Nebraska Newspapers

    .f- . THE NORFOLK WEEKLY
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NOHKOiMC XUUUASKA I 'HIIAY ) AI'KII IH. 11)00. )
FIRST STEP TAKEN IN CONGRESS
TOWARD THIS END.
COMMITTEE FAVORS THE SCHEME
PASSED ON RESOLUTION TO THAT
EFFECT TODAY.
ALSO INCREASE HOUSE TERM
Representative Norrls of Nebraska In
troduces a Resolution Making the
Term of Lower House Members Four
Instead of Two Years.
Washington , April 12. A resolution
providing for the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of the
people , was favorably acted upon by
the house committee on the "election
of the president , vice president and
representatives of congress , " this at-
turuoou.
turuoou.To
To Increase House Terms.
A resolution war 'ntroduced by Con
gressman Norrls * ! , Mmiska making
the term of a n. $ 'bo ' house of
representatives fou , ffo ' -istead of
two. 4/
Botli propositions cou. * < % > . 'om-
plished by amendments to j0 / '
P
tution. < % -
The reasons why terms of inch ; Xs
of the house should be made four years
Is stated to bo because no party can
inaugurate a policy in two years.
HENRY E. COX DIES.
Assistant Superintendent on U. P. at
Grand Island.
Grand Island , Neb. , April 12. Spe
cial to The News : Henry E. Cox , as-
blstant division superintendent of the
Union Pacific railroad on this terri
tory , succumbed here today to Drlght's
disease. '
Mr. Cox. was thirty-six years of age
and leaves a wlfo and three children.
The remains will be sent to Iowa to
morrow for interment at bis former
homo.
DEBATE ON RATEBILL HEARING END
Senate May Agree on Date for Vote
on Railroad Measure.
Washington , April 12. In the sen
ate Aid rich expressed the opinion that
the end of general debate on the rate
bill would become apparent before
the end of the present weeu , and that
then an agreement upon a day for a
Tote could be reached. The statement
waa made in response to a request by
Tlllman for such an agreement. There
waa no other discussion of the rate
bill during the day , owing to the fact
that no senator was prepared to
fipeak.
The session was almost entirely do-
Toted to the consideration of the con
ference report on the bill providing
( or the final settlement of the affairs
of the five civilized tribes of Indians ,
and in connection with that report
there was a sharp controversy over
an amendment inserted by the senate
which provided for the ratification of
the disbursement of $186,000 of the
loyal Seminole fund , made by Special
Agent J. E. Jenkins and Administrat
or A. J. Brown. The debate turned
upon the exceptional fact that the
house was Insisting upon the reten
tion of a senate amendment from
which the senate was apparently anx
ious to recede. The debate was char
acterized by a number of spirited passages -
sages between Tlllman on the one
ide and by Teller and Clapp on the
other. The South Carolina senator
contended that the Indians had been
defrauded , while his opponents urged
that if they had been the proposed
legislation did not deprive them of
their rights under the law. No con
clusion was reached.
Another Suicide at Kansas City.
Kansas City , April 12. William H.
Weaver of Dayton , O. , committed aul
cide In the Cosby hotel in this city
by drinking carboflc acid. Just be
fore drinking the fatal drug Weaver
kad been discussing with other guests
f the hotel the unusual number of
suicides which have occurred In this
city during the laat few days. When
one of the guests said that "a woman
la at the bottom of nearly every sul
cide of a man , " Weaver subscribed
to the opinion with much feeling and
tears began to stream down his face.
He walked away from the men with
whom he had been talking and swal
lowed the poison.
Attorney Elliott Resigns.
Sioux Falls , 3. D. , April 12. It be
came known that James D. Elliott ,
United States attorney for South Da
kota , has resigned his position. For
several months the South Dakota del
egation in congress has been In dead
lock over the appointment of Mr. El
liott's successor , Senator Gamble
supporting him for rcappolntmcnt ,
while Senator Kittrodge had an oppo-
iltlon candidate In the person of A.
O. Blernatski of McCook county. It
is presumed this will break the dead
lock.
Boy Is Taken From Gypsies.
Hoonu , la. , April 12. Chief of Po
lice Holmes took Into custody a boy
belluved to bo "Charley Ross No. 2 , "
or Richmond Byers , six years old
stolen from Seeloyvlllo , Ind. , two
years ago. The boy is alleged to tally
exactly with descriptions given by
the father , oven to a nick In ono oar.
The father of the boy has been noti
fied. Charges may be Illed against
the gypsies who hold him a prisoner
If the Identification Is sulllclcnl
Fatal Wreck In Idaho.
Boise , Ida. , April 12. A collision oc
curred on the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation line , fifteen miles west of
Huntlngton , between No 55 and a
woriuraln , by which John hilly wan
killed , Klmcr Karl fatally hurt and
four others seriously Injured. The
wreck was caused by the failure of an
operator to glvo orders to the extra
train.
FURIOUS ERUPTION STAID AND
MAY HAVE SPENT ITSELF.
FIIFTY THOUSAND ARE HOMELESS
Less of Property by the Volcanic Outbreak -
break Is Estimated at $20,000,000.
Whole District One Vast Saharlan
Desert More Towns Devastated ,
Naples , April 12. Conditions In uiu
lection affected by the eruption o (
Mount Vesuvius are greatly ameliorat
ed. Tae fall of volcanic ashes has
diminished and scientists express the
opinion that the volcano has spent
Itself. All the papers advise the pub
lic to bo calm , pointing out the Im
proved condition of affairs. The pa
pers also eulogize Director Maatoucci
for his courage in returning to the
ruined observatory on Mount Vesu
vius and sending from that place mes
sages of encouragement and expres
sions of confidence that Vesuvius will
soon quiet down.
The whole of the Vesuvius district ,
as far as Naples , Caserta and Castel-
lammare , is one vast Saharlun desert
Reports from nil sides states that the
fall of ashes is not so heavy as it has
been for the last few days and that
the ashes ate much finer , and from
this it Is argued that the prospects
are much brighter.
The blockade of local traffic con
tinues , but service on the main lines
of railway has been re-established , al
though greatly disarranged by the In
describable confusion in the stations
Naples Feels Horror of Disaster.
This has been a disquieting day in
Naples. The people , alarmed by what
has happened , have deserted their
shops , and the manufactories are
nearly all closed. The crowds are in
a temper for any excess. It would
only require a spark to start a con
flagration. The arrival of King Vic
tor Emmanuel and Queen Helena has
done much to restore calm. They
have been received with great Joy , es
pecially when the sovereigns left a
hospital after a visit to the wounded
there.
Troops are engaged In clearing the
roofs of buildings of the accumulation
of sand and ashes , which endangers
the structures. The large glass-cov
ered galleries throughout the city
have been ordered closed , lest the
weight upon the roofs cause them to
colUpse.
Ottajano , where many lives were
lost on Monday , IE now practically
burled.
The village of San Gennaro has
beau partially buried in sand and
ashes , and several houses have fallen
At that place three persons were
killed and more than twenty Injured.
In the road at Terre del Greco three
persons were found dead , from suffo
cation.
Tha people who remain at Terre
jlnnuiiilata are in danger of perishing
from starvation , all the shops having
bean cloied. Rations for 200 parsons
hs,7o been sent there.
Estimates of the Damage.
There Is great difficulty In ascer
taining the actual conditions of af
fairs In that part of the stricken dis
trict nearest the volcano. The tram
and railway tracks are deep under
and and ashes , the roads are obllt
erated and even the fishermen who
pi ; their calling on the Bay of Naples
are afraid to venture out on the water
anywhere in the vicinity of Vesuvius.
All these conditions make It difficult
to giro an intelligent estimate of the
loss of property. One estimate is that
$20,000,000 damage has been done and
that 50,000 persons have been rendered
homeless. Everywhere in Naples and
Castellammare and in the leaser
towns nearby out of the danger zone ,
are beggared refugees , who only a
few days ago were prosperous and
happy , though living almost under
neath the shadow of the perpetual
menace , the volcano of Mount Vesu
vius. For these people , whose homes
and crops have been destroyed , there
is little consolation In the statement
of scientists that ultimately the val
leys and hillsides will become as fer
tile as ever they were.
Until communication can be re
stored and search of the houses
In the afflicted districts can be made ,
it will be impossible to determine
how many people have perished by
this eruption.
ENDLESS PARADE OF PRAIRIE
SCHOONERS IN DAKOTA.
ARE PUSHING ONTO THE WEST
Filings at the Pierre Land Office Suf
ficient to Take up From Ono to
Three Townships a Month Many
From Dordcr States.
Plene , S. IX , April 12. The west
ern half of South Dakota Is at the
prohont In the stage of transformation ,
which will exceed the changes In the
northern and central parts of Dakota
teirltory n quarter of a century ago.
The central points of the homestead
movement at the present me Pleno ,
Chamberlain and Rapid City , and the
government land olllces In those cities
nro besieged o\ory day by men and
women who dcBhe to secure filings on
the fast disappearing remnant of the
government domain. The filings at
the Plerro olllco 1110 sulllclent to take
up from ono to thioo townships each
month , and there Is a constant HI roam
of emlgiants' movables going acioss
the ilver to begin settlement. One
man who lecently came In fiom Hayes ,
forty miles west , said that on his way
In ho counted soventy-threo loads of
such goods on the trail west. Uvery
freight train Into this city brings fiom
lialf a do/.cu to a do/.oii cm a of goods ,
and special trains of 'that ' class of
goods are biought In every few days
to keep the work clou tod.
The people are from every walk of
life , but among them are sons and
daughtois of people who were pioneers
In Minnesota , Iowa , Nebraska and
eastern Dakota , who are out to begin
on raw prairie at the same stage of
life where their parents begun , and
who know from experience , or the sto
ries told them by their parents , just
what they have to face In their now
life.
Trap Shooters at Kansas City.
Kansas City , April 12 The hcores
of the second day of the touinumeiit
of the Mlssouii and Kansas League of
Trap Shooters were not as high as
those of the previous day , on account
of a heavy wind , which made the tar
gets erratic , carrying them at bad
angles. Ed O'Brien of Florence , Kan. ,
and William Veach of Falls City ,
Neb. , tied for first honors among the
amateurs for the two days' shooting ,
each making a score of 383 out of a
possible 400. Frank Rlehl was high
among-the professionals , with a Bcoro
of 3S9 out of a possible 400.
Debaters Are to Organize.
Lincoln , April 12. The universities
of Nebraska , Iowa , Minnesota , Wis
consin , Chicago , Illinois , Michigan and
Northwestern will send delegates to a
meeting to be held In Chicago tomor
row for the purpose of forming an
Intercollegiate honor society. This
will be the Phi Beta Kappa of the de
baters , and It is planned to have the
society composed of the students who
represent their Institutions In debates.
It Is hoped that the organization may
spread until It shall include the uni
versities and colleges of the country.
Harrison Clark Must Hang.
Omaha , April 12. For the second
time within'a month a criminal court
Jury has decreed the severest penalty
known to law In passing upon Harri
son Clark , ono of the trio of negro
outlaws who took the life of Edward
Flury a month ago , the Judgment of
death. After having been out but
three hours , only a third of which
time was consumed in actual delibera
tion , the Jury returned Its verdict of
guilty of murder In the first degree ,
with the sentence fixed at hanging.
Death of James A. Bailey.
New York , March 12. James A.
Bailey , the showman , formerly of Bar-
num & Bailey , died at his home in
Mount Vernou of erysipelas.
MOTOR CAR RUNSTHROUGH CROWD
Though Two Persons Fatally Hurt ,
Motorman Does Not Stop Car.
Chicago , April 11. Four persons
were injured , two of them fatally ,
when P. J , Daley , motorman on an In
diana avenue car , ran Into a throng
of pedestrians who were trying to
cross Wabash avenue at its Intersec
Uon with Adams street. W. P. Kelly ,
conductor for the Pullman company ,
and D. E , Tamagno , an electrician ,
were so badly hurt that there is no
chance of their recovery.
Daley made no attempt to stop his
car after running Into the crowd and
was pursued by a policeman , who
compelled him to atop the car , and
placed him under arrest
Wreck on 'Frisco Road ,
Wichita , Kan. , April 12 St. Louis
and San Francisco passenger train
No. 307 , the St. Louis and Oklahoma
limited , running twenty-five miles an
hour , was derailed by a falling brake
beam at Lorena , Kan. , and several
persons are reported Injured , but none
seriously. Only the engine remained
on the rails , two coaches being over
turned. A wrecking train and a spe
cial made up here to go to the relief
of the wrecked train were in a rear-
end collision before leaving the Wich
ita yards , BO that relief was delayed
tec amm ! loura.
GOES WITH CIRCUS.
Urlstow Young Man Will Make Merry
Music for Dnrnum Show ,
Albion , Neb. , April 12. Special to
The NOWH : Slauluy llrowno of llrlB-
tow , NobniHka , n former Albion boy ,
hits Hocuiod a position In the musical
doparliuent of I turn u in'H circus of the
coming HCIISOII Ho has a great deal
of musical ability In that line and un
doubtedly will meol with micccHS.
Hunker M. 11. Thompson Is still Im
proving In health and It IB hoped that
his recovery will bo more spenily than
WIIB expected In the first stages of his
Illness.
STOCK MEN AT DELLE FOURCHE
Large Number of Commission Men and
Breeders Gather Today.
Hello Kouiehe. S I ) . , April 12 Hpo-
clnl trains bringing In ( . 'hlcago , South
Omaha and Sioux City llvo slock com
mission men arrived here today. ( Sen
oral Huporlntendont C. ( ! . Hughes and
A B H I H t a n t ( icunral Supei Intendent
Knink Wallers of the Northwestern
[ iccoiiipanled them Then ) me about
l.fiOnlHtlois In ( he city.
COAL CARRYING RAILROADS
HOLD WORKING COMPACT.
ASSOCIATION TEN YEARS OLD
Tidewater Business Is Apportioned
Among Members Resolution for
Low Rate Voted Down Final Hear
ing of Commerce Commission.
Philadelphia , Apt ! ! 12. That niton
are fixed by the "Traffic association , "
compobcd of various coul carrying
railroads , waw the admluulon drawn
from railroad officials at the final
hearing ol the Interstate commerce
commission's investigation Into the al
leged abuHos of the coal trado.
Thiough Joseph G. Scarlet ) , coal traf
fic manager ol the Pennsylvania Rail
road company , which Is also u mem-
bur of the All Rail Traffic association ,
it was leaincd that this organization
not only fixes the peicentage of ton
nage allotted to each railroad , but
also establishes the lutes. Counsel
for the commission produced the min
utes of a meeting of the Tidewater
Bituminous Steam Coal Traffic asso
ciation , held on Sept. 19 , 1UOO. The
records showed that , a resolution of
fered by the Norfolk and Western
company , permitting that company
and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
to carry tidewater coal at the rate of
$1 25 a ton. was voted down and thai
the rate was fixed at $1.40 a ton on
Mr Searles resolution Mr. Searlcs
admitted that there had been an
agieemenl as to the tonnage to be al
lowed each road and that if one road
shipped more and another less a set
tlement was made. He said that ,
there had been no bcUlcmcntB since
18 % .
MOSQUITO EXTERMINATORS MEET
American Society Begins Third An
nual Convention In New York.
New York. April 12. The American
Mobqtitto Extei initiation society begun
Its third annual convention. Prosl
dent William J Malhebon ol New
York. In his opening address , said thai
a large percentage ol the population
of this country yearly lose their lives
or are Incapacitated by disease irom
the Insidious work of the mosquito.
The society , he said , seeks the co-op
eratlon of every scientist and layman
who wants to better his own and his
neighbor's condition of existence , and
when the public Is once convinced
that a remedy Is practical for the
mosquito pest , measures will be taken
for relief by the nation.
Saints Attack Utah Mormons.
Kansas City , April 12. L. M. Smith ,
son of President Joseph Smith of the
Reorganized Church of Latter Day
Saints , at the conference of that
church at Independence , in a speech ,
made an attack upon the Mormon
church of Utah and declared that
United States Senator Smoot should
be removed from his position as sen
ator. Among the Latter Day Saints
the feeling against the Utah Mormons
is strong.
Successful Balloon Trip.
Springfield , Mass. , April 12. After
a successful balloon trip , during which
they covered the fifty miles between
Plttsfield , Mass. , and Somersville ,
Conn. , In three hours , Dr. Julian P.
Thomas of New York and his wlfo
and Charles Levee , a professional
aeronaut , arrived hero. They made a
successful descent near the village of
Somersville.
Hoppe Defeats Cutler.
New York. April 12. By the score
of 500 to 382 Willie Hoppo of this city ,
who holds the world's championship
title , defeated Albert G. Cutler of
Boston In the fifth game of the world's
18-2 balk line billiard championship
tournament at Madison Square Gar
den.
Higher License at Clinton.
Clinton , la. , April 12. The city
council voted to Increase the saloon
Mcenso from $600 to | 800 a year.
FREE MAIL PRIVILEGES USED
FOR UNWORTHY ENDS.
OVERSTREET PROPOSES REFORM
Senator Morgan Soemn Opposed to
Unto OKI GroBvonor Dlsllkea Use
of Term "Germnn-Amorlcan" Will
Canal Expenditure Benefit People ?
Washington , April 12.-Speelal.- ( ]
To save the government money In the
transportation of nmllH , to limit the
ultiiHUH of nil kinds IIB far as possible
and to make the congressional franker
or free onrrlngo of public documents
Htand for Just what ItVIIH Intended
IIIIH been ( ho earnest endeavor of Chair
man Over.slrect of the IIOIIHO committee
on poMtolllccH and post roads. Like
every other alniNo. ho llndu the "frank-
Ing privilege" abusoH thoroughly In
trenched , and tlioHo who waul to get
something for nothing , who want the
government lo pay postage that they
ought to pay tlioniHolvcH , find many
reasons why the reforms proponed by
Overstreet and bin associates ought
not to be adopted or that ( hey would
Infringe upon the privileges of mom-
bei-H. Hero In Washington It IB well
known that ( ho franking privilege Is
abused , not to the extent that IIIIH been
charged , but that the free UHO of the
imilU him been obtained for matter that
ought to pny postage.
Oventreet Explains.
This IH ( hit way Ovorslrect explained
omo of these abuses : "Shrewd , far
uuelnir Individuals dike advantage of
their opportunltlofl and seek privileges
which they thoniBelvos do not enjoy
through the courtesy of friendship.
Organizations for the prevention of
cruelty to animals may got HODIO per-
BOII who IB In Hympnthy with tholr
movement to Introduce Into congress
and have printed In the Record an
article touching upon that Biibjcct and
afterward obtain thn courtesy oC the
mcmbor'H frank to dlHtrllmto It through
out ( he country. Similar organizations
for the suppression of polygamy , for
the encouragement of Homo Industry
or for the reformation of tlm world era
a political organization for a political
pnrtlHiin advantage -may obtain the
same privilege In thosaino way. "
Might Hove Gone Farther.
Overslieet might have gone farther.
Crank bills , memorials and documents
upon all eoncehiible mihJcclH are put
through the congrcHtlonal hopper and
made Into public documents , u niuni-
bor's frank , In Itonowerl unit llujy urn
Hunt broadcast through the malls. The
IdeaB of home man which cannot be
circulated through the press or maga
zines because they would be rejected
by any publisher either as IIOWH or
views are disseminated In this way , and
the people pay the postage. There are
organizations In Washington which ad
vertise theniHelves this way. They ob
tain a hen ring before n congressional
committee , state their views and print
Icttern and these become frankablc.
Then the good nature of nome con-
greusman Is Imposed upon and nucb
parts its will constitute an advertise
ment are Hunt forth for that purpose.
But the movement to curtail this and
other attempts to save money to the
government meet strong opposition.
Senator Morgan's Observation.
The venerable senator from Alabama
had not taken any great part In the
rnllrond rate dlHcunHlon , but ho In
dulged In n few questions with Senator
Long the other day which were rather
Nlgnlflcant.
"Is there any provision In this bill , "
nbkcd Senator Morgan , "which com
pels the carrier to accept the rate pre-
Hcrlbcd by the coninilsHlon ? "
"There are penalties provided for the
refusal on the part of a carrier , and a
nnmiliimim proceeding Is provided to
enforce accept mice , " replied Long.
"DoeK this bill alllrm , " continued
Morgan , "that a carrier engaged In
interstate commerce has no right to
stop business If it finds it unproflt
able ? "
"I do not think the bill ROOS HO far aa
that , " replied Long.
"Then It seems to me the bill 1ms a
very slender underplnninc , " remarked
Morgan ,
Why the Hyphen ?
Representative Bartholdt was trying
to got a bill through the house to In
corporate the National Gornmn-Ainer
lean alliance , 'and General Grosvenor
broke In with a few questions which ,
supported by a protest from Colonel
Hepburn , put the bill to sleep. Hero
is the way Grosvenor went at it :
"What Is the propriety of using the
term 'German-American ? ' I have heard
it condemned many a time , and I have
hud a ? rsat dual of sympathy with that
condemnation. Upon what theory is
that hyphenated designation kept up
after a man has cast his fealty with
the American people ? "
Canal or Good Roads.
Representative Leo of Georgia thinks
that we had better spend money on
highways rather than on a canal. Ho
said In a recent speech : "Forty mil
lion dollars were promptly handed out
from the public treasury to pay for the
privilege of upending $200.000,000 more
to dig n ditch In foreign lands more
than 1,000 miles from homo. Not one
one-hundredth of 1 per cent of our people
ple will ever see It ; not one In a tbou
aand of our people will ever feel his
burdens lightened or his joy and com
forts of life Increased when It Is fin
ished. One-half the sum It will cost ,
HIE CONDITIONJIF THE WEATHER
femnernture for Twenty-four Hour * .
Forecast for Nebraska.
Conditions of the wcmthor afl record-
"il for the 21 houis ending at 8 n. in.
today :
Maximum tjfj
Mtnliiiiim i ! )
Average 57
Iliiroiiiotor ait.tll
Chicago , April II ! . The bulletin IB-
Hiioil liy the ChlcnKo ntnllon of the
United Slates wunthor bureau this
morning gives the forcoant for Ne
braska an follows :
Rain tonight anil possibly
Colder.
If intelligently ipi i > ndiMl upon our pub
lic hlghwayH during tin ; next ton yearn ,
would KVU ! a hundred times HH many
eotufortn mid pleasures to a thousand
tlmoB on tunny of our people. "
Arthur W. Dunn.
SUICIDE IN NEW YORK ENDS A
DREAM OF WEALTH.
JOBBERY REVEALED IN DEATH
Extraordinary Revelations are Follow
ing Close Upon the Suicide In New
York n Few Days Ago of Man Giving
Name of "A. Darling. "
Now York , April 12. Kvlraordlnary
evolutions ant following elosio upon
ho Htilclde a few dayB ago of the man
lieu known us "A. Dai ling. "
The real 11111110 of the milcldn wan
\rlbiirl3 Muck. Ho was a stock brok
T lime for the last llfluon years and
i member of ono of the richest fain-
llott In ICnglnnd. Ills body was res-
'lied from I ho morgue and potters' field
ty a cablegram from London. It wan
nirled April fi In Hvorgieon cemetery
mil may bo leiuoved lo ISuiopo later.
In Iliooklyn , an old man of 71 yearn ,
Odwln 0. Malloy , stands tottorlng and
ighaat at the suddenness of the Irag-
ily which nibbed Broker Duck of bin
Ifo and llnlley himself of what ho
fondly Imagined was a fortune of $1-
100,000 accumulated by him and Duck
In Joint speculations In the Ixiidon
market.
"It IB hard for mo lo believe , " Bald
Halley today , in a piteous voice , "that
I am loft penniless. Why , I was ab
solutely convinced I was worth $1,000-
000 until Duck's death revealed my
rue condition. I had given him ho-
twcon $ : ifWU ( ) and' ? 10,000 In cunh Lo
'ipornto ' with. "
Woman Got Money.
Somewhere In Ibis city there IB n
woman upon whom Duck Is alleged to
have lavished $250,000 within the last
few years She and her husband were
domiciled at a fashionable hotel on
upper Broadway , until Duck's death ,
and It Is alleged that the couple made
a demand on Duck shortly before ho
shot himself , for $75,000 , threatening
an expoHine of his llason.
It is said that there are several hun
dred victims of Duck's alleged bogus
Block jobbing operations. It Is fur
ther alleged that he spent $1,000,000
on women In fifteen years.
When his strange career came to an
end ho was In almost abject penury.
lOven his two massive gold matches
and his jeweled rings were gono. In
shabby clothes , with 17 cents and a
dollar watch In his pocket , ho put n
bullet In his brain.
Bailey , his chief victim , BO far as
known has been hoarding and scrimp
ing for years , with the hope of finally
rivalling Russell Sago In wealth. Ills
room cost him about 20 cents a day.
A llttlo milk and two loaves of bread
were often his dally portion.
Dinner to Maxim Gorky.
New York , April 12. A dinner was
given to Maxim Gorky , the Russian
novelist , at the homo of Mr. Naroany.
Mark Twain and a number of other
literary notables were among the
Kuests , as well as several editors.
Gorky , through an Interpreter , said :
"Now is the time for a revolution.
The government can best be over
thrown now. What wo need is money.
My mission IB to raise money to carry
on this work. "
Edward A. Vaughan Convicted.
Minneapolis April 12. Edward A.
Vaujjhan was found guilty of using
the mails to defraud Vaughan came
here about a year ago and advertised
himself extensively as an expert grain
broker. He secured largo sums and
loft the country , and was not located
until two months ago , wnen ho wag
found at Denver , Colo.
Jury Has Greene-Gaynor Case.
Savannah , da. . April 12 Judge
Emery Speer at midnight * concluded
his charge to the Greene and Gaynor
Jury , 'and the fate of the contractors
charged by the government with
frauds amounting to more than $1,500-
000 now rests v lib the Jury , who for
three months have listened to evi
dence and arguments.
Progress Toward Union.
Plttsburg , April 12. The committee
on union with other denominations of
the United Presbyterian church. In
session here , has formulated a basis
for union with the Associated Re
formed Church of the South and v > lll
at once submit It to the committee ou
0111 on oi uia souiuuiu cuurco.