THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL . , , . NKHKASKA KlllDAY. IUY 121. 1'Ml ALDRICH TELLS ABOUT LOREMER HE TOLD HINES LORIMER WAS UNOBJECTIONABLE TO TAFT. WORD "ACCEPTABLE" NOT USED Aldrlch Never Said That President Tnft Was "Anxious" to Have Lori- mer Elected Never Mentioned Close Vote on Tariff. Wellington , July 20. Former Sen ator Nelson W. Aldrlch of Hhodo Isl and today told the senate Lorlmor committee of the part ho and Presi dent Taft took In the oloctlon of a senator from Illinois In 1ot ! ) > . Instead of lolling Kdward lllnes of Chicago , the storm center In the present - ont Lorlmer Investigation , that he and the president were anxious to have Lorlmer elected , Mr. Aldrlch declared Hint he said Lorlmer's candidacy was "not objectionable. " When attorneys for Lorlmer , on crops-examination , tried to show that the former senator might have said "acceptable" Mr. Aid- rich emphatically declared that he said "not objectionable , " and that he meant that woul and nothing more. Ho added that he knew lllnes would use the Information given him at Sprlnglleld. Taft Discussed Cant ' -'fis. Mr. Aldrlcb denied ' ' lllnes that he considered only man who could he declared that he did not ask Senator I'onroso to bring lllnes to consult with him in regard to the Illinois election and added that ho did not believe Sen ator Penroso brought him to his room. Mr. Aldrlch said all the conversa tion he had with Hines In regard to the senatorial situation was regarding the president's attitude toward candi dates , llrst Hopkins , then Uoutolle. then Dually Lorlmer. The senator de nied that ho told lllnes he wanted a senator elected because of the pros pective close vote on the tariff. The regular procedure of the com mittee today was Interrupted to al low Mr. Aldrlch to take the stand. He shook hands with the members of the committee , takiim particular pains to greet Senator Lorlmer , who had lis tened to his testimony. NOTED BALL PLAYER DYING IN HOSPITAL BOB CARRUTHERS , ONCE HIGH EST SALARIED OF ALL , IN NERVE COLLAPSE. Peoria , 111. , July 20. Robert Car- ruthers , at one time the highest sal aried baseball player in the world , Is reported as dying at St. Francisco hospital in this city. Ho was taken to the institution a few days ago and the physicians declare he cannot live un til Sunday , suffering , they say from a nervous breakdown. In the late years. Carruthers has acted as umpire In the minor leagues , and at the opening of the season acted in that capacity for the Three-Eye League. EDITORS EXPECT SNUB IN CANADA DISCUSSION ABOUT ANNEXATION WITH CANADA , MAY COOL RECEPTION. Detroit , July 20. At the conclusion this afternoon of the convention ol the National Editorial association 01 the National Press association , as il lioerafter will be known , the delegates will embark on the all-water trip te Montreal and Quebec , after which they will visit the mining region of northern orn Ontario. There is much speculation nmoiu the editors as to what kind of a reception coption they will receive during theii stay in Canada. On the opening day of the convention several speeches wore made in which "union" witl Canada was strongly advocated. Sc much was said along this line that i great many of the delegates have beet dubbed annexation boosters. " Judge Sutherland of Toronto , on tin lloor on the convention , took exceptioi to the union and spoke warmly ngalns it. "Wo certainly cannot expect Cana dians to be very hospitable to us , said one delegate , "and I think wi shall be lucky if we escape wlthou hostile demonstrations , knowing ns do the temper of the Canadian peopl regarding annexation. " MARS MAY QUIT FLYING. Leaves Hospital and Says It May b Years Before He Files Again. Erie , Pa. , July 20. Sore In body an limping perceptibly , "Bud" Mars lei the hospital , where he has been recoi orlng from injuries due to a fall wit his biplane last Friday. Mars went t a hotel , where ho will be confined t his room for several days yet. Mars said he would not attempt ai other ( light for at least six montli nnd may abandon aviation. He I contemplating taking another trl around the world and says that it ma bo years before he will bo seen In ai other flight. CONDITION OFJHE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Maximum 7S Minimum ft" Average l > I Barometer 29.8(5 ( Chicago. July 20. The bulletin Is sued by the Chicago station of the I'lilted States weather bureau gives tlic forecast for Nebraska as follow.s : Fair tonlKht and Friday. T ENGINEER SHOT MASKED MEN GO THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA TRAIN. BULLETS FLY IN THE COACHES Recklessly Dlnzliuj Away to Intimidate Passengers , the Three Bandits Get About $500 Shot Fired Down Aisle of Pullman Escape in Auto. Grand Forks , N. D. , July 20. Train No. 2 , the eastmound north coast limit ed on the Northern 1'acllic railway , was held up by three masked robbers near Buffalo , N. U. , about 11 o'clock last night. The robbers secured about $ .100 in cash by going through the passengers and shot Engineer S. 1' . ' IHOII of Furgo , twice in order to nmke Jj/8o/ / . , - the train and made their gu / ° f" .1 antomoblL which had been J- . " ' * " ng them near the acenu of the robbery. The performance as executed was one of the most daring ever perpe trated in this part of the country and showed that the men were no ama teurs at the business , as every move ment was cleverly planned and ad mirably executed. . Shoot Up Day Coach. When the train stopped at the hlgli bridge at Valley City the three men boarded It and went Into the day coaches. Heavily armed , and shooting recklessly in order to intimidate tin passengers , they llrst lined up the train crew at one end of the car and then proceeded to search the passen gers in the day coach , one by one. In all they secured about $100 from this part of their robbery. The sleeping car was entered and In order to awaken the occupants ol the berths a shot was llred down the center of the aisle , narrowly missing the head of one of the passengers and imbedding Itself in the wood -oilv. Engineer Shot Twice. After searching the occupants of the berths , they climbed out of the ulinei o\or the baggage and express cars tc the engine reaching that part of the train when near LJuffalo. They order ed Engineer Olson to stop the trail : so they could get off and when ho re used to comply with their wishes wo shots were llred at him , one ; lancing off his watch and the othei triking him on a rib , injurying hin lightly. After being wounded and seelnt hat the men were desperate Englneei Olson stopped the train and the three nen , who were all masked with polka lot handkerchiefs , jumped quickly rom the train. Engineer Olson , who Is one of UK oldest engine pilots on the system vas brought into Fargo with the trail ind is resting at his home there. After leaving the train , the robben went to an automobile which they hac ivaiting nearby and drove off into tin larkness. The train was run Inu 'argo , where the sheriff , every avail tble deputy and three deputy Unltec States marshals hurried back on : special train to pursue the robbers. Posses In Pursuit. Posses also started out of Buffalc ifteen minutes after the robbery am every surrounding town in the north west was telephoned or telegrapho ( o look for the robbers. The expresi and mall cars were not molested b ; the men. It is not known what amount tin cars contained , but usually the nortl coast limited carries considerabli amounts of money and 'It is though that the men took longer in gcttini : hrough the day coaches than the ; lad planned or they would have trlei to blow up the express safe and rilli the registered mail pouches. Spain Apologizes to France. Paris , July 20. The Spanish am jassador to Franco , J. Perez Cabal lero , called on M. De Selves , th French foreign minister , and express ed regrets of the Spanish goveri : ment for the arrest recently of M Bolsset , French consular agent at A cazar , Morocco , by a Spanish patro In addition the Spanish ambassado said his government was desirous o maintaining cordial relations wit France and had forwarded instruc tions to its agents at Alcazar in thi sense. Ratify Arbitration Treaty. Washington , July 20. The treat between the United States and dree Britain providing for the nrbltratlo of pecuniary claims between the tw countries in accordance with the gei eral arbitration treaty was ratified li the senate. Rebels Marching On , Port An Prince , Haiti , July 20. Tl : revolutionists occupied Cape Haitie last night. The enemy also attackc Fort Llberto as President Simon an Uia troops withdrew. AUTO RUNS INTO CREEK TILDEN MAN LOSES CONTROL , CAR SHOOTS DOWN. DOOR OPENS , LIVES SAVED Rosco Cunningham of Tlldcn Loses Control of Car and It Shoots Down Steep Incline Into Creek Mrs. Lan ders nnd Baby Thrown Out on Road. Nellgh , Neb. , .Inly 20. Special to The News : While Rosco Cunningham - ham , Veterinary Surgeon Landers , wife and baby of Tlldcn were coming to Nollgh yesterday afternoon about . " > o'clock from German Hollow In an au tomobile , Mr. Cunningham lost con trol of the machine , which wont down n strep embankment Into a crook along the side of the road , throwing all of the occupants out , and It was a fortunate affair Hint ( hey were not killed. It happened that the side door of the car opened just as It was making the descent when Mrs. Landers and her baby wore thrown out Into the road. They wore hurriedly brought to own and taken to Gray Gables hos- Ital , where their minor injuries wore reated , the mother being more lujur- d than her child. An effort was made last evening to xtrnet the car from the bottom of ho deep creek , but the work was bnndoned on account of the steep de cent and lack of material to work vith. It was noticed that one front vheel of the machine was broken off. Mr. Landers and family wore able o return to their home late in the veiling. A HORSE THIEF PLEADS GUILTY CLARK BENIDICK , BROUGHT BACK TO VALENTINE , CONFESSES GUILT. Valentine , Neb. , July 20. Special o The News : Clark Benidick , who i'ns brought here last week from Vyomlng by Sheriff Rossetcr on the barge of horse stealing , pleaded guilty before the county judge and o awaits the arrhal of the district ndfio who will hold a special session ml give him his sentence. ALLEGED BURGLAR FOUND ON A RANCH MAN WANTED IN IOWA IS AR RESTED ON RANCH NEAR WOOD LAKE , NEB. Valentine , Nob. , July 20. Special to The News : Sheriff Ryan from Sid- icy , la. , arrived here to get one Wai- er Everyham from Sheriff Rosseter of his place. Everyham is wanted on he charge of burglary and was found on Alt Morris' ranch south of Wood , ake by the sheriff and brought here ind put in jail till the Iowa sheriff ar- ived. PA. DEMOCRATS IN ROW. Factional Split Over Party Matters Together On Wilson. Harrisburg , Pa. , July 20. The ex iccted split in the democratic state central committee came when the twc factions in the party held separate neetings and completely reorganized The democratic congressmen from Pennsylvania tried to bring about liar nony but failed. While a wide difference developed on party matters , both factions agreed .o one proposition , the endorsement ol Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for the democratic presidential can lidnte. The only other presidential boon : was that of Gov. Judson Harmon ol Ohio. "The reorganization democrats lad present fifty-six of the eighty-one members , which they say constituted the committee. They endorsed Congressman A Mitchell Palmer for national commit teeman to succeed James M. Guffey The "regulars" endorsed Colonel Guf fey for national commltteeman. , Mexican Cabinet Changes. Mexico City , July 20. President D < la Barra received and accepted UK resignations of the secretary of war Gen. Eugenia Rascon , and the assist ant , Gen. Juan M. Duran. Gen. Jos < Gonzales Salas was appointed assist ant secretary. The retiring olllcial : left it for the president to make pub lie the reason for their withdrawal but he withheld it. It will be no sin prise if Gen. Lauro Vlllar , who was h command of the federal troops at Chi liuahua during the latter part of th' ' revolution , is named to succeed Gen Ilascon. Begin Ice Probe. Now York , July 20. Before Magls trato Appleton , a hearing was begu on the ways of the so-called Ice trus Fifteen small dealers were subpoenne to tell what they might know of th sudden advance in the price of Ic during the recent hot wave. All test lied that they , as well as the nltlmnt consumer , were victims of prohibitlv prices charged by larger dealers. SUMMER BELLES HAVE LOOK6P SCHOOL POOKS LATE W | f BELLE" ( Copyright , li ll. ) AT THE MERCY OF THE REBELS CAPE HAITIEN BEING PILLAGED BY REVOLUTIONISTS. AMERICANS ARE GIVEN REFUGE Until the Arrival of an American War ship. American and Other Foreign Women and Children Are Being Giv en Protection , Cape Haitian , July 20. The city is it the mercy of the revolutionists and s being pillaged. All the generals op- > osed to the revolution have found efuge in the foreign consulates. The 'ronch consul was slightly \vounded while offering protection to the local tithorities. < tg An American yacht anchored oif the town offeis refuge to American and other foreign women and children lending the arrival of a United States ivnrship. The enemy occupied the city vesterday afternoon when the popu- ace practically declared for the rev olutionists. Since the situation has rown steadily worse. ANOTHER STEAMER FROM CHOLERA ZONE WILL BE KEPT IN QUARANTINE FOR TEN DAYS TREATING THE CASES. Now York. July 20. Another ship from the cholera country anchored In lunrantlne today and added to the company of several hundred immi grants who must undergo individual jacterlological examination before they' are permitted on the main land. The newcomer was the steamer Prin cipe Di Piemont from Genoa and Na ples , cities which have furnished most of the cholera cases thus far imported. Under the state and federal rules she will be detained for ten days nnd the period may be longer if it is found that any of her crew or passengers have the disease. Owing to the quarantine- regulations recently enforced by the Italian gov ernment on immigrants before they sail , the health authorities here hope further arrivals from Mediterranean ports will give them less trouble than the steamers Moltke and Perugia , which still lie in quarantine. Satisfactory conditions were report ed today at both the Swineburn Island hospital , where the actual cases of cholera are treated and at Hoffmans Island , where the health officers are watching some fiuO Immigrants whoso freedom from the disease is still un proved. No new cases have developed since Sunday and there have been no more deaths since the seventh patient died yesterday at the Swinburne isl and hospital. Bishop Tihen Installed. Lincoln , July 20. with an elabo rate ceremony , attended by a large number of priests of the diocese and church dignitaries from abroad , the Right Rev. J. Henry Tihen was In stalled as bishop of the Catholic sec of Lincoln. Bishop Tihen , who was recently consecrated at Wichita , Kan. arrived fron ) that place with an escort cert of priests and laymen. The ser vices were hold at St. Theresa's pro cathedral , Rev. Father Klein perform ing the Installation ceremony and Rev Father Bradley preaching the sermon At the Lincoln Auditorium a recep lion was tendered Bishop Tihen wttl addresses by Gov. Aldrlch and others WISCONSIN FARMERS MAY LYNCH A NEGRO FARMHAND WHO SHOT DAUGH TER OF HIS EMPLOYER , BEING HUNTED. La Crosse , Wis. . July 20. The .search for Edward Hoblnette , the young negro farmhand who lost night shot and seriously wounded Silvia Price , the pretty daughter of his em ployer , who had repulsed his advances , went all night without result. In all the townships north of La Crosse , on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi for thirty miles , farm work has been practically suspended while the people have turned out by the thousands to hunt the negro. It Is expected that the fugitive will be captured today. His fate may de pend on whether the officers or the fanners llnd him llrst. Miss Piice is better' today and' is expected to recover. CLARENCE ENGLISH HERE Fighter Who Once Got Decision Over Battling Nelson Norfolk Guest. Clarence English , the Omaha fighter who in lt'03 ' got a decision over Battling - tling Nelson , is in the city as a guest of Mike O'Hnra. English is here to moot Dick Green de Chicago , Jinimie Caine and a number of other fighters who are arranging an exhibition for the race meet In this city. English Is looking fine and. O'Hnra may be able to keep him heisefor the exhibition. VETO BILL PASSES ITS THIRD READING WITHOUT DIVISION , THE HOUSE OF LORDS ADOPTS IMPORT ANT MEASURE. London , July -i > . Thr > to bill pass ed its third iea.iih'4 without division in the house of lords this evening. NOTED AUTO DRIVER KILLED IN A RAGE LEWIS STRANGE OF RACINE , WIS , MEETS DEATH ON AN EMBANKMENT. Milwaukee , July 20. Lewis Strange of Racine. Wis. , probably the best known automobile racer In Wisconsin was killed at Blue Rher , Wis. , thi : afternoon when his Case car , whiel : ho was driving in the state reliability tour , jumped an embankment. Canadian Fuel Famine Serious. Winnipeg. Man. , July 20. The fue situation in western Canada is becom ing more alarming and a serious coa and wood famine is inevitable. Eacl day's delay in the settlement of tin coal miners' strike In Alberta an < eastern British Columbia , since April makes the situation more acute. Tin mines in which the men are on striki supplied a vast territory with coal which now Is being shipped in frou Pennsylvania. The Sign. "I'm afraid Maud's second U a failure. " , "Did she say so ? " " > , but she's beginning to spoali well of her Urst husband. " Boston Transcript. 'Tls expectation mokes a dear. Heaven were not hcnvon If wt knew what It wore , Sholloy. PLANNING FOR 2 CONVENTIONS A. W. JEFFRIES OF OMAHA IS REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN. HARRINGTON IN FREMONT CHAIR O'Neill Man Selected to Call Demo cratic State Convention to Order. Burt Mapes of Norfolk Meets With Republicans to Name Chairman. Lincoln , July 20. Five members of the executive committee of the republican - publican state central committee met here last night and selected A. W. Jeffries of Omaha temporary chair man foi the state convention here July 25. II. G. Douglas of Osceola , at present secretary of the committee , was chosen for temporary secretary. Those who picked the temporary orcanization for the big republican gathering were : William Husenetter , chairman of the state committee ; Burt Mapes of Norfolk ; Harry G. Thomas of Harvard ; S. W. Biirnham of this city ; and A. W. Jeffries of Omaha. The selection of the latter mtmber was unanimous. M. F. Harrington of O'Neill has been selected as temporary chairman of the democratic convention to be held at Fremont , July 25. Plot Against De la Barra ? Mexico , July 20. The police have received information of an alleged plot to assassinate President Do la Barra. The president discredits the report , but detectives are investigating. Ac cording to the police informants , De la Barra was to have been killed on the occasion of the exercises last Tues day on the anniversary of the death of Benito Pablo Juarez , but opporun- nlty failed the conspirators. KNOCKS OUT 2-CENTS. Illinois Low Fare Rate Declared Un constitutional. Springfield , 111. . July 20. The Illi- i nois two-cent rate law was declared unconstitutional in a report to the | ( United States district court here to day , and was submitted by Walter McClellan Allen , master in chancery. The report was handed down in the case of the Chicago , Peoria & St. Louis railway , but it may be made to apply- to any road which can show that it Is not earning G percent of its invest ment in the passenger department. Buy Undertaking Business. Neligh. Neb. , July 20. Special to i The News : Skinner Bros , of this city . have purchased the undertaking busl- ; ness of John James of Clearwater and | have already taken possession. J. W. ' Utterback of that place has accepted ! the position of the Neligh firm as their I manager. | ' . All Foreigners in Danger. Berlin , July 20. An appeal for pro- 1 tectlon was reeeh ed today by the 'leaders ' of the national liberal party ' from twenty-five Gorman families at 1 Orizaba , Me\ . , who evidently are an- prehensive of the Germans who were i killed by rioters at Puebla. Evident ly Ignorant of the fact that the reisch I stag Is not Bitting , the alarmed ones , asked that the government ho inter ! pellated regarding the murders. The government has taken no steps as yel ' pending the conclusions of an Investl ! gallon by its representatives In Mox ico. It regards the position not only of Germans but of nil foreigners it Mexico as dangerous on account o : I the , strong anti-foreign fooling and the difficulties of the administration li coping with the former revolutionist ; nnd. the bandits. STEAL DIAMONDS AT POINT OF GUN A BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN KANSAS CITY JEWELRY STORE. OWNER CHASES , ROBBER FIRES Two Men Enter Store at 9 n. m. , "Just Looking" Ask to See Diamond mend Eardrops , Pull Gun , Sclro Gems nnd Flee One Captured. Kansas City , July 20. Two men en tered the shop of the Franklin Jew elry company , near Ninth and Main streets In the heart of the cit > . at ' .i o'clock this morning , held up It .1 Franklin at the point of a roMilw-r. look u tray of diamonds and ran do\\n the alley. When pursued by Franklin they i\r \ od at him , dangerously wounding M A. Seltz , a bystander. One of the robbers was eapluml Iho minutes later In n department Htoro , three blocks from the BCCIIC of the robbery , lie gave his name na John Drown. When the robbers entered the store , Mr. Franklin the proprietor , \\IIB alone. "We're Just Looking. " "We are just looking , " they said when asked what they wanted. A few minutes later they asked to ho shown some diamond eardrops. Mr. Franklin removed a tray contain ing several hundred dollars worth of diamonds from n showcase and plac ed it on the counter Just as one of the men drew a revolver and ordered him to throw up his hands. Thrusting the tray under his arm , one of the men burst into the street , followed by the other. Franklin wan up and out of the store just as the men turned into an alloy and ran. When Franklin shouted to them to stop the robbers turned and one fired two shots , wounding Soils. By this time scores of people had joined the hue and cry. One of the robbers disappeared Into a doorway , the other turned Into the rear en trance of a department store where he was soon captured. The robber at first gave the name ) f John Drowij , later said his real lame was William Hock and that l' ' tad boon a bartender in Chicago. HALF RATES FOR DAKOTA SUFFEREBS FREIGHT RATES CUT IN TWO , TO KEEP HOMESTEADERS IN THE STATE. Aberdeen , S. 11. , July 20 , Thai - " . - ) UO drouth-stricken and dost i tire lomesteaders west of the Missouri Ivor , may remain in the country , tie state railroad commissioners arr.itm- cd u special half rate on railroad line * o that territory upon foods and seed and also provided for free transporta- lon of seed grain for next spring To Break Timber Union. New Orleans , July 20. A determin ed effort to break up the recently or ganized National Brotherhood of Tim ber workers was decided upon here at : i meeting of lumber operators from east Texas , Louisiana and soutli Mis sissippi. Next Monday ten large nilis in Cak-asieu and v'ornon parishes , Louisiana , representing a laily output of million and a half feet of lumber , will be tlcsed for an in- lefinite period. Already five laixe mills in these two parishes ha\e l.een losed down and after Monday a tin il ) f several thousand mill employes u.ll . be idle. The mill men regard t- - , - National Brotherhood as a , III'ISMC novt'ipont not affiliated with the Am erican Federation of Labor. Police Chief to Prison. Seattle , Wash. , July 20. Former Chief of Police Wappenstein. coin lit- d of accepting a bribe for permitting the operation of immoral resort-- dur ing the Gill administration , was sen tenced to not less than three or more than ten years In the state peniten tiary. Wappenstein lias ninety days In which to appeal to the supreme court. MARRIED RTTELEPHONE Preacher In One Place , Bride In An other , Groom in Another. Coin , la. , July 20. Marriage by telephone with the officiating clergy man In one place , the bridegroom in another , nnd the bride in still an other was made possible hero yester day. day.Rev. Rev. H. II. B. Mlnton , sitting in hla study , united In marriage George Prentice at his homo In Northboro and Miss Mary Dowitt in Hlanchard. Coin Is live miles north of Blanchanl and Northboro , three miles west of Blanchard , is about the same distance from the pastor's house. Strike Tor McNamaras ? Butte , Mont. , July 20. Whether any definite strike shall bo declared by the Western Federation of Miners on the day the McXamara brothers go on trial in Los Angeles or whether a 21- hour strike should bo called , was HIM question which agitated the conven tion of Western Federation of Miners today.