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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
NOHKOUv , NliJIUtASUA , Ml DAY , AIAIU'II tt , I'.lOo '
MRS. STANFORD ATE SODA CON-
TAININQ THAT p6lSON , v
CHEMIST'S REPORT POSITIVE
it Has Deen Definitely Determined
Today That Mrs. Leland Stanford
Died at Honolulu From the Effects
of Poison Murdered Treacherously
Honolulu , March 2. The chemist's
report of the analysis of the bicarbon
ate of soda , of which Mrs. Leland
Stanford took a doao shortly before
her death , Is positive that the smlu
contained strychnine.
HOPE TO AGREE ON STATEHOOD
Bailey Does Not Press His Resolution
On-Account of It.
Washington , March 2. When Bat-
ley's resolution for the discharge of
the conferences on the statehood bill
was laid heforo the senate today Dal
ley said :
"I understand there is a bare hope
of an agreement by the conference
committee and so long as there is
such hope I will not press the resolu
tion. "
The resolution remained on the ta
ble.
NIEDRINGHAUS ° 6 ' 'S.
_ ty
°
Says He Will Help Warner / /
ter Gets Forty-Seven.
Kansas City , March 2. A spu 5 >
from Jefferson City to the Star says :
Thomas K. Nledringhaus said today ,
"If "Warner secures fortyjSeven votes
In caucus for senator , I shall do all
In my power to help him. "
Nledringhaus Still In It.
Jefferson City , Mo. , March 2. The
thirty-sixth ballot resulted : Nledrlng-
haus , C5 ; CocUrell , 74 ; Kerens , 15 ;
McKlnley , 4 ; Dyer , 1 ; Schaldolg , 1.
ROBBERS BLOW SAFE.
; SV s Four Armed Men Use Nltro-Glycerlne
'
\ and Escape'With Booty.
Muskosee , I. T. , March 2. Four
armed men rode into Vlan. seventeen
miles southwest of here , last night ,
blew open a safe with nltro-RlycerJne
and escape } with $1COO.
Honolulu. March 2. Mrs. Jan
Latkrop Stanford of San Francisco ,
widow of United States Senator Le-
taad Stanford , died forty minutes
after she was made ill at the Moana
hotel here under Mi.-pl.-lous chciim-
stances , pointing , in the opinion of
the physician nho alt ndi-d her aiVl
aeemlngl ) In that ut otlic : = , to
poisoning by strychnine in a vul u (
bicarbonate of hoia |
Mrs. Stanfoid hcisolf , when found
by a guest qf the hotel , who had
heard her groaning : u hei agony and
suffering from convulsions , declared :
" 1 have been poisoned " and her last
words werw : "This is a hoiiible death
to die"
The physicians kay that between
convulsions Mrs. Stanford repeated
the assertion that she had been poi
soned ; and said It was tbe second
time the attempt had been made , the
first time being In January , at her
San Francisco home , and that it was
this attempt which caused her to
come to Honolulu.
An autopsy on the remains showed
that the caute of death was tetanus
of the respiratory organs , but how
this was luoiiL'ht about will not be
known until after an examination ol
the stomach.
'Expensive Fire at Lincoln.
Lincoln , March 2. Fire whlck start
ed in the third story of Hargreaves
Bros. ' wholesale grocery house badly
damaged the building nnd caused an
almost entire loss of the stock. The
total loss Is estimated at $130,000.
The Royd hotel , adjoining , was slight
ly damaged.
WARNER LEADS IN CAUCUS
s T
Adj'urn AftoTaklnj Feurteen Fruit
less Ballots at Jefferson City.
Jefferson City. Mo. . March 2. A
caucus of Republican members was
held In an effoit to fettle the sena
torlal deadlock. The caucus was at
tended by Nledringhaus mea only
and It was decided that lu balloting
for a candidate for United Slates sen
* ator forty-seven votes would nominate
William Warner of Kansas City led
tke balloting.
Several members declared tkeir al
legiance to Ntedringhaus , and refused
to remain In the caucus. After taking
fourteen ballots and no selection , tbe
caucus adjouraed. On the fourteenth
ballot all the candidates had been
dropped out but Warner , Dyer and
Pettijohn , and tbe vote stood : War
ner , 39 ; Dyer , 8 ; Petttjohn , 8. Previous
vious to this ballot a number of mem
ben additionally bad departed from
tke caucus , refusing to countenance
/any change which the caucus mlgh
make In the senatorial contest. . It is
declared here that there is now o
probability of a breaV In the deadlock
alone the lines of any of the plans
that have been suggested.
MRS , CODY ENDS TESTIMONY
Reluctant About Answering Question *
That Reflect Upon Her Husband.
Noilh Platte , Neb. , March a. Mm.
Louisa F Cody , \stfo of tfolcmel Will
iam F Cody ( llultalo 1)111) ) ) , was sub
jected to a long and searching cross-
examination on the evidence given by
her In her husband's divorce fault ,
which she Is contesting. The cross-
examination was conducted by Attorney
noy 11 S. Ultlgley. Mrs. Cody be
came very nervous under the ordeal
and contradicted her previous testi
mony on some points. When forced
to give answers reflecting on her hus
band she appeared to do so reluctant
ly. The examination developed the
fact that Colonel Cody and his wife
had separated several times and baa
been brought together again by rel
atives and friends. '
Anti-trust Legislation In Oklahoma.
Outhrle , Okla. , March 2. The antl
trust bill passed the lower house
unanimously. The bill defines trusts
and legislates against them. One sec
tion provides that all plpa lines In
the territory shall bo considered aa
common carriers and shall bo subject
to the laws regulating these.
THIRTEEN MEMBERS OF COMMIT
TEE ARE FOR EX-GOVERNOR.
FIVE REFUSE TO SIGN REPORT
One Dissenter Wants Claims of Bath
, ? ! Jected and Lieutenant Govern r
, , , _ ted Democratic Minority With
governor Adams.
Denver , March 2. After a long ex
acutive session ef the guhcruatorla
contest committee thirteen of tlio
eighteen Republican member ; , signed
a repoit lu favor of seating Jame * 1 !
Peabody and the nine Democrat-
signed a report in favor of continuing1
Goveiuor Adams In the ofllco The
other five Republican members. In
eluding Chairman William 11. CrinUh
refused to sign either teport
Senator Alexander , one of the He
publicans who refused to sign the
Peabody report , made a hard tigli
for the rejection of the fclalms of both
the contester and contestee and the
eating in the governor's chair of
Lieutenant Governor Jesse McDonald.
He found no supporters for this plan
in tbe committee , but he may bring it
up before the joint assembly as a
compromise measure. His argument
was that there is no doubt of the elec
tion of Mr. McDonald , while there Is
doubt as to whether Adams or Peabody -
body was elected lawfully
Today the notice and senate will
meet In joint session and tecelve the
reportn of the committee In the art-
ernoon It is expected that John M.
Waldion , chief counsel for Peabody ,
will open arguments
A Republican caucus decided to al
low each side to the contest eight
hours for argument. Kach member of
the joint assembly will be permitted
to speak ten minutes , and should they
all take advantage of this rule or as
sign their time , the final vote will
probably be delayed until next Tues
day
SENATE GETS DOWN TO WORK
Passes Three Supply Bills Carrying
Over $357,000,000.
Washington , March 2. Dm Ing tbe
day the senate considered and passed
thiee supply bills , aggiegatlng an ap
propriation of over $ o57UUOOOU , and
at night look up a touith bill , carryIng -
Ing over ? tUUO ; , < iOv. ,
The appropi Union measures passed
duiing the day session \\ere tbe post-
office bill , cm lying $181a2Jti43 ( ; tbe
pension bill , cairylng fl38OiiOOUO ,
aad the river and harbor bill , csfrry-
tag an immediate appioprlatlou and
continuing contracts of f38,350sau.
Many ot tbe items on the bills were
dlbciifa ed at length , but the principal
debate wag based on the appropria
tion for pneumatic tubes of the post-
office bill. Tbe senate also agreed to
conference reports on the military
academy and agrlcultuial department
appropi latlon bill , lu connection with
the agricultural bill Hacou sharply
criticised subordinate officials in the
agricultural department for opposition
to tbe piovlslou for bi-monthly cottoa
crop reports.
During consideration of the confer
ence report on the military academy
bill Bailey criticised tbe addition of
the names of General Hawley and
General Osterhaus on the retired list
of the army.
Tbe Philippine Import tariff bill waa
passed and also several bills of minor
importance. At tbe night session the
sundry civil appropriation bill was
considered. '
Japs Drive Back Russians.
General Oku's Headquarters , March
2. The Japanese left wing 1s driving
back the Russian outposts. The Jap
anese have occupied a line from
Sbatzemun , two miles west of the Hun
river , in a northwest direction , to
Kallta , on the east hanft of the Llao
river. A heavy bombardment along
the entire line west of the railroad
IB In progress night and day. The
Russians are Bring blindly with field
and heavy guns.
CHURCHES AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS
ON RESERVATION.
THERE IS NO LAWLESSNESS
Reports Which are Derogatory to the
Good Name of the Rosebud Coun
try are Said to Have Deen Spread
by Land Grabbers for a Purpose.
Gregory , S. D. , March 2. Special to
The News : In an article published In
The News recently It was stated thnt
durliiK tlio past few months there had
boon , according to reports , somethlni ;
of n rclun of terror on the Rosebud
reservation , and further on the story
stated that the facts came from emi
nently reliable cltlxens 'of Uoucsteol.
One Lone Indian.
SpenUltiR as to the western part of
the county , your correspondent IH
able to say thnt a rel u of terror does
not exist. It is true that one lone In
dian broke Into a settlor's house and
was helping himself when the settler
arrived on the scone. Tlio lone In
cllan was promptly arrested and is he
R dealt with according to law. This
Is the only crime that lias been com
mitted In the western part of the
county this winter.
No Fights.
There hayo been no fierce fights ,
hold-ups or even at tempi eel murders.
In the town of Gregory there Is a very
respectable class of cltl/.ens. There
are regular church services , Sunday
school , public school , literary and ilc
hating society nnd a commercial club
that would "lie a credit to any toun
The town Is fast building up nnd
most all branches of legitimate busi
ness are represented. The towfi Is
surrounded bv a good country thnt Is
being populated by a God-fearing class
of people who have the courage and
nerve to build up a country and make
homes. It is a noticeable fact that
wo never hear of nil this lawlessness
until some outsider gets wise and
spreads It broadcast over the country
which it Is known bore Is done for a
purpose.
The Cuspidor Episode.
Some of the nonesteel land grab
hers are , ns the cltlxens here believe ,
nt the bottom of these ? reports In
fact the article stated that the Infer
Uiatlon came from. Boncsteel. The
story also stated that there is In nn
Omaha hospital a settler whoso hear
was split open as a result of being
struck with a cuspidor. This IH
misleading as the gentleman was not
molested while on the Rosebud reser
vatlon but was in a saloon fight li
nonesteel when the cuspidor was
hurled at him , which resulted In the
split head.
Not a Horse Stolen.
Now ns to the horse stealing on the
Rosebud , your correspondent bus not
heard of one horse being stolen this
winter , and the statement of actual
killing Is preporterous and derogatory
to the good name of the Rosebud coun
try. People who are desirous of lo
cating on the Rosebud should not let
these false reports stop them , but
ccime and Investigate for themselves.
AMPUTATE FROZEN FEET.
Man Whose Feet Were Frozen Near
Alnsworth , Loses Them Both.
AlnHworth , Neb. , March 2. Special
to The News : William Sheldon , the
man whose feet were badly froy.cn
thirty miles south of here , got Into
such serious condition that the sur
geons had to amputate both feet at
the ankle yesterday afternoon In order
to save his life. Dr. Remy and Dr.
Murphy , assisted by Miss Miller , per
formed the operation.
POTATO SPECIAL AT AINSWORTH
Farmers Will This Year Follow the
Advice Given by Train.
Alnsworth , Neb. , March 2. Special
to The News : The Northwestern potato
tate special arrived here at 10 a. m.
and gave the farmers a grand lecture
on groin nnd produce culture. The
farmers will this year follow the ad
vice given. They say that they have
believed these theories advanced , for
years but that they have failed here
tofore to put them into practice.
Bonesteel Paper.
IJonesteel , S. D. . March 2. Fcrd
Reichmann , of Geddes , S. D. , has pur
chased the Gregory County News and
will take charge the early part of
next month. Mr. Reichmann Is a
newspaper man formerlyi from Iowa
nnd for years wah prominent In news
paper work there. Ho was an active
member of the Corn Belt Editorial as
sociation and served that association
as president nnd secretory nt differ
ent periods. Since his residence In
Gcddcs ho has not been engaged In
newspaper work , but has boon a prom
inent man in public affairs , having
the past two years served on the town
council as president of that body.
Mr. Relchmann says ho will run a
newspaper for the advancement find
upbuilding of Bonesteel nnd Gregory
county.
Mr. Ayres , the retiring publisher ,
expects to return to his home In Mar-
shalltown , Iowa.
SENSATION IN KANSAS HOUSE
Anti-Discrimination DIM Panel ] After
Legislator Denounces Lobbyist.
Topekn , Kun. , March 2. The huuno
82 to IS jrnasud llio autl-dlRcrlml-
nation lilll , alined | ) rlncliilly | ; at thu
Standard Oil company , and thu last
of the untl-tniHt measures to eomo up
In this session. U now KOCH to Gov
ernor I loch. This bill will lelnforce
the half do/rii other aiill-lruHl meas
ures passed by the present legislature.
A heated dcbtito pieeedcd thu pass
im ; of the measure , during wh.lch
Representative Heekman. pointing at
Charles H. KldRWay , a lobbylat who
fought antl-dlHerlmliiation bill ,
created a sensation when ho declared :
"He IB IlKhtliiK thlH bill because ho
represents thu millers' trust. "
The other anti-trust legislation en
acted this session Includes the pas-
ease of the hill npproprlallnK $410,000
for the erection of a Htato oil refinery ,
a bill making oil jilpo linen comnioit
carriers , and a bill providing for a
maximum freight ratu fur tha trans
portation of oil.
The anll-dlHcrlnilnatlon hill pro
vides thut any peihon or Him doing
business In Kansas "enKiiKed in the
production , manufacture or dlstrlbu
tlon of any commodity In general UHC
that Bh ll dlacrlmlnato between differ
ent sections by selling such commod
ity at a lower rate In on section
than Is charged for such commodity
In another section , after equalizing [ Tin
dlstanco from th < t point of production ,
nianufacturo or dlRtrlbutlon and
freight rates tliorefrom , shall be
doomed guilty of unfair dlscrlmlna-
tlon. " The bill prorldos that after any
complaint shall hare been made
against anv persons or flrniB charg
tnr them with violating tha act , In
ventilation shall lie made by the itate
charter board , which Is given power
to revoke the guilty persons' charter.
A fine of $1,000 for each and every
rlolatlon of the act In provided. If
the offender continues to violate the
law , provision In made for ousting
meh person or firm from the ntate
norrrnor Horn will sign tha bill.
He announced when the refinery bill
passed that the antl-dlncrltnlnatlon
law was necessary to Its success.
RAILROADS TO IGNORE ORDER
Will Pay No Attention to Instructions
to Equalize Live Stock Rates ,
Chicago , March 2. Mxecutlva oO'
clnls of the western tallroads have do
elded to Iguoie the order of tbe In
teratate commerce commission re
quiring them to charge no higher
rates lor live stock than are charged
for tbe tiansportation of live stock
products. "Hy tbe advice oT the attor
neys of the dlffeient roads tbe matter
will be tested In the courts , as the.
roads are agreed that it will be Im
possible either to- lower tbe stock
rates or to Inciease the rates on live
stocK products. A redii' linn on the
live vtoc-K linen In compliance will
the decision of ilie commission would
mean a minimum reduction of . ' ! ' .
cents and a maximum of about
cents per 100 pounds , and would af
feet fully 40 per cent of all live stocik
( rattle west of Chicago. The railroads
estimate that compliance with flie or
der would mean an annual aggregate
loss to the railroads of $2.000,000.
Methodists at Lincoln.
Lincoln , March 2. state mission
ary convention , bringing together five
bishops of the Methodist Kplscojm
church and leading workers of thai
denomination from over the country
Is In progress here with an overflow
attendance. On the progiam for ad
dresses are Bishops Andrews ) Tho-
burn , Joyce , Hamilton- and Wairen ,
together with Or F. D ( lamewell and
Dr. Geoige Heber Jones , New York ;
Dr. K. M. Randall , Chicago ; Lr. ) C. M
Koswell , Philadelphia , and others
prominent In home and foreign mis
sionary efforts. Kvangellzatlon of the
state , nation and world was the leadIng -
Ing thought brought out at the open
ing meeting.
Many Callers at White House.
Washington , March 2. Evidence of
tbe great throng of visitors expected
to be \Yabhlngton for tke inaugural
(
ceremonies was not lacking at tbe
white house. Hundred * of strangers
called at the executive office to pay
tbelr respects to President Koosevelt.
Among the callers was "lien" Daniels ,
superintendent of tke Urlzona peni
tentiary , a former member of the
president's regiment of rough riders
and a. member of the picker escort of
honor of the president on Inaugura
tion day. He presented to tke presi
dent a handsome cane , beautifully
fashioned "cow horn" by one of the
convicts In tue Arizona pruoa.
Czar Still ContTderfng Reforms.
St. Petersburg , March 2. The great
and overshadowing/question for Rus
sians , that of granting the people a
Tolce in tbe goveinment , remains un
decided at the Tsarskoe elo Em
peror Nicholas has not yet given the
final word.
Ex-Senator Wolcott Dies In France.
Denver , March 2. A message an
nouncing the death of former United
States Senator Edward O. Wolcott ,
who kas been sojourning In southern
France , was received at the Drown
Palace hotel.
Steamer Oregon Beached ,
Eureka , Cal. . March J. The steamer -
er Oregon has been beached and tbe
flre U aow uader co'uUol.
DATTLE ON RUSSIAN LEFT WING
IN MANCHURIA.
JAP ATTACK WAS REPULSED
Vigorous Attack of the Japanese on
the Village of Kud.izn Has Been Re
pulsed and the Russians Have
Maintained Their Position ,
Stickntn , Manehurln. March 2. De
layed In tnmmulHHlou. A ntubhorn
light IB raging on the left wing.
A vigorous attack of the JnpnnoBc
on the village of Kudiim has boon ro-
pulHod nnd the UUHHlniiH have main
tained their position.
JAPS ARE WINNING BATTLE.
Activity Continues nnd the
Press Forward ,
ToUlo , March 2 , fiIO : ! | . m. AdvleeH
from hcailquaih'rH of the Japanese )
army In Manchuria show Japiinesu ac
tivity on the extreme right conllnueit
and thnt wing In proHHlng forward nml
In' dislodging the lltiHnlann.
JAPS RAID A TOWN WITH GUN.
Detachment of 400 Cavalrymen Train
One Gun Down Main Street.
Now Chwang , March 2. A detach
ment of 400 JnpaucHo cavalry , with
one gun , raided Slinulntul , thirty
miles went of Mukden , thin afternoon.
With their guns trained on the main
street , the troopers ransacked the rail
road buildings and the Chinese ruins.
'
RIOTING AT MOSCOW.
Several Killed In a Clash Between
Factions of Workmen.
St. Petersburg , March 2. Reports
from Moscow Hay that several rioters
have been killed In a conflict with
workmen. Thn fighting was between
the faction who assaulted the manu
facturers , nnd others who Intervened
for their protection.
Ten thousand men struck today In
the factories of the Vnborg quarter.
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CENSOR SHUTS OFF NEWS.
Curtain Again Down Over Events In
Manchuria.
St. Petersburg. March 2. The cur-
( * 'u of a rigid < n or > ililp han .etilert
down over events In Mancjiurla.
Thoie Is no news of the results oJ
Wednesday's UK lit in , ' . Dispatcher de
PCTlblng the [ iielureMiieness | of the
Night retreat fiom Da pass nnd the
all nlglu romhut at the ruUoad
luldge iicici s the Shakhe rivet "have
been allowed to come through but
iiolhlug to iLon * ! iethoi tleneial
KruropatUn la withdrawing or I * de
tot mined to itand lil ground It t ?
significant tl.at no news nan been re
cehed fiom tbe threatened left flank
the last dit-patc lies leaving tbe Itiu
flan * ilincmg clc peraiely to OuheiiM
puna against strong forces of Ceneial
Klirokl . veleians
Although It U not admitted at the
war ofllce tbe general impres lon In
military circles Is that General Kouro
pstkln may be fenced to withdraw
Not only is.Geneial Knroki threaten
lag hU communications , hut the re
'double at I'utiloff and Novgorod hills
nd even the hills themselves , keys to
the positions of tlie Russian center
appear to he crumbling away under
the Impact of the terrible eleven-Inch
shells such as levelled the fort Idea
tlons of Poit Arthui und tendered the
forties * untenable. No troops will be
able to retain the position long if the
bombardment continues
It develops that the Russian * wrre
unable 10 hold peiinanentl ) the toiith
tin end of the railroad bridge across
the Shakkr river. The advance of
the right wing seems for the moment
to have eome to a standstill.
PROCLAIMS A PARTIAL SIEGE
AH Poland Is Now Governed by Modi
fied Form of Martial Law.
TV'aicaw , Maun 2. The governor
general of Poland proclaimed a par
tlal BtJte of lge l of the governments
of Kallsz , Lublin Kielce and l.om/.a.
As a similar condition prevails In the
remaining hlx provincial governments
all Poland Is now RUveined under a
modified form of maitlal law. The
proclamation does not give specific
reasons for the action taken , but It Is
lue to the general unsatisfactory con-
iltlon of the countrr.
The strike on the Vistula railroad
, e ended Train service both north
and south of Warsaw has been re
umed. The strikers obtained higher
wages and other concessions.
Lugansk. Poland , March 2. The
situation here Is becoming worce
Four thousand men struck at the Halt
mann works. A general strike o !
200,000 miners In the Donelz coal
fields Is expected on March 8.
Killed by Unknown Assailant.
San Francisco , March 2. John "VT.
Mitchell , a labor union advocate ol
Wichita , Kan. , died at the Central
Emergency hospital here from the ef
fects of a fractured skull. The blow
wat dealt by aa uaknowa assailant
THE CONDITIONOF THE WEATHER
_
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. ,
Porconst for Nebraska. 4 , ,
Condition of the wonthor HH recorded -
ed for llio 1 ! ) hours end I UK at 8 a , m.
today :
Maximum M
Minimum 28
Average < H '
Ilaromotor 30.01
Chicago , March 2. The liiillotln In-
Hited by the Chicago iitatlon of tlui
United HtalOH weather bureau thin
morning , gives the forecast for No-
hniHkn as folioWH :
Fair tonight anil Friday. Moderato
temporal uro.
House Passes Deficiency Dill.
Washington , March 2. The house
punned the Kener.il dctlclcncy appro
priation bill , the last of the ( real sup
ply measures to bo acted upon during ;
this einiieKH. ; Tbo total amount car
rled In $31,224,079. The temper of
the hoiiBe regarding the Swayno Im
peuchment vvrdlct wai shown whim
nmemlmcntH were attached to tb
bill restilctliiR the $10 a day limit for
expense * of United States Judeos no
that expenditures above $5 a day
shall be cerlltlod on vouchers.
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KANSAS
AFTER STANDARD OIL CO.
FILES SUIT IN SUPREME COURT
'Charges ' State Branch of the Combine
With Violation of State Laws Rail
roads Made Parties to the SulL
Proceedings Against Santa Fo.
Topeka , Kan , Match 2. Attorney
Genetal Colcninn of tbu state of Kan
sas tilea1 milt in tbu wupieuia court
asking tbul a let elver be appufnUd
for the 1'ialrle Oil and Gas company ,
th Kansas biaiah of th Standard
Oil company , on account of alleged
violation of the state lawn. Th * writ
was uiado reiurnablo March 10 and
tke answer to the aTpllcatlon | will ht
nade March 30. The papers will bo
served A'vandotta county , bocaun *
of tha an iltlon that tko interests
of Ike ( > * ny aro.centered thero.
All tbe r , ad companies In the state
wltk the exception of the Santa F *
ar mad * paitles to the suit. In ad
dition , action Is biought against th
Transcontinental Freight bureau , th
Western Trunk Line committee and
the Southwestern .Traffic commlttoe.
All the'be ' concerns are alleged to IILTO
entered Into an agreement with the
Standaid Oil company to make rates
which are discriminative on oil and
by-products. The petition says no re
port has been nude to tbe state as to
tbe solvency of the Standard OH com
pany and that no chaitur feu has bnna
paid the slate. In thli contention Is
where tbe attorney ieneial ; thinks he
has a strons case HK.iliiHt the Stand
ard , a * the Kansas law KoveinliiK cor
porations Is explicit In the matter of
requiring llnaiiclal statements amt
charter fees In addition , the attor
ney general alleges that the capital
stork of the Standard being $120,000-
000 , over $24.0uO,0iO ( should have been
paid to the Kansas school fund. Thli
has not been paid. The annual In
come of the Standard In Kansas Is
given at $1.000,000.
Maximum Freight Rate Law In Effect.
The maximum freight rate law re-
centl > passed by the legislature went
Into efleit yesterday. In conformanc *
with this law the railroads operating
In tbe oil fields have completed a new
classification of oil rates. If the rate
It made In strict accordance with the
new law , the late on oil In some In
stances will be reduced 'almost one-
half.
J. K Koontz , general freight agent
of the Santa Fe , says : "A new rate
has been established on oil. Just
what the difference will he from the
old rate , I have not figured out. Tha
new rate was made simply to conform
witlj the laws of the state bearing OR
maximum freight rates , as recently
enacted by the legislature. There
will he a reduction , however. "
Suit Filed Against Santa Fe Road.
Sedan , Kan , . March 2. Suit was
filed In the district court of Cbau
tauqua county , Kansas , against tha
Eanta Fe railroad , ckarglng violations
of the anti-trust laws. President West
and Secretary Parker of the Kansas
Oil Producers association assisted F.
S. Monett , ex-attorney general of Ohio ,
in filing the papers , as also did C. A
Wa'sh. secretary of tbe national Dem
ocratic committee The railroad Is
charging with violating the anti-tru t
laws of Kansas : by combining with oth
rr corporation ! to regulate freight
rates In restraint of trade , and other
wlte disregarding the intent of tha
law.
Indian Territory Bank Robbed.
Clarksvllle. I. T. . March 2. The
FliM State bank was robbed by three
robber ? , who used a crowbar in enter-
inp the rear of the bank building and
blew open the safe with nitre-glycer
ine. They secured about $500 and es
caped. The St. Louis and San Fran
cisco station at Hoynton , fifteen miles
from here , was blown open by the
same methods and robbed of about
8300. Officers believe both robberies
were committed by the same person *