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WOMAN TRIES TO
KILL A PROMINENT
NEW YORK BANKER
Much Mystery Is Preserved
About Attempt on Life, but
Case Is Given to
Police.
New York. Oct. 11—It has developed
through the appearance of an attor
ney in . a police court asking for a
warrant that a woman had made an
attempt upon the life of Jacob Schiff,
the famous Jewish philanthropist,
ruling spirit of the great hanking firm
of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., a rich man.
The lawyer why got the warrant was
Isadore Kresel, former assistant dis
trict attorney and member of the firm
of Jerome, Rand & Kresel. of which
William Travers Jerome is the head.
jMr. Kresel hurried Into the Center
street criminal court shortly before 3
o'clock in the afternoon. With him
were a clerk from Mr. Schiff's office
and a criminal lawyer with offices in
the Pulitzer building.
<•* A short and rather excited confer
ence with Mr. Appleton, magistrate,
followed, and then the magistrate Is
sued a warrant and turned it over to
Lieutenant Detective Norman Fitz
simmons. He ran out of the building,
accompanied by the clerk from the
Schiff offices, jumped in a taxicab and
was taken down Center street in the
general direction of the financial dis
trict.
efforts were made to keep the case a
secret, but it was learned from an
authoritative source that for two
weeks a woman had been making
threats against Mr. Schiff’s life. She
told an attorney whom she consulted
that it was her intention to attack the
financier. She made similar state
ments to a number of other persons,
pome of whom communicated with Mr.
Schiff.
It is said that probably about noon
she attempted to harm Mr. Schiff or
made demonstrations which showed
such a purpose. Whether this occur
red at Mr. Schiff’s offices, at his home
or somewhere else could not be
learned. It appears that she inflicted
no actual injury upon the banker and
that she got away afterwards.
HUSBAND AND WIFE
FIGHT FATAL DUEL
Woman Slays Her Spouse in
Bloody Arbitrament of Their
Marital Differences.
Lake Charles, La.. Oct. 11.—A duel
between husband and wife, he armed
with a shotgun and she with a re
volver, has had a fatal ending. Dr.
B. Templln Smith died here front
wounds inflicted by Mrs. Smith in the
> duel on the morning of September 25,
f The sensational story was brought
out before the coroner’s jury and Mn,
Smith was held responsible for her hus
band’s death. It was through her tes
timony that the story came to light.
There had been a quarrel over a
match and the building of a kitchen
fire. The physician slapped his wife
and when she protested against such
treatment, he commanded her to get a
weapon.
’’Get your gun, I’ll get mine and
we’ll shoot this out right here," he
cried.
They met, both armed, In a hallway
of the residence. Whether the doctor
tried to use his shotgun has not been
brought out in the testimony. Mrs.
Smith fired twice and her husband
staggered to his room, where she fol
lowed. The woman knelt by his aids
W on the floor and crleij, “My God, I had
^ to do it.” Then she says he asked
her to "go ahead and finish him.”
The district attorney formally
charged Mrs. Smith with manslaughter.
She was arraigned for ball. Just be
fore his death Dr. Smith made a
statement to the district attorney. This
will not be given out until tho trial,
OHIO RIVER RAPIDLY
REAGHINGJHGH MARK
Flood Stage Is Being Ap
proached and Grave Danger
Is Threatened.
Louisville, ICy., Oct. 11.—Almost un
precedented rains have fallen in the
lower Ohio river valley In the last three
days, and as a result the Ohio river
threatens to reach a flood stage soon.
Ill the last 36 hours the river at Pa
ducah, Ky., has risen 6.3 feet and con
tinues to rise. At Evansville, Ind., the
river was rising at the rate of .3 of a
foot an hour. The rainfall at the lat
ter point totaled 11 inches In 48 hours
breaking the record.
At Louisville, Owensboro and other
Rlt points In Kentucky, Evansville, Boon
ville and other places In southern In
diana, the rain has caused much dam
age. Bridges have been carried away,
crops totally destroyed and railroad
tracks washed away.
A dispatch from Boonville, Ind., says
500 persons are homeless and that the
deluge has destroyed much property
In southern Indiana. Damage to
bldges and roads In six counties in
Kentucky has been placed at half a
million dollars.
According to officials of the weather
bureau here the rain period was one of
the longest and most damaging in
years.
OLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP
ANSWERS HIS LAST CALL
Patterson, N. J., Oct. 11.—Tom Bate,
at one time lightweight champion of
England, was found dead from gas
asphyxiation. In a boarding house early
yesterday. It Is thought that he ac
cidently turned on the gas.
CIRCUS MAN IS SHOT
BY HIS WIFE’S FRIEND
Columbus, O., Oct. 11—Ray Golden,
of Zanesville, a circus man, w'as shot
today by Earl Llchtenwalter, a law
student at the Ohio State university,
and Is dying at Grant hospital.
f Llchtenwalter was going home with
Mrs. Golden, who had separated from
her husband, and Golden met them on
the street. Llchtenwalter opened fire
lafter some hot wnrdo ond «„iden feu
■mortally wounded.
NEW REPUBLIC IS
FEELING ITS WAY
Quiet Apparently Prevails in
Portugal and Government
Gets Down to Business.
Lisbon, Oct. 11—The hoisting of the
British flag over the Jesuit monastery
)n the Ruade Quelhas saved the occu
pants from the attacking republican
troops last night. One priest was
killed and others arrested.
—
Lisbon, Oct. 11.—Provisional Presi
dent Praga and his associates, each day
feeling more secure in their newly as
sumed authority, are drawing tighter
the reins of government, and began
actively today to put into practice the
principles for which they have stood
and which they have promised shall be
the bulwarks of the new republic.
It is apparent that no time is to be
lost, not only because of the necessity
of meeting popular expectations at
home, but as well for the moral effect
upon other nations, the recognition of
which is anxiously sought.
The first step was the publication of
an official decree ordering all religious
bodies in Portugal to leave the country
within 24 hours.
The government had promised the sep
aration of church and state and the sup
pression of the religious orders. Almost
at the moment that the decree appeared
Marquis De Pombal was placed under ar
rest charged with having sheltered mem
bers of the religious bodies, and having
concealed arms in his home. Troops were
stationed in the vicinity of the religious
establishments to prevent attacks upon
them by mobs.
Dr. Alfonso Costa, the minister of Jus
tice. also Issued a decree ordering the re
lease of all persons detained by the mon
archy on the charge of belonging to se
cret societies. This is in fulfillment of
the projected policy of political free
dom.
Praises the Soldiers.
Dr. CoBta visited the camps of the re
publican soldiers and personally congratu
lated those who had distinguished them
selves In the recent fighting. These In
cluded two women who had taken places
In the ranks and participated throughout
the combat.
Word comes from Oporto that some pris
oners broke out of the Jail and fired on
their guards, who replied, killing two and
wounding 16.
ROOSEVELT INSPECTS
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Colonel Will Deliver Speech to
the People of Georgia
Tonight.
Rome, Ga., Oct. 11.—To inspect the
Martha Berry Industrial school and to
ipeak to the people of Rome, Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt stopped here this
morning on his way to Altanta. The
party was taken at once to the school
Where after a welcome in assembly
hall, Colonel Roosevelt inspected the
industrial and agricultural work.
From the Berry school Colonel
Roosevelt returns to Rome and after
malting a speech he is to depart for
Atlanta at 10:30 p. m. He is to speak
In Rome from a platform constructed
Df 46 bales of cotton, worth $4,000.
' The students of the Berry school
were massed in front of the main
building when Roosevelt made his ap
pearance and he was greeted by a vol
ley of sharp, rattling school yells.
When they were assembled in the large
room of the school, Miss Berry told the
story of her efforts to get support for
$he school and the good work or Mr.
pnd Mrs. Roosevelt.
1 The boys sang a song about the
fcolonel, the theme of which was, “What
Shall We Do With Our Theodore?"
SUFFRAGET ON TRAIL
OF NICK LONGWORTH
New Troubles Confront tho
Standpat Husband of Alice
Roosevelt, in Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 11.—The tarit?
will bo tabooed as a small issue, and
the question of Cannonism may not
even be thought of in the campaign
which Dr. Sarah M. Siewers, suffraget,
will make for election to congress from
the First Ohio district against Con
gressman Longworth, republcan, and
Dr. Thomas P. Hart, democrat.
Dr. Siewers was placed in nomina
tion by the Susan B. Anthony club,
and if 700 qualified electors (meaning
men qualified to voto) sign her peti
tion her name will go on the ballot.
“Righteous rule will be my campaign
theme," said Dr. Siewers, “and right
eous rule includes the representation
of women in the government of the
country.
“Even prize fighters have representa
tion in congress, but the women who
are equals of men in intelligence and
numbers haven’t a single representa
tive.”
Dr. Siewers beiteves that by mak
ing the fight she can do much for tho
cause of women's suffrage.
M'GILL BUYS STOCK
FROM H. C. GUNTHORPE
Denver, Oct. 11—As has been expect
ed for some time, a change in the
ownership of the Denver Baseball club
occured yesterday, when James C.
McGill, president of the club, bought
the half Interest held by Secretary H.
C. Gunthrope. The consideration U
said to have been *15,000. Owner Mc
Gill is a nephew of the late Georgo E.
Smith, better known as "Pittsburg
Phil,” who was a well known figuro on
the eastern turf.
MINNESOTA TOWN IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Winnipeg. Manitoba, Oct. 11—A bul- 1
letln was received by the general man
ager of the Canadian Northern rail
way today that Bcaudettc, Minn., a
town of 1,500 Inhabitants, had been de
stroyed by forest fires.
Later the wires went down and no
details were obtainable. Yesterday It
was reported the dense woods about
the town were burning.
UNREQUITED LOVE
LEADS TO DOUBLE
TRAGEDY ON FARM
Murderer’s Fate Revealed by
the Light of Morning After
Posse Searches All Night
Near Hartley, la.
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Hartley, la.,0 ct. 8.—With a bullet)
through his head, George Knappe, aged]
28 years, was found dead In a corn''
field this morning near the place where
last night he fired five bullets Into the
body of his sweetheart. Miss Rika
Amelsberg, aged 22.
After Knappe had riddled his sweet
heart’s body with bullets he Jumped on
her with hla feet and trampled her, the
flesh about her waist being bruised
and there being contusions of the skin
where his heavy shoes had wrought
defacement of the body of the woman
he professed to love.
When the girl, who was the daugh
ter of a well to do farmer named Henry
Amelsberg, living five miles northwest
of this place, went to the pasture last
evening a little after 6 o’clock to drive
the cows In to the yard for milking,
Knappe laid In ambush by the side of
the private lane between the barns and
the pasture and was goaded by his
passion to the crime which ended in
a double murder. The father of the
girl, only a few rods away, heard the
shooting and turning his eyes In the
direction from which the rapidly suc
ceeding explosions sounded, he could
see the smoke arising from a point
down the lane and the anxious fears of
the parent caused him also to discern
the skulking figure of a man whom he
recognized distinctly as Knappe, as the
murderer with his gun still In hand
disappeared In the corn field. Running
to where the prostrate form of his
daughter lay, the agonized father be
;held at a glance the awful nature of
'the crime which had occurred. Blood
jwas flowing from various wounds and
.It was afterward found that Miss
Amelsberg had reoelved no less thhn
;five bullets In her body, fired at close
;range and any one of which would
naturally have proved fatal.
Father Finds Murdered Child.
As the father realized all that had
Ibefallen the loved daughter, and the
evident desperation of the man who
‘had thus taken revenge for fancied
slight or Indifference on one whom he
professed to love, the sense of other
possible tragedy Impending, led him to
give the alarm to his own household
and these In turn communicated with
the people of Hartley and they with
Sheriff Joe Delster, of Prlmghar, who
with the coroner and others, hastened
to the scene of the crime.
A posse of citizens had previously
gathered and under the direction of the
sheriff an all night search was prose
cuted to find the miscreant who had
wantonly taken the life on an Innocent
girl. There was no need of reward
for the discovery of the murderer, as
the feeling of the community was
roused to the point where It would
have been a difficult task for the offi
cers of the law to control the action of
the shocked and Incensed neighbors,
many of whom had known and loved
the Innocent victim of murderous pas
sion since she was a girl In short
hklrts.
mrougn me aaraness or tne long
bight the search went on doggedly, de
terminedly with mutterlngs which
boded 111 to the miscreant If he should
be found. Men armed and unarmed
sought out every nook and cranny of
the farm, surrounding the cornfield and
patrolling It on all sides, penetrating
it also from every quarter. With the
looming of the day eyes ranged wider
and further while determination In
creased to make the farm give up the
bidden part of Its mystery.
Finally the form of the man was seen
in the brightening dawn, but not In
threatening attitude as of a beast at
bay. Rather that of a beast beaten.
iThe body was cold In death. George
Knappe was self slain, and the blood
which had flowed from his wound and
soaked into the ground near a corn
root told the story that he had become
his own avenger within a short time
after he had permitted his love, hate
and Jealousy to throw down the earthly
temple of his beloved.
For about a year George Knappe had
lived In the community pursuing the
work of a ditcher. During most of that
time he had been showing attention
and manifesting a .preference for Rika
Amelsberg. She had at times received
his attentions, but with no evidence o£
a hearty response. Recently she hod
seemed to shun him, though saying llt-|
tie even to her own people about thej
young man. His mind evidently be-'
jeame overwrought with what he con
sidered the hopelessness of his suit and
•there Is some hint of Jealousy on his:
Ipart. Knappe had at times made hlsj
home with the Amelsberg family and
bad been treated with courteous con-;
•slderatlon, but for some time past he
had been staying with a neighbor,'
making frequent visits to the Amels
berg home. He had shown a growing
(despondency, but those who knew hlmi
best were not forewarned of the des-l
peratlon Into which his thought had!
been plunged by the disheartening con-j
dltlon of his courtship. The Amelsburgs
are among the prosperous and highly1
respected families of this part of
O’Brien county and the tragedy Is yet
too stern a shadow to permit the
neighborhood to again resume Its ac
customed pursuits.
0YTHIANS WITHHOLD
DECISION ON OUSTER
Des Moines, la., Oct. 8.—Arguments
were completed today in the Knights
of Pythias hearing here, but the tri
bunal decided to have the evidence
transcribed and studied before giving
pn opinion. Only four defendants are
now left. They are Carl F. Kuehnle,
of Denison; Dr. T. S. Wadd, of Ger
mania; Senator F. M. Molsberry, of
Columbus Junction, and R. B. Huff, of
Muscatine.
JOHN DEITZ REPULSES
ASSAULT OF ENEMIES
Deputies Try to Approach His
Stronghold, but Are Beaten
Back by Shots.
Winter, Wls.. Oct. T.—A report
brought here early today eays the first
shooting In the latest attempt to cap
ture John Deltz, who Is besieged In his
log cabin at Cameron Dam, took place
last night.
According to the story, two deputy
sheriffs attempted to crawl closer to
the cabin under cover of darkness. As
they neared the house several revolver
shots came out from one of the win
dows, the bullets striking the ground
around the deputies, who retired with
out returning the fire.
Although Deltz Is wanted now on the
particular charge of shooting Bert Ho
rel at Winter, Wls., September 6, fol
lowing a quarrel at the primary elec
tion, the trouble dates back seven years,
when Deltz defied the state courts In
jiot abiding by an order directing him to
wppear In Kay ward and show cause
'why he should not permit the Chippe
wa Lumber and Boom compnny to
Idrlve logs through • Thornapple river,
'which courses Its way along the edge
of his homestead.
Defies a Lumber Company.
For many years the lumber company
had driven Its logs down that stream.
Deltz discovered that the dam which
controlled the head of water was situ
ated partly on his land. He demanded
that the lumber company nay him
$10,000 for the privilege of sluicing the
logs through the dam. This was not
forthcoming. He stationed himself,
with rifle In hand, at the dam, and de
fied tho lumberjacks to move a log, and
the logs have not been moved.
The courts were appealed to. Four
sheriffs In turn tried to serve processes
on Deltz. Sheriff Charles Peterson was
Impeached In 1904, fined and Impris
oned for failure to execute a bench
warrant for Deltz, calling for him "dead
or alive." Sheriff Charles Qylland led
a posse to Deltz’B cabin and 100 shots
were exchanged. Clarance Deltz was
shot In the head, receiving a bad scalp
wound, and a deputy was seriously
wounded. The posse retired In disorder.
Wounded a Peacemaker.
sheriff in 1907, but did not molest Deltz.
Madden, the present incumbent, retires
January 1, 1911. All was running
smoothly with Deltz until he shot
Horel. Public sentiment was with him
in his struggle against what he con
sidered. a grasping coporatlon. The
shooting of Horel came about when
Horel, acting as peacemaker, attempted
to part Deltz and C- G. O’Hare, presi
dent of the local school board, who
were arguing over an old bargain made
three years ago when the local school
board agreed to give Deltz $22.50 for
use of a room in his cabin for school
purposes. The Deltz children are the
only ones in the district, and the local
board considered the rent high.
Deltz, with his wife and five children,
lives in a log cabin on a small hill
overlooking the dam. The cabin has
the appearance of an arsenal, with
ritlles and revolvers scattered around.
Deltz is a rabid socialist. He believes
the world is against him. but ho is will
ing to accept the odds.
WiDOW OF SOLON
CALLED TO STAND
Chicago, Oct. 7.—A frail looking littlo
woman, garbed in black, the widow
of the late Charles E. Luke, democrat
ic representative from Nashville, 111.,
was the first witness today before the
Lorimer investigating committee. Her
husband, who died February 21 last,
was one of the representatives who is
said to have met Representative Wil
son at St. Louis when a legislative
"jackpot" is alleged to have been dis
tributed.
Mrs. Luke’s appearance was stripped
of much of its interest when the com
mittee ruled in favor of Attorney Ha
neev. representing Senator Lorimer,
eliminating conversations between her
late husband and herself from the tes
timony. The witness was served with
a subpena a week ago, but owing to
illness was unable to appear until to
day. Her answers were scarcely audi
ble.
BELL HOP IS ACCUSED
OF BIG JEWEL THEFT
Winnipeg. Man., Oct. 7.—William
Gardner, the 19-year-old boy. charged
with the thdft of $1,200 worth of jew
els belonging to the Countess of An
trim, departed today in charge of
police sergeants from Hartford, Conn.,
for that city.
Young Gardner is wanted in Hart
ford in connection with other jewelry
thefts.
Hcfore departing, Gardner told Chief
of Police McRae he alone was con
cerned in the Antrim Jewel case. He
had previously conducted the chief of
police to the place where he had hid
den the jewels and from whence they
were recovered.
FATHER OF WHITLOCK
CROPPED BY CHURCH
Sire of Toledo’s Mayor Loses
His Position in Methodist
Ministry.
Fremont, Ohio. Oct. 7.—Following a
meeting of the trustees of the Metho
dist church last night, Rev. E. D. Whit
lock, one of the oldest ministers in the
central Ohio conferences, former pre
siding elder, and father of Mayor
Brand Whitlock, of Toledo, was re
quested to reslen.
Falling to do so, the trustees refused
to make an appropriation for church
expenses. When Dr. Whitlock was sent
(here last year by the conference there
’was strong protest, but the bishop re
fused to yield, and at the conference
at Upper Sandusky recently he was re
turned for another year. There is
much dissension In the congregation
ranks.
PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL
TO BE MANAGED BY DOOIN
Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 7.—Manager
Charles Dooln, of the Philadelphia Na
tional league club, yesterday signed a
contract to have charge of the team
again next season. Dooin's contract
calls fdr a period of one year. This
is his first season as manager of ti'.e
Philadelphia club.
He who does not reason is not only
not living his own life, but is also per
mitting another to live it for him.
BROWNE COOL AS
HE DENIES GUILT
IN LORIMER CASE
His Exceedingly Friendly Re
lations With Man Who Admits
Taking Bribes Are
Shown Up.
Chicago, Oct 10.—Lje O'Neil Browns,
democratic minority reader, ot the Il
linois house of representatives, and al
leged by witnesses to have distributed
several $1,000 bribes to secure votes for
Senator Lorlmer, resumed his testi
mony before the senatorial Investigat
ing committee today.
The democratic leader talked easily
and with apparent confidence as ho
took up the thread of his first publlo
statement of his side of the legisla
tive scandals. He smiled at some of
the questions, but rarely sought refugo
behind his constitutional privilege of
refusing to answer on the ground that
he might Incriminate himself.
Made Trips With Whito.
Attorney Austrian questioned him
at first regarding lake trips In which
Representatives C. A. White. William
Stunner and Fred Zentner Joined, and
concerning which White, Stunner and
Senter have already testified. Browns
said he made three trips on the lakst
but did not enter Into any details.
He was then asked to look at ths
register of the Southern hotel, of St
Louis, where under date of July IS,
1909, the name of Representative Rob
ert E. Wilson, alleged "Jackpot" dis
tributor, appears. Witness declared
the register did not relresn his mind
as to the date when Wilson went to
the Missouri metropolis.
His letter to Representative White,
In which occurs tho sentence, “I hop*
everything Is all right and satisfac
tory,'' and which bears the date July
16, 1909, witness said had no referenci
to any dealings between White and
Wilson, but was a courteous expression
of well wishing.
Noticed Change In White.
Browne repeated that his visit to St
Louis, Juno 21, 1909. was to dlscusi
minority patronage. Witness said hi
first noticed n change In the demeanoi
of White at the special session oi
the legislature of 1909. White's let
ter to witness, In which the former told
the latter not to be surprised at any
thing he (White) might do, Browne said
he took to mean that White had a fit
of the "blues," feeling, perhaps llkl
one who contemplated suicide. He de
nied receiving a letter In which Whlti
said he had “got everything he had
been promised and was perfectly sat
isfied."
utuavvi uvii JUH7I a niaitiUCUL IU un
Senate that he knew Browne very weu
was modified by Browne, who said h«
did not consider he had more than •
casual acquaintance with the Junto*
senator from Illinois.
Browne denied meeting Representa
tive White on June IB, when Whitt
says he received the bribe money from
him.
Not in White’s Piom.
Referring to tho days immediately
preceding tho election of Mr. Lori met)
witness said.
“I have no recollection of ever haw
lng been In White’s room In the St
Nicholas hotel at Springfield, nor do j
recall White’s visiting my room on May
:25 (the day before the election). It li
hardly possible for a man with th*
leadership of 37, or more men on hi*
(shoulders, to remember accurately ev
ery man he spoke to.’’
' He did not recall that White had been
4n his (Browne’s) room on May 24,
either. It was possible that Whitt
ihad called after midnight, however
May 25 la the date when White alleges
[Browne offered him a reward to vot*
for Senator Lorlmer.
Browne Tells His Story,
Lee O’Neil Browne, twice tried, one*
acquitted and still under Indictment foi
bribery In the Lorlmer case, was called
to the witness stand yesterday after
noon. Browne Bald he was but slightly
acquainted with White before the open
ing of tho legislative session durlny
Which Lorlmer was elevated to th*
Senate by a combination of democratl*
and republican votes. During the ses
sion. however, he met White frequently
and helped him with bills In whlc*
White seemed deeply Interested.
"I felt sorry for him,” said the wit
ness.
The matter of securing democratl*
votes for Mr. Lorlmer. the wltnesi
stated, was first mentioned to him In *
casual way by Representative David
Shanahan. Later—about three week*
before tho election—Speaker Shurtlefj
came to his room and asked him, It
effect, how many of his followlny
among the democrats would be wllliny
to vote for Mr. Lorlmer.
Talked With Shurtleff.
"Ho asked me how many of my "hoys,
as my following was designated, would
vote for Mr. Lorimer," related the wit
ness.
“I told him things wero in such a con
ditlon, the session had dragged on s«
long, a good many of them wanted tt
end the deadlock. As for myself, 1
could not tell how I would vote.
“I told Mr. Shurtleff, and later Mr
Lorimer himself, that no democrat
would vote for Mr. Lorimer with mj
consent unless they—Speaker Shurtlefl
and Mr. Lorimer—would give me.thei)
word that no democrat should vote foi
Mr. Lorimer until his election was as
sured.”
Also Sees Lorimer.
Browne testified that he saw Senatoi
Lorimer and Speaker Shurtleff fre
quently after deciding to support th»
former, and that he talked to man;
democratic representatives, including
White, Beckemeyer, Sheppard, Link and
Clark, all of whom testified before th*
senatorial committee.
"I told Mr. Lorimer that according to
my best information there would be 3C
Browne democrats who would vote foi
him. This was on May 24, or possiblj
!the latter part of the preceding week,"
said the witness.
| He denied that he sent Representa
tive Robert E. Wilson, alleged distrib
uter of the "Jackpot.” to St. Louis in
July. He admitted that he had written
ito several persons expressing regrei
jthat he could not have been with Wil
lson.
Referring to the election, Mr. Brown*
•aid he kept a list—several list. In fact
—of democratic representatives who h*
expected to vote for Lorimer. He read
a list of 30 names to the committee.
Browne said he was In St. Louis Jun*
21, 1909, which has been fixed by othei
witnesses as the time and place when
he handed them J1.000 packages ol
money. He said he had met Represen
tatives Henry A. Sheppard, Michael
Link, H. J. C. Beckemeyer and Charle*
Luke in the Southern hotel. He de
clared that he did not tell Representa
tive White he was going there. His pur
pose in going to St. Louis, he said, was
to confer with representatives named
on the subject of state patronage for
democrats, as at that time Governor
Deneen was taking up the question of
minority patronage. Later he talked
with the governor on the same sub
let-1.
GENERAL MILES HITS
HIS ANCIENT ENEMY
Former Commander of Army
Raps Roosevelt Fiercely in
Denver Interview.
Denver, Colo., Oct. 8.—General Nel
»on A. Miles had a few severe remarks
to make about Colonel Theodore Roose
velt In the course of an Interview here.
In the course of his narrative he said:
“In condemning and criticising ths
Seclslon of the supremo court of the
(Jnlled States and Its venerable bench
Theodore Rosevelt Is guilty of treason.
Look at his political tracks since he re
turned from the African wilds. It Is a
trail of discontent, bombast, disaffec
tion and even treason. And without
one word of commendation for the ex
isting administration, which, in my
opinion, has been eminently proper and
dignified and a great Improvement on
the administration that preceded It, this
politician starts on a one-man tour, a
personal political campaign, haranguing
(the people In their discontent, mixing
(with malcontents, embarrassing those
|ln authority and power, without an ex
cuse of reason for such unprecedented
conduct.
"It Is disgusting, this constant vul
gar exhibition of a former president
running loose over the country sur
rounded by newspaper men for whose
edification he walks, talks, eats and
sleeps, hungrily swallowing calcium at
Its strongest pressure and reveling la
the concentrated rays of the light of
what Bhould be to a sane man unde
sirable publicity. But that la what ha
lives for, and the real people are get
ting wise."
REWARD REDUCED
FOR DYNAMITERS
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 8.—Reward*
offered for the apprehension of the dyn
amiters who blew up the Los Angela*
Times building early last Saturday
morning, were reduced today from an
aggregate of more than $100,008 to $35,
000, following Mayor Alexander’* state*
ment that In his opinion the total had
reached far too large a figure.
The Merchants' A Manufacturers' as
sociation, through Its secretary, E. J,
Zeehandelaar, announced that It had
decided to cut Its offer down to $15,
000 and devote the balance of the $60,*
000 originally posted to other pur
poses.
It was learned from the police to
day that at least olght men were be
lieved to have been Implicated In thej
plot to destroy the Times plant and!
the homes of General Otis and F. J.i
Zeehandelaar.
CENTRAL WEST SOAKS
UNDER HEAVY RAINS
_ I
Rivers Are Rising Rapidly andl
Deluge Is Extending to the
South.
Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 8.—The down
pour of rain which has soaked Ken
tucky. Ohio and southern Indiana tot,
practically two days and two nights,
continues today In many sections oi
'these states, and has extended south
ward Into Tennessee, northern Arkan
sas and Mississippi. The Ohio Is ris
ing rapidly.
Railroad traffic In several sections ot
the south Is hampered owing to wash
outs and there has been considerable
damage to farm lands. All low lands
In the vicinity of Louisville, have been
submerged for 24 hours.
Among the heavy rainfalls reported
In the south are:
Covington, Tenn., 8.40 Inches; Gal
veston, Tex., 8.62 Inches; Dyersburg,
Tenn., 6.20 Inches; Brownsville. Tenn.,
5 Inches; Newport, Ark., 6.08 Inches;
Paducah, ICy., B Inches; Milan, Tenn.,
5.20 Inches, and Louisville, 4.64 Inches.
COUNTY TREASURER OF
GREGORYJOUNTY DIES
Dakota Officer Succumbs to
Operation for Appendicitis
While in Hospital.
Fairfax, S. D., Oct. 8.—Charles S. Brown
aged 40 years, county treasurer of Greg
ory county for the past four years, died In
t hospital at Omaha yesterday morning^
Ivhere he was taken Thursday night for an
operation for appendicitis. He had been,
tick for several days, but his condition
jivas not considered serious.
Mr. Brown leaves a wife and 8-months
bld child here, while his mother, Mrs.
fettle Brown, and a sister live near Law
ton, la. Two brothers, one of whom Iff
fcfohn G. Brown, live in Sioux City. Thdl
funeral will be held at Lawton. Mr. Brown
was a member of the Masonic lodge and
neveral other societies. He formerly lived
tn Woodbury county.
PIERCE PHYSICIAN
KILLED BY MACHINE;
Automobile Skids Over Em-j
bankment and Falls on Him,
Crushing His Skull.
Pierce, Neb., Oct. 8.—While driving
down a eteep hill east of here yester-l
day Dr. L. R. Pheasant was killed when;
his car skidded and went over an em-t
bankment falling on him and crushing
plm.
When found the machine was lying
across his chest and It Is thought that
pis skull at the base of his brain waa
crushed. Dr. Pheasant had lived in
Pierce about seven years and waa St
^ears old.
NOTED BRITISH PRELATE
GREETS EPISCOPALIANS
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 8.—Presentation*
of the Rt. Rev. John Wordsworth, lord!
bishop of Salisbury. England, to a
Joint session of the house of bishops
and house of deputies of the Protes
tant Episcopal church In America, took
place at the opening of the second
day's session of the triennial conven
tion of the church here today.
Nearly one-fifth of the area of Franc*.
U forest land.
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