JHE VALENTINE DEMOCRA *
VALENTINE , NEB.
t. M. RICE. Publisher
PENGUIN'S DEAD LIB !
2 BODIES RECOVERED
WRECKED STEAMER.
Those AlMard luinibcrcd 100 All Bo
liovcil lo Jlavr Perifchcd but Six
Ocean Storms Arc Severe I/usitanJ :
Reaches the Nciv York l oclr.
Fifty-two bodies bave been recover
cd from tbo wrecked steamer Penguin
of the Union Steamship company , o
Wellington. N. % . , which went on tin
rocks Friday night off Terawbili. Si :
If thee aboard the Penguin are ac
counted for. All the passengers anc
crew numbered about 100.
The ship struck about 10 o'clock a
night , but the captain remained 01
the bridge , and after his vessel sli <
Into deep water was able to steer hei
closer to shore. The waves were run
ning high and the small boats wen
hastily launched , but could not slam"
the wavoa. Both boats nnd rafts wer <
overturned , but while the boats prac
tically wink the rafts righted them
selves a number of limes.
Many act1 ? of heroism were per
formed , jsomo of the stronger of thos (
struggling in the water helping the
weaker to regain the frail craft. Aftoi
several hours of buffeting tbo majori
ty of the survivors on the rafts roachoc"
the shores , demonstrating that rafts
are moro serviceable than boats in : i
heavy sea close to n rocky shore. OIK
of the rafts with ten men thr co capsized -
sized within n short distance "f land.
but all soramblcd back nnd vro ulti
mately cast upon * the cliff nnd were
saved. Four boats came ashovo some
hours later , all badly crushed.
Held back for two flays by fog. the
Cunanl steamship l.uitania tame to
Tier dock in Xew York Sunday aftei
the roughest voyage over experienced
by the boat between here nnd Liver
pool. Six feet of a starboard rail or
the boat dock was carried away by n
"bmrrling last Thursday. For three
0 : "s the Lusitania battled with the
s. and slow time was made.
HOTEL CL.MSEXDOX 15URXS.
Night Clerk Succeeds in ( letting the
Guests Out Safely.
The Hotel f'laronclon , at Sea Breeze.
> ne of the largest resort hotels on the
Florida coast , together with ten cot
tages adjoining1 the house , was de
stroyer ! by fire Sunday. The 250
guests were askcp at the time , but es
caped without injury. When the
"blazo was first discovered the night
clerk rushed the hotel employes to
each room , notifying the guests , who
made their way hurriedly to the
streets.
The ton cottages owned by H. lx.
Kocherspergor. caught fire from
sparks , and all were burning at the
.same time.
The hotel employos were panic
-stricken and the dork coulel do noth
ing with them , one woman biting the
k badly on the hand.
FOR A FRENCHMAN.
Alleged He Attempted to Poison Two
Women at Portland.
Detectives are searching for Pierre
Lifon , a Frenchman , who is saiel to
have been educated for the ministry ,
but more recently has been studying
medicine i : the college of physicians
and surgeons in San Francisco , and for
whom a warrant was sworn out Sunday -
< day by Sarah B. Armstrong , graduate
of a , Chicago medical college , charging
'him with attempting to poison her
and Airs. ( Jertrudo f'offman. formerly
of Portland , Ore.
Lafon is charged with attempting
the life of the two women by means
of arsenic , which it is alleged they de-
tecied him in the act of placing in a
steapot on December 4 of last year.
Karth Shocks Repeated.
A violent , umlulntory , vertical earth
quake shock was felt at lleggio Sunday
evening. It InMed ten seconds , threw
down many damaged walls and caused
; t panic among the'people , who fled
from their huts terror stricken. For-
tunntely there were no fatalities. The
-shock was felt throughout Calabria.
tJriscom Signs the Warrant.
Ambassador Griscom Sunday in
Rome , signed a document by which the
American Red Cross society contribut
ed $250,000 to the foundation of an
American Red Cross orphanage to
care for children whose parents were
lost in the earthquake.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
.hogs , $6.2fi. Butcher steers , $5.85.
Kx-Conivressniaii Granger Dead.
Congressman Daniel L. D. Granger ,
of Providence. R. T. , who represented
the First district of Rhode Island during -
ing the Fifty-eighth , Fifty-ninth and
Sixtieth congresses , died in "Washing
ton Sunday of heart failure. He was
ir 7 years old.
King Mcnelik in Good Health.
"A dispatch to a German news agency -
; cy from Addis Abeda says that King
iMenelik has returned fr m his pil-
and is in the best of health.
CORNER STONE LAID.
Physical Structure to Mark Uncoln
Place of Birth.
Henceforth the birthplace of Abn
ham Lincoln at Hodgenville , Ky. ,
to be marked by a pile of stone. TTi
emancipation of a race and moi
than that , the liberator of. the though
of a nation , builded his own mom
ment in the hearts of the world , an
apparently the physical structur
which has now found a beginning i
the place where Lincoln first saw th
light takes the simpler name of a me
morial. It is to be a simple bt
classic building of granite , and it i
hoped that it may be completed sorn
time next fall , when the then Presi
dent Taft will officiate in detlicatin
it as the present president , Theodor
Roosevelt , Friday officiated in layin
its foundation stone.
The corner stone laying took plac
Friday after appropriate forensi
oeremonies which were participate
in by the president of the Unite
'tales ; Gov. Willson , of Kentucky
former Gov. Joseph W. Folk , of Mis
.souri , president of the Lincoln as
sociation ; lion. Luke E. Wright , secretary
rotary of war , who spoke as an ex
confederate soldier ; Gen. James Gran
Wilson , -of Xew York , who representc
the union soldiers , and I. T. Mont
gomery , of Mississippi , a negro and a
ex-slave.
With one exception the orators rep
resented not only the conflicting side
in the gieat struggle , but the presen
generation as well. The two principa
parties and the white and blacl
races , as well as Ihe different section
of the county. spoke from the sam
platform nnd under the same flag. ;
splendid no\\ specimen of the star
nnd stripes fluttering over them.
The ceremony was full of interest
mg and novel features apart from 1h
- ccasion which inspired it , and no
the least interesting of which was th
character of the crowd that compose !
he celebration. There was probabl ;
' 1.000 or S.OOO people present. Man ;
if them had come in on special train
from Louisville nnd other Kentuck ;
points , nnd some had been attrnctei
to the scene as far away as Texas
The bulk of the assembly was com
posetl , however , of the country foil
rrorn Laruo county and adjncen
counties.
The site of the birthplace of th
great American is in an out-of-tlv
uay part of the world , but while ther
was contrast in the appearance of th
country men and the city bred dig
nitaries there was no marked difference
once in deportment. There was :
notable absence of negroes in th >
jrowd , but those present were wodget
in among the whites , showing tha
none had br-en kept away owing t <
race pi vidioo. Among those Avho ha (
' ) een e\ ; -ted to be present was Mr ?
' 3en Hardin Helm , the only surviving
-ister of Mis. Lincoln. D2 years old
but she was kept nt her home a
Louisville , much to the regret of all
' y her infirmities.
The exercises were conducted un
1 < T a wide spreading open sided tent
vhich had been erected alongside tin
abin in which Lincoln was born 101
years ago Friday , and while the weather
or might have been worse , it was suf
' : ciently disagreeable to render th <
.ent usefwl.
BULLETS ENDS TWO 1,1 VKS.
Iowa Town Ihe Scene of a Sensation
al Tragedy.
Frank Thompson shot and killed hi :
sirl wife at Waverly , Ta. . Thursdnj
light and then killed himself. The
tmple had been married a year ant
; .ad lived in Colorado. When Mrs
hompson complained of ill treatment
'ior father sent her money to come
inine. Thompson returned recently
md had be .MI in Waterloo. In. , undci
he name of George Rogers. Thurs-
: iy he wont \Vaverly and at night
' iicealcd himself behind a tree at the
"r of the residence where his v. ifc
- staying , and when she went oui
> mpty dish water lie shot bet
' -.rough the chest. After liring anther -
ther shot through her head he turned
'TO smoking weapon on himself , fal-
ng near her.
IX TIF. ! AIK : ,0 IIOUKS.
\eronaut Krb lueh Completes P.alloon
Trip Acro- . the Alp- . .
Oscar Erbsloeh. the German aero-
; tut , who ivon the international bal-
on race nt St. Louis in 1907. has just
'impleted n remarkable balloon trip
cross the Alps at St. Moutz. Switz-
n-land , aboard the Berlin. The con-
itions under which the voyage was
inde were of unusual severity , the
hermometor averaging about 12 be-
w zero , Fahrenheit. Erbsloeh was in
'ie air for thirty hours , nnel reached a
inximtim altitude of about 18,000
et.
Suicide Due to Defeat.
Alderman Joseph F. Kohout , long
democratic lender in the city council
t Chicago , committed suicide by
looting Friday. Disappointment over
10 fniluro of/his ward club to indorse
m for renomlnation is supposed to
we prompted the suicide.
Eduurd Kisses Kaiser.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
ft Berlin for London Friday , after
ur days in the German capital. They
ere accompanied to the railroad sta-
on by the emperor and empress and
icir military suites , , and Prince Henry
T Prussia. The leave taking was af-
'ctionate , his majesty kissing the em-
> eror three times on the che k.
I SIX YEARS , SAYS TAFT.
Time Set for Canal's Finish by tin
President-Elect.
President-elect William H. Taf
landed in Xew Orleans shortly befor
I 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon fron
' Panama and was enthusiastically re
. ceived. ,
i Mr. Taft made a brief speech heart
i ily approving the present lock typ <
j of canal across the isthmus of Pan
1 am a.
j Mr. Taft received b r wireless tele
. graph the news of the question raisee
' against the appointment of Senatoi
, Knox as secretary of state. He wa ;
' somewhat disturbed over the situa
tion when he received the news of the
disposition of congress ts amend the
cabinet salary law he was inclined te
take this as a happy solution of the
difficulty. Pending a conference witV
I Senator Knox in Wasnington nexi
, Wednesday the president-elect regard :
'
it as impolite to discuss the questior
for publication.
j Mr. Taft said he should adhere tc
his previously nnnounceel plan of remain -
main ing1 silent regarding his cabinet
I and also keeping apointments oper
j until the last moment to provide
j against possible contingencies that
! may occur. Mr. Taft snid he expected -
, pected to get some information he
j had asked to be obtained for him dur
ing his absence.
On the trip from Panama Mr. Tafj
made the first draft of his inaugural
j address. This he intends to submit tr
I certain friends in Washington nex |
i week.
FORCED TO WED INDIAN.
Bigamist R < veives a Very Remarkable
Sentence.
Thomas Hanby. a former South Car-
olininn. has roceiveel a remnrkable
sentence in the federal court at Plelenn ,
Mont. Thursday Hanby , convicted on
a bigamy charge , was not only fined
5100 nnd sent lo jail for six months ,
but was also senlonced lo marry an
Indian woman.
Hanby's first wife. learning of his
marriage to pretty Mary La Bresch ,
a Blackfoot maiden , secured his indict
ment nnd then a legal separation for
herself. Because of the first marriage ,
the second marriage was declared
void.
Judge Hunt not oiiiy imposed the
sentence indicated , but instructed the
United Slntes marshal lo see that the
marriage was carried out immediately
and this was done , a juslice of the
peace uniting Ihe couple.
XO COLOR LINE FOR IJRITONS.
Attempt to Draw it Meets With a
Failure.
An attempt to draw the color line ,
creating a new departure in England ,
met with signal failure Thursday at
Birmingham , where an effort was
mndo to exclude a negro student of the
university from the local skating rink.
The incident aroused a heated con
troversy. The students took up the
negro's cause and hired a lawyer to
oppose the renewal of the rink's li
cense. The management of the rink
apologized in court nnd promised not
to make any race distinction in the
future.
STUDENTS IIAA'ID SMALLPOX.
College in Missouri Closed Because of
a Serious Outbreak.
Willinm Jewell college nt Liberty ,
Mo. , is closed been use of a serious out
break of smallpox among its students ,
who number COO. Fifteen students nre
afflicted with the disease and the pn-
lire school dormitory is quarantined.
Guards are stationed to keep stu
dents from leaving here for their
homes , nnd the college gynasium hns
been converted into n pest house ,
whore the sick nre confined. If there
is no further spread of the disease it
i probable that the college will bo
re-opened next Monday.
fv : t Is Hit Hard.
J. B. llinde , of the Tlinde Drug
eompnny. of Oregon , Mo. . Thursday
wns found guilty on twenty-one in-
diclmenls. charging illegal sale of li
quor under Ihe new local option law.
The judge compelled Mr. Hinde to
pay in cash $1.200 nnd all cosls in
the twenty-one cases.
Owe About 551.000.00 ° .
A loss of several hundred thousand
doJlais is indicated in the failure of
the brokerage firm of Lamprcch Bros.
& Co. . of Cleeland. . Ohio. Receiver
T. II. Bushnell stated that the totnl
secured and unsecured liabilities would
be upwards of $1,000,000.
Odd Coins Brin - $78.770.
The snle at Sothebys of the unique
collodion of coins brought together
1-y the Into F. S. Benson , of Brooklyn ,
ended in London Thursday. A grand
total of $78.770 was realized , a figure
nil-passing all records in matters of
this kind.
Actress Still In Dancer.
In all probability Blanche Walsh ,
the noted actress , confined at the Uni
versity hospital in Kansas City , Mo. ,
with stomach trouble will not be on
the singe again this season. Physi
cians at the hospitnl Thursday re
ported Miss Walsh's condition as stilj
alarming.
A Double Execution.
A double execution was carried out
mibliely in Albi , France , Thursday in
Ihe presence of an immense but order-
y gathering of people. There was
Considerable opposition to the execu-
: ion.
Half ? * IiIIion Dollar Fire.
Two bodies were recovered Thurs-
lay from the ruins of the Wabash
-ailroad warehouse at Chicago , which
jurned Wednesday night with a loss
> f $500,000.
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COURT BUSY AT ALIiIANCE.
Several Sensational Cases Are Trie
and Disposed of.
Among the more important case
that came up for trial in court at Alii
ance last week was the case of th
state against Volley Wilson. At th
culmination of a GO-hour session Wil
son was convicted and , sentenceel t
Ihree years in the penitentiary for at
tempted criminal assault. Fran !
Augustine received a 5-year sentenc
on charges made by Miss Bowers
This sentence was afterward rescindei
by the judge upon the marriage o
the pair before the judge in opei
court. This case causeel intense * ex
citement several months ago , whei
Miss Bowers' brother mistook his sis
ter , who was wearing Augustine's coat
for Augustine , and shot her , with thi
result that she just barely escapee
death. She afterwards made an un
successful attempt to commit suicidi
because of the notoriely lhat came t <
her through this shooting.
The several indictments brough
against some of the soft drink pafion
in Alliance for the illegal disposal o
intoxicating liquors were u-rminatet
with a partial acknowledgement o :
guilt anel a compromise. The gram
jury investigation also resulted in r
hasty order from the mayor that the
several houses of ill repute be closet
until May 31 , or until his term ex
pired. ,
C. K. BEXSOX DIILS IN DKPOT.
Sits Down in Waiting Iloom al Kear
ney and "Falls Asleep. "
Charles .E. Benson of th < - firm ol
Benson & Meyer , of Omaha , died in
the Union Pacific depot at Kearney
Wodnesdny from heart tremble. Tic
bad just returned from a trip up the
Callaway branch attending to some
loan business for the company anel
went from his hotel to the depot to
catch the train for Omaha. The trnin
was late and he sat elown in the wait
ing room with other passengers. It
wns noticeel about 3 o'clock that he
was very eiuiet , and presumably asleep.
Near train time some one though best
to arouse him. but he could not be
awakened anel investigation showed
that he had been eleael for some time.
DEAL PROVES EXPENSIVE.
Must Pay Damages and Stand
Trial on Criminal Charge.
C. II. Dixon , against whom a \ er-
lict was ronelered in the district court
nt Beatrice for $1,300 in favor of the
Barneston Horse company , wns ar-
rrsted by Sheriff Greer of Wilbur and
taken to Saline county on the charge
of obtaining money under false pre
tenses. It is charged that Dixon sold
the nine residents of Crete a Percheron
stallion , supposed to be Voltaire , an
importeel horse , which proved to be
a different animal entirely , with a
forged peeligree. The price paiel for
the horse was $3,000. Dixon formerly
lived in Bealrice but has been locnteel
in California the last few years.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR A HAXCII.
"Proposed Also to Make Electricity Do
Fann Work.
Lloyd Rude of Sunol. is perfecting
an electric lighting and power system
for the Booth ranch and also the en
tire valley between Lodge Polo anel
Sielney. He expects to harness the
waters of the creek with a wheel
of his own invention , which will elrlve
a 300-horse power dynamo. If this
proves a succo-s it will only be a short
time until all the valley will plow
their ground and thresh their grain
"by electricity , while the farmer's wife
will do her washing nnd churn her
buttar with this invisible power.
NEBRASKANS BI'Y CIRCUS.
Vorfo'k and Atkinson Men Secure
Control of Lemon Bros. Show.
Smith Bros , of "Norfolk , and A. O.
Perry , a ranchman of Atkinson , have
bought the Lemon Bros. ' Pan-Ameri
can circus , which will be brought to
Norfolk for -uintoi qu.trteis. Perry
was formerly a member of the circus
Firm of Perry & Loftwich , succeeding
"Doc" Hurlbtirt , who burneel to death
at a performance in Norfolk twenty
years ago.
Electric Lights for Pciuler.
Pender has just finished putting in
a new electric light system. This
marks quite nn advance in the town ,
as the streets have been in total elark-
ness for some time. But it is the first
of a number of prospective improve
ments which are in sight. There are
five arc lights on Main street and a
number of incandescent lighls in other
parts of town.
Two Stores Robbed.
Burglars entered the stores of Gum-
prekrht Brothers and F. T. Turney at
Shelton. At the former place some
small articles were taken and the
rash register opened and change taken ,
and at Turney's some small items
were taken. Marshal Kesterson and
a deputy were on the trail of the rob
bers but they succeeded In making
their escape.
Shooting : Affray at Breemer.
During a fight at the Harder &
Peterson saloon at Breemer between
Hclor Peterson and John Smith , Smith
pulled a gun anel shot at Peterson , one
bullet striking him in the forehead ,
glancing upward anel out , making a
langerous wound. lie has a good
chance for recovery.
Farmer Attempted Suicide.
John Apployard n well-to-do farmer
iving four miles west of Edgar , at-
; empted to commit suicide by shoot-
ng himself in the temple with a 3S-
alibr'1 revolver. While the wound is
langerous it is though that he will
ecover.
Perishes in the Blizzard.
Herman Taylor , a prominent stock
eder residing a mile south of Plain-
rlew , perished in the blizzard. He
vent out to care for his stock and evl-
lentljr became exhausted.
CHAPTER ENACTED.
Brace Bundy Marries the Woma
Whose Husband He Killed.
! The final chapter of the Bundy-Aus
tin murder trial was recently consuir
mated In South Dakota by the mai
riagre of Bruce Bundy , who was con
victed of killing Herbert Austin , to th
wife of themurdered , man.
It will be remembered that the kill
ing of Austin by Bundy occurred 1
April , 1907 , on a farm near Tokamal
The trouble arose over Bundy bein
i too intimate with Austin's wife , an
1 this feeling existed for more than
year prior to the fatal tragedy , whicl
was caused by Austin going to th
Bundy home , without a gun or wcap
un , to remonstrate with him for broa'k
ing up his home , which resulted Ii
Austin being shot through the stomach
ach by Bundy , which resulted in hi
death. Bundy was arrested and ha <
his trial in Tekamah and was fount
guilty and sentenced to eightoei
months in the state penitentiary b :
Judge Reclick.
It was only a short time ago tha
he was released from the penitentiary
and sold his farm and . .rrangod to lo
cate near Belvidere. in South Dakota
During the time that Bundy was in tin
penitentiary Mrs. Austin and her littlt
daughter lived near Tekamah. Indig
nation ran high in the neighborhood
where they resided when the roper
came from South Dakota that Bund }
and the widow of the murdered mar
wore married , and much sympathy is
expressed for the little daughter whose
mother married the man who -shot hei
father.
MUST FrLFILL CONTRACT.
Adoptee ! Daughter Wins Suit for In
terest in Estate.
The suprr-ine court settled a Case
county suit involving $25,000 worth of
real estate that has been a celebrated
cause in that section for years.
When Sarah Nicks was 9 years old ,
John Albert Bauer adopted her , agree
ing with her father that if lie allowed
the girl to re-main with them , ho would
give her half the properly ho owned
when ho died. At that time he had a
son. The girl was with the Bauera
for IS years , but v.hen the son brought
home a wife she left. Because she
did so , Bauer left her out of his will ,
giving the property to the con. She has
married ince then , and her suit to set
aside the will failed. Then she brought
.in action to secure a specific perform
ance of the contract with her father.
Pho court finds in her favor , and she
is to got half of § 5.000 worth of prop
erty , mostly in farm lnnd .
WAIIOO-S BIG TANK FINISHED.
Adequate Prolpplion in Case of Fire
Now Assured.
Construction of the large storage
: ank inVahoo is completed. This
: ank. which is a part of the new mu
nicipal water plant. : s an immense af-
'air. The tank is set upon the top of
"our large steel piles , the lower por-
ion of the tank being 125 feet from
: he ground. The tank itself is 22 feet
ndiametor and 2S feet in depth , with
i capacity of 100.000 gallons of water.
Pile pressure which will result from
his elevation will bo sufficient to inure -
; ure good fire protection , especially in
he business portion of town , the water
laving a fail of nearly 200 feet.
$ : .5.ono FunLOSS. .
'ivo Business ttm ! < liiis Arc Burned : u
Ilii'-hvillp.
Rushville , a town of 1,300 inhabit-
ints. about 123 miles southeast of
"iapid City , S. D. , on the Omaha line
> the Northwestern , was visited with
. $ ? f ,000 fire Tuesday evening. The
> laze started in Main street , opposite
he hotel , and before it could be stop-
> ed five buildings had been burned ,
because of the crippled condition of
he telegraph service on account of the
term the names of the losers and the
efinite losses and insurance cannot
o ascertained.
FICI1T A DUKL.
! oth Receive Painful Jji juries as Re-
suit , of a Quarrel.
Charles and Joseph Wood , brothers ,
ged respectively 21 and 13 , fought a
un duel with a revolver and shotgun
t O'Neill Tuesday , during which each
scoived painful injuries , but neither
as fatally hurt. Both gave them-
Mves up to the authorities. The
ght resulted from a quarrel over af-
lirs on their farm. Charles Wood
aceived a load of uuckshot in the face
t long range and his brother has a
ullet in his body.
Woman Wants Divorce.
Charles A. Dodson. a scenic painter
ow in the county jail at Lincoln
waiting a hearing on the charge of in-
mity , was served with a notice that
is wife , Cora Dodson. of Sioux Falls ,
D. , had brought suit for divorce
jainst him. alleging non-support ,
odson claims to be a cousin of W. J.
ryan , but none of the Bryans know
nything about him.
Law and Order League.
Business men of Winnebago havt
-ganized a "law and order" league
id contributed $250 to be used to aid
ie officers to stop bootlegging and in
ic prosecution of all offenders. When
lis fund become exhausted another
ill be raised. Much concern is felt
; cause of Indian Agent Kneale's al-
ged threat to boycott the town beef -
of bootlegging.
Ilolcomb Suit Dismissed.
The suit against ex-Gov. Silas Hol-
mb was dismissed at Lincoln. The
aintiffs failed to get service , Hol-
mb residing in Broken Bow. Hol-
mb was sued for $11,000 in pre-
iums , the company claiming he had
laranteed their payment.
For Wyinore Waterworks.
It is rumored that an effort is being
ade in Wymore to capitalize a com-
.ny for $50.000 to bring water to that
y from the springs north of Blue
rings. It is thought Blue Sprinjs
11 sell a right of way for a main
rough the corporation.
Aged Nebraska Woman Dead-
Mrs. Martha Barnes , aged 98 , the
lost rroman in Madison county , died
Battle Creek Tuesday.
WORK OF
The splendid qualities of mind and
character- the late Senator William
B. Allison of Jo\vu. thirty-five years a
United States Senator , and eight years
a member of the House of Representa
tives , were the subject of many eulo
gies in the Senate Saturday. The de
livery of the eulogies consumed the en
tire day. After devoting almost its en
tire session to the consideration of the
subject the House of Representatives
passed a bill making several amend
ments lo the national bankruptcy law.
Mr. Clayton ( Ala. ) made a desperate
but unsuccessful attempt to repeal the
law. The bill is designed to correct cer
tain inequalities in the administration
of the bankruptcy law. and amends the
act regulating the duties and compen
sation of receivers in order to prevent
excessive fees. It also provides that
any moneyed business or commemal , - a
corporation , except a municipal railroader
or banking corporation , can file a peti
tion for bankruptcy , thereby eliminat
ing the discrepancies which heretofore
existed where some court decisions
barred many corporations in one eir-
? ult which would be admitted into bank
ruptcy in another. It confers ancillary
jurisdiction so that all the assets of
the estate can bo marshaled substan
tially in one court , thereby obviating' '
the filing of suits in different courts
ivhere the property might happen to Mr.
After a brief legislative session Mon
day the Senate closed its doors and de
voted the day to a further considera
tion of the nomination of William I * .
Cruin to be collector of customs for th
port of Charleston , S. C. In the House
of Representatives practically the entire
session wis given over to the consid -
atlon of bills pertaining to the District
of Columbia. A message from the Presi
dent was read recommending a law re
quiring ocean-going vessels to he
equipped with wireless telegraph a ; > -
paratus.
* _ _ _
The Senate Tuesday became invoren
in a discussion of the type of canal
that should be constructed at Panama.
Senator Kittredge , chairman of the
committee on interoceanic canals , pre
cipitated the debate by bringing in 7 ,
adverse report on the Hopkins bill ank
thorizing the issuance of bonds to the *
l
extent of ? .jOO.OOO,000 for the construc
tion of tincanal. . Reading a statement
of expenditures up to date , he declared
the completion of the lock canal would
rostlCO.CO.OCO. ' ! . and insisted that .1
sreat mistake had been made in not
adhering to the plan for the building
; > f a sea level waterway , which he said
ivould be cheaper than the iock canal.
Senators Foraker and Teller joined in
Lhe belief that a sea level canal should
> e constructed , and Mr. Kittredge said
t was not too late to abandon the lock
project. For nearly six hours the
House discussed the bill materially
'hanging the methods of administering
: he Panama canal zone and construct
ng the canal. Amendments a
vithoufc number were aimed at the
neasure , hut with one or two excep- i
ions they failed of adoption. Consid-
ration of the bill was completed , but
> ecause of a threatened roll call by
he opponents of the measure and the
lour being late. Mr. Mann , having it
n charge , did not ask for a vote.
The postal savings bank bill was bo
ore the Senate during most of the
cssion Wednesday , and Senator Hey-
> urn of Idaho spoke in opposition to
t. Little progress was made. The
Senate took a recess in order to join
he House of Representatives in the
ounting of the electoral vole , resum-
ng its legislative work Immediately
hereafter. The
ever Interesting cere-
lony of counting the electoral vrto
ras performed by the Senate and
louse of Representatives in
joint ses-
ion. William H. Taft of Ohio wns
fficinlly declared elected Prosi.U nt
iicl James S. Sherman of Xew York
'ice President , the count disclosing
21 electoral voles for the Republican
undulates , as against 102 for
tryan nnd Kcrn > Follmvinp
tisal of unanimous consent for the h
consideration of a resolution appn - riling
*
ling $1.2TO.COO for a Lincoln moin-v
ial in Washington and til
? passn-e o ?
averal bills of minor importance % -on-
ideration of the
agricultural '
appropr'-
tlon bill was resumed. The effort of
Cr. Lever fS. C. ) and his followers
) abolish the board of referees of the
'epartment ' of Agriculture failed Th
ill was pending when the House ad-
nirned.
NEWS ITE : < IS
The corner stone of the Cathedral m
° Ta"SPiSt ! tO buHt K
:
nvc r by the
00,000. wns laid the other elaW
Business men of the Pacific coast are
okmg to the War Department for
tf from excessive
freight
rate * T-IP
T ipSl thp Clu with whu :
" ainman Wll ! fl < >
ought to time.
? WeSt < forrnor ovoraor f
-
tab. cliod in a hospital '
in
O-
- > --nel ! C
here he had been confined since Doc " ' "
ith appendicitis.
itb the C
explosion of aatchina
rn. destroyed the
entire
v.-l-irf
"
sheds ,
The special committee
of
ship owner *
eeting at >
ewcastIe-UPon-Tvne.
- . En ?
nd , has agTeed
to lay np tonnasc
TO consecutive periods of thirty
y of