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' . ' ' at MRS.LlLLIEGUlLIV,H,lIED THR0UCB NICHT UKP8ie COIKT 4FMKM4 JCIKi MU.ST or LOW Lit tolKI. WEANS A LIFE SENTENCE OLD THAT tCMUKMK Sl'STAIKS THE tKHUICT adea adwlrk Writing tha Op. laa, Varlln i lalarfara Mra. Llllt. Hrulu l Jail. Win Stata Journal. LINCOLN Neb.-Mrs. Lena Mar tinet Lillle must serve tbe rest of er life in tbe penitentiary roi tbe uurder cf her busbind, Harvey; Lillle. The supreme court of Ne- braska affirmed tbe Judgment of tbe .tslrict coutt of liutler c unty.i Mis. Llllie was convicted of murder) In the first degree at David Citj for tbe Killing of her husband. Mr. Lillle as tbol and killed while be llept In his bed early on tbe morn ing of October 21, l'.i2. The state resented a strung chain of clrcum rnntlal evidence and tbe woman as convicted r.y a Jury. Ibe Ne braska hw gives tbe Jury discretion Ity power to impose the death penalty or impi lslnnment fur life. The Jury In thh c is did not recom mend tbe delh penalty and Judge Grod, tbe trial Judge, pronounced tbe life senrn.c. Trie woman's ittorneys have forty days In which to tile a motion f.jr a rehearing in trie supren.e com u DAYIIKTl Y.-Ncrb.-When Mis. L!IIie wns told (if the decision of tl e Supreme -ourt a;liunliig tbe life sen tence imposed lipnn bei by tbe. dis trict court she hr-'ke down and cried blttery. It was feaied for a tine tbat she would be completely pros trated, She became calmer and at oncj beM a cn.isuitatlon with ber attorney, C. H. AUIieh shortly after o'clock. After tie talked the case over with her Mr. Aldrlch antioun red that be would (lie a motion for a rehearing. , A half hour aftt-r Mr. Aldrlch left Mrs. Lillle she snt for him again and be has been in consultation with her and her fatLer tbe enlie evening. Tbe decision of the court glvei very general satisfaction to th people of this cilv. Fleet does out. LONDON. An iDlclal dlspitel frc.ro Tokio says tbe Japanese cot sul at Geo Sari, Koiea, reports at follows: "Karly this morning, June 30, six Russian torpedo boats eurrd iUi. pof,- Kr'-ri "l",ut two huodrtd shots upon the setticmcbt, sank a steamship and a sailing vessel, then rejoined their ships tiusidd the harbor aod disappeared, 'two Koreans aod two solaleis were sllgtlj wounded. Tlie damage dona to ibulldlrg is Insignlticaut." Tbe report, which was sent by the 'commander of the Takushan army, says the Japauess army, In thres columns commenced operations Jun 20 for the occupation of Feng Shul pass where the Russians . bad con structed seinl-pcrmanent fortifica tions, with forts, entrenchments wire entanglement, and abatis. Th Russians stubbornly resisted, but after a fierce er gugeiucot tbe Japan ese succeeded In surrounding tbs Russians and finally captured the pass June 27. Surrendered Uy Uondsman. ST. LOUIS. Mo. Col. Edwaio liutler, who was on the bunds if Charles A. Gtuke and Charles F. Kelly, former members of the hoiM of delegates, who were convicted of bribery, has surrenderd them and anounced that he will also with, draw from the bonds of the fofmei delegates alieady convicted or await Inii trial oa the charge of bribery. The two men mentioned were befor tbe grand Jury for the purpose, It li state!, of giving the sioiy of tin doings of tbe boodle combine thai existed in the St. Louis bouse ol delreates for years. Gutke and Kelly were committed to Jail in default of another bonds roan to go their surety in placo oj Butler. Two Admit Their (luilt. IIDTTK, Neb. Sheriff Andersos captured three horse thieves "Rubo" JScwton, "Ulll" Renoctt of Lynch, vh Artums of Raker. Newton and MM I iinnnott admit their guilt. Adams' will )je taken to Holt County1 where be Is alleged to bave commit ted tbe crime. Attacked By Insane Man. HAN FRANCISCO. Robert Allen, an Inmate of the city hospital, waa besteo and trampled to death by fellow pstlcot, Uurnomo Marsnta, who suddenly became Inssne. Mar. aota, who la a youo Italian, weigh ing nearly 200 pounda was only overpowered after a desperate stiun la. Allan n "Id aod feeble Scotchman. 7" and nearly efr boo In bis body was broken. UOSEsTELL L1ID ShLKERS HELD PLACLS IS LINE. rnlMiti far flaartiiaff ka Crawda Pralod by OMem la Charga Klrharda Laya lowa iba Law. BONESTEEL. S. D.-Tbe govern loeot legistratlon books foreo ryuiro on the Busebud Indian reservation were opened today. A crowd of 31 people waited through tbe eight tbe tilgbt In a driving rain to be preseot when tb"? registration cilice opened At o'clock when Inspector Mc I'baul opened tbe door of the city bill there were about people ; aaltlng to take their turns at the registration desk. Wet aod st?aming under the hot run those who had stood the night .broiuh In line sat on tbe ground and pulyed cards and ate lunches which they purchased from vendejs up ana down the line. S. Haines, New York cltv, w the first man to be registered, biv Ing taken his position at the ball door at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. At tbe Haplist church where ladles and o!d soldiers were registering, inly a coiroral's guard or men waited through the night and were on duty at sunrise. The experiences they bad during ;their time of ser vice m:id(! them mote oblivious to uie siorm or me night than were tbe ounger generation at the city hall. Dining the night tbe old veterans sat around on logs which they bad provided for that purp.se tid exchanged experiences of the campaign's. The ladles begun corning In as early as 4 o'clock In the morning and were placed In lino with the iild soldiers who g ill tntly gave up their plac S to theiu. MUs Jennie Conway of Omaha was the first to r:'lst.pr at this place, lint at si o'cl ck there were about fifty wonifn In line and their ranks were fol lowed by about 2'' old grlz.kd veterans of the civil war. Only a few I'liilippine veterans were in line. "We will register this crod like a whirlwind," said the Comruls slonr Richard''. "Of course others will take their place as each train arrives, Lut, wo have to keep ahead of the crowd, or at least keep even. I am more than well pleased at the good arrangements fur landing the crowds, and at the orderly condi tion of everything. The opening Is a success In every way." "The rules and laws coqeefning these land distributions are very el5sU'-' and can be changed and re made without much trouble. And that is tbe way we will control all tbe people who have aoybing to do with this distribution. "Now, regarding the matter of contests. We bave that all anargrd. Of course, any one can tile a contest, but Instead of waiting for moaths the register aod recorder of the de partment will investigate and will give a decision within one day from tbe time of filing. It either party is not satisfied with this decision he must appeal to the secretary of the Interior within twenty-four hours, aod the answer will be back to Roncsteel within ten days from tbe date of contest. "Regarding town sites any ono can give notice that they wish to file on quarter section under tbe land laws. This appeal will bo in vestigated and a decision given be fore August 8, when tbe reservation Is formally opened. If an affirmative answer Is given the-rcg'jlar land laws will govern tbe making of tbe towr. "Here Is something I wish to say In particular. I wish to commend the people of Ronesteel for tbe good arrangements they have made for this registration, and for the good pilice force and tbo cheapness of everything. Ronesteel is wheie the people ought to come and It Is where they will come." "How many peoplo can your force register In a dayv" was asked Mr. Richards. "We can simply register everybody who comes, and there will be no delay whatever. Our clerks re all traiced and some of them can regis ter l,5t)0 per day each. Then we expect to clean upeverjbody around Fairfax by noon tomorrow and six of the eignt clerks down there will be brought to Itonestcel. We ex pect, each day, to finish up with everybody In light, and to let any return to their homes tbe day fol lowing tbelr arrival In Hoiiuteel." Hou.j Boat Was Blown Up. LAWRENCEBURO, Iod.-James Wilson's houseboat, moored a mlU below town on the Ohio river bank, was blown up with dynamite early today. Wilson's wife aod Infant child are believed to bave perished In tbe ruins. Wilson haa been drink ing for several days and It is known ;bat be and hi wife have been quarreling. He baa disappeared and no true of tbe bodies of tbe woman sad child baa been found. - BIG LINER SINKS DANISH iTKINtK KOWS WITH AKAKLlr SIM fcOFLK STEAMER N0RGE ON ROCK TIDING or AWflL OIMA8TKR OFF COAST or SCOT LA SU III Fated Craft Boa ad Fraai Capaaba gaa far Naw Tark With Daa lb sad Biarwctgaa EailgraaU LONDON. Over 700 Danish aod Norwegian emigrants bound for New York are believed to bave been diowned in tbe North Atlantic on June 23. Out of nearly Sou souls on board the Danish steamer Norge whicb left Copenhagen June 23 only twenty-seven are known to be alive, and for the rest no hope is held out. When last seen, tbe Norge was sinking where she struck oo the Islet of R( ckall. whose Isolated peak rises from a deadly Atlantic reef some 2'JO miles off the west coast of Scotland. Early on tbe morning of last Tues day the Norge, which was out of her course In heavy weather, ran onto the Rockall reef, wblch in the dis tance looked like a ship under full sail. The Norge was quickly backed off, but the heavy seas poured In thruigh a rent in ber bow. ibe emigrants, who were then a awaiting breakfast below ran on decK. Tbe hatchways were scarcely built for tluse hundreds of souls, and became clogged. The Norge quickly began to go down by the bead. Eight boats were lowered, and Into these the woman and children were hurrledy put. .Six of these b'ats smashed against tbe side cf the Norge and their helpless inmates were caught up by tbo heavy seas. Two boat loads got safely away from the side of the sinking 'hip,' and many of the emigrants who were left on Hoard, seizing life belts threw themselves, into the sea and were drowned. Captain Gundel, so say the survlvo's, st.jod cn the bridge until the vessel could ne seen no more. J he vessel foundered sud denly and some six hundred terrified people were thrown Into the water or drowned within the sinking ship. Those who could swim tried to reach the boats, but these were already too full, and their occupants beat oil the drowning-wretcbes with oars. Tbe boals kept together for some houis. Practically all of her occu pants were passengers, and were not used to handling such crafts The boat occupied by the survivors landed at Grimsby w:is a lifeboat. One account says that three boats were successfully launched, the other two holding about ten persons each. The life boat made faster progress and fell in with the Salvia. What became of the other buat is not yet known. Moyer My (live Surety. CRIPPLE CREEK, Co.l-Sberlfl Edward Bell took Charles II. Moyer, president of the western federation of miners to Denver today, where he, will be permitted to furnish sureties In the sum off $10,000 on the infor mation charging him with mur der and conspiracy to murder in con nection with the Victor street riot on June 6, In which two men were killed. TKLLURIDE, Col. Harry A. Floaten. manger of the People's supply company's store in this cltv, who has been twice deported by tbe citizens' alliance, supported by tbe military authorities, returned to day. He was not molested. "I am going to stay here ani defend myself and my rights," be said. "I bave bad the best legal advice and was told to stand on my constitutional rights as a citizen an not submit to tbe tyranny and op pression of the citizens' alliance." The only accusation ever brought against Mr. Floaten was that he transacted the financial business of the minors union. More Troops to Mobilize. ST. PETERSHURU, July 4.-7:30 m. The Official Messenger pub lishes a call for a fresh mobilization of troops In the district of St. Pe tets'uuig. The call docs not Indicate bow many men will be affected. Emperor Nicholas has personally donated toOO.OO for the relief of the sutTeres by the tornado at Moscow. Twenty Killed In s Wreck. ST. LOUIS. A special to tht Olobe-Deniocrat from Lichfield, 111., says the Chicago limited on the Wa bash railroad, due In St. Louis at 7 p. oi., and half an bour late, was wrecked tonight Inside the city Tbe train struck an open twitch and was overturned, and seven of the nine cars were burued. It Is believed that twenty persons perished In the second snd third coaches, aod that forty were Injured. 5AtS tit 0Uc5 JuU tAH IOVIRXIK IKIBOIIV lOflTIOV UKCLAKI O LSJL'sI- Reaaer lUtrrlinf Op'aiaa Hold lug uraion ol Habru Corpua LegUlatlra and aot Lxa eullia foDrUoa. DENVER, Col. Justice Robert W. Steele of tbe state supreme court today riled bis opinion dissenting from tbe decision of the majority in refusing a writ of fjabeas corpus to Charles II. Moyer, president of tbe western federation of miners, held a military prisoner at Telluride ty order of Governor Peabody. The opinion, containing nearly 10,000 words, deals exhaustively with tbe situation created In this state by military rule and cites a mass of authorities to show that only tbe legislature can suspend tbe writ of habeas corpus. Justice Steele says In part: "No person who has the slightest claim to respectability should hesi tate to approve the action of the governor In enforcing the liw, and I am willing to uphold him and to applaud blrn so long as be keeps within the lines of tbe constitution. Iiut I am not willing to uphold him, when in my opinion be oieaks down the barriers erected by the people for their protection, nor am I will ing to accord to tbe constitution elastic properties for the purpose of sus'ainlng him. nor to Join in the establishment of a precedr rit which will not apply to other classe or other condition) when another gov ernor undertakes to exercise the same arbitrary power. "I am not willing to concede the power chimed by the governor and exercised by him, becaus", In my opinli n, such power Is not vested in him by the constitution. The people could never bave intended to ere-t such an engine of oppressions. "It folllows, of course, that if the present executive Is the sole Judge cf tbe conditions which can call Into action the military power of the government and can exercise, all mean necessary to effectually abate tbe conditions, and the Judicial de partment cannot inquire into the legilily of his acts, that the next governor may by his u'ase, exercise the same arbitrary power. i "If the military authority many deport the miners this year it can deport Ibe farmers next year. "If a strike, whicb is not a re bellion must be so regarded because the governor says it Is, then any condition must be regarded as a rebellion which the governor declares to be such, and if any condition must be regarded as a rebellion be cause tbe governor says so, then any county In tbe state may be dechred to bo in a state of rebellion, whether a reoelllon exists or not, and every citizen subjected to arbi trary arrest and detention at tbe will and pleasure of the bead of tne executive department. We may then with each succeeding change in the executive branch of the government have class arrayed against class, and interest against interest, and we shall depend for our liberty, not upon tbe constitution, but upon the grace and favor of tbe governor and his ruilltiry subordinates "In no other case presented In tftis court have principles so important and so far reachlog been Involved It was elaborately and ably argued, aod tbe position Z of counsel was clearly defined, yet tbe court has evaded the fundamental questions and has based Its decision upOD theories long ago determined by Jurists and statesmen to be illogical and false." Justice Steele then quotes bigb authorities to show that tbe con stitution makers never contemplated placing tbe power of suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the hands of tbe executive, and that the power Is exclusively vested In the legislative branch. "The authority Is so overwhel ming," continues the opinion, "that the position of the governor cannot be sustained that tbe power of suspending the privilege of tbe habeas corpus writ is legislative and nob executive; that martial law can only prevail In places where the civil law Is overthrown by force, and that It exists only sn long as it; Is necessary to reinstate the courts; that martial law cannot prevail where the courts are open and exer clsinr their functions; that the Judicial department will take notice Kills Himsell In His Office ST. LOUIS Mo.-Dlscouraged by an examination for lire insurance which showed that he was a 111 lc ted with an organic disease that was i bar to Insurance and would termi nate bis life before long, Allan T. filmpklns secretary of tlie Renault Lead company shot and killed him self In tbe office or tlie company, where his body was found today. He left letters to his wife and brothei explaining hla reason for committing tbe deed. wutiiicr l.ie tour. are op;u or havi bet-n overthrown by superior fores "Tbe courts has not undertaker to declare be position taken bj tbt governor and his special coosul as correct, bit has said that tbt rlgbt of tbe governor to declare aoc enforce martial law, aod suspend the privilege of habeas corpus is in volved. Tbe court would have sus tained tbe governor under tbe au tborities if It were possible to do so but finding it impossible to sustaii him under tbe authorities it hai sustained birp in spite of them. "But 1 believe tbat the constitu tion has been unnecessarily assailec and rudely violated by tbe head ol the executive department, and firmlj believe tbat this court has removed tbe landmarks whicb our fa than bave set, aod my duty requires mi to withhold my approval." "It is entirely probable," sayi Justice Steele in the course of bii comments oo tbe opinion of bis col leagues, Justices Gabbert and Camp bell, "that the act of the governoi in calling to bis aid tbe mllitar) arm of tbe government cannot bi questioned, but when it couies t( superseding tbe civil power and exer rising military law, to disobeying the writ of habeas corpus or othei process of tbe court, to detalniu citizens upon suspicion, then tht question of whether an insurrection exists is not to be determined b the governor's proclamation. "The court has not construed th consltutloo; it has ignored it, anc the result is tbat it has madr greater inroads on tbe constitutor, than it intended and said taht nol one of the guarantees to peisonal liberty can now be enforced. "Moyer may be gulty of the raosl heinous offenses. It may be thai he deserves to linger in prison thi remainder of bis natural life, but be Is entitled to bis liberty unless souk one, in proper form and before I proper tribunal, charges him with viol it ion of tbe law. "If one may be restrained of his liberty without charge being pre ferred against him, every othei guarantee of the constitution may b denied him. "The greatness of the county con. slsts in being able to protect, tj the shield of Is constitution tbe humble and exhalted, tbe pu e and tbe wicked. We gave tbe wretches, Gulteau, Prendergast and Czolgosi trials by due form of law, and by so doing we strengthened the natioD at home and abroad. Had we de pared from tbe principles declared, by our fathers, we should bav lessened tbe liberty of every citizen and imperiled the titled to al) posterity. "We cannot sow tbe dragons' teetl and harvest peacfi and repose; wt cannot sow the wind and gather thi restful calm. "Our fathers came here as exile, from a tyrant king. Tbe birthright of liberty was denied tbem by a horde of petty tyrants that infested, the lano, sent by the king to loot, to plunder and to oppress. Arbitrary arrests were made and ludges aspir ing to the smile of tbe prince re fused by 'pitiful evasions' the wrii of habeas corpus. Our people weri, banished, they were denied trial bj jury, they were deported for trial foi pretended offenses, and they finalh resolved to suffer wrong no more, and pledged their lives, their prop erty and their honor to secure tb blessing of lioeity for themselvet and for us, their children. Rut II the law is as this court has declared then our vaunted priceless heritagi is a shame and our fathers stood 'be tween their loved ones and tbe war'r desolation 'in vain.' " Blow In Face Kills Her "NEW YORIv.-Eryslpelas, result Ing from a blow in tbe face, hai caused the death of Mrs. Christiui Gessman, who was rescued from thi ill-fated steamer Genera) Slocum, The blow was struck by a fireman who rescued the woman from drown ing. Mrs. Gessman Jumped Iron the hurricane deck of tbo Slocum, She was seen struggling in tbe watei by a fireman who leaped to tin rescue. He was caught by thi drowning woman who choked hin with a death grip so tenacious thai finally he was compelled to rendei ber unconscious with a blow of hli fist. He then swam with ber ti shore. Dowie At Home CHICAGO. After a trio "which covered the earth John Alexandei Dowie anlved In Chicago today. When tits train pulled in at tbt L Salle Btreet station, however, there were no cheering followers tl meet bim. " Fall Down With a Trestle KANSAS CITY, Mo.-An eoglm and seven cars heavily loaded with sand and concrete fell twenty-flvi feet with tbe collapse of a treat It leading from ths Kansas City bell line to the distributing yards of i sand company In this city tonight, injuring five persons. The sand couipiiny attributes the accident tt tbe alleged carelessness of the trail crew, while the train men say tht trestle was overloaded. The piopertj damage la 1200,000. 1 NEBRASKA NOTES j Mrs. George Rullock died at bei ; lome. near Hooper. She bad bees 11 only a few days. Mrs. Charles DaldutT of Fremonl Ilea tbis week, aged 59 years. Sbt las a member of two lodges. Mrs. Kate neiruer died at ber boms n Falls City. Sbe was 22 years of ge aod leaves a busbnad and three toali children. Blair is to rave a big street carnl 'al, commencing July 4. Contract! iae been made for an abundance f amusements. Tbe n. II. Smith farm or 160 acres, lear Beatrice, was sold for 112,000, ?lng 175 pre acre. W. S. McHusgfJ if Chester purchased tbe place. Another case of smallpox has bees eported at the Soldiers' Home at irand Island. Mr. Jay, the assls ant engineer being tbe one affected, rhe members of the home are being f iccinated. Miss Tberes Hempel of Platts buth has returned from a trip U Lookout mountain, near Chatta looga, Tenn., where she attended i ueeting of tbe superior lodge of tbl Degree of Honor. Tbe police bave been notified at Beatrice that all gambilng musl iease in tbat city. A stranger, wbl ost about $40 in a poker game, nade complaint and tne mayor ii low determined to resort tostienuoul neasures. The Woodmen of the World at, fremont unveiled the monument ol ,he late Henry D. Dodendorf. A urge crowd was present, many mem Deis of the order from surroundlns owns participating in tbe cere nonies. At the annual scho 1 meelipg li Pjpillion the old bo:ird was reelected ind a levy of 25 mills was voted tt aieet the expenses of tbe current fear. Prof. Slolhower Osceola has beei !lected to the position of principal it the Papillion school atd with nit tamily has moved there. James Rlair, living near Powell, Jefferson county, was Idled by bein Jirown from bis buggy, his horst :unoing away. He was over 70 yean f age and had resided in tba louoty about thirty-five years, living Dn the same farm where be firs tettled. The infant child of George Gilles pie of Alliance was fatally injurei by being thrown out of a buggy ii j runaway. Tbe mother was drivini to a neighbors' house when the accl lent occurred. In Chadron four generations ar now represented at the residence ol Samuel T. Mote, county commis sioner, in that city, tbe thret rounger being Mrs E. F. Church, Mrs. Walter Ccppock and son, o) Marshalltown, la. Theodore Smart, a Burllngtoi ;elergaph operator, committed sul .ide at the fair grounds at Wymorf by shooting himself. Ee bad beet In poor health for some time. Hi was about 35 years of age and single, tbe coroner held an inquest. The Dodge County Sunday Schoe sonventlon will be held at Hooper rhe meetings will be held at tb, Wethodist Eolescopal church aid , large gathering is expected. MK ManMe Haines of Lincoln will t one of the interesting talkers of tb mr.vention. Congressman Burton L. French Idaho's only representative in con- eress, was marrlei recently at Nop fork to Miss Winifred Hartley. They left immediately for Moscow Idaho, w' ere they will reside. Mr French Is the youngest congrcssmai o the United States. At a meetng of the Richardsoi county Sunday School conventloi which was held at Falls City th following officers were elected tat tbe coming year: President, V. O. Lyford, Falls City: vice president f. G. McRrlde, Stella; secretary Dr, E. R. Mathers, Falls City; treasurer, Miss Lum Verdon The next con vention will be held at Humbold. Alfalfa is being cut In great quart, titles all over tbe county near Chad ron. Tne call for help great. It seems impossible to keep the Boars of Kquallzatlon together long enougi for the people to do tbelr kicking Tbere is so much work to do and everyone so prosperous it seem) . easier to work than complain. Th. year 1904 bids fair to yield tbe bes1 crops of all kinds ever raised In tb country. Roy Phllpot a well known youn man of Humboldt while assisting i few companions In a prernatur celebration of the Fourth, discharge' a 22-callber pistol In Ibe left banA 'earing quite a bole In one of hi Ingers and causing him considerable pain. Unless complications arise Fo sulotis trouble la anticipated, bu be weapon was so close tbat tb' flesh was badly buioed aod tbcre some daruter OJLBOlsonlng.
