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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. r . , , , , , L. ' NOlll'OLK NEBRASKA FltlDAY OUTolMOK 11)07 ) BROWN LOSES HIS SUIT FOR $10 , . 000 DAMAGES. MATRIMONIAL CASE SETTLED The Case In Which Frey Was Charged With Falsely Swearing as to tha Ages of Himself and Bride , and Hie Counter Case , Settled. Pierce , Nob. , Oct. 4. Special to The News : After about two weeks' ses sion , the district court closed hero to day. Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne presided. In the Lcander Brown case wherein the plaintiff sued the village of Pierce for $10,100 damage for Injuries receiv ed while walking over nn alleged de fective sidewalk , the Jury nftor being out about nn hour , brought In a verdict lor the city. Two years ago this case was tried before Judge Boyd and the Jury brought In a verdict for the town. Fred II. Free , the plaintiff's attor ney , then carried the case to the supreme premo court , after which It was re manded to the district court for re trial. This case has caused consid erable comment hero for some time and It Is hoped that at last It Is set tled. Jlrak Gats Ball. Frank Jlrak , who has- been In the county jail for several months past on the charge of wjfo desertion , was found guilty and was released on bat ) of $200 , which was furnished by the wife. County Attorney Van Wagenen and W. W. Qulvey were the prosecut ing attorneys and Fred H. Free of Plalnvlow appeared for the defendant. Marriafle Case Settled. Another Interesting case was that wherein John J. Frey Is charged with perjury for having falsely stated the ages of himself and one Clara Cottrell In obtaining a marriage license. Frey also had a damage suit vs. the Cot- trclls for alleged alienation of his wife's affections. These cases were settled to the satisfaction of both par ties. CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith of Valen tine Enjoy Best of Health. Valentine , Neb. , Oct. 4. Special to The News : Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith of this city celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their homo here , surrounded by all their six chil dren , some of whom had made long journeys to be present for this event. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married In Kcokuk , Iowa , Oct. 2 , 1857. They lived in many places , making warm friends wherever they lived. This was the first time the entire family had been together for twenty-two years and consequently a most enjoyable family y reunion was held. Mrs. J. C. Northrup cf this city Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The aged couple are still enjoying the best of health. 1 LIBERIA IS THEIR COUNTRY Negro Colonization Official Thinks They Will Progress If Sent There. Denver , Oct. 4. J. N. Walker , pros ! dent of the Colorado-African Colonlza tlon society , in an address on tha race problem delivered here at the Central Presbyterian church , said race separation was essential for th blacks as well as for the whites , be cause only by that means can the Af rlcan race develop along the lines which nature Intended. Conditions are steadily growing worse for them Ho said the only way to scape a con dltlon that is rapidly becoming worse is by immigration to Liberia , where a black republic can be built up. Many blacks would like to go , but owing to high steamship rates and their own lack of means they were compelled to remain hero. The situation called for congressional aid. ARGUING FORD BRIBERY CASE s Believed That the Jury Will Fall t Reach a Verdict. San Francisco , Oct. 4. Notwlth standing that the Tlrey L. Ford d fense subpoenaed Abraham Ruef as a witness , when the time came for the introduction of evidence In behalf o the general counsel of the United Railroads , the attorneys for the defense fonso refused to offer any testimony thus blocking any Intent the pros < \u tlon may have had to make of Ruef a rebuttal witness , and both sides went I to argument , the people without hav Ing adduced a particle of direct evl donee connecting the accused with the commission of the crime charged am the defense without having offered a eworn word in its own behalf. A gen sral belief prevails that the Jury wll fall to reach a verdict. WON'T ' RECOGNIZE UNCLE SAM Refuseo to Serve on Jury Because Government Licenses Liquor Traffic. Davenport , In. , Oct. 4. The federa Government has run against a new snag hero on the west bank of tha Mississippi in the refusal of J. D Martin of Crawfordsvlllo , la. , to quul ify ns a petit juror. Ho told Judge Smith McPherson ho belonged to a church which did not recognize the liquor traffic , and so long as the gov eminent licensed It ho would no recognize the government or Its offl dale. Instead of holding Martin In contempt , the court expelled him ( rom tha canaL Death of James Duny. Lindsay , Nob. , Oct. 4. Special to The News : James Duuy , a retired fanner living In Lindsay , ono of the llrst settlers who came here when all wan prairie , died at his homo nftor a lingering illness of several months , In cident to old ago. Mr. Duny was about sixty years of age. Ho IB survived by two grown sons and three daughters. SOUTH DAKOTA PRISON STEWARD IS STABBED. FIERCE HAND TO HAND FIGHT Isaac L. Gill , Steward of Sioux Falls Penitentiary , Is Still Alive But Is Believed to Have Been Fatally In jured. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Oct. 4. Isaac L. Gill , steward of the state penitentiary , who was stabbed several times by Robert Ames , n convict , during a des perate effort of the latter to make his escape , Is yet alive , but is believed to bo fatally injured. At the best , the chances for his recovery are against him. him.The The stabbing of the steward was the culmination of one of the most des perate efforts ever made by a convict to escape from the penitentiary. Ames , who is serving a twenty-year term for manslaughter committed in Lyman county , had been working in .penitentiary shirt factory , but on e& o'vt that ono of his legs was u 'ifov" > was permitted to re- urn to . /f0 hero ho forged an jrder for a . . $ . / c'with Steward Gill , went to thc0cV'eiroom to secure i broom. While bill was stooping Vmes suddenly drew a small case niifc from its place of concealment bout his clothing and plunged it into he back of the steward. He probably aimed for the steward's icnrt , but missed it by about two inch 3S , or Gill would ) have been instantly tilled. Gill turned just as Ames raised ho knife for a second blow. The first ) low , apparently , had turned the sharp joint of the knife , for the wound made by the second blow was not as deep as he first. Before Gill could grasp the lesperate convict ho was stabbed the bird time , the knife blade entering his chest. For a few minutes the two men ought n thrilling battle. The loss of jlood had weakened Gill to such an extent that he was finally overpowered. The convict was panting on top of ilm and groping around for the knife which hud been dropped during the fierce hand to hand fight , when Guard McQueen appeared upon the scene and rshed upon Ames just as the latter \\s\a \ drawing a dangerous looking bll- et from his sleeve for the purpose of beating the remaining life out of Gill. Ames' purpose in attacking Gill was o secure the keys which the latter carried and with them effect his es cape from the prison. In the event Gill dies Ames will Immediately be ralgned on a charge of murder. Last spring Ames made an attempt to es cape but was recaptured. Scuffle With Runaway Team. Lindsay , Neb. , Oct. 4. Special to The News : E. D. Schmltt , living seven miles north of here , had ono of the small bones in his hand broken during a scuffle with a runaway team. Horsrelter-Mary. Lindsay , Neb. , Oct. 4. Special to The News : Miss Anna Mary of St. Bernard and Frank Horsreiter of near Madison , were married at St. Bernard and will resldo on a farm near Madi son. URINESE LOOTWurTTH MONEY Seventy Thousand Dollars Is Valui Placed Upon Chamot Collection. San Francisco , Oct. 4. Seventy thousand dollars le the value placed by A. E. Chamot upon a collection o curios "acquired" by him at Peking China , about the time that the alliet troops entered the Chinese capital to protect the foreign residents. Thi came out before Bankruptcy Referee Green during the examination o Chamot by the attorney for the cred Itors of the Peters Machine company of which Chamot Is president , am which failed for $20,000 , tq ascertain pomethlng concerning Chamot's as sets. sets.That That Chnmot's estimate of the value of the Chinese loot was not too high was evidenced by his admission tha he had sold part of the collectUn In Now York for $35,000. Included li this loot was a jewel studded cup sale to have belonged to the dowager empress press and valued at $6,000. The re malnder of the curios consisted o three panels and a screen , which Chamot said were now being offered for sale at the upset price of $35,000 they being heavily encrusted wltl jade and gems , At the time of th Boxer uprising Chamot kept a hole In Poking. For the burning of thi building by the rebels the French gov eminent obtained for Chamot from th Chinese government an indemnity o $200,000. Soldier Meets Fiery Death , Cincinnati , Oct. 4. After drlnkln a solution of wood acohol , John R ICIng , a soldier confined in the guarc house at Fort Thomas , became a rav ing maniac and sot fire to the ma trcbs in his cell. Ha died soon after wards. King was in the guard houa pending trial on a charge of d s rtlou THIRTY DITCH DIGGERS "WALK OUT" OF DITCHES. $2 PER DAY NOT ENOUGH MONEY Day Labor at Tllden Hao Gone up to Such a Point That $2 a Day la Scorn ed and $2.50 Demanded Strikers Say They'll ' Fight Imported Men. Tllden , Neb. , Oct. 4. Special to The lews : Tllden has a strike. Thirty Itch diggers working on the now city vatcr ditches , have "walked out" of ho ditches and thrown down tholr patles. They have been gutting two linolcons for every day's work , and hey want two and n half. The contractor employing the labor- rs says that ho will bring In plenty f workmen from the outside to take ho jobs at $2 per day. The striking ditch diggers declare lint they will make it so hot for the in ported gang that the work will not irocecd. Meanwhile the dirt Is not Hying as t should bo this fine weather. REV , FERGUSON ARRESTED _ Husband of Mrs. Crosa Files Criminal Charges Against Minister. Lincoln , Oct. 4. Rev. Wllbert P. Ferguson was arrested on a charge sworn out by Arthur iX Cross of Uni versity Place , alleging crlm.nal rela tions between Mr. Ferguson and the wile of Mr. Cross. The accused voluntarily accepted pervlco and through his attorneys asked Immediate trial in juotlca court. County Attorney Tyrell said he was not ready to begin the case , but prom ised an early hearing. Mr. Ferguson was released on bonds furnished by his attorneys. The complaint follows clonoly Uio church trial oT Rov. ftlr. Ferguson at the recent Methodist Episcopal conference , which brought about the withdrawal from the mlnle try of Mr. Ferguson and his damage suit against a number of ministers of the church. SHUMWAY ENTERS HIS PLEA. Denies He Is Guilty of Murder of Mrs Sarah Martin at Adams. Beatrice , Neb. , Oct. 4. Meadfl Shumway , accused of the murder ol Mrs. Sarah Martin , was brought hero from the state penitentiary and given a secret hearing before the county judge. He was formally arraigned pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the district court without ball Sheriff Trudo kept Shumway In hid ing until the train for LJucoln , when lie was taken back to the peniten tiary. The feeling against Shumway Is so bitter that the sheriff feared an attempt to harm him had It boon known that he was In town. HEADACHE REMEDY FATAL. Effervescent Taken by Omaha Wom an Is Followed by Death. Omaha , Oct. 4. Heaping teaspoons- ful of patent offcrvcscents , sold as certain - tain cures for headache and exhaur tion and containing' twenty-two grains ot acetphentidln to the ounce , an said to bo the causa of the sudden death of Mrs. Grace I. Fink. Phyal clans oay the death of Mrs. Fink U not the first reported as the result o ; taking the effervescent drugs. Game Bird Fund. Lincoln , Oct. 4. Game Warden Car ter now bag $493.50 in public sub scrlptlons for the purchase of Hun * garlan partridges for propagation in Nebraska. Citizens of Long Pine , Gor don , Merrlman , Mllford , Friend , Ma son City and West Point have sub scribed. The birds will cost $4.60 a pair In New York city , or about $5 pair , not counting the cost of express charges from Lincoln to their destl nation. An order for $500 worth has been placed by Mr. Carter. DETROIT RETAINS THE LEAD Tigers Now Seem Almost Sure o Landing American League Pennant. Detroit won the final game fron Washington , making it practically im possible for the Phlladelphlans to close the gap In the championship so rles. To win the pennant the Phlla delphla team must take all fou games from Washington and Datrol lose two to St. Louis. Results : American League Washington , 3 Detroit , 9 Philadelphia , 4 ; Cleveland 0. Boston , 1 ; St. Louis , 0. National League Pittsburg , 0 Philadelphia. 1. STEAMER LEONJUIIY/REGKED / Last Batch of Crew Brought Safely Ashore at Kllrush , Ireland , Kilrush , Ireland , Oct. 4. The las batch of the crew of the Leon XII were brought safely ashore. They In eluded the captain , who suffered broken leg as a result 01 being fellei by a heavy sea soon after the vesse struck. The entlro crew have thu been saved. They had nothing to ea since Tuesday morning , as It was 1m possible for them to reach the pro visions on board. Fishermen from th neighborhood villages burned flros a different points on the shore dtirln the night In order to tell the unfortunate nato mon that the efforts to rescu them were not being relaxed. Th men came ashore at different times 1 email parties , some In boats tha wont out from the land and others o rafts they knocked together them ftolvoi , Soldier Kills Wife and Himself. Now York , Oct 4--Rather than on uro separation from his wlfo , whlrli light have follows' ' M nnnfor to an ther post , It IK believed that Cliiudu I. Perry , a noldlor of th ronnt ar tillery stationed at Fort Hamilton , hot and killed his wlfo , ISllzaboth. nd then committed suicide. O'Lenry Finishes 600th Mile , Cincinnati , Oct. 4. Hazard , but till determined to wnlk 1,000 miles In ,000 consecutive hours , Dan O'Lcary nlsued his COOth mile. TESTIMONY TO INDICATE DIS CRIMINATION IN ITS SALE. QALENA COMPANY IN CONTROL Subsidiary Organization of Standard Oil Company Disposes of Over Nine- ty-Sevcn Per Cent of Lubricant Used In the Country. New York , Oct. 4. Whan the hoar- UK of the federal suit for the dissolu tion of the Standard Oil company of Mow Jersey was remaned evidence waa adduced which Frank B. KellocK , conducting thu government case , said 10 believes proves thu contention of the government that the oil combine , through Us subsidiaries , the Galena Signal OH company and the Waters- Pierce OH company , have a monopoly of th railroad lubricating oil busi ness , and that It not only charges an excessive price , but thut It discrim inates against certain railroads in the prices charged for * Its product. The Standard manufactures engine valve , car and coach oil , and Mr. Kellogg said he would show that it controlled 97 per cent of the business. C. N. Stuinbrcnnor , auditor of the railway department of the Gulunu Slg nal OH company , was the llrst witness called. He said that the only com panics ho knew which sold lubricating oils to ralhoads were thu Galena Sig nal Oil company and the Wateis Pierce OH company. The Wuters-I'lerco company , ho testified , obtains Its oil fium the Gu leua Signal Oil company , which in turn secures Its suppiy Irom the Standard OH company at the same price as It Is sold to the railroads The Galena Signal Oil company guts no rotund. Mr. Kellogg then read a letter from Charles Miller , president of the On lena Signal Oil company , written on Fob. 23 , 1905 , to D .D. Maronuy , vice president of the Piti&burg , Shawmut , and Northern railroad , In which Mr Miller stated that the Galuim Signal 011 company was supplying 97'/a ' per cent of the total railway mileage oi the United States , Canada and Moxlco with lubricating oil. URGE IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAYS America Far Behind Other Countries In This Reform. Atlantic City , N. J. ( Oct. 4. Im provement of public highways was recommended by the American public health congress as the most neecs sary stop toward the elimination of those diseases disseminated through the agency of dust germs. Assistant Director A. L. Cuahman of the public roads bureau , depart ment of agriculture , declared the In troductlon of the auto has tremendous1 ly increased the death problem. Metli ods of preserving country macadamized izod roads by a cheap emulsion of tar oil and chemicals wag recommend ed. An express declaration was mad * that the United States had Improvet about 7 per cent of its 2,000,000 miles of public highways and that thl. country Is far behind other civilized nations In this retorm. Mexico's ad vnnco toward an Ideal condition In the construction and care of public streets was outlined by delegates am experts , who declared the cleanllncsn of streets to have been proven In dl rect ratio to the public health. Tells New York Commission About De straying $43,878 , In Checks. New York , Oct. 4. That ho dellbor atoly destroyed checks for $13,878 so that he would not bo compelled to s > ate > to whom the money represented by them was paid , was admitted by Lem uel Ely Qulgg at the hearing on street i all way merger matters before thu public utilities commission. "My memory Is faulty. I should netlike like to attempt it , " he replied whei Attorney Ivlns , who is conducting the investigation , asked him If he coulc tell to whom the chocks were drawn Secretary Mocrhead of the Metro polltan company stated on the slant that ho had been unable to locate the checks charged to the "special con structlon account" and that he was certain they must have been do stroyed. To Raise Fund of $5,000,000. Richmond , Va. , Oct 4. The second day's session of the triennial genera convention of the Protestant Eplscopa church In the United States passer * uneventfully for both the house o bishops and the house of deputies , al though excellent progress was report ed In the work of organization. The diocese of Los Angeles secured In dorscment of a memorial asking tha a commission bo appointed to raise $6,000,000 to be added to the genera fund for the relief of clergy And mombsri of their families. ONLY ENLIVENING INCIDENT Ol RUN DOWN MISSISSIPPI , ADDRESS TO CITIZENS OF CAIRC Shlef Executive Advocates Develop ment of Waterways Will Mnki Final Sat Speech of His Trip at Memphis This Afternoon , Nuw Madrid , Mo. , Oct. 4. The pros dent Hpont yuHturdny afternoon in t olsuro run down . thu MlHulsulppl vow broadunud by thu addition ot tin waters of thu Ohio , from Ciilro to NUM Madrid , Ills boat , thu Mississippi vlowud up , but thu dulay wnu vur ) brief. This city is u jilaco ot hlstorlo Interest torest , and not thu leant IntuiuHtlnij fuuturu of Its hltttoiy Is found In tin association with It of thu namu ol Mloholau Koosovolt , a grunt unclu ol ; h president , who utuppud hurt1 In 1811 , when hu brought down thu firm steamboat that over tan on thu wateri of ulthur the Mississippi or thu Oiilc rlvors. It was heru that thu uhlui llooEovelt turned up thu MlBolHslppl uutund of down , and It Is rulated that this change was Inlluunced by the grunt New Madrid unrthqunku , whlcL occurred at this tlmu. Thu president's boat did not land owing to his ilunlru not to vary hit ; in > Kiani. Thu run down thu rlvur wai darold of Interest for thu must part thu only enlivening Incident bulng s jrlof race between thu Alton and th ( Fred Hartweg , a fast Ohio boat wllli a dulogutlon from PlttHburg on board which joined the presidential llcut itt Cairo , which was a drawn battlt Thu ptVsldunt lunched nlmnrd Colonul MueKonzlu with thu Inland waterways commission. The low rlvut banks wore at places fringed with people , but th y were guuorally too fat removed from thu boats to permit nnj demonstration , except the waving ol handkerchiefs. At ono plnca In Ken Lucky , the bluff was decorated with hunting and the president expressed pleasure over the tribute. The fact that there have been several efforti by congressmen , governors and othon to dlsetiHH the third term qftcstlou with the proHldont since thu beginning of the tour , became known today , bill thv president has discouraged nil such attempts. Ho was told of at least two delegations that would bo IiiKtriictuil for him regardless of hid attitude. The president and delegates to tha deep waterways convention accom panylng him arc scheduled to arrlvu at Memphis , Tenn. , this afternoon and the president will make the final sol ppeoch of his trip at that plaeo. At Cairo the president and party drove to St. Mary's park , whore an Imonso crowd was assembled. Mayor Parsons Introduced Govenor Deneon of Illinois , who , In turn , Introduced President Roosevelt , who In hla speech advocated the development ol waterways. FAVORS DEEPW/.TZRWAY / _ Illinois Central Will Throw No Ob atacle In Way of Completion. Chicago , Oct. 4. The management of the Illinois Cenl'iiu road has do cldeu to thiow Its Influence in luvoi of a deep waterway from the great lakes to thu guit. This became appur ent when J. T. Hniahnn , prCHident ol the road , stated that ne would go te the deep waterways convention to b * hold In Memphis today and would there give an address strongly favor ing the project. In the past the general oplnlou among railway managements nas been that waterways Injure the railroad buitneBB by keeping freight rates down. Tlia attitude of the Illinois Cen tral management with respect to the present deep waterway project Is * iat it will develop the south rapidly , and in the development of the south in creased tonnage will bo made for the Illinois Central and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley lines. Submarine Boat Makes Long Trip. Klol , Germany , Oct. 4. Submarine boat "U" of the German navy Is said by naval ofllccrs to have surpassed all records for similar vessels lor length of voyage. During hard weather In the North sea , the "U" traveled COO nautical miles under her own steam without renewal of fuel. Santa Fc Raises Wages. Topeka , Kan. , Oct. 4. The Atchl son , Topeka and Santa Fc Railway company announced nn Increase o wages to Its 5,000 machinists and bollormakers over the cntlro system of 2 cents an hour and an IncreaB to helpers of l'/j cents an hour , ef fcctlvo Oct. 1. Revolution In Argentina. Buenos Ayres , Oct. 4. A revolution has broken out In the province o Corrlentes , In the Argentine republic The insurgents already have selzet special positions and In the flghtln with the government troops many me on both sides were either killed o wounded. Railroad Strike In Austria. Vienna , Oct. 4. The strike of ral road employes of Austria for Increasti wages , which began Oct. 1 , Is spreni Ing. AH passenger trains were lat and on same lines freight tralllc I completely suspended1. Taft Sails for Manila. Kobe , Japan , Oct. 4. The steame Minnesota , with Secretary of Wa WHHam Taft and party on board , Uf her * at midnight for Manila. HtCONDITIONJF THE WEATHER emperature for Twenty-four Hour * . Forecast For Nebraska. Condltlonn of thn wt-uthnr nn record (1 ( for Uio twonty-four bourn ending t 8 a. in. today : Iiixlinnm . . G5 llnltnnin .11 ! vonigo 'IK Inromuler 20.8(1 ( HE STANTON COUNTY FESTIVAL OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY. rtANY THERE FROM NORFOLK Thursday Wno One of the Dcst OpenIng - Ing Days That the Stanton County Fair Han Ever Seen Race Rcoulto. Stanton Won the Dall Game. Slaiiton , Nub. , Oct. 4. Hpoclnl to 'ho NOWH : YoHtordiiy wan the llrst nd opening day for thu Htiuilon conn- y fair. Notwithstanding the bad voathor which hud prccudud It , It wan no of the beHt opening days that the HKOcliillon hnH had during Its history , umurouu vlsltoru from Norfolk , deuli- ; uted by neat whlto budguu , wuro In vldcnco. The ball game between Stnnton and Miner would seem rather ono-fllded rom the Hcoro. Howuvur , some of the rrors made were excusable owing to ho condition of the groundn. The ro- ult WIIH , Pllgor 1 , Stanton IS. Hat- crlcH : Stanton , "SI" and Person , for llgur , Schwartz and Tlfet. Umpire , k'Ht. The racns were an follows : In the 2:20 : trot : tefinlo 1 2 2 2 ) lckland 3 3 3 3 Clng Woodward 2 . .1 1 1 Tlmu : 2:31 : , 2:29 : , 2:38 : , 2:33 : < A. In the 2:35 : trot : Slklmrn Hey 1 1 1 SpoUnnu Jr 2 3 2 lohn A 3 2 3 Time : 2:52Vi : , 2:19'/i : ' , 2:43. : Running race : 'ox 15 1 , ady Clare 4 H 2 Dewey 3 Friday and Saturday will bo the big InyH of thlH fair. Wlsnor will bo here 'rlrtny with a Htrong team and Sntnr- lay ClnrkHon Is arranging to bo hero tvlth a line bunch of players. The Clnrkson team wan badly defeated the Irst part of the season and It Is under Htood that they are getting the best o bo had and nro coming up to humll ate Pout's Colts on their own terrl- ory. It Is expected that some money may change hands on this gamo. RESULT OF GREAT WHITE PLAGUE IN ONE FAMILY. NONE OLDER THAN TWENTY-TWO Mlsa Katherine King , Aged Sixteen , la the Fifth Member of a Valentine Family to Prove a Victim to the Dreaded Consumption. Valentine , Neb. , Oct. 4. Special to The News : Miss Katherlno King o this city , aged ( tlxtecn , died at Ho Springs , S. D. , where she had gone to sock relief from the ravages of slow consumption , which caused her death She was born at Nlobrara , Neb. , am lias lived the grcatcd part of her life here. She Is the fifth child of Mr. am Mrs. King to succumb to the grea white plague , all dying before reaching the ago of twenty-two. The fnnera was held this morning at Nicholas church , Father Dlaere conducting the services. Tramp Did Not Burn Child. Moiiinoiitli , ill. , Oct 4. An Inquos on the body of the four-year-old soi of Mrs Jane Hathaway of Oquawka 111. , reported to have been binned to death by a tramp , disclosed the fac that the child met death by an acci dent. The testimony tended to show that the mother had told the story about an assault and the burning ot the child to shield her own rarelessnifcs A negro arrested has been released OF'GOURT Attorneys Lock Bunco Men and Vic tlm In Room Together. Council Bl'iffs , la. , Oct. 4. Lockln two alleged bunco men and their vie tlm in a room together , the attorney for the opposing Bides allowed th principals to work out tholr own set Clement between themselves , and atte half an hour the three asked to bo released leased , saying all waa now satlsfuc tory. They paid the attorney's fee and costs ot the civil and . .imlna proceedings already ocgun In loca courts and left the city soon after wards. The principals In this nove proceeding were Italians. On con plaint of Dlnuzzo , an Omaha saloo keeper , that James Rnplni and Eml Martin had swindled him out of $41 and two valuable diamonds , the loca police arrested yfcrcin as he wa pbout to leave the city , while the De Molnes police scciired llaplnl pn train. It was alleged the swindle wa worked by substituting a package o paper for the money In the tranafe of the saloon. The three declined t state upon what terms the aettlomen was mad * . COMPETITION NOT LIFE OF TRADE , BAYS KNAPP , OPEAK8 TO GRAIN DEALERS : Chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission Says There la Grcat Moral Delinquency In Man Who 8 cures Rebates Than In Pickpocket * Cincinnati , Oct. 4. That co-opera * Ion , unit not competition , It the lift of trade wan the position taken by Martin A Knapp , chairman of tha ntoratatu commerca commlnslon , In its midi UBS before the eleventh con vention of tlm grain dealers' national. iBsoclatlan horu. Mr. Knupp saldt 'I bulluvo the future development of our civilization will bo alon/j / tha Inot of co-opuratlon. I bolUva civ numtfl that lira now oonlllctlnff will enthur toguthor In harmonious effort Mid unity of purpose , and that tin : ilehoat honors and the greatest jlorlun will io ; to the oltlzona who arc ho inont useful and perform the craab cst Borvlcnn. " Mr. Knapp did not mention any names when ho declared i "Thoro in croatcr moral delinquency In the mas who secures discriminations In hit. favor from railroads than there la lor plckpockut or chicken thief. " SHERMAN ACTJS CONDEMNED I Wholesale Drugglsto Resolve It Will Act In Restraint of Their Trado. Denver , Oct. 4. According to a rc olutlon adopted by the annual con < vontlon of the National Wholesale iiKglHtti' association , now In session : huru , the Sherman anti-trust law "la entirely too radical and should ba nmunduil or new legislation ennotod ta [ lermlt reasonable Undo ngrecmonU. " Thu resolution declares thu belief of the association to bo that tha literal application of the Sherman law will crealu tin greatest possible ientrain ! of Undo , although that Is the condl tlon It is Intended to prevent. The nstnc-lntloii also declares co caine to lie tlm most pernicious of nil ills and one of Us members sug > BCHtod that Kales to retailers bo limit" ed to an ounce at a time , Just enough to use In prescriptions The national pure food law received lienrty support. The following oilUors wcro elected ! President , Edgar I ) . Taylor. Richmond , Vn. ; vice prcflidont , W. C. Shurtleff , C'lilcngo ; secretory , Joseph 13. Toras ( Now York ( re-elected ) ; treasurer , 3. B. Strong , Cleveland ( re-elected ) . SOUTH DAKOTA RATE FIGHT Iii I * , -ii Judge Garland Grants Temporary Re straining Order Against Reduction. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Oct. 4. The ro * ductlon ordered by the state board ot railroad commlnslonors In the passea ? Bor rate on all standard guago roadu In South Dakota from 3 to 2'/j ' ccnta per mile will not go Into effect on Oct. 16. aa originally contemplated by tha board. , A number of the loading railroad * Instituted an action In the United States court In this city and secured an order for the railroad commission ers to show cause why a permanent Injunction should not bo granted pro * renting them tram placing the 2Hi cent rate In effect The order to show cause Is returnable before Judge Car- land Oct. 29 , at which time argument * will be made for and against the/ granting of a permanent injunction. Pending the hearing at that time a temporary restraining order waa granted by Judge Carlond. rtftnong the roads whlcn have joined In the Injunction proceedings are tha Rock Island , the Minneapolis and St. Louis , the Milwaukee , the Burlington , the Northwestern and the Omaha. > & PLAN TO FIGHT HARRIMAN. Stockholders at Hartford Organize to Support Fish. Hartford , Conn. , Oct. 4. At the meeting of the local stockholders of the Illinois Central railroad held hero It was unanimously voted to have all of the proxies of the stockholders present turned over to Charles M. Beach of this city , who Is a director ol the road and a supporter of Stuy- vcsant Fish In the fight with the Hnr- ilman interests. Those who had sent their proxies to Mr. Harrlman * will cancel them. Yacht Cruise Around World. - ; New York , Oct. 4. Fifteen friend * * * ' * of Robert M. Thompson , financier.- retired naval officer and lawyer , are * < to be his guests on one of the most ' remarkable yacht cruises on recordr The yacht upon which they 111 voy-A - ago around the world Is the 8,000-ton , - * ' steamer Mlneola. Tlio journey will occupy nine months null the estimated expense of the entertalnmnet Is $500 > ; 000. Among those Invited by Colonel Thompson to bo his guests are Lord.- Braszy and Admiral Sir Charlock. * , . * " ' Beresford. " " Mrs. O'Grady IB Accused , Sioux Falls , S. D. , Oct. 4. The cor oner's jury summoned to Investigate the mysterious murder Sunday night of John W. O'Grady , an aged pioneer , returned a verdict , holding O'Grady responsible for the Szczyglal Given Thirty Yean. Pittsburg , Oct. 4. Ludwlg , Stae glal , the Polish priest convict d-pf tlw ij murder of Andrew cyuskl , was sontenj Jr