The O’Neill Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publlshsr,
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA
A kindergarten association has been
organized In Sochow, China, where the
natives are reported to be so much in
terested in the movement that the local
assembly has voted to pay the way of
four Chinese girls through a kinder
garten training school. Upon complet
ing their normal course the girls will
return and open free kindergartens in
their municipality.
James O. Blaine had the rare gift of
•Ismlssing from Ills presence any one
who had come to him for a favor which
lie could not grant, with a feeling that
tie Was his big brother, and grieved to
Seath at the compulsion of refusal. Al
though Blaine was universally beloved,
vet he was defeated for the highest
office In the gift of the people.
One of the belles at Severance stut
ters badly. The other night when her
fellow started to leave she went to the
floor with him and said: “George, are
rou coming against next S-s-s-s-”
Before she could get out the word "Sun
lay," the dog. lying on the porch,
thought she was trying to “sick ’em.”
and chased George off the premises.
Kver since the story went over tho
county telling how Kffle Gladys Virtue,
of St. Paul, had completed a novel,
“Helen Dale," by writing the copy on a
typewriter with her toes, she has been
receiving letters from all parts of the
United States. And she answers each
leter personally. In other words, she
replies with her toes.
A party of two hundred Columbia
university students are planning to
make a tour of France this summer.
The trip will last eighty days, and will
cost each man only *376, according to
the prospectus. The party will have
Its own system of government, but no
move will be made unless all agree
to it. _ _ _
A Chinese cook and a Japanese wait
er served Father Vaughan at an Alas
ka dinner with caribou steak, moose
tenderloin, leg of mountain sheep,
grouse, wild duck, salmon, crabs and
brook trout. After that and a few
other things he decided the United
States drove a good bargain when it
putVhased Alaska for *7,000,000.
During the first quarter of 1912 Cu
racao exported 30,692 dozen of jlpljapa
straw hats, Invoiced at *91,126. The in
creased sale over previous years is due
to great Improvement in their quality
wrought by the colonial government
school of instruction, whose director
visits homes all over the island In
structing the braiders.
Ten years ago pork was 30 per cent
cheaper than beef in Hungary; now' it
costs as much as veal, which is the
highest priced staple meat on sale In
that country. This advance in price is
due In part to the ravages of hog
cholera.
Next to tin, the most Important prod
uct of northern Nigeria is the shea nut.
From tills an oil Is made which, in va
rious parts of West Africa is used for
cooking, light and us a remedy for
rheuniutlsni and other ailments.
Lead production In the United States,
last year, reached 1,000,000,000 pounds,
an Increase of 40,000.000 pounds over
1910. Imports, last year, were 180.
000,000 pounds, a decrease of 37,000,000
pounds,
A recently Invented safe that will
float In ease of shipwreck Is a steel
cylinder, divided into two compart
ments, one air tight, the other to hold
valuables.
In this country 14,000 patents have
been Issued covering the manufacture
of shoes and leather goods, and about
half of them are now in force.
An ordinary .d-inch electric fan con
tains 1,372 feet of wire. In all there
are more than 750 pieces of material
used In constructing a fan.
During the last three yeurs a quar
ter of a million new telephones have
been Installed in various farmhouses
throughout the country.
Mines of the United StateR Iasi veur
yielded *2,700 worth of diamonds. *8.
500 worth of emerukls und *215.313
worth of sapphires.
Twenty million pounds or butter
were sent out of European Russia in
the first three months of 1912. It was
valued at *4.859.000.
At Aden, Arabia, the water is
Pumped from the sea, condensed and
•old at 73 cents for 100 gullons All
food Is Imported.
Of hops worth *2.970,000 Imported into
Oreat Brltlan In the first six months of
15l2, *2,290,000 worth came from the
United States.
On the high seas of the world there
•re 8,500 steamers, aggregating a ton
nage of 17,000.000, sailing under the
British flag.
Ariiona, which heads the list of cop
per producing states, last vear made
Its greatest output in the history of the
Industry.
Jamaica has a great deal of valuable
wood In Its Interior, but the streams
•r» not large enough to bring It to the
coast.
Japan ta to make her own 14-inch
guns for the three new 28,000-ton bat
tleships now building at natlye shlp
Merlda, Yucatan, boasts 103 private
automobiles and four garages The
streets are paved with asphalt and
brick.
The steel entering into the manufac
«f automobile wheels during last vear
Amounted to 15,000 tons in this countrv
Alone
The government mint at Denver is
operated entirely by electric power,
motors totaling 300 horsepower being
used.
Ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey is
An accompanist. He plays the organ
with the grace of a professor.
Handsome profits are being realized
by the whaling Industry, which has
ntceutly experienced a revival.
Lamdon has 8,000 public taxicabs.
France sends out a hospital ship to
the Grand Banks. It ministers Impar
tially to all nationalities.
New York has more than 1.300 elec
tric tracks, and nearly 500 electrk
pleasure vehicles,
Wornout machinery is now being re
claimed my ingenious application.) >•
electric welding.
Toklo haa more than 80u public
baths, where more than 300.000 persom
- baths dally at a c<>a( of about 2 centr.
The bars runs CO feet a second.
PHONE COMPANY ASKS
RIGHT TO LIFT RATES
TO MAXIMUM FIGURES
Pleads for Permission to Ad
vance to Highest Point Be
fore Merger.
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 14 The Lincoln
Telephone & Telegraph company, which
brought out the Bell Interests in the
South Platte, has tiled with the state
railway commission permission tc
change rates at Havelock and In York
and adjacent territory. Where the
Bell rates were higher the company
asks permission to cancel its old rates
and adopt the Beil rates. WThere the
contrary condition prevails they ask
that the Bell rates be cancelled.
Ar soon as the consolidation of ex
changes In Lincoln Is effected an In
crease of rates will be asked here. It
is expected that these applications will
open up a warm contest between the
patrons and the company, but the of
ficials of the latter say that an Increase
is necessary in order to provide suf
ficient income for dividends and de
preciation.
ASKS PAY FOR FLOWERS SENT
TO FUNERAL OF BROTHER
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 14. Notwith
standing the fact that Mrs. Wilhclmine
Orage. of Sprague, received under the
will of her brother, Fritz Fatthauer, a
third of his estate, she filed with the
probate court a claim for $7.25 for
flowers that were sent to his funeral
and that were used to decorate his
grave. Her husbund also put in a
claim for $16.50 for sitting up three
nights and for two days’ time spent In
making arrangements for the funeral.
When the claims came up before the
county Judge the woman and her hus
band were present to push them, but
the court peremptorily disallowed them
She said that the people down In her
neighborhood told her she ought not
to stand all of the expense, and that
the other relatives, who live elsewhere,
ought to pay part of it.
APPLES SELLING NEAR
HOWE FOR 30 CENTS
Howe, Net)., Oct. 14.—Owners of com
mercial orchards are complaining of
their inability to secure apple pickers
to move the crop. This year's apple
crop la believed to be the largest ever
known In this part of the state and
conservative estimates place the
amount at 100,000 bushels for this im
mediate neighborhood. The price is
very low. considering the excellent con
dition of the fruit. None of the own
ers hove been able ko get more than
30 cents a bushel and many have sold
for less for the very best apples. As
the pickers got $2.60 a day and the
owners deliver apples at the cars It
leuves very little for profit.
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CA8HES BOGUS CHECK
AND THEN DISAPPEARS
Fremont, Neb.. Oct. 14. Tommy
Fox, who returned recently from
Atkinson, where he hunted with Fred
Hoyt, a well known rancher, was con
fronted today by Hoyt's former hired
hand, known as Frank 8. Harmon.
Harmon wonted to be identified, so that
he could cash a check bearing Hoyt’s
signature. Fox went with the man
to the Commercial bank and attached
his signature under the name of Hoyt.
Thirty minutes later he learned that
Hoyt's name had been forged. Ef
forts were made to locate Harmon, but
he hud disappeared.
LANDLADY MARRIES GUEST ON
THREE WEEKS’ ACQUAINTANCE
North Bend, Neb., Oct. 14.—Mrs.
1-oulse Gordon, landlady at the Gordon
hotel, and Fred Mahar, who eame here
three weeks ago as manager for the
Strupp Bridge company, of St. Louts,
to build the bridge across the Platte
south of Fremont, slipped over to
Council Bluffs, la., and were married.
The announcement of the union was a
big surprise. The couple met the first
time when Mahar registered as a guest
at Mis Gordon’s hotel, three weeks
ago.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES.
EXETER— Fred Kramer, Jr., who. ac
cording to the evidence at the coroner's
Jury, accidentally shot George Cox, at
Ihe home of the former, north of here in
York county, hus given Mrs. Cox $3,000.
Kramer Is released from all future nu
bility as far as elvtl actions are con
cerned. Cox was fatally shot 10 days ago
while he and Kramer were preparing to
shoot some chickens. Kramer admitted to
the coroners' Jury that both hud been
drinking.
KEARNEY—E. S. Jenkins, route agent
of the Adums Express company In charge
of the Lincoln district, has announced
that the accounts of C. L. De Long, the
local express agent who locked up his
office Saturday night and has not been
seen since, were badly mixed up but he
thought there was no embexxlement. It
1? said that domestic troubles materially
aided In making his work unsatisfactory
to him. He has a wife and one child.
SCHUYLER-The Union Pacific Rail
road company does not intend to allow
the town of Schuyler to empty the con
tents of Ita sanitary sewer system Into
the drainage ditch on the railroad's right
of-way. Schuyler la just putting in a
sewer system and the plans contemplate
using the railroad ditch, but the com
pany saya that It cannot permit having
the aewage flow for a mile or more along
close to where ita traina must paaa.
RANDOLPH—Arrangements are being
completed for holding the annual oolt
show here the latter part of this month.
At this show several classes are open for
entry and the business men of the town
offer good premiums for the beet In each
class The allow this year will have a
large number of entries.
ST. PAUL-Thomas Ambrose, living six
miles southeast of St. Paul, committed
sulciue by shooting himself in the heart.
He bad been In poor health for years.
He was a well-to-do farmer, $0 years of
age. He leaves a wife and two daughters.
CLARKSON—Frank Studnlcka has sold
lbs farm of 340 acres, two and a half
miles northeast of town, to John Podany,
Tor $133 an acre, who turned in his place
of 100 acres as part payment at the same
price.
TECUM8E14—The voters of Richardson
county will vote on the proposition of is
suing $20,000 worth of bonds for the erec
tion of a new county Jail.
YORK The body of Charles llgenfritz.
tiie son of Chief of Police llgenfritz of
this rily. was found ut SarunvlUe yester
day moili ng. The young man was with
a iar of cntckeiis, en route to the Pacific
oust. It is believed that llgenfritz at
.e.npmd to board ihe train as it pulted out
of a s.di-ig at Puronville. and fell beneath
.I.e wheels.
KAIRB1KY-A force of decorators are
busy placing banting and (lags on the
business blocks in the city for the fall
festival which will be held fiom October
15 to IE. Arrangements have been made
to ran special tiam* into Falrliurj on alf
the ra. I roads.
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< 1MAHA—Six Omahans will testify
In the Indianapolis dynamiting cast
against Frank M. Ryan and other la
bor leaders. They are: L. D. Pickard,
Jr., of the American Express company;
Miss Lulu Sheldon, Western Union op
erator at the Union Pacific station; J
H. Dexton, R. B.. Rutherford, George
F. Wagener and Mrs. A. J. Hull. Mr.
Pickard believes he Is wanted to
Identify a suit case that passed
through the Omaha office of the ex
press company. Miss Sheldon, who is
In Nevada spending her vacation, is
believed to have forwarded a telegram
concerning the case.
LINCOLN—The annual report of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad cov
ering business done In Nebraska for
the flscal year ending June 30, 1912, was
filed with the state railroad commis
sion. The Northwestern's total earn
ings for the year reached 16,675,785.
as compared with $7,340,230 for the
previous flscal year. With the decline
of earnings came a corresponding re
duction In the operating expenses,
these totaling $4,436,949, while for the
flscal year of 1911 the total was $5,
285,367.
FREMONT—A collision with a pig on
the Omaha road east of Fremont resulted
seriously to Herbert Smalls, a Fremont
boy who is employed In Omaha. The Im
pact threw him off and he sustained a
fracture of his collarbone. Another mo
torcyclist found Smalls and revived him
to consciousness. A telephone call brought
his father, Cashier William E. Smalls, of
the Farmers & Merchants National bank,
to the scene. Young Smalls Is at his EYe
mont home, where he will be confined for
some days.
AUBURN—Already over 100 cars of
apples have been shipped from this
place and It Is estimated that over 200
will be sent from here. Peru, Nemaha,
Brock and Johnson are also important
shipping points. At Howe, over 16,000
bushels will be shipped from the arch
ard of Church Howe & Son. Shubert,
Just over the line In Richardson coun
ty, holds the record as an apple ship
ping point. Over 260 cars were shipped
from here last year. The apples are
of good quality this year.
WEST POINT—Following an address
by Congressman Dan Stephens of Fre
mont last night fifty local democrats
formed a Wllson-Marshall Campaign
club. The work of organization went
through without a hitch and the fol
lowing officers were elected: F. D.
Hunker, president; Emil von Seggern,
vice president; A. F. Walla, treasurer.
Mr. Stephens’ adress was upon the tar
iff, and his remarks called for rounds
of applause.
FREMONT — Mrs. Harriett Fuller, of
San Francisco, Cal., while on her way to
I>?ad, S. D.. where she intended to visit
her son, Herbert Fuller, was taken 111
as the Union Pacific train neared Fre
mont. She was conveyed to the home of
Mrs. J. W. Swlhart, of EYemont, with
whom she was acquainted. She died there
yesterday before relatives, who had been
notified, could arrive. Mrs. E’uller was 72
years of age and feeble.
LINCOLN—The population of the
state penitentiary has decreased to 394.
Liberation of prisoners on parole and
by pardon and the discharge of pris
oners by reason of the expiration of
sentence and the lack of committment
of prisoners by the courts during the
summer vacations are reasons given
for the decrease. During the past year
or two the number of prisoners has
averaged about 450.
HOOPER—By the changes brought
about by the Ilecker corner by the First
National bank. It Is likely that seven new
brick buildings will be erected In Hooper
during the coming few months. A num
ber of shacks will be torn out as a result
of the bank move and Main street prop
erty owners have signified their Inten
tion of replacing them with fine blocks.
OMAHA-W. J. Bryan will deliver the
principal address before the State Teach
ers' association, which will he held In
Omaha on November 6, 7 and 8. Mr. Bry
an has made a study at first hand of edu
cation In many of the leudlng countries
of the world. He will speak on Thursday
evening, November 7, his address to be
delivered In the auditorium.
OMAHA—Considerable anxiety is felt
at the county and city jails since It
was learned that Rudolph Lenz, 1321
Douglas streets, a former inmate of
both places, who died Tuesday at the
county hospital, was afflicted with
spinal meningitis. The county jail is
to be disinfected, and It is probable
that the city jail will be fumigated.
RANDOLPH—Mrs. Henry Kopple
man, while going home in a buggy last
night, was run into by an automobile
that came up swiftly behind her rig.
She and her son, tlus, were thrown out
and Mrs. Koppleinan, who Is over 60
years of age. suffered a broken arm.
The driver of the automobile did not
stop.
FREMONT—Guests at the Terry ho
tel ran from their rooms and confusion
ensued for a few minutes when the
large range in the kitchen blew up.
The waterfront burst with a crack like
a cannon, completely shattering the
stove, blowing out all of the windows
and damaging furniture. Two cooks,
who were In the room, escaped without
injury.
RANDOLPH—L, F. Holtz, who has con
ducted a clothing and furnishing store
here for many years, has sold his stock to
Elche & Shultz, of Pierce, who will suc
ceed to the business, Possesison will be
given about the 16th of October. Mr
Holtz will remain In Randolph and engage
in other business.
FREMONT—The Rev. Cal l Mader, a
member of the Nebraska conference ol
Methodists, formerly pastor of a
Methodist church in Omaha, has been
elected assistant pastor of the Cnlon
Congregational church, one of the
largest churches In Boston.
BEATRICE — William Davis. »
stranger, was arrested by a Burlington
detective for stealing a quantity o:
coffee, cigars and other goods front a
Burlington car. Others are supposed
to be Implicated In the theft and more
arrests are likely to follow.
OAKLAND-—The A. O. Ford farm of
200 acres, two miles northeast of Oak
land, has been sold to Will J. John
son for $200 per acre. This Is the first
$200 land sold In this vicinity. The
farm is well improved and In a high
state of cultivation,
ALMA—The Burlington station at
Alma was broken into while the depot
attaches were taking their noon hour
and robbed of something like $20. A
tramp had been seen loitering around
the depot and was arrested after an
exciting chase.
LINCOLN—In company of a sheriff.
Forrest Joy left Lim-oln for Mount
Pleasant. Ia„ where he is charged with
wife desertion. Joy was located and
HTreated at Falrbury. He is but 18
years old.
OBMONI)—Preparations are bring made
for the gathering of one of the largest
corn crops that this section of Nebraska
has witnessed for many years, yields of
60 bushels and higher per acre will be
common. Help will be In great demand.
HOWELI®—S. Rushchoft, a farmer liv
ing east of town, brought in three
squashes, the largest measuring 48 iBch
es -in length. 5T. Inches in clrl-umforcnoe
and weighing lot pounds I
OMAHA GIRL WITNESS
IN DYNAMITE CASE
Omaha, Neb,. Oct. 11.—Miss Lulu
Sheldon, operator at the Union station
office, has gone to Indianapolis, where
she will be a witness some time during
the next week, although possibly not
till later. Miss Sheldon received and
sent a number of telegarns which are
declared by government detectives to
be Important links in the chain of evi
dence which is expected to tie the ac
cused men to numerous dynamiting
Jobs over this country.
Some of the telegrams are those re
ceived here Just before an explosion
at the Douglas county court house,
said to have been the work of Ortie
Mc.Manigal and an accomplice. Others
sere to some of the accused men who
aassed through Omaha and who sent or
received messages during a brief stop
here.
Miss Sheldon was in Nevada on a
vacation when subpoenaed by the gov
ernment.
When she left last night she ex
pected to return within a week, al
thought she was told she might be
detained in Indianapolis for the greater
part of six weeks, should her testimony
be put over until a later date than that
now planned.
STOLE FUNDS TO BUY BANK
STOCK AND BUILD BUILDING
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 11.—The strangest
case of embezzlement of a bank officer
ever known is the verdict of federal
officials upon the case of E. H. Spicer,
the Shelton banker, who was taken to
Fort Leavenworth today to serve a
five-year sentence. Every dollar that
Spicer took from the funds of the bank
he Invested in bank stock and in a new
building for the institution.
Spicer’s father is a wealthy resident
of Hastings, worth several hundred
thousand dollars. The young man was
an officer of the Shelton bank when he
learned that some of the stockholders
were anxious to retire. He was seized
with the ambition to become a banker,
and having the confidence of the stock
holders he was able to purchase their
holdings on time. He imagined that
hls father would come to his aid if he
could not swing the deal himself, but
when the notes he had given for the
stock became due his father did not
warm up to the proposition, and in his
need Spicer paid them off with bank
funds and covered up the transaction
on the records.
A little later, the lease on hls build
ing expiring, he found the opposing
bank had secured control, and the only
way in which he could continue in
business at a favorable location was to
erect a building for the purpose. He
used its funds for this purpose. When
the bank examiner discovered things
were wrong, Spicer ran away, but later
came back to face the music. Hls
father made good the bank’s losses, but
finding that his son had property equal
in value to the $25,000 abstracted, he
attached this, say the young man’s
friends.
OMAHA PRISONERS FREED
ON FRAUDULENT ORDERS
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 11.—Discovery of
forged orders for the release of prison
ers In the county Jail was announced
today. Investigation as to how many
of those forged orders have been hon
ored is now being made by the county
officials. The first order brought to
che attention of the authorities was one
for the release of Emma Coin, sen
tenced to 30 days in jail. The release
order was signed with a rubber stamp,
similar to the one used by Police Judge
Foster. That magistrate today de
clared he had affixed his signature to
no such order.
Just how many of such orders have
been honored will not be known until
the records are gone into. The dis
covery has caused a sensation in po
lice and county official circles.
OCTOGENARIAN COUPLE
SENT TO THE POORHOUSE
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 11.—Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Burch, for 30 years hard work
ing residents of Fremont, who are
highly respected by their neighbors,
were taken to the county poor farm
today. Mr. Burch is 84 years of age
and hi3 wife is 82. While in fairly
good health, Mr. and Mrs. Burch are
unable to earn a livelihood. Neighbors
have, been helping them along for sev
eral months past, but with the ap
proach of the cold weather, it was
thought advisable to have them cared
tor at the poor house.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES.
MADISON—The liberal Publication com
pany. of Creighton. Neb., has been incor
porated with a capitalization of $15,000 to
take over the plant and business of the
Nebraska Liberal. The plant of the Madi
son Post Is to be consolidated with that
of the Liberal. W. H. Green, former edi
tor of the Liberal, is president: Henry V.
Alien, former editor of the Madison Post,
vice president and general manager, and
Dr. C. C. Johnson, of Creighton,.secretary
treasurer. The new’ company will take
active charge October 15.
BEATRICE—With the subsiding of the
horse disease, hog cholera Is making its
appearance in various parts of Gage coun
j ty, several herds having already been at
tacked. A large quantity of serum has
been secured from the state, and local
veterinarians are busy using It. The
veterinarians express the opinion that the
| coining fall will be marked by an un
usual number of cases of this disease, un
less the farmers take prompt steps to
check it by vaccination.
FREMONT—Owing to the unusual sea
son. thousands of watermelons in the
Helds of Fremont growers are going to
waste for want of a market. The 1,500
given away at the merchants’ melonfest
did not diminish the supply in a degree
that could be noticed. Melons did poorly
during the early season. Then heavy rains
revived them, but they ripened slowly’.
Now thousands of them are ripening at
once and the demand is small.
LYONS*—W. J. O’Brien, superintendent
of the Hsh hatcheries at Gretna, Neb., de
livered a consignment of fish hare to M.
M. Warner, consisting of 16,000 channel
cat, 30,000 crappies, 30,000 bullheads and
15,000 carp. Bert Lyon and Alvin Petersen
put the crappies and channel cat In the
T.#ogan river and John W. Frey and Harry
Nelson placed the carp and bullheads in
the Blackbird creek.
RANDOLPH—The first number of the
Randolph lecture coarse was presented
last night by the Fellow s Concert com
pany. The course is provided for by the
Improvement club and consists of five
numbers. The remaining numbers are:
Tom Beaut hamp, November 25; Common
wealth Quartet, December 14: Colonel
Bain. January 16; LitchHeld Trio. Febru
ary 27.
ASHLAND—An automobile driven by
I^eo Coppersmith, who with a companion,
was en route from Omaha to Lincoln, was
destroyed by fire two miles west of tow'n,
and the occupants of the oar forced to
jump to escape imminent danger. The
gasoline supply pipe and the exhaust pipe
both sprung leaks, which caused an in
stant blaze. The machine was partially
Insured.
SARGENT-The funeral of Miss Bertha
Carmody, 16 years old. daughter of Janies
Carmody, who died suddenly' from poison
ing. was held at the Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. H. L. Denton, of the Christ
ian church officiating, aaMated by Rev. SL
( H. Maynard.
PLEADS GUILTY TO
SOLICITING BRIBES
Ohio Legislator Also Oives
Prosecutor Line On the Men
“Higher Up.”
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 11.—Following
the making of a full confession, in
which he implicated the legislators and
men "higher up,” to Attorney General
Hogan last Sunday, Dr. George B. Nye,
representative in the lust legislature
from Waverly, Pike county, late yes
terday pleaded guilty to having solicit,
ed a bribe for his vote on the Kimball
bill
The Indictment to which he pleaded
guilty churged that he solicited a
bribe of $1,000 from B. F. Kimball, the
author of the bill, on April 18, 1911.
The bill provided for the redistricting
of the Pike and Adams county judicial
districts. Dr. Nye was not sentenced,
and probably will not be until after the
grand Jury Is reconvened.
According to Information given out
by Attorney General Hogan, Nye told
a startling story last Sunday that a
lobbyist, who represents certain pub
lic service corporations, had absolute
ly dominated the legislature, and how
he had been one of his chief lieuten
ants.
Made $10,000 Per Year.
Dr. Nye is said to have declared that
his revenue amounted to as much as
$10,000 a year from legislative graft,
and to have corroborated the stories
told at the bribery trials by state de
tectives.
Dr. Nye furnished the Identity of
persons who are keeping the family of
Rodney J. Diegle, of Sandusky, serg
eant at arms of the Senate, who Is now
In the penitentiary, and went into de
tails of the arrangement whereby Die
gle agreed to “keep his mouth shut”
and go to the penitentiary if his wife
and family were cared for, according
to Attorney General Hogan.
Mr. Hogan also announced that Mr.
Nye had disclosed the identity of the
persons who are “putting up the
money” for the defense of the accused
legislators.
It was through Nye that the legisla
tive bribery was originally exposed.
GOLDEN MARMOSET IS
NEW DEBUTANTE PET
furry Little Beast Is Worn
With Collar, Chain and
Thumb Bing.
Washington, Oct. 11.—And now it is
the golden marmoset. The credit for
Introducing the new pet must be given
to Miss Marjorie Stewart, daughter of
a wealthy miller of St. Paul, who has
come to the capital to attend a fash
ionable seminary.
She strolled up F street yesterday
afternoon with a fuzzy little marmoset
nestling closely to the bosom of her
smart gray frock.
It is putting it rather mildly to say
that Miss Stewart startled F street.
Debuntantes gasped in amazement at
the furry little creature that blinked
back at them without even a whimper
and who seemed to thoroughly enjoy
his soft, warm nestling place.
It is quite fashionable to have a
heavy gold collar around the little
creature’s neck, from which dangles a
chain that is fastened to a ring worn
on the thumb.
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS
SECURE S3 000 ROLL
Saloonkeeper Held Up and
Bobbed In Broad Daylight
In St. Louis.
St. Louis, Mo.. Oct. 11.—Bandits who
used an automobile waylaid Thomas J.
O’Meara, a saloonkeeper, today and
took from him a grip containing $3.
000 in cash. They held off a crowd
of pursuers with revolvers and es
caped. The number of the automobile
was obtained by the police.
O'Meara had drawn the money from
a bank to cash checks of w orkers near
his saloon.
KOHLSAAT PURCHASES
CHICAGO INTER-OCEAN
Chicago. Oct. 11.—H. H. Kohlsaat,
editor and publisher of the Chicago
Record-Herald, has bought the Chica
go Inter-Ocean from George W. Hin
man, who will retire from Chicago
Journalism.
Mr. Kohlsaat, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday afternoon,
will take immediate charge of the In
ter-Ocean. Important changes in the
business and editorial organization of
the paper are said to be included in the
policy Mr. Kohlsaat has planned.
Mr. Kohlsaat was part owner of the
Inter-Ocean from 1891 to 1893. He be
came editor and publisher of the Chi
cago Times-Herald in 1899.
The Times-Herald and the Record
were consolidated in 1901 into the re
cord-Herald. Mr. Kohlsaat was with
the Record-Herald until 1902, when lie
withdrew, only to resume his connec
tion with that paper January 1. 1910.
ALASKA COAL GRAFTERS
ARE DECLARED GUILTY
Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 11.—Guilty as
charged, was the verdict of the Jury
today in the cases of C. F. Houston
and H. Bullock tried in the federal
court on a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud the government on coal contracts 1
in Alaska The jury was out 19 hours. 1
Sentence will be passed November 9. 1
PEACE IN NICARAGUA.
New’ Orleans, Ckt. 11.—Juan J. Zava
la. Nicaraguan consul here, received a
cable message last night from the Nic- J
araguan minister of foreign relations
at Managua, announcing that peace '
had been re-established there. The
message gave no details.
BEES STING HORSE TO DEATH.
Penn Yan. N. Y.. Oct. 11.—Kesei.i
lng the efforts of a horse to “nose'
their hives from their resting places
two colonies of bees attacked the ani
mal, which died in great agony from
the hundreds of $tioKa
STEEL TRUST MAY
HAVE RIVAL SOON
Great Concerns With Quartei
of Billion Capital About to
Be Merged.
Philadelphia, Oct. 11. — Aggresslvf
buying of Cambria Steel stock, which
carried the market price to the highesl
on record, and a bidding up of Pennsyl
vania Steel common five points, with
that company’s preferred stock alsc
selling at the top price for this year,
went hand In hand with very definite
reports that the Pennsylvania railroad
control of these two big independent
steel companies is about to De sold
and the concerns will become units of
a competitor of the United States
Steel corporation.
Conference Held.
It is understood that a conference
with this for its object was held in New
York at the end of last week. Infor
mation from an inside and heretofore
always reliable quarter in that the
Pennsylvania railroad management is
now prepared to part with the huge
holdings of steel stocks, acquired in
1901 by the Cassatt administration for
special purposes, which have been serv
ed and which no longer exist.
In financial quarters usually getting
early, information on Pennsylvania rail
road matters, it was confidently be
lieved yesterday that a few days at the
most will see announcement that the
Pennsylvania has sold its control of
the two great steel companies. And it
is equally believed that such happen
ing will be followed shortly by the for
mation of a new great steel combina
tion.
Great Wealth Involved.
The idea persists that the Cambria,
Pennsylvania, Lackawanna and Beth
leham steel companies will sooner or
later be drawn together into one cor
poration, second only in the steel in
dustry to the United States Steel cor
poration. If such a combination is
formed, Charles M. Schwab is expected
to be at its head.
The Cambria Steel company has an
aggregate capitalization, including that
for which it is directly and indirectly
responsible, of *61,088.000. In the same
way that of the Pennsylvania Steel
company is *61,326,800, that of the
Bethlehem Steel corporation, *62,247,
500, and that of the Lackawanna Steel
company, *76,653,000. Should these four
companies be brought under one cor
porate control, it will be the biggest
financial deal the steal industry has
ever supported, except that which
created the Steel corporation.
GREAT DIRIGIBLE IS
DESTROYED BY BLAZE
Friction of Gas Passing Through
Cylinders Causes Explosion
—Crew Safe.
Berlin, Oct. 11.—Germany 'a aerial
fleet suffered a severe loss today by
the total wrecking by explosion or one
of Its immense military dirigible bal
loons and of the hall in which it was
stationed at Reiniekendorf. a suburb of
Berlin.
The dirigible, which was of the semi
rigid type, with internal air ballooneta
to preserve its shape, invented by Ma
jor Gross, of the Prussian army, was
being refilled with hydrogen gas by
soldiers of the flying corps. Tin* gas,
which is highly inflammable, was be
ing passed into the envelope from met
al cylinders when the friction of the
gas itself on the tilling tube caused
fire to break out. A violent explosion
ensued, completely destroying the dir
igible and blowing the hall to splinter*.
None of the crew was injured.
BRINGS SUIT TO TEST
NEW NEWSPAPER LAW
New York. Oct. 11.—Suit t • * st the*
right of the government to enforce the
federal law of August 24, 1912, requir
ing newspapers to publish their circu
lation figures twice a year and im
posing other publicity requirements,
was filed in the United States district
court here today by the Journal of
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
company, publishers of the Journal of
Commerce.
The suit is directed against Post
mastinaster General Hitchcock, Attor
ney General Wickersham. United
States District Attorney Wise and
Postmaster Morgan, ot New York.
The petition charges that the law is
unconstitutional, and prays for a tem
porary injunction restraining its en
forcement until final adjudication. !t
also requests that the defendants l *
required by subpoena to answer.
JULES LUMBARD, NOTED
WAR DAYS SINGER, DIES
Chicago, Oct. 11.—Jules Lombard. a
famous singer of civil war days, died
here today in his 88th year. He had
been ill for several months, arid to a
considerable degree dependent upon
the kindness of friends, though lie had
a pension of $45 a month, allowed him
by the Pennsylvania railroad company.
President Lincoln and General Grant
were among those who praised I.um
bard's work as a singer of patriotic
songs. Lombard sang the reijuiem at
Lincoln's grave in Springfield, during
the last funeral services for the • man
clpator.
JURY SECURED TO TRY
BECKER FOR MURDER
New York. Oct. 11.—The jury which
will try Polio.) Lieutenant Charles
Becker, charged with the murder of
Gambler Herman Rosenthal, was com
pleted today. The 12th man was the
eighth talesman of the second panel.
BIG LOSS PREDICTED
Washington. D. C\, Oct. 11.—A net loss
of $33,000,000 r. year in the revenue of
the express companies and the rail
roads would result from enforcing the
express rate3 proposed by the Inter
state Commerce commission, according
to figures submitted by the companies
to the commission yesterday at tho
public hearing.
UNFILLED TONNAGE.
New York. Oct. 11.—The unfilled ton
nage of the United States Steel corpor
ation on September 30 totals 8,551.507
tons, an increase of 338,233 tor.3 over
August.