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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS = JOURNAL. . . , . , . ' NOKKOI.K. NUMIIASKA I'MIIDAY. OIVI'OHKH 20 11108. NEBRASKAN WILL BE PRESENTED - ED TO MIKADO SATURDAY. HAD LUNCHEON FOR HIM TODAY And Tomorrow a Dinner Will be Served by the American Minister for the Democratic Leader Wilson Huntlngton Was the Host Today. A. . Toklo , Oct. 19. American Minister Loyd C. GrisRcom will present Wil liam J. Bryan to the emperor of Ja pan Saturday of this week. Huntlngton Wilson , secretary of the American legation , gave a luncheon today In honor of Mr. Hrynn nnd Mr. ' Grlsscom will give n dinner for the distinguished visitor tomorrow. 3ryan Speaks to Japanese. Toklo , Oct. 19. William J. Hryan nddresscd nn audience of nbout 10- 000 persons , with Count Okiimn , the former foreign minister nnd leader of the progressive party , In the chair. Ills simple style and clear pronuncia tion made his speech , . ' 'leh lasted forty minutes , Intclllgib' ° , , to the younger students and callcu f'lfo ap preciative remarks. Jlt ELECT REGISTER OF DEEDS. ° Law Which Prevented Their Election Is Declared Invalid. Lincoln , Nob. , Oct. 19. The supreme premo court has decided that the law regulating the election of the register of deeds Is 'invalid nnd they will bo elected In Nebraska this fall. No Progress In Chamberlain Case. Auburn , Neb. , Oct. 19. No evidence was taken yesterday in the Chamber lain case on account of the absence of some of the witnesses for the prose cution. The Jury has not yet been sworn and the absent witnesses cannot bo reached. The state may apply for a continuance. i BANK CASHIERJULLS HIMSELF Loans Funds of Allegheny Institution / tion to Politicians. Pittsburs , Oct 19. After an lr vestigat.ci Dt the books of the Enter prise Na. nal bank of Allegheny , which disclosed that Ihe bank was in * solvent , T. Lee Clark , cashier of the institution for years , went to his homa and shot himself through the head , An hour betoro the announcement ol his death was received at the bank , n telegram came from the comptroller of the currency at Washington to close the doors and appointing Bank Examiner John J. Cunningham as re ceiver. Following closely on the exciting events in lower Allegheny came the announcement of the president of the bank. Fred Gvrinner , that Clark had loaned thousands of dollars to Penn sylvania politicians ; that he himself had endorsed a note for $50,000 Tues day for Clark , concluding with the statement : "That if the shortage was only $100,000 he would gladly pay It himself. " The bank has state deposits which will amount to about $800,000. Mr. Gwinner , In his statement , said : t "Nearly $700,000 of the $800,000 state deposits of our \ ank Is out on paper of state politicians. W. H. Andrews has borrowed nearly $400,000 ; Frank J. Torrance has borrowed consider able. I do not know how much. But the bank is solvent. " ASK THAT SMITH BE RECALLED Member of Philippine Commission Displeases Catholics , Burlington , la. , Oct. 19. A sensa tion developed at the Iowa Catholic congress In session here. In a speech before the congress , Cclestine J. Sul llvan , late of the 'Philippines , denounced nounced James T. Smith , a Catholic member of the Philippine commission , accusing Mr. Smith of working against Catholic educational institutions In the Islands. The congress adopted resolutions asking President Reese veil to recall Mr Smith. More than 2,000 Catholics were present. Officers were elected as follows : President , Chris Velker , Dubuque ; vice president , Joseph U. Lose , Bur llngton ; secretary , J. H. Stoevcner , Fort Madison ; treasurer , James For kpnburg , New Hampton. The next meeting will tie held In Dubuque in 1907. Padded Payrolls in Western Union. Now York , Oct. 19. The Herald cays : It was learned at the Western Union building that traveling auditors had discovered extensive frauds In the payrolls of the western divisions nnd that several cases of the same kind had come to light In New York Irregularities were detected in the of fices at St. Ixniis and Denver , where it is reported that the names of dead men had been carried. Death In Indian Territory. Tulsa , I. T. , Oct 19. In n tornado which passed over the country one mile west , at Mnnfurd , I. T. , two chll dron of E. R. Anderson were killed nnd Mrs. Anderson nnd Miss Maude Root wcro seriously Injured. Several other persons are reported hurt. The path of the storm was a quarter of a mile wide and several miles In Icncth CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION Forty-ninth Annual Meeting Held at Chndron , Chadron , Neb. , Oct. 19. Special to The News : The forty-ninth annual mooting of the General Association of Congregational Churches of Ne braska convened In the Congregation al church In this city Tuesday. Min isters and lay delegates from all over the stnto ate In attendance , represent ing two hundred churches and con gregations. The Rev. Qco. C. Scott of Wlsner was elected moderator for the ensu ing year. Prof. A. H. Falrchllds , the rctlrlngf moderator gave an excellent address which was considered a very strong presentation of the subject , "The In- tor-Dcpondoiico of Our Belief , and the Relation Between Character and Judgment. " The sermon for the evening wns preached by the Rev. . C. Townsentl of Albion , Nebraska. The association will close on Thurs day evening. INTERSTATE COMMISSION TAKES UP REFRIGERATOR CASES. END EXACTING CHARGES Railroads Operating Their Own Rs- frlgerator Cars Give Better Rates. Battle Promises to Extend Into Le gal and Legislative Channels. Washington , Oct 19 What proin- . cs to extend Into a legal and logis- Uivo battle against pilvate car lines was piotlplt.ucd beloic tne Interstate commcire commission by the torn no taken at th ° beginning ot the hearing instituted to show the connection be tween icfripoiator car lines and rail roads Counsel for the commisMon directed every effoil to bring out UK fact that great lallroad sybtems oper ating their own relilgerator car lines give to their shippers a much lower rate for refrigeration than Is obtained on roads that are compelled to oper ate in connection with private car lines. In this , railroads , notably the Illinois Central and the Pennsylvania , through their traffic managers , who were on the stand the greater part ol the day , apparently aided the commis sion. As a result there were many sharp tilts between the counsel for the commission and the attorneys for the Armour car lines and other pri vate companies. The action of the commission In initiating and prosecut ing the complaints has the double pur pose of establishing its jurisdiction over the private lines and correcting the evils complained of. P. B. Bowles , freight traffic man ager of the Illinois Central road , gave testimony regarding the cost of Icing cars from Louisiana points to Chicago. Specifying ten cars of berries shipped from Independent , La. , to Chicago , ho said they were Iced three tlmaa en route and the total cost of Ice for them was $4.05 , the Ice casting the company from ? 3 to $4.90 a ton. Mr. Barry , for the commission , said ho believed these figures would furnish a basis for figuring the cost of Ictair. EIGHT KILLEDJY TORNADO Destruction Wrought by Storm at So re n to , Id. St. Louis , Oct. 19. A tornado struck the village of Soronto , 111. , thirty-two miles northeast of St. Louis , killing eight persons , injuring thirty-five oth ers , of whom four will probably die , and doing a great amount of damage to property. Forty houses wore blown to atoms or carried far from their foundations. A complete swath was cut through the town. Everything in the track of the tornado was reduced to debris or blown away. The dead : Mrs. Thomas File , Mrs. William Stewart. William Mann , Harrison risen Mann. Fatally injured : Mrs. William Kirkland - land , William Stewart , Thomas File , Mrs. T. J. Barker. The eight killed were in their homes In different parts of Sorcnto. All were badly crushed. The storm approached from the west and swept through the main residence portion of the town. The work of the wind was quickly done and then followed a heavy down pour of rain , accompanied by vivid lightning and deep thunder. So violent was the tornado that Bomo resldencos were ewept away completely and the debris effectually scattered. Houses that remained standing were constructed Into tem porary hospitals and refuges and the people by lantern light In the pouring rain searched through debris n'rid dragged out the Injured , who were Immediately taken In charco by all the doctors In the vlclnltv. Jealousy Causes a Tragedy. Oskaloosa , la. , Oct. 19. Harry Me- Glasson , who conducted a boarding house nt Frakesvillc , near this city , Eliot and killed his wife , a five-year- old daughter and his sister-in-law. Ho then committed suicide. Jealouay la said to have been the cause. Lawyer Plngel Gets One Year. Clinton. la. , Oct. 19. Julius Plngel , n Clinton lawyer , convicted of erabez- zlement of rentals , was scntcased to one year In prison. SPOTTED EAGLE IS CAUGHT RED HANDED IN SELLING. HORSES STOLEN FROM ROSEBUD Mr. Nlghtplpe Passed Through Fair fax Enroute to the Yankton Agency , Where He Goes to Recover Three Animals Which Were Taken. Fairfax , S. D. , Oct. 19. Special to The News : Alford NlBhfplpo of lloao- hud agency passed through town today - day out onto to Yankton agency to rn- cover thrco horses which were utolon hy ono llobeit Spotted Eagle some tlmo ago at Rosebud agency. Mr. NlKhtplpo'H father , who rcHldcs near Yankton agency , had been warned of the theft and , as the horses - ! os wcro well bianded and therefore easy to Identify , caught Spotted ICaglo in the act of disposing of the horsoB and had the Indian arrested and the horses placed in custody until they could bo positively Identified. Mr. Nlghtplpo allowed n ton days' leave of absence from the agency and said that ho would spate no expense In seeing tluit JuHtlco was meted out to Spotted Eagle , who "had been HO small as to tuko that which did not belong o him. " Rev. Hullhorst Cited for Heresy. Lincoln , Oct. 19. Hov. Or. Carl Hull- horst , foimcily a Presbyterian mlulH- tor and still a member of that church , but now engaged In the practice of medicine and writing on chinch doc trine , has been cited by the stated clerk of the Lincoln presbytery to ap pear for trial on the charge of heresy. The charges against Rev. Or. Hull- horst aie that he has repudiated the Westminster confession , the trl-por- sonallty of God and the vicarious atonement. The first hearing will beheld held next Tuesday. Prison Congress Saturday. Lincoln , Oct. 19. The session. the International I'tlson rnr - begin In this city Satnrdv. . , , i prep arations have been made lor more than 1,500 delegates from seveial countries. Every state In the union will bo represented , among the dele gates being well known pollco chiefs , wardens and other workers in crim inal circles and penal and reformatory Institutions. William Conner * Caught. Chicago , Oct. 19. William Connors , who was nrretted hero charged with having attempted to murder two per sons In Omaha in 1902. was taken to Omaha on requisition papers. The crime with which Connors Is charged Is the outcome of a riot nt a dance. Battleship Nebraska Colors. Falrbury. Neb. . Oct. 19. The state convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened here. The set of colors to be presented to the battleship Nebraska were formal ly tendered to the state regents by Mrs. S. C. Kesterson. NATIONAL PURITY CONFERENCE Speakers at LaCrosse Convention Denounce Reform Methods. LaCrosse , WIs. , Oct. 19. Purity re form methods received two crushing blows when Professor Newton N. Rid- dell of Chicago and Frederick D. Sturgls of Boston addressed the na tional purity conference before a large audience at the Methodist church. Professor Riddel ! denounced the ad vertising of evil by the educational campaign against It. The denuncia tion , following closely upon a virtual decision of the conference to conduct just such an educational campaign and to cast the limelight of publicity upon the modern "flesh pots or Egypt , " caused the good purity work ers to hold their breath In amaze- . ment. Then , as the conference reeled under this sharp criticism , Frederick D. Sturgls of Boston caused another prostration with a denunciation of thb Mrs. Carrie Nation and hatchet brands of reform , which but a moment before had been lauded eloquently and amid much applause by Mrs , Nannie Curtis of Sherman , Tex. Advertisers Elect Officers. New York , Oct. 19. The Interna tional Advertising association at Its meetings elected officers , J. W. Gas- sidy of Qulncy , 111. , being chosen president. The association held its first annual banquet at the Walddrf- Astoria , which was the concluding event of Its second annual conven tion. Job E. Hedges presided. Iowa Legislators In Boston. Boston. Oct. 19. A commlUco of the Iowa legislature , headed by State Senator Cl. t' ' J Saundcrs , was re ceived in i . no l.v-use by Lieuten ant Goveru' < ! Guild The legislators come hero to investigate the Massa chusetts reformatory system and to study the operation of the Indeter minate sentence act. Swedish Parllamcrt Ends. Stockholm , Sweden , Oct 19. The extraordinary session of the Swedish paillament has closed , King Oscar In a short speech expressing regret nt the separation of Norway and Sweden - en , and hoping for lasting peace and a good understanding between ta two Price of Shoes Goes Up. Chicago , Oct. 19. The pilco of Bhoes In Chicago will ho higher with in the no\t foinight ( than has been known In the last forty years In ready and custom made goods Aheady the Jobbing pileo has advanced fit ) conta on the pair mid the lolall price In ox- peeled to feel the change In cost Im mediately. Theio Is n seal city of hides and the local dealoin , as well as the buyers of the east , have become alarmed over the Hlmitaijo. Ko main- rial has been the effect of the short , ago that the coat of tanned hides ban BIIIIO up 30 per cent since Sopt. 1. Rcpubllcnn Rally at Philadelphia. Philadelphia , Oet 19 The Unit front i ally ol the lOKiilur HepithlUaiir ( if this city (01 ( K place iindei the aim pices of the state coiiimlttoe The meeting WQS hold In the Academv of Music and HO Inrpo was the audience that gained admittance that 4ho doors had to bo closed before the speakers arrived. Among the ton imcnkois , Governor Pennypacker and Senator PonroHC. both of whom weio rn- colvud with great enthusiasm. PRESIDENT ADDRESSES VIRGIN IANS AT STATE CAPITAL. IS GIVEN A GRAND RECEPTION Greatest Multitude Ever Assembled in Old Dominion Capital Hears Him Speak Continues His Journey Through the South , Richmond , Va. , Oct. 19. Richmond thiew open her gates to Piesldent Roosevelt and during the seven hours of his stay , state and city ofllcials and citizens accorded him a wclcomo hoaity and sincere. Ho departed for Raleigh , N. C. , over the Seaboard Air line. His on'rv Info the city was the signal f" ' -lonstratlon from ° I'lcomlng cnthu- . i. . .iud .ilicn his train con- . .ii.uu on Its journey through the south Mrs. Roosevelt shared In the honors and Mrs. Montague , the wife of the governor , gave a reception at the executive mansion In her honor The president made several addresses , one at the capltol square before ono of the largest crowds ever assembled In Virginia's capital , another at a ban quet In Masonic temple , where 400 or the representative people of the Old Dominion were gathered about the boards ; again at the Lee monument , where ho spoke to i largo nr.ibcr uf confederate veterans , and once more at n gathering of negroes. His speeches paid tribute to the confederate veterans , voiced apprccl tlon of the economic and political progress of the south since the clvlt war. pointed to his ancestry , In which southern and northern blood are min gled , and to his birth In the cast and his life In the west , declaring ho be lleved himself a middling good Amor . .lean ; spoke of the preponderance of southern blood In his regiment In Cuba , referred to the aid through "ad vlco that this government can give peoples in the coasts and the Islands of the Caribbean ; reiterated the prln clplo of equal justice to all , and In his talk to negroes congratulated them on their progress as a nation IN IGNORANCEJF HIS Phlladelphlan In Prison In Nicaragua and Relatives Did Not Know It. Philadelphia , Oct. 19. Fred W. Murphy , a Philadelphia ! ! , Is In a Gen tral American prison unknown to most of hi. ; relations and friends here. Ho was convicted of killing his guide last March and was sentenced to ten years In jail at Managua , Nica ragua. His aged mother and his brother , who live in this city , are Bald to be In Ignorance of his fate The state department at Washington has Investigated the case through CoiiMiis Donaldson and Merry , but has not made public the result of Its Inquiry Murphy went to Nicaragua on Ocl 1C of last year to look after the mln Ing Interests of his aunt , Miss Mar garet Walk. She had become Inter ested It. iho mines through William C. Albors , also a Phlladelphlan , who Is now In the same jail with Murphy for defying the Nlcaraguan govern mcnt. Congressmen Still Seeing Arizona. Adamama , Ariz. , Oct. 19. The con grcssional party , aftet Inspecting the great petrified forest here , visited Flagstaff , Winslow and Holbrook In turn. In an address to the pupils of the Flagstaff normal school Congress man Tawncy said the vote of the party upon Its return would be satisfactory to both Arizona and New Mexico Congressman Adams spoke encourag Ingly for single statehood at Winslow At Holbrook , Congressman Minor as sured the citizens that Arizona woulc have the vote of congress for admls slon in a thort while. Hearing on Proposed Ouster. Jefferson City. Mo. , Oct. IP Stats Superintendent of Insurance Vandive announced that on Oct. 25 he will give n hearing here to attorneys for the New York Llfo Insurance company re gardlng bis proposed ouster of the company from doing business in the tato. PLUNKITT MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR PERJURY. DENIES GETTING THE MONEV Cuunscl Hughes Applauded by Speo tntorg for Scot Ing McCurdy (01 ( Making Evnslvo Anuv.rra Jordan Wanted no Wltncnn. New Yoik , Oct 19 The dlHtrlet nt < lotuey's olllco was called upon lij he Icuislailvo liiHiiianee Inve tlgat * ii ( ; uoiiiiiiltteo beiau.su of ( he tcntl- moiiy of one wltnesH and ( he qiiOHtlon of an intent lor peijuiy In now helnii considered by Assistant Dlsttlct At tntnoy Rand. Thu wllncHH In ciiev | : tlon Is ( ! unie | J I'limkltl , an ulKhteen > jeai old telephone operator In the etu- lilny of the Htatlonaiy firm of L W. l.a\Hoiicu & Co. , from whom the Mu tual l.lfo Insurance company pur > chased a threat deal of HH tuippllcb ol this nalitie. It was brought out In lie ( CHlliunny ( hut ; miniiK the VOIK h- cis for money chained to legal ex- \\IIH one foi $ ! ) ( )1 ) , tiliuied by .1. PliinKllt Ills Identity wan not dhuloscd until I'hmhlt ! wan called to the Hand , llu lestlllcd as to hM employment , and when shown the voucher dented that ho had over hlgned It lie futlhcr denied ( hat ho nut over iecnive.il that amount ol money fioni the Mutual Llfo liisuraneu company or that he had reudeicd thu company any service Mr. Hughes asked IMiinkltt to wilto his name In nk on ii piece of paper , which ho did. This and ( ho voucher wore then of- 'ered In evidence and the filinlhulty of the signatures was called to thu attention of the district altoiney. Another featuic of the day's ' hearing WHH the passage at arms between Chalimnn Armstrong , Counsel HugheH and James M. Hock , comae ! for Piosl- lent R. A. McCurdy. Mr. Heck ac cused Mr. Hughes of misleading the public by not following out his lines of Interrogation to the end , and as- uerted that ho dropped a subject he- ore the witness wns allowed to ox- [ ilaln. Chaliman Arn.strong then said that the work of the committee must not ho obstructed. The committee , he said , wanted nil the Information It coi'1' ii > t that would bo helpful and the " r'acod ' himself In the position -n" > > y Mr ron- tlniial > . - strong said furina' will bo treated with osy. Mr. Hughes theVi c.rcd It was by showing courtesies when circumstances justified an en tirely different course , adding that evasion would bo held up to the con tempt It has always received. There was n spontaneous outburst of ap plause when Mr. Hughes had conclud ed , which was stopped only by a threat to clear the room. The matter of the subsidiary com panies of the Mutual Llfo wns taken up and Mr. McCurdy said the prosper ity of tlicso companies was largely due to the Interest of the Mutual Llfo In them , but the Mutual Life did not control them. The reason for the formation of the subsidiary companies Mr. McCurdy explained , and said : "Premiums began to como In with far Greater rapidity than wo anticipated nnd wo had to find an Immediate means for the fructification of the money. It was felt the company nhould get closer to the market , but we had no organization for the pur pose and our officers were not trained to do It. The only thing we could do was to Invest In trust companies. " An attempt was made by Mr. Hughes to get trace of Thomas D. Jordan , former controller of the Equitable Life Assurance society. Frank I ) . Jor dan was called under a subpoena and he said ho saw his father last Labor day. He did not know then that he was going away and did not know whcro ho was now. Under persistent questioning by Mr. Hughes , young Jordan said no mall wns forwarded to his father , and that he did not Know whether his father or his mother were living or dead. Five Years for Forgery. Clarlnda , la. , Oct. 19. D. R. Wil son , who was formerly In the jewelry and musical Instrument business In Shenandoah , has entered a plea of guilty to the crime of forgery and been sentenced by Judge Wheeler In the Page county district court to five years In the penitentiary nt Fort Mad ison. Wilson was arrested a few weeks ago In Chicago and brought back to Page county for trial. He had previously fled to old Mexico. His forgeries amounted to many thousands of dollars. He would make nnd sell forged notes and lived In an extravagant manner in Shcnandoah until the crisis came. Shooting Affray In Court Room. Chicago. Oct. 19 Robert D Stet son , chef at the Vcndome hotel , shot and fatally wounded Lee A LamKlns. a mulatto , In the court room of Jus tice Grant , on West Mcdlson street Two of the bullets fired at Lamklns by Stetson passed close to the luaJ of the judge. Stetson had brought ac tion against Lamklns , who Is a mu latto , charging him with the allcna tlon of the affections of Mrs. Stetson Stetson fired five shots , three of Ultra hitting his victim. He was Immedl atoly urroatcd. THE CONDITIONJIf HIE WEATHfcR Ternpernture ( or Twenty-four Hourm. Forccnst for Nebraska. Condition of the weather AH nicord- od for tliu 24 Iionrit onillng nt 8 a. m. toilny : Maximum -10 Mliiliiiuin 33 Avurngo 39 llnniinotor 20.82 Chloniio , Out. in. The Inillolln In- HHIIUI ! liy Iliu Chicago nlntlon of the United Billion weather bureau thin K , K'VOH ' the foroeniil for No- an followH : Fair nnil colilor tonight. Friday fair with wnrinor wout portion. FntDl Auto Accident nt Plttsburg. Pltlfihiin ; Oct 18 When n parly of Keren Indies wuro letui Mini ; homo from M thriller pnily , clvon hy Mrn Cole ,1. ( ttiffoy. nn nulnmohllc , dilvon hy T. II Mniphy nt n rnplit rate , crnnhed Into the party , pmbnlily fatal ly Injuring Mrs. Kngcno Lappo , Mrs. Mlniilo Castle Davis , Mlsn Lillian nnlnmater and Mlns Gortrndo Kris- singer. CHICAGO SPECIALIST DISCOVERS THEM IN THE PIPES. COME OUT WHEN FIRE STARTS Out by Turning Off the Registers and Roasting Them , the Germo May be Killed Before They Have i Chance to Get Into the Air. Chicago , Oct. 19. The ntnphylococ- CIIH and HloplooociiH linvo boon discov ered , ami the public IH iioloinnly wiirncd that lt health In In grave dan ger from HIOHO deadly bacilli with Iho ImpoHHlhlo namoH. Tlioy lurk In fur naces , remaining In utrlct seclusion during the Riimmor months and IHHUO forth In Holld phalanx when the regls- lots are opened In the fall. Then they got hiiHy with the holpIcBS Inhabit- antH , distributing all florin of disor ders , Hiicli I\H Influenza and ether Irrl- tntlni ; troubles. The man of iicionco who makes thin portcntoiiB announcement IB Dr. Her man Spaldlng , the chief medical exam iner of the city health department. For BOino time Dr. Spaldlnu IHIH liopt hlH faithful microscope trained on fur- uacoH and all sorts of healing nppa- atus , and finally his offorta were re warded by the discovery of those dls- Homliiators of dlHcaBC. "Thono 7orrnB , " Hald the man of nlcroHcop- ' * , , "i.uthor In do dark ro- coaHca of the fnrnaccB until released > y the opening of the registers , when .hoy mingle In the air of the houses and become responsible for the Irrl- ntlng coughs of the Inhabitants , and c I ml red diseases. Before the regis ters are opened , the heat should bo turned on and allowed thoroughly to roast the germs and foreign matter In the pipes. The heat will kill the ; ornia and prevent them from ontor- ng the rooms. " No Deaths From Yellow Fever. New Orleans , Oct. 19. The yellow fever Is rapidly ceasing to bo an Isauo of Interest now. With only five new cases and no deaths , It looks like n question of a few days when no cases wlllibo found , and when that day ar rives there will bo genuine thanksgiv ing Inlo community. There are now only 114 cases under streatment. TELEGRAMS JERSELY TOLD Terry McClovern defeated Tommy Murphy in one round at Philadelphia. The government Is feeding the la borers on the Panama canal at a loss , but the plan will be continued. M. Perusch , a miner of Chlsholm , Minn. , was killed by gas asphyxia tion In n San Francisco lodging houso. Andrew Carnegie , In an address at St. Andrews , Scotland , urged the formation of an International peace league. O. R. Hookout , n vaudeville actor , whose stage name was Raymond 5Cel , committed suicide by shooting hi-n- self at St. Joseph , Mo. Reginald C. Vandcrbllt's horses took the first prize In four events , or all in which they were entered , at the Kansas City horse show. Superintendent of Pollco Taylor of Philadelphia told the committee of the councils that the city police are recruited from px-convlcts. The alleged somnambulistic Chicago murderer , John Mueller , was sen tenced to be hnnped Dec. IB for kill ing his wife and two children President Rcosevelt authorized an amendment to the civil service rules giving cabinet ofllcials power to dis charge employes without recourse. After Geotgo SUco had sat In o rhalr In a saloon nt Spring Valley , III. , several hours without spcaklng , the barkeeper discovered the man was dead. Lightning , which set fire to the lum ber > ard of C. A. Brown at Ashmoro. 111. , caused a loss of $30,000 The principal business block In town was destroyed. The entire business section of Al- turos , Cal , was destroyed by flre , twenty-seven business houses and two residences being consumed. Loss , J100.000 ; Insurance light.