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MOTTO-All The News When It Is News.
VOLUME XVIII
DAKOTA CITY, NEK., FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910.
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ALLF.GI.D SLAY Fit OF J.VXK AD.
AMS CilVKX FREF.DOM.
Prisoner Takes Stand During Dny,
Ills Story Being a Complete De
nial of Charges Tells of Adminis
tration of Third Degree by Police.
William Rcylcr, charged with the
murder of Jane Adams on the "million
dollur pier" at Atlantic City, N. J.,
last February, was acquitted Wednes
day night at Mays Landing, N. Y. The
Jury was out a little over five hours.
When the verdict was announced
there was a cheer from a portion of
the crowd, which was quickly silenced
by Judge Trcnehard. Seyler fairly
leaped at the counsel when he real
ized that he was again ti free man.
After greeting his counsel he walked
over to the Jurymen and shook hands
with each of them, at the same time
warmly expressing his thanks.
The crowd In the courtroom press
ed forward and the acquitted man
held an Impromptu reception. After
the stir was over .Orvis Seyler, Wil
liam's brother, who had been held ns
' a witness, was formally discharged
and the two brothers immediately left
the courthouse and took a train for
Atlantic City.
The Jury retired at 4:45 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon. The prisoner
himself occupied the witness Btand
all morning. His story was a com
plete denial of the charge.
As Edmund C. Gasklll, Seyler's
counsel, was closing his argument.
the defendant's 2-year-old daughter
ran to her father, crying, "I want to
be with papa."
Seyler In his testimony maintained
that he did not know how the girl met
' her death and that the last he saw of
her she was standing on the pier. He
told of being Bweated by the police
who sought a confession.
FIXE HOTEL BURNS.
Blaze at Bluff Point, N. Y., Causes a
Loss of $300,000.
The Hotel Champlaln, at Bluff
Point, N. Y., on Lake Champlaln, was
destroyed by fire Wednesday. It had
not been opened for the summer sea
son and there were no guests In the
house. It was one of the largest and
finest hotels In northern New York.
The cause of the fire Is unknown.
The hotel was to have been opened
for the summer season on June 25.
There were about sixty employes In
the building. All get safely out, with
the possible exception of an electri
cian named Herbert, who is reported
missing.
President C. S. Sims, of the Dela
ware and Hudson company, said the
loss would amount to about $300,000.
It was insured for $233,000.
MEMORIAL TO MORTON.
Btirkctf s Bill for Forestry School Re
ported to Senate.
Senator Burkett's bill for the estab
lishment of an Institution of forestry
at Nebraska City, Neb., as a memorial
to the late J. Sterling Morton, formerly
secretary of agriculture, was Wednes
day reported by the senate cemmlttee
on agriculture, of which Senator Dol-
liver Is chairman. The purpose is to
train forestry experts. The cost of the
building and grounds would be limited
by the bill to $"250,000.
DRY DOCK DEWEY IS SUNK.
Believed to Have Been Due to Care
lessness of Japanese Employes.
It is the general opinion that the
sinking Tuesduy of the dry dock
Dewey at Manila was due to careless
ness rather than to a deliberate pur
pose on the part of tho station em
ployes, who are Japanese, to cause
damage. The experts declare that the
great floating dock, which was towed
there from tho United States at much
expense, will be saved, despite the
likelihood that It will be submerged.
Paper Money to Be Laundered.
Secretary MacVeagh has ordered a
machine to launder paper money
which he expects will save the govern
ment $1,000,000 a year. When bills
are washed and ironed, their life is
practically doubled.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Wednesday's quotations on the
Sioux City live stock market follow:
Top beeves, $7.60. Top hogs, $9.30.
Shot Down from Ambush.
Alexander Combs, member of a well
known Breathitt county, Ky., family
was shot and killed from ambush on
Wednesday while floating down the
Kentucky river on a raft.
Raise Pay of 5,000.
The Terminal railroad association
of St. Louis, Mo., has announced an
Increase of 5 per cent in the wages of
Its 6,000 employes who receive less
than $200 a month.
SHI Pl'iniS MF.F.T IX OMMIa..
Agree to Tukc Halo Raises to Attorney
General WU'kerHhuni.
Protest to Attorney General Wicker-
sham is to be made by the shippers of
the trans-Mlsslsslppl territory against
the proposed increase of freight rates
on June 1. This decision was made by
the shippers at their closing session In
Omaha Tuesday evening, following an
all day meeting during which every
phase of the subject was gone into by
those present. Nearly every city of
importance in the territory was repre
sented, but the railroads were not In
vited to participate or Bend represen
tatives to hear the action of the meet
ing. The meeting dee'ded that every
member of congress In the affected
territory should be appealed to to as
sist, and that tho most vigorous action
should be taken to prevent the propos
ed raise being made.
Representing a. committee appoint
ed earlier In the day to proceed in
such manner ns appeared necessary,
a delegation will meet in Washington
next Tuesday and voice the protests
of the shippers to Attorney General
Wickersham. Ways and means for
taking legal action to prevent the rail
roads carrying out their expressed de
termination of raising rates was taken
by the shippers, and resort to the
courts will be had In the event of such
procedure being necessary.
II. G. Wilson, of Kansas City, ex
pressed the opinion that "this means
starting criminal prosecutions against
our friends among the railroad men'
but some member volunteered the In
formation that "nobody will be hanged
over It."
WANT NAME FOR COIN.
Canada Wants a Suitable Name for
New Coin.
Treasury officials, coin dealers and
those who are directly concerned In
banking and other financial Institu
tions are much interested in the pro
posed revolution of Canada's mone
tary system, which will be effected by
a bill now before the house of com
mens at Ottawa. It will change the
present system of coinage and provide
for minting at Ottawa the following
coins: Gold, 20, $10, $5 and $2.50;
silver, $1, 50 cents, 25 cents, 10 cents
and 5 cents; bronze 1 cent.
All of the gold coins will be new to
our neighbors over the border. Here
tofore, when a Canadian needed gold,
he has been compelled to use either
the American eagle or the English 4ov
elegn. The chief change In the silver
oln Is the creation of the Canadian
silver dollar, designed to meet the
wishes of the Canadian Pacific proV'
Inches. Another important amend
ment to the old currency act is a pro
vision that hereafter no man can offer
In exchange for a debt more than 25
1-cent pieces. The Canadian govern
ment is desirous that the people of the
Dominion give a distinctive popular
name or title to the $5 piece and Its
side partner, the $2.50 piece. One
prominent Canadian suggests that the
$5 gold piece shall be called "a ber-
ver," but the government doesn't like
the title.
KILLING OF KING CARLOS.
Story Told by an Anarchist Being In
vestlgnted.
The Portuguese government Is walt-
tng the completion cf the investigation
of the statement made by an anarchist
named Ramieres before taking action
against those named as the conspira
tors In the assassination of King Car
los and Crown Prince Luis in 1908
Ramieres escaped to Brazil following
the assassination, but was recently ar
rested and taken back to Lisbon. Sub
sequently he made a confession and
gave to the police the names of 1,148
persons, including several prominent
in politics, who he said shared In the
conspiracy.
Kansas Bankers Confer.
A number of Kansas bankers were
In conference at Kansas City, Tuesday,
formulating an appeal to the United
States supreme court from the decis
ion of the United States court of ap
peals, which declared the Kansas bank
guaranty law valid.
Will Loan China Thirty Millions.
The Hankow Fze Chuen railway loan
agreement was signed Tuesday. The
signers are representatives of financial
groups of the United States, France
Great Britain and Germany. The
agreement provides for a loan to the
Chinese government of $50,000,000 for
railroad construction.
Degree for Peury.
Commander Robert E. Peary receiv
ed the honorary degree of doctor of
laws from the University of Edinburgh
Tuesday. The conferment was made
before a distinguished company.
Use X-Ray on Waddell.
An X-Ray examination at St. Louis
Tuesday of Rube Waddcll'a arm show
ed the bones were not fractnred in a
recent game at Boston.
Packing Finn Indicted.
The federal grand Jury sitting a
Hartford, Conn., Tuesday returned an
Indictment against the meat packing
firm cf Schworzchlld & Sulzberger,
charging the shipping of unmarked
and uninspected meats.
Earth Shock at Regglo.
A. heavy earth Bhock occurred at
Regglo, Italy, Tuesday evening, caus
ing the people to run Into the streets.
damage was done, however.
SUGAR TRUST JOLTED.
Oliver Spitzer a Witness at the llelko
Trial.
Oliver Spitzer, a man whqse con-
donee hurt him, came back to New
ork Monday like a specter from the
grave, and with a pnrdon from the
president In his pocket gave testimony
t the trial of Charles R. Heiko, sec
retary and treasurer of the American
ugar Hetinlng company, who with
ve subordinates Is charged with con-
piracy to defraud the government In
nderwelKhts of sugar Imports. Splt-
zcr, as superintendent of the com-
any's Williamsburg (Brooklyn) docks
ot two years In the Atlanta peniten
tiary for his participation in the frauds
but was quietly pardoned by the presl-
ent last Thursday after serving only
three months, and, having made full
onfesslon, from now on will aid the
government in Its attempt to convict
his former associate.
Spltzer's story on the stand Monday
Id not directly connect Ileike with
the frauds, but his confession resulted
n one new nrrest Monday night.
ames O. Brzezlnskl, formerly an cm-
loye of the treasury department and
now a private detective, was locked In
the Tombs, charged with perjury.
Spitzer confessed that he attempted to
bribe Brzezlnskl to conceal the frauds,
and the latter is alleged to have de
nied this before a federal grand Jury.
This apparent conflict brought about
Brzezlnskl's arrest.
Spitzer told an amazing story on the
stand Monday under direct examina
tion, and hurried from the court to tho
federal grand Jury room. This led to
the rumor that his full confession
would result in another batch of In
dictments. ROYAL FAMILIES DUEL.
Count De Sesseps and Count Do Toll-
gny Injure Each Other.
Count Ismael de Lesseps and Count
Just de Poligny fought their third duel
Monday and this time each received a
bullet wound. At the second exchange
De Lesseps' shot struck the barrel of
De Poligny's pistol, and, ricocheting,
caused a flesh wound In the latter's
arm. At the same moment De Les
seps fell, shot through the thigh. He
was removed to a hospital, where It
was found that the ball had Just miss
ed the femoral artery. The wound Is
not fatal.
De Lesseps Is a son of Count Ferdi
nand de Lesseps and an officer of a
cavalry regiment. Some weeks ago
he quarreled with De Poligny at the
Circus and blows were exchanged. On
May 3 they met In a formal encounter
with swords In the Pare des Princes,
the scene of Monday's duel. De Po
ligny is lame, and after a round of
sword play, during which neither was
njured, the seconds called a halt. Sub
sequently pistols were substituted for
the swords and six shots .were ex
changed. None of the bullets found
Its mark and the antagonists left the
field without a reconciliation.
QUARREL ENDS IN DEATH.
Labor Official at West vl 11c Shoots and
Kills Adversary.
Joseph Smith was shot and killed
at Westvillo, 111., Monday night by
John Welsh, secretary of the local
miners' uniop.. Welsh recently dis
armed an Italian w'.io had threatened
to shoot John II. Walker, president of
the United Mine Workers of Illinois,
and Monday night's tragedy resulted
from a quarrel over that Incident.
Welsh surrendered to the police and
is guarded by a strong force owing
to threats of vengeance made by the
friends of Smith.
SPECIAL TRAIN WRECKED.
Eighteen Passengers Are Slightly In
jured In Virginia.
Eighteen passengers were slightly
injured In the wreck late Monday of a
special train runn'ng ns the second
section of No. 10 on the Southern rail
way near Cedar Run bridge, between
Catiett and Calverton, Va. The engine
and four passenger coaches were de
railed 200 yards from the bridge.
All the passengers were seriously
shaken up and some were badly cut
and bruised.
CLOUDBURST IN TEXAS.
Streams In Vicinity of Ida Overflow
and Do Damage.
Streams in the vicinity of Ida, Tex.,
were overflowed as the result of a
cloudburst Monday. A farmhouse
was blown away by a twisting wind
that accompanied the rain. Hall cov
ered practically all of Grayson coun
ty Sunday night.
Cotton Is ruined and hundreds of
acres of fruit trees are stripped of
their fruitage and limbs. Hall drifts
more than two feet high were found
In places Monoday.
Blow from Fist Proves Fatal.
Charles VIetzen, aged 61, a teamster
for the Standard Lumber company,
of Dubuque, la., died Monday morning
as tho result of a blow administered
a week ago by Henry Hutter. Hutter
Is being held for murder.
Son of Millionaire Is round Dead.
Albert J. Enell, of Chicago, son of
the millionaire Amos J. Snell, whose
murder there In 1 88 created a wide
spread sensation, was found dead In
bed at a rooming house Monday. Jle
was 50 pears old.
Eaathquake In France.
An eaithquako was felt at Adg,
TrHncs, at dawn Monday. Tho move,
mont continued or twenty seconds.
Nebraska s
News c! the noliiMikU In Concise
Week ri 1 tvi Form
r Slate News a
GOVERNOR'S SILVER WEDDING.
Executive Mansion Scene of Festivity
in Honor of Occasion.
Twenty-five years ago Ashton C.
Shallcnberger, bank clerk, and Miss
Eliza Zllg were married at Osceola.
Tuesday night Gov. Ashton C. Shallcn
berger and his wife observed that
event with a most delightful reception
at which scores of their friends called
and paid tho respects and danced nnd
shared the happiness of tho couple.
The executive mansion was deco
rated with southern smllax, palms and
cut flowers nnd a beautiful bouquet of
roses, the gift of some admiring
friends.
Mrs. Shallcnberger wits born In
Wisconsin and Gov. Shallcnberger
was born In Illinois. Tho two met
while tho governor was clerking in a
bank In the Tolk county town and
Boon after their marriage they re
moved to Alma in 1888. Here they
have had their homo ever since, the
governor being engaged In bunking
and stock raising.
Members of the governor's staff
presented the couple with a beautiful
chest of silver, 172 pieces, Adjt. Gen.
Hartlgan making the presentation
speech, which was responded to very
feelingly by the executive.
J. II. BROCK SEVERELY HURT.
Workman at Columbus Injured While
Guiding Block of Stone.
While riding one of the capstones to
place on the First National bank
building at Columbus Tuesday after
noon, J. II. Brock received Injuries
that may prove fatal. The heavy stone,
which weighed about 800 pounds, was
ready to be placed In position when
the clevis, which was defective, broke
and precipitated Mr. Brock and the
stone to the sidewalk below, a distance
of 25 feet. Mr. Brock suffered a brok
en leg and very probably Internal in
juries, although physicians are unable
to tell Just what the outcome will be.
Discrimination Case Is Up. '
The cases xof the state 'of Nebraska
against the Home and Bell telephone
companies, charged with discrimina
tion in rates In allowing the county of
ficers lower rates than individuals,
were called before Judge Pembleton,
In tho district court at Beatrice Tues
day. The-Bell company submitted the
case on demurrer and the court took
the matter under advisement.
Sunt. Myers Goes to Blair.
W. II. Myers, superintendent of the
Oakland schools, has been elected su
perlntendent of the schools at lilalr.
Mr. Myers has been superintendent of
tho Oakland schools for the last ten
years, eveept during Gov. Sheldon's
administration, when he served ns as
sistant superintendent of the boys' in
dustrial school at Kearney.
Discuss Water Bonds.
It is proposed by the Beatrice city
council to expend $70,000 in Installing
a new water system, erecting a reser
voir of 1,000,000 gallon capacity and
installing machinery with the end in
view of supplying the street lights of
the city. A mass meeting of citizens
unanimously Indorsed the proposition.
Agninst tho Saloon.
A remonstrance Is about to be filed
with proper authorities, against Fred
erick, Peters, of Auburn, to whom a II
cnese to run a saloon was granted by
the council two weeks ago. It is
charged that Peters sold liquor to ha
bitual drunkards and also to minors.
Arrested for Buying Liquor.
William Morton was arrested Satur
day night by the Fremont police on
the charge of buying liquor for Mich
ael Reardon, a "black list" drunkard.
The offense is punishable by a fine of
$100 and three months In jail.
Pioneer Passes Away.
James E. Foote, one of the oldest
pioneers of southern Nebraska, and
one of the best known men in that
part of the state, died at his home
outh of Nebraska City Sunday, after
an Illness covering a period of two
months, having Buffered a stroke of
paralysis.
Ask for a New Depot.
A committee of citizens presented to
Superintendent L. H. Lyman, of the
Wymore division of tho Burlington, a
petition signed by about tine hundred
business men and citizens, asking the
Burlington to build a new passenger
depot at Wymore.
Tarantula In Case of Eggs.
John Urun, of Elk Creek, found a
tarantula In a case of eggs in his gro
cery store. It Is presumed the spider
was shipped in a bunch of bananas,
fell out of the same and proceeded to
make himself at home In the store.
Aged Mini Found Dead,
Anson Brown, living near Auburn,
as found dead in his bed Tuesday.
Mr. Brown was nlncty-ono years of
age.
HOY MANGLED BY ENGINE.
Andrew Swnnson Caught In Machine
and Dies from Injuries.
Bernard Swansiin. the 19-vear-old
son of Andrew Swnnsoti, living three
miles southwest of Osceola, was fatally
injured in a gasoline engine lust week
and died within a few hours.
The younir man wnm irrlndlnir feed
and had attempted to reach ncross ths
engine to adjust something, when his
arm was caught In the governor and
he was thrown against the machine,
his arm badly cut up and ho received
a concussion of the head. The doctors
amputated the arm within a short
time. His death was due to Injuries
received about the head.
MAX III NT AT DI NNING.
Sheriff of Several Counties Pursue
l'U'l Word, Wanted in Kaunas.
A man hunt has been going on for
the last few days In the vicinity of
Dunning for Flel Word, who until re
cently has been employed by D. Evans,
a liveryman nt Seneca. He suddenly
disappeared, taking with him a horse,
after which it was learned he was an
escaped convict from Topeka, Kan.,
where there 'is a reward on him of
$250. The horse hns not been rccov
ered, but Sheriff Evans, together with
sheriffs from Anselmo, Dunning and a
deputy sheriff from Seneca, have
been In hot pursuit.
HUPr.EMK COURT RULING.
Nebraska Roods Must Pay Cash for
Their Advertising.
In nn opinion handed down Monday
the supreme court of Nebraska de
clares that railroads of the state can
not legally contract to pay for news
paper advertising by giving transpor
tation. The case was that In which
Attorney Genera! Thompson brought
an original action to restrain the
Union Pacific railroad from carrying
out advertising contracts with various
newspapers to exchange advertising
space for mileage. The court perman
cntly enjoined tho rond.
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Suicide at Weeping Water,' T .
Ware F. Allen, a Junk dealer of
Weeping Water, killed himself by
shooting Friday afternoon. C. D.
Qulnton, county sheriff, came over
from Plattsmouth and arrested Allen,
who had been charged with insanity,
and expected to take him to the coun
ty seat In the afternon for a hearing
before the board of insanity.
Exemplification of Ritual.
The Juvenile band from Dwight, the
David City bund and the Germnntown
band played for the Modern' Woodmen
of 'America district rally at Seward
Monday. Uniformed foresters came
from nearby towns. A. R. Talbot and
the head lecturer of tho order were
there. A class of 150 was adopted and
tho new ritual exemplified.
Fire Scare nt Beaver City.
The Chicago, hotel at Beaver City,
it is thought, was fired by an Incen
diary about 3 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. The fire had burned through Into
the kitchen before discovered and the
main part of tho building was In
flames when tho fire department arriv
ed. Odd Fellows Will Lay Cornerstone.
York Boosters held a meeting re
cently In the parlors of tho York Com
mercial club rooms, and at that meet
ing it was unanimously dee'ded to
celebrate tho Fourth of July and assist
the odd Fellows in celebrating the lay
In of the cornerstone of the new Odd
Fellows' homo there.
Voted Bonds.
Tekamah Friday voted on the prop
osition to bond its school district for
$20,000 to build nn addition to Its
schools. There were 294 'votes caBt and
the bonds carried by a vote of 283 to
10. The women of Tekamah voted
freely on the proposition, registering
nearly one-half of the voto polled.
Injunction Against Strikers.
Judge T. C. M linger, of the federal
court, Friday granted nn injunction
against the striking bollermakers at
the Ilavelock shops. The Burlington
officials alleged that the strikers had
established pickets and had assaulted
several non-union men.
Newspaper Buys Building.
Tho Dally News of Nebraska City
has purchased the building ownod by
the Morton I'rlrtlng company and In
which the late D.iily Tribune was pub
lished, and which was erected by the
late J. Sterling Morton, In which to
publish tho Conservative.
Piirclia-cs New l ire Team.
At a special me, tiu' of the Nebras
ka City city council recently a new
fire team was purchased for which the
city paid $(i00. Tho team that has
been used hns been in the service for
twelve yeard and will be Bold.
To Sue tho City.
A. S. Gardner, who lost a leg some
time ago l.y falllti',' on a defective side
walk at IUue i'i,ri.y., has instituted
suit for $15,100 iluma s,
CURB WASTE CF WOOD
U. S. Experts Will Aid Work of
Forest Products Laboratory
t Madison, Wis.
READY FOR OPENING JUNE 4
State Tays for Construction and
Maintenance and Government
Supplies the Equipment.
Completion of tho forest products
laboratory at Madison, Wis., which was
Tstabllshed for the purpose of lessen
ing, through experiments and demon
stration, the waste In the manufacture
and use- of wood, is nn event of Impor
tance to the wood-using industries and
the cr.glucers of the country. Accord
ing to a Washington correspondent of
tho Chicago News, the laboratory, a co
operative undertaking between tho Uni
versity of Wisconsin nnd the United
States Department of Agriculture, has
received the hearty approbation of Iho
lumber-manufacturing and wood-using
interests generally.
The new building at the university
has been erected by the State, which
nltio will furnish light, hent and power,
while the United States Department of
Agriculture will supply the equipment
and apparatus and will maintain a
force of thlrty-flvo or forty experts
to carry on the work. Tho laboratory
will be prepared to make testa on the
strength and other properties of wood,
to Investigate the processes of treating
timber to prevent destruction by de
cay and other causes, to study the sav
ing of wood refuses by distillation
processes, .to examine tho fiber of va
rious woods for paper and other pur
poses, and to deterniine the influence
of the mlscroscoplc structure of wood
on its characteristics and properties,
RECREATION OF ROCKEFELLER.
Invites His Neighbors and Friends
to Take Delightful Sides.
The numerous friends and neighbors
of John D. Rockefeller In the little
city of Tarrytown, N. Y., are frequent
ly treated to carriage and auto rides
by the noted tnultl-mllllonalre. It Is
one of his favorite recreations to In
this way give pleasure to those about
him, and he has thereby greatly popu
larized hlniBelf among the residents ot
his home town. Not a pleasant day
goes: by without the world's richest
man Inviting some of them, men, wom
en and children, to ride with him, and
It is safe to say that the invitations
are seldom declined, for his vehicles
are the best to be bad, and the drives
around Tarrytown are beautiful.
Before starting for a ride, Mr. Rocke
feller always dons a paper vest, declar
ing It to be a greut protection against
colds, and he insists that his guests
do the same. After the rldo he refuses
to take back the garment, and conse
quently In nearly every home In Tar
rytown may bo found a pupcr vest pre
served as a souvenir of a delightful
ride with the great oil king.
NUN HELD FOB SWINDLE.
ArrcNt of Slater I'nndlde In Paris
Cauaea Senantloii,
Sister Candldo, a nun, famous In
Franco for her charities and who has
enjoyed for years the confidence and
esteem of the best class of people, was
arrested in Paris on a charge of lar
ceny of jewelry from nierchauts who
had confided It to hor to sell. Her ar
rest was hastened by the suicide of
Dr. Leon Petit, a well-known Paris
phyeiclan, who left letters incriminat
ing her In other shady transactions.
Those who claim Intimate knowledge
of tho facts sny that liabilities of
$800,000 have already been locaated
and that the exposure now assured
will show tho career of this woman In
holy garb to havo been more remark
able in many ways than that of the
notorious Mine. Humbert or that of
Cassle Chadwick.
ROLLINS PLEADS GUILTY.
Former Governor 1'iiya fit, OOO Floe
fur NmuaalluttT.
Former Governor Frank West Rol
lins of Now Hampshire, who was ac
cused on his arrival from Europe of
trying to smugglo wearing nnd Jewelry
belonging to himself, wife and son,
valued nt 52,000, was indicted In New
York by tho federal grand Jury and
pleaded guilty to the charge. Judge
Hand declared that the distinguished
position occupied by the Rollins fam
ily mado the crime ull the more repre
senhlblo and directed the accused to
pay a fine of $2,000. The fine was
paid.
IS KILLED "FLAYING SUICIDE."
llevolver I'lnt-eil to I.nri'a Head by
'oiiianliin, la IHaeluirwed.
Joseph Klein, 11 years old, was fa
tally shot in Pittsburg, nnd John Al
len, aged 17, who admits having shot
hla companion, nnd another boy who
witnessed the shooting declare that
tho three were "playing suicide." Allen
hail placed the revolver at Klein's head,
Instructing hlni how to commit sui
cide, when the weapon wns accidental
ly discharged. The bullet pasBed
through Klein's head buck of the right
par. Ho died scon after being carried
by his mother to their homo near by.
IVew Dnvoy for Waahlnitton.
Dornlnlco Da Cama, minister of Bra
rll to the Argentine Republic, will be
appointed a.ubipsudor to the United
States.
The Week
in Congress
By a vote of 40 to 23 the Senate
Wednesday amended and accepted the
House provision of the railroad bill
which places the defense of suits be
fore the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion In the hands of tho Attorney Gen
eral, but permits the commission and
shippers to intervene and even to con
tinue the suit in rn$o the Attorney
General withdraws. The period dur
ing which ratf-s of railroad companies
may be suspended by the commission
was extended from 0 to 120 days on
motion of Mr. Ahliirh. Tho debate on
the bill continued throughout the day
and was marked by some sharp pass
ages between Senators Rayner and
Hughes nnd al?o between Senators
Rayner and Rlklns. An early adjourn
ment was taken to nfford the Demo
prats nn opportunity to confer over
ccrtnln propositions made to them by
the regular Republicans. The House
spent tho day debating a bill to extend
to the Territory of Hawaii the laws of
the United Etntes conecrnlng appro
priations that are enjoyed by terri
tories within the United States. The
bill was passed, having been previously
passed by the Senate,
In the Senate Thursday the Cum--
mlns amendment to the railroad bill
requiring the approval of the Inter
state commerce commission to all In
creases In railroad rates before they
taV.e effect, was under consideration
throughout the day, but no vote was ,
reached. Mr. Cummins occupied the
floor during the entire session. The
regular Republicans and Democrats
failed to reach an agreement Ca-m-
palgn epeoches occupied the House
while sundry civil appropriation bill
theoretically was under consideration.
There was a strenuous debate on for
estry, resulting In sending back fur
further conference a Senate amend-1
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill, giving the States 35 per cent In
stead of 25 per cent of the gross re
ceipts from forestry administration.
The remainder of the conference report
was agreed to.
Whether there Bhall be authorized
by the present Conress two or only
one battleship was the subject of a
long discussion In the Senate Friday
while the naval appropriation bill was
under consideration. The principal
speakers were Senators Clay, Hale,
Galllnger and, Burton. It vas brought .
out that the revenues of He present
fiscal year probably would not equal
the expenditures and that there would
be an Increased deficit. The tariff,
ship subsidy, a lively disputation be
tween Messrs. Ames of Massachusetts
and Payne of New York, both Repub
licans, over Canadian tariff relations,
and an arrignment of some of his Re
publican colleagues by Mr. Fish of
New York, occupied Friday's session
of the House. Messrs. McKlnlay of
California and Dlckema of Michigan,
Republicans, advocated the proposed
$230,000 appropriation for enlarging
the scope of the tariff board's ascer
tainment of tariff Information,
In the Senate Saturday eulogies were
delivered on the lives of tho late Rep
resentatives Cushman of Washington,
and DeArmond of Missouri. No other
business was transacted. Party Issues
held the attention of the House while
the proposed appropriation of $250,000
in the sundry civil bill to enable Presi
dent Taft's Tariff board to collect In
formation for him was pending theorem
ically. j,
By the action of the Senate Monday
the construction of two new battle
ships for tho navy was assured. Sen
ator Burton's amendment to the naval
appropriation bill to limit the authori
zation to one ship of the Dreadnought
type Instead of two, as authorized by
the House, was defeated, 26 to 39. The
bill then was passed. It carries ap
propriations aggregating $134,000,000.
In the House the proposed appropria
tion of $250,000, as recommended by
the President, was stricken from the
bill on a point of order made by Mr.
Fitzgerald of New York nnd decided
by Representative Mann of IlHuols,
who was In the chair. In order to ac
complish practically the same purpose
In a different way, Chairman Tawney
of the appropi latlons committee offer
ed an amendment appropriating the
tame amount of money, but leaving
out nil reference to the tariff board.
He hoped In this manner to bring the
amendment within the House rules.
Mr. Fitzgerald, however, made a point
of order against tho new provision,
and this was pending when the House
adjourned.
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.
The Rev. Alexander McLaren, the
noted Manchester (Kngland) preacher,'
died at Edinburgh.
Advices received In Washington
from Cork Indicate that on April V2,
1,250 members of the Irian home-going
movement landed at Queenstown.
Kdgar S. Cooke of Chicago was in
dicted at Cincinnati again In connec
tion with the Warrlner caso. Embez
zlement of $24,000 from tho Big Four
Railroad Is charged.
After being lost sight of since March
23, 1907, A. K. Dctweiler, former presi
dent of the Homo Telephone Company
of San Francisco, wanted on a bribery
charge, surrendered.
Harry T. Clinton of the Chicago Mo
tor Club has been In Wush'lngton with "
a large petition asking Congress to en
act an automobile law for regulation,
identification and registration.
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