YOUTH IS VICTIM
OF SUICIDE POEM
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Girl's Verses Prompt New York
Man to End Life In a
Park.
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♦ I tilt my hollowed life and look 4
4 within: , +
♦ The wine it held has lett a purple 4
4 trace, , y
+ Behold a stain, where happines has 4
4 been, „ ' T
+ If I should shatter down this 4
4 empty vase.
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4 Through what abysses would my 4
+ soul be tossed 4
4 To meets its Judge in undlscov- 4
4- ered lands?
4- What sentence meted me, alone 4
4 and lost, y
4 Before him with the payment in 4
4- my hands? y
4- 4
4 Better the patient earth that loves 4
4- me still , y
4 Should drip her cleanness on the 4
4 purple stain: y
4- Better my life, upheld to her, 4
4- should fill J y
4- With limpid dew and gradual gift 4
4 of rain. _ . y
4 —Nora May French. 4
New York, April 2S.-Nora May
French’s poem, "suicide." claimed a
third victim In New York, when Ros
sale Feck pulled a pistol trigger and
sent a bullet into his heart as he laj*
on a bench in Prospect park, Brooklyn.
A copy of the poem by Miss French,
who died by her own hand, which prob
ably spurred Peck to end his earthly
troubles, was found in a pocket of his
coat.
Peck was only IS years of age. He
was estranged from his family and had
been troubled with an affection of the
eyes, for which he had tried Christian
Science treatment. Lately he had been
playing ihe races and lost some money
lie had saved. His companions say he
had worried a good deal and often
threatened suicide.
Printed beneath the poem was a verse
from Houseman’s "Shropshire Lad,” in
which a youth shoots himself with a
revolver. Peck hud written: "Bravely
done, my lad: bravely done."
Nora May French was a friend of
Opurge Stirling, author of the variously
. discussed poems, "The Wine of
Wizardy.” Last November, while a
guest at the home of Mr. Stirling in
Monterey, Cal., Miss French killed her
self. She left behind a poem called
"Suicide,’’ which she described as the
final struggle of her genius for expres
sion.
The poem was copied in nearly every
newspaper in the country. Within a
few weeks a young woman killed her
self in this city,, and in a scrapbook she
owned was found a copy of "Nora May
French's Suicide Verses.”
$29,240,000 FINE
HELD TO BE JUST
Vhlcago. April 28.—The reply brief
' the government in tlie appealed case
of tfv standard Oil company, which
seeks a reversal of the $29,240,000 fine
imposed by Judge Landis, was filed by
Assistant District Attorney Sims and
Assistant James H. Willterson.
The . nief foundation of the oil com
pany's appeal is the size of the line im
posed tor accepting concessions in oil
shipments from the Chicago and Alton
railroad. The oil company held that
the fine was excessive. On this point
the government in its brief presents
the following arguments;
"The questions of fact were sub
mitted to a jury and its decision was
against the Standard Oil company. Did
not all the circumstances call for the
infliction of the extreme penalty?
Enormity of Offense Told.
“L had been established by a chain
of circ umstances, so convincing as to
leave no room for doubt, that the of
fense was not a mere technical one In
volving only the carelessness of the
railroad in not filing the 6 cent billing
ordei and the oversight of the Stand
ard Oil company in failing to find out
about it. It was demonstrated by a
■series af facts as convincing as can
be found In human affairs that the
omission to file the 6 cent order, while
the Alton was holding out to the In
terstate Commerce commission and the
public that IS cents was the lawful
rates, was part of a deliberate conspir
ai y by the Standard Oil company and
tile Alton.
Why Fine Is Not Excessive.
"A letter carrier abstracts a letter
from the mails; he forfeits as the
smallest penalty permissible his liberty
and his earning capacity for a year. Is
the penalty extreme? A bank officer
misapplies the funds of his bank; the
law. ns the least punishment which
ran he inflicted, takes away from him
and his family his liberty and his earn
ing capacity for five years. Is the pun
ishment excessive?
"And can it be said, in view of all
the circumstances of this case, that a
punishment Is excessive which, accord
ing to the statement of the oil company
■as it appears in the record of this case,
takes away from this company on the
basis nI Its own net earnings for the
year in which the Indictment was re
turned. not its liberty, not even its
earning capacity, but the profits of its
business for less than three years?”
GREAT NORTHERN CLAIMS
YEARLY LOSS OF $27,000
Watertown. S. D.. April 28. — The
railroad commission was in session
yesterday at Willow Hakes to hear the
■ arguments in the case against the
(treat Northern railway for discontinu
ing the passenger service on its line
between Watertown and Huron. The
representatives of the company sought
t » show that the commission has no
jurisdiction over the case for the rea
son that the train had been operated
at a Jess of $27,000 for the past year.
The hearing was completed and the
commission^Reserved its decision.
TOWN GOES “DRY”
BY TOSS OF COIN
I'.'v’k Island, 111., April US.—The- vil
li gf of Carbon Cliff, which is in a
“wet” township, was made "dry’' by
lot today when William Gainey, the
"wet" candidate, and Steve Adams, the
"dry." who tied for trustee In Tuesday’s
■lection tossed up a coin for the office.
The later wor. The hoard now stands
4 to - against the saloons.
Good opportunities for electrical un
lertakirigg In Spain are reported.
CHURCHILL'S DEFEAT j
IS LAID TO ASQUITH;
Liberals Get a Setback in Elec
tion of Manchester—Premier
Overlooked Election.
Manchester, England, April 28.—The
northwest division of Manchester by
the heaviest poll cast In 20 years re
versed Its verdict of 1906 and by a ma
jority of 429 votes unseated as its
member in parliament Winston Spen
cer Churchill, liberal, who has just
been made president of the board of
trade in the new Asquith cabinet, and
who last year so brilliantly wrested
the seat from W. Joynson Hicks, un
ionist, his chief opponent.
The defeat of Mr. Churchill is a
crushing blow to the prestige of the
government and the young and con
fident minister which is bound to have
a marked influence on several pending
bye elections. There will be no diffl-j
culty in finding for Mr. Churchill a safe;
seat elsewhere.
Among the many influences and
cross currents at work in this extra
ordinary contest, it is not wholly be
yond reason to suppose that Mr. As
quith himself was partly responsible
for the defeat of his young colleague.
It is customary for the leader of a;
party to send a letter wishing success
to many members of his party seeking
election to parliament. Mr. Balfour in
this case sent Joynson Hicks an un
usually long and adroit letter, which
doubtless very materially assisted the
unionist campaign. Mr. Asquith, on
tht other hand, for some reason as yet
unexplained, failed to follow this cus
tom.
Western Miners Oust
“Undesirable Citizen '
W. D llaywood
Denver, Colo., April 28. — Formal an
nouncement is made in the Millets'
Magazine, official organ of the Western
Federation of Miners, over the signa
ture of C. E. Mahoney, first vice presi
dent and acting presinet of the or
ganization, that the executive board
has terminated the services of William
D. Haywood as a representative of the
federation In the field.
Last December, after Haywood was
acquitted at Boise. Id., on the charge
of complicity in the murder of Gov
ernor Steunenberg. he was superseded
as secretary-treasurer by Ernest Mills
on the order of the executive board.
Since that time he has been employed
as a lecturer and organizer for the fed
eration. It is intimated that the ex
ecutive board disapproved of Ms activ
ity in advocating socialistic theories.
JOE LEITER TO WED
WASHINGTON GIRL
Washington, April 28. — The engage
ment of Joseph Leiter, of Washington
and Chicago and Miss Juliette Will
iams of this city, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. J. R. Williams, has been an
nounced. The date of the wedding has
not yet been decided upon, but It is
expected to take place in Washington
within a few weeks.
Mr. Leiter Is the son of the late L.
Z. Leiter. Born In Chicago in 186S. he
was graduated from Harvard in 1891.
In the autumn of 1897 on the Chicago
board of trade, he was the hero of per
haps the largest and most dating deal
in wheat this country has ever known.
Fiancee Striking Figure. •
“In every fashionable assemblage
during the past winter there has been
no more striking figure than Miss Wil
liams, who is scarcely more than 20.
Miss Williams was educated at George
town convent in this city, afterwards
spending four years in Europe.
She made her debut last winter at
one of the largest teas of the season.
Five years ago, just after “Joe" Lei
ter had emerged from his financial em
barrassment of $9,000,000, lost in his
spectacular attempt to corner the
wheat market, and add a few billions
to the $30,000,000 estate of his father,
he was reported to be engaged to Mrs.
Flora Bigelow Dodge, of New York, as
striking a personality as “Joe."
Mrs. Dodge was then in South Dako
ta, getting a divorce. The marriage to
Leiter never took place, which was re
garded as a pity, because there was so
much speculation as to what would be
the outcome of the union of two such
daring spirits.
Admirer of Lillian Russell.
It was long before this that “Joe” was
a worshipper at the shrines of Lillian
Russell, Fay Templeton and Nina Far
rington.
He was then known as the man who
couldn't be found, if he was expected
in Newr York, he was pretty sure to be
In Bombay, and if his sister. Lady
Curzon looked for him to drop In on
her and her husband, the viceroy of
India, he probably W'ould be heard of
in Mexico engineering a mining deal or
in Massachusetts fixing up a strike in
his automobile factory. He went to
China one time, and it was announced
that he intended to buy the Chinese
wall, but lie returned to Wall street.
New York, and the Chicago stock ex
change without it.
The three sisters of “Joe" Leiter all
married Englishmen of prominent fam
ilies. Mary, the eldest, was the wife of
Lord Curzon, and became vicereine of
India. She died in London In July, 1906
Nannie married Major Colin-Campbel)
of the English army, and Daisy became
the wife of the Earl of SufTolk.
UNHAPPY END TO THIS
INTERNATIONAL MATCH
Vienna. April 28.—Count Gizyckl, :
Polish aristocrat who five years agi
married the only daughter of R. w
Patterson, a Chicago millionaire clut
man, is suing for divorce. The count
and countess are staying at separate
hotels and the utmost secrecy is main
tained as to the grounds upon which
the separation Is sought. It is ru
mored, however, that the count in
sists his wife has been extravagant and
insists upon spending the $20,000 a yeat
settled upon her by her father for dres»
LIST OF TORNADO
VICTIMS IS LARGE
300 Killed, 1,000 Injured in
Storm Throughout th«
Quit States.
New Orleans. April 28.—'The destruc
tion of Purvis, Miss.. Friday afternoon
was accomplished in a few minutes
time. Of about 200 dwelling houses
only seven were left standing. The
court house, the only other building in
town to withstand the wind, was imme
diately packed with dead and Injured
and served as the only available hos
pital within many miles. The total
death list around Purvis is 62. It Is
believed further particulars from the
surrounding country will add material
ly to these figures.
Flying timbers dealt death to many
persons who sought safety in the open
air, while falling walls were a still
greater peril to those who remained in
doors.
Praying Child Killed.
One chilli Is said to have been kneel
ing in prayer. Her uncle was bend
ing over her In an attempt to shield
her, but despite his care a timber
which did not touch him killed the
little girl.
Scarcely one brick of a school house
was left on other. School has been
lismissed only a moment before the
cornado struck.
When the storm was over, a spe
cial trail bearing 12 physicians and 15
other persons went to Purvis. Mean
while a second relief train started for
Lumberton. One train was stopped by
a woman waving a red cloth. When
the engineer ran ahead to see what
she wanted, the woman fainted. The
engineer found the red color on the
• loth was caused by blood. Search re
vealed that her home had been des
troyed and three members of the fam
ily were found dead and four Injured.
A man who drove Into Purvis last
night reported that he saw the bodies
of several dead, whom he took to he
negroes, lying beside the road.
Under Martial Law.
At nightfall. what_was left of the
town was put under martial law, the
militia company preserving order.
Amite, La., was so badly damaged it
was put under martial law at once.
The storm struck there Just about noon,
killing two white persons and 13 ne
groes outright, and injuring many oth
ers, mostly negroes.
The path of the tornado was about
two and a half miles wide. A large
number of farm animals were killed.
The greatest loss of life among ne
groes occurred in the vicinity of
Natchez, Miss.
In Concordia parish. La., across the
Mississippi from Natchez, 13 lives were
lost, all except two dead being negroes.
Twenty-five persons were killed in Ad
ams county, near Natchez and 35 were
kilted in the neighborhood of Churchill.
The tornadoes In this section were
about 100 miles due north of the Ainito
tornado and struck about breakfast
time.
Train Missing,
A south bound passenger train on
tlie Mobile & Ohio railroad, due in
Mobile last evening, has been lost some
where between Cltronelle, Ala., and
Meriden. Miss. Up to early this morn
ing it had not been heard from.
The tornado tore down all the wires
and it is believed to have thrown heavy
trees across the tracks. Fears are ex
pressed here that the train may have
crashed into obstructions.
Rome. Ga., April 26.—A report has
reached here that 20 persons were killed
by a terrific storm between Cedarstrom
and Cave Springs, Ga.
Late reports add the following to the
list of casualties: Fort Deposit, Ala.,
three killed; Mohnad, Ala., two killed;
Democrat. Ala., five killed; Columbus,
Ga., two killed, dozen Injured.
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
ALL OVER ALABAMA
Birmingham, Ala., April 28.—Reports,
though still somewhat meager as to the
results of the tornado that went
through parts of Alabama yesterday,
indicate that. 15 people lost their lives
in this state, with between 70 and 100
injured, fix or eight of tvhom are fatal
ly hurt. At Bergen, four are dead and
15 hurt. At Albertville, nine are dead
and 35 injured. Near Reids, two are
dead and three injured. At Cedar Creek
eight are hurt, two fatally. At Demo
crat half dozen are severely injured,
several country districts have been de
vastated and people hurt. Property
datnage will amount to many hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
The storm struck Griffin at 2 this
morning, cutting a path about a hun
dred yards wide through Uie city, de
stroying at least 25 houses, besides the
Baptist church and one or two other
public buildings. Four persons were
killed and many injured.
Telephone messages report a number
of fatalities at Shipley, Harris City,
McDonough and Locust Grove, La.
Birmingham. April 25.—Twenty-five
persons are reported killed at Albert
ville, Ala., in the tornado yesterday.
“TAMA JIM” PREDICTS
A BUMPER CROP
Washington, April 28.—Secretary Wil
son says we ought to have a "bumper”
crop throughout the country this fall.
All conditions are favorable for a rec
ording breaking yield of all sorts, and
unless something happens to head ofT
mother nature’s Industry between now
and the time grains, fruits and vege
tables are ripe the farmers from Maine
to California ought to be rolling in
plenty before snow Hies.
“Of course, there is no way telling
what will happen In line of weather to
hurt the crops, but present indications
point to bumper crops all over the
country," said Secretary Wilson today.
BOOKS OF SUBMARINE
COMPANY DEMANDED
Washington, April 28.—The special
committee of the House investigating
charges against the Electric Boat com
pany this afternoon entered an order
for the production of the books and pa
pers of the Electric Boat company, the
Lake Torpedo Boat company and copies
of the letters signed with Representa
tive Lilley’s name.
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
RE-ELECT OLD OFFICERS
New York. April 28.—After tile elec
tion of officers the convention of the
American Newspaper Publishers’ asso
ciation for 1908 adjourned. Herman
Ridder. of the New York Staats Zet
tung, was re-elected president; Medlll
McCormick, of the Chicago Tribune,
vice president, and Elbert H. Baker, of
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, secretary.
VV. J. Pattlson, of the New York Even
ing Post, was elected to succeed Ed
wunl H. Cali as treasure.-.
FIRST CYCLONE
CAUSES LOSS OF
LIFE AND PROPERTY
Many Persons Injured and De«
struction of Property
Very Heavy.
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Dispatches from the •districts through
which last Thursday's cyclone passed,
show the loss of life to be heavier
than the first reports Indicated. Four
arc known to have been killed, and one
fatally Injured. The Injured list is
large and the property loss heavy. It
Is estimated that the destruction of
property will total over $100,000.
The lltlle town of Valley Springs.
S. D., about 15 miles east of Sioux
Falls, and the farm country near Pen
der, Neb., were the two districts whera
the storm caused the greatest havoc.
While at Pender there was loss of
life, Valley Springs sustained only a
property loss, amounting to over $20,
000. Ponca, Neb., Beresford and Wa
tertown, S. D., were also visited by the
first cyclone of the season. At Beres
ford, Mrs. Erickson, an aged woman,
was so badly Injured that It Is not
expected she will survive.
In the eastern part of Iowa
a cyclone swept through Clinton coun
ty, crossing near DeWltt and Char
lotte. It was accompanied by a heavy
rain, flooding Silver creek and weak
ening the Northwestern railroad bridge
so that a freight train plunged through
It. Engineer Baxter and hia fireman
were instantly killed.
AGED BFRESFORD WOMAN
FATALLY HURT IN CYCLONE
Beresford. S. D.. April 27.—The home
of John Erickson, eight miles south
west of here, was destroyed by the
cyclone which passed through here at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
Erickson farm was the only place
struck. Throe people were in the house
at the time, John Erickson, Mrs. O.
Erickson, his mother, and Miss Mary
Erickson, his sister. John Erickson
was knocked unconscious by the flying
debris and was picked up 200 feet
away from the house. Miss Erickson
was thrown Into a grove of trees and
badly Injured, while the aged mother
was picked up In a cornfield, badly
bruised. She is not expected to re
cover,
In this morning's storm a large barn
on the Ole Tuntland farm, eight miles
northeast of town, was struck by light
ning and burned to the ground. Forty
six hogs were burned.
Special to The Tribune.
CHURCH IS WRECKED AT
VALLEY SPRINGS; LOSS $20,000
Valley Springs, S. D.. April 27.—It Is
considered a miracle that last night's
tornado passed here without loss of
life. The Methodist Episcopal church
was wliied off the landscape, not a sin
gle board remaining. The steeple was
blown into the residence of T. R. Ben
nett. In which Mrs. Bennett, a friend.
Miss Danford, and two children were
at the time. The roof of the Congre
gational parsonage was partly torn
from the structure. The loss from the
tornado, which lasted but 30 seconds
and wrecked 22 buildings, amounts to
about $20,000. Allen Hedges, who had
his collar bone broken by falling lim
bers, Is the only person injured. This
was the second tornado that had visit
ed Valley Springs curing the last 20
years.
PENDER VICTIMS OF
CYCLONE BURIED TODAY
Pender, Neb., April 27.—The funeral
of Mrs. Magnusson and her little
granddaughter, who perished In yester
day's cyclone, were held this afternoon
at the Swedish Mission church. The
baby was picked up dead about S00 feet
from the house. The grandmother was
found In a field, dying, an hour aft
erward. Emil Magnusson. the father
of the dead child, was badly cut abokt
the head-. A nurse from Sioux City
Is taking care of him. Mrs. Magnusson.
the wife, was blown out of the house
Into a corn field, but escaped Injury.
A number of farmers in this vicinity
sustained severe property losses.
Houses and barns were destroyed
while the loss of stock is heavy.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
KILLED NEAR CLINTON
Grand Mound. Ia.. April 27.—Engin
eer Baxter and Fireman Seymour were
Instantly killed when North
western train No 132. went through
the bridge at Silver Creek. Brakeman
John Doherty was badly crushed and
Is not expected to live.
The heavy rain of Tuesday night
and flood of water which poured down
the creek all day yesterday weakened
the foundation of the bridge. No. 132
Is one of the crack fast freights of the
Northwestern. It Is drawn by one of
the heaviest type of engines. The
weight of the huge mogul wns too
much for the weakened structure. Sev
enteen heavily loaded freight cars were
broken and crushed. Engineer Baxter
and Fireman Seymour were In the bot
tom of the heap and were, probably In
stantly killed. The Hood of water Into
which the engine fell prevented the
wrecked engine firing the wreckage.
Traffic on the main line of the North
western was entirely laid out.
Investigation reveals that 17 wreck
ed cars of stock went to the bottom
of Silver creek, resulting In almost a
total loss and running ihc monetary
damage Into thousands of dollars.
TORNADO IN LOUISIANA;
DAMAGE REPORTED HEAVY
New Orleans, April 27—Railroad offi
cials here have received reports of a
tornado, which swept across Rapids
Parish today. No details are obtain
able, but damage reported to be very
heavy.
At the Memphis ofnr- of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley It was reported
that several people were drowned and
several killed at Walls. Six or seven
stores and many residences were en
tirely demolished.
At Mason, Tenn.. the Methodist. Pres
byterian. KpiS'-opal churches were prac
tically destroyed. Several other houses
were blown down. In Memphis the
wind reached a velocity of 60 miles an
hour, uprooting trees, blowing down
telegraph and telephone wires and forc
ing In plate glass windows.
TORNADO SWEEPS AWAY
MISSISSIPPI TOWN
Memphis, Tenn., April 27.—A tornado
swept over Walls. Miss., early today.
It Is reported to have destroyed the
town. Three people were killed and
several Injured. The wires are all down
between Memphis and Walls.
STORM CAUSES^ MUCH
DAMAGE AT WATERTOWN
Watertown, S. D., April 27—Five res
idences were struck by lightning and
one bam burned during a severe storm
that passed over the city yesterday
morning. Nearly two Inches of rain
f»ti the dav.
SALOONS MAY HAVE
TO RUN GAUNTLET
OF TWO ELECTIONS
Dakota Liquor interests Pre
jpare to Fight Proposed
County Option Bill.
.■
Yankton. S. D., April 27.—1The late
vote on high license by towns and vil
lages all over South Dakota, Indicates
that If the county option bill Is ap
proved at the polls next November It
will win by rural votes.
Of 47 towns voting on license that
have reported, 30 were carried by the
saloons and 17 against license.
The present law provides that the
questton of Issuing licenses to saloons
shall be voted upon at the annual mu
nicipal elections upon petition by 2B
electors and If license Is authorized
the permits may be granted for one
yeur. But even the requirement of an
annual affirmative vote did not satisfy
the temperance sentiment of the state,
and the Initiative and referendum pro
vision of the constitution was utilized
to submit to the people, through the
last legislature, a county option bill,
which provides for a vote upon license
by any county upon petition by 10 per
cent of the electors. If the vote Is
against license then no permits for sa
loons shall be Issued within the county
until the next election. And If license
Is approved saloons may be operated
only In the towns or townships where
license Is approved at the annual mu
nicipal elections.
Liquor Interests to Fight.
The new measure would mean that
the saloons would have to run the
gauntlet of a county election. In addi
tion to the municipal elections now pro
vided. Many a saloon town Is located
In an anti-saloon county and the opera
tion of such ti law would materially re
duce the sale of liquor In the state.
It is certain that the saloons and
breweries will make an organized light
on this proposed law and Tuesday’s
vote Indicates that they will carry the
towns. They may defeat the bill unless
the 'rural districts are Interested suffi
ciently to cast a large vote ort the ques
tion.
The results of Tuesday's license elec
tion. summarized, follows:
For Dry Town.
Town— Majority} Town— Majority.
Tan ton .51! Hurley ..29
Miller ...15! Sir set on .22
Alexandria ..2,8! Britton .44
Lake Preaton —15! Clark .30
Baltic .2«! Summit ..
Woonsocket . IjDeSmet .53
Mitchell .20! Avon . 9
(Jeddcs . 11 Groton .4
Clear Lake .13*
For Wet Town.
Town— Majority! Town- Majority.
Bridgewater. 29f Lead .
Lennox . 59 i Headword .
Webster.lOOsj Bpmrfij'h .
Doll Rapids . 25: Sturgis .
Cen terville ...... ^ 331 RodfleUl . fi
Vlborg . 29i Scotland . 5
Garretaon .(Pierre .75 j
Platte . 47 Flandrrau .
Milbank . 24! Hot Soring*;.92
White Lake .33) Beresford . 4
Madison . TV Salem . 63
Chamberlain .146! Dolond . 5
Tyndall .03! Ashton . 5
Planklnton .-hT, Sioux Falls .353
Kimball . 311 Armour . V
MILWAUKEE TO DO
EXPRESS BUS NESS
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4 MILEAGE BOOK LAW 4
4 IS KNOCKED OUT. 4
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4 Bismarck. N. D., April -7. — 4
4 The suit* supreme iourt lias 4
4 declared unconstitutional the 4
4 stale law requiring the railroads ♦
4 to furnish 1,000-ruile mill age 4
4 books far families at i7'ii Hat. 4
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Milwaukee. WIs., April i!7. — rite
dally News rays: The Chicago, Mil
waukee & Si. Paul Railway company
is preparing to conduct Its own ex
press business.
The Continental Express company is
being organized by men within the
lailway company and it Is said that
the new express company will lie ready
for business within a few months.
Edward S. Avt rill has been si letted
as general manager of the lontinental
concern.
It is said that the coninu t of the
United Slates Express company with
the St Paul system will expire in
about a year and that it will not be
it nev. d.
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WESTERN ROADS REFUSE
LOW CONVENTION FARES
Chicago, April 27.- Action was taken
yesterday by railroads east of Chicago
and west of Chlcugo regarding re
duced rates for conventions. The east
ern roads decided to make a rate of
11» cents a mile as the minimum rate.
The Western Passenger association ex
plained that because of it 2 rent law
in various states the western toads
have already reduced their through
rates to correspond. Application for
reduced rites for a merchants' meet
ing in Chicago and St. Louis and for
the Commercial Travelers Protective
association convention in Milwaukee
were refused.
The General Passenger association
will limit its reduced i&te to conven
tions at which there Is an attendance
of 1,000 or mote.
As'a'concession to the roads which
made the tow tates. tares from points
within 10U mil' s of the convention city
will be placed on a higher basis, double
local rates being charged.
CLAIMS TO BE MODEL
FOR “COLUMBIA” ON
COINS; TO ALMSHOUSE
Binghamton, hf. Y.. April 27. -Desti
tute and 80 years old, Mrs. Oline Wil
liams. whose face, If her story is true,
appears on all of Uncle Sam’s silver
dollars, has been taken to the Broome
county almshouse. She says sue not
only never received u cent for her por
trait in silver but tnat sue has even
been robbed of the honor due her.
ANOTHER TITLE*IN
VANDERBILT FAMILY
New York. April 27.—Coincident with
the sailing today of Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, sr.. to make her home
abroad it was learned that. Baron Otto
Hoemntng Oca-rolls, AustVo-Hungar
ian consul he-e, had sailed on Wednes
day. The baron has been u frequent
taller at Mrs. Vanderbilt's house and
It was reported today that she would
shortly marry him.
In discussing the report society
friends of Mrs. Vanderbilt went so
far as to assert that the marriage prob
ably would be celebrated in Italy dur
ing the early part of June.
DUG CHAULNES DIES
SUDDENLY IN PARIS
Theodore P. Shonts' Daughter,
Two Months a Bride, Is f
a Widow.
Paris. April 27—The Due de Chaulnes
today was found dead In his bed in his
apartments at the Hotel Langham. In
line Beccader, by bis wife. Death was
due to embolism, the obstruction of an
artery.
New York, Aprli 27.—A cablegram
to Theodore P. Shonts today an
nounced the sudden death in Paris of
Ids sonlnlaw. Due de Chaulnes. Th*
due and Miss Theodora Shonts wers
married In this city February 15 and
were in Europe on their wedding trip.
The Due de Chaulnes. whose fulli
name was Emanuel Theodorlc Bernard!
D. Albert de Luyenes. due de Cliaulne%i
was 29 years old and was a member Of"
one of the most aristocratic families
of the French nobility.
Mystery in Death.
An air of mystery surrounding th#f
circumstances of the death of the due.,
which was created largely by mislead-)
lng slatements with reference to ths!
place of death and the ultimate dlspo-;
sition of the body, was In no sens*;
cleared up by a story, which was gen-!
erally circulated to the effect that th#;
due was In fact taken violently 111 at!
some house other than ills hotel; that;
lie was hurriedly carried to the Lang-1
ham, where he died shortly after hi*
arrival. It was impossible to confirm
or deny the rumor this afternoon. ;
At the Langham alt Information rel-.j
alive to the death of the due was
fused with the exception of an unoffl-i
dal statement that the due had died at)
the home of a member of his family1
and not at the hotel. It was explained!
this was the way the family desired*
the announcement to be made.
Wedding February 15.
The wedding took place at the hom*>
of the bride's father. 123 East Thirty*)1
fifth sl„ the ceremony being performed#
by Monsignor M. J. Iaavelle, rector tm
St. Patrick's cathedral. Although cbn-'
slderable Interest had been aroused!
because of Its international phase, Ife
was planned a most unostentatious ;
homo weddtpg without the usual dia
play or exceptional gathering of
guests.
Miss Marguerite Shonts, sister of th*
bride, was her only attendant. Princ* j
Andre Oalitzlne, the duke's uncle, was
beat man.
The bride wore a gown of duchess
satin with a court train bordered with
orange blossoms Ik!
The duke and Miss Shonts spent th*
first month after their murriage In
the ITnlted States. The couple sailedj
for the other side March 17, on board,
the steamer Teutonic. j
The duke Inherited a fine patrimony
from both father and grandmother:
along with his titles, but It was gen
erally understood he had expended!
much of his fortune. He was said t#
have been financially embarrassed be
fore his wedding with the America*
heiress.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
INSTRUCT FOR BRYAN
Springfield, III., April 27.—The HI-,
nols democracy adopted the unit rul*
and instructed Its delegates to the na
tional convention at Denver to vot*
for VV. J. Bryan and “to use all honor
able means" to secure his nomination.
After a hot fight in the resolution*
committee which was carried into th*
convention, the party adopted a plat
form plank declaring in favor of th*
"greatest possible personal liberty" t*
individuals, provided that such liberty!
did not Infringe upon the rights Og
other people.
The "personal U 'erty" and Brya*
resolutions are as follows:
"We believe that orderly custom*
and habits long pursued should not b*
disturbed by intolerance, and we here
by declare In favor of that fundament*!
doctrine of democracy and free gov
ernment. which givea to the individual
the largest measure of personal lib
erty so long ns he does not infringe
on the personal rights of others, W»
are opposed to all sumptuary laws.
“Recognizing the broad statesman
ship, matchless eloquence and untiring
efforts of our great leader, the Hon.
Wltllam J. Bryan, in the cause of hu
manity. we, the democrats of Illinois,
honoring a native son, and taking;,
pride in *'*s distinguished leadership^
Instruct the delegates to the national,
convention of our party at Denver^;
from this state to support his can
didacy for the nomination for the pres
idency and use all honorable means
In ,ils behalf. We further Instruct the
Illinois delegates to the Denver con
vention to act as a unit on all proposi
tions."
PUBLISHERS PRAISED
BY UNION LEADERS
New. York. April 27.—Representa
tives of an industrial army of 80,00*
men appeared at the meeting of tha
American Newspaper Publishers’ as
sociation and congratulated the mem
bers of the association upon the suc
cessful development and working Of
the arbitration system between em
ployes and employers. f
Among the men who bore witness to
tlie success of arbitration between em
ployes and owners of newspapers were
President James F. Lynch, of the In
ternational Typographical union; Jas.
B. Freel, president of the International
Stereotypers’ union, and Matthew Ber
ry. president ot the Printirg Pressmen’*
and Assistants’ union. President Lynch
was unable to be present In person be
cause of illness, but sent an address
to the convention which was read.
H. N. Kellogg, who is industrial com
mission-!' of th- publishers' assocm**'
tion in his annual report also testified'
to the hurmonl >,s relations in the cor
dittoes of newspaper offices between
the employers and the men engaged lu
tin- mechanical departments.
GENERAL LINEVITCH DEAD.
Sr. Petersburg, April K.—Lieutenant
General Linevitch. former commander la
chief of the Russian army in Manchuria^
is dead.
BOOTELACK IS TUTOR
OF GREEK IN A HIGH
SCHOOL IN ILLINOIS
Alton. III.. April 27.—Thos. Kalends,
a bootblack, has been appointed critic!
of tiie Greek class in Shurtleff college.1
The boy is 18 years old and a graduate
of the Athens nigh school. He gives a.
h'iif a day each week Instructing the
■Greek students of the college and in
'exchange acoipts Instructions in king
liab