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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL . , . NORFOLK , NEI3KASKA , FWDAY' FEURUAU V. ID 1 < )0' ) ' ) SHIIMWAY MUST HANG FRIDAY Nebraska Supreme Court Denies Rehearing , APPEALS TO GOVERNOR Murderer Who Took Life of Mrs. Jacob Martin , an Old Woman , In Gage County , September 3 , 1907 , Must Pay Penalty. Lincoln , Kob. 18. It. Mead Shum- way , sentenced to bo hanged tomor row , waa today dimlod a rehearing by tlio supreme court of Nebraska. Ills attorneys will appeal to ( Jover- nor Shallonborgor for clemency and will also Iry .to secure a hearing in the district court to test Shumwa > 's sanity. Shumway murdered Mrs. Jacob Mar tin , an old woman , In Oago county , September II , 1907. Her husband has been In Lincoln to ask Oovoruor Shal- lonborgor not to pardon the man. BOY MEETS DEATH NEAR NIOBRARA Carting Log , Slipped and Was Struck by the Stump. Nlobrara , Neb. , Fob. 18. Special to The News : Oscar Porllch , aged fourteen - teen , living six miles east of Nlobrara , Is dead as the result of a curious acci dent. On tlio day before the latest blizzard ho was carrying a stump or log of wood when ho slipped and fell nrnl the log struck him , Injuring him so badly that he died later. Taft Made a Mason. Cincinnati , Kob. 18. President Elect Taft arrived from Washington today to bo iniulo a Mason "at sight" this afternoon. Ho will attend a dinner given by the Knockers club tomorrow night and will leave for Philadelphia Saturday. Bandldt Tells New Stories. Kansas City , Kob. 18. The man who tried to hold up Lawrence M. Jones the millionaire dry goods merchant with a dynamite bomb and revolver and who lasUilght said that his name was Hobert Benjamin Uledsoo , today told the police that he left Dallas Tex , , In 1900 and that since then he v had been around the world. He said K 1901 Ed Olncj he w 8 employed In by at Pierre , S. D. . and went from there to Moorcroft. Wyo. , whore he worked on W. I ) . Barney's sheep ranch. He says that his hair changes color , be Ing sometimes reddish , sometimes jjblack as at present. The police douhl his stories. Dallas , Tex. , Kob. 18. Invcstlgatior today confirms the story of Bledsoo at Mo his Identity. His wife and twt rchlldren live near here. SNOW AND COLDER. /eather Man Won't Allow Snow tc Melt All in a Bunch. "Snow tonight with colder south ant' Kwest portions. Friday fair will jfcolder east portion. " That's the weather man's prediction i Ho Isn't going to allow this snow tc I melt all at onco. And anyway , It's only been a little over two weeks since the groundhog ducked. CARROLL D. WRIGHT CAN'T LIVE No Hope Held Out for Recovery ol Clark University Head. Worcester , Mass. , Keb. IS. Then was no appreciable change In the con dltion of President Carroll D. Wrlghl of Clark university , today. Ho Is still conscious , but the attending physicians offer no hope for his recovery. O'NEILL LINE OPEN. First Train Since Week Ago Lasl Saturday , Runs on That Line. Train service on the Burlington be tween Sioux City and O'Neill has bcei : restored after being tied up over week as a result of the blizzard. MEXICO AND CANADA JOIN. i Movement Begun to Save American Resources. Washington , Feb. IS. Union of tin United States , the Dominion of Can ada and the republic of Mexico in tin movement to conserve the natural re ources of the continent of Nortl America is the purpose of the join fcons > ervatlon commission which begni yts sessions at the state department U this city this morning. Taking par | n the conference are delegates fron two neighboring countries , the na anal conservation commission of tin nltcd States which recently reportet President Roosevelt and represent ises of the state department. Supervisor Coffee Found Guilty. Snn Francisco , Feb. 18. Aftet de liberating for thirty minutes the jury In the case of former Supervisor Mich ael W Coffee , Indicted on a charge of receiving n bribe of $4,000 to vote for u trolley franchise for the United Rail , roads , returned a verdict of guilty. CEMENT SHOWJN CHICAGO Elhll itlon of New Building Matcrla 'Ip. Is Opened Today. On. fyi ) . ISfJumoiiHtratlon o Iho pos& . * Vy ( concrutu as u uuild Ing maluilu fySnirpoao oi tlio &oc end annual ct , 9f/c - < w , which win opened hurt1 lotiYOq/7/ will lumali opun lor HOVUII uayb ° < ; - , ere than Ii5l manufactuicfs , icpicHcninig capital o fllfJO.OOO.uOO , have oxhlbiu in lnu show Thu rapid advance ot concrete It public favot Ib stilklngly exhibited It thu show by tin ; figures staling that li 18'JC only 150,000 barrels of cumun were produced In tlio United Status while the output In 11)07 ) was 'lU.uOO , uOO barrels The cntiiusiasllc promot era ot the use of cemunt in building dc clarci that us use w.ll solve the him bcr ptoblem and that Its gonuiul adoi | tlon will mean the saving ot most o the Immense annual loss by lire. SEWARD WOMAN CHOOSES FIRE Mrs , Edward Welin Sets Fire li to Her House , HANGS HERSELF , ALSI Wife of Druggist at Seward , Neb. , Sud dcnly Becoming Insane , Burns U Her Home and Makes Doubly Sur of Her Own Death. Seward , Neb. Fob. 18. Mrs. Kdwan Welin this morning set lire to he house In several places , went to th attic , set fire to her own clothing an hanged herself. Firemen extinguished the flame and afterward found the partiall ; ore-mated corpse. The woman was a sister of the lat Tobias Castor of Wllber , N b. , ai early railroad builder. Her husban Is a druggist. It is supposed she be came suddenly Insane. Damascus Commandery. A meeting of Damascus commandrj No. 20 , K. T. , will be held at 8 o'clocl Friday evening. Important business MRS , LEMP GRANTED DIVORCE AND CHILI Alimony to Extent ot $6,001 , Per Year Awarded Her. St. Louis , Feb. 18. A decree of dl vorco with alimony of $6,000 per yea and the custody of her son , wa awarded to Mrs. William J. Lemp , jr In circuit court hero today. WARRANTS FOR EDITORS. Cromwell Says Efforts Were Made t Blackmail Him. Washington , Feb. 18. I3 nch wai rants were Issued for the arrest o Joseph Pulitzer , Caleb M. Van Hanui and Robert H. Lymun of New Yorl < proprietors and editors of the Ne\ York World , and for Delcvnn Smttl and Charles U. Williams , owners o the Indianapolis News , for crlmlnn libel In connection with the publlcr tlon of charges of irregularities In th purchase by the United States govern ment of the Panama canal propert ; from the French owners. The Indictments were returned b the United States grand jury sittln , In this city. The warrants are dlreci ed against all five of the natural dt ientauts : ot me two newspapers. Th summons requires the corporate de fendant ( the Pi ess Publishing coir pany ) of New York to appear in cour forthwith. District Attorney Baker probabl ; will not send the copies of the benci warrants and the certified copies o the Indictments to New York or ti Indianapolis for a day or two. The ; were placed In the hands of th United' States marshal here and h will proceed with them In accordance with the directions of Mr. Baker. Theodore Roosevelt , William H Taft , EHhu Root , J. Plerpont Morgan Charles P. Taft , Douglas Roblnsoi and William Nelson Cromwell ar named in the indictments as the per sons alleged to have been villlfled b : the stories. Failure of an attempt to blackmal him , according to William Nelsoi Cromwell , was the reason for the pub Hcatlon of the stories , which ho de clared "were premeditated and madi with foreknowledge of their infnmou : sources and after specific warning b ; me of their falsity. " "The stories , " he added , "were con cocted more than two and a half yean ago by unscrupulous parties in Nev York , some of whom have crlminn records , In an attempt to blackmal me. " Mine Is Tomb of Four Shotfirers. Denton , III. , Feb. 18 A second ex plosion occurred In mine No 18 o the Deerlng Coal company. It wa more severe than the one which en tombed four shotflrers The secant xploslon wrecked the mine and ns I U all on fire In the underground work Ings the mlno has been sealed. It li Hkoly the four bodies will naver bi rtconred. BRYAN TALKS TO LEGISLATORS Gives His Views in Referenci to Legislation. BANKING BILL IS INTRODUCE ! Measure Is Read for First Time li House and Will De Referred Uac ! for Amendments Senate Kills BUI for Sunuuy Uuieuail and Theaters. Lincoln , Kob. IS. Uililam J. liryai udutx'hbuu uio two bianciicb oi the Je < . Imaiiiio Uoduiiiuieil in Hie cnauiOei i. Hie lowoi noubo and t > u\e tnu nuniuci his Ideas ol wuiit m. ni uu uiu piopi , sort ol luglsiaiiun. one ol the bilis n advocated uas one limiting tli amount oi money a man might spoil In seeking election to an onice. Mr. Uijaa bitterly denounced a bIL which lias alieatiy passed the senati providing that piolessors In the Btat university might participate in th Carnegie turn ! provided lor age members ol the lauulty. Ho declaie It was patting a premium on in crimes ot trusts to accept the gratuit and likened tlio fund to the action oi country at war with the United State which might offer to pension th American soldiers. The speaker placed great stress o party platforms and their fulfillment which he said was the only manner 1 which a party might hope for contii tied success. He denounced the nil road lobby and advocated strongly th bill providing for physical taxation c railroads. Oppose Repeal of Terminal Tax. While there arc a few advocates c the Snyder bill lor the repeal of th terminal tax law who are attemptln to push it to the fore , there Is ever indication that It will not become law. There Is now evidence that man of the Republicans who two years ag voted against the terminal tax bill ar now prepared to oppose any uttemii to secure Its repeal. The larger citle are almost solidly against any actio looking to its repeal. Many of th other cities and towns of the stati however , received a handsome ii crease of railroad taxes as a result c the law , however , and In many ir stances representatives of those place will also oppose the Snyder 'repeal bll The matter has been made the sul joct of much comment recently , b < cause of the efforts of certain Intel ests to secure the passage of the n peal message. Banking Bill Introduced. The joint committee's banking bl was Introduced In the house. Attc It's second reading today It will prol ably be referred back to the commi : tee as there are some amendment which will bo suggested for the bill. Legalized Sunday amusements wl not be sanctioned by the present legii lature This has been assured by th Indefinite postponement of the meai lire which had that end in view. Th promoters of Sunday baseball are sal to have been behind the measure Members of the committee from Doug las county made an attempt to sccur a recommendation for passage , bu were outvoted. Lincoln , Fob. 18. Should this legis lature enact Into laws the bills nov pending to provide for nonpartlsaa ol fleers In the judiciary and In bchoo matters , party lines will bo almos wiped out and political committee will have a job once In two years only Senator Donohoe of Holt county li the Introducer of a bill which provldm for a uonpartlsan board ot regents o the state university and county super Intendeiits. The bill amends the prcs cut primary law so that county clerk : shall not include on any party ballo any candidate lor the otllces named Instead the clerks are required t < place the names of these candidate ; on a separate ballot and on this hullo there shall be no political designation In the house Humphrey of Lancas ter county has In a bill which has al ready received a favoiable action am Is now up to the senate which pro vldes for the election of the candidati tor United States senator who re celves the highest popular vote , re gardless of his politics. Humphrey Hs also the Introducer ol a bill proviulnf for the election of nonpartisan schoo boards. This will be accomplished b ) requiring the count ) clerks to plact the names of candidates lor this po Bltlon on the ballot without party dts ignation ; The election of two regents of the university and three members of the supreme court will occur this fall and as no other state officers are to be elected at that time , should the meas ures mentioned become laws , Nebras ka will secure Its first taste of a nou partisan election. Big Appropriations. Tholact that bills already Introduced and bills yet to be thrown Into the legislative hopper carry appropriations amounting to over f5.500.OOU hue caused some of the leaders of the ma- jorlty party to get worried over tne final outcome. 'Iho Democrats art pledged to economy end how to keeji that pledge and sutlsly thu demands upon the state treasury Is a very serious - ous question. Several bills are pending providing for the establishment of normal schools and experimental stations and most of these have received favoiable consideration , at least by tha standing committee , so It Is doubtful if the legislature can retrench along those lines. It Is probable , however , an attempt will be made to comnnl tlio state uni versity to provide Iti necessary new buildings out of the 1 mill levy made for that Institution , and thus several hundred thousand dollars will bo saved to the general fund. That the attempt will be made to coullilo university ex penditures solely to the 1 mill levy has been rumored for some time and sev eral days ago the rumor received some certification by thu action of the house In killing a university measure. This bill appropriated $5,000 for the distri bution of a serum for thu cure ot hog cholera by the state ( aim. When ob jection was made to taking the appro priation out of the 1 mill levy thu house promptly kilted thu bill. A peculiar luatnro of this action Is that n majority of the members In thu house are farmers. Woman Suffrage Bills Killed. Women will not tic permitted to vote either In rlt > or state elections by grace of the present legislature. The two women suffrage bills In the senate have already received the axe and they are so dead they will not be revived. The Miller bill , which pio- vided for a constitutional amendment so the question could be put up to the people to decide , was killed b > a vole of 17 lor It to 1C against. It requires a two-thirds vote to pass a bill propos ing a constitutional amendment. The Randall bill , providing that women could vote for all candidates toi all offices save constitutional offices , was killed in the senate by a vote ol IS to in. The action of the senate fol lowed closely on the heels of a mon ster women suffrage meeting , held In Representative hall , at which many prominent citizens of Lincoln and elsewhere spoke In favor of the meas ures. High School Frats In Peril. It Is beginning to look as though the legislature will attempt to do what no school president has ever been nble to accomplish so far as Nebraska knows abolish fiaternltles In the high schools and In U.e state univer sity. Several bills have been intro duced to prevent pupils In the high schools from belonging to t'rats. and now a measure has been Introduced to prevent university students from be longing. Statistics gathered some thing over a year ago Insofar as schol arship was concerned showed no dif ference between the members of the fraternities and those who do not be long. The frat members , the Instruct ors testified , had the school spirit to a higher degree than those who did not belong. From this time on iv Is vp.ry proba ble the majority party will try t < agree to a program in secret caucus One caucus has already been held but it resulted In nothing uccoin pllshed , because Shoemaker of Doug las county insisted on an expressior on the Sunday baseball question ant the caucus divided and ended In general oral confusion. Another caucus llkelj will be held soon. Fight Over Revenue Law. A big light Is promised soon ovci amendments to the revenue law. Twc bills have already been Introduced pro viding for the repeal of the termina ! tax law and another measure Is bcluj : drawn for Introduction which will take from the local assessors any right tc assess any railroad property at all This bill will give to the state board the right to assess all railroad prop erty wherever located In the state , whether on the right of way or not and Including shops , office buildings and real estate. This bill contem plates a distribution of the aggregate value of each railroad system on a mileage basis , making each mile worth as much as every other mile. Republicans In the present legisla ture who were members of the 1907 session and helped to enact the ter minal tax law will fight Its repeal and also the proposed measure for distri bution of railroad values upon the unit system. This latter proposition was voted down by the last legislature after it had been Introduced by Wil son of Ouster county. Only five Democrats and Populists voted for the terminal tax hill two years ago and twenty-six voted against It , but whether that ratio holds good In this session cannot be told In advance of the vote on the bill. Some of the Democrats , however , who are familiar with the working of the ter minal tax law oppose its repeal. The recommendations of State Treasurer Brian that the common car riers bo taxed sufficiently to pay the running expenses of the state , and that property In counties bo taxed to pay the running expenses of the counties and contribute nothing to the general fund of the state , Is liable to receive favorable action at the hands of the present legislature. Senators - ators Ollls and Miller have Introduced n measure In the senate In accordance with Mr. Brian's Ideas. This plan of taxation is followed in several states and In Wisconsin Is said to work well. It would do away with the inequality of valuations in the various counties BO the friends of the measure say , as It would leave each county free to value Its property as It chooses Peck Falls to Kind Daughter. Omaha. Feb. 18. Senator J. W. Peck of Westboro , Mo. , who for three days has been searching for his daugh ter in this city , has given up the at tempt to find her and will leave this evening for homo. Ho says he does not think she Is In the city. Peck is not only n state senator from his dis trict , but is also a man of standing In state politics and finance. Ho has six daughters , each of whom he declarea Is worth n million dollars to him Miss Nellie * , who Is missing , is twen ty-four , stylishly dressed and the oldest of the six. GET WIRELESS FROM FLEET 938 Miles East of Gape Henr ) Last Hlgnt. ENJOYING FAIR WEATHEfl Rear Admiral Arnold's Squadron , Con slating of Maine , New Hampshire Idaho , Mississippi and Salem , Joins Fleet. On Hoard Battleship Connecticut via United Wireless , Keb. 17. Delayed In transmission The battleship lleol Is 'JUS miles east of Cape Henry at 8 o'clock tonight. Hear Admiral Arnold's squadron consisting of the Maine , New Hani ] ) shire , Idaho , Mississippi and Salem joined the ileet today. The weather is fair. MESSENGER FROM FLEET ARRIVES Yankton Proceeds to Washington In Response to Wireless Summons. Fort Monroe , Va. , Feb. IS A mes senger from the bome-comiiu , battle * hlp tleet , the yacht-like tinidei , Y.inU ton , put In here and began to taUe on a supply ot coal preparatory to pro ceodlii to Washington in response to u wireless summons. The Yanktou will return to Hampton Uoads in time to greet the fleet and then will journey back again to the capital , being used to convoy some one of the score or more of offiiial paitles during thi ; entrance trance and review of the Heel next Monday. From the moment of the departure of the sixteen world-circling battle ships on IJec. 1G , 1U07 , the Yanktou has hardly known a moment's rest. She Is but a mite of a ship and has been a plaything for the storms of the seven &cas The safe return of Uiu Ynnkton is one of the distinct achieve ments of the cmlse. TWO DEAD IN RIOT. Row in Spain Ends in Flowing-ol Blood. Granada , Spain , Feb. 18. There was an outbreak of rioting here todaj over the question of collections or duties on foodstuffs brought Into the city. In the rioting two persons were killed and five wounded. WELLMAN TO TRY AGAIN. Intrepid Air Traveler Prepares tc Make Another Dash for thn Pole. Washington , Feb. 18. Walter Well man , who twice has undertaken the effort to go to the north pole by air ship , announces that he Is now in the midst of preparations for a third at tempt , which he hopes to make the coming August. He is now in cable communication with his agent Ir Paris , where his airship is , concern ing the possibility of making prepara tlons In time for this summer's under taking. \Mr. Wellman is in no wise discour aged , but believes with a fair chance under favorable circumstances he car reach the pole and return. He ha ? not the least ambition to go there anil have his remains brought back by the next discoverer , fifty years hence frozen ns hard as a Siberian mastodon He wants to go to the pole and get back , and expects to do so. The feats of the Zeppelin airship have given him great encouragement. The Zeppelin ship Is about forty per cent larger than the Wellman ship , "America , " which In turn is about forty per cent larger than the next biggest ever built. THRILLS IN CARM CK TRIAL Three Star Witnesses for State Are Women. Nashville , Tenn. , Feb. 18. Marked by bitter quarrels between attorneys and by new and startling testlmon > the second day of the Cooper-Sharpe trial for the murder of former Senator B. W. Carmack closed with the state highly elated and the defense appar ently perturbed. There were three star witnesses for the state all women. Miss Mary Skefllngton , the state librarian , told how on the day of the murder when within 200 feet of the scene of the shooting she met John Sharpe , one of the defendants Just ns she greeted him she heard three shots and asked Sharpe what It meant. Without turnIng - Ing around to learn , Sharpe replied , she says , "That's Dune Cooper shootIng - Ing Senator Carmack. " By Miss Daisy Lee , stenographer In the office of Robin Cooper and John Bradford , an attorney for the defense , the state laid the foundation for Its contention that the slaying of Car- mack was the result of a conspiracy Miss Lee said on the day of the tras edy when she arrived at the office shi found Colonel Cooper already there in conference with his son She henid Colonel Cooper denounce earmark for using his ( Cooper's ) name and derlarn he had a right to protect himself Later she said she hoard Colonel Coop er apply to him ( Carmark ) fpithntf- so vile that she cried when ordon-d 'o repeat them The court permits I in to wri'e tbpm and when tl > ey wno read she covered her face with her hands IHhCUNQniONOFlHt WEAIHEf Temperature for Twenty-four Hours Forccnst for Nebraska. Condition of the wouthui an record ed foi tin1 twenty-four Hours oiiilliu in s a. in. toduy : Maximum It Minimum ! H Average " "i Barometer - ' . > . ! > ( Chicago , Feb. IS. The bulletin Is sued by tlio Chicago station of tilt United States weather biirouu glvop tlio forecast for Nebraska an follows : Snow tonight with colder nouth anil west portions. Friday fair with cold portion. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Sun sets fi'.i'iri. rlioM ( ! : ll ; union risen ( l-ll : a. in. : 11:011 : p. in. , moon In con junction \\llh Venus , passing from west to cast , I ! degrees south of the planet ; 111 US n. m. , moon In conjunc tion with Mercury. panslng from west to cast of Iho planet ; 1 a. m. . all .lupl- tor's four outer Batelllte.4 seen east of planet SOFFRAGETTES FIGHpOLICE Fail to Present Resolutions to Premier , TWENTY ARE UNDER ARRESI Police In London Block All Entrances to Downing Street and a Score or More Suffragettes , Attempting tc Break Through Lines , Are Jailed. London , Feb. 18. The suffragette ? failed today In their attempt to pre sent Premier Asqulth with resolu lions adopted at yesterday's meeting declaring for a continuation of the militant propaganda for suffrage. The police blocked all entrances U Downing street and twenty or more suffragettes who tried to breali through the lines , were arrested. Women Refused to Pay Fines. Tlio women who were arrested re fused to pay their fines and were soul to jail to serve terms varying from si fortnight to a month. PITTSBURG BANKER BRIBED COUNCILMAN Ramsey Found Guilty ot Paying $17,500 , tor Ordinance. PIttsburg , Pa. , Feb. 18. W. W Ramsey , former president of the Ger man National bank of this city , was today found guilty of bribing Council man Klein. Ramsey gave Klein $17,500 to se cure an ordinance making his bank c depository of city funds. TWO PEP.ISjl IN BLIZZARD Father and Son Lost in Hills Near Alli ance i.nd uoth Are i ound Cead. Alllam.o , iStii. , j'tb. IS. Vv'onl was received hero .r.vii t.e tonti ! . n.-.t htlla that j'iii. . > . . ( Ut.a.ii ai. , h , v.m teoiieaio.u .v-n / . . . . . .u an uen to death during the itcent storm The lanuly had only r-ccnty ! taken up land in it LI ftcction and were not very faml.iai with Hi.cou.itiy , and the fatiier and u\o buns , tame Into Alliance lei oi'pplies ' _ n i to s-ok employment ploymont for tlie boys In the tatter they waie not successful , and the ol.l est boy , K.i .b , .e.t . .i .hvci , w..et : it is now : , c' : \ - - > J he Is a.ij u.iaw.ire of the tate tl at befell his futhei and brother ' 1 .e mothei and another bou aia at ! ijnc. A snrching j.aity was made p and tin little pj.rty was found five miles s-outh of Tully's ranch , thi ; team i.e. ; ir a .c-uc. u. , . , . . , . uou' ies neaitjy , whee- : they ha 1 fallen in in effort in Ur. i wnun bv walking. PERMANENT TARIfF Convention at Irdbnapolls Goes Squarely on Record. Indianapolis , Feb. 18 Demand for the Immeuiato croatun by congress of u permanent tariff commission was voiced In resolutions adopted by the national tariff commission conference convention. To-dispel any idea that delay in tariff revision Is sought , and that the purpose of the gathering waste to delay action on the tariff by con gress , a provision was added urging that congress during Its special ses sion prepare and adopt a revised tariff to the best of its ability under present conditions. While the adoption of the resolu tions was the subject of n heated de bate , the arguments seemed b'ased up on misunderstanding of the commit tee's report rather than radical differ ences of opinion , and at the end the original report was adopted with the exception of a few unimportant changes In phrasing. Four More Berlin Girls Stabbed. Berlin , Feb. 18. Four more women and girls weie stabbed by the unknown criminal who has made more than a scuro of assaults with a Knife In the suburbs of Borlln during the past few da > s. The wounds Infilctod were not severe. AP , HORSE ; AIRSHIP SAILS Ohio Farmer Files 250 Feet In Air. HORSE SUPPLIED POWER W. N. Martin , a Civil Engineer and Farmer Near Canton , Ohio , Flew 250 Feet at Height of Six Feet From Ground In Aeroplane Thursday. Canton , O. . Feb. IS.V. . N. Martin , civil engineer and farmer , made n Hlght of i50 ! feel at n height , of six feet In his aeroplane this morning , tin ; Initial power being furnished by a horse attached to a rope ami pullojH. GIRL mm mm AND MUTILATED Chicago Police Are Trying io Solve Mysterious Case. Chicago , FobriK.T7io Chicago po lice today became satisfied that Kiln ( Jingle , the young Irish lacomaker whose unconscious bound and gagged form was found yesterday In u public bathroom at the Wellington hotel , "framed up" the whole alfalr herself , for some purpose not yet developed. Physicians say that the girl had not been , assaulted and what appeared to be blood In the bathtub has been found to have been really port wine. Chicago , Keb. 18. One of the most mysterious cases with which the Chicago cage police have hud to deal in many years developed In the Wellington ho tel , a standard downtown hostelry , when the unconscious lorm ot Miss Ella Glngles , an Irish lace maker , \\us found lashed to the supports of a bath tub. Whether she was the victim ot a plot , as she Incoherently alleged In her few conscious moments , or chosu fantastic means , Including suicide , to retaliate upon a woman whom hho be lieved to have been her enemy , formed a mystery which the police set about to solve. ( "When a chambermaid reached the public bathroom on the lourth fioor she found the door locked from thu inside with a bolt. Uicer the liouso carpenter , removing the transom. crawled Into the loom Upon iho Hoer he found Miss Olngles , clad only in a night gown. The bathtub was half filled with bloody water and the sink was in the same condition At tempting to move her the carpenter found her hands tied with a light bind ing cord. Another , diawn tightly about her knees , held that portion of her body to the lower legs of the tub. ller face showed cuts and bruises and U wa fater determined' that sle ITad heoT mistreated. She was also apparently suffering from laudanum noisonlng. A towel was tied tightly under the girfa jaws and a cloth stuffed In her mouth. At the Fiances Wlllard hospital she recovered consciousness for several minutes. Chief of Detectives O'Brien was nt her bedside and to him she told n strange tale of having been attacked near her home , 474 lyuSnllo avenue. by a man nn-1 n woman. One of them struck her and the other threw pepper - per In her eyes. She was then hustled Into a cab , which apparently had been waiting. She knew no more , she said , until she regained consciousness in the Wellington hotel. She said she wrote a note to her friend , Miss Mary Joyce and threw It over the transom , with a penciled note on the envelope asking "some bellboy" to mail it. The letter ran : 'Mary Will be killed nt Wellington notcl Come quick Elln " It was this note which sot the police on the trail. It reached Miss Joyce at 9 n. m. In the office where she Is cm- ployed ns a stenographer to P. H a'Donnell , attorney for Miss Oingles. When her senseless form was dis covered'no one could he found who had seen the young woman enter the place. No bellboy could be found who had picked up any letter and mailed it , as described by Miss Glngles. No Hope for Entombed Miners. Newcastle , fine. . Fob 18. All hope was abandoned of rescuing more of the miners entombed in the Stanley mine nllve. Coffins have been brought here and all preparations have been made to bring to the surface the dead bodies of moie than 100 victims No one among the survivors is able to ex plain the cause of the explosion The rescue parties describe the scenes In \l-p workings as horrible Many bodies * vcre found lying In heaps SEUE PASSED NAVAL BILL Measure Carries Total Appropriations of About 5136,000,000. Washington , Fob. 18. Thentuul bill , tarrying total appropriations of about $ iiu.i uo.ouu , was passed by the senate alter having been under consul oration for three da > s. Tha bill v.us changed by restoration of the house provision for two battleships of 2G.uuu tons displacement to cost $0,000,000 each.
