THE 8EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
LI8T OF SUPERINTENDENTS FOR
STATE FAIR.
LEGISLATIVE LEAGUE BANQUET
Items of General Interest Gathered
from Reliable Sources Around
the State House.
Western Newspaper Union News Servlca.
Secretary Mcllor of the. state board
of agriculture lias announced the fol
lowing list of superintendents for ull
departments of the 1916 state fair:
Amphitheatre J. H. UeynulUH, In
dlanolu. Auditorium-C. O. Crown, Oulbortson,
HuihIb-W. W. Cole, Nellfih.
Hoys' Encampment Charles Struder,
Lincoln.
Camping Ground -V. Arnold, Verdon.
CollHcum V.. T. I.eftwlch, at. Paul.
ConcfssloiiH Hiram Meyern. Lincoln.
Keed and Forage J 11. HannM, Up-
Ia?'lah Kxhllilt W .1. O'llrlon, Gretna.
Gates K. U l'urci II, HroUon How.
Gencrnl William Foster, Lincoln,
PRIMARY ELECTION.
Tuesday, April 18, Is Day Set
By Law.
Governor Morelicad hafl Issued hie
proclamation for n primary election to
bo hold Tuosday, April 18, for the fol
lowing purposes:
To express a proforenco for candi
dates by each of the political parties
for president ond vlco president of tho
United States.
For nomlnntlon-at-largo of two can
didatcs at largo and one from each
congressional district in tho stato fo:
presidential doctors by each of the
political parties.
For tho election of four delegates
at-largo nnd two from each cor.gros
slonal district in the stato to tho na
tlonal convention of tho respective po
lltlcal parties nnd for a like num
her of alternates.
For tho election of one national
committeeman for each of tho said
political parties.
For tho nonpartisan nomination ol
two candidates for chief justice of tho
supremo court to (111 vacancy nnd six
candidates for Judges of tho supreme
court.
By onch political party, tho nomina
tion of ouo candidate for United
Statos senator.
Ono candldato for congress from
each of tho six congressional dis
tricts.
Also candidates for tho following of
fices: Ono govornor, ono llcutounnt
governor, one railway commissioner.
two regonts of tho stato unlvorslty.
ono stato auditor, ono stato troasuror,
ono sccrotary of stato, ono nttornoy
general, ono commissioner of public
lands and buildings, one superintend
ent of public Instruction, thirty-three
stato senators In twenty-eight sena
torial "districts, 100 representatives
from tho sovonty-soven districts. Dls
trlct Judgo.
fl. HOQUE
ef Crete, Nebr., ex-presldent of the State
Corn Improvers' asioclatlon. For many
year Mr. Hooue hai been prominent In
thli movement.
Guards Adjutnnt General P. L. Hall,
Lincoln.
Newspapers Peter Youiirci-s, Geneva.
Sanitation J. II. Taylor, Waterloo.
Tlckete JoHcnli Hoborts. Fremont.
Transportation W. 1J. Hchurmerliorn,
Lincoln.
ClaHH A Horses, L. W. Leonard, l!aw
neo City.
ClaBH U Cattle, 0. H. Hall. Waterloo.
ciaBs c swino, o. g. aniitn, Kearney,
Class D Sheep, W. C. Caloy, OrelEh-ton.
Claxs K Poultry, A. II. Smith, Lincoln.
Class K Agricultural products. T. IJ.
Keedlc, Mlnden; assistant, Jolin Huslk,
Able.
Class G Dairy, W. C. Andreas, Beat
rice.
Class II Domestic products, Mrs. 1'
E. Urown. Central City.
Clans I llees nnd honey, William,
James, Dorchester,
Class J Textiles, Mrs. J. P. Mastcr-
mnn, Lincoln.
Class IC Kino nrts, Mis. Mae Morlcy
T.lfirnln.
Class I Educational, Lulu Wblford
rawnee City.
Class M Machinery grounds, W. V
Banning, union,
Class N Machinery hall, Jncob Hass
Chalso.
Class O netter babies, Mm. C. V. Le
Mar. Osceola.
Class 8 Speed, II. V, nlesen, Beatrice
assistant, James i-arno, Nelson
The Legislative Leanuo
Governor Morohcad will occupy tho
toastninstcr's chair at tho banquet of
the Nobrnska Legislative loague on
tho evening of February 26, accord
ing to announcement mado by Henry
C. Itlchmond of Omaha, secretary of
tho league, Friday morning. Mr. Itlch
mond. called upon tho govornor at his
office and obtnlnod his cotiBont to of
flclato at tho head of tho spoakors'
table. Tho banquet will tnko placo at
tho Llndoll hotel, starting about 0
o'clock. Among thoso who arc oxpoct
cd to talk are John M. Thurston of
Omaho, It. B. Windham of Platts
mouth, T. J. Majors of Peru, W. J.
Taylor of Morna, John Mattes of Ne
braska City nnd W. It. Patrick of
Objects to Commissioner's Figures.
Tho flguros cited by tho Nobraska
railway commission to provo that the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road company can maintain a 2 cont
passenger rato over Us Nebraska lines
and still realize a fair profit nre not
at nil satisfactory to tho Rock Island.
Tho company has a lot of figuros of
Its own showing that the rato is un
reasonable and unfair.
In a thlrty-pago statement filed with
tho clerk of the fodoral court Thurs
day afternoon E. II. Smith, an ac
countnnt and rato export omploycd by
tho Itock Island, mnkos an oxhaustlvo
rovlow of tho "volumo of exhibits"
propnrcd by U. G. Powell, rate export
for tho stato railway commission, nnd
details wherein ho bollovcs Mr. Pow
oil nnd tho commission havo erred In
propurlng tholr sldo of tho enso In tho
suit brought by tho Rock Island to
bring about a higher passenger rato.
Somo of tho commission's figures,- Mr
Smith maintains, should not bo given
sorlous consideration. Otliors, ho ar
gues, woro reached without apparent
basis of fact.
EASTLAND IS! FREE
FEDERAL JUDQE AT GRAND RAP,
IDS ADSOLVE8 OWNERS IN
DICTED FOR MURDER. '
ENOUGH TO SHOCK 'MOST ANYBODY
TO ESCAPE TRIAL AT CHICAGO
Jurltt Clarence W. Sessions Rules Ac
cused Men Need Not Leave Michi
gan and Asserts Charges ot Con
kpnacy Were Not Proved.
(JranU Ruplds, Mich.. Feb 21. Six
men t harged by the government with
M.junBlblllty for the loss of more than
iUU lives In tho Eaatlnnd dlaaatcr no
not nave to go to Chicago to aiunu
trial
I his decision was handed down on
Fiiduy by Federal Judge Clarence W.
fcM-n3!oiiB. sitting as u commissioner
in tho district court hero. Ho denied
Ihe governments application ioi n
warrant of removal for the defendants, i
ull ol whom live In Michigan. :
Tho llndlni', or the court moans (
practically that none of the defond ;
nuts will ever he placed on trial by
tho government. There Is a possibil
ity that If nny of thorn Journey Into
other states than Michigan they may i
bo seized nnd another attempt at ex- 1
tradition made, but it is declared to
be a remote one.
Tho men, Indlctod hero, who fought
extradition and defeated tho govern
ment arc William 11. Hull, president
Of the St. Joseph-Chicago Steamship
company: George T. Arnold, general
manager; Harry Pedersen, captain:
Joseph M. Erlckson. chief engineer,
and Robert Hold and Charles C. Eck
llff, federal Inspectors,
Judgo Sessions. In his opinion, said
tho government had failed uttorly in
nil attempts to show conspiracy and
negligence.
In making his decision tho Judge
said:
"Tho dead cannot be restored to
llfo The sorrows of tho living can
not bo lessened by claiming other vic
tims. Tho mnjosty of tho law cannot
bo uphold and vindicated by taking
men from tholr homes to stand trial
among strangers upon accusations
which there Is barely a scintilla of
proof to stiBtaln Tho evidence In
this matter wholly falls to establish
the prohablo cause for believing any
of thoso dofendants guilty of any
crime charged In tho Indictments."
iSgAj S; s? CHICAGO TRIBUNE "
GIVES MEXICAN DAI
123 PERSONS FROM U. 3. KILLED
IN REPUBLIC IN LA8T SIX
YEARS, SENATE LEARNS.
LANSING REVEALS FIGURES-
RUSS TAKE ERZERUftl 121 PERISH IN MINE FIRE
GRAND DUKE REPORTS GREAT
VICTORY OVER TURKS
FLAMES' SWEEP COPPER SHAFT
AT BUTTE, MONT.
More Than 40,000 Made Prisoners
Two German Commanders
May Be Lost.
London, Fob. 18. Led by Grand
Duke Nicholas, tho Russian nrmy of
tho Caucasus bus captured tho great
Turkish fortress of Erzorum, In eaBt-
rrn Asia Minor.
Tho following otllclal statement was
nlvon out on Wednesday In Felro-
grad:
"Grand Duke Nicholas has tele
graphed to tho emperor as follows:
God has granted to tho bravo
troops of tho army of tho Caucasus
such creat heln that Erzeruai ha3
Iwtnit tnlrnn nftnp flvn dnvH nf linnrfiCtf-
HANS SCHMIDT IS EXECUTED dented assaults.
" 'I am lnoxpresslbly happy to an
Unappropriated Cash Funds.
Thero Is now In tho hands of Stato
Treasurer Hall tho sum of $91,835 In
old, unappropriated cash funds which
ought to bo turned Into tho gonoral
fund nnd used for paying tho miscel
laneous expenses, of tho stato govern
ment, nB recommondod by Stnto Ac
countnnt DcPranco In a report mado
to tho govornor and tho auditor.
Of this amount, $90,568 is fees
turnod In by tho food commission prior
to April 1, 1915. Tho remainder con
sists of these Uoma: Auditor's foca,
$514; stato bonrd of Irrigation, $3,2GG;
stnto dairymen's association, $234;
Btato veterinarian, $215; gamo und fish
commission, $38.
Accountant DoFranco finds further
that there Is In tho hundB of Treasurer
Hall $45,480 of fees and cash funds
tho status of which Is uncertnln. Ho
cnllB thoso monoys "unadjusted ac
counts" and makes no recommondo
Hons concerning them. These ac
counts are as follows: Board of health
secretaries, $1,411; board of plmrmucy,
S2.G0G: bonrd of osteopathy. $3GG;
Bollovuo. Sccrotary Richmond hoprs I t,oar,i of optometry. $152; board ot
oIbo to sccuro Marsh Elder, tho famous cmbalmors. $38,240; railway commls
Former Priest Pays Penalty tor Slay.
Inn Girl In Sing Sing
Prison.
Osslnlng. N. Y.. Fob. 21. Hans
Schmidt, tho unfrocked priest who
murdered his sweetheart, Anna Au
muoller. was put to death In the olee
trie chair In Sing Sing prison on Frl
day. His Inst words were:
i senu n nenrty greeting to my
mother. My Inst thoughts are of her,
Qood-by, nil friends."
With a firm step ho walked to bis
death, nnd on his way to tho chair bo
asked forgiveness rom alt he had
"offonded or scandalized," nnd In turn
forgavo ull who hud offended him
Threo shocks wore necessary.
It Is believed Anna Aumueller was
murdered on September 2. 11)13. It
wa3 on September 5. 1913, that part cf
her body was found tloatlng In the
river off Woodcllff, N. J.
When ho was arrested tho priest
mado a full confession. Ho said ho
had killed the girlmid that ho hud cut
her body Into nine pieces
nounco this victory to your Imperial
majesty.' "
Mere than 40.000 Turkish troops
wero captured In Erzorum with tho
Investment of the .ortrcss, according
tc Tlfils dispatches Two noted Ger
man leaders, Field Riarshals von dor
Goltz nnd Llmon von Sanders Uavo
rocently boon reported at Erzerum. It
Is net yet known whother they es-
caped.
Erzerum Is tho chief town In Ar
menian Turkey, nnd as tho center of
Important roads and strategto lines
Is of vast lmportanco. Kb capture
opons a new road to Constantinople,
It has a population of about 45,000,
and lies at an altitude of. 5,250 feet
In tho Caucasus mountains. It was
first bold by tho Turks In 1517.
Workers Aro Suffocated While At
tempting to Fleo From Blast
Two Rescuers Lose Lives.
Ilutto, Mont., Feb. 17. Twenty-onb
dead and missing sums up tho extent
of tho fire that visited the depths ot
tho Pennsylvania mlno, one of tho
properties of tho Anaconda Copper
Mining company. Nine bodies havti
been reccvored; for the missing, no
hope is entertained. All wero victima
of a firo which started near tho air
shaft of tho mlno about nine o'clock
at night. Two of the doad wero res
cuers, who were overcome while at
work underground.
All others wero suffecated while try
ing to. escape. Thb disaster wns tho
worst In Uuttb, with tho cxcoptlon of
tho powder explosion January 15, 1R95,
when nearly Blxty persons lost thlr
lives. Two hundred and twenty men
woro at work In tho rermsylvauta
when tho cry resounded through the
dopths, "Gas has broken Ioobo."
Tho dead: Zoblna Bardwell, Bert
DuL'ong, Georgo Tlppett, John Sodor-
man, Jack Brennau, William Kelly,
Nell Brennan, Willing Mitchell.
Tho missing: Fred Cumow, Frank
F. -Ferguson, John Iuch, Frank Mc
Enay, William F. Roynrlda, Walter
Steege, Leo Whlttnoro, Brance I
White, Ed Pfcfferle. Charles R. Solf.
David Carlson.
All night roscuerB went down the
shaft ut great risk to thou. solves.
More than ono hundred trips wore
mado by parties of rescuers after the
firo was discovered.
LUSITANIA CASE HELD UP
AMBASSADOR. MARYE TO QUIT
populist speaker ot tho house In tho
1891 session, for a toast.
Form of Primary Ballot Uncertain.
Secretary of Stato Pool declines
Just at present to muko any official rul
ing on tho form ot tho ballot to bo
used In tho state primaries, April 18,
Tho last legislature changed tho bal
lot law for general elections so an to
havo tho names of tho candldntos and
propositions printed In threo columns,
Instead of ono, thoroby cutting down
tho length nnd Increasing tho width
of tho Bhoot. Mr. Pool Is personally
of tho opinion, however, that tho
Rlausrr act rotating to tho ballot for
general elections does not apply at
tho primaries, and that tho party tick
ets should bo mado up nccordlng to
tho old stylo. Others nt tho capltol
take a dlfforont vlow, pointing out that
tho legislature never Intended to havo
two different ballot forms In uso, that
tho primaries nro governed by tho gen
eral election law, except whoro thoro
is specific provision to tho contrary.
An opinion from tho stato let?al de
partment, will probably bo secured by
tho sccrotary of stato for his guidance.
RATIFIES NICARAGUAN PACT
sion'a bluo sky foos, $2,700. All of
thoso moneys, except tho last item,
havo accumulated since April 1 last
year. j
Cash funds of tho stnto Institutions
'under tho board of control, tho stnto
unlvorslty and Its brnnchoH, tho state
normnl schools and certain depart
ments, all of which woro specifically
appropriated by tho 191G logUlaturo,
now havo balancos aggregating $G7,
829, tho state accountant reports.
Tho grand total of all caBh funds and
fees In tho hands ot tho stato treas
urer Is $208,150,
Lorenzo D. Woodruff, n Lincoln
printer, has brought suit in district
court, against Govornor Morchend, as
ox-ofllclo chnlrmun of tho bureau of
printing, nnd E. A .Walrath, deputy
commissioner of tho bureau of print
ing, to reBtraln them from permitting
tho Mllburn ft Scott Printing com
pany of Boatrlco printing tho copies
ot tho procoodlngs ot tho Nebraska
Stato Historical society. Tho contract
was lot to tho Boatrlco firm about
August 10, 1915, but tho historical so
cloty haB not yot furnished any copy
for tho book.
Beauty Not a True Standard.
Declaring that physical beauty la not
a true standard for Judging tho worth
of a woman, University ot Nebraska
glrlB, ns roproflontcd by tho senior and
Canal Route ancJMavnl Base Treaty
Is Approved by the Senate,
55 to 1B.
waaniugtn.., I'oi). si. Tho senuto
on Friday by a vote of 65 to 18 rati-
lied tho long "ending and porslstontly
opposed Nicaragua!! n-cnty, whereby
tho united StuteB would ncqulro a 99
vear option on tho Mcarnguan Canal
routo and a naval baso In tho Gulf n'
1'om.et'D for M.lk'U.OOO.
Included In the ratification rcsolu
t'on waB a provision declaring that
Ho United States In obtaining tho
unvul base does not Intend to vlolnto
any existing rights in tho Fonseca
(iiilf of Cofltn Itlcn, HonduntH nnd Snl
vador, which hud protested against
the proposed acquirement.
Immediately after the sennto had
nrted, Senor Chaminorro, tho N'lca-
laguan minister, .aid ho expected
ratification of the convention by tils
government would soon follow.
Brings Suit to Enforce Payment
Tho counties of Guro and Stanton
having refused to pay tho state for
lie euro of Inmno putlenls, suits of
tho stnte to recover .will bo tried In
lunlon societies of tho Blnck Masnuoa l tho Btipromo court. J. H. Broody of
nnd Silver Sorpcntn, havo rofuaod to , Lincoln hna been appointed roforoo to
nomlnato twonty from tholr number
for n "beauty section" In tho 1916
university year book, tho "Corn
huskor." The resolution of rfusal to
ruggert tho namoa of tho twenty most
heautlful girls, was unanimously
mlontcd at a meeting ot tho two societies.
tnko testimony and report Undines
of fact nnd conclusions of law, Tho
county of Stanton owes tho stato
about $5,000, ond Gago county owos
considerably more, according to tho
potltlon of tho Btato. Three yoaro
ego W, B. Howard, Btato auditor, com-
liuuiced tho collection ot $96,000 due
Lansing Satisfied With Revised Agree
ment, But Wants Assurances on
Liners' Safety,
Washington. Fol. 18. Tho Luslta-
nia caso Is held up and tho entire
question of BUbmarlr-n warfaro ro
opened as a result of tho Gerruan and
Austrian declarations that armed
merchantmen shall he sunk without
warning, It wan declared on Weducs
dny by n high official of tho utatn do
partment. After a conference with
Count von Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, Secretary cf Stato Lansing
announced that the Lusitunla caso de
pends "upon how subniarino warfaro
Is to bo conducted In tho futuro." Tho
revlBo of the Lusitanla answer, sub
mlttod by the German anibussad-r, Is
Washington Report Says U. S. Dlplo
mat 'at Petrograd, Has Broken
Down Under War Strain.
Washington, Feb. 17. United Stutos
Ambassador Georgo T. Marye, at l'o
trqgrad, Russia, has broken down un
dor tho war strain. He has decided
that ho mustretlrn from tho diplomatic
service. Confidential atlvlcoa received
hero n Tuesdoy say that tho ambaa
nador either already has roslgnud, cr
will do so In tho Immediate future,
Ambassador Maryo's confidential
Bicrctnry, Ray Baker, reached tho
United Stutes Monday, and hurrh'd to
WnBhlngton. Ho declined positively
to dlwcusB the report that h had Ueen
commissioned by the ambassador to
Secretary of State Says That Govern
ment Is Military Rather Than of a
Do Facto Character Information
Requested by Senator Fall.
WahBlngton. Fob. 19. Part of tho
state department's datu on tho Mexi
can flltuutlon, asked for by Senator
Fall, woro transmitted to tho senato
on Thursduy by President Wilson..
Under motion ot Chairman, Stono ot
tho foreign rolntlons commltteo the
records wero ordered printed ns a pub
lic document.
Americans killed in Mexico from
causes that can bo attributed to tho
revolutionary disturbances during,
1913, 1914 nnd 1915 wero placed at
IS; thoso who had disappeared In Mox
lco and whu wero ;irobably killed from,
causes that can he attributed directly
to tho revolutionary disturbances, G;
those killed, apparently through mo
tives of robbery by bandits or othcrn
( not Including thoso killed by Indians),
10; thoso killed by Indians, apparently
I through motives of robbery or revenge.
12; thoso killed from miscellaneous-
causes and causes not dolinitoly stated,
30.
Tho total number of Mexicans killed.
In American territory ns a result or
border troubly other than those result
ing from firing across tho border, the
report says, in 1913 to 1915 Inclusive,
was 89. Mexicans killed in American
territory na a result of firing across
tho International line during engage
ments in border towns in tho samo
perlod wob three, a total of 92.
In a letter from Secretary Lansing
accompanying tho report It Is Bald
that 7G American citizens woro killed.
In Mexico In tho years 1913, 1914, 1915,
as against 47 In the threo years pre
ceding It, and that 2G civilian Ameri
cans and 1G soldiers wore killed on
American soil In tho same threo years.
as a result of Mexican troubles.
Accompanying this letter nro numer
ous departmental reports favorably de
scribing conditions In Mexico.
In describing tho Carranza govern
ment, Secretary Lansing wrote in tho-rcport:
"It cannot bo said that tho do facto
government of Moxlco Is a constitu
tional government. Tho do facto gov
ernment, llkto tho majority of revolu
tionary governments, Is of a military
character, but that government has
committed Itself to tho holding of elec
tions and It is confidently expected
that the present government will with
in a reasonable time bo merged In or
succeeded by a government organized,
under tho constitution and laws of
Mexico."
TLtf report Bays regarding tho deaths
of Americans:
"When tho murder of American citi
zens wub reported the dopartment of
stato mude representations for tho ap
prehension and punishment of tho as
sailants, and In somo instances tho de
partment's representatives made bucIi
representations to the appropriate of
ficials on their own Initiative."
Secretary Lansing further said that
order along tho Mexican border was
gradually being restored.
Prealdont Wilson, In a brief letter
forwarding tho report, said he ap
proved of Secretary Lansing's letter
submitting tho data.
ffenator Fall expressed disappoint
ment because tho president and Bee
rotary of stato doomod it to the pub
lic Interest to withhold somo of tho
Information, requested.
"The report Is about tvhat I expect
ed," ho said, "and la of llttlo value.
It in only Intended to scatter the firo
of critics of tbd administration's Mexi
can policy."
Senator Fall was particularly disap
pointed becauBo reports of tho Bra
zlllat minister, roportB of American
consuln and consular representatives
woro withhold.
BatlBfactory to tho administration, and Present his resignation to President SWEDEN ASKS U. S. TO HELP
It was admitted that It would bo for
mally accepted, provided tho adminis
tration Is told that passenger ships
nro not to bo sunk without warning.
Wilson. Ambassador Marye waH born
In Maryland, but has lived for many
yeHrs In California.
NINE DIE IN THEATER FIRE
School Children Lose Lives Ourina
Panic In Opera House at
Mexla, Tex.
Mexla, Tex., Fob. 18. Nino persona
wero burned to death and fifteen peo
ple injured when a tiro hero destroyed
tho opera house, whoro tho public
schools were holding an art exhibit.
Sovcrnl other stores and residences
wero destroyed by tho flames which
U. 8. Refuses New Sea Order.
Washington. Feb. 21. All diplomatic
and consular officials abroad havo
been notified In a circular communi
cation from tho stnto department that
!he noaltton of tho United States In
that merchant ships havo a right to originated In a grocery storo rectmlly
carry dufenalyo armament.
closed,
pooooooooooooc
8 FLASHES
8 OFF THE WIRE
oocooooooocooc
Copenhagen, Feb. 17. Thn Swedish
government Iiuh decldod to usk parlia
ment for $G,200.000 to defray tho cost
of maintaining neutrality defenses,
says a dlnpatch from Stockholm,
Ammonium, Fob. 17. According to
the Kchi, liolgo, threo porBonr, wero
killed nnd ton wounded nt Aancinedu,
Belgium, when uonoitn aoldlors fired
Into a crowd assembled to protest
ngalriBt furth'-r uc.rrcun requisitions.
Formal Note to Washington Accuses
Britain of Violating Law and In
sists "in Freedom of Sea.
Washington. Fob. 19. The first def
inite International action looking to
tho co-operutlon of neutrals for tho
common purposo of preserving their
rights under lnturuatlonul law againBt
violation by belligerents becumo
known hero on Thursday with tho re
ceipt uf a formal note from Sweden to
that "lid.
The note accuses Britain of willful
violations of international laws, partic
ularly In tho snlzuru ot mails, and usks
thtj United Statcb government to co-
opernto with Sweden and poBBlbly
with .Hhur countries in upholding
their mutual rights.
Eloper Sent to Prison.
Mayison, W1b Fob 1ft. Charles
Follansben of Waterloo, Wis., at Su
perior wob Bonionccn to two nnd a
half years In Leavenworth prlsou for
violation of the Mnnn act Follansboo
eloped with Mrs. Anna Kelly.
Missouri Stockman Killed.
St. Josoph, Mo Fob, 21. John Ber-
ryman, lending stockman and promi
nent here for somo yenrs, wan shot
and klllod by Wllllnm B. Richardson.
an employee. Tho two mon quarreled
over a business deal.
Alleged Train Bandit Taken.
KHiniiinrror, Wyn., Fob. 21, James
Cutler, aj;i:d twenty-three, a sheep
herder, wbb arrested charged with
holding up and robbing a Union Pacific
puHsti.igf.-r truln at Rock Sprlugn ton
days Ago,
$30,000,000 for Hungary.
Berlin, Fob. 21. Tho Hungarian
minister of finance haa concluded ar
rangementB v-ltb a group of German
Imuke for a loan ot $30,000,000 Tho
loan will be covered by. 5 per cent
treasury bonds
Flames Wreck Steel Plant.
Bridgeport, Conn., Fob. 19. The
plant of the Farlst Stool company was
almost destroyed by ilro, with a loos
ostlmatod at about $450,000. Tho com
pany funilehod steel for tho Reming
ton Arms company.
Woman'e Estate $1,674,054.
Now York, Fob 21. Miss Cathorlno
A. Bliss, a daughter of Cornelius N.
Bliss, loft an cstato estimated in a
Solons Threw Inkwells.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Fob. 21. Tho
greatest disorder prevailed In tho
house cf representatives when the lln
Btato tax appraiser b report filed at was passed botweer. Ncsbltt and Sams hml hnpn mnrnnrifMl hv thn flnnd
$1,074,054. 8ho possessed a collection during ardobate. Several inkwells worn fnrv.ipht hmirn nr mor ro.
i i 11. -1 i nn nnn I I - -
Ol jowuib woriu uiiuuBi fov.uuu. thrown. nnr.,, hnro.
Relief Sent Flood Towns.
Natchez, MIbb., Feb. 21. Partial re
lief for tho situation at Newollton,
La., where 2,500 persons, mostly col-
