THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL.
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NOKKOUv NKHHASlvA KKIDAY .lANl'AKY 15 15)01. )
Charged With Raising a $ i
Bill to a $5.
MANY WITNESSES TESTIFY.
Three Hundred People at the Trial of
the Young Man at Ewlng and All
Were Glad When Judge Selah De
cided He Could Not be Held.
Ewlng , Nob. , .Tnn. li. Special to
The News : The preliminary hcnrlng
of Eden Rlggs , the 18-year-old boy
from Orclmitl , who wns charged with
having raised a $1 bill to u $5 , was
hold bcfoio J. D. Selah , justice of the
peace , County Attorney Arthur. F.
Mullen prosecuting , and J. A. and J.
N , Trommorshnusser for the defense.
The court found that the evidence was
not sufficient to bind the young man
over to the district court , and ho was
dismissed , with satisfaction to thoi
300 people attending the trial.
The Story.
In payment for his dinner at the
restaurant of Mrs. Soran Peterson last
Friday Rlggs tendered what ho sup
posed to bo a $5 bill In payment , and
received $ ' 1.75 In silver. About twenty
minutes later a $1 mil tnat nnu been
raised to $5 was discovered In the
cash reglcter and It was supposed that
It had been passed by Rlggs , but the
evidence was not posttlvoon this point.
Klggs denied that ho had had such a
bill In his possession , but that if ho
did have it ho had no knowledge that
It had boon raised. If ho had such a
bill ho had received It with six other
similar bills from the bank of Orchard
on the preceding day in payment o *
draft for $35. Ho had received a L'
bill at Orcbaid. but this had been for
warded to parties in Illinois.
A largo number of witnesses were
present from Orchard to testify to the
good name and reputation of the young
man. Among the witnesses was the
young man's brother , Andrew Illggs
of Spencer , and the following from
Orchard : The cashier of the bank ,
J. W. Mitchell , merchant ; James Al
exander , meichant ; Win. Davidson ,
merchant ; C. O. Shane , farmer ; David
Ro&t , lumberman ; Carlton Taylor ,
liveryman ; Loren Batty , liveryman ;
C. E. Rector , stock buyer ; 2. T. Hicks ,
stock buyer ; Wm. Miller , merchant ,
and Rev. W. E. Dunlap , pastor of the
U. P. cluirch.
The case for the state was vigor
ously prosecuted , while the defense
was conducted with characteristic dis
patch and corviction by the young
man's counsel.
When justice Selah announced that
from the evidence he could not bind
the defendant over to the district
court , It met with the entire approval
of the 300 peep e who had been at
tracted to court by the case , and they
showed their leellngs by vigorous ap
plause.
NEBRASKA FARMER HUNG HIMSELF
Msn Named Black , at Doniphan , Sui
cides In Barn Without Any
Apparent Reason.
Doniphan , Neb. , Jan. 14. Special to
The News : Farmer Ulack hung him
self in his barn here this morning.
No reason is known for the suicide.
THREE WOMENJURN TO DEATH
Mrs. Wardle and Two Daughters Were
Killed In Flames at Their Own-
Home Today.
Terre Haute , Jan. 14. Mrs. Wnrdlo
and two daughters were burned to
.death in their home here this morn-
Ing. The house took fire and before
they could bo aroused and gotten out ,
they had been killed by the smoke
and flames.
TAKES A LONG WALK.
Roumanian on a Pedestrian Tour
Around the World.
New York , Jan. 14. Dr. Oskar Rnd-
vanen , of Hue larest , Roumania , ar
rived on the steamship Umbrla from
Liverpool with a big book of news
paper clippings and autograph letters
under his arm , and proceeded at once
to police hcadquaucrs to secure Com-
mlssionei'a McAdoo's testimonial to
the fact thot ho had reached Now
Yorlc. With the r'd of an interpreter
it was 'earned that the caller Is on
Ills wny mound the world , and the
book cf clippings Indicated that ho
had met with many ntorestlng ad
ventures in his tour to date.
Dr. Radvanen srld In the summer of
1900 ho was a tsudcnt in the Univer
sity of Bucharest when a jockey club ,
wishing to oncaurago the gathering of
useful informptlon fcr Roumania , of
fered a piizo of $230,000 for the man
who would walk mound the world in
eight years. He started July 1G. 1900.
Ho will walk to Snn Francisco.
OPEN SWITCJMJEARLY WRECKS
Speed of Illinois Central Trrin Is all
Th = : C-rrled it Safely
Through.
Glen Carbor 111. , Jar 11. Th.e Ill
inois Central ( Iyer was all but wrecked
hero today in passing over nn open
switch. The speed of the heavy train
is all that carried It safely over the
break.
Limn Poultry Show.
Lima , O. , Jan. II. The Lima Poul
try , Pigeon and Pet Stock association
Is gratified at the success attending
the opening today of Us Ilrst exhibi
tion. The exhibition linn an entry list
of several thousand and Includes the
finest specimens of fancy bred chick
ens , geese , turkeys and other fowl.
The department devoted to rabbits ,
dogs and other pet stock Is also well
tilled and the exhibits are of a high
class. The show will continue through
the remainder of the week and all In
dications point to a large attendance.
WAS SHOT THROUGH HIS LEG
Harry Schneider of Battle Creek Re
ceived a Bullet from a Rlfllc In
the Hands of a Companion.
Ilattlo Creek , Neb. , Jan. 11. Special
to The News : Harry Schneider , thir
teen years of age , son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Schneider , is suffering from u
wound above his knee made by the
bullet from a 22-callbro ritle.
The Schneider boy was playing with
some companions , olio of whom had
the rlllo , when the gun was discharged
and the bullet entered the young man's
leg two inches above the knee , barely
missing the bone and n large artery.
Dr. Danled was summoned and dressed
the wound , and the boy Is getting
along n'cely. '
JAPAN REITERA1ES ITS DEMANDS
Another Note Has Been Addressed to
Russia Making Same Requisi
tion as that Preceding.
London , Jan. II. Reports from To-
klo are to the effect that tlio Japanese
government has sent another note to
P 'sia reiterating the demands made
* 1 , previous communication to the
$ ' 'eminent and requesting an
iu 'ifo nswcr to the terms Im
pose * . 4/ .
TY CALL.
National Commltteemcn arc Asked to
Meet In St. Louis Feb. 22.
Lincoln , Jan. 11. The national com
mittee of the poaplc's party is called
to meet at St. Louis , February 22 , for
the purpose of Issuing a call and des
ignating a place for the people's party
national convention , at which a pres
idential and vice-presidential candi
date arc to bo placed in nomination
by the party. The call was issued by
Vive-Chairman J. II. Edmlsten of the
national committee.
AGAIN PREVENTING FUNERALS
Strike of the Drivers of Chicago is
Resumed After the Iroquois
Disaster.
Chicago , Jan. II. The strike of the
drivers' union has been resumed in
this city and again funerals arc al
most an impossible thing. The strike
was momentarily declared off because
of the terrible death list in the Iroquois
quois theater , but now that the vic
tims of that flro have been buried , ho
drivers are again holding out.
Rerolllng Mills to Merge.
Pittsburg , Pa. , Jan. 11. Ollicials of
the rail rerolling companies of the
United States arc in conference hero
today with a view to bringing nuout
a closer relationship among the va
rious concerns. The mills represented
at the conference are those located
at Cambridge , O. , Huntington . Va ,
Cumberland , Md. , Fairmont , W. Vn. ,
Buffalo , N. Y. , Clcarfleld , Pa. , and At
lanta , Ga. One of the principal ob
jects of organization Is to save freights
on both raw and finished material ,
and buy rerolling mills from all the
railroads , selling the rorolled rails to
mines , mills , lumber camps , etc.
Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested.
Cambridge , Neb. , Jan. 11. A United
States deputy marshal has had a war
rant issued for the arrest of Enoch
Perkins , a well-to-do farmer of the vi
cinity of Earl , a country postofllco
about fifteen miles north of Cam
bridge. Perkins is charged with hav
ing counterfeited $10 gold coins and
with passing the same. Mr. Perkins
was taken to Holdrego by the deputy
United States marshal to await a
hearing.
TRAINS CANNOTJflAKE UP TIME
Chicago & Northwestern Prohibits
Running Faster than the
Schedule.
Chicago , Jan. 14. The Chicago &
Northwestern railway has issued an
order that under no circumstances
shall passenger trains exceed tholr
scheduled speed. No matter how late
a train may bo the engineer must not
make up tlmo by running faster than
his schedule calls for. All trains that
become late on any portion of their
trip must arrive at destinations lato.
The explanation Is that the manage
ment does not desire to risk disaster
which might occur on account of fast
running to make up lost tlmo.
Omahans on Auto Trip.
Schuylor , Nob. , Jan. 11. Roy Aus
tin and a party from Omaha passed
through Schujior in nn automobile on
their way to Omaha from Aloion.
They covered the distance from Rog
ers to Schuyler , eight mlles , in four
teen minutes.
Two Buggies Run Down and
Two Women Thrown Out.
NEITHER SERIOUSLY HURT.
Dr. Dlsbrow's Horses Were Frightened
at the Lumber Yard and Took a
Disastrous Spin Through the Town ,
Ran Two Miles Into the Country.
Crelghton , Nob. , Jan. 11. Special to
The News : The team of Dr. A. 13.
Dlsbrow , and In charge of bin hired
man , had an exciting mid disastrous
runaway yesterday afternoon. The
wagon was being loaded witli lumber
at the Horton yards , when a falling
hoard frightened the horses and they
dashed out of the yard and up the
street toward the business portion of
the city. The frightened animals
crashed into the buggy ocupled by
.Mrs. A very who was Just driving in.
The front wheels of the buggy won )
smashed to splinters and Mrs. A very
was thrown out , falling on her head.
Her horse was not frightened , ami
fortunately Mrs. Avory's Injuries were
not serious.
The Dlsbrow team proceeded on up
town after this collision and in turn
ing the corner at Krwln & Krwln's
store encountered another buggy that
contained Mr. Shorllno and his sister ,
from Wliinotoon. They had Just driv
en In and were about to hitch , but
neither had got out of the buggy when
the runaways crashed into the hind
wheels. Miss Shorllno was thrown
out over the front wheels and was
stunned , but soon recovered. Her
brother remained in the buggy and
was unhurt. The hind wheels of the
buggy were broken , also both roaches
and polo circle , so that it was very
fortunate Unit neither of the occupants
were seriously injured. The team
was caught alter u run of two mlles
Into the country.
FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BALL.
Crelghton Fire Fighters Give Their
Tenth Annual.
Croighton , Neb. , Jan. 11. Special to
The News : The Crelghton firemen
will give their tenth annual ball in
this city tomorrow night and a big
tlmo is anticipated by the flro boys
and their friends. The Collins Bros. "
orchestra of Marcus , Iowa , has boon
engaged to furnish the music.
Connolly to Tackle Mellody.
Boston , Jan. 11. Eddlo Connolly ,
who was knocked out by Charley
Hltto , of Albany , two weeks ago , Is to
tackle Billy Mellody In a 10-roiind bout
hero tonight. The contest is to bo
the chief feature of the weekly boxing
show of the Lenox Athletic club.
ARE PUZZLED ABOUT THEIR PAY
County Commissioners in Nebraska
Don't Know for Sure Just What
They Will Get.
Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 11. The legisla
ture passed at the last session a mea
sure to regulate the salaries of coun
ty commissioners. After struggling
with the law for some time , the attor
ney general lias nnouncod that the
matter bo taken to the courts for final
interpretation.
The section of the law alleged to
bo defective is ns follows :
"County commissioners shall each
bo allowed for the time they shall be
necessailly employed in the duties of
the ofllco the sum of $1 ! per day and
5 cents per mile , to bo paid out of the
general county fund ; Provided , fur
ther , that the total or maximum
amount of coninonsation. including
mlloago and per diem , to bo paid to
or drawn by any other commissioner
or member of a board of supervisors
in the state shall not exceed the fol
lowing amount per annum : In coun
ties having over 40,000 Inhabitants
and less than 00,000 inhabitants , $800 ;
In counties having over 20,000 inhab
itants and less than 10,000 inhabitants ,
$ . " 00 ; that in counties not under town
ship organization that the maximum
amount received by each member
shall not exceed $1,000 ; In counties
having over 10,000 inhabitants and less
than 20,000 Inhabitants , $ . ' ! 00 ; in coun
ties not under township organization
and the maximum amount received
by each member shall not exceed $500 ,
and in all counties having less than
10,000 Inhabitants , $200. "
Attorney General Prout has submit
ted the following opinion to the coun
ty attorney of Boone county , as beIng -
Ing the proper Interpretation for coun
ties not under township organization ,
having more than 10,000 and loss than
20,000 Inhabitants :
"Tho Intent to fix a limit to the
amount of the olllcor's compensation
is clear , because it is so declared in
the title of the bill and In the act It
self. What that limit Is , however , Is
far from clear. 1 do not know of any
otlior short statute which appears to
bo so full of contradictions on a sim
ple subject of legislation. Section 22
of the statute on fees appears to con
tain thrco ditToront provisions limit
ing the amount a county commissioner
may receive In sucu county. They are
ns follows ;
' "That In counties not under town
ship organization the maximum
amount received by each member
shall not exceed $1,000.
" 'In counties having over 10,000 In
habitants and lews than 20,000 Inhab
itants , $ : : oo. '
' "In counties not under towmdilp
organization that the maxlmumamouut
received by each member shall not
exceed $500. ' "
In Cnss county , having more than
20,000 and IOHH than 10,01)0 ) population ,
the commissioners thought they went
entitled to $1,000 , but the attorney
general ruled that they could not
draw more than $500.
PLAINVIEW ESS CHANGES
_
C. M. Hall & Sons Sell Tholr Shop
and Grocery and Will go to
Lincoln.
Plalnvlew , Neb , , Jan. 1I. Several
changes In business have just been
made In Pliilnvlew. The llrm of C.
M. Hall & Sous bus sold Its grocery
store anil meal mantel lo uoorgo KICK.
The Hall lesldeiK'e has been sold lo
N. P. .lopposHon. Hall & Sous will go
to Lincoln , Neh , , lo engage in ( ho
same business there.
The grocery store of A. C. Miller
& Co. has been Hold lo N. P. .leppos-
sen. The bakery and restaurant of
It. J. , lo\\oll bus been Kohl lo Air.Ill -
her icom ICuli ' , who \\111 take pos
ses , iop nil ml the III1.1 of next \\eek.
INDIANS HAVE TURNED CANNIBAL
Starvation at Lake Ncpigc Causes
Natives to Eat Human Flesh
to Preserve Life.
Poit Arthur , Out. , Jan. 11. It Is re
ported that the Indians In ( ho vicinity
of Lake Ncplgo are In sere distress
owing lo the famine that has been
prevailing theio , and that they liavo
been driven to cannibalism , eating the
llesh of other Indians.
Maryland Horticulturists.
Haltlmoro , Md. , Jan. 11. An excel
lent program has been arranged for
the sixth annual mooting of the Mary
land lloillciillural society , which
opened In D'llllinoro today with a largo
attendance. Prominent among those
to address the convention uro Prof.
W. F. Massey of the North Carolina
Experiment station , Prof. F. A. Waugh
of the Massachusetts Agricultural col
lege , and Dr. II. J. Webber , chief of
the laboratory of plant breeding in
the United States department of ag
riculture.
SCHOOL BOY'S ' SKULL FRACTURED
A Fight Over a Shlnney Club at Fre
mont , Has Almost Fatal Termi
nation.
Fremont , Nob. , Jan. 11. A boys'
quarrel between Lawrence Sanders
and Lloyd Stonier , pupils at the Cen
tral school , resulted in the serious In
jury of the latter by a shliinoy club
in the hands of the former. Young
Sterner was knocked unconscious , and
when first picked up was thought to
bo dead. Ho remained In a state of
stupor for several hours , but finally
regained his faculties after an opera
tion by two surgeons for the removal
of broken pieces of bone. Today his
condition was such as to justify hopes
of his recovery.
The two boys had boon having some
trouble over a shlnnoy stick a few
moments before Stonier was hurt.
Ho had secured possession of the dis
puted properly and was walking away
from the school grounds , when Sanders -
dors ran up behind him and struck
him with another stick ho had se
cured. Stonier foil to the ground on
his fnco and did not move. The place
where the skull was fractured was on
the right side of the boy's head and
behind the oar. The blow might eas
ily have caused his death.
The Stonier boy Is 11 years of ago ,
while young Sanders is two years his
junior.
Wisconsin National Guard.
Milwaukee , Jan. II. Ofllcors of
the Wisconsin National guard assem
bled in annual convention hero today
in response to the call of Adjt. Gon.
Hoardmnn. Camp morals , the care
and repair of the magazine ride , and
athletics In the national guard were
some of the subjects discussed during
the day. The convention will close
tomorrow.
FAVORS OPENING RESERVATION
Report of Indian Commissioner Jones
Favors Offering the Indians
$2.50 Per Acre.
Washington , Jan. 11. The following
report , favorable to the Rosebud res
ervation , has been sent In by Com
missioner Jones :
"As a general proposition the In
dian ofllco has to say that after care
ful and mature consideration the tlmo
has come when congress and the In
dian department are warranted in ad
ministering the tribal relations of In
dians in the United States , Including
the matter of disposing of as much of
their lands ns they do not need and
do not use , without consulting the In
dians. It must bo assumed , of conrso ,
In the adoptl > n of such a policy that
those charged with the duty of admin-
Istoi.ng the affplrs cf the Indians will
net in ovoiy Jnsinnco in perfect good
faith , and will see that the rights and
Interests cf the Indians arc fully pre
served and enforced. "
Miniature Humbert Case in the
German Capital.
BANKERS HAVE BEEN DUPED
Professor Meyer and His Pretty Young
Wife Had a Good Tlmo Until the
Crash Came The Couple lo Now
Under Arrest on Several Chnrgcu ,
llerlln , Jan. 11.--A
. - - miniature Hum
bert case Is Just now a subject of
much discussion In certain Merlin
circles. Prof. Morltz Meyer , sixty-
three years of line , and bin pretty
wife , who Is forty yearn yoiingor , have
been arrested on charges of obtaining
goods nnd money under false pretenses ,
and also wllh perjury and procuring.
Dr. Meyer , who was formerly a lec
turer on political economy at the tech
nical hlh ( ; school at ( 'liarlolleuhurg ,
and Is , besides , a well luinwn author ,
was mixed up In the CiuwH and I.elp-
7.le bank failure. Two . \ears ago he
married his present wile , who was
then a music hall artiste , The tin-
equally-matched pair began their mar
ried 11 To by contracting largo debts ,
and II Is alleged thai ( he young wll'o
obtained large amounts of jewelry on
ciMilt from fashionable shops In ller
lln. She was alwuj'H olognnlly
dressed , and II Is stated that shn could
obtain anything on credit at ( ho best
nillllnutn and dressmakers. At their
elegant homo also furnished on cred
it they entertained most lavishly.
Now the crash has conio and scores
of shopkeepers and tradesmen and
several hankers as well have found
( hey were but the dupes of a pair of
clever swindlers who did not liosltato
at any moans to gratify their luxurloitii
tastes.
Falrbanks-Cassldy Wedding.
I'lltshiirg , Pa. , Jan. 11. In SI.
I'eter's I'roteslaut Episcopal church
today , Miss Helen Klhcl Cassldy bo-
ennio ( he hrldo of Wan en Fall banks ,
of Chicago , son of United Stales Sen
ator Falrlianks of Indiana. . The cer
emony was largely attended by prom
inent society people of Washington ,
Indianapolis , Chicago and this city.
There was a long bridal train , the
bride's eight attendants being Mrs.
Carroll , matron of honor ; Miss An-
niiliel Whitney Hnggaloy , Miss Mary
Mellon , Miss ICdmi McKay , MlsH
Gladys Painter , Miss Alberta Ilnrpor ,
Miss ICIla Cassldy and Mian ilolen
Motcalf , all of Pittsburg. Mr. Fair
banks had as his best man ills brother ,
Frederick < \ Fairbanks , while the
ushers Included Frederick D. Watson
and John D. Thompson , of Indianap
olis ; Samuel Siillhin , of Cincinnati ;
Dr. Waller Wlckes of Baltimore , and
F. Cobb Colenian of Chicago.
PLAN IS NOT A POPULAR ONE
The Scheme to Have All Six Congres
sional Conventions at One
Place Unlikely.
Lincoln , Neb. , Jan. 11. The chances
are that the plan proposed bo HOIIIO
Omaha li lends and supporters of John
L. Webster , by which the congres
sional conventions of the six districts
are to ho hold at the same tlmo as
the stiito convention , does not meet
with ninth favor among republicans
hero at ( ho capital. Just how It will
bo regarded In other pails of the state
Is not known.
The plan is that the same delegates
shall bo selected lor the congressional
conventions as for the state eon voli
tion , and that as soon as the latter
gets through its deliberations , the
gathering is to break up into groups
and those will proceed to transact the
business of each district.
The object sought by this method is
to secure the solid delegation for Mr.
Wobstor. The state convention se
lects but four of the sixteen delegates
to Chicago , and even If Mr. Webster
captures these ho Is quito certain to
fall down on seine ono or moro of the
district conventions. To carry thorn
lie would find it necessary to go to
the expense and trouble of sending
emissaries and lobbyists to each dis
trict coinentlon and there strlvo to
secure endorsements. Ho is not so
very well known In seine of the dis
tricts and it would bo an uphill job.
Without n solid delegation behind him ,
Ills chances would bo much less than
they arc now.
It would naturally follow , of course ,
that if the state convention , made up
of the same men as compose the dis
trict conventions , endorsed Webster
the district conventions would , when
the same men mot later in the day ,
perform the eamo pleasing task for
him. In support of this plan It Is
urged that it is n useless expense to
elect two sets of delegates and to hold
two sots of conventions , when there
Is nothing for the congressional con
ventions to do save to ronomlnato the
present Incumbents. This is true ,
witli the exception of the second ills-
trie' now represented by a fusionlst.
Buihott , McCarthy , Hlnslmw , Karris
and Klnkald will have no opjiosltlon ,
but a pretty light Is scheduled for the
Omaha district.
Will Talk About Drainage.
Ames , la. , Jan. 11. The Iowa state
THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-Four Houra
Ending at 8 o'clock this Morning.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Conditions of the weather an recorded -
corded for ll'o 21 hours ending at 8
a , in today.
Maximum . 13
Minimum . 20
Average . Ill
Total snowfall for month . 4.25
Tolal preclpUntlon for month . 2i !
llaiomeler . 20.80
Chicago , Jan. I I. The bnllolln IK-
lined by the Chicago station of the
United Slates weather biironu this
morning , glvon the forecast for Ne
braska an follows :
Fair tonight and Friday. Wnnnor
wesl portion tonight.
drainage convention ( o ho hold at the
slain agricultural college tomorrow
and Saturday promises lo bo the most
Important gathering of Us kind ever
hehl In thin part of the country. Drainage -
age engineering and lln practical ap
plication lo the ordinary larm will ho
one of ( ho chief niatlers considered.
A number of draliuu1 ; experts of Iowa ,
Illinois and oilier slates will ho pres
ent ami address the convention.
THE CENTRAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
Atfalru Receive n Thorough Shaking
up at the Meeting in Tcrrc Haute
Today.
Terre Haute , Ind. , Jan. II. The af
fairs of the Central Baseball leaguu
are lo recolvo a thorough shaklng-up
at tlio meeting of iho club ownurs and
managon ) begun hero today and It la
likely Iho league will scarcely ho alilu
to Identify Itself If all the chnngoH
ciinemplaled are made. In addition
to electing now olllcers the mooting
will consider and act upon a number
of proposed changes In Iho circuit.
Though Iho magnates declined to
cnininll themselves prior lo going
Into session behind closed doors It IK
regarded as a certainly that at least
inio and probably two of the cities In
the circuit , last year will not have
franchises during Iho coming season.
Grand Itaplds is Iho city that will bo
dropped unless present plans go
astray. There has been seine talk of
lolling out Wheeling because of ItH
distance 1'ioin Iho ollior league cllloH ,
but as the Wheeling club Is anxloiiH
o retain UK membership and as more
over it Is ono of the bust paying cltlOH.
on the circuit It appears likely that
It will retain Its nionihoHlilir > ' tTIoro"
are many applicants for the vacant
franchise or franchises , the most Im-
Important being Peorla. Krlo , Xanos-
vlllo and VonngHtown also have sent
in applications. J. P. Keary of Chi-
ago and Dr. Carson of South Hond
einain the loading candidates for thu
presidency of the league and it Is
probable the choice will fall upon
'IIbur ' ono or the oilier of them.
Gov. Odell's Birthday.
Albany , N. V. , Jan. 11 Today IK
Governor Odoll's fiftieth birthday.
After a pleasant family recognition of
the day at the executive mansion bo
went to the cnpitol , where , In honor
of the occasion , the olllcc force had
decorated Ills desk , and where he was
the subject of congratulations. Tonight -
night tin1 governor will bo one of the
guests of honor nt the annual banquet
of the Albany Chamber of Commerce.
A KISSER AT LA GE.
Lays in Walt for Women During Early
Hours of the Evening.
Walioo , Neb. , Jan. 11. During the
past week a number of ladles of this
city have boon badly frightened while
returning homo in the evenings by
seine unknown man jumping out from
n shadow and attempting to kiss thorn.
Ono evening the first of the wool : a
young married lady was returning
homo and was just turning Into the
yard when n man grabbed her. Tlio
lady Is quite largo and got loose from
the man , grabbed him by the collar
and gave him several hard blows in
tlio face. The man was frightened
by her cries and escaped. Several
cases have been reported to tlio au
thorities and In nil cases the assail
ant was worsted. The authorities are
determined to find tlio offenders and
have them prosecuted.
GOV.A.B. . CUMMINS INAUGURATED
Iowa's Chief Executive Takes Oath of
Office for the Second Time Today.
Crowd at Ceremony.
Des Molncs , la. , Jan. 11. Albert B ,
Cummins took the oatli of ofllco as
governor of Iowa for the second tlmo
today. With him tlio newly elected
lieutenant governor also assumed of
ficial authorlly. The ceremony took
place In the profusely decorated audi
torium of Foster's opera house beforo.
a large audience that Included state
ofllclals , members of the legislature
and others.
Southern Harness Men.
Waco , Texas , Jan. 14. Tlio conven
tion of the Southwestern Saddlers and
Harness Makers' association which be
gan in Waco today Is the largest moot
ing ever hold by the organization ,
Many questions of interest to the
trade are scheduled for discussion dur
ing the several days the convention
will bo in session.