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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEW&JOURNAL.
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA FU1DAY KKUHUAUX 21 11)08. )
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ADMIRAL THOMAS IS NOW COM
MANDING THE FLEET.
SIGHTED AT CALLAO , PERU
WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM CON
NECTICUT BRINGS NEWS.
DIG CROWD TO GREET BOATS
The United States Fleet Bound for the
Upper Pacific Was Sighted at 8
O'clock Thursday Morning SteamIng -
Ing Into Big Seaport of Peru ,
Callao , Porn , Fob. 20. Admiral Ev
ans' fleet was sighted at 8 o'clock this
morning.
Wireless messagefiom tlio Connecti
cut states that the health of Admiral
Evans Is still very poor and ' Ad
miral Thomas , command' ' / . sec
end squadron , has been ° < l ' secu -
maud of the entire fleet. a >
An Immense ciowd nrrlvcv * $
°
city early today to witness the
ot the licet.
The government baa Issued a d ,
making Saturday a holiday In
of Washington's birthday and Ur >
Americana' visit and it has ordered-
the Peruvian warships to salute the
American flag at noon. President
Pardo will give a public reception to
Rear Admiral Evans and the other offl
CBTS at C o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Cnllao Is the largest and most Im
portant seaport of Peru. Its popula
tion Is 31,000.
HUGHES TALKSJO SUFFRAGISTS
Bays Decision of Question Will Ulti
mately Rest With Themselves.
Albany , Feb. 20. Women ot' all de
scriptions mingled with race truck fol
lowers , ministers , politicians and a
generally curious crowd in the leg
islative corildors intent upon the
hearing of the propobud constitutional
Amendment to strike the limiting word
"male" iroui the constitutional previ
sion regarding the right to vote. This
hearing before the joint legislative
committee ou judiciary vied In inter
est with that of the race track bills.
Th equal sufl'niglstb by no means had
It all their own way , for a. strong
delegation of women from all parts
of the state was theietooppoaotueru.
At the conclusion of the hearing the
governor addressed the women briefly.
Ho said the question was not ono with
which ho was charged with any otu-
clal responsibility , it being a proposed
amendment to the constitution , which
does not require the governor's sig
nature.
He then said : "Now I am not going
to express any opinion on this quea-
r Uon , but nieioly to make the practi
cal statement that I believe the deci
sion of this matter will ultimately
rest with the women thcmsslvos.
What the women in this state really
want , and I do not mean by that a
numerical majority , but I mean the
force of opinion among the Intelligent
women of the state , who will form the
public opinion of women with regard
to this question that whatever the
women in that sense really want they
will have. That demand on the part
of women will bo in the course of
time irresistible and' ' the question la
elrnply what do the women want ? For
the men , the voters of the state , who
will pass upon this subject when It is
presented , will eventually , In my judg
ment , act In accordance with the de
mand which they feel actually exists
on the part of those who will be af
fected by tha change. "
REID SC FSATJALK OF WAR
Every Reason to Think Japanese Sin *
cerely Our Friends.
New York , Fob 20. Whitelaw Reid ,
ambassador of the United States to
Great Britain , in a speech at the din
ner of the Pilgrims of the United
States at Delmonlco's , declared that
talk of the obligation of Great Britain
to sustain Japan lu war against tha
United States was nonsense. The am
bassador said that "thero was not the
ghost of a possibility of war with
Japan , " and that there "was every
reason to think the Japanese slnceiely
our friends. " Our relations with Gieat
Britain , tha ambassador said , vverg
coi 'tal and there were no serious com
plications. The ambassador was given
an ovation when he aiose to speak by
the 400 mcmbeis of the Pilgrims ol
the United States and their guests.
JoEeph H. Choate , ex-ambassador tfl
Great Britain , was toastmaster.
Much of the fun of the evening wai
afforded by "Mark Twain. " Ml1 ,
Clemens said that he was gratified
that congress was about to restore to
the coinage the words "In God W
Trust. " He continued : "I knew thai
\KO would get line difllculty if we left
those words off and straightway the
trouble came. The prosperity of the
whole nation went down In a pile
when we ceased to trust God In that
ronsplcuoiis and well advertised way
If Plorpont Morgan had not stopped la
lust then ? Now that we have re
turned our trust in God we will dis
charge Mr. Morgan from his high of-
OVERWHEIMINGLY FOR TAFT ' !
Primary Vote In Boone County Shows
Tnft the Popular Favorite.
Albion. Nib. Poll 20 Spi'i-lnl to
The NCVVH- The olllclal return < of
( hipilmnrli'H hold In Uoono cimtj.
Saturday , Pelirunrj h" , by the u pub
lican party , shows the following re-
tuins : Total vote cast , 231. Tnft 1CS ;
Cannon ( J , Palrlmnks 2 ; Hughes 10 ;
UiPolluttc 22 ; KooBovult 28.
Cnss County For Taft.
Plattmnouth , Neb , Peb. 20. Special
to The News : The Cass county re
publican convention today endorsed
Taft for president and Gov. Sheldon
for delegate at large.
JUDGE WELCH PRONOUNCED MIN
IMUM SENTENCE.
PASSED FORGED PAY CHECKS
Kcnnard of Plnlnvlew , ex-Northwest
ern Brakeman , Sentenced to Spend
One Year at Lincoln Confessed
Crime a * I Will Ask For Pardorx
MP - ufo. , Peb. 20. Special to
r' . f , > Kcnnard Is sentenced
U * 3 -ird labor In the state
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* ' & 'strict Judge Welch.
. * . o passing a forged
* heck in Norfolk.
< rci , nlmutn penalty.
sciu Ine of $50 and
-r Kv. nas been taken to
' icoln by .01 Iff Clements an effort
will be made to secuie a pardon from
Governor Sheldon.
Chi Is Lenser of Norfolk , Implicated
In the same forgery , appeared In the
dlstilct court and pleaded "not guilty. "
His case has been continued until the
May term.
The Uocho case will be called at 1
p. m. next Monday.
STRANGE MAIL PACKAGE.
Human Thumb and Finger Are Sent
Through Mall From Randolph.
Randolph , Neb. , Feb. 20. A human
thumb and finger weie mailed at the
Randolph postollicc this week and the
ofllclnls were puzzled to know what
late of postage would bo sufficient to
carry the strange package and if It
was legal to accept them at all.
About ten days ago , a Creighton
ma'n lost them In a saw mill near hero.
Ho left them behind , but later decided
that he wanted them and sent for
them with the above result.
DIES WHILE ON A VISIT.
Mrs. Birk Dies While at Home of
Daughter In Verdel.
Verdel , Neb. , Feb. 20. Special to
The News : Mis. Harriet Dirk of Ben
son , Neb. , died heie last night at the
home of her daughter , Mrs. A. D.
Morgan.
Mrs. QIrk came here about a week
ago on a visit and was taken sick ,
giowlng gradually vvoise until the
end She was sixty-three years old.
JAP CABINETFACES CRISIS
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Immigration Question Causes Stli
Among Politicians.
Tokio , Fob. 20. The memorandum
of the Japanese government In reply
to that ot the United States on the
subject of emigration was handed to
Ambassador O'Biien.
It Is undcifctood that it agrees In the
general terms with a number of sug
gestlons made by the American gov
ernment and requires a further restric
tion of emigration by the practical
prohibition of laborers. The Japanese
government points out that the icstric-
tlons already enfoiced , including the
closing of emigration to Canada , Mexico
ice and the Hawaiian Islands , will
make fuithcr complaints from Amor
lea almost impossible.
Every evidence goes to prove that
the Japanese government has been un
sparing in Its effort to avoid further
complications arising from the emigre
tlon question , but the government U
facing a poweiful opposition from the
emigration companies , who are behind
a pioposed resolution .in the diet to
censure the foreign policy of Vis
count Hnjashl , minister of foreign
affairs , toward. China , America and
Canada.
Should the resolution be introduced
in the diet It will probably be de
feated bj a narrow margin. Its passage -
sago would certainly entail the resit ?
nation of the cabinet.
Nawab Sultnn A 11 $ for England.
New York , Feb JO. After a flying
trip across the American continent ,
making no stops except to change cara
and gathering his only Impressions of
the countr > from a train window , his
highness Nawab Sultan Ul Mulk Ba
hadour of Hyderabad , India , accom
panted by a retinue of servants and
two physicians , arrived In New York
and was hurried at once to the steam
ship Baltic , which sails today for Eng
land. His hurried mission to England
is to consult with specialists regardIng -
Ing an Illness which resulted from a
fall from a horse two years ago.
Ruling on Ruef Case.
San Fianclsco , Feb 20 Judge
Lawler rukd that It was proper for
the court to Inquire Into the circum
stances of the immunity contract be
tvvoon Abraham Huef and the prosecu
tlon which , It Is alleged , caused Rucf
to waive certain rights which he
CAN OF GASOLINE EXPLODES IN
OMAHA HOME.
BLEW SIDE OF THE HOUSE OUT
Mrs. Dodder and Her Sister , Mrs.
Hamilton Are Fatally Burned by th
Explosion of a Five Gallon Can of
Gasoline.
Omaha , Feb. 20. A flvo gallon can
of gasoline exploded In the homo of
Mrs. E. L. Dodder this morning , fatal
ly burning Mrs. Dodder and her sis
ter , Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton. The
explosion blew the side of the house
out.
BILL NEARLYJOUR MILLIONS
Cost of Maintaining Institutions ol
Nebraska.
Lincoln , Neb. , Feb. 20. The books
In the auditors ofilee show In ; the re
colpts and expenditures for the
amount spent foi all puipoHOb , main
taining the stale Institutions , except
the university , the supreme court anil
distilct couilh , and legislative ex
poiijui , amounted to $3,831,011 30 1-i-r
the maintenance of the unhcislt )
$ S77.7ii."i 7ii wat , oxpi ndcil , or almost 2.J
poi ciiit ol the total amount spent lor
the entire Ht- : i > . Deputy Audltoi Cook
believes this justifies him In demand
Ing the filing of university claims with
the auditor , that they may bo checked
over.
Trains Delayed on Branch Lines.
Lincoln , Feb. 20. Trains were gen
erally on time , so far as the main lines
are concerned , but wore stalled or de
layed on many of the branch Hues.
In and around Lincoln conditions were
nearly noimal except that rural mall
can lei s weie unable to make their
tilps. Headed by a lotary snow plow
the Rock Island westbound limited
got Into Lincoln last night and went
west. This released the eastbound
limited , which also moved out.
Lincoln Memorial Association.
Lincoln , Fob. 20 An association t
be known as the Abraham Lincoln
memorial fund was organized heio
with Governor Sheldon as president ,
Secretary ot State Junkln , secietary
and State Treasurer Bilan , treasurer.
The purpose of the onjanlzatlon late
to commemorate the memory of
Abiaham Lincoln and to erect a suit
able monument on the state houst
grounds of the capltol which bears his
numo ,
Missouri Pacific Secures Time.
Lincoln , Neb. , Feb. 20. In the fed-
eial court the Missouri Pacific railway
secured a continuance of thirty days
In the suits involving the validity of
the 2 cent fare law , the rallwa > com
mission act and the statute reducing
oxpiess rates.
MAY MAKE WINSIDE DRY.
Novel Fight May Defeat the Saloon
Proposition.
WInslde , Neb. , Feb. 20. Wlnslde
has a novel fight on and may go "dry"
In consequence. Business men In the
east end of town who believe that a
saloon draws trade , will not sign a
petition unless one is located In their
section.
A compiomlse might be brought
about by hav ing one In each end If the
village boaid would reduce the license
tax. The board does not feel that way
and the one saloon of the town , which
pa > s $2,000 a jear for the privilege of
limning , may have to close.
The town Is about equally divided
on the saloon question , anyhow , and
the split In the ranks of the saloon
element puts them In the hole.
The Anti-Saloon league at Wayne
has extended Its crusade to all portions
tions of the county , reaching Wlnslde ,
Hosklus and Carroll.
OPERATION WAS POSTPONED.
Murderer William Jones Was Too
Weak to Stand It.
Lincoln , Feb 20 Special to The
News- Murderer William Jones , the
negro who shot and killed Detective
Drummj at Omaha and who himself
iccelved a gun shot wound , is consld-
crablj weaker today , and the attend
ing suigeon , Dr. GIffen , postponed the
Intended operation until tomorrow.
After the shooting In Omaha Satur
day night , Jones was brought to the
penitentiary In Lincoln to prevent violence
lence , and he Is in a critical condi
tion from the gunshot wounds re
ceived. The prison physician says
he cannot live long if the operation
is delayed. It U\d been Intended to
perform the operation today but the
condition of the prisoner Induced the
surgeon to postpone the operation an
other day.
Pioneer Dies.
Albion , Neb. , Feb. 20. Special to
The News : F. B. Pettlbone , one of
the pioneer settlers of Boyd county ,
died at his homo here and was burled
yesterday. Mr. Pettlbono has served
ns county treasurer of this county , and
recently purchased the controlling In
terests in the Albion Milling company.
Albion Sewer System.
Albion , Neb. Feb , 20. Special to
The News The Albion sewer system
in the filrst district 1ms been complet
ed and n contract has been let for the
extension of the same Into the faecond
DECISION IN CONTROVERSY OVER
GIBBS ESTATE.
HAS FIGURED POLITICALLY
George Lossy , an Administrator , Is Re
leased , While Allen & Reed Are
Called Upon for an Accounting.
Other District Court Matters.
Madison , Neb. , Feb 20. Special to
The News : District Judge Welch , now
holding district court at Madison , has
announced what his lullng will bo In
the long drawn out controversy over
the Glbbs estate ; that his decision
when entered will be In favor of
Gcorgo Losoy , one of the defendants ,
and that ho would call for an account-
lug from Allen & Reed , who represent
ed three of the Glbbs heirs.
Judge Welch's decision has not been
entered and nothing Is known beyond
Its general outline. The Glbbs heirs
claimed that their interests in the
Glbbs estate had been disposed of at
a nominal price and afterwards sold
for much more. With interest they
asked for about $11,000.
The case has figured In county pol
itics and has been long In the courts.
George Losey was administrator.
The $25,000 damage suit brought by
Mrs. Ida Kurpgowelt against Edward
Klrby , both parties living near Battle
Cieek , for attempted assault , went to
the jury nt 9:30 : this morning. Klrby
was accused of having called for Mrs.
Kurgewclt one night on the pretense
that a neighbor was sick and of hav
ing made Improper advances.
The case of John Wlshard against
D. 'A. Ommerman has been settled and
dismissed.
A verdict In favor of King has been
returned in the suit brought against I.
W. King by A. B. Robinson.
In the case of the First National
bank of Madison against C. W. Sprout
the jury decided the case against the
bank , sustaining Sprout's defense that
the notes the bank had purchased had
been forged.
The case of S. T. Napper against
the county was passed for settlement.
This afteinoon Mrs Hannah Bry
ant's suit against the Modern Wood
men will be heard. Tomorrow the suit
brought by Mrs. P'J'uns against tha
Battle Creek saloon keepers will be
tried.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATESMAN
SUCCUMBS IN WASHINGTON.
SUCCEEDED SENATOR M'LAREN
Senator Asbury C. Latimer Was a Big ,
Fine Fellow He Was in the House
When Senator Allen Was in the
Senate Predecessor Fought Tillman
Washington. Feb. 20. Senator As-
bury C. Latimer of South Carolina
died this morning.
Senator Latlmer's home was at Bel-
ton , S. C. He succeeded Senator Mc
Laren.
Former United States Senator Wil
liam V. Allen of Madison was well ac
quainted with Senator Latimer. Lati
mer was In the house of icpresenta-
tives when Senator Allen was In the
senate.
"Asburj Latimer was a big , fine fel
low , " said Senator Allen over the tel
ephone to The News Thursday , when
told of Latlmer's death.
"He came in after McLaren Mc
Laren had a fight with Ben Tillman. "
STATE BANK TAX HELD LEGAL
District Judge in Oklahoma Sustains
the Law at First Test Case.
Guthrie , Feb. 20. Judge A. H. Hous
ton , in the dlbtrict court here , sus
tained a demurrer filed by Attorney
General West in an injunction suit
brought by the NoUle fctate bank
agaliibt the state banking boaid and
the bank commissioner regarding the
collection of a state bank tax , on the
ground that there was not sufficient
facts in the petition to constitute a
case ot action. This Is the first test
on the Oklahoma guaranty deposit
law. In passing on the case Judge
Houbton stated that under the police
powers of the state given by the act
the defendants have the power to col
lect the taas , the banks that are
allowed to do business In this state
are corporations and that they are as
much accountable to the legislature
as any other corpoiattou which serves
the nubile.
rrencn uereaiea in Morocco.
Paris , Feb. 20. A special dispatch
from Tangier says that the Freni-n
steamer Paroc , from Casablanca , rn
ports that General D'Amade , ventur
Ing too far beyond Settat , had bis
communications out by the follov/on
of Mulal Hafld , who In great force
routed all the French outlying posts
The gieatest anxiety prevails , It ii
said , at Cabablanca Spanish tree (
are preparing to defend the cltj am )
marines have been landed from t'1
French cruiser Klobor. It Is turtlu"
reported that a French column eta
tloncd not far Irom Rabat linn lu "n
MAY VOTE ILLINOIS CENTRAL
STOCK OWNED BY U. P.
WINS EVERY POINT CONTENDED
Defeats the Suit Brought to Prevent
Him From Voting In the Illinois
Central Election and the Election
Will Now Proceed.
Chicago , Feb. 20. Ilaulman won
ovoi.v point contended for In the suit
hi ought to prevent him from voting
Illinois Central block owned by the
Union Pacific. The election will now
pioceed.
RECEIVERSHIPJTORY DENIED
George J. Gould Says No Possibility o {
Missouri Pacific Going That Way.
New York , Fob. 20. Reports which
have been circulated in the west for
several dajs to the effect that a re-
cclveiship waa about to bo asked foi
the Missouri Pacitlo rallioad were
given positive denial today by George
J. Gould , piesldent of the road.
"Theie is absolutely not a word ol
truth in those leports or any reports
of that kind Involving ; this property , "
said Mr. Gould. "Recolveishlp pro
ceedings have not been thought of , ot
even di earned of , and there is not
even the most remote possibility that
they will bo. "
"IN GOD WE TRUST" ON COINS
House Committee on Coinage Over
rides the President.
Washington , Feb. 20. President
Roosevelt was o\ei ridden bi the house
committee on coinage , weights iuul
meaHiueb when by unanimous vote it
was agieod to icport favoiably the
McKlnley (111. ( ) bill requiring the
rebloiatlon to gold and' silver coins ol
the national motto "In God Wo
Trust. "
During the discussion Representa
tive Knowlnnd of California , being in
a facetious mood , moved that the com
mittee further recommend the plaelr.g
upon all clearing house certificates the
biblical Inscription , "I know that my
redeemer llveth. "
RAILROADS TIEDJP IN MICHIGAN
Traffic Completely Abandoned-
Some Lines.
Detroit , Feb. 20. At least thirteen
passenger trains poked their pilots
Into Impervious snowdrifts throughout /
out Michigan and reports from out In
the state Indicated that some of these
tialns are still snowbound. Traflic was
completely abandoned on the Kalamazoo -
mazoo , Lake Shore and Chicago and on
the Port Austin division of the Pore
Marquette only ono train was sent
over the line. The Allegan dlvUlon
of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern waa completely blocked , as
was also the Midland , Bay City and
Vassai division of the Michigan Cen
tral. The westbound Wolverine flyer
on the Michigan Central buried Itself
near Comstock In a drift out of which
five locomotives were unable to re
lease It , but the passengers were
transferred to another tialn and weia
can led past the drift on the cast-
bound track while one hundred men
were set at work with shovels to dig
out the snowbound "flyer. " Other
lialns were snowbound during the day
near Ionia , Lottievllle , Ind. , DecKer
vllle. Owf-nddlo. Allegan , ShHIMd
K.il.imazoo , Adrian and Munger IClor-
tih lint tiafilc 'A as thoroughly demur-
ali7ed , as was the inial route delnoi.v.
Seven Physicians Lost in Blizzard ,
Hamilton , Tb. . 20 Si'von Viiuennc ?
ph-lcians. who voluntreied thnlt
services and went on a lellef expcdi
tlon to the lloodul dibtilct in Kno\
countiv , aie Iott to the \\oild bj the
fleice bll'/rnid severing all mr'aiiH ol
communlcat'on. ' The dnrtois went In
thf > htiukon dlitrift ov01 hind Monday
but the } r.uinot set back because the
wati'i strttdies five nnles wide bo
twocn HiPMi and di > Ian.I . at Vin
CPiini's A n llof initvLifted out In
boats , notvvlllistan tin , ; Ilium It , a tilt >
mi ! " an limit ; ; ule dmng : snow with
tnlllim fcure.
Three Burned to Deatn.
Parkoibburg , W. Va. , Feb. 20. Mrs
John Angus and her two small chil
dren vvere burned to death In their
home at Tallyho , near this city. Tlio
house is supposed to have caught fire
following the explosion of a lamp.
Second French Car Fast in Drift.
Erie , Feb. 20 According to a long
distance telephone messue ) from
State Line , Pa. , the second French
car is fast In a snow drift there.
FREE WEDDINGS AT BOONE
Cut Rate War Between Judges Puts
Matrimony at Low Price.
Boone , la. , Feb. 20. A free wedding
ceremony and dinner , a year's sub
scription to a local paper , and a wed
ding outfit at half price to any bride
groom Is tlio otter Boone holds out
to the matrimonially inclined.
All this Is the result of the cute rate
war between Judges Lockard and Me-
Blrnle. Last Friday Judge Ix > ckaid
offered to marry free all who called
dm ing the day. Judge McBlrnlo en in a
back , offering free ceremonies and
embossed certificates during the en
tire week. To those getting married
on Saturday ho will tjlve a wedding
banquet.
Then a local paper and a clothing
Tilt CONDITIONS ; THE WEATHER
Tcmpcrntuie- Twenty.four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of the weather as record
ed for tlio only-four hours ending
nt S ( i. in. today.
Maximum 19
.Minimum 3
Average 11
Bnronrctoi 29.0S
Chicago , Pelt 20. The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago Hlntlon of the
United. States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebtuskn as follows-
Pair tonight Pi Ida } , increasing
cloudiness.
JURY DECIDES ON PENALTY FOR
WULFF ABDUCTORS.
JONES IS GIVEN THIRTY YEARS.
Wife Is Sentenced to Twonty.Flve
Years In Penitentiary Accused
Each Other of Responsibility for th *
Deed Story of the Crime.
Chicago , Fob. 20. William Jonoa ,
also known as William Birmingham ,
and his wife , Alzlua Jones , w ro t'ound
uullty by u jury hi Judue ICersteua
court here of having kidnaped Lillian
Wulff , a twelve-yotu-old girl , fioiu her
Lome In Chluaeo last Dccombor. Tbo
punishment of Jones wan llxed at
thlity yeais and that of bla wife at
twenty-five jeais In the penitentiary.
The Wulff girl was enticed trom bur
home In the southern portion of the
olty by Al/lna Jonas early In Doceru-
bcr last yeiu and forced to enter a
covered wagon lu which Jones was
waiting. A week later the couplu was
found near Momonce , 111. , with the
child In their possession. The iden
tity of the child was suspected by a
farmer , of whom Inioimatlon was
asked by the abductors as they trav-
uled through the country , from widely
printed stories of thy kidnaping The
authorities were notified and Jones
and bis wife wore arrested and
brought back to Chicago \\lth their
victim. Jones , under questioning by
the police , endeavored to shift the
blame upon his wile , asserting that it
was to console her for the lost of a
child by death that ho took the child.
The woman on the other band de
clared , and so testified at the trial ,
that she was forced by Jones under
threats of death to steal the child that
ho might train her to beg for him.
She declared that all the while she
wau peisuadlng the little glil to ac
company her she was menaced by
Jones , who sat In the wagon with a
shotgun in his hands. The Wulft
child took the stand In court and tes
tified that after being taken prisoner ,
which was accomplished by promises
of cauuy and a now pair of shoes , her
clothing was taken from her and
burned by the roadside and' that she
was whipped by Jones on several oc
casions when she attempted to escape.
When found she was clothed in rags.
The case attracted widespread inter
est nt the time of the abduction , re
ports of the child ha\mg been found
were received Horn far and near , ana
numbe'less clews having been fol
lowed before the reco\eiy of the child
was consummated.
Mrs. Jones claimed to have been at
one time a member of the Salvation
arm > in Hvanston , III , and admitted
ha\lns boon convicted several years
ago In Kansas City of horse stealing ,
Tor Uiirrime she was sentenced to
sci ve two years' imprisonment , but
wiiS raioled after having seived two
moniht .Toiifs was also charged with
having Kidnaped a child in Kansas
City. This child , Ella Catos. was
iu ihd In an Institution In Dubuque , la ,
CENSUS BILUN THE HOUSE
Progress Is Slow Because of Numer
ous Amendments Offered.
Washington , Feb. 20. The bill pro
viding for the taking of the thirteenth
census occupied moat of the tlmo of
the session of the house. Progress
with it vva.s slow because of numerous
amendments offeted. but which lu the
main were rejected. The bill was
emended Ir one important particular ,
however , and that wa3 limiting the
census to thu mainland of the United
States , Alaska , Hawaii and Poito
RUe Previously to the coiibldeiation
of the ceiibuo Li'l ' Mr Henry of Tc-xas ,
taking his cue from Mi. Boatell b re
marks lauding Speaker Cannon , asked
the Republicans to bring in an em
ployers' liability bill and u bill re
quiring notice before tha issuance of
federal injunctions.
A spsoch by Senator Johnston ( Ala. )
on the Aldrich currency bill and a
statement by Senator Halo , chairman
of the committee on naval affairs , con
cerning the proposed Investigation ot
charges of defects in the construction
of battleships , were the chief subjects
of Interest before the senate. Mr.
Halo had pilnted the reports of Rear
Admirals Converse and Cappa In de
fense of the navy and Incidentally ex-
prehsed his belief In the efficiency of
the battleships.
The senate in executive session rati
fied the arbitration convention be
tween the United States and Franco ,
which was signed on February 10. A
naturalization treaty between the
United States and Peru also was rati
fied.
Pennsylvania Fund for Bryan.
Hamsburg , Feb 20 A campaign
fund of $3 ooo for the election of a
finun delegation frum Pennsylvania
to the democratic national convention
wn * mlsed at n meeting hero of the
RQ08EVELT ANTICIPATES 8ERI.
OUS INUUOTRIAL OISPUTE8.
8UQGE8T8 AN INVESTIGATION ,
Louisville and Nashville Railroad An.
nounces General Reduction of Wages
and Gives Adverst Legislation as
the Cause.
Washington , Feb. 20. Serious Indus
trial dispute ! ) in pioapuct weru In the
mind ot Piesldent Koosovolt when hu
wrote u letter to the lutoistuto com-
murca connnlunion , which wau mudu
public. Ho sayu that information Ima
touched him that on account of the
enactment of dnutlu lawa by congresi
tuid by tha viuloua stnto legislatures
it Is reuardod as uacotysary by rail
road companies to reduce the pay ot
employes. He point * out that under
thu law either party may domaud tha
services of the chairman of the Inter
state commerce commission and of Ui
commissioner of labor as a board of
conciliation. Ho suggests , therefore ,
that the Interstuta commerce commis
sion make such an InvoBtlgatlou as
will enable it to furnish data concern
ing wage condition ! ) on various rail
roads OH may relate , dlioctly or Indi
rectly , to the possible impending con
troversy.
Text of the President's Letter.
"To the Interstate Commerce Com
mission ; I am informed that a nutn
her of railroad companies have served
notice of a proposed reduction of
wages on their umploycu. Ono of
thorn , the Loulnvlllo and Nashvlllo ,
in announcing the reduction , states
that 'the drastic laws Inimical to tha
interests of the railroads that have In
the past year or two been enacted by
congress and the state leglalatureu *
are largely , or chiefly , responsible for
the conditions requiring the reduction.
Uudoi such circumstances it is pos
sible that the public may soon be con
fronted by serious Industrial disputes
and' the law provides that In such
cases either party may demand the
services of your chaliman and' ' of the
commissioner of labor as a board of
mediation and conciliation. These re
ductions hi wages may be wan anted ,
or they may not. As. . to this the pub
lic , which Is a vitally Inteieated party ,
can foi m no judgment without a mora
complete knowledge of the cshentlal
tacts and leal merits of the case than
it now has or than It can possibly ob
tain from the special pleadings certain
to be put forth by each side in casu
Uielr dispute should bring serious in
terruptions to tiafllc. If the reduction
in wages IB duo to natural causes , the
losa of bufilutm being such that the
burden should bo and is equitably dis
tributed between capitalist and vvaga
worker * , the public and congiosa
should know it , and If It is caused by
misconduct in the pabt financial or
other operations of any railroad , then
evei > body should know It , especially
If the excuse of unfriendly legislation
la advanced as a method of covering
up past business misconduct by the
railroad managois , or as a Justifi
cation for 1 allure to treat fairly the
wage earning employes of the com
pany.
Preservation of Peace First Duty.
"Moroovei , an Industrial conflict be
tween a rallioad coiporation and Its
employs oiTeis peculiar opportunities
to an } small number of evil disposed
peiHons to detj life and property and
foment public diicord. Ot couise , If
life arm pioportj and public order
are endangered , piompt ai.d diastlc
measuiob for theli piotection becomes
the flist jiluin dut > . All other duties
then become biiboidlnate to the pre
servation ot the public peace and the
i al meilts of the oiiginal controversy
are necesaatily lost from view. Thla
vital coiisidciatlon should be over kept
in mind by all law-abiding and farsighted -
sighted members of labor organiza
tions.
"It is bincerely to be hoped , therefore -
fore , that any wage controversy that
may arise between the railroads and
tholr employes may find a peaceful
solution throi'gb the methods of con
ciliation and arbitration , already pro
vided for by congiess , which have
proven so effective during the past
> ear To this end the commission
should bo In a position to have avail
able lor any board of conciliation or
orbitiatlon iclevant data pertaining to
such cairlors as rnav become Involved
In Industrial disputes. Should con
ciliation tail to eifect a settlement
and arbitration bo rejected , accurate
Information should be available In
order to develop a properly informed
public opinion. I therefore ask you
to niaKo Midi Investigation both of
your records and by any means at
your command as will enable you to
furnish data concerning such condi
tions obtaining on the Louisville and
Nashville and any other roads as may-
relate , directly or Indirectly , to the
real merits of the possibly Impending
controversy.
Ask Impeachment of Wllfley.
Washington , Feb. 20. A petition
for the impeachment of Judge L. R ,
Wilfley of Shanghai , Judge of the
United States court for China , signed
by Lorrln Andrews , a resident of
Shanghai , In his own behalf and for
other citizens of the United States
living there , was Introduced' In the
house by Mr. Waldo of New York.
Taft Returns to Washington.
Lowell , Fob 20. Secretary of'War
William 11 Taft finished a two daya'
visit to New Hampshire and Massa-
elmsUs and left Lowell for Boston ,
where ho boarded the Federal Hxpresi