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Loup City Northwestern VOLUME XXVI_LOUP CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY , MARCH 4, 1909 NUMBER 17 Congress. The president has submitted to gress a message transmitting two pre limiary reports of the commission ap pointed to consider the needs of the navy. The senate has voted to retain in the agricultural bill an appropriation of $25,000 for digesting, compiling and publishing the material gathered by the commission on country life. A protest against the establishment of postal savings b3nks was registered with the house committee on post offices by Chicago and New York bankers. The bill which provides for the re instatement cf the Brownsville negro officers and soldiers will eb favorably reported by the house committee on military affairs. The house rejected the senate amendments to the executive, legisla tive and judicial bill increasng salaries of president, vice presdent, speaker and judges. Mr. McCumber made an extended speech in the senate on the right of • congress to fix standards for grad ing grain entering interstate com merce. With its war paint on. the house of representatives on the 24th, by sweeping majorities many times de fied the senate by rejecting its amendments to the executive appro priation bil providing for salary in creases for the president, the vice president, the speaker, the judiciary and for the creation of the offices of under-secretary and fourth assistant secretary of state. The senate passed the compromise bill providing for the reinstatement of colored soldiers. Before the close of the sixtieth con gress a ship subsidy, or ocean mail subsidy, lav.- will be enacted by con gress, if new plans of house leaders are successful. The coming hunting trip of Presi dent Roosevelt to Africa was brought up during the consideration of the sundry civil bill in the house. Mr. Garrett (Tenu ) wanted to know how much of the expense of the expedition was to be paid by the government. Mr. Mann (111.) volunteered the on swer that no public moneys were to be used. He said there was nothing in connection with th? proposed trip that could be criticised. Secretary J. F. Hanson, of Fre mont Commercial club, has appealed to Senator Brown to secure the as sist ance of the national government in the drainage operations planned for the bottoms east and northeast of Fremont and south of the E-lkhom at the Platte river. An amendment was incorporated in the diplomatic and consular appro priation bill which was reported to the senate providing that hereafter no new ambasadors shall be created unless the same shall be provided for by an act of congress. This would take from the president the discre tion of raising an American legation to an embassy. Senate committee added a provision to the agricultural bill for a denatured alcohol still in Nebraska, persumably at the state university. The subcommittee of the senate committee on judiciary has agreed to report that the president's action in permitting the merger of the steel companies is unauthorized. By a vote of (12 to 2 the senate de cided to retain the eighteen pension agencies, including Des Moines. The house had voted to consolidate all the agencies in Washington. The sundry civil bill which has been reported to the house carries liberal appropriations for Iowa They relate chiefly to continuing work on public buildings under authorizations made In previous sessions, rentals for tem porary buildings while postoffices are being constructed and the like. The agricultural appropriation bill, carrying $13,773,27(1 an increase of $889,150 over the bill as passed by the house, was reported to the sen ate. The forest service secured an increase of $500,000 for fire protec tion. Generai. George Bonhag of the Irish-Ameri ieau athletic club, broke the world’s record for the five mile run at the state armory athletic meet at Troy, X. Y. II. Harriman celebrated his sixty first birthday in a quiet manner at San Antonio, Texas. He spent the morning in pistol and rifle practice. E. R. Woodward, superintendent of the Multnomah amateur athletic club. Portland. Ore., shot and fatally wounded himself. More than 10,000 rubber mill opera tives in New England, who have been idle for a month have been opened up again. Prominent cigarette dealers throughout the country have decided to abolish cut prices on standard brands of cigarettes. This country raised over $1,000,000 for Italian sufferers. By a strict party vote the senate committee declined to strike out of the Xew Mexico and Arizona state hood bill the provisons relating to land grants, which are the basis of opposition to the measure. At the recent election in New York some counties largely voted “dry.” A rug said to be worth more than $50,000, and to be the finest in the world, was presented to the White House as a gift to the nation by a rich Armenian. Greeks at South Omaha were nobbed and driven from their homes, many of them being severely beaten. The situation between Austria-Hun gary and Servia is again giving rise to uneasiness. An attack by Burton on Rainey of Illinois was the feature of the ses sion of the house reecntly. R. Mead Shumway, the Nebraska murderer, was granted a stay of exe cution until March 5 by the supreme court, the announcement being made while he was preparing for the gal lows. Demand for the immediate creation by congress of a permanent tariff commission was voiced in resolutions adopted by the National Tariff Com mission conference convention in In dianapolis. President Roosevelt will make no more appointments during his term. With $800,000 in gold pieces, fresh from the government mint, to pay the officers and men of the Atlantic fleet, the Yankton left Washington to join the fleet. An assault on a white woman caused a inob to collect in Ottumwa. Ia.. and a race riot is feared. President Roosevelt has written a | letter to Chairman Hale saying that Hemenway’s report on secret service work contains many false and mis leading statements. Congressman Kinkaid is not hope ful for the passage of his bill-red jting amount of improvements required on Kinkaid homesteads. Congressman Burton made a sen sational reply to charges made by Mr. Rainey against the financial deal fcr the Panama canal. A bill was favorably reported in the senate for an additional federal judge for Nebraska Return of the Atlantic squadron was the occasion of big demonstra tion at Hampton Roads and Presi dent Roosevelt praised the men and ships. U Washington. A call for a caucus of the democrats of the next house for 10 o’clock Tues day forenoon, March 15. was issued to day by Representative Clayton, chair man of the present democratic organ ization. This caucus will select a democratic candidate for speaker to be voted for two hours later and also candidates for other offices of the house. Senator Gamble went before the appropriation committee of the senate in behalf of an appropriation of $100, 000 for a new water system at Fopt Meade, S. I>. Senator Burkett had up with the postmaster general a petition of citi ezns of Bethany for the establish ment there of a branch office of the Lincoln postoffice. The postmaster general called his attention to the section of the law providing that no substation could be, established in any town of less than 1,500 inhabitants and that in this petition the citizens had made a statement that their po pulation was 1,200. On tbe recommendation of Senator Dawson. Dr. H. R. Dean has been ap j pointed pension examining surgeon at Muscatine. Ia.. vice Dr. C. C. Moy ridge, deceased. The remarkable feature of the “in augural souvenir” used by the com mittee in charge of the inaugural ceremonies is a biographical sketch of President-elect Taft by President Roosevelt. It has peculiar signifi cance in view of rumors that have been published to the effect that fric tion existed between Roosevelt and Taft. The keynote of the president’s sketch may be found in thes words: “No one of better training, no man of more dauntless courage, or common sense and higher character has ever come to the presidency than William Howard Taft.” That a final determination should and will be obtained from a court of last resort as to the question of label ing whisky under the pure food law, is the opinion expressed by Attorney General Bonaparte in a letter to Presi dent Roosevelt. The Aldrich bill, providing means for the re-enlistment of negro soldiers who were dicsharged without honor on account of participating in the Brownsville affray, was passed by the senate. The senate passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, car rying $3.G4G,3S6. Tite house provision vesting in a vice consul general judi cial authority in civil and criminal cases, heretofore vested n the consul general of China, was stricken out, and thi’ Lodge amendment appropri ating $! 0(1,000 for grounds and build ings dor the American embassy at Paris was laid on the table Myron T. Herrick of Ohio is said to be out of the cabinet race. Personal. Prominent suffragists cf Loudon were sentenced to terms in prison. The question of woman suffrage will be put to a vote in Washington state. With the selection of Franklin Mac Veagh for secretary of the treasury the Taft cabinet is made up. President Roosevelt was violently abused in the house by two republican members. Gov. Shallenbergor of Nebraska sets the precedent of retaining the three heads of state institutions who are women. Unofficial announcement made at Columbus, O., says that J. at. Dickin son of Tennessee is to be secretary -Of war in Taft's cabinet. Secretary Wiison argued for a de natured alcohol plant at Lincoln. SUPPLY BILLS WORK IMPORTANT MEASURES ARE YET BEFORE THE SENATE. CONGRESS ENOS THURSDAY Number of Men Long Prominent in Both Houses Will Retire With Close of the Session. Washington.—The Sixtieth congress will come to an end Thursday noon with the inauguration of Taft and Sherman. Until that tkne business in both the senate and the house will be in a hurly-burly condition, with conference reports on appropriation bills the principal order of business. All of the big supply bills have been passed by the house and all but the sundry civil military academy and general deficiency bills have passed the senate. The supply measures in conference are the legislative, exe cutive and judicial; the pension, army, agriculture fortification and rivers and harbors appropriation bills. An effort will be made in the senate by Senator Heyburn to have the con ference report on the penal code bill adopted, but some opposition is antici pated. In the house it is expected the question of changing the rules to es tablish a calendar day for the con sideration of bills will be taken up on Monday and on Tuesday an effort will be made to pass the senate bill pro viding for the granting of subventions to mail-carrying vessels between United States ports and South Amer ica. Japan, China and Australasia. The passage of the bill will be stub bornly resisted. The Appalachian and White mountain forest reserva tion bill will receive first attention from the house Monday. The senate will meet in special session on Thurs day to consider nominations. Twelve senators and seventy-seven representatives, who are members of the present congress, will be absent when the Sixty-first congress assem bles in special session in March 15. In the re-election of Mr. Hopkins in Illinois and Mr. Stephenson in Wis consin takes place, it is possible that the number of senatorial absentees will be augmented to fourteen. Of the seventy-seven representatives who retire on March 3, one, Mr. Hep burn of Iowa, who has served twenty two years in congress, and another. Mr Sherman of New York, who be comes vice president, has served twenty years in the house. Mr. Cousins of Iowa and Delegate Smith of Arizona have served sixteen years. THE WEEK'S GREAT EVENT. It Will Be That of Inducting Taft Into Office. Washington.—All other events of the week will be overshadowed by the inauguration at Washington of Wil liam Howard Taft, twenty-seventh president of the United States. On Thursday while President Taft graces the ball that will bring the inaugural program to a brilliant close, Mr. Rocsevelt, relieved of the burdens of state, will be surrounded by his neigh bors of Oyster bay and Mr. Bryan will be the guest of honor at a doliar din ner in Pittsburg. If he is permitted to follow' the Dlans chosen, Mr. Roosevelt will go to Xew York late Thursday and thence to Oyster Bay, where a home-coming demonstration has been arranged THE INAUGURATION BIBLE. Oath of Office Will Be Taken Upon It by Tr.ft. Washington.—William H. Taft will tage the oath of office as president of the United States on the century-old Bible which belongs to the supreme court of the United States and by it kept in custody. There is a touch of sentiment in this decision which Mr Taft announced with the statement that had he become a member of the supreme court his oath would have been taken on identically the same book. A Million Dollar Session. Washington—Now that billion-dol lar sessions of congress are the rule, little other than appropriation legis lation can be enacted during the short sessions, and the one to end this week is no exception to the rule. The appropriations for the session prob ably will be the largest on record, even exceding the $1,008,000,000 pro vided for at the first session. As only one of the fifteen general appropria tion bilis of this session has been sent to the president for signature, an ac curate statement of the amount is im possible. First Chinaman Elected. Ithaca. N. Y.—Tonfu Hu of Wu Chengh Sien, China, was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at Cor nell this week. It is the first time that a Chinaman was ever elected to the highest honorary society at Cor nell. s Crisis Near In Manchuria. Pekin—Advices received from Har bin state the situation there arising out of Russia’s insistence that it ad minister the local municipal govern ment on account of its railroad inter ests, is rapidly nearing a crisis. Ethel Not Engaged. Washington—An emphatic denial of the report that the president’s younger daughter, Miss Ethel, is en gaged to marry Third Assistant Sec retary of State William Phillips was given out here. HAVE THE LOCK TYPE OF CANAL, TO BE SURE. II Mlnatxpollg JocrnaL | Uncle Sam—This Is Where I Play Even on That $180,CCO it Cost Me to Take My Fleet Through the Suez. RUSSIANS FEAR BALKAN WAR DUMA LEADERS BELIEVE CON FLICT INEVITABLE. France Is Uneasy Over the Situation, But English Government Is Not So Apprehensive of Danger. St. Petersburg.—The pessimism with regard to the Balkan crisis is steadily deepening in diplomatic circles, where it is believed that Austrian action against Servia may be expected within a fortnight unless a solution to the present grave problem is soon ar ranged. Foreign office officials state that Russia is not disposed to consider an invasion of Servia alone as a casus belli, but there is fear that the gov ernment's hand may be forced under such circumstances by popular feeling. The beginning of hostilities would threw thousands of Russian volun teers into the Servian ranks. The duma leaders, who visited the foreign office Wednesday expressed themselves as convinced that war is inevitable. Information received from Kiev indicates that no military meas ures have yet been undertaken on the southwestern frontier, but all appli cations of officers for leave of absence have been refused and the Kiev de partment is ready for instant mobil ization. The Xovoe Vrcmya publishes a spir ited reply to what it describes as Aus trian and German “threats.” Paris.—The attitude assumed hy Austria-Hungary and Russia in the difficulty between the former power and Servia is creating considerable uneasiness here. France is anxious to play the role of pacifier, but Ger many having declined the French, British and Italian overtures for inter vention at Vienna and suggested in stead intervention at Belgrade, the French government has decided, in view of the attitude of Russia, to initiate no new action except with the complete approval of Russia and Great Britain. London.—The British government is not so apprehensive regarding the situ ation in the Balkans as are some of the other governments of Europe, judging from the indications in dis patches received here from various continental capitals. The foreign of fice, of course, recognizes that an un due prolongation of the tension be tween Austria-Hungary and Servia is dangerous, but it is hopeful of an early relaxation in the situation. So far as is known officially here, Ger many has not declined to participate in a joint action, and negotiations still are going on with the view of a prof fer of good offices. Mrs. Vanderbilt Fights Disease. New York.—Mrs. William K. Van derbilt, Sr., has given more than $1, 000,000, it is announced, for the erec tion of four model tenements for per sons suffering with tuberculosis. The buildings are to be operaled in connec tion with Dr. Henry L. Shively’s tuber culosis clinic of the Presbyterian hos pital in New York city, and are to bo known as the Shively sanitary tene ments. Five Indiana Counties Dry. Indianapolis, Ind.—Five Indiana counties that held focal option elec tions Tuesday, voted dry. They are Grant, Howard, Daviess, Adams and Newton. It is possible that the “wets” won in the cities of Kokomo and Marion. One hundred and forty-three saloons are put out of business. Stephenson Claims Victory. Madison, Wis— Senator Stephenson has appealed from the ruling of Lieut. Gov. Strange that no election resulted on the separate ballot by assembly and senate on January 26, and has submitted his case to the United States senate for a decision. Senator Stephenson’s claim to the seat in the senate that will be vacated by law on March 4 is that he received a major ity of the votes cast in each house on the separate ballot taken on January 26. The senate committee on elec tions will decide the case. DEFENDS THE CATHOLICS. Cardinal Gibbons Replies to Protestant Charges of Disloyalty. Baltimore, Md.—An article will ap pear in the March number of the North American Review from Cardinal Gibbons In which the cardinal replies categorically to charges made b; Lutheran and Baptist ministers af fecting the loyalty of members of the Catholic communion. Cardinal Gibbons begins by saying that 'fifteen millions of Catholics live their lives in our land with undis turbed belief in the perfect harmony existing between their religion and their duties as American citizens. “It never occurs to their minds to question the truth of a belief which all their experience confirms. Love of religion and love of country burn together in their hearts. They love their church as the divine spiritual society set up by .Jesus Christ through which they are bro"ght Into a closer communion with God, learn his revealed truth and his holy law, receive the help they need to lead Christian lives and are inspired with the hope of eternal happiness.” ARREST ORGANIZED SWINDLERS. Band Charged with Frauds of About $500,000. Little Rock. Ark. — That their field of operations extended over the entire country and their victims numbered nearly 100 from whom almosr $300,000 was secured during the pasi. two 3-ears was the declaration Tues day of the state and federal officials who caused the arrest of J. C. Maybry and three alleged confederates, lead ers, it is charged, of a most thorough ly organized band of swindlers, on a charge of using the mails to defraud. In searching the effects of Maybry rec ords were found giving- the names the authorities declare, of men who were victimized, and as well as over 300 others, stationed in every state in the union and in several provinces in Canada, who, the officials assert, act ed as agents of the men. TORNADO KILLS THIRTEEN. Southeastern Arkansas Swept by a Cyclone. Little Rock. Ark. — Lonoke, Prai rie. Woodruff and Poinsett coun ties in southeastern Arkansas were swept by a cyclone Tuesday and lo persons were killed. Many others were injured. I'isher was almost com pletely w;recked. The damage to prop erty is many thousands of dollars. Because of the interruption of wire communication with the storm-swept territory, only the most meager in formation was available. At Fisher, a town of 400 inhabitants, it is reported that but two buildings remain stand ing and that many injured are im prisoned among the wreckage of the razed buildings. Drunkards Denied Wives. Springfield, 111.—Young men who frequent saloons will not be permitted to enter inio matrimonial relations in Illinois if a bill introduced in the house Wednesday is enacted into law, and it probably will pass. The bill was introduced by Repre sentative Groves and amends the marriage laws of the state by declar ing an habitual drunkard incapable of contracting marriage and defining an “habitual drunkard" to be a per son who becomes' intoxicated twice in ' a year. Reads Poems, Weds Author, Bloomington, 111.—The romantic marriage at Windsor, Mo„ of John F Myers, a rich retired farmer here, aged 74, who has obtained local fame as a poet, and Minnie L. Barrett, aged 27, became known Friday. Attracted by a volume of Myers' poems Miss Barrett corresponded with him and a wedding followed. Two More Indiana Counties Dry. Indianapolis, Ind.—Two more In diana counties—Carroll and Gibson voted dry in elections Friday. HORSEWHIPS “BILLY" SUNDAY EVANGELIST IS ATTACKED ' IN SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Religious Fanatic Delivers Several Blows Before the Minister Knocks Him Down. Springfield, 111.—Rev. W. A. Sunday, better known aa “Billy" Sunday, a former baseball player, who is now an evangelist, was horsewhipped Friday night by a religious fanatic at the Sun day tabernacle where, in the presence of 8,000 persons, he was conducting the opening meeting of a religious re vival meeting. The evangelist had just made his opening remarks and was leaning against the pulpit on an elevated plat form while a hymn was sung by Fisch er and Butler, his choir leaders, and Miss Edith Anderson, a soprano of Springfield, when a powerful man, who said his name was Sherman Potts, sprang forward with a buggy whip and struck Mr. Sunday several terrific blows. Sunday leaped from the platform and dashed at his assailant whom he knocked dow n in the center aisle. The audience was on the verge of a panic, with women weeping and children screaming, while Pofis and Sunday roiled and tumbled in the aisle. Mr. Sunday said he suffered several painful bruises from the buggy whip. The prisoner said that his home was one mile east of Lovlngton, 111. Ac cording to his statements at the jail, he was once declared insane and com mitted to the Jacksonville asylum, whence, after a brief confinement, he was released as cured. He said he came to Springfield from Decatur to horsewhip Sunday, that he had pur chased a whip in Springfield and went to the tabernacle early. He made the attack, he said, in de fense of the virtue of woman whom ha declared had been criticised by the evangelist. The police say Potts is • religious fanatic. ROOSEVELT IS SCORED. Congressman Cook, a Republican, Raps the President. Washington.—By an overwhelming vote, and without party distinction the house of representatives Thursday sus tained the committee on appropria tions in again reporting a provision in the sundry civil appropriation bill, re stricting the operations of the secret service detectives of the treasury de* partraent. The president was scathing de nounced by Mr. Cook. s. Republican of Colorado, while Mr. Smith, a Re publican of Iowa, a member of the appropriations committee and one of those named by the president in his message of January 4 last as being responsible for the secret: service lim itation seemingly employed all the in vective at his command in an attack on that service. The discussion arose over an amendment by Mr. Bennet of New York striking out the provision iimit 1 ing the field of operations of the se cret service. A similar paragraph in the last appropriation bill is what gave rise to the president's strictures upon members of congress. Mr. Ben net entered a general defense of the secret service detectives. AUSTRIA MAKES WAR MOVE. Forwards Eridge Materia! and Concen trates War Vessels at: Monhaca. Vienna.—Austrian troops can oc cupy Belgrade, the Servian capital, within five hours after a declaration of war, say leading Austrian generals. Material sufficient to build four mili tary bridges across the Danube has been sent to Semlin, across the rives from Belgrade. The Servian talk of blocking the Austrians by dynamiting the present bridges is laughed at in Vienna. War vessels have been concentrated at Monhaca. Berlin.—Great Britain, it is under stood here, has expressed readiness td assdciate herself in joint action of the* powers at Belgrade, provided Russia participates in this action. $50,000 Gem Theft: at Ball. San Francisco. — A $50,000 pearl necklace belonging to Miss Jen nie Crocker of this city was stolen during the Mardi Gras ball given by Mrs. Charles O. Alexander at the St. Francis hotel Tuesday night. Miss Crocker was one of 402 guests invited to the ball, the list including virtually all persons prominent social ly in this city. She was also a guest at the more exclusive dinner given by Mrs. Alexander before the ball. Miss Crocker wore the jewels at the din ner and still had them on when she donned her costume for the ball. “Booze" Button for Topers. Madison, Wis. — Wisconsin may adopt the Puritanic custom of brand ing the drunkard. It will not be by the burning of the letter “D” on the forehead, but by compelling the “posted" man to wear a red button at least two inches in diameter on his coat lapel. Senator Lehr introduced the bill Wednesday. Says Sperry Will Remain. Washington.—Rear Admiral Sperry spent some time with Secretary New berry after he had returned fTom the cabinet meeting Friday. The secre tary declared there was no intention to relieve Admiral Sperry from com mand of the Atlantic fleet. -May Expunge Cook Attack. Washington.—The house Friday ap pointed a committee of five to report whether the remarks of Mr. Cook of Colorado, attacking the president, should be expunged from the record. CABINET IS NAMED TAFT ANNOUNCES HEADS OF FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS. MACVEAGH GETS A PLACE Wilson and Meyer the Only Hoid Overs from the Roosevelt Regime—No Selections from Ohio. . New York. — President-elect Taft has announced the cabinet officers for his administration which will open with his inauguration into office March 4. With the announcement he confirmed the selection of Franklin MacVeagh, the Chicago merchant, who, it has been rumored for some time, was billed for a place among the new executive's advisers. Aides of New President. The complete cabinet is: Secretary of State—Philander Chase Knox of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Treasury—Franklin MacVeagh of Illinois. Secretary of War—Jacob M. Dickin son of Tennessee. Attorney General—George W. Wick ersham of Xew York. Postmaster General — Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Navy—George Von L. Meyer of Massachusetts. Secretary' of the Interior—Richard A. Ballinger of Washington. Secretary of Agriculture—James Wilson of Iowa. . Secretary of Commerce and Labor— Charles Nagel of Missouri. Jacob M. Dickinson, who is a Chica goan, besides having a residence in Tennessee, was chosen as secretary of war to fill the position which Mr. Taft held before he became a candi date for the office to which he was elected last November. On Senator Knox the president will rely more than any other of his cab inet. His admiration for the eminent. Pennsylvanian is of long standing, and he believes that in him he has found a man who will steer a clear course In any storm that may arise during his -coming administration. It has been on his judgment to a great extent that the other selections for cabinet officeri were made. Frank H. Hitchcock and George Vou L. Meyer give Massachusetts a double representation in the Taft administra tion, but it is understood that Mr. Tai> could hardly avoid taking both these men. Chicago Gets Two. Chicago, in a sense, has really two representatives in Mr. Dickinson and Mr. MacVeagh, although the former is officially credited to Tennessee in the south. The south in a sense gets a second representative in Charles Nagel of St. Louis, who is to be secre tary' of commerce and labor, succeed ing Mr. Straus of New York. The Pacific coast and the far west is represented by Richard A. Railinger. whose knowledge of the questions aris ing in the distribution of lands and of forest preserves is believed to fit In eminently for the office of secretary of the Interior. Mr. Taft evidently believed that in the presidency Ohio had been given a full share of the honors, and is known to have appreciated the fact that a number of eminent Buckeye states men showed a becoming modesty in refusing to push their claims for recognition. The great middle west will have Secretary Wilson of Iowa as its rep resentative. He will continue as head of the department of agriculture, and no selection made by Mr. Taft will re ceive more widespread approval. Dur ing the 12 years that Mr. Wilson has been secretary of agriculture he has shown an efficiency that made any other suggestion for the office impos sible. On March 4 he will have made a record in length of service of cabinet officers. SEEK MRS. GUNNESS’ MONEY. Relatives of Victim of Laporte Woman Make Test Case. Laporte, Ind.—The first of several cases to recover blood money obtained by Mrs. Belle Gunness from the men she lured into her murder-house on the promise of marriage was brought in the Laporte circuit court Friday. Asel Helgelein bringing action for §2,893,20, the amount Belle Gunness obtained from Andrew Helgelein be fore she killed him. It is understood that in the event judgment is awarded Helgelein. relatives of other victims will bring suit for the amounts alleged to have been contributed to the amass ing of Mrs. Gunness’ estate by the men she duped into visiting her under promise of marriage. Ten Killed in Hamburg. Hamburg—Ten persons were Wiled and 17 injured Wednesday night through the slipping of a gangway be tween the wharf and the steamer Kal serin Auguste Victoria, which was be ing loaded preparatory to sailing for New York on Saturday next. No pas -sengers were among the victims. Iowa Chief Fears Lynching. Des Moines, la.—Chief Gallagher of Ottumwa Friday sweated John Gunken. the negro now in jail at Al bla, charged with criminal assault anil murder cf Clara Rosen at Ottumwa three weeks ago. The chief refuses to give out what information he ex tracted for fear of a lynching. Ex citement in the state is running high over the numerous assaults upon, white women by negroes. At Creston Friday a report that three women had been assaulted aroused the populace to a frenay.