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VOLUME XVII
DAKOTA CITY. NEB., FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1909.
NUMBER 43
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF
THE WHOLE WORLD.
17 WORKMEN KILLED
ki.S EXPLOSION DKALS DKATII IV
MIXING SHAFT.
Sufiix-atlng Piimos at First Drlvio tlio
Kesciiers Back, but AfUT a Tlmo tin
Injured mid Cliarml Bodies of Ici(l
Are MroiiKlit to Surfniv. "
As the result of an explosion of gas
Jn mine No. 4 of the Iickuwanna Coal
shortly after 7 o'clock Wednesdu:
morning, seventeen miners were killed
anil sixteen Injured. With the excep
tion of one, those killed were foreign
ers. With few exceptions those in
jured were Americans.
Twelve of the more seriously hurt
were taken to the Spongier hospital.
It was stutt-J all probably would re
cover. Inspector Joseph Williams, ot'
Altoona, with a party entered the mine
shortlv after S o'clock for the purpose
of ascertaining If anyone was yet en
tombed. Superintendent W. N. John
t son stated Wednesday night that while
the mine has been regarded as non
gaseous, the explosion was due to the
Ignition of a pocket of gas by the open
lamp of a miner.
The first man to reach the surface
was A. L. Johnson, son of the superin
tendent. Young Johnson had been In
a lower heading. There were burns on
his arms, body and neck and it was
stated he had Inhaled flames. He is
one of tho few of the very seriously In
jured. Following the superintendent'."
son came two Italians, their faces
burned to a crisp. They were attend
ed by mine physicians. Superintend
ent Johnson called for volunteers to
enter the mine. In the volunteer ranks
stood several women. Those were or
dered back. With wet handkerchiefs
tied over their faces the first squad of
the relief party started, four came
back unaided, the others, overcome
with black damp, were pulled to the
surface with ropes. A second and a
third party entered, nly to be driven
back by deadly gases.
Oxygen, sent by the Cambria Steel
works, aided the searchers and with
safety helmets a fourth rescue party
succeeded in bringing twelva bodies to
the surface. Late In the afternoon five
more bodies were recovered.
In twos and threes the injured were
found and lifted to the mouth of tho
mine, and there hastily taken to the
temporary hospital established at the
company's store. They were later re
moved to the Spangler hospital, twenty-six
miles from Wehrum. Late Wed
nesday night all but two rooms of tho
mine had been thoroughly searched,
and It was announced that it was
thought no more bodies were in th
mine.
WATKK STOLEN 15V AHMED MEN.
Illg Tlicft Occurs Near Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Six armed men, supposedly from
Victor, Colo., early Wednesday morn
ing held up Caretaker Arthur, of the
Colorado Springs, Colo., water system,
opened the flood gates on Pike's Peak
and turned 174,000,000 gallons of wa
ter Into the Victor reservoir. Caretak
er Arthur was held a prisoner for some
time while the water was being run
off, but finally managed to elude his
captors and telephone to the city for
help. Sheriff IJurdsall, of El Paso
county, with a posse of ten armed
men. Including deputies and detectives.
Immediately left for the scene of the
holdup.
The water supplies for Colorado
Springs and the Cripple Creek district
are located on the slopes of Pike's
Peak and disputes over them are fre
quent causes of friction between the
two cities. It seems that Victor Is
short of water this year, although Col
orado Springs has an ample supply,
having 900,000,000 gallons left aftei
the theft of Wednesday morning.
Arbuekle a Witness.
4 jonn ArDuck e. the corren mcretiniit
whose invasion of the sugar refining
field precipitated the bitter trade
fight of the American Sugar Refining
company, was a witness Wednesday
before the federal grand Jury which is
Investigating the affairs of that com
pany. John Sparhawk, Jr., counsel
for the Pennsylvania Refining com.
pany, also testified.
KiHTiimlm to I'arulyslH.
Dr. Thomas P. Wilson, at one time
president of the institute and editor of
the Medical Advunce, of Chicago, died
In I'pper Mont Clair, N. Y., from par
alysis Wednesday.
Sioux City Live sux-k Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the
Sioux City live stock market follow:
Top beeves, $6.60. Top hogs, 7.60.
nurthquako Shocks I'elt In Nevada
An earthquake, the most severe ex
perienced In several years, occurred at
Jra-ss Valley, Nev., at IX:. 5 o'clock
Tuesday night. A second uim lighter
Fhock came at 11:49.
5,800 Deer Are Killed.
Aooordlng to an official statement
lvon out by President' Frank M. Ma
jor, of the Louisiana game ommis
Wion, 6,600 deer were killed in that
jitate during the season Just ckwd.
iiAKiiiMAX m moi;s denied.
Xo Truth In Stories of tho "WlzaadV
Death.
Rumors thst K. 11. Harriman was
rrlti.-a'iy 111 In V!enn:i, a report that
at tiiin-s .v.-.s i xatji rated to the extent
of sayii.g that he was dead. all met
with prompt denial by his associates
at the Union Pacific office Monday
afternoon. I'.nt notwithstanding, the
reports, ceupli il with a sharp bear
laid, eausi d n decided break in the
New Yoik stock market, and the de
cline in the so-called ll.irrlman stocks
had not been checked when trading
closed. Union Pacific dropped 4
points, recovered only a quarter, leav
ing a net loss of 3 for the day.
Southern Pacific showed n net loss of
2 ; Reading, 4'4, and Amalgamated
Copper, Lossi s us high .as 12
points from the high, water mark fioin
a few days ago were i corded.
One of Mr. Harrinian's closi st asso
ciates said .Monday nftcritoon that he
felt convinced any report purporting
to indicate that Mr. Harriman was se
riously 111 was utterly false.
"We have received several cable
grams from Mr. Hn rriinun, today," he
said. "One of tho-e was addressed to
a member of his family, and gave no
hint of any change, in Mr. Harrinian's
condition."
Robert S. Lovctt, vice president and
general counsel of the Union Pacific
Railroad company, made this state
ment: "I have no doubt that the rumors
are falre. I had a cablegram from
Mr. Harriman this morning upon a
matter of business. I have been called
upon most every day since Mr. Harri
man sailed to deny fal-e reports about
his health. I am tired of it, and shall
pay no furtht r attention to them."
A dispatch from Vienna rays:
"There is no truth whatever in the re
ports which seem to have been cur
rent in many parts of the world that
K. H. Harriman Is seriously 111. Mr.
Harrinian's health on the whole is con
sidered satisfactory. Certainly there
have been no serious complications
of any kind sincehe arrived here. He
has been driving dally and has shown
a lively interest In all Viennese social
events. On Saturday Mr. Harriman
was among the guests of the emperor
at the Neue Handel's akademie, and
on Sunday afternoon he witnessed the
trotting races and took a drive
through the principal streets."
VOlt Itfi.UK HAND CRIMES.
Two More Arrests Miulo by Federal
Sleuths.
Olusseppi Bolbo, who was arrested
Sunday at Meadvllle, Pa., was tho
member of 'the black hand society who
wrote the threatening letters which
were afterwards sent to he different
cities to be mailed, according to Post
office Inspector Hosford, who returned
to Cincinnati Sunday night after tak
ing part in the raids in Pittsburg on
.Saturday evening and Meadvllle on
Sunday morning. A large number of
letters and papers, which It Is expect
ed will throw much additional light on
the operation of the black hand, werv
found in Holbo'a room. Orazlo Ruui
fols, known by several other names,
who was arrested in Pittsburg on Sat
urday evening, Is believed to bo. the
originator and chief conspirator in
tlie recent black hand activities in
Ohio and adjacent states.
BODY I'OIXI) IX BOX CAR.
Man's Skull Crushed and He Is Re
lieved to Have Been Murdered.
The body of an unidentified man,
(bout 40 years old, who doubtless had
been murdered and robbed, was found
In a box car at Akron, O., Monday. The
man's skull had Wen crushed In and
his pockets cut open and rifled. Death
probably occurred several days ago.
The car was received from Ham
mond, Ind., last Thursday and was not
opened until Monday. There was a
slip of paper In his pockets addressed
to "J. M. O'Leur," which head:
Take Fairfield elevated to LaGrange
car. Get olT at Ogden avenue.
The note Is believed to have referred
to a Chicago address. The man was
5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 170
pounds. He wore a black suit of good
material.
AUTOMOBILE RC.NS WILD.
Six IVrsoiiM Seriously Hurt Wlicn Car
Crashes Into Tree.
As the result of a big sightseeing au
tomobile running wild, filled with mer
rymakers on their way home from
Coney Island, curly Monday, six of the
occupants of the vehicle are In hos
pitals with severe injuries and one
young woman Is expected to die. The
fatally injured victim Is Miss Mary
Emery, 27 years old, of Washington
Heights, New York, who suffered frac
tures of the legs and of the right arm
and Internal injuries when the car
crashed Into a tree on the Ocean park
way. AH the twenty-five passengern
were thrown out by the shock.
Wh'iu Sprouting In Shocks.
Rain continues throughout Tcnnes
lee and reports are coming In from
many points of wheat sprouting In the
shocks. The same conditions prevail
in northern Alabama and southern
Kentucky.
Ki'M'ucr Is4s Life.
John Ab. ahlre, aged 12, and George
ole, aged 3.1, a farmer, were drowned
In the Ohio river at Portsmouth, O.,
Monday. Abeshire got beyond his
d pth while swimming and Cole at.
tempted to rescue him.
Will Known Divine Ix-ad.
Rev. J. J. Porter, aged 68, one of
the most widely known baptist minis
ters In the United Ktatts, died Monday
In Winchester, Ky. ,
COOL WORK OK HKillWAYMAN.
liloliN Vp a Texas IVunk In Frontier
Sijlo.
In true frontier style a hlghwnyinan,
described as genteel in appearance,
robbed the branch banking house of
the Waggoner Rank and Trut com
pany in the most central section of
the downtown district of Port Worth,
Tex., Tu sday afternoon, escaped with
S3, 100 in currency, and up to a late
hour Tuesday night was still at large.
The robbery was the most daring
attempt In Texas In years. Cashier
Walter E. King was alone In the bank.
A well dressed stranger walked In.
approached the window of the cash
ier's desk, leveled a revolver at King
and next came the demand for ull the
money in sight.
"Make a move or a noise of any kind
and I'll kill you," said the man.
The cashier complied, and stuffilng
the roll of bills JS.100 hi denomina
tions ranging from $1 to $20, the
man backed out of the door under cov
of his pistol, ami as Mr. King ran
o a telephone he saw the man min
gling with the crowd-i with an air of
unconcern.
The police reached the scene five
minutes Inter, but the stranger had
disappeared. At the time of the rob
bery several hundred were In the vi
cinity of the building and many noted
the arrival at the bank and the de
parture of the man, but his manner
was bland. Several declare that ho
climbed into a waiting automobile af
ter walking several blocks, but the po
lloe place little credence In this asser
tion, and it is believed he is still In
Fort Worth.
Tho loss to the Waggoner bank Is
covered by Insurance. The bank, how
ever, has offered a reward of $1,000.
STORK CAUSES HEJOICINfi.
Queen Victoria Presents Alfonso with
a Daughter.
Queen Victoria of Spain gave birth
to a daughter at 4: 2 5 a. m.. Tuesday.
When it was seen Monday night tho?
the accouchement was Imminent the
members of the royal family, the pre
mier and a number of high court per
sonages were hastily summoned to the
oalace at Lagranza.
The accounchement was In every re
spect successful. The dowager queen
Christina, the mother of King Alfonso,
and Princess Beatrice, mother of
Queen Victoria, were at the bedside of
her majesty.
The booming of fifteen guns an
nounced the birth of a girl and the
rejoicing thereafter waa general. Half
an hour later the king, accompanied
by the mistress of the robes, presented
the infant to the. dignitaries assembled
In the ante chamber.
The king has been showered with
congratulations and In commemoration
of the event he signed the pardon of
several prisoners and reduced the pun
ishment for a number of others.
The birth of a princess Is particular
ly pleasing to both the king and the
queen, as they had hoped that this
'Uld, the third, would be a girl. The
st two children are boys, Prince Al
fonso, born March 10, 1907, and
Prince Jamie, born Juno 23, 1!)0S. The
eldest, as heir to the throne, Ih fair
like his mother, but he has tho pro
truding lip of his father, a pronounced
characteristic of the Spanish Haps
burgs. The second son, on the other
hand, Is dark complexioned and looks
the real Spaniard. He was named af
ter Jaime the Conquerer, King of Ara
gon, as a compliment to tho province
of Catalonia, which formed a port of
the ancient kingdom.
RohlM-rs Overlook $5,000.
Robbers opened the safe in the Cit
izens National bank at Locke, N. Y.,
early Tuesday morning and obtained
between $2,600 and $2,700, most of
which was In $5 bills. They over
looked about $5,000 In gold. There
were four men In the band, and, hold
ing at bay the citizens who were
aroused by the explosion, they made
"lelr escape.
Six t Girl anil Takes Own Ufe.
Charles Ulary, said to be the son of
a wealthy undertaker of New York,
BUot and slightly injured Beatrice Kel
ly, 18 years old, at Erie, Pa,, early
Tuesday and then committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
Convicted Ranker's 'IVrcn Ends.
Thomas J. McCoy Saturday was re
leased from the Indiana prison, hav
ing completed the maximum time of
h:s term. He was formerly a promi
nent republican politician, and was
convicted of embezzlement in connec
tion with the failure of a bank at
Rensselaer. He will go to Chicago to
live.
Sweltering In Philadelphia.
Three sudden deaths, eight prostra
tions, two cases of suicide and one ut
tempt at self destruction were reported
to the Philadelphia police up to 1 p.
m. Tuesday, partly due to the hot
weather. The temperature was 87 de
grees and rising.
Tiki Killed by Lightning.
Charles lirown, 6 years old, son of
Irs. Josle Brown, of Joplin, Mo., and
Edward Poc, a farmer near Anderson,
Mo., were killed by lightning
Express Office Is Ijooted.
Two armed bandits entered tho
night office of the United States Ex
press company at Green Bay, Wis., at
2 o'clock Tuesday morning and coi
pellud the man In charge to open the
afe. They obtained ID, 000.
English Painter Dead.
Edward John Gregory, It. A., pres
ident of the royal Institute of painters
In water colors, died at Great Markrw,
Bug., Tuesday, aged 69 years.
NEBRASKA
t
FK.IIT (U'AKAN I EE LAW.
Ncbni-.Ua Bankers I'iic Suit for a Re
straining Oidi r.
John L. Webster, of Omaha, and
former United State Senator W. V.
Allen, attorneys for tv:e b inking Inter
ests of Nebrasi-.rt opposid to the state
bank deposit guaranty law, Tuesday
filed suit In the federal court
at Lincoln for a restraining order
niraliiht the bi.idi'.iip urd a:ul Sumuol
Patterson, Its recret.iry. The petition
asks that the state beard be forbidden
to levy an assessnic it t guarantee
bank lo;vu:ts. It nsl:s that Patterson
be prevented fri-ni i:'i.ii'K his siat.
Fifty-two K-'.nkf. i.htI i.al and state,
have joined In the pleading. It Is al
lef.ed that the new ect Is confiscatory,
taking pioperty without due process
of law and requiring th" property of
one bank to pay the lla'.i ities of an
other; that its as. i s.--in nt provision is
so indefinite as to permit i:n unlimited
number of aso-shie As being made
Kgalnst the banks un'. that the provi
sion for Immediate payment of the de-
osltors Is iliogieul end Impossible of
fulfillment. Alleged defects in tho rec
ord In tho law's passage are also cited.
IS Rl lLDIXG NEW WATER I'LAXT,
The Council ll.is OITim! rJtiO.OOO for
Present Plant.
The city council of North Platte
held a special meeting Mo.ulay even
ing to met with'Mr. HolTincistor to dis
cuss settlement of the water works
question. He offered to have spe
cial engineer make an appraisal of tho
plant, but thib the council declined,
as thi" city engineer hud made an ap
praisal at their request, valuing the
plant at $52,000. The council then
passed a formal resolution, offering
$60,000 for the prerent water works
plant and making the offer good until
July 6 next. Just whether or not the
water works company will accept this
offer remains to be seen. If they do
not. It Is felt that the city will vote
bonds to build a plant of their own.
It Is considered that $00,000 Is the
iOlrtmum price the city will pay.
LHJIITXIXG STRIKES A IIOV.
JToIIgh Youth Is Instantly
Kllli'd
While Fishing.
During the storm Monday at Ne
llgh a son of Conrad Goks was Instant
ly killed by lightning while fishing on
the banks of the Clear Water. His two
brothers who were with him were se
verely stunned.
Tho boys were seated In a row
when tho storm approached. Tho bolt
of lightning struck the hoy In the cen
ter. He was 17 years old.
The storm passed to the north of
Neligh and totally wrecked the build
ings on M. O. Dixon's farm on the
Willow.
Considerable damage was done to
outbuildings along the path of the
storm. No serious damage to crops has
Ven reported.
HOTEL MAX IS INDICTED.
Must Answer Charge iX' Selling Liquor
Without License.
William I'urkey, a Fllley hotel man,
was arrested Monday morning upon an
Indictment returned by the recent
grand Jury charging him with selling
liquor without a license. The Indict
ment returned by the grand Jury
charges Purkey with selling whisky to
Fred Shonewels of the Fllley vicinity.
Purkey appeared before Judge Peni
berton and gave bond In the sum of
$500 for his appearance at the coming
session of the district court.
CLOUDBURST AT BLADEN.
Heavy Ireipltation Visits Portion of
Welwter County.
A cloudburst occurred neur Bladen
Monday afternoim after a hot and sul
try' forenoon. About an inch of ruin
fell there. It was heavier between
Bladen and Blue Hill. A mile west no
rain fell. It commenced raining again
early In the evening and kept It
up steadily all night. It Is believed
there ha been a total precipitation of
three or four Inches.
Jury Returns Indictments.
Four indictments have been re
turped by the grand Jury which has
been In session at Holdrege. A. K.
Ayres, W. H. Parker, Jennie Lelter
and Maud Baldwin ure charged with
si Uing liquor without licenses. Sev
eral more indictments are thought to
have been brought and will be made
puulic as soon us the arrests ure made.
Wife Seeks IMvoree.
In a suit for divorce Instituted by
Mrs. Dora Jones, of Hastings. the
plaintiff alleges that her husband,
William Jones, to whom she was mur
ried in Belleville, Kan., In 1893, bus
treuteil her with extreme cruelty and
on one occasion threatened to "cut her
heurt out."
Former .Bn!:;o Stricken.
H. M. Sinclair. former supremo
court commissioner, Is critically 111 at
Kearney, lie is suffering .from rtom
uch trouble. He was taken suddenly
III Friday night Biol has since grown
mmli worse. It Is feared by the at-t.-niling
physicians that he may die
ut any time.
Clmiies Wyiuore'a Body I'lmnd.
The body of Charles Wymote, of
Beatrice, who was drowned Saturday
evening In the Blue river north of
Barmston, has been found.
New Mill Alinoxt Onuplcml.
Chadron's new 200-barrell mill Is
neuring completion, rising from the
ashes of a much smaller one Robert
Hood Is the proprietor, which fact al
ways means success and a "squiii-v
deal" In Chadron.
Ihimcwood Under Arrest.
Motorman K. K. Damewood, of Iin
coln, who assaulted Inspector Ilhlel
Payne, of the IJncoln Traction com
pany. Saturday night, gve himself ujj
to Justice Bacon and was placed under
.toad to appear Tucsdty fur trial.
STATE liS
I IUS1IOP HoXACl M TALKS.
Says Xo Violence V. n--. Offend to Hint
t VI.ISMS.
Right Rev. Plshep Hov.ucum return
ed to Lincoln Saturday fri ni Btittet
county, nnd mlnln:1ed the i!emor.n
tion at Ulysses Friday n'ht, In w'. i.ii
he was pictured as being driven from
the town 1 y nn angry mob.
No violence to Bishop Betinrum was
offered t V.'i.i, a-nl tln extent if the
demonstratio n toward the two priests
who nee. mp;. :.!,.,! iilin was limited to
rude remark; ly u snmM party of mer
nnd boys. The en.y Indignity he suf
fered, the bif'ii p s; ', 1. was when, after
L aving Uyser l:i t livery rig far Dft
vld City, a party of men f illowc 1 In nn
automobile ami ct irpetled the livery.
1 man to ab.uul n his pasn-ngprs'. neies.
sltatlng their wa'Aite; a distance of
four miles to the village of Garrison,
where they were accommodated for
the night.
A dispatch from v:ysc soys the
feeling there In bitter toward the blsh.
op and the poopV nre loyal to Father
Murphy.-.
LOSES til EE IX RIVETt
Peculiar Acii.lent Ciiisck Icjitli Near
Li cr.tiir.
While securin;; legs on the river
near Decntur Set unlay morning.
Stance Shlllum. of South Onmbu, was
drowned by having his launch sub
merged ly rt It' rgc? caving off of the
bank along which he was running tho
boat.
Together with a party from one or
the packing houses, Shlllum had been
camped near town, and along with the
outing wrc plekl-'rT up a little money
on the side by securing logs. He had
gone down the river n ways, had cap
tured peveral logs nnd was returning
to the mill with t'liein when the acet
dnt occurred. When about a quarter
of a mile from the camp, as he was
steaming along close to the shore, a
large bank of dirt suddenly coved off,
and striking the boat squarely, sarftT It
Immediately and Shlllum was
drowned,
TOWN SLIPPING INTO RIVER.
Will Ask Ciovcrnii'cnt to AM In Hip.
rapping Bank.
Dur'.ig the recent high water, the
Missouri river has been slowly but
surely undermining; the town of De
cntur and titlKens ure signing a peti
tion to ask that a portion of the $75,
000 devoted by congress to navigation
work In this part of the river be de
voted to rlprapping the banks there.
The accident to Pan Shelan, of
South Omaha, who was drowned when
a large piece of the river bank fell on
his boat has called attention to the
rapidity with which the liver Is eat
ing Its way Into the banks In the vi
cinity of Decatur.
Decatur people uro becoming
alarmed and wlil make a strong effort
tir- Induce the government to ptop the
ravages of the stream.
FARM DROPS INTO MISSOURI.
River Makes Cuts on the Ranks Xcbi
X hrusUu City.
The Mlssouil river at Nebraska Cliy
Is hleln r than It has been for several
years nnd much of the lowlands are
under water. Below the city the banks
are cutting a way quite rapidly and al
ready one farm has been washed Into
the turbulent flood and considerable
other land Is threatened.
The storm of last Wednesday In the
vicinity of Julian did more damnge
than was flrnt reported. Several farms
were stripped of their crops by the
hall and others wero ruined by the
flood of that day. No estlmute can be
placed on the damage done. Many or
the bridges are out.
Win: DEAD, HUSBAND INSANE
K:d Conditions of Afflicted Family at
Harvard.
The sudden death of Mrs. H. M. RIs
ley, of Harvard, and the attack of In
sanity suffered by her husband a few
diys prior culls attention to the trou
bles of a much of dieted family.
Mr. Rlsley n ntly became blind
and he und his wife were familiar fig.
ures on the street, Mrs. Rlsley with a
cane acting an his guide.
Mr. Ripely became violently Insane
and was taken to the Hastings asylum.
Mrs. Rlsley was formerly Mrs. Char
lotte Fuller. ;-'he was a graduate of
Lombard college, Oaleshiirg, 111., and
huj a numtwr of relatives living theie.
(N'togi'niirlun Commits Suicide.
Joachim Paiistalu, aged 81 und c
widower, committed suicide near
Grand Island ut tho farm home of his
i son-in-law by hanging himself to n
I rafter in the barn. Mr. Paustaln, de
j spitu his age, was In good health anil
physical condition and had worked
about the gi rderi earlier In the duy.
The old gentleman has always re
ceived the kindest of treatment and
there Is roi known cause for the deed.
, Ills wife has been dead for a number
of years.
Cattle Roy Drowns.
A torrentiul fall of ruin In M crook
end vicinity Saturday evening did
heavy damage. Small streams became
livi rs and bridges were washed out.
Crops were either washed out or beat
en down by the hail which accompa
nied the r'i in. 'Raymond, the son of
Elmer E. do Img, was caught In u
canyon, where he w.ia herding cuttle,
u tut drowned In the rush of water.
Climi'li Diditntkd at SI el ton.
After huving been completed fin
several months the new ca. ri d Heart
Catholic church of Khellon was dedi
cated Sunday. The beautiful new
church was filled to the doors and tho
services were Impressive.
kiujt !rfcltN Bond. '
Ray Knupp, who was arrested last
w-'vk upon a Htutulory charge, was to
have hud his preliminary heurlnf Sat
urday at Albion When hour for
hetuing arrvd, howyr, Knapp did
not appear und his bond was forfeited.
TUT ASKS 2 PER CEHT.
President, In Special .Message, Reo
oninienJs Levy L'pon thi Net
Ejrnlnjin.
WOULD INVITE AID OF STATES.
Congress Advised to Seek Constitu
tional Amendment Allowing As
sessment on Incomes.
Recommending legislation looking
to the placing of a 2 ier cent tax ou
the net Income of. corporations and
also tho adoption of an amendment
to the constitution providing for tho
linpi.sltlon of nn income tax without
an apportionment among the several
itates. President Tnft Wednesday sent
to Congress a messngo embodying hU
views on tlie subject. This action fol
lowed a protracted special meeting of
the cabinet.
In his messago the president speaks
of the apparent Inability of Congress
to Rgree to an Inheritance tax, and as
regards an Incomo tat, he refers to
the decision of the Supreme Court In
the case of Pollock vs. the Fanners'
Loan and Trust Company, In which
the c6urt held the tax to be unconsti
tutional unless apportioned according
to population. ' It is," enys the preai
ilent, "undoubtedly a power which tyie
Government ought to have. It might
lie Indispensable to the nation's Ufa In
Ureat crises."
The amendment, therefore, he de
clares. Is the only proper course. Such
on amendment to the constitution, he
contended, was preferable to the ono
proposed of reviving a law Judicially
declared to be unconstitutional. The
amendment which he proposes should
be made to tho tariff bill provides for
the imposition upon all corporations
and Joint stock companies for profit,
except national bnnhs (otherwise tax
ed), savings banks and building and
loan associations, of an excise tax ot
2 per cent on the net Income of the
corporations. This, it is estimated by
him, will bring an annual revenue of
$25,000,000. "This is a tax on privi
lege and not on property," he Bays,
"and is within the federal power with
out apportionment according to popu
.lallon." Tho president points out that !in-'
other merit to tho tax on corporations
Id tlie federal supervision, which will
give to the government, the (stockhold
ers niul the public knowledge of the
real business transactions and the
gains and profits of eyery corporation
in tho country. The adoption of tho
amendment, he says, will make a long
step "toward that (supervisory control
of corporations which may prevent a
further abuse of power,"
MINISTERS OUST FOSTER.
Expelled from Chicago Conference on
Account of Heretical Views,
Professor George Uurnian Foster on
Monday was expelled from the Chica
go Baptist Ministers' Conference be
cause of the alleged heretical beliefs
expressed in his recent book on "The
Function of Religion." After a long
and hented debate, in which the cler
gyman Indulged in bitter personalities,
the organization at its weekly meeting
derided by a vote of 40 to 10 to drop
tho University of Chicago professor
from its membership. The action does
not affect Professor Foster's standing
as a Baptist minister, but simply ad
vocates disapproval of him and takes
from him the right of fellowship In
the conference. The resolution finally
passed was stripped of all unnecessary
verbiage, and in such form was able
to command the support of a number
who disliked the sort of tactics pur
sued by the foes of Professor Foster.
As introduced by Rev. Johnston My
ers, leader of the anti-Foster forces,
the original resolution recited the var
ious accusations against Professor Fos
ter and declured his retention in the
association injurious to the denomina
tion. It also called upon the trustees
of the University of Chlcogo to dismiss
Professor Foster from the faculty of
the Institution. With the consent of
Mr. Myers the resolution was amended
and simplified until its final form, as
passed, was as follows: "Resolved,
That the Baptist Ministers' Conference
of Chicago drop Professor George Bur
man Foster from its membership."
SLAIN MAN'S BODY IN CAB.
Victim of Murder and Koliberr Is
Foil nil at Akron, Ohio.
The body of an unidentified man
about 40 years old, who doubtless had
been murdered and robbed, was found
In a box car at Akron, Ohio. The
man's skull had been crushed In and
bis pocketa cut open und rifled. The
car was received from Hammond, Ind.
A allp of paper, found In a pocket, ad
dressed to "J. M. O'Lear," said: "Take
Fairfield elevated to La Grange car,
get off at Ogden avenue." The note Is
belleveii to have referred to a Chica
go address.
9100,000 I.ua In Factor? Fir.
The concrete building of the Penin
sular Milled Screw Company and the
factory of the Michigan Stamping
Company, Bellevue avenue, near Mack
avenue, Detroit, were destroyed Wed
nesday by Are of unknown origin. Tht
loss ii 1100,000.
Bisnop ku:t out of towu.
Action Against Kabraska Cathollo
Dignitary I'ollows Feud.
At Ulysses. Neb., a' mob Friday
nlRht drove Cnthclfo Bl-hop Bonacum,
of Lincoln, nnd two priests who no
companied him out of town and
threatened them v.i'h violence The
troni'lo of t'.ie evening had itsorlcin
In Ion? church fftid between. Bish
op Urnaoiim and trio Rev. William
Muipby, for f-evcrnl years priest In
control of the pariil.es of Ulysses anil
Powaid. Ill-hop Rnn.v.um excommu
nicated Father Murphy, was sustained
at Rome, and recently semred a ruling
In the civil courts ousting Father Mur
phy from the parish property. The
majority cf the 1 niisaloners through
out the Ion-; controversy have stood
with the priest, tlie trurtees at Sew
ard at different tinies refusing to per
mit prleots Ff r.t by the bishop to occu
py the chinch. .
The stotm brolcc when Bishop Bon
acum. accompanied by Fathers O'Brien
and Kline, came to Install them, re
spectively, at Ulysses and Seward.
Father O'Brien was sent out from the
hotel to reconnolter." He found the
church strongly guarded and the as
pect threatening. It was then decided
to hold the formal ceremonies of tak
ing possession of the church at tha
hotel, nnd this formality was begun.
The mob on the outslda of the hotel
began making a demonstration.
Threats were made to "egg" the bish
op, and at tlie most critical moment
when It seeftied that violence would
be done Father Murphy arrived and
pleaded with the people to commit no
breach ot tlie peace and to acquit
themselves as lnw abiding citizens. He
asked the people to protect from any
violence tlie bishop and the priests.
Father O'Brien arranged for a vehi
cle to take them out of the village.
Almost before the crowd knew what
wus being dono the bishop and the two
priests were loaded Into the livery rig.
end a stm t was made for the country
on the road to David City. The con
veyance started away at a lively pace.
and it was some time before an auto
mobile carry representativea of Fath
er Murphy's flock went In pursuit.
The story told by the liveryman, who
returned soon after without his pas
sengers, was that he wm overtaken on
the road and hla passengers were ort
dered to get out and walk. This they
did, and then the liveryman was or
dered to turn about and drive to Ulys
ses without loss of time. It was late
at night that Bb;hop Bonacum and th
priests went to a farmhouse for pro
tection and engaged a farmer to tak
them to David City.
"" 'NINE KILLED IN WEECK.
Two Heavily Laden Cars Crash To
gether with Fatal Results.
XIne men were killed and at least a
dozen men anil women Injured Satur
day night in a head-on collision be
tween two heavy cars of the South
Shore Electric Ruilway at Samuel's
Crossing, Iud. The accident occurred
shortly after !) o'clock. A west-bound
car was coming at high speed down a
Ions hill, which is. formed by the ele
vated structure under which the Lake
Shore railroad tracks pass. The car
was well lllied. At the foot of the hill
It met on east-bound car, also going at
a terrific speed. The cars were buried
in each other. The motorman of the
west-bound car was killed, while the
motorman of the east-bound car put
on his brakes and Jumped. The pas
sengers were farmers and residents of
Porter and .Michigan City. It was
hours before all the bodies could be
extricated. The Injured were taken,
to farmhouse s and rushed on special,
cars to South Bend and near-by towns..
BODY FOUND IN TRUNK.
Victim Believed to Be Elsie Sigel,
Granddaughter of General Sigel.
The body of a young and pretty
woman, strangled to death and then
wedged Into a small steamer trunk,
was found by the police on the top
floor of a four-story brick building at
782 8th avenue, New York.
Two Chinamen who disappeared sud
denly about the time the woman came
to her death are being sought by the
police, who are also endeavoring to
ferret out the significance attending
the mystery in the disappearance ot
Elsie Sigel, of 200 Wadsworth avenue,
a granddaughter of the late General
Franz Sigel. of Civil War fame, who
has been missing from New York for
a fortnight.
Around the dead girl's neck was
found a gold plated clasp pin bearing
the letters "E. C. S." The father of
Miss Sigel, who Is an inspector in the
health department, could not Identify
the trinket as that cf hl9 girl. Her
mother identified it later.
FIGHT i OR THE PENNANTS.
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