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TIIK XOHKOLkVKKKLY NKWS-.JOt'UN'AL , KKIDAV , Jl'LY LM , 1SM1 Allen Did Not Try Scott Case * Madison , Neb. , July IS. Special to The NOWH : Senator Allen's attention bolim united to tlio roinnrkH of Henry Woyjjlnt tuipoarliiK In Saturday's NOVVH to tlio effect that tlio Into Bar- rott Scott WIIH tried before him when Judge of the ninth Judicial dlBtrlct , and was Hontencod to only live years In the poiiltontliiry , mild : "I do not have tlto honor of a per sonal aciinlntanfo ( | with Mr. Weyglnt. I Imvo never met him to my knowledge - edge and only know who ho la after inquiry. Of course \Veyglnt Is en tirely mistaken. I was not Judge of tlio district court at the time Barrett Scott had his trouble and woo In no manner connected with tne cnso ns Judge or counsel. I have no knowl edge of the case except ns I have read of It. My understanding Is that Scott was never tried. The venue In his cnso WIIH changed from Holt to Autclopo county and he applied to Judge Robinson , then on the bench of this district , for a habeas corpus which wns refused and the supreme court affirmed Hoblnson's decision. Scott was then admitted to bull , ns 1 am told , pending his trial , and before ho wns tried was taken by a vlgllcncc committee and hung. I never mot ScolrPjut once In my life and that was at the I'nclllc hotel nt Norfolk about twenty-live years ngo when some ac quaintance Introduced mo and we merely exchanged the courtesies of n casual meeting of strangers , and 1 never saw him afterwards and would not have known him In an hour from that time. Mr. Weyglnt's enthusiasm has outrun his Judgment and dlscro tion. " Real tstate Men Meet. Denver , July 18. The fourth an mini convention of the National Asso elation of Real Estate exchanges wltl representatives from many parts o : the country and each Incoming trnlr bringing more Into the city , began th < llrst of the four days' meeting by Its hundreds of delegates and visitors turning out today to witness Denver' ! industrial parade. Preceding the parade rado was the reception of delegates n the Drown Palace hotel. At 2 o'clocl this afternoon the convention will bi cnlled to order by President Alexan der S. Taylor of Cleveland , Ohio. Gov John F. Shaffroth will deliver an ad dress of welcome to Colorado am Harry A. Lindsloy , city attorney o Denver , will deliver an address of welcome como to Denver. Following the open Ing address routine affairs will b taken up. National Editorial Meeting. Detroit , Mich. , July IS. Editor from all parts of the United State and a considerable part of Canada ar In Detroit to attend the annual cor vontlon of the National Editorial a ; sociation , which began this mornlni During the three days' session thor will bo papers and discussions on n parts of editorial ami news wrlttn and the relations of newspapers t the public. Ono of the Important quo tions to'bo decided is n proposition t reorganize the association so as to ii elude In its membership business , a < vei Using and circulation managers c newspapers , ns well ns editors. Was "Tom Hatch. " Minneapolis , July IS. The police ( Minneapolis confirm the statement ( the Des Moincs police that Jerry M Carthy , an escaped convict , who we killed In n pistol light last Sundn morning with Pntrolmnu Ollluger c Minneapolis , wns the man wanted i Des Moincs under the name of Toi Hatch. Hntch wns Wanted in D ( Moines for attempted robbery. I Minneapolis ho is thought to hnve b longed to n band of criminals. LIGHTNING KILLS GOLFER. Government Official Playing on Taft Links , Meets Death. Washington , July 18. While pla : Ing golf on an open field on the Chev Chase links , the links used by Pros dent Taft and members of his ca' ' inet , Tristan Johnson , recently a ; pointed solicitor for the navy depar rncnt , wns killed by n bolt of lightnin ; Mr. Johnson was far from any trc when struck , and it is supposed I some that tlio Iron which he carrlc attracted the bolt. Tinner Falls , Back is Broken. Tbeodoio C. A. Warnstedt , 41 South Third street , a tinner employe at John Friday's hardware store , wj fntnlly injured nt 3 o'clock yesterdti afternoon ns the result of steppiii backward from the roof of Mrs. Fre Schelly's residence , 109 North So onth street. He died this morning i 7:30. : 7:30.Th Th man's back was broken an four ribs and his skull were fracture Warnstedt was putting on new gu terlng around the roof of the tw story house at the time. His stnt ment regarding the accident wt made to Mr. and Mrs. John Frlda " 1 made n misstep and fell off , " 1 sal- ' salNo No one saw the accident , althoui about five men were working arour the place at tlio time. His body w ; terribly mangled and the lower pa of the trunk from the waist down wi paralyzed. John Schelly , proprleti of the Schelly Bottling works , disco ered the Injured man and ho wns tl first to cnll n physician. Wnrnstedt suffered much pain. I leaves n wife nnd four children , tl oldest being a boy 16 years of ago. Nails in His Body. Four ribs were broken , many i them were torn loose and the spli was fractured. The lower part of tl body was Instantly paralyzed. Tl man's body was full of nails cause by his falling on shingles which wei previously torn from the roof that wi being reshlngled. Warnstedt fell : n sitting position , which was tl cause of his splno breaking so bndl Wnrnstedt wns putting on a no guttering on the Schelly house and 1 his side was working Ed Schelly , wl believed Warnstedt had Just wnlk < around the roof of the house. Schel- y's first Intimation that anything had mppened came to him by the cries of Us older brother John Schelly , who a ow moments nfter Warnstedt's fnll nmo up to the house. Ho saw Warn- tedt sitting among the old shingles and Inquired what was wrong. Wnrn stedt could not speak and Schelly , hlnklng only a minor accident had oc- urred , telephoned for Dr. Verges , who ook Warnstedt's symptoms to bo a ractured skull. On close examlna- Ion ho found several ribs broken nnd n assisting Wnrnstcdt to his feet dis covered the splno was also broken , to said that Warnstedt would live but ibout six hours. Dr. Tnshjenn , city thyslclan , also examined the Injuries i ml declared there was little hope for ils recovery. Ho recommended that the Injured man bo moved to his homo nt once. Mrs. Friday preceded the ambulance to the homo. She wns mot > y Mrs. Wnrnstedt , who Is n very small and frnll woman. "I know yon would come , " she said. The doctor telephoned to mo thnt my husband wns hurt. Are his In- lurlcs serious ? " Mrs. Friday assured Mrs. Warnstedt that there might bo liopc , but her appeals to the little woman - man to be brave were hardly spoken when the ambulance arrived. Ono glance at her husband , and Mrs. Warn- atedt wns overcome by mental grief. She did not fnlnt but remained silent for nearly nn hour nnd the ghastly color in her face showed the terrible mental agony she was undergoing. Is Told He Cannot Live. Not long after his removal to his homo Warnstedt requested that Mayor Friday should be bent for. The mayor came and the Injured man , speaking in much pain , told his employer whore certain tools could be found , nnd that everything wns in its proper place. Warnstedt asked Dr. Verges , during the physician's visit at the home , whether or not ho would live. "Only n few hours , Teddy ; you are badly ln < Jured , " the doctor said. The Injured man did not scorn to mind this bad news and requested that his children who were away visiting , should be sent for. Warnstedt carried no life Insurance He has been employed as a tinner by Mayor Friday for some years. Lasl year a heavy Ice box fell on him ami ho was laid up for several months. He complained of heart trouble to manj of his friends and on one occasion when In company with Mall Carrlei Boehnke , he was attacked by this trouble. Mr. Warnstedt wns born In Ger ninny on May 19 , forty-seven years ago. No funeral arrangements have yet been made , but his sister living at Mlllard , Neb. , near Omaha , arrivei in the city with the Wnrnstedt clill dren at noon. She will attend to tin : funeral arrangements. Warnstedt ii a member of the St. Johannes Luther an church. FOR LA FOLLETTE. Norris Says Garfield Supporters Ar In Line. Washington , July IS. The support ers of James R. Garfield will be be hind Senator La Follette for the presl dential race in 1912 , according to Rer resentative Noiris , republican fron Nebraska , nnd the progressive leade in the house. He declared that Gai field himself would not seek the noti : inatlon as it has horetofoie been re ported. Bud Mars Out of Hospital. Erie , Pa. , July 18. J. C. ( Bud Mars , who was injured here last Fr day when his aeroplane fell , continue to Improve and today received call from a number of his friends. He wil probably leave the hospital tomorrow Second U. S. Gunboat Sent. Washington. July 18. At the n quest of the American minister a Port An Prince , the United States wil send another gunboat to Haltien vti ters to protect Americans and thql Interests now seriously threatened b the revolution against President Sin eon. The second warship will go t Port Au Prince , the capital. The gui boat Petrel Is already at Port Libert on the north const. Mr. Furnlss regards the situation a acute and fears that the governmen cnnnot control conditions If the movi ment continues to grow. The revolt tlonists captured Hinchn and Mais snde on Sunday and yesterday G < aives fell Into their hands. The n hellion previously had been largel confined to the northern part of th republic , but now seems to be makln y Inroads toward the south , where th cnpltal Is located. The principal danger lies in th possibility of an uprising in Port A Prince. President Simeon has bee at Fort Llberte for several days dlrec Ing the government operations. H hns now chartered a German vessi to take him from that port to eithe Cape Hnltlen or Port Au Prince. Steer Clear of Italy. Washington , July 18. Because c cholera In Italy , Secretary MacVeag today teelgrnphed orders to the re' entie cutter practice ship Itasca i Marseilles to strike the port of Ni pies from its itinerary. The Itasc has on board thirty cadets from th revenue cutter school at Fort Trun bull , Conn. The Itasca will procee from Marseilles to Gibraltar and the home. Train Robber Gets a Bullet. Belle Plalne , la. , July IS. A Ion bandit who attempted to hold up th occupants of a Pullman on eastboun Northwestern passenger train No. i nt nn early hour today , lies In a loci hospltnl with n bullet wound In hi side. Ho gave his name to the polk as William Morris and said his ho ID was In Plnlnfleld , N. J. The bullet wound was Inflicted b A. B. Morris , train brakeman , who sul dued the bandit after a hard struggli When the train was between Tain and Belle Plalne , the occupants of th car were awakened by William Mo rls , as he calls himself , who demande In lotul tones that they surrender their money nnd other valuables. While the surprised passengers were hurrying to comply with the order the brakeman slipped into the car and got the drop on the bandit. The Intter resisted nnd the brakeman fired one shot , which entered the outlaw's side. Ho was brought to Hello Plnlno nnd placed In n hospital , whore his condi tion Is pronounced dangerous. FRANCE ASKS EXPLANATION. Demand Reason for Arrest of M , Bols- set , Consular Agent. Paris , July IS. Franco today asked Spain to explain the arrest of M. Bols- set , the French consular agent at Al cazar , Morocco , by Spanish patrol , the report of which Incident Is confirmed In ofllclnl advices. A dispatch yesterday from Alcazar said M. Bolsset , the French consular agent , while returning from a ramble In the country , was stopped by a Span ish patrol which attempted to take his carbine from him. Finally the patrol conducted the consul across the city , followed by an Arab crowd to the Spanish barracks. The ofllcor In charge of the barracks said a mistake had been made nnd al lowed the consul to depart , but made no apology for his arrest. Bloomfield 6 , Omaha Giants 5. Bloomfleld , Nob. , July IS. Special to The News : With the score 5 to 2 against them in the ninth , the Bloomfield - field ball team In n sensational finish won from the Omaha Giants here to I day. Lamb's hit In the ninth was the 1 feature. i Score : R.H. E ' Bloomflelcl 00100001 4 C 7 r. Giants . . . . ! 0200002 0 5 7 1 Batteries : Bloomfleld , Brandt and Kloke ; Omaha Giants , Williams and Lee. DISCRIMINATION IN ALASKA. Charge Against Humboldt Steamship Company Is Made in Congress. Washington , July 18. Dlscrimlnn tlon by the Alaska syndicate ngninsl the Humboldt Steamship company o ! Seattle , was charged by Charles D Drnyton , counsel for the company , before fore the house committee on expend ! tures In the interior department today The White Pass and Yukon rallroat controlled by the Guggenheim Inter csts , ho said , annulled an agreement with his company at the behest of tin syndicate steamship companies am assessed excessive wharfage charges and excessive railway rates fron Skagwny to points In the interio : against It. "Is there any way of limiting tin charges demanded by the Yukon com pany or Is that company a law unt < Itself ? " asked Chairman Graham. "No , " said Mr. Drayton. "Tho secretary rotary of the Interior has for sonn time been doubtful of his authort ! : to modify rates In Alaska. " "So doubtful that he would not at tempt It ? " "No attempt has been made recent 1 ly. " He declared that the Alaska syndj cats had coerced witnesses for th' ' .1 Humboldt company in court proceed Ings and that witnesses had frankl ; told them they were afraid to speal on behalf of the Humboldt compan ; because they would get no buslnes from the syndicate If they did. "If the Humboldt company was pu out of business , " asked the chalruiar "would the syndicate Hues have an opposition ? " "I think not. " "THE SAVAGE LfliMDOR. " Australian Paper Recounts a New Rus sian Invasion. A recent copy of the Mclbourm ( Australia ) Times contains the follow Ing news dispatch under a St. Peters burg dat : A savage lander got Into St. Petersburg yesterday , and the people of tha city wer terrified. After considerable difficulty th beast , which c.imo from Tibet , was cap tured , taken to a remote place and ther dispatched. It Is said that this Is th first animal of the sort ever seen In Rus sla. How ho reached the city after hi fights with the natives of Tibet , which 1 a comparatively unknown country , Is i t ! mystery. A copy of the Manila Bulletli shows the bald telegraphic dlspntcl from which the foregoing was devel oped to have been ns follows : "Snv age lander arrived Petersburg fron tlbct suffering hands natives. " Exchanges received from Londoi contain the Information that A. Snv nge Lander , the explorer , had arrive * at St. Petersburg from Tibet after suf ferlng greatly nt the hand * of the na tlvos. Ramsdell to Defend Sprinting Titles. "Texas" Ramsdell. the University a Pennsylvania sprinting stnr. will ver likely defend his 100 and 220 yar dash titles at this year's Englis , championships. Eastern Girl Likes Indians. Miss Cleaveland Howard of Wnrrei O. , who Is the guest of Mr. nnd Mr ; C. P. Parish of this city , has returne from the Wlnnebngo reservatloi whore she was escorted by her friend a week ago. Miss Howard , who Is a excellent musician , has pleased man Norfolk people with several musical She was very anxious to learn mor about Indians , their habits and at th same time to get souio original Iden of their music. Miss Howard has secured all of thl Information and at the same time hn received a bit of experience which sh declares she will never forget. Fc almost an entire week she lived amen the Indians on the Wlnnebago rose ration , where a big pow-wow wns bi Ing held a few days ago , Hundred of reds from other reservations vlsl ed Wlnnebago and Miss Howard wa delighted with what she saw. Sh made a second visit to the reserv : tlon , going by train from this cit alone. An old Indian squaw whoi she presented with some pretty eas era trinkets on her previous trip , nit 10 eastern girl at the station and CH OI led her to the icscrvatlon where a ttle blue tepee was set up In honor of 10 pretty "palo face. " The old pquaw's tepee was not far rorn that of Miss Howard nnd the astern gill spent almost an entire cck among the Indians all by her- olf. Many of the redskins became est friends with the eastern girl who ang so beautifully , nnd at an Indian nnco one evening she wns requested y a chief to sing. She compiled with ho request and In return she asked or some Indian songs and dances , vlilcii the Indians rendered with much atlsfactlon , Miss Howard's stay among the In- lans was greatly enjoyed by her. llio was given the great privilege of aklug pictures of the bucks , squaws ml chiefs , and before leaving she vns given a number of gifts by many > f her Indian friends whom she only jocnmo acquainted with so short a line. Miss Howard mndo a special | p to the reservation with photo graphs of the dancers and the red col- brants to whom she presented snap shots of themselves. The Indians vore highly pleased and made their ) lcnsure known to the girl from the cast with satisfactory grunts. Miss toward on returning to Norfolk do- 'hired ' she hnd the time of her life nnd reports that at no time was she one mlto nfrald. South Side News. Miss Martha Evans Is 111. Ait Ward Is enjoying a fishing trip at Birch Lake , Minn. James Lee of Tllden transacted nisincss here yesterday. Miss Mayme Ransch of Atkinson was hero on buslne&s at noon. General Superintendent of Motor Power Qunle and General Storekeeper I. H. Conroy , and S. C. Graham , mas ter mechanic1 of Missouri Valley , were at the shops here yesterday on busi- icsa. Firemen to Attend Humphrey Tourney Norfolk firemen decided last night to send a running team of eighteen men to Humphrey on July 26 to par ticipate In the firemen's tournament to bo held in that town July 20 and 27. The Norfolk department will stand the entire expense of the local team Chairman McCune of the running team committee Is getting busy and will have his men on the driving park track each evening. He promises thai the Norfolk fire fighters will give a good account of themselves at the Humphrey meet. The firemen were enthusiastic over the coming tournament and the team which took pnrt In the Tilden celebration tion was strengthened by a number ol recruits. It was declared at last night's meeting that the state lire men's association does not approve o ; local tournaments , but the Humphrey fire fighters have secured a permii from the state association. This per mit has taken down the ban whlcl handicapped Norfolk and other cities in going to Humphrey , and a large at tendance at the tournament Is expect ed. Unique Match Next Friday. Only the balance of this week am then next week remain for finishing the first round of the golf tournamen in the play for the Burton cup at the Country Club , and thus far only one match out of the thirty-two hns beei icported. Roy Carter beat Thorpe ii their match. The names of the players who arc to meet one another , have been pub lished and are posted at the club house. The rules of play are alsc posted , together with a schedule show ing how to figure the handicaps. The handicap Is based upon a play er's four best scores of the year. Am three-fourths of the medal handicai are permitted In this match play bj holes. Every match snouia be at once re ported to Chairman George B. Chris toph of the sports committee. Al matches must be played off befon August 1 , when the second roum starts. On Friday of this weel : n "tomb stono" tournament will be held nt the Country club , In which every golfer i urged to participate. Tills tournamen will have nothing to do with the Bur ton cup matches. Each player will hi given a certain number of strokes- Bogey plus his handicap and whei he has taken thnt number of strokes he must plant a flag at the poln where the ball rests. The player get ting the greatest distance with his al lotted strokes , will win a golf ball The match is Called a "tombstone tourney because the flng marks tin spot where the player "dies. " Bryan Roasts Omnnans. Omaha , July 18. When William J Bryan was asked for a statement 01 the action of the Douglas count. ( Omaha ) democrats Saturday in de nounclng him for bolting Dahlman las year , and also for a statement regard Ing their endorsement of Judson Har mon for president , he said : "It is not often that any crowd o men will openly admit their Inslncer Hy , but these people do in finding faul with * me , but endorsing Mr. Harmon If they were as honest as they ari angry they would admit that the ; place beer above democracy and tha their objection to mo Is not that bolted the ticket , but that I am no willing to help them in debauchlni the party In this state as they nan done by putting above everything elsi the financial interest of the brewers "I am glad to have the Issue madi so plain. I shall be Interested In sec Ing whether the democracy of Nebras ka , which has stood In the front rani for twenty years , Is willing to announce nounco that It has no other Interes than to bo the mouthpiece of llquo dealers. The Douglas county conven tlon does not represent democracy , I represents booze , booze , booze. " TUESDAY TOPICS. Chester Slaughter of Dallas was Ii the city. H. F. Barnhart went to Foster 01 uslness. John A. Ehrhnrdt of Stnnton wns ere on business. August Brnun returned from a busl- ess trip to Ponca. Douglas Cones of Pierce was hero ransactlng business. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. II. Kelsey of Nellgh vero visitors In the city. R. G. Rohrko and son of Hosklns voro In the city visiting with friends. A. H. Vlolo Is at Lincoln attending a meeting of the state normal board. Miss Inez Vlclo returned from a ow weeks' visit with friends at Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Lackey of Stati on nro here visiting with their son , I. S. Lackey. Miss Delia McBrldo of Denlson , la. , s visiting at the homo of her sister , Mrs. S. E. Rudd , on North Ninth street. There will bo a mooting of the De gree of Honor In the G. A. R. hall Wednesday evening. G. W. Potter , formerly a popular Norfolk railroad man , has returned to .his city and established n real os- ate agency. Joe Fox and Ed Haiter made a busl- less trip through Mndlson county Monday. Tlio section damaged by nil was vlsitnd and It Is reported tlinJ small grain was seriously affected. Corn is looking vc-ry good. A regular meeting of tlio Commer cial club director ! ! is scheduled to be lield in the olllctof Secretary Haw kins this evening. Chris ( Ulusman played with the Stnnton ball team at Wisner Monday when the Stnnton team defeated WIs nor by n score of 10 to 3. The rate for the Nebraska Publlclt > League trip to Boston nnd return from Omnlm , will bo $15.10. The trnlr leaves Omaha on the night of July 27 Any Nebraska booster Is entitled tc make the trip. Tom Barrett , the Chicago light weight who has recently returned from Europe , Is being communicated with and will probably bo with Dicli Green Do Chicago , the champion ol France , who will give several cxhlbl lions hero during the race moot. At a recent meeting of the U. C. T lodge , a committee was appointed tc select prizes which will bo given tc the citizens who have the best kept lawn , yard or alley. The prizes wil ! be given at some future date when the Ad club names another clean-up day for Norfolk. At a meeting of the purchasing coin mltteo of the board of education lasl night it was decided to purchase the Victor deslc for the Norfolk schools Blackboards and other material have already been purchased. A number o : representatives of desk concerns mei with the committee. A Justice case which has causct some Interest in Judge Eiscloy's cour was finally taken out of the loca courts and appealed to the distrlci court. Justice George C. Lambert niu Henry B. Russ are suing John F. Kltif for § 100 which they allege Is due then as commission for a bargain In land ii Boyd county. Mr. King filed his ap peal bond Tuesday. Secretary- . C. Gow of the loca chautauqim committee reports thnt C L. Gose , representative of the Mid land Chnutauqua circuit , will be Ii the city to take active charge of tin chnutauqua affairs within a few days The chautauqua grounds arc in splendid did shape this year and a record num her of campers arc expected. Tin first of the campers on the grounds are Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hayes. There Is much activity on the drlv ing park trnek , today. M. Johnson who has the contract to repair barm and the grandstand , started a force o men at the repair work yesterday The barns which were blown eve : the fence Into the road are being pu back in place to accommodate the raci horses which will take part In tin coming Norfolk race meet. Addition al temporary barns are to be con structed as soon ns Secretary Haw kins finds this necessary. The grand stand will get a general overhauling. There was no meeting of the clt ; council last evening. Mayor Frida ; and a number of the councilman wen present but a quorum could not bi had. The councilman present adjourn ed. That there was to have been Ini portant business to bo transacted b ; the city dads was very evident in tin anxiety of the mayor to hnvo a quc rum. Councilman Kauffman was ae cused of staying away on purpose , bu he explains this morning that he be lieved Mayor Friday would not hold i meeting when one of his employes wa at the point of death. City Attorno ; Barnhart , who Is anxious to go t Pennsylvania to attend a family re union and to address citizens of hi native town , which he has not vlsltci within thirty years , declares his tri ; will have to be called off on account o litTmeetlng being held last night. Th petition for the $65,000 munlclpa lighting bonds , say a few councllmei : has enough signers and it was thl business that was to have beei brought before the council. Has List of Peers Ready. London , July 18. There Is muc ! curiosity on the part of politician over the cabinet's list of potentia peers. That a Wst has been made am Is awaiting the possibility of its us in the event that this Is necessary t obtain the passage of the veto bill Ii the house of lords , there is no doubl The government's spokesmen liar said repeatedly within the past wee ! that Premier Asqulth was prepared t meet all contingencies of the sltuatlo In all details , which Is taken to mca- - that he has hidden up his sleeve tw leading sources of supply , these helm the eldest sons of liberal peers am members of parliament Uncle Ross Is Here. F. A. Secord , editor of the OmaL ; World-Herald's children's page am manager of the Union Pacific tele graph headquarters at Omaha , Is Ii the city visiting with relatives. Mi Seacord Is well known In Omaha am throughout Nebraska as "Uncle Ross , and his stories and poems of children have won for him a place In the hearts of many. Undo Ross Is on a few nonths' vacation and Is now spending mrt of the tlmo with relatives In this Ity and at Stanton. Ho will return In a row days to his ionic In Omaha and then go east to spend the remainder of 'his vacation n eastern cities. Mr. Seacord Is one of the best telegraphers In the coun try and besides this Is one of the most xpcrt wire testers In the service of any telegraph concern. In his Idle lours ho spends tlmo writing stories of Interest to children as well as stoles - les of children which are of Interest o the grown-up people. Mr. Sencord s ono of the olllccrs of the Elks lodge nt Omaha and while here visited a lumber of his "Bill" brothers. Ed. Conley Loses Foot. Snyder. Neb. . July IS. Special to The News : Ed Conley , formerly of Norfolk , while putting on his shoes his morning , knocked over n shotgun Btnndlng In the corner nnd the gun tvns discharged. The load entered sue of his ankles nml his foot wns impututed at the ankle. Mr. Conley was once marshal of Snyder , but ho is now engaged In the creamery business at that place. He Is n nephew of George Williams of this * city. Mr. Conley was formerly chief of the Norfolk Hie department and was proprietor of the feed store now being conducted by A. Low. Mr , Williams received a telephone message sago from his nephew's physician at Snydor. The physician gave no par tlculars ns to how Conley received his Injuries , lie declared he had no tlnii to explain and that lie must amputate the log Immediately. He Resigns From Senate. Washington , July 17. Senator Tor rill of Georgia ceased to be n monibei of the United States senate at 11:0 : : a. m. today. Acting on his telegraphic request to Vice President Sherman this morning , the senate ordered thai Mr. Terrill's name be stricken fron the roll of the sonnto , leaving his seal vacant until Gov. Hoke Smith quail flcs as his successor. Senate Talks Reciprocity. Washington , July 17. The senate today entered on another week of debate bate In Canadian reciprocity bill , wltl a vote on the measure fixed for nex ; Saturday. The bill was all that was on today's calendar nnd no time hns been reserved for any speech. The house , marking time , will not be ir session until Wednesday. Is Saved From Drowning. A swimming paity given by a partj of young ladles employed at the - Nebraska braska Telephone company and othei offices in this city came very near te grief Saturday evening when Miss Myrtle A. Rawhouser , chief operntoi of the local Nebraska telephone office was rescued from the water by Dis trict Plant Chief R. Y. Hyde and Dis trlct Traffic Chief Walter Jones. The party , consisting of Mr. am Mrs. Jones , Mr. and Mrs. Hyde , Mr Hyde's bister , Georgia and Margnrel Austin , Elsie Johnson , Birdie Kuhl HesRie Sterner. Edith Evans. Florenc' Boll , Harry Sterner , Alzlo Higlit am John Lyndo , loft the city in a carryal and intended to spend the entire even Ing at Taft's grove , where the near drowning tool : place. The entire par ty were In bathing and the chief spor of "ducking" each other was at Its height. Suddenly Messrs. Jones am Hyde noticed Miss Rawhouser fall lute the water and go under. They sue ceeded In pulling the young woman t < her feet and bringing her to shore where she was revived. She was placed in a buggy and hurriedly takei to her boarding place , JOOO Norfolk nv enue. Miss Rawhouser does not fee any 111 effects from her experience. similar occurrence was experience ! by her on July 4 last , when she wai nttncked by n dizzy spoil. The "duck ing" is said to be responsible for he last uncomfortable experience. The water was not deep where shi went In. More Llcjlit On Lorlmer. Washington , July 17. More light 01 the part played by Edward Hlncs o Chicago , who has boon charged wltl having asked for a $10,000 contrlbn tion to a Lorlmer election fund , wa expected today from witnesses befor the senate Lorlmer committee. It wa planned to call William Burgess , Hoi mnn H. Hettler nnd Henry Turrish ti this connection. After them It wa expected that James Kelley , editor o the Chicago Tribune , would take tin stand. Hurt in Runaway. Mrs. I. T. Cook , a resident of Edge water Park , was thrown from a wagoi Saturday afternoon , when a span o mules attached to the wagon in whicl she was riding , becnme frightened am started to run away. Her hip Is badl ; bruised. The animals became fright ened when a woman dressed In white and driving a horse , crossed the roai Immediately In front of the mules. TRIPP COUNTY LIVE STOCK. Eighty Pigs Born to Nine Hogs Oi Trlpp County Homestead. William Blatt , a Trlpp county home steader , Is In the city with great stc rles about good crop conditions am prospects for that country as a stocl producer. Mr. Blatt reports that nlm of his hogs have recently given blrtl to eighty pigs , all of them living am enjoying life. "It's a great country , ' says Mr. Blatt. "T'he corn Is the bes I have over seen. " Larkin Operated Upon. Councilman J. C. Larkin of the Second end ward was operated upon for trou bio In ono of his legs Saturday morn Ing at Hot Springs. S. D. The opera tlon was successful and Mr. Larkin 1 : feeling as well as could be expecrted Ho Is expected home soon. Corruption In Election. Washington , July 17. "A law tha simply requires a man to report wha moiu'.v he spent to got Into the semite virtually Indorses his right to buy his election , " declared Senator Heyburn of Idaho , when the senate took up the campaign publicity bill today. Senator Ledge declared the whole purpose of n publicity law Is to lot the public know exactly what money IH spent and how It Is handled ; thnt the "theory Is thnt money publicly no- counted for Is properly spent. " The bill ns It passed the house requires - quires publicity of campaign expendi tures , not nfter election ns at present , but also during the nineteen days before - fore election. The senate commlttoei'H proposed amendment would oxtoml publicity to primary elections nnd force candidates to publish tholr prom ises to tholr campaign supporters. Senators Sutherland and Burton secured - cured adoption of nn amendment , broadening the proposition so that cnndldntos must report nil promises | { mndo by anyone who had been given authority to act for the candidate. j All Know of Corruption. I Senator Root of New York said all senators know there had been much I corruption in elections throughout the country. , "Wo knew not only through the newspapers. " said Mr. Root , "but through v hnt had occurred and wo heard and saw. Wo need n law against , campaign corruption , so that honest , iiK'ti may not hnvo tholr rights taken away from them by corrupt men. " I "Ono candidate for the senate spent $2 for every vote ho got in the pri mary elections , " lomnrkcd Senator Reed of Missouri. I "The law of Wisconsin roqulres can didates to file statements of tholr ex penses , " added Mr. Reed. "Yot ono of them sits in this body today who ad mitted having spent $107,000 to se cure voles In the primary election. If that Is not n bar to his holding a seat in the senate It ought to bo. " A Rap at Stcphenson. Tills reference was to the statement of campaign expenditures filed by Son- ' ntor Stcphenson ngnlnst his recent election. Senator Stephenson was In 1 his scat In the senate today for the first tlmo slnco the filing of the re quest of the Wisconsin legislature for an investigation In the manner of bin election. lie consulted a number of his sanatoria ! friends relative to the prospects of an Inquiry. Mrs. Goodrich's Hu-.band is False. Fremont Tribune : Claiming Hint J. ' 11. llockctt , who wns married a short time ago to Mrs. Mablo Goodrich of I Fremont , already had a wife and four j children at Wichita , Kan. , the police j at Wichita have asked the Fremont authorities to assist them In locating ' Hockett , a former Fremont piano salesman. I Hockett , who was known to bo In 1 Ogden , Utah , with Mrs. Goodrich and 1 her children up to a short tlmo ago , enldeutly got wind of developments at 1 Wichita , for ho has Mown , leaving I Mrs. ( loodrlch In destitute circum- j stances at Ogden. It Is alleged that he took with him $050 belonging to j Mrs. Goodrich. | The situation of the abandoned woman - man Is made the more distressing by j the fact thnt she is under quarantine , on account of scarlet fever , which lias afflicted her children. Her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Rhoden of Missouri Val- j ley , la. , are welltodo. They loft yes terday for Ogden. I llockett ana Mrs. Goodrich became acquainted last spring In Fremont , I where they were married. The author- , itles state that she was employed as , a saleslady in n Sixth street Indies store. Mrs. Goodrich is n most chnrui- i Ing young woman. Hockett came to Fremont from Wichita , Kan. , to act as ( i a piano salesman for the J. C. Acton ' , piano house. He is a pleasant appearing - , ing young man who possesses splen did salesmanship abilities. For two months Hockett and Mrs. Goodrich were much In one another's company. About May 1 the young woman gave up her position in Fremont and re turned to Missouri Valley , In. , whence Hockett followed shortly after. It Is claimed by Mrs. Goodrich's parents thnt Hockett Induced their daughter to go to St. Joseph , Mo. , where they were married. The authorities claim that the union must have been a mock cer emony , as no record of It appears. Hockett and his newly-acquired wife wont to Ogflen , where it was under stood he had been engaged as a piano salesman. The couple are said to have settled there and gone to house keeping. The first Intimation received In Fremont of Horkett's troaclmry came In the form of a letter from Mrs. J. H. Hockett of Wichita , who wrote to J. C. Acton to ascertain what had become of Hockett. She wrote that she and her four children were In des titute circumstances. Me. Acton fur nished the woman such information as he had at the time and developments Indicate that she communicated promptly with tlio Wichita police. Mrs. Goodrich while In Fremont roomed at a homo on North C street. She formerly resided In Nor folk with her husband , who was a rail way mall clerk running out of that place. Goodrich went to Austin , Tex. , where It Is said he secured a divorce from his Nebraska wife and remarried. Mrs. Goodrich's maiden name was Ma bel Rhoden and she was a niece of the late Dr. R. H. Rhoden of Fremont. She was only 1C years of ago when she was married to Goodrich at Missouri Valley , la. Portugal Senda Troops. Lisbon , July 18. The Sixth regi ment of chasseurs was today ordered to the northern frontier to reinforce the garrison at Braga. Gates May Recover. Paris , July 17. After * his second visit today , Dr. Gros said that Mr. Gates continued to Improve , and that the condition of the patlont Justified confident hopes of recovery. Dr. Pierre Tlssler , a heart specialist , ex amined the financier today and said that he had a good heart. A News want ad will do It.