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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. , , , , . NOIU'OLK NEUUASKA F MARCH 27 luos. AMERICAN ADVISER TO COREAN COUNCIL EXPIRES. WAS SHOT BY TWO COREAN8 OPERATFD ON WEDNESDAY AF TERNOON , DIED AT MIDNIGHT. NEVER RALLIED FROM TABLE Durhar.i W. Stevens Was Shot m San Francisco Monday , Just as He Was Leaving For Washington Regret Is Expressed Over Tragedy. San Francisco , March 20 , . Durham W. Stevens , the American adviser to the Corain council , who was shot last Monday by two Coreans just AS he was leaving for Washington , died at midnight this morning In St. Joseph's hospital. Stevens grew weaker yesterday af ternoon and a surgical operation was finally resorted to. The surgeons found that the vic tim's intestines had been pierced lit six places by the bullet. Stoveim never rallied from the op eration , succumbing' 'at midnight. General regret Is expressed today throughout San Francisco over this deplorable tragedy. DISTANCE RATEJIEARING ENDED Nebraska Commission Will Take Up Freight Schedules April 27. Lincoln , March 26. The informal part of the general rate bearing before the state railway commission is fin ished , The commission will enter upon a formal consideration of freight schedules April 27. It Is expected that a tentative ruling will be issued fcy the commission in order to permit the railroad representatives to illo briefs. The hearing was called to consider the entire rate situation and the advisability of adopting a distance tariff. All the jobbing towns filed protests against the latter plan. J. M. Guild , commissioner of the Omaha Commercial club , said the busi ness men of Oimiht ; are not in favor of a lint mileage tariff. Ho said rates are not now perfect , but that in mak ing corrections the commission ought to take into consideration the existing tariffs. J. F. Hanson of Fremont made an extended speech opposing the dis tance tariff plan. J. A. Munroo , traffic manager of the Union Pacific , said the railroads were the best friends the people of Ne braska had and cited a low rate given on corn nt the request of Governor Tliayer when corn was selling at 10 cents a bushel , This rate tided the people over and low rates on corn bavo continued. It developed In the hearing that many jobbing rates are not much below the regular classified rates. QUARANTINE WILL BE MODIFIED Governor Sheldon Gets . avorabln Re sponse from Secretary Wilson. Washington , March 20. Because of the practical disappearance of scab disease among cattle In the eastern portion of Nebraska , the federal gov ernment's quarantine against cattle in fected with the disease in that part of the state will be modified. This decision was reached at a con ference hero between Governor George L. Sheldon of Nebraska and Secretary Wilson and Dr Melvln , chief of the bureau of animal Industry of the de partment of agriculture. The govern ment has for several years , owing to the prevalence of scab among the cattle of Nebraska , maintained a strict quarantine over the stnto. Governor Sheldon urged the withdrawal of fed eral inspection , owing , ho said , to the fact that there are only a few isolated cases of the disease in the eastern part of the state. The state , however , will continue , as heretofore , its inspec tion of cattle In that part of the stnto. Three Steps for Corn Show. Omaha , March 26. Three Import ant steps In the progress of the Na tional Corn exposition to be held iu Omaha during December have boon realized this week. Kansas has lined up , the millers of Minneapolis will have an exhibit and school children will grow corn for the big exposition. Crawfords Buy Oliver Theater. Lincoln , March 26. L. M. Crawford & Sous of Topeka secured by pur chase the Oliver theater building , the leading playhouse of Lincoln. The consideration was $75,000. The transfer - fer of the property will make no change in the present management. Negroes Organise Foraker League. Washington , March 26. The For- aker National League was organized here by colored men representing eight states and an advisory commit tee , headed by Rev. E. W. Lampton of Mississippi , was named to perfect the organization. Senator Penrose Slightly Improved. Philadelphia , March 20. The condi tion of Senator Penrose , who Is 111 nt his home In this city , Is said to be ellghtly improved. ITALIAN CARJESUMES TRIP finally Repaired at Ogden and Maket Freih Start from Kelton. San Francisco , Morch 20. Not until the ally of Puobla sails from San Fran- clhco on Friday can the American car contlnno Its race towards Paris. It will land and take the road u aln at Vnldoz , Alaska. The second French car la coming on a freight train and will taku the earliest boat to Valdcz. The Italian machine , hav ing been repaired In OKdon , wont by train to Kolton , the pluco wlioro It broke down , and made a fresh start from thorc , Kolton Is ninety miles west of Ogdcn. The first French car Is ro | > orted at Evanston , Wyo. The Ocrman machine has passed Dlttur Crock , cunt of Hock Springs. The French car Is now about 185 miles be hind the Italian and 141 miles ahead of the German machine. LUMBER TRUSTJEARING ENDS Ouster Suits May Be Instituted In Sev eral States. St. Louis , March 20. Assistant At torney General Hush C. Lake and F. G. Ferris of Missouri finished their In vestigation of the existence of an al leged lumber trust. It was announced that the attorneys will examine ti. . records of the two days' investigation and if they think ouster suits prac ticable they will be Insti * d In sev eral states. . ' - George 1C. Smith , secret' " " of the Yellow Pine Lumber Mannrers' association , was asked If his o f * 'za tlon changed Its name from the . * % i ern Lumber Manufacturers' ass < tlon In 1900 because of content ilai'o ) , actlon by Texas state authorities ( V tht tlmo. The coincidence wes admit' ted. but the purpose was denied. PREFERS DEATIMO CAPTURE Slayer of Sheriff Webb Found Dead With Bullet in Head. Billings , Mont , March 20. Wearied by his attempts to evade the posses which surrounded him and which sought to avenge the murder of Sher iff James T. Webb , William C. Dick- ford evaded capture by firing a bullet Into his brain. .Jack Hereford of Bill ings and Deputy Sheriff Taylor approached preached the sheep wagon at the Kufus Thompson ranch , where Blck- ford had been lying since daylight , and found' him dead with a bullet in his temple and a six-shooter In his hand. The rifle with which he killed the sheriff lay at his side , but no shot had been fired from the revolver. Robbers Raid Illinois Bank. Danville , 111. , March 20. Robbers last night broke Into the State bank at Chrlsman , 111. , and fearing to dyna mlto the bank safe , because of the presence upstairs of J. W. Dalley , who lives over the bank , attempted to mur der him In his room. Ho fought a duel with the robbers and wounded ono after about twenty shots had' ' been fired. The men escaped and Dailoy Is at the head ot a posse pursuing them. Gillette May Die Next Week. Albany , N. Y. , March 20. Chester Gillette of Cortland must die In the electric chair at Auburn prison next week for the murder of his sweet heart , Grace Brown of South Otsellc , at Big'Moose lake two years ago. Gov ernor Hughes definitely announced that ho has carefully examined the evidence in the case and had' found no ground to justify him In interfering with the judgment of the court. Sullivan Shoots Offender. Chicago , March 20. Detective John J. Sullivan , a brother of the Demo cratic national commltteeman , Roger C. Sullivan , shot and mortally wounded - ed Harry Krause of St. Louis In the saloon of Jacob Nelmann , 301 West Randolph street. Sullivan shot Krause after Krause , who was fighting In the saloon with Harry Ponder , had twice foiled the officer by blows over the head with a heavy chair. Berg's Chance Improves. Washington , March 20. The Na- fcraska delegation has received some assurances which lead to the belief that there Is really an excellent chance for a former Nebraskan to become - como public printer. John Berg , form erly of Nebraska City , whose candi dacy is under consideration by the president , is said to have a pow erful support , both Inside the big office and In congress. Bank President Held Up. Peoria , March 20. Frank Froerer , president of the Lincoln (111. ( ) bank and owner of the Lincoln Mining com pany , was held up by highwaymen and robbed' $5.000 the monthly payroll of the company. Three men did the work and two of them were caught , but the third escaped with the money after a running fight with the police and deputy sheriffs. Jury Has Home Case. Kansas City , March 20. The argu ments in the trial of General Richard C. Homo for the killing of H. J. Groves , managing editor of the Kan sas City Post , were concluded at mid night and' the case given to the Jury. The Jury began Its consideration of the case this morning. Actors on Show Boat Escape. Parkersburg , W. Va. , March 26. The steamer Columbia , towing a Marl- etta show boat , was sunk at lock 18 In the Ohio river , above this city. The boat ran Into the lock wall and sank In two minutes. The crew was aaved , as were also the actors o * tte show boat. HE IS NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR - OR BY DEMOCRATS. DELEGATES ARE FOR BRYAN Tom Taggart , Chairman of the Demo- cratlo National Committee , Was In Control of the State Convention In Indiana. Indianapolis , Intl. , March 20. It was evident this morning that Thomas Taggart , national chairman of the democratic central committee , was In control of the sUite democratic con vention , which Is mooting hero , and that ho would dictate the platform. The delegation to the aatlonal con vention at Denver goes Instructed for W. J. Bryan of Nebraska and Taggart has been nominated for governor. STANLEY ASSAILS PRESIDENT Kentucky Congressman Compares Roosevelt With Alexander Hamilton. Washington , March 20. In the course of bitter denunciation of President Roosevelt on the floor of the house ot representatives Stanley ( Ky. ) compared him with Alexander Hamilton , whom he designated as "an obsauro adventurer , " and both of whom , he said , had profound contempt for the constitution and displayed' everlasting Impatience with Its re straints. The president was a man who relished glamor and who became . itoxicated by applause. On the other ' < ! > , nd , he said , Mr. Bryan bad the re- Jt of the couutry as a statesman and was trusted as a man. Apparently Ignoring Stanley's re marks , Cocks ( H. Y. ) , representing the president's district , defended the president against the recent attack of Willett , who , while representing an other district , is a constituent of his colleague. Willett , replying , declared his complete ability to defend all that he had said. All tto remarks were made during general debate on the agricultural appropriation bill , the consideration of which had not been concluded when the bouso adjourned. Voting on amendments to the cur rency bill consumed nearly the entire session of the senate. All of the com mittee's amendments wore accepted and incorporated in the bill and all other amendments , except one , by Dti- pont , were disagreed' to , the voting showing conclusively that only with the sanction of the committee could any change be made In the bill. Du- pout's amendment provided that dur ing the first six months the emer gency currency Is out Interest shall be paid at the rate of one-half of 1 per cent per month and after six months at the rate of three-quarters of 1 per cent per month. VALLEY JUNCTION SHOPS CLOSE Workmen Mystified as to Why They Were Laid Off. Des Molnes , March 20. The Rock Island has closed Us car shops at Val ley Junction , "laying off" all those men who were not unexpectedly dis charged three or four days ago. The bulletin which closed' the shop is to the effect that the shutdown will last only until April 1. The men , however , believe that many of them will not bo returned to their positions. There is an air of mystery In the action of the company , inasmuch as no reason is assigned. The dis charged men do not know why they are without work. There has been no diminution in the work on hand. There is as much work In the shops as there has been during the wlate * . FiST FIGHTSAT NASHVILLE _ Tennessee Republicans Engage In Riot at State Convention. Nashville , Tenn. , March 20. Rep J- Means of Tennessee assembled here for a state convention. Black eyes , skinned hands and bruised faces tes tify to the riot that marked the gath ering in the hall of the house of rep resentatives at the capltol. In the list of casualties , Chairman Newell Sanders - dors of the state executive committee figures prominently. Ho presented a sorry picture when he emerged from the veritable battle which occurred be tween the two factions , one support ing the interests of Congressman W. P. Brownlow , the other those of form er Commissioner of Pensions H. Clay Evans. The Brownlow forces wanted W. J. Oliver of Knoxvllle for national commltteeman. The Evans men fa vored the candidacy of Congressman N. W. Halo for that position. Inci dentally , Richard Austin Is a candi date for congress against Mr. Hale. By sheer force of numbers and fight ing powers , the Brownlow-Ollver-Aus- ton crowd took and held the hall. The convention adopted a motion that delegates to the national conven tion go unlnstructcd. Roosevelt Is in dorsed In the resolutions adopted , which also Instruct for Oliver for na tional commltteeman and urge the state committee to call a primary to nominate a candidate for governor. Bank Receiver Sues Stockholders. Chicago , March 26. Henry M. Bost- wick , receiver of the defunct First Na tional bank of Charlton , la. , began suit In the United States circuit court here to recover $50,000 from Mrs. A. L. Mallory and an equal amount from Mrs , J M. Thayer. The women are stockholders In the bank and it Is claimed by the receiver that they re ceived dividends from the institution after it hadbficomahaaki UNITED STATES JUDGE AT SHANQ. HAI WILL NOT BE IMPEACHED. CONDUCT CALLED HIGH-HANDED ut Committee Appointed by Speaker Cannon Finds Him Guiltiest of Bad Motives Necessary to Legal Cause for Impeachment. Washington , March 26. Impeach ment proce dings will not bo institut ed in the United States senate against Lcbbeus R. Willley , judge of the Unit ed States court for China , as a result of the charges of misbehavior In ofilce brought against him by Lorln Andrews and other American lawyers resident In Shanghai. The report of the spe cial committee , consisting of Repre sentatives Moun of Pennsylvania , Well of North Carolina and Dickema of Michigan , appointed by Speaker Can non to determine whether the charges were based upon facts sufficient to warrant impeachment of Judge Wll- flcy , was submitted to the house com mittee on the judiciary. This report is In the nature of a verdict , holding Judge Wllfloy guilt less of the bad motives necessary to a legal cause for impeachment , but find ing him guilty though more by force ful Inference than by direct accusa tion of high handedness and harsh ness and some serious mistakes In the conduct of his court. Judge Dana R. Bailey Dead. Sioux Falls , S. D. , March 20. Dana R. Bailey , for years county judge of Mliineliulia county and one of the best known mon in eastern South Dakota. Is dead. Death resulted from inflam matory rheumatism after an Illness of only a few days. ALARM AROUSED VALENTINE It Was a False Alarm But It Demon strated Bravery of Citizens. Valentine , Nob. , March 20. Special to The News : The quiet of our llttlo village wrapped in Its peaceful slum ber was rudely disturbed about 10 o'clock Monday night by the loud clanging of the burglar alarm recent ly Installed by the First National bank. Like zi call to arms It aroused some of our brave cltl/.ens from their deep slumbers , and others who had not yet sought their domiciles , grabbed the first available weapon and rushed to the bank to capture the bold , bad robbers who should dare to attempt to make away with any of our preda tory wealth. Just as a plan had been made to surround the temple of wealth and drive the bad nu i out and cap ture them red handed at the doors , M. V. Nicholson , the cashier , arrived on the scene. Coolly opening the bank door amid the silence of the crowd , awed by such a fearless act , he walked In and over to the vault , opened the vault door and peered In. And there In plain sight stood the time lock set In such a manner as to start the burg lar alarm at 10 o'clock. Upon making the discovery he calmly announced to the valiant guard outside that It was all a mistake , the alarm having been set wrong that evening when the vault was closed. Pocketing their weapons the trusty guard departed , disappoint ed that no opportunity had been given to show their valor. The hen house and other out-houses belonging to Frank Hunter , who lives down on the creek by the light plant , caught fire In some unknown manner last night about 12 o'clock and burned to the ground , there being no fire pro tection there , as It Is outside the city limits. FIGHT HORSE THIEVES. Farmers of Several Counties Form Association at Pender. Ponder , Neb. , March 20. A meet ing of the farmers from this and ad joining counties was hold here at the 'town hall , where an organization was perfected to protect their Interests against horse stealing , which has be come a profitable business in the last year. A valuable team and wagon was stolen from the streets here some time ago. This is the third one taken In the last year. No trace of the stol en property was- ever had. Within a radius of fifty miles , no less than sev enty-five or 100 head of valuable ani mals have been stolen In the last year , and but ono span was recovered or heard from. Therefore , an assoc iation , to protect the farmers from these losses becomes Incumbent on their part , as only the choicest ani mals arc taken. Where they myste riously disappear , Is the wonder of the owners. SUNDAY BLUE LAW. The Issue In the Spring Election at the Town of Winside. Winslde , Neb. , March 20. A "whirl wind" campaign for control of the municipal affairs of this town has be gun. The caucuses of the citizens' and progressive parties beat all pre vious records In point of attendance , both being packed to the doors. A number of women attended the citi zens' caucus. The principal Issue Is the "Sunday blue law" now In force by which every business house Is closed tight on Sun day. The saloon question Is not an Issue. The saloon faction are quar reling among themselves and if they can agree to a truce , the town will be "wet. " Otherwise It probably will be STATE CONVENTION BEGINS AT CEDAR RAPIDS. PORTER DELIVERS AN ADDRESS Temporary Chairman Eulogizes Dem ocratic Party and Lauds Bryan. Would Change Tariff In at Least Three Particulars. Cedar Rapids , la. , March 26. The Iowa Democratic convention opened at 10:30 : thin morning In the Auditorium with music aud uu Invocation by liov. J. J. Toomey. The morning session was devoted mainly to the speech of Temporary Chairman Claude R. Porter , In which he eulogized the Democratic party and lauded William J. Bryan. The mention of Bryan called forth ap plause. Mr. Porter said the delegates chosen by the convention should bo instructed not only as to the one fa vored by It as the uouilnee , but also to vote for those Democratic doctrines In harmony with his views. The plat form , he said , should be thoroughly Democratic not ono offering a cure for all ills , but announcing those fun damental doctrines that may bo de pended upon as offering a solution of the more serious problems that con front us. He wanted a declaration lor a change In three particulars at least. First , for absolute free trade between the United States and our colonies ; second , that all articles controlled by trusts shall bo Immediately placed upon the free list ; third , material re ductions In the tarifl upon the neces saries of life. Ho said that bills are pending IB congress that practically turn over to private corporations the right to issue and control the volume of the future credit money of the republic and ex pressed the belief that Democracy should take a firm stand against any such proposition. Ho declared there should be some legislation that , In time of panic , will prevent the people from losing confidence lu our finan cial Institutions. Ho would have the federal government say to doposltors of national banks , and the state of Iowa say to depositors of state banks , that every man who puts his money Into a bank may go and get It out again. Ho closed' ' with a plea for har mony between conservatives and rad icals , urging them to get together. The afternoon session opened wltk reports from committees. Brewery Strike Still On. St. Louis , March 26. Because the brewery owners of St. Louis remain firm in their decision to retain the men employed by them to operate their plants after the walkout of I- ! 500 union men , two weeks ago , all ne gotiations between the owners and the strikers have been declared off. Bad Fire at Avoca. Avoca , la. , March 20. A fire orig inating In the livery stable of William Blust , supposedly from a spark from a locomotive , destroyed that building and partially destroyed the opera house , and for several hours seriously threatened the entire business section of the city. It was finally gotten un der control after losses amounting to over $20,000 had been Inflicted , about half being covered by Insurance. The principal losers are : A. Hoogowoning , opera house building , $12,000 , insur ance , $4.000 ; George E. Griffith , mer chandise , $6,000 , Insurance $3,000 ; William Blust , livery stable , $2,000 , fully Insured. Help was given by the Atlantic and fforlan fire departments. Bankers Get Threatening Letters. Ottumwa , la. , March 26. Dr. A. O. Coster and Frank LJewolyn , two of the directors of Urn Farmers' and Drovers' State bank of Seymour , closed by a state examiner recently when Cashier Leroy War * was founn short $4,000 In his accounts , received threatening letters , presumably from miners who lost their savings in the bank failure. The men are threatened with death unless all depositors are paid In full In four days. Cashier Ware Is now in the penitentiary and the bank is not in condition to meet its obligations , Davenport Saloon Keepers Sued. Davenport , la. , March 26. In th allegation that they have not com piled with the full requirements of the mulct law , Injunction proceedings were started by the Civic Federation , through its attorney , II. B. Betty , against twenty saloon keepers of Davenport. H is announced' that more are to follow. Des Molnes Women Given Injunction. Des Molnes , March 26. Judge Ladd of the r-upromo court Issued an order restraining the city of Des Molnes from erecting a $350,000 city hall till the appeal of the women of Des Molnes from the decision of the Polk county district court not allowing them to vote is heard by the supreme court. . Crelghton High License Ticket. Crolghton , March 20. At the pee ple's or high license caucus , the fol lowing ticket was nominated : A. J. Kelley , mayor ; F. P. Berger , treasurer - urer ; Wld Turner , clerk ; J. L.Sccley , engineer ; James Rlddell , alderman , Second ward ; P. II. Green , alderman , First ward. A platform was adopted declaring for a strict regulation of the saloons , and a strict closing from Saturday night to Monday morning ; In favor of the streets being lighted from dark to daylight ; the extension of the water mains , and the general good of the city. The caucus was the largest attended la the history of THE CONDITION THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty.four Hour * , Forecast ( or Nebraska. Condition of the weather as record' od for the twenty-four hours ondlnfi nt 8 a. tu. today. Maximum 84 Minimum 20 Average f > 2 Barometer . . . . , 29.80 Chicago , March 20. The bulh'tln Is sued by the Chicago station of the United States weather liuruau Rives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Probably snow tonight or Friday. Colder extreme east portion tonight. ATTACK MADEJJN OIL APPEAL District Attorney Sims Requests Judge QrosBcup to Act In Standard Case. Chicago , March 26. United Statoa District Attorney Sims asked' Jndgo ClroHscup of the United States circuit court of appeals to dismiss the appeal of the Standard Oil company of Indi ana from the tine of $29,240.000. im posed by .Judge Laiidis last year. Judge Orosscuji said ho could not con sider the motion to dismiss , sitting alone , and continued the matter until April 1-1 , when the entire court of ap peals will be In session. Effort to Wreck New Bridge. Perth Amboy , N. J. , March 20. An atlompt to wreck the now Pennsylva nia railroad bridge over the Harltaii river between this city and South Am boy was made early today , when a charge of dynamlto was exploded at the base of one of the bridge abutt- mcnts. The structure was damaged to the extent of about $2,000. Tlllman Improving Slowly. Columbia , S. C. , March 2G. A din- patch from Trenton , S. C. , Senator Tlllman's homo , states that the sena tor Is Improving slowly. It Is the opinion of his physicians that he needs a complete rest before resuming his duties. North Dakota for Bryan. Grand Forks , N. D. , March 2G. After almost throe hours of oratory , the committee on resolutions of the North Dakota Democratic convention reported resolutions , the chief pur pose of which was the Indorsement of William J. Bryan as the nominee of the national Democratic convention at Denver. The resolutions Instructed the delegates of the North Dakota con vention to vote for Mr. Bryan , Up to the time of assembling the Johnson men said they would Introduce a second end choice resolution , but the resolu tion was not forthcoming. Arkansas Primary Returns. Llttlo Rock , Ark. , March 2G. The largest vote ever polled in n Demo cratic primary In Arkansas was cast In the selection of nominees for state ofllces. In the contest for governor the returns indicate that In the cities a majority of votes were cast for George W. Donnghey or J. II. Hlne- mon , while In the country precincts Attorney Gmoral W. F. KIrby , whose candidacy vas espoused by United States Senator Jeff Davis , was fa vored. Each of the throe candidates claim the nomination. Blm , the Button Man , Dead. New York , March 20. Meyer R. Blmborg , known widely as "Blm , the Button Man , " was found dead in bed. A week ago Mr. Blmberg contracted a cold , which developed Into tonsllitls. He was born in this city forty-six years ago. In recent years Mr. Blm- berg built six theaters , but It was as the manufacturer of campaign buttons that he was known outside of New York. He slaked his fortune lopeat- edly on his convention forecasts , only to double his fortune , as his predic tions , were fulfilled. Prairie Fire Raging In South Dakota. Chamberlain , S. D. , March 26. The most disastrous prairie flre this ser- lion has known in many years started between Pukwnna and ICImball. A very high wind carried it over a largp area and at last t sports It was Etill traveling southeast. A number of farmers lost all their buildings. An other fire on "Amnriran island , Cham berlain's pity park , did consldorablr damage , hundreds of evergreens and other trees being destroyed be-fore the fire was qu OIK fed. Wichita Has 5100,000 Fire Wichita. Kan , March 20.--Fire , orig inating in the Miltn < : r Elevator 00.11 pany's building , threatened the entire wholesale dlstrlrt north of Douglas av eniie heru Tin1 flames spread to tin- adjoining lumber yard of the Western pinning mill and consumed half tin- r-ontc-nts Thca : > r ? ide of one block WHS deVB = * < > f < 'rl SEEKS A FORTUNE. Wisconsin Man Goes West to Share In Millions. , Spokane. Wash. . March 20. George T. Flnney , a railroad man of Cassvllle , WIs. . has come to Spokane to claim a share of the estate valued at from $8,000.000 to $10.000,000 , left by Law rence and J. Owen Goodman , of which Mrs. Ida Flnney , 209 Fourth avenue , Spokane , Is a part heir. His first ex perience bore was somewhat discour sing , as he was unable to find any trace of Mrs. Flnney. However , after considerable search he located her daughter and learned that Mrs. Fin- noy Is visiting relatives In the Ptiget Sound country and would not return for a week. He will remain until Mrs. Flnney comes home. It Is- learned from him that the Goodman brothers left Wisconsin for Australia moro than 50 years ago , They died In 1887 , but until a short tlmo ago , the estate "UNCLE" JOE CONTROLS ILLINOIS STATE CONVENTION. GETS INSTRUCTED DELEGATION SPEAKER IS LAUNCHED AS PRES IDENTIAL CANDIDATE. ARE FOR TARIFF "ADJUSTMENT" The Illinois State Republican Conven tion Which Met Thursday Was En tirely Controlled by Speaker Joseph Cannon He Gets Their Votes. Springfield , III. , March 2 ( ! . The Il linois republican state convention , which convened here today , was con trolled entirely by the forces of "Uncle" .loo Cannon , speaker of the house of representatives In congress , and delegates to the national conven tion In Chicago will go from Illinois Instructed for Cannon as u presiden tial candidate. Congressman Uoutello dictated the paragraph In the platform relating to. the tariff. The platform declares for "adjustment" Instead of "revision" of the tariff schedules. KAISER'S OBJECTION. German Government's Action Has Puz zled U. S. Diplomatic Circles. Washington , March 26. The Gor man government has declined to re ceive Dr. David Jayuo Hill In the ca pacity of American ambassador to suc ceed Charlemagne Tower , whoso res ignation bus been accepted to talio af fect upon the qualification of his suc cessor. Dr. Hill Is at present Amer ican minister to The Hague and was formerly first assistant secretary ot state under the administration of Sec retary Hay. The objection to Dr. Hill Is ono purely personal to Emperor William , who has simply caused It to bo made known that the American diplomat Is persona non grata to him. The rea son for the emperor's objection Is con nected with the visit to Amorlca sev- tral years ago of his brother , Prlnco Henry , the ranking admiral of Uio German navy. Dr. Hill at that tlmo was first assistant secretary oT state and necessarily was brought Into ofll- clal contact with the distinguished foreign visitor. Just what ho did or did not do to give olfonse Is not known here. A perplexing feature of the case Is presented by the fact that last No vember the German government let It be known that Dr. Hill would be cor dially received as American ambas sador to Berlin. Paris , March 20. The Matin thinks that the reason for Germany's refusal to accept Dr. Hill Is the attltudo which ho and the other American delegates adopted at The Hague con ference. This attitude on several oc casions greatly displeased Germany. David Jnyne Hill , who arrived hero from The Hague and went to the Ho tel lleglna , expressed the greatest sur prise when informed' that the German government had declined to receive him in the capacity of American am bassador. He said that this was the first Intimation he had of the Gorman government's action and he was at a loss to understand the announcement , especially because he personally saw an official communication from the government of Germany to the govern ment at Washington expressing Ger many's satisfaction over the ratifica tion of himself for that position. PUBLISHERS TRIKE A SNAG Ways and Means Committee Refuses Hearing on Print Paper. Now York , March 20. The effort on the patt of the American Newspaper Publishers' association to secure legis lation by congress putting print paper and wood pulp on the free list has re ceived a sudden shock because of the absolute refusal on the part of the ways and means committee to even give them a hearing. Piesldent Rid- dor says the sole obstructionists are on the ways and means committee and he hopes the publishers of the country will take immediate measures to bring a majority of the committee to a realizing sense of their duty in the matter. OPERATORS INJIRM POSITION Coal Men Declare Mines Must Shut Down During Negotiations. DCS .Molnes , March 20. Efforts of the miners to prevent a suspension of work at the coal mines of Iowa April 1 were presented In the form of a resolution to the joint conference oC miners and operators and' wore turned down point blank by the operators. The miners , in tholr resolution , sig nified their willingness to continue work at the mines after April 1 , pending ing negotiations of a wage scale , on condition that the scale and terms finally agreed upon by both parties apply from April 1. The operators em phatically declined the resolution , in sisting that a complete shutdown of the mines Isnocessary during the po-
