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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , , , , . NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY JUNE 23 11)07. ) TRIO OF MISSOURIANS Pfi DEATH PENALTY. HAD MURDERED PRISON OUAF Harry Vaughan , George Ryan and E ward Raymond Go to the Gallov Together Because They Murdered Prison Guard In 1905. Jefferson City , Mo. , Juno 27. Thn convicts were hanged In the coun Jail yard hero today. The men who died on the gallov wore : Harry Vaughn , Edward lla mend and George Rynn. The three men paid the death pe ally today for murdering Prison Gum John Clay during n concerted attcm to escape from the penitentiary N vember 29 , 1905. Harry Vaughan and Edward lla mend came to the penitentiary fro St. Louis and George Ryan was se tenced from Kansas City. On November 29 , 1905 the men m tinled and attempted to escape. Tin murdered two prison guards in the c fort to get away. The three men were lianged all i the same moment this morning. " The condemned men , Just befoi their hanging , talked briefly to a now paper reporte . They appeared 1 good sphlts and In perfect health. Ryan , the youngest of the trio , wi more penitent than his comrades. Raymond was the Jolllest. "I su pose you will be nil ready for the b show which will bo pulled off on i today , " ho said before the executio Vaughan , the ringleader In the m tiny , declined to the last to tell wl else were In the mutiny plot. "I ne er tried to be anything else but criminal , " ho said , "because I wasn < taught that there was anything to tl contrary. " TORNADO IN MAN TERRITOR Three Persons Killed and Over 15 Oil Derricks Blown Down. Musicogee , I. T. , Juno 27. A terrlfl atorm In the mature of a cyclone , fo lowed by a cloudburst , swept the o fields of northern Indian territory Three persons are reported killed t Sapulpa , the heart of the great Glen oil pool , -where the storm was flerces Water rushed down the streets c Sapulpa over a foot in dopth. Plat glass was broken throughout the tow and the roof torn from the hotel. Over 150 derricks are reported dow tin the Glenn pool and It Is said a the oil derricks in the Oaace natlo have been swept away. Fifty-four de ricks are reported down at Turley , T. At Maize , I. T. , houses were eve : tiirned and brick buildings dtemol lEbed. The general loss throughout the o fields will bo enormous. Many well are running wild , the oil flooding th land. VICTIMS .OF PREMATURE BIAS Explosion of Dynamite Kills Eight an Injures Six Others In Virginia. Houston , Va. , June 27. The premo ture explosion of a box of dynamit near Tola , Charlotte county , killei eight persons and injured six others Two Americans were killed , Edwar < Clarke of Charlotte county , a fireman and Cornelius Sullivan of Lemont , 111 , foreman for the McDermott Construe tlon company of Chicago , which hai the contract for the construction of ! art of the Tidewater railway. Thi 'ther ' victims were Italians. For some distance around the scene s , arms and legs were picked up One Italian was blown so far Into th ( tinbankment that the body had to be diig out with picks. "CONFLAGRATIONJT JAMESTOWf Half Dozen Hotels and Side Showt Outside the Grounds Destroyed , Norfolk , Va. , June 27. One whole block of the Pine Beach section Im mediately adjoining the Jamestown exposition grounds was swept by flre , The area burned was between the ex > position grounds on the west , extend' ing to the Pine Beach hotel , and from the car track running from the expo sition grounds west to the original Pine Beach pier to the water on the north. The big Arcade hotel , the Berkeley hotel , Outside Inn , Powhattan hotel , Caroline hotel , several ether smaller hotels and a large part of the outside warpath was destroyed. Loss , J300- 000 ; partly Insured. SIX MEN FALL FIFTY FEET. One Dies on Way to Hospital and Oth ers Are Badly Injured. San Francisco , June 27. Six men fell over fifty feet from a collapsing scaffold on a building in course of erection at 49 Fourth street. All wore badly injured. John Htlay died on the /way to a hospital. The direct cause Uf the accident was the weight of a lew extra pounds of brick broucht up by one of the workmen. inquiry as to-a Holdup. She ( sternly ) Why were you BO late last night ? Ho ( apologetically ) I was held up on iny way home. She ( still sternly ) Wore you too far gone to walk alone ? Baltimore American. Dechte ) Telia of Bribe. Minneapolis , Juno 27 , That 1 slipped an envelope containing $2 Into the pocket of lOlmor H. Dear when the latter was Insurance coi mlssloncr , was the statement mai on the witness stand by William B chtol , former president of tl Northwestern National Llfa Insurani company. Dearth la on trial on charge of having accepted a bribe. Montana Flood Claims Victims. Butte. Mont. , Juno 27. Advlc from throughout the state toll of co sldorftble loss of llfo as the result high water and swollen streams.Voi from Great Falls tolls of the drew Jng near Augusta of Mrs. J. C. Fu man , her two little sons and Lam Williams , ton years old , in Simn crook. Only one body , that of Mr Furman , has been recovered. TAR WITNESS FOR HAYWOO DENIES EVERY STATEMENT. CROSS-EXAMINATION IS SEVER Testimony at Boise That Orchur Sought Jt-venge on Steunenberi Denvei ; ' ° 6 i Also Swears 8h Heard Hi , " % , Threats to Kill. 0 / Boise , Ida. , K < % , William 1 Davis of Goldlleld , ° fir of th most important witnehSwV , > e di fense of William D. Hnyviv'ty. .accuse of the murder of Frank Stuunonberi was called to the stand at noon an his cross-examination had not boo completed when court ndjournei Harry Orchard testified that Davis Ic and commanded the mob that di troyed the Bunker Hill and Sulllvn mill in 1899 ; inspired , as the agent c Haywood and Meyer , the Vindicate explosion and the train wrecking pic at Cripple Creek and was an accon plice in the Independence static crime. On direct examination by Clarenc Darrow ho wont over the story of hi working life , including the pathetl tory of the death of his wife an babe at Cripple Creek , at which h wept , and made positive denial c every statement of Orchard that it volvod him or his assistants in an form of crime. Ho denied that he WB even a. member of the union wh the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mln was blown up and at the concluslo of his general story , swore that a Cripple Creek , during the strike , Oi chard told him of the Hercules mln affair and threatened to kill Steuner bore. Severe Cross-Examlnatlon. The cross-examination of Davis b Senator Borah was severe and scare ! : ng and was chiefly devoted , as far a It proceeded , with the Bunker Hi ! and Sullivan affair and the clrcuir stances under which Orchard mad the threat ( against yteunenberg Davis abscrted that he remained a 3em the day the Bunfcer Hill mill wa Slown up and , while he said he sav , he train in charge of the masked inol wrlve at and depart from Gem , hi x > uld not name any one on the trail ixcopt the engineer , Hutton. He sai < here was no excitement , and he madi 10 Inquiry about the mob. He sail hat ho remained in hiding after th < nlll was blown up because he did no vant to be deported or thrown int ( ho "bull pen , " and that he charigec ils name when ho departed for ButK hortly after because he feared tht nine owners' "blacklist , " made ui rom a petition that the employes 01 he Bunker Hill had sent to Governoi IcConnell protesting against the un afety of the mine. Borah showed hat the petition had been presented ix years before , and that Butte was a ederat'.on camp , where the blackllsl ras ineffective. Passing to the threat ) rchard made against Steunenberg , he witness was unable to recall what ny one else had said on that occa > ion except the words of Orchard. What Orchard Told Lottie Day. Mrs. Lottie Day of Denver testified hat in 1904 Orchard told her about he loss of the Hercules Interest and rlth it the chance to "support the nly woman he ever really loved , " and hat he said he would kill Steunenberg Dr the wrong done htm ; and John D. ; illott , an old soldier , swore that Or- herd told him on a train In- Idaho in tie fall of 1905 that he was In the mploy of the mine owners and that Sere was a plot against the federa- on and its leaders. Cross-examlna- on showed the fact that Elliott had tvlco been an Inmate of an Insane sylum , with a mind unbalanced by imlly troubles. John M. O'Neill , editor of the Mln- rs * Magazine , was the only other itness during the day. He testified mt Orchard came to his office early i 1905 and asked for the addresses r Governor Peabody and General hprman Bell , who ho said should be bumped off. " O'Neill said that he sfVrred Orchard to a city directory , ho state used the cross-examination ' O'Neill to make It clear that the agazlne was the official organ of the deration and expressed Its views , id to read to the Jur/ some sneering tlclea about the death of Steunen- jrg. O'Neill also said that he had ten Orchard at federation headquar- rs several times , and that Steve ilams and Mrs. Adams had aUo l ca ere. YOUNG RANCHMAN HAD DROW ED IN TEN FEET OF WATER. FUNERAL SERVICES ARE HEL At 1 O'clock Wednesday the Drew ed Body of Miles Latta , Who We Down While Trying to Swim a Hon Across Lake , Was Found. Valentino , Nob. , Juno 27. Spec ! to The Nowa : The body of Nllea Lr ta , the young man who was drowm while trying to swim his liorso ncroi Long lake , was found yesterday i about 1 o'clock. The body was foui In about ten foot of water. Funor services were hold today. ELEVATION CHARGES AGAIN , Railroads Will Re-Establish System I Nebraska. Lincoln , June 27. Nebraska ral roads have decided to ro-ostabllih th elavntlon charges on grain and s notified the railway commission. Th Burlington will put the system in o feet In Rule , Nebraska City and Fr < mont July 19. The charge will b threo-quartcrs of a cunt a hundroi The Itock Island will allow a hal cant at St. Joseph , Omaha and Coui til Bluffs , beginning July 22. Th Northwestern will put the couceoslo in effect July 20 at Fremont and Mil souri Valley. Nebraska Nashya Elect Officer * . Omaha , June 27. Those officers c the Nebraska Association of Pos masters wore elected : President , K ft. Slzor , Lincoln ; first vice proslden H. 13. Palmer , Omaha ; second vie president , Karl Kramer , Columbus third vice president , A. Hyers , Have lock ; fourth vice proaident , Miss Cor Ilakor , Gretna ; secretary-treasurer J. Cook , Blair , fifth term. BEE3 TIE UP RAIL TRAFFIC Swarm on Switch Causes Congestlo on Milwaukee Road Near Sioux City. Sioux City , la. , Juno 27. By swarn ing on a switch , a large swarm cheney honey bees held up the Milwaukee an St. Paul passenger train from Chlcag and congested traffic on the line. Th train crew did not care to open th switch with the bees on It and the tic up was complete until n beokoepe living near raked the insects Into wash boiler. v TELEGRAMS JERSELY TOLD President Rooaovelt appolnte Henry C. W. Durgess to bo surveyor c the customs at Lincoln , Neb. For entering a saloon at Washlngto and raising a disturbance , Carrie NE tlon was arrested on the charge of dls orderly conduct and was placed li the house of detention \ > r the nighl Raphalo Savaro , who plcade < guilty to assault on an eloven-yjnr-oli pirl , killed himself In jail at Ncwarli N. J. He dived from a balcgny on th' ' third floor of the Jail to the lowe floor and struck on his head. The attorneys for the eighteen prin clpal Missouri railways and Attorne ; [ Jeneral Hadley for the state havi practically agreed to take the matte at Jurisdiction In the enforcement o the Missouri 2-ccnt law to the Unitec States supreme court. NICARAGUA READY TO STRIKE rlttlnj ( Out Fleet of Gunboats to At tack Salvadorean Ports , Mexico City , Juno 27. Minister Del. ; ado , representing the republic of San Salvador In Mexico , received a cable- ; ram from President Figueroa of that ountry saying that the republic of Nicaragua was fitting out a fleet of hree gunboats on the Pacific side and hat an attack was expected at any Ime. Salvador Is fortifying Its ports n anticipation of tTie attack. ' WINNERS Jtf .BILLINGS . : ormal Opening of First Completed Tract of Irrigated Land. Billings , Mont. , June 27. The form- 1 opening ot the first completed tract f irrigated land finished by the oclamatlon service of the national overnment took place here. Score- iry of the Interior James Garflold , ocompanled by E. W. Newell , dlractor f the reclamation nervlco ; JL P. avis , chief engineer of tha service ; ilfford Plnchot , chief of the forestry epartment ; Richard A. Balllneor , ommlssloner of the general land of- ce , and H. N. Savage , supervising nglneer of the reclamation surviccof 10 northwest , were present. Among the first fifty persons whose ames wore drawn are : A. Chatwick f Kirksvlllo , Mo. ; William Clark of rtlmont , Neb. ; J. R. Jarvls of At- Innon. la. ; Frank S. Baker of Buffalo , . D. ; J. F. Kerfoot of Ottumwa , la. ; Iva E Malcom of What Cheer , la. ; > hn C. Davis of Napoleon , 0. These will be permitted lo select iclr holdings In the order In whlcti iclr names appear. Orby Takes Two Derbies. Dublin , June 27. Richard CroHor'a rby , wlnnor of the English derby , on thf Irish derby here. Mr. Grower's torsif. vn was bccond. Seven horses arted. Curtails Power of Lords. London , Juno 27 The throe do ; dohnto In tlir honuo of conimo omlort at mlilnlcht , when I'ruml Campbell nnnii"rmiui'H resolution Tnvor of curtailing tha pownr of t house of lordK to vHn hllltt piiHmid the commons , wan rarrlml by ' 132 147 , nmld loud ministerial Crops In Iowa Are Fine. DUH Moliu-H , Juno 27Tho week bulletin on the condition of uropn Iowa BtiitOH thrt the last wcoU WUH i that could be doslied for crop com thins and that the meadowtt nru li proving rapidly. The tttand of corn reported an not as good as In the bo years , but satisfactory and far bott than the first claims by the fannui COMMITTEE NAMED AT 'FRISC TO MEbT WITH OFFICIALS. PLEA TO PRESIDENT MACK/ > Small Sends Letter to Headof post Company Says He Is Hope ) Strike Will Not De Prolonged , b Will Fight to Finish If Forced. San Francisco , Juno 27. Preside 8. J , Himul ot thu Commercial Tulu raphera' union , appealed directly Clarence Mackay , head of the Post Tulugrnpji company. Small wrolo loiter directed to otftiot the one wr ton by Miu'lUiy to the officials of tl Pohlul company , In which Macki commended the operators who rutusi to go out and condemned the moil wl struck. A possible stop toward a suttlume : was made when the striking operate appointed a conference committee seven members , Including Presldoi Small , with a vlow of opofung nogotl tlons with the Western Union ai Postal Telegraph companies. President Small said : "I nm hopeful the present Btrll will not bo prolonged. Wo are anxloi to avoid any kind of trouble , but win forced to It wo will of course flgh Should the two telegraph companii refuse to meet their operators in ord < to adjust the differences now oxlatln there Is no doubt In the world thi the struggle will continue until we ca force A government Investigation. \ \ are willing and anxious to do anythlti In reason to adjusjt tUq present tr < fi bio. The union need not appooYln tb adjustment at all , and , as has ofte been stated bejore , if the employei 6 ? tlie telegraphers will deal honest ! and honorably with their oporatoi they will never hoar of the union. W claim thu sliding scale , blacklist an the employment of women ni less tha will pay their living expenses Is dl honest and in a way criminal. That ; what both the Western Union an Postal Telegraph companies are doln all over the country. " ACTION Papers Served on Three Blcfcomp ; nles of Scranton. Scranton , Pa. , June 27. Summonae charging violations of the Interstat : ommoice laws and the Sherman uc were served on three of the big coi : ompanies of this region. It Is th irst move taken by the governmcn tgalnst the coal carrying roads , t : ompel them to explain their relation vith the Philadelphia and Ueadln : onipany. The Delaware , Lackawanna an Vestern company , the Krlo compan ; mil the Lchlgh and Wilkesbarro Coa ompany are the three on which pa jers were served. The specif ! : harge against them Is that they are i tarty to an alleged combine , formei or the purpose of restraining tradi nd fixing an arbitrary price upon i ommodlty The subpoenas demam hat they be represented at the Unit d States circuit court In Phlladelphln LUg. 1. iENERALKUROKI AcTlNTOKK lays Words Are Powerless to Descrlbi "His Hearty Reception In America. Toklo , June 27. General Kurokl am arty arrived here this morning iron visit to the United States. Th ( arty spoke In most appreclatm jrms of the hearty reception accord d , not only by the American govern lent , but also by the people. Gen rnl Kurokl Is confident that his vlsii erved as an occasion for furthering better understanding between tht ! .vo . nations. General Kurokl Is r < * orted to have said that words wort mvrrloss to describe the grandeur nd enthusiasm of the reception at- himself and party. Not So Daft After All. Daft Tain , as ho was called , wander- ig through the village ono day , got so- jrely bltti-n by the village Inn dog. Prococdlnc to the Inn. ho showed the ilstross what lior "dawn" had done , lie wan much nlannod and. putting a : ilf crown Into Tarn's hand , Hnld : "Awn tae the doctor nee an * pay him I' the haul' crown. " Tom eyed the coin , saying : "I cllnna think I'll bother wl' the ictor , but Jist lccp : the siller. " "For my snUo gang too him , or else I'll gang daft" "Hoots , wuramanj yo'ro blethcrln. aft folk cnuna gang daft twice. " undoo Advertiser. WINS 'VARSITY EIGHT-OARE RACE AT POUGHICEEP8IE. QREAT CROWDS SEE REQAT1 Syracuse pturcs Four-Oared Ra and Wisconsin Vvlnu Freshni Event Syracuse Shull Swamped Four-Mile Spin. PoiiKhkoopHlo , N. V. , Juno 27. Cc neil won the 'vitally olBhUmrud ra at the lntercolluilato lueitita lor tl ulKhth timu In thu inont exciting cu tout over rowud ever the lour-ml PoiiKhkuupHlo coumu. Cotnoll'H tin wan 20:022-5. : Columbia wan HUCOII United StatuH navul academy thli I'onnHylvnnla lourtli , Wisconsin 111 and CoorKUlown blxth. tiyiucuuu d not llniuh , IHT uholl being swi.mpod hali-milu Irom the llniuh. The ItliatiuiiH won by the narrowo margin fiom Columbia and until tl judutiH unnouncud that Conioll In won , the UioiiHiuidH of spuclato alloat ami atfhoru wore In doubt uu which crow had crowned the line fin Cornell and Columbia fought for II honors ever thu whole four inlloii at at no Hint ) wure the two Hhollii mo than twunty Itvq feet apart. Colin bla loci lor over thruo mlloR and tin Cornell took the load , only to lone It Columbia ngiiln. In the last 100 fo of the ruco Cornell , by 11 Uomondoi spurt , shot thu u.omj of her shell In tha load and uwupt ever the flnlv under the glare ot a big Bearchllul on the Unltoil StaUia monitor Arku aas. Hvo foot iihuad of Columbia. Tl Aiitiapolla ciew rowt'd u magnified race and finished two lougthu Lubli ColumblUj SyAl'uso captured the 'varsity foil onrcd race from Cornell , Ponnsylvan and Oouniblu , which ilnlsiiod In tl 4tder hamod. Syracuse flnlnhed tv length * ) ahuad of CornoU and her tin for the two miles was 10:37 : 1-5. WlHcoiiHln won the frenhmon clgb oared race over the two-mllo ooum leadliiR Syracuse over the finish Hi by ono length , and covering the dl tanco In I ) : CO. Pennsylvania wi third , Columbia fourth and Come fifth. Columbia rowed the lust qua tor of a milo with an almost wdte logged shell , which fillud near tt ctorn when throe feet of planking vvi ripped out by - sub'raorged log. " f ' > ' " j Text of Proposjtlon Presented 1 Hague Conference. The Hague , June 27. The text t the American proposition , piesontcd I the peace conference by General Ho acu Porter , Is as follows : The bombardment by a naval fore of unfortified and undefended town villages or buildings Is forbidden , a though such towns , villages or butli ings are liable to damages Incident ! to the destruction of military or nav ; establishments , public depots of un nltlons ot war or vessels of war I port , and such towns , villages or bnlli ings are liable to bombardment who reasonable requisitions for provision and supplies at the time essential t the naval force are withhold , lu whlc cas due notice of the bombardmon must bo given. The bombardment c unfortified and undefended towns an places for the nonpayment of ransoi Is forbidden. " The German proposition for adapl Ing the Rod Cross convention to nava warfare , which was presented Juno 2-1 says that hospital ships cannot b captured , not being considered as wai ihlps. Tlio British proposition regardlni .ho laying of floating mlnos , mad * ha tore the first subcommittee of th ; hlrd committee of the peace conven Lion , will bo supported by the Unltet 3lates and Japan. Chase Defeats Gordon at Golf. Marshalltown , la. , Juno 27. In th Irst round of match play for the lowc ; elf championship State Champion tordon was defeated by Giver CbuE if DCS Molnos. BASEBALLJESULTS American League Boston. 6 ; New fork , 2 St. Louis , 0 ; Chicago , 1. Do roll , 1 ; Cleveland , 4. National League Chicago , 7-4 ; St xiuls , C-l. American Association Minneapolis 0 ; Kanbas City , 6. St. Paul , 2 ; Mil iraukee 1. Toledo , 5 ; Louisville , 3 ndlanapolls. 0 ; Columbus , 3. Western League Denver , 2 ; Des lolnes , 5 Lincoln. 1 ; Omaha , 4. Pu bio. 9. Sioux City. 3. Pllger Wins From Stanton. Pllger , Neb. , June 27. Special tc 'ho ' News : Stanton came down here estcrday afternoon and brought n irge aggregation of rooters but they mild not connect often enough with chwnrtz's kinks to win. The game as exciting throughout , the score be > ig tied four times. The locals had 10 better of the argument all the ay through. Score by innings : R. u. R , ilgor . . . .02300200 x 7 3 2 tnnton . .20202000 0 C 4 4 Two base hits , Mayer and Atkinson ; : ruck out by Schwartz 5 , by Hart- inn 3 ; batteries ; Pllgor , Schwartz nil Tlft ; Stnnton , Hnrtman and Perm - m Umpires , Horton and Matheson. THE CONDITIONJOF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska , Coinlltlonn of tlio woalhor mi recorded - od for dm twenty-four hours ending at 8 ii , in. today ; Maximum 77 Minimum , . . . . G3 Avorngo 05 llnromotor 29.91 Ituln Trace Chicago , Juno 27. The liullolln IB- mtnd by tlio Chicago ulutlon of tlio Unltoil Slaton weather human glvco tlio fort-cant for NobrmiUu an followo : Fair tonU1il ; and Friday. Rising toinporaluro. JOINT HA It UASE DhCIUED Commission Make It Eighty Per Cant of the Two Locals , Dos Molni'H , Juno 27. In accordance - anco with tlii'lr nniioiincod purpon * thu ralli oad commltmlon announced In it gonorul way the Joint ralt-y. Chnlr- initn Ki'tchum , Hpcakiiiit for thu board , mild that ! i had boon dceldod that th rate Hhould bo a blanket ono of 80 per runt of the mini of the two locate and hut the tallioiulH Hhould nbnorb th traiiHt'ur chario. ; Ho Intlmatud Hint the comnilHslon would promulgate the into ptutty iniiuh IIH an uxpurltnent und would uxpuot It to bo In forcu nt rant six months without change. If nt the gnd of that time It IB mUlifuq- : ory It would bo continued Indollnlte- y , und If utiHiitlufactory thu cominla- tilon would Union to MtiiU'tnunU ulthor Ironi the rallioadn or the nhlppor : o jiropoai'd ulimiKCH. CommUnlonor Union ntutrd for hlimielf that ha did not fnvor the 80 per cent rate , but did aver the Idea , of making the rule lh equine dlsfaneo tariff , but that hj bad IcduTusoed with the gtbur momb 5 _ 'or , bxiiurimuntal pur oHwu , It liolug found thut It lu very difficult to Adopt a joint rule In the infloxlblu Iowa dis tance tariff. It Is expected that tn commJSBlon will promulgate the ruta so that It will Jo "luto effect Aug. 1. * ASKS INFORMATION OF FINANCES Judge Landla Taken Steps to ImpoiO Fine on Oil Company. * Chicago , Juno 27. Judge Landls in the United Status district court , or dered the IvHiianco of subpoenas , returnable - turnablo July C , for the prgsldont and Bocrotary anil treasurer j > f the Stand'- "fd ° Jl jEonipuny gf Indiana , the offl- ccf's of the union Tank line and oUl cers and directors of the companies holding the slock of these two con- corns. Judge Landls desires lo aico" $ ' tain thcBO companies' true llnanolal conditions before Imposing ftnoj on conviction of Illegal freight tariff rat * Ing and rebating on oil shipments. This action was taken after the court had oxamlncd a number of witnesses In the effort to obtain Information re garding the financial standing of the Standard Oil company , with meager results. Under the order of Judg Landls the district attorney may sum mon John D. Rockefeller , H. II. Rog ers or any ether man connected with the Standard Oil company whom he may desire to question. Judge LandlK was unahlo to obtain from Mr. Howard much Information regarding the llnances of the oil com pany. After briefly examining two clerks of the Chicago and Eastern Illi nois railroad , concerning oil tariffs on the Alton road , the court ordered sub poenas Issued for the officers of the Stancjnrd OH and Union Tank Line companies. " * > MINE 'FRISCO RIOTERS INDICTED Charged With Acts of Violence In Street Car Strike. San Francisco , Juno 27. The grand lury returned four indictments , charg- ng the following nine persons with Iceds of violence In connection with he present street car strike. These ndlcted are : John William Hayes , Sftiney Olson , Charles Kugle , John Mitzun , Rudolph Schtnlt , George Pe- erhon , Gorse Kyle , J. H. Burns and ilutray McDonald. The first named hree are accused of assault with a It-adly weapon throwing brlcka hrough car windows ; the last six ne charged with conspiracy to riot , .lost of the Indirted persons are mem- icrs of labor unions. Chanced His Motto. ' A southern ronroheiitntlvo In con- ; -es8 Is reputed to be of such a pcr- uu'lve manner that , no matter what ) " . : t.- may Us In power , he outdoes Ills ; ci : . JiBucs In procuring favors for us : or. Mt-onts. Cr.trturnoon the statesman was net I . newspaper man. "Well , mo or , " r. ' ! the latter , "how many np- ) olntmo ami appropriations have on nrrrfor ; : today ? We nil know our wr i * setting everythlnc ; that ou go n to . " "Xothln ; ; t'ay t , " responded the rep- escntattvo i-"icr . " wearily. "My ex- ( crleuco this tl.-.ie reminds me o'f the 'Id ' Confederate coldlcr that I know lu Tennessee. 'I wnt into this war. ' aid he , 'with the motto "Venl. vldl , Icl , " nud I came out vice versa. ' " it. I/Mils H V. " U / . eJ Him. "I should fancy the laundry business f&a about as easy as any to start. " "Wlmt makes you think so ? " "All you have to do Is to lay in a sup- ly of starch. " "Yes , " "Well , that'll starch you nil right. " Thrco days after there was n burial. London TU-Blts.
