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PEOPLE DEMAND POWER IN GKiilA 11 Senate Votes For Early Opening A Par iamsnt. MRS. LITTLETON GETS BUSY WAVE OF PATRIOTISM AROUSED Impassioned Speeches Increase Fol lowing of Opposition Organization of Merchants Throughout Country Give Support Revolution Predicted Unless Throne Surrenders. Peking, Oct. 24. A surprising revolt has taken place against the govern ment. The Imperial senate, not yet three weeks old, has voted to memo rialize the throne for the earl open ing of a general parliament. This ac tion will not be a submissive or mock Institution, but one with which the grand council must reckon. As far back as last June a formal demand was made for the Immediate convocation of a national parliament, the establishment of which had been promised for the year 1913. An Im perial decree was then Issued, refusing the demand which was made by dele gates to the provincial assemblies and was supported by organizations of merchants throughout the country. The imperial senate no sooner assem bled on Oct. 3 than the provincial delegates formed- an opposition party r-nd arrayed themselves against the throne. The question of the parlia ment was brought up daily and the demand was made that It should have executive and not merely advisory power. The campaign culminated when impass'oned speeches were made. In which it was pointed out that a change was Imperative for the salvation of the country. This plea won over a large number. Russo-Jap Agreement Agitated. The Russo-Japanese r.areement with reference to the annexation of Korea by Japan, has been employed effec tively by agitators and press during ths last few months to create a wave cf patriotism and this propaganda has made considerable progress among the intelliecnt classes, the progressive narty now showing a strong front ssnlnst the united officials and the Manchn army. It is generally rcog nlzed, however, that the prince regent Is sincere In his des're that the bes Interests of the country shall be served and that he has resisted th charge only because he has been ad vised to do so by the venerable grand councillors, who believe that the country is not prepared for so swep ine a change and that the establish ment of liberal Institutions might re suit in a calamity. Following the action of the senate, there are intimations that many of the political leaders are determined to obtain their demands. In private con versatlons, educated Chinese speak of a revolution within two years unless the throne surrenders. A factor In the situation, however, is the garrison In Peking and army divisions sta tloned In neighboring districts, which are all Manchu. The Chinese troops are always kept at a distance from the capital. ' FATHER WEEPS FOR SON Myron A. Crif pen Hears News of Den tist'g Conviction. Los Angeles, Oct. 24. "My son Is In nocent even though he stands convict ed and I firmly believe his wife, Belle Elmore, is living somewhere in the United States." With tears streaming flown his face, Myron A. Crippen, lather of the den tlst found guilty of the murder of his wife and sentenced in Ixudon to be hanged Nov. 15, made this statement when the news was broken to him here. Mr. Crippen is practically pen- IlilOfS. Wife of Candidate in New York Con dj.ts His Campaign. New o:h, Ovt. .4 Airs. Maitia VV. Lutlouui, w.ie o. the Leiuociatic :a!iQii;:ite for cprnjiej iu tue r'uat iis'tut, is nsuivtu Ui.it her husuaiid ..aJ not tail of tloiliuu because of ny iui.Uiv.iy ou i;er luit. la an ajtouicjiia. waicu was d e Jiated with V.r. Littleton's ticture, ..us. Littletou visited Bohemia, isl.u. Last Isiip, Babylon, Ud.vshore and Patcboque, vigorously announcing to everyone she knew and many that she did not know, that Mr. Littleton would aiake an ideal congressman. Into the stores of the villages the candidate's wife went, carrying litho graphs of her husband. Her charming personality and persuasive manner Induced every storekeeper to allow the enthusiastic wife campaigner to ex hibit Littleton's picture in the window. "I am conducting a publicity cam paign along English lines," Mrs. Lit tleton said. "I go through the towns In advance of my husband and try to Inform the people of his candidacy. Everywhere I have been received with enthusiasm and courtesy. In places I made house to house canvass. I am confident of the success of my meth ods and am nssured Mr. Littleton will be elected." BLACKLEG IN l!H WHITE POTATO Disease Threatens Tut:r Wtoli Appears D3:lj on T251 10 GERMS VVIOELY DISTRBUTED. KING OF SIAM DIESJUDDENLY Ruler Passes (way Fcllawlng an lliaeis of Only Few Days. Bangkok, Slam, Oct. 24. King Chulalongkorn died at 12:40 a. m., following a brief illness. King Chulalongkorn I. was born Sept. 31, 1853. Me was the eldest son of the late King Moha Monghut and he succeeded to the throne In 18G8. f x- - r A KING CHULALONGKORN. Chulalongkorn was one or the most enlightened rulers of Asia, was fond of arts and letters and had traveled In England and the continent. There was talk recently to the effect that he was planning a visit to the United States. His reign was marked by the progress of his kingdom. TRIES TO KILL GUERRA Member of Sscret Police Shoots Cuban Commander in Leg. Havana, Oct.' 24. An nttempt was made to assassinate MhJui General Pino Guerra, commander of the Cuban army. General Giu-rra was leaving the presidential palace when he was shot in the leg and seriously wounded. A sentry on guard at tiie palace gate was also shot, the bullet striking him in the breast. The assailant, who was captured, proved to he a member of the iiHtloril secret police. The cause of the attack is not known. Agricultural Department Issues Warn ing to Growers to Be on Lookout H It Spread Can Be c:ecKta uy lection of Seed Fro.n Kiclus Hi.-. From Oise.se. Washington, Oct. 24. Every school boy is laminar witu tue "tes w the homeiy wmte potato, wmtu i.y pears on tue average Aiuei Icau j Uu.i lu some loi ui at almost eviiy iiicu., but many of the oldest and riost e... perienced laimers will look puict. when tliey icad Uuele bam a bulletin ou the "Blackleg oi tun i.a.. l'otato." "Ulaekleg" is a bacterial potato du ease ou the stems ol tUu potiUu, u..& lnatiug iu Epitope, while iu Gcrni..i.. it was catled "black stem" or "uui.. shank." Blackleg has beeu ucctvi...' p.s the English translation oi the O-i man name, even tnough It does no,, i.: in with the anatomy o; tae vegetable whit h a such a great money m..Kcr i.i many sections of the United States. Throe aad a half millions urns o land are planted to Irish potatoes in this eouutry, with an average yi-i-of about 10i bushels to the acre, or a total production of nearly 4uO,U 0,UM bushels, with the enormous vaiue ol more than $200,000,000. With such tremendous farm Interests at stake, the now disease Is not to be consid ered lightly, say the experts. Reports to the oillce of the experiment tstaiioh In the agricultural department si!0. that it is becoming widely distributed throughout much of the potato-growing areas of the United States, in describing the disease, ProIV-ssor W. J. Morse of the office of experiment stations says: "Blackleg probably was Introduced Into Canada from England, and Iro n there into the United States. It oc curs, to some extent at least, over a considerable area of the potato crow ing sections In eastern United St.itjs ord Cnnc.!a. A similar disease . Is also found In England, Germany, France and other parts of Eilirp. It has been reported from Charleston. S. C; Norfolk, Portsmouth and sevrral points on the eastern shore of Vlr glnla; BeltsvHle, Md ; Iflrn? Island. N. V.; TJutley. C...)., an' TTeTrTTr. "The attacked pliints are ht-rllv unthrlfly, llsht green In color, or even yellow, and undersized. The brnnciies and leaves have a tendency to grow prwnrd forming a rather compact to-y Tpe mo-t cj;arartsrlstlc symp tom Is the inkv hlorl; CIsco'oratlon of the stem at -r b'lTV the S'ir'j'co of the proi'T'd THs d; co'ni ptien f n extends two or thie" ,n(',"s nln ' h" surface and the Invaded tissues slnw a soft, wet decay during the active progress of the disease. "It seems that the blackleg Is large ly dl?tri!)"i"l bv meins of germs In thp wo T'V. creel s nr. n"r' of tl"" o t'ibrt T-o ...n .-. ' Bnd firc ' rr tbo di--o- - n' n- hlv b" cnt-f olled bv 11" ' ped frr)m fich' fno rrni t"" ,:t',.,, thp rj'V't je?i rf ol ilio-y n'S'rt. have woi'nis. s r" leeav? prnt and bv tr'Tt'"- the remilpr''" '' CO"roqJvP P'J1'? o 'orifj'i'ATii- t solution, or w'fli fnrwildehyde gn. n a Hre foi riorto Bnb. "PHtn'' ffrmverd oVouT't be on ' giifin! p'r'rvt t !ntrn,l'"rt'ov ,T,n P!NK K0;.KEYS AND SNAKES Memphis Man Leaves $5,000 to Nurse Who Chased Animals From Bed. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 24. In papers ii';;.! in a suit to contest ti;e will of 15. J. Ilniley, who died Teavlng an es tale of $:io,Oi)0. Mrs. Anna Laura I!or;:rl(lge says Malley p-nve $3,00) "to the uurs? wl:o kindly chased a pink nuiil ey f.o:n tue foot o," his bed in te l.viiMt of his sulYci'n-!." "To the coo': w':o renioved snakes from his Irt was left $."..non," syg the con to; tr.iit. Feierii Llcjrt Ai-.'; Pro'i'b'tion!:ti. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 21.-AIJ ol the federal courts was successfully in voked by the Law nj Order league to rnforre the pr dilbition law which t!:e city, county and st.it; authorities have n'-t enforced in M"nip!iia. linlted Siaii-s Jud-re McCall rant'd a tent pi.ary otder a-'ilnst 11 1 saloons, pend ir.g n hearing on next Thursday, r; straining frv.n frcm n avin,; intolcnt In? lienors. f ! "erfod " C'o. Inn1: O'lt K'pr, o lec" w'!l t-nvn v-vr por"s. 'bl-clf Eetier Kctals and Depa!s is Key cq!3 Gl Gatiiering. C-Jack H.inJ Mystery tn Chicago. Chir-eo Oct. j. -"Ola, k Hand" let ters, di'tiKiKi'i: suPis ranging from ?2.0f0 to ?:,.o:t' cii'ler threats of bombs, hnv b'cn a police mystery tn t'outh Chicago for e!"ht months. He np'te the furt th'it Me police o:i two occasions have wa'thed a bogus pack age of money placed In the location fixed In the !( -rs, they know as little of the writer a'. l n b tiers as 'T'oy did whrn the first one was Received e'.-ht months aro. Dcs Moluas, Oct. 2'.'. Improved con (lit ions for the traveling man is th keynote ol u meeting held here, a' which every traveling men's ussocla tlon In the Ktate, a number of rail road compan es, the state rnllrouc commission, sl.ito board of health, th State Hotel M:.-as association and tin Iowa Telepho.iu conijiany were repre suuted. Tho octasloti Is the annual meeting of the Iowa, Commercial congress. W L. Katon of tho state railroad comnils Bion delivered the principal address speaking on "Railroad Hates," M Eaton urged an equalization of bo! freight and passenger rates. He salt that he was not lu favor of any ma t'-rlal decrease In the present frelghi rates, but would rather see mor( money go Into Improvements and thf upkeep of railroad systems. .1. G Davis, general attorney for the North western, spoke along the same lines Diy Sumti'T of the state board ol health spoke on sanitary condition and Fald that the trwllng man of al others should ho Interested In the best possible cu Hilary conditions foi trains, hotels and depots. M. M. Rent or the jMirllnaton nystcm sp:! e on thf depot nuot')P pud J. . T,:f,n icokr for the lv-!.-'. !' '.v o- f' ns :fMi!it'"p " ; , p ,-;) of Wat i loo r rc ' ' ! GREAT MR ,'3?JIY IN FIELD Officers cf the Army and Navy As signed to Co operate. New Yon;, (Jet. 24. America's air army is -rwidy lor business. John JJarry Ryan, son of Thomas K Ry.iii, founder and commodore ot the Uu l 'd States aeronautical reserve, sail m a bigned statement: "We have S.SOD men, In every state in the union, enlisted in the aerona it leal reserve to act as scouts In time of war and for service in time of bat tle. Office! s of the army and navy have been assigned to cooperate In the organization of an aeronautical re serve corps. "The aeroplane will eventually make war so full of horrors, by Its In evitable Increasing power to destroy fortifications, ships and towns, that It will be one of the greatest means of bringing about pence anion? nations." Ten Persons Are Injured. 1uilsvllle, Oct. . 24. Ten person? wero Injured, none of them fnta'ly, when the building on Main street be tween Third and Fourtb, occupied by the Ahrrns & Ott Manufacturing com pany, partially co'lapsed. Those In lured were employees of the company. The property damage Is not great. lows City, la., Oct. 22. News lrnV"! out of the secret piarrlare of Miss Dora Iiean of Iowa City, n stu-Tert Tn the state university, to Sergeant John Shannon. V 9. A Fort T)es M'-lnc. the ceremony having been performed by Rev. Van Horn of Dps Moips, Sept. 24 The - bride left for rv. Mo'nes. TP a-r-rr ' -V v' IT : 'Y m 1 mm II 'i, I I I .i.'l I I-". 1 I T' ' I I - I mSm Cola's Cole s fiMvMtfo Heats the Entire Home All your living rooms made comfortable by using this new Hard Coal Heater. It sells for about half the price charged for a base burner having the same heating capacity. It Burns Hard Coal or Crushed Coke more economically than any other heater we have ever offered for sale. , The magazine can be removed giving you a front door feed for wood, cobs or anything you wish to burn in it. It heats evenly top and bot tom and sides, and warms the floor better than any cast iron base flued stove made. A quicker, better heater than any other at one half the cost. Colo's Radiator for up-stair room heating will save its price in one winter. Cola's rr nr rr rr v T tttn a vr yt- rrn Been Tested for 3 Years iomm Prlct 00 b In 3 Sim, A MOST PLEASANT AND ' INTERESTING EVENT The "farmers" party given by the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church Saturday even ing, at the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. V. II. Newell, was fairly well attended in spite of the fact that there were several other attractions InTfie city, which were In session m the same time. A small admission fee of ten cents was charged at the door, which will be used for defray ing the expense of the church calen dar. As per request, a number came dressed appropriate to the occasion, and those deserving special mention were Misses Johnston and Gass, as their costumes were quite unique. On their arrival, a slip of paper bear ing a name was pinned on each guest and then a raw potato or turnip was handed them, each guest being re quested to keep the potato or turnip handed them, as they would have use for It later In the evening. The even ing entertalntrent was opened with a spelling contest, those having the potatos constituting the one side and those having the turnips the other. The words given out wero to be spelled backwards and pronounced Immediately after the word had been given out. The words spelled back wards constituted another word. This created considerable merriment, as many stopped to think, some spelled the word the wrong way, while others forgot to pronounce It after spelling It, thereby having to take a back seat. Howling for apples was then Indulged In, the contestant being allowed the number of apples struck by the ball, which had been thrown at a stated distance. The company was then requested to find the mem bers of their family, after which boxes containing lunches were dis tributed by families. The lunches, consisting of pickles, sandwiches and fruit, were spread and thoroughly en Joyed by everyone. An hour or b spent In a social way brought to a close a most delightful evening. (Deacon.) Mr. and Mrs. John Adams and daughter, Jeannette, were visiting relatives Iu Vlattsmouth Sunday. George McFall, of Ilrunswlck, Ne braska, visited his uncle, MY McFall, Saturday evening. He also visited A. M. Trumble. J. M. Gooch left Wednesday night for St. Louis, where be will visit, a few days before continuing on his trip to his home in West Virginia. G. L. Meyers and Guy Adams have each bought three lots In the south east part of town and have begun the erection of two fine cottages, Guy says you never can tell what Is going to happen. C. S. Trumble returned the first of the week from Edgar, Nebraska, where he visited his daughter, Mrs. A. I'. Purbaugh. While there he visited the rest of the former Eaglc ltes. He expresses himself os being well pleased with the country there. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Wetenkamp, sr., Mr. and Mrs. C. Wetencamp, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snoke, Mr. and Mrs. Travis C'rabtree, and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crabtree all spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pencil, in Lincoln. Dan Wilson sold his restaurant stock last week and the new man will take possession some time this week. A. L. McDonald drew the commission. Mr. Wilson doesn't know for certain where he will locate, but probably will go to Iho Paclllc coast for his health. ('. A, II. Hold Interesting Meeting. At the regular meeting of the local post of G. A. II. In this city Inst Sat urday evening, at which Comrade William D. Layton was mustered In as a member of this post with the usual ceremony. Col. McMaken, who was a delegate to the national encampment at Jcrsy City, New Jersey, waB present and gave a very Interesting account of the reunion, for which he received a vote of thanks from tho members of the post. Here From Aslilund, J. H. LnChappello, of Ashland, was In the city a few hours today, en route to Glenwood, Iowa, where he has some business matters to look after. While In the city Mr. LnChap pello called at the Journal office for a brief visit with the publisher and craft In general. He Is an old time newspaper man, and knows well the ups and downs of the newspaper Ufa, having filled most every capacity In the newspaper and job office, and for years was the publisher of the Glenwood, (Iowa) Journal, and up to a few years ago publisher of tho Saunders County Journal, at Ashland. Tho publisher of the Journal has known Mr. La'bappelle for tbo past twenty years, and we have always classed him as one of the ablest newspaper writers of this section. Of lato years ho has been In tho real estate business, and Is doing well, and at present is agent for a largo tract of Texas land. Wo were indeed pleased to meet him. An I'.xplanatlon. Editor of Journal My Dear Sir: Returning from a trip, I note that during my absence a criticism was made In the Journal, also In the News through "Citizen," relative to work being dono In the postofflce by an out of town man. 1 am agent for the Riley block, and am responsible for the work being done by this party. I beg to state, however, that before go ing out of town for help, I first tried to get Mr. Peoples, also Mr. Vorn dran, both of whom said they could not possibly do the work on account of other work on hands. I tried to get In touch with Mr. Mahony, but could not, and was told .that he was also engaged. Mr. Real, who has done a great deal of work for me, had been unable to get around to do several Jobs for me that had been waiting on him; I also made other efforts, It being an emergency, the government Inspector having been, here and both he and Postmaster Schneider Insisting thnt the work be done without delay, as a last resort before starting on my trip, I tele phoned to Glenwood for Mr. Deer wester. I have had thousands of dol lars' worth of painting and paper hanging dono In Plattsmouth, and had It all dono by local men, and I shall continue to employ thorn iu the future as In tho pant, unless It should become necessary to do otherwise, as in tliis case. I believe In doing all that I legitimately can to build up Plattsmouth, and if there has been a movement In its behalf within the past 30 years that 1 have not taken an active part In, I can not call It to mind. Yours truly, It. II, Windham. Governor Shallenberger at the Parmele theatre Thursday night. Don't fall to hear hint. Home From llospltul. M. Mauzy, who has been In the hospital at Omaha for tbo pust few weeks, where ho underwent an oper ation for piles, returned home last Saturday evening, feeling greatly re lieved, with all prospects for a per manent cure. Mr. Mauzy has been ailing for somo time, the seat ot which ailment has been attributed to rectal troubles, and the operation was deemed best for his relief and a permanent euro, which his many friends In Plattsmouth hopo may be tho result. He la feeling fine today, aad prospects are most favorable. Mrs. J. W. Ganiblo departed this morning to make a tour of cities In northeastern Nebraska, visiting local organizations of tho P. E. O. Boclety, and furnishing such instructions as grand conductress as her duties as such officer require. Mrs. Gamble will visit Herman, Tekamah, Decatur and Rosalie before her retura.