THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
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NORFOLK. NEIIIUSK.A. FRIDAY. MALUM1 25. 15)10. )
IT'S ' T , R , DAY
IN OLD CAIRO
MOST NOTABLE RECEPTION EVER
ACCORDED A ROHEIGNER.
THOUSANDS GREET AMERICAN
Colonel Roosevelt and His Family
Look Out Upon a Sea of Faces When
Their Train Arrives , That Surprises
Him Stars and Stripes Everywhere.
Cairo , Egypt , March 21. Thin has
been Roosevelt day In Cairo , the old
and now civilizations of the Egyptian
metropolis co-operating to give the dis
tinguished American a welcome that
In cordiality nna ontnufllaHin surpass
ed that received by any other for
eigner within the memory of the pres
ent generation. Said an American
tourist :
"Now York'H reception may bo on a
grander Bcalo , but this old town has
set us a lively pace. "
Greeted By a Sea of Faces.
The train from Luxor bearing Col
onel Roosevelt , Mrs. Roosevelt , Ker-
mlt and Miss Ethel , drew Into the sta
tion a few minutes after 8 o'clock this
morning and the visitors' first view of
the capital was across a noa of faces
that appeared to surprise the former
president , accustomed as ho Is to waitIng -
Ing crowds.
Long before daylight the city had
been decked with American flags , from
the old Arabian Cairo through Ezhokch
garden to the fashionable foreign
quarter of Ismallaya.
They Talk Only of Roosevelt.
For days the ono topic of conversa
tion has boon the expected arrival of
the American statesman and hunter ,
and in the restaurants , on the streets
and In the corridors of the hotels his
name was heard continuously.
The season nt the hotels Is nearly
closed , but hundreds of Americans and
other tourists remained for today's
demonstration.
An hour before train time an enor
mous crowd gathered at the railway
station and there was a good deal of
jostling for points of vantage.
Met By Officials.
Colonel Roosevelt was received by
Major L. O. P. Stack , British agent in
Sudan and director of Intelligence ,
who expressed the regrets of Sir Reg
inald Wlngato , the sirdar , that the lat
ter , owing to Indispositions-was unable
to personally meet the city's guest.
With Major Stack wore American
Consul General Iddlngs , Mrs. Iddings
and Miss Iddlngs.
Violets for Mrs. Roosevelt.
The latter presented Mrs. Roosevelt
with a bunch of violets. After greet
ing their acquaintances and ncknowl
edging the cheers of the tnrong , the
Roosevelts , accompanied by the Id
dings family , entered the motor cars
and were driven to Sheephord's hole"
situated in Sharla Kamel in the bus !
ness district. The Roosevelts' car was
escorted by a squad of mounted po
lice.
American Flags are Everywhere.
Arriving at the hotel , the visitors
found another crowd in waiting and
another noisy demonstration was re
ceivcd. The guests at the hotel In
eluded many Americans and from
every flagstaff on or near the building
the stars and stripes were flying.
As soon as they wore permitted to
do so , the Roosevelts withdrew to the
Hiiito which had been reserved fo
hem and rested for a time.
Received by Egypt's Khedive.
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr. Iddlng
had luncheon with Major Stack a it
> the British building. A special coach
called for Mr. Roosevelt and conveyei"
him to the Abdln palace , where he wa
received by Abbas Shllmi , the khedlv
of Egypt.
The Roosevelts will remain here fo
one week and the program of enter
talnments and Bight-seeing arrange
will keep them busily occupied.
Will Salt June 10.
They will sail for New York fror
Southampton June 10 , accommodation
having been hooked on the stearae
Kaiserlno Agusto Victoria.
STRAUS SUMMONED BY T , R
Mutual Friend of Taft and Forme
President , to Meet Roosevelt.
Washington , March 24. O s c a
Straus , United States ambassador to
Constantinople , loft that city March 8
on the Scorpion of the navy , for Cairo ! ,
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Egypt , where he is to have a long conference
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ference with ex-President Roosevelt.
It was learned today that Mr. Straus'
trip was In answer to a cable message
from Colonel Roosevelt requesting the |
conference.
Mr. Straus was always a close friend
of Mr. Roosevelt and likewise a warm
friend of Mr. Taft.
NO ROOSEVELT TALK IN ROME.
Rome , March 24. The arrangements
for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's au
dience with the pope were completed
today. The audience Is fixed for Ap
ril 5. The arrangements for the re
ception wore made by the Vatican au
thorities on the presumption that
Colonel Roosevelt will not lecture before -
fore the American Methodist church
while In Rome. This Is not at all
likely , for the reason that Edward B.
Spencer , director of the Methodist
college , wrote to Colonel Roosevelt
In December , 1908 , and asked the then
j proHldont of the United States to adi
( IreuH the Btudcnts of the college while
lieic. Colonel Roosevelt replied that ho
would bo unable to give an addrcsH
of any kind while In Rome and de
clined to mnko arrangements In ad
vance.
The Methodists now realize that it
will bo oxtiemoly dilllcult to persuade
Colonel Roosevelt to forego the a''J-
once witli the pope , which lie wm "v
keen about getting Hint ho appK
for It hlniflolf. King Victor Emiuav
uol will receive Colonel Roosevelt on
April -I. The royal and papal audi-
cncoH are the only Items on Culonol
Rooscvolt's program while hero.
A BATTLE
ON TRAIN
THREE MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL -
AL INJURED IN FIGHT.
PASSENGER HAD BEEN DRINKING
He Quarreled With the Porter and
Shot Him Through the Heart Then
He Killed the Conductor and Later
He , Himself , Was Slain.
Wilmington , Dela. , March 21. An
exciting battle In which three men
were killed and several Injured oc
curred on a northbound Baltimore &
Ohio train. The fight began at New
ark , Dola. , and ended hero. The dead
arc :
O. E. Wollman of Philadelphia , con
ductor of the train.
Samuel Williams , the colored per
ter.
ter.J.
J. II. Bethoa of Dillon , S. C.
John C. Wiley , a park guard of Wil
mington , Doln. , was shot in the hand ,
and Matthew Haley of Wilmington
was shot In the leg , while others were
grazed by flying bullets.
Bethea Was Drinking.
Bethea , who had been drinking heav
ily , had quarreled with the porter and
shot him through the heart , killing him
Instantly. Conductor Wollman remon
strated with Bothea , who , without a
word , shot him through the heart and
the conductor fell dead In his tracks.
The murderer then stood off the
passengers until the train reached Wil
mington. When It came Into the sta
tion n hurry call was sent to the po
lice station and a squad patrolman ,
reinforced by park guards and a posse
of citizens and trainmen , ran to the
scone.
' Fires On Police.
The police called upon Bethea to
surrender. As an answer he opened
flro at the police and the crowd from
an automatic revolver. Bethea is be
lieved to have had at least 100 rounds
of ammunition , for ho succeeded in
holding the posse at bay from 6:17 :
until 6:35. : During this tlmo many
shots wore fired on both sides until
finally all the windows of the car were
riddled and travel over the Baltimore
& Ohio was tied up.
When the battle had lasted about
an hour the police asked aid from a
flro company nearby. The firemen ,
barricaded behind trucks and boards ,
played a stream of water Into the windows
dews of the car and Bothea , drenched
with water , staggered to the platform.
The police once more called him to
surrender , but his reply was several
shots In quick order from his revolver.
Shot In Face , Still Blazes Away.
As Bethea emptied his revolver Po
lice Captain Evans fired a load of shot
Into his face. Notwithstanding this
injury he kept on blazing away. Pa
trolman Boughman opened flro with n
pistol and struck Bothea in the right
arm. The desperate man tried to flro
again , but the police closed in and a *
they lay hold of him ho fell dead in
the arms of a patrolman.
When Williams was shot ho fell into
a seat In the car and all through the
battle the dead porter sat with the
appearance of one looking from the
window.
Bethea Well Dressed.
Bethoa was well dressed. While It
was believed by some of the passen
gers who fled when the train reached
Wilmington that the desperado was in
sane , other passengers stated that he
appeared to be sane , hut had been
drinking.
ANOTHER REIGN OF TERROR.
Indianapolis , March 24. After ho
had created a reign of terror in the l
little town of Castleton , just north of
Indianapolis , last night by wounding
four men , one fatally , Perry Roberts
killed himself at midnight when
brought to bay In a pasture west of
town by a sheriff's posse. Roberts
tss.
had been drinking In Indianapolis.
While In a train homeward bound he
became Involved In n quarrel with the
conductor. Immediately after he left
the train Roberts obtained a shotgun
! and going to a general store tried to
purchase ammunition.
This was refused and ho opened fire
with a revolver on several men who
were sitting in the store. James
Whcatly , a farmer , was fatally wound-
iued. . Others were wounded but not
fatally.
LPRoberts escaped and ran westward
rofrom the town to a pasture where ho
inconcealed himself In a straw pile ,
No attempt was made to capture the
jofugitive until the sheriff and a posse
of deputies arrived from Indianapolis ,
When they reached Roberts' hiding
' place at midnight ho opened flro but
| seeing that ho was about to bo , utp
turcd , shot himself dead. None pof
the sheriff's party was hurt.
| . TWO I IN CREEK ,
AOTO SMASHED
A ST. LOUIS JOY-RIDE IS FATAL
TO TWO MEN.
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OTHERS IN A HOSPITAL
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Tln'tomoblle Struck a Girder on the
Over a Creek and Two of the
nts Were Hurled to Their
Death in the Water.
St. Louis , March 24. Jacob Mueller
and Ben McCool , a chauffeur , are sup
posed to bo In Cnhoky crook In St.
Louis , and three other men are In a
hospital seriously Injured as a result'
of an automobile striking n girder of
a viaduct over the creek early today.
The pollco are dragging the creek for
the bodies.
The Injured are : Charles Fowler ,
Henry j Dill and J. W. Tylor.
The occupants of the machine , which
was demolished , resided in St. Louis.
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They j wore on a pleasure trip.
IPW FAST TRAIN MAIL DEVICE
DEVICE'E
Iowa Man Invents Method of Taking
on or Discharging Sacks.
Washington , March 24. By a device
Invented by an Iowa man and approv
ed by the postmaster general yester
day , mall will be taken upon moving
trains and delivered at many places
whore fast trains do not stop.
The adoption of the device marks an
important stop in the movement to
equip all trains with it. The new de
vice takes on or discharges mall safe
ly without danger of throwing the
sacks under the wheels or destroying
them or derailing the train.
IT'S ' NO PLAGE FOR AIRSHIPS
Even Buzzards Can't Fly High in
Mexico , and Die on Lighting.
Mexico , March 21. Alberto Braniff ,
the Mexican aviator , has abandoned
experiments here and has shipped his
aeroplane to Vera Cruz. Braniff never
succeeded in flying very high nor stayIng -
Ing long in the air. He brought buz
zards here and turned them loose.
They flew close to the ground and not
more than a mile or so.
Jiforo than half the birds died upon
lighting. This proved , Braniff says ,
the Impossibility of flying In this alti
tude.
RIFLES FOR CAIRO JAIL.
Illinois Authorities Prepare for Future
Mob Attacks.
Cairo , 111. , March 24. The Alexan
der county board of supervisors recog
nized , for the first time , the possible
need of flro arms to protect prisoners
in the county Jail and twelve repeating
rifles , known as riot guns , will be pur
chased at once. Chains and locks for
the Iron fence about the courthouse
and for the doors and windows of the
building also were ordered , so that the
sheriff will bo able to stand siege for
some hours In case of attack. The
jail has been attacked twice within the
past year by mobs , one attack resultIng -
Ing In the lynching of two prisoners
and the other In the death of one
member of the mob and injury of sev
eral others at the hands of the sher
Iff's deputies.
A special grand jury Is now Investl
gating the last attack.
TO CONSERVE PUBLIC HEALTH
Senator Owen Speaks On His Bill to
Create New Cabinet Office.
Washington , March 24. In u speech
today In favor of the passage of a bill
introduced by himself urovldlng for
the establishment of a department of
public health , similar to the nine other
departments of the federal govern
ment , Senator Owen of Oklahoma de
clared that , while he was In favor ( if
the conservation of the natural resources -
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sources of the nation , "the conserva
tion of the life of our people Is of far
greater Importance , and tha conserva "
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tlon of the vitality and efficiency of
our people Is a problem of the firs'
magnitude , demanding Immediate intelligent -
telligent attention. "
Ho spoke against the bureau system
of looking out for the pubi's ' health I , ,
asserting that the question was of such
great importance that It could not he
handled efficiently except by a separate -
rate department with powo-3 as great
as those now enjoyed by any of the
other departments of the government.
"We have had bureaus for 100
years , " he said. "They are scattered
In eight departments They have been
disconnected and without co-ordina
tion. They over have been Jealous of
each other , the one nullifying and hampering -
poring the work of the other. They
have been without a responsible head
ide
because of this subdivision and because
ent
cause the chief of the most Important
of these bureaus , the Burgeon-general
of the public health and marine hos
pital service , cannot express an opin
ion or give information until ho has
consulted the secretary of the treas-
ury.1
MAJ. GEN. BELL CARELESS.
He and His Chauffeur Blamed for Ac '
cident Killing Mrs. Slocum.
Washington , March 24. That Major
General J. Franklin Bell , chief of staff
of the army , and his chauffeur. KITr
geant Ward of the signal corpti , fulled
to observe proper precautions hefoio
turning their automobile In front of a
trolley car , was the vordlit of a cor
oner's Juiy today which had an in
quest into the accident of jestordny In
which Mrs. Herbert .1. Slocum , wife of
Major'Slocum of the So\enth cavalry ,
was almost Instantly killed and Genp
oral Bell himself was severely Injured.
I General Boll had not sufficiently recovered -
covered from his injuries to attend the
Inquest.
I The body of Mrs. Slocum was taken
I to Osslnlng , N. Y. , whore the funeral
will bo held.
DES [ m\M \ LOSES RATE CASE
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Was v Asking Concessions to Minnesota
I and the Dakotas.
I I Washington , March 24. The city of
' i DCS Molnes , la. , today lost its fight for
' | | readjustment of freight rates from
that city to points In western Mlnne-
seta and North and South Dakota ,
when the interstate commerce commission -
mission announced Its decision on the
complaint of the Greater Des Molnes
committee.
Captain and Crew Perish.
Vancouver , B. C. , March 24. The
sixty-two ton gasoline schooner Ar
thur B , bound from Tacoina for Nanni-
mo , B. C. , with a cargo of gypsum ,
foundered off the Fraser river lightship -
'E ' ship during a storm and Captain Me-
Cranahan < and a crew of the men
) erlshed.
RAIL BILL
REPORTED
ADMINISTRATION MEASURE IS FA
VORABLY ACTED UPON.
THE VOTE WAS ON PARTY LINES
The House Committee on Interstate
Commerce Orders the Taft Bill on
Amended Railroad Lnw , Favorably
Reported to House.
Washington , March 24. The admin
istration railroad bill Introduced by
Representative Townsend of Michigan
and largely amended in committee ,
was ordered favorably reported by the
house committee on Interstate com
merce today.
The vote on thflt bill" tola on party
lines. The republicans voted for it
unanimously. Four democrats voted
against it and two democrats voted
present. There will be minority re
port.
Oppose Iowa Prohibition.
Des Molnes , March 24. Colonel Jo
seph Eiboeck , the veteran German ed
itor of the Staats-Anzeiger , called a
meeting tonight in Turner hall of the
leading Germans of Iowa. The pur
pose will be to form a statewide or
ganization which shall oppose at every
turn the efforts of temperance folks to
secure constitutional prohibition for
Iowa at the next general assembly.
TO SEE THE COMET AGAIN.
Saginaw , Mich. , March 24. Seven
ty-five years ago W. S. H. Welton ,
90 years old , saw the Halley comet
from a hilltop near Owosso. A num
ber of friends and relatives were with
him then , but now all are dead. Wei
ton , however , may witness a similar
prenomenon May 19. Ho now is or
ganlzlng a party to go to the same
hill with him and see the comet
scheduled for that date.
Ship's Crew of Fifteen Perish.
Cuxhaven , March 24. The Norwe
glan freight steamer Dixie , bound from
a Scotland port , capsized in the mouth
of the Elbe during a seveio storm to
day. The crew of fifteen persons was
drowned.
"REGULARS" NAME COMMITTEE
The Slate Prepared ay i awney Is Se-
lected In Caucus.
Washington , March 24. With only
the friendliest sort of rivalry , al
though arousing a keen interest , the
republican caucus last night selected
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the six members of the rules commit
too apportioned to the republican ma
jority of the house. The following , all
members of the "regular" wing of the
party , were chosen :
Walter I. Smith of Iowa , 168 votes ;
John Dalzell of Pennsylvania , 140
votes ; Gonrgo P. Lawrence of Massachusetts
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chusetts , 12G votes ; J. Sloat Fassett of )
Now York , 113 votes ; Sylvester C.
Smith of California , 13C votes ; Henry
S. Boutoll of Illinois , 108 votes.
Two ballots were taken , the four
first name receiving a majority of
votes ast on the first ballot and the
two last named being chosen on the
second ballot.
The six members named represent
a slate prepared by Representative
Tawney of Minnesota during the day
after numerous- conferences with both
regulars and insurgents.
The vote in the caucus was taken
by written ballot , each member writing
the names of six men for whom ho
desired to vote. There were nineteen
names placed In nomination and a
largo number besides these received
complimentary votes. Representative
Garner of Massachusetts received
thirty-three votes , the highest number
cast for " "
any "Insurgent.
POLICE I HIT
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PHILADELPHIA PATROLMEN IN-
I JURED BY AN EXPLOSION.
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SUSPECT HELD IN HEAVY BAIL
Patrol Wagon , Returning From Rlotpd
Call , Strikes Dynamite and Eight
Occupants of the Wagon Are
Thrown to the Street and Hurt.
I'hllndclphln , March 21. While refc
turning from n riot call In the north-
ciistorn Bcctlon of the city today a patrol -
trol wngon was hadly damaged by dy
namlto , which exploded under It. Six
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policemen , the driver and a sergeant
wore thrown to the street and hadly
cut and bruised. It Is believed dyna
mite was placed on the track by strike
sympathizers for the purpose of dam
aging a car and that the patrol wagon
figured in the explosion accidentally.
A man who was discovered placing n
stocking containing two sticks of dy
namite on a car track was held In
heavy ball for trial.
Nothing was done today to bring
the trolley strike to an end and it appears -
pears to be a long struggle between
he Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric employes and the Phila-
lolphia Hapid Transit company.
It was announced that a general
meeting of union men would be held
in Central Labor union headquarters i
next Sunday to consider the advisa
bility of calling off the general sympa
thetic strike.
Philadelphia , March 24. The disin
tegration of the general sympathetic
strike called to aid the trolley men of
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit com
pany continued today.
Hundreds of millworkers employed
in textile industries started to work
and building operations which were
tied up by the general walkout were
resumed In many parts of the city.
Workmen in other industries are
slowly going back to their places.
The one conspicuous exception is
Mie Amalgamated Society of Carpen
ters and Joiners , which is still holding
Its men out and expects to keep them
out until the car strike is ended. The
members of the Associated Carpenters
of Philadelphia and vicinity , rival car
penters , have returned to work , having
made a new agreement with their em
ployers which is satisfactory to both
. The ' - * * - * *
sides. striking' coIRCI *
most standing alone , but they have re
solved to continue their fight.
The traction company continues to
increase the car service. All its lines
are now In operation , but the service
Is limited In some sections.
PAPERMAKERS MAY STRIKE.
Attempt to Deport Union Officials Out
of Town Beins Investigated.
Franklin , N. H. , March 24. Interest
ing developments in the situation
among the papermakers in the mills
of the International Paper company
here were expected today and action
that would lead to a strike was con
sidered not improbable. A meeting of
the night shift of the paperworkers
employed in the mills was called for
this morning. Following this meeting
it was thought the announcement of
the attitude of the union men would
be made.
Although no announcement was
made as to what transpired at the
meeting of the union papermakers
held last night at which President
John H. Malin of the International
Sulphite , Pulp and Paper Mill Work
ers union spoke , it was said that many
of the men expressed their displeas
ure at the treatment accorded Mr. Ma-
lln by the city council yesterday.
Mr. Malin was requested to leave
Franklin following a special meeting of
the council , but he refused to do so ,
declaring that he was conducting him
self as a law abiding citizen. No further
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ther action was taken by the council ,
Mr. Malin says he intends to remain
Here a few days.
Rumford Falls , Maine , March 24
There was no new attempt made to
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escort George J. Schneider , vice presi-1
dent of the International Brotherhood' j
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of Papermakers , out of town and with
a police guard he Is still in his lodg-
Ing In the Odd Follows building. Mr.
Schneider Is busy reorganizing a union '
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among the paperworkers here and
from the readiness shown by a largo
number of the men in joining forces ,
it was expected that the action toward
a strike would bo taken soon.
An investigation into the "deporta-
tlon" Tuesday of Mr. Schneider and
President John II. Mnlln , now In
Franklin , N. II. , is being conducted by >
the American Federation of Labor.
TO RAISE EASTERN TRAINMEN.
B. & O. Wage Scale Adopted as Stan
dard ; Negotiate on N. C Central.
New York , March 24. urtlclals of
the New York Central raJiroad were
not prepared today to ind cato what
their answer would be to the state
ments of their conductors Mild train
men that the wage increas granted 1
by the Baltimore & Ohio u Its men '
was the minimum raise the Central
employes would accept. Circum
stances , however , gave rise to the
presumption that the reply would not
bo unfavorable. The men have given
the railroad officials to understand 1
that if the response is adveYso a vote
on striking will ho ordered.
It is understood today that the con- >
c CONDITION OF THt WEATHER
Temperature for Twanty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
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Maximum 01
Minimum ! tl !
Avei ago t > J
Barometer 1 : 29.S2
Chicago , March 21. The bulletin IH-
luietl by the Chicago station of the
United Status weather bureau gives
tlio forecast for Nebraska as follows :
Fair tonight and Friday ; cooler to
night and ( -ant portion Friday.
ductors and trainmen on the eastern
'loads ' ' have decided to make the wage
rate of the Baltimore & Ohio the out
growth of the recent negotiations and
jtho compromise arrived at under the
Erdman act the standard rate for all
the roads In the eastern section as tlte
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lowest ' ' that will bo accepted.
The policy as Indicated today by
President Leo of the trainmen was to
J ( conform the eastern situation to that
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In the west where a standard has pre
vailed for Borne time.
BIS
DYING TODAY
EMPEROR E MENELIK OF ABYSSINIA
ON HiS DEATH BED.
QUEEN SHORN OF HER POWER
All of Her Appointments Have Been
Annulled and the Regent has Taken
Over the Reigns of Government for
the King's Grandson.
Addis Abeba , Abyssinia , March 24.
King Mcnclik is said to be dying.
Ras Tesama , the regent , with the ap
proval of the principal chiefs , took
over the reigns of government today.
The regent is the guardian of the
Prince LIdj Jeassu , grandson of the
king and heir to the throne of Abys
sinia. It was the decision of the chiefs
the empress is to bo deprived of all
power of interference in affairs of
state. All of her appointments made
among her favorites have been an
nulled. J At present she appears to bo
resigned to the enforced renunciation
of the power. The capital Is tranquil
today and tlje safety of foreigners
seems assured.
Illinois Doctor and Banker's Wife
Charged With the Murder.
Watseka. 111. , March 24. After eight
days of delays duilng which some 242
talesmen were rejected , a jury was
completed to try Dr. William H. Mil
ler , Mrs. Lucy Snyler and John C.
Grundcn , charged with the murder of
Banker John B. Sayler at Crescent
City , July 11 , 1909.
Just when the jury appeared certain
of completion , Juror B. N. Poweley
was stricken with acute indigestion
and became so seriously ill that it was
feared lie could not serve , but he
was able to take his place later.
States Attorney John P. P. Pallia-
sard opened for the prosecution , told
the story of killing and asked the
death penalty for the defendants. At
torney Free P. Norrls for the defense
announced that the defense would not
address the jury until the prosecution
rested its case. Witnesses for the
prisoners were then Introduced.
YIELDS TO THEATER PEST.
Efforts to Curb the Nuisance Aband *
oned in Cleveland.
Cleveland , O. , March 24. Cleveland >
has resigned itself to the inevitable
and has si-en up its attempt to abol-
isli the nuisance of late coming to the
theater.
Hereafter he who comes in the mid-
die of the first act , the second , the
third and subsequent acts , will be as
welcome as the flowers in May to ;
I everybody except the audience. The
city council formally repealed laoV
night the ordinance which forbade '
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managers ot seat patrons who arrived (
. after the rise of the curtain ,
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her and for a month indignant box
owners and others who had stayed
late to dinner or had bought new
gowns , fumed and snorted In the i > ur
of Cleveland playhouses until the in
termission came. Later it was ascor-
' tained that the ushers physically lib-
saultcd nobody who took a seat with
hnl
I out permission and that the general
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I public svvoie out no warrants for
managers who blinked at the Infrac-
tion.
It took one week after this dis-
covery for the ordinance to collapse sof
Its own weight and the council was
only removing the debris when the
repeal was voted.
LAUREL PIONEER GONE.
Laurel , Nob. , March 24. Mrs. Emll
Weber , ono of the pioneer residents of
this section , was found dead In bed at
the homo of her daughter , Mrs. R. L.
Lathrop. at Wayne , Neb. Mrs. Weber
retired in apparent good health and
her death was a shock to her relatives
and friends. Heart trouble is ascribed
as the cause. She was 55 years of
ago and is survived by her husband ,
two daughters and one son. Mrs. Web-
or had boon twice married. Her son ,
B. J. Hollo. Is a member of the firm of
Hello & Ware of this place. Her hus
band , who IB a miller , was In Wayne
non business when her death occurred.
A BAD DAY
FOR FIRES
MORE THAN $200,000 , DAMAGE
RESULTED IN NEBRASKA.
A BIG BLAZE AT NORTH BEND
Several Buildings Were Destroyed
There Prairie Fire Near Beemcr ;
Clearwater Had a Near Fire the Day
Before Blaze at Perry , la.
Omaha , March 21. High winds and
dry weather caused llres In Nebraska
towns and on the prairies josterdny ,
entailing a loss of $200,000.
The \\orst lire occurred at Nortli
Bend where a lumber yard , elevator ,
and several other buildings were de
stroyed causing a IOHH of $ ( > 0,000.
Near Cairo a prairie lire burned ,
over twenty square miloH , destroying
many farm buildings.
At Beaver City a railroad bridge
was burned as the result of a Burloim
prairie lire.
At Perry , la. , twelve buildings were
destroyed emitting a loss of $20,000.
North Bend's Loss.
North Bend , Neb. , March 21. The
following buildings are in ruins hero
as a result of the lire :
Dowllng and Purcell'H elevator.
Thomas Langdon's restaurant.
Thomas Langdon'H residence.
Nortli Bend Bowling alleys.
North Bend Ice hoimo.
Chernoy & Watson's coal Hheds.
TWO small storage buildings.
Prairie Fire at Boomer.
Uecmer , Neb. , March 21. Special to
The News : An old fashioned prairie
lire swept a scope a half mile wide
and two miles long north of Boomer ,
miming probably 150 tons of hay.
Two farm residences wore In danger.
Prompt action by neighbors and citi
zens of Beemer saved them and put
out the lire. It recalled the early day
to the old timers.
A Near-Fire at Clearwater.
Clearwater , Neb. , March 24. Spe
cial to The News : The homo of J.
C. Ferguson , cashier of the State Bans
of Clearwater , had n close call from
being destroyed by fire. It is situ
ated close to the railroad track in
the northwest part of town and sharks
from a passing locomotive set the
dry grass on fire and but for the
frironipt , nt Jon or c\UI/onti the resut , !
Svoulu'c < a"bl'ch worse. The "wind
was In the south blowing the fire di
rectly toward the house and outbuild
ings. As it was it destroyed many
fruit and other trees.
NINE FARMERS BURNED OUT.
| Flames Sweep Over Wide Area in
Kansas , Near Abilene.
Abilene , Kan. , Mnrcn 24. A pralrio
fire that started yesteiday afternoon
near the railroad tracks four miles
west of Abilene and burned north , was
checked by farmers early today but
not until nine farms had been swept
clean and much smail stock killed.
The loss will reach $50,000.
The farmers in tliu burned area are
left without tools or seed for work
and orchards and gardens are de
stroyed.
Pierce Teachers Elected.
Pierce , Neb. , March 24. Special to
The News : The board of education
met and selected the following corps
of teachers for the ensuing school
year : Prof. W. W. Thelsen of Beem-
or , superintendent , to take the place
. of Superintendent Bowen , who was
j I not an applicant ; Miss Christian Dick
promoted from asslbtant to principal
of the high school ; Miss Jessie IIol-
ley , assistant ; Miss Bertha Shockler ,
grammar ; Miss Evelyn Kayl , eighth
[ I grade ; Miss Agnes Melgnrd , llrst in-
termedinto ; Miss Myrtle Akers , sec-
end intermediate ; Miss Carrie Hall ,
third intermediate ; Miss Halnia Burk-
head , second primary ; Miss Grace
i Montross , first primary. The salary
! I of all the grade teachers was raised
' to $00 per month , the principal , as-
sistant principal and first primary
teachers receiving ? fl , > per month.
Clearwater Farmer Hurt.
Clearwater , Neb. , March 21. Spe
cial to The News : A. D. Wynian llv1-
ing northwest of town was quite bad
ly bruised about the face while work-
ing around a saw mill. He was
brought to town and attended to. His
face Is badly disfigured.
A New Federal Court BUI.
Washington , March 24. Representa
tive Moon of Pennsylvania , chairman
of the house committee on revision of
laws , favorably reported his bill which
abolishes the circuit courts of the
United States Insofar as the original
jurisdiction of those courts extends.
The bill would have the effect of
doing away with the separate sots of
court attaches made by the circuit and
district courts of the United States ,
I and would save about a quarter of a
| million dollars. The circuit court
judges would bo confined entirely to
work of appellate Jurisdiction. The
bill will displace no Judges.
American Gunboat to San Domingo.
Washington , March 24. The navy
department ordered the gunboat Paducah -
ducah , now at Havana , to proceed to
Santo Domingo. The situation there
Is politically disturbed and it IH deem
ed wise to have an American warship
convenient In case the trouble bo-
