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The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Nebraska 2.cent Rate Rea, Thing.

Lincoln Neh.-Any charge by a rail
road company in excess of 2 cents a
mile for passenger fare for points IN
Nebraska. no matter whether the inter
mediate line may be wholly within the
state or not, is unlawful. according to
an opinion to-day by Attorney General
Thompson. Since the 2-cent passeD-
ger fare law went into effect, Attorney
General Thompson received com
plant from a Lexington. Nebraska.
man, who said the Union Pacific agent
refused to sell him ticket 10 Sidney.
Nebraska, for less than 3 cents mile,
because the road in going from LexinE-
ton to Sidney ran for n short distance
in Colorado. making 1t interstate traf-
fic. The attorney general said he wls
advised that the Burlington was follow
ing the same policy where the road
runs partly in Kansas. Attorney GcB-
eral Thompson said he had precedent
for his ruling in Pennsylvania case,
and added:
IL am of the belief that any one who
offers to ray cents n mile between,
points in Nebraska and is refIycdi
transportation at that rate, will hrye
valid cause Of action against the
railroad company so refusing, regard
less of whether its lines are entirely
within his state or not Any one on
board train who tenders fare at z
cents mile and who is put on wilt
have good grounds for damage suit
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Sentence in Land Fraud Cases.

Omaha, Neb.-Four men, convict ed
here last December in the sensational
government land fraud cases. were
sentenced by Judge w. H. Munger IN
the United States Court as follows:
Bartlett Richards and William G.
Comstock. to pay a fine of S1,500 each
and to serve a year in the Douglas
county jail.
Charles C.. Jameson and Aquila
Triplett. to pay fine of $500 each
and to serve eight months in the
county jail.
All the defendants filed motions OF
appeal, which will be argued later.
These men were indicted by the
federal grand jury in May, 1906, for
conspiracy to defraud the government
out of tn, use. posse ession and title TO
upward Of 100000 acres of public
lands In northwestern Nebraska. Their
trial was begun in November last, and
los witnesses were examined II
proved of especial interest because of
the financial standing of the two prin.
cipals. Richards and Comstock, VINO
for manv years have been conspicuous
In politics and business in Nebrask ska.
1t was against these two men primar.
lily that President Roosevelt's cam.
paign OF land-law enforcement was di.
rected.
Aquilla Triplett, soon after The
charges we're lodged against him. left
for Mexico, but was captured and
brought back.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Saved Train. Won a Home.

Greeley, Colo.-The thriving town
of Mum. twelve miles north of
Ault, in the center of a rich dry farm
ing district. was named alter an
unique character. The Num- family
consists of the old father and mother
a son, his wife and little child. The
old man saw service in the Mexican
war and says that 1t was he who as
sisted Gen. Winfield Scott to mount
his horse on the day when that soldier
lost leg in the battle of Chepultepec
The Nrnns lived in the Cherokee
strip before they came west. They
lived In dugout on one of Alex Mead g
ranches until tht place was sold. Num-
and his son started to construct dug
out on railroad land one windy day
while their wives sought shelter IN
Pierce gulch. They found the railroad
bridge over the gulch in flames The
Nunns fought the flames with coats
and shawls and succeeded in putting
out the fire, but not until they heard
the whistle of the southbound passen-
ger train u quarter of mile away.
Rushing down lhe track they si"nalIed
the engineer to stop and prevented the
train from being wrecked. The pres
ident of the Union Pacific was on the
train, AMI the following day railroad
officials told the Nunns to name their
reward, and soon comfortable house
and barn were built and fine Jersey
COW placed in the latter. The railroad
company sent Num- word that he
might liv, on the railroad land as long
as he wished.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
PRICES OF STOCKS TUMBLE.
Great Demand for Money the Cause
Similar Results in Europe.

New York-Cne of the worst waves
of liquidation in many years, which
was accomplished by violent bear op'
erations, swept over Wall street
Wednesday causing a shrinkage in
market values in single day of $780,,
O0O, 900.
There vas no panic, as there were
purchasers for every share sold, but
the buyers of securities in the main
were those who had previously sold
them expecting to buy them back
cheaper later. and this they did to-day.
Wall street was not alone in the col
lapse of security values. Prices went
to smash in several European money
markets. In London, British consols.
the worlds premier security, sold down
to S4N, the lowest price since 1866.
Other gilt-edged British securities
were also affected.
Northern Pacific sold below any
price within six years. Union Pacific
lower than at any time since the dec
laration of its ten per cent. dividend,
and Amalgamated Copper and United
States Steel preferred sold below par.
The 18th of the month calls for
some large dividend payments and for
stock and note subscriptions and it Is
supposed the banks were obliged to
call loans to provide resources for i'm
pending requirements. Western rail-
road stocks were the weakest, but de-
clines up to two points and over were
generously obtained all through the list.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Must Requiem swarms.

In order to obtain the best results
in apiculture 1t is necessary to re-
queen the swarms every year or SO,
otherwise the queen soon ceases to lay
a sufficient number of eggs to maintain
a vigorous colony. Under natural con
ditions queens are produced by feeding
the larvae on royal jelly. The occa-
sions for queen producing are swarm
ing, supersedure of the queen and
queenless condition. Various meth
ods have been devised for artificial
queen rearing Artificial starting cells
are used for the reason that these may
be better controlled and are more sat
isfactory than natural queen cells as
found in the comb. An artificial wax
base may be used or wooden base
lined with wax. Before being used Tor
the first time these cells should De
daubed with royal jelly on the inside.
The larvae should be transferred to
the artificial cells within from one to
three days after Matching. Not all OF
these artificial cells are accepted by
bees. but as many as in the case when
natural cells are used.-Fteld ana
Farm
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
TO SAVE GILLETTE
MURDERER OF GRACE BROWN EE-
CElvES AID FROM DENVER.
RAY OF HOPE BREAKS IN
Devoted Mother Of Guilty Son FINDS
Relatives to Help Get New Trial.


Denver-Hope, that comforting star
which has guided many troubled sou,
through the dark hours OF sorrow, n
cleaning more brilliantly to-day FOR
Mrs Frank Gillette than 1T has for
any day since December 5th last year,
when the jury in the Herkimer county,
New York, court house, pronounce
her son, Chester, guilty OF murterinH
Grace Brown on Big Moose Lake In Inc
Adirondacks. An uncle of the cobr
demned boy has assured the mother
that in the event of her being hHabh
to secure enough money to pay counse}
for arguing the appeal which has been
taken, he will furnish the money MN
self
The death Of Alexander Dowie has
resulted IN such an unsettled state Of
affairs in Zion City that Mrs, Gillette
left thcr last Friday. and Is at present
visiting her parents in Davenport,
Iowa, from which place she will come
straight IT, Denver to join her family.
Never for an instant has the mother
faltered In her determination that her
boy shall have another chance Tor MS
life, and she has been exerting every
effort to raise money to properly aP-
peal the case and employ competent
counsel in case the higher court grants
a new trial.
BY delivering lectures through tho
Eastern states on Chester Gillette.
Guilty or Not Guilty. A Mothers Plea
for Her Son." Mrs. Gillette got W
gether enough money to. take her back
to Zion City where she has many
friends ana where she hoped to raise
funds to make the last possible BtruH-
gle to prove her eldest born innocent
of the charge on which he has been
convicted The death of Zion Citys
founder, -deposad and without power
though he may have been, produced
an unsettled state of affairs thai maho
Mrs. Gillette despair of interesting her
friends in the matter next hey heart,
so she took what money she. had and
left for Davenport.
1t was here, according to letters re-
ceived by the family in Denver. that
she received the welcome news Thai
Chester's uncle was willing to help
pay the expenses of arguing the ap
peal, an the mother Will now hasten
home to continue her preparations FOR
saving ner boy from the electric chair
The father has been supporting the
two other children during the absence
OF hts wife, by washing dishes In "A
downtown restaurant, and expresses
confidence that Mrs. Gillette will sue
ceed in securing the money when Ii
so necessary in her fight for her boys
freedom. He is naturally overjoyed al
the news OF the uncle's offer. but states
that there are other sources frEm
which the money could be obtnined II
the worst came to the worst The am
bition of Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette is 10
secure new trial of the case. and then
employ Rayner, the New York criminal
attorney, as the man on whom they
will depend to secure n reversal OF the
verdict rendered by the ftrst Jury
which tried the boy.
The unceasing efforts of the faithful
mother and her success in the struS'
gle for money so far. make it probable
that the appeal at least will be well
handled and possibly new trial se.
cured
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
TubereIe RaciIIi in MIX.

In view of the interest which Gov
ernor Buchtel has manifested in pro
tecting the public health by safeguard
ing its meat supply, says the Denver
Republican, an article on "Tubercu-
losis OF Cattle and Its Relation to the
Public HEALTH" published by DR.. Mark
White in Colorado Medicine" for Feb
ruary is of interest. The article was
in its original form paper read before
the Colorado Medical Society, and was
so strictly up-to-date and comprehen-
sive that it has been issued in
pamphlet form.
Starting with the assumption, based
on facts. that more psople and animals
die of tuberculosis than of all other
diseases combined. and that 100000 in
fants die each year in the United
State from fatal infection through bad
milk, DIR. White reasons that the
mooted question as to whether tuber-
culosis of cattle is transmissible to
man is one of the most important from
medical standpoint of any now be,
fore the public.
Recent investigations, according to
DR.. Whites article, have clearly proved
that tubercle bacilli of the bovine type
are virulent in man and that milk car
rying them is freighted with danger.
This danger, however, continues the
article, may be avoided by frequent
and careful physical examination OF
milch cows. The tuberculin test is an
extremeley accurate method of dag
nosing tuberculosis in cattle and by its
means even the very early cases OF in
lection can be discovered.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Hints on Pruning.

Some orchard pruning is necessary,
but there is a vast difference between
pruning rnd butchering a tree. says
Denver Field and Farm. All pruning
which tree really needs should as
a rule hr done during the first four
years after 1t has been set out, and
with The view of forming a good and
well balanced head. leaving a SUI
ciently open center to admit sunlight
and air. The pruning should be be-
gun by the man who assists the
planters. One-year-old trees should In
variably he pruned to Il switch and
the leaders cut back to the second bud
from the tip. In the case OF two-year-
old trees. the assistant must draw 1t
towards him without pulling 1t out OF
the packing, and with his shears form
the head of the tree by cutting away
everything except four branches, and
II he cannot find four, leave three COM
ing out on different sides of the stem.
These branches, altho opposite, should
be at least one inch one above the
other The lowest or heaviest branch
should be directed to the southwest,
for the reason that 1t will protect the
tree against sunscald, and In the
spring, when the ground is soft, this
branch being the lowest and heaviest,
will have tendency to draw the tree
towards the southwest, thus giving
more resistance to the prevailing
winds. ALI branches left should be cut
back to at least three or four buds,
with the leader cut in proportion. If
a root is much longer than the others
1t must he cut back in proportion, and
the slash must be from below upward
toward tue tip of the root, so that
when set in the ground, the cut will
rest on the bottom. Should the tree
have a POOR system of roots, prune
to switch and allow one years
growth before forming the head.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
JAPANESE SCHOOL QUESTION.
San Francisco Board Rescinds Its
Action.

San Francisco.-The San Francisco
Board OF Education kept its word with
President Roosevelt, unanimously re
scinded the resolution of last October
BY which Japanese were segregated In
the public schools and adopted an al
tentative resolution in accordance
with the understanding reached at the
Washington conference between the
President, Secretary Root, the school
board and Mayor Schmitz. The board
then sent the following telegram to
President Roosevelt and Hon. Elihu
Root, secretary of state:
AT regular meeting of the Board
of Education, held this afternoon, a res
olution as agreed upon with you was
adopted unanimously, and certified
copy was given to United States Dis
trict Attorney Devlin."
The President having telegraphed
Mayor Schmitz yesterday that he
would direct Mr.. Devln to dismiss the
suits against the board in the United
States Circuit Court and the Supreme
Court of California as soon as the ac-
tion stated should be taken by the
board. members of that body look upon
the Japanese incident as now closed,
insofar as San Francisco is concerned.
There is, however, it is stated an un-
written reservation to the effect that
should the Presidents reciprocal prom
ises to the board regarding discretion
ary restriction of coolie immigration
to California not be carried out. the
board may feel at liberty to re-adopt
the October resolution and again segre-
gate the Japanese.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Dry Farming Gets Boost.

Gen. William ]. Palmer has become
Interested in dry farming and, TO the
end that its application to this particn-
lar section may be tested, he has Of
fered the Agricultural college three
sites ON which to establish experiment
stations, says a Colorado Springs
dispatch. They are 10,0O0-acre tract
east of the Printers home. the Garden
ranch, five miles northeast of the city,
and the Thornton ranch, east OF town.
A repre- sentative OF the state Asrl-
cultural College recently conferred
with General Palmer on the subject
of dry farming. General Palmer ex-
pressed much interest in the expert
ments being conducted. and no expense
will be spared in testing its value to
this section of the state. steam.
plow has been purchased and all nee
essary machinery is being secnred, so
that the experiments may be con
Quoted on large scale.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
DRINKS POISON
WOMAN SWALLOWS sTRYcHNINE
WHILE OUT WITH HUSBAND.
UNACCouNTABLE TRAGEDY
Mrs. Michael Collins Reels and Falls
on Street Of Ouray, and Never
Reqains Consciousness.

Ouray, Colo.-While walking along
the main street with her husband. and
unknown to him. Mrs. Michael Collins,
a well known young woman and prom.
inent church worker, swallowed n
quantity ct strychnine, dying a few
hours latei at the home of friend.
She walked nearly block after TAX
ing the drug, 1t is said, and then fell
In a faint. The cause OF her act is not
known.
Doctor Rowan, who attended the wo
man, has signed the death certificate
and it is probable that no inquest will
be held. Although several persons
have reported that they saw the wo'
man take the poison, the coroner is
investigating that she had been TAX
ing medicine containing strychnine
and that an overdose caused death.
The husband is grief-stricken and
unable to account for the action of his
wife. He says their life was always
happy, cut numerous rumors are in
circulation to the effect that they had
quarreled. Considerable mystery sur
rounds the case inasmuch as the Off
cials have been unable as yet to find
the bottle which contained the drug.
or discover where 1t was purchased.
Mrs. Collins made no statement fur
ther than to say that she had swrl-
lowed poison. 1t was on Seventh ave-
nue. where the drug was supposed to
have bea: taken, and on reaching Sec
ond stree. tbs woman complained,
reeled and fell to the sidewalk. Sun
posing that she had merely tainted,
Collins ran to the home of Peter
Schneider. where the woman's mother
was at the time. and summoned help.
With the assistance of Schneider,
Mrs. Collins was carried to the house
and the doctor called. He applied
stimulan.s. and recovering conscious
ness for Z moment. she said, 81 took
strychninc." gasped. and died.
Mrs. Collins was the daughter Of
Mrs. Louis Hohl, and was born in
Ouray. Her foster father was for
years in the grocery business in this
city. but recently sold out and is now
living on ranch in the north end Of
the county. The family is among the
most prominent here.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
No More Treating in Arizona.

Proenix, Aria bill prohibiting
treating" putting a stop to one per
sons buying a drink for another un-
der penalty of a misdemeanor, has
been introduced in the Council by
O'Neil Of Maricopa. The local optiCn
bill. introduced by Blakely, providing
that a majority vote only is necessary,
instead of two-thirls vote. as hereto
fore to wipe out saloons in any com
munity, was passed by vote of eight
to four, but his prohibition measure
was killed by the same vote. The ju-
venile court bill. providing that chill
dren under twelve years of age who
are incorrigible. shall pass under q
period Of probation before being com
mitted to the reform school. was also
passed. Only ten days more remain Of
The session.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Negro Cavalry at West FONT.

Washington. = Negro cavalrymoI
have been ordered to West Point fo'
duty for the first time in the history oI
the United States Military Academy
Seventysix members OF the Ninth
cavalry were to-day assigned 10 tins
duty, which is one OF the fixtures Of
the institution, and within few days
they will take the place of tho white
cavalrymen stationed at West Point
The sending of the negro troopers
is an experiment on the part OF the
War Department. The detachment Oh
duty at West Point has been dissatis
fed with the extra duties devoiyed
upon them in the care OF the hurses
used by the military cadets. il is al
legged that while they were willing 10
look after their own individual mounts
they did not like the duty of caring 70,
all the horses in the cadet battalion,
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Remarked in Eight Days.

Pueblo, Colo.-Wedded eight days
of Mrs. Nina Herring, who was mar.
ried in Ration. New Mexico, to r. l.
Frazier, a member of the Pueblo Fire
Department. Mrs. Herring was granted
divorce in the County Court March
Sth from William T. Herring on the
grounds of desertion and non-support.
and while she was relating her story
to the jury. Frazier was preparing to
take his intended bride to New Mex,
leo, where they could be married.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
ROCKEFELLER GIVES s25o,ooo, ,ooc
Charity and Education Comes in for
Princciy Donations.

New York-.John ID. Rockefeller, ac-
cording to reliable authority, proposes
soon to make 4 princely gift to New
York City. 1t will amount to at least
$50,000,000. 1t will be partly chart.
table and partly educational.
The Herald, quoting . man well in
formed. says:
This man said that when Mr.. Rock.
efeller was comforting with his son at
Lakewood, New Jersey, a fortnight
ago, the meeting was not for tht pur-
pose of discussing any immediate gift.
but was on the subject of Mr. Rookie.
feller's will, which document the oil
king was then completing, with the aid
of his son ana his lawyers.
ut was said that this document will
astonish the world when ut is made
public. It will. IL is declared, give 40
less than $250.0O0,O00 for charitable
and educational purposes, and 1t will
be so bestowed that the benefit there
from will almost be perpetual.
THE manner In which these be-
quests will be bestowed is said to be
mainly educational and charitable.
While there are some contributions for
religious purposes. it is stated that Mr.
Rockefeller does not think 1t necessary
to extend any great financial aid to
churches. He thinks the churches are
growing steadily stronger and that
there is no danger that they will ever
need any great financial assistance
from one man.
"Mr. Rockefeller, however. is said to
be much in favor of the growth of edu
cation. and to the furtherance of this
end. he has done much in his will. He
believes that education will make this
country the greatest in the world. and
that every cent contributed toward
that object will help to make better
citizens and better Christians.
"As to the charitable bequests. it
was said some time ago that Mr.. Rock
efeller had in mind building model ten
ements for the purpose of such as have
been erected in some European cities.
'In his will. the Herald's informant
states, Mr.. Rockefeller has provided
these three things-bequests for relig-
ious purposes, though not of large
sums; liberal bequests for education.
and what are described as princely be.
quests for charitable purposes. 1t is
said that there is scarcely man,
woman or child that will not benefit in
some way by these prospective dona-
tions."
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
kfnq Alcohol Conouers.

Florence, Colo.-In less than thre,
months after her first husband wa;
found dead from alcoholism. the life
less body of Mrs. John C. Williams, for
merly Mrs. Joshua Richardson. was
discovered in her home at Coal Creek
yesterday. Excessive use of liquor
is assigned as the cause of death.
She was married to Williams but a
month ago. the ceremony being per
formed as the result of dare. The
woman was fifty-five years old and q
pionssr Of this county.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-22
Roosevelt Talks With Railroad Men.

: Washington. - Questions AFFECT
ing the railroad situation occupied
more or less of the attention OF PrcsL
dent Roosevelt Saturday.
/ During the morning there were IN
Hormal talks with some of his callers
IN the subject, and a dispatch came
from President Melen of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
asking for an appointment.
1t is said the President has no idea
II against stating publicly his Views
on the railroad question.
In the afternoon there was visit
rom Governor Dpneen and Attorney
General Stead of Illinois. A semI-Oti
cial denial was made that the governor
and the attorney general talked either
finance or railroads. ' f-'