THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , , , . , ITS NORFOLK NEBRASKA Fill DAY AUUUaT.U 1908 II I I FALSE MANOEUVRE BROUGHT AEROPLANE TO THE GROUND. AMERICAN ESCAPED UNHURT The Aeroplane of the Dayton , Ohio , Air Flyer , Which Aroused French Enthusiasm , Falls to Earth In At- temp to Avoid Slough. Paris , Aug. 13. Wilbur Wright's Hying machine wan damaged 'this morning In attempting to avoid n deep slough , n false manoeuvre bringing the machine sharply , to the ground. Wright was not hurt ; The aeroplane was " 'ing at a height of about tw mty-i. j , 'cot when It fell to the gro. { . . motor escaped Injury. Wright announced - it h to have the machine hi II y within a few dayn. Was at Record Holg. V Wright was sailing at a bight of GO meters when his stopped and forced him to deacon.1 ? ' In alighting Wright made a bad maneuvre and struck the ground with great force , breaking the left wing of the aeroplane. Airship Makes High Speed. Wright attempted high speed today during a sail of thirteen miles at an average height of 25 motors. Encouraged by his perfect control , Wright elevated the nmchlna to a height of W meters when the accident happened. The Injured machine will require a week for repairs. NEW TRIUMPHJOR WRIGHT American Aeronaut Circles Field Flv * Times In Aeroplane. Lemans , Franco , Aug. 13. Wilbur Wright of t > ay\on , O. , made a splen did flight with his aeroplane here , circling the field live times and re maining In the air six' minutes and fifty-six seconds. The flight was un dulating throughout , with the highest level ninety feet. The flight was timed officially by the Aero club of deportment of \ WILBUR WRIGHT , the Sarthe. The wind was blowing at the rate of ten miles an hour , the greatest velocity since the experi ments were begun. The height at tained by Mr. Wright Is considered remarkable and the experts present were unanimous in the opinion that the American aeronaut demonstrated even a greater degree of skill in the direction of his machine than he did in the previous trials. CARDINAL APPEARS TO BE IN EXCELLENT HEALTH. Rome , Aug. 13. Cardinal Gibbons , who now appears In excellent health , today went to Orvlsto , .sixty miles northwest of Rome , to further recu perate. DEMOCRATIS COMMITTEE OPENS Norman Mack Meets With Other Of ficials at Chicago. Chicago , Aug. 13. Norman Mack arrived here today and held a con ference this morning with Kern , Lamb , Josophus Daniel and John W. Tomllnson , chairman of the Demo cratic organization committee. The Democratic headquarters are now running. Death of Edward Rychon. Valentino , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special to The News : Edward Rychon , a young man twenty-ono years old , died in Valentino yesterday after on Ill ness of twenty-four days with typhoid fever. Mr. Rychon lived In the north table country but was brought to town in order that ho might receive proper care. The body was taken to Harmony cemetery on the nortn table. THIS FREAKJS ALIVE Six Legged Pig In Boyd County Six Months Old and Growing. Uutto , Neb , , Aug. 13. Special to The News : A nlx-leggcd pig , allvo and happy In pig fashion , Is a pecu liar freak of nature that has been discovered at the farm of William Green In Boyd county. The animal Is now about nix months old ami Is of the usual size and form save that it has four per fect front legs and feet. Mr. Green expects to keep the pig as a curi osity. BIG CONFERENCE AT BUTTE. Annual Free Methodist Conference Draws Big Attendance. Unite , Nob. , Aug. 13. Special to the News : The annual conference of the Free Methodist church Is In ses sion In Butte with an attendance which Is expected to reach 300 mem bers. ' The meetings arc held In a largo tabernacle. Meals are served In the ' I. O. O. F. hall while the visitors are cared for at night at the homes of the hospitable people of Butte. The meetings will last over Sunday. A number of ministers from abroad are to bo present. Wlnslde Elects Successor to De Bolt. Wlnslde , Neb. , Aug. 13. The rains of the past week have retarded threshing. Oats are being marketed and are turning out about thirty bushels to the acre , a 25 per cent In crease over last year , and the quality Is 50 per cent better. As yet no wheat has been marketed. Professor F. L. McNown , of Peru , has been elected superintendent of the Wlnsldo schools to succeed Pro fessor De Bolt , who was "dismissed" by the state superintendent. $50 IS RAISED FROM DELEGATION AT FAIRVIEW. PRESENTED HIM WITH GOURD InAddressing a Delegation of Otoe County Farmers , Mr. Bryan' Said That the Big Stick Had Not Ac complished Much Legislation. Falrvlow , Lincoln , Neb. , Aug. 13. W. J. Bryan , addressing a delegation of Otoo county farmers today accepted a mammoth gourd brought by them and a fund of $50 collected from fifty persons. Mr. Bryan said : "The gourd cer tainly looks like the big stick Is cari catured. I think it would be a fitting emblem to represent the Republican policies , for the big stick , while loudly heralded , has not accomplished a great deal of legislation. " Mr. Bryan expressed his thanks for the ? 50 campaign fun and referred to the manner of collecting the Demo cratic fund from the people. Texas Republicans Name Ticket. Dallas , Tex. , Aug. 13. The Repub licans of Texas In state convention named a full state ticket , promulgated a platform and announced that they would1 make a sweeping and active campaign of the state between now and Sept. 1. Colonel J. L. Simpson of Dallas , a confederate veteran , was nominated for aovernor. Labor Convention Indorses Democracy Denver , Aug. 13. The Colorado Federation of Labor In convention here , by a viva voce vote , Indorsed the Democratic party In the national campaign. NEW YORK HOTEL KEEPER AT TACKED DURING NIGHT. New York , Aug. 13. HIetro Bolliva , a well-to-do hotel keeper , was attacked during the night by a gang of men in the "flat bush" section , of Brooklyn , and murdered. The police believe the crime was work of the Black Hand society. Tribesmen Slay English Doctor. Kasr-el-Kleblr , Morocco , Aug. 13. News has been received hero of the murder of an English doctor by Er- mequl tribesmen , who are followeni of Mulai Hafld , while he was traveling from this city to Fes. Great Western Withdraws Raies. Chicago , Aug. 13. The Chicago Qreat Western railroad withdrew a notice of a cut In grain rates which It had filed n few weeks ago. The new tariffs were to have established equalized rates from Omaha to St. Paul and from Omaha to Chicago , and it was predicted by road traffic ex perts that the move would result In a widespread rate war. Withdrawal of the new rates , however , renders this contingency remote. OPPOSITION OF GOVERNMENT TO LOTTERY PLAN. LAND OPENING IN COLORADO People from All Over the United States are Present Appoint Com- Mlttee to Conduct the Distribution by Auction Sale. Garland , Col. , Aug. 13. Three thou sand settlers from nil over the United States hero for the San Luis valley land opening are enraged nt the op position of the government to the organized plan of allotting lands , post- olllcc Inspectors refusing to allow the lottery feature. After three days' .wrnuglo the settlers have selected "Robert Rnnklns of Nebraska , George McMalr of Texas and F. A. Hibbargor of Kansas us trustees to conduct the distribution by auction sales. Frank Gongy of Denver was selected by the settlers as their legal consul. The crowd Is composed of farmers from Kansas , Nebraska , Texas , Okla homa , Iowa , Illinois and Indiana. They are well fed and housed In tents. It will require ten days to complete the work. At a mass meeting to bo held to night it Is believed that the settlers will decide to proceed with the allot ments tomorrow. Policeman bead , Slayer Dying. St. Louis , Aug. 13. As the result of a running fight between Policeman Zcno Fultz and John Thornton , a negro , the former Is dead and the lat ter Is lying in the city hospital with three dangerous bullet wounds In his ebdomen. The duel occurred In an alley back of a Chestnut street lodg ing house , following Fultz' attempt to arrest the negro on a shooting charge. ACCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL ASPHYXIATION. MISS FRANCES SCHOLES VICTIM Coroner's July Is Unable to Determine Whether the Death Is the Result of Accident or Not Daughter of Typewriter Manufacturer. Chicago , Aug. 13. Miss Frances Scholes , aged twenty-two , daughter of the typewriter manufacturer , and a prominent society leader of Evanston , was found dead In bed today at the homo of her mother , who Is separated from her father , asphyxiated. The coroner's jury was unable to deter mine whether the death was the re sult of an accident or intentional. IOWA GOVERNOR MAKES CLEAR ATTITUDE ON SENATORSHIP. DCS Molnes , Aug. 13. Governor Cummins issued a statement upon the matter of the succession to the late United States Senator William B. Al lison making clear his attitude. He said : "Tho time has coma when I may with propriety put to rest some of the rumors which are current In the state. It has been stated that I will shortly call a conference or cau cus of progressive Republicans to con sider the subject and to determine a policy to bo pursued. I do not expect to bring any such conference together. "Senator Allison's death has created certain questions of great importance which I must decide , not as a candi date for office , but as governor of the state. I want to decide those ques tions justly and wisely , and I want all the help I can get , whether from fflends or from enemies. I cordially invite help in the solution of the prob lems before us , whether from political supporters or political opponents , but when all Is said that Is to be said , and when the time comes to act , the decision will bo my own and I will take the whole responsibility for it. The matters to be decided have be come a part of my duty as governor and in performing that duty my first concern will bo to promote the cause of good government and the welfare of all the people and my second concern - cern will bo to serve as best I can the Interest * of the political party of which I am a member. " Lincoln Editor It Dead , Lincoln , Aug. 13. Gustav Adolf Bb- meyer , chief editor of the Lincoln Frele Presse , died at big home. Antelope Institute. Nellgh , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special to The NOWH : The Antelope county teachers' Institute starts In this city next Monday morning and continues until Saturday. Superintendent Ward announces that he has an exception ally good corps of Instructors , and says that all persons expecting to teach In Antelope county the coming year are requested to attend the coun ty Institute , unless they have attended a regular county Institute elsewhere. Ho also states that there Is no need of writing for excuses , as none will bo granted. The following are the Instructors : U. S. Conn , Columbus ; F. M. Gregg , Peru state normal ; Miss Mary Strick land , Fremont. BRITISH RULER MEETS MONARCHS - ARCHS AT CRONBERG. FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONSIDERED King Edward Discusses European Re lations With the Kaiser and Em peror Francis Joseph Turkey On of the Subjects. London. Aug. 13. The visits paid by King Edwnid to Emperor William at Cronberj ; and to Emperor Francis Joseph at Ischl , while not likely to lead to any formal diplomatic trans actions , are considered highly im portant in official circles as affecting the relations of GroaU Britain , Ger many and Austria. There have been many reports con cerning the conversations of the monarchs - archs of the three countries. It Is quite enough for them that the rela- tons have so much improved of re cent months that for the second year in succession King Edward has found It possible to visit the two emperors and discuss with them whatever In Europe was interesting at the mo ment , discussions which will end in still better understandings. "There Is no doubt , " said a Brit ish official , "that Turkey was one ol the subjects under discussion. " It Is understood that King Edward particularly wished to see Emperor William -to nrrnnge a visit for him self and COuuen Alexandra In return ror the CHIP sror's visit to London , ar.,1 the King aho wanted to show the Ger mans by h'-i relations with the royal nephew \ \ < f t e ententes which had been brous a1 ojt with his influence had .not bo i - : . -vl against Germany. FEELS HONORED AT BEING MADE HONORARY PRSEIDENT. New York , Aug. 13. President Roosevelt today sent the following let ter to W. McLaughlln , secretary of the American Olympic reception com mittee : "I should be very glad to be named honorary president of the American Olympic society , but It will not be possible for me to go to New York to attend the reception. "If the members of the team can come out to Oyster Bay I shall be sincerely glad to see them here at my house and to greet them in per son. Sincerely yours , Theodore Roosevelt. " It Is considered probable the team will accept the Invitation. BUT THEY ARE PRESENTED WITH SILVER CUP. Auckland , New Zealand , Aug. 13. Auckland today defeated the Ameri can marksmen In their contest by G5 points. In order to allow the Ameri cans to compete , the regulation pro hibiting armed bodies of foreigners to land , was suspended. The Americans were presented with a silver cup as a consolation prize. Daughter of McCarthy In Runaway. Ponca , Neb. , Aug. 13. Miss Ethel Rico and Miss Mao McCarthy , daugh ter of J. J. McCarthy , were badly bruised In a runaway yesterday. The horse they were driving became frightened at a cow , overturned the buggy and dashed through n wire fence. Webster's Body Found. Tokanmh , Neb. , Aug. 13. The body of Jay Webster , who was drowned Sunday in the Missouri river , was found seven miles below the point where the drowning occurred. The body was found lodged against a pro jecting log and had evidently been In the eun for forty-eight hours. It was removed to a local undertaking estab lishment TWO TEAMS STOLEN AND THREE MEN ARRESTED. ONE OF THE PRISONERS ESCAPES Livery Stable and Farmer Both Lose Teams Deputy ArrestsThree Men but One Escapes Sheriff Joins In Man Hunt. Valentine , Neb. , Aug. 13. Special to The News : Two teams of horses and buggies stolen , three suspects captured and an escape by one of the arrested men Is less than a week's record. A team was stolen from the Star livery barn by two strangers who hired the team for a trip Into the reservation on .the pretense that they had business with Mr. Nless , a ranch man. Mr. Nless coming to town Tuesday reported that the two strang ers had stopped with him and then driven on without transacting any business. A reward of $50 was posted by the livery company. Tuesday night another team and buggy was stolen from the Graeff farm on North Table. A deputy was sent at once In search of * the thieves. The first word received from the deputy was that ho had three men and was bringing them In. Later came news that one of the prisoners had escaped and was hiding along the banks of the Nlobrara river. The sheriff left at once to assist In the capture. Won't Mix In State Fights. Hot Springs , Va. , Aug. 13. Judge Tnft today declared that ho does not Intend to be dragged into state fights. Referring to West Virginia , he said : "The national committee will bo left a free hand In all of them. " COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AF- .FAIRS TO INVESTIGATE. ALL INDIANS CHEW THE BEAN On His Recent Tour Mr. Leupp Says He Found That All Indians Are Chewing the Mascal Bean and He Will Investigate Its Effect. Washington , Aug. 13. Commis sioner of Indian Affairs Lcupp said to day that he will Investigate the effect of chewing the mascal bean. On his recent tour , during which ho visited a number of Indian reserva tions , Mr. Leupp found the habit pre valent among allIndians. . ACCUSED IN COURT OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR 5 DEATHS. Buffalo , N. Y. , Aug. 13. Three women were arraigned in police court here on charges of taking human lives. The police accuse the women of being responsible for the death of five people. The women are Mrs. Annie Sutherland , who is accused of having shot her husband , Alexander , last week ; Mrs. Isabella Sahcn , ac cused of having strangled her three young children several weeks ago , and Martha Brownaska , who was arrested on a charge of throwing a baby from the second-story window of a hos pital. Warrants charging murder in the first degree were ordered' ' issued for the women. All were held for the grand Jury. Elkhorn Farmer Ends Life. Elkhorn , Neb. , Aug. 13. Ferdinand Martin , a well known and prosperous farmer living four miles northeast of hero , committed suicide by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun The deed was committed at his home , with his family near him. Mr. Martin had been In poor health for some time. Druggists to Be Prosecuted , Lincoln , Aug. 13. Food Commls- Eloner Johnson has prepared to prose cute 200 druggists of the state for selling headache medicine containing Bcetanlllde , unbranded. In ithe face of this wholesale prosecution , Lincoln druggists have agreed to brand their medicines. St. Jo Gets Meeting. Boston , Aug. 13. St. Joseph , Mo. , was this afternoon selected ns the meeting place for the next Interna tional Typographical union. THt CONDITIONJJF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-tour Hours. Forecast for NeuratKH. Condition of the weatner as rucord od for the twenty-four hours ending nt 8 a. m. today. Maximum SO Minimum G5 Average 63 Barometer 20.98 Chicago , AUK. 13. The bulletin Is sued by the Chicago station of the United States weather bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Generally fair tonight and Friday. Cooler east portion tonight. Warmer Friday. YESTERDAY'S ' BASEBALL HhSULIS National League , At Now York : 11.11.13 Brooklyn . . .00120110 0 5 9 0 Now York..O 0000000 1 1 9 a At Philadelphia First game : 11.11.12 Boston 00000002 1 3 7 1 Philadelphia 00000100 1 2 7 2 Second game : R.H.E. Boston 0000020 0 2 G 3 Philadelphia .2002100 * G 10 1 At Plttsburfi : H.ll 13 Plttaburg . . .00000000 0 0 3 2 Chicago . . . .02000001 0 3 8 0 American League. At Cleveland : IUI.E. Cleveland . .10000200000 1 I 11 4 Phllud'phla 000003000000 3 CO Western League. At Denver : . It.H.B Denver 00003000 * 3 G 1 Sioux Clty..O 0000000 0 0 3 3 At Pueblo : U.I1 12 Dos MoltH'rt.2 0200000 0 4 9 1 Pueblo 30100020 * G 13 2 At Omnha : K.I I.ft Omaha 10001110 * 4 9 2 Lincoln 10000010 0 2 7 1 THIRD FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS ON FRENCH SCHOOL8HIP. BREECH SLOCK BLOWS OUT Eighteen Others Injured , Three of Whom Are In a Desperate Condi tion Recruits Were Receiving In structions In Gunnery on Couronne. Toulon , Aug. 13. Six persons were killed and eighteen injured In a gun explosion aboard the gunnery school- uhlp Couronne off Lea Sallns de Fyers. The accident occurred while a number of recruits were receiving Instructions In handling a big gun , the breech of which blow out. Three of those wounded are in a desperate condition. According to experts In gunnery , the accident was due to the decompo sition of " 13" powder , to which the dis aster to the battleship lena In 1907 was attributed and In which more than 100 lives were lost. The men in the turret at the time of the accident'declare , however , that the gun became overheated owing to the rapidity with which It was being fired. The shell was hardly pushed homo when it exploded with tre mendous force. Sheets of flame dart ed backward from the gun , and those standing nearby were liufled to the deck. Several of the men were ter ribly mutilated. Two of the men were permanently blinded and the limbs of the others had to be ampu tated Immediately when they arrived at the hospital. All the occupants of the turret were more or less Injured. This Is the third fatal accident to occur on board the schoolshlp Cour- onno within the past sixteen months , 11 of which were due to the blowing ft of breech blocks. , CARPENTER DENIES HE FOULED BUT WILL SAY NOTHING. New York , Aug. 13. Twelve Ameri can athletes who took part in the Olympic contests In England arrived today from Europe. The most notable of the party was J. C. Carpenter , who was accused of fouling in the 400 metre race. Car penter denied that he had fouled in the race but said that he accepted the decision and would say nothing more. Carpenter Makes Statement. New York , Aug. 13. Carpenter , upon his arrival on shore today , gave the following statement : "I do not recollect squeezing Halswcllo at all. As a matter of fact the race was de clared void before It was finished. I'm tired of all this talk about British antipathy against American athletes. Personally I found some British ath letes to bo good fellows and good atheletes but I admit I feel keenly the injustice of being disqualified for alleged unfair tactics. I believe that If I had not been disqualified I would have won Uio race when It was re run. " HE WAS PITCHED HEADLONG OVER HORSE'S HEAD. BUT LIT ON HANDS AND KNEES While Riding on n Mountain Road , Judge Taft Was Pitched Off His Horse , Narrowly Escaped Being Seriously Injured. Hot Springs , Vu. , Aug. 13. W. H. Taft , Republican candidate for the presidency , fell from a horse late yes terday afternoon , It has just been learned , and narrowly escaped serious Injury. Mr. Taft was riding on a mountain road when the horse's knees gave way and Judge Taft was pitched headlong to the ground . From the fact that the horse waa not going fast , Tnft was able to lighten on his hand and knees , unhurt snvo for a few bruises. General Clarence Edwards , who waa hero when the accident happened , la In Washington today trying to get another horse for Mr. Taft. Representative Hepburn of Iowa ar rived hero today to confer with Taft. Hot Spilngs , Vn. , Aug. 13. "Every thing wus au harmonious au possible and no one was laid actons my kneu and spanked. " This was Judge Taft's genial remark in concluding a detailed account of his all-day conference with Frank IL Hitchcock , Republican na tional chairman , and Arthur I. Vorya , his chief of staff. Chairman Hitchcock announced after the first conference , which oc cupied three hours , that it could be stated that Mr. Tnft would make no speeches outside the city of Cincinnati during the campaign. On his way from Hot Springs to Cincinnati the last of the month Mr. Taft will make a side trip In Ohio. No political speeches will bo made on this trip. It was also officially announced that Mr. Taft would continue the policy ho had already adopted and followed of not mixing In local political con tentions in any state or of taking any part whatever in behalf of any candi date for ronomlnatlon for a state of fice. This announcement is intended as an answer , first , to the demand that Mr. Talt decide the merits of the contestants In the West Virginia split and , second , that he express a prefer ence for or against Governor Hughea In the New York state gubernatorial situation. Tnklngjip the narrative of the day's work , Mr. Taft said : "We went over tlio situation In every state where It is recognized that a vigorous campaign must bo made. Particular' attention was given to Maine and Vermont , not because of any doubt as to the situation in these states , but because the election is held earlier than In other states. Governor Hughes , it was stated , undoubtedly would be one of the speakers In these two states , In addition to his accept ance of an Invitation to open the Ohio campaign at Youngstown Sept. 5. Secretary James Wilson of the depart ment of agriculture has consented to speak in Vermont and Maine , likewise Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor and Rev. John Wesley , pastor of the Metropolitan Temple , New York. " Canadian Forest Fires Spreading. Winnipeg , Man. , Aug. 13. The for est fires which raged around Fernlo have spread to Canada's National park district , near Banff. The fire burned fiercely on the heights of Goat mountain this week and clouds of smoke arose. PITTSBURG SELECTED FOR PLACE OF MEETING. Boston , Aug. 13. The American Federation of Catholic Societies finished its seventh annual conven tion by re-electing Edward Feeney of Brooklyn president , selecting Pitts- burg for next year's meeting and com pleting Its platform. The planks adopted commend the encyclical of the pope against false religious teachIngs - Ings , urge religious teaching In the schools , deplore the disregard of the observance of Sunday , reject the ma.n teachings of socialism and Indorse Uie plan for nn association for Catholic young men. The plank on socialism expresses "sympathy with the wage earners In their efforts to ameliorate their condi tion by united action" and recom mends the formation of Ca'thollc work- Ingmen's societies. Fred Choate Cuts Artery. DOB Monies , la. , Aug. 13. Fred M , C. Choato , who lost in his sensational efforts to get the custody of his llttlo girl in district court , attempted to commit sulcido by severing the artery in his left arm. Ho was taken to th office of Dr. Lambert , his brother-in- law , with whom hit wlfu han boon stopping , and there an effort IB b lni made to have his lite.