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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. , , , . , NORFOLK NEUUASKA Fill DAY JULY. 24 1'JOS ' BODY OF 500 THREATENS TO WIPE OUT LOUISIANA TOWN. CITIZENS ORGANIZE DEFENSE Trouble Started When Two Italians Shot Man for Interfering In a Small Boys' Fight Italian Camp Excited , Scouts Report. Natullmny , La. , July 23. An armed camp of 500 Italians camped outside thu town sent In word last night that thny Intended to wipe out thu town. Thu greatest alarm prevailed and the sheriff at once- organized the citizens for defense. The trouble started when Walter Simmons , Interfering In a light be tween two small boys , was futullj shot by two Italians who resented his action , Scouts-sent out report that excite ment Is intense In thu Italian camp. Thu sheriff believes U > nt further trouble can bo averted. . / . Frank Pavllk of Verdlt.l s. Walnut , Neb. . July 23.- \ \1 to The Nuws : Frank Pavllk sdl - gro died at Omaha In thu host % . ( tor an operation for appondlcltl. 'Jt. wlfo was sent for as his cona. . * ? * grow worsu. Mr. Pavllk will hu ll/ , missed and remembered in the nulgi. borhood where be has lived so long. Death of Mrs. John Halqulst. Elgin , Nob. , July 23. Special to The News : Mrs. John Halqulst died yesterday at thu family home near Elgin. On July 4 tlio suffered a stroke of paralysis and has been at the point of death. Besides her husband she leaves a largo family of children , all of whom are grown. All of the family were present at the bedside when thu end came. SOUTH AFRICANSPaiNlERiS STAR R. E. Walker la Victor In One Hun dred Meter Dash. London , Jmy JJ. Comparative gloom pervades the American camp. The athletes Iiom over thu seas had etrongly cherished hopen of repeating Tuesday's gland record-making sweep in thu track events , but a durkhorse in the person of the South African youth , R. E. Walker , upset the calcula tions. Walker broke the tape In what is considered the most Important event In the Olympic games , the 100- meter dash , a short Uvo leel In front of J. li. Rector , the University of Vir ginia crack' , thereby putting an end to the astonishing succession of Amer ican triumphs , which had begun to sadden the British. The American team did remarkably well , but success had elated them to the point where they were satlstied with nothlif , less than everything in eight. A world's record , by C. J. Ba con of thu Irish-American Athletic club , In the 400-meter hurdling , which he won In 55 seconds ; on Olympic rec ord of 24 feet. C j Inches , by F. C. Irons of the Chicago Athletic associa tion , In the running broad jump , and the victory of G. S. Dele of Yale la the featherweight wrestling , out of BOVQU finals , should bo a satisfactory performance. Counting all the events held wlthlm and outside of the Stadium , including many games In which the United Kingdom alone competed , the score up to date stands : United Kingdom , 32 ; America , 17 ; Sweden , 5 ; Norway , and France , 2 each ; Canada , Germany , Belgium. Italy , Finland and South Af rica , 1 each. The score in the field and track events , In which the American team came over to participate. Is as fol lows : America , 75 ; United Kingdom , 661-3 ; Sweden. 12 ; Greece , 6 ; South Africa , 5 ; Canada , Norway and Italy , 3 each ; France and Hungary , 11-3 each ; Australia , Germany and' Fin- land , 1 each. Western Miners Ask Inquiry. Denver , July 23. A resolution was Introduced In the Western Federation of Miners' convention calling for thu investigation of the arrest and de tention of tour Mexicans In California , on the request of the Mexican govern ment , charged with inciting riot and revolution In Mexico. The resolutions declare the men were not acting against the government , but were merely trying to better labor condi tions. Five Injured In Fire. St. Louis , July 23. Four men and a boy were hurt , two of them proba bly fatally , in a fire in a South Second end street boarding house. Two of the Injured Jumped from second story windows , being trapped in their rooms by the ( lames. Adam Klein In haled flames , Albert Trotwoll was In ternally Injured' by jumping and Amlol Doll was Internally injured. Spiritualists at Clinton. Clinton , la. , July 23. The twenty- sixth annual camp meeting of the Mia- Blssippi Valley Spiritualist * ' associa tion will open in this city Sunday , and will continue until Aug. 23. Spir itualists from all over the United States will bo In attendance. DoctoraPays $4,500 Damages. Davenport , la. , July 23 , Mrs. Jo hannes Arp was paid $4,500 damages by Dr. A. U Hageback for injuries she received from a sponge having been left in her body after an opera tion. She sued for BRYAN MAKES JWO ADDRESSES HonestIn Buslnes * and Defense of Denver Platform His Themes , Fulrvluw , Lincoln , July 23. Honesty In business aud a defense of thu Deli ver platform , particularly with ruspwt to publicity before election of cam * palgn contributions , formed the themog of the two addresses iiuulu by W. J. Bryan. The first speech was at Capital bcuch to the Association of Grocers and Butcher * of Lincoln , and the second to the state Democratic committee. In his remurkH to the grocers Mr. Uryan dwelt on monop olies In certain products , but declared that mercliandlHliiK was the last brunch of business In which there will bo a monopoly , because , he said , thu momunt such monopoly was estab lished a competitor would pre ont himself and thu people would thereby be protected umilusit oxtortlon. To thu state committee , Mr. Uryau gave assurances that reports of Democratic success from different parts of the country were encouraging. Ho expressed - pressed his gratlllcatlon that Demo cratic newspapers wure receiving cam paign contribution and that the masses were taking a hand In the subscrip tions. This , ho argued , was an au spicious beginning of a new era o < politics. It has been definitely determined that thu notlllcaUou of Mr. Bryan of his nomination for the presidency shall occur on the grounds surround- < ng the state capital. The exerclsea ill begin at 2 o'clock , on Aug. 12. Thu decision to use the capital grounds was arrived at because of their great convenience to the largo number of people who are expected to bo present. The Bryan homo Is four miles from Lincoln and It was mani fest that Uio trolley system would be wholly Inadequate. JOE WARREN WANTS PAROLE Boy Implicated in Lautwn Murder Applies to Governor. Lincoln , July 23. Joe Warren , con victed with Jay O'Hoarn , Leo Angua and' Haymond Nolaon , of having mur dered Nets Uiutsun , a uoloou kouper on Cumlng street in Omaha In lUOti , applied to thu governor for a parolo. Thu prisoner's grandfather. Colonel J. E. West , appeared for him , and made a strong plea to thu governor. The governor listened attentively to thu reasons for tbu asking for tha parole and topic thu matter under ad < vlsoment. Colonel West told Governor Sheldon that If he would parole Warren he would give him a home on his GOO- aero ranch near Hushville. Warren's mother and brother are now on the ranch. Warren told the governor that while In prison hu acquired the "dopo" hab it , a prisoner named Gould , who has since served out his time , selling thu morphine to the other prisoners for $2. Warren was unable to tell where Gould secured the morphine. He says hu has cured himself of the morphine habit and deus not crave for it now. Logan Lambert Pardoned. Lincoln , July 23. IvOgau Lambert , convicted' of assaulting Father Schell and senteaccd to one year In the peni tentiary about seven months ago , ban been pardoned by the governor. Al the trial of Lambert It was brought out that the prisoner Induced th priest to go Into a stall with him In a livery stable to discuss a trial , al which Lambert was a witness , and that while In the stall ho struck the priest In the face and brutally kicked him. Governor Sheldon issued a con ditional pardon , after a public hear ing , cautioning Lambert to go to work on a farm , keep good company and behave himself. Watson Electors to Go on Ticket. Lincoln , July 23. Answering an In qulry from Allen L. Powell of Ster ling , Secretary of State Junklu baa replied that the names of Watson electors will go on the ticket as Pop ulists if they are sent to him. It li understood to be his plan to have the eight fusion ulectors go on the tlckel as both Democratic and Populist , and the straight Populist electors will go on the ticket merely as Populists. II Is possible the courts tuay _ be called upon to determine the right course to bu pursued. The Populist conven tion in Nebraska Indorsed Bryan. Tramp Stabbed by Companion. Harvard , Neb. , July 23. A tramp harvest hand , employed by Tim Buck ley , flvu miles north of hero , was seri ously stabbed by a roommate The two men , according to the version ol thn affair which has become public had retired for the night and one ol them was asleep In bed when the other man attacked him and cut him In fifteen places. The assailant cleaned himself up before leaving the house , and escaped In the darkness. He Is still at large. Frontier Day at Osceola , Osceola. Neb. , July 23. Large crowds attended the celebration ol Frontier day In Osceola , coming from this and adjoining counties. The pro gram consisted of broncho riding roping steers , trotting and running horse races , automobile races , eques trian exhibitions , a baseball game and a balloon ascension. Grace Glddlngs of Pierre won both the ladles' race and the roping contest. Wisconsin Democrats Meet. Milwaukee , July 23 The Demo cratic state convention effected tem porary organization , adopted a reso lution of sympathy for William F. Vllas. who Is critically 111 at Madison , appointed committees and adjourned MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER DENIES KICKING RITTS , CLAIMS RITTS STRUCK BLOW n Contradiction of Nlne-Year-Old Boy , Who Saw the Killing , Rlley Sayt That He Merely Cuffed Ritts With Open Hand The Preliminary. Fairfax , S. ! > . , July 23. From n staff correspondent : W. F. Klley , whose preliminary hearing will bu leld here today , for killing Httts nt Dm lie , claims that ho did not kick Illtts and that he only batted the man with his open palm. Hu claims that Hltts struck him and that he ( Hiloy ) warded off the blow and cuffed Hltts with merely his open hand. This IK In absolute contradiction with the testimony of the nine-year- old hey , Dale Sharpe , who saw the killing , and who says that Hltts of fered no light and that Hlley llrsl struck the man and then kicked him People who know him say Hlley Is a hard hitter. Hlley's wife and two children art in Fairfax with him. Hlley spends the night In jail but during thu day it allowed to walk around the St. Chariot hotel with Deputy Sheriff Morrlsey Who Is landlord. Hiloy has been mighty peaceful around the hotel and has won the good will of the deputy sheriff. BONESTEEL AFTER LAND OFFICE Former Rush Center Hopes to Havi Registration Office Also. Boncstuel , S. D. , July 23. From c staff correspondent : Bonesteel Is OIK of the towns after the laud ofllce. This one-time rush center hopes to havt a registration oillcu during the rush also. "TIPS" SAYJALL RUSH Herrlck Claims Washington "Tip' That Indicates Opening This Fall. Herrlck , S. D. , July 23. From r staff correspondent : It is claimet that "tips" from Washington recelvec here indicate that the Trlpp rush wll come this fall. SULLY HEIRS WIN FIRST ROUND. Widow of "Jack" Sully In Rosebud Land Suit Scores Important Point. Sioux Falls , S. D. , July 23. Victory resting with Mrs. "Jack" Sully and the Sully heirs In the first round of the big land suit Involving the pos session of about 10,000 acres of Rose bud land value at approximately $125- 000 , the case Is now to come before the court on the merits of the suit. Had the government's demurrer been sustained the case would have been thrown out of court. As It stands the Sully Interests have gained a temporary ary Injunction to protect their claims during the trial. Mrs. Mary Sully , widow of "Jack" Sully , the famous desperado and so called "king of the cattle rustlers , " who was shot and killed a few years ago during a running fight with a deputy United States marshal and his posse , and twenty-two other descend ants and heirs of the dead outlaw , seek , in the United States court , to have the land allotted to them as In dians under the acts of congress , she being a mixed blood Sioux Indian woman. Judge Garland of the federal court , overruled a demurrer of the United States government and John H. Scrl- ven , allotting agent , to the bill of com plaint of Mrs. Sully and the other plaintiffs , and granted a temporary writ of Injunction , as prayed for by the plaintiffs , preventing Allotting Agent Scrlven from certifying any of the land Involved in the suit to any Indians other than the plaintiffs dur ing the time the present suits pending. Bonds aggregating ? 2,000 must ho fur nished by the plaintiffs , according to an order by Judge Carland , before the Injunction shall Issue. The United States government and Allotting Agent Scrlven were given until the first Monday in September to file their answer to the bill of com plaint of Mrs. Sully and the other plaintiffs. BULLOCK WITH ROOSEVELT. "Seth" Accepts "Teddy's" Invitation to Go After Big Game In Africa. Colorado Springs , Colo. , July 23. Seth Bullock , United States marshal for South Dakota , has been Invited to accompany President Roosevelt on his hunt for big game In Africa next year. Bullock has accepted. 10,000 Acre Ranch Divided Into Farms Pierce , Neb. , July 23. The "C. C. " ranch , consisting of about 10,000 acres , located In the south part of Pierce county , has been sold to an Omaha concern , which will divide it up Into farms. This Is the last of the large ranches In eastern Nebraska. It was purchased twenty-five years ago by a French syndicate , headed by M Do Aubeth , president of the Banque Natlonalo of Paris. Over 1500,000 was spent Im proving the property and stocking it with French Percheron hones and ADVANCE IN STANDARD OIL STOCK SET IN THURSDAY. ROCKEFELLER GAINS $15,000,000 , , Government Has Thirty Days to File Petition for Rehearing In Standard Oil Case Grosscup Held ( Intent to Violate Law Lacking. Chicago , July 23. Did somebody "leak" on the Standard Oil decision by which thu oil trust escaped pay ing the | 29,210,000 fine Imposed last year by Judge K. M. Landls ? There aru Indications that thu standard Oil group of financiers had advance In formation as early as Thursday of last week. While the market for Standard OH stock has not been active , It has had an advance of IS points since last Thursday. The advance must have boon qulto agreeable to John D. , for ho Is credited with owning about $33- 000.000 of the $98,538,300 capital stock of the Standard Oil company and the rlso Is equal to a little market gift of $15,840,000. Will Ask Rehearing. Chicago , July 23. The United Status court of appeals reversed and remanded for retrial the case of the government against the Standard Oil company of Indiana , In which Judgu I-amlls In thu district court had Im posed a fine of $29,240,000. The government has thirty days within which to llle a petition for a rehearing and it was announced that itrlll bo tiled within the allotted time. In his opinion , which was concurred in by Judges Seaman and Baker , deal ing with the "Intent" feature of the CABO , a vital polntjudgo Grosscup says : "We should take up these subjects in the order stated , the first being whether a shipper can , without error , be convicted of accepting a conces sion from the lawful published rate , even though It is not shown as bearIng - Ing on the matter of Intent , that the shipper ut the time of accepting nuch concession know what the lawfXrt pub lished rate was a view of the law that is embodied In thu charge and carried out in the ruling excluding certain proffered testimony , Including that of one Edward Bogardus , who , being In absolute charge of trafilc af fairs of plaintiff in error , offered' to testify that during the period he did not know anything about an 18-cent rate over the Chicago and Alton rail road ; that his attpntlon had never been called to any -such rate by any terscn or by the onnlnatcn ! of any document and that It was his under standing and belief on what he was told by one Holland , tariff clerk for the Alton railroad , that the rate over the Alton road was 6- cents and that such rate had been filed with thu In terstate commerce commission. " Judge Grosscup's opinion leaves lit tle of the contention that each car load at the G-cent rate constituted a separate offense. Attitude of the Court. The most striking portion of the de cision epitomizing the attitude of the court was as follows : "Counsel for the government say , in concluding their brief , that the Elkins act was passed because the peace of society and the welfare of the people demanded' ' It ; that railroad inequality means business ruin to all except those powerful enough to make them selves the beneficiaries of the discrim inations ; means the wiping out of an Industry , of a town , of a city , at the command of an officer of a private corporation ; that railroad Inequality is the basis of monopoly and the wrongful concentration of wealth ; that no law of more vital Importance was ever passed by congress ; and that those guilty of violating li are guilty of a serious crime against the principles of industrial freedom and equality. "Every sentence of this arraignment Is true. That this court recognizes the importance of the enforcement of that act Is shown In Its affirmance of penalties that under other circum stances would bo regarded as very severe. But the Interstate commerce act , important as that law is , is not the only law under which we live. We live under a guaranty that reaches back to the beginnings of our law and Is securely planted in every constitu tion of civilized' government , that no one shall be punished until he has been heard , and above this funda mental guaranty there can be set no higher prerogative , for let It once come to pass that under the stress of enforcing equality , any power In the government may overrule the funda mental rights of being judged only after having been duly tried a right Just as essential In the associated relation of the corporation as to men In the relationship of copartners or to men individually there will re main no commerce worth the name to safeguard. The beginning of com merce Is constitutional government and the fundamental of constitutional government Is the faith that every guaranty of our constitution , no mat ter what the privation , will bo sacred- lv observed. " Valentine Carnival Dates. ValentineNeb. . , July 23. Dates upon which the carnival Is to be held In Valentino have been set for Sep tember 22. 23 , 24 and 25. Every effort Is being made to have the carnival eclipse anything ever undertaken hero In the way of amusement. It Is to be the greatest attraction of the sea son In northwestern Nebraska. Some unusual horse FLEEING BANDITS LEAVE TRAIL OF BuOOD BEHIND THEM. ONE VICTIM DIES IN HOSPITAL Woman and Policeman Believed to Have Fatal Wound * Suspected to Be Part of Gang Who Held Up and Robbed Saloon. Boston , July 23. Eleven persona were shot , throe of them probably ta > tally , by two duspuradous , who , on beIng Ing pursued by policemen and a crowd at citizens , fled for two miles through a thickly settled district of Jamalc.i Plain , firing madly right aud lutt , and disappeared tn thu wooda near Frank lin park. Thu men aru believed to havu bouu two of Uio gang who robbed thu saloon In Jamaica Plain Tuesday uight , after shooting and killing out ; man and wounding two others. Mrs , Delia Fallou is onu of tin most seriously Injured of thu victims Shu was standing In front of her IIOIIK with her baby in her arms , when tin two men pursued by a crowd cam * down the street. As they passed her , onu of them tired and Uiu bullet eu < terud her head , behind her right ear She was ruiuovod to the city hospital In a critical condition. Herbert E Kno.x of Roslnlaud , night watchman at thu Forest Hill cemetery , and Ed ward McMahon , a Dorchester patrol man , each received a bullet In tbu ab douiuu. Knox dlud at thu Ewun oii howpttul. The others injured : John Nolan shot in arm ; Thomas Fleming , shot ID baud ; Thomas Moore , street car con ductor , shot in leg ; Ofilcer lugalls bullet in leg ; Officer Cox , shot In an klc ; Patrick McGinn , shot in side ; MIchael Flynn. head grated' by bullet ; Patrolman Thompson , shot In leg. It IB believed that the desporadoci lay concealed In Calvary cometorj while the police were hunting foi them on account of the saloon holdup Being driven from their hiding place by hunger and fearing that the ) would bo surrounded by the police who were searching the neighborhood the two mou appeared on Charles street , In Jamaica Plain , about dusli and proceeded to "shoot up" tiu town. They looked like Italians and wore roughly dressed. Some citizens who had been assisting In the lain I for the robbers , saw the men and tried to intercept them , whereupon the twt began running and , with a revolve ] in each hand , fired at every person ir their path. Otilseppe Do Vlco , 0110 ol thu looberrf , was captured. KAUFFMAN CASEJEFORE COUR1 Dramatic Address of George Egan I : Basis of Plea for New Trial. Pierre , S. D. , July 23. Arguments in thu application for a new trial litho the Kauftman case were begun in tin supreme court and will probably tak ( at least two days. George Hice , Jr. counsel for Mrs. Kauft'man opened tin case and was very radical In his state mcnts In regard to thu manner of con ducting the case by G orge W. Egan charging that the conviction wai largely a matter of the dramatic man ncr In which the case was conducted and that the court erred in not compelling polling Egan to confine his dramatii posings to the testimony In the case Gotham Hag Another Murder Mystery New York , July 23. Another murder dor mystery has been added to tht long list of unsolved cases that arc now bafUing the police of New York The body of a pretty young womat was found In a tool shed In Irvine park , Wllliamsburg. She was shoi through the breast and had been kiilut almost Instantly. This latest murdoi Is lar more puzzling than the Drew 01 Ebcriiard cases , for not even the iden tity of the victim is known. Slain While Resisting Arrest. Plsevlllo , Mo. , July 23. Sherif Thomas J. Parnnll shot and Klllui William Bacon , son of former Sheilfi Waty Bacon , just as an automobile carrying Governor Folk whisked Into the court house square. The Demo crats of McDonald county had gath ered here to ratify thu nominations of Bryan and Kern. Bacon is said to havu resisted arresL The shuiitl surrendered to his deputy. Harvest Ready ; Men Needed. Minneapolis , July 2. , . With approx imately 30,01)0 ) men needed , thu har vest only a few weeks distant , and the railroads ottering no special niflHoe mont In the way of rheai > transpoita tlon , the farmers of Minnesota anU North Dakota facu a bountiful liaivest and insufficient help to gurnur It Oklahoma Pours "Booze" Into River. Guthrle , Okla. , July 23 Ton thou sand bottles of whisky , winos and beer and twenty-five kegs of bnor , contiH catud as bootleg goods throughout thn state , wure emptied into a river lioio All of It was below thu state's stand rd of liquor for medicinal purposes Released Slayer Shoots Two. Garvln , Okla. , July 23. Released on a writ of habiuis carpus I mm u charge of murdering J. A. l ainli tun days ago , Richard Warren klll"d II. H. Smith , Lamb's son-in-law , an < l mor tally wounded Lamb's young son Warren fled to the woods Captain S. J. McKlnley Dead. Charles City la. , July 23 Captain 3. J. McKlnley died Tuesday after a few days' Illness , H was one of the THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hourt. Forecast for Nebraska , Condition of the woatner a * record- in 1 for the twenty-four hours ending nt 8 a tn. today. Maximum SO Minimum 01 Average 75 llnlnfnll 24 Barometer 21U18 Chicago , July 23. The Hullotlu Is- atiL'd by thu Chicago station of the United States weather bureau Rives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : I'roliulily local showers tonight and Friday. Cooler Friday. YESTERDAY'S ' BASEBALL RESULTS National League. At Plttsburg : R.H.E Plttsburg . . . .20000000 8 2 Uioolilyn . . .00000000 1 1 4 1 At Chicago : It.11 1C Chicago 0100000001 0 2 10 4 Boston 00000010010 2 C X At Cincinnati : It.11 10 Cincinnati . .00000000 1 1 5 3 Phll'phla . . .10100000 0 2 G 1 American League. At Boston : R.H.E St. LoulB 0 1200001 0 4 0 2 Boston 11000000 0 2 0 1 At Washington : U.H.E Wash'ton . .00000000 0 0 G Z Detroit 10230000 0 G 12 0 At Philadelphia : II.H.1- ; Cleveland . .010020000001 4 82 Phll'phla . . .01000020000 0 3 11 0 Western League. At Lincoln : H.H.E Lincoln 20000010 3 8 2 Donvar 00000000 0 0 C 0 At Sioux City : H.H.E Sioux City. .00000000 0 0 10 4 Pueblo 00100310 0 5 C 0 At DCS Molnos : H.H.E Dos MoinoB.l 0000020 0 3 10 2 Omaha 00010440 0 0 1C 2 THESE LEAN ONES WON. Clearwater "Fats" Lost "Closely Con tested" Game 24 to 25. Clearwnter , Neb. , July 23. Special to The News : In a "closely con tested" game yesterday afturnoon the Clearwntor "leans" won from the Clearwater "fats" by the scoru of 25 to 24. For a few InnlngB the "leans" were ahead by a safe score but the "fats" rallied and led In the seventh , then a batting rally by the "leans" In the ninth snatched victory from their fat opponents. Fat captain , H. W. Mitchell , lean captain , F. J. Locwe. Umpire , Stump of Lincoln. BASKET BALL AT BASSETT. Bassett , Undefeated in Four Seasons , Wins From Atkinson. Bassctt , Neb. , July 23. Special to The News : The Bassett basket ball team , which has not been beaten for four seasons , Is making good again this season. Yesterday afternoon the Bassett girls defeated Atkinson 24 to G , outplaying the visitors In every way. Bassett has already defeated Stuart at Newport and Atkinson In a Fourth of July game. Yesterday's game was a pleasant contest. The ( Atkinson girls were the guests of Miss Kate Bruce , cap tain of the Bassett team for supper. A dance was given in honor of the young ladies In the evening. WAR ON BUGSJT AMES , IA , College Extension Department Want * 40,000 Before Winter Sets In. Ames , In. , July 23. The announce ment by thu extension department ol the college that It must have 40,000 bugs before winter sets In has started a war on bugs , In which men , women and children are participating. The department is making a complete col lection of all bugs found in Iowa. The bugs are beiug mounted in sots aud will bu used' in thu various short courses throughout the state during the winter months , and also in the rural schools which make a feature of agriculture or nature studies. The ob ject is to instruct the boys and girls of Iowa which bugs are beneficial and which are harmful , so that they may destroy dlscrlmlnately. Quick Moves in Hull-Prouty Contest. Dos Moincs , July 23. Quick moves are being made In the Hull-Prouty congressional contest. At 8 o'clock this morning the hoard of supervisors of Dallas county began the recount of the vote of that county on congress man. The result Is expected this aft ernoon , and the executive council will then inform the convention of the re sult. This is the last day for action on thu matter , as the convention ad journed from last Saturdnv until to day. The attorney general inlvised ths executive council that it must can vass the returns before the last day on whl"h the convention could b hold , otherwise thu convention would havu to maku a nomination. Hands Down a Solomon Decision. Muishalltown , la. , July 23. A reg ular Solomon's decision was handud down by Judge J. M. Parker of the dls- tuct court us thu outcome of a bitterly contested legal light over thu custody of Russell Melroy Ross , aged four years Mrs Hattie M Ross and her husband , Ernest M. Ross , each wanted thu ihiM. but the judge oniurud that Mi ami .Mra Ceiil llodgers ut Laurel be gui-ii thu child to Keep , with thu pruu.ii ) that the father may see thu boy &t rearonablo periods and that bu go to his mother's PRESIDENT A8K3 SUPPORT FOR FIRST-CLASS FIGHTING NAVY. CONFERENCE ON BATTLESHIPS Chief Executive Argues That Efficient Navy Is Best Guarantee Against Possibility of War Must Keep Abreait of the Times , Newport , R. I. , July 23. Pleading for popular support for a "that claim fighting navy , " a navy capable of sueklug out thu enemy and "hnmuior- ing him Into thu quits , " President Roo.sevultiis thu central figure hur In the moat notable conference of American imval officers uvur cullud to gether to consult and d'lscuss ' In a broad , general way , the future United States battleships. Thu president spoke publicly for more than half an hour and then the confuruncu wont In to executive session for one Iiour. During this sesslou the president took a leading part In the discussion. Hu argued as a layman , he explained , and did not attumpt to gtvu advlcu to pro fessional men. Ho Impressed upon thu otficura , howuvur , that It was given to them to kuep the AincrUmu navy abreast of thu times and to make it thu hard hltUng , ulllulunt fighting force which hu believes to bo a guar antee a nlnst the possibility of war. Mr. Roottovolt characterized the navy as thu cheapest form of safety Insur ance policy the nation can obtain. The president sailed for Oyster Bay , but the battleship conference will con tinue here and' In Washington until definite plans for the ships to be laid down are decided on. During the night's run and In the blackest fog of the summer , the lum bar laden schooner Muuuwa was run down and' ' cut practically In two by the president's yacht. A lifeboat low ered fiom the Muyllowor picked up the crew of six men on thu sinking boat. They were taken on board the Mayllowur and the president directed that they be Riven sufficient money to take thum to their homes in Maluo. FLEET QuTrTHONOLULlJ Battleships End Visit and Sail for New Zealand. Honolulu , July 23. Thu Atlantic battleship lleet bade adieu to the hos pitable shores of Hawaii and at li o'clock last uight sailed away to Now Zealand , the next point on Its world's trip , where It Is due to arrive Aug. 8. Before bin departure Roar Admiral Spur ) returned formal thanks to the people of Honolulu for their treat ment of officers and men. He said : " 1 wish to uxpress to the pimple of Honolulu and Hawaii the sincere ap preciation of officers and mun for the kindly and courteous hospitality UK- tunded throughout our visit. The courteous and lair treatment shown the unlisted men Is especially gratify ing and cannot fall to engender prldo In the uniform and add to the content ment of the enlisted ones , producing a lasting and beneficial effect on the naval service. " Convention of Hibernians. Indianapolis , July 23. The excel lence of the report of National I'rcsl- dent Matthew Cummlngs of Boston to the national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in this city waa the chief topic of discussion among the delegates. President Cummlngs In his report declared against Insur ance by the national body and in fa vor of retaining the present system of state insurance. The report of President Cummlngs shows a total membership on July 1 , 1008 , of 140.- 173. an Increase since the last con vention of 10,280. Holiday at Cincinnati July 28. Cincinnati , July 23. By formal proclamation , Mayor Markbroit has ( ailed on all Cincinnati citizens to ob serve Tuesday , July 2s , as a holiday. In honor of their tollow-townsman. William 11. Taft , who will on that day learn that he has boon chosen by the Republican national convention as that paity's candidate for the presidency. Sothern Will Contest Divorce Suit. Reno. Nov. , July 215. Edward H. Sothern will contest his wife's suit for divorce , filed in the district court by her attorneys. . The fact that the case will bo contested was evidenced when the attorneys tor Sothorn filed In iiebalf of the actor a demurrer to the complaint. William Winter In Serious Condition * . Los Angeles , July 23. William Winter - ter , author and dramatic critic , waa removed to a local hospital in a crit ical condition. Ills physician con siders his patient's condition 'serious , but not necessarily dangerous. " Preacher Drowns in Lake Norman. Norman. Okla. , July 23. While swimming In lake Norman , near bore , John W. Holland , a prominent busi ness man and for fifteen years a preacher In the Methodist church , was drowned. German Car Enters Prussia. Eydtkuhnen , East Prussia , July 23. The German car In the New York to Paris motor race has crossed tha frontier The American car is about 660 miles boMnd the Gorman car. Davenpo-t Saloon Keepers Fined. Dft-vuix'it la. , July 23 , Eight Dav onji rt < i iuou keepers wore fined $300 for-gQntgni t of rourt