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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
BOY SERIOUSLY INJURED
Thrown From Cart by Frightened
Horse

Ralph Tombs was seriously injured
Sunday noon near the Santa Fe depot by
being thrown from a cart by frightened
horse. He had come to the depot to meet
his father, who was coming home from
a visit in Illinois. Near the depot the
horse became frightened and by plunging
about broke the belly-band of the har-
ness. The cart tipped backward and
Tombs was thrown out. He struch upon
his head and shoulders and was seriously
injured. His father arrived a few min
utes after the accident and helped care
for his son. The boy was taken to the
Wichita hospital. He did not recover
consciousness until yesterday afternoon,
but it is now thought that he will prob
ably recover. His father, William T.
Tombs, lives about six miles east of
town
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
DEATH OF A TRAVELLING MAN
Lincoln Smith Expires in ZimmerIy
Building of Pneumonia.

Lincoln Smith. a travelling man died
at his home in the ZimmerIy building at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The fatal
disease was pneumonia. He was taken
sick at Oklahoma City last Wednesday.
He came home the next day and was con-
fined TO his bed but was not thought to
be in any danger until late yesterday
morning, when he was suddenly taken
worse.
For several years Mr.. Smith has been
on the road for S. A. Maxwell & Co. one
Of the great wall paper firms Of Chicago.
He was past chancellor in the Knights
Of Py5hias. and also 9 member Of the
uniform rank of the same order.
Mr. Smith was 81 years Of age and
leaves q wife. but no children.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
MAJOR EWING H0NORED
Appointed Receiver of Kansas City
Bank Yesterday

Major William y Ewing, formerly
United States Bank Commissioner Of
Kansas was yesterday appointed by
Judge Phillips OF the United States dis
trict court, receiver Of the Metropolitan
National Bank at Kansas City. There
weer - applicants Cor the position but
the ohonr came unsolicited TO Major
Ewing. on account Of his standwing with
the department. Major Ewing WI, be re-
nembered in Wichita as the receiver OF
the Wichita National Bank, Paying of
the depositors in fail when it was thought
at the time that he took charge that the
bank would rot pay - per cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13

extremely successful here and has over
come the feeling against him. He ha-
been i'll several months and was on
able to resume his pulpit last week. lie
is a western man"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-13
DICK HURST DEAD
Died Of Heart Disease Sunday in
Tnneka

Dick Hurst of this city dropped dead
from heart disease on Kansas avenue in
Topeka Sunday night He was a well
known character about town. He ltaves
a brother, Burt Hurst, who lives in this
city, while his parents reside at Harper
They We're notified of his death yesterday
morning. He had been subject to heart
disease for some years
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
Pigeons for Country Practice.

YORK, Neb., May 10.-Dr. r. 8.
Morris Of McCool, the originator Of
hOming pigeons in the practice OF med
icine, has proved to his own %satisfac-
ton that the use of homing pigeons
in country practice Of medicine is not
only practical, but very necessary in
the successful practice of medicine In.
the country.
His practice is principally in south
ern York county, a thickly settled,
prosperous farming community, and
owing to the long drives he has to
make and where the condition of the
patient demands it, he leaves carrier
pigeons. with Instructions If symp-
toms of the case do not show improve
ment they are to write on a sheet OF
tissue paper, enclose in an aluminium
tube attached to the birds leg and
turn it loose. By an electrical arrange
ment the minute the pigeon arrives
and opens the door to the pigeon house
the doctor or Office attendant learns OF
the arrival and at once secures the
message. The doctor either visits the
patient or sends medicines, and in this
way the patient has much better medi-
cal treatment.
Owing to the success the doctor has
had in the use of pigeons he has
arranged to leave several pigeons at
Blue Vale, a country postofice and
store, the only village in West Blue
township, eight miles distant from
McCool. This is done to save the far
mers of West Blue township a trip in
the night or daytime to McCool to
secure the services of the doctor. Those
who want medical services will call
at Blue Vale store, write on tissue
paper a message, insert it in an alum
mum tube and release the bird, which
flies at a rapid flight to it's home at
McCOOl.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
A Banks Deal With BartIey.

OMAHA, Neb., May IA deposit
ton on behalf Of the defense in the
case of the state of Nebraska against
the First National bank of Alma was
placed on file and opened in the Unit
ed States circuit court here. In the
deposition Atwell L. Burr, president
of the bank at the time of the failure,
testifes as to the collections between
the bank and e~x-Treasurer BARLEY.
He says that the arrangement was
made by the treasurer in Lincoln and
under its terms the bank was to pay
6 per cent for the money Of the state
deposited by the treasurer in the bank;
that 3 per cent was to go to BARLEY
and 3 per cent to the state; that at
hat time BARLEY gave him $4,000
of the state money and that he secured
from Alma certificates Of deposit for
that amount, which he gave to BARLEY
and which were afterwards deposited
in the Alma bank by BARLEY. Burr
also said that no one knew of the
arrangement except himself, BARLEY
and Dan Sullivan, the cashier of the
bank, and that none of the funds of
the state deposited in the bank was
deposited under the terms of the bona
upon which the state of Nebraska sues
to o its money alleged to be i'll
the bank at the time of the failure.
He further says that all the money OF
the state had been withdrawn by Bart
ley before the failure, tie amount be-
ing S2~5,244.76.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
TOWNE MAKES A STATEMENT.
Says He is Not a PopuIist, but is Glad of
the Nomination.

DULUTH, May 12.-CharIes A.
TOwne today made the following state
ment with reference to his nominal
ton for the vice presidency by the
Sioux Falls convention.
1T was my judgment that the Sioux
Falls convention should appoint a con-
ference committee to meet with similar
committees from the democratic and
silver republican conventions at Kan
sas City on July 4 for the purpose Of
Jointly considering the vice presiden-
tial nomination. This opinion was
freely communicated to prominent men
of the convention, both before it as
sembled and while it was in session.
In the exercise of it's discretion, how
ever, it decided differently. When the
conclusion was reached to nominate Il
candidate the unanimity and enthusi-
asm with which the convention named
me is of curse exceedingly gratifying.
1t must be remembered that many Of
the strongest men in the country were
members Of the convention. which vas
composed of the wise and conservative
majority of the peoples party, whose
devotion to the great cause in which
III IIS IcIOl IOICSo dIS EHilolcu uD-
body can question.
The endorsement Of such a body i5
a high compliment and / deeply appre-
ciate it. Moreover. 1t sets an exam
pie CT unselfshness at this junCture
that ought not to be without good in
f1uepce. Neither Mr.. Bryan nor myself
belong to the populist party. To be
sure, such a consideration may seem
~unimpOrtant when men are engaged
in a great contest against the same
evil tendencies in the government; but
mere names are still somewhat power
full in influencing political conduct and
we must render all praise to the con
vention which thought only of the
principles at stake.
Harmony and cooperation ara es-
sential this year among the demo-
cratic, the peoples and the silver re-
publican parties. To preserve their
combined strength of 1896 is the first
consideration. The next is 10 go into
the camp of those who then opposed
US and get recruits. If the nominations
at Sioux Falls are placed before the
country with all reform parties behind
them. they will. in my opinion, be rati-
fed by the people Of the republic in
November"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
Stock Association.

ALLIANCE, Neb., May 10.-The
Western Nebraska Stock Growers as
ISOLATION, in session here, elected the
following officers: President, S. P.
Delatour, Luella; vice president, A. NJ.
Modisett, Rushville; secretary-treasur-
ef, ]. r. VanBuskirk, Alliance. Ex-
ecutive committee: Ed Coumbe, jules
burg, Colo; j. N. Adams, Potter, Neb.;
Rerben Lisco, Lodge Pole; C. A. John
son, Wood Lake; Ed Ross, Gordon;
Thomas Lynch, Hyannis; W. H. Cor
bin, Alliance; A. S. Reed, Alliance;
w. G.. Comstock, Chadrcn; James
Cook, Agate; L. ]. Schill, Luella; r.
NJ. Allen, Ames.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
IN THE HIGHEST COURT
States Side e the Standard Oil Case Set
Forth.
THE CLAIM OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
n the Company Has to Oner In Its
neutrality-suspicious. of Property with
oct Due Process of Law-The Use OF
HomiEg Pigeons for Communication
Between Doctor and Patients.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 10.-A brief In
support of the states side Of the
Standard Oil case was filed in the su-
preme court by Attorney General
Smyth. 1t touches the constitutional
phase of the litigation only and
quotes c~opiously from court decisions
to show that the Nebraska antitrust
law is not class legislation and that
it does not discriminate against or
in favor of any class. The case was
argued and submitted at the last sit
ting of the supreme court and the brief
filed will go directly before the judges.
1t was argued by the attorneys for
the Standard OIL company that the
law under which the suit was insti-
tuted deprived persons Of property
without due process of law and that 1t
permitted laboring men to unite to-
gether for the purpose of maintaining
a fair wage while prohibiting other
citizens from forming combinations
for the benefit of their trade or bust
ness. The attorney general holds that
labor unions are formed for public
good and should therefore be exempt
from the restrictions of the law.
Other combinations, he asserts. injure
the public good and should be restrict
ed. From a legal standpoint these
questions are considered very impor-
tant and their decision will nave con-
siderable bearing upon the final out
come of the case.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
The Standard Oil Case.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 1.-THE at
torneys for the Standard Oil filed a
brief in the supreme cour in the case
brought by the attorney general to dis
bar the company from doing business
in the state. In opening the brief
pleads that the company is the victim
OF popular clamor against trusts, and
says it has been forced into court az
a result Of agitation. 1t goes on:
INSTRUCTED by public agitation it is
competent for the legislative branch of
the government to enact statutes of
whatever wisdom or unwisdom in fur
therance Of principles, doctrines, ideas
and notions which are to the public
good. But when questions OF the con-
stitutional validity come into court, if
justice is to be done, they will be eX-
amined in a very different spirit. 1t
is not the business of the courts to
inaugurate or assist popular preju-
dices and popular theories. In the
calm and serene atmosphere of the
court room the imperative duty is to
exclude such influences and apply set
tied rules of law and constitutional
provisions so as to give to all the equal
protection OF the law"
Inc Dr1ef then continues to argue
that the act known as the antitrust
law is unconstitutional, alleging that
it violates the fourteenth amendment,
which says that mo state shall deny
to n person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection Of the laws" 1t
is contended tnat the statute violates
this amendment by the distinction
which 1t makes between traders, man
ufacturers and carriers on the one side
and assemblies or associations of labor
ing men on the other, and also between
different classes of laboring men.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
BOER PRISONERS SATISFIED.
Best of Treatment Neing Given Them
According to Consul Stowe.

WASHINGTON, May 1O.-The de-
partment of state is in receipt of a
dispatch from the consul general of
the United States at Capetown, dated
April Z, 1900, wherein he states that he
has visited the Boer prisoners in camp
and on board the transport at Simons
bay, at the military prison at Cape
town and in camp at Green Point.
Mr.. Stowe visited General Cronje,
who at the time was on board the flag
ship in Simons bay, occupying the adj
miral's quarters. General Cronje eX-
pressed a wish to see Mr.. Stowe, and
declared himself well satisfied with his
quarters and treatment. Mr.. Stowe
remarks that he talked freely with the
other prisoners, and the universal
statement was that they we're well
cared for and were satisfied with their
treatment.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
MRS.. FROST IS SERENE
Husbands Stomach May Show Poison,
But Who Gave It to Him:
HER LIFE IN THE YORK JAIL.
Efforts OF Some Admirers TO Hold Con-
versation With Her-Ono of Them
Barely Escapes Capture - Prisoner
Maintains n Cool, Calm Manner-Mis-
c~elIaneOus Nebraska Notes.

YORK, Neb., May 1.-THE fact that
a pursuing jailer stumbled over a lawn
mower in the dark is all that saved
n of Mrs. Frost's men admirers from
being captured. For several nights
two or more men have been signalling
and rapping on the easement of the
windows of the jail, calling to Mrs
Frost that they wanted to talk with
her. The authorities thinking that
possibly there might be an attempt
by parties to converse with Mrs. Frost
they located her in a cell back and
away from the outside windows where
it Is a little difficult to communicate
with the outside public and informed
her that one of the rules of the Jail
was that she should hold no communi-
cation Oh conversation with anyone on
the outside with the threat that If she
did they would remove her still farther
from the window and in not as pleas
ant a cell room.
When Jailer Buckley was in the
Jail he heard a gentle knocking, then
louder and then heard some mar call
ing Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Frost" Putting
out the light in the jail Buckley crept
around to the side door and made d
dash for the intruder and would have
captured him had it not been that he
stumbled over a lawn mower left in
the court house yard.
Just what these men admirers or
friends of Mrs. Frost want is a ques-
ton. 1t is believed that if it were not
for the vigilance of the jailer there
might have been an attempted jail de-
livery. The York county Jail is one
Of the best and strongest country jails,
situated in the basement of the our
house in the north east corner. One
or two inmates in past years have got
ten out and escaped.
Mrs. Frost, in appearance, CONVEX
sation and actions is apparently less
concerned as to the results of the
chemical analysis of the stomach of
Mr.. Frost than any other woman in
York. She still maintains that cool,
calm manner, heartily eats her meals
and spends most of the time reading
books, magazines and newspapers.
In conversation the subject of her
husbands death was brought around
and in reply to the question asking her
if she did not think it would go hard
with her if the chemical analysis
showed poison in the stomach, she, in
a half boasting way, replied that lit
does not matter much whether the
stomach was full of poison, they would
have a pretty hard time to prove that
| CAV 1t to Mr.. Frost"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
Hensen After Law Breakers.

KEARNEY, Neb., May 14.-N. P.
Hansen, chairman of the committee on
violation of the state pharmacy law,
returned from a meeting of the State
Board of Pharmacy at Lincoln. Mr..
Hansen states that during the last
four months there have been thirty
four complaints for the violation OF
the state pharmacy law and that ali
these cases have been thoroughly in
v~estigated and in many instances con-
victions were made and heavy fines
imposed. Mr.. Hansen was Instructed
to keep up his crusade against the law
breakers.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
OFFICERS FOR RELIEF CORPS.
Encampment at Beatrice Fills Positions
for Coming Year.

E~ncampment at Beatrice Fills Positions
for Coming Year.
BEATRICE, Neb., May 12.-The Wo-
mems Relief Corps at the business ses-
sion yesterday finished the election OF
officers of the department for the en-
suing year as follows: President, Mrs.
Sarah c. Sweet, Creighton; senior vice
president, Mrs. Fredericka Cole, Beat
rice; junior vice president, Mrs. Lillian
Ludi, Republican City; treasurer. Mrs.
Alta Wainwright, Blair; chaplain. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hull, Omaha; councillor, Mrs.
Mary E. Morgan, Alma; secretary, Mrs.
Alice c. Dilworth. Omaha. Executive
board, Mesdames Elizabeth Barber,
Kearney; Sarah Felt, Superior; Mary
E. Ward. Lincoln; Kate Pond. Red
Cloud; Amanda Marble, Table Rock.
Delegate-at-large, Miss Eta Brooks,
Lincoln. Alternate-at-large, Mrs. Lib
bic Lesche; Beatrice, Delegates to ma
tional convention: Mrs. Carrie M. Pc
ters. Beatrice; Mrs. Diana Potter,
Litchfield; Mrs. Lucy ]. Barger, Heb
ron; Lucy o. Austin. Tekamah; Mrs.
Mccain, Kearney; alternates, Mrs.
Maust, Falls City; Mrs. German, Wy
more; Mrs. Cleaver, Neigh; Mrs. Boil
shaw, Lincoln.
A resolution was presented n
adopted to have Daughters of Vet
Grams incorporated in the Women's Re-
lief corps. The resolution will be pre-
sented to the national convention. The
convention then adjourned to Paddock
opera house, where a joint installation
of Grand Army of the Republic and wo-
mems Relief corps was held. General
H. C. Russell was installing officer for
the Grand Army of the Republic and
Past President Mrs. Rupiper for the
Women's Relief corps. The cOnven-
lions then adjourned to attend the
benquet at the armory of the national
guard, given by Rawlins post, Women's
Relief corps.
The Ladies Of the Grand Army elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Anna E.. Mar
shall, Hastings; senior vice president,
Almira Dale, York; junior vice pres
ident, Eta A. Tyler, Arapahoe; treas
urer, Inez Yarton, Omaha; chaplain,
Rebecca Walsh, Stockham; conductor.
Vida Nichols, Scrlbner; council Of ad-
m~inistration, Marian Cramphin, Lin
coin; Jennie Knights, Lincoln; E. F.
Foster, Ord; delegate-at-large, Clara
Lyons, Omaha. Delegates 20 national
conventions: Mesdames L. S. Stone,
Scribner; Rebecca Walsh, Stockham;
~alternates, Olive Hickman, Loup City;
Isabella French, Lushton; inspector,
Mrs. H. Gray, Harvard; councillor, Mrs.
S. A. Mason, Ord; sergeants, Miss w.
e. Hessie. North Platte; Mrs. H. H.
Chase, Shelby; guard, Mrs. M. E.
Blackburn, Minden; assistant guard,
Mrs. Cole, Crete; conductor, Mrs. Will
da Nichols, Scribner; secretary, Mrs.
Ruby Stout, Hastings.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
WORK At SIOUX FALLS
Preliminaries Settled and All is in Readi-
ness for Business.
THE vICE-PRfSIDtNTIAI PROBLEMS
Two Propositions Are Made for Settle
ment of the same-Attitude of tho
Nebraska Delegation-The Resolution
of Mr.. Harrington, of O'NeaI-How
Western States Are Sided Up.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 16.-The
real work Of the populist national con-
vention will begin in earnest today
the preliminary having been disposed
of by the work done in yesterdays
session. About 600 delegates have
spent the day in diligent consideration
OF the vice presidential problem and
to some slight extent the situation
has clarified in consequence. While
the result Is as uncertain as it was
yesterday, the line of demarcation Is
more sharply drawn. The fight is
now narrowed down until there are
practically but two propositions being
considered. One is hat the conven-
ton nominate a vice president n or
those favoring this action probably
three-fourths or more are preaching
Charles 8. Towne as Bryan's running
mate. The other proposition is that
the whole matter be delegated to a
committee empowered to act at Kan
sas City. The Nebraska delegation
agreed to the latter plan by a vote
of 30 to Is, by agreeing to support,
in convention. the following resolution
presented by M. F. Harrington of
O'NeiIl:
Resolved, By the peoples party of
the United States of America in dele
gate convention assembled, that a con-
ference committee be chosen by this
convention to consist of one person
from each state and territory chosen
by the delegates from the several
states and territories each choosing
one, and that said committee be and
is hereby empowered and required to
meet a conference committee to be ap-
pointed by the democratic national
convention and silver republican con-
vention to be held in Kansas City next
July 4, 1yvU, and that the conference
committee chosen by this convention
be and is hereby empowered to nom
mate such person as the said three
conference committees may agree upon
for the office of vice president of the
United States of America and in case
the said conference committees want
to agree pom a nominee for vice pres
ident, then the conference committee
chosen by this convention is empow-
cred and required to nominate a pop
ulist or silver republican for the said
Office of vice president Of the United
States"
In favor of this plan are also lined
up the Colorado, Kansas and Iowa
delegations and it is believed the ma
jOrity of those from Wisconsin and
Michigan. The leaders in this move
ment are Senator Allen, General ]. B.
Weaver and T. NJ. Patterson. The
nomination of Towne by this conven-
ton is strongly supported by Senators
Pettigrew and Butler.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-05-18
State Capital Notes.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 12.-Acting
Governor Talbot issued a requisition
on Governor Shaw of Iowa for the re-
urn of w. w. McClusky, who is want
ed in Omaha to answer to the charge of
grand larceny. McClusky is under ar
rest at Sioux City.
The populist and free silver central
committees have issued calls for a
county convention in this city May II.
Auditor Cornell has been asked by
the treasurer of Washington county to
cancel the delinquent taxes outstanding
against that county for the reason that
most of the people against whom the
taxes are assessed have died or moved
away