HAS NOTHING TO SAY
WARDOGS IN LEASH
WAS AN EFFORT TO KILL-
NEBRASKA NOTES '
COMMITS SUICIDE
N. 8. AYKn AT ALBION SHOOTS UIM
&B1.F IN IIK HAST
He Had Financial Troubles
Wrote n Not I'xntitlnliiK tlio Hemon unci
DcclHrlnc Hlmcolf Innocent of a
Cbnrco Which "VVus 1 Iron ah
Aca!nt 111m nt Alblott
ALBION, Ncb.-N. S. Ayors. .
young unmarried man, living in the
western part of the city, was found
dead in Ji is room wit Ji a revolver by
iido. The following unaddresscd
note was found which to a certain
extent expJaino the reason for taking
his life:
"I am going to kill myself for I
have had more trouble than I can
Hand and wag not guilty for tho
canvas that wo were arrested for
today, but pleaded guilty so as to vt
the thing settled and so I c.ild a1,
back to my horses. Yours truly,
N. S. AYERS. "
It appears that the deceased and
one other man had been arrested and
had plead guilty to stealing a can'va
hay cover. When arrested they wore
on the way, it is alleged to the south
part of the state, having with them
horses of the deceased that he had
mortgaged somo timo previous. The
parties holding tho mortgage began
tn investigation and wero promised
that matters would bo fixed up satis
factorily to them in tho morning.
Upon two of the creditors calling at
Ayers' home they found the door
open and the body as above indi
cated. The deceased was a member
oi tho Boyal Highlanders ana tne
National Burial association. He
shot, himself in tlio lirenst.
Not l'ornilttod to Sco Son
NKNV YORK. Mrs. William Thaw
was nrohibited bv thu nrison rules
iro n visuinc ner son narrv i. ximw
n the Tombs, but it was announced
she will see him some time soon.
Mra Tli'itv rpt.nriinrl frnm KiiBmift
i t . . j ... ii. .
jiuw, uer uiiugiiiur-iu-juw mts uuun
malting nr nome since uarry inaw
wa8 arrested.
There was aconlerenco in tho elder
Mrs. Thaw's apartments at which
itSlifford W. llartridge, who has
r'.ecomo chief counsel to tho prisoner
since the latter's unexpected dis
missal of the law lirm of Black,
Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge, was
present. Mr. llartridge declined
afterward to say what changes, if
any, were contemplated in vh-j lino
of defense.
I'oftAea Hunt for Murtln
KNOX VILLE, Tenn.-Jof. y.
Phcrson is a fugitivo from j'jstic
charged with tho murder of Grant
Smith, a former merchant of this
oity and the fatal wounding of
Doputy Sheriff William Walker, who
attempted to uwjost him. Two posses
are in pursuit of him. McPherson
shot and killed Smith in the houso of
Nettie Hall, apparently without pro
vpcation. Mcl'herson was accom
panied by his father, Dr. Buck Mc
l'herson, and tho two fled in a buggy
toward tho mountains. Deputy
Sheriff Walker purs.ued the Me
Pheraons and demanded tho sur
render of young Mcl'herson, who shot
him through the lung. Walker will
die. Young McPherson continued
into the mountains, while his father
returned here, surrendered and is
now in jail.
Drowimd In T.nUo Miimtwii
COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.-Ollio Jen
sen, a young man of about nineteon
years, was drowned in Lake Manawa
as the result of his ambition to make
a baloon ascension. The lad had lor
weeks importuned Thomas Andrews,
who is under contract with the man
agement ot tho resort to make an
ascension each day, to permit him to
go up in tho balloon and Andrews
consented on the assurance that
JoiiBcn was a good swimmer.
It was agroed that And rows would
Ire a revolver as a signal to Jensen
o cut loose tho parachute. For some
reason tho revolver did not go oil,
and the balloon began to descend
over tho lake. BoatH put out to
follow the balloon, but no one had
any thought that anything was wrong
until tho boy reached the water and
screamed for help. Before boats
could reach him ho had sunk out ot
sight. It was two hours before his
body was recovered.
Jensen was employed as driver of a
delivery wagon' for a local grocery
lirm. njg paronts reside in Under
wood, lUl
dkfkn.sk of iiakuv thaw in his
hands no i.onuku
Tien of Inutility Likely to lie Followed
Ondor tho Now ArrniicointMit
AITcctlnjr Meeting nt
Tombs
NEW YORK.-Iinmediatly follow
ing her interview with her son Harry
K. Thaw, in tho Tombs Mrs. William
Thaw assumed full charge of tho de
fense, and arranged to retain the sor
vicos as counsel of the lirm of Black,
Olcott A Uonynge, who were dis
missed by young Thaw, a few days
ago. This action is taken to mean
that Harry Thaw's desires and vpin
ions (regarding tho defense will be
ignored and that reliance will be
placed on tho plea of insanity, in
sistence on which by Mr. Olcott re
sulted in the ruptureHbetweon himself
and his client. Whether an applica
tion will bo made for the appoint
ment of a committee on lunacy to de
termine Thaw's mental condition will
probably bo dotermined at a confer
ence to bo held by Mrs. Thaw and the
counsel.
Tht meeting botween Mrs. Thaw
and her son at the Tombs waB an
affecting one. After the Hrst greet
ing they were left alone together tc
converso through tho bars of the cell
for half an hour.
Wife in tlio Huckirroi'Ml
During the interview tho loiijonur't
wife stood in silence in the .'jrndei
a few Icet awaj from the cell door
waiting tier turn to speak with her
husband. No words were exchanged
bet ween Mrs. Thaw and her daughter-in-law.
From the tombs Mrs. Thaw was
driven directly to the ollice of Lewis
L. Delafield, where arrangments were
made for Olcott's firm to resume
charge of the case. When a note was
sent to Harry Thaw asking whethei
ho concurred in tho new arrange
ments tho reply returned was:
"Mr. Cliav ha.u't anything to
say. "
Mrs. Thau -- i ; hj her pop
Josiah, and her son-in-law, William
Carriogi , went to the latter's county
scat in Koslyn, Long Island.
Mrs. Thaw's arrival at the Tombs
was preceded by that of Harry
Thaw's wife, Evelyn, but the latter,
upon ascertaining that Mrs. William
Thaw had not yet visited the tombs,
declared that she desired her hus
band's mother to have tho first op
portunity of seeing the prisoner. The
younger Mrs. Thaw when retired to
tho consulting room to await Mrs.
Thaw's arrival.
Kefiiso to Muku ConcexidonK
Before Mrs. William Thaw reached
the prison her son's new counsel,
Clifford W. llartridge, called on
Francis J. Lantry, tho commissioner
of corrections, and endeavored to
make arrangements so that Mra.
Thaw could meet her son in the con
sulting room at the Tombs, instead
of talking with him through the bars
of the cell, but .Mr. Lantry instructed
the warden that he could mako no
exceptions to tho prison rules in .Mrs.
Thaw's oaso.
The mother reached the prison
shortly before noon. In the mean
time a large orowu had gathered
about tho entrance to j . prison.
When her cab stopped nt the door
tho bystanders pressed forward so
closely that tho police had dilliculty
in making a line through to permit
Mrs. Thaw to pass into the prison.
Mrs. Thaw was met at the door by
tho prison warden who told her in
an apologetic way that it would be
necessary for her to comply with the
prison rule that visitors must be
searched. Mrs. Thaw then retired to
tho room of tho Tombs matron, where
the rule was complied with. The
warden, Josiah C. Thaw and Mr.
Peabody escorted her to tho corridor,
where Harry Thaw's cell is located,
and then withdrew after she had
thanked them. Mrs. Thaw then
made hor way alone to cell No. 220
and greeted her son for the Hrst time
since ho shot Stanford White.
Two Women do not Sp;il
As Mrs. Thaw left tho cell of her
son it was seen that her daughter-in-law
had lelt the consulting room and
?ono to tho cell of her husband.
When tho young wife saw the mother
ipproaching sho slowly backed away
from the cell to a spot some fifteen
Coot down tho corridor. There was
no sign of recognition between tho
two women.
Croud I'IucIih tlio PiiMiiire
Tho largest crowd sinco Thaw was
Irst taken to tho Tombs had
issembloJ in tho street outside and
the polico mado a narrow passageway
liirough it for Mrs, Thaw to rencn
ior oarriago.
A lino new plpo organ litis been
installed in tho O.itholio church in
West Point.
B. S. Coupe, a prominent farmer
living north or Falls City, broke the
big toe on his right foot whilo at
work on his farm. The too may havu
to be amputated.
S. II. Wells, a well known farmer
residing a short distance west of
Humboldt sustained a broken nose
as tho result of a blow fom tho front
hoof of a horse lie was doctoring.
Tho corner stone for the new vler
man Lutheran church at Leigh has
been laid. A large congregation was
present and impressive services wero
held. Tho new structure will cost
about $0,000 when completed.
Sheriff McEvoy, ol Papillion, in
making tho arrest of Jolm.J. Cur ran
near Chalco, had to shoot the man
before ho would surrender. Tho
sheriff took him back to Papillion,
charged with house breaking.
Whilo driving to Plattsmouth a
team becamo frightened and ran
away and tho occupants of tho rig
wero thrown from tho vehicle and
Mrs. Horn of Plattsmouth was quito
badly bruised, but it is thought not
senou-ly. As sho is 70 years of ago
it will bo somo time before she fully
recovers from tho injury.
Edward, tho 0-year-old son of Fred
Lampe, a fanner living several miles
north of Humboldt, had his right
hand mashed in a pully, and will
likely Ipso three lingers. Tho other
hand was also badly brusied, but
none of the hurts are believed to bo
dangerous.
Georgo Mackey was drowwed In a
slough near Tilden. He with four
others wns fishing, when he stepped
into a (holo about seven feet deep,
and never came to tho surface until
Ill's body was recovored two hours
later. Ho was the son of the Mackey
who recently killed his wiJo and
committed suicido near Fairbury.
Bert Bobbins and Harry Dole of.
Beatrice, recently left for Manhattan,
Kas., going in a canoe. They took
with them plenty of food stuffs and
other supplies, and on the trip they
will mako an exhaustive research for
minerals. Upon their arrival at
Manhattan they will return by rail
with the boat.
Henry Fassold, janitor ot tho Klein
block, at Beatrice, reported to tho
ollice rs that Home time during the
day his three children, two sons and
a daughter, took $lfi from his home
and disappeared. At last reports no
trace of them had b'usn found, and
the supposition is that they have
gone to Barneston, where" their
mother is living, sho having left Mr.
Fassold about two years ago.
O. L. Gregory, the Kentucky vino
gar man, was in Nebraska City and
leased tho old DulJeny Plow Works,
west ol tho Coronl mills where ho
will establish a vinegar factory, and
men wero put to work making neces
sary repairs and changes to the
building. When the repairs are com
plete the machinery will be installed
and tne factory will be in operation
by September 1.
A couple of fellows tried to rido
on the Los Angeles limited botween
Columbus and Omaha without put
ting up tho usual fare aud tho brake
man undertook to put them off,
which caused a scrap, mi the braku
man plumped one or them on the side
t, tho head with a lump of coal and
got thorn off. They were arrested
and tak'on to Fremont.
II. II. Ryo of Gordon, meet with a
serious accident. Whilo out driving
with his wife and daughter tho team
kicked over the traces and ran away,
throwing tho occupants out of tho
buggy and breaking Mr Bye's leg
above tho anklo and his daughter's
nrm near tho wriBti His wife escaped
serious injury. Mr. Bye has had
botli leg3 broken once before and
this makes the third time this leg
has biien brokon.
Tho Picard brothers of Geneva, are
having a brick block built north of
the Signal building which will form
two largo store rooms ono of which
will be occupied by the postollico.
Blackberries aro more plentiful
this year than usual. They lire ripen
ing rapidly. Tamo ones are coming
to market and sell slowly at Gc per
quart. The timber near Hulo Is full
of wild ones. Women aid children
are scouring the wood1 in nearly
every direction and good pickers soon
come homo with all they wish to
carry of tho flno health giving fruit.
OMAHA MAN SAYS O Al'TKMAl.A
riCKI.I) QUA Hltlvti
VIOLATION IS PRETEXT
OrrOKTUNITY FOK MAKING ATTACK
HAS LONG 11KKN SOUGHT
Salvniior AgtintH llfiurd Amnrlcnti Wiir
thin ut Acnjutl mid it Will Pro
rood to Sun ilmo for
lUprruiitutlrA
WASHINGTON. - Tho armiBtico
botween the warring central Amer
ican republics has gone into effect.
Mr. Munoz, the Guatemalan min
ister, called at tho state department
and announced that ho has been
advised by his government ol tho
solection of thrco commissioners and
a secretary to represent Guatemala at
tho peace conference. They will go
to San Jobo, Guatemala, in time to
boa-d the Marblehead, which is
expected to reach there soon.
Tho Guatemalan minister Mr.
Munoz, is much annoyed by report?
from Salvadorean polntsthat Guate
mala continued lighting after it had
agreed to cease hostilities.
Such stories aro absolutely without
foundation, ho said.
President Esoalon's special repre
sentative, American CoiibuI General
John Jenkins, has arrived in Wash
ington from Salvador and has been
in consultation with Assistant Secre
tary of State Bacon, respecting the
reestablishinent of peace between
the hostile Central American re
publics. Mr. Jenkins though an
American official, was requested to
como to Washington when it appeared
that Guatemala was about to invade
Salvador in retaliation for tho al
leged violations of neutrality by the
country. The pith of Jenkins' state
ments in this case is understood to
be that Guatemala has for a long
timo past boon intent on picking a
quarrel with Salvador and has now
seized on this pretext for tho attack.
Siilvmlor'H Knvoy HoKtllo
Spnor Jose Hose Paean, whom Prcs
'!d"nt Esoalon appointed to come to
h United States and present Salva
dor's side of the Central American
dispute to his government previous
to the serious battles between Guate
malan and Salvadorean troops, is the
Salvadorean minister of interior and
attracted much attention in 1002 by
denouncing Chief JuHtice Honry
Strong and M. Dickinson, with whom
he met in Washington to arbitrate
the claim of the Salvadorean Com
mercial company against Salvador.
It is now rumored that Senor Pacas
may be named by Salvador to repre
sent it at tho conference to be held
on the United States cruiser Marble
head for tho purposo of adjusting
tho disputes which has involved Hon
duras, Salvador and Guatemala.
This rumor has caused much com
ment in diplomatic circles, because
of tho notoriety Senor Pacas attained
by his conduct after the announce
ment of an unfavorable award of the
Salvadoreans company case. In that
case tho American company sought
to recover from Salvador $500. 0'K) for
it suffered afl the result of the seizure
by the government of harbor im
provements the corporation had mado
at one of the Salvadoroian ports
After long dispute the cae was
submitted to arbitration in Washing
ton, Senor Paoas representing Sal
vador, Chief Justice Strong a the
neutral member of tho commission
and Mr. Dhkinson as tho American
representative.
Tlmw Injunction Goi-h Ovor
NEW YORK Thaw spent a rest
less night in the Tombs and in the
mnmini; showed marked irritability
and nervousness. It is believed what
he had read in the newspapers of the
conllict of counsel, those retained by
his mother and those retained by
himself for porsonal reasons had
upset him.
Tho prisoner's mother, accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. Georgo L. Car
negie, visited Thaw at the Tombs
again. On their arrival Thaw lost
tho air of exe'temont he had worn in
the early morning.
It was reported about tho Tombs
that Mrs. Thaw reproached hor son
for dismissing Ol-ott and Insisted
that he should continue to act as
Thaw's counsel and that a stormy
interview resulted. Thaw maintained
that he acted wisely in the dismissal.
Shortly after noon Mrs William
Thaw returned to the Tombs. In an
agitated manner sho begged the war
den for permission to visit hor son
again, repeatedly declaring that it
was of the utmost importance,
JKAMHJS MAN AT NK1IKASKA CITX
SHOOTS Ulltti AND HIM. F
.Mull Not' Kxni'vtnil to I.lvn, Fvnrfnl
Wound In llriul, With Victim In
Hud Wity-Aiitlmr Win Son
of Ittili Muni
NEBRASKA OITY, " Nob.-Groni
excitement was occasioned in and
about tho Morton houao when a
woman was heard pleading In ono
of the upper rooms In the servant's
quarters and a sorqam for help was
followed Ky two shots. Officers wore
called and found the door of tho room
locked. They broke It open and
found Charles Norris, tho night clerk
of tho hotel, fully dressed lylnir in a
pool of blood on tho lloor, with a I
bullot holo through tho side of the
head, and Miss Pearl Grouse, ono or
tho dining room girls, lying on tho
bed partly disrobed and blood stream
ing from a hole in her forehead.
From what can bo learned NorrlH,
who canto here about a month ago,
met tho girl and became Infatuated
with her, Ho gave up his Job with
a carnival company and remained
horo. The girl wis thou working as
'a domestic with a private family,
llo "eoured a place for her as dining
room girl at the hotel and afterwards
he was given tho position as night
clerk. Ho was twonty-two years of
ago and tho girl sixteen. They wero
both togothor a groat deal on tho
streots and ho was Insanely jealous.
Ho called tho girl Into her kroom
and after making her partly disrobo
shot hor in tho forehead, and think
ing she was dead planted tho revolver
to his head and discharged it, blow
ing a largo holo in tho side, from
which blood and brains gushed.
Norris' parents aro wealthy land
owners near Plattsburg, Mo. Tho
parents of tho girl reside at Hockport, .
Mo. and aro poor.
NorrlH Wiih Murrlod Mini
The body of Norris is in charge
of tho undertaker. It wil bo shipped
to Plattsburg, Mo., It has developed
that the dead man is married and'
his wife resides near his old homo
fn Missouri. Ho was the prodigal
son of the family and his parents
wero unnblo to do anything with
him. Tho girl is still alive and It Is
thought she may recover. She Is
shot just back of the right eye and
the ball is still in her head. It is
said, by Dr. Marnell. who Is In
charge or tho caso, that sho will
most likely lose her eye, IT she
recovers from the wound. Norris
prior to committing tho doel wroto
the following letter:
"Nebraska City Hear mother I
hope you will forgive mo as i am
doing this over a girl that I love and
she has dun me dirty bury mo by my
grand-father
Notify Allen Norris, Plattsburg,
Mo. Frank."
Tho girl's parents aro horo to lock
after her. She is still in tho room,
at the hotel whero she was shot, and
will remain there until she is ablo
to be takon to her home at Itockport,
Mo ' - (
SIodhhoI S 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 Ho Shot
ST. PETE ItS BURG. Tho commis
sion appointed to investigate ths
surrender of Port Arthur has finished
its labors and recommends that Lieu
tenant General Stocssel, tho former
commander of tho Russian forces at
Port Arthur, be dismissed from the
army and shot; that Lieutenant Gen
eral Fock, who commanded the
Fourth East Siberian division at
Port Arthur be dismissed from tho
army and undergo a year's hard
labor, that General Boiss, chief of
htaff or General Stoessol, be dis
missed and banished, and that Ad
miral Alexioff, former viceroy in tho
far east, Lieutenant General Smirnoff,
(fommauder of tho Port Arthur
fortress, and General Vemander bo
reprimanded. The formal trial of
these officers will take place shortly.
Warn Appeul Noon Keudy
OMAHA, Neb. Tho printed record
in tho appea'caso of Rev. Georgo G.
Waro, has not yot been completed,
but will be in a few days. Tho tinar
decision on tho appeal to tho, United
States court of appeals is now liablo
'to bo handed down within a few
weeks.
Ware was convicted of conspiracy
in securing fraudulent filing on cer
tain lauds within tho U. B. I. Land
and Cattle company's enclosure, tc
one year in tho Douglas county jail,
and to pay a lino of $1 COO. Mr.
Ware was denied a motion. for a now,
trial and took tho case on appeal to
the United States ciruit court of
aupeals.