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THIS NOUPOLK WEKKLY NEW SJOUlSAL FRIDAY DKC'EMHKU 4 ltOS ) Derry May Contest. , DiiUoln City , Nob. . Doc. 1. George Wllklns , rucontly appointed clerk of cotirtH to 1111 tin ; vacancy caused by tin1 resignation of II. II. Adnlr , hognn tbu duties of IIH ! olllco today. When county court HltH December fi , tluj petition of County Attorney Hurry for u recount of tlio votes on ' tluil olllco will bo disposed of and a dnt ( ! Hit ) for a dutall canvas of tlio votes. .1. .1. McAllister won ( ho olllce on the fnco of tlio returns by eight votes In tlio county. Embarks In Tobacco [ Business. Homer , Nob. , Doc. 1. A farmer nunu'd Gibson , living near hero , raised about 7UO poundn of tobacco this year on loss tliau an acre of ground , which ho has cured and will Hell for 20 cents a | ) onnd. Doth Stood Pat , Sioux City , In. , Doc. 1. Holly C. Scott , ( ho Holt county young man who , after bin marrrlago last April to Miss Martha Amos of I'ago , was nrrcBtod for bigamy by hla former wife , living In Monroe county , Iowa , has again boon married to Miss Ames. Ho mar ried her the llrst time under tlio supposition - position that his lown wife had ob tained u divorce. After being con fined In the county Jail hero for sev eral days ho was released and wont to Iowa , whore he obtained n divorce from his llrst wife. Miss Amos never wavered In her loyalty to Scott and at the tlmo of his arrest announced her determination to marry him a-t soon an she could legally do so. ANOTHER IDOL BROKEN Publisher Claims Letter Proves Paul Revere Never Made Famous Ride. . Now York , Doc. 1. Walter Ilenja- jnln , the publisher , has a document which ho believes proves that Paul Hovore never made the midnight ride attributed to him by I ongfollow and tradition. In the possession of Mr. Benjamin Is a letter from .lohn Han- 'cock to Klbrldgo Oorry , dated Lexing ton , April IS , 1775 , 9 o'clock. This was the night before the battle and three hours before Hevero , according to Longfellow , "crossed the bridge In to Medford town. " The letter reads : "Dear Sir : I am much obliged for your notice. It said olllcers have gone along the Concord road , and I will send word thither. I am fully agreed with > ou that we ought to bo serious , and I hope your decision will be effect ual. I Intend doing myself the pleas ure of being with you tomorrow. My respects to the committee. I am your real Irlcnd , John Hancock. " Mr. Honjamln says if Hancock , of the committee of safety , knew at 9 o'clocK that troops had gone along the Concord road , Lexington and Con cord wore fully aroused to the danger of the coming of the British troops and there would have been no need for Paul Hovoro to "Send through the night his cry of alarm To every nilddlosex , village and farm. " More Ruth Bryan Divorce Rumors. Lincoln , Nob. , Nov. 30. An emis sary of William .1. Bryan now Is on his way to France ho may be there by this time for the purpose of see ing Mr. Bryan's son-in-law lu regard to a divorce suit about to bo brought by Ruth Bryan-Leavitt. The object , It Is said , to agree upon a settlement. Mrs. William Homer Leavitt , who still is a girl in experience and years , has established her residence in Colorado rado for the purpose , It is understood , of bringing a divorce suit under the liberal laws of that state. West Point News. West Point , Neb. , Nov. SO. Special to The News : C. V. Ahrndt of Scrtb- nor was married to Miss Theresa Kramer of Atkinson , at the oillco of County Judge Dewald. Mr. and Mrs. Ahrndt will make their home on their own farm south of West Point. Work on the big county ditch In the southeast portion of this county Is be ing rapidly pushed forward. More than a mile has already been com pleted and every day 500 feet Is added. The ditch Is twenty foot wide and nine feet deep and when completed will be ton miles long. It starts In at the bed of a small creek northwest of Oakland and Its course is straight southwest , the Intention being to push It through to Logan creek at a point below Uohling. The city of West Point Is Jnst com pleting a valuable Improvement in an extension of the water system of the city. The mains have boon extended Jive blocks giving a large section of the residence portion of the city water service for the first time. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Brown , old set tlers of Cuming county have left for an extended visit to relatives In Okla homa and California. They will ex tend t'-olr stay on the coast until sni 11' " A tiart of land , southeast of the ciu , it a sandy nature , upon which on'oiillmiry ' Improvements have lu'tMi mailo h'is ' been sold ten days ago for $100 per aero , the highest price on record for the comparatively light lands southeast of West Point. Ot late > oars these lands have demon Biratfl a wonderful producing power In inn n v cases yielding better crops than the higher priced land In other portions of the county. I iiul prices are steadily advancing In this county. Howell Hees. a prominent farmer and stopkrnlser of Cuming county will go to the International stock show at Chicago and will take along with him "Uuberta's Goods , " the prize short horn hull , a product ot this county. Cuming county feels honored In the advancement and recognition of John G. Neihardt , n former newspaper man or this county. Mr. Nolhardt has just accepted the English editorial chair which lias a large circulation In Ger many , Austria and the United States. Straight Ticket Sixty-seven Times. Hlppi'l , In. , Nov. 30. Daniel Gon- deis clalniH I ho honor of voting the HtrnlKht Ilopubllcan ticket moro times than any other man In the state of Iowa , and as yet thorn are none to dispute Ills claim. Ho was present at the organization of the republican party and has voted the "straight thins" C > 7 consecutive times. Ho Is .S2 years old and served In tlio Mexi can war , a member of Company H , Second Ohio volunteer Infantry. Andy Is Seventy-three. New York , Nov. 30. It Is all a mistake about the years of Andrew Came' ' lo being 71. They are 73. The cheerful llttlo man who once yearned to be a newspaper reporter , but was saved by getting a job as a messenger boy and then jumping from the Morse key to railroads and from railroads to stool , said so himself at a dinner of the Forty-Nlncrs , the society of tele graph veterans , gave him. Nellgh Business Change. Nollgh , Neb. , Doc. 1. Special to The News : The grocery business of R ? S. Payne & Co. , of this city was sold yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Lora Nash. Invoice was taken until late In the night and the now firm took possession this morning. Mr. Payne would give no definite In formation , but gave the assurance that the furniture business would still be In charge of the present llrm , R. S. Payne & Co. , until disposed of. Nellgh Wedding. Nollgh , Neb. , Dec. 1. Special to The News : What was considered no sur prise to the citizens of this community In the announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Kffa Unvson to Mr. Lora Nash , took place Sunday evening at 9 o'clock at the home of the bride. Rev. Hawk , pastor of the f. E. church had the pleasure of uniting the couple as man and wife. New Cult In Denver. Denver , Colo. , Dec. 1. The person nel of the Society of First Aid to In jured Automoblllsts , formed by girls of Denver's social set , became known to day. The young women did that be cause automobile accidents are becom ing so frequent that women should know what to do when mcmoors of their auto parties are hurt. It is sug gested that the society may become national in scope. Judge Fines Brother for Contempt. Roanoke , Va. , Dec. 1. Former May or James P. Woods , who is a member of Governor Swanson's staff and prom inent in Virginia politics , was fined ? 20 for contempt of court. The judge who fined him was his brother , John W. Woods. "No 111 fooling exists between James and me , " said Judge Woods. "I acted just the same as I would had he been any other person. " Former Mayor Woods , who is a law yer , punched another lawyer In court to avenge an Insult. Taylor a Two County Champion. Burke , S. D. , Dec. 1. The second wrestling match between Luth of But to and Taylor of Burke was pulled off Saturday at Burke. Taylor got two out of throe falls , accordingly claiming the amateur championship of Boyd and Gregory counties. Bllllk Gives Up Hope. Chicago , Nov. 30. Billik has given up all hope of Interference unless H comes from Gov. Dencen. Ho Is rest less in his cell today. Ills wife and daughter have gone to Cleveland to at tend the funeral of his mother. Banquet .o Congressman Connor. Denison , la , Nov. 30. The business and professional men of Denison are preparing to tender a non-partisan banquet to Congressman J. F. Connor before he starts to Washington. To morrow evening has- been selected as the time , and In making up the toasts the managers have given particular attention to subjects which show the prldo of the city In its congressman. A committee of the leading business m n of the city will be In charge and many will he present from all parts of the district SCHOOL HOUSE MEETINGS FRIDAY , One Result of Roosevelt's Committee on Farm Life. New York , Nov. 30. School house meetings in various parts of the coun try , most of them on I'riday night of this week , will be one result of Presl dent Roosevelt's appointment of the special committee on icrm life. The committee abls : the county superln tendents of public Instruction through out the CnitiMl States to hold the meetings not later than Dec. 5. Mass meetings have been organized In Mas sachusetts , for Instance , and In Ar kansas Educational Commissioner Cook notified the entire district or- gai.lzation of tlio state to co-oporato In the movement , and the .sports show that both whites and biacks are enthusiastic ovr > r the subjects. The commls-ionors hope that these meet ings Friday evening will load to a re vival of the old tlmo "Friday Night Debating societies. " which formerly were o feature of'many rural neigh borhoods. Root Has Clear Field for Toga. Hot Springs. Va. , Nov. 30. Timothy L. Woodruff , chairman of the New York Republican state committee , has eliminated himself from the senatorial rare In favor of Secretary of State Elihu Root This action was takec aftpr a protracted conference with President El "t Taft and was followed by statements from both Messrs , Taft and Woodruff , each of which con- MOTHER IDENTIFIES MURDERED MAN , Body of John Williams Will Be Taken to Ainsworln. Valentino , Nob. , Nov. 27. The man who was murdered and his body thrown Into the Nlobrara river near hero , and louiul a month ago , haw been Identltled as John Williams. The Iden tification was made by his mother. The body was dug up and. still being In a good state of preservation , shu found marks on the knee and body which she recognized , as well as a peculiar formation of flie tooth. Will- lams was twenty-two years old and loft homo suddenly a year and a half ago. not being hoard from since that time. Ho has a widow and child living near Alnsworth , where the body will betaken taken within a few days. Reception to Governor Sheldon. Lincoln , Nov. 27. Governor Shel don and Mrs. Sheldon are to bo ten dered a reception by the people of Lin coln on the night of Jan. 5 , just before the governor retires from olllco. The reception will Include a banquet , at which the participants will bo limited to 1,000. H will be held at the Audi torium , and will probably bo under the auspices of one of the church organi zations of the city. Largest Flour Mill In State. Schuyler , Neb. , Nov. 27. The GOO- barrel addition to the big milling plant of Wells , Abbott & Nleman has just been put In operation and the big mill Is now turning out 2,000 barrels of flour dally. The completion of the addition makes the mill the largest In the state. Many orders from foreign dealers are being received dally for the output. Snowstorm In Nebraska. Friend , Nob. , Nov. 27. Three Inches of snow covers the ground as the re sult of the first snowfall of the sea son. A soipewhat low temperature and accompanying wind gave evidence for a while of a typical blizzard' , but the temperature moderated and the wind died out , without the storm becoming - coming serious. Omaha High School Wins. Omaha , Ncv. 27. The Omaha high school defeated ihe high school team of LcMars , la. , by a score of 18 to G , taking the championship of the Ne braska-Iowa high schools. It was a closely contested game and LeMars lays its defeat to a hard game the pre vious day with West Dos Molnes high school. SLAIN BY FILIPINO HILLMEN , Tragic Details of Murder of Everett and Wakely. Chicago , Nov. 28. The tragic details of the murder by Filipino blllmou of H. D. Everett of the forestry service and Tllden R. Wakely , a school teach er , were made public here by Ebe- nezer Wakely , father of one of the elain men. The elder Wakely received reports completing the record' ' of the crime. Everett was engaged In forestry In vestigations In a sparsely settled and wild section of the island of Nogros , and was accompanied into the hills by Wakely , who wished to spend his va cation In the open. Their failure to return from what had been planned as a trip of only four days was followed by rumors of the murders and Major' Ahem and Lieutenant Ford , with thir ty-nine men , took the trail and worked their way Into the heart of the wild hlllman country. The trail led' Into a jungle of the Bayaual mountains and Into a hamlet known as Stlo Datig. Hero the bodies of the two slain men , or rather their skeletons , wore found. From hlllmcn cautpred and Inter viewed It was learned that the murder probably occurred on May 11 and that the deed was accomplished under the leadership of a chief named Ayhao. Ayhao , In the guise of friendship , became the guide of the Everett party and one night just because "he felt Hlte Wiling someone , " drugged the party with the fumes of the tuyug- tuyug plant. He and his followers then fell upon their victims and slew them. AUSTRO-TURKISH BREAK , Withdrawal of Minister at Constanti nople Is Expected. Constantinople , Nov. 28. According to the Yeiil Gazeta , Baron von Aehran- thal , the Austro-Hungarlan foreign minister , In a recent conversation told the Turkish charge d'affaires that Austria had done everything pos sible , but fruitlessly , to secure a con ciliatory settlement of the difficulties. Austria wished to be friendly with Turkey , he added , but could also be her enemy. Baron von Aehranthal said also that the request of Count Pallavlcinl , the Austro-Hungarian am bassador to Turkey , for leave of ab sence would bo granted when It was soon that the negotiations wore cer tain to fall. 1 MRS , CLAR ; < FOUND GUILTY , _ Jury Returns Verdict of Manslaghter 1 In Second Degree , Vermilion. S. D. , Nov. 27. Mrs Christina Clerk , who shot and killed her divorced husband on her farm near Olsen , Aug. 18. was found' guilty of manslaughter In the second degree , the jury recommending her to the mercy of the court The jury was out fifteen hours , The verdict did not Beem to make any Impression on tlnj woman. She sat erect and did nol ohed n tear when her fate was made Imnwn Slip will AFTER ATHLETIC RECORDS , Men of Muscle Meet In Indoor Cham pionships Tonight , New York , Nov. 30. The Indoor athletic championships of the Amateui Athletic union will be held In Madison Square Garden tonight and tomorrow night. It Is confidently expected that several records will ho smashed by the athletes who have entered their niimeo lor tlio various events. Con Leahy , tlio Irish jumper , has sent In his entry. Leahy has been tialulng hard In order to get In good condition for this event and will 'ii- deavor to win back his laurels from Harry F. Porter , who dofeatc-d him last year Porter is also entered , as well as a score of other jumpers. Mat McGrath , the giant policeman , who competes for the Now York A. C. , will meet some well known weight lessors. Last year McGrath broke the record for this event. For the first time In the history of the Indoor championships the colleges will take part In the meeting. STEAMER SINKS IN COLLISION , Three Passengers and One ol Grew of Panama Liner Lost , New York , Nov. 27. In the thick of a fog off Sandy Hook the steel freighter Georglc of the White Star line rammed and sank the Panama line steamer Finance , outward bound with eighty-live passengers. The Finance wont down within ten min utes , carrying to their death three of the passengers and one of the crew. The rest of the passengers , who In cluded nineteen women and fourteen children , us well as others of the crew , were rescued by the boats of the Georglc. The freighter was not damaged. Of the passengers lost , one was a woman , Miss Irene Campbell of Pan ama , who clung practically to the rail of the sinking vessel and could not be persuaded to release her hold , nor were the men who manned the small boats able forcibly to remove her. She was seen clinging determinedly as the vessel was engulfed. William H. Todd , third assistant engineer , jumped overboard and was lost. When a roll call of the passengers ot tlio Finance was called It was found that Charles H. Schwcinlor , a policeman of Panama , and Henry Muller , a railroad conductor of Panama , had disappeared and there Is little doubt that they were drowned Ba s Decanter From Hotel Table. Wilcox , Neh. , Nov. 30. According to a decision of the district court in the case of C. E. Congdou , a hotel pro prietor , it is unlawful to sot a decanter of "old stout" or any other kind of liquor In the middle of the table for the benefit of guests. Congdon placed a bottle of liquor in the middle of his table and his guests were permitted to drink without charge If they felt so Inclined. The court convicted him of unlawful disposition of whisky. Mrs. Latka Files Suit for Libel. Lincoln , Nov. 30. Mrs , Mary Latka , clalmwng that he filed a law suit against her at a critical moment when her election to * high office in the De gree of Honor was pending , which re sulted in her being defeated , has filed a suit for criminal libel against Levl Munson , proprietor of a large hotel here. She says she lost by one vote and that this resulted from Munson filing a suit against her at that tlmo Nebraska Exhibits at Stock Show. Lincoln , Nov. 30. Sixty-FCTen mem bers of the senior class of the univer sity have gone to Chicago to make Ne braska university's exhibit at the Na tional Live Stock show They will be gone a week. They will have sixteen head of cattle at the big show and "Flint , " the two-year-old , is expected to take the world's first prize In its class. This animal got the first prize last year for the best yearling. BILLIK'S ' MOTHER IS DEAD , Loses Consciousness on Receiving Farewell Letter From Doomed Son. Cleveland , Nov. 28. Mrs. Barbara Bllllk , mother of Herman Billik , who is under sentence of death at Chicago , died at here home here. She had suf fered from heart trouble and dropsy for several months. On Wednesday last Mrs. Bllllk received a farewell let ter from her son. While reading this she fell Into a faint and was revived only after several hours of uncon sciousness. Since then her death has been expected at any moment. Sev eral months ago Mrs. Billik arranged with an undertaker to bury the bodies of herself and son sldo by Bldo lu a local cemetery. IU UPYN HJUHIH ffliNE , Two Iowa Roads Will Develop Their Fuel Resources. Marshalltown , la. , Nov. 30. Several changes In the ofllcial personnel ot' the Minneapolis and St. Louis and Iowa Central roads will occur Doc. 1 , prin cipally with a view to developing the fuel resources of the two roads. Gen eral Manager Manly B. Cutter , who has boon placed at the head of all the railroad's operating departments , will also take charge of the fuel depart ments , becoming president of the Hocking Coal company. This latter company already has four large bitu minous mines in operation and is preparing - paring to open u fourth mine near Hocking , la. The fuel supply do- niands made by tlio two roads has ma terially Increased during the past few CHINA'S ' DOWAGER EMPRESS IS DEAD , Her Demise Quickly Follows Thai ol Emperor , INFANT IS PLACED ON THRONE , Regent Orders Governors to Take Pre cautions for Continuation of Manchu Regime Celestial Empire Is Tran quit at Present. Peking , Nov. 1G. Tsze Hsl An , the uowager empress of China , the auto cratic head of the government which she directed without successful Inter fcrence since 18G1 and without protest since 1881 , died at 2 p. m. The announcement of the d'ownger empress' death was ofllcial and fol lowed closely upon the announcement that Kuang Hsu , the emperor , had died Saturday at 5 o'clock In the after noon , but It is believed Uic deaths oc- curied a considerable tlmo before that set down in the ofllcial state ments. An ofllcial edict placed on the throne Prince Pu Yl , the three-year- old son of Prince Chun , the regent of the empire , In accordance with a promise given by the dowager empress soon after the marriage of Prince Chun In 1903. Prince Chun , the regent , has ordered the viceroys and governors to take precautions tor the continuation of the administration of tlio provinces as heretofore , and ho has ordered a hun dred days of mourning. The court will go Into mourning for three years Peking already has been greatly transformed ; ali red objects have been removed and blue substituted. When the people learned of the death of the dowager empress they showed that they were profoundly Impressed by the passing of their powerful ruler. The foreigners In the city are watcb Ing the strange ceremonies with great interest. At the palace elaborate rites are being observed and a flood of edicts has been sent forth. Ancient Deathbed Observances. Deathbed observances of 3,000 years ago marked the passing of the em peror and dowager. They died alone and unattended , although surrounded by circles of abject spectators , who re mained a rod distant , as on account of the sacred persons of their majes ties , they could' not be approached The emperor died as ho had lived , without ministration of whatever kinder or scientific aid. For months he had refused to permit the service of tor- elgn physicians , and although it was stated that he had gone back to the old form of medical treatment , it Is believed that latterly he received no treatment at all. The government has given out that the dowager empress In a lucid in terval on Friday last received Prince Ching , who Is a Manchu , and a mem ber of the royal family , and approved the edicts declaring Prince Pu Yi , heir presumptive , and Prince Chun regent of the empire Prince Ching was , at the beginning of the Boxer outbreak , lord chamberlain of the court and commander of the Peking field forces That the dowager empress took this step is discredited ; nevertheless she Is believed to hnve successfully estab lished the Chun regime , which Is thp Manchu regime , without obstacln , and the opinion is held hero that this so lution of the difficulty which has con fronted Mie government Is the best possible. t'ntll word' of the dowager's death la spiead broadcast , no general dis orders are apprehended There arc f * > w signs of antagonism to foreigners and there Is no manner of doubt that Prince Chun will be able to meet the situation , as ho Is rerognizod as thor oughly progressive and Is t'.ie most ac ceptable man that could bo cbospu to thosp most disposed to cause trouble , the reformers Antagonism on tlio part of the conservatives and even an Insurrectionary movement is conrelv nbp | bi'caus" the d ath of the power ful woman who dominated all , and the weakllnc rmppror , swoops away the old palace corruptionlsts. | Changes In City Government. I Dos Moines , Nov 1C. The cities and towns of Iowa will undergo muny changes In government following the spring elections Under the new law every Incorporated city and town In [ own will elect an entire new admin- Istiatlon next spring. Cities will have but one councilman to each ward , with two elected at large. Under thf now law the mayor has much addl llonal authority. He will make all appointments of city employes and bo pun-hnslng agent for his city The mnvoi alone has authority to sign requisitions. Methodists Change Meeting Place , Toledo , la. , Nov 10 An epidemic of diphtheria at Montour , where the Marshalltown conference of the Methodist odist church was to have boon held , has rausnd the church authorities to change the mooting place to Toledo The uonferonco will bo held Doc 1 and 2. It Is slated that twenty families near Montour are allllctcd with the disease I Elklns Denies Engagement. ' Washington. Nov. 1C Senatoi Stephen H. Ulklns made the emphatic annountemont that no ongafomcnt ox lats between his daughter Miss Kath crlno IJlluns , and the duKe of the Abril77l nf ( ! > ( Itnllnn navv I Indicted for Election Frauds. I St Louis , Nov 25 The St. Louis General Leconte Executed by Port an Prince , Nnv 2.1. Late ml vires ffidvi-d hero confirm the \ < < ii tlon of Gi-noral Loronto Ho was rap tumd near Joremlo , together with his ostort. nftoi n short struggle Th i town of Aquln , It Is reported liiiv I b" in plllagi" ! by the p-volutionon troops No news has h"on toc | vn | of ih" movements of General Coiin : Cyilaqii" , the minister of war. who was snnt out , In addition to n M. 'inl Li'conte , by President Nerd Alfxis 'Q ' put down the uprising at Aux Cnyes headed by General Simon Wellman Sues Paris" Paper. Paris. Nov 25. Walter WVllmnn has ( ll"d n llbol suit for JlO'iOflO ' hnJ rertl1ratloii ! acaliiBt the Sporting Re vow | In Vlo an Grand Air b' auso ol tb" publication of an article rrlttcls'tig WolJmon s expo-Villon to the North pee ! as an "American bluff , designed for nersonal profit" PAYNE REPLIES TO VAN CLEAVE , Chairman of Ways and Means Answers Criticisms , , SAYS DUE NOTICE WAS GIVEN , President of Manufacturers' Association ( tion Declines Invitation to Testify at Tariff Hearing Sherrlll Charges There Is Automobile Trust. Washington , Nov. 27. "Wo are fully aware that the bill reported from the committee will bo Judged by the people ple , not In the light of view of those prophets or critics who are Judging it in advance , but in the light of what will be learned from the bill Itself , and from an examination of the mate rial before the committee. " In these words Serene Payne , chair man of the house ways and means committee , replied to the letter from J. W. Van Cleave , president of the Na tional Association of Manufacturers , criticising the methods pursued In re vising the tariff , "Of course , if you have no Informa tion at your disposal which would aid the committee In the formation of a bill , I can understand your refusal to appear. If you have such information I cannot see why you do not accept the invitation which has boon extend ed to you and which Is still hold out to you , should you reconsider your de termination , " concluded Mr. Payne. In his letter to the chairman of the ways and means committee , which was in reply to an invitation to testify at the tariff hearingsVan Cleave says : "We would rather bear the Ills of the Dingley tariff than to be a party to n tariff revision made In the old man ner. To appear before you to > plead for certain schedules would bo to ac quiesce In the superficial and unbunl- ness-like methods of investigation against which we protest. We have carefully watched all the statements that have been made by you and youi associates In recent years , and instead of convincing us of the error of oui ways , we are moro than even con vlnced that your present plans of gath ering Intormctlon on which the read justment Is proposed to bo based , If wrong , absurdly , fatally wrong. " Mr. Van Cleave sets forth his views regarding an "expert , non-partisan tar Iff commission , " and claims that it is Impossible for the ways and means committee , In the limited time at its disposal , to make an Inquiry whicl can furnish an adequate basis for anj such tariff as the country demands. There was little of Interest broughl out at the session of the committee which was to finish up the hearing or the metal schedule. While automo biles are to be discussed fully at a later hearing , Charles H. Sherrlll ol New York appeared for the Importers automobile salon , favoring n rcductlor on the tariff for automobiles. He charged that there Is an automobile trust which expects to get the dutj Increased' . TROOPS REMAinVITH STRIKERS , Jersey Clay Workers Get Increase In Wages and Many Resume Work. Perth Amboy , N. J. , Nov. 28. Troops arc still on guard at Kcasboy , where the strike of the 700 employes of the National Fire Proofing company led to rioting for several days past and caused tlio shooting of six strlk < ers. The company announced an In crease of wages and opened a numbej of its clay working plants this morn ing. The rearrangement of the wage scale provides that none , of the men will receive loss than $1.40 per day , whereas before the strike the rate va ried from $1.05 to $1.35 per day. The present offer Is the result of a confer ence between members of the firm and the business men of the town. Sues Mother-ln-Law for $50,000. Maryvlllo , Mo. , Nov. 2S Mrs. Olllc Mnckay came to Maryvlllo from Mad ison , S. D. , to serve as a witness in a suit In which her daughter. Mrs. Mel- lot Elliott , was suing Oren M. Ulliott , editor of tlio Graham ( Mo. ) Post , for divorce , and while waiting for tha case to bo called was served with pa pers in which Klllott sued Mrs. Mac- kay , his mother-in-law , for $50.000 for alienating his wife's affections. Both Klllott and his wife arc deaf mutes. ' Old Time Telegraphers at Banquet. 1 New York , No28 The telegraph- Ic ( lash " 73 " " " meaning "regards , ticked scores of times over special wires to the banquet room nt the Hotel Man- ' SHELDON NAMES FOUR JUDGES , Rose , Root , Fawcctt and Sullivan New Justices ol Supreme Court , ROSE AND ROOT LONG TERM , Sullivan la the Democratic Member. Entire Coutt In Session Today to { Vlake Assignments to the Dif ferent Dockets. Lincoln , Dec 1. Governor Sheldon has given out the nameu of the four mon appointed to the supreme bench. In accordance with a constitutional amendment adopted at tlio last elec tion , n follows : John J. Sullivan ot Columbus , Jacob Fawcott of Omaha. W. B. HOHO of Lincoln and Jesse ! > . Hoot of Plattmnoulh. Sullivan and Fawcott will servo one year and llouo and Hoot three years. Their salnrloa will bo $4,500 each. All but Judge Iloao have had experience on the bench. The entire court mot today to decide whether a reorganization wnu necessary and to make assignments to the different dockets. The amendment did not , of courao , provide for stenographers' salaries , and the judges will be somewhat handicapped uiitli the legislature can make an appropriation for that pur pose. The personnel of the court has boon increased In n manner which will lend much additional dignity to Nebraska's supreme tribunal , and glvo It additional standing with the courtu of the country. The governor issufd a proclaim ffon prior to making the appointments In which he declared the ajnondmontn providing for the additional Judges and for Investments of the permanent school fund to have boon regularly carried at the recent election. FOOTBALUiESULTS , " " D Easy Game for Vermilion. j Sioux City , Nov. 27. The University ! of South Dakota had an easy victory over the Mornlngsido college , winning ) by a score of 21 to 0. The Mothodlsta wore clearly outclassed in every department - partment of the game , Vermilion win ning by heavy line plunges and nmsii | plays. Three of the touchdowns weraj made during the last half , "Buuiiy" ] Hare being pushed across the fllocn - Ingside goal line foi all of thcnu ' Nebraska Walks Over Wafaash ; . { Lincoln , Nov. 27. Nebraska defeated - ed Wabnsh by a score of 27 to G , Hathbono , substituted for Captain , Harvey at right end , lot Hawkins get ] around him for a touchdown. Nebraska braska mon are certain had' ' Hnrvoyj remained in place Wabash would IiavW been shut out ' . Kansas Is Victor Over Mfssourf. j Kansas City , Nov. 27. Kansas uni versity eleven hero again defeated Missouri university , 10 to 4 , In one ot the fiercest struggles over put up by these teams In the eighteen years of their contests. > Ames Winner Over Drafce ; . t Dos Molnes , Nov. 26. In a brilliant game of football , Iowa state college ) of Ames defeated Drake university by the score of 12 to C. Ames' victory was due largely to the brilliant runtf of Hubbard. Snowstorm Covers Wide Area. Denver , Nov 30. The eastern portion tion of Colorado was visited by ono of the heaviest tails of snow ever ex perienced In this section , at some points a new record being established. Reports from Trinidad , In the south ern part of the state , say that twenty Inches of snow lies on the leve ! In that section and In northern New- Mexico. Train service Is demoralized. The storm area reaches to the Texas line , _ Cotton Crop Is 12,800,000 , Bales. New Orleans , Nov. 30. The Times * Democrat's estimate on the cotton crop of 1908 is 12,800.000 bales. ALLEGED NIGHTJJDERS INDICTED Witness Gives In Detail Death Scene ) of Captain Rankln. Union City , Tenn. , Nov. 30. Fifteen Indictments returned by the grand jury Investigating the Heolfoot lake * night riders outrages Include only the eight men now in Jail at Nashvlllo. Each is charged with the murder ot Captain Quentln Rankln , and In addl- tlon Tom Johnson is charged with the capital offense of assault whllo masked , with a deadly weapon , on Fred Burdlck and Walter Pleasant. One man's testimony before the grand Jury gave in dftall the dcatti scene of Captain Hankin. When ho had been pulled up once by tlio ropy , the night riders let him down and told him they would give him five minutes in which to piay. He told thorn ho did not need five minutes' prayer for him self , as ho had boon prajlng for twen ty years. They renewed their offer , but ho again declined , saying ho would give the live minutes to them , as they needed It and ho did not. They again pulled him up by the rope and shot him. Wild Man of the Woods Deacf. Virginia. Minn. , Nov. 30 The "Wild Man of the Woods" was found dead In his shack about twenty mllca northeast of here , and his body brought to this city In the shack was found n notebook with the name of "William J Hill , Mansoy , Ontario"
