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R. 0. WATTERS, Buslneia Manager
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x Epitome of the Most
g Important Events
Gathered From All
Points of the Globe.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Congressman Iturton of Ohio re
linked Representative Ralnoy nf Mi
hoIh for liln nttack on (lie l'lmama
canal purchase, following Ralncy's re
ply to Mr. Lovering.
Senator llt'inenway Is accused by
the president of making an inaccurate
and misleading report on the uso of
the aecret service.
Commissioner of Corporations Smith
In a report to the president, urges un
Investigation of the American To
bacco Company, the trust which con
troli four-fifths of tho output of euch
kind of tobacco In this country.
The house Anally settled tho tangle
which threatened to prevent Senator
Knox being secretary of stale In the
Taft cabinet. In the senate Senator
La Foilette and Senator Penrose had
a wordy war over the committee ques
tion. The naval bill appropriating f 130,
000,000 for tho United States navy was
passed by the senate. Senator La Foi
lette criticised the methods of the
navy In speaking on the measure.
President Roosevelt in a message to
congress, accompanying tho report
made by the engineers who went with
Taft to Panuina, approved the lock
type of caanl.
PERSONAL.
Former President Castro, who Is at
Dresden, says he is going back to Vene
zuela to live as a private citizen.
Sylvia Green, daughter of Mrs. Hetty
Green, America's wealthiest woman,
was married to Mat hew Astor Wllks,
a mult! millionaire.
After a period of physical training
Senator elect Klihu Root left Hot
Springs for Albany, where he will
make an address before tho state legis
lature before going to Washington for
the Inaugural.
President elect Taft arrived in Phila
delphia and conferred with Frank II.
Hitchcock on the cabinet, which Is all
complete but the secretary of the
treasury.
The emperor of llulgarla arrived In
St Petersburg and Is a guest of the
czar. He was greeted by the notables
of Russia, who escorted him to the
palace.
President-elect Taft, amid great hi
larity was Initiated as a member of
the "Knocker's" club In Cincinnati.
The object of the club la to "knock"
everything detrimental to tho city.
Congressman Thomas D. Nichols of
Scranton, Pa., resigned as president
rt District No. 1. United Mine Work
ers of America, an ofllce he had filled
for It years, lll health Is given as
i he repr.on
President Roosevelt, In addressing
delegates to the conservation confer
ence, spoke for world-wldo coopera
tion In saving resources.
Mrs. William J. Lemp. wlfo of the
millionaire St. Louis brewer, was
awarded a divorce decreo and $6,000 a
year alimony.
W. W. Ramsey, former president of
the German National bank of Pitts
burg, was found guilty as Indicted in
connection with tho recent graft ex
posures. Senator Smith of Michignn has
blocked the efforts to ratify the Cana
dian boundary waterways treaty for
the reason that his state is tho loser
under the pact.
GENERAL NEWS.
W. W. Wilmerton, editor of the Trl
City Journal, shot John Iooney, editor
of the News, in a duel In the street at
Rock Island, HI.
Seven men were killed and severni
persons hurt In the collision of trains
on the Pennsylvania at Delmnr, Del.
Cholera, which has scourged St. Pe
tersburg for months, has claimed 10,
000 victims.
Jimmy Ilrltt of California was de
feated in a 20-round fight with Johnny
Summers of England In London.
After having been nilsslnp from the
city for 40 years, the famous death
mask of Napoleon, which recently
came to light In the possession of
Capt. W. G. Raoul of Atlanta, hua been
returned to New Orleans. Capt.
Raoul presented It to the city.
Count Takaklra Kato, Japan's new
ambassador to England, said his coun
try wants no war with the United
States.
The pastor of a church at Mount Gil
ead, O., said he had seen members of
his congregation kissing during serv
ices and It would have to stop.
Leon Wachsner of Milwaukee, one
of the foremost promoters of German
opera in the country, died on a train
near BufTalo, N. Y:
Two earthquake shocks were felt in
Spain, but latest reports say no great
damage was done. At Elche, worship,
eri tushed from a church In terror.
two urnwttA
Several buildings wert burned j
others nearly destroyed and many per
sotjh were hurt in South Omaha, Neb.
in a riot caused by the murder of a
policeman at the hands of n Greek.
The United States probably will br
Involved In n diplomatic tangle over
the assaults on Greeks In South
Omaha.
Exercises were held In nearly all
parts of the United States and in many
European capitals In coiiiiueiuoratioon
of Georgo Washington's birthday.
Hans Hanson, a farmer living near
Strum, Wis., killed his four children,
after setting fire to all of his build
ings, and committed suicide.
K. H. Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel Corporation's board of di
rectors, says there Is no intention on
tho company's part to cut wages.
As thousands chared President
Roosevelt reviewed the fleet which re
turned to Hampton roads from Its
world voyage.
Gov. Fort, of New Jersey says ho
favors the election of presidents of the
United States for life.
Tho keel of the battleship Utah, a sis
ter ship of the Florida now being con
structed at the Brooklyn navy yard,
was laid In tho yard of the New York
Shipbuilding Company, at Camden, N.
J.. Her tonnage is 1,000 tons greater
than the North Dakota and Delaware,
the most recent "Dreadnoughts."
Mrs. William Crist, 85 years old,
and John Teean, her hired man, nearly
as old, were cremated when the cabin
on the Crist ranch, six miles from
Jefferson, Mont., was burned. It Is be
lieved they were the victims of a dou
ble murder, the motive of which was
robbery.
The next meeting of the Interna
tional Conference of tho United Nor
wegian Lutheran church will take
place at Des Moines, la., June 9 to l!t.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
wreck south-bound local passenger
train No. 31 of the Illinois Central
railroad, three miles south of Amite,
La, Five cross ties were placed on
the rails, but were discovered by the
engineer in time to avert an aeci
dent. Threatening to lynch a negro who
committed a fiendish assault on Mrs.
Charles M. Johnston, tho Invalid wife
of a traveling salesman, a mob caused
terror In Otluinwa, la.
Plans for President Roosevelt's trip
to Africa and Europe have been an
nounced. He will leave about tho mid
dle of March.
Stewart Douglas Robinson, nephew
of President Roosevelt, was killed by a
fall from a sixth-story window at Har
vard, where he was a student.
Mrs. Frances Richard of Detroit was
found murdered in her home. Two
young men have been arrested. Her
throat was cut and an effort wae made
to burn her body.
James Allen shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Willy Stewart, In Cape
Girardeau, Mo., while protecting Mr?
Stewart, her mother and baby from hl9
abuses. A coroner's Jury returned a
verdict of Justifiable manslaughter.
Tho decision of the United States
Steel Corporation to maintain an open
market will have no effect on tho
price of steel rails, it is said, in Pitts
burg. Robert Hurman broke the world's
record for 100 miles on a circular track
in an automobile at New Orleans. Hur
man made the distance after n most
remarkable drive. In 1:42:39 25, It
minutes faster than the record, mado
by Clemens In Indianapolis in 1905.
Duffey La France and Peter En(
wero burned to death In a fire which
destroyed the Hotel Flnan at Tower,
Mich.
A report from London said Austria
had served notice on Servla that un
less thut country disarms before next
Saturday the Austrian army will cross
the frontier and begin war.
In one of the hardest battles ever
witnessed In tho country, Jem Drls
coll, featherweight champion of Eng
land, had a shade on Abe Attell, cham
pion of the world after ten rounds in
Now York. Experts are agreed that
nothing short of a 25-ronnd contest
will settle tho question of real supre
macy between them.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion, through former Judge Gary
chairman of Its board of directors is
sued a statement declaring that the
country's large steel and Iron manu
facturers have decided to declare ar
"open market" to protect the Industry
The action, It Is announced, is neces
sary because small dealers have been
cutting prices.
Rivers of Illinois, Indiana, Michi
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa are among
those provided for in the $9,971,025,
appropriated by tho emergency and
maintenance bill Introduced in the
house by Chairman Rurton of the rlv
ers and harbors committee.
A high Judicial official of St. Peters
burg is authority for the statement
that the Grand Duke Vladimir, oldest
uncle of the czar, who died a few days
ago, was behind a plot to dethrone
the emperor and declare a regency for
Russia.
Woman's suffrage legislation Is out
of the question in Oklahoma for two
years. Tho senate by a vote of 2t to
15 sustained the unfavorable report of
tho committee on tho bill granting
suffrage to both sexes.
Hy a vote of G6 to 24 the house of
representatives of Nebraska voted
down tho Raper bill for tho abolition
of capital punishment. Tho chief argu
ment against the bill was that the
present Nebraska law allowing, a Jury
to decreo either capital punishment
or llfo Imprisonment for murder
In the first degree Is as good as can
be enforced na long as tho governor
Is given pardoning power.
The steamship Mauretania, the
largest afloat, again broke tbn record
for the westward ocean voyigo. Sho
averaged 2G knots an hour ou her
trip to New York. J
OHIO MAN NOT TO BE SECRETARY
OF TREASURY.
MR TAFT REACHES NEW YORK
President-elect Addresses a Meeting
at Carnegie Hall in the Interest
of the Hampton Institute.
New York. Ex-Governor Myron T.
Herrlck of Ohio will not be secretary
of the treasury In the Taft cabinet.
This fact was set forth In the follow
ing statremnt written by Mr. Taft
after a lengthy conference with Mr.
Herrlck.
"At the invitation of the president
elect Governor Herrlck called on Mr.
Taft. Mr. Taft authorized the state
ment thut the mention of Mr. Herrlck
for the portfolio of the treasury, as
If he had been a candidate, did him
great Injustice, because Mr. Herrick
wrote Mr. Taft as early as Decem
ber last to say his business arrange
ments were such ns to prevent his ac
ceptance of a place in the cabinet."
Mr. Herrlck said that he had noth
ing to add
The elimination of Mr. Herrlck at
his own request would seem to put
Franklin McVeagh of Chicago in the
lead for the place, but the only light
Mr. Taft would throw on the situation
was that it would be several days
yet before the matter would be set
tled. Mr. Tuffs entry Into New York,
where lm arrived from Philadelphia,
was without ostentation. He entered
an automobile at the Jersey City ferry
and drove to the Forty-eighth street
residence of his brother, Henry W.
Taft, whose house gue,-t he is to be
until Saturday, when he will leave for
Washington. Mrs. Taft remained in
Philadelphia.
Mr. Taft at first expected to bo
called on here by Senator Knox, but
a later decision Is that the senator
will remain In Washington.
To address a meeting in the inter
est of Hampton institute tit Carnegie
ball Wednesday nijht and to attend
Friday night tho dinner to be given In
honor of Klihu Root, are the purposes
of Mr. Taft's visit. He will take ad
vantage of the time between the two
engagements to finish two or three
magazine articles he has agreed to
write, Baying he can obtain more se
clusion here than would be possible
In Washington.
Ileforo going to Carnegie hall Mr.
Taft dined quietly with William J.
Schleffelin, an attorney of this city,
at his residence at East Sixty-sixth
street.
NO HOPE FOR KINKAID BILL.
Congress Not Inclined to Reduce
Amount of Improvements.
Washington. Judge KInkald is not
so suro about his bill reducing the
Improvement requirements within the
torrttory of the so-called Kinkaid act,
which he Introduced early In the Six
tieth congrer-s, and In a letter he Is
sending to his constituents in tht
Sixth Nebraska district he frankly ad
mits be Is in doubt about the timeli
ness of the measure. Evidently Kin
kaid has heard from home, for he
states that there Is enough difference
of opinion existing as to the advis
ability of securing a reduction of im
provements under the one-section act
to defer pressing the bill any further
until lie is definitely Informed as to
the proportion of sentiment for nnd
against the reduction of the value of
Improvements.
Editors to Meet in July.
Chicago The executive committee
of tho National Educational associa
tion announced that tho annual meet
In of the body would be held in
Denver July 5-9.
SOUTH OMAHA RIOTS.
Greek Minister Calls Upon the Sec
retary of State.
Washington Secretary of State
Racon had a call from L. A. Coro
Milas, the Greek minister, who took
up the case of the Greek. residents of
South Omaha, whose interests suf
fered rough treatment by a mob Sun
day night. The minister merely
called tho department's attention to
the matter as a basis for any further
action that may be decided upon.
He is waiting detailed reports of
the damage. The state department
will ask the governor of Nebraska
for information about the case.
lowans at Big Picnic.
Los Angeles More than 20,000
former residents of Iowa participated
la tho annual picnic and basket lun
cheon in Agricultural park under the
auspices of the Iowa Association of
Southern California. A unique feat
use of the gathernlg was an Immense
ground map laid out In the park, rep
resenting In outline the ninety-nine
counties of the state of Iowa. Each
Iowari on arrival at the park betook
himself to his respective county,
where he met his former neighbors.
THIRTEEN KILLED BY STORM.
Tornado Traverses Four Counties In
Eastern Arkansas.
Little Rock, Ark Thirteen per
sons were killed, several seriously
Injured and much property was de
stroyed by a tornado, which origin
ated In Lonoke county, In eastern Ar
kansas, moving northeastward tra
versed the counties of Ixmoke,
Prnlrle, Woodruff and Poinsett, early
Tuesday according to reports here
tonight. Wires are down and but
meagre Information can bo obtained.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Duffey La France and Peter Eno
were burned to death in a Are whlci.
destroyed the Hotel Flnan at Tower,
Mich.
Tho next meeting of the Interna
tlotial Conference of tho United Nor
weglan Lutheran church will take
place at Des Moines. la., June 9 to 19.
The decision of the United States
Steel Corporation to maintain an open
market will have no tfTec on the
price of steel rails, it is said, In Pitts
burg. Anti-liquor legislation was the fea
ture of the session of Wyoming legis
lature Just closed. The new laws
enacted, It is estimated, will put 200
saloons out of business throughout
the state.
After a period of physical training
Senator-elect Ellhti Root left Hot
Springs for Albuny, where ho will
make an address before the htate legis
lature before going to Washington for
the Inaugural.
T. Takesawa, commissioner for
Japan for the Alaska-Yukon Pacific ex
position, who has arrived in Seattle
from Tokyo, says plans for tho biggest
exposition over mado by Japan abroad
will bo commenced Immediately.
Ninety cities in 17 states and the
Dominion of Canada will bo repre
sented at the Ninth tournament of the
American Howling congress, which will
open In Pittsburg next Saturday and
continue in session till March 20.
James Allen shot and killed his
brother-in-law, Willy Stewart, In Cape
Girardeau, Mo., while protecting Mrs.
Stewart, her mother and baby from his
abuses. A coroner's jury returned a
verdict of justifiable, manslaughter.
Nathan M. Uri, widely known
throughout the Ohio valley and the
south by reason of his prominence In
philantrophlc and Jewish affairs, died
at his homo in Louisville after an ill
ness of several weeks. Mr. Url was
born In Paducah, Ky., in 1852.
After having been missim.-; from the
city for 40 years, tho fatuous death
mask of Napoleon, which recently
came to light, in the possession of
Capt. W. G. Raoul of Atlanta, has been
relumed to New Orleans. Capt.
Raoul presented It to the city.
Robert Hurman broke the world's
record for 100 miles on a circular track
in an automobile at New Orleans. Hur
man made the distance after a most
remarkable drive, in 1:42:39 2-5, 11
minutes faster than the record, made
by Clemens in Indianapolis in 1905.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
wreck south-bound local passenger
train No. 31 of tho Illinois Central
railroad, three miles south of Amite,
La, Five cross ties were placed on
the rails, but were discovered by tho
ngineer in time to avert an acci
dent. Mrs. William Crist, 85 years old,
and John Teean, her hired man, nearly
as old, were cremated when tho cabin
on the Crist ranch, six miles from
Jefferson, Mont., was burned. It Is be
lieved they were the victims of a dou
ble murder, the motive of which was
robbery.
The keel of the battleship Utah, a sis
ter ship of the Florida now being con
structed at t lie Hrooklyn navy yard,
was laid In the yard of the New York
Shipbuilding Company, at Camden, N.
J.. Her tonnage is 1,000 tons greater
than the North Dakota and Delaware,
the most recent "Dreadnoughts."
JAP ENVOY TALKS PEACE.
Country Not Thinking of Fighting the
United States.
London, Feb. 22. The newly ap
pointed Japanese ambassador to Croat
llrltaln, Count Takaklra Kato, in an
interview, said he saw no reason why
Japanese relations with the United
States should not remain excellent in
the future despite the loii.l talk of a
small excited section.
"How highly we prize the statesman
like and loyal policy of President
Roosevelt In this connection," said the
ambassador, "it is hard to say, but
speaking for my country, I can assure
you that nobody ever conceived such
a mud scheme as fighting with the
United States."
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STATE HOUSE.
THE WORK OF THE UW MAKERS
Legislative Facts and Gossip News
of the SUte Capital.
Senate Approved Many Measures.
The committee of the whole of the
senate has approved the following
bills and recommended them for
passage:
S. 39, by Randall of Madison A
measure to provide that In cities not
the county seal, police judges and
justices of the peace shall have con
current jurisdiction with the county
judge in juvenile cases.
S. R 164, by Hodinson of Buffalo
A bill to provide that the commis
sioner of public lands may permit sand
and gravel to be removed from the
same.
S. F. 165, by Ollis of Valley A bill
to provide that the county boards may
furnish blank reports and supplies
for all schools.
S. F. 94, by Randall of Madison A
bill to provide that the party inter
ested may state the paper in which
any legal notice may be published.
S. F. 174, by Raymond of Seotts
Muff A bill to provide that private
reservoirs shall not be established or
increased in size without the consent
of the state board of Irrigation.
S. F. Ill, a bill to increase the pav
of Douglas county district court bail
iffs from $75 to $100 per month.
S. F. 138, by Raymond of Seotts
Muff A measure to provide that
cities may estalblsh municipal water
works if a majority of the voters so
decide. Tho present law calls for a
two-thirds vote.
S. F. 226, by Thompson of Cuming
A hill to provide that no musk rats
shall be killed during a certain season
and only then upon the land of the
owner.
S. F. 175, by Raymond of Scotts
Muff A bill to provide that a two
weeks' notice in a county paper shall
be necessary before the board of di
rection of any iirigation district can
dispose of tho bonds.
To Restrict Vote Franchise.
Shoemaker had a bill which pro
vided that any resident of the United
States not now a citizen but voting
under first papers must complete his
citizenship within live years or los'.'
the privilege of the franchise, and that
hereafter any foreigner who makes
application to become a citizen must
liave completed Lis naturalization anl
become a full-grown citizen before tho
franchise is extended to him. Nettle
ton of Clay tried to have some fun
with the zealous Douglas representa
tive by moving to strike out the word
"male." This made it a question of
woman suffrage at once and the d"
bate swung at once In thut direction.
Later Nettleton explained his humor
ous tendency and withdrew his amend
ment, saying the bill was too good to
lack any other matter to. It was rec
ommended for passage. McCall of
Gage declared that though he was
born In Europe he thought the fran
chise too sacred a thing to Intrust to
n foreigner wiio could not read or
write and who could scarce understan 1
the language of the country he was
trying to help govern.
The granting of the franchise on th-
declaration of the foreigner that he
Intends to complete his citizenship Is
a constitutional provision nnd date.
back to the political struggles in the
cast when the (pucker a man could be
placed In a condition to vote the more
power the organization held. Its effect
Is still seen In this state in the
larger cities. In Lincoln and Omab i
last fall both political parties hired
workers to herd the foreigners to tin
county clerk's office at the required
time so that they mlgiit take out
their first papers and be ready to
cast a ballot at the fall election. Most
of these foreigners knew little of what
they voted oil.
Postponed the Desertion Bill.
The state senate does not believe
that a man should be compelled to
support his wife whether he wants to
or not, or at least that was the senti
ment expressed Friday when the upper
house indefinitely postponed a meas
ure to accomplish this. The net was
to compel the support, of the wife and
children by those chargeable by lav
with the maintenance of them arvl
mnklng such failure a misdemeanor.
Under the measure any person who
wilfully fails or refuses to provide
food, clothing nnd shelter for his wife
and children when be Is able to work,
if such work Is offered him, is amen
able to be punished by imprisonment
for three months In the county jail.
At tho Thursday session of the sen
ate In committee of the whole, with
Volpp of Dodge In the chair, ground
out a good sized legislative grist.
Randall's bill, S. F. No. 81. Intro
duced to prevent drinking and carous
ing on trains and giving trainmen the
rluht to eject fiom a train any one
found taking a drink of Intoxicants,
was toned down considerably. It was
amended so as to require conductors
to warn drinkers and then If they do
not desist, to stop the train and put
them off and give them the balance of
their unused transportation money.
Bryan Addresses Legislature.
In accordance with an invitation
formally extended to him a month
ago by the Nebraska legislature, W.
J. Rryan addressed the two bodies la
joint assemblage Thursday afternoon
on the subject of its duties and the
problems which are confronting the
members of the present session. Start
ing out with the assertion that h
came as a private citizen to speak
to them and as such desired to talk
as he thought neither influencing nor
being Influenced by anything else
than locjc, he dealt with eight or ten
of the measures the legislature has
before It, most of which were not
platfo.in pledges and only two of
which were mentioned in tho platform
on which the democratic members of
the legislature were elected. He dealt
! with the bill appropriating for the
Lincoln monument, urged generosity
concerning the historical building, be
spoke success for the initiative and
referendum, explained his position on
the school of citizenship and defended
it, argued for nti increase in the sal
aries of teachers of common schools
and in colleges, made an earnest ap-
I peal for the defeat of the Carnegie
I pension fund as applicable to this
j state, dwelt lightly on the Oregon plan
and showed Its effect if It became a
law, hoped the legislature would see
fit to enact into law the bill compell
ing the publication of campaign con
tributions befoie elections, defended
the physical valuation of railroads,
and finished with an expound of the
guaranty' of bank deposits and gave
bis cordial approval to the bill now
drafted by the banking committee.
Constitutional Convention.
Considerable argument was Indulged
in before the committee of the whole
recommended King's S. F. No. 165 for
passageand this was done by a vote
of 17 to II. The bill submits to the
voters of the state a proposition to
hold a convention to revise the consti
tution. Hefore the title of the bill
had fairly been read, two "home rule"
senators we-e on their feet to op
pose It. They weie Howell of Douglas
and Volpp or Dodge. King said tho
present constitution had been out
grown. It was adopted when the stala
had a population of 200,000 more than
a third of a century ago and now tho
population is one and a quarter mil
lions, lie said the state needed a
board of control for state institutions
but could not have one under the con
stitution. In this legislature it is pro
posed to tax corporations for support
of tho Htate government and to permit
counties to raise taxes for county
purposes. This cannot be done under
tho present constitution. Tibbets said
the state bar had long ago asked for
a constitutional convention.
Howell challenged the other side to
give particulars and show why such
a convention is needed or Is demanded.
So far as he knew there was no rea
tow for it, unless it be to Incorporate
some home rule, doctrine which ha
himself favorod. He said few except
attorneys were asking for it, and he
admitted that the attorneys knew
more about such matters than laymen,
yet he asked for further reasons for
holding a constitutional convention.
King gave him some reasons, and tho
bill was recommended for passage by
a bare majority.
Bonds for the State Officials.
The senate judiciary committee Fri
day introduced a measure that will
provide that a large number of th
superintendents and managers of tho
institutions of the state shall furnish
bonds for the faithful performance of
their duties. The following officers
are included nmi the measure and
the amount of bond thta must be
given Is named.
The superintendent of the hospital
of the insane, $15,000.
The superintendent of the Hastings
hospital of the insane, J15,0.)0.
The superlntt iident or the Itoatrlce
Institute or the feeble-minded. $15,000.
The warden ol tho penitentiary,
$ 1 5,000.
The commandant of the Orand
Island home, $lt!,oo(i.
The superintendent of the Industrial
school at Ciiand Island, $10,000.
The superintendent of the Omaha
school for the deaf ami dumb, $10,000.
The superintendent of the Nebraska
City school for the deaf and blind.
$10,000.
The superintendent or the girls' In
dustrial school at Geneva, $3,000.
The superintendent of the women's
industrial home of Milford. $5,000.
The superintendent of the home of
friendless or Lincoln, $3,000.
House Favors Capital Punishment.
The house went on record Thursday
morning as favoring capital punish
ment when the Raper bill to amend
the present law so us to provide, llfo
imprisonment Instead or hanging was
debated. Hall a dozen members
spoke for and against the bill, but
the sentiment was overwhelmingly
for capital piinbhment.
The death sentence which was Im
posed upon Shunrway ror the alleged
murder or Sarah Martin In Gago
county was Friday afternoon sus
pended at a moment when iven Shnm.
j way himself had given up hope that
he would live. To the last Shiimway
had asserted his Innocence, and
this, coupled with a large number of
aflldnvits that were filed in the su
premo court Friday noon, were re
sponsible ror n suspension of the de
cree until Mnrrh 6. At that time,
unless more Intervention Is mado In
the cbbo, shumway will be executod.
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