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VOL. 19.
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASItjl, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1911.
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TE5I VOTE ON PACI
,DEFEAT OF CUMMINS. AMEND.
MENT IN SENATE 8HOW8
VICTORY FOR TAFT.
BALLOT WAS 32 AGAINST 14
Believed Result Demonttrates Rejeo
tlon of All Other Change Contem
plated Against Measure and Its
Passage as It Came From House.
Washington. President Taft gained
a victory when tho senate in tho first
test vote on tho Canadian reciprocity
Dill, dofeatod, 14 to 32, tho amend'
ment proposed by Senator CummlnB
placing meats of all kinds coming
from Canada on tho free list The 14
votes cast for tho amendment will be
undoubtedly cast against the passage
of tho bill.
ThlB action foreshadows the course
of the senate with respect to other
amendments. It has been apparent
for some time that the president would
have his way In getting through un
amended the Canadian reciprocity
compact.
Tho rejection of tho first Cummins
amendment demonstrates that this ex
pectation was well founded.
On account of the absence of so
many senators from Washington only
a bare quorum voted. The voto was
as follows, the yea votes Indicating
opposition to the Taft program:
Ye Republican Borah, Bourne,
Brlstow, Clapp, Clark (Wyo.), Cum
mins, Dixon, Oronna, Kenyon, Nelson,
Sutherland 11. Democrats Bailey.
Simmons, Thornton 3.
Nays Republicans Brandegee,
Burnham, Burton, Crane, Cullom, Cur
tis, Heyburn, Jones, Lippltt, Page,
Polndextor, Smoot, Wetmoro 13. Dem
ocratsBryan, Chamberlain, Chilton,
Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Johnson,
Johnston, Martin, Martlne, Myers,
Owen, Pomerene, Reed, Shlvely, Smith,
Stono, Swanson, Williams 10.
An analysis of tho vote shows the
progressives voted as a unit for the
Cummins proposal. They were sup
ported by three Republicans usually
numbered among the regulars Clark
of Wyoming, Sutherland of Utah and
Nelson of Minnesota. Mr. Sutherland
always has been an Independent and
Mr. Nelson knows no ties with respect
.to tariff questions. He is accounted a
low tariff man.
The Democrats who voted against
the Cummins amendment did o on
tho ground that Us adoption would
open the door to countless other
amendments and result In the defeat
Df tho agreement.
Mct of the Republicans who voted
igalnst tho nmendment were actuated
by a desire to comply with the pros!
ient's wishes.
PELAGIC SEALING IS OFF
Is Formally Prohibited In Treaty
Signed by Representatives of
Four Nations.
Washington. By tho terms of a seal
treaty signed here by representatives
of the American, Japanese, Russian
and British governments, pelagic scal
ing Is prohibited in the seas of Bering,
Okhotsk, Kamchatka and Japan.
The convention arranges for the
apportionment among tho signatory
powers of tho annual proceeds of the
several seal herds In which they are
interested, as follows:
Thirty per cent, of tho skins an
nually taken from the American and
Russian herds respectively Is divided
equally between Great Britain and
Japan; 30 per cent, from tho Japaneso
herds, divided equally among tho
United States, Great Britain and Rus
sia, and 30 per cent, from any herds
which may hereafter resort to tho
breeding grounds under British Juris
diction In the North Pacific ocean Is
to bo divided equally among the
United States, Russia and Japan.
HEAT CAUSES CROP LOSSES
Reports Show an Enormous Falling
Off of Indicated Yields Through-
out Country.
Chlcnco. Enormous cron lnnnna
have occurred during the last thirty
days as tho result of drought and
record breaking temperatures all over
tho country. Tho crops cannot stand
temperatures of 100 nnd 115 as pre
vailed for days In tho southwest, and
the corn and oats crops of Texas and
Oklahoma are practically failures.
South Dekota has also suffered by
drought and heat, tho small grain
crop being cut down two-thirds. There
have been losses In nearly every stato
and even the splendid promise for
spring .wheat In North Dakota has
dropped 7,000,000 bushels In 30 days.
The wheat crop will be short for
the month 62.000,000. Oats are short
1C8.000.000 bushels for tho same
period. Prospects are that the corn
crop will not bo an average, while
the oats yield will bo far below the
average for tho country and tho
smallest slnco 1008.
Mosquito Bites to Kill.
Newark, N. J. After having spent
three days and nights In swamp
near Caldwell, N. J., Aaron Kennedy
U dying from mosquito bite poisoning.
Ho was out for huckleberries, nnd
wronched his ankle so ho could not
walk
Finds $750 Pearl In C!--n.
La Crosse, Wis. A pearl aluod at
5750 was found In a clam shell picked
up In thu Mississippi river by William
El Russell of this city. It weighs
forty-seven grains.
NEW ERA FOR dSTEEL
ALL-WORLD PACT MEANS END OP
WAR. SAYS JUDGE GARY.
Meeting It Combination of Manufactur
ers for Advancement of All In
tarests lh Industry.
Paris." Judge E. H. Gary, who
irrlved horo In his automobllo from
Brussels, where he had beon In
attendance upon tho world's steel con
gress, was most enthusiastic over the
results accomplished by the confer
ence and in reply to tho query us to
what tho congress means, said: "If It
doesn't mean tho dawn of an Indus
trial millenlum, It Is at least tho twi
light of a new and better era for the
Iron and steel industries of tho world
and all people connected with them."
"Twenty years ago such a conven
tion working In absolute harmony and
I unity of purposo would not have been
I possible. At that time the Idea, of 120
i men representing tho Iron and steel
j Industry in every steel producing coun
i try In lh world soiling together nnd
! agreeing upon even any one point
would have been preposterous. The
convention Just closed showed a unan
imity of purposo and desire for coop
eration that surprised oven tho most
sangulno of us."
"Then this Is In tho nature of an In
ternational trust, Is It?" he waB asked.
"Not at all," answered Judge Gary.
"There Is not tho least semblance to
what Is so-called a trust. I should call
the present congress a combination In
friendly -association of steel and Iron
manufacturers for the purpose of ad
vancement and bettor mutual under
standing of all questions of economical,
ethical or sociological Interest per
taining to tho stool industry. The
questions of regulation of prices, dis
tribution of territory, or attempting
tho circumvention of the tariff laws
have no more part in the congress than
a bar association formed by attorneys
controls tho individual actions of its
membors, or regulates tho fees thy
may charge.
"This steol congress, to my mind, is
a long stop toward universal peace.
I don't want to get Into too deep water,
but I really think this will stop war.
Today It Is not so much a question of
honor as It Is onoof dollars, and com
merce, If It would, has tho power to
stay tho hand of the politician who
tvould destroy It.
EIGHT START IN AIR RACE
..National.. .Elimination Test Begins In
nansas city James Gordon Ben- .
nett Contest the Prize.
Kansas City, Mo. Eight balloons
In tho national elimination balloon
race left Kansas City, tho first, tho
Kansas City, piloted by Capt. H. E.
Honeywell of St. Louis and John
Watts of Kansas City, leaving at 5:12
p. m. Twenty-five thousand people
witnessed tho start of tho air vessels.
The Miss Sophie, William Fass- j
mann, was tho next balloon to start,
followed at Intervals of 15 minutes by
the Topeka II., Western Aero club, I
Frank M. Jacobs, pilot; tho Million
Population of St Louis, tho Buckeye
of Cleveland, the St. Louis IV., and
Clifford B. Harmon and Augustus
Post In the entrant of the Aero club
of Now York. Lieutenant Lahm was
In charge of the sixth balloon, repre
senting tho St. Louis Aero club, tbo
St. Louis IV.. and la favorllo In tho
race.
Weather conditions were perfect
and thoro was not a single mishap In
making tho start Each of tho bal
loons attained a height of 3.000 feet
before starting In a northeast direc
tion. This contest Is for tho purpose of
selecting two pilots to represent the
United States In the James Gordon
Bennett cup race, which will start
from Kansas City October 5. In that
rao, which Is an International event I
three pilots, tho two leaders In the
national meet nnd Alan R. Hnwloy
will sail under the stars and stripes.
263 HORSES BURN TO DEATH
Dixon Transfer Company's Barns at
Chicago Are Destroyed With a
Loss of $500,000.
Chicago. Two hundred and sixty
three horses woro burned to death In
a 500,000 blaze, which destroyed the
four-story brick barn of the Arthur W.
Dixon Transfer company, at 1333 South
State street.
Forty-five minutes after the arrival
of tho fire companies three of the
walls had crashed to tho ground,
burying all of the horses on the sec
ond floor.
Chief Seyferllch and a scoro of fire
men narrowly escaped death when the
west wall fell and for seven hours
traffic on tho South Sldo elevated
road was tied up.
Three llremcn were injured, but all
wero nblo to go to their homes after
receiving medical attention.
Rio Grande Is Highest for Years.
El Paso, Tex. Tho Rio Grande Is
higher than It has been for years. In
the lower part of tho city the river Is
out of its banks nnd several houses
havo been carried away, but thoro haa
been no loss of life.
Shoots 8elf on Eve of Wedding.
Bloomlngton, 111. After securing a
license to marry a young girl of For
rest, Paul Williamson of that place
shot himself near tho heart, but may
live. Ho declared that tho Idea of
marriage suddenly became distasteful
OUTDONE
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THREE LOSE L
STEAMER JOHN MITCHELL SINKS
IN LAKE 8UPERIOR AFTER
COLLISION.
IS HIT BY THE W. H. MACK
Boats Corns Together During Dense
Fog Off Vermillion Point Without
Warning Thirty Are Saved by
Life Boats and Rafts.
Sault Sto. Marie, Mich. Three llvos
were lost and thirty-one persons, In
cluding six women and a little boy,
experienced a thrilling midnight res
oue, when tho steamer John Mitchell
of tho Elphlckd fleet of Chicago
went to tho bottom of Lake Superior
In collision with the steamer Wil
liam H. Mack of the Jenkins Steam
ship company, Cleveland, In a heavy
fog off Vermillion point
While tho two vessels were Bteam
Ing through a dense fog off , Vermillion
point, which Is about sixty miles
northwest of the Soo passago, they
crashed without a moment's warning.
Tho Mitchell began to sink Immedi
ately, and soon the lake, which was
rolling heavily, was strewn with
wreckage. Tho Mack, however, suc
ceeded in lowering its life boat and in
rescuing sailors and passengers floun
dering In tho water, with tho excep
tion of three of tho crew of the Mitch
ell, who were drowned.
The dend:
Archie Causely, Detroit; second
mate or tho Mitchell.
Al Clemens, steward of the Milch
ell, Rochester, Ind.
George Austin, watchman of tho
Mitchell, Cleveland, O.
Mrs. Clemens of Rochester, Ind.,
wife of tho stoward of the Mitchell,
Buffered a brokon leg in tho craBh.
Shortly after tho captains of the
two vessels had ordered tho life boatB
and rafts lowered, the Mitchell
plunged to the bottom. The damage
to tho Mack was not so great, but It
filled rapidly. Thoso aboard tho lat
ter vessel wore safely landed on Ver
million point. Steamers were sent
to tho rescue of tho survivors from
Sault Sto. Mario.
MAS KAN PROBE IS BEGUN
Cox Introduces Resolution Calling on
President for Inside Facts Con
cerning Land Restoration.
Washington. Published chnrges
that the president had been lnducod
by three persons his brother, the
then secretary of tho Interior R. A.
i Balllnger, nnd Rlchnrd S. Ryan of
New York, a representative of the
I Guggenheim Interests to restore to
I the publlo domain lands surrounding
j Controller bay In southern Alaska, mot
with quick action in congress.
, Tho house committeo on expendi
tures, hended by Representative Gra
ham of Illinois, summoned Commis
sioner Donnott of tho genoral land of
I Hco to appear beforo tho commUteo
, to explain what ho knows about the
matter.
i Representative Cox of Indiana, one
I of tho Democratic leaders of tho
house. Introduced a resolution calling
j on President Taft for all tho Informa
tion ho can furnish tho house on the
I subject
This Information is to include the
. reason why ho signed tho ordor of res
' toratlon after tho land had been sot
asldo as a resorvo nnd whethor ho
know Ryan was working In tho Inter
est of the Guggenhelms.
Judge Dies on Auto Tour.
Auburn, N. Y. Justice Frank A.
Hooker of the Michigan supreme
court, of Lansing, Mich., died sudden
ly hero In tho New York Contral
station. Ho wns on an automobllo
trip, but abandoned tho car and was
to return by train.
Nominated by Taft.
Washington. President Tnft sent
to tho senato tho nomination of
Samuel W Backus, to bo commission
ei of Immigration at San Francisco,
succeeding Hart II. North, resigned.
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TO TEST VALIDITY OF COMMODI.
TIES CLAUSE.
Case Is Filed In Attempt to 8op
arate Carriers From Control
of Mines!
Washington. Tho government had
started a new campaign to "bust tho
coal trust." A test cade was tiled In
the federal court at Philadelphia,
opening another fight "to dissociate
tho anthraclto-carrying railroads from
their virtual control of mines and thus
vitalizo tho commodities clause of tho
lnterstato commorco law.
That tho Lehigh Valley Coal com
pany, Coxo Bros., Inc., tho Now York
& Mlddlefleld Railroad and Coal com
pany and tho Locust Mountain Coal
and Iron company are j not bona fldo
coal companies, but merely adjuncts
to tho Lehigh Valley railroad, and aro
"devices for evading the commodity
clause" Is the government's principal
complaint.
It is also alleged th'nt tho Lehigh
Valley railroad, with tho object of re
moving competition, has caused tho
Lohlgh Valley Coal company to con
tract at a loss for tho output of other
anthraclto operators, has transported
tho coal over Its own lines and through
the coal companlos fixed tho prlco in
Now York nnd other markets.
Tho government charges that al
though tho buying of coal from other
operators hns been dono nt n loss to
tho Lehigh Valley Coal company It
has enabled tho Lehigh Valley rail
road to transport tho coal ovor Its
lines and profit from tho freight
charges.
It Is set forth thnt tho coal company
uses tho railroad company's offices
and docs Its business ovor tho rnil
road company's desks.
BEAUMONT WINS LONG RACE
Course Through Four Countries, Is
Completed by Flyers at Paris
Several Are Hurt.
Paris, Franco. Lieut, Conneou,
whoso racing name Is Andro Beau
mont, won tho 1,000 mile international
circuit uvialiou ruco which ended at
tho field nt Vlncennes. As he had
won tho Paris to Romo contest. Con-
neau brings added glory to tho French
navy, of which ho Is an olllcer. Gar
ros was second and VIdart finished
third.
Of tho fifty neroplnnlsts who took
wing at Vlncennes Juno 18 nlno
reached tho final goal. Two of th
racers Lo Martin and Landron and
Captain Prlncetnu, who had been as
signed to work out certain problems
In reconnalssnnco In connection with
tho raco, wero killed on tho opening
day. Sovoral others received Injuries
in falls
The courso took the nlrmrn through
four countries, from Paris acroBB Bel
glum and Holland, ovor tho English
channel to London and back. Prizes
aggregating about $100,000 wero given.
Ethel Barrymore to Sue.
Los Angeles, Cal. Ethel Barrymore,
the actress, who is playing here, took
steps to sua for dlvorco In Now York
from Russell Grlswold Colt, a young '
multl-mtlllonaire, to whom she was !
married less than two years ago. Tho I
papers were taken east by a special j
agent and are to be filed Immediately ;
upon his arrival In New York. Tho
grounds alleged aro statutory and tho
name of a prominent New York so
ciety woman Is brought Into tho com
plaint New Giant Ship for Czar.
St Petersburg. Tho Poltava, tlit
second of tho four hnttlcshlps of the
Dreadnought typo laid down In June
1909, wns launched nt tho admiralty
dock yard on the anniversary of the
battle of Poltava. Tho vessel Is 23,.
000 tons.
Building Strike In Paris.
Paris. Twenty-flvo thousand nnlot
building workers struck horo to en
force n demand that tho piecework
systom bo abolished nnd tholr drill)
wages Increased
SEVERAL NEW LAWS
THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE
THE 7th OF JULY.
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WITHOUT EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Some Officers Will Draw Mors Pay
id Others Will When Appro
prlatlon Is Made.
Beginning July 7 Nebrnsknns found
thomsolvos undor tho bnn of sovoral
now laws passed by tho last legisla
ture laws not carrying tho emergency
clause going Into effect throe calender
months after tho adjournment of tho
eosslon,
Hotel Commissioner McFaddcn be
gan work under the Bulla bill Friday;
maternity homos and lylng-ln hospit
als conio undor control of tho stato
board of health and must have llcenso
to operate, beginning Friday tho 7th;
minors undor 18 may not legally bo
sold or given tobacco and hypnotio
And mcsmerlo exhibitions aro tabooed.
County ofllcors, county treasurer
examlnora and the etato printing com
missioners also began to draw largor
salarlos. The food commission, stato
chemist and bank examiners would
also havo bogun to draw largor sala
rlos had It not been that tho legisla
ture forgot to provldo tho monoy for
tho lncroaso.
Te's bill prohibiting the hauling of
voters to tho polls bocame oftootlvo
July 7, also a law roqulrlng that
eyrups and sodawater bo pure, Bar
tos' antl-buckot shop bill also became
effective on tho proverbial unlucky
day, but most of tho shops In tho
stato quit buslnoss when tho bill was
finally passod, so that its effect will
not bo so apparent at prosont Tho
pure seed law also becamo effective
Friday, bifl under tho terms of tho
act Its provisions are not to bo en
forced until Ootobor 1. Tho stato
board of pardons, tho board for regis
tration of stallions and Jacks and tho
etato board of Irrigation and high
ways also como Into being July 7, tho
latter aboard replacing tho prosont
board of Irrigation, although Its per
sonnel Is rotalnod.
Y. M. C. A. Secretary Resigns.
Secretary C. M. May no of tho local
Young Mon's Chrfstlan association
hns resigned, from his position horo,
having accepted a similar position
with tho Gary (Ind.) association, a
field which is nt present undovolopcd,
and which offers largo possibilities
for Industrial wrk.
Files for Supreme Judge.
"Senator I. L. Albort of Columbus
filed both populist nnd democratic po
tltlons with tho secretary of state,
asking that his nnmn ho plncod on
theso tlckots as a cnndldato for nomi
nation for supreme Judge.
Files for Railway Commissioner.
Thomas Hall, a local attornoy, who
camo to this city about two years ago
from Falls City, filed a potltlon with
tho secretary of stato, asking that his
name bo placed on tho republican bal
lot as a candidato for tho nomination
for railway commissioner to fill
vacancy.
Insurance Company Sells.
By tho terras of a deal Just an
nounced tho Wostern Flro Insurance
company of this city has sold Its busi
ness to the St. Paul Flro nnd Marino
Insurance company of St. Paul, and
will retire from tho field pormancntly.
According to the reports n sulllclont
amount will bo realized from tho salo
so that stockholders of tho Nebraska
company will obfaln fnoo value for
tholr shares nnd somothlng nddltlonal.
Wayne Gets Stone Building.
Tho ordor of tho Railway commis
sion directing tho M. & O. railroad
company to build a new depot at
Wayne, tho structure to bo of brick
or stone, will have to be obeyed be
cause tho city officers of tho town
have annonunced that thoy will not
suspend the flro limit ordlnnnco ti ac
commodate the road and thus pormlt
tho construction of a wooden biilldlns.
New 8tate Banks.
Tho Citizens' Stato Bank of Pal
myra, with a capital stock of $15,000,
haa filed articles of Incorporation with
tho stato banking board. Tho Institu
tion has sot asldo $C00 In addition to
Its capital stock for tho doposltor's
guarantoo fund. It Is Incorporated by
E. A. Duff, L. 13. Jones, O. A. Sweet,
M. B. Swoet and Guy Jones. Tho
Platto Valley Stato bank of North
North Platto Is a newly organized In
stitutlon that haB filed articles of In
corporation signed by J. W. Pnyno
and others of North Plntte. Tho capi
tal stock Is $50,000. Tho organization
haB sot asldo $2,000 In addition to Its
capital stock for the depositor's fund.
New Engineering Head.
J. D. Hoffman, tho newly elected
professor of mechanical engineering,
graduated from Purduo university In
1890, being a clnssmato of Dean O.
It. Richards, whoso placo ho now
takes. Prior to that tlmo ho had con
fcldorablo practical experience In en
gineering work. Prof. Hoffman, Im
mediately after graduation, becarao
an Instructor In tho shops at Purduo
and ho has eon continuously with
that Institution ovor slnco. Ho gradu
ally received promotions until ho Is
now professor of engineering design.
ANTI-FREE GIFT ACT.
Merchants Will Have Conference
With Attorney General.
Merchants who nro in favor of tho
enforcement of tho nntt.froo gift act.
passed at tho late session of tho log
lBlaturo and against which a restrain
ing ordor wbb Issued by Judgo T. C.
Munger of the Mrnl court, will como
to Lincoln to confer with Attorney
Genornl Martin relative to fighting tho
inattor. Tho llltgatlon, it Is bollovcd,
will cause considerable dlssontlon bo
tweon members of the retnll mer-
chatB organization ayor tho state and
thoso storokeopors who havo novor
bocomo afhllatod with tho organiza
tion. Soon after tho filing of tho applica
tion In tho fedornl court horo on tho
part of tho Sperry-Hutchlnson trading
stamp concorn of New Jorsoy, another
application representing tho Mngazlno
nnd Book company of New York City
was also filed, both being granted
tholr restraining ordors. Tho latter
concorn, whllo oporatlng on a differ
ent system than tho trading stamp
Bchomo hns a plan whereby thoy aro
assisting merchants in building up
thoir trado. which falls undor tho pro
visions of tho now law fullv ns much
as tho company which fllod tho first
sun.
Tho hearing on making tho injunc
tion against the stato nermanonfc will
bo hold In this city July 11.
Stato Has Much Money.
Tho June report of Stato Treasurer
Qeorgo shows that, notwithstanding
heavy dlsbursomonts during the
month, there Is now on band ia the
sovoral stato depositories noarly as
much monoy as at tho close of May,
whon tho amount was unusunlly large.
At that tlmo it was $861,000, not In
cluding cash on hand In tho state
troasury.
Thoro Is now on hand $705,839.76 in
tho doposltory bankB of tho state and
120,903.95 cash on hand, tho wholo
totaling I78C.743.71. During tho month
of June fitrie Treasurer Gcorgo ro
celved 1886,501.36 and paid out $991,
097.91. Thero is now 1256,160.47 In the gen
eral fund and $278,523.60 in tho per
manent school fund, both funds show
ing an lncroaso during tho month. Tho
temporary school fund, whloh has
Just beon depleted on account of tho
semi-annual apportionment for tho
support of schools, shrunk from $385,
157.49 -to $84,718.92.
Peoples' Party Convention.
Tho Rtato convention of tho peoples'
pnrty has boon called to moot )n this
city July 25.
Work of Session Laws.
A Judgo of tho district court writ.
ing to tho socrotnry of stato, com
plnlns of tho quality of tho binding on
tho session laws for 1911. Ho wrltos:
"I recolvcd tho Bcsslon laws for 1911
and want to protest against tho
state's paying for such work.
State University Catalogues.
Stnto unlvorslty catalogues for tho
year 1911-1912 aro bolng received nt
tho registrar's office and propni-jil for
distribution. Ovor 9,000 cntnloguos
aro bolng prlntod, a groat part of
which will bo mailed during tho next
fow weeks to prospective studonts.
Nebraskans on Program.
Tho olUcIal program of the Ban
Francisco meeting of tho National Ed
ucational association, July 2 to 14, has
been received at the 3tato superin
tendent's office and contains the
names of a number of Nobraskans.
Work on Lincoln 8tatue.
According to lottors rocelvnd here
from Daniel Choster French, tho Now
York sculptor, who Is making a statue
of Abraham Lincoln for tho capltol
grounds, wotk lu progressing nlcoly
and tho contracts for tho base and
background havo boon let to a Chica
go firm.
To Ice Croam Samplers.
The mailing of pormlts to cream
samplers and testers was completed
In tho office of the food commission
or. About 3,000 such permits wero
sont out, oxclualvo of sovoral hundred
pormlts sont to Ice cream manufactur
ers, dealerB in oleomargarlno and to
creamer!. Tim r is $1 and tho
commissioner's desk was pllod high
for a while with $1 bills, chockB nnd
drafts.
Penitentiary Population.
Warden Dolahunty's mtfnthly re
port shows that tho penitentiary popu
latlon Is stationary. Tho first of June
thoro woro 450 convicts In tho prison
and at tho closo of tho month tho
number wns tho samo. During tho
month twenty prisoners woro received
and two woro returned from asylums.
Elghtoon prisoners wero discharged
by reason of expiration of sontonce,
four wore paroled and two escaped
from tho ponlteontlary corn field
where thoy woro working.
Attorney General's Report.
Attornoy Gonornl Grant Martin has
filed his Boml-annunl report with tho
govornor. It shows tho payment of
largo sums to Arthur Mullen and oth
ers omployod by tho nttorney gonoral
to prosocuto criminal suits for tho
stato. Out of tho appropriation of two
years ago for prosecutions thoro re
inalnod a balance of $702,04, Attornoy
Genoral Mnrtlu oxponded $3,87G,50,
leaving on hnnd $820.64. Out of tho
appropriation of $17,000 given by tho
last legislature tho attorney gonoral
has expended $300
A WOMAN AT CARDS
DEFEATS BURGLAR
SAVES HER HOUSE FROM ROB
BERY BY WINNING THREE
GAMES OF "SEVEN UP."
SHE FAINTS AFTER HE GOES
Sociable Marauder Compliments Hit
Intended Victim on the Skill She
Displays, Foregoes Rich Haul and
Leaves House Unmolested.
Helena, Mont. Tho remarkable abil
ity of Mrs. Charlo3 V. Holmes of this
city to play "seven up" tho other
night prevented the robbery of her
residence by a bold burglar and
showed tho othor side of a Black
Knight's heart.
Mrs. Holmes wan awakened shortly
after midnight, whllo alone in the
house, her husband being absent from
tho city, and went to tho door in an
swer to tho door bell, presumably to
groot her returning spouse.
Instead, she faced the blue barrel
of a big revolver and was sternly told
to throw up her hands and keep her
mouth shut both of which she did. The
rubber entered the reception room aa
the woman backed in and closed and
latched the door behind hlm.-
Thcn, keeping his unwelcome host
ess still under cover of his weapon,
he calmly removed his coat and-gof
out a bag with which he intended to.
carry on tho plundor.
At this Juncture Mrs. Holmos, who
wsb in hor night dress and half dead
with fright, regained hor solf-possee-ston
and In a voice which hnd but fewi
trnvos of qulvor In it aaked her "rob-,
ber guest" if ho wouIA not like a "bit
of something" as an "eyo opener" be
fore beginning the ransacking of the.
house.
The robber accepted the Invitation
and entered tho dlnlwg room, where he
took two drinks from a decanter off
bourbon. Mrs. Holmes then begged:
him not to rob her of her silverware
Woman Defeats Burglar at Cards.
nnd prized trinkets, nnd offered to
give him all tho money in the house
and remain quiet if ho would leave.
"Do you know anything about 'soven
up'?" tho robber unexpectedly asked.
Sho said she did, and a little game
was proposod. Tho woman won. Then,
regaining her Belf-control, sho offered
to piny four games with the bandit
With tho understanding that if she lost
tho robber was to bo permitted to ran
sack tho houso and carry away overy
valuable which It contained. If the)
woman won the robber was to leave
tho houso without tuklng nnythlng.
Tho woman won the first gamo, the',
Black Knight tho second, nnd with;
tremhling fingers the llttlo woman won
tho third. Tho robber denlt the cards
for tho fourth tumo and Mrs. Holmest
won again.
Tho robber put tho gun In his pock
et, swallowed another drink, this time
as a nightcap, then, raising and kissing,
tho hnnd which had extended the
glass, ho called his unwilling hostess
ona of the beat card players he had.
ovor known. Ho added that her voice
was tho cause of his loss of a mid
night haul and that It sho ever were
In trouble hor boIo protector noed only
bo a melodious bit of speech such as
had charmed htm that night.
With that tho Black Knight had
passed tho threshold to tho porch, the
hall light wont out, and llttlo Mrs.
Holmes fell In a faint on the floor.
Next morning she told tho story.
NEEDLE APPEARS AT ANKLE
An Indiana Woman 8ays It It One
She Swallowed Eighteen
Years Ago.
Logansport, Ind. Whllo Mrs. Peter
Whalcn was pulling off her stocking
her hnnd was pricked and she found
tho point of a needle protruding from,
her ankle.
Mrs. Whalen says that 18 years ago)
she bocame excited whllo holding a
needlo In her mouth and that when
tho excitement was over she could
not find the needle. During recent
years sho has had pains In her left
leg which sho thought were from'
rheumatism. Sho now believes these
pains were from tho needle while it
worked its way down to her ankle.
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