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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. . , . . NOKKOLK. NKHUASKA FRIDAY. ( ) ( TWKK ( 2n. 1U ! AVIATOR ELY FALLS FROM AEROPLANE AT MACON THIS AFTERNOON. DIES A FEW MINUTES LATER YOUNG MAN ONLY TWENTY- x. - THREE YEARS OLD. HAD DEEN FLYING THREE YEARS At 4:30the : , Aviator Dies from Injurit Received from a Fall from His Ma chine Hae an Aunt In Norfolk with Whom He Formerly Lived. Mnctm , Ou. , Oct. 10. lliillctln : Avi ator Ely foil from Ills aeroplanehuro this afternoon and was probably fa tally Injured. Million , fa. ! , Oct. 11) ) . Flash , -iiiJO p. in. : Ely IB dead. Eugene lily , who was Ullled when ho full with his aeroplane at Macon , ( ! a. , tlilH afternoon , Is the nephew of Mr.H. 10. 10. Gillette , of Norfolk. Ely Is tlio oldest son of Mrs. Gillette's old est brother. Ely was only 2\ ( \ years old. and bad been flying for tlio past two years. lie had exhibited in most every part of the United States and won many honors in his spectacular and sensa tional aerial exhibitions. Ely was married and leaves a widow who was only 1 ! ) years old. He was married to Mrs. Ely when she was only 1C years old. Itchind this youthful marriage of Ely's is a romance which began at San Francisco where , just before the San Francisco earthquake , Ely was engaged as a chauffeur. The young man had n record of working forty hours W'thout sleep at San Francisco , and when the quake shook the big city lie was tlio means which saved the life of a wealthy San Francisco bank er and that of the bunker's daughter , whom ho later married. Ely's father in a prominent lawyer of Davenport , In. "Tho last I heard of my nephew , " said Mrs. Gillette this afternoon when 'informed by The News that Ely had been killed , "was four weeks ago , when Mrs. W. 11. Butterfleld Informed mo that ho was to fly at Columbus , Wis. Ho lived with me several years. " Immediately after hearing of Ely's death Mrs. Gillette telephoned her brother at Sioux City , who reports that Ely visited his father at Daven port , In. , just before he left for Macon , On. , n week ago. He had been flying lu Now York , ard made this last visit to his father before the Georgia con tract was slgmd. FLIES A MILE A MINUTE. Aviator Robinson Is Making Great Time in New Orleans Flight. La Crosse , Wls. , Oct. 19. Aviator Hugh Robinson in his dyro-aeroplanc arrived hero at S:4o : n. in. Ho loft Winonn at S:17 : , according to his rec ord , making the twenty-eight miles in 20 minutes. Robinson stopped here for a thorough overhauling ol his machine , attention it had not re ceived since ho left Minneapolis. He left for Dnbnquo at 10 o'clock , flying n milc-a-minute. Wlnona. Minn. , Oct. 19. Avlatot Hugh Robinson , who left Minneapolis Tuesday morning on his trip to New Orleans , and who got Into trouble when near this city Tuesday noon resinned his flight down the river al 8:15 : this morning. Prairie Du Chen , Wls. , Oct. 19. Aviator Robinson arrived hero nt 11 o'clock. Ho made the sixty miles from La Crosse In just CO minutes. Rodgers Tries It Again. Dallas , Tex. , Oct. 19. Aviator C P. Rodgers , flying 1,000 feet high , lef Dallas shortly after 2 o'clock , an nouncing that ho would try to read Austin , 229 miles from here , to speiu the night. night.SHOOK WAIVES HERRICK MARSHAL HELD TO AN SWER TO CIRCUIT COURT. Fairfax , S. D. , Oct. 19. Special t The News : John Shook , late tow : marshal of Herrick , and who kille Henry Ousloy there last Saturday afterwards surrendering to the sherlf was arraigned before County Judg Davis here , wnen he waived prelln inary examination and was held to ni swer to the circuit court. Complaint was made by States A torney McDonnell. Shook is repr sented by Attorneys C. H. WlHIamsoi of Herrick , and W. J. Hooper , of Orei ory. Shook will ask to give bond fe his appearance , but the amount of tl bond will bo fixed by Judge Wllllnr V son , of Oacoma , who will also have I approve the same. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast ( or Nebraska. Maximum . " . " > .Mlnlnniiii Ill AvoritKO It Barometer 30.00 c'lih ano. Oct Hi Tlio bulletin Is sued by tln > Chicago station of the I'nltiil Sta'iseather btirc'nn gives tinfnre. . aM for Nebraska ns follows : fifiierallv fair tonight and Friday ; cooler tonight \\ltli frost REM1Y ON , / . ' CROWDS OF HOMESEEKERS % , OING TO REGISTER. MOL < 5 , TMAHA LAST NIGHT OVER 4 , > T THROUGH NORFOLK * * FOLK rtING THE DAY. EXTRA TRAINS FOR THE DAY All Trains Going to Registration Points at Gregory and Dallas Have Extra Sections and An Extra Train Goes Through Early Thursday A. M. Over 4,000 landseekors will have passed thioiigh Norfolk today enrouto to the registration points at Gregory and Dallas. The rush which was to have &tnrtcl ( two weeks ago really be gan In earnest Tuesday and it is ex pected the registration points will be crowded from now until next Satur day , when the registration closes. Northwestern train No. 7 early this morning was composed of three sec tions. An extra train was sent north after midnight and No. 1 this morning left Fremont in two sections. It was believed this morning that another ex tra would leave Norfolk during the day. Gregory. S. D. , Oct. 19. Special to The News : Gregory registered 3- 29S and Dallas about 2,500 yesterday. Practically every state in the union was represented. The indications are that today will see a record breaker registration. POLICE REQUIRED IN OMAHA. Over a Thousand Seek to Board Train in Omaha. Omaha , Neb. , Oct. 19. It required the presence of several extra police men to care for a crowd of over a thousand homeseekers who sought to board a special train last evening for Dallas and Gregory , S. IX , for which points they were enrouto to register for farms on the Rosebud reservation being opened by the government. A special had been scheduled to leave at S o'clock , but station officials were unprepared for the rush. An emergency call brought a squad of pa trolmen to the station. When railroad officials learned that the special train could not accommodate the crowds a second section was brought Into serv ice and relieved the congestion. Big Day at Dallas. Dallas , S. D. , Oct. 19. Nearly 5,000 homeseekers arrived during the day and evening to register for homes on the Rosebud reservation. It was the largest crowd to come since registra tion began. Dallas received 2,027 and Gregory 2.7S1. At Rapid City the reg istration reached several hundred. Four special trains brought in addi tional crowds last night , and tomorrow Is expected to bring 5,000 more to the registering points. Thus far the total registration is 39,325 , according to fig ures given out by the government agents. There was little excitement today and the crowds were orderly. Rush Through Fremont. Fremont Tribune : Five trains were sent out of Fremont last evening and three this morning enroute to Dallas over the Northwestern , all loaded to the guards with landseekers. In the last twenty-four hours the Northwest' ern has found It necessary to press Into service all of the extra equipment t ment that was massed at the division } and much of which up to yesterdn > lay idle. More than 2,200 people were hauler out of Fremont to Dallas yesterday according to local operating officials No. 7 last evening went in five sec tlons , one of which was made up am' filled here. The business section o : the city was full of landseekers lasi evening. This forenoon passenger train No. ' was run In three sections. The trail was nearly an hour late in getting ou of Omaha , so great was the confusloi Incident to the rush. Registration at Dallas and the othe : South Dakota towns will close Satur day at midnight. BIG DEAL III mm LANDS Two Thousand Acres Near Rushvlllc Change Hands. Rushville , Neb. , Oct , 19. Special t The News : One of the biggest Inn sales in this section in recent time was consummated here this weel when Jim Johnson sold his 2,000-acr ranch ten miles south of town to Ol 31to Stenby , the consideration being $20 to 000. The sale was made through th agency of Ferguson & Co. ! * SLAUGHTERED WITHOUT RE GARD TO AGE OR SEX. NOT ONE OF RACE LEFT ALIVE WILDEST OF RUMORS OF REVERSES - VERSES TO IMPERIAL ARMS. NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF VICTORY Result of Yesterday's Engagement Is Not Made Known from High Offi cials Impartial Observers Are Doubtful of the Situation. Shangai , Oct. 19. Six packed steam ers arrived hero from Hankow today , carrying rofugees. The steamer Bel- grnvla , waa occupied exclusively by foreign passengers , who were given free accommodations at the direction of the consuls in Hankow. Tlio ship was so crowded that many of the passengers slept on the floors of the hold. Most of the foreigners Were Russians employed in llio tea factories and Belgian ironworkers employed in the steel works , the Han Yang arsenal and on the Peking-Han kow railroad. The refugees declare that the whole Yang Tso valley from Hankow to Shanghai is in the hands of the rebels with the exception of ono or two larg er cities to which provincial offi cers have retired with their available troops. It has been insistently stated here that Kill Kiang , 150 miles below Hankow , is under revolutionary con trol. This is denied , however , by for eign official and reports of the Chin ese customs service. Accounts of the revolutionary attack on Wn Chang as given by the refugees today emphasiz ed particularly the massacre of the Manchus in that city. In the slaugh ter , neither age nor sex was regarded and it is doughtful , the refugees say , whether a single representative of the Manchu race was left alive in the city. Similar slaughter of the Man chus followed in Hankow and Han Yang when those cities fell. Shang hai is a hotbed of revolution and ru mors of plots and counter plots are numberless. A formal appeal issued by the revolutionary agents here to day says : "Wo appeal for the co-operation of our brethren throughout the world. Those with money should contribute funds ; those with wisdom should de vise plans ; those with physical strength should mount steeds and join the ranks ; those with informa tion should secretly report the ene my's condition. We expect that our movement will succeed. If it fails , the ten days' massacre of Hang Chow and Kia Ling , when the Manchus sub dued China will be repeated. "It is hoped that our patriotic brethren will respond from all direc tions and vlth unanimous hands will turn Ibis universe about. " A proclamation credited to tlio revolutionary leader in Hankow is as follows : "I come to save Chinese people. I have no idea of acquiring personal profit but aim only to pull you out of the fire and cure your cankering mal adies. You have been bitterly op pressed. You have been drowned in a sea of misery by a government of aliens. Your rulers have treated you like baslards , not like children. "Let whoever Is animated by pa triotic sentiment come quickly and join our ranks. With us he will ob tain unending glory by delivering his country from the Manchus barbarian who hitherto has eaten our flesh. From now we shall sleep in his skin. "Yet let us be merciful even to our enemies. Our soldiers must be care ful not to recklessly kill the Man chus. Let us give them an opportun- ily to currender their uniforms and weapons. If they do not then yield and continue members of the revolu tionary movement , they must be kill ed. " Consternation in Capital. Peking. Oct. 19. The curt offlcia announcement this morning that tele graphic communication with Hankow had been interrupted since sunset las night cause-d consternation through out the capital today. The wildes rumors of reverses to the Imperia arms spread like wild fire , althougl no official definite facts to supper them were available. Much signifi cance was attached to the fact tha the government has refrained from Is suing any official anonuncement of a victory In yesterday's ongag'emen with the rebels. Among foreigner who may be regarded as Impartial oh servers it Is generally believed tha the situation at Hankow has not been appreciably Improved by the eventE of the last twenty-four hours. Government officials continue tc profess the utmost optimism. They declare the severance of the telegraphic communication for a per iod of only twelve or eighteen houn over n line G50 miles long Is no grouni for npprehcnslon. They Insist that ttu 21,000 troops and seventy guns whlcl have left Peking for Hankow am most of which are now onroute , ahouh be sufficient to swamp any revolu tlonnry attack. Some of the rumen THE MELANCHOLY DAYS ARE HERE ( Copyright 191t ) WASHINGTON STORY CONCERNS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. RUMOR CANNOT BE CONFIRMED Secretary Wilson Is Now on His Way From Chicago to Washington and the Real Fact Will Not Be Known Until He Reaches Washington. Washington , Oct. 19. Rumors were n circulation here today that Secre tary of Agricnltuie Wilson bad ' re signed , to lake effect Nov. 13 , or as soon as the , president elected but , t was impossible to verify the story. Secretary Wilson is enroute here 'rom Chicago. Former Representa tive' Scott , of Kansas , for some years chairman of the house committee on agriculture , and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Hayes were mentioned as among tl'ose likely to succeed Mr. Wilson. THE WORLD'S SERIES SERIESOUT OUT ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT OF BASEBALL GAME NECES SARY. Philadelphia , Oct. 19. Rain caused another postponement today of the playing of the fourth game between Philadelphia and New York for the world's baseball championship. The grounds were In a soggy condition and as a light rain was falling , the umpires called up the members of the national commission in New York and informed them of the conditions. It was decided to call off the game for today and it will be played here to morrow if weather conditons permit. WING AMERICANS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES. Chicago , Oct. 19 Winning four games In a row , the Chicago American league team won the city baseball championship from the Chicago Na tionals. The Americans outhit their opponents , getting eleven hits off Brown in five Innings. Cheney , who replaced him , also was hit freely. Walsh pitched splendid ball , holding the Nationals to five hits. Score : R. II. E. Americans 20202100 0 7 12 1 Nationals 10001000 0 2 5 1 Batteries Walsh and Sullivan ; Brown , Cheney and Archer. FOUND SNOW IN MONTANA. President Taft Reaches Butte an Hour Latt. Dutte , Mont. , Oct. 19. President Taft came to.Butte today from the south more than an hour behind his schedule time. A temperature of 95 degrees he encountered at Los An geles was changed when President Taft found snow here today. His stay In Butte was not long and the pro gram for his entertainment included an automobile parade through the city , breakfast at the Silver Bow club and an address. From Butte the president travels eastward through Bozeman and Liv ingston to Billings , where he will stop for five hours tonight. On his ar- ri\nl here Mr. Taft was welcomed to the slate bj Gov. Norrls and United Stales Senator Dlxon , but Lewis .1. Duncan , the socialist mayor of Butte , was not on hand. SAW KREITER DIE. First Witness In Trial of Eva May Kreiter. Aberdeen , S. D. , Oct. 19. Peter Larson , a Norwegian occupying part of the Kreiter farm house , was the first witness In the trial of Eva May Kreiter , charged with the murder of her husband. Larson told of hearing a quarrel and then the sound of falling furni ture when Mrs. Kreiter called to him to open the door to his apartments. When ho did so , Kreiter and his wife entered and Kreiter fell lo the floor. He wa < placed in bed , the witness said , and exclaimed : "My wife has killed me ! " He then asked for a revolver that he might end the agony from which he suffered , Larson said. Mrs. Lar son testified in similar manner. WITH PISTOL SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER TAKEN IN CHARGE BY OFFICERS. DENIES ANY EVIL INTENTION Claims to be From Atlanta and Said He Wanted to See Chief Wilke of the Secret Service Department. Pistol Was for Protection. Washington , Oct. 19. Ferdinand Berberich , claiming to be from At lanta , was arrested at the treasury de partment today charged with carrying a pistol. He denied he intended using the weapon but said he wanted to see Chief Wilke of the secret service about securing a position and carried the gun for protection on the train. TRUNK FULL OF PAPERS. Documents Expected to Throw Light ! on Stephenson Charges. j Milwaukee , Wls. , Oct. 19. A trunk I filled with papers which are expected i to throw light on the bribery charges connected with the election of United I States Senator Stephenson , was brought before the senatorial investi gation committee today. W. E , Ulack , an attorney for Sena tor Stephenson , explained the trunk contained documents relative to the senator's primary campaign in 1908 when he expended $107,000. After the primaries the papers were shipped from Wilwaukee to Marinette , Wis. , and then were sent to Escanaba , Mich. , so that , being out of the state they were beyond reach of a legisla tive committee which had begun to investigate the senator's campaign expenses. The papers originally were taken from the Stephenson headquart ers In Milwaukee. Attorney Ulack said the trunk hud been sent from the state becaiibo Senator Stephenson felt the legislative committee had no au thority to pry Into his nffnirs. The papers are now in the custody of the senatorial committee. More witnesses today told of ex > pending sums of Senator Stephenson's money. M. C. Ring , of Nelllsvllle , told ol receiving $945 which ho testified he had expended lawfully In the senn tor's behalf. It probably will bo several days be for the committee resumes the Hm of testimony began by Lieut. Gov Thomas Morris , who on Tuesday tos tifled he had been informed Edwnn Hlnes , the lumberman , had helped ti elect Senator Stephenson. ELLSWORTH DESPERADO BEING SOUGHT NEAR THAT TOWN. WILL BE A BATTLE IF FOUND Marzyek Had Threatened to Kill a Lot of His Relatives , and It Is Believed the Showman Murders Were but the Beginning of His Vengeance. Ellsworth , Kan. , Oct. 19. Near Goneseo , Kan. , a sheriff's posse is believed today to bo close on the trail of Charles Marzyek , sought in con nection with the five Showman mur ders , which took place hero last Mon day. Fears of mob violence in case the suspect is apprehended caused the prosecutor today to order the sheriff to take the man to another county for incarceration. Ellsworth , Kan. , Oct. 19. Sam Showman , brother of William Show man , today started with a posse on a detailed search of the country for Charles Marzyek , who is believed to bo hilling in tlio neighborhood. If he is found a battle is expected. Marzyek not long ago served a prison term for stealing grain'liom James Vopat. Last night Vopat , who is the husband of Marzyck's former wife , saw the ex- convict in a field near his home. Vopat and family locked their house and fled to the home of a Slav fellow countryman five miles away. All the members of the Slav com munity who had any remote connec tion with the conviction of Marzyek went armed today , for he is reported to have sworn a terrible vengeance on those responsible for his imprison ment. Ira Lord , who defended him in the wheat stealing case , said today : "I believe Marzyek will remain In the neighborhood until he has com pleted his vengeance , After his sen tence he told me that when he was re leased he would come back and kill the people who were responsible for his conviction , and also their children , "I will have them all in hell , " he said. Evidence furnished by Mr. and Mrs , William Showman Is said to have been largely responsible for Marzyek's con vlctlon. Nine persons remain In feai of his vengeance. These persons , all Slavs , are : James Vopat ; Mrs. Minnie nio Vopat , who obtained a divorce from Marzyek immediately after hit sentence and married Vopat nine months later ; their two children , oni 10 months old , the other 3 years ; Johr Katke , father of the murdered Mrs Showman , who testified against Mar zyek ; Mrs. John Katko and the thre < Katko children. As to a possible connection be tween the Ellsworth and other trage dies. Mrs. Vopat said her former hua band was convicted of forgery in Col orado Springs a few months ago. Shi said it was not Improbable that hi should bo In Monmouth lately. Thi same insane cruelty on the part o the slayer Is evident in the Burnhaii and Wayne tragedies at Colorado Springs ; in the murders of Wlllinii E. Dawson , his wife and daughter li Monmouth , and in the killing of th Showmans. In each case the nun derer used an ax on the head of hi victims. Marzyek served in the Phlllppln war , and after his return to this coin try deserted from the army. Ho ha been In trouble since for forgln checks and stealing. Until ho wer to the penitentiary he was n constai fugitive. CENSURES COUNTY ATTORNEY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY. CHARGES NEGLECT OF DUTY ATTORNEY'S ' ATTITUDE IS INDE. FENSIBLE , SAYS GOVERNOR. COMMANDS IMMEDIATE ACTION The World-Hernld Comes In for a Portion tion of Censure Mr. English Told to Enforce the Law or Take the Consequences. Omaha , Oct. 19.-In an open letter , given out last evening at Lincoln , Gov. Aldrlch writes to James P. Eng Hah , county attorney of Douglas coun ty , that he had better get busy as u police officer and perform his duties or suffer at the executive hands nn iler the provisions of the Sa lu-tt law. In his communication Gov. Aldrlch says : "lion. James P. English , county at torney In and for Douglas county , Omaha , Neb : "I note In the morning World Her old of Oct. M that your office lias In Its possession indisputable evidence \lolations of the election la\\s of Nebraska. 1 note that ono of your prosecutors , Mr. Plat tie , says : "My opinion that fraud exists Is not confined to rumora or charges , but Is back by evidence of thu most tonvlnclng character. The evidence in my possession is such that it could not fall to satisfy any committee ol reputable citizens that a conspiracy exists to pi event a fair and honest election on Nov. 7 , and that a largo number of illegal votoin have alieady been registered for the purpose of carrying out the plans of the con spirators. "I also note that you take the tes Imoiiy of ono C. A. Dnbor. The con- cuts of the affidavit to which you like the acknowledgement of Mr. Du- or contains some very damaging natter. It appears absolutely cer- ain that as county attorney yon hnvo n your possession evidence that not nly warrants the commencement of riminal progress but it is strong nongh to convict. Such being true , s governor of Nebraska , I demand hat yon at once commence to enforce ho state law , of whose open and lotorious violations yon have the iroof. "If you will take the time to do our duty as a county attorney and ctivo office , Omaha will have a vast- y bettor government than she is en- eying at the present time. The facts n this matter indisputably show that on arc playing politics at the ex- > ense of doing your duty as an off- ! al. It has been known for a long imo that this fraud and corruption In lie Third ward , which your office has fficially known of and has iindlsput- ible evidence of , has been going on mil yet you have made no effort , of- icially , to do your duty In this mat er ; but at this time when your gang eenis not to be recipent of this fraud ind debauchery , you become partlcu- arly solicitous for good government. f your interest in good government mil good society was equal to your inxlety for the welfare of a few demo cratic politicians , you would come nore nearly being an official than on are. "The same crimes and debauchery ind fraudulent voting and registering hat you say now exists in the Third vard were perpetrated in this and other wards in Omaha last fall and vhen , as governor of this state , I called upon the legislature In a spe cial message to afford some relief in ho way of election laws or new legls- atlon , it was met at the threshold of ny endeavor , but by the calumny and slander of the very same gang that t is now holding up its hands in holy lorror as If this was the first time .hat the situation was known. "The manner and method in which i'ou and your cohorts are going about : his matter are the well known tac tics of canting hypocrites who set up a howl not because things are as they arc , but because they are not on the uslde. "An honest enforcement of the stat utes of this state by means of the evl- ; lenco which you admit you have in your office will effectually break up the nefarious gang that has for years been a stench in the nostrils of de cency. "Now , sir , you have placed yourself In a position where I , as governor , can make you commence criminal proceed ings against these parties whom you say you have the evidence on. I com mand you to present these matters tea a grand jury or take such other legal steps as are necessary and legal and proper to have the registration and election laws of this state enforced. "I am glad to know that I will have the assistance of the World-Herald in this criminal prosecution , for editorial ly It has already called the attention of the public , and hence of yourself , to these glaring frauds and crimes. The editorial department of the World- Hernld may have been going to church and Inhaling n little decent atmosphere to the extent of having now and then ( Continued on eighth page. )
