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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. . . . . . NORFOLK. NEBRASKA. FRIDAY. MAHCII ] 1905) ) OLD MAN KILLED AT WEST POINT Afternoon Passenger No,6 , Ran Into Him. KUEGEL VICTIM'S ' NAME As He Was Crossing the Northwestern Track at West Point Thursday After noon , Aged Man of Seventy Years Was Killed. West Point. Nob. , March 18. Special to The News : An aged man named Kuogal , about seventy years old , was struck ly ) oaBtbound Northwestern passenger train No. 0 hero at UI10 : o'clock llilH afternoon , and killed. He was walking across the track , JUKI north of the depot. He had gone alinoHt aeroHS tlio track all lint one step when the engine struck him. CAN'T ' SELL LIQUOR ON TRAINS. Mexican Government Issues an Order Prohibiting It. Mexico City , March IS. An order has been Issued here prohibiting the sale of liquor by news venders on trains. Independent Steel Men Not to Combine Plttsburg. March 18. The Asso ciated 1'ress today Investigated and found to bo absolutely Incorrect a story sent out from hero of n gigantic combination of Independent steel manufacturers. Rear Admiral Strong Dies. Andover , Mass. , March 18. Roar Admiral Strong , retired , died hero to day. Persian Gulf Town Surrenders. Teheran , March 18. The seaport , Bender Abbas , on the Persian gulf , has gone over to the nationalists who , It Is reported , have seized the custom house. Bender Abbas Is a seaport of C.OOO population. Nicaragua Blamed For It. Washington , March 18. Nicaragua Is charged with being the solo cause of unsettled conditions In Central America , according to an official state ment Issued today by the state depart ment , based upon diplomatic and con sular reports. Illinois Bank Robbed. Vlnceiines , Ind. , March 18. Robbers early today broke into the bank of Birds , 111. , and took about $1,000. WON'T SHIP BODY. Steamship Company Frightened by Mafia Society. Palermo , March IS. The body of Petroslni , the New York police officer assassinated hero six days ago , Is still held here at the disposal of the Ameri can consul , W. H. Bishop. The agent for the shipping company which con traded to take the body to America today cancelled the engagement on account of secret warnings from the Matia society. Rome , March IS. Ambassador Grls com had a talk this morning with Foreign Minister Tottonl regarding threatening letters addressed to W. II. Bishop , American consul at Palermo , Sicily , In the matter of his activity In running down men suspected of com plicity In the murder of Lieutenant Petroslni of New York. The foreign minister assured the ambassador that all precautions to In sure the safety of Bishop and the consulate have beeu taken. Mafia Threatens American Consul. Palermo , Match IS. American Co sulV. . H. Bishop has received letters threatening his life and declaring that the Matla will punish him even worse than It did Pctroslno If he continues to persecute Sicilian Immigrants who wish to find a refuge in New York or If he continues to excite the Italian police and judicial authorities to mo lest persons suspected of complicity In the plot against Lieutenant Petiu sino. Nevada Senate Kills Bank Bill. Carson City , Nov. , March 18. The senate killed the deposit guaranty clause of the banking bill. Money For Indian Convicts. Sioux Falls , S. D. , March 13. Special to The News : S. E. Allen , United States Indian agent In charge of the Slsseton agency , recently visited the Sioux Falls penitentiary for the pur pose of delivering to Indian Inmates of that Institution , who are entitled to annuities on the Slssoton and Wahpe- ton Indian reservation , their proper tlon of a recent large cash payment made these Indians by the govern ment , and also their share ; of the proceeds of a recent sale of the allot ments of certain Incompetent and de ceased members of the tribe. There are about fifteen members of the Slsseton and Wahpeton tribe of Sioux Indian In the penl tentlary , and the amounts paid each of them ranged from ? 15S to nearly $300. The cash payment was made direct to the Indians In the penitentiary , and they are privileged to do with it what ever they choose , subject to the rules and regulations governing inmates of /y/ A , < < VD' THIRTY HURT. . 'Off As Ret. , o/ ' ,6nusual Locomotive Aci0' , In Montreal. Montreal , March 18. Four persona were killed ami thirty others were In- J n led as the result of the blowing out of a wash-out pipe on the locomotive hauling the Boston express , three miles out liONI the Windsor street sta tion. Scalding steuin tilled the cab and the engineer and fireman were forced to jump. The tiain , without a guiding hand at the throttle , dashed Into the station , through the granite wall Into the women's waiting room , and then Into the rotunda , where the locomotive , after demolishing one mas- blvc granite pillar , was brought to u standstill by another. The four persons killed were sil ting In the women a waiting room. They are : Mrs. J. B. Nixon , her thir- teen-yenr-old son ami two-year-old daughter and Hlslo Vllllers of Mon treal. A score of men were knocked down when the ttalii clashed thiuugh Into the rotunda. An Investigation of the cause of the accident disclosed that the break In the holler was on the flroniau's side. Fireman Craig jumped at once and lauded In a snowdritt practically un injured He ran down the track after the train. Halt u mile farther he found Unglncor Cunningham lying un conscious by the rails. His skull had been fractured. Cunningham lias not regained consciousness and Is not ex pected to live. The train crew had no Idea there was anything wrong un til the tialn was Hearing the station. Then the conductor , noting the exces sive speed at this point , applied the airbrakes. They were not strong enough to hold the train with the loco motive pulling against them , but they did check the speed. RYAN DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY Evidence Is Insufficient to Hold Al leged Swindler to Grand Jury. Hot Springs , Ark. , March 18. George Ryan , who had been arrested and held under a $10,000 bond for misuse - use of the mails in connection with the opciutlon of the alleged swindling gang headed by J. L. Muybray at Lit tle Rock , was discharged from the cus tody ot olllcers by United States Com missioner Leslie Two weeks ago Ryan had been tried and Mr. Leslie an nounced the evidence insutllclent to hold him to the federal grand jury , but gave the federal attorneys two weeks In which to file additional briefs In the case. Ryan Is wanted' at Coun cil Bluffs , la. , but refuses to go be cause of a minor charge here which prevents his removal unless this coun ty relinquishes its claim on him. Alleged Horsethleves Captured. Valentine , Neb. , March 18. Sheriff Rosseter has just returned from tnu plains with two alleged horsethlovcs and nineteen horses found in their possession They were captured' near Cody and the horses they had were part of a herd ot forty horses stolen Sunday night near Merrlman. Their names are George Lewis and Howard Cramer. Mrs Monteau was owner of most of the horses. Winter Wheat Union Formed. Holdrege , Neb. , March 18. The winter wheat growers organized after a meeting at the court house , which was attended by a large number of Phelps county farmers. The organlza tion will be known as District Union No. 2 ( winter wheat ) of the American Society of Equity. Death of Peter Royce. Beaver City , Neb. , March 18. Peter Royce , father of Edward Royce , secre tary of the state banking board , Is dead at his home , aged eighty years. Mr. Royce was one of the best known citizens of the state and has been prominent in Furnas county politics for forty years. Oklahoma Farmer Shot Down. Muskogee , Okla. , March 18. A. L. McLemore , a wealthy farmer residing near Haskell , Okla. , was shot and killed while at work on his farm. A negro tenant , with whom MeLemoro had quarrelled over a settlement for rent , Is suspected. Glass in Canned Fruit Kills , Toledo , March 18. From complied' ' tlons brought on by accidentally swal loving several pieces of chipped glass which had fallen In some canned fruit , Mrs. Clara Buzzard , a school teacher , died here. Earth Shook at Regglo. Regglo , March 18. A strong earth shock was felt here. It was especially severe at Pellaro and other small vll-1 lages along the coast , causing great alarm among the people. The shock seems to have been accompanied by a particularly high tide , as both here and on the coast near Brlndlsl small boats were carried high and dry upon the land and wrecked. There were no casualties. Montana Pioneer Dead. Mlssoula , Mont. , March 18. Alfred Cave , ono of the best known of Mon tana's early settlers , died here. He was born In southern Iowa In 1829. Ho came to Montana In 18G5 and es tablished a packtraln business be tween Fort nenton and Walla Walla. Alleged * raln Robbers Arrested. Fort Collins. Colo. , March 18. John Potts , who lives In a solitary cabin , twenty five miles from here , and B J St Clalr , n cowboy employed by Lady Moon on her ranch , near Fort Collins , were arrested , charged with holding up a Denver and Rio Grande Western train at Military Junction. SENATE PUSHES BANKING BILL Guaranty Measure Gomes Up tor Final Passage Today , DEMURRAGE BILL IS PASSED House Confirms Action of Caucus on Sifting Committee Proposition. Omaha and Lincoln Charter Bills Ad vanced to Head of Calendar , Lincoln , March 18. The bank guar anty bill will probably bo passed before - fore the day ends and Governor Shnl- U'liborger Is expected to sign it to morrow. Despite the strongest kind of opposition , during watch the Re publicans charged the majority with gug rule , the latter lorced thu meas ure , under suspension ot the rules , to engrossment for third reading , which will make It possible to dispose of the bill today. Mr. Bryan himself ap peared at tile capltol during the sts- slon and the influence of Ills presence doubtless assisted in bracing up any lukewarm Democrats in the upper house. The banking bill was brought before - fore the committee of the whole sen- ata as quickly as the committee amend ments came from the printer. The Meyer amendment , substituting S. F. 290 for the bill , was voted down on party linos. Then followed amend ment after amendment , as the bill was being read. Most of these amend ments put the administration of the law Into the hands of the state bank ing board , instiaJ. of the governor , but they went out in last .order. The amendment of So.intor Ilatfleld of An te lope , making "immediate" payment a teature of the measure , received no better treatment. Finally Senator Raymond of Scotts Bluff moved' the enacting clause ju stricken out and the law become ot- fective In 1911 , but Senator Patterson declared it was evident the sentiment of members was fixed and moved the committee rise and report , which carried - ried , and Senator Ransom moved u suspension of the rules and engross ment for third reading , which was quickly adopted. The Republicans claimed they had been "gagged' , " but received llttio sympathy from the majority. It was evident that the latter was determined to force final action and they showed 11 evidence of their organization by car rying every point. Sifting Committee. The sifting committee of the house took charge of the general file today. The motion was renewed to have the speaker name this committee and scarcely a ripple of opposition was shown. The committee Is made up of fifteen members , the Republicans being given two members. The sifting committee unceremoni ously threw out a county option bill which had gotten In with another measure providing for a state Inspect or of beer. A feature of the day's proceedings In the house was an appropriation of $ GOGOO to pay wolf scalp claims , but the bounty bill was so amended as to prevent future slllmnr claims , by re pealing the wolf bounty law. The Case and Brown bills providing for a state annuity fund for retired university professors were placed on the general file. The Banning demurrage bill was passed by the house. The Omaha and Lincoln charter bills were advanced to the head of the cal pndar and will receive early consider ation. Wealthy Farmer Drops Dead. Herman , Neb. , March 18. John War. rick' , a wealthy bachelor , aged fifty , dropped dead at ills farm home , three miles fiom town , probably from heart disease. He had just returned from an Omaha hospital. He leaves a lor- tune of ? 25,000 , but has no relatives In this part of the country. He was known as "Scotty" and was ono of the most successful farmers In eastern Nebraska. Breach of Promise Suit Renewed. Blair , Neb. . .Vfarch IS. A sensa tional breach of promise suit has been brought In the district court by Mrs. Hannah Loosing , aged sixty-nine , against Henry Monke , aged seventy- nine , for $20.000. Both are wealthy and both have been previously mar ried. , The case was once settled , but the suit has been renewed. Both par ties have families of grown up chil dren. Accidentally Kills Himself. Alma , Neb. , March 18. Ralph Baker , . son of a prominent farmer , shot and ' accidentally killed hlmeclf with a rlfio which he was carrying while herding cattle. The only witness to the trag edy , another boy of the same ago , says the Baker youth was carrying the gun , pointed upwards , when It was dla- charged , the ball entering young Bak er's head back of the ear. Twenty Horses Perish In Fire. Omaha. March 18. Twenty horses were burned to death and the stables and coal sheds of the Sunderland Brothers' company destroyed In a fire which started at midnight The fire had gotten beyond control before dlfv covered and the animals could not bo released. The sheds were two blocks long and made an Immense fire for WORLD'S ' FAIR IN 1912 AT WINNIPEG Canadian Glty Decides on Big Exposition , Winnipeg , March 18. Winnipeg de cided today to hold a world's expo.pl- tlon In 1012. PRESIDENT \ TAFT GOES TO NEW YORK Mrs , Tall Accompanies Presi dential Parly from Washington Washington. March IS. President Taft and party , Including Mrs. Tuft , left this morning for New York. New York , March 18. President Taft and his party arrived here at 1 p. in. EUROPE MAY TAKE HAND IN BALKAN ROW Reports Indicate That nil the Powers Favor Conference. Berlin , March 18. Information re ceived at the foreign office today In dicates that the powers an favor the Italian proposition to at once sum mon a European conference to act on the Balkan situation. All Servians living in Germany have received orders to return home for military duty. Belgrade , March 18. It is rumored In diplomatic circles here that the Ser vian government Is ready to accept the advice of the powers regarding the peaceful tenor in Its reply to the last Austrian note. It Is further stated that Austro-Hungary Is ready to dis arm If so advised by the powers. i - i MADAME MODJESKA | SERIOUSLY ILL Kidney and Heart Trouble Cause Alarm Among Friends. Los Angeles , March 18. Word was I received here today that Madame Modjeskn , the actress , Is seriously 111 at her home near Newport , In Orange county. Kidney trouble and heart affection are the trouble. CUBAN INSURGENTS ARESURROUNDED First Fatality in Uprising is Death of Rebel Leader. ' Havana , March 18. The Indications are that the government Is now in a fair way to crush promptly the incip- lent revolution which broke out iu | the province of Santa Clara Monday night. The palace olficials announced that the lather ot two of the members of the band headed by Sergeant Cortez of the rural guard had visited General Monteagudo , chief of the guard ut Camnjuani , and told him that the in * surgents Implored the clemency of the government and were anxious to sur render on the promise that their lives would be spared. Geuenil Monteagudo , accompanied by u strong escori , thereupon started' for the Insurgent camp. The general expected to re ceive their surrender before evening. The Insurgents are now surrounded by a cordon of more than 1,000 rurals , drawn from the garrisons In various parts of the island , but owing to thu rugged character of the country it will bo extremely difficult for the troops to come to close quarters with the In surgents. While the government still Insists that the band consists of only eight men , It is alleged that the move ment Is far-reaching. It is declared that Cortes is accompanied by fully 100 man , mounted and well armed. More gratifying to the government than tbo prospective capture of the in surgent band was the arrest and sub 1 sequent killing of former Captain La- vastlda of the rural guard , who Is be lieved to have been the principal In 3 stigator of the uprising. Lnvastlda was arrested by Major Artcuga ot the rural guard and was charged with con spiracy against the government. While on the way to Romedlos under escort It Is alleged that Lavastida attempted to escape , whereupon Colonel Esguer- ra , In command of the escort , shot and killed him. Heretofore this has TARIFF REVISION EOINS TODAY Ways and Means Committee at Work on Payne Bill , MAIN POINTS IN MEASURE House Committee Reports Bill Back Without Amendments Democrats Given Until Tuesday to Prepare Minority Report. Washington , March IS. The house committee on ways and means today agreed to report the Payne tariff bill hack without amendments. The Democrats were given until Tuesday to prepare a minority report. Immediately after the house con vened today Payne , of Now York , chairman of the ways and means com mittee , reported back the bill. Washington , March 18. The full mombeiship of tli house committee on ways and means , Including Demo crats as well as Republicans , met at 10 o'clock this morning ami began the formal consideration of the Payne larlft bill. The senate committee on finance at the same time began In formal consideration of the measure. Downward revision , maximum and minimum provisions which impose an uveiage maximum duty of 20 per cent In excess'of the present tariff , and nu merous provisions by which it is esti mated that the revenue to the govern ment will be increased from $40,000- , 000 to $50,000,000 are the salient feat ures of the new tariff bill which was Introduced In the house by Representa tive Payne , chairman of the ways and . menus committee. The recommenda tions made by President Taft that an Inheritance tax be prov. led and that a limited amount of tobacco and sugar be admitted free from the Philippines are included in the bill. The measure also provides for the issuance of Pan ama canal bonds to the amount of $40- 000,000 to reimburse the treasury tor the original purchase of the canal and re-enacts the provision for the Issue of treasury certificates , the amount be ing Increased from $100,000,000 to $250,000,000. While tliK-re is no duty imposed upon coffee , tea Is taxed 8 cents when Imported : ported from the country where It is produced and 9 cents when from other than t the producing country. The in ternal tt revenue tax on cigarettes is ma terially t Increased , while the tax on beer 1 nnd whisky is undisturbed. A cut of T6 per cent Is made in the steel and' lumber schedules , and iron ore , hides , tallow , cottonseed oil and works of art more than twenty years old are placed on the free list. Boots and Shoes Reduced , The tariff on boots and shoes is re duced 40 per cent and on other leather manufactures In proportion. The pot tery schedule remains about the same , but the dutlos on window and plate glass of the smaller sizes are In creased , white the duties on the larger sizes are reduced' . The tariff on wool of the first and second class , used prin cipally in clothing , is not disturbed , hut on wool of the third class , known as carpet wool , Is reduced on the clieap'e ! grades. A 5 cent reduction Is made in the duties ou shoddy and waste , while wool tops are assessed G cents mo'rb than the duty on scoured wool , which Is unchanged. The rec ommendations for placing wood pulp on the free list and reducing the duties , on print paper with certain restrlc-1 tlons , made by the Mann commission of the house , arc incorporated In the ic bill. i The ducy on refined sugar la re duced" iI four orie-iiundredths of 1 cent a pound I and on dextrin & cent a pound. A reduction ofj cent a pound is also , made In the duty on starch , with the exception of potato starch. Zinc In ore IB I assessed 1 cent per pound for the rlnc contained. The tariff on pig iron 1s reduced from $4 to $2.50 per ton. I The principal Increases are made In the duties on lemons , cocoa and substi tutes for coffee , coal tar , dyes , gloves and coated' papers and lithographic prints. As was expected , the new tariff bill Is made on a maximum and minimum basis , with the provision that the max imum rates are not to go Into effect. until sixty days after the passage of the bill. The reciprocity provisions are contained in the paragraphs as sessing duties on bituminous coal and coke and agricultural Implements , by which these articles are given entry free of duty when imported from coun tries which permit the free Importa tion of these articles from America. i Tax on Inheritances. ' The Inheritance tax provision of the bill Is similar to the New York state law. It provides a tax of 5 per cent on all Inheritances over $500 that are collateral Inheritances , or in which Btrangero are the legatees. In cases of direct Inheritance the taxes pre scribed are : On $10,000 to $100,000 , per cent ; on flOo.OOO to $ ' 500.000 , 2 per cent , and on these over $ . ) UO,000 , per cent. It Is estimated that $20,000- per cent. It Is estimated that 20,000.- 000 annually will be derived from this tax. The maximum and minimum pro visions of the bill does away with the necessity of continuing the foreign trade agreements. The abrogation ot these Is provided for In a section which authorizes the president to Is no notices of the termination of these agreements within ten days after the lilt CONDITION OF Ml WEATHER Temperature for " " "wenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Condition of the weather as record ed for the twenty-four bourn ending at 8 a. m. today : Maximum 17 Minimum 2f > Avonigo SO Hnromolor 2H.5I Chicago , March 18. The bulletin Issued - sued by the Chicago station of the United States weather bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Rain or snow tonight or Friday. Colder Friday. ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS. Run si-Is i:0i ! : ( , rises 0:01 : ; tuoon rises 5:07 : n. m. ; JIIOOII'H age 27 days. HONOR CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK TODAY President and Ghlel Justice at Mass Meeting. Now York , March 18. In the mo- tropolls ot the nation America Is doing honor today to the only man who was over elected to the presidency , tliou deleated 'lor that olllco and again elected. Today would have been the seventy-second birthday of Orovor Cleveland if lie had not died last Junu. For the purpose of paying proper trlb- utc to his memory the prosldcnl of thu United States , the chief justice of the United States and the governor of Now York state came hero to Join with the mayor of New York and other no tabilities lu two great muss mcetlngi. The first of thu two meetings took place in Carnegie hall today , ami the | other will be held tills evening In the great hail of the College of the City of ( New York. Mayor McClellun of New York presided at the first meet ing. Addresses Mudlng the place held by Mr. Cleveland In the nation's mem ory and history were delivered' by President Taft , Chief Justice Fuller , ) Governor Hughes and others. A let ter from former President Roosevelt ] expressing regret at his Inability to join In the meeting was read. Richard Watson Gilder , the famous editor and pact , who was a close personal friend of Mr. Cleveland , road an original poem. I Among the purposes of the meetings' ' Is the planning of a permanent memorial ' rial to the memory of Mr , Cleveland. Mr. Taft will remain lu this section of the country two days. Tomorrow ! morning he will go to New Haven to | attend a meeting of the Yale corpora tlon , of which ho Is a member. Ho will return here In time to attend the dinner of the Yale alumni of New York. Fatal Wreck on Atlantic Coast Lint. Charlotte , N. C. March IS' . A "Tost passenger train on the Atlantic Coast line jumped the track at PlkevllTo , early this morning , killing the engl neer , fireman and Grakeman. The con ductor and several passengers wer seriously Injured. Indicted on Bribery Charge. Jefferson City , Mo. , March 18. The federal grand jury here Indicted Joh W. Shaw of Harrlsburg , Mo. , on the charge of offering a bribe to a United States civil service examiner. KING SEES WRIGHT FLIGHT American Aeroplanist Does Some Aw. lal Stunts for England's Ruler , Pau , March 18. King Edward wit nessed , two flights by Wilbur Wright and showed an equal amount of enthu siasm with the other , spectators in the remarkable accomplishments of" the American acroplanist. Wilbur and Orvllle Wright and their sister , Miss Wright , were pre sented to his majesty. Wilbur Wright then conducted the king to the aero plane shed , where the latter minutely examined the mechanism of the ma chine , which was decorated with American , British and French flags. His majesty watched the preparations for ascent with the greatest Interest , taking a group for a photograph. Mr. Wright made the first ascension aiono. Ho remained In the air for seven minutes , performing marvelous evolutions with the utmost precision around the king and his party , and coming to the ground without diffi culty. On the second flight , Miss Wright was a passenger. They soared to a great height and then skimmed along the ground ai\d disappeared In the direction of Pau. They reappeared after an interval of six minutes , de scending amid applausefrom * the king and . other visitors. His majesty warm ly congratulated Mr. Wright on his success and then returned to his hotel COOPER CASE INJANDS OF JURY Opinion Prevails at Nashville That No Verdict Will Be Reached. Nashville , Tenn. , March 18. With Indications that the jury was still tar Irom an agreement , the opinion be gins to prevail that a mistrial will be the termination of the case against Colonel I ) . U and Robin J. Cooper and John Sharp tor the slaying of former United States Senator E. W. Carmack. Judge llnrt has declared his inten tion of holding the jury together for a week or two if neccssaiy to get a vor diet The costs In the case have been enormous and It Is realized that a sec. and jury to try the case never could MORE SERVICE FORWIRELESS _ May be Solution ot Telegraphic Congestion , TO RELIEVE FRENCH CRISIS Postoffice Authorities In London Are Trying to Arrange for a Wireless Telegraph Service to Relieve Con gestion Due to Big Strike. London , March 18. The po.sloffiro authorities are trying to arrange for a wireless telegraph service between London and Paris , to rollovo the con gestion due to the strike of French telegraph operators lu the postal de partment. Paris , March 18. There Is no Im provement in the strike situation to day. The cabinet meeting today de cided to use soldiers In distributing letters. Minister of Public Works Harthou was authorized to dlmnltm every employe who stopped work. It Is rumored the railroad mon and elec tricians of Paris will go out. I'nrU , AUreh IS. The letter cairleru hn2 joined ( lie strike ot the toii'gru- pliers , telephone oporatois ami mall clerks employed by the postofilco de partment , lilght hundred pout men em ployed In the delivery of nowspapera and parcels went out this morning. Thu strike movement gained greatly throughout the day , Paris being prac tically Isolated from the rest of Franco and France Irom the outside worlu. Bight thousand strikers met and passed a resolution to maintain the struggle to the bitter end. Premier Clcmencenu declares the government Is ready for a fight and will not recede In Its duteimlnatlon to force the ' strikers to the wall. A very seri ous situation , however , has arisen through l the Inability of the govern ment li to communicate with Its foreign representatives and the strikers out the t private telephone wire connecting the t lilysee paiaco with the various ministries. t Troops are held In readi ness ' nt Versailles to leinforce the Paris ' troops in case any demonstra tions of a serious nature occur. There is ' an alarming rumor that the secre tary of the railroad employees' union has ' promised to order out these meu In ' a sympathetic strike. Only two men arc now working on the trunk telephone line to London. It is expected that within a few hours all of the employes of the post , telegraph , telephone and pneumatic systems will be out. Telephone ser vice in Italy has ceased. It is estimat ed that throughout the country not less than 10,000,000 letters and 250,000 telegrams are held up. ' "f\ M. Darthou , minister of public works declared that all strikers who did not resume work within twenty-four hours * would be considered as having re signed. , , TRANSPORTUGAN A"GAN [ AFLOAT Troopship Pronounced Seaworthy and * Will Continue Her Voyage. Honolulu , March 18. After having passed three days and nights with twenty-five feet of her bow fast on a reef just opposite her slip in this bar ber , { lu > Unftud States army transporT Logan was refloated and tomorrow will sail for Manila. Examination of the hull of the troopship by divers has failed , to reveal any injury resul . fug from her grounding' tire vessel has been pronounced seaworthy and able to continue her voyage to the Ori ent. The Logan was refloated only after she had been lightered of her cargo , after numerous attempts to drag her off , in which the British crulsor Canibiian and three tugs participated , had failed. Hayes Granted New Trial. St. Louis , March IS. S. R. Hayes , cashier of the First National bank of Lexington , Okla. , who had been sen tenced to five years In the penitentiary by the United States district court of Oklahoma on a charge of having made a false report of the condition of his bank to the comptroller of the cur rency , was , by an opinion of the Unit ed States circuit court of appeals , granted n new trial. Southern Pacific Indicted. Carson City , Nov. , March 18. The federal grand jury has returned an in dictment against the Southern Pacific railroad on a charge of granting se cret rebates to the California Sugar and White Pine agency. The alleged rebates are said to have been discov ered' accidentally by the Interstate commerce commission. Fifteen counts are mentioned and the total fine could be $300.000. Natlona ? Banks Barred From Guaranty Topeko , March 18. Kaunas national banks will not be allowed to partici pate In the bank deposit guaranty law passed by the legislature. Lawrento 0. Murray , comptroller of the cur rency , notified W. W. Bowman , secre tary of the Kansas Bankers' associa tion , that nurd a ruling had been made by his olllco New Record for High Kick. Southlioro , Mass. Mnrth IS A now world's ' record In the running high kick wan made at St Mark's school