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About The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1907)
r N 7 NOllKOhK , NUMRASKA , FRIDAY , .IANUA11Y 11 , 11)07 ) , TAKEN FROM JAIL AT CHARLES CITY , IA. , AND HANGED. LEADING CITIZENS IN THE MOB Four or Five Ministers and Largo N-imber of Women Accompany 1 ' 'era to Scene of Hanging Vic tim bights Hard. Charles City , In. , Jan. 10. Jnmcs Culleu , who murdered his wlfo niul otepson Tuesday , was tnkuu from the Floyd county Jull hero by u mob nnd hanged to the river bridge. The mob broke Into the jail nnd quickly over came what reslstnnce Sheriff Schorm- erhorn wns able to offer. Many of the u lending citizens of the town were In the crowd. They made no attempt to disguise themselves. Cullcn fought hnrd. lie declnred thnt his wife nnd etopson hnd attacked him nnd that ho bad killed them in self defense. Four or live ministers nnd n largo number of women accompanied the lynchers. Judging from the expressions henrd about town , the hanging 18 largely the result of the pardon granted to Louis BUBSO , the Bromer county wife mur derer. Busso murdered his wife with in fifteen miles of Charles City , was twice granted reprieves and then his sentence was commuted to life im prisonment. Cullen had been mnrrlod three times. Men who participated in the affair tntcd that they did not fear prosecu tion. They said they disliked mob violence lence , but that they considered the ex ecution wns justifiable in the case of Cullcn. Th'ey declared the estate of $50,000 which he had accumulated would have been used to fight his coso In the courts nnd that it would have been years before he was punished. James Cullen , a wealthy contractor of this city , killed his wlfo nnd his fifteen-year-old stepson Tuesday morn ing nnd attempted suicide. He killed his wife with n knife , nnd going to vrhere the boy , James Eastman , was Bleeping , stabbed him. When the lad felt the knlfo touch his throat ho battled brevely with his ptepfaHtor to gnin possession of the weapon. Board ers in the house were aroused , ns wns nleo Cullen's brother , Richard Cnllen , a banker at Warren , III. Richard Cul len , Prof. Rudrl and Royal Jacob ? took the kri'o nwiy from Cullen nnl the bov s-tnrtod IT town to summon the innr-lrl. fii''en ' ( hen shot him twice , k'llinr Min Instantly. Cullen thrn attempted to kill himself by ehootlnc ; . Ho n-n < = always known as n man oC bad tempt v and was somewhat eccentric. He vas sixty years old. TROUBLE AT PUMPING STATION. Neligh Without Fire Protection for a Few Hours. Neligh , Neb. , Jan. 19. Special to The News : Neligh was practically without fire protection Tuesday night , owing to a brenk nt the mill pumping station , the exact trouble , however , not having been found out up to this morning. The city engineer was im mediately notified and started up the city pumps , nnd will he kept at work as long as they nre needed. Neligh is fortnnnte in this respect by having two Independent pumping stations. JOINT INSTALLATION. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at Neligh Have New Officers. Neligh , Neb. , Jan. 10. Special to The News : The Odd Fellows and Re- bekah lodges of this city hnd a grand time at their joint Installation of of ficers Tuesday evening. The follow ing officers were Installed : J. G. Da vis , N. G. ; Lew Hnverstrogh , V. G. ; Howard Johnson , secretary ; RS. . Payne , treasurer ; A. G. Bailey , R. S. N. G. ; W. M. Omsted , L. S. N. G. ; Min Sheldon , warden ; Harry Curtis , con ductor ; Blanche Weygint , R. S. V. G. ; Cal Frndy , L. S. V. N. Rebekahs Mrs. Effie Lawson , N. G. ; Mrs. W. Staples , V. G. ; Mrs. Davidson , secre tary ; Mrs. C. B. VanKirk , treasurer. Broke His Leg. Pierce , Nob. , Jan. 10. Special to The News : Ernest , the eight-years- old boy of Geo. Reese at this place , fell on the Ice , breaking hi.s left leg m. above the nnkle. CHURCH NEARLY BURNED. German Lutheran Church at Pierce Has Narrow Escape. Pierce , Neb. , Jnn. 10. Special to The News : The now German Luth eran church In the eastern part of town narrowly escnped destruction from fire through a defective furnace i. ,6. The flro boys responded quickly nnd soon hnd the ( lames subdued. REPLACE HEADS. Surgeon Expects to Cure Beheaded People Before Long. Berlin , Jan. 0. Prof. Posnor , a well- known surgeon , in an article in the Gnrtcnlnube , declnrcs thnt surgery Is making such progress that ho looks forward to the time when surgeons will bo able to attnch an artificial arm or leg to the body. Ho goes further nnd says that In the future surgeons will find no difficulty In attaching a beheaded head to the trunk , In case the operation is carried out expeditlously. NARROW ESCAPE FROM FREEZING Young Man Sleeps by the Road Side In 10 Degree Weather. Unite , Neb. , Jnn. to. Special to The News : Theodore SlmoiiH , son of P. H. Simons of the llrm of Cnspry & Simons , hnd a very narrow escape from freezing to dendi Tuesday night. On his way home from the big Llowor- Thlel wedding ho went to sleep nnd fell out of the Hlelgh , remaining nil night by the rend sldo , with the weath er 10 below zero. Ho wns picked up In the morning , nnd It is thought ho will bo all right again In a few ( lays. It Is surprising that he was not bndly frozen , but his Injuries along thnt line are said to be very slight. GAZETTE IS OFFICIAL PAPER. Butte Newspaper is Awarded Contract for County Printing. Untie. Neb. , Jnn. 10. Special to The News : The Unite Gazelle was yoslor- day awarded the county printing for the next year. The Napor Enterprise a.t " " ' nh Journal combined forces ' Ol > -Stnt0 ' ' " this work in both 1' . . , / ' / ' " ' / " 3U'CS | the G" ' zetto maiit , . Slpj' stood llvo to two In favor of tut -'sotto. THREE BILLS DEAD. Subsidy , Immigration and Philippine Bills arc Killed. Washington , D. C. , Jan. 10. II is now said at the capital that three Im portant bills , each representing n dis tinct administration policy , are prac tically dead for this season of con- gross. It Is hinted in each case that behind the killing of the bills there Is to be traced n personal antagonism to President Roosevelt nnd a desire to belittle or Injure his administration. This Is only indirectly true. The subsidy bill , immigration bill , nnd the Philippine tariff bill are all moribund , chiefly if not entirely be cause each of them contains certain provisions of a radical character which have aroused the enmity of powerful interests in various parts of the coun try. RATS FULL OF DYNAMITE. - Farmer Afraid to Kill Rodents Swarm ing in His Barn. Worcester , Mass. , Jnn. 9. Charles B. Dana , an Oxford farmer , would like some advice as to how to got rid of a 'nmily of rals fattened on n diet of dynamite. Paua lives in mortnl terror of the 'animal bombs , " ns he calls them. His barn is full of them. He can't kill horn for fear they will explode while being assassinated , nnd if he lets them stay in the barn he is nfraid one of hem will commit suicide by falling 'rom the haymow and distribute his mm , farm implements and live stock over thossurrounding country. Dana stored a box of dynamite in ils barn for the winter. A few days ago he discovered that rats had eaten every bit of it. He said that since the dynamite disappeared , ho has seen norc rats and larger ones than ever before in his life. Dana is trying to entice a rat away 'rom the barn for experimental pur poses , but has had no success. GOULD MERGER IS ATTACKED Missouri Asks Dissolution of Combina tion and Forfeiture of Franchises. Jefferson City , Mo. , Jan. 10. Suits to dissolve the alleged merger of the Wnbash , Mlissouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Railway companies and the Pacific Express company and to revoke - voke the licenses and charters of the Pacific Refrigerator Transportation company , Western Coal and Mining company , Rich Hill Coal Mining com pany and Kansas-Missouri Elevntoi company were filed in the supreme court by Attorney General Hadley. The petition alleges the stocks of the companies named are owned by the same Interests the Goulds in violation of the provisions of the con stitution and laws of Missouri. Chief Justice Gantt of the supreme court made quo warranto writs asked by Attorney Gciwrnl Hadley return able In the supreme court on Jan. 23 , upon which day the defendants must appear and make answer to the alle gations in Hadley'a petition. No Choice In Michigan. Lansing , Mich. , Jan. 10. The first ballot in the Republican caucus of the legislature resulted in no choice for United States senator. The vote was : Congressman William Alden Smith. 85 ; Congressman Charles T. Towns- end. 27 ; William C. McMillan. 22 ; Ar thur Hill , 20 ; Congressman Sam Smith , 2 ; Charles Smith , 13 ; Con gressman Hamilton , 1 ; necessary to choice , G4. Fire Panic In Bellevue Hospital. New York , Jan. 10. A flro in the alcohol ward of Bellevue hospital created n panic nmong thlrly pntients. All were prevented from Injuring themselves only nfter strenuous ef forts on the part of the attendants. The arc was extinguished with slight loss. Soldiers Slay Thirty Strikers. Mexico City , Jan. 10. Late news from Orlzana confirms the report that the fatalities resulting from the strike riots at Rio Blanco and Santa Rosa tr.llls were not less than thirty. Prac tically all the killed .wero strikers , shot by soldiers. The property loss 4 not less than $1,000,000. SOUTH DAKOTA SENATOR WILL GO BACK TO WASHINGTON , HO ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT HIM United States Senator Against Whom Charges Were Made , Appears Doforc Caucus nt Pierre and Defends Himself - ' self Election January 27. Pierre , S. D. , Jan. 10. Robert J. Gamble of Vnnkton was Indorsed by the Republican joint caucus to suc ceed himself nu United States BOIIU- or. No lormal ballot \VI\H taken , the choice being by vlui voce vote. The anti-Gamble forces failed to make an attempt to defeat his Indorsement. The senatorial election will occur on Jan. 27. Prior to the vote Senator Gamble appeared before the caucus and re plied to charges based on the employ ment of.his son as a senate committee alcrk , the young man at the- time at tending one of the eastern colleges. Ho declared that ho wius conscious of no wrong and could not feel that ha tad done anything not proper. He said it was the general custom of sonutora and representatives at Washington to give employment to young man who could take that opportunity to atteml school and that he had followed llils custom , and when his son was em ployed at three different times It wat to fill time at the end of which an other WUH to come to take the placo. That while it was charged limb the boy was attending school at Identical times with his employment the pay of congressional employes wns annual and paid each mouth whther congress Is in session or not , and that part of the time of the employment of his sou was in such vacation and the school attendance was at that time. FORESW THtIR 1IILME Topic Discussed at Annual Meeting of American Association. Washington , Jan. 10. Forestry , HJ purpose , ils methods nnd Its accom plishments were considered at tliu annual meeting of the AUK rlcnn For estry association. Secretary of Agri culture Wilson , president of the as sociation , in his opening address , laid great stress on the Importance of the country's forest reserves. He de clared the nation's forests nre of vital Importance to the future wollare ot ' Iho nation. Sec-rotary Wilson 'ofleird several examples , wherein lie showed that the scarcity of wood today ns compared with the quantity available thirty and fifty years ngo is begin ning to be tell throughout the United States by everybody , especially maim- fncturers. lie added that according to the present outlook the production in future years will not supply the do maud , which is steadily Increasing. The association unanimously ap proved ti.c recommendation of Presi dent Roosevelt that $5,000,000 be loaned for a period of five years to tha forest service to be expended in de veloping the resources of the reserves. INFLUENZA JN _ , . . . < YlU Epidemic Said to Be Responsible foi " Many Deaths. New \ork , Jan. 10. Influenza is al most epidemic in this city. Within the last ten days it has spread rap- Idly. Physicians generally believe that the unseasonable weather , which has prevailed of late , has helped to spread the disease. Reports show that last week the deaths in this city from Inlluenza rose from eight to thirty-two in the week ending Dec. 29. That Influenza Invariably increases the mortality from bronchial troubles Is again dem onstrated by life fact that the deaths attributed to bronchitis last week numbered thirty-five , against twenty- eight for the preceding week , and that the deaths from pneumonia and bronchial pneumonia Increased from 232 In the week ending Dec. 22 to 35S lest week. BANDITS HOLD UPELECTRIC CAR _ Rob Conductor of $40 , but Do Not Mo lest Passengers. East St. Louis , Jan. 10. Twc masked banuTts held up an Interurban electric car near Brooklyn , 111. , nnd after firing several shots , robbed the conductor of $40 and made their es cape. The men signaled' the cnr nt an Isolated crossing , one mounting tha front nnd the other the rear plat form. The bandit In front covered the motorman with his revolver , whlla his partner went through the car. No attempl wns mndo lo molest the passengers - sengers , of which there were more than a dozen , nnd nftcr securing the money from the conductor , both men jumped from the car and disappeared In the woods. Bars "Sweat Box" Confessions. Washington , Jan. 10. In the crim inal court in connection with a case on trial , Justice Stafford ruled out as evidence the signed statements of the defendants , which they are said to nave given to the police. The effect Is practically to abolish the "third de gree" and to exclude hereafter such evidence as the police may "sweat" from a person charged with a crime. NEW TREASURER IN HOLT Jnmcs C. Hnrnlsh Takes the Place of Robert ( I. Chittlck. O'Neill. Neb. , Jnn. l--8peelnl ( ) to The NewH : Holt county IIIIH n new treiiHurer In the person of JnmoH C. HnrnlHh , whose bond was approved yesterday by the supervlsorH. Mr , Jlnrnlck has been deputy the piiHt yenr under Robert 13. Chlttlek , who resigns n look after IIH ! personal IMIHIIICHH ut I Hurt. Mr. ChltllcU willed with hlH lU'ccHHor on n spot ciiHh | IUHH ! , thus ! ettlng nt rest any question IIB to HiU'o- y of the funds. The mipervlHors ycntordny appointed \V. S. Roberts of Shields precinct to represent the Second mipervlwir'n din- trlcl , a vacancy oeeuirlng In thai dis trict by reiimni of Krnnk W. Phillips going to the suite sennit' . QUESTIONED ON bTIFLING OF COMPETITION. U. P. ONLY A LINK IN THE CHAIN Traffic Manager Stubbs Tells Interstate - state Commerce Commlsolon It Never Was a Competitor of the Southern Pacific. Chicago , Jnn. 10. Two attorneys representing the government mniio < o tormined eliortb to Induce two tralilc ninnugei-H .of traiiH-contlueiital lull roads to ndiull that u concent ration of ownership ineiuiH the stilling of competition In railroad tralilc. The attorneys wore Messrs. Severance and Kellogg and the trullle managers weru J. C. Stubbs of the Southern Pncille- Union Paclllc systems nnd J. M. Han- nnford of the Northern Pncille rail- roud. Both men contended thnt de spite the consolidation of intorciils that , hns tnken place between tlui Union Paclllc nnd the Soul hern Pa cific nnd between the iN'orlliorn Pacific nnd the Great Northern , competition between the lines which nre under tlia [ ownership is ns sharp today ns it ever was. The examination of Mr. Sliilibs covered nil points connected with the history nnd traffic arrange- nieiils of Iho Southern Pacific , Union Pacific , Central Pnclflc ami many ol Die allied lines which tiru now under the conlrol of 15. II. Harrlmnn. Mr. Stubbs asserted from flrsl lo Insl Hint Ibo Union Pacific never had been on j flctive competitor of the Southern Pa- line'on California busings Tor the reason thai It hnd no outlet beyond j Ogd.'n over Us own rails direct to California. Sneb competition , bo snid. as had existed between the two roads in the past is still in existence. The Union Pacific , ho claimed , is but a link In the trnnsportntioii between - tween the Missouri river nnd Califor nia nnd not a separate nnd Independ ent line. In his opinion It never had occupied the hitter position so fnr aa through traffic WIIH concerned. When asked If ho did not believe thai a railroad which has a large sur plus , and Is paying 10 per ccnl divi dends Is nol in a posilion to favor tha public with lower rates thnn it hns In effect nt the present time. Mr. Slubbs , with considerable feeling , said thai if Iho Union Pacific was Ihc road under consldernllon ho would urge Iho members of Ihc inlcrslntc commerce commission nnd their at torneys to remember thai while the Union Pnclflc mny bo prosperous now. Its slockholdcrs had experienced many "lean yenrs" nnd thnt there wns no human gunrnnlee lhal Ihe prosenl sal- Isfactory conditions In rnllrond tralilc throughout the country would be In definitely maintained. Upon the subject of competition Mr. Stubbs declared It wns not possible for this to be done , no mntler who owned the pnrellel lines under consid eration. Subordinates , with reputa tions to make or to sustain , would work for the interests of their lines against all other lines and competl tlon must therefore ivvltnbly follow , Ho nsserted thnt James J. Hill , while probably the leading railroad man In the country , could not abolish compe tition between the Northern Pacific and the Grcnl Northern because of tha personal splrll of Ihc men ho em ploys. "If Mr. Hill lakes lhal spirit oul of his men , " said Mr. Slubbs , with much emphasis , "he might as wel hand the mnnngement of his railroads over lo n $100 clerk. " Mr. Hnnnnford expressed slmilai views regnrdlng competition. SANTA FE RAILWAY INDICTED Federal Grand Jury at Los Angeles Returns True Bills for Rebating. Los Angeles , Jan. 10. The federal grand Jury returned two Indictments against the Santa Fo Railroad com pany , conlalning sovenly-slx counts. The railroad is charged in the first in dictment of sixty-six counts with granting certain concessions to the Grand Canyon Lime and Cement com pany on shipments of llmo fro.ni Nel son , Ariz. , to certain California points , and to John F. Shlrlln. The second , containing ton counts , charges the railroad company with giving re bates on lime. Two Indictments were returned also against the Grand Canyon Llmo and Cement company , one of * lx counts for accepting rebates and the other con taining seventeen counts , charging It with accepting concessions RESULT OF EXPLOCION IN PITT5 ST LL WORKS. SEVEN OTHERS FATALLY HURT Twenty-four Missing Ucllevcd to Have UCCM Uurlcil Under . -Strc.mi ol fviollen Metal ami Tnclr Qocllcs Cre mated Pathetic Scenes at Mill. Plttsluirg , Jnn. 10. Three workmen killed , hL'ven Inlnlly Injnied ami l\un ty lour mlHhltif , U Hie ix-Mill ol nu . - * . pluMon at the Kltzn lurniui.ol I lie1 JOIHH & l.nutihllii Mei'i worltH. ( .Inn neeiiimiiuliiiH at the bane ol' the lurniiiv necaine Ignited. In the resultIng - Ing explosion tons of molten metal was Hlioweied around the lurunco torn radius of lorty leet , overwhelming the workmen In a fiery Hood. Join : Cramer , Andruw Fenthorka nnd Gnu tnv Keasler were lOllod. The seven Injured are In hoHpltnlu. While the mill olllcluls are Inclined to believe all of the mlimlng men weru not cremated In the molten metal , nothing definite lu known an to then whereaboutH. Only one man , George Kuox , IIIIH up- pcnrcd since the explosion , lie nays everything happened HO quid ; thai he doubts whether the men em-aped. Chief Peter Snyder of the Fourth fire district wan mirloimly Injured while directing the lire : len to extin guish the lire which followed the ex plosion. Snyder fell I rom n trestle thirty feel high , receiving bad In juries. While responding to ( he alarm n hose cnrrlnj-.e WIIH Hi ruck by n Hi reel car. seriously Injuring two ol the fin * men. The windows of I lie ear wore Bhnttend. Two women were Injured The sren.-H about the enhance lethe the mill were pathetic when ( lie lain illcK of the victims learned of the dK astir. Women , men and clnldien gnllerod belnre tin * gale nnd Hindu frantic efforts lo gain admittance. Hev oral of the fr < nzli-d women rushed upon the o'flrfTH and tried lo flglil their way Into the mill. Children ran through the ulrettB crying that "Fath er was dr-nd. " . . . Later It became neceHnnr to call additional'police ' to escort the \yonien nnd children to their honU-H. George Knox. the only man believed to have cgrnpod uninjured , said : "The furnace In one of the improved style nnd thirty-five of IIB worn work- . | n f about , never thinking of an ex plosion. Suddenly there was a terrific ronr nnd molten molnl wns thrown every plncr- Streams of it worn inn nlng In nil directions , nnd I was con fronted with nn awful death tinlcHB 1 could run faster than Iho metnl could travel. I don'l know wlmt happened to the other men. I did not sec nny of them after the explosion. II the > did not run fjulck and fast nil urn burled under six feet of molten metnl. " READY TO BEG N BAILEY INQUIRY Resolution Introduced for Investiga tlon of Senator's Oil Connections. Austin , Tex. , Jnn. 10. A resolution providing for n sweeping investigation of the conduct of United States Sena tor J.V. . Bailey of this state , was Introduced troducod in the house of representa tlvt-H. It is signed by twenty-eight members of the legislature. Senator Bailey's term expires March 4 next. In the primary election of last July Senalor Bailey way indorsed for sen ator by practically an unanimous votn of the people. Since thai lime It 13 charged that evidence has been ob taincd which shows that he hns 10 celved large sums of money in loans and fees from the Waters-Pierce Oil company , the KIrby Lumber company , the Security Oil company and person ally from H. C. Plerco of the Waters- PJcrco Oil company. B , AND 0 , WRECTVERDICT Eight Employes Held for Action of Grand Jury. Washington , Jnn. 10 The coroner's inquest over the Terra Cotta wreck of Sunday night , Dec. 3u , ht-Ul for thf nctlon of the grand Jury Harry H Hildcljrnnd. engineer of "dead" train 2120- Frank F. Hoffmler , condm tot of that train ; P. F. Dent , night train dispatcher at Baltimore ; William K McCauley , division operator of thn Baltimore and Ohio railroad ; H L Vermllllon , engineer of the local trnln : George W. N'aglo , conductor of Irnln 60 ; J. W. Kelly , Jr. , Iralnmaster of the Halllmore and Ohio , and William M. Dutrow. the telegraph operator nt Sliver Springs. All the men held , ex cept Dent , McCauley nnd Kelly , were in the building where the Inquest was hold nnd were arrested. May Abolish Carlisle Institute. Washington , Jan. 10. Carlisle In- fltltute , which was established at Car lisle , Pa. . In 1879 , for the higher edu cation of the Indians , Is In danger ol being abolished. The subcommittee of the senate committee on Indian af fairs , which has the Indian nppropria lion bill under consideration , has agreed to report an amendment , strlk' ing out the school's appropriation The reason advanced by the member ! of the committee is thnt a school sc far away from Indian reservations is not EO effective as the western educa tlonal Institutions for the Indians. FIIE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hourn. Forecast for Ncbrnskn. Conditions of the weather an record- oil for Iho twenty-four liottrn ending nt S a. m. today : Maximum L'K Minimum IK Average lit Iliiromnler 'MM Chicago , Jim. 10. The bulletin IH- lined by the ( jhlcngt. Hlnlloti of Iho United Htnten weiillier bureau given the I'oreoaul for Nebraska an follows : l-'alr except HIIOW In eiiHl portion to- nlKliI , Warmer east portion tonlghl. Friday fair nnd colder. FAVI.OFF SLAIN BY ASSAS II Mllltnry Procurator of Rusnln Shot by Terrorist nt St. Petersburg , fit. PetefHliurg , Jim. 10. Nontenant Qi'iiornl Vlndlmlr Pavloff , the military nroeurator or advorntn general , gen erally known slnco the dnyn of Iho nln parliament an "llanKinan PavlofT , " rom the epithet constantly appllnd o him by the radical dopullcn , WIIH ( hot and killed whllo walking In the rnrdon of thn clilof military court nilldliiK , near the Molkn canal. The who wns dlsgiilHod an a workmiui , WI\H \ captured nftrr a long through the crowded city during which he llrod about orty nhotn from two revolvers which 10 carried , killing a policeman and wounding n Hinnll boy. Tim crime WHH executed deliberate- y nnd Hhowntl nvldonru of Ihn twine inroful preiwmitlon which wnw chnrno erlatlc of the murdnrn of GonernlH gnntirrT nnd Von Dor Lnunlte , nnd undoubtedly was carried out by the unme ortuinbatlon which , It la reported - od , hiiR sentenced Kmporor Nicholas nl several of ( lie ministers to death. The Inrormatlon which the social revoliillnnlHtM bnve been iiblo to nc- qulre of the movements of Us marked victims Indicates widespread treneh- ry In the military court nnd Iho ; rontoRt nlnrm IH fell In official cir- -les , where II IH believed a relgu nf error In * > ( . Pet"r lmrs hns be nn Vice Adrnlrnl DoubnPHolT OX-UHVI rn or Ronornl of Mo $ ow nnd nt present a member of the council of the m [ > ! r < \ hns received notification Hint an itb'r attempt upon his life will l.o made. TWO AMER1CANSDIE OF SMALLPOX Contract Disease Whllo Visiting Gov ernment Hospital at St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg , -'an. ' 10. Two Amer ican , Mrn. n. L. Lawt < on of Monlaim and Albert A. .F. Clement of Wii-li- Ington , hnve died hero under the fol lowing elrei.nwtnnees : Mlrs. Lawmen's Iniffbar/fl / nnd MT. ' 2lpinent'B wife were tnken ( Sick with nenHlcB In St. Petersburg nnd removed o the government hospital for co > ugloiiH diseases. Mrs. Lnwson went o the hospital to visit her hushnmt and Mr. Clement went there to see his wife. While In the building the vis- Horn hnd lo wrap themselves up In tiospltnl Hheets. Those sheets hnd been lined for smallpox patients nnd had not been disinfected , nnd ns n re- null both contracted smallpox and died. POSTPONE BROWNSVILLE TALK \ Illness of Tillman Delays Discussion of Resolution in Senate. Washington , Jan. 10. After a gen era ! discussion n tentative understand Ing wns reached in the senate justify ing the expectation that a vote on the general service pension bill will be tnken tomonow. The measure re ceived no vital criticism , but many commendations. Senator McCumuer spoke at length In support of the munsiirc. The remainder of Ihc day was devoted to the discussion of a bill limiting the hours of railway em ployes. The Brownsville mntlcr was postponed nl Iho suggesllon of Sen ator Fornker , who gave ns the reason thai Senator Tllltnnn , who is Indis posed , desired to adrress the senate on the subject. ARMY BILL J THE HODSE Refuses to Strike Out Item of $1,000- 00 for Paying Expenses of Militia , Washington , Jan. 10. By a vote of 27 lo 50 the house , in committee o ( the whole , having the army appropria tion bill under consideration , refused to strike out an Item of $1.000,000 for the purpose of paying the expenses of regiments , battalions , squadrons and batteries of the organized militia tc participate In such brigade or di vision encampments as may be estab lished for the Held instruction of the troops of the regular army. Representative Hull ( la. ) , In charge of the bill , said that the committee knew lhal he did pol approve Ihe largo maneuvers , because he did not believe Iho Nallonal Guard received any benefit. Homesteaders Given More Time. Washington , Jan. 10. At the sug gestion of Senator Hansbrough the senate agreed to a Joint resolution granting to homesteaders on the pub lic domain three months of absence in sections where unsual climatic condi tions result In personal hardship. The leave Is lo bo granted upon applied- lion of the homesteader to the land agenl In his district and Is not to bo deducted from the preliminary lime required by law to establish his title.
