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    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY AUUU&T.21 190S
QUAINT OLD CHARTER OF YEL
LOW BANKS SUCCUMBS.
LIVED ALL ALONE IN WOODS
John McKlrahan , Who Settled All
Alone In the Yellow Banks Many
Years Ago , Dies at Foster Funeral
Will be Held Under the Big Elm.
Foster , Nob. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : John McKlrahnn , fr
forty years known as "Uncle Jonnlo ,
hermit of the Yellow Banks , " died hero
today at the home of Eugene Crook ,
the Foster banker , at whose homo he
had neon for a year. He was an uncle
to Mrs. Crook.
"Uncle Johnnie" owned the land on
which the Yellow Banks are located ,
thirteen miles northwest of Norfolk.
Ho settled there In the woods , on the
bank of the Elkhorn , almost a half
century ago and lived alone until settlers
tlors Invaded.
Mr. McKlrahan would have been
eighty years ot ago next March. He
had been feeble for some time and
was tenderly cared for In the Crook
home.
Pathetic Funeral Under Old Elm.
. Thcro will be a touch of pathos In
the funeral of John McKlrahan , which
will bo hold Saturday morning at 10
o'clock beneath the "Big Kim" at the
Yellow Banks the monster old tree
near which this man settled In the
days of the Indians and under whoso
protecting branches ho lived In his
own peculiar way , all alone , for more
than two score summers and winters.
There beneath the old elm the funeral
services will bo held. Burial will be
T In Jackson's cemetery , niear by.
First Treasurer of Cumlng County.
John McKlrahan was the first treas
urer of Cumlng county , Neb , He came
to Omaha In 1857 and to West Point
In 1858. In 18G2 he settled all alone
In the Yellow Banks to live the life of
the hermit In the woods and wilder
ness. He was born In Ohio.
In an early Indian raid ho lost every
thing he had , the redmcn taking every *
thing they could get their hands on.
"Romance" Was Pure Fiction.
There used to bo a tale that Mc
Klrahan had been disappointed In love
and that that was why he chose a her
mit's existence. Relatives say this
was pure fiction.
MIDLAND CANDYMAKERS MEET
Annual Gathering of Manufacturers
at Dubuque.
Dubnquo , In. , Aug. 21. The annual
meeting of the Midland Confection
cry company was held In Dubuque.
The organization Includes wholesale
candy manufacturing concerns of Dav
nport , la. ; Rock Island , 111. ; Mollno ,
111. ; Sioux City , la , ; Lincoln , Nob. ;
Omaha , Nob. ; Council Bluffs , la. ; St.
Joseph , Mo. ; Kansas City , Mo. ; Ot-
tumwa , 111. ; Oskaloosa , la. ; Des
Molnes , la. ; Fort Dodge , la. ; Waterloo
lee , la. , and Dubuque. The officers
are : President , William Lawther of
Dubuque ; secretary , A. H. Newman
of Cedar Rapids ; treasurer. J. B.
Woodward of CouncH Bluffs.
" Elbert Wins Western Handicap.
Des Molnes , Aug. 21. B. F. Elbert
of Des Molnes won the western
championship event of the Great West ,
ern 1 andlcap shoot , defeating Fred
Sl.atttick ff Colum us , O. , after a sen
satlonal match. Ono hundred and fifty
* - ' ! crack shols entered the event , which
was for 100 birds. Five of them came
through with a score of 90 birds each
Mulford of Missouri , Veach of Ne
braska , Vermilion of Iowa , Shnttuck
of Columbus , O. , and Elbert of Iowa.
Of those two came through the shoot-
off with 19 out of 20 birds these two
being Elbort and Shattuck. They
banged away at another twenty birds
Elbert getting 19 and the champion
ship , while Shattuck got only 15 of
his 20.
r o Two Arrests In Stein Case.
Des Molnes , Aug. 21. Mrs. Morris
Stein nnd Mrs. Reuben Bayard were
arrested here last night. They are
the wife and mother-in-law of Morris
Stein of Des Molnes , who was one of
the victims In the double shooting In
Loudenvllle , O. , last week. The Des
Moines police were asked by the
Ohio authorities to detain Mrs. Stein
and her mother on n charge of com
pllclty In the double murder of Morris
Stein nnd Miss Hester Porter.
Iowa A. O. H. Elects Officers ,
Davenport , la. , Aug. 21. The state
convention of the Ancient Order o
Hibernians closed with the election
of the following officers : President
Thomas Maloney , Council Bluffs ; vlc
president , P. J. Treanor , Dubuque
secretary , P. H. Donlon , Emmotts
burg ; treasurer , M. T. Scanlan , Des
Moines.
Shoots and Kills Assailant.
Des Molnes , Aug. 21. After being
driven Into his own homo and slashet
by a lazor , Henry Hudson shot and
killed Frank Waters. Hudson obJected
Jocted to Waters and other negroe
playing craps In front of his house
Waters became angry and fough
him until killed.
70 Perlch In Mine Explosion.
Wlgan , Aug. 21. It Is now known
that seventy-six minors perished In
the oxploMlon and' the fire that fnl
lowed It In the JL'iypolo mine. Find
ing that It would bo Impossible to recover -
cover the bodies still In the pit , the
fire having taken such n firm hold ,
the directors decided to ( load thu
mine.
George R , Estabrook Dead.
Marshalltown , la , , Aug. 21. Gcorgo
R. Kstnhrook , for five years a mem
ber of the state Republican central
committee from the Fifth district , a
prominent Iowa Republican and sec
retary of the Fisher Governor conv
pany , died' ' suddenly of hemorrhage of
the brain ,
RUN ACRCTSS ATLANTIC
IN , "VJR DAYS , FIFTEEN HOURS.
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Now Vrk , Aug. 21. The Cutiard
Iner Lt.1 la finished a sensational
un ncrok { he Atlantic at 9:30 : last
night and when the official figures for
ho trip became available It developed
hat the big turbinor had not only low
ered all records for the trans-Atlantic
oyago by nearly four hours , but that
she had also broken three other recI
ord's. The official timing of the Lusl
anln placed her off Daunt's rock at
,1:30 : o'clock last Sunday. Steaming
abreast of the lightship at 9:30 : last
light , she had made the passage In
ust four days nnd fifteen hours. The
> est previous record , made by her on
Nov. 8 last , was four days , eighteen
hours nnd lorty minutes , her new per-
'ormance ' lowering the previous mark
by three hours and forty minutes.
On the whole trip of 2,718 miles
the Lusltanla made an average speed
of 25.05 knots an hour , a new record.
The third record broken Is that for
ho greatest day's run 650 knots to
noon of the 17th In which run she
also set a new pace In steaming an
average of 25.60 knots for the twen-
, y-four hours.
STATE RESTS JNJUNCTION CASE
Will Stand on Evidence Presented by
Express Company.
.
Lincoln , Aug. 21. The state- will
stand on * the evidence already sub
mitted in the Injunction case against
the Adams Express company. Attor
ney General Thompson considers that
; ho company Itself has presented evi
dence which Is better than anything
10 can produce. This evidence Is an
exhibit made by the company , In
which Is shown a comparative state
ment of receipts for last year and this
year. While It shows a reduction In
receipts nnd an Increase In expense ,
.he legal department will contend that
.t simply shows that the companr
overcharged the public In Juno , 190S ,
when Its receipts showed a net earn
ing of 4.1 per cent on Its capital
stock , or a yearly earning of nearly
50 per cent. The legal department
will attempt to show that It was be
cause of this Immense earning ca
pacity that the Slbley law was en
acted.
Educational Exhibit nt State Fair.
Lincoln , Aug. 21. A now feature at
the coming state fair will be Educa
tional hall. The state has made a
good appropriation for the educational
exhibit this year and the committee
In charge of the Installation has made
up and' offered a good premium list.
The new building Is ninety-six feet
long nnd forty-six foot wide. Twenty-
five largo booths have been reserved
for the large educational Institutions
of the state nnd for county collective
exhibits of school work. ' The model
rural school , which for three years
has been on exhibition , has been
made a permanent feature.
Shortage of School Teachers.
Lincoln , Aug. 21. State Superin
tendent McBrlen has Issued a circular
letter to county superintendents re
garding the alleged shortage of school
teachers In Nebraska. He declares
the wages of school teachers In the
state have been raised $1,000,000 dur
ing the past three years.
Rain Helps Corn Crop.
Omaha. Aug. 21. Reports continue
to come In of good rains all over the
state. They have put the corn ground
In prime condition and , with sunshln
for another three weeks , it will make
as fine a crop as Ntuiraska has over
had.
Auto Thief Arrested.
Portland. Ore. . Aug. 21. Ernest
DIebler , chauffeur and former cavalry
man , wanted In Chicago on a charge
of stealing an automobile , was taken
Into custody hero. Dlobler , who was
arrested some tlmo ago at Chehnlis.
Wash. , escaped from Chicago dotec
tlves by leaping from n Northern Pa
clflc train near Bozeman , Mont.
Receiver for Walsh Road.
Chicago , Aug. 21. Federal Jurisdic
tion now extends over the Southern
Indiana Railway company through the
appointment of a receiver In the Unit
ed States circuit court for the road ,
which hns long been regarded as the
best of what are known as the John
R. Walsh railroads.
$50,000 Worth of Jewels Stolen.
New York , Aug. 21. Jewels valued
at more than $30,000 have been stolen
from a secret treasure room In the
mansion of Commodore Fradarick 0.
Bourne at Oakdale , L. I.
THE GOVERNMENT FILES ITS PE
TITION IN COURT.
SAYS FINE WAS NOT TOO LARGE
The United States Government , Reply *
Ing to Judge Grosscup , Says Every
Car Shipped Constituted a Crime.
Shipper Must Know Rates.
Chicago , Aug. 21. The United
h
States Government today filed Its pe
tition for a rehearing by the United
States court of appeals In the case of
the government against the Standard
Oil ( company of Indiana. The petition ,
In I part , was as follows :
The Indictment In the case was for a
violation of the Elklns net of February
19 , 1903 , making It a crime to accept
a concession whereby any property Is
transported In Interstate commerce nt
Jess than the published nnd filed rate.
It was proved at the trial that the
Chicago < & Alton Railway company
transported I to East St. Louis nnd St.
Louis , 1102 carloads of oil.
In all the dealings between shipper
and carrier each carload was treated
as a distinct transaction and handled
as ( a distinct piece of business.
The published nnd filed rates on this
business were IS cents per 100 pounds
to East St. Louis and 19 % cents to St.
Louis. The Standard Oil company ac
tually settled on the basis of C cents
to East St. Louis and 7Vfc cents to St.
These facts were admitted.
The Standard Oil 'company Inter-
joscd the claim In defense that the
Slklns act was unconstitutional ; that
ho tariffs had not been posted In two
nibllc places at the stations , and In
orposed many technical defenses.
On but a single point Involved In the
rial up to the return of the verdict of
jullty are the rulings of the trial
udge criticized by the court -of ap
peals. In all other particulars his nil-
ngs are sustained.
The point on which the trial Judge
s reversed by the court of appeals re-
ates to his rulings on evidence and
ils charge to the Jury with reference
o Ignorance on the part of the Stan
dard Oil company of the lawjTnl rate
as a defense.
The court of appeals In Its opinion
las not correctly stated how the Judge
"uled on this subject.
It Is said In the opinion that he re
fused to admit evidence to the effect
hat the Standard Oil company did not
enow what the lawful rate was- . The
'act ' Is , and the record so shows , that
all evidence tending to show Ignorance
on the part of the Standard Oil com
lany was admitted for the considers
: lon of the jury.
This evidence was largely that of
: he traffic manager of the Standard
Oil company , Bogardus , who swore tea
a conversation with Hollonds , the rate
clerk of the Alton , In which he said
Elollands told him that the rate had 1
been filed. The government met this
testimony by a great array of clrcunv
stances which tended to disprove It
and the jury found In favor of the gov-
ernment.
The trial judge ruled that Ignorance
0D
on the part of a shipper of what the
lawful rate was could be Interposed ; 1
as a defense , but that It would not
constitute a defense if It appeared that
the Ignorance was the result of neglect t
on the part of the shipper or of wil
ful failure on the part of the shipper r"
to resort to the sources of Informa
tion which were available.
The government contends that this
Is the correct construction of the
statute on this subject.
The court of appeals lays down the
rule that It Is necessary for the gov
ernment to show beyond a reasonable
doubt , as a part of Its case that the
shipper actually knew what the law
ful published and filed rate was.
The government contends that this
Is an impossible rule ; that it Is con
trary to the purpose of the Elklns act ;
that It Is contrary to the general rule
applicable in criminal cases ; that pul
into effect it would make of the Inter
state commerce act "a mere wlll-o'-
the wisp of legislation , a phantom
statute , destitute of strength or sub
stance. "
The government contends that the
court of appeals In Its opinion , has
laid down an erroneous rule for de
termlnlng the number of offenses.
The government contends that each
shipment is the basis of a distinct of
fense ; and that In this case each car
load was a separate shipment.
The circuit court of appeals has held
that there Is but ono offense for each
settlement for freight.
The government cites against this
the opinion of Presiding Judge Gross
cup in the case of United States vs
Hanley , 71 Fed. Rep. , 072 , 075 , In whicl
that Judge laid down an exactly con
trary rule to the one which he laic
down In the Standard Oil case.
The government contends that the
rule laid down by the court of ap
peals Is contrary to the principles o
the Elklns act , and leaves It to the
shipper and carrier to elect for how
many offenses they will bo prosccute <
and how mucJi they shall bo fined.
The government contends In the pe
tltlon that the court of appeals has
done a great Injustice to trial Judge
Landls In misstating what TIG did In
connection with the Imposition of the
fine on the Standard Oil company.
The circuit court of appeals In' Its
opinion charges that Judge Landls as
stimed to fine the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey , and Imposed thi
large fine lor the reason that ho wa
satisfied that the Standard Oil com
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Working on Trlpp County Report ,
Lamro , , S. D. , Aug. 21. Special to
ho News : The allotting crow , with
heir work In Trlpp county virtually
Inlshed , are making out their ached-
lies nnd report to bo sent to Washing-
on.
TRIPP BANK IS READY.
First Banking Institution In New
Country Will Open Next Week.
Lamro , S. D. , Aug. 21. Special to
The News : The Bank of Trlpp Conn-
y In Lamro will open for business
next Monday. J. J. Wagner Is presl-
lent of this pioneer bank. The now
mlldlng Is nearly completed. The
safe In the now bank weighs 0,500
> ounds.
W. H. MAYES OF T XAS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION.
SEATTLE NEXT MEETING PLACE
Resolution Is Adopted Indorsing Pres.
ent Postal Laws Relating to Second
Class Ma\\ \ \ Matter Senator Nelson
Makes Plea for Forest Conservation.
St. Paul , Aug. 21. Practically all
of this session's business of the Na
tional Editorial association was
finished when Seattle , Wash. , was
chosen as the 1909 meeting place.
When it was seen that Seattle would
win , the Toledo delegates moved that
the choice of Seattle be made unani
mous.
The following officers were elected :
President , Will H. Moyes , Brownwood ,
Tex. ; first vice president , A. N. Pom
eroy , Chambersburg , Pa. ; second vice
president , n. E. Dowdell , Artesian ,
S. D. ; third vice presjdpnt. W. F. Par-
roll , Waterloo , la. ; recording secre
tary , R , H. Walker * . Athens , Ala. ;
treasurer. Will Curtis. Kewanee , 111.
A discussion of tup present postal
laws relating to second class mall
matter and the adoption of resolu
tions Indorsing the tlows and com
mending Third Assistant Postmaster
General A. C. Lawsh o In his efforts
to enforce them took" ? up the greater
part of the mornlng-'sesslon. -
Senator Nelson stated that the dls
posal of public lands In the past has
been very prodigal and the Idea of the
commission Is to have the govern
ment stop selling the timber lands and
so conserve the national forests. The
Intention Is to have all public lands
suitable for agricultural purposes re
served for actual settlers only. He
urged the editors to call the attention
of the public to the conservation of
forests and he stated that the com
mission hopes to have laws passed
that will give Uncle Sam control of
the supply of timber.
SUDDENLY' COLLAPSES AT BAN
QUET.
Rochester , N. Y. , Aug. 21. At the
close of a banquet In the new hall of
theology at St. Bernard's seminary
Bishop Bernard J. McQuald suddenly
collapsed and It was feared that death
was Imminent. The exercises In
volved the celebration of the fortieth
anniversary of the bishop's episcopate
and the sixtieth anniversary of his
ordination to the priesthood.
As Bishop McQuald , clad In the
robes of his office , was wheeled Into
the dining room by Dr. L. F. Simpson ,
who has been attending him nt the
seminary , the clergy rose to greet the
bishop. Ho spoke , except for a mo
ment at the beginning of his ad'dress ,
In a voice of unexpected vigor , con
tinuing for seventeen minutes. Then
he suddenly said : "I would like to
say more , but I feel that my strength
Is falling me. "
With this the bishop became palo
and leaned back In his chair Ho be
came unconscious nnd the clergy ,
stunned by the shock , knelt Jn prayer.
Dr. Simpson administered two hypo
dermic Injections nnd lowered the
prelate's head. Coadjutor Bishop
Hickey prepared to administer extreme -
tremo unction , the sacrament of the
last rites , but Bishop McQuald re-
gained' consciousness within a few
minutes nnd slowly revived.
Killed by Live WJre.
Pittsburg , Pa , , Aug. 21. Sotlrls
Karageorgls. a seventeen-year-old
Greek , climbed a polo In front of the
old city hall to see the wrestling
match of Demotrnl , the Greek , and
Busch , the German. Ills hand struck
a heavily charged light wire and , after
writhing In agony several minutes , ho
fell dead In the midst of a largo crowd
awaiting the result of the bout.
Banker P. G. Ayers Drops Dead.
Trinidad. Colo. , Aug. 21. P. G.
Ayera , president of the First National
Uank of CoffeyvISIo , Kan. , dropped
dead at Stonewall , a summer resort ,
fifty miles west of here , where ho was
spending a vacation with a number of
friends.
SHOOTING OF WITNESS , HOWEVER -
EVER , AN ACCIDENT.
TRUE BILL AGAINST WOMAN
Two Alleged Mob Leaders Indicted by
Grand Jury Military Authorities
'Aid In Bringing Persons Who
Caused Recent Riots to Justice.
Springfield , 111. , Aug. 21. S'prlngflold' '
was Inllumed by a report that Holla
Keys , a seventeen-year-old boy , who
testified before the special grand Jury
when that body Indicted1 George Rich
ardson for an aloged ] assault upon
Mrs. Mabel Hallam , had boon shot by
friends of the accused negro. Before
the rumor had tlmo to spread far it
was learned that the shooting was
accidental , the wound having "been In
flicted by a bullet from a revolver be
longing to n companion of Keys. The
boy Is so seriously injured that ho
may not recover.
The occurrence caused fresh fears
In the "black belt , " despite the at
tempts of the olllclals to quiet the
town.
The arsenal was crowded with ref
ugees ' again and there was a large
number I of negroes who slept und'cr
the protection of a guard from the
Seventh regiment under Lieutenant
A. J. Vnndandalgue at Camp Lincoln.
Alleged Mob Leaders Indicted.
Ten indictments a-galnst two of the
alleged mob leaders were returned by
the special grand jury of Sangamon
county. Six of these aie against
Abrnm Raymor nnd four are against
Kate Howard. Raymor is charged
with murder , four cases of malicious
mischief and one of riot. The charges
against the Howard woman are for
malicious mischief and are Identical
with those against Raymor on these
counts.
The murder charge against Ray-
mor Is based on his alleged participa
tion in the lynching of William Donl-
gan , the eighty-year-old negro who
fell a victim to the mob's fury on Sat
urday night. Considerable of the evi
dence upon which this was secured
waa obtained' by a military court of
Inquiry , which baboon sitting under
the direction of Lieutenant Colonel
Chatterfleld nnd which turned over to
the state attorney the results of Its
Investigations.
"We secured enough evidence to In
dict forty or fifty participants In last
week's rioting , " said Colonel Chatter-
field. "Wo have practically a complete
confession from Raymor and we have
also discovered convincing evidence of
arson on the part of a former police
officer of Springfield. "
The Howard woman Is charged with
participation In the looting of the
Leper restaurant and also with aiding
the wrecking of the building.
RACE CLASHAT CHICAGO
_
Five Men Injured In Clash Between
Dock Laborers.
Chicago , Aug. 21. In a fight be
tween white and black dock laborers
employed on the Western Transit
compan > 's docks , five men were In
jured. Some of ( ho whites declared
they would not work unless the
negroes quit. This the latter refused
to do and a quarrel ensued between
Hugh Brady , white , and Louis Haw
kins , colored. The negro drew a
knife and stabbed' Brady In the neck
and arm , whereupon the fighting be
came general. Bricks and clubs were
used freely. The trouble attracted the
attention of white and negro laborers
employed a short distance away by
the Lehlgh Valley Transportation com
pany and they ran to the scene and
took sides with the combatants. Two
patrol wagons wore rushed to the
docks. Hawkins was arrested.
Jurors Pray for Divine Guidance.
St. Louis , Aug. 21. Kneeling In sup
pliant attitude beside their cots ,
each member of a St. Louis -county
Jury at Cla > ton , which was delib
erating In the case of Wash Woods.
a negro charged with murder , offered
prayer , asking divine- guidance in ar
riving at a verdict On the first bal
lot Woods was acquitted. The Invoca1
tlons followed unsuccessful efforts by
the Jury to roach an agreement as to
the negro's guilt or Innocence.
Police Rescue Negro From Mob.
Lynn , Mass , , Aug. 21. A mob of
1,000 persons , with shouts of "Lynch
him ! Lynch him ! " tried to take away
Henry Tyler , n negro , from a reserve
officer and hod severely pounded the
colored man when seven police ofll
cora succeeded In getting the pris
oner to the station house before ho
was seriously hurt. Tyler was de
tected , It is alleged , breaking Into a
store.
Wife of Millionaire Suicides.
Denver , Aug. 21. Mrs , Snellonborg
the wife of the millionaire department
store proprietor of Philadelphia , com
mlttcd suicide nt the Oakes home It
this city by eating strychnine tablet )
which had been prescribed for her ni
medicine. Mrs. Snellenberg was of
fllcted with consumption and it Is bo
llevcd this affliction produced molan
cholla.
Chicago Wins Llpton Cup.
Chicago , Aug. 21. The Llpton cup
toes to the yacht Chicago.
THE CONDITION THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-tour Hours.
Forecast for Nearac * * .
Condition ot thu wcatnen us record
ed for the twenty-four hour * ending
at 8 n. tn. today.
Mnxlinitiu 7fi
Mtnlinuin BO
Average ; i
Unromotor 20.70
Chicago , Aug. 21. The bulletin Issued -
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Partly cloudy nnd probably local
showers tonight or Saturday , Cooler
Saturday.
TWO YOUNG GIRLS WHISKED
FROM HOME IN CARRIAGE.
Konoslm , WIs. , Aug. 21. Detectives
arc trying to penetrate mysteries SUP
rounding the disappearance of Our-
trndo and Dorothy Belhn , daughters of
Jacob Ucllin , ono of the wealthiest
residents of southern Wisconsin. The
girls , eleven nnd fourteen years at
ago , respectively , have not been seen
since their parents left them sitting
In a hammock on the lawn at homo
Monday night. Many people bollevo
the girls weie kidnaped and' are hold
for ransom.
One clew Is the receipt by Mra.
Belhn , who Is the stepmother of the
missing maids , of a note several
weeks ago warning her that a plot
was on foot to steal the girls.
Members of the household say that
Monday night a closed carrlago was
driven up to the Belhn goto. It In
declared then a man was heard sharp
ly commanding the girls to enter and
that they obeyed him. The horses
then were whipped up and the victims
rapidly carried away. After an unsuc
cessful search by relatives and local
authorities , Mr. Belhn came to Kenosha -
sha and engaged' ' detectives to work
upon the case.
BftYAN STARTS ON TRIP
Democratic Candidate Will Return to
Lincoln on Aug. 28.
Falrvlew , Lincoln , Aug. 21. Will
lam J. Bryan , Democratic candidate
for the presidency , left here on a
seven days' tripIn * thu course of
which ho will deliver several speeches
and hold a three-day conference with
his campaign managers In Chicago.
The first stop will be at DCS Molnes ,
la. , where tonight ho will dis
cuss the tariff question. Saturday ,
Sunday and a part of Monday ho will
spend in Chicago and on Tuesday he
will bo present at the notification In
Indianapolis of John W. Kern , the
Democratic vice presidential nominee ,
and upon which occasion ho will
speak on the subject of trusts , Two
days later at Topeka , Kan. , he will
deal with the question of the guaranty
of bank deposits , and will return to
Lincoln on Aug. 28.
OLD AGE CLUBJELEBRATES
Three Score and TrrClub's Annual
Dinner Prepared by Aged Cook.
Mason City , la. , Aug. 21. Two mem
bers over ninety years of ago , seven
over eighty and tycnTy-onc over sev
enty attended the fourth annual meet
ing of the Three Score jnd Ton club
The club was organized fhreo years
ago as the Four Score club , with a
charter membership of eighteen. Since
this tlmo seven have died. This year
the age limit was cut d'own to sev-
enty. Theron Palmeter and S. M
Richardson are the two who have at
talned the ninety-one year mark.
The event of the day was the din
ner with David Hamstreet , prepared
by an octogenarian. David Hamstreo
was made president of the association
and S. M , Richardson secretary.
HAINS' ' WIFE m TO TESTIFY
Contradictory Statements Issued by
Lawyers In Annls Case.
New York , Aug. 21. Interest in the
case of the Halns brothers , now await
ing indictment ana trial in the
Queens county Jail for the murder o
William E. Anuls on the float of the
Bayslde , L. I. , Yacht club last Satur
day , centers In various contradictor )
statements Issued by the lawyers for
Captain Peter C. Halns nnd bis
brother , Thornton J. Halns , and by
those having charge of the Interests
of Mrs. Hnins , the captain's wife
Frank G. Wild , Mrs. Halns' attorney
Insisted that , signed confessions to
the contrary notwithstanding , Mrs
Halns had never been guilty of im
proper conduct with Annls , Mr. Wild
denied a published story that Mrs.
< Halns .was trying to effect a recon
ciliation with her husband and would 1
testify In his behalf at the trial.
Affairs of Broken Bank Settled.
Guthrlo , Okla. , Aug. 21. The affairs
of the International bank of Coal-
gate , Okla. . which failed' May 21.
ow.ng about $37,000 to depositors ,
have practically been settled up by the
state banking board through the oper
ation of the state guaranty law.
When the bank failed the banking
board pacpd $24.000 In the bank for
the Immediate payment of depositors.
All except $500 of this amount had
been paid back to the state and cash
13 on hand for the payment of the
AMERICANS GIVEN CORDIAL WEL >
COME BY AUSTRALIANS. <
STREETS LINED WITH TROOPS
Twenty.five Hundred Men , Carrying
Arms , but Not Ammunition , Tnke
Part In Procession Whole City
Turns Out to Do Them Honor.
Sydney , N. S W. , Aug. 21. Syd
ney was aglow with life and color to
night and surging thousands filled the
streets as never before , ns this was
the day eel for thu official landing
and for Australia to publicly welcome
the bone nnd sinew of the visiting
fleet , officers and men.
Largo bodies of men from nil the
ships were brought ashore before
noon. ' They numbered close to 3,000.
In 1 suctions , they inarched to the outer
domain and formed on allotted spaces ,
fronting 1 the leceptlon pavilions. Then
came ( the admirals and their staffs ,
who landed on the east side of the
ccno , wheie a guard of honor from
the British naval forces was diawu
up. They were mot by the prime
minister , the lord mayor of Sydney
nnd members ot the corporation. Hear
Admiral Sperry , commander of the
licet , Inspected the naval guaid and
then , with the others , was driven to
the reception pavilion , where ho was
greeted by Lord Northcote , governor
general of Australia , and Sir Henry
Jlawson , the governor of Now South
Wales. The scene was a brilliant and
plctuiet > quo ono.
The pavilion was surmounted by a
golden eagle , glittering In the sun
light , and the curved balustrades
were Inscribed with the names of the
American states. The stands stir-
rounnlng ' the pavilion seemed almost
burled with flags , bunting and ever
greens. The brilliant uniforms of tha
guard of honor from the Royal Aus
tralian artillery contrasted strongly
with the plain colors worn by the
Americans. Lord Northcote , on be
half of Australia , extended the heart
iest of welcomes to Admiral Sperry ,
his officers and men nnd congratu
lated them warmly pn the success of
the voyage.
After greetings had _ been ex
changed a processlbn was formed , the
lord mayor and' officials and'the Amor-
lean admirals with their staffs occu
pying callages. Twenty-flvo hun
dred men from the fleet took part In
the procession. They carried arms ,
but no ammunition , In accordance
with an arrangement which was made
the night before.
The detachments from the various
ships were headed by color bearers
and accompanied by the ships' bands.
Their marching was commented upon
with admiration , nnd they were
cheered on every hand. All the streets
along the route were profusely dec
orated and lined with federal troops
and police.
On the return to the domain the
visitors were entertained at luncheon.
The whole city turned out to do them
honor and the greatest enthusiasm
prevailed.
CHAFIN TALKSJN FOUR TOWNS
Prohibition Candidate Urges Defeat of
Speaker Cannon.
Kokomo , Ind. , Aug. 21. Eugene W.
Chafin , Prohibition candidate for the
presidency , spoke here to more than
2,000 persons. He made addresses
during the day at Champaign , Dan-
vllle and Veedersburg. Mr. Chafin
In his speech said that the question
of temperance Is a moral question and
never can be called a local question ,
He de.clared that Speaker Cannon , was
opposed to temperance legislation and
that so long as he was speaker no
prohibition bill would have the slight
est chance to pass. He advised his
hearers to seek Ccumon'8 defeat.
" "
Hisgen Opens Campaign.
Enfleld , Conn. , Aug. 21. The Inde
pendence party opened the state cam
paign at Plnoy Rldgo when Thomas
L. Htsgen , presidential nominee , ad
dressed an audience of 2,000 persona.
"The greatest evil of the day Is the
rebate and , Instead of fining them on
a conviction , I would send them to
Jail , " declared Mr. Hisgen. "If I am
elected I will make Roosevelt's bluff
good and reduce the duty on pe
troleum. "
Haugen May Enter Senatorial Race.
Des Molnes , Aug. 21. G N. Hau
gen , congressman from the Fourth dis
trict , will probably be a candidate for
the United States senate. Ho haa
Issued a statement In which he de
clares many of his friends have asked
lilm to enter the race , hut soys he has
not fully decided to do so.
Dawson Renomlnated.
Davenport. la. . Aug. 21. The Re
publican congressional convention of
the Second district of Iowa ratified
the result of the Juno primary by
nominating A. F. Dawson for reelection
tion to congress.
Forest Fires Under Control.
Vancouver , B. C. , Aug. 21. Most of
the forest fires In this district are
under control , though some damage la
still being Inflicted on standing Urn-
her. A pall of smoke like a thick fog
Is hanging over the city and naviga
tion tn coast waters Is very difficult