THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL. . . . . \ MKFMI.KKllli ASKA. KK1DAY. 9. 1912 DEAD BODY O AR-OLD GOL- DIE OVERED.i i MURDERED BY MA . OF 40 YEARS LITTLE BODY , BRUISED AND MU TILATED , IS HIDDEN. KILLED HER WITH A CLUB No Trace of the Man. Who Was a Stranger in Grand Island , Has Been Found He Will Be Lynched if FOB- lies Now Hunting Can Find Him. < lrnml Island , Neb. , Feb. 8. The < load body of little Goldie Williams. 10 yours old , uns found nt noon today in n meant house in the northeast part of town. It was covered with quick lime , a quantity of which was in the house , and tv.rther hidden by a door * hich had been thrown ovur it. Authorities do not expect to prevent lynching iihould the assailant be cap turcd. Little Body Had Been Mutilated. The little girl disappeared Tuesday ecnlng about 5 o'clock in company with a man about 40 years old , who was a stranger here. When her body was found , it was horribly mutilated and had been ravished. Her captor had caused her death by blows from his fists , her face showing tinmurks of a horrible beating. The body was discovered by William Neil , one of the searchers. The house in which he found it was not searched jesterday because it was newly com- t > 'Od ' and uo'cn thought , ot the ili- tle girl being hidden there. The search was this noon transformed trom one for the girl and her captor to one for the captor alone , but it hat not abated in thoroughness or zeal. Lynch Him If He's Caught. Yesterday the town was caimissed from house to house. Today posses are making a hunt through the sur rounding country , looking in every larm house and outbuilding. All day and last night from the time the fire bell brought out the citi / zens to join in the hunt hundreds of people have- hen patrolling the vicin ity. It is believed certain that a lynch- ins ; will follow if the murderer is < aught. Mute Evidence of Death Struggle. The little girl's body was found at 1 o'clock this afternoon. A 2x4 club covered with blood and with some of tl > * > little girl's hair matted to it. told mutely of the desperate death struts = lo made by the child against the ra pist. pist.The The little girl disappeared with the stranger Tuesday afternoon. She was Ipred away with him on promise of r pair of skates. They were last seei that night nt S o'clock. The child'ji parents are poor , but nothing will bo left undone to apprev hend the murderer. A big reward if being collected. The great excitement of yesterday is only intensified this GOVERNOR OFFERS A REWARt $2CO Authorized by Aldrich When In formed of Crime by The News. ' Yes , sir. 1 will offer a reward foi the man who killed that little girl. said -Gov. Chester H. Aldrich in Nor folk Thursday afternoon , when showi A tolegrum from Grand Island to Tin News. "You can nay that I will offer a re ward of 5200 ns provided by the stti lutes of the state , and I will make i official wher I get back to Lincoln. "The state of Nebraska will exhaus vtjry moans to run this crimina : down and nothing will be left undone Arsenal Strike Collapses. Davenport , la. . Feb S. The threat -'lied strike of the employees of th Hock Islam ! arsenal collapsed toda A t * n cards wore oftort-d to a few em i'lo ' > oes and were accepted ENTOMBED HJNERS RESCUED Greeted by Wives and Daughters A They Emerge From Shaft. Suiter Creok. Cal. Feb. 8. The si : ty-two miners , entombed in the Rut ker Hill mine at 1 o'clock yesterda by a cave-In In the mouth of the shaf were rescued at 12 o'clock today aftt a night of Oosporate work by mlnet from nearby mines None of the me wore injured. They were greeted li their wives and daughters as the < nine out ol the bhaft with their cat vi' f still burning DEWITT HUNTINGTON DEAD. Former Head of Nebraska Wesleyan University , Expires. Lincoln. Fell , s Clmncolor-Kinori- ttiH Dowitt ( Union Huntington of WPS- leyan univeiplty died here this morn ing of disease peculiar to old age. He retired from active educational work five yearn ago. Chancellor Huntington - ton entered ttie teacUlng profession in Vermont In 1S43. UNDER ARREST BY MONDAY. Preparations Being Made to Try Forty or More Indicted Men. Indianapolis. Ind. , Feb. S. Tenta tive plans for the trials of tbe forty or more men Indicted for alleged eon- pllclty In the dynamite conspiracy , in case pleas of not guilty are entered , were dlscumnl by government offi cials today. H is the purpose to delay the cases as little as possible. After the arraignment before Judge A. B. Anderson here on March 12 , the trials probably will be set for hearing some time In May. with a view of disposing of them bclore the summer is over. District Attorney Charles W. Miller , who has charge of al capiases and cor titled copies of indictments which are to bo served on the defendants , was still reticent today as to the exact day fixed for the arrests , although It was believed the plan was to have all the inon in custody by next Monday. King Frederick Is Better. Copenhagen , Feb. S. The reassuring bulletin as to the condition of King Frederick was Issued by the physicians in attendance today. It says : "The king had a quiet night. The Inflam mation of the lungs Is diminishing. His majesty's general condition is sat isfactory. " Discount Rate Reduced. London. Feb S The rate of dis count of the Bank of England was re duced from 4 to : i1 = per cent toda > . SERIOUS QUESTION WHETHER HE CAN CARRY GOVERNMENT THROUGH CRISIS. Mexico Citj. Feb. S. "For no reason will I change any of my ministers. The members of my cabinet are hon orable men. They are patriots. bhall not permit any of them to be slandered as you are slandering them. " In these words President Madero brought to a termination an interview sought by n committee from the anti- reelectlouist party which was at' tempting to persuade him to dismiss from his cabinet the ministers ol - war and interior. The conference had proceeded calmly up to the moment when the spokesman of the committee , in re ply to n statement of the president , . that evil-minded Mexicans were aid' ing the rebels , declared that this was true , and that moreover , the president knew these men , because they were members ol his own cabinet. The president then peremptorily ended the Interview. In line with this incident Alfredc Robles Dominguez , one of Madero'j staunches ! supporters during the revo lution , publicly criticised the admini stration yesterday , stating that in his I opinion not the removal of the entire . cabinet could save the administration The visit of tv-e committee to Presi dent Madero wt. to interpret him it j regarding the source of supplies Is sued to regular troops and harterot by them for drink and food , and ir turn bought up by the rebels. There are stories of haciendados having fur nished great quantities in return foi immunity irom the robbery , but th < ' most serious report of all is that sup plies have been sent from the govern ment arsenal in the capital. Score of the president's most ardent supporters ie ters of six months ago are speculat ing on his ability to carry the countr through the present crisis. The element which is giving tin 11 most trouble is that which follower , Madero during the revolution. Thi st party charges him with not puttini \ into immediate effect reforms prom ised. CONDITION OF THE WFATHEI ; Temperature for Twenty-four Hours The Forecast. Maximum 23 Minimum 0 Average 11 Barometer 30.0 Chicago , Feb. S. The bulletin is \s sued by the Chicago station of th United States weather bureau give the forecast as follows : Nebraska Unsettled weather an : probably snow flurries tonight an ft , Friday ; warmer. er South Dakota Fair tonight and Fr day. except probably snow flurries i en west portion Friday ; rising temiven tiy ture. py Wyoming I'npettled weather ti night and probably snow flurries t < t night and Friday. E RULE BILL OLD IRELAND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SECURED , NO UNJUST TAXATION. CONTROLS ITS OWN FINANCES Features of Home Rule Bill Are An nounced ? t Belfast by Winston Spencer Churchill , First Lord of the Admiralty. Belfast. Fob. 8. Religious freedom will be ttecurod. a representation tuir to all part ItIn the Irish parliament will be guaranteed , taxes unjust to any party will bo gunrdod against and Ireland will control its own finances , under the terms of the home rule bill. These features were announced by Winston Spencer Churchill , the first lord of the admiralty , who outlined the proposed measure for the first time hero today. Belfast , Feb. 8. Winston Churchill , first lord of the admiralty , the chief figure in today's home rule demonstra tion , arrived this morning with his wife at the central station , and was given a somewhat mixed reception. A number of orangemen who had gather ed at the station greeted him with groans and boos , but they were drowned in the hearty cheers of the large 'crowd of liberals and national ists. There was no disturbance , and the large force of police on duty in the station had a very easy tubk to per form. In the course of the morning a crowd of unionists paraded the streets carrying an effigy of Mr. Churchill , to I which was attached a placard bearing the words : "Down with Churchill. " "No Home Rule. " They proceeded to the hotel where Mr. and Mrs. Churchill are staying and sang the national anthem , after which they dispersed without disorder There was no marked excitement among the workers of the city today A few small crowds , however , were scattered here and there , anxious to see the first lord of the admiralty and to watch the movements of the mill iitry. Rain fell the whole morning The football ground , where the meet ing is to be held , is a swamp , and the saturated canvas marquee' ' iu whicl Mr Churchill is to speak has sagged threateningly several times. For preserving the peace detach ments of police have been posted every where , and the troops are held in readiness in their quarters. Matters took an ugly form when . Mr. and Mrs. Churchill started for th place where the meeting is to he held I A great crowd which had gathere ( outside the hotel appeared inclined to rush Mr. Churchill's motor car , and tried to block its passage , but escort ing cars packed with detectives suc ceeded in working a way through the - groaning throng and got the Church- ' ills safely away. Mr. Churchill and John E. Redmond , the nationalist leader , reached the marquee safely. Their journey through the streets was marked by nothing more serious than outbursts of groans and hisses. To guard against any invasion by ' the unionists only ticketholders were admitted to the grounds. Inside the marquee were effigies bearing the labels : "Carson and Londonderry Turn coats and Traitors. " These swung from poles. Bodies of infantry and dragoons were stationed a short distance fium the marquee in readiness for emergencies. The police challenged every one who tried to pass into the grounds. Occasional bands of rowdy youths marched by with banners bearing the words : "No Home Rule. " "Down with Churchill. " Picture Film Burns. Neligh , Neb. , Feb. S. Special to The News : A film burned at the Palace theater last night , but an asbestos cage presented a fire. 55 HOGS BRING $4,425 $ ! _ Clarence Wallace of Wisner Sells 55 at $80.45 Average. ; Wisner , Neb. , Fob. S. Special to The News : Clarence Wallace , a prom- inent Duroc hog breeder four and a 1j half miles southwest of Wisner , owner g of Riverview herd , held a sale of thor- oughbrod swine yesterday at which fifty-fix e head netted 54,425 , an aver age of $ S0.4j. The top price was $350t paid by William Moderow of Beemor , R Col. T. C. Callahan cried the sale , which was the biggest in point of aver- age price paid , held In Nebraska this year. Hawallans Are Alarmed. San Francisco. Cal. . Feb. 8. Kuliio 54 Kalanianaole. Hawaiian delegate in congress , who sailed from San Francisco - cisco for Honolulu , characterized the BS increase of Asiatic population In Ha waii ns "alarming , " and said he In- id tended to use every possible means id toward the enactment of exclusion legislation. "Asiatics will hold the ri- balance of powers in the islands in a in few years unless they are checked. " ahe declared "The school census alone should give sufficient proof of this. to- These children are native born and to- therefore citizens of the United States. " AN EGG ! ! u ntivrlcht. 1912 ) MYSTERIOUS FIND MADE BY A STANTON COUNTY DIGGER. IS NOT "THE LITTLE TAILOR" The Mystery of the Sudden Disappear ance of that Early Settler Has Never Been Cleared Up Foul Play Was Suspected. Stanton , Neb. , Feb. V. Special to The News : Ed Page , Adrian Stein- haugli , Victor Lemmli and Louis Mewis were engaged In riprapping along the Elkhorn river near this town. In the vicinity of the mouth of Union Creek they were engaged in digging a hole to place an anchor. The crowbar that Mewis was using to break the frost came in contact with a white object about eighteen inches below the suf- face of the ground , which the hoys 'ir t supposed was a piece of white ock. At the second blow , however , it was broken and it was then discov- sred that instead of a rock It wan a iiuumn skull. Further exploration dis closed the fact that it was the remains of a white man , probably 5 feet C inches in height. How he came to he buried here or- what was his history none of the early inhabitants know. Many of the old inhabitants at first onoluded that this was the remains of the long-lost "little tailor. " This man was a German and 'bachelor and disap peared in the early seventies , and while he was well known as the "little tailor , " his true name no one now ap pears to remember. He was one of the early characters of the settlement , lie went from home to home and plied his trade and supplied the clothing for the early community. He was a man of quite thrifty habits , and suddenly disappeared , and it was generally un derstood he had met with foul play. The last definite information concern ing him was that ho had been working for Robert Keen , southwest of Stanton - ton : that he had finished his work and started for the home of Richard Oherg , whose residence was then about two | miles south of Stanton. He had on his person about $600 in money. He had announced his intention of re turning to Germany , and had made ar rangements to meet a number of the old settlers in town the following week to settle up nls accounts with them. Mystery of "Little Tailor. " Richard Oberg , who was one of the first county commissioners of Stantou county , was a hard drinker and was at that time supposed to be hard up. Oberg claimed that the "little tailor" had arrived at his place the day he left Robert Keens' , but that he had continued on to the home of Christ Selle. Whatever the facts are , one thing is true : that he left the home of Robert Keen with over $000 on his person , and he never arrived at Mr. Selle's and was never heard of there after. The following week his debtors came to town to meet him , but the "little tailor" was not there to meet them. One of the old settlers , who desires his name to be withheld , states that on the Oherg farm at that time were two wells , one n shallow one and one which was dug to considerable depth. The deep well contained the best water , and a neighbor calling at the Oberg farm shortly after the disappearance - pearance of the "little tailor" found that the deep well had been filled up with manure and they were using the poor water , and no explanations were offered because of this state of affairs and thereafter Richard Oberg purchas ed a yoke of oxen and team of horses and paid cash for the same. He had I'lt-uously ' been in straitened circuin- btances. but in due time , due largelv in liis habits of intemperance , Richard Oberg left Stanton county and went to the Black Hills , where later lie died of pneumonia. Dr. Underborg , who is one of the old settlers of the county , though very young at the time he first came here , examined the skull which was found on Union creek , and determined in the first place that the man was not a German , becaiise the shape of the skull was typically Celtic , which is confirmed by the appearance of the teeth and other indications which were found , so that the conclusion follows that the remains are not those of the "little tailor. " and that the mystery of the "little tailor" has not yet been j solved. ! ! HOUSE DEMOCRATS TURN DOWN HENRY RESOLUTION. .BRYAN SEES DEFEAT IN 1912 I . . I By Adopting a Resolution Naming Fl- | nance Committee to Investigate 1 "Money Trust , " Bryan Says Demo crats Are Unfaithful to Public. Washington , Feb. 8. An investiga tion of the "money trust" was ordered ! by the democrats of the house in cau cus last night after the Henry plan for a special committee had been defeated - , ' feated , 115 to CO. The caucus then in- . i structed the standing committees of the house on hanking and currency. 1 judiciary and interstate commerce to 1 proceed with the inquiry. i This action was taken after a spirited - , ited debate , a feature of which was the reading of a telegram from Will iam J. Bryan to Representative Henry of Texas , who led the fight for investi gation by a special committee. The telegram was as follows : "I regard the caucus on the money trust inquiry as a crisis. Its results ; I will largely affect our chances In the coming campaign. Please say to anyone - ) one who values my judgment that I am heartily with you in demand for a special committee. There are many objections to an investigation by reg ular committees , but it is enough to know that Wall street prefers regular committees. Wo cannot afford to al low accused parties to select the jury. Success to you. If our party is afraid to offend the powerful financial inter ests that have tought us since 1SUC we- cannot expect public confidence. "William J. Bryan. " The democrats adopted the plan of fered by Representative t'nderwood , the majority leader , as a substitute for the special investigating committee asked for in the decision submitted 1 by Representative Henry of Texas. Sharp criticism of William .1. Bryan for his imputations that the banking and currency committee of the house leaned toward the financial interests , and the passage of a resolution ex pressing confidence In that committee characterized the debate. A roll call , enforced under a new rule , was made public after the cau cus. Among those who supported the Underwood resolution were. Speaker Clark , Chairman Fitzgerald of the ap propriatlons committee. Clayton ol Judiciary committee , Adamson of the interstate commerce commission. Pujc of the banking and currency commit tee and members of those committees The Henry resolution was snpportei by Representatives .lames of Kentuckj Burleston of Texas , chairman of tin caucus ; Stanley of Kentucky , Moss o if ! Indiana. Riley of Illinois and tin Bryan democrats of the house. RIVER IS A RAGING TORRENT MANY PEOPLE DEAD. BODIES ARE CARRIED TO SEA An Estimate of the Number of Victims of the'Floods in Portugal is Impos sible at This Time , But the Number Will be Large. Lisbon , Feb. ' 8. The number of vic tims of the floods iu Portugal is not > ot known but it will be large. Large numbers of injured are being cared for in hospitals in the flooded dis tricts. The river Tngus Is n raging torrent carrying seaway corpses and merchnii' dis-e of all kinds. Many barges whicli were anchored in the navigable sec. tion of TaUB were sunk nt the first oiiblatight ot flood run-outs : wore swept seaward with a great mass of debris from the upper part of tbe river , in , I eluding uprooted trees and the bodleiF of cattle and livestock. Crops througli HIP flooded district are ruine-d and nil communication by wire is severed Tlie chamber today voted $ SOnoou tc aid the victims of the disaster. Madrid. Feb. S. Serious- floods arf reported from all parts of Spain and Portugal. Many rivers und sniiillei streams ha\e overflowed their baiikn i inundating entire village All coin ! niunication by rail. wat < r or hiuhwaj \ - huei-nipied and tin * , tyr : i. pre I \Hiiung tin-- iii"pit ; < ii < if lii li > ; o ihf 1 t-tri ( IHn : towns I UNITED STATES TAKES IN1TIA TIVE FOR CONCERTED ACTION. Washington , Feb. S Secretary Knox's note to Count \on Bcrnsteroff tbe German ambassador , just mad < public , Is taken to be the preliminary of an expected exchange of notes be tween the United States. Germany Great Britain. France , Japan and Rug sia , which would he of immense im portance in placing all those powen on record for concerted action am an understanding in the protection o the integrity of China. While the note is addressed to thi German ambassador , copies have beei sent to all the other powers named. "This unanimity of the subject o concrete expression is aimed at in thi identical noti presented by the reprc sentntives of France , Great Britain Germany. Russia and the Unitei States , simultaneously to thi' pear commissioners nt Shanghai on Dec SO. as well as In the co-operative meas tires taken for the protection of the ! common interests in China. The ai' ' vices received by this government moreover , show that the other go\ eruments concerned have likewise ha blmilnr exchanges of view and the official statements of policy to th name effect have appeared in the pul lie press of various countries. "It is therefore evident to this go ) eminent that all the powers have ute to the present , by common conseiv not only refrained from indepetideii action and from intervening i China's internal affairs , but have nc ed in full accord with their mutual ai e i Mirauces thut they would respect IK ! integrity and sovereignty. If , hov ever , contrary tn all expectations , an ( Continued on eighth page. ) UDGE HOOK IS NOT TO BE AP POINTED BY PRLSIDENT. AN ELEVENTH HOUR DECISION A Concurrence In a "Jim Crow" Law Is Said to Have Been the Incident in Judge Hook's Career that Led to His Buing Scratched Off. \\-shinpliiii. Feb. 8. HoHpiti' u inrtH Hint President Tall bad dcti i nliiod to appoint Secretary Nupol m he dupreiiie court bench , friend * of United States Judge William C. HMO ) . today continued their efforts In luu johalf. Kcprettcntathe Anthony of KaiiMi-- ; ook to the while house today an aim ih df .Uulne Hook's opinion in the Oklahoma .Mm Crow" ease It wi- ; Ibut decision which WOK mild to ha\r lituhuited .fidgc Honk from the prcsi dent's ! i t .of possible appointee liU' KniiHiiiis express the opinion i" day tha' .h'diu' Hook's "Jim Crow" t-ane had been presented to the pn-s ! dent by 'hose Iriendly to some ntlici cnniiidute Mr. Anthony said his aim lysis uoulu present to the president a v icot tne case. Washington , Feb. S. The existing vacancy on the supreme court bench , the fifth that has occurred in the present administration , probably will bo filled by Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Naged of St. Louis President Tuft Is expected to HOIK ! the nomination of Mr. Nngel to the senate \\ithin a few days. United States Judge William CHeek Hook of Kansas , who until yesterday was most prominently mentioned for the vacancy , is said to have been elim inated from further consideration at nn hour's session of the cabinet All the lawyers in the cabinet ex cept Mr. Nagel wore present , and after ward it was learned that the presi dent had made clear his intention of appointing his secretary of commerce and labor. This report was so generally cred ited that rumor was busy with a pos sible successor to Mr. Nagel. Louis Marshall of New York and Oscar Ro- senwald of Chicago were among those wiip wc.ro mentioned. This Beat Judge Hook. Judge Hook's nnnio was scratched from the president's list almost at the ] eleveiith hour. This action was said to be due to his concum-noo In a "Jim Grow luw" decision in an Oklahoma , railroad case. Both the president and ' Attorney General Wickershjun are unj . .derstood to hold the opinion that Judge Hook "went too far" in this case , and Secretary of State Kuox. Secretary of War StimKon and Secretary - g . tary of the Interior Fisher and the other law > ers present at the cabinet a mooting evidently agreed. Mr. Taft's only known objection to the appointment of Mr. Nagel is that he is ( ill years old. and ultbouch a law yer of wale pnictiMbin - hud no judi cial experi' nee DENVER WOMAN IN RESTAURANT PUTS WOULD-BE ROBBER TO FLIGHT. Denver , Colo. , Feb. S. A masked bandit came to jrriet' earl > ioda > when he was hit sViuareh in the face with U hot custard pie while he was loot ing the cash drawer in a downtown restaurant herr The robben occurred about 4 o'clock. Just aH the robber entered the place , Miss Imv Monat. m charge of the place at night , walked forward from the kitchen in the rear. In each hand she carried a steaming liot custard pie. "Hold up your hands , " demanded the robber. "I won't drop thehe pies for any vil lain like you , " she said. "Don't you move , " the holdup man said , ns he turned toward the cash reg s ister. The soft part of the hot pie struck f him squarely. The robber dashed through the kitchen Into a back alley and disappeared. Negress On a Jury. Spokane , Wash. , Feb. 8. Dorothy Coates , a negress summoned for jury duty in the superior court here , is be lieved to be the first woman of her race in Hie United States to have the opportunity of serving on a jury. She owns considerable property here. DIGGING OUT 69 MEN , They Talk and Joke with Rescuers Through Air Pipes. Sutler Creek. Cal. , Feb. S. Rapid progress was made lust night by the rescuers working to clear the shaft of the Bunker Hill mine near here , where sixty-nine men were imprisoned yesterday by the cuve-in of the shaft. Ip The entombed men talked and joked , through the air pipes with the rescu lit ers through the night. in The cave-in was caused by the breaking of the cable ot the cage in ' the main shaft , which caused the col IS'er lapse of the supporting shaft timbers and tin- release of the first earth , that completely buried the entrance. None of the men was injured.