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ARMISTICE IN STRIKE
Team Owner Delay Action Until Team
sters' General Officers Arrite.
GOMPERS ASKS AID FOR T
RIKERS
All Union Men in United Su
Send in Contribute
PREDICT SPEEDY END Or T
Two Thuosand Wagons Operat
Practically Without Into
I sked ts
X
I0UBLE
iterday
e.
EMPLOYERS THREA1ENED WITH DEATH
Officer of Association Receive Many
Letters Aliened SI nit Bera Are
Placed I nder Heavy
llond.
CHICAGO, May 15. A practical armistice
In the teamsters' strike was declared to
night, to last until the officers of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters meet
here, cither on Wednesday or Thursday of
this week.
At a meeting of the Teamsters' Joint
council held tonight to reconsider the
action of Saturday night, when It was de
cided to refuse the demand of the Team
Owners' association that deliveries be
mado to houses where strikes exist, the
members of the council reaffirmed their
land and declared that they would not ac
cede to the demands of the Team Owners'
association. It was known to members of
the latter organization that this action
would be taken and the proceeding was in
fact of a perfunctory character, It hav
ing been agreed that the matter should
await the arrival of the national officers
of the Teamsters' union.
The Lumbermen's association tonight
passed a resolution calling on the teamsters
to define their position as to what might
be expected when the lumber firms of the
city called upon them to make deliveries.
The association declared that it was In
favor of making deliveries Irrespective of
the strike, and announced that drivers who
refused to deliver goods as ordered would
be discharged. The lumber concerns rep
resented at the meeting employ 12.000
teamsters and a strike of these would
mean great embarrassment to the building
operations In the city. It 1b not expected
however, that the Lumbermen's association
will push matters until after the officials
of the national organization of teamsters
has handed down Its decision. If that
body refuses to sanction the delivery to
the boycotted firms, the lumbermen will
do likewise, with the result of adding to
the ranks of he strlknrs about 9,000 men
Doth Sides Make Claims.
As a result of today's developments in
the teamsters' strike, the employers pre
dict its speedy end, while the labor lead
era assert that the strike will spread and
will be aided financially by unions all
over the country. An appeal for funds
has. been . sent out. by President Gomper
of the American Federation of Labor,
which gives color to the latter conclusion.
What the employers take as a sign of the
end of the strike was a telegram sent by
President Bhoa of the Teamsters' union to
President Gompers. The message arranged
for a meeting of the Executive board of
the American Federation of Labor to be
held In Chicago near the end of the pres
ent week. President Shea also telegraphed
the members of the Executive board of
the International Brotherhood of Team
ters to come to Chicago forthwith. It Is
expected this body will meet In Chicago
on Wednesday or Thursday. These offl
' clals have the final word in calling or
putting an end to a strike of the teams
ters' organization. They are the same
men who were called to Chicago last year
to put an end to the strike of the teams
ters at the stock yards, and It is believed
by the employers that they have now been
summoned for a similar purpose.
Store Wagons In Service.
The employers today operated 2,000
wagons practically without Interference,
many of the deliveries in the residence por
tion of the city being made without police
protection. It Is asserted that the number
of wagons in service today will be in
creased by SO tomorrow and that this ratio
will be continued until the full number of
wagons Is in service again.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow Judge Kohlsaat
will listen to arguments on a motion to
dissolve the eight orders of Injunction
against the strikers secured by the Employ
ers' association and the seven express com
panies. In connection with these matters
the jurisdiction of the federal court in tak
ing up the strike trouble will be attacked
by the attorneys for the teamsters.
At the hearing before the master In chan
cery this afternoon G. B. Clark, a former
cab driver for the Scott Transfer company
and now on strike, together with other em
ployes of that corporation, said that he had
been employed by the Scott company for
four years and that ho does not know,
' ever now, why he. was forced to strike.
"We had no grievance at all," declared
the witness.
"Well, why did you not stay at work?"
he was asked.
"Because I did not want to get a brick
on my head, that's why. We all had to
Quit for the same reason," replied the wit
ness. Employers Threatened.
Fully lu) letters threatening death have
been received by the half dozen men who
have been given wide publicity as managers
of the employers' end of the teamsters'
Strike. Serious consideration Is being given
the letters since exposures made by a con
fession of a hired thug that he and oitheis
made a busli.ess of slugging here at the
rate of li per person slugged. Body
guards are now attending all the prin
cipals on tho employers' side of the team
sters' strike and all are accompanied day
and night by guards. Secretary Job of the
Employers' association and Robert J.
Thome of Montgomery Ward & Co. admit
ted today having received many threats.
Liverymen May Be Involved.
A meeting of the Joint Liverymen's asso
ciation is called to consider action in rela
tion to a threatened strike of 2,000 cab
drivers, who refuse to take their passen
gers to stores under the union ban. The
cab drivers' situation is in a balance, as the
men say they will not withdraw from the
position taken when the ultimatum was
delivered.
Tbe liverymen say they will not with
draw the ultimatum. The result depends
on the determination of the teamsters'
joint council today.
.No Baft for Alleged Bluaaera.
Charles Casey, business agent of the Car
riage and Wagon Makers' union. No. 4.
accused of being an accessory to the mur
der of Charles Carlstrom, who, it Is U
leged, was brutally beaten to death by si
lt's"' d hired thugs, waived examination to-
Continued on Becoud Paga
CROKER'S BODY ON WAY EAST
Hruther of Dead Sew York Man
Reaches Kansas City
with Remains.
KANSAS CITY, May 15 Richard Croker,
jr., arrived here today on the way to New
York City with the body of Ills brother,
Herliert V. Croker, who was found dead on
a Santa Ke train near Newton, Kan., Fri
day morning.
After a talk at Central police station with
Chief of Police John Hayes, Mr. Croker
said:
I am satisfied with the Investigation the
police have made of my brother s move
ments while in Kansas City. I have nothing
to say atiout his death, except that 1 am
sure he died from natural causes; that he
Was not the victim of foul play.
No further Investigation of the case is to
be made.
Mr. Croker would say but little about the
case. He continued:
"The papers have said entirely too much
already. I regret very much on my
mother's account that so much notoriety
has been given to my brother's death. The
shock to my mother has been very great.
and I shall return home with the body as
soon as possible. I shall leave here tonight
for New York over the Wabash."
Mr. Croker arrived a; Kansas City on
an early train. He had wired Chief Hayes
from Newton asking for an Interview with
that official, but the message was delayed
In reaching Kansas City. As soon as Chief
Hayes learned of Mr. Croker's presence at
the hotel he sent two detec'Jves to escort
him to the central station. Mr. Croker re
mained in the chief's room not more than
ten mirrates.
After the interview, Chief Hayes said:
"Mr. Croker told me that he did not care
to make a further lnvettlgatlon of the cax.j
In Kansas City. He said he was satisfied
with what the police department had done,
and confirmed me In the belief that Her
bert's death was due to whisky and opium,
and that he had not been robbed. Mr
Croker told me that he did not care to
make a further Investigation in Kansas
City. I have sent a detective to the Coate's
house to get the raincoat and umbrella
which Herbert checked on Thursday, ' be
fore he left that place with Porter Wilson.
This doubtless ends the case as, far as this
department is concerned."
Ah Lee and Gh Lee, the Chtnemen in
whoso place Herbert Croker smoked opium,
were arranged In police court today on the
charge of conducting an opium den, but
their cases were continued. No other
charge will be brought against them.
Charles Wilson, the negro porter, who con
ducted Croker to the Lee place and later
placed him upon the Sante Fe train has
been discharged.
RIPLEY ON RATE PROBLEM
Harvard Economist Says Commission Should
Fix Freight Tariffs.
LIFTS VEIL OF MYSTERY
'Veiled Murderess" Dead In New York
Said to Have Been Char
lotte Ward.
CHICAGO, May 15. The veil of mystery
which more than half a century hid the
identity of the "veiled murderess," who
died In prison at Mattewan, N. t, yester
day, has been lifted by the hand of Mrs.
Charlotte P. Norris, 142S Newport avenue,
Chicago, The so-called "veiled murderess"
was a class-mate of Mrs: Norris at the
famous Emma Wlllard school at Troy, N
T,. sixty years ago.
The maiden name of the woman, who was
a puzzle to the authorities ever since her
arrest for murder In 1854, was Charlotte
Ward. She married an Englishman of
rank, Sir Waiter F. Elliott, but she ran
away from his home in England two years
after the marriage. She came back to
America to find the house of her father, a
wealthy Canadian merchant, shut against
her.
Mrs. Norris, though under no obligation
so to do. has kept her knowledge of the
Identity of the "veiled murderess" a secret
through all the years since her arrest and
conviction on the charge of killing Timothy
Lanlgan and Catharine Lubee In Troy,
fifty-two years ago. The Chicago woman
went to Sing Sing prison more than thirty
years ago to see Lady Walter, then a pris
oner at that Institution. She was with her
for an hour. When Mrs. Norris came from
her talk with the woman convict the prison
authorities begged her to tell them who
their charge was. She declined, knowing
that her old schoolmate did not then wish
her identity known.
Joint Session of Northern and South'
r
ern Convention Resins In
St.
ALSO FAVORS LEGALIZING OF POOLS
He Says Exlstinu Laws Do Sot Pre
vent Discrimination Either
Between Commodities or
Localities.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Willlam E.
Ripley, professor of economics at Harvard
university, was before the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce today. Ho
claimed that under existing laws there
was nothing to prevent discrimination be
tween localities and commodities. He
favored giving the Interstate Commerce
commission power to fix rates.
In the course of the statement Prof.
Ripley said:
Granting power effectively to remedy
abuses would be far easier, if the right
to pool were at the same time granted.
Many complaints could easily be remedied
by combined action of the carriers which
is now impossible, owing to the presence
oi oostinate competitors.
W. H. Chapman of Kansas City, lumber
dealer, testified to his satisfaction with
present conditions.
Armonr Man on Stand.
George B. Robblns of Chicago, president
of the Armour Lino company, and a dl
rector of the Armour company, explained
in detail the business of refrigerator cars.
He asserted that these car lines were not
engaged in interstate commerce. The agi
tation tending toward the confiscation of
private cars had deterred his company
from increasing their facilities.
The Armour car lines did not now deal
in produce, he suggested, having discon
tlnued that phase of trade In May, 1904,
save to a limited extent In butter, eggs
and poultry. He denied any "community
of Interests" between the railroads and the
Armour car lines. The witness denied that
the cars were used to secure rebates.
Mr. Robblns had not concluded when the
commission adjourned.
Howen Answers Loom Is.
The formal trial of isues between Acting
'Secretary Loomis and Minister Bowen be
gan today when Mr. Bowen presented hlm
Belf at the White House. He had sent a
card last night to the president and fol
lowed it this morning by appearing In per
son at the White House where he was im
mediately received by the president who
told him thut as he had come In answer to
his summons, he would be pleased to have
the minister call at once upon Secretary
Taft. Mr. Bowen accordingly went to the
War department and spent a short time in
conversation with the secretary. The
status of the case is officially explained as
follows:
Saturday night Acting Secretary Loomis
notified Secretary Taft that he had com
pleted the preparation of his answer to the
various allegations concerning himself.
Minister Howen had been careful to ex
plain to Secretary Taft that these were not
his charges, that he merely transmitted
them for the Information of the depart
ment. Secretary Taft requested Mr.
Loomis In view of the lateness of the hour
to defer the submission of his answer until
the following day. Accordingly Sunday
morning Mr. Loomis waited upon Secretary
Taft end euhmttted his answer with accom
panying documents bearing upon the sub
ject. Secretary Taft went over these with
care and then told the president of their
contents. It was then agreed that Secre
tary Taft Blioulil undertake to arrange the
matter for presentation to the president.
So when Mr. Bowen called upon Mr. Taft
today the latter turned over to him Mr.
Loomis' answer to the charges and Mr.
Loomis' counter charges against Mr. Bowen
to the effect that he had instigated the
circulation of unfounded reports ugalnBt his
superior officer, involving malfeasance In
office. The secretary advised Mr. Bowen to
prepare at once his answer. Mr. Bowen re
turned at once to his hotel and began his
task.
President Tnlka of Canal Work.
President Roosevelt entertained at lunch
eon today Secretary Taft and Messrs.
Shonts, Wallace and Magoon, constituting
the executive committee of the Isthmian
canal commission- The president took the
opportunity thus afforded to have a general
talk with the members of the committee
about canal matters before they sailed for
Panama. The committee will go to New
York tonight to attend tomorrow a meeting
of the directors of the Panama Railway
company and will sail on Wednesday for
the isthmus of Panama.
MURDERER PLANS AN ESCAPE
Edward Gottacbalk Woald Have
Beaten Jailer and Seised Keys ,
at St. Panl.
ST. PAUL, May 15. Edward Gottschalk,
who pleaded guilty to the murder of Joseph
Hartmann, his accomplice in the robbery
and murder of Christian Schindeldecker on
February 18 last, must hang on Tuesday,
August S.
Governor Johnson today, after reviewing
the records of the case, fixed the date of
execution according to law, which pre
scribes that the governor shall select a day
sixty days after the passing of sentence.
The sheriff has been Informed of a plot
between Edward Gottschalk and William
Williams, charged with murder, to escape
from Jail. Only the removal of Gottschalk
from the cell he had- been occupying to
another floor of the Jail prevented its Te
Ing consummated. Williams, finding that
the scheme had failed, told the sheriff of
the plan, conducted him to the shower bath
room and showed him a section of iron
pipe two feet long which could easily be
removed by a few turns. Williams said
that Gottschalk had planned to conceal
this pipe In his cell and when the Jailer
came with food to knock him senseless.
lane nis Keys, release Williams and escape.
BAPTISTS WILL GET TOGETHER
S
-V
l.nls Today.
KANSAS CITY. May 15. -One of the last
acts of the fiftieth annual gathering of the
Southern Baptist convention, which ad
journed sine die tonight, was the adoption
of a resolution Instructing its officers to
represent It in the convention of Northern
Baptists at St. Louis, "with a view of
closer fellowship."
The convention, which will begin at St.
Louis tomorrow, will be the first Joint
gathering of these two bodies, represent
ing the Baptist churches of the north and
south ever held. It ndll. it Is said, be the
greatest gathering of Baptists that has
ever met In this country.
Besides deciding not to change Its name
and selecting men to manage Its various
mission boards for the ensuing year, the
convention today listened to several in
teresting reports on home missions. One
report which aroused much discussion was
presented by Dr. C. A. Stakele of Alabama,
chairman of the special committee which
had Investigated the negro question as It
relates to the church. In the report Dr.
Stakeley criticised the Baptists for their
meagre work in behalf of the negro. He
said:
We are only playing at this business.
Southern Baptists should expend more
money annually among the negroes than
they now use for tho whole work of the
Home Mission board. We should show
more generosity to these people. They are
here by the millions and are here to stay.
They should be regarded especially as the
burden of the southern Raptists. Let us
be true to what la eminently a God-Imposed
trust.
Tomorrow most of tho delegates will be
In St. Louis, where they will attend
Joint session of the Northern Baptist con
vention and the Southern Baptist conven
tlon,. the first Joint gathering of these two
bodies ever held. E. W. Stephens of Co
lumbla, Mo., the newly elected president
of the Southern Baptist convention, will
preside, and Governor Joseph W. Folk Is
expected to make an address of welcome
The Southern Baptist convention, in an
nual session here today, decided, after a
lively time, not to change the name of
the convention. Judge J. D. Hillyar of
Georgia, chairman of a committee ap
pointed at the Nashville convention last
year to bring the matter up, presented a
report against a modification of name.
The report finally was adopted and the
committee discharged.
A committee on Sabbath observance re
ported deploring the popular tendency, rap-
Idly Increasing, it said, toward lack of
respect and open disregard for Sunday and
Sunday laws. The report, which was
adopted Immediately and without comment,
recommended the appointment of a special
committee to report to the convention one
year hence, with suggestions for a closer
and better Sabbath observance.
The report of the committee on nomina
tions announcing changes in the officers
of the mission and Sunday school boards
was read. The report as adopted made
the following changes among others:
Foreign mission board, Richmond, Va.,
J. B. Hutson, Virginia, president. Among
the vice presidents named is Joshua Lever
ing, Baltimore .
Home mission board, Atlanta, Ga., W. W.
Landrum, Georgia, president.
Sunday , school ..kpt .Nashville, Tenn.,
E. F. Folk, president,,, ..
ST. LOUIS, May 15. The National Bap
tists anniversaries of VMS eonvened in an
nual session at the Third Baptist church
tonight, and the meetings will continue un
til May 23.
These anniversaries are held by the three
foremost Baptist organizations the
American Baptist Home Missionary so
ciety, the American Baptist Missionary
union and the American Baptist Publica
tion society, and a number of minor or
ganizations of the church hold their an
nual meetings during the progress of the
anniversaries. The meeting now opening
is notable for the fact that It will be ac
companied by the first gathering of the
general Baptist convention ever held, called
to discuss several Important propositions,
the foremost of which is the project to
organize a triennial Baptist convention.
About 3,000 persons are expected to attend.
SECRETARY WILSON IN KANSAS
Cabinet Member Visits Experiment
Statlona and Makes a Num
ber of Speeches.
MANHATTAN, Kan.. May 15. Secretary
Wilson and the government experts accom
panying him on his tour through the south
west spent the entire day in this state,
arriving from Texas this morning in a
special train on the Rock Island road. The
first stop today was at McPherson, where
the government experiment farm was in
spected. At Herlngton, which was reached
in the afternoon, addresses were made to
a large audience of farmers, who came from
adjoining towns, by Secretary Wilson, Prof.
Splllman, D. M. A. Carlton of the depart
ment, F. D. Coburn and J. W. Robinson,
respectively secretary and chairman of the
State Board of Agriculture, and E. R.
Nichols, president of the Kansas Agricul
tural college at Manhattan. A stop was
also made at this point this evening to
enable the party to make an inspection of
the latter Institution. Tomorrow will also
lie spent In this state and a meeting at
which Secretary Wilson and the experts
will speak will be held at Norton at 2:30 In
A the afternoon.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Complete Rural Delivery for Three
Counties In the Fourth
District.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 15.-(Special Tele
gram.) Representative Hlnshaw has recom
mended the appointment of C. C. Neufeld
as postmaster at Henderson, York county,
vice J. D. Carr, resigned. Neufeld was
formerly postmaster, but resigned aUout a
year a;o.
Complete rural delivery went into effect
In Saunders county, Nebraska, on May 1.
Rural serice will be completed In Gage
county on June 1.
Agents are at work in Buffalo and Jeffer
son counties laying out routes for county
service.
Representative Hlnshaw has been ex
ceedingly active In bringing the present
service to Its present completeness and
will not be satisfied until the Fourth dis
trict has complete district service.
Governor W. A. Richards, commissioner
of the general land office, will leave the
last of the week for his cattle ranch at
Redbauk, Wyo., known as the "One-Fourth
ranch. Governor Richards' ranch is 150
miles from any railroad, but with the
Northwestern building from Casper and
tne Burlington also extending its track
Into the territory, It will be only a short
nine ueiuie ine governor s ranch Is sur
rounded by railroads. Mr. Richards goes
west to attend the roundup, which com
mences on June L
C. C. Helman of Nebraska, clerk in the
general land office, who has made a very
uxhauatlve study of gllenlte, Uierlt and
asphaltum, has been sent by the general
land office to verify the selection made by
the Raven Mining company on the Uintah
reservation in Utah.
samuei iierncK or Merrick, B. D., was
today admitted to practice before the su
preme court.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes
Birmingham, route i, Held Bogle carrier,
Roy H. Graham substitute; Mapleton, route
4. Rollin M. Cosgrove carrier, Minnie A
Cosgrove substitute; Monona, route 4, Paul
P. Schofield carrier, Louis Luetah substi
tute.
Edward C. Gersbach of Iowa has been
appointed as engineer's aid in the re
clamation service and ordered to report to
H. N. Savage at Billings. Mont. Mr. Gere
bach is a graduate of the University of
Iowa.
Standard OH Declares Dividend.
NEW YORK, May 15 The Standard Oil
comsny of New Jersey has declared a
dividend for the quarter of f a share, pay.
able June 15 The previous dividend de
clared by thf company In March mas S15
a snare, ana at mi time last year
dividend (it t ahara was declared.
CALIFORNIA RUNS AMUCK
W. F, Robinson of San Diego Kills' Four
Fenona and Wounds Another.
GRUDGE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CAUSE
NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST
Fair on Tuesday and
Warmer Wednesday,
Wednesday
Temperature at Omaha Yesterdnyi
WRECK ON THE BIG FOUR
Two Men Killed and Six Fatally In
jured In Smaahnp at Otter
beln, Indiana.
LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 15. Two men
were killed and six fatally Injured this
evening in the wreck of Big Four passen
ger train No. 11, which crashed into an
open switch at Otterbein, fifteen miles west
of tills city, while running at the rate of
forty miles an hour. The mall and baggage
cars were completely wrecked and four
passenger coaches were thrown from their
tracks "and dashed l'K) feet ahead of the
engine. The parlor car at the rear of the
train did not leave the track. Almost
every passenger was either cut by flying
glass or bruised. Several narrowly es
caped death.
Dead:
HERBERT G. HALLER, engineer, In
dianapolis.
HUGH S. RABB, fireman, Indianapolis.
The severely Injured:
W. P. Peacock, traveling salesman, In
dianapolis. Walter Freeman, passenger, Chicago.
Elmer Hockersmith, Westport, Ind.
J. W. Egbert, mall clerk, Hamilton, O.
Dayton Brown, mall clerk, Indlanopolls.
Thomas O. Fowler, Lafayette.
After Shooting- Two Women and Three
Men, Murderer Blows OS the
Top of His Own
Head. ,
SAN DIEGO, Cal., May lo.-Wllllam P.
Robinson, a house cleaner, ran amuck in
this city today, killing four persons,
wounding one other and causing serious
Injury to still another and then blowing out
his own brains.
Four of those killed met almost Instant
dentil.
The dead are:
WILLIAM STEWART.
MRS. EMMA STEWART.
H. W. CHA.SK.
HARRY DOUDRIDGE.
W. P. ROBINSON.
Wounded:
Mrs. W. H. Doddridge.
Injured:
W. H. Doddridge.
At first it was supposed to be the work
of a liquor crazed man, but It was Btated
that Robinson had been heard to mako
threats against Doddridge, who he claimed
had ,once been engaged in an attempt to
have him shanghaied when he was a sailor.
It was said that he had also expressed a
dislike for the Stewarts.
Robinson has relatives living at Roch
dale, Ind.
About 8 o'clock this morning Robinson
left his rooms at the corner of Fourth and
A streets, and going to the apartment In
the same building occupied by Mrs. Emma
Stewart, the landlady, and her son Wil
liam, rapped for admission. Mrs. Stewart,
upon opening the door, was shot through
tho head by Robinson, who had a rlflo
leveled. Robinson then entered the dining
room, where young Mr. Stewart, who had
been seated at breakfast, was Just rising
from the table. Robinson attacked him
Immediately, plunging a long knife into
his body, close to the heart, the blade
sinking deep Into the chest and again Into
the abdomen. At the second stab Stewart
sank to the floor with blood pouring from
his body in a stream.
Robinson then returned to his rooms, re
loading his rifle, and leaving his knife, and
apparently slipped a revolver into his
pocket Leaving his rooms again he de
scended to the first floor, one portion of
which was used as a carpenter shop by
H. W. Casa. Chase probably saw Robin
son enter, but paid no attention to him,
for Robinson approached close to him and,
suddenly throwing up his rifle, fired, the
bullet entering Chase's breast, close to tho
heart. The third victim apparently died
immediately.
KUIs Federal Official's Son.
From the carpenter shop Robinson pro
ceeded on his bicycle down Fourth street
for several blocks through the business
section with the rifle still In his hand. He
went directly to the house of W. II. Dod
dridge, internal revenue collector, on the
northeast corner of Second and H streets.
He left his wheel at the curb and ran up
the steps of ilia 'front door, carrying his
revolver in ono hand and his rifle in tho
other. In response to his ring Harry Dod
dridge, son of W. H. Doddridge, and who
is engineer at the San Diego brewery,
opened the dor. Robinson Immediately
raised his revolver and at the crash young
Doddridge sank to the floor with a bullet
Just above the heart. Death followed be
fore medical assistance could be sum
moned. Mrs. Doddridge, the young man's mother,
hearing the shot and perhaps witnessing
the tragedy, ran screaming from the
house. Robinson, hearing the screams,
started through the house after the
1 woman. As she was crossing through the
yard the crazy man caught sight of her
and fired, the bullet striking her In the
back. She fell headlong upon her face in
the yard.
W. H. Doddridge, who was in bed on
the second floor when the commotion be
gan, Jumped and fell out of the window,
breaking the bones of his right hand and
probably sustaining Internal Injuries.
Robinson searched the house for more
people. When he came to the room Just
vacated by Doddridge he climbed upon the
bed, and placing his revolver to his temple,
fired a bullet which tore off the top of his
head.
Two More Will Probably Die. .
Mrs. Emma Stewart, the first victim, was
taken at once to a hospital. The woman
did not regain consciousness and died
shortly after being taken to the hospital.
She was about 45 years of age.
Mr. Stewart, whose death followed shortly
after the shooting of his mother, was her
only child. He was a news agent. Stewart
was not only stabbed twice, but he was
shot In the heart.
H. W. Chase, the carpenter, was about 40
years old.
Harry Doddridge had an excellent reputa
tion and was a popular young man of tl
years. It Is not thought that he was even
acquainted with the man who killed him.
His mother, Mrs. Doddridge, was removed
to a hospital where It Is said she probably
cannot recover. She Is 40 years old.
W. H. Doddridge, who was Injured by
falling from the window during the en
actment of the tragedy In his home, Is in
a serious condition and may not recover.
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RUMORS OF BATTLE
CHURCH UNION IS IN SIGHT
t'nlted Brethren, Conarrearatlonallsts
and Wraleyan Methodists
to Unite.
TOPEKA, Kan., May lfi.-The contest In
the United Brethren church for the In
auguration of a union with the Congrega
tional and Methodist Protestant churches
was commenred tonight at the United
Brethren general conference. Dr. L. S.
Cornell read the letter to the churches
recommending the union.
Dr. Washington Gladden, moderator of
the Congregational council, and Dr. D. 8.
Stephens, president of the Kansas City
university, speaking for the Congregational
and Methodist Protestant churches, re
spectively, urged the adoption of the re
port. Much opposition came up. The
friends of the proposition forced an ad
journment until tomorrow morning, when
the matter will be fought out In the gen
eral conference session. The conservative
element of the church is opposing union
with the other churches. The advocates of
the proposition say the conservatives are
In the minority and that the plan will be
adopted. It has already been accepted by
the Congregational and Methodist Prot
estant churches.
. The most Important Incident In today's
program of the United Brethren's confer
ence was the resignation of Bishop E. B.
Kephart of Westerfleld, O. The bishop Is
now 70 years of age and closing the twenty
fourth year of his present work. Ho was
next to Bishop Castle in point of seniority.
The conference unanimously voted these
retiring bishops a half salary for the re
mainder of tholr lives. There will now
have to be two new bishops chosen and if
the committee reports for six then four
will be required.
Following the resignation of Bishop Kep
hart came that of Dr. William McKee of
Dayton, for twenty years the treasurer of
the general conference.
Russian Paper Sayi Naval Fight is In
Progresi in Far Fast.
WAR OFFICE HAS NO INFORMATION
Says Fleets Met May 10 and that Conflioi
is Expected Soon.
SKIRMISH
NEAR GUN SHU PASS
SECOND KOCH JURY DISAGREES
Case of Minnesota Physician Charged
with Murder of Brother Practi
tioner Results In Mlatrlal. .
MANKATO, Minn., May 15. The Jury in
the trial of Dr. Q. R Koch, charged with
the murder of Dr. L. A. Gebhart t New
Ulm on the night of November 1 last,
which went out Saturday noon, announced
to Judge Cray shortly before 9 o'clock to
day that it was unable to agree on a ver
dict. Judge Cray sent the Jury back for a
further consideration of the case and an
nounced that if no agreement was reached
by 11 o'clock he would 'discharge the
Jury.
The Jury was called Into court at 11
ALG0E HELDF0R BLACKMAIL
Warrant Sworn Out by Chief of
Police on ncqueat of County
Attorney Slabauah.
Morris S. Algoe, who claims to be a
railroad man, has been arrested and la
held at the city Jail on a charge of at
tempted blackmail. The complaint was
sworn to by J. J. Donahue, chief of po
lice, at the request of County Attorney
Slabaugh. Detectives Maloney and Drummy
sought Algoe out yesterday afternoon and
lodged him In jail. The facts In the case
were laid before Judge Slabaugh last
i week, and he decided on Saturday that
the nature of the matter warranted prose
cution. Arrest ' was delayed on account
of papers not being promptly prepared.
A petition was filed in the district court
of Douglas county Monday by Cooper &
Dunn, attorneys for Algoe, who asks that
Edward Rosewater and Chief of Polfce
Donahue be compelled to pay him $5,000
for alleged malicious arrest. Algoe, whose
name does not appear In the city di
rectory, alleges that on April 28 he was
forcibly arrested by Chief Donahue and
confined for five or six hours, but he does
not say where. He allegcB that ho was
arrested for the purpose of making him
surrender "property and claims of value,"
but he does not specify what these con
sisted of. The complaint Is very general
in terms.
Messrs. Rosewater and Donahue say
that the suit filed by Algoe is In the na
ture of blackmail, pure and simple, and
that there will be no difficulty In proving
this to bo the fact as soon as a hearing
can be had.
AFFAIRS OF AETNA COMPANY
Bank Examiner Explains Books
Alleged Secret Tool of the
Beef Packers.
of
CHICAGO, May 15. Members of the
federul grand Jury, investigating the busi
ness affairs of the beef packing industries
today learned all the details of the man
ner In which officials of the Aetna Trad
ing company kept their books. This com
pany, it is said, was the means by which
the packers supposed to form the Beef
trust transacted their secret business. Na
tional Bank Examiner Stareck, who, for
nearly two months has been studying over
the books found in the six trunks taken
from the First National bank building
safety vaults, has completed his task and
ALLEGED WRECKERS ARRESTED
Emporia Police Hold Two Men on
Suspicion of Connection with
Santa Fe Disaster.
EMPORIA, Kan., May 15.-Seven men
were arrested here this afternoon by Santa
Fo detectives on suspicion of being con
nected with the wreck of train No. 17 yes
terday. Five were released and two held
for further investigation. All are former
railroad men. A small boy living near the
Junction testified that the two men held
had been hanging around the Howard
branch tool house for the last week and
that he overheard them talking about
breaking in. The two men deny having
seen each other before. The last of the
wrecked cars was put on the track this
afternoon. No sign of the two passengers
said to be mlsMng was discovered.
J. Haugher, a veteran from the Leaven
worth Soldiers' Home, died today from in
juries received In the wreck.
The bodies of two missing male passen
gers are believed to still be burled under
the wreckage of the smoking car, which
has not yet been raised. Footprints near
the railway lead the authorities to believe
that there were four persons In the train
wrecking party, one of whom they think
was a woman.
Russians Say Japanese Are Beinforoed and
Are Making Small Demonstration.
ROJESTVENSKY'S FLEET IS AT ANCHOR
Toklo Hears that Russian Admiral
Returned to Honkohe Bay After
LeavInK There Earlier
In the Month.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 15.-5:30 p. m
A naval .action within a few days Is re
garded as likely In well Informed naval
circles. The Associated Press learns that
Admiral Rojestvensky and Rear Admiral
Nebogatnff Joined forces May 10. There is
reason to believe the united fleet will pro
ceed northward immediately. No delay
was necessary for the purpose of coaling
or cleaning Nehagatoff's ships as his di
vision made a stop for this purpose before
entering the straights of Malacca.
Upon the strength of an untraceable rumor
an evening paper here got out an extra
announcing that a naval battle had com
menced, but the admiralty has no con
firmation of the report and discredits It.
Irfindon Hm l.lttle Information.
LONDON, May 15. The dispatch from
Saigon to the Associated Press stating
that the Russian fleet hnd sailed north
ward from the vicinity of Honkohe bay
early In the morning of May 14 Is the latest
news available In London regarding the
movements of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky.
A dispatch from Hongkong to the
Dally Mall says that Hamilton King,
American minister at Bangkok, who is a
passenger on hoard the steamer Fitsanu
luke, states that on May 11, the steamer
passed fourteen Russian warships twenty
four miles north of Kamranh bay.
A Norwegian steamer, the Dally Tele
graph's correspondent says, reports having
heard cannonading from 8 to 11 o'clock on
May 13, In 33.45 north longitude and 129.20
east latitude, and that a Japanese torpedo
boat was seen running In that direction,
nojestvenaky at Anchor.
TOKIO, May 15. (2 p. m.)-It Is definitely
known thnt Rear Admiral Rojestvensky,
after temporarily leaving Hon Kohe bay,
on May 8, re-entered, the bay and continues
at anchor there.
Noon The government has prohibited tha
exportation of coal to Saigon. The em
bargo ts to continue so long as the Russian
fleet is in Indo-Chinese waters.
Warships Hear Kamranh. Bay.
SINGAPORE, Straits Settlement, May
15. Thirteen Russian warships wera
sighted. May 12, off Cape Varella, about
fifty tulles north of Kamranh bay, by tha
steamer Jason, which arrived here today, .
Chinese Watch Coal Exports.
SHANGHAI, May 13 The customs offi
cials here now carefully scrutinize all ap
plications for permtt3 to export coal.
British Ship Confiscated.
NAGASAKI, May 15. (4 p. m,) The naval
prize court at Sasebo has confiscated thu
British Bteamer Sylvia na.
The Sylviana, a vessel of 4.2SO tons, was
captured on February 20 last, bound for
Vladivostok, with Cardiff coal on board.
The place of its capture was not reported
at the tlmo.
French Officials Positive.
PARIS, MayJ5. In regard to the press
despatches, saying the Russian fleet has
returned to Honkohe bay, the French
officials say they are positive tho Russians
are not within French waters. The officials
are not aware of the exact locality of the
fleet but communications with the French
naval and civil authorities in Indo-Chlna
satisfy the officials here that the Russians
remain outside French limits. It ts main
tained that the fact that the fleet Is off
Honkohe bay does not constitute a breach
of neutrality so long as the ships remain
on the high seas, and the officials add that
French surveillance assures the Russian
fleet remaining beyond the French throe
mile limit.
Fight Xenr Gunshu Pass.
GUNSHU PASS, Manchuria. May 16.
Skirmishing continues In the Olouria moun
tain region, on tho Rusisan left, but the
fighting is not serious.
Calm continues on the right. The Chi
nese, however, report that Field Marshal
Oyama Is directing large masses of troops
from Fakoman toward Touzlakou, whero
a concentration Is proceeding and the river
Is being bridged by pontoons. The Llao
river Is full of junks, which bring up stores
and provisions.
About 80,0i)0 Japanese reinforcements have
arrived at the front. The Japanese cavalry
In particular has been considerably
strengthened.
Prisoners say that the Japanese armies
are ready to advance when the word is
given.
During a recent terrible dust storm,
which raged three days, the soldiers, tents
and entrenchments suffered severely.
The Russian troops are being fitted out
with summer uniforms.
SUICIDE CLAUSE WILL STAND
Woodmen of the' World Kefuae to
Strike It from Their Policies
Next Meeting at .Norfolk,
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., May 15-The
Woodmen of the World decided today to
meet next year In Norfolk. Washing
ton, Cincinnati, Omaha and Dallas also
were candidates. The convention refused
to strike out the suicide clause in the in
surance policies.
Tonight a ball was given In honor of
the visitors to Lookout Inn.
o'clock and on the announcement being , wa before the inquisitors today. He will
made that no verdict had been agreed on, j continue his' testimony tomorrow. Through
Judge Cray discharged the Jurymen from
further consideration of the case. This Is
the second disagreement in this case
against Dr. Koch. '
CODY ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL
Buffalo Bill Is Matt Ine; Another Effort
to Secure Divorce from
Ills Wife.
SHERIDAN. Wyo., May IS. The attor
neys for Colonel Cody, today filed in the
district court a motion fur a new trial of
his divorce suit.
these books found in the trunks. It lu
asserted that the secret syvtem of the
Aetna Trading company has been revealed
and all persons connected with the op
eration of the company are known.
Mrs. Richard W. Howes, wife of man
ager of the casing department of Swift and
Co., and Mrs. Irvine A. Vaut, wife of as
sistant treasurer for the same concern,
were today placed under 110,000 bonds each.
The bonds are to Insure the presence
of two women in Chicago as witnesses
in the event that Indictments are re
turned by the federal grand Jury, which
today resumed Investigation of the beef
industry.
Hoaor for Madam Oad.kl
KANSAS CITY May 15.-Mm. Johanna
Gad. ski. who filled an engagement In this
city tonight, received word today that she
is to be one of the prima donnas for the
great opera festival to li held at Munl h
In the latter part of July and the greater
Pttr,of Au&ut- Mme. Gadskl will appear
In 'The Marriage of Figaro" and Wagner's
"The Ring of the Nlbefung." "-finer s
Movements of Ocean Veaaels May IS
At Plymouth-Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm
Der Grosse, from New York.
At New York Arrived: LaOasmgne.
from Havre; Minnehaha, from London
At Cherbourg-Arrived: Kaiser Wllhelm
Der Gross, from New York; BarharoHa.
from New York.
At Naples -Sailed: Cltta Dl Torino, for
New York: I'uliia for New York.
At Hamburg Arrived: Steamer Ham
burg, from Stw York.
At Glasgow Arrived: Caledonia, from
New York. Hailed; Sardinian, for Mon
treal. At Hamburg Sailed: Armenia, for New
UCorkv
HOCH EXPERT ON THE STAND
Defense In Case of Alleged Blue
beard" Contradicts Testimony
of State'a C'hemlata.
CHICAGO, May 15. Testimony for the
defenso begun today In the trial of Johann
Hoch, charged with wife murder. The de
fense waived any opening address to thu
Jury. Dr. GuKtave Kollsher, an expert for
the defense, combatted the theories set
forth by Dr. Lewke, Prof. Haines ami
other experts for the state In regard to
the cause of death of Mrs. Welcker-Hoch.
Dr. Kollsher declared that had arsenical
poisoning been the cause there would have
been a noticeable corroding of the mucus
membrane of the stomach.
Dr. Kollsher gave as his opinion that
the arsenic found In the body of Mrs.
Welcker-Hoch came there from the soli
of the graveyard, which, he said, like the
earth of all cemeteries, is saturated with
the poison.
Dr. Kollsher, however, was unable to ex
plain the alleged fact that all the poison
found in the body of Mrs. Welcker-Hoch
was In the stomach and liver.
The doctor refused to admit that Mrs.
Hoch was poisoned by arsenic, as he Said,
"there are any number of things that
might have ciused her death."
It Is probable that all the evidence will
be finished In the case tomorrow morning,
and the arguments will communes la Ifc
afternoon.