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V- THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
GREGORY LANDS
UP AUCTION
Sale of 50,000 , Acres Begins in
City oi Gregory.
JUDGE WITTEN HAS CHARGE
Many Prospective Purchasers Brought
Money Orders on Gregory Postofflce
and for a Time It Looked as If Office
Would be Swamped.
Gregory , S. IX. March 25. Special to
The XOWH : . 'udgo ' .lames W. Wltten
today began the auction sale of the
unentered lands of this county and
later will conduct the Illlng on the
Trlpp county claims.
lie found an unusual condition of
affairs In that those who came to pur
chase laud had many of them bought
money orders on the Gregory postofllce
which they brought here to bo cashed
as the government will accept only
cash or money orders.
They were so many and In such
large sums that the office was In a
fair way to bo drained of currency
many times over. The judge , ever re
sourceful , Immediately got busy with
the telegraph to headquarters for a
relief measure which will he put Into
effect , lie bad a drayload of mall
which was delivered at the land office
and which occupied him some time.
He will sell the land at auction be
ginning with lot No. 1. a hundred a ;
day , till they are all sold. There are
120 lots.
A certificate will he Issued to the pur
chaser showing what ho bought and
the price per acre. There are more
than 50,000 acres to bo sold. The
Judge Is a practiced auctioneer and
will handle this part of the work him
self. He will be assisted by Mr.
Woods from the Chamberlain land of
fice and by 10. M. Hood of the First
National bank of this city.
The city Is already full of strangers
who are here looking over the land
to be sold and It Is estimated that not
less than 1,000 will attend this sale.
There are also hundreds of home
steaders already on the ground waiting
for < ' " * ' turn-- "
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The city is dotted with tents. Every
effort is being put forth by the citizens
to care for the crowds and perfect
order Is maintained.
The Times will Issue a daily during
the sale ami the Illlng. The Home
steaders Aid , an organization of citi
zens , is providing free ground for tent
ing purposes , a bureau of Information ,
and in fact doing everything possible
\ to make the new comers comfortable
and welcome.
OVER FIF1Y WITNESSES CALLED
Kinnan Trial One of Longest in Recent
Years In Antelope.
Nellgh , Neb. . March 25. Special to
The News : All the evidence and that
of reuttal In the much tnlked-of Kin-
nan case was concluded last'evening
at S o'clock. H was the wish of the
court to have the opening argument
presented to the jury after this hour ,
but on account of minor details In
summing up the evidence the state de
sired to not make the attempt until
this morning.
The time given the attorneys was :
made equal , the state has two hours
and also the defense -argument he-
fore the jury. The county attorney
will make the opening remarks , with
N. D. Jackson following , after which
Judso Harrington will close for the :
state and Senator Allen for the de
fense.
Clerk of the District Court Rice
says that this has been one of the
longest trials. In Antelope county In
eight years. Over fifty witnesses were
called , and the expense to the county
is something enormous.
SSMOLTEACHERW BY FATHER
Miss Anna Mangano Killed In Prcs
cnce of Pupils and Friends.
Now YorK , March 25. Within sight
of several of her school teaclier f rlemn
and pupils on the way to sciioo.
through a crowded street on the uppfi
EiiFt side Miss Anna A. Mangano , u
Uaihfr in the puuiie schuui , u t.u.
One Hundred ana SetonJ sireet.u -
shoi and instantly Ki.uM o > IUT uun ,
Muugauu , un mui'ur | m a auiun
cuuii , liiid ouen loi.v. . . .iijj hid dr.u . .u
ai.U tailing her to uuj. As she kcj ,
huiMui ; , o.i uu jinn , t/u lorwarii , dic\\
his ro\oivt'r nom u.s ovu-iuut puu > . -
und tiu-i , uvo snoia ai uia MUUB..U.
He then uirimi me rovuiver on I.HI.
si-it , bat \\t.Ji ( uevc'iiie * , fro.n cuiji. ; .
out ti.is iiu.pibt. u ) Ado. pa Sur.vari.
a yuu.iK uiai. Wi. i aii.p ieu w.tji . , ; ii
wi.ilt ti.e mi St\ijg.t.d ; , li.it > ) v.i
Weiit wiiu. .ua Ui.w moi.e auay lio. .
iu , bLt no oiertauon ami a ,
uy two
Huri to Teach Cry Farming ,
Omaha , .March --ProfeS3Qi : E. \ .
Hunt , : ormer ! > co.mci ltd w.th X
braska unlvoi , lty , will take rhar jc
lifti-i it dry faun experiments npar AI
liance Trat Timber 01 farmc-is I. a
FiTuIoyCvj ! ' .m t a -
aintend , ) the w i
of t < "tlng r tar " ; , as advUn ! t
I/otato rat ng I 'frssor Hunt w
drive fro-i -i t , f.rm anJ In-tr1
these omrlJ -I In the work T
( armors have
& % ' : . OF ALLOTTING AGENT DEAD
b/V ,
N p j.ohn , Scrlven Passes Away After
a Week's Sickness.
Dallas , S. I ) . , March 25. Mrs.
Scrlven , wife of the Fpoclal allotting
agent , John II. Scrlveu. employed by
the government nt Rosebud , S. I ) . ,
died at S o'clock yesterday morning
of pneumonia , after an Illness of over
a week. The remains will he taken
to her old home at Mitchell for burial.
Woodman Rally at Alnsworth.
AliiHWorth , Neb. , March 25. Special
to The News : The Modern Woodman
camp at this place held a big rally
Wednesday night and a class of over
thirty was adopted Into full fellow
ship.
GASTRO NOW TALKS
OF REVOLUTION
Says He Will Re-establish Pow
er in Venezuela.
Paris , March 25. Castro and his
party went to Uordoaux today. At the
railroad station Castro told a group of f
Venezuelan adherents that he intended
to re-establish Ills power in Venezuela ,
by revolution if necessary.
2-OENT FARE BILL IN MISSOURI
House Is Pushing Measure to Require
Roads to Sell Mileage Books.
Jt-fferson City , Mo. , March 25. The
house pushed the 2-cent mileage rate
book bill to engrossment. The meas-
uro requires railroads to sell mileage
boohs good for 500 , 1,000 and 2,000
miles at a rate of 2 cents a mile.
These books are to be on sale at all
stations , made out to bearer and to be
accepted for passage on all main Hue
trains. The bill specifically states
that it does not repeal the 2-cent lure
law recently declared conllscatory by
Judge Smith McPhcrson at Kansas
City. The present outlook is for the
passage of the bill by the house today.
THREE CONVICIEU OF MURDER
Two Sentenced to Die and Third Given
Fifteen Years.
Richmond , Vu. , Mai eh 25. At Powl'
hattan Courthouse the jury In the
Plp7vh : ! ! iv.ufdcr-ai.i ! arson case , alter
forty minutes' deliberation , returned
a verdict finding Joe and Isham Toy .
lor guilty ol minder in' the first de
gree and John Brown guilty ot murder
in the second degree and fixing the [
hitter's punishment at lilteen years in [
the penitentiary. ' 1 he first degree mur
der verdict tarries with it death In the
electric chair ,
'
he meii are three of a number of
negroes , charged with murdering Mrs ,
Mary E. Skipwith and \\alter G. John
son , the manager of her estate , and
atterwards setting fire to the historic
home , "Southeast. "
LAND'S ' DEATH ENDS HANGINGS
New Jersey Will Now Use Electrocu
tion for Inflicting Death Penalty.
New Brunswick , N. J. , March 25.
Executions by hanging came to
end In the state of New Jersey will
the imposition of the death penalty in
that form upon Frederick Lang In the
county Jail yard here. Lang was con
victcd ot the murder of his niece :
Katie Gordon , at lianhampton , a vl 11 !
lage near this city , April 20 , 190C , be
cause she refused to marry him. II
was sentenced to die by hanging before
fore the law making electrocution the
death penalty was passed.
Given Five Years for Bootlegging.
Charleston , 111. . March 25. A fine o
57,500 , and live years In the count )
jail was the sentence in the case o
William II. Knight of Mattoon fo
bootlegging by Judge Cruic.
THREE SPEED
RECORDS BROKEN
Bruce Brown Lowers Time fo
Ten Miles at Dytona.
Daytona , Flu. , March 25. A fas
course , largo attendance , a stiff south
em breeze blowing up the course , an
the shattering of world's record B in uu
tomoblle , motor cycle and blcycl
events characterized the second day'
Daytona Beach tournament. Iu a five
mile motor cycle record trlul Walte
Goerko made the distance in 3:301-5 :
establishing a new world's record.
The first heut iu the invitation rue
for five miles , In which Robertson , De
Pa 1ma and Fitzyutrlck wore entered
was won by the hugo O ur , driven u ;
Robertson in 2:451-5 : , breaking th
world's record for gasoline curs , hull
by Luncla In a 100-hor e power Fia
of 2:5431-5. : Bruce Brown , the lam
tour , at the wheel of the Beuz car , am ,
Ralph Ue Palma driving tbu Flat , hai
a thrilling race at ten miluu , Ben
winning Iu the wonderful time o
5:14 : 2-5. The previous world's straight
away ten-mile record waa 6:15 : , uiud
by Arthur McDonlad.
Slosson Outplays Cutler.
Now York , March 25 , George Sloa
son of this city outplayed A. G. Cutle
of Boston In last night's ganio of th
DECLINES TO
j
| I WEARJUROWN
George , Crown Prince of Servia ,
Renounces It ,
'
ACCUSED OF A MURDER
I
Because of a Bitter Attack Upon Him
by Newspapers of His Own Country ,
Accusing Him of Responsibility for'
Death , He Gives Up.
Belgrade , March 25. George , crown
prince of Servia , today renounced the
right to succession to the throne of
Servia , because of a bitter newspaper
campaign accusing him of rcsponslIr
hlllty for the death of one of his
servants.
NATIONAL PAQXINS GO , SiJED
Minority Stockholders Allege Collusion -
sion With Beef Trust.
New \ ork , March 25. The National
'licking company , th' . ' huid.ng concern
01 Hie so-callul "heel tniot , " and
rodeilck .losi'ph the president of the
New York Uiitdior.s Ijie.ssed Meat
ompany , are named as defendants in
in action brought in the supreme court
y the officers of "the minority stock-
lolders , ' association of the Now York-
York IJutchers Dressed Meat com-
mny , to iccovor $1,122.000 damages.
The complainants allege that the
.ompany , which was organized to com-
iele with the allied interests , lias
joon the victim of ( .ollusioit between
Joseph and the trust that the prices
it which it bays runl sells are r ll >
dictated by these who are suppobtd
to be rivals , with the result that New
Vork city is in the grip ot a beef mo
nopoly.
FWELYE KILLED IN TEXAS STORM
Eight Persons Burned to Death In One
Farm House.
Dallas , Tex. , March 25. Twelve
known dead , propuity IMS ? reaching in
to ' tne thousands ui dohais and a scorn
injured is the result of a toruadc
, wJuch awept-pver. the . northeastern
part of Wise county Several smali
towns suffered serious damage.
'me gi.in.ial comsu ot the tornadc '
seems lo have been trom the south
cabi. The greatest loss ot Iho oc
curred in the country districts. The i
destruction of one larm house alone
caused Use death ot eight persona
Tins single tiageuy ot the storm oc
cm led near Slidell. The t'aim house
of Ira lUce was crushed In by the
furious wind and the lamlly of ei iit
members pinned beneath the wreck
age. A light In the house at the lime
of the disaster caused the ruins tc
become ignited and , fanned by the
strong wind , the flames snuffed 1Ut
the lives of the helpless victims.
The towns of ganger and Green
wood were lilt and a number of houses
were moveu from their foundations
The Moonview school house , isa ;
Sangcr , was blown down. In this vl
cinity two farmers and two chllclrcr
of a negro tenant were killed. erA
Crafton every business house sav
one was blown down.
Small Tornado In Kansas.
Topeka , Kan. , March 25. The storm
of snow and sleut which swept across
Colorado and western Kansas assumei
the proportions of a tornado near edM
son , Sherman county. Nine cars of a
freight train on the Rock Island rou ;
were blown from the track between
Edson and Brewster , ten miles west
Houses in botli towns were unroofed ; ,
but no fatalities occurred.
FORGED TO TAKEJWSON DRAUGHT
Carbolic Acid Poured Down Throat ol
Vincennes Woman.
Vlnccnnes , Ind. , March 25. Mrs.
Jessie Overtoil Culbertson
Is in u
dying coin Uon as the result of hav
ing carbouc acid forced down her
throat. Alter the acid had been ad ,
ministered , the woman was securely > !
bound. She was lound In a shed at
the rear of her home. Revived ior ata
few seconds , she said :
"A man and a woman dragged me
Into the woodshed and poured some
thing down my throat. "
The police attribute the crime to
jeoloiisy. They have
held a letter pur
porting to be from a Jealous woman
since Monday. The loiter , placed un
der Mrs ' ined
Culbertson's doorstep , warned
her to give up her husband on penalty
of death.
Fatality In Homestake Mine.
Lead , S. D. , March 25. Isaac J.
Smith was killed in the Homestake
mine by an air motor train. He leaves
a wife and four children. Two of Ms
sons are located at Gordon , Neb.
Wooster Divorce Case Dismissed.
Central City. Neb. . March 25. Th
celebrated Wooster divorce
case Inu
iu
been finally dismissed without preju
dice.
* wlft Hall of
Engineering
Opened.
Chicago. March 25with the
open
ing of the Swift Hall of
Engineering
a $100.000 K ,
. building
given by Edward
rd
F. Swift and his rdF (
mother , Mrs fi F
Swift , the Northwestern university at
Evanston begins a new era. Engineer
Lid on Dlount Tri.il ,
Amltc , La. , March 25. Judge Ellis
Usued pcnmptory orders forbidding
newspaper representatives from send
ing out , cither verbatim or In sub
stance , the testimony of witnesses In
the trial of A very Hlount for the killIng -
Ing of llenjamln Hreuland , his wife
and stepdaughter.
Carnegie Denounces Qlg Navies ,
New York. March 25. The growing
tendency toward bigger and more for
midable navies shown by the leading
nations of Europe and now by the
United States , was denounced by An
drew Carnegie at the International
I pcnre festival held at Carnegie bull
'
' MAY 1 CEOPEN
, Insurrection in the House Re
fuses to Be Subdued ,
LINING UP FOR STRUGGLE. .
Democrats and " " Will
"Insurgents" Op <
pose Rule to Limit Amendments ,
Republicans Want to Secure Record
Votes on Some Schedules.
Washington , March 25. Like a
South American revolution , the insur
rection in the Republican ranks in the
house refuses to be subdued. While
there is no apparent Indication of any
movement on tlie part of the "Insur
gents" to reopen their tight , it is
known that no rule to limit amendments -
ments to the tariff bill lias been
brought In because of the uncertainty
of the intentions of Representative
Murdoch ( Kan. ) and the other "insur
gents. " It is understood that the rules
committee is meiely awaiting a favor
ably opportunity to bring in u rule
which will limit the changes iu the
Payne bill to committee amendments.
This rule , which probably will be
presented before next week , will not
shut ort the reading of the tarlil bill
under the five-minute rule , but is pro
posed as a means of preventing unnec
essary delay in bringing auout Its pas
sage. As several Republican members
have announced their int3iitlonot loic
Ing record votes on cereuin proposed
amendments , It may also be the pur
pose of the rule to prevent such votes
being taken.
The proposed rule will be opposed
by a large number of Republicans and
Democrats alike , but as it would pre
vent votes being taken for the purpose
of putting memueis on record with l
gard to certain schedules , it might l
ceivo the support of those Rcpuollcans
who desire to otfer amendments to the
bill ,
Champ Clark and the minority mem
hers of the ways and means commit
tee have announced their intention of
opposing any rule which will tend to
limit the offering of amendments. The
Democratic leaders would , in that case
expect the 'insurgents" to stand bj
them. The consideration of the rule
also would require the Democratic
"bolters" to go on record again. The
"Insurgents" believe that all of the
southern Democrats who voted for the
Fitzgerald amendments would vou
with their fellow Democrats
Senate BUI VVill Be Ready.
The larlff bill to be recommcndei
by the senate committee on finance
will be riady to be reported on the
day the Payne bill passes the house
according to present intentions of the
Republican members o" the commit
tee who are holding daily sessions
Consideration of the schedules 01
earthenwai- : and pottery was conclud
ed. Ideas presented by Senator Aid
rich In favor of reducing public ex
penditures so as to fit the'normal rev
enues of the government-lather than
expand the Income to growing extrav
agances is receiving general supper
among seratots It is now believed I
will bo possible to avoid all forms especial
special taxes
Washburn ( Mass. ) and Adaliison
( Ga. ) discussed the Payne tariff bli
In the house , the former attacking the
inheritance tax provision of the bill
while Adamson opposed the erection o
a tariff wall so high as to prevent thr *
people of the t'nlted States buying Ir
all the markets of the world as wel
as disposing of their surplus products
AFRICAN SHOOTING SEASON ENDS
Record for Four Months Shows Killing
of 110 Lions.
Mombasa , British East Africa , Marcl
25. The heavy rains have begun In
the protectorate and there was a pre
clpltatlon of over four Inches In three
hours. The great fires which latel >
destroyed the prairies and drove the
game in close to the railroad line
were extinguished 'by the downpour
The popular shooting season Is at an
end. The record for the four months
shown the killing of 110 lions , includ
Ing I two man-eaters , and 3,000 head of
other game. During the season nine
natives and four white men were
mauled by lions.
Drowns Children -and Herself ;
Slmsbury , Conn. , March 25. The
bodies of Mrs. Amos Miller and her
two children were found' In the Farm
Ington river. The children had been '
led together before drowning ensued
and through a note left by Mrs , Mil
ler the probabilities are strong tha
KIDNAPE
ENTIFIEO
\Yil2ie \ Wiiitla Confronts Captors
In Cluieland Police Station.
PROVE TO BE'SHARON COUPLE ,
Says Man Is the One Who Took Him
from School and Declares Woman U
the One Who Cared for Him and
Acted the Part of Nurse.
Cleveland , March 25. Willie Whit
a identified tlie man and woman held
on'suspicion by the Cleveland police
is the persons who kidnaped him irom
t.ie school at Sharon , 1'a. , last week
ami held him for the $10,000 ransom ,
which was paid by Ills father , Attorney
James 1'Shltia , Monday. Willie said
tne man , who gave the name ol James
H. Boyle , was the one who took him
from school and carried him through
a tortuous route to Cleveland , then to
Ashtabula , back to this city and placed
him In the house In the east end ,
where ho was held until the money
was paid.
Willie also declared the woman
\vus the one who cared for him at the
house where he was detained and who
acted the part of n nurse. Boyle said
tile woman Is his wife. Boyle Is said
to reside In Sharon and is a plumber
by trade , lie Is said to have a wid1"
owed mother , four brothers and a sis-
ter.
The woman , who is accredited with
being tjjio wife of Boyle , declared soon
alter hdr arrest that her identification
would cause a sensation in Sharon.
\ \ hen the Identification was comw
plcted Mr. Whitla would say nothing
regarding the woman. He said he
knew Boyle slightly.
Taken Before Grand Jury.
Immediately after Willie Whitla
hud seen the man and woman at the
mill ui ponce biation they were taken
to the country court house and there
appeared before the grand jury. They
were examined for the purpose of aid
ing , the jury in its attempt to find an
indictment against the two prisoners ,
The charge under Hie laws of Ohio
against the man and woman , if an inai
dictment was lound , will be blackmail.
This Is based upon the payment ol
the $10,00) ransom paid by Mr. Whitla
As Boyle and his wilt are held by
the police on suspicion only , an Indict-
meiit will afford a means of placing
ihem under arrest formally and then
they can be held indefinitely.
Imme-lately after leaving the grand
jury room Jji1. and Mrs. Whitlailne
and the janitor of the Sharon school ,
which Willie attended , left tor Sharon
As the prisoners have not waived
extradition they will be held here lor
two or three days until the necessarj
papers tor their removal to Sharon j
can be ai ranged.
A woman known as Mary Dlener ,
who , the police say , may have been }
an associate of the kidnapeis or was
implicated in the plot ; committed sul-
tluo by drinking morphine. The wornj
an drank the poison while standing f
in front of a drug store in the east
end , not lar from the house in which
Willie Whitla was detained here. She
died in an ambmance while being ' { |
taken u > a hospital. j
Lair of Kidnapers is Located. j
The police lotaied the house in :
which the Whitla boy was held while ' )
in Cleveland. It is the "Granger , " a
downtown apartment house of the better -
ter order. It Is a three-story building ,
containing several suites , most of
which are occupied It is located on
Prospect avenue , near East Twenty-
"
second"street. . The man and woman
rented a suite on the second floor
front. Willie said he spent consider
able time at the front window and noticed -
ticed the names on the street cars
which passed. He also said he read
a sign across the street , which he re
membered , it was through the aid of
the signs and the street car signs that
the lair ot1 Hie lildnapcrs was located
The building la in a populous district.
The kidnapers ate at a restaurant
nearby.
BLACK HAND KILLING IN BROOKLYN
Italian Killed by Saloon Keeper With
Whom he Had Quarreled.
Now York , March 25. Another killIng -
Ing which the police declare should be
added to the list of crimes of the
Hlack Hand society was committed on
the streets of Brooklyn when Joseph
Genaro. a clgarmaker , and supposed
to be the father of a vaudeville per
former of that name , was shot down
and killed In a fusillade of bullets that
followed a meeting of Genaro and a
crowd of seven Italians.
The police made several arrests and
Mrs. Genaro , who stood by and im
plored her husband's enemies not to
shoot him , declared that Antonio Cln-
cotta , a saloon keeper , one of the pris
oners , had killed he rhusband.
DotocUvcB have had Clncotta under
surveillance for some time , believing
that he might know something of the
movements of the Black Hand society.
Kills Wife's Assailant.
Kansas City. March 25. Leon H
Brady , a mining engineer , shot and
killed Joseph E Flanagan , a mining
promoter.The shootlnfe took plaiie at
'the Brady home , In East Fifteenth
treet. Brady was taken Into custody
Ho told the police that Flanagan at
CONDITION OF THF WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours ,
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of the wi-athei as record
ed foi the twenty-four hours ending
at S n. m. today.
Maximum -10
Minimum 21
Average 110
Barometer 2D.7S
Chicago , March 25. The bulletin Is
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer
tonight.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets ( ! : ii ; , rises 5moon : ! ! ) ; sots
llOS : p. in. ; ( ! p. in. , planet Neptune ap
parently stnl lonary.
ANTHRACITE MINERS
WILL CONTINUE WORK
Want President Taft to Appoint
Committee to Arbitrate.
Scrantou , Pa. , March 25. A resolu
tion to ask Piesldenl Tatt to appoint
a committee to arbitiate dln'eruiieea
was adopted by the miners' convention
and referred to the executive board
lt put it in effect lit their discretion.
Itcnfllrmlng the demands already
presented to the operators , the anthra
cite miners voted to remain at work
alter April 1 , allowing the district
executive boards of the hard coal
llelds ' of Pennsylvania to continue
their efforts to get an agreement sat
isfactory ' to the men. The miners
were instructed by the convention to
continue < at work until such time as
they are otherwise notified by the of
ficial representatives of the three an
thracite districts and the executive
boards < were instructed to negotiate
an ; agreement upon such basis us the
boards in their judgment believe the
conditions warrant.
Following the reading of the ro
pe t there was silence In the hall ,
which was broken by President Lewis ,
who asked if there were any remarks
on the report. A delegate moved Its
adoption , which was quickly seconded.
I-or a moment U looked as if the most
important report of the convention
would go to a vote without a debate ,
but a delegate arose ami asked what
would happen If the operators would
not let them go to work after April l.
President Lewis replied : "If thu
employers will not let the men con
tinue to work , the lesponslbility for
the suspension will rest upon the oper
ators. "
WESTERN ROADS TO FI3HT RULING
Decide to Contest | . C. C. Order in i
Kindel Case. |
Chicago , March 25. Traffic officials
of western roads who have determined
to contest tne order ot the interstate
commerce commission issued last week
in , , the Kindel case , reducing the class
lieight j rates from Chicago to Denver
by amounts-ranging fiom 2U tojjj cents
a bundled pounds oh the 'vuiious
classes , were encouraged by the re-
celpt of telegrams fiom Deirfer stat-
j ; that they would receive the su'p-
I ort of the Dejiyer commercial inter
ests in & coufl fight.
ri he eifci t of the Kindel decision ,
which h.to every road handling
through business between Chicago
and Denver , was discussed at a meetIng -
Ing ot traffic officials here last Mon-
day. No action was taken at that
time , but the officials were ajl agreed
that a contest should be made before
the t order becomes effective on May 1.
The final plans for tiio light will be
perfected In a meeting ol traffic offi
cials to be held here next week.
DENVER
HIT BY STOBM
Colorado Metropolis Completely IJ
Isolated From Outside World.
Denver , March 25. Klght Inches ol
wet , clinging snow , lollowlng several
hours of steady rain , did damage in
Denver estimated at from ? 20U,0.0 tc
J300.0GO and cut off all communication
with the outside -world. Kvery wire ol
the Western Union and Postal Tele
graph companies , every toll line of the
telephone company was carrieu
down by the heavy snow , along with
hundreds of poles , the city's fire alarm
system was almost destroyed. G.OOC
telephone wires In the city were ren
dered useless and hundreds of trees In
the parks and along the boulevards
were badly damaged. For several
hours street car service was at a
standstill and thousands of people
plodded to work through the slush
Suburban electric lines were put out
of commission and trains on all rail
roads were many hours late , as the
train dispatchers were helpless.
In the vicinity of Seventh and Larl a
mer streets , poles are down for a dls
t.anco of a mile and the great mass ol
telephone , telegraph and electric wires
In fulling curried with them part ol
the Larimer street
viaduct and com
pletely blocked rallron
TAYLOR HIT3
Onialia Man Gets Blow From
Glister County Solon.
RESENTS AN INSINUATION.
Clash Followo Passing of Lie During
Suffrage Debate House Kills Courv
ty Option Proposition for Another
Two Years ,
Lincoln , March 25. Reprosentntlva
W. J. Tayor of York assaulted .ludgo
Shoemaker ot Omaha , a brother legits
later , on the floor of the house during
a heated debate on the woman auff
rage bill. Tayor has worked hard to
secure passage of the measure , and
Shoemaker opposed It In a warm
spucch. During the course of his remarks -
marks Shoemaker said that woman
suffrage in Wyoming had not curbed
gambling , to which Taylor remarked :
"I should think that would cause you
to favor the bill. "
Shoemaker , livid with rage , shouted :
"I deny that I favor gambling. The
gentleman has been Insulting and la-
decent all through this session. It la
a dirty He to say I favor gambling. "
Taylor was quickly on his feet and
walking to where Shoemaker stood
struck the judge a blow on the head
with his list and was preparing to con
tinue this treatment when a score of
members rushed between the combat
ants. The house was quickly In an
uproar , and the speaker , who had
been on the floor , rushed to the ghalr
and with the aid of the sorgoant-at-
arms secured quiet after some stren
uous work.
Taylor was the first to apologize to
the house , which lie did by admitting
that bis conduct was "disgraceful and
inlpcls me to apologize , and regret
that my temper should get the bettor
of me. " He also stated that it would
not occur again.
Representative Shoemaker apolo
gized , admitting , however , "that he
had very little part in the trouble. "
After a general discussion the bill
was then recommended for passage by
the eoniiniuce of th" whole.
The hoiiso favorably recommended
a bill by which the supreme court
clerk in the future will receive $ IHOO
salary. The deputy clerk will get $2-
500 and the assistant reporter $1,200.
The house put an end to the county
option proposition for another two
years when It killed that bill in a clear
cut fight by n vote of 52 to 39. Do-
hate was limited to fifteen minutes on
each side , but the time was well em
ployed , Hoyrt of Hamilton , Introducer
of the measure , leading those favorIng -
Ing the bill and making n plea to "let
the people rule. " Ho said that from
75 to 90 per cent of all the crime in
the state was traceable to liquor.
Graff of Cuining made th. > principal
sppocli against the 1)111 ) and said Hint
If the prohibition forces wanted to
pass thtir measures they should put
rilrkft in the field and elect it on a
prohibition plattonn. In that manner ,
ho declared , "the pnopli- may rule. "
Oldest Notary In Nebraska.
Peru , Nob. , March 25. b" . C. Cole ,
the oldest notary In Nebraska , Is pre-
puiing to retire fioni active duty. He
Is i sixty-seven year's eld and has kept
in loioi' continually since four years
boiuie Nebraska became a state h.is
commission as a notary public He
rame to Peru when the town w.s
founded and has resided here > - 'ur
since. He has twice been a member
of the state normal board.
Broken Bow Merchant Disappears ,
broken Bow , Neb. , March 25. Cn-d-
Itorb with claims aggregating $800 are
anxious to Know lite wueieabouts of
A T Allen , a young merchant who
1ms been conducting ajvelty and
racket store In the posto.-co build
ing. Alii n disappeared Satu'Iny a.id
at the same time Miss ttruco usm.- . ,
an estimable young ludy witi , w. . m
hu has beoji keeping company. kit
the f Ity Hiidduily. " "
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Six-Year Child Run Over and Killed.
Mitchell , Nfij , March 25. Stella ,
the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrh C. U. nichlo of this place was
run over and Instantly killed by a
car fn the switch yards The little
girl had evidently crawled under the
car and was not seen In time lo stop
the switching In progress
Twenty Indicted for Gambling.
Albion , Neb. , March 25. Twenty In
dictments were the result of this grand
jury , which has just adjourned , and
the greater number are against al
leged gamblers. The county nuthoi-
Itles are bending every effort to break
up gambling and punish violators of
the anti-cigarette law.
Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary.
Ewlng , Neb. , March 25. Mr. and
Mrs. David Urlon of Ewlng have just
celebrated their sixtieth weddljig an
niversary They wore married In
Pennsylvania and 'came to Nebraska
thirty years ago , having accumulated
fortune here.
Grand Island Woman Shoots Self.
Grand Island , Neb , March 25 Mra.
Peter Sanders , wife of a well known
painter here committed suicide by
shooting herself through llic mouth.