Nebraska Newspapers

    The O'Neill Frontic:
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Mme. Cluing, the actress, who has
often been spoken of as the "Chinese
Bernhardt" by people who saw her in
London, was visited by an American
woman in that city, who writes: "She
is a good looking woman—almost
handsome. Her features are regular
and in her pretty costume of white
silk, the trousers and blouse elabo
rately embroidered and the ‘©ticker’
collar finished at the front with a lit
tle blue tie, she made a pretty picture.
She looks like a mere child, but the
fact that she has two children, the
youngest 4 years old, shows that we
are poor Judges as to the ages of Chi
nese women. Mme. Chung has given
way to European custom in so far that
she will act on the same stage with a
man, which is not permissible in her
native land.”
There is in the course of construction
at Santa Monica, Cal., a pier of rein
forced concrete, and the remarkable
feature of the construction will be the
revolving cafe which will be placed
upon its deck. This eutlding will be
110 feet In diameter and the top of the
dome will be 65 feet high. The first
story will be stationary, but the second
■will revolve constantly and those seat
ed at the tables on the second floor will
enjoy a constantly moving panorama
of the surrounding land and sea. It is
hoped by the projectors that this nov
elty will bo a drawing card for a great
crowd of spenders.
Frank Woolwerth, who will be the
owner of the now skyscraper In Broad
way, which Is to top the Singer build
• lng by several feet, can well afford the
Investment, as he Is a many times mil
lionaire, At 21 Mr. Woolworth was a
dry goods clerk and without capital,
but a little later be started a store In
Utica and laid the foundation of his
fortune, and he Is now a little more
than 60. He was among the first to see
the winning Idea In 6 and 10 cent stores,
and gradually Increased his ownership
until he had 286 separate establish
ments.
To the ranging eyo the fruits brought
forth by the religions of China appear
to fie numberless (emples, dingy and
neglected; countless dusty Idols por
traying hideous deities in violent atti
tudes expressive of the worst passions;
an army of Ignorant priests, as skep
tical as Roman augurs, engaged In di
vining, exorcising and furnishing fu
neral ceremonies for gain; and a laity,
superstitious and Irreverent, given to
perfunctory kotowing and prayer
prompted by the most practical mo
tives.
One of the most ludicrous enact
ments to be found in the acts of parlia
ment is the statute for the rebuilding
of a certain jail. The bill as original
ly drafted provided that prisoners
should be conllned In the old jail until
the new one was built; but in commit
tee a clause was added to the effect
that the new prison should ba con
structed out of the muterlal* of the old,
and the bill became a law before any
body detected the absurdity.
Bom In 1864, M. Henri do Regnler,
the symbolist poet and novelist, one of
the new French academicians, is among
the youngest members of the academy.
The youngest of ali is still M. Rostand,
who is four years M. do Regnicr’s
junior and had the rare distinction of
being elected an academician when he
was only 34. The doyen of the academy
is Napoleon lIX.'s old war minister, to.
Emile Ollivler, who is 86 and still ac
tively writing. ___
The management of the Atchison, To
peka & Bantu Fe railroad has abandon
ed the use of brass for fixings In its
passenger coaches and will use bronato
instead. This Is unaffected by the
weather or railroad gases, and much
labor is saved in the rubbing which
has to be continually performed on the
brass work. The architects of New
York learned this lesson some time ago.
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William Kuhe, who Introduced Puttl,
Trebelll and Christine Nilsson to the
concert platform In England, Is 87 years
old, an age which, he thinks, entitles
him to be known as the oldest musician
In the world. He Was born In Prague
in 1823, the son of German parents. Ho
is a pianist and has given concerts lu
association with somo of the world’s
most famous artists._
A great big barrel of herring sells
here for 312 or 316. Uelicutessen stores
and housekeepers have a way of soak
ing salt out of these and tiling them
up with vinegar, all manner of spices
and some other things nice, the shop
keepers retailing them for from 6 to
10 cents apiece. _
There Is no more interesting proor or
the Indian's adaptability to modern
ways than that tho military stations
Of the west have lost their former im
portance. At the present time there Is
not a single army post maintained east
of the Missouri river for fear of an
Indian outbreak, _
Figures Just made public by the cen
sus bureau for 1U09 show that 4,483,000
more hogs were killed for food than all
other anlraalB combined Including
beeves, calves, sheep and lambs, goats,
kids, etc. In 1809, 38,443,000 hogs were
killed for food purposes and 31,900,000
of all other animals.
Until the year 1880 the English kings
were also called kings of France, al
though the last continental ptssesslon
•was lost during the r*lgn of Mary
Until the French revolution of 1789, tho
French kings styled themselves, among
other things, kings of Jerusalem.
Charles J. Grayson accused F. K.
Peterson of hypnotizing his hens so
they wouldn't lay and haled him Into
court at Brockton. Mass. Peterson
(established his lnnooence.
China and Japan are pre-eminently
tho seaweed eating nations 'of the
world. Among no other people are sea
weeds so extensively eaten and relished
as food.
The grain, as a unit of measurement,
was Introduced by Henry III., who or
dered a grain of wheat gathered from
the middle of the head to he the stand
ard of weight
Because his latest play. "The Con
fession," has brought a death threat
w from a man in Montreal. Playwright
Hal Reid has obtained permission to
carry a revolver.
A catch with which a window may
be locked open at any desired height
contains a fusible link connected with
a weight to close the window lit event
of excessive heat.
Portland cement cost 33 a barrel in
1880, but because of the Improvements
made In Its manufacture It Is profit
ably sold for 81 cents a barrel at pres
ent.
A sewing cabinet spacious enough to
Jiold everything a seamstress may need
In her work, yet which folds up like a
•creep and can be carried by handles,
‘ S>*a bee*» tainted by a Missourian.
CAPITAL REMOVAL
FAILS IN NEBRASKA
Second Attempt During Session
Meets Overwhelming Defeat
In House.
Lincoln, Neb., April 3.—The capital
removal bill coming up a second time
in the house last night was indefinite
ly postponed by an overwhelming
vote. The vote stood 68 against the
bill with 1# for it, and 23 absent. Most
of the absentees were in favor of the
bill or pledged that way and did not
want to vote.
This bill, killed six weeks ago for
the first time, was introduced imme
diately again with slight changes. It
has assumed alarming strength at
times due to the log rolling custom
tlo prevalent In the legislature. The
demand for the submission of the
question originated among some cen
tral Nebraska Platte river towns and
secured its support through the ef
forts of some skillful workers among
^the members of the legislature from
that part of the state.
. The senate this morning passed the
Varner physical connection bill ap
plied to telephone companies. A merg
er section was attached.
The house this morning passed a
similar bill after cutting out the sec
tions giving the right to telephone
companies to merge. A conference will,
probably be held over this difference
of opinion.
CONI ESSMAN N S
ADD iSSESASS LY
Declares That In All Countries
the People Are Recovering
Larger Power.
X.lncoln, Neb., April 3.—Congressman
Norris appeared on the floor of the
house yesterday afternoon and was
greeted with applause. Later he was
called to the speaker’s desk and de
livered a short address. He compli
mented the legislature on granting a
larger sharo of authority In govern
ment to the people. He asserted that
In ail countries the people were Inking
to themselves more and more power.
Ho closed by declaring his enmity to
the political machine, "King Caucus"
and "government by patronage.”
Congressman Norris declared flatly
In an Interview yesterday, previous to
reading J. G. Cannon’s statement that
the Insurgents of the next House would
not participate In party caucuses If the
ex-speaker were made minority leader.,
“Congressman Mann, of Illinois, Is
acceptable as minority leader,” said the
Nebraska congressman, "but leadership,
by Cannon would bo Intolerable. Wo
shall stay out of all caucuses if the
reins go to Cannon.”
NEBRASKA HOTEL IS
CONSUMED BY FIRE
Guests Are Forced to Flee In
Night Clothes to Escape
the Flames.
Lincoln, Neb., April 3.—Fire which
broke out at an early hour this morn
ing entirely destroyed the hotel at
,Roca and the pool hall adjoining.
More than a doxen people were
asleep In the hotel at the time the
alarm was given, and these had barely
.time to flee from the structure In their
night clothes, so rapid was the spread
of the flames. An elderly woman, Mrs.'
Charles Dauherty, was carried from;
the building and others had narrow]
escapes from suffocation from the
dense smoke.
FRENCH EXPEDITION IN
CONFLICT WITH NATIVES
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Konakry, French Guinea, Africa,
lApril 8.—Two officers and 13 privates
were killed and two non-commanding
officers and 14 privates were wounded
during an engagement Thursday be
tween two companies of a French ex
pedition and natives led by tho sultan
of Goumbra.
The French forces were entering the
village capttul of the sultan to arrest
,him when the assault took place.
WOMAN ADMITS PLOT
TO POISON HUSBAND
She and Doctor Planned to Kill
Him to Get Life
Insurance.
San Francisco, April 1.—Mrs. John
D. Powell, who was taken Into custody
yesterday under the name of Blanche
McCrendy. confessed today that she had
entered Into a plot with Dr. B. C. Chis
holm to murder her husband, whose
body was found on March 19 In a de
serted cabin near Fort Ross, Sonoma
county.
, Dr. Chisholm Is now In jail. The
motive for the crime, according to the
(woman, was to obtain the Insurance
on Powell's life.
JACK JOHNSON FORCED
TO SERVE PRISON TERM
San Francisco. April 1.—The state
supreme court denied today the appli
cation of “Jack” Johnson, heavyweight
,champion, for relief from the sentence
of 25 days' imprisonment in the county
jail imposed by Police Judge Tread
well for automobile speeding. John
son is now Berving his sentence.
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
TO CENSURE STEPHENSON
Madison, Wls„ April 1.—The senate
.committee on judiciary has recom
mended concurrence In the Ballard
'house resolution condemning Senator
.Stephenson for voting against the un
seating of Senator Borimer und com
Imendlng Senator I.a Follette for vot
ing for it. The resolution will come up
for concurrence In the senate next
’Wednesday.
GOVERNOR ALDRICH
HINTS AT GRAFTING
Wants Building Commisfiioner
to Have Charge of All Con
struction Work.
Lincoln, Neb., April 1.—With a
view to “prevent the general defraud
ing and lack of business methods which
has been going on in the construction
of our public buildings,’’ Governor Al
drich sent a special message to the
senate Thursday morning suggesting
that a bill be passed creating the office
of building commissioner to have super
vision over the construction and repair
of all state buildings, the commission
er’s salary to be placed at $2,500 per
year. A draft of the proposed bill ac
companied the message from the gov
ernor.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
The message was referred to the
Judiciary committee. As the time for
consideration Is short, the Judiciary
committee immediately retired to the
lieutenant governor’s office to discuss
a plan of procedure.
The Judiciary committee did net
adopt the bill outlined by the gov
ernor, but agreed to request the presi
dent of the senate to appoint a com
mittee of three to consider the de
tails of framing and introducing a bill.
The Judiciary committee made the
above report to the senate and Lieu
tenant Governor Hopewell named Sen
ators Tibbetts, Banning and Selleck as
the committee, and these three sena
tors left the chamber to begin work.
VALENTINE DAM BURSTS
AND DROWNS LIVE STOCK
Valentine, Neb.. April 1.—The big
city dam, which has been In course of
construction for the last year, when
h'vt completed and filled up about a
day, went out yesterday morning, tear
ing out all of the cement work and
most all of the dam north of the power
house.
The rush of water drowned several
head of cattle and hogs for Mi*. Gas
klll, a farmer living on the creek about
a mile below the dam.
NEBRASKA PROPOSES
TO MOVE UNIVERSITY
Institution May Be Taken Over
Bag and Baggage
to State Farm.
Lincoln, Neb., April 1.—The house
of representatives is in the midst of a
discussion of the removal of the state
university, bag and baggage, to the
Btate farm. No decision has been
reached but Indications are that the
levy will be voted and the removal or
dered. About $3,000,000 in the next year
is involved in the debate.
Both houses of the legislature this
morning agreed to adjourn sine die on
April 6. This means that the last day
of the session will be Friday or possibly
lor an hour of two next Saturday
morning.
TRAINMEN ESCAPE
IN BURLINGTON WRECK
Lyons, Neb., April 1.—There was a
wreck on the Burlington road about
two miles north of here late yesterday
afternoon. A through freight with 40
heavily loaded cars tore up the track
for a distance of over 100 feet, curled
the rails up into a large letter ’’s” ex
tending each Bide of the road bed about
12 feet, piled up and demolished 10
cars and one oil tank, throwing some
on one side and some on the other side
of the road bed. No one was injured.
BRAKEMAN IDENTIFIES
SUSPECTED ROBBER
Omaha, Neb., Anril 1.—Howard
Clark, arrested last Tuesday, charged
with complicity in the burglary of the
Dunning Hardware company’s store
here, was this morning identified by a
brakeman as the man who boarded a
Northwestern passenger train at Deni
son, la., March 23, and escaped after
robbing two Pullman passengers.
LONG ALPINE TUNNEL
PIERCES MOUNTAINS
Great Engineering Feat Has
Swept Away Last Obstruc
tion to Completion.
Berne, Switzerland, April 1.—The
tlnal obstruction to the Loetschberg
tunnel tie -ough thje Bernese Alps was
pierced by the laborers at 3:30 o'clock
this morning, after five and a half
years' work, and the expenditure of
$20,000,009. The tunnel is the third long
est In Europe, measuring approximate
ly nine miles.
With the completion of the tunnel,
which was planned to give the Sim
plon railway line a direct connection
with tlie railways which traverse
Switzerland from the south, there will
be u direct route from Milan to Berne,
and thence to Calais and Bontagne.
The distance from Milan to Calais by
this route will be about 675 miles, or
nearly SO miles less than the existing
routes. The tunnel will be double
tracked throughout.
SNOW FALL ISGENERAL
IN THE MIDDLE WEST
Kansas City, Mo.. April 1.—Snow
was general in Nebraska, Iowa, South
Dakota ami northeaster,! Missouri last
night and early today. The heaviest
precipitation reported to the local
weather bureau was at Omaha, where
four inches fell. St. Louis reported
light Hurries this morning. One Inch
of snow covered northern Montana.
eookmakingTsheld
TO BE LEGAL IN FLORIDA
Pensacola, Fin.. April 1.—The
threatened legal interference with the
Pensacola race meet by the Commer
cial association did not materialize to
day, the county solicitor having de
clared that bookn aklng in this state is
not prohibited by law. The anti-betting
statute will not go lrito effect until
7'.: y 1. and as the track meet sched
uled to begin today Is for 15 days only,
no interference Is expected. Owners of
racing stables re-t ntered their horses
In today s curd.
NEBRASKANS ENACT
NON-PARTISAN LAW
Democrats Redeem a Pledge
—Legislators Are Barred
Prom More Salary.
Lincoln , Neb., March 31.—With the
aid of thiee republican votes, the Lee
non-partisan judiciary bill, fulfilling a
democratic platform pledges, passed the
lower branch of the legislature yester
day, receiving just enough votes to
carry it, after a call of the house. Six
democrats were absent on the roll call.
The vote as finally announced stood 61
to 38.
The Lee bill has already passed the
senate and now goes to Governor Al
drich. It differs from the Quackenbush
bill, defeated in the house on Tuesday,
in the fact that it does not propose
a constitutional amendment nor pro
vide for the election of supreme court
Judges by districts. The names of ju
dicial candidates are to be printed on
separate ballots at the election, with
no party designation following/
No more pay will be drawn by the
members of the legislature. The con
stitution provides that pay shall stop
after the 60th dsiy of the session. In
consequence of this fact and the failure
so far to fix a date of final adjournment,
legislators are wearing long faces. The
prospect of staying a week or 10 days
longer at their own expense does not
suit them.
Lincoln, Neb.,March 31.—The Sunday
baseball bill passed the house this
morning by a vote of 64 to 41. No ef
fort was made to amend it, so that it
might secure the governor's approval.
Governor Aldrich has sent a bill to
the legislature asking that it be enact
ed into law. This measures provides
for a, supervisor of state building con
struction and repair, at a salary of
32,600 a year and appropriating 37,000
to carry out the provisions of the act.
This measure is a result of the re
ports made of the miserable w-ork of
the state board of public lands and
buildings in taking care of institutional
construction.
Lincoln, Neb., Match 31.—The bank
guaranty act became effective in Ne
braska at noon today, when the man
date of the United States supreme court
was received. This mandate reverses
the decisions of Judge Munger and
Vandervanter and puts into operation
the act guaranteeing bank deposits
which was passed two years ago.
POPULATION IS GIVEN
FOR NEBRASKA TOWNS
Washington, March 31.—Census fig
ures were given out today for the fol
lowing towns in Nebraska:
1910. 1900.
Alliance ... 3,105 2,535
Auburn . 2,729 2,66*
Falls . 3,255 3,022
Seward . 2,106 1,970
FAKE SUICIDE CASE
REMAINS A MYSTERY
Kansas City Man, Who Identi
fied Body as His Own, Ad
mits His Deception.
Los Angeles, Ca., March 31.—Louis
L. Thornton, who disappeared several
days ago after identifying the body of
a suicide as his own, reappeared today
at San Pedro to claim a lost dog which
had been recovered for Him. It was
his anxiety to recover the dog that
disclosed to the police that Thornton
was not dead. Thornton said the dead
man ‘‘did look like a fellow I know.”
The identity of the suicide remains a
mystery.
Thornton's wife lives in Oakland, Cal.
An interview with her printed here
concerning her husband's recent action
quotes her as saying she believed he in
tended going to the Philippines where
he formerly served in the army.
Thornton’s mother lives in Kansas
City, Mo., and he has a brother at Law
rence, Kan. They wrere informed by
the Los Angeles police that he had
killed himself, and were on the point
of sending money to pay for caring for
his body when they learned he was
still alive.
AMERICAN WOMAN AT
ORITISHCHRISTENING
Mrs. Louis Harcourt Paptizes
Enortiious Ship of War
for England.
London, March 31.—An American
woman, Mrs. Louis Harcourt, wife of
the colonial secretary, ar.d who before
her marriage was Miss Mary Ethel
Burns, christened the superdread
naught Monarch, which was launched
today at Elswick. The tnousands
cheered ns the fifth of this type of
;British battleships took the water.
The monarch is the largest battle
ship ever built in the Tyne and inau
gurated a departure in ship construc
tion, being launched with her boilers,
funnels, bridges and other equipment
installed.
She is of the same type and arma
ment as the Thunderer, which was
launched on February 1. Her displace
ment is 22.500 tons and turbines of a
total of 27,000 horsepower are expected
to make possible a speed of 21 knots an
hour.
The vessel is 584 feet in length and
she is armed with 10 13.5-inch guns
and 24 4-lnch guns.
AUTO DRIVER GUILTY.
Akron, Ohio, March 31.—Earl Span
kle, an automobile dealer, charged with
causing the death of Helen Starr and
Laura Waldkirk, on November 4, 1910,
by running them down with his auto
mobile, today was found guilty of man
slaughter. _
CINCINNATI JUDGES IN
DEADLOCK IN COX CASE
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31.—The
three Judges from the Fourth district
who are considering the George B. Cox
mandamus and injunction suit were
again behind closed doors in the cir
cuit court room today with a special
officer on guard. Yesterday the Judges
were in conference about 14 hours. It
is said that there is a divided court on
*t least two points in the case.
WAR IS IMMINENT
BETWEEN COWBOYS
AND HOMESTEADERS
Every Man Carries a Gun and
Sentries Guard Approach
to Ranch Homes.
Lincoln, Neb., March 30.—That con
ditions In Garden county have reached
suijh a stage that war may come any
hour between Kinkaiders and cowboys
Is the story that was brought to Lin
coln by an agent of the federal gov
ernment who has been investigating
the trouble between homesteaders and
ranchmen.
Every homesteader and very ranch
man in the territory between Oshkosh
and Bingham goes heavily armed these
days. Whenever there is a knock at
the door a homesteader seizes his
trusty rifle and presents its muzzle to
the door before he admits the intruder.
No family among the homesteaders
thinks of retiring for the night with
out piling the windows full of sods,
fearing a night attack from the ranch
men.
Special Agent Harry Durham of the
department of the interior, who has
Just returned from an investigation in
Garden county, was in Lincoln yester
day and declared that the warlike con
ditions on the Mexican border cannot
be worse than in Garden county. Every
man he met carried a gun and watched
him closely, every home he approached
seemed to be barricaded. There has
been established a “dead line” and the
Kinkaiders have been warned to ap
proach it at their peril. Eighty rods dis
tant is the Ballinger ranch, where armed
cowboys stand ready to resist any
further encroachment of the Kinkaid
ers or their cattle.
The homesteaders have formed a
Homesteaders’ Protective association,
which is gradually taking in all of the
settlers who are not tied up with the
few ranchmen who have been feeding
their cattle on the rich grass of the
government land for years. This as
sociation is a secret order somewhat
similar to the Night Riders’ associa
tion.
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4 LARGEST BUTTER SALE 4
4 RECORDED IN NEBRASKA 4
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4 Lincoln, Neb., March 30.— 4
4 What Is believed to have been 4
4 the largest single sale of butter 4
4 ever made in this country was 4
4 consummated yesterday when a 4
4 Beatrice creamery company eon- 4
4 traded to deliver 5,000,000 4
4 pounds to a Arm at New Haven, 4
4 Conn. Delivery Is to commence -4
4 next week and will continue 4
4 weekly until next fall. -4
4 The sale is believed tc be the 4
4 largest ever made. The butter 4
4 loaded Into full cars would make 4
4 277 carload lots. -4
4 The purchasers have distrib- 4
4 uting points all over the New 4
4 England states. 4
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“WETS” WIN CONTENTION
IN LINCOLN PRIMARY
Lincoln, Neb., March 30. — At the
municipal prlmafy election here yes
terday the candidates nominated by
both the republicans and democrats
stand for a return of saloons with high
license and early closing. Robert Mal
one had no opposition for the demo
cratic nomination. Don L. Love, the
present mayor, a republican, standing
as the "dry’’ candidate for renomina
tion, was defeated by A. H. Armstrong,
“wet” republican by a majority of close
to 500.
At the election which occurs the Arst
Tuesday in May, the question of a re
turn to the license system will be set
tled by a referendum vote independ
ent of the candidates. Lincoln for two
years has been without saloons.
BOY THIEVES ARE
MURDER SUSPECTS
Evidence Connects YouthfnJ
Criminals With Killing
of Omaha Citizen.
Omaha, March 30.—Three boys, all
giving their age as 17 years, were ar
rosted last night charged with petit
larceny and evidence unearthed later
makes the police believe .they are the
murders of Herman B. Cohn, who was
killed near his home last Saturday
night, and also the perpetrators of a
number of holdups in the northern part
of the city during the last few weeks.
The boys are Lemuele E- Tlggs, alias
L. Andrews; Carl De Land and Henry
Steingger, and they all came from St.
Louis, Mo„ where, according to a letter
from Tlggs to De Land, written in
January, they belonged to a gang of
thieves and murderers.
Considerable plunder, which they
admit was stolen, was found In their
room at 317% North Fifteenth st.
They give conflicting accounts of
their actions on Saturday night and in
a general way they answer the de
scriptions of the Cohn murderers. The
police are subjecting them to a rigid
examination.
IDAHO MAN CONVICTED
OF KILLING HIS WIFE
Spokane, Wash., March 30. — John
McDowell was found guilty today by a
jury at Coeur d’Alene, Id., of murder in
the first degree for the killing of hia
wife in their lonely cabin near Harri
son, Id., last September. The penalty
may be either hanging or life Imprison
ment.
Love letters of McDowell to Mrs.
Lulu Trainer, with whom he was infat
uated, formed one of the strongest links
In the chain of circumstantial evidence
that convicted him.
PURDON CLARK DEAD.
London. March 30.—Sir Casper Pur
don Clark, formerly director of the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art In New York,
died today at his residence In Earls
court.
JACK JOHNSON GIVEN
ANOTHER JAIL SENTENCE
San Francisco. March SO.—Ordered
Into police court today, Prize Fighter
Jack Johnson was again sentenced to
serve 25 days In the county jail by Act
ing Police Judge Treadwell. Judge
Treadwell said that he took this action
to forestall any question of the legality
of the original sentence, from which
Johnson appealed to the superior court.
An additional charge of automobile
speeding against Johnson will be beard
April 4.
JUDGE O'GORMAN IS
ELECTED TO SENATE
Tammany Jurist Finally Proves
to Be Solution of New
York Deadlock.
Albany, N. Y., April 3. — Supreme
Court Justice James Aloysius O’Gor
man, democrat, of New York city, was
elected United States senator last eve
ning by the legislature after the most
protracted struggle over this position
ever held in the Empire state. On tha
final ballot, the 64th. he received 112
votes to 80 cast for Ohauncey M. De
pew, whose term expired March 4.
At the close of a (Jay of almost con
tinuous negotiations, the insurgents
capitulated and Justice O’Gorman was
elected. A few minutes before the bal
lot was cast Justice O’Gorman’s resig
nation from the bench was filed at the
office of the secretary of state, as a
constitutional provision would have
prevented his election while holding the
office of justice of the supreme court.
Wild applause marked the end of the
long contest, and the legislature, driven
from the state capitol by Wednesday’s
fire, quickly adopted a resolution ad
journing until April 17.
Governor Dlx expressed gratification
at the result. Charles F. Murphy, a
leader of Tammany hall, who for weeks
has been striving to bring about the
election of Mr. Sheehan, expressed him
self as highly pleased with the out
come.
Born in New York City.
James A. O’Gorman has long been one
of the leading members of Tammany
hall and one of its foremost orators
for 30 years. Ho established his repu
tation as a public speaker in its inter
ests when 21 years old. His elo
quence was credited with having saved
a doubtful assembly district.
Mr. O’Gorman was born on the low'er
west side of New York city May 6, 1860.
He is the son of Thomas and Ellen
O’Gorman and married Anne M. Leslie
on January 2, 1884. They have nine
children, seven daughters and two sons.
After finishing a course in the public
schools, Mr. O’Gorman, as a lad of 17,
entered the College of the City of New
York and later attended the univer
sity of New York law school, was grad
uated and entered at the bar in 1882
From the time he cast his first vote
he aligned himself with Tammany hall,
which favored him generously. In 1S98
he was elected a justice of the muni
cipal court, and in 1899 was elected a
justice of the supreme court for a term
of 14 years from January 1, 1900. His
salary has been J17.500, or almost three
times what he will receive as United
States senator. And he had almost
three years to serve, while as a senator
he has six years.
OXFORD WINS IN BIG
YEARLY BOAT RACE
Takes Annual Eight-Oar Event
From Cambridge and Makes
New Record.
Putney, England, April 3.—Oxford
won from Cambridge in the annual
eight-oared inter-varsity race over the
Putney course today. The dark blue
were heavier and the favorites, though,
Cambridge had the advantage of
weather and position.
The day was perfect and the course
almost flat. This is Oxford's 37th vic
tory, Cambridge having won 30 con
tests. Oxford led from the start and
won by three lengths. The time was
18 minutes 29 seconds, which is a
record for the race. The previous
record was 18 minutes 47 seconds, made
by Oxford in 1893 and duplicated by
Cambridge in 1900.
Last year Oxford, with a lead of three
lengths, finished in 20 minutes and 14
seconds. The year before Oxford won
by three and one-half lengths in 19
minutes and 50 seconds.
According to the English practice the
time of the defeated crew is not taken.
ASKS NEW TRIAL.
Independence, Kan.. April 3.—Argu
ments on a motion for a new trial for
a A. A. Truskett, of Caney, Kan., con
victed of second degree murder for
killing J. D. S. Neeley, of Lima, Ohio,
were called before Judge Fallenelly to
day. Truskett has been in Jail since
the verdict against him was returned
Wednesday.
QUICK EXECUTION OF
A TURKISH MURDERER
Soldier Who Killed His Instruc
tor Tuesday Is Shuffled
Off.
Constantinople, April 3.—The Alban
ian soldier who last Tuesday assassi
nated Colonel Von Sehlichting, a Ger
man instructor in the Turkish army,
who had reprimanded him, was execut
ed this morning. Von Schlichting’s
widow asked that the assassin be
pardoned and reports were current
that the government was afraid to ex
ecute him lest the action result in a
mutiny in the Albanian army.
However, the penalty was inflicted
openly and without trouble. The Al
banian was killed by a firing party
from his own battalion, and in the
presence of the others of the battalion,
accompanied with its band and colors,
the divisional commander and two
German officers. _
SHOPS RESUME WORK.
Sedalia, Mo.. April 3.—Six Hundred
men employed in the shops of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway re
sumed work today after a shut down
since March 1. The men will work
nine hours a day. The shut down was
necessary because the railroad man
agement cut the shop appropriation
for March. There was no dispute be
tween the men and the road.
BRYAN VISITS STRICKEN
FRIEND IN HIS SICK ROOM
Cleveland, Ohio, April 3.—Forme*
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, who has been
ill in bed for more than two weeks, en
tertained William J. Bryan in his sick
room today. Mr. Bryan stopped over
in this city on his way from Plqua.
Ohio, to Zanesvillle. Ohio, long enough
to have a chat with Mr. Johnson.
"He was feeling fine,” said Mr. Bryan
after the visit. "We did not talk
politics.’’