Nebraska Newspapers

    - MORGAN IS BLAMED
FOR CRANE RECALL
Magnate’s Jealousy of Armour
Said to Have Played Part
in Affair.
Washington, Oct. 25.—A fanti echo
of the Crane-Knox incident has made
itself heard in a rumor that Mr. Crane's
retirement from the diplomatic service
was due to pressure brought by J.
Pierpont Morgan on account of Mr.
' 'rane’s connection with the Armours,
in Chicago. At the same time a report
• qudlly circumstantial is circulated to
the effect that Mr. Crane’s dismissal
resulted from his close relations with
Mr. Morgan himself.
In support of the story of Mr. Mor
gan’s hostility to Mr. Crane, it was said
that Mr. Armour had been in Washing
ton shortly before the president sent
Crane'B nomination to the Senate and
that Mr. Armour’s satisfaction with the
nomination is “not disputed." It might
also be added that Mr. Armour’s satis
faction has not been affirmed.
Persons here close to Secretary of
State Knox incline more and more to
the view that Mr. Knox's action in dis
charging the newly appointed minister,
however clumsily that dismissal may
have been brought about, was actuated
by his personal judgment of Mr.
Crane’s fitness for the post.
CHURCH CONGREGATION
DRIVEN OUT BY WASPS
Towanda, Pa., Oct. 25.—Wasps took
•possession of the Honeybrook church
and held the structure against the en
tire congregation. When a fire was
started in the building the wasps began
to liven up. By the time for services
the insects were buzzing in a way that
Indicated their determination to take
part in the proceedings.
Several expedients were tried, but
the wasps resisted the blandishments
•nf the pastor, the persuasions of the
deacons and the importuning of the
sexton.
As a last resort, the church audi
torium was abandoned by the congre
gation, and services held in the Sunday
school room.
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
COMPLETES BUSINESS
Dubuque, la., Oct. 26.—The 2Stli an
nual Presbyterian synod adjourned to
day after a session of four days' dura
tion. The next meeting will be at Iowa
i Mty. Special efforts will be made along
temperance lines the coming year. The
Woman's Home Synodical society met
in connection with the synod and ad
journed after electing Mrs. Q. D. Gur
ley, of Des Moines, president; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Silas Cook, of Early; secre
tary and treasurer of current expense
fund, Mrs. G. N. King, of Keokuk;
secretary of young people's work, Miss
■Cowden, of Washington: secretary of
literature, Mrs. T. L. James, of Fair
field. '_ y
CONGRESSMAN IN ROW
WITH ANGRY WOMAN
North Carolina Solon Says
Postmistress Offered Bribe,
Which He Spurned.
Asheville, N. C., Oct. 25.—The recent
removal of Mrs. Julia Reed from the
Biltmore postofflee has culminated in
sensational charges and countercharges,
with Congressman John Grant, of this
district, figuring prominently.
Congressman Grant has admitted that
lie had filed the charges which led to
Mrs. Reed’s removal. He declared Mrs.
liccd tried to bribe him to secure the
. office for herself.
* Mrs. Reed said tonight that she didn't
attempt to bribe Mr. Grant, but merely
offered to contribute to the republican
campaign fund. She alleges that the
congressman told her that she “would
have to come across for the campaign
fund as all the other officeholders had
done so."
Congressman Grant emphatically de
nied that he told Mrs. Reed to “com*
across.”
SENATOR JOHNSON
OF NORTH DAKOTA
CALLED BY DEATH
Fargo, N. D., Ort. 25.—United States
Senator Martin N. Johnson, of this
state, died from an attack of acute
Bright’s disease at his hotel in this
citv last night at 7:30 o'clock. A week
ago he submitted to a second operation
for a nasal trouble and was thought
to be doing well. He had been a suf
ferer from the nasal disease for years
and had complained during the last
few days, but reports yesterday were
n assuring. He was suddenly attacked
late yesterday afternoon and died with
out warning. His wife and his brother,
a resident of this city, were present.
Senator Johnson was 59 years old.
lie was born on a farm in Kacine coun
ty. Wisconsin, and was a son of Rev.
Nelson Johnson, a native of Norway.
Senator Johnson, was a graduate of the
' Wisconsin university and came to this
state in 1882, devoting his attention to
farming. He was a member of the con
stitutional convention. In 1889 he was a
candidate for United States senator
and tied the party vote In caucus, but
was defeated in the joint session. In
1X90 he was sent to congress and was
three times nominated by acclamation,
ilc was eight years In the House. He
was elected by a direct primary in 1908
to succeed Senator Hansbrough. He
was a member of the Methodist Episco
pal church and had been a member of
the general conference of that body.
ALLEGED MURDERER
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Pierre, S. D. Oct. 25.—Isaac Mc
i nun, the alleged murderer of William
Toney and Charles Simpson, near Ka
doka, last summer, when arraigned in
circuit court at Fort Pierre yesterday
entered a plea of not guilty, and his
nitorneys are working for a continu
ance of the case.
VESUVIUS QUIETS DOWN.
Naples, Oct. 25.—The eruption of
Mt. Vesuvius, which became alarm
ingly active yesterday, appears to be
decreasing today. The villages In the
vicinity of the volcano are filled with
strangers, mostly foreigners, who had
hastened there to witness the phe
nomena.
MARRIED AT IBA GROVE.
Ida Grove, la., Oct. 25.—Clyde Petty
and Miss Winifred Smothers were mar
r» d at the home of the bride’s uncle,
J. A. Smothers, by Rev. Mr. Gilbert.
JEFFRIES, FIT AS A
A FIDDLE. READY
TO FIGHT NEGRO
Now York, Oct. 25.—James J. Jef
fries has come back from his Europe! n
trip, ready and fit. it is believed, to
fight Jack Johnson for the heavyweight
championship of the world. In the en
virons of Carlsbad. Bohemia, the one
time brfilermaker is asserted to have
trained vigorously for the Johnson mill
without giving the slightest hint to his
friends in America of what he was
doing.
When Jeffries walked down the gang
plank of the steamship Lusitania, which
arrived today, he looked as if he was
in fighting trim. His solid hulk of
frame was without superfluous flesh
and his complexion was clear. Sam
Berger, his sparring partner, and a
host of admirers at the dock appeared
surprised at the physical condition of
the retired champion.
Ready to Fight Now.
“Now, I'm ready to fight Johnson
tomorrow," said the big fellow, "and
the sooner the articles are signed the
better. I’ll live up to the Berger agree
ment, but as to details they can take
care of themselves.” >
“What about Johnson?” was asked.
Jeffries' brown eyes snapped as he
replied: “I care not about Johnson.
That negro has made more noise and
done less than any man I know," he
said.
Jeffries told how he had brought
himself into fighting condition, but he
was a little x-eticent about his weight.
"I weighed under 220 pounds at
Carlsbad,” began Jeffries, slowly, "and
the last time I jumped on the scales,
it was in France, I tipped the beam at
228 pounds, but you can't get me on
the scales now for J20.
“How did I get Into shape? It seems
the newspaper men alwrays have me
with a lot of fat, on my body. I did
not have much when I went away,
and I have not any now.”
Waist Line Is Smaller.
And to emphasibe the point, Jef
fries seized a substantial part of his
vest In his hand to show how small
his xvalst line had grown.
“Now at Carlsbad I did 10 miles on
the road every morning,” continued
the former champion, “and In the after
noon I put in my time in the gymna
siums. The Germans thought I wms
crazy when they saw me running along
the highways. I did some more work
in Franco and ti'ained at a place just
outside of Paris. I had to look at the
address on a card every time I went out
there to work. The French are crazy
over fighting and I saw some bouts
thci-e I also took In some of the ex
hibitions at the Natioxial Sporting club
at London, but their advertised heavy
weight contests are nothing more than
middleweight affairs. I have done no
boxing while abroad."
Must Stand Operation.
Jeffi-ies said he would undergo an op
eration on his nose In a few days while
in tills city.
"I would have had It done in Carls
bad, but they told me there that the
doctors here could do it just as well,
and again, the prices they wanted were
something fearful. My nose is broken
and it interferes with my breathing.”
Jeffries said he had talked to no one
while abroad about his fight with John
son, and denied he had said that he
wanted a pui-se of $I;.0,000 for the mill.
Mrs. Jeffries accompanied her hus
band abroad and spent some time at
her home in Saxe-Meiningen.
Soon to Sign Articles.
Jeffries probably will meet Jack
Johnson and his manager in this city
early next week, when the final articles
for the fight will be signed.
Last August in Chicago Sam Berger,
for Jeffries, signed a preliminary agree
ment with Johnson for a contest of
anywhere from 20 to 100 rounds before
the club offering the largest pulse,
which was to be divided on any terms
made by Jeffries. The agreement pro
vided that the fight should take place
within six months after the signing of
articles.
The retired champion said he had
heard in Paris that Sam McVoy, in his
contest with Joe Jeanette in that city,
had really won the fight, and that it
had been fixed for Jeanette to win. Jef
fries added that McVey was onlv a
right-handed fighter and would have
little chance with Johnson.
“You want a left hand to fight John
son,” added Jeffries, as he walked away
to Join an admiring crowd of friends on
the pier.
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COWBOYS ACCUSED OF
KILLING SHEEPMEN
Six on Trial in Wyoming foi
Murder of Their
Ancient Foes.
Basin. Wyo., Oct. 25.—The trial of
Edward Eaton, Gemge Sabin. Herbert
Brink, Thomas Dixon, William Keyes,
and Charles Farris, cattlemen, for the
alleged murder of Joe Allemand, Jules
Lazier and Joseph Emge, sheepmen,
on April 2, 1909, is attracting great at
tention In the range country.
Special Judge C. H. Parmalee, hold
ing court for the Fourth judicial dis
trict, is now engaged in hearing testi
mony on a motion to quash the indict
ment against the defendants.
The charge is made that the grand
jury was Illegally drawn, only a frac
tion of the list of electors being used,
and that while several prominent
sheepmen were drawn on the grand
jury, the cattle industry was not rep
resented at all.
It is alleged that this was the re
sult of a deliberate plan by the offi
cials of the county.
SEATTLE LAWYER SAID
TO BE SLATED FOR THE
MISSION TO CHINA
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 25.—It is stated
on high authority that Thomas Burke,
a wealthy lawyer of this city, has been
asked il’ he would accept the post of
minister to China if it were tendered
to him. Judge Burke refused to dis
cuss the matter except to say that he
has had no direct communication from
the state department. He has traveled
extensively In the orient, is personally
acquainted with the- statesmen of
Japan and China, and is a friend of
President Taft, having been Ills fellow
passenger on a voyage to Yokohama.
HEAD STRIKES BEAM;
INJURIES ARE FATAl
Council Bluffs, la., Oct. 25.—John F.
Malloy, of this city, is dying in an
Omaha hospital as the result of a frac
tured skull. While returning to this
city from Omaha last evening, Malloy,
who was standing on the step of a
street car, leaned out too far, and his
head struek an iron beam on the
Douglas street bridge.
NICARAGUAN REBELS
SHOW MUCH STRENGTH
Insurgents Are Strong in Num
bers and Well Equipped
for War.
Now York. Oct. 25.—Private advices
received here under date ot October 16
from Blueflelds, Nicaragua, state the
entire army of the revolution numbers
2,500 men. It is declared that the posi
tion of General Chammorro, between
El Castillo and Greytown is exceedingly
strong and that ho Is In command of
800 men and several pieces of artillery.
With the reinforcements of 500 men
which have been started from Blue
flelds, he will begin his attack on the
Fortress of El Castillo, the advices say.
The army under General Estrada, 20
miles north of Panama City, Is said to
number 1,500 men, and It Is asserted
they are In full readiness to meot tho
government troops.
MURDER DONE BY ONE
WHO KNEW PREMISES
Kansas City, Oct. 25.—A coroner's
Inquest over the bodies of Alonzo Van
Royen, his wife and her sister, Miss
Rosa McMahon, who were murdered
on their farm five miles west of Kan
sas City, Kan.. Wednesday last, was
begun today. No arrests have been
made.
The county authorities today are
working on a new' theory which arises
from the fact that the Van Royen
homestead showed no evidences of a
hurried search by the murderer, though
robbery is known to have been com
mitted.
“The murderer was some one famil
iar with the premises and acquainted
with the family, and not a tramp,” said
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Taggart,
tqday. "1 believe that the murderer,
for there appears to have been only
one, first shot Van Royen and then th«
women.”
OKLAHOMA BANKERS
SCORE STATE BOARD
Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 25.—With but one
dissenting voice the members of group
4 of the state bankers’ section, repre
senting 60 banks in the eastern part
of the state, in a meeting here yester
day denounced the state banking board
for its methods in dealing with the
affairs of the Columbia Bank and
Trust company, of Oklahoma City.
They also demanded that the state ex
aminer issue a statement regarding
the condition of the bank. The guar
anty law was declared a failure.
Tho resolutions also recommended
that the state banking board as it now
exists be abolished, and that the guar
anty fund be redeposlted W'lth banks
from which It originated and no in
terest bo paid by the banks while de
posited with them.
SIX PLEAD GUILTY IN
OHIO GRAFTING GASES
Sfoungstown Officials Confess in
Open Court to Taking
Bribes.
Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 25.—Six of
the 15 county office holders, contractors
and a salesman under indictment for
accepting and giving bribes pleaded
guilty today to the charges against
them.
John Hannl, former county commis
sioner, and James Price, Samuel
Brunstettor and North Newton, former
good roads commissioners, w'aived trial
today and pleaded guilty to accepting
bribes. O. C. Starr, a salesman of Co
lumbus, also waived a trial and pleaded
guilty to bribing the good roads com
missioners.
Former County Commissioner War
ren H. Kale, stood trial, but after
listening to the testimony of the state
stopped further proceedings by plead
ing guilty. Price, Brunstetter and Starr
came into court today.
COUNCIL BLUFFS
IS WITHIN LIMIT
ON INDEBTEDNESS
Council Bluffs. Ia„ Oct. 25.—The
city of Council Bluffs wins a complete
victory in what is known as the
"waterworks bonds" case in a decision
Judge Smith McPherson, of the United
States district court, made known to
day.
The question involved in this case,
which was brought by property holders
of the city, was whether the issuance
of $600,000 in bonds for the purpose
or construction of a municipal water
works plant, would raise the city’s in
debtedness above the constitutional
limit. Judge McPherson holds that it
would not.
CZAR IN GERMANY
ON WAY TO ITALY
Berlin, Oct. 25.—Emperor Nicholas,
who is on his way to visit King Vic
tor Emmanuel in Italy, passed through
Germany today. He had breakfast at
Erfurt, proceeding thence to France by
way of Hale, Saxony and Frankfort-on
the-Mnln.
The Russian emperor is not traveling
in an imperial train. The usual story
that on the journey the emperor is be
ing impersonated by a Russian official
is current. He is accompanied by three
members of the Imperial household.
DES MOINEsTeLEPHONE
MERGER IS RATIFIED
Des Moines, la., Oct. 25.—The mi
nority stockholders of the Mutual Tele
phone company, who sought to pre
vent the merger of the Iowa and In
dependent systems in Des Moines by
court injunction, but failed, did not ap
peal to the supreme court as had been
expected. Today the merger was rati
fied by the Independent company and
will be consummated immediately.
THREE MURDERERS
RECEIVE SENTENCES
Des Moines, la., Oct. 25.—Three men
convicted of murder in the first de
gree were sentenced to life imprison
ment in the state penitentiary at Fort
Madison by Judge Jesse Miller in to
day's session of criminal court.
It is said this has never before oc
curred. The convicted men were John
Smeltzcr. who shot Detective Frank
Delmege; James Watkins, who shot
John Weaver, and William Webster,
who shot George Talbot.
YOUNG BOYS TURN
SLEUTH AND CATCH
ALLEGED MURDERER
Go on Visit and Meet Man in
Station Who Is Accused of
Capital Crime.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 23.—Upon Infor
mation furnished by John Starofsky
and Curley Swim, of Moline, 111., the
local police have arrested James Miller,
alias James R. Gingery, ns the sus
pected murderer of William Walsh, of
Moline. Tho two boys arrived In town
over the Rock Island intending to visit
Swim's cousin, Charles F. Bandlow, of
this city, and not remembering his ad
dress they remained all night In the
station preparatory to starting out in
the morning on a hunt for Swim's rela
tive.
While resting in the waiting room of
the depot they became acquainted with
Gingery, who told them that he was
from Moline and that he was going on
to California. The boys say that the
man said his name was Gingery, and
after talking with them for a while
opened his valise and began to show
them some of bis effects, among which
were three pictures of himself In the
uniform of a United States soldier. Tho
lads listened to all that he had to say
and later went off by themselves to
talk it over. They said that immedi
ately upon seeing the photographs they
recognized in the picture the alleged
murderer of William Walsh, and they
at once gave the Information to tho
ofHcers which led to Gingery's arrest.
DEMOCRATS SAY THEY
“Forgot all about it”
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 23.—Democratic
managers are much chagrined over tho
fact that they clean forgot all about
Mr. Bryan’s publicity of campaign con
tributions before election law, and
didn't Hie their report on time. They
suspect that a goodly part of the state
Is laughing ut them over it, too.
Investigation today revealed that
each of the three democratic candi
dates for judge had given Chairman
Byrnes at Columbus $100 apiece, and
It Is suspected that more has been
gleaned from the holders of jobs under
the democratic state administration.
Treasurer Hall reports that he hasn't
received a cent from anybody, and
therefore, has not spent a cent. This
report he has put on file here.
The democrats admit that it was a
case of simply forgetting all about It,
but are contending now that by count
ing in the day of filing the report and
election day, they got under the wire
so that nobody could have them ar
rested and fined.
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ODD FELLOWS REBUKE
PECULIAR CAMPAIGNING
Lincoln, Neb.. Oct. 23.—Frank P.
Corrlck, of Lincoln, thought that I. P.
Gage, of Fremont, who has been grand
secretary of Nebraska Odd Fellows for
10 years, had had the office long
enough. He decided that he wanted
it himself. So he got up and had
printed some nice circulars telling
all about himself and containing a
picture of Mr. Corrlck. These were
sent to the delegates to the conven
tion.
And thereby Mr. Corrlck raised a
row, and probably has eternally queered
himself. The Odd Fellows didn't like
that sort of campaigning, and when
one of Mr. Gage’s friends got up and
moved the adoption of a resolution ex
pressing as the sense of that body that
such methods of campaigning were im
proper and not becoming an order of
such dignity, it was adopted with a
whoop.
This Is probably the last big con
vention of Odd Fellows that will be
held in Nebraska. Each of the dele
gates draws a per diem and mileage,
and the drain is great on the treas
ury. It Is now proposed to elect dele
gates from districts and keep down
tho number In this way.
CATTLE RATE CASES
ARGUEOJNST. LOUIS
Important Railwy Case Heard
Before Special Commis
sioner of Court.
St. Louis, Oct. 23.—Arguments were
heard today in tile suit of 52 western
and southwestern railroads against the
Interstate Commerce commission,
brought over a year ago, and known as
the “cattle rate cases.” The suit fol
lowed an order from the commission re
ducing the transportation rates on cat
tle, the roads claiming that their loss
as a result of the reductions approxi
mates $500,000 annually.
A year ago the United States Circuit
Court Judges Adams, Hook and Van
Devanter, sitting on banc, refused the
roads a temporary injunction forbid
ding the Interstate Commerce commis
sion from enforcing its order. Since
then numerous witnesses have been
heard and more than 9,000 pages of tes
timony taken. t
The arguments were heard today by
former Judge James A. Seddon, special
commissioner. The railroads were rep
resented by W. D. McHugh, of Omaha;
J. W. Terry. Galveston; James Pea
body, Chicago, and J. J. Morrissey,
Galveston. The attorneys for the com
mission are S. H. Cowan, Fort Worth,
Tex., and P. J. Farrell. Washington,
D. C.__ _
ROBBERS-ATTACK
BANK AT MANLEY;
FAIL IN ATTEMPT
Manley, Neb., Oct. 23—Robbers made
an unsuccessful attempt to raid the
Bank of Manley early today. Although
their explosions were heard by citi
zens for two hours and a half, no one
seemed to have suspected what was
going on.
The building and safe of the bank
were wrecked, but the interior cash
box defied their efforts to open it
There is no clue to the robbers.
FORT DODGE PLANS
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDS
Fort Dodge, la., Oct. 13.—The
Building campaign for the Y. M. C. A.
opened this morning and In additfon
to the gift of u site by Hon. O. M. Ole
son, valued at $10,000. the sum of
$35,000 has already been pledged, leav
ing $30,000 to be raised before No
vember 1. The Y. W. C. A. has Just
closed a campaign for $10,000 for the
new as«-- • lion building
MAURA MINISTRY
TOTTERS TO ITS
FINAL DOWNFALL
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4 Paris, Oct. 23.—A special to 4
4 the Liberte states that Senor 4
4 Moret, former prime minister, 4
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Madrid, Oct. 23.—The Spanish cab
inet, headed by Premier Maura, re
signed this morning.
King Alfonso had a violent quarrel
last week with Premier Maura because
of Maura’s failure to give his ma
jesty an opportunity to exercise the
royal prerogative of pardon in the case
of Francisco Ferrer, who was executed
in Barcelona last week as a revolu
tionist.
The king had the unpleasant Inter
view when ho learned of the tempest
that had been raised over Europe by
the killing of Ferrer.
Maura not only lost the good will
of the king, but the administration
party has been weakened by the po
litical effect In Spain of Ferrer’s death.
The downfall of the cabinet has been
generally expected for several days.
Those Who Resigned.
The cabinet which resigned was
formed January 25, 1907, with the fol
lowing ministers:
Premier Senor Maura; foreign af
fairs, Senor Allendesalazar; Justice,
Marquis De Figueroa; finance, Senor
Besada; Interior, Senor De Laclerava;
war, General Linares; marine, Senor
Ferandlz; agriculture, commerce and
public works, Senor Sanchez Guerra;
education, Senor Rodriguez San Pedro.
Preceding the formation of this cabi
net there had been five liberal minis
ters In 18 months.
Was Clerical Cabinet.
The religious Issues had been th».
rock on which these ministries were
wrecked, and the accession to Jjower of
Senor Maura, who had before held the
premiership, was regarded as a sweep
ing victory for the clericals, and one
likely to arouse a revolutionary spirit.
This proved to be the case, the op
position finally uniting against tho
government’s conduct and furtherance
of tho war In Morocco.
The stern measures taken to put
down the recent anti-war demonstra
tion In Spain tended to Inflame the op
position and the execution of Ferrer,
followed by popular demonstrations of
disapproval, brought matters to a
crisis.
Bitter Attack Made.
When parliament reopened, the lib
erals, republicans and socialists bitter
ly assailed the government, but tho
cubinet showed a disposition to fight
for its life. There was a violent scene
In the chamber of deputies yesterday,
when the opposition headed by Senor
Moret Prendergast, the former premier,
renewed Its attack upon the govern
ment.
Minister of the Interior Larierva.
however, declared that the ministry
would not resign under threats. It
was then believed that while Senor
Moret was determined to unhorse
Premier Maura, the liberals, as dis
tinguished from the republicans and
socialists, did not desire to assume
power, as under tho circumstances
they would then becomo responsible
for the expenditures Involved In the
war in Morocco.
Speech Precipitates It.
The fall of the cabinet was regarded
ns inevitable after the bitter speech of
Minister of the Interior La Cierva in
the chamber of deputies last night,
during which he classed the liberals
with the republicans and socialists who
were arrayed against the throne
Today King Alfonso summoned Pre
mier Maura. Senor Dato, former minis
ter of the interior, and other leaders
in parliament. The impression contin
ues that the liberals will refuse to as
sume power, preferring to leave the
conservatives to extricate themselves
from the present situation as best they
may.
BLOODHOUNDS ON
TRAIL OF SLAYER
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4 to the muddy condition of the 4
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4 about a mile west of Kansas 4
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Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 23.—Blood
hounds fresh on the trail of a man sus
pected of the murder of Alonzo Van
Royen. his wife and sister-in-law, Miss
Rosa McMahon, five miles west of Kan
sas City, Kas„ yesterday, are rapidly
approaching this city today. This, the
police believe, affirms the theory that
the murderer came here after commit
ting the crime.
Followed by a posse of officers and
farmers, beaded by Sheriff A1 Becker,
every one strongly armed, the blood
hounds followed the trail assiduously
all of last night. They traced the sus
pect from the house in which tho two
women lay murdered to a ravine where
Van Royen’s body lay, turned into the
road, and came toward Kansas City.
A slight rain had fallen, but this
seemingly did not deter the dogs from
following the trail.
While the dogs are hunting today,
scores of farmers are searching the
country surrounding tho Van Royen
farm for suspects.
Officers are confident that the mur
derer is the stranger who has been
seen with Van Royen during the last
week. An excellent description of this
stranger has been supplied the police
by James McMahon, a brother of the
dead woman. He describes him as a
working man.
The police are convinced the motive
of the murders was robbery. The theft
of S:*00 from a trunk in the bouse and
a diamond ring from the finger of Mrs.
Van Royen, apparently confirm this.
DICKINSON’mAKES^PEECH.
Corpus Christ!, Tex., Oct. 23.—The an
nual contention of the Interstate In
land Waterways league met here to
day. with a large number of delegates
present. Secretary of War Dickinson
addressed the convention this after
noon.
BOMB IN GERMAN CITY.
Munich. Oct. 23.—A bomb was ex
plodcd in the street here early today.
The pavement was torn up and neigh
boring buildings were considerably
damaged. No person was injured.
There Is no explanation.
DENIES DAUGHTER OF
MARK TWAIN IS SUED
Gabrilowitsch and Bride Cannot
Understand Rumor of
Alienation Action.
New York, Oct. 23.—Ossip OabrllowlUch.
the Russian Clara Clemens, daughter ot
Murk Twain, dented that Mrs. Charles E.
Wark had brought suit for alienation of
affections against his wife. Mr. Gabrlio
wltsch’s statement only served to sur
round the rumors of a suit with deeper
mystery.
Mrs. Charles E. Wark is the wife of
a former accompanist of Miss Clemens.
Last week an advertisement appeared In
the morning papers, In which Mrs. Wark
was requested to send her address to
Attorney C. J. Campbell, of 24S Broad
way. The next day an annoymous let
ter was sent to the newspaper offices,
saying that every effort was being mado
to serve Mrs. Gabrllowitsch, tho former
Miss Clemens, with papers In an alien
ation suit. Mr. Campbell would say noth
ing about the suit or why he had In
serted the advertisement.
Cannot Explain 8tory.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabrllowitsch were seeu
at the Hamburg-Amerlcan line pier In
Hoboken, where they had gone to cancel
thetr passage on the Klserln Victoria.
"My wife and I are at a loss to know
what it all means,’’ said Mr. Gabrllo
wltseh. “There has been no suit for alie
nation against her, nor is she engaged
in any other litigation. Mr. Wark is a
personal friend of both of us, and I am
sure he has nothtng to do with It. Ths
report has evidently been circulated,
through maliciousness.
Mr, Gabrllowitsch also denied that tho
expected suit had anything to do with
the postponement of their honeymoon oni
which he and the former Miss Clemen*
•vere to have started at once.
Ashcroft Denies Rumor.
He said that he was tufferlng from
appendicitis and would undergo on opera
tion the next day. He will probably be
able to leave for Europe within three or
four weeks.
R.W. Ashcroft, husband of Mark Twain’s
former secretary, declared that neither
he nor his wife had anything to do with
the circulation of tho rumers of Mrs.
Wark's suit. Tills had been suggested
by Miss Jean Clemens, sister of Mrs.
Gabrllowitsch, who declared that Mrs.
Ashcroft still felt revengeful as a result
of the recent litigation between her and
Mark Twain.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FUND
RECEIVES ENDOWMENT
Washington, Oct. 23.—A fund to be
known ns tho Charles Eliot Horton Me
morial fund, has been endowed to the
Archaeological Institute of America by
James Loeb, a retired banker of New
York city.
This endowment fund will yield an
income $1,000 a year, which is to be
paid as nn honorarium to one or more
distinguished foreign archaeologists
who will lecture before the affiliated
societies of the Institute.
The creation of this endowment
marks tho first anniversary of the
death of Professor Norton, who found
ed the institute which is incorporated
by an act ot congress, and has branch
es in tho leading cities of the United
States and Canada, with a member
ship of more than 3,000.
QUARTET HELD ON
CHARGE OF MURDER
Lazar, Arrested Near Terre
Haute, Accused of Being One
of Gang.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 23.—Tony
Lazar was arrested at Ehrmandale,
near Terre Haute, and taken to Dan
ville, 111., yesterday. He 1b the last of
four men to be arrested on the chargo
of killing Bozin Tase in Danville, III.,
last December. Christo Dimitri, Raslla
Chritos and Trian Kote are in jail in
Danville awaiting trial.
Tase was attacked while at work in
the Fairmount quarry near Danville,
December 24, 1908. He died in the hos
pital in Danville.
In his dying statement, Tase declared
Dimitri dealt the blow that caused his
death. It has since developed, it is al
leged, that the four men had conspired
to kill Tase so they could obtain hia
money to invest In Oregon land. Kote,
who had roomed with Tase. learned
that Tase had saved a large amount o^
money and carried it in a leather belt.
Kote Is alleged to have gone to Sioux
City and planned the deed with the
other men, who were working there.
The Sioux City police charge that the
four Italians may have known some
thing of the killing of y. W. Allens
worth, an American. They left Sioux
City after Allensworth was murdered.
Dimitri, Christos and Kote were ar
rested in Danville following the death
of Tase.
At the time of the Allensworth tragv
edy, the men, Vasile Dimitri and Cris
tos Dimitri, were examined by the cor
oner’s jury, which held that the men
were not responsible for the death of
Allensworth. When under suspicion
here the two men declared themselves
to be brothers. In the present case the
claim is set up by tnem that they are
of no relation. The cases are very
similar in some of the details.
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4 TREATY TO SECURE 4t
4 MEXICAN POLITICAL 4>
4 OFFENDERS RUMORED 4‘
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El Paso, Tex., Oct 23. Ac
4 cording to reports ir, circula- 4
♦ tion In El Paso, a new extra
♦ dition treaty between the -4
4 United States and Mexico will -4
4 soon be exchanged as a result of 4
4 the recent meeting between 4
4 Presidents Taft and Diaz. 4
4 The treaty, it is said, will 4
4 make easier the securing of po- 4
4 litical offenders. 4
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PRESBYTERIANS WANT
PASTOR AT STATE “U ”
Dubuque, la., Oct. 23.—Dr. W. O.
Ruston, of Dubuque, w'as elected to th®
five-year term office as state clerk. Dr.
George McClain, president of the stato
university, is speaker tonight. Presby
terian synod here today will make an
effort for the appointment of a Pres
byterian minister to the state .univer
sity to eare for the spiritual wants of
students of that denomination. ' Iowa
City is slated for the next convention^