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8 THE NOKPOLK WEEKLY NEW&-JOUKNAL FMIUAY MAUGH 12 1909 TAFT KEEPS OUT OF RULES FIGHT President Sidesteps Contro versy In the House , MEETS ISSUE WITH DIPLOMACY "Insurgents" and Supporters of Speak. r Cannon Doth Call on Him for Ex pression , but He Avoids Making Known His Position to Either. Washington , March 10. President Tult mis given an opportunity to declare - clare hJiiibcii on thu 'insurgent movn niunt to revise the house rules. Diplo matically , he sidestepped announcing Iiow lie stood , but In doing so he missed luncheon and about half 01 thu conceit of Mine. Eumcs , which liu win Mtiieduled to attend In company with .Mrs. Tuft. KopiTHcntatUu I'tiyne , chairman of Clio committee on ways and means , Hotighl the support of Mr. Talt for the uxfstnig order ol things and thu lumir Beul cuuse was advocated by llopro- uenlatuu Gardner ut Massachusetts , JMuilibon of Kansas and Nelson of Wis consin. The three Insurgents heard it that Mr. Taft Intended to join with the house organization In Che Interest of getting the tariff bill Cliroiigh quickly. Greatly disturbed , they hurried to thu White House to urge Mr. Tult to take a soft seat on the fence and leave the lighting to them When they came out of the executive olllces Mr. Gardner declared with an exhibition of confidence that tliu "liisurgintH" were no longer in u compromising mood. "Wo are tlrmly Impressed that Mr. Tuft la not opposed to a change of the nik * , " said Mr. Gardner , "but. Is a litUe fearful that a contest now would cross the line and interfere with the pass-ago of the tariff bill. " Mr. Madison tried to show the presl dent there was no such danger in the tight Jhej uru conducting. The insur- ucuts jiltto promised that they would not Illlbuster against legislation if they made their light and lost. By these conciliatory promises , Mr. MadIson - Ison said he did r.ot mean that the fight would bu abandoned if lost now. He said thu insurgents would wait , Iiowever , until the proper timw to re new iL Mr. Payne was with the president only a few minutes. When he left he Baid ho had told the president that the Car iff bill would be ready to report on the first day of the session , but that be could not prophesy what would hap pen If the present chao'jc conditions In tlio Louse were to continue. fiMaxlrnum and Minimum Rates. * 'Maximum and minimum rates of duly aio provided In the tariff bill wlnVii will bo Introduced in the house By Chnltman Payne when the special session convenes. A paragraph w.U be Included In each separate schedule providing for the minimum duties on articles under that schedule. Twenty per cent Is understood to be the aver age reduction for the minimum duties. Some articles will be excepted from the provision for a minimum duty. The United States was the first coun try to adopt maximum and minimum rates of duty when It provided for reciprocity in its tariff law for a few arUf-los , such as sugar. Germany and Ftanee , Iiowever , have extended the Kcciproclty to cover their entire tariff few and It is to make the American tariff more pliable In accordance with the tariffs of foreign countries that the maximum and minimum provisions are incorporated. ARKANSAnfORM : ( CLAIMS NINE VICTIMS Fire Follows Tornado and Wipes Dul Town of Brinkley , Uttle Uock , Ark , March 9. Nini perFims are repotted dead and n num bpr injim > a us the result ol a vie Xciu storm whlih swept through west eni ens'fin and southern Ai Kansas K. lit are reported to have been killed ut lU.nUk'i.ich Is reported tk Ht-oji-d by a tormulo and subsequent fiiv 0 ate advlii'S from BrlnKley luu. jcal < that practically the entire towi is now u muss of ruins and that elgnt poisons have been killed and the in juicd w.il be numbered by the .surco 3he fin.Is still buinlng. k. A Unttnn BMriassengor train 1 lost In tlie vicinity oFtlarcum , where u tornado struck It and Is reporte : ! Co have swept It off the track. A tornado struck Fourche , wlthic Hve miles of Little Hock , killing a ne I3ro Iboy and inj.irlng other negroes .Thi' tornado crossed Arkansas nvoi Bt Vourcno dam and raised a spoui of water about 200 fet high It trav toward the northeast. ft. SHOE STITCHERS STRIK Way Beiult In Throwing Five Thou sand Out of Work. Lynn , Mass. , March 8. A general strike oi the 150 machine stitchers em ployed in ' .liirty-ilve siioe factories li eiils clt > was ordered to go into eflect today uuil should It bo of long dura tion will result probably In throwint B.OOu persons out of work. The strlKt ds cal.ed to enforce a demand for u now wage scale , amounting to an In srease of about ouo-twolfth of a cenl m each pair of shoes. HANGMAN'S ' DAY IN LOUISIANA Blx Negroes Executed for Murder and One for Criminal Aisault. Baton Itouge , La. , March 5. SU ne groes expired on the gallows In Louisi ana today for the crime of murder and another was hanged lor criminal as tmult Eight persons were to have Loon executed , but Governor Sanders * planted a u'prlovo to one of this num- bi-i Tliice 01 the executions took place ut Poll Alylen. Charles Davis WUH hanged for the murder of a prison guard. Wal.uce and Ben Jones , broth ers , slayers ot Conductor Hall , died on the Hume scalfold with Davis Charles Madison was hanged at Lake Charles lor criminal assault on Sldonla Kelly Willie Williams was hanged at Gretim for the murder of William Brooks. Andrew Washing ton , wife murderer , was executed foi his crime at Tallulah. Negro Taken From Jail and Shot. Atlanta , March 5. News reached here of the lynching at Blakeley of John Fowler , colored , who was In jal' at that place , charged with the mur der of Deputy Sheriff Murchlson Mon day The negro was taken ftom the jail by a crowd and shot. GREEK HAD NECKLACE VALUED AT $50,000 $ , John Savls Arrested in Omaha While Trying to Sell Pearls. Omaha , March G John D. Savls , a Greek , was anested at the jewelry stoie ol Albert Kdholm and when scotched at the police station a pearl necklace , valued at $50,000 , was lound in his pockets. Developments showed that the necklace was one lost by Mrs. Otto llelnze In the Knickerbocker hotel In New York three months ago. Savls went Into Edliolm's store and attempted to sell one of the pearls to the proprietor. After an examination , Edliohn asked the Greek to put a value on it , but the latter declined. He was then ottered $40 und Snvis asked Ed- helm if the latter cured to purchase ten or u dozen ut that price. This made Udholm suspicious and he caused a hurry call to be sent to the police btatlon. A detective quickly an swered the call and placed Savis un der anest. The Greek was found to be armed with a huge 38-callber re volver , which was taken away from him. him.After After being taken to the station a search of Savls' clothing disclosed the necklace , pronounced to be one of the finest of its kind In the country. A fine gold watch and chain , memor anda books and a translating diction ary and $ G1.55 in money woru also found in Savis' clothes. The Greek says he was employed by the Knickerbocker hotel for thirteen months before coming west as a side walk man. It was while cleaning the walk in fiont of the hotel , he declares , that he found the string of pearls in the gutter , HOW THEYJVERE LOST Police Think Jewels Belong to Mrs Otto C. Heinze of New York , New York , March 5. The police here , when notified of the arrest /n Omaha ot a Greek , John Savis , wno went there trom New i'ork , having in his possession a valuable pearl neck lace , said the jewels were probably those lost by Mrs. Otto C. Heinze In or near the Hotel Knickerbocker on the night of Nov. 2ti last. The same opinion prevailed at the Hotel Knlck erbocker Savls , the man held ir Omaha , said he was a street cleaner and that he found the jewels in a mass ot refuse which he had swept together near the Knickerbocker hotel The necklace of Mrs. Heinze con slsted of sixty-three matched pearls , with a gold , diamond studded , clasp. The value of the necklace has been variously put at from $5,000 to $50- 000. Mrs. Heinze missed it after she and her husband had spent some time in the grill room of the Knickerbocker and had left In a carriage. Lady Bowlers Reach Pittsburg. Pittsburg , Marc.li 5. The A. Artz team of the north side of Pittsburg rolled a score of 2,520 In the five men event. Scores of the flfteei. other teams In the contest were below 2,500 The Kingston ladies team of St Louts arrived and will enter the games dur ing the first part of next week The first bowling by the fair sex Is sched uled for tonight , when two local teams will roll. . Maloney-Whlte Marathon. New York. March 5. Patrick White , the champion runner of Ireland , and Mat Maloney , the former amateur champion at ( he Marathon game , will run the full Marathon distance , 20 miles and 385 yards , in the Sixty-ninth regiment armory tonight fora purse of 12,500 , of which $2,000 goes to winner. Breaks Swimming Record. New York , March 5. The crowd at the sportsmen's show snw Charles M Daniels of the New York Athletic club beat the world's swimming rec < ord for 200 yards. The time was 2:15 : while the old record , held by Daniels was 2:151-5. : Widow of Bishop Potter Dead. New York. March 5. Mrs. Elizabeth Scrlven Potter , widow of Bishop Hen ry C. Potter , died at her home here after an Illness extending over several oral day Colorado House Passes Bank Bill. Denver , March 10 A bank guar ant ) bill passed the house by a vote of 49 to 6. The bill now goes to the senate. BANKING BILL PASSES HOUSE Guaranty Measure Goes Through hy Vote ol 72 to 23 , SEVEN REPUBLICANS FOB IT Senate Recommends for Passage the Gates Bill Allowing Saloons at Fort Crook Ollls Primary Act Is Up Again Nettleton's Bill Killed. Lincoln , March 10. The house passed the hanking bill and killed Net tleton's bill providing notes ghen for Insurance premiums be non-negotiable until after the policy Is delivered. On the hanking bill the vote was 1 72 yeas and 23 nays. The following j Ilepubllcaus voted for it : Allen , liar- lett , Cliase , Griff en , O'Connell , Thles- ecu and Johnson of Adams. The house reconsidered Its action on the Ollls primary bill , which it Indefi nitely postponed. The bill will go back to the committee and Chairman Ollis will be given an opportunity to bo heard. Senate Kills County Option Bill. "While the house was sending the uunk deposit guaranty bill through in fast order , the senate was as decidedly killing the county option measure. In terest in each was quite equal. Wbilo matters went through in the house in a quiet manner , because the majority was able to force its measure through , there was an unusual display of oratorical torical fireworks in the senate , where some of the temperance advocates came In for a good share of condemm > tlou. As had been anticipated , the ' . 111 was killed , the vote being 17 to 16. This narrow margin was some thing of a surprise to many meinoors During the debate Senator Meyers of Uock county scathingly denounced El mer B. Thomas , connected with the Civic Federation , as a betrayer of the temperance forces. Mr. Thomas had a seat within the rail , in plain view of the members. Only members favoring the meas ure took part in the discussion , the Democratic side meanwhile confining Itself to quietly listening to the spell binders. Five Democrats , Bodinson Donahue , HatCeld , Miller of Antelope and Ollis of Valley , voted for the measure. Saloons for Fort Crook. The Gates bill , repealing the law prohibiting the operation of a saloon within two and a half miles of Fort Crook , was recommended to pass by the senate In committee of the whole after a debate continuing nearly the entire morning Nineteen senators voted for the bill on viva voce vote , no roll call being ta'cen. All amendments to the bill were voted down and it was agreed to exactly as it came from the house. The bill will undoubtedly pass r.nd go to the governor. A letter from Colonel Gardner was read favoring the bill. He said' the authorities of Crook City have agreed not to permit more than two saloons , both under one management and these not to run Sundays after 10 o'clock at c'.ght. Objection to the bill was on the scale It would permit dives in Crook City running practically with out police protection. PATRICKlTJLLFIGHTS FOR FREEDOM Lawyer Convicted of Murder in Court Today. Now York , March 1. Before the ap pellate division of the supreme court today appealed Albert T. Patrick , the lawyer convicted of the murder by poison of Millionaire William Marsh lllce , on u writ of habeas corpus. His appro r-auce before the state court Is u continuation of hit fight for liberty , which failed in the United' ' States su preme court. Patrick Is seeking freedom on the ground that the commutation of his death sentence to life Imprisonment by the late Governor Higglus was not warranted In that It was a change tea a punishment not provided by statute for the crime of which he was con victed and that the change was to thu prisoner's disadvantage in that it was an imposition of a different and great er punishment. His petition says that "life imprisonment is not only entirely different from but la in fact greater and more horrible to endure than tha death penalty , alone prescribed by coneral law for murder , first decree. " Patrick asserts that his conviction was procured by fraud and collusion of "divers persons of vast influence , power and wealth. " His petition for freedom Is opposed by tlio oitjr , tiouuty and state authorities. Amev dtudents Win Medals. Amos , la. , March 11. In the distri bution of gold medals given by the Omaha Corn exposition , Ames stu dents have secured nine out of the ten offered for the best treatise on vari ous agricultural subjects , and the tenth went to a former Ames student. The medals are valued at $20 each. Mouro Crew Rescued. Bilbao , Spain , March 10. The own ers of th * steamer Mouro , which was swept on the rocks and foundered off Cape de la Chcsvre , have received ad vices that the crew was picked up and landed at Bordeaux by a British steam. er. ELEVATOR ACCIDENT AT OMAHA Clrl Crushed to Death Between Top of Car and Celling. Omaha , March 10. An elevator ticcl. dent occurred at the department store of J. L. Braudeis & Sons , which re sulted In thu death of one girl , Hannah I'almqtilbt , and the fainting of half n do/.en otneis , besides almost taiiHlng a panic among the employees. Miss Palmciulst and tlneo other girls were tiding down In the freight elevator. They loigot to call their lloor , hut as the ciir passed the second lloor two of them jumped out ol the open gate und Miss I'alnuiulst , who was third , tried to Uo tno sumo. Her head was caught between the top of the car and the celling and her lace mashed Into an umccognlzablc mass. Another girl In the car escaped only hecaiibo the elevator conductor prevented her trying to jump out. The conductoi says the girls jumped despite his warning. Some 01 the girls were so badly frightened that they tainted and the aid of a physician was required to revive the in. TEXAS NEGRO IS BURNEDAT STARE Assailant of White Woman Incin erated by Mob at Rockwall , Uockwall Tex. , March 8. Aftoi having been identified by Mrs. Arthur McKinney as the negro who attempted an assault upon her Friday , Anderson Ellis was taken from the Uockwall county jail last night and secured to an iron stake driven Into the earth and was burned to death in the pres ence of about a thousand persons Earlier in the evening Will Clark , a negro , was shot and killed when his father , Andrew Clark , refused permls slon to a posse to search his premises , on the assumption that Ellis was con cealed there. People came here from several towns to witness the burning of the negro , win occurred in the public square. Ellis admitted his guilt , bul refused to make a statement or tc leave farewell messages for his rela < tives. He did not utter a cry as the pile of cordwood , which had been sat urated with kerosene , was set afire nor did he show loss of nerve as the flames enveloped him. He was dead when , nine minutes after the torcl ; had been applied , they removed bin : trom the flre , WARNS AGAINST SOFT DRINKS Dr. Wiley Lectures Before Girl Stu dents at Washington. Washington , March 11. The dan gers oi the "soft drink habit" and the innocence with which girls become ad- dieted to It were emphasized by Dr. Wiley , the government's pure food' ex pert , In a lecture before 100 girl stu dents of the Holy Cross academy. "If you only knew what I know about what these soft drinks contain you would abstain from them , " he Bald. "It will surprise you to know that most of them contain more caf feine than coffee and a drug which la more deadly. So beware of the soft drink. " St. Louis Churchman Arrested. St. Louis , March 11. Joslah A. Par ker , head of a realty concern and prominent in church work , was arrest ed following a grand jury investiga tion. The charges against him are filed by L. H. Rousseau , who asserts that Parker obtained from him $30,000 for stock in a mortgage company which was never organized. Fire Destroys Norman Mack's Home. Buffa.o , N. V. , March 11. The home of Norman E. Mack , chairman of the Democratic national committee , was destroyed by fire. Mr. Mack and his family are at Atlantic City. The loss is about $50,000. Dies in Church While at Prayer. Boone , la. . March 8. Mrs. Lillian Webb , for many years a resident oi Boone , died while kneeling in prayer in the Episcopal church in Hillsdale , Mich. She had just entered the church alter exclaiming , "My what a beautiful morning , " and these words were her last. Just after kneeling at her pesv she fell over and was dead when picked up. Ohio County to Get Bryan Mule. Dayton , O. , March 4. Congressman Cox is in receipt ol a letter from Wil liam J. Bryan asking for the certified presidential vote of Montgomery coun ty in order to establish its right to the Bryan mule , which was to bo giv en to the county in any state making the largest Democratic gain. Mr. Bry. an states that the figures seem to show that Montgomery county hu * won HARRIMAN AND6G'JLD OLA. _ Union Pacific and Wabash Will Ex change Business at Kansas City. Chicago , March 8. The Record-Her. Bid says : Negotiations are in prog ress which will , it is thought , eventu ally laud for Edward H. Harrlman'a Union Pacific line west of Kansas City the greatest traffic coup in his history. It Is understood that beginning early In May there will be an Interchange traffic agreement between the Wcbiali and the Union Pacific at Kansas City , which will bo of Immense value to each system. The details of the tenta tlve agreement have not received the sanction of Harrltunu or of George J , Gould , but it is known that I IB tin purpose to Interchange traffic wall nigh to the exclusion of all other coa uections. The pending aureemem may in a measure explain why Ilurrl man was so ready to throw $3,000,0K ( into the syndicate which loaned Qoulc $8,000,000 to save sotuo ot his roads from bankruptcy. STANOARD OIL NOT GOILTY Judge Anderson Instructs J'jrj to Return Verdict of Acquittal , EDS ; : $29,24oooc , , : m CASE Rate on Which Indictment Was Based Declared by Court to Be Incompetent as Evidence Takes View of Circuit Court of Appeals. Chicago , March 11. "Not guilty. " This Is the lesult reached In the government's famous suit against the Standard Uil company or Indiana. Tlio suit ol thu government , whole- In the deiondant company at onetlniu laced a fluu of ? y , iuouu at the hands 01 Judge K. M. l.andls on a charge ol having accepted rebates In freight f i om the Chltuxo and Alton lallioad , came to an end abruptly when Judge A. 13. Anderson , before whom the casu was brought after leversal by thu court of appeals , Instructed the jury to find a verdict of "not guilty. " It Is the opinion of the tederal at torneys that Judge Anderson's ruling \\111 hove the effect of Invalidating class tariffs and will make ft" Impos sible to coin let a shipper for viola tions of class tarlif regulations. Foresaw Failure of Case. Judge Anderson s decis.on was not altogether unlooked toi , he having pievlously announced to the prose cutors that the proof relied on In the tirst trial is Incompetent , and It was with something of an air of hopeless ness that District Attorney Sims and his assistants attempted to show the admisslblllty of the Illinois classlllca- tlon to pi eve the existence of u legal rate of 18 cents , which was a vital point In the government's contention. Assistant District Attorney Wllkor- BOH admitted that the prosecution could not furnish the proof deemed necessary and suggested dismissal oi the case. At this point Attorney John S. Miller of counsel for the oil com pany arose and moved that there be an Instructed verdict. The court so or dered and the jury was instructed. Quotes From Opinion of Circuit Court. The decision of Judges Giosscup , Baker and Seaman of the United States circuit court of appeals , re versing Judge l.andis , together with the action of tlwj United States supreme premo court In refusing to review the decision of the court of appeals , played an important part in disposing ot the case. Judge Andei&on , in announcing his finding , quoted from the opinion c' ' the appellate court. The strongest or. presslon in laver of his view , he said , was the statement in that decision : "The most we can say Is that the question is one upon which judges , aft er full discussion , might very reason ably disagree. " Continuing , Judge Anderson said : "Tl'e defendant is charged here by in dictment ; this is a criminal offense. The d * > t'endnnt is presumed to b in nocent until proved to be guilty be yond all reasonable doubt and before this Jury would be justified In return ing a verdict upon a single one of these counts , It would have to be sat isfied beyond all reasonable doubt to ucli a degree of certainty as to over come this presumption of innocence which surrounds this defendant. It would have to be satisfied beyond all reasonable donbt that there was a defl- nltely fixed 18-cent rate. The court of appeals has said' upon this same evidence , after havinp considered It In all its. relations , after the evidence which was given , that they cannot say that these two papers ( referring to the railroad tariff sheet and the Illi nois classification ) really fix any 18- cent rate. "Therefore , if it la a matter about which persons may differ or trained Judges may disagree , if the court of appeals says after reviewing there pa pers and consulting together that they cannot tell what It Is , then , of course , the evidence Is not sufficient to war rant you In finding that these papers establish that rate beyond a reason able doubt. " RECEPTION TOJLUEJACKETS Helen Gould Greets Three Hundred Tars of the Fleet | Now York , March 8. Miss Helen Gould entertained ! ) UO bluejackets j from the battleships of the North At lantic squadron , now at the Brooklyn navy yard , after their round the world | cruise. A reception and tea was held at the naval branch of the Young Men's Christian association. j "I wish to welcome all the boys home , " she said. "I have watched' ' your trip around the world with inter est. I want to tell you about another < dear friend of yours. Mrs. Russell Sago , who would also be hero to welcome - | come you back had she not broken' ' her arm a few weeks ago. t visit her frequently and. every time 1 see her , she brings out the postal cards she has received from the men of the fleet and shows mo the pictures she has and what you have written to her. She scuds her best wishes to you. " The-jackles cheered Miss Gould lust ily and each man In turn shook hands with her. Thrco cheers also were given for Mrs. Sage. Kills Self as Sweetheart Did. Benton. Ill , March 6 As a sequel lo the , suicide of Misa Byrl Seiners near heie two days ago , John Nichols , twenty five > ears old , killed hlmst-II by shooting as did Miss Somors He left a note saying he had nothing more to live lor since his sweetheart s death , BOSTON 000 SHOW TONIGHT Qomc of Country's Best Known Ca nines placed on Exhibition , Boston , Fob. 22. The last of thu thrco great dog shows of the east was opened hero today. Although the BOB- ton show Is not as largo as thu Now York and Philadelphia exhibitions , It Is of gieal Interest to lovers of the canine. The show will last four days. Some of the best known animals In the coun try are on exhibition , and visitors are expected from many stales The pres out is the iwcnty-IUlli annual bench show of the New England Kennel club. PIN GnWlNSKIP MATCH IS ON TONIGHT Best Men of New York and lileveland to Roll In Brooklyn. Now York , Feb. 22. The opening games In the match between the howlIng - Ing chami'iuns ' ol Now Voik and Cleve land , U. , \\ill be rolled on the ( iiand Central alleys In DnioKI > n tonight , and the popularity of the alley sumo In New York is showing Itsoli In the in terest taken In the match. Jimmy Smith , the New York champion , is to meet l/ouls Fiunz , the best bowler of the Ohio city , in a home and homo fuurrinmenl. Thirty games a'rc to bu lolled , the jlrst tlftccn In Brooklyn to night and the other fifteen in Cluvo land on Maich 12. Franz has been champion of Cleve land lor tineo years. He Is as good a bowler when working in a team an in singles , as he proved lately when he and Charley Gilbert won an Inter city match rolled against Will Flonnor and Uus Steele , two of Chicago's best men on the alleys. Cleveland bowlers are enthusiastic about Franz's ability , declaring that he will prove himself the best bowler of America. A num ber of them have come on here to sou him roll against Smith. The latter li gencially considered the best bowler of the metropolis , In a recent workout / out In propitiation lor tonight's match he rolled an average of nine games of 233 , beginning with a 31)0 ) score. It U reported that he has done even better. The match Is for $500 a side , in addl tlou to u shaio of the gate receipts. J , EDWARD BRITT AGAIN , M - He Fights Johnny Summers In London Ring Tonight. London , Feb. 22. Patriotic American" ports In London will celebrate Wash ington's birthday by going to see Jimmy Bxitt , the California light weight , fight Johnny Summers , the Englishman , at the National Sporting club that is , if they have the price , for the National Sporting club is one of the ancient institutions of the Brit ish capital and admission within its doors comes high. The Yankees here are sure , of course , that Britt will make Summers' seconds ends throw up the sponge , but there may be a surprise coming to them. Summers Is a clever , hardy little scrapper who has whipped some good Americans and Britishers , and he may take Brill's measure tonight. The flght Is scheduled to go twenty rounds for a purse of $4.0i ( ( ) , In addition to a side bet of $500 ARTIST BELIEVED MURDER VICTIM Mystery la Walter F. Schultz's ' Death Near Washington. Washington , March. 8 , The body of a well dressed man , partially covered with snow and a ragged wound In the neck was found near Alexandria , Va. , a short distance from Washington. In the pockets of the clothing were a traveler's check for $300 , Issued by the Wells-Fargo Express company at Los Angeles , payable to Walter P. Schultz , a card bearing the same name , hut with an address of iai4 Douglas strcel , Sioux Cily , la , , and another card , which bears the name of Mrs. Almoro Gillette. The police regard the case as one of cold blooded mur der and as one of the most mystifying crimes ever committed in this section. A motive for the murder is lacking. Sioux City , March 8. Walter F. Schultz , the victim of the mysterious murder at Alexandria , Va. , has a sis ter living in Sioux City. She is Mrs. Almore F. Gillette of 1314 Douglas street , her husband being a purchas ing agent for Armour & Co. Mrs , Gillette's given names were Ellen Dor othy. She has been prostrated by the news of the terrible fate of her broth er. Schultz never lived in Sioux City , his homo being in Chicago , where his parents still live. Schultz was an art ist and has been traveling for his health. Twisted Mule's Tall ; Held for Death. Tallulah , La. , March 10. Because he twisted the tall of u mule , a negro youth named Blackman Is In jail here under a charge of manslaughter. An aged negro was riding the mule when its tall was twisted. Ho was thrown from the rearing animal , sustaining in juries from which ho died. Schultz's Death Still a Mystery. Washington , March 10. Mystery Itill surrounds the death of Walter F. Echultz , a Chliago artist , whose bed * with the throat deeply cut. was found last Sunday In a Held near Alexandria Va The police have not yet struck any clew which promises tangible de velopments , HOIS : WORKING ATMST CLIP Third Reading of Bills Is Dis pensed With. ANTI-TBEAT BILL IS KILLED House Defeats Groves' Measure by Vote of14 to ' 19 Committee to In Epcct Wayne Normal School , Offered to State Talk of Sifting Committee. Lincoln , Maich 0. Although lliciu are 200 bills on thu house calendar , with only Uutcen days left of this session , It Is easy to see llut : evoi > 0110 ol them will he dispo i < il of at the clip which that body Is working The clerks weio kept busy early In the session reading bills tlio tlilnl time. Finally , the house got tiled ol listening and the reading was dis pensed with unions objection WHS made. The clerk falmply said : "Any- uv-Jy want this bill read ? " after the title , and If all acquiesced the bill was quickly dlSMHed | ) of. It has often been the habit to read bills the first and second time by title only , but seldom , If ever , bus the third reading , which comes just before the roll call , been dispensed with. ' In the committee of the whole thu salary appropilatlon bill was agreed upon , and to It was tacked on an amendment causing the olllces In thu capltol to remain open continuously from 9 n. in. to 5 p. m. Heretofore of fices were closed from 12 to 2. Com platni has been made by many persons from out In the state that they were unable to transact any business during these two hours , and this caused the house to take action. In the future It will be necessary to keup some per son at the olllces In the state liouso with authority to transact business during the middle of the day. The committee waded through the salary bill without ceremony nor mer cy The salary ol thu secretary of the stute board of charities and correc tions was cut from $1,20U to $700. Th Bteuographer to the state veterinarian will hi the future receive $840 Instead of $120 a ySuj" . Thfs change was ma.ie at the instance of the finance committee. " ' 1 ' I il" TKo Seattle paused nine bills , none of particular importance. Afloi1 a s fiu i fur measure had gone Un'ougli the senate , the house killed the auU-treut bill by Groves of Lan caster 1 > V a vote of 44 for the bill und 49 against it. Fifty-one was necessary for its passage" . The house passed the bill providing for six deputy oil Inspectors and tor the gravity test lor oil. In order to separate the important measures from the unimportant the majority leaders are talking of a sift ing committee. The Democrats will meet Monday night In caucus to de cide the matter and probably to dee- Ignute members of the committee. A committee from the house left for Wayne to Inspect the normal school there , which has beuu offered , for sale to the state. i VICTORY FOR BISHOP BONAGUM _ Father Murphy Gets Final Knockout Blow From Supreme Court. Lincoln , March G. By a decision rendered hy the Nebraska supreme court Bishop Bouacum of the Catholic dloceso of Lincoln triumphs in his ten years' fight with Father William Mur phy , a priest stationed at Seward. Neb. The supreme count sustains the fiud < ings of the district court of Seward county , ousting Father Murphy from St. Vincent's ' parish church property , sustaining , so lur us a civil court bus jurisdiction , the church contention that In the cas of Father Murphy "the gates of heaveu arc closed to him" by the decree of excommunica tion , pronounced by the bishop. The struggle between the bishop and priest has been the most stubborn in the church annals of Nebraska. It began when Father Murphy was pas tor of the church at Tecumsth. Dif ferences with the bishop arose and' ' ho was transferred to tlio Seward parish. The trouble did not cease , and finally , in 1901 , Bishop Bonacum excommuni cated him , supplanting him with a new priest. The parishioners were loyal to Father Murphy , the trustees refusing to surrender the church prop erty tc his successor Six times the case has been in the district court , and three limes remanded by the su preme court Twice it has been be- lore the church authorities at Home. Father Murphy has a state-wide ; repu tation as an orator and temperance advocate. Bishop Bcmacum Is at pres ent abroad and was recently in audi ence with the pope. Jury Fails to Agree In Farrert Caee. Tekarnah , Neb. , March C. The jury In the case of Nicholas Farrcns , who was charged with thu death of Lester Ball at Decatur lust December , came In without arriving at any conclusion except that they could not agree The court discharged the defendant Far rcns gave bond In sum of $5,000 to ap pear at the September term of court. Flodman Nameu for Police Board , Lincoln , March C Governor Stial- lenberger announced the appointment of Fred W Flodman us member of the board of fire and police commissioner * \ of Omaha to surcted Carl Brandela , who recently died Very High. "I Just cot flint tlom.r's lili : for that frMpr of i ) l i' " "How wan II ? " "It was a very hlph fever I thrtti I dreamed. " Bellman ,