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Klalo llislorlcnl SoriclyTT n n rv u COUNTY MOTTO All Tlio News When It Is News. SLA "Yi I f JLm JL. , il jtm VOLUME XVIII DAKOTA CITY, NEB., FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910. NUMUER 3 A. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH SUMMARY OF THE NEWS OF THE WHOLE WORLD. COSTA RICA SHAKES series or earthquakes do. IXG IIKAVY DAMAGE. People Desert Cities and Rush In Ter ror to Hillsides Government Han Ordered Suspension of Business and Trade Details Vet Lacking. A series of earthquakes, varying In intensity, swept over Costa Rica Thursday, doing damage of more than $1,000,000. There Is no report of loss of life, but the people In the cities are panic stricken and are abandon ing their homes for the hillsides. In all there have been more than thirty shocks, ten of these between 12 o'clock Thursday night and 3 o'clock Friday morning. The vibra tions have not ceased. Thursday the government ordered a suspension of general business until such time as safety Is assured. Trade and commerce are at a standstill. The first shocks Wednesday evening were slight, but later they became more violent, and the stanchest build ings were shaken to their foundations. In several Instances weaker buildings, were wrecked and many persons were slightly injured. Communication be tween the various towns has been in terrupted and details of the damage done at these places are lacking. EFFECTIVE ON MAY 1. Subsidiary Companies of Steel Trust Grant Wuge Incrcnsfs. Substantial Increases in wages by the subsidiary coinpun'cs of tho Unit ed States Steel corporation will soon be announced to become effective May 1, It was officially stated In New York Thursday. The proposed Increase will apply to a large majority of the cor poration's 25,000 employes and in round figures will increase the pay rolls of the steel corporation by about $9,000 annually. News of the wage advance was made public by Judge Elbert H. Gray, chairman of the "Utdteu,' Suites 'Stet-I corporation. -' According to its last annual report the steel corporation had on its pay roll approximately 22,000 employes. It is calculated that tho wage increase will Involve an additional outlay of about $9,000,000 by tho subsidiary companies of the steel corporation. $5,000 ROLL IX ASHES. Utah Farmer Makes Effort to Secure It While Ham Burns. While neighbors gathered to view a fire thut was consuming his barn, John 'J. Jones, of American Fork, Utah, made desperate but unsuccess ful efforts to force his way into the flames. Jones finally came out of his frenzy nnd astonished those about him by the Intelligence that a roll of currency amounting to $5,000, his sav ings of many years, had been lost In the fire. Unknown to his family Jones had concealed the money in an old stovepipe, which had been Btored , away In the burn. About a month ago, when stricken with heart fullure, he attempted to tell his wife and children of the fortune, but was unable to do so. Recovering some days later, he decided to keep the secret for a future time. BROTHERS FOUXD GUILTY. Jury Convicts Them of Engaging in White Slave Trnfllc. Loula and Philip Watchman, broth ers, of Belleville, 111., were found guilty by a jury In the St. Clair coun ty court Thursday night of engaging In the white slave traffic. They will be sentenced later. Their conviction Is the first In south ern Illinois under the new Illinois white slave law. Testimony was given to show that the two men were offering $2 each for girls sent to a Chicago address. The brothers claim to be English' men. Leach Gets Hull. A third member of the Mabray gang of alleged swindlers was balled out of the federal prison at Leavenworth Kan., Thursday pending the hearing of his appearl from the United States district court at Council Bluffs, la., to the c'rcult court of appeals. He Is Edward Leach. His bond of $10,000 was received by Warden McCluughey Thursday. Sioux City Live Stock Market. Thursday's quotations on the Sioux City live stock market follow: Top beeves, $7.60. Top hogs, $9.80. Twins Horn In a Jail. . Twins were born Wednesday night In the county Jail at Denver, Colo., to Mrs. Emma Jett, who Is charged with the murder of her husband last St tember. Idaho Fruit Damaged. The season's crop of small fruit around Ilolse, Idaho, and in Fayette county Is reported to have been heavl ly damaged by the frost of Wednes day night. LLOYD'H TALE OF TRIP. Ascent of Mt. McKlnley Described bj lender. The Fairbanks Mt. McKlnley expe dltlon that reached the summit of the peak of Mt. McKlnley, Alaska, start ed to follow the route IT. Cook said he took, and was obliged to nbandon It as Impassable. Thomas Lloyd, lead er, declared Wednesday no traces of Cook's camps were found.- Lloyd placed his crude notes of the ourney in the hands of a committee of the Order of Pioneers of Alaska, who will arrange for the publication of the story. The party took photo graphs of the summit and of points along the trail. They also establish ed the trail so well that It can be fol- owed by other parties next summer. On one stretch of the trail, eighty seven miles, the explorers worked two weeks. On one of the peaks a flag staff fourteen feet tall was erected, firmly buttressed by rocks. The work done by tho Fuirbanks men can be easily verified. An aneroid measurement taken by the men places tho height of the mountain at 20,500 feet. Ten men who were with the party . that left Fairbanks with doff teams In Decem ber. It is the theory of the leaders that the ascent would be less danger ous in early spring than later, when the snow begins to melt. This theory was confirmed by the experience ol the expedition. LITTLE GIRLS WHITE SLAVES. Children Tell Sad Story in Brooklyn Court. With the arraignment of six men In a Brooklyn court Wednesday and the announcement that warrants were out for twenty others, the Brooklyn police declared that one of the big gest raids on dealers In white slaves ever maid in New York was in pro gress. Eight girls were in court to testify against the prisoners. One of them was only 9 years old and the oldest was 15. They all told the same story that they had been lured to a mov ing picture show, where candy or other cheap presents were given to them and that then they were taken to some house maintained as a resort of the white slave band's activities. The arrest of the six persons was brought about by tlto Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, agents of which have been on the trail of the band for months. MOB EXDS LIFE OF NEGRO. Slayer of Jailer is Taken from Officers After He Has Been Shot. Tom O'Nell, a negro, who shot Jail er Temple at Meridian, Tenn., Wed nesday, was shot by officers in a fight in the basement of the jail. A crowd of nearly 2,000 people took O'Neil from 'the officers before he died, carried him to a telephone pole and hanged him. Afterwards the body was lowered, the throat cut and the clothing saturated with kerosene and set on fire. The body was rescued from the mob after tho clothing had been burned. Temple was killed by O'Nell when the Jailer went to the assistance of a deputy whose revolver the negro had seized. George Williams, another negro, is charged with assisting O'Neil and threats to lynch him were made. STOCK EXCHANGE REFORM. Amendment to Constitution Adopted by the Board. Another move in the direction of reform was made by the New York Stock Exchange when an amendment to the constitution was adopted auttv origin; the law committee to repre sent the exchange In "conferences with other interests." The committee is also authorized to "examine into the dealings of any member of the exchange." While no amplification of the amendment was vouchsafed, tt Is un derstood that its adoption will enable the authorities to deal more directly with offending members. 1 Japanese Land Law. The recently adopted land owner ship law restricting the ownership .of land In Japan to such foreigners as come from a country which extends similar privileges to Japanese resi ients, was promulgated Wednesduy. Clay Model of Taft. Robert L. Atkin, of New York, has finished the clay model of a bust of the president, which is said to be de stined either for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Now York or the Corcoran Art gallery in Washington. Trans-Andlne Tunnel Opened. Tho Trans-Andlue railway tunnel was formally opened Tuesday. The tunnel Is 12.00U feet above sea level and links the republics of Chile and Argentina Commercially. Street Car Dynamited. Benjamin Wachtn, a street railway conductor of Philadelphia, is in a crit ical condition In a hospital as the re suit of injuries he suffered when hi car was dynamited Tuesday night. Scalds Wife unci Buby. Edward Roelleh, of Chicago, has been arrested, charged with having thrown a pot of scalding hot coffee on his wife and baby, burning thorn so badly mat tney may uie as a result. COLD STORAGE THE CAUSE. System is Blamed for the High Price of Foxls. Formal testimony was Riven Tues day before the senate committee lp- vestlgatlng the high cost of living that cold storage was the great equal izer of price, while at the same time an Informal declaration was made that cold storage Is an lmprortant and controlling factor In producing high prices. Pierre P. Garven, prosecutor of Hudson county, N. J., was conferred at the capital with Representative Kinkead, of New Jersey, and Senator Lodge In regard to pending legisla tion to regulate cold storage, attacked the cold storage system and praised the work of the investigating commit tee. John A. Kunkel, of New York, said that if it were not for the cold stor age method of keepfng eggs they would sell as low ns 8 and 9 cents a dozen during certain seasons, and as high as 75 cents and $1 in other sea sons of the same year. He told the committee many interesting things about eggs. He said New York peo ple demanded an egg with a white shell, while Boston used the yellow shell. Ho said that the lntter wn better than the white shell egg, in that it will keep longer. "The egg," he added, "was a foot ball from the time it leaves the hen until it reaches the table." REACH TOP OF TALLEST TEAK. American Flag is Planted on Mt. Mc Klnley. The Fairbanks expedition to Mt McKlnley, the tallest peak in North America, reached the summit April 3 after a climb of one month from the base. No traces of Dr. Frederick A. Cook's alleged ascent were found. Mt. McKlnley Is 20,464 feet high. Thomas Lloyd, leader of the expe dition, arrived here last night. His companions were Daniel Patterson. W. R. Taylor and Charles McGonnible, and all reached the top of the great mountain. The expedition, which left Fair banks December 15 while the contro versy over Dr. Cook's disputed ascent was still raging, was financed bv Au gust Peterson and William McPhee, of Fairbanks. The plan was to go into camp on the mountain as high as possible and probably about the middle of May make a dash for the summit. The ob stacles encountered were not bo great ai had been predicted. Four camps were established dur ing the ascent and a trail was blazed all the way to tho crest. Up to 12,000 feet the climbing did not present un usual .difficulties. For the next 4,000 feet the way led- over a steep ice field which at first seemed to forbid fur ther progress, but through which, up on exploration, it was found possible to locate a patch. The final dash to the top was made from the 16, 000- foot camp. Mt. McKlnley terminates in twin peaks of equal height, one somewhat rounder and covered with snow, the other composed of bare and windswept rocks. On the rock peak the Fair banks climbers placed an American flag in a monument of stones. The expedition, which was provided with Dr. Cook's maps and book, en deavored to follow his alleged route, but utterly failed to verify any part of his story of an ascent. GIRL FRIGHTFULLY BURXED. Unknown Man Dashes Aeld In Her Face and Escapes. Suddenly attacked Tuesday by an unknown man, who dashed sulphuric acid into her face. Miss Ruth Frances Wilson, 18 years old, daughter of Joseph A. Wilson, deputy of the na tional union for the district of Cali fornia, lies in a San Francisco hos pital suffering terrible agony from the burns on her face and neck. . The sight of one eye is destroyed and the doctors say it is hardly pos sible the other eye will be saved. Her assailant escaped. Emigrants Become Unruly. The emigrants who were transferred to the steamer Kanawha from the steamer Cairnrona after a fire broke out on the latter vessel near Dover, Eng., Thursday, became so unruly Fri day morning that the captain of the Kanawha was obliged to ask for naval assistance. Eleen Lives Crushed Out. Eleven men, all foreigners, were crushed to death In the stone quarry of the Nazareth-Portland Cement company, near Nazareth, Pa., Wednes day. A premature explosion tore loose 6,000 tons of stone, covering the victims. Strike Declared Off. The strike of the switchmen on thirteen rullroads in the northwest, which began November 80 lust, was officially declared off Tuesday after the votes of the men on tho question of continuing the striko had been counted. To Spend Large Sum. The Chicago, Rock island Ai Paciflo expects to expend a total of $11,500, 000 this year for improvements. Of this amount $7,000,000 will be used for equipment and $1,000,000 will b expended for laying nv track. French Battleship launched. The 20-knot turbine battleship Vcrg niaud was launched successfully at Bordeaux, Franco. Tuesday. Nebraska News of (he Condse Week TM a ll frm aa Stale News LINCOLN GOES DRY. , Enters Upon Second Year Without Li cense Students Decide Issue. With the most perfect ornanizution ever known in the city, district or state, the "drys" won their contention at Lincoln Tuesday by a majority of 900 in a total vote of practically 10, 000. At every polling place business and professional men who thoroughly understood the election laws ' and armed with positive proof of what ever they undertook, watched the vot ing, and wherever they mado a chal lenge they made It stick. From two to four automobiles were used In each ward, and so absolute a tab was kept that the checkers for the "drys" could at any time tell the number of wet and dry votes cast. There was no dis order and tho police for tho first time enforced every provision of the Aus tralian voting luw. The 'wets" also had an effective rganlzrition. The size ofv the dry majority is credited largely to the university stu dent vote, which has been active In the canvass and maintained a perfect working organization. When E. S. Johnson, a traveling man, proposed to vote, claiming that he made his heudquarters at one of the local hotels, It whs shown that he had a family living at Kansas City and he was told by Chief Malnno that if he attempted to vote he would bo thrown In jal). Johntuin went to the polling place twice during the day but did not vote. i Several university students were challenged on tho ground thnt they received a part of their support from home and were not residents of Lin coln. The students swore in their votes and this may be mude the basis for a contest. NEW AIXSWORTH CHURCH. Methodist House of Worship Dcdlrat- s ed Free of Debt. Bishop John L. Uuelsen, of Omaha, dedicated the new Methodist Epis copal churcji fit AinBworth. on Suni day. The bishop preached powerful sermons morning and evening, and Rev. J. B. Carnes, I). D., superinten dent of the Long Pine district, gave an address in the afternoon. There were fourteen baptisms in the after noon. Several united with the church. The sum of $2,200 was needed to meet all claims. Many were afraid that the money could not 'be raised, but tho way in which the bishop easily se cured the funds was a surprise to many. The dedication service was held in the evening. The new church Is valued at about $3,000. ' The audi ence room is 30x50 feet. It has In clined floor, circular assembly chairs, art glass windows and a fine choir loft adjoining the pulpit. The as sembly room is 20x30 feet. The ves tibule is 10x10 feet. In tho basement is a large dining room, a commodious kitchen. The whole church is to be lighted by electricity. This is one of the best churches In northwestern Nebraska. Rev. Vincent R. Beebe is now serving his second yeur as pas tor. EQUAL TO EMERGENCY. When Prisoners Fire Jail, Orders Them to Work or Perish. Seizing an opportunity when Sher iff Qulnton was away and the depu ty sheriffs were busy, prisoners In the Cass county jail at Plattsmouth, it is thought, set fire to their quarters, be lieving the Jailer's wife, Mrs. M. E. Manspeaker, would at once open the doors. Instead the plucky woman stood at the bars and ordered the men to put out the fire or perish, which they did with dispatch. When the alarm she sounded brought the fire department there was no blaze. The sheriff was absent taking Ar thur Brann, convicted of horse steal ing, to tho penitentiary at Lincoln. The deputy and jailer were in the country attending a sale. It Is be lieved that Fred Ossenkop, sentenced for ten years for murder, incited the prisoners to the revolt. Company F Disbands. At a recent meeting of the members of Company F in Madison the com pany decided to disband. This action was brought about on request of Ad jutant General Hartlgan and Major Charles Eraser of this city has noti fied the officers at Lincoln of the action of the company. Bitten by a Coyote. Lee Galloway of Beatrice was sever ely bitten on tho rl;ht hand by u pet coyote Sunday evening. Oallowuy was petting the animal when It suddenly sunk its teeth into his hand. John Forman, a youth 14 years old, who Is charged with stealing a homo at Lincoln, Neb., a week, 'ago, was arrested at the farm house of Ed ward Johnson, five miles northeast of Piekrell, Tuesday evening and lodged in Jail. Hospital Formally Opened. The Mercy Sisters of Omaha have formally opened the hospital nt Re liance under the name of "The Mercy Hospital." FIREMEN PREPARE FOR MEET. York Will Entertain Visitors In Best of stjle In July. At a recent meeting of the York fire department the matter of the state tournament was discussed and the date was fixed for July 26, 27 and 28. It Is ten years since what Is acknowl edged to be the best tournament ever held In the state of Nebraska came off In York. . on that occasion the fire men and citizens united to make the affair a success and the event was been a standing advertisement for York through all these years. Less than three months are left In which to make preparations for the event, so the firemen will soon be ac tively at work and they will have the hearty co-operation of the whole city. THE ADVEXTISTS SPEAK UP. Adopt Resolutions Denouncing Liquor Traffic. The Seventh-day Adventlsts of Lin coln went on record Surday night as against the open saloon at a meeting held at their church on Fifteenth and D streets. Resolutions adopted at the close of the meeting were as follows: "Whereas, The liquor traffic Is a menace to the peace nnd welfare of the home, a burden to the state,' a curse to the community, and Is sap ping the moral foundation of society, therefore, be It "Resolved, That wo hereby express ourselves as unutterably opposed to the liquor traffic, nnd in favor of mu nicipal, state, national and world wide prohibition." Nebraska Pioneer Dies. Major John T. Crofts of Omaha, aged 96 years, a resident of Nebraska fifty years, and a veteran of three wars, died recently from an Illness dating back to Inst February, at which time he contracted a cold while pres ent at the laying of the cornerstone of tho Douglas county court house at Omaha. He was born In Boston and was an intimate friend of Fletcher Webster, son of Daniel Webster. Holdrege Man Dies In Alaska. Word has been received of the death of Ernest Peterson of Holdrege, far in the Interior of Alaska on tho 24th of February. Tho deceased had gone to Alaska in search of fortune, but could not endure the hardships of the Alas kan Interior and died of rheumntlsm. The body was Interred In the frozen earth a short distance from Valdez. Nebraska Land Sells Well. ' A record-breaking sale of Nance county land occurred last week at Fullerton, when a quarter section of land that was sold one year ago for $80 per acre, was again sold for $115 per acre. The land lies on the south side of the Loup river, about three miles from town, and was bought by George Fleece. Farmer Has Accident. 11. C. Carman, a well known John son county farmer, is suffering an In Jury to his head. A small piece of gas pipe fell thirty feet from a tower and struck Mr. Carman on the head. At first it was feared he had been serl. ously Injured. Big Pi-lee for Hog. Probably the highest price ever paid In Johnson county for an unpedtgreed hog, bought for market, was one day last week when L. A. Hanks, buyer at Cook, paid Sam Wilson, farmer and stockman, $C9 for a single porker. The hog weighed 690 pounds. Narrow Eseaie From Death. Dr. Claude Watson, of Nebraska City, while riding In his automobile, had a narrow escape from being kill ed. He lost control of his machine and it Bkldded, turned turtle, falling on him, breaking his left shoulder and bruising him badly. Will Make Tour of Euroiie. J. W. Wilson, president of the First National bank at Polk, accompanied by his wife and son and Mrs. Calmar McCuno of Stromsburg, will leave soon on a six weeks' trip through Europe and the British Isles. Cook for Itlulr Postmaster. Word has been received In Blair from Washington that Wesley J. Cook has been recommended for reappoint ment as postmaster, and Mr. Cook is feeling on easy street. Suffers from Ptomlnc Poisoning. Michael Ctirtin, a resident of Ster ling, suffered ptomlne poisoning from eating canned coin. For a few hours he was In a serious condition. A School of Instruction. A school of Instruction for the cen sus enumerators of Beatrice utul Gage counties was held at Beatrice last week by Phillip 11. Bross of Wahoo, census director for the Fourth district. Accused of Selling Deer, A complaint has been filed against V. C. Peterson of York, who keeps a restaurant in tho north part of that elty, churgliij; him w'th selling beer, lie was place! under $200 bauds. BLOWUP BANK-, ROB; BANDITS III HOI FIGHT Brigands Destroy Building at Coal City, III., by Nitroglycerin Charge. ESCAPE WITH $2,000 BOOTY. Later Three Ken Are Ciptured, All Wounded, After E.icltinj Chase and Battle in Brush. Five daring bnnJlts, a sheriff and a large posse and a town marshal fig ured in a spectacular chase which re suited In the capture of three men fol lowing an explosion of nitroglycerin which destroyed the bank at Conl City, III., aroused the entire town and net ted the burglars almost $2,000 In money and stamps. The bandits en tered the town on a passing freight train and began operations by tying Barney Ghetto, the night watchman, and Washington Frle, the night engi neer of the electrical plant. They then blew up tho bank building with a terrific charge of nitroglycerin and leaped on a west-hound Santa Fe freight train with their plunder. Three hours later three men, believed to be of their number, had been captured by Sheriff Thomas Steele of Morrison, 111., who had been notified by the night watchman after tho latter had broken loose the ropes which held him and made possible, the organization of the posse. Just as the train carrying the Ave bandits pulled out of the town Ghetto succeeded In cutting his bonds nnd rushed to a telephone. The sheriff at Morris was notified and the posso was organized. . Several automobiles were pressed Into service and the pursuit began. There is a road following tho right of way of tho Santa Fe tracks between Morris and Verona nnd along this the chase took place. For a time the members of the posse in their machines sped directly alongside the speeding freight train nnd shots were fired at dark objects which were thought to resemble the bandits. When at last the train camo to a stop at Verona the, cars were searched by the sheriff and his men. In an empty baggage car of the train were found three of the bandits. All three were wounded and their comrades had fled. The other two were captured later at Jollot. THOMAS F. WALSH'S LIFE ENDS. Multimillionaire Mining Man Dies at Washington. Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado multi-millionaire mine owner, died at his home In Washington the other night. He had been 111 more than six months, heart disease following an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Walsh, her daughter, Mrs. Edward McLean, and Edward Mc Lean were at hla bedside when tho end came. ( Mr. Walsh In February was taken to San Antonio, Tex. When he showed no Improvement there he was brought to Washington on a fast special train. He declared he wished to see his In fant grandchild, known as the "mil lion dollar baby," before ho died. Be fore he arived there, however, he had a large sun room built on the roof of his house similar to the "Solarium" which Edward H. Harriman had erected on his New York residence shortly before he died. Since hla re turn to Washington Mr. Walsh had lived most of the time In this room. His wealth has been variously esti mated at from $10,000,000 to $40, 000,000. i It was In 1907 that the great trag edy of his life befell Mr. Walsh. His only son, Vincent Walsh, was killed In an automobile accident at Newport, and his only daughter, Evelyn Walsh, was so terribly injured that It was feared she was crippled permanently. DISASTER ON BRITISH STEAMER. Child Is Killed, SO Hurt, When Ex plosions Rock Ship. A child was killed and fifty persons, mostly women and children, were in jured by an explosion on the British steamer Cairnrona oft Dungeness, Eng land. The steamer caught Are and men battled for the lifeboats, thrust ing women and children aside. The captain and the crew acted with cred itable bravery. They forced the men back and Insisted on taking the wom en and children off the burning vessel first. The steamers Upland and Ka nawha were close by. They steamed near the Cairnrona and the passen gers were transferred. WILL EMPLOY NO MORE WOMEN Ilttltluiure and Ohio Itoiwl Finds Men Are Store KatUriiclorr. No more women will be engaged as stenographers, clerks or telegraph op erators by the Baltimore & Ohio rail road. Tlie road's auditors and statis ticians estimate thut on the average a young woman stenographer does 30 per cent less work than a young man In the same position, who aiBo does the work more carefully and accurate ly. The same statement applies to other blanches of work. The women, young and leRs young, now in the Baltimore & Ohio's employ, will not be dismissed, but each, as she leaves, will be succeeded by a man. SWOPE POISONING CASE OH. Kansas City Physician Accused of Killing the Millionaire. Dr. B. fj. Hyde appeared In tba Criminal Court at Kansas City to an ewer a charge of murdering Colonel Thomas II. Swope, a millionaire phi lanthropist and uncle of the physi cian's wife. Colonel Swipe died Oct. 3 last. His death certificate gave apop lexy as the cause of demise. Dr. Hyda was In attendance. The State avers the physician poisoned the millionaire by administering strychnine to him !n a capsule. Te motive for the alleged crime, says tho State, was to obtain wealth. By the terms of Colonel Swope's will Mrs. Hydo was to receive a share In her uncle's property add some money. Desiring to hasten the settlement of the estate, and also to prevent . the making of certain changes In the will the colonel had planned, Dr. Hyde, the State will attempt to prove, killed the aged capitalist. The Indictment on which Dr. Hyda Is being tried is for first-degree mur der. Ten other Indictments have be:r returned against the physician. One charges first-degree murder of Chris tian Swope, a nephew of Colonel Swope, by administering poison to hkn. An Indictment for manslaug'i- . ter was voted, accusing Dr. Hyde of negligently killing James Moss Hun ton, a cousin of Colonel Swope, by bleeding hint. The eight remaining Indictments charge the physician with attempting to nol3on Misses Lucy Lee Swope, Mildred Fox, Sarah Swope, Georgia Compton, Nora Bell Dickson, Stella Swope, Margaret Swope " and Leonora Coprldge. All these people were attacked by typhoid fever when It was prevalent In the Swope home, and it la averred Dr. Hyde caused their Illness. No Indictment but one relat ing to the death of Colonel Swope en ters Into the present case. VOTES TWO BATTLE SHIPS. House, by 162 to 110, Orders Wai Craft to Cost $0,000,000 Each. The naval appropriation bill carry ing $128,037,602 and providing for two battleships was passed by the National House of Representatives the other day by the decisive vote of 162 to 110. The ships are to cost $6,000,000 each. Thirty-three Democrats voted for the two battleships and twenty-four Re publicans against the proposition. In addition to tho battleships the bill also provides for tho construction of two fleet colliers and four submarine boats. - As amended on motlon.of Mr. Fitzgerald of New York, the two bat tleships and two fleet colliers must be constructed by firms operating under the eight-hour law. ' The committee on naval affairs had reported in favor of authorizing two battleships. Mr. Tawney of Minne sota, chairman of the appropriations! committee, offered an amendment pro viding for only one battleship, while Mr. Hobson proposed an amendment providing for three. Mr. Hobson con tended that thrco battleships would give no Increase, but would provide only for the ordinary deprecation in the naval force. By an almost unani mous vote the House rejected this proposition. HUGHES ASKS AN INQUIRY. Wants Legislative Practices ana Procedure Investigated. With the ringing declaration that the recent disclosures of legislative dishonor and graft have caused "every honest citizen to tingle with shame," Governor Hughes of New York, in a special tnessage to the' Legislature of that Swte, called upon that body to makeMmmedlate, Impartial, thorough and unsparing investigation of legisla tive practices and procedure." Accompanying the .message was a preliminary report of Superintendent Hotchklss outlining the facts develop ed at the Are Insurance Investigation In New York and setting forth the dif- cultles encountered In following up the various leads which have been un covered. The superintendent says that obstacles apparently Insuperable have developed In the course of the inquiry. These In his Judgment warrant further Investigation, but he has no power to pursue them and therefore has laid the facts thus far developed before the. aovernor for action. 'TRY TO ROB LIMITED. Cut Air Hose on Fast Train, Fight Conductor and Flee. Two masked bandits made an un successful attempt to hold up and rob the Pioneer limited train from Chicago on the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul railroad, shortly after mid night the other morning as it sped through the picturesque dells region of southwestern Wisconsin, J Conduc tor A. P. Shumway of Milwaukee, la charge of the train, was confronted on the platform of the sleeping car On tonagon by the two robbers, who de manded that be signal the train to stop, then throw up his hands. Ha struck one of the men down with hla lantern and retreated into the sleep ing car. The bandits had cut the air hose of the train, stopping It, and they escaped. A few hours later two colored'men were taken into custody In LaCrOHse on suspicion of being tnt bandits. K ii a tneer Killed In Wreck. Big Four passenger train No. 41 wui wrecked at Gallon, Ohio, by running Into a freight engine, through a mis reading of orders. Engineer EdwarJ Mahaney of Cleveland was instantly killed and several of the passengers were shaken up nnd bruised, but ua Due was seriously lajured. 1