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DOCTORS WOS 10 SAVE LCE
Physician Asserts Murder of Police
man B'ssonette Was Cue to Long
Continued Administration of Arsenic.
Alleged Connected with Nine Leatns
Chicago, Nov. 0. Mrs. lo.iit;e v'er
niilya, who was arrested on charges or
having murdered I'olli niian i:i;;scn
ette by poisoning liini, made an at
tempt to commit suicide ly taking
arsenic concealed In white pepper.
"It is my belief thai Hisson-lto was
civen arsenic dav hy day even while
I was treating him. and (Ir.a'ly he
v;nn given enough to ovorcoms rl! at
tempts hy myself and rotisu'tlng phy
sit Inns to stimulate hhii and killed
w'tbout our knowing what the trm ilo
was."
lllO forepoill!? Kt'lf f IllCtlt, Is.-vlO'l hv
1)1. P. A. Vrn Arsdalc, the physician
who att nd.'d Mrs. Verml'ya timing
l;cr recent Illness nnd who piHicrihed
for the policeman before Pie hitter's
leuth, for the first time furnished a
direct connection betw en the vl low
m,d the last of tile nine death thai
have occurred beneith her ro'f dirlni
(he li't elcht"en year.
Dr. Van Arsdule, made th nsse'tlon
lifter he had made a preliminary ex
nmlntlon of the contents of n can
piir"orcd to ct iTitnlri pepper, which
used to sen ton some food or -lered hv
the woman, brought on a sharp lit
tiesH thi't threatened death, and which
left her In a grave condition for
hours afterwards.
WAR CN PRICES IN FRANCE
Cabinet Introduces Measure to Combat
the High Cost of Living.
London, Nov. G. -The critical condl
Pons ereuted throughout Kuropc hy
tho increased cost of living nre press
Ing the governments to action. In Fn
g'and the example set by the United
States n to he followed and the gov
ernment will appoint n hoard of trade
commission to Inquire into the whole
subject. In Austria the work of the
parliamentary commission already en
gaged In this matter Is hcln? speeded
up, and in Germany the recent debate
In tho relchstag Is expected to have n
Fetiuel whlih will force the imperial
administration In some measure o
modify Its Indifferent attitude.
It has been left to Fiance to lr.lt I
ate nieasurcH designed to exercise a
direct effect upon the problem that
confronts the government of nearly
all the great powers. The French cab
inet has Introduced a bill which will
p'ace municipal authorities In a po
sltlon to exercise effective control
upon the price of the necessaries of
1!fe. The plan Is to start municipal or
cooperative butchers' and bakers'
fho; a.
FAMLY STARVES TO DEM'!
Parents and Son Co Without Food fot
Weeks as a Sacrifice.
Ch'rRgo, Nov. .- Dcnth by st'irvn
tlon was the biutIucIuI faita tcsllmt ny
of II nry Lctsrh. forty tdx years oi l;
Arm letsch, folly yec.is obi. M'l
IT-Tinan letsth, twelve ;ciis old
father, nrtrer and h'ld --found lb a 1
nt t.' e'r residence In Irving Park after
three weeks of seclusion.
A biter full of scrlet.iral citations
was fourd near the bodies, explaining
he srciiflce. Anolhi r note, p'und to
a h'nek raiment. Informed that
metl"r had mado It tis a funeral gown
for the bov.
The lodles had lain In the house for
morn than a week, according to flic
belief of Dr. Hunter, coroner's pbysl
dnn. Ills autopsy proved that death
was hv starvation and not polcming,
as had been at flint nupposed.
ROW VPRORS AT BAO TIR' S
Novel Experiment to Be Tr'ed In Ef
fort to Prevent Motor Collisions.
London, Nov. 6. The Colchester an
thorltles have decided to make an In
terestlnif experiment In order to mini
n.lie the risks of accidents at danxer
us street corners.
At two afreet junctions where nu
merous accidents have taken place
large minors will be placed at hui h
an snele that motorists and other will
he able to sec what Is coming round
the corner.
If the plan proves a success similar
mirrors will he placed at other po'nts
Protest Against Raise In Rates.
Chlcaeo, Nov. 6. A. SyUer, of )ie
Moines, president of tho Corn licit
Meat Producers' association, appeared
before Rpeclal Kxamlner Mackley of
the Interstate commerce commission
In protest against railroad pleas fo
b ennui rate on feeder and fat stock
Heretofore the shippers have mU
per cent of fat stock rates for :e"d"rs
Open Shop at Centralis.
Certrnlla. 111., Nov. (!. Notlc. of
"open shop" were posted by the lilt
l o's Central In the locil shops. When
ti ree striking employees returned to
work they were refined einpbi) ment
fl'iil (o'd to till out new application
tind stun as new employees. A high
feiire being constrained about the
r. v.O.lthS.
Tcz:n Vfo Sesto Seat
In U. S. Ssnsfc Bai!sy
Has C2c:d2d to Vacate.
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THREE BODIES TAKEN
FROM ROSOF BRIDGE
M:n Caut Under Si.iklnj Arch
Auburn, Cal, Nov. 6. Three bodies
have been recovered from the wreck
age of the bridge across the American
river, the east span of which collapsed.
Five workmen were injured and as
there were thirty men on the bridge
bt tho time of the dlsnstcr It Is be
lieved still more casualties will be dis
covered. The victims of the accident were
working under the superstructure,
building cnlssons The concede pll
lars gave way on account of workhav
Ing been ru.shed on the bridge to pre
j.are It for the winter rains, the con
Crete not being firmly set.
The men caught under the tanking
nrch were entombed. The men who
escaped were at work above.
BOY OF 15 NOT TO BE HANGED
Governor of Arkansas Influenced by
Wife Rather Than by Petitions.
Little Rock, Nov. 6. Earl Gilchrist,
the young negro w ho was condemned
to death for murder, will not go to the
gallow9. 4
After tho supreme court hnd refused
to grant a rehearing in the case Gov
ernor Donaghey took up the rase and
announced that he had commuted the
sentence to imprisonment for a pe
riod of fifteen years.
If the truth were known It Is prob
able that the Influence of Mrs. Ion
aghey had as much to do with the ac
tion of the governor ns the hundreds
of thousands of people of the north
who have been sending petitions.
Object to Taxation In Two States.
Rawlins, Wyo., Nov. George
Hrlmmcr, attorney for the Carbon
County Wool Growers' association, has
Instituted suit against the board of
county commissioners of Routt county,
Colorado, for the recovery of taxes
paid under protest to the treasurer of
Routt county this yenr, amounting to
reveral thousand dollars. The suits
are regarded ns "friendly" contests to
determine the validity of the Colorado
revenue law, under which Routt coun
ty has the right to collect taxes on
sheep or other live stock driven In
from another state, even though the
aid live stock has been assessed for
taxes In the state from which driven
Former O'Neill Man Accused of Arson,
Hot Springs, S. I)., Nov. t.O. B
rlannugan, son of a millionaire bank
cr of O'Neill, Neb., has been bound
uvcr to the circuit court In $1,000
bonds at a preliminary hearing,
barged with arson. Flannagan is
nwnet of the Smithwlck Lumber com
pany, whose yard burned June 4
After Inquiry by Deputy Klre Marshal
('runs Information was filed connect
!ng Klannagun with the (Ire, the prop
erty beljiK heivllv Insured.
Hope to 8ave a Murderess.
Washington, Nov. 6. Counsel for
Mattle E. I omax, colored, whose sen
tence of death on the gallows on Nov
20 for the murder of her husband last
December was affirmed last week by
the District court of appeals, are pre
paring an appeal to Tresldent Taft for
clemency.
Harry A. Callbralth Kills Himself
Hebron, Neb., Nov. 6. Harry A
Gallbralth was found lying beside the
leo house near the Rurllngton depot
with his throat cut from ear to ear
Ills raxor was lying by his side. De
rpondency, due to brooding over fam
tly troublex, Is supposed to be the
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CANDY LOTTERY
IS UNDER BAM
Iteoazsrs ol Ces rclres Fen
Fcod Shew Mi) Ee Indictei
FRANK ROBI'ISCN HELD GULTY
Greene County Court Declares He Is
Guilty of Killing James Busby.
Flavoring Extracts Made by State.
Ban on Mail Insurance.
Dcs Moines, Nov. 6. Indictment of
the managers of the pure food show,
recently held in Des Moines, is threat-
ned because of 'allowing a "candy
wheel" lottery Bcheme dur'ng the
show. These were gambling devices
that offered a prize of a pound of
candy on the turn of a wheel with
numbers. They operated during two
weeks and then stopped on orders of
the police, but detectives have gone
before the grand jury to securfi in
dictments.
State Rate Hearings.
Beginning tomorrow the state rail
way commission will have a series of
rate hearings which will he of lmpoit-
ance to the state. The most import
ant hearing comeB on the afternoon
of Nov. 16, when the Des Molnea
switch'ng rnte on oal will be heard.
This case will be one of the first un
der the new law to test the new sys
tem of fixing switching rates. It was
brought by the Des Moines Coal com
pany against the Chicago Great West
ern road. All the other railroads and
irterurbans entering the city have In
tervened. Another Important case is
the rehearing on the minimum live
tock rate case fixed by the board
some time ago. This comes Nov. 1G,
in the morning.
Date Fixed to Pay for Atlantic Road.
Judge Thomas Arthur of Atlantic
finally approved the bid of $40!) 0?
made by Co'onel Adams of Council
RlulTs for fho Atlantic road and set
Nov. 21 ns the date the money Is to
he turned over to the receiver. It la
eported that Colonel Adams has real
ly aecu red through Les'ie M. Shaw the
loan of $400,000 to finance the pro
posed road between D?s Moines and
Omaha, which Is to be an extension of
the Omaha and Iowa road from Trey-
nor, through Oakland, Atlantic, Guth
de Center and Adel to Des Moines.
Colonel Adams said the construct'on
of this road will be pushed at once.
Tuition Law Works Well.
It U fo nd that the new law In Iowa
irovirtliM-. fir tuition In hish schools
U be paid by a rural school district
for pupils from that district Is work
ing to increase materially the number
of students In the high schools of the
state. In almost every high school of
he state there are tuition pupils and
many are attending these high schools
who would otherwise not be attending
'.(hoed at all. An Inquiry Is being
n'fdo to ascertain the exact number of
tuition pupils In the schools.
Ask Legislature for Aid.
It has been decided that the next
'egls'ature phall be asked for a small
iM'onrlat'on to pay the mileage o'
etrrans of the civil war residing In
owa who attend the anniversary of
t'te battle of Gettysburg two years
hence. As there were no Iowa po'
filers at the hatt'e only those who
have moved to Iowa from the east are
Gettysburg veterans. They are or
ganizing to secure this favor from the
slate as a street ninnv would not other
wise be able to attend.
Ban on "Mail" Insurance.
State Auditor Itleakly addressed a
letter to nil Insurance companies and
ivents In Iowa asking their coopera-
lon In putting a stop to unauthorized
ltd "mill order" insurance business,
ind especially asking them to report
'f any Iowa companies are engaged in
n'lnthoi lzed Insurance In other states
He Intends strictly to enforce the Iown
'aw en the subject and desires first
at all Iowa companies comply' with
he new law.
State to Make Extracts.
The state board of control has fie
lded upon a polity of having Ita own
flavoring extrat ts made at tho hospital
t Cherokee for all the state institu
tions. The manufacturers failed to
make any offer for supplies of this
character for next year and the hoard
ecldd It won'd start a plant of Ita
wn nnd make all sorts of extracts for
.late use.
Will Go to Study Pellagra.
Dr. i:. K. Rkhurdson of Webster
llty, member of tho Iowa state board
f Ie!t has-been appointed a dele
nte to the national pe'lagra confer-
nce hdd nnrnally In Columbia, S. C-
Dr. Rk Paulson was named by the
state board to repres-nt Iowa at the
ix.nfenm e and Is tn Columbia now.
T? Rc"1. : Pr'son Probe. .
Attorn, y Ge.ier: ! Cosson and his as
'delates en a committee to Investigate
tl.e charges against the management
of the state prison at Fort Madison
will return there this week and re
sume the inquiry, which has been in
terrupted hy other work. The accusa
tlons are malnlv In regard to the sanl
tary condition.
Guilty of Manslaughter,
Frank Robinson was found guilty In
court In Greene county of mauslaugh
ter in connect Ion with his killing of
James Rushy In a duel In a school
house. Pusbv was trying to arrest two
robbers. Robinson claimed ho was
not one of the gang of robbers and
shot In self defense.
DU3HESS C'iOSTA.
Diana of Royal Family,
Who Goes to Tripoli to
, Aid In Red Cross Work.
CHOLERA RAGING
A ITALIANS
Invasion cf Tr:p:li Diszstrous
lo trmy of Rome.
London, Nov. 6. "Ananias In his
palmiest days never wrote half as
many falsehoods and misrepresenta
tions as have appeared in the Italian
press and in the olllelal statement Is
sued by the Italian government," tele
graphs the correspondent of the
Reuters company at Tripoli, who ar
rived at Malta.
From Malta he was able to send an
uncensored message, which contains a
pessimistic description of the condi
tlon of the Italian army around what
he terms the besieged city of Tripoli.
He says:
"To sum up the results of the cam
paign the Italians hold, with nearly
twice as many men, half the ground
that they held three weeks ago. They
have lost in killed and wounded, not
counting the sick, more than 1,000
men. Many Arabs have been killed
ind vast numbers were shot In cold
blood. Now 23r00 soldiers find them
selves with their hacks to the sea.
cramped and confined, with an active
enemy with'n a few yards of them and
with cholera raging among them; for,
despite o'lieial efforts to conceal the
truth, there have been many cases
among the t-cops and the civil popu
latlon Is su." 'ni so much that whole
streets in Ti i; oil have been closed by
armed sentries."
ELKS IN NEVER HEAT CLUB
Nearly AH Members of the Order In
Kansas City Join.
Kansas City, Nov. 6 Starting as a
Joke with five members of the Elks
two months ago, a "Never Treat" club
was organized, and It has grown in
membership until it includes practical
ly every member of tho order in Kan
aas City. Preparations now are being
made to make the club a national or
ganization nmong the Klks. These
plans were outlined at a dinner at the
club rooms and as soon as the rules
can be printed they will be distrib
uted among other lodges. Tho mem
bers of the "Never Treat club" pledge
themselves never to treat or to accept
treat from a brother Elk.
Woman Hurt in Wreck Gets J2.700.
Sloux Falls. S. D., Nov. 6 A Jury
In the circuit court of Hamlin county,
In the case of Mrs. Sarah J. Bennett
of Castlewood against the South Da
kota Central railroad, returned a ver
diet awarding the plaintiff damages in
the sum of $2,700. Mrs. Bennett
Bought to recover damages In the sum
of $10,000 for Injuries sustained when
a passenger train on which she was a
passenger collided Dec. 3 last with a
freight train near Thomas. She re
ceived Injuries which It la believed
will permanently disable her.
Girls Shine Shoes for Piano.
Princeton. Mo.. Nov. 6. MIbs Myrtle
Fair, a student of the Princeton high
3chool, made $17 shining shoes on the
streets. Misses Gay Wilson and Cora
Matsler made nearly as much. It wa
work trying to nial:o enough money to
buy a piano for P'e school. Other
girls washed windows and boys
Mncked stoves. The eighty pupils
earned $200.
Three rtemoved From Office.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 6. Govern
or O'Neal removed from office P. O.
Bowman, tax commissioner of Jeffer
son county, and Pr. S. J. Vann and
Dr. E. T. Field, state convict physl
clans of Jefferson county. The gov
ernor's action giows out of the recent
Investigations ln(o the conduct of pub
lie offices In the Birmingham district
More Injunctions Flled'at Wichita.
Wlchttii, Kan., Nov. 6. Twenty five
more Injunctions were filed In the dls
trlct court of Sedgw ick county by the
attorney general to suppress liquor
selllna and houses of III fame. Thes
bring the total Injunctions asked b)
the attornov Ktneral uu to 200.
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J Courier. 4i
Charles Campbell' has just
erected a larpe barn on his place
adjoining South Heml.
Mrs. (iraves is here from Vir
giniavisiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Taylor.
Mrs. Will Hoover and children
visited at the Robert Sherwood
honiei n I'laltsniouth last week.
T. V. Fountain of South Bend
is suffering from a cancer on his
face and is in a very critical con
dition. Mrs. Edward Mcdinnis of
South Bend is in the St. Joseph
hospital, where she has undergone
an operation for cancer.
Cort Tangenian motored over
from Gretna Tuesday to bring his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Piers over for a visit with their
son, W. F. Piers and family.
Henry Kahne went to Omaha
Tuesday to visit Will Kennedy in
the hospital, but found that Mr.
Kennedy had recovered from his
recent ailment sufficiently to be
able to return home.
Mrs. Lillian MacMullIn relum
ed Monday from an extended visit
with her sister, Florence, in Idaho.
Philip Suiter and wife left
Thursday for Pewitl. called there
on acoeunl of the illness of Mr.
Suiter's father.
Mr. and Mrs. C. CI. Mayfleld
went to Omaha oMnday to attend
Ihe funeral of an aunt of Mrs.
Mavfield. Mrs. Robert Wilbum.
All hough a resident of Omaha for
a number of years, the aged lady
was formerly a pioneer resident
of Cass county and was well
known by the early settlers of Salt
Creek precinct as Aunt Sina Wil
burn. Services were held at the
home, after which the remains
were taken to Ashland for inter
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W. L. Mock, of Mock, Ark., be
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Ivan White of Murray drove up
this afternoon to shake hands
with his friends and to hear tho
speech of Mr. Bryan tonight.
John Wiles, while in the city
Saturday, called at this office and
renewed his subscription to this
paper for another year.
P. A. Hild and wife of Eight
Mile Grove precinct drove in from
(heir home today and looked af
ter business matters for a time.
Miss Lidie Sfeiger of Benson,
who has been the guest of Robert
Gihson and wife and Pan Smith
and wife and olher relatives for a
short time, departed for her home
yesterday afternoon.
I. J. Beard, secretary of the Y.
M. C. A. at Omaha, and his wife,
and William Beard and wife, of
Mount Union, Iowa, arrived this
morning to be guests of Mr. and
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