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MRS. RAMSEY TOHELP SON Horlej'C Mother Comes From Kansas City lor Trial. FAMILY IS EXTREMELY POOR. Jury Secured to Try Albert prince on Charge of Murdering Deputy Warden Davis James Cathers Bound Over on Peace Warrant. Lincoln, April 25. Mrs. Alice Rani soy, mother of Charles Morley, the convict who is to be tried after the Prince case is concluded for the kill ing of Warden Delahunty and others, arrived in Lincoln and will remain until after the fate of her son Is set tled. She lives near Kansas City and the family is poor, the money to send her here absorbing practically all their resources. Contrary to expectations, a Jury was obtained to try Albert Prince, the state and defense each waiving per emptory challenges. The opening statements were concluded. William Prince, a brother of the defendant, who lives In New York, Is here to at tend the trial. Cash Running Low. The state treasurer has been able to take care of all warrants up to the present, but unless county treasurer's remit more promptly in the future than in the past he will soon be short of money to take them up, and It will be necessary to register them. The warrant issue has been heavy since the first of the year and with the commencement of the building season they will be still heavier. Since the January settlement with the county treasurers the remittances from these officials has been less than half as large as last year. Whether this is due to simple neglect to remit or the slow payment of taxes, the state treas urer is unable to say definitely, but is of the opinion tax collections have been light. There does not appear to be any permanent relief for the treas ury situation until the July settlement with the treasurers, which will Include the land taxes, which become delin quent May 1. Wealthy Farmer Bound Over. James Cathers, a wealthy farmer near Hallam, was bound over to the district court on a peace warrant. In January he and Elden W. Reeves, agent for the Rock Island road, had a fight, in which Cathers got the worst of it, having a severely cut hand. At that time, it is charged, he asserted : ne would try conclusions again as soon as his band got well Reeves, -noting that the wound had about healed, swore out the peace warrant being perfectly satisfied with the out come of the first encounter and hav ing no desire to try it over. Candidates in Lancaster. Complete unofficial returns from ev ery precinct In Lancaster county show that Henry V. Hoagland and John T. Marshall are the Republican candl dates for state senator. It Is experfd a week will be required to complete 'the canvass. U. P. PLANS FOR WIRELESS 'Will Be Used for Dispatching Trains and Conducting Business. Omaha. April 25. Active operations looking toward the establishment of a wireless system to be used in disoatch Ing trains and transacting business of the Union Pacific have been com- menced The antennae will be located on the headquarters building, the top of the mast rising forty or fifty feet above the roof, or about 325 feet above the curb line. Power will be supplied by the engines and dynamos in the hnlld Ing It Is estimated that gram waves can be sent through the air a distance of from 1.500 to 2.000 miles with the power at hand. As the Morse code is used messages tan be understood by all of the rail road wire operators. Thus, to com plete a wireless svstem between Oma "ha and Ogden. It will only be neces sary to Install receiving instruments at stations alonsr the line An at 1empt will re made to have It In oper ation by July 1 Killed With Scale Weight. Fulleiton. Neb., April 25. James "WeatherBtone. a farmer residing ten wiles north of town, died at his home from the effects of a wound on the nenti received rroni a scale weight thrown by John R. Hack of Belgrade on the evening of April 13 Hack threw the wet-,M at a third partv. whom h missed and ntnuk Weather ttone on the head. Hack has been ar rested. Beit Seed Delivered. Lexinston, Neb., April 25. The Union Pacific Railroad compnnv dellv ered to bcrt growers 15.000 pounds of sugar heef sped to be planted uear Ixlnetor The eed was shipped from Germany to the American Beet Sugar rnmpatiy at Grand Island This will plant about 1.500 acres of beets. Woodmen Bill Passed by Illinois House Springfield. III., April 25. With the emergency clause stricken out the bill prohibiting an Increase In Modern Woodmen rates until Jan. 1, 1915, passed the house by a vote of 83 ayes to 6 nays. The bill, If It passes the senate, will become effective Julr 1. 1312 ' DAL and We are now handling a complete line of coal. Call and let us quote you prices for your fall and winter coal. We handle wheat, oats, corn and chop of all kind?. Ind. Telephone 297 Nelson Jean & Go, DR Herman Grceder, Graduate Vetincary Surgeon (Formerly with U. S. Department Agriculture) Licensed by Nebraska State Board Calls Answered Promptly Phone 378 White, Plattsmouth Keep Your Mother Posted. Considerable excitement pre vailed in one of the prominent households of this city yesterday evening when a certain young lady failed to arrive homo im mediately after her working hours were over. It is reported that she met a gentleman friend and pro ceeded to enjoy a little stroll, per haps down to the popular pleasure journey, the "Big Muddy." Some time after the hour of her usual arrival at home the good mother became alarmed and started the telephone to working, fearing some accident, or that she might have been locked up in her place of employment and unable to get out. We believe that it would prove a good plan to keep the mother better posted in the future. Byrum's Special in Town. Superintendent Hyrum of Chi cago and other officials of the Burlington road, together with the company's engineers, came in from Omaha on Mr. Byrum's special train this morning about 7:30 and went immediately to Fulsome, on the Iowa side, to in spect the damage the river is do ing to the K. C. proper there. Yesterday the bridge force loaded every old box and flat car that could be found with slone and the cars were kicked into the washout and went down with their loads. The washout is coming danger ously near the track, and Mr. Byrum and the engineers may de vise a method to stop the en croachment of the river. Mrs. Elliott Operated On. Asbury Jacks was a passenger to Omaha on the morning train today, where he went lo visit his (laughter, Mrs. J. V. Elliott, at Immanuel hospital, Mrs. Elliott having gone through a serious operation yesterday. The physi cian and nurse both stated that Mrs. Elliott would pull through all right, but her friends are anxious about her, and Mr. Jacks will probably remain in Omaha a couple of days. I I BREEDERS O - ATTENTION I wish to announce that all my horses and Jack will make the season of 1012, at my farm, 1 mile south of Mynard: HUBERT, the celebrated Belgian Horse. COLONEL, the great breed ing English Shire. PR I ZELANDER. n, - - 7 v 11 t thoroughbred trotting horse. TOM. the mammoth nnro frol getting Jack. TERMS ! $10.00. which ap- i..-w bii iiuioci, anu 910 v wr me ack, to guarantee colt to stand and suck. All care will be taken to prevent accidents, but owner will not be re- nr"""" w miy mat may occur, 17. A. FIGHT ORDERS ISmAY T0J1ET away Officer of Titanic Uses Strong Language to Employer. DID NOT KNOW WHO HE WAS. Chief or White Star Line Told Not to Interfere With Handling of Lifeboat. Harold Lowe Says Ismay Was Much Excited. Washington, April 23. J. Bruce Is may, chief official of the steamship line, while on the ill fated Titanic, was ordered away from one of the ship's lifeboats while it was being low ered because in his excitement he was Interfering with the ship's officers. Language too objectionable to be re peated aloud in the senate inquiry into the Titanic disaster was used by Harold G. Lowe, the fifth officer of the bhip. Lowe dramatically recited to the senate investigating committee how lie, not knowing that he was talking to the head of the company which em ployed him, had told Ismay to "get to out of here so that I can work," while Lowe and other sailors were try ing to lower the first lifeboat on the starboard side of the Titanic. Iwe declared that Ismay was not trying to get Into the boat, but that he was very much excited and was In terfering with the proper lowering of the boat. "This man (Ismay)." said Lowe, "was greatly excited He was holler ing, 'Lower away, lower away, lower sway,' and I swore at him to order him bark." Lowe said that Ismay went back and made no reply to him. Lowe also testified that he never would have known this man was Ismay if he (Ivowe) had not met a steward on board the Carpathia. who told him what he had done and asked him why he "swore at Ismay." Four Lives Saved by Lowe. His testimony developed that with a volunteer crew he rescued four men from the water, saved a sinking col Iapsible lifeboat by towing it astern of his, and took off twenty men and one woman frcm the bottom of an overturned boat. Everyone of those under his charge he landed safely on the Carpathia. From thtr firt to last Lowe's story bhowed that he plajed the man. Or dered away in charge of lifeboat No. 14, he pneked it to its capacity on the top deck and foaring that some might attempt to jump into it while it was descending Uct up a fusillade from his revolver. Once afloat, he took charge of a flotilla of . small craft which eventually were picked up by the rescue ship without the loss of a life. Competing In interest with the day's testimony was the Interchange of tele grams between Senator William Alden Smith, chairman, and the acting pre mler of Canada, George E. Foster. The latter told of the docking ol the steamer Mount Temple at Ct John, N. H, with passengers aboard who claim J to have seen the Titanic sink. It wa? believed the Mount Tern pie was the ship that was only five miles from the White Star liner when she took her final plunge. Senator Smith has requested that the depositions of the officers and the crew of the Mount Temple be sent to him. In addition, he accepted the of fer of Pr. E. C. Qtiitzman of Toronto to appear before the committee. Dr. Quitzman wag one of the passengers who said thev saw the Titanic slik, OLYMPIC DELAYED BY STRIKE Three Hundred Firemen Quit Ship Just Before Sailing Time. Southampton, Kngland, April 25. Three hundred of the firemen and greasers belonging to the crew of the Olympic struck five minutes before the White Star liner was due to sail for New York. The men deserted the ship In a body. They gave as their reason for striking that the collapsible lileboats installed on the vessel wen unsea worthy Commander Clarke offered to take men, explaining that It was Impossible to procure wooden lifeboats In time. He assured them that he had previous ly officially examined all the collapsl ble boats and was satisfied with them Comamnder Clarke offered to take the Olympic outside the harbor and allow any of the crew to select any boat or boats on board and he would prove hy demonstration that they were absolute !v safe. The men refused to be convinced and left the ship In a body. One of them said he had punched his thumb through the canvas of one of the new collapsible boats. By pressing Into service all the available engine room hands on the White Star nnd American liners in port, tho Olympic was able to proceed down Southampton water, where the officials declared the requisite com pie ment of firemen, greasers and crew were waiting and that It would soon begin Its voyage. Four Bibles Born to Farmer's Wife. Alpena, Mich., April 25 Flour chil dren, two boys and two girls, were born to Mrs. E. Kenskl, who lives at Posen. The four are healthy. The father Is a farmer and the couple have one other child. ; WIRELESS HEROES. H. T. Cottam of Carpathia And H. S. Bride of Titanic, ' Who Told Graphic Stories. f hoto ,3 mi, American Prw Aocltlon. NEW BISHOP IS CONSECRATED Sermon is Preached by Arch bishop Keane of Dubuque . Providence, R. I., April 25. Rev. Austin Dowling, until recently rector of the Cathedral in this city, was con secrated bishop of the newly formed diocese of Des Moines, la. This was the third time In a quarter of a cen tnry that the solemn and impressive ceremonies attending the consecration of a bishop of the Catholic church has been witnessed In the Cathedral. The distinguished jubllarlan of Prov idence was the consecrating bishop. Rt. Rev. James Davis, bishop of the diocese of Davenport, la., was the senior asslsttant consecrating bishop and Rt. Rev. LouIb S. Walsh, bishop of the diocese of Portland, Me., was the junior assistant consecrating bish op. Several bishops of the New En eland states, who are numbered among the personal friends of Bishop Dow ling, were present in the sanctuary. The sermon was preached by the Most Rev. James John Keane, arch bishop of riibiique, la., and metropol itan of the ecclesiastical province of Dubuque, of which the diocese of Dea Moines is a Ritffraean Bee. PARIS AUTO BANDITS BUSY Shoots Two Detectives and Succeed In Making Their Escape. Paris, April 25. One more crime was added to the long list of those re contly committed by the gang of ban dit anarchists which Is terrorizing Paris. Assistant Superintendent Jourin of. the Paris detective depart ment was shot dead and his comrade, Chief Inspector Colmar, was seriously wounded while trying to arrest one of the gang named Gallot at Petit Ivry. a suburb of Paris. Tho bandit, after shooting the de tectives, succeeded in escaping, al tnough he was pursued by a number of policemen and civilians. It is be lieved he was wounded by one of the policemen. Another double murder was that of an aged man and his wife, who, In January, were beaten to death in the village of Thlals, on the Seine, and has been traced definitely to the same i?ang of bandits, and this brings the number of their vIctiniB to more than score. MOORE FUCCEEDS WALKER Elected Chairman of Rock Island Executive Board. New York, April 25. Directors of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway company elected William H. Moore, chairman of the executive com mittee, succeeding Robert H. Walker. Mr. Walker also retired from the po sltlon of general counsel, having en tered a law firm which will act as eastern rounsel of the Rock Island system. E. C. Dillard was elected vice presi dent and general counsel of the Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific, with headquarters In Chicago. Edward C. Moore was elected president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rail road company (of Iowa), with head quarters In Chicago. Beach Comes Back to Answer Charge. New York, April 25. Frederick O. Beach and Mrs. Reach reached here on the steamer Kaiser W'ilhelm II. from a trip abroad, where Mr. Beach learned that he was wanted In Aiken, 8. C, for trial on the charge of having at tacked Mrs. Beach there on Feb. 26 last. General Grant's Daughter Arrives. New York, April 25. Princess Can tacuzone. daughter of the late Major General Frederick D. Grant, reached here on the steamship Kaiser Wllhelm II. to attend the fQorl of her father tomorrow. MEDIATORS BEGIN WORK Try to Find Common Ground (or Roads and Men. KNAPP FAVORS ARBITRATION. Eastern Lines Want Entire Subject of Wages of Men In Train Service Thrashed Out Before a General Ar bitration Board. New York, April 25 Charles P. Neill, United States labor commis sioner, and Judge Martin A. Knapp of the United States commerce court took up the work of mediation be tween the fifty railroads east of Chi cago and north of the Potomac river and the engineers over the question of increased wages. There are indications that tho rail roads will suggest that the whole mat ter be threshed out before a general arbitration board in the same manner that the anthracite coal situatiou was once adjusted. The demands of the engineers it was generally reported aro to be fol lowed by demands for increased wages by other railroad employees and a general arbitration board would be able to bring out a settlement of these possible wage problems. Commissioner Nell! will confer with the railroad officials to ascertain their position and reasons for refusing the demands for increased wages and to learn what form the .railroads desire the proposed arbitration to take. Later Commissioner Nelll or Judge Knapp will confer with the engineers. A comparison of the positions of both sides will then be possible and the mediators will then know whether It will he necessary to submit the whole matter to an arbitration board or not. SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT Operators Will Raise Wages and the Price of Coal. New York, April 25. The subcom mittee which la arranging the terms of settlement In the anthracite situa tion has raised the wage Increase, It Is reported from 5 per cent to 5.26 per cent and may further Increase it. It is said that the operators will agree to abolish the conciliation board and bubstltute a plan by which grievances will be settled directly with the men. The sliding scale will remain In force, but the base, It Is reported, will be Incresaed from $4.50 to $4.75. The operators are said to have la formed the miners' committee of their intention to raise the price of coal. It is further stated there will be no eight-hour day and no other conces sions. Tart Victor In New Hampshire. v Concord, N. H., April 25. A revision of the figures In the Republican elec tion for delegates to the state and dis trict conventions 6n April 30 was at tempted by both the Taft and Roose velt campaign managers, but In each political camp the figures only served to emphasize the victory of the presi dent Figures at the Roosevelt head quarters stood: Taft, 409; Roosevelt. 224, with 178 delegates to be reported. Woman's Suffrage for Alaska Loses. Washington, April 25. Woman suf fra$e for Alaska was defeated In the house by a tie vote. Representative Mann of Illinois, Republican leader, offered an amendment to the Alaskan home rule bill giving woman the right to vote. A rising vote showed a tie, 29 to 29. and a vote of tellers again produced a t'e. 41 to 41. Tho amend ment was declared lost. Problems of Grocers. Oklahoma City, Okla., April 25. How to defeat the proposed parcels poet, amend the laws relating to ex emptions, bankruptcy and collections, and to be able to purchase commod ities from the manufacturers as cheap ly as they are sold to the mall ordr j houses, are some of the problems be fore the National Association of Retail Grocers, In convention here. Weatlnghouuae Company Cuts Melon. Pittsburgh, April 25 Stockholders of the Westlnghouse Air Brake com pany voted unanimously to approve the proposition of the board of di rectors to Increase the capital stock from 114,000,000 to $20,000,000. Later the board voted to distribute the stock by a 33 1-3 per cent stock dividend. Dr. Pearson Dying. Chicago, April 25 Dr. D. K. Pear son, ninety two years old. who has given away more than $5,000,000 to colleges, was reported to be dying of pneumonia. Physicians at his bedside at a sanitarium at Hinsdale. III., said the aged philanthropist probably would not survive the day. Cruiser Maryland Struck by Torpedo. Los Angeles, April 25. The United States cruiser Maryland was struck by a torpedo during torpedo practice. The torpedo is said to have pierced one of the plates, flooding a compart ment. Tho Maryland Is Inside the breakwater and has a decided list to starboard. Four Bank Robbers Escape After Fight Fort Smith, April 25. After a two hours' running fight with a posse of citizens, four robbers, who had blown open the vault In the Bank of Midland, escaped with their loot, about $8,000. C.W.GHRISWISSER THE L vo Stock Dealer Nenawka, Nebraska is ready to make you the most liberal otTer on anything you have for sale in the stock line. Get His Prices Before Selling 8 Miles South of Plattsmouth (the Old Martin Farm) has installed a Saw Mill on his place, and is prepared to furnish hard lum ber of all kinds, posts and chunk wood. tor All orders promptly filled, and also soiicited. Stork Visits O. P. Monroe. O. P. Monroe wore a broad smile yesterday morning and looked as if he was going: to hand out the cigars to every fellow who came along, and when asked the reason for his hilarious conduct remarked: "Have you seen my baby?" Of course no one had. He then remarked to the inquiring friend, "Just follow me." Then O. 1'. conducted the parly back through his store to the stairs lending to bis dwelling above, passed these, went on through the back yard to the barn and there smilingly exhibited one of the finest little rolls in the city. The colt is a thoroughbred, with limbs like a deer, and we have no doubt will make a record when O. P. tracks her. Improvements on East Main. C. V. Baylor, the enterprising; coal and ice man, has made some valuable improvements in his yards, and is making still more. Two fine new ice houses, with a capacity of forty tons each, have just been built and nicely painted. These are full of ice and already Mr. Haylor is supplying a large retail trade from them. In addi tion to the ice houses he is re building his coal sheds, placing new foundations under them, new roofs over I hem and painting; them up in a neat and tasty man ner. John Lindeinann and Wil liam Howland are doing the car penter work. Dr. Fricke Promoted. Dr. Albert Fricke of Omaha has just been commissioned as first lieutenant of the Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. A., at Fort Crook. His duties will be to look after the government sick at Fort Crook when the regular physicians are called away. The commission is a nicely engraved diploma and is signed by the president of the board, Dr. Delaney. Dr. Fricke's Plattsmouth friends congratulate him on his good fortune and we are sure the board has made, no mistake in appointing him (0 this important post. 44 Buys Five Hundred Heaters. J. C. Peterson, the fruit grow er, is unloading 500 beaters to day, which will be placed in his orchard this spring' should the frost threaten the fruit crop. The fuel used in (he healers will be crude oil, each heater holding three gallons of the fuel. The cx perls estimate that fifty healers will protect an acre of trees. Mr. Peterson does not propose lo have his fruit crop blighted by frost it by the expenditure of a reasonable sum of money he can prevent it. Burlington Band Dance. The Burlington band is pre paring to give another one of their pleasant dances on the evening of May 3. Those who have attended these pleasant occasions are well aware of what is in store for them and will sure be in attend ance. The music will be furnish ed by tho M. W. A. orchestra, which end of the program is sure ' to be a success. wmim wahoo.nco. The Best Flour in the Market. Sold by all Leading Dealers
