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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL . . . . NOUKOUv. NKI5UASKA. KlilDAY. AIAUCII 1. HH'J A REVOLUTION BREAKS OU1 AMONG REPUBLICAN Tf - > PS. BURN HOUSES , LOOT IS MUCH RECKLESS SHOOTINv OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. A SHELL HITS U. S. LEGATIOf > Fortunately H Did Not Explode For lgnem Being Taken Into Their Lc gallons Great Alarm Prevail Among Inhnbitnnts. I'okln , Fob. 29.--A revolution ha iimkoii out among a portion of Ynai Shi Kal's ( loops , SOUK- hundreds o whom Blurted a riot this evening a s o'clock. 'I hey wrecked and ot fir to ii number of houses and paradei the streets , shooting Indlscrlminatelj \ strong force of loyal soldiers ha been ordered out and Is endoavorin to restore older in the city. Th -trouts are i rowded anil the groaton aim-in prevails among the Inhabitant ! Much Reckless Shooting. The mutineers at 9 ! ! rt o'clock thi . 'v.-nlng numbered about 2,000. HIM drods of shops have already boo looted. Much reskloss shooting 01 curred outside the Cliionmon gate ( the fort In the city In which the 1 < nation quarter is situated. Shell Hits U. S. Legation. Inside the oily proper the sltuatlo Is quieting mid It Is hoped by th authorities that order will be restore by midnight. The rioters claim tin their wages have not been paid , shell flr.-d fiom one of the guns In tli liands of the mutineers fell withl the confines of the American leg : tlon , but It did not explode. Foreigners in the capital are belli lit-might into their respective legion METCALFE ONjlDAY BALL Democratic Candidate Gives View Favoring Local Option. Lincoln. Neb. . Fob. 29. Wiliam K nest Krisitof Lexington , Neb. , wroi to Richard L. Metcalfe , candidate f ( governor on the democratic tlckc asking him us to his position on "Su day baseball. " Mr. Metcalfe replic as follows : "For myself , I believe in Sabbat observance. The manner of obser Ing the day is , however , largely matter to bo determined by the co : science of each individual , althonp no one should be permitted to di turb the devotions ol' his nelghbo Realizing that there are a large nur lior of Nobiaska people who desli to witness or participate In the hei ; thy game ol baseball on Sunday , am in favor of giving them that priv lego with the provision that the pe plo of any town may prohibit tl same by a ivajority vote. " DISAGREE INSNEED CASE After Being Out 112 Hours , Jur Fails to Reach Agreement , Fort Worth. Tex. , Fob. 29. Stain ins seven for acquittal and five f ( conviction , the jury which tried Job Beal Snood for the murder of Cap A. ( ' . . Boyco , the aged Panhaml king , was discharged today. Snood , a wealthy hanker of Amari lo. Tex. , believed Capt. Boyce ha tried to assist ills son in abdiictin Mrs. Snood and shot Capt. Boyce I a Forth Woith hotel. The jury was out 112 hours. LAWRENCE STRIKE HAY END Mill Owner * Have Agreed to Grai Concessions to Operatives. Lawrence. Mass , Feb. 29. The mi owners have agreed to grant conce sions to the operatives , according t a message ! .ero late this aftornooi The proposed concessions are undo stood to Include a wage advance of per cent over the rate formerly pal for fifty-six hours' work each week. DECIDE AGAINST SACHHARINE Cabinet Members In Charge of Put Food Law , Vote It Out. Washington. Feb. 29. By u vote ( to 1 , the board of cabinet offlcei charged with the enforcement of tli pure food low , today entered a fim decision agjMnst the use of saccha iuo in preparing foods. Secretary i Agriculture Wilson and Secretary ( Commerce and Labor Nagel conflrn 'd the decision that food contalnln saccharine was adulterated. Seer tnry of the Treasury MacVeagh dl sented. One month's grace will I given the manufacturers to arranp for the elimination of saccharine. Mexico Can Get Supplies. Washington. Feb. 23. The Unite States will not prohibit legitlmal \\portatlons. including munitions i war. from K ! Paso , Tex. . Into the re / > 1 town of Juarez , Mox. This co elusion was reached today at confc vnces among officials of the depai ment of state , justice and treasury. CONDITION Oflffi WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hour * . The Forecast. Maxlinttiii 2fi Mliilinnni : i A vertigo H Barometer 30.24 Chicago. Fob. 2 ! ) . Tlio bulletin ! sued by tlio Chicago Htatlon of the United States weather bureau gives tlm forecast as folioWH : Nebraska : Generally fair tonight and Frlda.v ; somewhat colder In west port lun Friday. South Dakota : Fair and continued < t. ' tonight and Friday. , TO WILL SOON ENGAGE IN VIGOROUS SPEECHMAKING CAMPAIGN EXPLAINING POSITION. Washington , Feb. 'Ji.-President ! Pnft will noon start a vigorous speech- unking campaign to explain his posi- Ion on current questions and further ils candidacy for rcnomtnation. Be- 'ore the republican national eonvon- Ion meets In Juno the pr-side-nt will spend many days on the road , and IH expected to deliver scores of speeches , le will travel as far west as Chicago , is far north as New Hampshire and south as far as Georgia. Other en gagements may be made in the next few weeks. The president's political nlvlsers believe he Is their best or- it or. TEXAS BLIZZARD KILLS SEVEN At Least That Number Perished in Storm that Swept Panhandle. Dalhart , Tex. , Feb. 29. At leasl seven persons in northwest Texas am : eastern New Mexico lost their lives In a storm that swept across Hie Texas panhandle Sunday. Passengers arriv Ing on delayed trains here today do dare there were two deaths at Romero mere , Tex. , two at Naravisa , N. M. and one death near Dalhart. In eacl case the victim had gone on the range to care for cattle suffering in the bliz zard. NEBRASKA SOCIALISTS MEET. Would Hold Water Rights for State Condemn Commission Plan. York , Neb. , Feb. 29. Resolution : condemulrg the acts of this author ) ties at Lawrence , Mass. , in the cot ton mills strike , will be passed a the state convention of the socialist who began ( heir sessions here thi : moinlng : , according to statement : made by leaders today. The work o the convention today was largely taken on up witli the appointment of com mlttees. The framing of the platforn will not be started until tomorrow Several of the old time populists havi come over to the socialist party h the last few years , declared Join Chase of Lincoln , who called the con ventlon to order. York , Neb. , Feb. 29. That Nebraski socialists , who open their state con vention in the armory here today , wil insert at least three new and vita planks in the platform , Is the state ment of delegates who arrived las night. The first of these , they say will be the denouncement of tin method whereby the state is selling its water rights along Nebraska riven for a mere filing fee. They believ * the state should withhold all watei rights from private concerns. If gossip counts for aught , the com mission form of government will b ( bitterly denounced. The socialists claim It is not a representative gov ernment. State insurance , it Is be lleved , will be favored and made f part of the platform. The plan pie vides for the insurance of all propertj with the state. Nebraska's three so cialist mayors are among the dele gates. They are : . . .uyors Griffin , Be at rice : S. W. Foe , Red Cloud ; H. II Mauck , Wymore. The entire work ol the convention will be taken up win the framing of a platform. No out side speakers will be present. STRIKE MAY SPREAD. Move on Foot at Lawrence to Call z General Strike. Lawrence , Mass. , Feb. 29. More op eratives were working in the various textile mills today than on any pro vlous day of the big strike , which is now in its eighth week. Fewer pick ets were in evidence than usual , and the police were given but little trouble. Prior to the departure of the 7:11 : train for Boston , a crowd of about fifty persons gathered at the railroad station In the belief that a party ol children was to be sent away , but upon learning that plans of the strik ers to transport youngsters today had been changed they soon dispersed. Several lines of activity in connec tion with the strike were continued Important among these was the in vestigation regarding the legal side of the matter of exportation of chll dren from the city. A probable de velopment was the formal declarator of a strike by the central labor unloi of this city. Should such a vote b < passed , It was expected that a general oral call for funds would be issued t < unions affiliated with the America ! Federation of Labor. 36 KILLED IN THREE DOZEN LIVES ARE LOST IN MEXICAN PENITENTIARY. WARDEN IS AMONG THE SLAIN Six Convicts Are Killed During the Outbreak and Twenty Others Are Executed Within a Few Hours , Charged With Being Ringleaders , Laredo. Tex. . Fob. 29.Thirtysix lives was Hie penalty of yesterday's revolt In th" penitentiary at Monte- toy , Mox. , according to incoming pas sengers today. These passengers said that , six of the prisoners wore killed during the outbreak and twen ty others , regarded as ringleaders , were exec-lited at ! o'clock yesterday afternoon. There were about 15,000 prisoners In the Institution. Last night's reports said the warden was iimong the slain. The passengers were nnablo to describe in what manner the remain ing victims were killed , but It Is as sumed they were among the number slain In the first rush of revolting prisoners re DEAD AT 18 POINT WELL KNOWN PIONEER OF THAT CITY EXPIRES AFTER LONG ILLNESS. West Point , Neb. , Feb. 2SSpecial to The News : Fred Sonnenschein , one of the best known men in this part of the state , died yesterday at the ago of 59 years. Mr. Sonnen schein had been failing rapidly In health during the last few months , his disease baffling the skill of the best physicians. He was conscious to the last mid died bravely , recon ciled to his fate. He was a native of Bohemia and had resided in West Point for nearly forty-five years. He- was a man of peculiar temperament , possessing many excellent qualities , He is survhed by his wife , to whom he had been united for forty years. She ministered to his wants In a most cheerful , self-denying manner , winning praise from everyone fami liar with the family history. For many years Mr. Sonnenschein was connect ed with the Nebraska Telephone com' pany , holding positions of trust and honor. His parents , brothers and sis ters reside in Prague , Bohemia. CORDIALLY GREET KNOX. Secretary of State Leaves Panama City on a Trip to Colon. Panama City , Feb. 29. Secretary of State Knox.left here this morning at S o'clock , making a leisurely trip to Colon , with frequent stops on the way for the purpose of inspecting the Pan ama canal. When taking leave of the large party of government officials who accompanied him to the station , Mr. Knox told them he was immensely pleased with the cordiality of the welcome. Mr. Knox and his companions will return on board the cruiser Washing ton this afternoon , when anchor will be at once weighed and the warship will proceed for Port Limon , Costa Hica , where the party expects to ar rive tomorrow and to continue the journey to the capital , San Jose , at once. The newspapers here continue to day to express friendly sentiments to ward the United States and apprecia tion of the visit of the secretary of state. The Star and Herald says : "Secretary of State Knox does not leave the capital on a mere junket. His visit is an event of no little im portance , for weighty questions are pending. Wo trust that everywhere he will meet with u reception calculated to smooth the way for the success of his mission. " The Panama City council has adopt ed resolutions complimentary to the visit of Mr. Knox. TALKS TO SOUTH AMERICA. Secretary Knox Tells Southerners Taft Wants Closer Relations. Panama , Feb. 29. Secretary of State P. C. Knox made in Panama to day the first of his public addresses on his trip to the capitals of Central America , Northern South America and the West Indies. This speech , while delivered before the acting president of Panama , Senor - or Rodolfo Chlari , was In reality ad dressed to all the countries he will visit and included an explanation of the attitude of the United States to wards South and Central America. Mr. Knox said the president believed the early completion of the canal should mark the beginning of closer relations between the United States and all Latin America ; that the pur pose of the United States towards all the American republic was to live in amity and essential harmony ; and that the United States desired more peace , morn prosperity , more happi ness and more security In their na tional Ives. He declared the United States craved neither sovereignty nor territory in Latin-America. WHICH ONE ? V ( Copyright. ) WILL AGAIN BE RUNNING MATE , IF TAFT WINS. TO CARRY NEW rORK WITH HIM Unless Present Plans of President Taft's Campaign Managers Go Aw ry , Vice President Sherman Will Again Go on the Ticket. . Washington , Feb. 29. Unless pres ent plans of President's Taft's cam paign managers go awry , Vice Presl- dent Sherman will again go on the republican ticket for 'tfh-\ resident , according to a report here. A member - ber who is the most active amoii the president's official family Is quot ed as saying : "We had not intended to consider Mr. Sherman for vice president in this campaign , but the emergency confronting us compelled us to dc so. " This Is said to have been the ob ject of the recent visit to Washington - ton of Republican State Chairman I3arnes of New York. Mr. Barnes , it Is said , told President Taft that with Sherman on the ticket New York could be carried for Taft. A CONFEDERATE ADMITTED. President Taft Makes Special Order in Favor of a Southerner. Washington , Feb. 29. Though con federate veterans generally are ex cluded from government hospitals , President Taft yesterday made an ex ception of Capt. , f. W. Myers of Jack sonville , Fla. , and ordered that he be admitted to the army and navy hos pital at Hot Springs , Ark. Senator Fletcher Informed the pres ident that Capt. Myers was crippled with rheumatism and unable to obtain relief anywhere but at Hot Springs , where ho had been prevented from goIng - Ing on account of the expense. The president conversed with Secretary Stimson and issued a special order. FIRE BURNS 24 DAYS. Firemen Recalled to Fight Malt Plant Blaze in Chicago. Chicago , Feb. 29. Firemen were called to the- plant of the Northern Malt company here today to fight a fire which originally started on Feb. 5. A largo part of the plant , which contained thousands of bushels of grain , was destroyed at that time. Un til last Tuesday water was poured In to the smouldering ruins. Ilelleving the fire had been extinguished , the foremen left two days ago. but flames were again leaping high when they were recalled todav. TELL OF SWAMP DEAL. A Clerk in Department of Agriculture Was to Get Stock. Washington , Feb. 29. How Assist- ind Secretary Hays of the department sf agriculture offered to take stock In ; i company to develop swamp land In the Dismal Swamp , was brought up before the house committee of agri culture expenditures. Ills offer , It was testified , was made on the solicitation af J. O. Wright , then a drainage en gineer in the department and engaged at the time in looking over the North Carolina property. John Selp of Chll- Hcothe , O. , the promoter of the pro posed corporation , told the committee he abandoned the plan because of Wright's attitude. Ho testified that Wright was to receive a commission of Ifi.OOO from the state for making the sale of I > ake Maltemuskeet and a gift from him of { 40,000 In stock In EINA.MEMA , i , MO- the company when It was organized. Tills double connection , Mr. Seip said , led him to drop the affair because he feared It would make impossible a clear title to the property. Wright waste to have left the government service. Assistant Secretary Hays , through Solicitor McC'abe of the department , submitted a statement to the commit tee. He told of going to North Carolina lina to look over the property and then of telegraphing to Wright that he would take one-fifth of the stock. The development of Dismal Swamp never was before the department , he said. Cross-examination of Seip will be continued today. THREE PULLMANS DROP INTO DUCK SEVERAL PASSENGERS INJURED ON ROCK ISLAND TRAIN NO. 6. Davenport , la. , Feb. 29. Three Pullman couches of train No. ( J , or the Rock Island , left the track neai Anama , 111. , this morning at G o'clocli and tumbled over into a ditch. Sev eral passengers were injured. TOUCHES NAGEL'S HEART. So a South Dakota Family Will Be Reunited. Washington , Feb. 29. A pathetk appeal by a German alien whose fam ily had been separated by the immi gration law touched the heart of Sec retary Nagel. As a result , the family of George Hoffman will be reunited at Dickinson , N. D. Hoffman , his wife and seven chil dren , healthy and hardy , arrived at Baltimore from Germany several months ngo. Two of the children had trachoma , vUileh barred their unre stricted admission. They were placed in a Baltimore hospital and the oth ers of the family wont to Dickinson. A few days ngo one of the children at Dickinson died. The father came to Washington to plead for the release of the two interned children. lie could not speak English and in his native tongue told Secretary Nagel. who Is a Gorman scholar , that he could not go homo without his chil dren to take the place of the lost one , because it would break their mother's heart. An Investigation disclosed that , the children at Baltimore were nearly well and could travel without danger. Secretary Nagol authorized their re moval to Dickinson. FIXING EXPRESS RATES. Express Companies Fix Rates Arbitrarily - trarily , Regardless of Freight. Washington. Feb. 2 ! * . Rates of ex press companies are fixed arbitrarily without reference oven to the first- class rail froicht rates. In brief , that win ? the statement of Joseph Simmer- in ii. genera ! traffic manager of the Adams HxproRB company , at the in- vestlratlon by the Interstate com- irerco commission Into express rates and methods. "Wo make our rates regardless of what the freight rate is between the nmo points , " said Mr. Zimmerman. "I Suppose no man living knows how ex press rates originally were made or could say dtfinitely hnw they are made now. " "Do yon know of any basis for an express rate ? " Inquired Commissioner Lane. "It probably would be the distance with a weight of 100 pounds as the unit , " replied the witness. Rates to points intermediate between two glv- c-n points he thought would be ad justed practically arbitrarily. Further inquiries by Mr. Lane developed the admission from Mr. Zimmerman that the various express companies lean ed on one another in fixing the rates to avoid warfare among them. FAITH WITH T. R. ONE OF THE MEN WHO GO LA FOLLETTE TO RUN. PROMISED HE WOULD NOT RU Walter L. Houser , Campaign Managi for La Follette , Charges Rooseve With Breaking Faith Says H Sent Direct Pledge to La Follette. Portland , Ore. , Feb. 29. In an i terview last night , Walter L. House national campaign manager of Unite States Senator Robert M. La Follott condemned the action of Col. The O.ore Roosevelt in entering the rai for the republican nomination ! ' < president. Mr. Houser declared that Cc Roosevelt was one of those who i duced Senator La Follette to ont < the race for the presidential nomin tion. Roosevelt , Honser declare through a mutual friend , sent Senate LaFollette uord that Roosevelt won ! not have his name considered in ai : manner asi candidate. T. R. BACK IN GOTHAM. Tells Reporters He Had Very Inte esting Trip to Boston. Now York. Feb. 29. Col. Theodoi Roosevelt returned to New York las night after an absence since Satu day in Boston. "A very interesting trip , " he lol the reporters , who met his train : 0:0 : ; : p. m. When his attention wa called to the announcement of to governors t'C'claring ' themselves si Taft supporters and he was aske what he thought of the situation i the west ho said : " 1 haven't heard anything and I ai not a prophet. " He added , however , that in th state of Washington whore Gov. Ha had declared for President Taft's n nomination , the mayors of Soattl and Tacoma and Senator Poindoxte had announced themselves In his f ; vor. Mr. Roosevelt was unaccompanied and went directly from his train t the home of his cousin , J. West Rees ( veil , to spend the night. The fac of the colonel's presence on th train was net generally known Neltl or on the trip from Boston nor in th cltv were crowds In evidence and h had no occasion to speak enronto. WILEY CALLS IT FICTION. Denies Rumor That He Intends t Resign and Enter Politics. Washington , Feb. 29. Dr. Harve Wiley , chief chemist of the depari ment of agriculture , denied that h had any intention of resigning fron office. Ho characterized as "prc pusterous" and "pure fiction" the n niors that IK- was considering sue at tion and that he probably woul come out with a statement attackln Secretary Wilson and the admtnlstrr tion. IJr. Wiley declared that the n mors came from "enemies" who n cently had attacked him In otho ways. As to the report that after reslgi Ing he wouid be a candidate for vie president on the democratic tlcke the doctor laughed and said : "I could not run on that ticket , am a whole democrat ; that Is , th others are only semi-democrats , believe in the equal rights of man- the right of women as well as mete to vote. Therefore , I am a who ! democrat. " THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION IDLE IN ENGLAND. AND NUMBER SWELLING HOURLY Each Side Blames the Other for Fail ure to Settle the Strike Strikers . Blame Owners , Owners Blame Min ers Government Frames a Bill. London Fob. . of , 29.--Upwards three inarters of a million coal inlnorn had laid down their tools and gene on strike by 2 o'clock this afternoon when the day shift In the mines ended. The ann.v of striking colliers swelled hour ly throughout the morning , when it became known that no settlement had been reached. Karl ) side Is now blaming the other for tin- failure of the negotiations The miners say ( lie coal owners did not show a conciliatory attitude , while the owners Insist Ilia ! the minors wore determined to strike no matter what terms were offered. It Is understood the government bus drafted a minimum wage bill with safeguards for the owners , and IB ready to rush it through parliament In case of necessity. Sec Some Hope. It is slated this evening with some show of authority that there Is u prospect of it break in the deadlock between the coal owners and the millets. Premier Asqulth has sub mitted a now proposal to the minors who , it is asserted , have now signi fied their willingness to negotiate on the. question of safeguards which the owners demand its a corollary to the establishment of a minimum wage. Mr. Asquith is said to have given an assurance to the miners' delegates that means \\ould be found to compel the coal owners to fall into line with the majority on the question of the concession of a minimum wage. In Behalf of a Negro. Washington , Feb. 28. Attorney ( Jeneral Wickersham is seeking to prevent the American Bar association Ironi ousting W. H. Lewis , his negro assistant , from membership. Lewis was elected about a year ago , but the executive committee of the associa tion when i1 met here Jan.1 , passed a resolution rescinding the ad Ion. ARGUHENTsTlHEL CASf" Mysterious Identity Case Has Held Dramatic Interest. St. Louie , Mo. , Feb. 29. Attorneys today commenced arguments to twelve men in the United States district court here upon whom the govern ment has placed the task of solving the Kimmel idcntitv mystery , involv ing the payment of a $ . " . ,000 life in surance policy. Other policies with their accrued interest and refundable premiums , make the amount at stake ? 10,000. The receiver of a defunct batik at Nlles , Mich. , brought suit in 1904 against an insurance company of New York to make payment on a policy on the life of George A. Kimmel , an Ar kansas City banker who mysteriously disappeared July ; ! 0 , 1XUS. Kimine-l's sister , Kdna Kimmel , now Mrs. Kdna Bonstat , was the beneficiary and as signed this policy to the bank. The twenty days of this , the third hear ing , have been featured l > . \ contradic tions which havt < increased , rather than solved , the mystery. The insurance company lias at tempted to prove that : i man they have produced is the missing Kim mel. The plaintiff in the case refers to him only as "the claimant. " Mrs. Kimmors dramatic denial of her motherhood of "the claimant" was hardly less dramatic than his repudia tion of her for that denial , although he insisted to the end in calling her "my mother. " The plaintiff has attempted to prove that Kimmel disappeared ; that ho was killed during a treasure limit In Oregon gen , and that the claimant is not the missing banker. Bertlllon experts and opthalmologistK have clashed , seeking to prove that measurements of the claimant and his eyes either do or do not stamp him as Kimmel , according to the sldo for which they testified. Witnesses for the defense have con tradicted almost every material state ment of the plaintiff , and both are. eagerly waiting the time when ( In jury shall say which side has won. Lawrence Operators In Statement. Boston , Fob. 29. The heads of the. Law rence ii-ills , all of which have their executive offices in this city , dis' claim responsibility for the refusal of Hie police to allow children to be sent to New York , Philadelphia , Washing ton and elsewhere. In a Joint statement - ment Issued hero the mill owners says : "The. manufacturers of Law rence are in no way responsible for any detention of children who wens being sent out of the state. The man ufacturers did not ask for this , they were not informed of the contemplat ed action of the local authorities ; any difference as to the proper course In the matter will bo entirely satis factory to the operators , who are giving employment every day to an increasing number of people and are thereby gradually reducing any ills- tress that hos been occasioned by the strike. "