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,V common Booth African flower pos
| Cesses the valuable property of keep
¥■: lng fresh for two months or more af
ter cutting. It Is a white star of Beth
!! lehtm, Ornithogalum lecteum, produc
ing a compact spike of flowers on a
,, stiff, erect stalk IS inches to two feet
ilong. The flower is of a thin and pa
R jPory tissue, all white except tho yel
llow anthers. It can be sent over as
ie cut flower from South Africa to this
country and then lasts for weeks In
water. And recently we have seen a
^outh African flower, apparently a
species of allium, which crossed the
ocean and remained fresh for several
weeks in this country. Many of the
unopened buds expanded.
A few days ago a second-class
■Stoker was paraded before the com
manding officer of the Devonport na
val barracks on a charge of insubor
dination. His insubordination took the
form of resistance to be introduced to
the swimming bath. Asked what he had
to Bay for himself, the youth replied:
“Sir, I’ve onlv bln In the navy three
days. The first day the doctor drawed
six of my teeth. The second day I was
wacclnated. And the third day the
petty orflccx he says, ‘Cum a-long,
we re a-golri’ to drown yer!’ ’’
A man whose business Is of a specu
lative kind. In the course of which he
finds the stock ticker a valuable fac
tor, Is superstitious as to the 13th day
of the month and never goes down
town on Fridays. He has studied the
calendar and finds that besides the one
in January there will be another Fri
day the 13th In October, and that in
the year 1311 tho 13th will fall on Sun
day once, Monday three times, Tues
day once, Wednesday twice, Thursday
twice, Friday twice and Saturday
once.
It Is questionable whether any ro
mance ever woven around the subject
(Of precious stones can rival the history
of tho Hope diamond, with Its long
series of murders, suicides and other
misfortunes. Its first recorded pur
chase was in the latter half of the 17th
century. Among its owners have been
’Mme. do Montespan (disgraced), Marie
Antoinette (guillotined), and Salma Zu
buyba, the favorite of Abdul Hamid
(shot dead).
Miss Anna Rogstad is about to be
come a member of the Norwegian par
liament. Miss Rogstad Was chosen an
alternate member for Qerenal Brattle,
■who has since been chosen president of
the storthing. Ho Is now obliged to
give up his seat for a while to take
(part in reorganizing tho army. Miss
Rogstad, as his alternate, will have to
fill hlfr place as a member, though It Is
said she will not act as president.
When the revolution broke out Prince
Albert of Monaco was busy Inaugurat
ing his new oceanographical museum.
The scientific, ruler signed a constitu
tion rather than disappoint the many
European savants assembled as his
guests. The prince Is one of the rich
est nobles on the continent. His father.
Prince Charles III., sold Mentone and
lloccabruna to France for 4,000,000
francs.
A play In blank verse, written by the
late Mrs. Julia Ward Howe In 1859, will
receive Its first production In Boston
during tho last week of March. The
proceeds from tho performance, which
will be by professionals, will be added
to tho Howe memorial fund. The play.
“Hlppolytus," was originally written for
Edwin Booth, but Its production was
delayed and finally abandoned.
Figures just made public by the
cnusuB bureau for 1909 show that 4,
483.000 more hogs were killed for
food than all other animals combined,
Including beeves calves, sheep and
lambs, gnats, kids, etc. In 1909. 30,
443.000 hogs were killed for food pur
poses and 81,960,00 of all other ani
mals.
Wilbur F. Chase, of IJmorlck, who
servod as a drummer throughout tho
civil war and who drummed tho long
roll of the execution of Lincoln con
spirators In Washington, died Friday
night, aged 73 years. Ho was a mem
ber of the Tenth Maine regiment, and
for 50 years hnd been a teacher of
dancing in Maine and New Hampshire.
By reason of our coastwise naviga
tion laws 9G per cent of the Hawaiian
freight to and from the United States
Is carried In vessels flying the Stars
and Stripes. Even before annexation
our commerce with Hawaii was mainly
in American vessels. In 1910, 312 of
the 437 vessels entering Hawaiian ports
were American.
In the white public schools In Alaska
In 1910 there were 021 pupils, main
tained at a cost of 336.486. The people
throughout the territory continue to
manifest the keenest Interest In the
public schools, especially In the man
ual training departments, which have
been established In many places.
Rat Portage, at the north end of
the Unke of the Woods, In southern
Manitoba, was a lumber camp for
years, but It became a lumber city and
began to consider Its name undignified.
Now It Is known as Kenorn, which Is
more euphonious, but not so distinc
tive after all.
During her 10 years of territorial life,
1901 to 1910, Hawaii has had a total
export trade of 3326,053,564, and an Im
port trade of $153,600,107. a total over
seas trade of $479,662,071. of which
$44’,503,562 was with the United States
mainland. Sugar forms 90 per cent of
the exports. _
If the country has the same avernge
potentially for producing food as land
similarly situated In North America oi
Europe. It would seem that AV*vntin*
can support 100,000,000 people easily, as
only small parts of It lie outside the
temperate zone.
An American eonsu', Julian H. Am
old. traveled Severn’, months in west
ern China last summer. He stopped a
80 native inns and never did he expe
rlence the least unclvlllty or unfriend
ly treatment.
Honolulu Is the only city In Hawal
with a street railway. This Is th
22-mile single track electric line of th*
Honolulu Rapid Transit and Lane
company. In 1909 It carried 8.269,5$:
passengers.
One of the favorite sports at th*
Swiss winter resorts Is called Skikjor
lng It consists In letting a horse dra\*
a ski runner—a combination which re
suits In diverse accidents, mostly harm
less. _
For a long time In English lilstorj
white has been considered the unluck}
color for coronations. Charles I wor*
white vestments when he was crowned
Chamois leather Is not the hide of (hi
chamois, but the flesh side of slieo]
skins.
An international agricultural congres*
will be held at Santiago. Chile. In Sep
« ember.
NEBRASKA LAWMAKERS
FIX DAY TO ADJOURN
April 4 Is Time Agreed Upon for
Back to the Farm
Movement.
Lincoln, Nob.. March 27— Tuesday,
April 4, is the day for the adjournment
of the Nebraska state legislature.
The Joint committee from both
houses recommended this date to the
senate and house Jate yesterday eve
ning. The report was accepted.
Both houses have a great deal of
unfinished work. In fact, some mem
bers are of the opinion that there Is
about as much to do as has been ac
complished.
In the senate several appropriation
bills have not yet been disposed of.
There are also a great many measures
from the house that await action. In
the house it is the same way.
The initiative and referendum hill
was signed by flovernor Aldrich yester
day evening However, the bill did not
need his signature to become a law,
for the reason that it is a constitutional
amendment.
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BRYAN’S COMMONER
WILL NOT BE MOVED
Lincoln, Neb., March 27..YV. .T. Bry
an today stated that the publishing
plant of his newspaper would* not be
changed to Memphis. Tenn. An offer
was received from that city yester
day.
GLOVER CHARGES
GROSS DECEPTION
Son of Mrs. Eddy Declares That
He and Mother Were Bam
boozled About Her Will.
Concord, N. H.. March 27.—An addi
tional bill In equity, tiled today In tho
superior court In behalf of George W.
Glover, of X.ead, S. D., against tho
trustees of tho First Church of Christ,
Scientist, of Boston, makes tho direct
allegation that Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, founder of the Christian Science
church, was ‘systematically deceived
and led to bequeath nearly tho whole
of her property to said church in Igno
rance of the fact that so great, a be
quest was forbidden by tho laws ot
New Hampshire and Massachusetts.”
It Is further alleged that the plaintiff
In tho case now before tho courts,
George W. Glover, "was also deceived
and entered Into an agreement not to
contest the will of his mother, Mary
Baker G. Eddy, without suspecting that
an Illegal disposition of the property
was In contemplation."
It Is stated he agreed cot to question
any lawful bequests that his mother
might make, but it la further declared
he would never have agreed to an ille
gal distribution of the property and did
not so agree. Further, the bill de
Clares tho defendants well knew Mr.
Glover would not have entered Into an
agreement which would hind him to
acquiesce In an evasion of tho law, and
he was, therefore, carefully kept from
any lcnowledgo of tho purpose of the
defendants.
Another allegation Is that the plain
tiff was estranged from his mother
through the ‘‘machinations of tho direc
tors of the First Church of Christ, Sci
entist, her mind having been poisoned
against him by false statements." It
Is also charged that she was under the
influence of “malicious animal magnet
ism,” which has so many times been
mentioned In the Eddy suits.
DAKOTA MAN’S CLAIM
STRENUOUSLY DENIED
Fight for Fortune In Courts of
Massachusetts Given a
New Turn.
Cambridge, Mass,, March 27.—Coun
sel for William C. Russell, of Melrose,
filed In the Middlesex county court to
day an appearance and answer to the
motion "pro confesso" filed yesterday by
the attorney of the Dickinson, N. D„
claimant (“Dakota Dan") to one-half
share in the $500,000 estate of the into
Daniel Russell, of Melrose. •
The answer denies that the claim
ant is the son of the late Daniel Rus
sell; denies his right to ask the court
to construe the will of Duniel Russell,
and denies further "that the said will
gives to Daniel Blake Russell, therein
mentioned, any interest In the estate of
the late Daniel Russell."
The iinal paragraph tot the answer
of William C. Russell to the motion
"pro confesso" Indicates for the first
time tho contention of William C. Rus
sell that even if the claimant should
prove to be the son of the late Daniel
Russell he Is not entitled under (ho
will to receive any portion of tho
estate.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—State Senator
John Broderick, of Chicago, who lias
been on trl 'l in the circuit court hero
since last Monday on a charge of hav
ing bribed former Senator D. W. Hoist
law, of lake, to vote for United States
Senator William Lorlmer, was pro
nounced "not guilty” by a jury, which
returned its verdict yesterda\ after
noon after having been out only 20
minutes. The final arguments wore
completed about 3 o’clock and the In
structions of the court then read.
BIG FORTUNE FOUND.
London, March 27.—Treasure trove
to the value of $1,250,000 is reported
from Jersey, where it was uncovered by
Athelstan Riley while ho was pulling
down til ' ruins of an old manor house
built In the thirteenth century, with tl.a
object of using the stone to enlarge hid
present manor.
The discovery Includes ancient urns
filled with spade guineas, coined during
the reign of King George III. and bear
ing the British arms on a spanc-shaped
shield. One urn hears the monogram
of Emperor Vespasian, the Roman who
j flourished in She first century.
GAS QUESTION IS
THE ISSUE BEFORE
LINCOLN CITIZENS
Armstrong Pushed Forward by
“Wets” Who Have Two
Party Candidates.
Lincoln, Neb., March 24.—Lincoln is
In the midst of one of the warmest
municipal campaigns in, its history.
There are two important issues at
stake. The “wet” and "dry” question
again will have to be settled. The gas
question also enters the campaign, for
the reason that the president of the
Lincoln Gas company, A. H. Armstrong,
is a candidate for mayor.
Gas Case Pending.
The city’s case against the gas com
pany for dollar gas is now pending be
fore the United States supreme court.
Tho price at present it $1.30 per
thousand. When an ordinance, provid
ing for dollar gas was passed in the
city council several months ago, tho
gas company brought tho case to the
federal court here. The action of the
council was upheld. Then the case was
appealed to the United States supreme
court where it is still pending.
To Make Lincoln Wet.
An organization, calling itself the
business men’s association, has entered
the campaign for the purpose of mak
ing Lincoln a "busier” city. It feels
that Lincoln has lost because of the ab
sence of saloons. Several weeks ago It
selected Thomas Cochrane, a grain
dealer, as its candidate for the demo
cratic primaries for mayor. Later it
put. Mr. Armstrong in the field on the
republican ticket.
Mayor Don Love is a candidate for
renomination on the republican ticket.
Robert Malone, who gave Mayor Love
a close race two years ago, again is the
democratic nominee. Mayor Love Is
tho only “dry” candidate.
Armstrong Is Opposed.
Just how voters will look upon Mr.
Armstrong’s candidacy is still a ques
tion. That there will bo a great deal of
opposition to him because of his con
nection with tho gas company, goes
without saying. Many feel that if he
were elected mayor it might have some
effect on the litigation between tho city
and the gas company.
It is more than probable that the
liquor issue will be submitted to the
voters by the referendum at the city
election, May 2. The primaries will be
held next Tuesday. It is generally con
ceded that Love and Malone will bo
nominated. However, Armstrong's
strength cannot be forecasted.
TWO EXPLOSIONS ARE
INTIMA LY RELATED
Contractor's Indiana Home
Blown Up at Same Time as
Omaha Court House.
Omaha, Neb., March 24.—The receipt
this morning by representatives of the
Coldwell & Drake company, contractors
for the new court house of a telegram
from Thomas N. Wilson, secretary of
he company, announcing the practical ,
1 destruction of the home office at Co- I
Sumbus, Ind., by a dynamite explosion
j at midnight, was the only development
I which seemed likely this morning to
■ furnish a clue to the authors of the
explosion here or their motives.
An attempt was made this morning
• to track the miscreants with blood
hounds.
The estimate of damage to the un
completed county building by the ex
plosion given last night of $10,000 to
$15,000 had not been changed today,
but it was stated that a careful exami
nation of the main walls would have to
be made before it could be said posi
tively they were not injured.
Two explosions occurred in the base
ment of the new $1,000,000 court house
at 1 o’clock this morning, and soon aft
erward two men and a woman were
seen running from the fence surround
ing the court yard.
All the windows in the court house !
and in immediately surrounding build,
ings were shattered.
NEBRASKANS OPPOSE
BOARD OF CONTROL
Democrats Will Defeat Repub*
lican Measure and Cut Off
Chance of Legislation.
Lincoln, Nob., March 25.—Because
some one managing uffalrs in , the
house tried to work a trick on the re
publicans of the house, and advance a
democratic measure to take precedence
over a republican measure on a like
subject, there is everj' probability that
both the Prince and the Matron non
partisan board of control bills will be
defeated, and this platform pledge will
fall of passage.
The republicans lined up solidly
agalnst the measure, although It is as
much their pledge as thut of the ma
jority party. They gave as the reason
that in the regular order of events the
republican bill should have come up
for passage first. In the clerical office
manned by democrats, a substitution
was made which the minority resented.
The democrats will now defeat the re
publican measure and all chance of
legislation of this kind will be gone.
LINCOLN EDITOR SUBMITS
TO SERIOUS OPERATION
Lincoln, Neb., March 25.—Harry T.
Dobbins, editor of the Evening News,
passed a favorable night last night fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Mr. Dobbins submitted to an opera
tion late Wednesday evening, following
u two days' illness. He was afflicted
by acute appendicitis, which had
reach' d u critical stage before the op
eration was performed.
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WIFE RECOVERS $25,000
Lincoln, Neb., March 25.—Mrs. Lizzie
Wright recovered a verdict in the
Lancaster district court against the
.Bock Island for $20,000, the full amount
-asked as damages for the death of
her husband. Otto C, Wright.
The Jury returned with the verdict
after deliberating about four hours.
Wright was an engineer on the Kock
Island, running between Fnlrbury and
Council Bluffs as an extra. On the
day of the accident, December 9. 1909,
he received orders to proeoed to Coun
1 ell Bluffs, and while running out of
I the yards crashed into a switch en
j gine r.-ur the Holdredge street viaduct.
STOCK YARDS STATUTE
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
Nebraskan Exercises Prerog
ative On Taylor Measure
and Gives Reason.
Lincoln, Nob., March 24.—Governor
Aldrich this morning exercised his veto
prerogative for the first time in refus
ing to approve the Taylor stock yards
bill. No action was attempted in
overturning the veto. Instead the
house voted to make the considera
tion of the Ollis stock yards bill a spe
cial order.
In giving his reason for the vet-,
the governor declared that he consid
ered the designation of such a corpora
tion as "Public Markets" not good law,
The house killed the non-partisan ju
diciary bills in committee of the whole
this morning by almost strict party
votes. Later in the morning on a test
vote the democrats were brought in
and both bills were approved tempo
rarily by a vote of 51 to 42, three dem
ocrats voting with the republicans
against the party pledge and two re
publicans voting with the democrats.
The senate stood pat on the bills for
state aid in the improvement of public
highways, and by a vote of 4 to 1 rec
ommended them for passage, notwith
standing that the house had already
killed them.
NEBRASKA FORGER IS
CAUGHT IN INDIANA
Dos Moines, la., March 24.—W. C.
Organ, said to be wanted at Fremont.
Neb., for forgery and jumping a $4,000
bail bond, is Under arrest at Logans
port. Ind., according to word reaching
the local police force. Organ is also
wanted at Boone for forgery.
WOMAN REFUSES TO
LEAVE COUNTY JAIL
Declines to Dress and Author,
ities Can Not Take Her
Without Clothing.
Fremont, Neb., March 24.—Mrs.
Nancy O’Brien, an aged county ward,
has baffled every effort of the jailers
and deputy sheriffs to remove her from
the county jail to the county poor farm
in pursuance of an order recently is
sued by the supervisors. Mra. O'Brien
says she does not want to go to the
poor house because it is in the country
and she does not want to live in the
country. She would prefer to stay in
the county jail, where she has the
liberty of the corridors. Today Deputy
Sheriff Cond'it attempted to get Mrs.
O'Brien Out of the jail. Mrs. O'Brien
adopted her usual style of warfare.
She refused to dreras for the trip. She
appeared at the door in her under
clothing and defied the deputy sheriff
to remove her. "I will not dress and
you can’t take me this way," she said.
Mrs. O’Brien will stay at the jail at
least until the deputy sheriff can re
port hack to the county board and as
certain its further desires in the mat.
ter.
JURY IS SECURED IN
KANSAS MURDER CASE
A. A. Truskett, Who Killed
Neely, Is Severely Scored
by the Prosecutor.
Inedependence, Kan., March 24.—A
Jury to try A. A. Truskett, charged with
the murder of J. D. S. Neeley, of Lima,
Ohio, was secured today. There are 10
farmers, one carpenter and one work
man on it.
Prosecuting Attorney T. H. Stanford
made the opening address. He said
the evidence will show that Truskett,
smarting under imagined grievances,
deliberately and premeditatedly lay in
wait for Neeley, carefully inquired as to
his movements, followed him to the
Palace hotel and without provocation
shot him down. He said the examina
tion of Neeley’s clothes showed he did
not even have a pocket knife.
Fred Neeley, son of the dead man,
was called as the first witness. Because
of a techntcalljty he was not allowed to
testify at this time. George A. Perry,
proprietor of the Palace hotel, testified
to seeing Truskett and Neeley in the
hotel lobby before the shooting.
FRISCO PAINTED AS
HOTBED OF INIQUITY
Chicago Mothers Are Advised to
Keep Boys Away From
Panama Show.
Chicago. March 24.—Do not let your
boy attend the Panama exposition in
San Francisco unless tho city's moral
tone is made better."
This is the warning Arthur Burrage
Farwell gave to members of the Mor
gan Park Woman’s club.
‘‘1 am familiar with the vice condi
tions in Chicago, but I want to say
that I saw the worst debauchery on
the Pacific coast that has ever come
to my notice," said Mr. Farwell.
"San Francisco does not deserve the
fair unless it renovates its vice district.
This at present is a monstrous menace
to anv young man in that city.
"Tho better element of the Pacific
coast city is endeavoring to secure the
passage of a bill in the California leg
islature which, if enforced when it be
comes a law. will remedy conditions.”
MILITARY WITHDRAWN
FROM ILLINOIS MINES
Gillespie, 111., March 24.—The detach
ments of 10 companies the Illinois
National Guard, which were " sent to
Benld Tuesday, after the miners had
paraded through here, broke camp to
day and returned to their homes.
The miners have not reached any de
cision as to returning to work in the
three ml ties of the Superior Coal com
pany. They object to the working con
ditions.
STOCK YARDS DILLS
IN COMPLICATION
Nebraska House Turns Down
Ollis Measure and Govern
or May Veto Taylor Bill.
I,inco]n, Neb., March 23.—The house
this morning refused to consider tlie
Ollis stock yards bill and relegated it
to cold storage. Meanwhile the Taylor
bill, which differs from the Ollis bill
in many particulars, is In the hands of
tWe governor, who is not at all certain
he will give it his ap]>ro\al. If he ve
toes the Taylor bill it will be on the
grounds that it will not perform tlie
service for which it was intended, and
in that case in all probability the Ollis
bill, which has passed the senate, will
be passed by the house.
The insurance bill, prohibiting dis
crimination in rates between the dif
ferent sections of the state by the same
company, was resurrected in the house
after having been killed yesterday, and
pushed on to its passage. The meas
ure is sponsored by the state auditor
and is intended to work in favor of
state companies, as opposed to foreign
insurance companies.
The state senate recommended for
passage the Plack legislative apportion
ment bill, which is said to be very much
in the interests of the majority party.
STIRRING DIVORCE CONTEST;
AGED HUSBAND VS. WIFE
Lincoln, Neb., March 23.—In the dis
trict court of Colfax county, with
Judge Hollenbeck presiding, the case
now on trial is one for divorce begun
by Jessie Bolton against Henry Bolton.
Tlie plaintiff spent all of the afternoon
on the witness stand, and from the evi
dence she gave it is evident the case
will develop a sensation. Mrs. Bolton
declared that marital life for jihysical
reasons was for her intolerable.
The defendant has filed a cross peti
tion, wherein he names Dr. Brillhart, a
former dentist here, but now located in
Hastings, as co-respondent.
This morning the suit was resumed.
So sensational was the testimony yes
terday that young boys were kept out,
the court room being full of curiosity
seekers. Tha defendant is one of
Schuyler's oldest merchants and has a
grown family. The plaintiff is a young
woman, his second wife. They have
been married a few years.
FIREMAN KILLED.
Crawford, Neb., March 23.—While
making a run to a fire last night, Ted
Miller, while pulling the fire cart,
stumbled and fell, the wheel of the
cart passing over his chest. At first it
W'as not thought the accident was seri
' ous.
I Mr. Miller was employed in a local
| cafe. He was to have been married
next week to Miss Vida Pittit. After
the accident he sent for her and told
her he was going to die, and asked her
to notify his parents at Independence,
la.
! Nt> word has been received from
! them as yet. The fire was of no im
portance. The Northwestern was
burning old dry grass and brush off
the right of way.
SYMPATHY Of TAFT IS
EXTENDED TO BOOKER
President Writes to Negro Ex
pressing Confidence In
His Character.
New York, March 23,—Dr. Booker T.
Washington, the negro educator, whose
alleged assailant of last Sunday night,
Albert Ulrich, was held yesterday for
trial on an assault charge, was still
at the Hotel Manhattan today, recov
ering rapidly from the effects of the
injuries he sustained.
Dr. Washington was gratified today
to receive a letter from President Taft
In the president's handwriting, in
which Mr. Taft expressed sympathy
for and confidence in Dr. Washington.
Tlie letter as given out by Dr. Wash
ington. read:
"The White House, Washington, March
21, 1911.
"My Dear Dr. Washington:
“I am greatly distressed at your
misfortune, and I hasten to write you
of my sympathy, my hope that you
will soon recover from the wound in
flicted by insane suspicion or vicious
ness, and of my confidence in you, in
your integrity and morality of char
acter, and in your highest usefulness
to your race and to all the people of
this country.
"It would be a nation's loss if this
untoward incident in any way impaired
your great power for good in the so
lution of one of the most difficult
problems before us.
"I want you to know that your
friends are standing by you in every
trial and that I am proud to subscribe
myself as one.
"William H. Taft."
FITZGERALD TO HEAD
A GREAT COMMITTEE
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teacticnary New York Demo,
crat Will Be Chief of House
Appropriations.
Washington. March 23.—Lt was given
out flatly today by some of the mem
bers of the ways and moans commit
tee that Representative Fitzgerald
Tammany democrat, had been picked
to head the appropriations committee,
and that the tight between him and
Repiesentatlve Burleson, of Texas, foi
the place is over. Burleson will get
the chairmanship of agriculture.
That Champ Clark long ago prom
ised he would help Fitzgerald land th<
appropriations chairmanship is widelj
believed here.
Fitzgerald’s victory is a great bad
set for progressive democrats in thi
House and they feci it keenly.
MANIAC ATTEMPTS LIFE
OF A BIG MANUFACTURER
New York. March 23.—An attempt ot
the life of Henry M. Corwith. presiden
of the American Knitting Mills com
puny, and a director in many othe
companies was frustrated early toda.
by the police, who had been wurne<
by Mr. Corwith.
Alfred Price, forme,jy in Mr. Cor
with’s office, was arrested after flour
ishing a loaded revolver. He mad
rambling statements of a conspiracy t
kill him.,. ^
FAST TRAIN GOES
THROUGH TRESTLE
IN SOOTH GEORGIA
Cars Are 10 Feet Under Water
and the List of the Victims
May Be Increased
Later.
Ocilla, Cm. March 27. - Seven persons'
were killed and more than a dozen in
jured when tiie Dixie flyer on t!ie At
lantic Coast line, running between
Chicago and Jacksonville, Fla., was
wrecked on a trestle over the Alapha.
river, near here, at 7:20 o'clock this
morning. The first and second class,
coaches and the first Pullman sleeper
went into the river, carrying about
400 feet of tiie trestle.
According to reports of some of the
passengers who came to ;)eilla, the
crash came without warning, it was
caused by the breaking' of ah axle
on the engine when midway on the
long- trestle. Coaches in the river are
about 10 feet under water, and it is
said the fist of dead may be increased
when the debris is cleared away. Seven
bodies had been recovered at noon and
the injured were brought hero and wilt
be sent to the Atlantic Coast line hos
pital at Waycross, Ga.
First reports of the wreck were to
the effect that the entire train went
into the river, and that 40 persons
were killed outright. The scene of tUe
wreck is in a remote section of the
state and 'it was several hours before
accurate Information was obtainable.
Relict' trains have been sent to the
scene from Tifton 3iid Willacoochee
and Waycross and it is stated that It
will be 36 hours before the tracks are
cleared for traffic,
Li3t of the Dead.
The known dead:
W. CULPEPPER, Tifton, Ga.
O. F. BOMWART, Henderson, Ky.
MRS. W. D. FLETCHER. Row
land. in.
CONDUCTOR CHARLES J. PAR
NELL. Savannah, Ga.
EXPRESS MESSENGER WOOD
WARD.
FIREMAN LUCIUS ELLIS, colored.
PORTER WHIDDEN, colored.
The injured are: Express Messenger
and Baggageman Powell, serious; W.
T. Perkins. Cattletsburg, Ky.; Mrs. O.
Bomwart, Henderson, Ky.; Nick Van j
Dometilin. Grand Rapids, Mich; Peter "
Gerlof, Holton, Mich,; Mrs. J. P.
I Klein and 3-year-old daughter, St
| Louis, Mo.; W. F. Francis. Crawfords
ville, Ind.
RAILROAD GIVES OUT
VERSION OF ACCIDENT
Savannah,.Ga. March 27—The Allan- J
tic Coast Line general superintendent's
office gives out • the account of the
wreck of the Dixie Flyer:
“Train No. 95. known as the Dixie
Flyer, running from Chicago to Jack
sonville, Fla., was wrecked on the
Alapaha trestle, three miles south of
Alapaha station on the Brunswick &
Western division of the Atlantic Coast
Line railway at 7:20 o'clock this morn»
lug. The train carried down with it
400 feet of the trestle. The baggage
car was telescoped and the first and'
second class coaches and the first Pull
man sleeper car fell through the tres*
tie.
“Conductor Charles J. Purnell, of
Savannah, and a negro porter are sup
posed to be under the wreckage. A
number of fjassengers were injured.
“The accident was caused by the en-.
gine driving wheel axle breaking off, al-.
though the engine remained on the
trestle. Hospital trains were sent from,
the Coast Line hospital at Waycross
to the scene of the wreck with doctors
and nurses on board. This train left
Waycross at 8:40 o’clock this morning.
“Doctors were also sent from Tifton
on a special train and the company doc
tors from Willacooehee went to the
scene on a handcar. It will be 36 hour*
before the track is cleared."
MANY PERISH WHEN
SMALL VESSEL SINKS
Thirty-Four Persons Believed
to Have Been Drowned In
Accident On Pacific Coast.
Victoria, B. C. March 27.—The
little wooden steamer Sechelt turn
ed turtle off Beechey Head in the
Straits of Fuca, yesterday after
noon and sank with all on board,
35 passengers and four of the crew.
Indians at Beechey Bay saw the
steamer capsize in a sudden squall
at 5 o’clock.
Victoria, B. C., March 27.—With S-t
passengers and crew on board the
steamer Sechelt, a small shelter deck
steamer operated between Victoria and
Sooke by the British Columbia Ship
ping company, capsized off Beachy
Head late yesterday. It is believed all
on board were lost.
The Sechelt left yesterday afternoon
with about 35 passengers, mostly lab
orers bound to the Canadian Northern
railroad construction camp at Pedder
Bay, and a crew of four men with Cap
tain H. B. James, manager of the coiu
pany in, command. Early this morning
a boy arrived at Esquimau in a gaso
line launch from William Head quar
antine station with news that the
steamer had capsized. All that tin- boy
know was the Sechelt had capsized and
he believed all were drowned.
Not until news is received from the
tug William Polifte, which was sent to
the relief of the Sechelt will it be known
what was the fate of those on hoard the
steamer. The Sechelt was 82 feet long
with a grosr register of 73 tons.
VERMILLION MAN ENDURES
SERIOUS SURGICAL OPERATION
Vermillion, S, D.. March 27. — Col.
John L. Jolly on Thursday underwent
a surgical operation at Rochester,
Minn., where he has been under treat
ment for several weeks. The operation
gives hope of his complete recovery.
PRISONERS IN GEORGIA
JAIL WHIP DISTURBER
Dalton, Go., March 27—Following a
night of sleeplessness resulting front
the hilarious behavior of one of their
mates, prisoners confined in the local
jail today organized a court. The of
fending one was arraigned with all
ceremony, then tried and convicted of
Intoxication and disorderly conduct. He
was fined 25 cents and sentenced to the
whipping post, where he was forced to
strip his back to 25 lashes.