VICIOUS COW ASSAILS WOMAN
Mrs. Walter Schell, living Near Perry,
Seriously Injured.
Perry. la., April 3. Mrs. Walter
Si hell, living southwest of this city, la
mffering at her home from serious In
juries received when she whs attacked
ly a vicious cow a few days ano.
The cow, accompanied by its calf,
was In h yard near the home, where
Mr. and .Mrs. Schell and one of their
children were. The cow made a rush
at the child, but Mr. Schell picked it
up and placed It out of danger beyond
a fence. While he was doing this the
animal, apparently maddened for fear
her calf would he injured, attacked
Mrs. Schell.
She was knocked down and trampled
before her husband could come to her
itid. When he did arrive ho picked
Mrs. Schell up and started to the
house with her, but the cow charged
htm, and he was compelled to fight bis
way to safety. Mrs. Schell was badly
bruised and a gash was cut In one
ear. She was unconscious for three
bours, but Is recovering nicely at this
time.
FAVOR STATE AID TO
NORMAL HIGH SCHOOL
Soiilheaslern Iowa Teachers' As
sociation Pa:ses Resolutions.
Atlantic, la., April 3. Southwestern
Iowa Teachers' association adjourned
after passing resolutions favoring
Kate aid to high schools with normal
courses and a larger appropriation for
tho normal departments and short
course work at Ameg college.
The teachers also passed a resolu
tion favoring a normal school In south
western Iowa. The next meeting will
be held In Council Bluffs next spring.
The following officers for 1911 were
elected: President, Superintendent
W. P. Cramer of Red Oak; lce presi
dent, George E. Masters of Red Oak;
secretary, Mary Davis of Audubon;
chairman of executive committee, C.
E. Reed, principal of Council Bluffs
high school.
' NO TRAGEDY: HYSTERIA
Woman Fires Revolver and Faints,
Fooling" Police.
Burlington, la., April 3 What at
first appeared to be a fourth hotel
tragedy In Burlington In two weeks
occurred at the Wagner hotel, when a
shot was heard In one of the rooms
occupied by a women calling herself
I.avina McFadden. An examination
'disclosed the woman lying unconscious
on the bed with a revolver on the
floor,
She was taken to the hospital, but
a careful examination failed to dis
close the slightest wound, and there
was no evidence that she had taken
a drug. The physicians pronounced It
a peculiar case of hysteria. The wom
an had II red the shot while half deliri
ous and then had lapsed into uncon
M'iousness, from which she failed to
recover for some hours.
THREE BOMBS ARE THROWN
Strike Canditlons at Muscatine Bring
About Condition of Violence.
Muscatine, la., April J. Three
bombs were thrown at the homes of
button workers who have taken the
I'Iiiccb of some of the 3,000 button
factory employees, who haue been on
A strike for Ave weeks. No one was
hurt, but the houses were damaged.
A reward was offered for the bomb
throwers. Wapello Pioneer It Dead.
Wapello, In., April 3. The funeral
of the lute Robert K. Archibald, a pio
neer resident of this city, was held
I. ere. Mr. Archibald was born In
Maryland in 18.12 and came to Iowa In
the early TiOs, locating In Wapello,
which has been his residence since,
lie was a civil wur veteran. He leaves
four sons and one daughter.
THREE HUNDRED SLAIN
Expedition Into French Guinea Has
Fierce Fight With Natives.
Konnkry, French Guinea, Africa,
April 3. Two officers and twelve pri
vates were killed and two non conimls
ploned officers and fourteen privates
were wounded during an engagement
lietwcen two companies of a French
expedition and natives, led by the sul
tan of Geumbra.
Tho French forces were entering the
village capital of the sultan to arrest
him when the assault look place. After
the first surprise the French brought
their machine guns Into action and
did frightful execution among the na
tives, who left 300 dead on the field
Oenmar Thompson Is Critically 111
West Swansey, N. II . April 3. The
rendition of penman Thompson, the
aged actor, continues kerlous and his
medical Attendants fear It will be dlt
ficult to overcome the heart affection
which has prostrated Mr. Thompson
Dies In Trolley Car.
Palmer, Ml.er, April 3. Miss Ellen
A. Ford of GlHstonbury, Conn., fell
rled In a Monson railway cnr. Fa
tlgue. due to standing, aggravated
heart disease, to which she was sub
Jcct
Spanish Cabinet Resigns.
Madrid. April 3. The cnbinet
premier Catn!ejns has resigned.
of
SEVEN ARRESTED
INS10M0OPLOT
Depu'y County Treasurer at Das
Moines Among Hocused.
FAIL TO SECURE THE CASH
Clerk Keller Bound and Gagged While
the Robbers Remain In the Office
and Try to Dynamite the Vault
Confession by Rhodes.
De Moines, April 3. Seven arrests
were made by the police In au effort
to apprehend the four men who bound
and gagged Clerk C. W. Ktllcr and
tried to dynamite the vault in the
county treasurer's office, la wliHi
$100,000 had been placed.
On what, is tluimed by the police to
be a confession from Al Rhodes, the
first of the men arrested, Deputy
Cunty Treasurer James O'Callaghan
has been arrested.
With Rhodes and O'Callaghan, the
police are holding Hart Lynch and his
wife, Mrs. Rhodes, Clayton Bayles and
an unidentified man. Rhodes was ar
rested after a running fight with three
officers.
The officers, en route to the house
In which all of tho suspected parties
live, s'iddonly encountered the four
men. One of them fired at the officers,
then all ran. Rhodes was the only
one placed under arrest at that time.
Ijater the others were seized pending
an Investigation.
The attempt at robbery of the vault
proved a failure. One more charge of
nitroglycerine would have given the
men an entrance, but they were fright
ened away after the first explosion,
which partially wrecked the door.
Looking for Leader.
Chief of Detectives Johnston assert
ed his belief that Tom Hatch, a con
vict who escaped from the peniten
tiary at Stillwater, Minn., two months
ago, was the leader in the dynamite
plot against the vault in the county
treasurer's office here.
Chief of Detectives Johnston filed
charges of burglary against James
O'Callaghan, Al Rhodes and James An
derson, who were arrested at the home
of Rhodes. They are held In connec
tion with the attempt to dynamite the
vault in the office of the county treas
urer. The police have been unable to
locate Tom Hatch.
Rhodes, In his written confession,
siys: Tom Hatch and his partner
blew the safe at the Polk county
court house. James O'Callaghan and
I knew the Job was to be attempted;
we helped to plan It, and were to re
ceive a portion of the money."
ROBERTS HELD FOR FRAUD
Red Oak Man Indicted for Unlawful
Use of Malls.
Council Bluffs, la., April 3. It has
Just developed through the filing of a
bond for his appearance In court that
K. D. Roberts or Red Oak was Indicted
at the recont sitting of the United
Slates federal grand Jury In this city
tor using the mars to defraud.
Roberts ha appeared In some of the
state court on similar charges, that
of promoting sales of seed corn in an
unlawful manner," and his Indictment
by the federal grand Jury gives his
case a more serious aspect.
A letter written to a prospective
customer Is made a part of the federal
'rdlitmcnt against Roberts. Roberts
escaped prosecution In court at Vln
Ion on a technicality, the court ruling
that the complaint should have been
filed In another county.
FIND GRETHEN NOT GUILTY
Is Acquitted of Charge of Murdering
Brother at Emmetsburg.
Emmetsburg, la., April 3. Peter
Grethen, Jr., who was on trial for the
murder of his brother, Casper, was ac
quitted. The case occupied the time
of court all last week, about thirty wit
nessed being examined. The claim
that Casper was Insane and repeated
had threatened the lives of the
members of tho family was sustained,
and the Judge took the case from the
Jury and directed a verdict for the de
fendant. DR.S. A. KNAPP IS DEAD
Former President of Ames College
Passes Away in Washington.
Ames, la., April 3. Dr. 3. A. Knapp
died in Washington. Ills funeral will
be held here some time after tomor
row, the definite day and hour to be
announced later.
Or. Knapp formerly was president
of Ames college and for several years
hns been engaged In agricultural edu
cation extension work for the national
department of agriculture in the south
Find New Coal Vein.
Fraser, la., April 3. A new coal
vein between l!0 and BOO feet down
has been discovered here. The vein
Is four feet eight Inches thick, with a
forty foot black slate roof. The coal
is said to be of a quality as good as
there Is found In the state.
Charge of Fraud Made.
Mason City, la, April 3. On a
charge of fraud In tho recent city elec
tion, a movement took form here to
contest the right to office or F. N. Nor
rls, who was given a certificate of
election.
CARUSO LISTENS TO A SEER
Aill Not Sing Because of Prediction
of a Fortune Teller.
New Yoik, April 3 It is sup'-r-it
it ui ion, tu. tousilitis. Hint is keeping
L'aru.so away from the Metropolitan
peia stag. There is nothing the
ratter wli:i his voice, but tl.e owner
s suffering from a severe attack of
Tear.
It is stated on high authority that
Caruso refused to sing because he has
CI
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ENRICO CARUSO.
been told by a fortune teller he Is to
meet with some Injury, possibly fatal,
on the stage in an opera in which
uhootlng or stubbing occurs,
Caruso's phenomenal success on the
stage, his unrivalled voice, have not
been ible to save him from much dis
tress, from threats of blackmail and
worse, from continuous lawsuits and
Black Hand plots that would make
even the bravest man Inclined to su
perstition. He has been threatened by
an acid thrower, pursued by men who
had deadly weapons concealed about
them and annoyed In many ways
which would excite a vivid Imagina
tion tD believe the worst possible.
INTERURBAN ROAD
FOR NEBRASKA
Promoters Announce Plans for
284 Miles of Track.
Omaha. April 3. The first real ln-
terurban railroad in the state of Ne
braska, embracing 281 miles of track
and bringing Sioux City, la.; Elk City,
Decatur. Norfolk and many other pop
titous Nebraska cities and towns Into
close communication with Omaha, is
shortly to be a reality.
The name of the company Is the
Nebraska Transportation company and
actual work of construction Is about
to begin, as fully sixty miles of right
of-way has already been secured. The
contract for the building of the road
has been awarded to the Baker Con
struction company.
The road wiil run from Omaha to
Elk City and will double track to that
rm'nt. From Elk City the line will go
In two directions, one running ivorth
to Sioux City, la., and will be ninety-
eight miles In length, while the other
line will run in a northwesterly direc
tion from Elk City to Norfolk, passing
through a rich and populous section
of the st ute, and will be about 100
miles In length.
Franchises In Fremont and Decatur
have already been, secured and work
in obtaining them elsewhere Is pro
grossing rapidly. Tho cost of this Im
monse undertaking will be $8,000,000,
and it Is being financed In Europe.
BODY FOUND NEAR NEMAHA
Corpse of Harry Loveland of Ham
burg, la., Recovered From River.
South Auburn, Neb., April 3. Tho
floater found a mile and a half east of
Nemaha City In tho river proved to be
the body of Harry Loveland of Ham
burg, la., who was drowned about five
nnd a half months ago. The body was
In such a perfect slate of preservation
that there was no trouble experienced
bv friends of the deceased In Identify
ng U. Mr. I-ovcland had been In
Omni a consu ting a specialist And It
Is supposed that the diagnosis of his
case hud preyed on his mind until he
employed tho river for release.
Captain H. E. Palmer Is Dead.
Omaha, April 3. Henry Emerson
Talmer, a prominent citizen of Omaha
for the last twenty-five years and
former postmaster, died suddenly a
his home. It Is presumed that hi
death was caused by a stroke of apo
plexy.
Crest Cathedral Finished.
New York, April S The magnifi
cent cathedral of St. John the Divine,
tile fourth largest In the world And
one of the most beautiful, will bo
thrown open for public worship April
10. The cathedral has been building
for nearly nineteen years and on It
tns been spent between $3,0M,000 and
l-i.noo.ooo.
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SOLDIERS LEARN
FRGMLAST WAR
Maneiiisrs in Texas Prove Thor
oughly Satisfactory.
GENERAL WOOD WELL PLEASED
Men Were in State of Preparedness
and It Wa Not Necessary to Have
Quantities of Baggage to Follow
Precaution Taken for Health. -
Washington, April 3. Entirely aside
from the diplomatic Blguilkance oi
considerations involved, the move
uient of troopd to Texas is regarded
by war department oiliciuU here aij
having offered an excepliuue.'. oppor
tunity for demonstrating the prepared
ness of the army and as having served
as an object lesson calculated to In
spire confi.lence In tho American sol
dier and the army organization. Lhj
tailed repo.ls of the movement and
ot camp conditions are now coming ii;
daiiy.
"It is evident," said General Leon
ard Wood, chief of staff of the army,
"that the experience which the Amur
lean troops have gained In recent
years In the movements to and froa,
the Philippines has taught them how
to move and move quickly. What de
lays were involved were occasioned by
the fact that the department gave no
preliminary warning to the railroads."
According to the reports of General
William Carter from the headquarters
of the maneuver divixion at San An
tonlo, "the whole movement has pro
duced nothing but satisfaction as a
military situation."
Lesson From Experience.
The ease with which the movement
has beeu carried out and the absence
of confusion, it is said, are attributable
distinctly to the lessons learned dur
lug the Suf.ntsh-American war. It
1898 all the requisitiona came aftei
the arrival of the Hoops and some ol
them never reached tie troops foi
which they were intet.Jed. In thf
movement toward the Mexican bordet
the troops took their own supplier
with them. All the officers had theli
equipment ready as though In time ol
war. Under the new regulations the
Daggnge which they carry Is limited
whereas In 1898 it littered the fields
p.nd camps. The enlisted men carried
their shelter tents, blankets, towels
combs and brushes, tooth brushes and
soap, and everything was ready fot
their comfort within a very short time
alter detraining.
Precautions Against Disease.
Before the maneuver orders were la
sued, it was optional with the enlisted
men whether they would submit tc
noculation against typhoid. About 2f
per cent of them submitted of then
own will. But troops participating ir
the Teas movement have been Inocu
lated against the disease which de
manded so many victims In the fevei
camps of the Spanish war period
All the Texas troops have also beer
vaccinated against smallpox.
The men have been trained to reject
wter of susplcous character and facll
Itles for boiling water are carried with
each company. Each company carriei
Its own cooking outfit. Extensive ex
perlmentatlon has developed new
forms of sanitary sinks and new meth .
ods of Incineration. Patented device
prevent the carrying of Infection by
files, and the mess rooms and kltch
ens are carefully screened. As a re
hult, health conditions are reported
excellent.
SOLDIERS PARADE IN TEXAS
General Carter Reviews First D'vlaion
Assembled 8ince Civil War.
San Antonio. Tex., April 3. The
army assembled at Fort Sam Houston
reservation made a parade of Its wa
strength over a mile long field of wild,
flowers. It was a review of a division J Join you and each of you from hav
the first review of a division of th j lng or claiming any right, title or In
regular army of the United States that, terost therein, and for costs of suit,
has been held since the civil war. j You and each of you are required
lkuween ,uuu ana ,w men pnniif u
General William H. Carter Infantry
men with ball cartridges In their belts
and artillerymen with service shells
In their limbers.
Every arm of the service represent
ed in the division camp was in full
Ftrength In the long lines that ser
pntined back and forth across the
field, except the Independent brigade
of the Ninth and Eleventh cavalry and
the ambulance corps.
The brigade Is not properly of the
division, and the trooper recruits are
out at Leon Springs, banging away at
target practice.
FLEET STARTS PRACTICE
Fourteen Battleships Direct Fire on
Targets Representing Enemy.
Washington. April 3 The annual
battle practice of the Atlantic fleet off
the Virginia capes began In earnest
this morning, when fourteen of the
sixteen battleships under command of
Rear Admiral Schroeder directed their
big guns at target representing war
ships of a supposed enemy. Secretary
of the Navy Meyer, on the president's
yacht Mayflower, Is on hand to observe
the "fllclency of the officers, men and
guns under battle conditions. Twenty
five vessel of the navy are on the
scene of battle.
Following the regular practice the
battleships will ep'n fir? on aero
planes, represented by box kites.
FORMER RESIDENT OF
PLATTSM0U7H OIES
An old-time Plattsmouth resident,
Martin O'Brien, died at the home of
Eddie Sheehan, & few miles north of
Weeping Water, Tuesday "afternoon,
March 28, aged 82 years. The funeral
occurred Thursday morning at the
Catholic church at Manley. The de
ceased was born In Ireland and came
to America and Cass county over
forty years ago. The deceased was
well known to the people of Platts
mouth, he having first filled the posi
tion of teamster for John Fitzgerald
at the time the cut on South Third
street was being excavated. After
ward he was in the employ of the
Burlington, for years working on the
track. He was a genial, warm
hearted rran and everyone who knew
him was his friend. He was never
married and had few, if any, rela
tives in America. He was a con
sistent member of the Catholic
church, In which faith he died.
FIRST METAL POURED AT
ENGINE FACTORY TODAY
Mr. J. A. Chopieska built the first
fire in his cupola and poured the first
nutal this morning. Something over
sb:ty moulds were filled with about
4,tiu0 pounds of metal, which came
out of the . moulds in fine shape,
valuable parts of the "Chopie en
gine," which the machinists In the
room adjoining the foundry shape up
and join together. A little more than
an hour was required to melt and run
the metal Into the moulds. In fifteen
or twenty minutes after the nioulten
nu.tal Is placed In the moulds the
ca.-tlngs can be taken out of
the
mould and allowed to cool dovn
gi adually.
The foundry room today took on
the appearance of a real live place ot
business, with Plattsmouth made
castings much In evidence.
Mr. Chopleska expects to have a
fence across the east end of the lot
on which the foundry is located, and
a shed erected for a car of coke,
which Is on the road, when the out
side of the premises will be In shape.
In the I'istiict Court of Cas County,
Nebraska.
.Volphus F. Linton, trustee;
Adolphus F. Lin!on, Phoebe Re
becca E. E. Linton, Charles S. Lin
ton and Fryda S. Blessing,
Plaintiffs,
vs '
John H. Painter, trustee, and the un
known heirs, devisees, legatees and
next of kin of drier C. Orr, de
deceased, and the unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and next of kin
of James E. Brown, deceased,
NOTICE.
To Jchn H. Painter, trustee, and the
unknown heirs, devisees, legate
and next of kin of Grler C. Orr, de
ceased, and the unknown heirs, de
visees, legatees and next of kin of
James E. Brown, deceased:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that on the 27th day of
March, 1911, the above named plain-
, tiffs filed their petition In the District
1 Court of Cass County, Nebraska,
against you and each ot you, the
object and prayer of which Is to quiet
title In said plaintiffs as against said
defendants and each of them, to the
following described real estate, to
w1t: The East half (E.V4) of the
Southeast quarter (S. E. ) of Sec
tion twenty-seven (27), Township ten
(10), Range twelve (12), In Cass
County, Nebraska, as surveyed, plat-
ted and recorded, and to further en
to answer said petition on or before
the 22d day of May, 1911, or the
prayer of said petition and the facts
therein stated will be taken as true,
and judgment rendered acocrdingly
against you and each of you.
Adolphus F. Linton.
Adolphus F. Linton, Trustee.
Phoebe Rebecca E. E. Linton.
Charle S. Linton.
Fryda S. Blessing. .
Miss Delia Tartsch of the Omaha
schools arrived today, but returned to
Omaha this afternoon, where she met
her sister, Mrs. Thornberg, and to
gother they departed for Kansas City,
where Miss Tartsch will visit for a
week, during the vacation of the
Omaha schools, her sister remaining
w a two weeks' visit.
Fine Fanm for Sale.
The 160-acre farm known as the
Goodwin farm, located Beven miles
west of Mynerd. For partciulars call
or address Robt. Tropst, Mynard, Neb.
Home Shoeing.
John Durmnn desires to Inform
those who need his services that he
hns opened a Bhop at the Ora Dawson
place for shoeing horses. Satisfaction
a injured.
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EXTRASESSION
Democrats Oatiine CQns!rJeratiot
Ol All Cij ISSC23.
tariff revision is ?im
Several Changes In Procedure Are Pro.
vlded for and Number of Officehold
ers Cut Off List New Rules Are
Fully Agreed To.
Washington, April 3. There will be
geneial tarirf legislation at the extra
I session of the Sixty second congress
wnicu meets tomorrow. Tiiat was set
tled at thi Democratic caucus. Fol
lowing Is the program for the. session
as adopted by tho caucus:
Resolved, That the Democratic
members of the various committees of .
the house are directed not to report to
the house during the first session of
the Sixty-second congress, unless here
after dire ted by this caucus, any legis
lation except, In reference to the fol
lowing matters:
The election of United States sena
tors by the people.
Legislation relating to the publicity
of campaign contributions before and
after elections.
The Canadian reciprocity agree
ment, general tariff legislation affect
ing the revenue of the government.
The reapportionment of the house of
representatives to conform to the thir
teenth decennial census.
Resolutions of inquiry and resolu
tions touching the conduct of the exec
utive departments.
The admission of the territories ot
New Mexico and Arizona to statehood.
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An..
deficiency bills that the exi
n' the envirnment mav rt-
qutre to be considered at this time, .
and bills to correct errors of enrolling
in the appropriation acts approved
March 4. 1911.
legislation relating to the District
of Columbia.
Officers Are Elected.
Officers were elected as follows:
Clerk South Trimble of Frankfort'i
Ky., who was a member of the Fifty
seventh congress.
Sergeant-ut Arms U. S. Jackson ot
Indiana, who defeated William H.
Ryan of New York by a vote of 114 to
97.
Doorkeeper Joseph J. Sinnott of
Virginia.
Postmaster William M. Dunbar of
Augusta, Ga.
Following are the chairmen of the
principal committees:
Ways and Mean3 Oscar Underwood.
Appropriations John J. Fitzgerald.
, Rules Rcbert Lee Henry.
Foreign Affairs William Sulze.':'",
Military Affairs I P. Padgett. '
Postoffice John A. Moon.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-
William C. Adamson.
Judiciary Henry D. Clayton.
Banking and Currency A. P. Pujo.
Rivers and Harbors S. M. Spark
man. Merchant Marine J. W. Alexander
Number of Employees Cut Out.
Important changes in procedure and
a general reorganization of the house
will result from the. action of the Dem
ocrats Tbd power of naming com
mittees was definitely taken from the
speaker by the rules and lodged in
the house Itself. Committee members
are to be elected by the house, not
only In the first instance, but also In
the filling of vacancies.
A saving of 182,fO0 in the annual
cost of running conpress Is promised
through the cutting of si-plus em
ployees and Inactive committees and
through the abolishment of the time
honored "extra month's pay."
NINE HURT IN WRECK
Fast Train on Frisco Line Derailed
East of Springfield, Mo.
Spiinvfiel ;, Mo.. April 3 Nine per
sons were Injured when eastbound
passeneer train No. 10. a fast train,
known as the Meteor, on the St I.oula
and San Frant-Uco railroad was de
railed on a ui v ' forty five miles east
of this city. Two coaches were de
stroyed by fire. L. E. Hugh, fireman,
of Springfield was badly burned. It Is
believed rone of the Injured will die.
Among those injured were: Mrs.
1511a Ilesper of Merrlmac, Okla., collar
bone broken; R. Goodman of St. Louis,
baggageman back sprained; Mrs. A.
Butler of Marion, Ind., badly bruised;
Henry W. Wood of St. I.ouls, mall
clerk, legs rnd body bruised; Mr. and
Mrs. R. Decker of Oklahoma City,
band and foet cut by flying glass; R.
K. Polndexter of Benton, 111., back In
jured; Joseph A. Karll of St. Louis,
back sprained.
A defective rail Is believed to have
caused the wreck. The train was go
ing at a speed of about forty miles an
hour.
Cheaper Gas for St. Louis.
St. Louis, April 3. A voluntary re
daction In the price of Illuminating
gas of 20 cents to 80 cents a thousand
feet was put Into effect by the I
rlede das Light company here. The
company t-avi the reduction will mean
a saving of flon.ium a year to consum
ers. Morris High School Leads.
Washington, April 3. The Morrla
high boo! of New York city stand
first In the Intei scholastic rifle shoot
Irg, with ten wins.
PROGRAM
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