THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY MAHOII SMi 15)07. )
NEBRASKA COMMISSION'S AU-
THORITY IS A FACT.
GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED BILL
The Nebraska Railway Commission
Has Begun Its Task of Supervising
the Railways of the State What the
Bill Means to Nebraska.
Lincoln , Neb. , March 28. Special to
The News : The Nebraska railway
commission began the task of super
vising the railroads of the Btato this
morning.
Governor Sheldon signed the rail
way commission bill last night.
The now law Is drastic In } ts provi
sions and the railways of , the , state
must observe its provisions or suffer
severe penalties.
The members of the railway commis
sion must bo thirty years of ago. They
must not have any Interest In any com
mon carrier doing business In the
state. They must not engage in anVj
business allied to or Inconsistent wltl ,
the business of the commission.
Should a vacancy occur the governor1
must fill It by appointment.
Salaries of the commissioners are
fixed at $3,000. No person shall bo
secretary of the commission who chall
not be able to qualify as a commis
sioner. The commission must orga
nize as soon as the bill is"s'lgned. The
sum of $0,000 is allowed for office ex
pense and clerical hire. A salary shall
not bo more than $2,500 and two
clerks may bo engaged at not more
than $1,200 per annum.
The railway commission has general
charge of the railway companies , ex
press companies , car companies , sleep
ing car companies , freight companies ,
telegraph companies , street railway
companies or any other common car-
Tiers.
The commission must divide all
freight Into general and special class
es and fix a reasonable rate for each
class. The rates may vary as is
deeme'1 oust to the various railways
of * o. state. Joint freight rates ,
ewitching and terminal charges must
also be fixed by the commission.
Charges , service and equipment of all
the railroads must be examined. A
complete leport must be filed svith the
governor biennially. The chairman
shall have power to administer oaths.
Witnesbed may be sent ior and books
and papers must bo brought in at the
request of the commission. Shipper ,
* " officers and employes must answer all
questions. Fines for violation of the
regulations may not exceed $25,000.
Freight rales between Nebraska
points and the points in other states
must bo examined. Violations of the
law must be called to the attention of
the attorney general while the com
mission may hire additional counsel.
Railroads must file with the com
mission within thirty days after this
net takes effect complete schedules ,
classifications and tariffs covering the
passenger and freight business. Then
the commission must furnish a new
and complete schedule to the railways ,
authenticated with the seal of the
, commission.
Within sixty days and not less than
thirty days this new rate sheet will
be effective. Persons , shippers , cities
or corporations may file complaints.
The railroads are notified and the date
Is set for the hearing. In case of dis
pute the lowest rate accepted for
traffic shall be accepted as prlma fa
cie evidence that the charge is a just
and reasonable one. After the hear
ing the commission shall announce its
decision. -
After securing a transcript of the
proceedings , any railroad may appeal
to any district court of the state for
" redress. The burden of proof shall
rest upon the plaintiff to show that
the rate or ruling is an unreasonable
one.
one.On
On or before August 1 , 1907 , and an
nually thereafter a complete report of
the affairs of the railroad must bo
filed with the railroad commission.
This shall contain a statement of all
persons who have received passes and
the relation they bear to the railroad.
Rebates , discriminations , preferenc
es and special privileges of all kinds
are forbidden and punishable by heavy
fines. Railroads may haul freight for
fairs , expositions or hospitals at a 10
tluced rate. Actions for tho. violations
of the law may bo brought against the
company In any court of any county
through which the road runs. The
net has the emergency clause and goes
into effect as soon as signed by the
governor.
Dr. H. J. Wlnnett , Robert Cowoll
and J. A. Williams compose the com
mission. They wore elected last fall ,
the constitution being ) amended to
provldo for a commission at the same
election.
SENATE MISAPPROPRIATIONS
Leaders Say House Figures Mutt Bo
( Reduced $1,250,000.
Lincoln , March 28. The sonata in
definitely postponed the bill to tax
real estate mortgages and put the sin
gle tax theory of Governor Sheldon
into oractlce.
The senate began cutting down ap
propriations made by the house , and
announcement was made by loading
members of the finance , way * . and
means committee that house appro
priations must bo reduced $1,250,000.
The house passed two railroad bills ,
both originating In the house , ono
compelling roads to furnish side
tracks to elevator owners ; another re
quiring them to furnish scales and
weigh shipments In carload lots at
division points , and providing for a
state welghmastcr.
The house recommended for pas
sage the bill reducing express rates
30 per cent.
The house sleeping car reduction
bill was revived , following the defeat
of the senate bill , and recommended
to pass.
By a vote of 32 to 30 the prohibitory
amendment bill was reported for pas-
sago.
Governor Sheldon signed the rail
way commission bill. It carries the
emergency clause , and Is Immediately
effective , but the railroads are given
thirty days without penalty In which
to flic freight schedules under the
provisions of the new law. .
. Yesterday wq . ! , , tth day'1 , : , ' .
the bl1 ' V" ! ; , err . „ , , -alld - m. ' " ! '
bers"lW. ' Uvr , . > t work without
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pay. "
I int
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by the hnfac&.ieyl jj , . jt e ilur mt
with pumps wa\c\Uiompleto { destru. '
tlon of the attt \ iu.idge across
the Plattu river'i I tented.
The warm winds' of the last few' '
days had made the bridge dry as tin- .
der. A freight train passed over thv
bridge about 6 o'clock and some Urn. .
later It was discovered on fire. Seven
twenty-foot spans were burned out.
The Burlington trains are being sent
around by way of Central City. The
loss will be about $1,501 The bridge
Is nearly a mile long.
Discuss Federal Regulation of Roads.
Washington , March 28. An iin
portant conference was held at tha
white house , at which the railroad sit
uation was discussed. Those present
were Secretaries Cortolyon , Garfield ,
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon ,
Chairman Knapp and Special Counsel
F. B. Kellogg of the interstate com
nierco commission and all the mem'
bora of that commission , except
Messrs. Prouty nd Cockrell , who are
out of the city. After the conference
adjourned It was stated that the meet
ing was called to outline a scheme tc
be presented to the next congress foi
the federal regulation- railroads.
No More Negroes Wanted.
Houston , Tex. , March. 28. An
nounccmont was made at the local re
cruiting station that orders have been
received from the war department at
Washington Instructing that no more
negroes be accepted for services in the
army , also that all negro troops in
the United States will be dispatched
forthwith to the Philippines.
K3 JURY AFTER PASSHOLDERS
Railroad and Express Company Man
agers Called Before Inquisitors.
Chicago , March 28. The federal
grand jury began on Investigation into
the workings of the new rate law and
its rotations to the Issuing of railroad
passes and express company franks.
Several of the superintendents and
other general officers of the various
express companies have been sum
moned to appear before the grand
jury tomorrow and have been re
quested tp bring with them all rec'
6rds showing the names of persons
to whom franks have been Issued
since the passage of the rate law.
Wlnchell Warns Illinois Solons.
K Springfield , March 28. President B.
L. Winchcll of the Rock Island rail
road advised the railroad committees
of the Illinois house and senate to be
conservative in the matter of railroad
legislation. If the judgment of legis
lators Is Influenced too much by the
present outcry against railroads , as
serted Mr. Winchcll , measures might
easily bo passed which would endan
ger the prosperity of the country.
Verdict In Santa Fe Wreck.
Los Angeles , Cal. , March 28. Tire
coronet's jury Investigating the cause
of the collision between two Santa
Fe passenger trains on the Buena
Vista bridge last Saturday night ,
which resulted in the death of flvo
persons and the injury of a score of
others , returned a verdict finding En
gineer Kelly and Conductor Humble
guilty of disobeying orders and the
Santa Fo guilty of negligence.
High Graders Lose Stolen Ore.
Pueblo , Colo. . March 28. Thirty-six
sacks of gold , valued at $10,000 , said
to have been stolen from the mines
at Rhyollto , Nov. , and shipped into
Pueblo by "high graders , " wore seized
at the local offtqp of the Wolls-Fargo
Express company by Deputy United
States Marshal Frank of Denver. The
ore was sent Into Pueblo a sack at a
time and was addressed to George B.
Richardson.
Klrkman Files Appeal.
St. Louis , March 28. A petition for
a writ of habeas corpus was filed In
the United States circuit court ot ap
peals on behalf of George W. Kirk-
man , formerly captain In the T\yenty-
fifth United States infantry , who Is
now serving a two-year sentence In
the penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth ,
Kan. In this petition Klrkman al
leges that his detention la unlawful.
TRAINMEN AND MANAGERS HOLD
FRUITLESS CONFERENCE.
DENY TWELVE PER CENT RAISE
Railway Managers Object to Further
Increase and Strike of Forty-Five
Thousand Men Impends Federal
Authorities May Intervene.
Chicago , March 28. The 45,000
trainmen of the western railroads
seem nearer a geMko..han nt any time
since the negojjN" 4 with the gen
eral managers li increase in
wages and a shur ' .dMtday were
started two montlago. . The con
ference between the representatives
of the men and the rallioad olllclala
In&tjQct four hours , but was a failure
bo tar as bringing about a solution ol
the trouble is concerned.
The railroads offered the men In-
crcaFr ) * f 7 jor cent to passenger
110 ' . ' < 'and 10 per cent to the
' Employes , including brakemen ,
'lulemeii ' , baggagemen and allied work-
ort The irien had 'demanded an In-
of 12 per cent and a nine-hour
a'nd when the officials do-
i'clared their offer was the best that
could be made the conference ended ,
as the men by a referendum vote ,
.taken . last week , had decided not to
iccept anythJng short of their orlg-
immediately after the conference
broke up the representatives of the
men got together to consider the ad
visability of calling a strike in order
to bring the railroads to terms. Just
what decision was reached is not
known , as the union men declined to
discuss what had taken place at the
meeting. They were a unit , however ,
in declaring a peaceable settlement
of the controversy can only be
reached by the general managers of
fering concessions. Another meeting
of the union men has been scheduled
for today and the general belief Is
that a strike will bo called within the ,
next forty-eight hours unless the raj
road officials request another con
enco to try and settle the
without resorting to a fight.
P. M. Morrissey , chief of the train
men's organization , said : "We have
been instructed by the men we repre
sent to call a strike unless the offer
of the roads was satisfactory to us.
The vote by which this attitude was
reached carried the strike proposition
by a tremendous majority. We are
not satisfied and the men arc not sat
isfied. Wo are not going to ask for
any more conferences with the gen
eral managers. It is up to these gen
tlemen now to prevent the men quit
ting work , and the only way they can
do this Is to accede to our demands. "
A. B. Garrettson , chief of the con
ductors , also declared that no further
conferences would be hold with the
general managers.
The railroad officials arc not quite
so pessimistic over the situation.
When the men were declaring a strike
was inevitable. Secretary Slasson
Thompson of the General Managers'
association said :
"Wo have not yet given up hope of
a peaceable adjustment of tlio dlflU
culty. Wo have conceded a great deal
to the men already and it would seem ,
to bo but a matter of a short time un
til the union officials will see their
way clear to accepting the general
managers' proposition. I am of the
opinion that the conference will be re
sumed again within the next two days
and that some sort of an agreement
will be reached. "
The United States government will
be asked to 'intervene to prevent a
strike and if the plans of the general
managers do not miscarry the whole
controversy will be submitted to arbi
tration for settlement. The general
managers gave out a statement de
claring they will demand arbitration
under the Erdmann act.
OROANIZERSHAUB FINED
Other Officers of Railway Mall Clerks'
Union Slated for Dismissal.
Los Angeles , Cal. , March 28. Hugh
G. Shaug of this city has been dis
missed irom the railway mail sorvlco
for his part in the organization of the
Brotherhood of Railway Mall Clerks.
A , H. Stephens , superintendent of the
railway mall service of the Pacific
coast , says :
"The action of the department In
the Shaug case Indicates that tbo de
partment will not tolerate the brother
hood. "
Mr. Stephens will leave April 3 for
Washington to attend the convention
of superintendents of the railway mall
service.
It is also said that C. , L. Hobbs and
Marcus L. Shaug , officers of the
brotherhood in San Francisco , are to
bo dismissed for their part in the
movement.
French Mission Returns From Oudja.
Lalla Marnla , Algeria , March 28.
The French military mission has returned
turned hero from Oudja , With it havr
como all the European residents ol
Oudja , who report that the town Is
calm and the people do not suspect
the 'forthcoming occupation. The
Moroccan garrison In Oudja consists
only of a Finall escort for the gov
ernor , and there is very little proba
bility of any resistance to the French
column.
LO.L RATtS RE TO SUI1D
After Conferring With Commission
Presidents Change Their Mind.
Washington , March 28. Prompt
action by the interstate commerce
commission has averted what might
hnvo developed Into a serious clnsh
botwccn the conl shippers and thu
railroads of Indiana and Illinois.
March 15 thu ind'.iina railroad corn *
mission , the United Mine Workers
and representative coal operators of
Illinois and Indiana complained to the
commissioners that the carriers had
given notice of an advance of 2 cents
a ton on coal from Indiana and Illi
nois points to Chicago. Such an ad
vance , they pointed out , would serl
ously affect both operators and min
ers.
Slnco that tlino the commission com-
munlcated with the presidents ol all
the roadb Interested , and. In the words
of Ch.nl ) man Knapp "certain sugges
tlons" wore made to the rallroadK.
It was announced by thu cummin-
slon that replies to the communlca
ttons had been received from the In-
tcicstcd llr.es and that the determina
tion to make1 the proposed udvuni o In
the coni rates had been reconsidered
and abandoned
CARNEGIE ATJHIIE HOUSE
Stcclmastcr Says President's Railroad
Policy Is Conservative ,
Washington , March 28. Andrew
Carnegie , who Is In Washington for n
few days , expressed the following
opinion on the rallioad situation ;
"I absolutely Indorse the president's
attitude toward the railroads. He is
the best friend they have and they
ought to realize It. The railroads
had better stand with him. If they
do not accept his moderate moasuroH
they may be confronted by a man In
the white house who will approach
the question of the railroads from an
entirely different standpoint , l re
gard the president's Inlluence as lethe
the railroads as wholesome and censer -
ser Ulve. "
Carnegie lunched with the
] 'nt. Others present were Vice
1' 'Jtit Fairbanks , Secretary Cor-
. , Assistant Secretary of State
n and Robert S. McCormlck ,
ambassador to Franco.
RUSSIAN EDITOR IS RlLLED.
Former Member of Duma Assassinated
as HP Leaves Home In Moscow.
Moscow , Russia , March 28. Dr.
Jollos , editor of the Husskl Vledo-
most ! , was assassinated here by a
youth , who shot him with a revolver
as he was leaving his residency. The
murderer escaped. Dr. Jollos was a
member of the lower house of the
first Russian parliament.
Rurales In Pursuit of Outlaws.
Durango , Mex. , March 28. In a des
perate fight between rurales and a
band of outlaws under Gumerslndo
Ortega. In the San Juan del Rio moun
tains , Ortega , who was considered one
of the most dangerous bantllts in
northwestern Mexico , and his band
were driven into-tho mountains , with
the rurales in close pursuit. The
American colony at Corleto , a mining
camp in the San Juan del Rio district ,
have made frequent appeals for pro
tection.
WRECK ON NORTHERN PACIFIC
Engineer and Fireman Are Killed IP
Minnesota Accident. , '
St. Paul , March 28. A Northern Pa-
clflc passenger train was wrecked at
Carlton , Minn. Thomas M. Quinlan ,
engineer , ami Will'lam Mesekomer ,
fireman , both of St. Paul , were killed.
Two or three passengers are report
ed slightly injured. The cause of the
wreck Is said to have been the stop
page of adrain pipe and the over
flow of water , which undermined the
trkick , causing- spreading of the
rails.
Marvin Clue at San Antonio.
San Antonio , Tex. , March 28. Ac
cording to the statements of the lo
cal detective department , who have
been searching for Horace Marvin , Jr. ,
who disappeared from his home in
Dover , Del. , March 4 , a child answer
ing the description of the missing boy
has been seen hero by several parties ,
but when an effort was made to locate
him the child had disappeared under
rather mysterious circumstances. The
search , however , is being continued
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD
Having adjusted all difficulties with
labor unions , the newspapers of Buttc
and Anaconda will resume publication
at once.
The Spanish government has Is
sued an official note expressing its
whole hearted concurrence In France's
desire to Stop the intolerable disor
ders In Morocco.
The state closed Its case in the
trial at Carmel , N. Y. , of Jennlo Burch ,
the fifteen-year-old girl , for the mur
der of Wilbur Wtnshlp , the baby she
bad bepn employed to nurse.
Announcement that Richard Mans
field , the actor , has abandoned his
spring tour through the country , ow
ing to his Illness , was made by B. D.
S. Stevens , Mr Mansfield's manager.
President Roosevelt has promised to
make an address at tbo dedication of
a statue to the memory of the rough
riders to bo erected at Arlington Na-1
tlonal cemetery on the afternoon oil
April 12. I
REGULM1 BATTLE FOUGHT IN
TOWN IN WALLACHIA.
DISORDERS ON ROYAL DOMAINS
Troops Sent to Guard Estates of King
Charles Body of Lieutenant Jonll-
e nn Torn to Pieces by Rioters ,
Vlnshka Overrun by Marauders ,
Berlin March 28. According to the
Czornowltz correspondent of the Ukal )
Auzolgor , the situation In Wallnehla
Is worse. Thu number of persona
ktllod dally Is growing enormously ,
TUroo hundiVd porsonu luiMo been
killed In at. encounter between pens-
antH and tbo military at Stareskc ,
'
and there have been two bloody '
ties at NahlanoHllr , In ono of
i.loutonant .lonlloHou wan klllui' '
peiihimtH tore the body ol the In I
ant lo ploooH and danced
b.oody ifiummls to wild ' .isle /
Slihllar aiioflllo ! ) are roportvi/ri /
the disti'iitu of Olinhiovltza anil/H
whore numorntisliliigob and /aru / i
have boon burned down
The Hltuatlon In Galatz I * n" > ? t
tine atoning. Thu 'longHhoie
Irntormzing with the poanan1
prefect ol' Galatz has ordere1.
shops oloHPd for three days , u
people aie In a wild panic
Giave dlMirdeiK are reported on
estatoH of King Chnrl'-s at I'otnna ni ,
troops have been sent to the royn' '
domains. It is said large numbers ot
peasant rioters have boon killed ti
conflicts near Hralhi and I'apulesca
and II appears that a large number of
riolors on tijing to outer the town of
Galatz , won repulsed by soldiers
near the village ol I otavonl with a
1)3 ) < - of twenty iiR'ii klll ( d after which
tbo poahimtH turned their attention tc
Bralla.
Sanguinary lighting Is reported also
at VhiHtii nmj nt Craiova.
The disorders at Nmc-onl have been
Mipprosbcd by the Killing or wounding
ot twenty-live men At this point the
troops dispersed 500 Inoondlarles.
There Is still serious fighting In the
Vlashka district , where bands of plun
derers , who have taken refuge In vil
lages , ara being shelled by the troops.
GAS WELL IBURST ! ITS COVER
Gusher Near Sapulpa Is Burning
Fiercely After Making New Outlet.
Sapulpa , I. T. , March 28. The gas
well two miles cast of hero that
caught lire Saturday is still burning
fiercely.
After fourteen days of work the
well was capped , but the great vol
ume of gas found another way out
through the crovlces and for half a
mile It spread open the earth. Atone
ono place a hole three feet wide and
twenty feet long was torn. Then the
escaping gas caught flro and has been
burning over since. At ono place a
sheet of flame twenty feet long and
fifteen feet high Is blazing. Tons of
rock and shale were thrown from the
cracks and the constant tremble of
the earth is frightening the farmers
and oil operators In the vicinity of the
well. Great pools of'oll on the creek
and In the ravines also are on fire
and there arc no signs of abatement.
3 FRENCH AREJUPPORTED 1
Europe Approves Action of France In
Reference to Morocco ,
Paris , March 28. In official quar
ters here it Is recognized that the Mo
roccan situation is serious , but the
concensus of European opinion , being
favorable to France's action , a solu
tion of the difficulties Is regarded as
being very simple and as not likely
to produce complications. The sultan
of Morocco Is expected to yield
promptly all the claims formulated by
the commander of the French arm
ored cruiser Jeanne d'Arc , now at
Tangier , as soon as he Is convinced
that the French attitude Is inflexible
and that France has the unanimous
lupport of the powers.
Work on Moffatt Road.
Denver March 2 § J W Kelloy.
city passenger agent of the Denver ,
Northwestern and Pacific railway ( the
Moffatt road ) , announced that the
builders expected to have the line
completed to Salt Lake within three
years from date. So far 120 miles of
road has been built , he said , at a cost
of $10,000,000.
Boxes on Rural Malt Routes.
Washington , March 28. A dc-clslon
by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
oral Do Graw Insists upon an adher
ence to the regulations requiring that
boxes on rural mall routes shall be
erected by the roadside so that car
rlers can easily obtain access to them
without deviating from their routed
or dismounting from their vehicles.
The Starry Grots.
The first order over bestowed upon
women was the order of the Starry
Cross , founded in 1CGS by Eleanor ,
widow of Ferdinand III. of Austria , in
thanksgiving : for the saving of n portion
tion of the Inly cross nt a fire In thu
palace at Vienna. This order , which
was continued the following year by
the pope , is divided Into two classes ,
containing different Jewels , and is con
ferred in recognition of distinguished
virtues. It Is worn on tbo loft breast
attached to a black ribbon.
HIE CONOITIONJtf THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hour * .
Forecast for Nebraska.
Conditions of the weather an record-
d for the twenty-four bourn ending
it 8 a. m , today :
Maximum .13
Minimum 20
Average in
llarometer SJO.fiO
Chicago , March 28. The bulletin Im
sued by the Chicago station of thu
United StntoH weather bureau given
the forecast , for Nebraska IIH follnwtt :
Hhnwurx tonight , and Friday.
Saloon Falls.
Lindsay , Neb. , March 28. Special to
Pin ) NOWH : The miloon operated and
owned by 1' . W. PederHen closed ittt
ilnoi'H yesterday , Illlni ; a petition In In
voluntary bankruptcy.
JUSTICE O'BRIEN ' RESIGNS
-i'jalrmnn ' of Tli. " Lunacy Commls-
slot , Declines to Serve.
Marc.li 28.-After thu
IMB been trying Harry K.
two months
vlousl > .
servo aa u "lueTnbur
Justice Fitzgerald Immediately
made a now order appointing David
McClure , a well known attorney of
this city , to fill the vacancy. Mr. Mc
Clure met the other members and
was chosen us chairman.
In directing the Jury to report next
Monday Jubilee Fitzgerald did not ex-
poet that the commission would bo
ready to render an opinion by that
time The jury will probably bo
called Into court every few days , In
order that It may be kept Intact.
The commission hopes lo get under
way without any delay whatsoever
and will press the Inquiry to the
speediest possible conclusion.
Mrs. Sage Gives $100,000.
Now York Match 28. At n mooting.
of the Intornatlotial committee of thu
Young Men's Christian association U
was announced that Mrs Russell Sago
had added $100,000 to her recent do
nation of $250.000 for the building of
a homo for th - committee. When
Mrs Sage examined the plans pre
pared , she dccldo'l that an additional
gift would be
FATAL DYNAMEXPLOSIOH
Shipped as "Percussion Caps , " Explo
sive Kills Three at Atlanta.
Atlanta , Ga. , March 28. As the re
sult of the explosion of eight cans of
dyt.amlto In a freight car standing
near the Southern railway freight
depot , two negroes , William Smith
and William Jenkins , were killed , onq
was fatally Injured and several other
persons white ? and negroes , wera
more or less seriously injured.
The car In which the dynamite was
lorated was demolished , throe other
freight cars were wrecked and consid
erable damage was done to the freight
depot. The dynamlto is reported to
have been shipped from the Duponi
Fowtier company { o Its branch in At
lanta and was declared to have becq
shipped as "percussion caps. " , < ' *
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RAILWAY OFFICIALS INDICTED
Manslaughter Charge Preferred
Against New York Central Officers.
New York , March 28. Indictments
charging manslaughter in the second
degree were returned against the Now
York Central railroad. Ira A. McCor-
mick. general superintendent of tha
company , and Alfred H. Smith , ono of
Its vice- presidents , in connection with
the wreck of the Brewster express on
the Harlem division of the railroad
last month.
McCormlck and Smith entered pleas
of not guilty and were released on
$10.000 bal1 each. The grand jury also
handed up a presentment containing
many recommendations to the state
railroad commissioners concerning re
strictions on the railroad operation in
this slato.
HAS MANIA FOR EXPLOSIONS.
Boy Tries to Blow Up County Hospital
at Cripple Creek ,
Crlpplo Creek , Colo. . March 28.
Roy Bourquln. aged seventeen years ,
was arrt&ted here , charged with at
tempting to blow up the county hos
pital with dynamite He placed sev
eral sticks of dynamlto In the hos
pital furnace , but luckily It was dis
covered In time. Had it exploded
heavy loss ot llfo doubtless would
have resulted. Bourquln has a mania
for explosions. A your ago he lost
an eye and .hi ? right hand as the re
sult of setting off dyn mite.
Stockman Robbed on Street Car.
San Francisco. March 28. Simeon
[ I. West , an aged stock raiser of
Leroy. 111. , was robbed of a pocketbook -
book containing two drafts for $5,000
and $1,000 , $100 in currency and two
Pullman sleeper tickets while travel
ing from the ferry to the Hotel Netherlands -
lands on n street car.