Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL
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NORKULK NKIMASKA Fill DAY OiT MKlt L'6. 1 JU7.
GUY W. GREEN 18 PURCHASER
OF FRANCHISE.
PAID $8,000 FOR FRANCHISE
Owner of "Green's Indians" Pays
"Ducky" Holmes $8,000 , For the Lin
coln Western League Dnsebnll Fran
chise Holmes to Play.
Lincoln , Nob. , . Oct. 21. Special to
The NOWH : Guy \ \ ' . Green , who IIUH
Tor years owned and managed
"Grui'n'u liidliuiH , " a haHt'lmll team of
Homo note , today bought thu Lincoln
baseball club.
Green paid "DucUy" Holmes $8,000
for lilH Western League franchise.
"Ducky" probably will become In
. V terested llnanclally either In thu Den
ver or Sioux City clubs. Holmes and
the Donvrr capitallstH hnvu had nn op
tion for Home tlinu on the Denver club ,
as "Ducky" thinks the Colorado me
tropolis IIUH great possibilities In the
baseball line.
Tim Sioux Clt > club owners are also
nnxloim lo secure Holmes and It Is
noi liuprobnblc "Ducky" will locate In
the Iowa town If Denver falls to ma
terialize.
ERIE ROAD SLASHES RATES.
Cuts Second-Class Tickets From Chi-
CCIQO to New York to $10.
Chlcngo.O ct. 2-1. The fight among
the railroads for east-bound steamship
business reached a crisis when It was
announced that the Erie had filed n
rate of $10 for second-class tickets
from Chicago to Now York. This rate ,
which Is a cut of $0.75 , will become
effective Nov. 20 , and will bo In ef
fect at least thirty days. What the
other Chicago and Now York roads
will do la to bo decided at a special
meeting of the Central Passenger as
sociation , called by Commissioner
Donald for Friday. It Is not Improb
able that a passenger rate war will
ensue.
JAMES REED , DRUGGIST , DEAD.
Nebraska City Man , Well Known In
Nebraska , Expired Suddenly.
Grand Island , Nob. , Oct. 24. Special
to The News : James Reed , well
known and highly esteemed In Ne
braska state pharmaceutical circles ,
waa found dead In bed at a local hotel
last night. Apoplexy was the cause.
Death has come without a struggle.
The remains were taken homo to
Nebraska City today , accompanied by
a twin brother-living here.
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Mr. Reed was frequently a visitor
In Norfolk and Is well known among
Norfolk druggists.
FATHER WILLIAM KELLEY DEAD
Dean of Omaha Priests Passes Away
at Convent of Mercy.
Omaha , Oct. 24. Father William
Kelley , who gave up his charge at St.
Phllornona s cathi-dial when the build
ing was abandoned a week ago , is
' ( lend. He moved from the cathedral
to Convent 01 Mercy , and last Friday
.n slight cold , which he had contract
ed before moving , grew worse.
From the earliest entrance of the
Catholic church In Nebraska Father
Kelley's life has boon Interwoven
with tha history and growth of Ca
tholicism In the country west of the
Missouri river. Soon after complet
ing his studies at Dr. Bennett's class
ical school in Dublin Father Kslley
came to the United States and his
first appointment was to the parish of
8L Mary's In Omaha , when It was
struggling for life In the naw country.
It was Father Kelley who built up the
trong parish , which has since become
the home of St. Phllomena's cathe
dral.
' TAFT ATTENDSWHIST PARTY
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Philippine Policeman Warns Hostess
Not to Permit Play for Prizes.
Manila , Oct. 24. Secretary Taft
started for Bublg bay to Inspect the
coast dofrnso at the naval base there ,
lie regards the trip as highly Import-
But , owing to the Impetus given to
coast defense work by the Japanese
situation.
Secretary Taft will return hero to
night. The secretary has been pe
titioned by the chamber of commerce
to withdraw the army transports from
Inter-Island service.
Mrs. Taft was a guest at a bridge
whist party. The local police are
making a crusade against gambling
and n policeman called to Inform the
hostess that the law against playing
for prizes or money would be en
forced.
Czar to Forbid Wheat Export.
Portland , Ore. , Oct. 24. The Ore-
gonlan says that private cables were
received In Portland from Liverpool
stating that there is a well grounded
rumor In circulation to the effect that
the emperor of Russia will between
now and the end of the present week
ISBUO an ukase forbidding the exporta
tion of wheat from Russia , as was
done In 1892. The paper gives the
prediction that following this an >
nouncement , grain charters will go
10 4B shtlllngspr better.
Arguing Missouri Ouster Suit.
Jefferson City , Oct. 24. Argument
began In the ouster suit of the at
torney general against the Standard
011 company , the Republic Oil com
piny and the Waters-Pierce Oil coin1
pany. Frank Hagernian of Kanaai
City opened for the companlM.
SHIPPERS BEFORE BOARD
Reconilonment Charges Subject of
Discussion at Lincoln ,
Lincoln , Oil. 24. Whi-thcr the prac
tice of rutoiibiKiiinK freight In car luU
Is one of liic iiiiibub ol business Hpeui
latlou and railroad car congfutlon or
whether shippers have been forced to
adopt thu plan of rebllnnit goods because
cause of thv delay of tint railroad * in
getting frelxht through IH thu knotl >
problem now up to tht > members ol
thu Nebraska lullroiul commission
Railroad men and shippers lu number *
appeared before the board and the
hearing on the question continued
thiouch thu day.
Thti hearing was on the application
of the roads to be allowed to put In
effect new chnrK for reconslKnment ,
ni follows , Whnrt- cur U not re
billed bcloro twenty-tour hour * , $6 ,
between 24 and 48 houra , $6 ; between
48 and 72 hours , $7 , und local ratei-
utter 72 hours.
Lumber and coal men worn chiefly
Interested In the proposed charge , as
they , of all shippers , have been inoBi
frequent reconslgnors of material
t , nt them as Jobbera. They oppose
the charge as unjust , claiming they
are obliged to order in large quanti
ties , long In advance of their actual
needs to preserve thernuillves against
th' . ' > s of present day railroad oon-
d' ' * b - * nltlpd ( charge they rut
j-v
t ; ' " * tb1' ' "llft" from ll > elr
pockt. * f'tiff \ roartB arc b >
no means - 6r 01"
11. II. HJiibrj. ' Ot'y. ' . traffic man
or of the Rork , . ' ' .ml , acting as
spokesman for the railroads , said
tha purpose was not so much to add
to the revenue of the railroads , as tc
help relieve congestion. Ho plncoil
tha blame at the door of the whole
Balers , who denied his concluBlous
The hearing was not concluded.
MUST FURNISH DATE OF TRANSFER
Pay of Officers of Third Nebrask *
Regiment Held Up.
Lincoln , Oct 24. Otlicera of the
Third Nebraska luglmont in the Span-
luh-Amorkan war , bonded by Colonel
William J. Bryan , and Including Gov
ernor George L. Sheldon , who was a
company captain , must t'urnUh further
proof of the dates of their service be
fore the government will pay them for
the time that elapsed bolore the act
ual date of enrollment In the state or
ganization until they were formally
mustered into the service of tha Unit
ed States.
There is no dispute over the ques
tion or serving and money duo , the
privates In the reglinont having al-
rc-ady been paid , but the claims ol
the ofllcers are hold up until the date
ol transfer can be distinctly ascer
tained In Individual cases. The
amounts are not large enough to war
rant much effort on the part of th
officers , and Colonel Bryan has ig
nored the matter entirely. Adjutant
General Schwnrz has taken the mat
ter up , and hopes to arrive at an
early nettlainent with the government.
ROOSEVELT IN WASHINGTON
Expresses Himself as Thoroughly
Pleased With Trip.
Washington. Oct. 24. President
Roosevelt reached the white house
from his southern trip exactly on
tchedulo.
To those who met the president here
It was noticeable that he had added
tcveral deeper shades to the bronze
ot his countenance acquired during the
summer months at Oyster Bay. The
president took no pains to conceal his
delight at gelling home , and was
markedly cordial In his greeting to
those who had gathered In the train-
thed to meet him , among whom were
General Oliver , acting : secretary of
war ; Captain Fltzhugh Lee and Cap
tain Key , military and naval aides re
spectively to the president ; Chief
Wllkle of the secret service. Marshal
Palmer of the District of Columbia
and othore. The president was driven
at once to the whlto house. He ex
pressed himself as thoroughly
pleased with his trip.
"I have had a delightful time , " ho
cald. "I am extremely gratified over
the fact that I got a bear as the result
of my hunt , and none the less so that
I had to work hard to get It. For the
rest , I was touched and gratified be
yond measure by the reception I re
ceived In the south , indeed , at every
place , both north and south , begin
ning with Keokuk and continuing un
til the end of the Journoy. The entire
twenty-four days have been full of
both profit and pleasure , and I am
very glad I made the trip. "
Probably the most Important devel
opment of an Industrial nature which
the trip produced IB to be found In
the fact that without committing hlm <
celf to any Industrial schema , the
president baa placed himself at the
head of the movement for a ship char *
nel In the Mississippi and taken the
position that It Is a work of notional
Importance and should be fostered bj
the federal government.
Five Drowned at Katalla , Alaska.
B attle , Oct. 24. Five men were
drowned at Katalla , Alaska , according
to Information brought by the Brltlst
rteamshlp Saratoga. The dead are :
J. Hlgglna. Seattle ; H. Hendrickson
Portland ; Edwin Olson , Arthur Will
lams , Tony Depasquale.
Fatal Explosion on River Steamer.
Portland. Ore. , Oct 24. Two per
song are known to have been killer
and one seriously Injured as the re
suit of the explosion of the oil burn
era on the river steamer J N Teal
At least one more body Is known tc
bo in tha wreck.
REASSURANCE TAKES PLACE OF
PANICKY FEELING IN GOTHAM ,
BELIEVED WORST IS NOW OVER
Morgan Tackles Job of Averting DIs-
atter Stocks Make New Low Level
Records , but Rally at Close Trust
Company Withstands Run.
New York , Oct. 24. There was a
sharp turn of sentiment In financial
quarters , renewed confidence In local
banking Institutions taking the place
of the panicky feeling that has de
moralized the Stock exchange for the
past few days. The financiers whoso
deliberate opinions are most highly
esteemed by the public expressed the
conviction that the worst was over ,
and that out of the present chaos a
condition more stable than has ex
isted for some time was rapidly shap
ing Itself.
Many of the banking men who had
j labored almost day and night recent
ly , that the integrity ot New York's
I financial Institutions might be main
tained , wont homo early , satisfied that
( inspected houses which had been
found worthy of support had been
fortified against Incipient runs or oth
er contingencies.
Many Conferences Held.
Several factors contributed to this
change of feeling. First and fore
most was the determination reached
by men of great Influence In the finan
cial world and whose probity Is un
questioned , to restore confidence , In-
snro safety and avoid panic. Con
spicuous among there were J. Pier-
pont Mlorgan and James Stlllirian ,
president of the National City bank.
Throughout the day there were con
ferences at the offices of J. Plorpout
Morgan Co. , and while guarded
statements only of what was done nt
thoBo gatherings were given out dur
ing the business hours , the fact that
such men were conferring , linked
with their known personal standing
and financial resources , did much to
allay the fear for the future. News
of these conferences quickly ran
through the financial district ; allayed
the fears of the extremely nervous
find brought a recovery of prices to
ward the close of a day during which
new low levels bad been reached.
Rockefeller Rushes to Rescue.
John D. Rockefeller has taken an
active Interest in the present financial
situation and he has arranged to loan
very large sums to a number of New
York financial Institutions.
Next in point of influence was the
presence at the subtreasury of Secre
tary of the Treasury Cortelyou , who
not only lout the moral influence of a
representative of the government , but
during the course of the day caused
to be deposited with New York banks
a largu sum , said to be $10,000,000.
Mr. Cortelyou received many callers
and all who conferred with him sub-
fcequently appeared to have been re
assured.
Another potent factor In bringing
about a bettor feeling and the un
doubted return of saner sentiment and
improved confidence was the ability
of the Trust Company of America to
withstand an all day run , as it suc
cessfully did. In the face of enormous
withdrawals , the officials of the bank
proclaimed their readiness to settle
with all depositors on demand. Even
for a few minutes after the regular
hour of closing the company continued
to pay out money at Its main office In
Wall street and the Broadway branch
es and to certify all checks presented.
Brief Run on Savings Bank.
This was the only run of import
ance and this fact was an encourage
ment. The depositors in the Dollar
Barings bank , in the Bronx , of which
borough President John Haffon Is the
head , became uneasy over the gen
eral situation and many clamored for
their money. These depositors were
chiefly foreigners who had confused
tha run on the Knickerbocker Trust
company's Bronx branch with their
own Institution. Officials of the latter
institution explained matters and the
run , for which there was absolutely
r.o excuse , ended at once. This flurry
over , things looked still better , as the
uninformed element among depositors
was regarded as hard to control In
times of general excitement.
The failure of the Knickerbocker
Tru&t company to reopen did not exer
cise such an adverse Influence on the
general situation as might have been
expected , and the early action of ActIng -
Ing Superintendent of Banks Skinner
In taking possession of the institution
on the advice of the attorney general ,
gave rise to a fueling of relief , as U
was felt that the state officials would
make the most out of the situation.
It Is said to be a question whether
the Institution will ever reopen , at
Iffist under the present management
The clearing house report was also
favorable. Apparently the national
banks have passed the crisis and those
which have required assistance gave
evidence of being able to take care
of themselves.
The announcement at Albany of the
ppolntment by Governor Hughes of
Clark Williams of this city as state
superintendent of banks was received
with favor.
Iowa Eastern Stars Meeting.
Burlington , la. , Oct 24. Five hun
dred delegates to th thirtieth annual
session of the grand chapter ot the
Order of the Baatern Star of Iowa attended -
tended a reception In honor of the i
grand officers. The order now hu i
16,000 members In the S67 chapters i
in the state.
FIRE SCAREAT STUART
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Barns Burn , Building of B , Shearer
Saved by Heroic Wcrk.
Stuart , Neb. , Oct. 21. Special to
The NOWH : Flro started In a small
barn on the premises ot Mrs. Mcnerva
Fuller In the cast part of town yester
day afternoon and the Humes quickly
spread to a small barn and corn crib
which stood In close proximity on
the premises of John Munt. These
buildings , with their contents , were
1 total loss and It was only by heroic
effort on the part of the fire company
and others that the buildings of U.
Shearer , which stood on the opposite
side of the alloy , were saved.
"FINE SPECIMEN OF ROOSEVELT
BRAND OF STUDY. "
REOPENS NATURE FAKE WAR
Dr. Long Says That Roosevelt Will
Not Write an Article Telling of the
Habits of the Louisiana Bear No
Use For Such "Heroism. "
Stamford , Conn. , Oct. 21. The Rev.
William J. Ixing , the nature writer ,
was asked yesterday If he had any
thing to say about President Reese
velt's recent bear hunt In the Louis
iana canobrakes.
"Oh , yes , a little to say and a lot
to think , " was his reply. "It's a fine
.specimen of Mr. Roosevelt's brand of
nature study. He went Into the canebrake -
brake , according to accounts , with six
or eight professional hunters , two sur
geons , sixty odd dogs , unnumbered
camp followers , camera men , and a
few dispatch bearers to carry out ac
counts of his heroism to a breathless
world.
"There was hullaballoo enough to
scare any boar from here to Texas.
Hears are timid , you know ; they hate
noise and excitement. It's a wonder
that he got one bear ; that ho ever
saw a fresh track.
Long Has Killed Some.
"If there is a real hunter down there
now , a man that knows how to go Into
the woods quietly and hunt , he would
probably get all the boars he wanted.
Uut ho would have to leave the brass
band and the applauding gallery be
hind , and that Mr. Roosevelt cannot
do. "
Dr. Long was asked if he had ever
killed a bear.
"Yes , " he answered , "eight or ten ,
when I was younger , more of a hunter
and loss of a learner than now. I
hunted them alone , however ; no
guides , no dogs. A man who cannot
do his own hunting , hut must depend
upon professional hunters and dogs ,
has not much right to an opinion about
the habits of animals. "
"Does it not require a lot of courage
to hunt big game ? " he was asked.
"Courage your grandmother , " ex
claimed Dr. Long. "It takes some
nerve to catch a chicken and wring
Its neck , but the courage Is In overcoming -
coming your own heart's objection to
the killing. I often have to hunt big
animals for food when I am up north ,
but I never heard anybody but Mr.
Roosevelt brag of Its heroism.
What a Bear Does.
"A bear , you know , takes to his
heels and runs to break his heart when
the dogs begin to yelp on his trail.
When they tire him out and get close
and start to nip his heels , most bears
climb a tree , if they can ; a fat one
often puts his back against a tree and
protects Its rear and fights the whole
snarling , yelping pack.
"Then your heroic hunter comes up
with a big repeating ritlo and a cam
era outfit to take his picture and
shoots the poor beast while he is whol
ly occupied with the dogs and when
he would not , and could not , notice
the hunters If they started a cakewalk.
"As a matter of fact , this chasing a
timid animal with a pack of dogs and
then shooting him from a safe dis
tance , when he cannot do a thing to
save or defend himself is pure brutal
cowardice. Some men like It , but they
do not brag , and I have absolutely no
criticism to make. Every man must
be happy in his own way. "
Is Ready for an Article.
"Did you notice that when the pres
ident finally killed his bear ho Is re
ported to have hugged somebody and
to have given a big tip to a negro ? "
was suggested.
"Yes , " said Dr. Long. "That's
Roosevelt glorifying butchery as us
ual. With him the object of the hunt
seems to be the killing. The funny
thing is that presently he will be out
with a magazine article telling us all
about the habits of Louisiana bears
and Incidentally calling some other
man a liar , who has gone to the cane
brakes by a different route and seen
more than ho has. "
Japanese Freight Steamer Wrecked.
Toklo , Oct. 24. A dispatch from
Mojl reports that the Japanese
freight steamer Kokwo Maru , from
Hong Kong to Yokohama , went ashore
In a btorm off Rlshma and la a com
plete wreck The crow was rescued
In llfeboau. The loss on the ship
and cargo Is $700,000.
Mlndin Runs Out of Rabbits.
11 Minden , Neb. , Oct. 24. The second
I round of the all-age stakes of the
coursing meet wns not finished be-
cause the rabbits ran out A new
supply was brought In. The haras
| were a speedy lot and worked the
bard.
HA8 BUT FIVE MILE3 ADVAN
TAGE OF FRENCH CONTESTANT.
aVERY RACING RECORD BROKEN
Aeronauts Ride Winds From St. Louli
to Atlantic Ocean Pommern Covers
Air-Lino Distance of 880 Mile * .
L'lsle de France Second ,
St. Louis , Oct. 24. Proclaimed as
the most remarkable ballooning con
test lu the htBtury of the world's aero
nautics , with every racing record
broken , the second International cup
competition , which started from here
on Monday last , ended , with Germany
accorded the winning laurels. The
feature of the raca was the close Mu
lsh , which was the closest ever known ,
the victorious Gorman balloon , the
I'ommcrn , which landed at Asbury
Park , N. J. , having but llvo miles the
advantage of the French contestant ,
L'lsle de France , second lu the race ,
which descended at llorbortsvllle , N.
J. , a few miles from the Atlantic
coast and slightly northwest of Point
Pleasant.
Another German balloon , the Dus-
seldorf , stands third In the race.
American entries are fourth and fifth ,
a third German team Is sixth , a
French team seventh , American eighth
and English ninth. The unofficial es
timated ulr-llno flight of the Pom-
morn Is 880 miles and that of tha
L'lsle do Franco Is 875. The Dussel
dorf , third , which landed near Dover ,
Del. , Is estimated to have covered 700
miles. The olllclnl measurements will
te computed by the geological survey
of the United States government at
Washington. Only this proximity ol
the Atlantic ocean stopped the won
derful flight of the Potnmorn. The
balloon could liavo remained in tha
air many hours longer and undoubted
ly would have added several hundred
miles to her record but for the ex
panse of water ahead.
News of the landing of the Pom-
morn was received here at an early
hour and was followed by reports ol
the descent of every other contestant
In the race , with the exception of tin
L'Islo do Franco. The race was at
once conceded to bo between tbcs
two , and when a report was received
at noon to the effect that the French
craft had been sighted in the vicinity
of Asbury Park Intense excitement
prevailed. There were many predic
tions that the contest would result
In n tie for flrat honors. When the
L'lsle do France did not descend at
the point selected by the German
loaders In the race , there was a be
lief the French aeronauts might after
all be declared the winners. Evident
ly a contrary current caught tin
L'lsls do France , however , and blew
the vossal back to the southwest.
Realizing that their supply of gas was
low and that they were losing actual
ground , the occupants of the French
banket decided to make a rapid de
scent as near the coast as possible.
It was the drifting back from Asbury
Park to Hfcrbertsvllle that placed
them In second position.
While losing the distance record and
possession of the cup , the French
team Balling L'lsle de France gained
the honor of the world's record for
duration of flight , being In the air
just forty-four hours. The previous
record was forty-one hours , five min
utes , held by Count de la Vaulz of
France.
Beachey Wins Alrehlp Race.
Sailing to windward and return over
the course , measuring a mile and n
half from the start to finish. Lincoln
Beachey of Toledo won the dirigible
balloon or airship race , which marked
the close of the St. Louis aeronautic
carnival of 1907. The prize was $2.-
000. In his "Boachoy airship , " a
cigar shaped affair , propelled by a
four-cyllndor gasoline motor , the win
ner covered the distance In 4 minutes
and 40 seconds. Jack Dallas , in the
"Stroebol airship , " a sister craft to
the Beachey , won second place , with
a time record of 6 minutes and 10 seconds
ends , while Captain Thomas Baldwin
of New York , In the "California Ar-
jew , " was third , In 7 minutes and 5
teconds. A fourth competitor , the
"Comet , " entered by Charles Days-
aorfor of Omaha , Neb. , and steered by
Horace Wild , did not complete the
first trial of the course , the motor
breaking.
The race ns finally arranged was a
start-at-will affair , with each contest
ant having three trials. Beachey
made the best time of the round , 7 15.
and did not start again until the "Ar
row" had made a record of 7 ' 05 on
Its last attempt. Then the Benchey
bhlp started on the best flight of the
day. Heading his car directly Into
the wind , the big car sailed to the
turning point , wheeled aroand In Its
own length and caino whirling back
before th < breeze at a speed whlfh
must have approached fltty miles an
hour. The precision with whlrh HIP
thlp was handled was marvelous and
when the time was announced the
crowd which had gatlifrod to watch
the contests broke Into t-hcnrs , which
were renewed when the mrsbljt was
brought to the ground wltbin ft few
feet of the grandstand.
Salvadoreans Search Mall Steimer.
San FrancUco , Oct. 24. Captain
Kldston of the Pacific Mall steamer
which arrived bore from the southern
coast reports that on the night of
Oct. 2 , while lying In the harbor of
Acajutla , the steamer was searched by
the Salvadorean troops , who Insisted
that John Mascante , a rebel trader ,
was on board. The search was unuuo-
cessful.
THt CONDITIONOF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hour * .
Forecast For Nebraska.
Conditions of the weather JIB record
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
at 8 a m. today :
Maximum 74
Minimum 84
Average fi4
Harometer 29.88
Automobile Runs Into Ditch.
Elklmrn. Nob. . Oct. 24. While H. 11
Waldron and u party COIIHHIIIIK | of Mr
Hancock , rimrli-s Nell , Miss Peterson
and Mrs Ron WIT ot Waterloo won-
rrotiHl'iK a bridge two ml lea east 01
IiJIkhorn I ho wheel ol their automobile
broke and the macRlnH ran Into tin
( .itch. Mr. Waldron. who wan driving
thu auto , had an arm broken. Mr. Null
was badly cut by barb wire and tlu >
women wire bruised and shaken up.
The automobile was badly wreekwd.
TEST OF'THTANTI-PASS LAW
Attorney Who Usad Pass Sets Up
Contention Law It Unconstitutional.
DOB Molnes , Oct. 24. Attorney
Thomas D. Hoaty , for H. F. Schultz of
Storm iJike , filed a potttlon for a writ
of habeas corpus with the clerk of the
'
e'upreme court. It will be heard prob
ably at the November bitting of the
court. Bchultz was arrested for rlu-
Ing on a pass Issued him by the Ilh
nols Central In exchange for his serv
ices an attorney at Storm Lake. In
the writ of habcnu corpus It Is ad
mitted that he rode In violation of
the Iowa anti-pass law , but It IB
claimed that the law Is unconstitu
tional , In that It Interferes with the
right of contract. The argument of
lh state- will be that the state baa n
right to thus Interfere with private
contracts on the broad ground of pub
lic policy.
BUBONIC PLAGUEALARMS SEATTLE
Quarantine Established and War on
Rats Begun ,
Seattle , Wash. , Oct. 24. One death
having occurred here from bubonic
plague , Mayor William H. Moore has
requested Governor Mead to request
the surgeon general of the public
health and marine hospital service to
take charge of the prophylactic meas-
urea that may be necessary to stamp
out the plague In Seattle , and Governor
ornor Mead immediately wired the de
partment at Washington.
The city council has had prepared
an ordinance providing lor a bounty
on rats , and the board of health di
vided the city Into sanitary district ?
for the purpose of waging a war on
rats and also for the purpose of clean
Ing up the city.
FEDERAL CONTROL FAVORED
Isaac N. Sellgman Believes In a Na
tional Incorporation Law.
Chicago , Oct 24. The second daj
of the convention ol the National
Civic Federation was devoted to the
consldeiatlon of "Corporation , Its Con
struction and Regulation. " Edgar Ban
croft of Chicago spoke on "Trust Leg
Islatlon ; " 1. N. Sellgman of New York ,
"The Trust Problem ; 'i. Irving Flshor
of New Haven , "Overcapitalization. "
The address by Mr. Sellgman was an
appeal for a form of national control.
In the afternoon the ptrirtcdpal
speakers were Judge Grosscup of Chicago
cage , who discussed "The Construc
tion of a Corporation ; " Samuel Gem
pers , Frank B. Kellogg of St Paul
and E. E. Prnsslng of Chicago.
LIBEL ACTION FOR M'CLURE'S
Former Police Commissioner Demands
$100,000 Damages.
San Francisco , Oct. 24. Former Po
lice Commissioner Thomas Regan be
tan suit for $100,000 damages against
the S. S. McClure company and for a
like sum against the San Francisco
Nowa company in the superior court
of Marln for defamation of character.
Regan based his suit on articles pub
llshed In the McClure magazine eutl
tied "A Fight for Reform In San
Francisco , " In which he is charged
with having divided graft with Eugene
Schmltz.
J. S. Polk In Critical Condition.
Des Molnes. Oct. 24. The condition
of J. S. Polk , president of the Des
Molnes Street Railway company , and
extensively Interested In Intcrurbanb ,
Is critical. Mr. Polk was taken sud
denly sick and suffered two hem
orrhagcs. He Is seventy-six years
old , and his relatives arf being hur
ried to his bedside. Ho Is one of the
very earliest settlers to Des Molnes
and Oils part of Iowa and has boon
a leading figure as a lawyer and cap
italist for many years.
Editor Accidentally Kills Himself ,
Boise. Ida. , Oct. 24. R. E. Uick-
wood , a well known Idaho newbpaper
man , accidentally shot and killed htm
self at Regln. Ho had planned tc
leave for liaise to assume the po <
sltlon of managing editor of the Idaho
Scimitar , a weekly paper being start
ed by former Senator IJubols He was
making a present of a six-shooter to
u friend and in showing him how to
operate It , shot hlnihtilf through the
heart.
Second Trial of Steve Adams.
Spokane. Oct. 24. The second trial
of Stwvo Adams , a member of tin
Western Federation of Minors
charged with the murder of Fred
Taylor , Is expected to begin In earn
est at Rathdrum , Ida. , today Clar
cnce Darrow has been cfiosen as chiel
counsel for the defense. Consider
able difficulty In securing a jury li
txpected.
FOUR WE3TINGHOU8E CONCERN *
IN HANDS OF RECEIVERS.
IRON TRUST COMPANY FAIL *
Manufacturing Companies Perfectly
Solvent , Inability to Secure Funds
to Pay Off Maturing Loans Causing
Embarrassment.
Plltbburg , Oct. 24. A Uurry In lock ]
financial clrclob , caudod by the eu >
iiurruHsmeni ot four concerns of the
WoaUnshouHo Interustsvu , quickly
ended here by the prompt action of the
Pltuburg Clearing Hoiibu asBoolatluK
and thu Pltlsburg Stock exchange.
The WtiuUnghouao lOleclrlc and
Manufacturing company , the Wvstlup
bousu Machine company and the Se
curity company , a holding company
for \\VbUnghouso IntorouU , are
now lu thu hands of a receiver , up-
pointed by Judge lowing of the United
States circuit court. A fourth con
cern , thu Notnst Lump company , will
also bo turned over to the roualvcra.
The Pittuburg Stock exchange ,
which was closed promptly when In
formed of the situation by the PltU-
burg Clearing Housu association , will
likely remain closed today. This uo-
lion lu taken for the purpoao of pre
venting an unnecoHBary sacrifice of
valueu by H heavy liquidation ot
stocks.
The stringency in the money mar
ket IB alone rusponslblo for the West-
lughouse difficulties. The solvency of
the embarrassed companies In not
questioned. The conoorna at present
are enjoying the largest amount ot
business known In their cnraer. The
inability to secure funds to pay off
maturing loans caused the embarrass
ment.
That the local banks are in good
condition was shown when It became
public that the Diamond National
bank had sent $100,000 In gold to Now
York Institutions. Several other lo
cal banku took nlmllar actlos.
Receivers were appointed for the
Iron City Trust company of this city.
Tha papers filed In court show that
the company has assets exceeding
$4,000,000 and liabilities to depoylton
ol about $1,700,000.
NEVADA IBANKS CLOSE DOORS
Labor Troubles Assigned as Reason
for Suspensions.
Reno , Nov. , Oct. 24. The State
Bank and Trust company , with head
quarters at Carson and branches at
Qoldilold , Tonopah , Manhattan nyid
Blair , closed its doers. The stute
bank examiner Is In charge. The dif
ficulty is duo to the Inability to real
ize on stocks placed as security for a
$400,000 loan made the Sullivan Trust
company last year. T. B. Hickey ,
president of the bank , Is one of the
wealthiest men In the state and the
bank's assets are thought to exceed
the liabilities. No fear Is entertained
that depositors will lose a cent.
Hlckey is now In San Francisco.
Following the announcement that
the bank and trust company had tem
porarily suspended , the Neye & Orms
bank , Frank Golden president , of Car
son , Tonopah , Ooldfleld , Manhattan
and Reno , put out a sign stating that
the bank would be closed tor three
days , In order to have sufficient coin
shipped In to prepare lor any rush.
There Is no excitement and the feelIng -
Ing prevails that there will be no fail
ure.
ure.A
A statement Issued by the State
Bank and Trust company assigns Isv-
bor troubles and drain on deposits In
the south as reasons for the suspen
sion and declares that depositors will
be paid dollar for dollar.
RID6ELY ISSUES STATEMENT
Comptroller of Currency Sees Ne
Cause for Worry.
Washington. Oct. 24. Cornptrollei
of the Currency Rldgely gave out *
statement , saying that the general
feeling indicates an absolutely sound
situation , that there was not th
slightest need of apprehension about
the banks and trust companies ot the
co'.ltry. that the inks of the reserve
cities have every disposition to leave
their balances In New York and other
central P'serve cities , und attribute *
the trouble In New York to the condl
tlon of a very few concerns dfscred
Ited by the operations of their officers
and to the difference In prices ot
Blocks and securities as between New
York city and the country banks
Von Moltke-Harden Libel Suit ,
Berlin , Oct 24. Libel action
brought by General Count von Moltkft
gainst Maximilian Harden , editor ot
Die y.ukunft , a free lance polemical
weekly , and long an organ of the ed
itor's extreme radical opinions , began
here before Justice Kern The public
awaited the trial with extraordinary
Interest , because It was believed that
many secrets of the Imperial court
would bo arawn from the distinguished
persons summoned to testify , some ot
whom are members of the Imporlal
entourage
St. Louis Not Alarmed.
St. Louis , Oct 24 The leading
bankers of St. Louis were unanimous
In stating that them Is nothing ab
normal In the lo < al banking situation
and that the demand for money IB but
little stronger than It is ordinarily
In the fall of the year The National
Rank of Commerce finds the demand a
little stronger , as does the Third Na
tlonal and Mercantile Trust company.