ate as postmaster at Philadelphia, it
was announced today. He succeeds
Richard 1.. Ashhurst, who is officially
pronounced dend in the records of the
postoffice department. Mr. Ashhurst
disappeared mysteriously while on a
visit to Atlantic City some weeks ago.
VESSEL IS SENT TO THE
RESCUE OF BARON’S YACHT
Havana, Feb. 27.—F. A. Souhart. the
French minister to Cuba, today dis
patched the powerful passenger steam
er Cosme Herrera to render assistance
to Barori Edmond de Rothschild’s
steam yacht Atmah, which was re
ported by wireless late yesterday as
ashore off Cape San Antonio. The bar
on, who is a member of Rothschild
banking house, of Paris, and a party
of friends are on board.
BOY BROKER CAUGHT ,
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Robert E. Davie, Wanted iu
Boston for Huge Thefts, Is
Under Arrest.
Boston. Feb. 25.—Deputy Superin
tendent of Police William B. Watts re
ceived a cablegram today from the
United States consulate at Rio Janeiro,
announcing the arrest of Robert E.
Davie, the missing Boston broker who
Is charged with embezzlement of up
wards of $500,000 In money and securi
ties from a large number of persons.
The sudden disappearance several
months ago of "the boy banker," as
Davie was known In financial circles,
was mourned by many men prominent
pn State street and In the banking' dis
trict. Although only 23 years of age,
Davie had a spectacular career In the
brokerage business. He began work as
a clerk In a real estate office In Hyda
Park, a suburban town, and when he
was only 18 years old he was a high
salaried employe of a well known firm
of Boston brokers. Later he branched
out for himself and as a broker built
up an extensive business with a wide
clientele.
Professedly Davie was of an ardent
religious temperament. His chief
friends were clergymen and evange
lists, and from this class of people
many of his alleged victims were
chosen. Mrs. Hannah Greenwood, of
Somerville, the wife of a well known
evangelist, charges that the ' boy brok
er" stole $10,000 which she entrusted to
him for investment.
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, the evange
list. was a friend of Davie and when
the evangelist was married at Provi
dence last year, Davie was his best
man.
BIG SLIDES DELAYING
WORK ONJHE CANAL
Culebra Cut Slips Frequently,
but Good Progress Is Being
Washington, Feb. 25.—As predicted
by the engineers, slides of earth from
the heights above the Culebra cut on
the Panama canal are continuing. The
slide which occurred at 10 o’clock on
the night of February 9, Just opposite
the Y. M. C A. club house at Culebra,
carried 550,000 cubic yards of loose
earth into the cut, catching a steam
shovel, a coal train with its locomo
tive and two trains of earth dumping
cars. %
All of these, however, have since
been extricated, and the tracks which
were carried away, have been restored
so that no inconvenience is being ex
perienced.
The Cana! Record, Just received,
states that this slide, added to those
which have occurred since last July,
do not exceed the total of 6,104,000
cubic yards allowed for slides in the
central division in the revised esti
mates mades at that time, nor will the
added excavation increase the esti
mate of cost of excavation in the cen*
tral division made in October, 190S.
KENTUCKY FEUDIST
IN MEXICAN MIXUP
“Wild Bill” Hatfield Enlists on
Side of Rebels and Kills
a Comrade.
Mexicali, Mexico, Feb. 25.—"Wild
Bill” Hatfield, one of the famous Mc
Coy-Hatfleld feudists of Kentucky,
who is an American recruit in General
Leyva's army, shot and killed a Mexi
can insurrecto named Francisco last
night. Hatfield used an automatic gun
and the victim's face was shot away.
Francisco was taken to the interna
tional line by his Mexican comrades
and rolled across the border. He was
picked up by the Red Cross attendants i>
and taken to the hospital in Colixco, Jf
where ho died. Nothing was done with
Hatfield by the insurgents. It is feared
the shooting may cause a serious feud
between the American and Mexican
members of the rebel army.
One hundred insurrectos marched
out of Mexicali last night to form a
Juncture with the advance guard of
60 sent out Wednesday. With the de
tachment went General Leyva, who
will operate against Ensanada.
DAWSON MAY SELECT
HONDURAN PRESIDENT
Iowa Diplomat Is Engaged in
Settling Trouble in Cen
tral America.
Puerto Cortez, Feb. 25.—Genera!
Alanuel Bonilla, the leader of the revo
lutionary movements, has withdrawn
formally as a candidate for the provi
sional presidency of Honduras, and
there is prospects of an early agree
ment with the government.
The choice of a temporary successor
to President Davila may be forced upon
Thomas C. Dawson, the special repre
sentative to the United States at the
peace conference.
Negotiations between the factions
were resumed on board the United
States cruiser Tacoma yesterday. Gen
eral Maximo B. Rosales represents
President Davila and Dr. Alberto Mem
breno is looking after the interests of
Bonilla.
Mr. Dawson is acting as adviser and
mediator.
SUGAR IS ADVANCED.
New Vork, Feb. 25.—All grades of reflned
Rugar were advanced 10c per hundred
pounds today.
FIRE IN HAYTI.
Port Au Prince, Hayti, Feb. 25.—
The city of Aux Cayes has been al
most destroyed by fire. The flames
broke out yesterday and fanned by
the wind from the north spread rapid
ly through the place. The monetary
loss is heavy and considerable suf
fering was caused.
VANCOUVER—The Canadian cruis
er Rainbow, arrived here yesterday,
having in tow the captured American
schooner Edrie, seized on a charge of
poaching in Canadian waters. The
eizure has an Important bearing on
she pending reciprocity treaty. ^