The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, November 20, 1908, Image 1
EWS NORFOLK , NKHUASKA , FUIDAY' NOVtiMlilCK , 'JO IMS. GAS EXPLOSION Main Pipe Blows up in Brook lyn Street , TWO BODIES BEEN RECOVERED , . Plftccn to Twe f ersons Are Re ported Killed ai & , 'It ' of Disaster at Front and Gc. * % , -eels Many Durlcd Under Dirt . < k'tones. V Ilrooklyn. Nov. 20.- > * ' ' I went y men are reported \ . ° ps'fs s the result of an explosion or a ? j. M\\\\ \ \ \ at. [ ' 'rout and ( lold streets thimorn - Ing. Many persona were burled under dlrl and stones. Two bodies have already been re covered and a search has begun for others. Street Topples Into Sewer. The street for a block toppled Into I he sewer following the explosion. An cccenvatlon was torn twenty-llvo feel wide and quite deep. Karlh and stone from the founda tions of bouses caved In , making the bouses nmiafe. The police ordoreU tenants to move. The planking holding back the earth H burning llcrccly , fed by gar. from I lie broken mains. \Vator from tlio water main is Hooding the lower levels. Twenty-One Men Burled. Twenly-ono men were burled by the cave-In and It Is believed that Ilf- ti'i'ii of them are dead. Samuel I 'rout , who was passing at I In- time of thi' explosion , saw a wo man and child thrown into the bole by the force of the concussion and tried to save them. He fell into the llames and was roasted alive. Ills Is the only body that has thus far been recovered. 'I'be woman and child were rescued by the police. Forest Fires. Little Hock , Ark. , Nov. 20 Disas trous forest tires are raging In Arkan sas , threatening scores of towns and great property loss. A Norfolk Hunting Party. Verdlgro , Nob. . Nov. 20. Unit Mapes. C. II. Reynolds and Dr. 1' . 11. Kaltcr of Norfolk and S. F. Miller and W. II. llncholz of Omaha have been putting In a day or two of a hard earned vacation among the quail haunts In this vicinity. The word "hard-earned" can be truthfully ap plied In more than one sense because the quail country around hero Is "some dllllcnlt" for navigation through tlio thick brush. ' "J'bouvb we haven't linil quite as many birds as wo e.xpected. " said Superintendent Reynolds in bis pri vate ear , "those wo have run across bave afforded us excellent shooting. Rabbits ? Ob , any amount , but then \ve haven't stopped to bother with them. " The bunting party has returned to Norfolk after a lliml day witb the quail. Some Quail Hunting. Niobrara. Neb. , Nov. 20. Speaking of quail shooting , u bag made by a Niobrara party Sunday stands worth recording. The parly consisted of George Kostor and 13. S. Olllham of Niobrara , A. F. Stearns of Norfolk and Hurt Cuttens of Lincoln. By nightfall the four gnus had accounted for over ninety birds. BIG DEAL JNJOBACCO , Burley Society Gets $14,000,000 , for 80- 000,000 , Pounds. Louisville , Nov. 20. The big deal between the American Tobacco com pauy and the Hurley Tobacco society for the 1900 and part of the 1907 crops of tobacco , which has been hanging fire for several weeks , was closed here. The price agreed on In the transac tion , which was said to bo the largest of Its kind over put through , Is an average erago of 20' ' { . cents for the 190G crop and 17 cents per pound for the 1907 product. The deal involves nearly 80.000,000 pounds of tobacco held In the pool b > the Hurley Tobacco society and an outlay of something like $14,000.001 on tlie part of the American Tobacco comuanv. Mores on Warpath. Manila , Nov. 20. Several hundred warllko Mores have gathered near Malalmug. A column of five companies of infantry , with n conglo of guns , has been sent out to make a reconnals sauce. It is hoped that after a parley the Mores will disband peacefully Fatally Kicked by riorsc. Tecnmseh , Neb. , Nov. 20. Willlan Mason , aged' eleven years , was klckei by a vicious horse and his skul crushed so badly that he cannot re cover. The frnctnro extends from i liiiint In the center of the forehead to the i > ar and several pieces of crushed bone were removed. Ossenkop Held for Murder. Plattsmouth. Neb. , Nov. 20. Fred O r-nkop was bound over to the dis trict court and held in $10,000 bail for the murder two months aeo of , French Cruiser Aground. ParK Nov. 20. The- French crnlH"r iide ran fast aground this morning iff Ajacclo. Corsica , during the man ivri'B. Thc condition of the ship snld to be critical. AFTER FRISCO CHIEF. Charges Against Two Policemen the Flrot Steps. San FranclHCo , Nov. 20 Detective turns filed charges today against two lollccMiien who , acting as prison ; nards , refused to allow him to see Morris Haas after thelatli'r hail shot \KHlslant District Attorney llciicy. The nove Is said to be the first step to- vards ousting Chief Illggy. Declines to Tell Where Oil Trust Cash is , ATTORNEYS IN LIVELY TILT , VIr. Rockefeller Said , on Cross-Examln- ation , That He Did Not Think the Amount of Money Made in a Busi ness Concerned Risk. New York , Nov. 20. On cross-ox- imlnatlon today John D. Rockefeller vas asked by Mr. Kellogg : "Do you onslder ha/.ardous any business vhlch started in 1SS2 with a capital of ? G7.000OUO , and which Is paying Ilvldends on ? r > ! ) .00,000 ( ) , besides hav- ng accumulated a surplus of over $ . ' ,00.000,1)00 ) ? " Mr. Rockefeller replied : "I don't onslder the amount of money made n any business has anything to do vltb whether or not the business Is mznrdons. " Three times Mr. Rockefeller was isked relative to the apportionment of the cash , property and trust certill- : atos since the promulgation of the rust agreement in 18S2. Ho declined to answer unless coun sel for the government Insisted. He aid that under those conditions he vould answer. Attorney Kellogg for the govern- ncnt repeated the request when At- orney Milbnrn , Rockefeller's counsel , nterrupted , saying that the witness vould not answer the question unless compelled to. At this point Kellogg altered his actics. He Insisted upon the point hrongh Milburn's consent. This re sulted in an argument. New York , Nov. 20. John D. Rocke feller , president of the Standard Oil company , Is on the witness stand to- ilay under the sharp lire of cross-ex amination by Frank U. Kellogg , spe cial assistant attorney general , prose cuting the case for the government in the suit to dissolve the oil combine. This will be generally confined to the period from 1SG2 to 1SS2 , except when the testimony has direct bearing on developments in the company's affairs in its later period. Witb the story of the first score of years of the industrial development of the Standard Oil company , the testi mony of Mr. Rockefeller , on direct examination , was brought to an unex pected close. The head of the Stand ard told the processes and causes of the company's growth up to the trust agreement of 1SS2 , and , after Identify ing the parties to the agreement , conn sel for the defense announced that Mr. Rockefeller bad concluded his di rect testimony and let It be known that the history of the company from the trust agreement of 1SS2 would be told on the witness stand by John D. Archbold , vice president , who is con vcrsant with the combine's develop ment. CHOKER ARRIVES TODAY , Tammany Leaders Turn Out In Force to Greet Former Chieftain. New York , Nov. 20. The news that the Lusltanla , with Richard Crokor aboard , was sighted down the bay early today was the signal for the Tammany braves to get busy with their welcome for their former chief tain. A largo excursion steamer had been chartered to meet the Incoming liner. The Tammany vessel was crowd ed to the rails with politicians of high and low degree , who shivered in the keen November wind that blew in from the Narrows. Despite the chilli ness , much enthusiasm was manifest ed. The appearance of Mr. Croker's form on the deck of the Lusltanla was greeted with cheers. Ho looked well and declared that he felt well. Beyond - yond voicing bis regret at the recent Democratic defeat in the state and na tion Mr. Croker refused to discuss pol itics nt this time. He will remain in this country for several months , re newing old friendships , before return ing to his Irish homo. Darwin R. James Dead. New York , Nov. 20. Darwin R. James , chairman of the federal board of Indian commissioners , died at his home in UrooKlyn after a brief Illness. Bomb No. 25 In Gamblers' War. Chicago , Nov. 20. With a force that shook surrounding buildings and 1 shattered windows , bomb No. 25 In 1 the "gamblers' war" was exploded' ' In Man and Woman Perish When Car Plunges , SIX OTHERS ARE RESCUED , Car Going at Terrific Speed Misses Bridge and Plunges Over Embank ment Twenty-five Feet Into Calu met River Car Comes to Surface. Chicago , Nov. 20. A man and a woman were drowned together when an atitomoblle containing eight per sons plunged Into the Calumet river tills morning. The drowned are .loo Mercer , age twenty-two , the chauffeur , and Mar garet Atkln , ago twenty. The other six were rescued. The car , still containing the other passengers , came to the surface. All were rescued. The police recovered the bodies. The car which was going at a ter- rlllc speed swerved as It approached the bridge and went over the twenty- live-foot embankment Into the water. Pinchot Will Succeed Wilson. Washington , Nov. 20.-Gfford ! Pin- cliot , chief forester of the government , baa been olferod the position of secre tary of agriculture In President-elect 1'aft's cabinet. It Is practically certain bo will accept. Accused Minister Resigns. San Francisco , Nov. 20. Hev. Pay- son Young , accused of improper rela tions with Edna. Clark , the runaway art student found In Chicago , resigned as pastor when a commit toe of vestry men called on him. Tlio minister is sick in bed. TOM JOHNSON WON'T ' GO INTO BANKRUPTCY , His Creditors-Hopes to Pay , Cleveland , Nov. 20. Mayor Tom Johnson , who yesterday announced that his fortune was shattered in his light for a three-cent street car line , today declared that he will not begin action in voluntary bankruptcy. Ho said he did not think this would be fair to his creditors. "I intend to adjust matters In the best possible way , " ho said , "and I hope to fully pay all of my obliga tions. " MINERS' ' STEALINGS ARE LARGE , Alaskan Owners Suffer Heavily Through Thefts by Employes. , Seattle , Wash. , Nov. 20. R. R. Reed , formerly employed by R. T , Uarnette , owner of the Dome Creek mine , near Fairbanks , Alaska , arrested on a charge of stealing gold from his em ployer , confessed his guilt and impli cated other laborers In the stealing from mine owners. In his confession , Reed said : "I gathered the gold and sand In handfuls out of the rlllles , hid It in my handkerchief , gloves or boots , carried it homo and washed It out. My clean ings wore from r > 0 cents to $ 100 a day. and the day 1 brought home the $4UO nugget it scared my wife , it was so large. Altogether I must have cleaned up $1,800 worth of stolen gold. I have spent It all except the ? SOO you dug up In my front yard. What I have taken from Harnette's mine is not a drop in the bucket compared with the steal Ings that have been going on In the Tanana district all summer , and are even going on now. I know ono man who has $30,000 worth of stolen gold salted down. There are six 'planters' working In Harnette's Dome Creek mine this very minute. " , After Reed had agreed to testify against other gold thieves when taken back to Alaska , ho was released. FEDERATION INDORSES GOMPERS Plan of Meeting Injunctlona With Dis obedience Defeated. Denver , Nov. 20. The entire sion of the American Federation ot Labor convention was given ever to consideration of the report of the ' committee on the president's report. Two sections caused a prolonged de bate nnd a vote was reached on only ono , that referring to "litigation har assing labor. " Tlio report of the committee recom mending that Injunctions bo disregard ed was defeated on roll call , il,272 to 3,570 , , and a modification of the report , along the line of Gompers' report , was adopted. The rest of the sesslQU tras taken up in discussing the section of the report referring to the political action of the federation leadore. In this section the committee criticised Daniel J. Keefo for not acting with the rest of the executive council. Eoyer Given Three Years , Sidney , Neb. . Nov 20.-Georgo C. Uoyer was sentenced to three years FRIDAY'S ' DISASTERS Many Catastrophes Reported In Day's Events. Friday brought many dlsastera throughout tin' world. Hy noon The News had received word. In Its tele- grahle report , of a gas oxloslon In Hruuklyn Killing peniaps IHtoen to iwonty , a suburban collision near Chicago cage killing seven , an automobile acci dent nt Chicago drowlng two , and lloodH In the iHland of Ulclly In which hundreds perished and thousands were rendered homeless. All of this news will bu given to ( liht territory by The News many hours ahead of all other papers. 1'eople who want the news while It is IIOWH , read The Norfolk Newa. Lamphere's ' Attorney Says he Will Prove it , MURDERED FIRST HUSBAND ? State Rests in Lamphere Murder Trial Lamphere's Attorney Claims Lamphere Was a Mile Away From Gunncss House When | t Burned. Laporio , Ind. , Nov. 20. The state rested today In the Lampliero murder case and Attorney Woden outlined the case for the defenso. He said ho wend show that Lamphoro left the house of a negress , Elizabeth Smith , at 4 o'clock in the morning on the day of the fire and twenty minutes after the house , a mlle away , was burned. Ho said that ho would show Mrs. Gunnoss killed her first husband and collected the life Insurance. Ho also declared that ho would pro duce , a witness to show that Mrs. Gunnoss Is still alive and that he would prove she had a motive for burning up the house. Laporte , Ind. , ' Nov. 20. Deput > Sheriffs Anstiss jnnd Miirr testified 'hat Ray Lamphoro made admissions amounting to a ijartial confession ol setting lire to the'home of Mrs. BelU- Gunncss on the morning of April 2S. Sheriff Smntzcr' , who was on the stand part of the day , told of his ef forts to unravel the Gnnncss mystery and the clews which he followed. The Truelson chase to Texas was brought in and exposed as a clever scheme worked by n man In jail In Texas , who thought he would be able to escape his troubles there by con fessing that ho was an accomplice of Mrs. Gunness. RESTRAINING ORDER AG T UNION PACIFIC Forbids Issuance ot Transpor tation for Advertising , Lincoln , Nov. 20. On the applica tion of Attorney General Thompson , the Nebraska supreme court issued n temporary Injunction against the Union Pacific Railioad company , di recting it to issue no more transporta tion in lieu of newspaper advertising. The writ of Injunction Is made re turnable at the second sitting of the court in January next. The attorney general alleges the railroad' company Is Issuing transportation to newspaper proprietors and editors in violation of the statutes. Nebraska Eductional Directory. Lincoln , Nov. 20. An educational directory has been issued from the of fice of the state superintendent. It shows that there are 0,781 ! school dis tricts In the state and C.S71 schools. Teachers employed last year tim bered 10,0f > 9 and they were paid In salaries $3,027,470 , or an average of $18.59 each per month. The census shows that 372,048 children were eligi ble and 270,404 of this number wore enrolled. The school property Is val ued nt ? 12.755,3S4 and now books val ued at $274,283 were purchased during the year , bringing the total expendi ture on schools to $5,759,222. The cost of education was $20.83 per pupil. BALLOON LANDSJN "GEORGIA , Aeronauts Rids All Night Above For est Fire Region. Tiger , Ga. , Nov. 20. The story of an exciting all night trip in the bal loon "Yankee , " which left St. Louis Wednesday and landed near here , was told by A. 13. Lambert , pilot of the balloon. Mr. I > ambort said : "Wo left St. Louis and crossed Illinois at an alti tude of 2,500 feet. Our progress was very slow. At Hoyd , Ind. , wo descend ed and made a landing , stopping for ty-live minutes. Wu then proceeded , but after going only twenty miles , landed again and talked to some pee ple. Wo then ascended and stayed tip all night. Wo might not have re- ' maiiH-d up but for the fact that it ap peared the wisest thing to do , owing to forest fires beneath us , Smoke bothered us a good deal and at times was so dense that wo could not see the earth. Wo landed hero in the 'j iX KILLED E Burlington Suburban Train in Fatal Crash , IT RAN DOWNTHAND CAR , Three of the Men Were Thrown Un der the Wheels and Ground to Pieces Three Others Were Thrown to One Side. Chicago , Nov. 20. Six persons were klllePtoday" ( when u Hnrllngton suburban train ran down u hand car at Illnsdale. Three men were thrown under the wheels and ground to bits. Three were hurled over the sldo of the track. The bodies were taken to Might , the wreck occurlng between 1 light and Illnsdale. Fog is said to have caused the acci dent. FORT SCOTTJANKCLOSES First National Shuts Doors , Federal Authorities to Take Charge. Fort Scott , Kan. , Nov. MThe First National bank of this city closed its doors today and federal authorities have been asked to take charge of the Institution. The liabilities of the institution are said to bo $ UOO,000. New Townsite of Grantham. Hartington , Neb. , Nov. 20. A site for a new town has been platted be tween Mnskfll and Wynot. 11 will be called Grantham. TARIFF REVISION TO BE THROUGH. President Elect Tatt Discusses Hot Springs , Va. , Nov. 20. That President Elect William II. Tait en tertains a vigorous determination that the forthcoming revision of the tariff Hhall bo thorough , made in good faith and in accordance with the pledge of the party. Is daily evidenced in the earnestness with which ho talks of this subject with his political callers. His Interest goes to the extent of seeking detailed information concern ing the personnel and organization of the Sixty-first congress. It is neces sary for him as the head of the party and responsible to the American people ple for the carrying out of its prom ises to begin his work nt once by in suring if possible such an organiza tion of the next congress as shall make It possible for tlio legislative and executive branches to work in complete harmony. This Is the problem which the presi dent elect admits is just now upper most in his mind and upon which ho Is seeking light. In accordance with his announced determination to con sult many party leaders upon many subjects , Judge Taft talked with Rep resentative Burton for an hour and a half. The announced details of this conference were that the speakcrshlp question , tariff revision , the monetary commission and the next cabinet had been discussed. Killed In Auto Overturn. Washington , Nov. 20. Noble Davis was Idlled and several others wore In jured by the overturning of an auto mobile near llyattsville , Mel. The machine was owned by Joseph Stras- berger , a merchant of this city , nnd Davis , who was his chauffeur , had taken out a party of his friends. Mrs. Harbour Convicted. Rapid City , S. D. , Nov. 20. The jury in the Harbour murder trial , after being out seventeen hours , returned n verdict of manslaughter In the second degree against Mrs. Mary Harbour , who killed her foster daughter , ROEO Rosso , lost March. Favor State Fire Marshal. DCS Molncs , Nov. 20. The state con- ventlon of Iowa mutual fire insurance companies adopted a resolution in fa vor of a law to create the office of state flro marshal. John Evans of Grinnoll was elected president for the ensuing year and Harry Harding of Jefferson secretary. Fire Tournament Plans. Dos Molnes , Nov. 20. The next state tournament of the firemen of Iowa is to bo hold In Davenport. G. B. Embrco of West Liberty was elect ed president of the association nnd E. E. Parsons of Marlon secretary. riumane bociety Ejects Officers. Now Orleans , Nov. 20. Many pers on anti-cruelty work were read at the national convention of the American Humane asscu iation. Aftei the re-i-leition of Dr. William O. SUM- man of Albany. N. Y. , president , tho' ' following ofllcers were named : First1 vice president , James M. Brown of , Tolcifo ; second vice president , Mrs. Caroline Erlewslto of Philadelphia ; THE CONDITIONJJF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Houn. Forecast for Nebraika. Condition ot the weather n record ctl for the twenty-fe/ur liouri ending nt 8 a. in. today : Maximum tin Minimum 21 lYvorngo 41 llarometer 2IS ! ) ! Chicago , Nov. 20. The liullctln Is- suctl by tlio Chicago station of the United Slates weather Imrn.'iu gives tlio foropaat for Nebraska as follows : Fair tcniuht ami Suiunlay.Varmur tonight and cast pmiiun Saturday. New York and Pennsylvania Un der Ban ot Quarantine , GENERAL CLEAN UP ORDERED , Chief Melvln In Personal Charge of Ciusade to Stamp Out Foot and Mouth Disease Infected Animals Said to Have Come From Michigan. Hnffalo , Nov. 20. For the 11 rat time In their history the East llnft'alo stock yards are under the ban ol' a quaran tine. Hecanso two carloads of cattle which were delivered' iu western Penn sylvania , and were found to bo infect ed with foot and mouth disease , were traced back to East HulTaio , the fed eral and state authorities have placed a ban on this market pending a gen eral clean-up of the yards and a further - ther investigation as to the outbreak of the disease. As a direct result of the conditions growing out of the Investigation , word came through the board of animal in dustry of the department of agricul ture , ordering the entire states of New York and Pennsylvania quarantined. Pennsylvania state authorities have declared a quarantine against New York state and Commissioner Pearson of the department of agriculture of this state ordered that a strict quar antine bo placed on five counties in western Now York , namely , Erie , Ni agara , Orleans , Wyoming and Genesec. Animals im'ufU'd with the foot and mouth disease have been discovered in each of thcso counties by govern ment Inspectors , who have been quiet ly at work for over a week. Practic ally all the cases , it is said , have been traced back to Hnffalo. Chief Melvln of the Washington bu reau has been hero in personal charge of the crusade to stamp out the dis ease , and under him arc working a score of inspectors. The federal quarantine will apply to all cattle in this state and Pennsylva nia and no ono Is prepared to say how long It will last. Over two hundred men were put to work today on the East Hnffalo yard disinfecting every Inch of ground. This work will take at least three weeks. The state de partment's quarantine will bo very strict. There were eighty animals In the two carloads of yearlings which caused the trouble. They came from the west , but the exact points from which they were assembled have not been learned. Dr. I ! . P. Won do , chief inspector in the Buffalo branch of the federal bureau of animal industry , has a clue that they canio from Michigan and he staged for that stale to fol low It up. Ridgely Resigns as rank President. Kansas City , Nov. 20. William Bar- rctt Ridgely , president ; George T. Cntts , vice president , and Edward Ridgely , cashier , presented their Resig nations to the board of directors of the National Hank of Commerce of Kansas City , and they were accepted. Dr. W. S. Woods , the ox-president of the bank- , and his associates Immedi ately assumed control , having recently gained control ot a majority of the stock of the institution. Civic Convention Closes. Plttsburg , Nov. 20. A banquet at the Hotel Schonley served as a lilting climax oC ono of the most. Important conventions ever hold by the National Municipal league and American Civic association. For the next year the two bodies will Increase their efforts for needed reforms along the linen suggested by the speakers who have attended the Pittsburg meeting. Peace Rules In China. Tokyo , Nov. 20. Absolute conn denco Is expressed in all government circles that quiet will bo maintained In China and that normal conditions will soon be resumed. Corn Shredder Kills Farmer. Elgin , 111. , Nov. 20. Sebastian C. Cromer , a farmer , was caught In a corn shredder and killed. Every bono lu his body was broken. Aged Woman Burned to Death. West Plains , Mo. , Nov. 20. Mrs. T. Y. ( iosblt , seventy years old , was burned to death at her home near hero. She was hilling in u chair be fore i he lire-place , when her clothing caught fin- . Big Freeze In South. Cottonwool , Ala. , Nov. 2 > i. Thera HUNDREDS DEAD AVY FLOOD , Water Catastrophe on Island ot Sicily , TWENTY TOWNS DESTROYED. Tremendous Property Loss nnd Hun- drcdr. of Deaths Have Resulted In the Province of Calnbrla Country Impassable Shipping Destroyed. Naples , Nov. lit ) . llnndreilB of deaths and tremendous loss of prop- rlyin > reported as the result of Hoods In Calahrln province , which con- Hiliuies a portion or Ilio island of Sicily. Word of the eatastropho Is brought by Iroops who were sent to glvo i'0- lief. Thousands of persont ) are homeless ind a score of towns wrecked. .Ships and ports liavo been destroy ed and Ihi' country Is Impassablo. Details are meaner. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET Drlticli Ambassador anl Gocloy of Mexico Guests of honor. Now YoiK , Nov. lit- ) li ! ti distinctly new world atmosphere the loitictli uu- ntiul liaiuiuet of tlio New York cham ber of commerce was held In the \Val- dorf-Astorla. Gilbert Stuart's famous portrait of Washington , Hanked on oithur oldo by portraits of Preside nt Diaz of Mexico and Premier Lanrlor of Canada , lool.ed down upon the din ers and the principal formal addresses dealt with the United Stales and her two neighbors on the North American continent. Tlio guests of honor were the Hrit- ish ambassador , .lames Hryco ; .foso F. Gculoy , Mexican charge d'affiilrea at Washington ; Hryon 13. Walker and Clifford fiifton , both of Canada , und James J. Hill , the railroad builder of the northwest. The tcmatmastcr was J. Edward Simmons , president of the chamber of commerce. Ho said in the opening address that the present year bad been disastrous to many persons , but that we have QTory reason to encnur- ngo each ether with the assurance that the financial and commercial skies are clcarlus. FORGER RUSHED JO JOLIET , Peter Van Vliosingan's Frauds May Reach $2,000,000. , Chicago , Nov. 2u. It was declared after an investigation that the out standing forgeries of Peter Van VH1- singen , the real estate denier who , on his own conlession on Monday , was arrested and sentenced to the peni tentiary , \\ill go far above $7twnuu , and will probably reach $2UijUOUO. The exact number of outstanding for geries id 45s. It Is said that the rush ing of Van Vlissingen to the por.lU'ii- tlary was to get h.ifl there belore the full extent of hlo forgeries became known. BIG INCREASE IN BUTIER , Ten Million Pounds More for Iowa Than in Previous Years. Des Moines , Nov. 20. The produc tion of creamery butter increased in Iowa last year lO.UUU.uuU pounds and the number of creameries decreased by forty-two , leaving a total of E.2. . This shows the remarkable tliango taking place in the crunnery business by the abnormal growth of the concen trating stations. These figures are from the annual report of Herbert R. Wright , state dairy anil pure food commisuluiuir , for the year ended the first day of the present month. The total number of pounds of hut- tor made nt the creameries and sta tions in the y ar , tis reported , was 101,5o2OG3. H was of an approximate value of $25,000,000. There are luo- 000 patrons of thcso creameries and moro than 800,000 cows furnish the milk. The business is being centered In the largo cities , where the stations are located that buy cream and ship long distances. The sale of olco Is evident ly on the Increase , since there are now 110 licensed dealers in the state , and the commissioner estimates tlio number - bor will soon bo doubled. Monument to Senator Allison. Now York , Nov. 20. At the annual meeting of the Iowa society of Now York a committee was nominated tenet net with any committees appointed in Iowa to arrange for the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of the late Senator Allison in his homo state and also to see to the erection of a monument lu honor of Senator Allison In the city of Washington. General Samuel S. Clarkson was elect ed president to succeed General Greri- vllle M. Dodgo. Prefers Penitentiary to Jail. Council Hluff.s , la. Nov. 2n. Iieclar- ing boccilil rutliiT he in the peniten tial ) thai * nt ti' - Puttn/k attamio conn , ty ja.l . ! " > . Kirl.'nh ' { pl < tided guilty to a ihar vi > it' tih uiy an-1 - accepted tl\c \ conr' i ini'iuo. KirHand do- eland the Jail to be filthy to tl-o high-