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    THK OMAHA DAILY llEKt SATURDAY, SKITKM.1IKTT 13, 1002.
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IMPORTANT WITNESS CONE
Ik Louii Authorities Art Looking ftr Delt
gata Cbarlti F. lally.
SUPREME COURT INTERFERES IN CASE
Sheriff Ordered to Show Whr Allesred
Boodlers Are Kent la Prlnn
Work Hrfnrr the Grand
Jarr,
BT. LOWS, Sept. 12. The grand Jury,
after a day ipent In examining witnesses
auppostd to know something about tin op
eri.ll n of the municipal assembly that
panned the city lighting bill (or which $47,,:
000 la ild to hare been paid to mom here of
the houie combine and another large turn to
rlbgsters In the ccunell, adjourned this
evening until tomorrow, when the Inquiry
will be continued. While t lk fiat, knwn
what evidence was secured, the circuit at
torney evinced hla satisfaction at the prog-
res, b Ing made In the Investigation,
Former Delegate tamblyn. who attempted
to turn state i evidence yaaterday without the boor flamed In the call. ' "Paraon Tom"
aucciss, was examined at length, as was ' fatell offered, prayer, and the names ot
Edgar A. Mepham, a former delegate, who J"'' N.' waiter Dixon of' Pueblo and Dr.
ts supposed to knownjora or Jess about the J0"" Grass wete presented for the tempo,
dlstilbutlon of money In a number of boodle T"f chairmanship. When tha seconding
deals. Bifore going Into the grand Jury apeechee had been heard the aentlment
room Mr. Mepham expressed his willingness eeemed so atrongly In favor of Dixon that
to tell all he knew. Several other minor Dr. OrW name waa withdrawn and tha
wltneses were examined. : selection of .Dixon waa made by acclama-
Dclegate Charles F. Kelly, who has been tlon- ' '
missing from his usual haunts since his In- I Ju5 D,xon pronounce an eloquent
dlctmcnt on several counts charging brl- ' U,W upon the life ot tha lata President
bery and perjnry, has uot yet been arrested, McKlntey and strongly endorsed tha ad
but Circuit Attorney Foulk believes he will ministration of President Roosevelt. Hla
have that Imoortsat witness to nresent to 1
tha grand Jury tomorrow.
.
.Cam Frodnoe the Witness.
This .evening, after tha adjournment ot
tha g and Jury, Adolph Murrell, proprietor
of tbi fhcrldan house, called on Mr. Foulk
and announced be could deliver Mr. Kelly if
allowed to go on his bond. Kelly has been
definitely named by J. K. Murrell as the
man who received and distributed the )47,OO0
for the passage of tha city lighting bill.
No one In the combine hut Kelly, ao Mur
rell says, can give the Information as to
who supplied the money for the big corrup
tion deal. It la through hla testimony that
Circuit Attorney Foulk hopes to secure tha
indictment of some of the principal bribe
givers, who are reputed to be men of wealth
and standing. A reward ot $700 was offered
today for the apprehension ot Kelly. .
a Supreme Conrt Intervene. '
A dispatch from Jefferson City, received
this evening, says:
Judge Cheater II. Krum of St. Louis at 6
o'clock this afternoon secured an order
from Judge Gantt of the Supreme court
directing the sheriff of St. Louis City to
appear before Judge Oantt In chambers
here next Monday morning and enow by
v.hat authority he la holding John Helms,
John A. Outke. William A. Tamblyn. Otto
Schumacher and J. Ii. Schnettler on war
rant rharainr thott with "hnnrtllnjr." J uric
Krum represented to Judge Oantt that the
warrants under which the men are held
are void on their face, and urged that the
men should be released by habeas corpus. ,
At the. hearing next Monday morning
Judge Oantt will determine whether or not
the prisoners should be released on writs
of habeas corpus. Jurt Re Krum contends
that there la no law authorizing the issu
ance of. warrants for these men.
Circuit Attorney Foulk announced that be
would go to Jefferson City himself on Mon
day and represent tha sheriff In the pro
ceedings before the supreme court. He Bald
ha bad no fear that the .writ asked tor would
be gran tad. . .. -.,
Grand Jury at Work.
Tha grand Jury met again today and re
sumed tha Investigation into the city light
ing scandal. Eight subpoenas were Issued
yesterday afternoon tor witnesses to appear
before the grand Jury today. Edgar Mepham,
former delegate, who was wanted at a wit
ness last aprlng, but who left the city and
was located at Memphis, Tenn., waa the only
prospective witness served with a subpoena
last night. The inquiry today will continue
Into the bouse of delegates' connection with
the lighting bill.
Because ot the atatuta regulating bribery
In Mlaaourl tha lighting bill will be out
lawed In forty-lve daya. Indictments must
be framed, within that time it they are to
be efWtlve. ; It is1 stated that Indictments
may not be returned against the men ac
cused ot bribery in connection with this
deal, Circuit Attorney Folk Sling Informa
tion against them inatead. Tha law givea
him tbla power, and there are several rea
son why ha might exercise It, ao It la
atated, rather than having indictments
issued. . .. ...
Kelly, Hartman, Decker, Lehmann and
Sheridan, Indicted delegatea, are still In
hiding, hoping, It has been persistently
stated, that they can arrange for bondsmen
before coming Into court. They do not
know, however, that the circuit attorney la
considering the advisability ot asking the
court to make their bonda larger when they
do come In.
HYMENEAL
Twf Weddings at Ilarlaa.
HARLAN. Ia., Sept. 12. (Special.) On
Wednesday evening at I o'clock at the resi
dence of Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Cobb occurred
tba marriage of Mra. Cobb's sister, Mtsa
Loans Louisa Cunningham, to Mr, Herbert
Edmund Dodlmead Tba ceremony was per
formed by Rev. James Parsons of tha Con
gregatlonal church In tba presence of
about seventy-five of the bride's and
groom's friends. Tba bride has lived in
Shelby county most ot ber life, la a gradu
ate oi me rtarian schools and waa
for many yeara a teacher , In
them. She has also been prominent in
social and musical circles. Mr. Dodlmead
la an expert Jeweler and ia employed at
tna store of N. Nielsen.
On Wednesday afternoon another wed
ding of interest to people of Harlan and
Shelby county occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mra. George D. Ross of West Hsrlan.
tha occasion being the marriage of their
daughter Ethel to Mr. Perry B. Mayne, aon
of Mr. and Mra. John S. Mayne, living
nortneast or Harlan. Both cf the contract
Ing partlea are well and favorably known
in Shelby county, having been born here
Both are graduates of the Harlan High
school, clara ot 1901, Mr. Mama havlnc
been promlent aa an athlete In the Stats
fclgh acbool meets in the mile run.
. Oarrlaaa at Trieste Helaforred. '
TRIE8TB. Austria-Hungary, Sept."' 12.
Tba garrison here baa been reinforced by
two battalions of Infantry aa a precaution
ary meaaure. In consequence of strike of
dock laborers. Three of the arrested lead
ers kave been released.
Wfiat are Humors?
Tbey are vitiated or morbid fluids cours
ing tha veins and affecting tba tissue.
Tba ara commonly due to defective dlgea-
tlon but ara sometimes Inherited.
Bow do tbey manifest themselves T
Ia many- forma ot cutaneous eruption,
aalt rheum or ecaema, pimples and bolls,
and in weakness, languor, general debility.
Sow ara tbey expelled I By
Hood's Sarsaparllla
whlcb also builds up tba system that baa
suffered from tbean.
It la U bast medicine lor all bunaors,
1
COLORADO REPUBLICANS MEET
J.. II. r.CtT n.L.IH f.r
Oovernor of the "liver
late.
For Congressmsn-at-Large Franklin E.
Brooks, Colorado Borings.
For Governor James H. reebody, Canon
City. , '
hot Lieutenant . Oovernor-Warren A.
ll'iiggotl. Idaho, Sprit)'., . ,
For Secretary of Btate James Cowle,
Boulder.
For Auditor John Holmberg. Denver.
For State TreasurerT-Whltney Newton,
Pueblo. .
For Attorney General Nathan C. Miller,
Durangn.
For Superintendent of Publlo Instrue-tlpn-Mrs.
Anna B. Brandt, Cripple Creek.
DENVER, Sept. .12. The republican atate
conven'lon mot her today, with not even
the temporary chairman agreed upon. The
leading candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination are James H. Brown of Denver
and Janie's H. Peabody of Capon City, with
several "datk horse,". Including Frank C.
Onudy, the candldate'of two years ago, and
John S W. 8prlnger,r .president t the Na
tional Live Stock association,' commanding
go-d following.
The convention, which'1 consisted . of 937
delegates, was called to prrter ' hjf Stat
Chairman Falriey at precisely. 11 'clock,
criticism or ma present state aoministra-
tlon waa very bitter.
There being no contests, tha temporary
roll call waa made permanent. Committees
on permanent organization and rulea and
on resolutions ware chosen.
A resolution from tba Colorado Woman'a
Republican league waa preaented, which
asked that the custom of nominating a
woman for superintendent otj publlo schools
be changed and that i W6rata be named
for state auditor.
Adjournment waa taken until t o'clock.
Henry McAllister of Rl Paso- county,
being the only candidate for congressman-at-large,
he waa nominated by acclama
tion. .
C. C. Dawson of Fremont county named
Jamea H. Peabody of that county tor gov
ernor. "I. ;. . '
At this point tha convention was given a
surprise by the introduction of James H.
Brown of Denver, t,he leading opponent of
Mr. Peabody, who , announced his with
drawal from the race ad seconded Pea
body'a nomination. Then, Frank O. Gaudy
of Denver and Samuel V. Newell of Gilpin
county, both candidates tor the place,, gave
their support to "Mr. Peabody, and tba lat
tcr's nomination waa; made by acclamation.
After that there Fare no oontests until
the office of state treasurer waa reached.
For aeerclaiy ut alAta J4ua Cuw of
Boulder county waa named. There waa no
other candidate.
For state auditor- the names of' John
Holmberg of Dearer and Mark O. Wood
ruff of Creeds were presented, but Mr.
Woodruff withdrew hla name and Holm'
berg waa nominated unanimously.
For atato treaaurer Whitney Newton of
Pueblo- and Horace DeLong of Mesa county
were named. It waa tba Brat time roll
call waa had and Newton received a large
majority. ,f . . ..r.. ..v..
At the' evening aesatpa CMll)er of
Durango and A. R. Brown ot Red Cliff;
Milton R. Weka of Delta were named tor
attorney general- .Miller waa oboseo by a
vote of 661 to. lit tor Welch and 129 tor
Brown.
For the office of atata auperlntsndent of
publlo schools Mrs. Anna B. Brandt of
Cripple Creek waa nominated unanimously.
After tha work of aelectlon of a ticket
bad been completed ' tha resolutions com
mittee made Ita report, which waa adopted.
The platform reaffirms allegiance to the
Philadelphia platform," expresses' 'sorrow
tor the death of President MCKInley, In
dorsed the policies of tb,e national admin
istration and says:
We follow confidently our brave and aa.
trlotlc leader, the president. Theodore
Roosevelt. Wa commfend his tearless ac
tion In uslnr averv weanon at hla cam.
mand In dealing with corporate abunes, and
we are In full sympathy with his demand
for full powers and broader laws tor the
purpose of most , effectively meetlna- tha
questions which have arisen In connection
witn large consolidations of capital.
The president is alven all praise for his
efforts In behalf of the Irrigation law and
la pledged the support of Colorado for re
election In 101. 1
The platform continues:
The reDubllcan nartv ot Colorado rwnr.
nlses In the growth of centralised power
an evolution In buslnesa conditions which
ia me result or economic laws, but we
recognise also that out of nirh conniM.
tlon are arising questions, of great moment
wmrn must o raced and dealt with. We
believe these auee'lons should ha an1uH
along lines of rejrulatlon agalnat abunea
and not by radical legislation destructive
of business- Interests. ( , J ft
The platform condemn the democratlo
atate admlniatration, but favor a Aha con
stitutions! amendments submitted by the
democratic legislature providing for the
consolidation of tha city of Denver and
county ot Arapahoe, and an elght-bour
law for minora and smelter jemployes, but
condemns tha single tag amendment. A
creditable display at the 8t. Louis exposi
tion ia favored.' ,. .
CULL0M TO-OPEN CAMPAIGN
Bepabllcasi taaa 'Netie
In Peoria, Illinois.
PEORIA, 111,, Sept 12. The list of speak
ers who will formally open tba republican
state campaign ill tbla oity on tla occa
sion of the meeting ot-tbe State League of
Republican cluba, to be. bald bare Septem
ber 24, baa Just been announced.'
The Bret gun. will (a fired by Senator
Cullora. and be will have with him the fol
lowing gentlemen, wha will make addresses
during the morning and afternoon aesslons:
Mr. Hopkins of Aurora, Governor Yatea, Mr.
Stead of Ottawa, Alfred Baylies, state su
perintendent of Instruction; Charlea Q.
Dawea, Charles Travoua and Congressman
Graf of tbla district.' Secretary of War
Ellhu Root will bathe speaker at the even
ing aesslon.
Two thousand delegatea ara expected to
be here. Tha railroads bava arranged to
allow all desiring to b here September 21
a round trip ticket Tor one single tare.
PARIS GREEN KILLS SEVEN
Cottoa Ptekere lahalo It la Field
Where It Had feeen feed to
Destroy Woraaa. .
PAR'S Texas, Sept It. A report baa
ben rrcilvtd here at 4 wholesale poison
Ins; vblh , Is said la. bava eccurrad. la
Klamtla. I. T, ' A farmer recently applied
pails grea to tba cotton in bla field where
tha oms wera doing damage. .There bad
been but little rain alnca the parla greea
waa appl'ed. s
Three or f ur daya agq aaven cotton pick-
era, four men and three woman, went to
work la tha patch wbera tba poison bad
been applied. Lata In. tha evaalng they
became alck and during tba night all , of
them ara reported La have iitS. Tbetr
diatha were said to bava been caused by
inhaling tha dust from tha poleoa.
TO SETTLE BIG COAL STRIKE
Gaveraer Stona EtoItm a flan U Stop
tba Troubla.
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE IS HELD
After the Close Kone ot the Conferees
Woo I d Make Aay DUeloserea
Several Miners' Leaders
Present.
HARRISBURG, Pa.. 8ept. 13. A confer
ence waa held at the executive mansion
af.er midnight tonight between Governor
Stcne, Senator Flynn and M. K. McMullIn
ot Pittsburg, President Mitchell and District
Presidents Duffy. Faley and Mills of the
Vntted Mine Workers, tor the purpose of
discussing means of settling the anthracite
coal strike". The conference waa held at the
rugg stlon of the governor, who baa devised
a plan by which he hopes to effect a settle
ment' between the operators and miners
without the necessity of an extra session
of the legislature.
The governor declined to outline his plan
In advance of the conference and none of
the others would make any statement until
after they bad concluded their talk. The
couf rence did not begin until long after
midnight, owing to the late hour at which
Mr. Mitchell and his assoclatea arrived here
from Phllade'pMa. Senator Flynn, aside from
his political prominence In Pennsylvania, Is
one of tha largest Individual employers ot
labor and he baa never bad a strike. Mr.
McMullIn la at the head of the American
Window Glass company.
. New Work for Breakers.
TAMAQUA, Pa,, Sept. 12. Officials ot tha
coal companiea atate that on Monday two
more breakers In this section will be con
verted Into washerles. It Is expected that
the two plants will ship over one hundred
ton. of coal a day. A force ot deput.ea 1. j
being secured to guard the operatlona.
Nearly all the "locals" of the United Mine
Workers In thla vicinity have held meetings
at Which the strikers reaffirmed tbetr al
legiance to President Mitchell and pledged
themselves to atay out until the coal com
paniea grant concessions, no matter bow
long It may be.
The men apparently have little hope tbat
the meeting of Mitchell and Oovernor Stone
In Harrlsburg tomorrow will have much
effect on the strike situation.
POTT8VILLE. Pa., Sept. 12. A number Of
the local brancbea ot the United Mine
Workers lp this district, at their regular
weekly meetings, have adopted resolutions
expressing their Intention to remain on
strike until ordered back to work by Na
tional President Mitchell or by a conven
tion of mfne workers.
Among these "locals" la that at Donald
son, near which place Is tha Good Spring
colliery, which Is operating with a large
force of men and Is shipping coal.
It la claimed by the mine officials that
a number cf union men who live la AsWand
ara employed at tbla colliery. Tbla claim la
denied by tha union leadete.
WILKESBARRE. Pa.. Sept. 12. There
waa soma troubla at tba Prospect mine 'ot
tha Lehigh Valley Coal company today.
While a number ot nonunion men were on
their way to work they were attacked by a
mob and two of the men were knocked
down and aeveral abota were tired, but no
ona waa Injured. Sheriff Jacobs sent
number- of officers to the acene and order
waa restored, a
. .Mold CsaUreaea Wtb Sfltchell,,,
A committee repreaentlng tba atate legis
lative board of ' railroad employes waa
closeted with President Mitchell of tha
United Mine Workera for three hours today.
At tha conclusion of tba conference tba
committee departed for Philadelphia to
oonauTt with attorneys.
Asked whether President Mitchell bad ap
proved the arbitration bills which tbey pro
posed to Introduce In tho legislature in tha
event of an extra session, they replied that
Mr. Mitchell would have to answer thai
question.
The committee expressed the opinion that
an extra aesslon ot the legislature depended
altogether upon tha result of the conference
between Oovernor Stona and President
Mitchell at Harrlsburg tomorrow, r
' Tha following atatement waa Issued by
President Mitchell:
Messrs. Milton T Robinson, William J.
Zerbhy and Oeorge W. Coyle, representing
the state legislative board ot railroad em
ploye, called upon me and we discussed
the advisability of forming a Joint legis
lative board to be comDosea of representa
tives ot the railway men and of the bitu
minous and anthracite miners. ve also
discussed the anthracite coal strlKe, and
tho representatives of the railway men as
sured uo of their co-operation In every
manner possible In bringing about an amic
able adjustment or in prosecuting the strike
to a successful issue.,
Sana ot Money for Miner.
PHILADELPHIA. : Sept. 12. President
J.hn Mittbtll of tho United Mine Workers
of America came here tonight and waa pre
aented with about $3,000' by the organized
workmen of thla city for tha benefit of the
silking miners. The presentation took
p. see at a Joint meeting of the Joint trades'
assemblies, the building trades and tba Cen
tral Labor union. Tba money waa gathered
by these organliationa through bouse to
bouss collections. Jars placed on street cor
nera and other places and proceeds from
picnics,
Mr. Mitchell made a abort address, tnank-
Ing tha donors on behalf of tha "great army
of men, women and children who ara mak
ing a great atruggla for living wagea.
Ha aald the atrlkera ara Just aa firm to
day aa they were tour months ago. Pres
ident Mitchell said it waa difficult to keep
the peacf among such a great army of men
who are struggling for living wagea, but the
miners, ha thought, wera keeping within the
law aa beat tbey can. Ha admitted tbat
bera bad been noma lawlessness, "but of
the six persons killed In the coal fields alnca
tha atrUe commenced three ware murdered
by the Coal and Iron policemen," he aald.
Calls Policemen Thasr,
He characterised moat of tha apeclal
policemen as "criminals and thugs." Con
tlnulng. be aald: "Governor Stone la con
templating an extra aesslon ot the Pennsyl
vanla legialature for tba purpose ot having
enacted a compulsory arbitration law. Tba
mlnera are willing to arbitrate, but they
ara not willing to have compulsory arbi
tration. They are not willing to enslave tha
workmen of Pennsylvania to get out ot
their own difficulty."
Mr. Mitchell asked the citlxens ot Phila
delphia to further assist the strikers. "Wa
cannot win the atrtka alone," he aald, "but
with the help ot the tradea unlona of tha
country victory will be ours. Thla Is ths
struggle ofour time and It ia the duty ot
every organised workman in the country to
do what be can for our success."
BIGGEST RAILROAD MERGER
Alliance ot Pe..ulvaala and
Yanderhllt Interests
the East.
tha
CLEVELAND. Sept. 12. Tha Leader to
morrow will say: A financial alliance haa
been formed by the two great railroad
factors la tha eastern field, tha Vender
Wit Intereata and thoae of tba Pennsyl
vania system. Tba working agreement baa
been cloae ia tba paat, but It baa never
come to an allotment of territory and
division of property between the two
big roada, aa the new arrangement entalle.
The new comblnailoa will bsvs a capltsll
satfon of $2,000,000,000 and a mileage of
30,000 mlloa. . The aim ot the organisation
la to dominate traffic between Chicago and
St. Louis, .the great lake and tha Ohio
river and the Canadian boundary and the
Pcumae river,) tnrough to tha Atlantic
roast.
"BOSS" SHEPHERD IS DEAD
Man Who'' Beaatlfleal ' Waiklsgtss
Passes Avtar la Met-
' . leo.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. A private tale
gram received , here thla afternoon from
Batopolla, Mex,, anaeuhcee tha death there
thia morning ot Alexander R. Shepherd,
who waa vice president of the Board of
Publlo Worka of tha District of Columbia
during tba territorial government of the
district ln 1871 and two yeara later gov
ernor of.tbe district., He waa S7 years of
age. The cause of,, death was peritonitis,
brought on. by an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. Shepherd, accompanied by her son-in-law
and daughter. Dr. and Mra. Frank
Merchant, who reside In Washington, were
Informed of tha serious Illness of the gov
ernor yesterday and left at onca tor Batop
olla. . . . . 4 ...
Governor Shepherd, .aa the executive offi
cer of the Board ct Public Works, In spite
of vlgoroua opposition, began and success
fully cpntlnued .Improvements In all parts
of tba city., with tha result that Washington
became a tnagn floent capital.
The governor la given credit for nlpp'ng
in .the bud the project ot removing the cap
ital to soma western city which waa warmly
agitated at ona tima.
At tba. expiration pf bla term as governor.
In company with New York oap'tallala,. he
purchased the old .Haclendla silver mines
at Batopolla. which In. later yeara bava
proved .profitable and there he has alnca
resided. He leaves a widow and aeven
children. " ,"" .
Gwendolyn Aator.
T .ftvnnv aunt i vmiu.. tt--u...
tor.. daUKn,e,(- -owendolyn. died of con
sumption thia ' morning at Cliveden. Her
body will be taken to New York for burial.
Gwendolin Aator waa 9 years old.
NEW YORK, fiept.. 13. The taot that
William Waldorf Astor bsd a daughter
named Owendolln was a surprise to many
ot hla acquaintances In this country. Owen
dolln went abroad ehortly after Mrs. As
tor's death. Mra,, Aator'o body waa brought
to tbla country ,aod Interred. In Trinity
cemetery, which vwlll probably be the last
reatlng place of ber daughter. .
William Astor baa three surviving chil
dren Waldorf,- Pauline and John J. Psullne
haa generally been referred to aa W, W.
Astor'a only daughter.
W. W. Thompson.
A telegram waa received by John Kelken-
rey Friday evening stating that W. W.
Thompson had died In Denver Friday morn
ing. Mr. Thompson will be recalled In
Omaha by many citizens who remember him
aa an old-time saloon keeper. Bffore leav
ing here he waa a partner of Charles Little
h ibe saloon businras. For some time be
fore bla death be had been unable to do
any wore, wlag te bra physical condition.
York- Cnnnty Pioneer:
YORK. Neb.. Kent. 11 rBnai.l t t m
Stllson died laTst ' erentng at B o'clock at I
the residence of bla aon. Lyman B. Stll
son, living south of York. The deceased wsa
In bis 91st year: . He located In York
county, living wltl; bis aon, about twenty
years ago. . Deacon Btlleon waa highly re-
pected 'by all; (The .funeral will be held
at the residence of big' too,, ona mile sooth
of York. 1
OAKLAND. Neb.. Sent. 12 Snectal Tel.'
egram.) Dorothy, aged. $ yeara. dauahter
of Dr. E. J. Seward of tbla city died Wed
nesday of diabetes and bowel troubla. Tba
funeral service were held at .the home Jo
day, conducted by Rev. Dr. Llndberg pf
Omaha. The funeral waa largely attended
and the floral tributes' many and beautiful.
- Forfcer 'State Officer. ". " '
FARMINOTOK, Ia.,.&pt 12. (Special.)
Former . Deputy ; Treasurer of , State John
Wbltten died at his borne bera September
7. He waa a brand Army ot the Republic
man and wag burled by that order.
C&arl. B.' Andrews. '
LITCHFJELD, Cpnn,, . Sept. 12. Charlea
B. Andrews, ex,-chlef Justice of the supreme
court of Connecticut, died at Jits heme here
.today of .heart diaease. . . . ,
COURT .OF INQUIRY, ORDERED
Investigation In Accident 'to Crnlaer
,. to Be Thorongrh and C-ost-plete.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. On tba request
of Rear Admiral Hlgglneon, commander-
in-chief on the. North Atlantic station, the
Navy department baa appointed a court of
Inquiry consisting of Rear Admiral Watson,
president; Rear Admiral Clarke and Cap
tain Cheater, wltb Lieutenant Commander
Roy Smith aa recorder, to Investigate the
circumstances attending tha accident to tho
big cruiser Brooklyn In Buzzard's bay dur
ing tbo Joint maneuvers.- '
A board ot officers from Brooklyn, chosen
by Rear Admiral Cogblan, already has ex
onerated the officers of tha ship from all
blame, but Rear Admiral- Hlgglnson, In
order to make the proceedings perfectly
regular, baa requested the court of Inquiry,
FIRE RECORD?
Factory la Destroyed.
BRIDOETON, N. 3., Sept. 12. Ths large
factory of the Eastlake Woolen Mills com
pany, of which J. Edward Addlcka ot Dela
ware la tha bead, waa destroyed by .fire to
day, entailing a lose of $100,000. Two hun
dred men and women are rendered idle.
The weavera at tha factory have been on
atrlke about a week. Many of the atrlkera
had, however, returned to work within the
last few daya. "
Flseat Prratls, Wisconsin.
PRENTIS, Wis., Sept 12. Fire here early
today burbed out one wbole business block
and part of another. Total lose, 150,000.
A SIMPLE CHANGE.
Made a World ot Difference.
The Health Resort ' does not always
bring back health, but the Health Resort
and proper food make a pretty. aura com
blnatlon.
Mra. E. Kcnoett, Springfield, Mo.,
writes: "I was pronounced a consump
tive and aent to Ashevllle, N. C, tor my
health. I lust 'could not eat without
cup of coffee, and my atomacb was In such
a condition tbat I could not drink It. I
waa almost In despair when the landlady
ot my boarding bouse aald tbat if I wouid
drink Poatum Food Coffee, I would find It
would take the place of coffee and agree
with me. She made' It ao delicious that I
enjoyed every meal I ate, and gained flesh
and atrength ao rapidly tbat I waa able to
coma back borne and live.
I give Poatum mora credit tor my re
turn to health than climate or anything
else. I am aeadlng you this tetter for the
benefit of thoss who are having a bard time
living, and I am sure that If tbsy will use
Poatum, tbelr Uvea will ba prolonged."
CALLED TRAITOR AND PIRATE
Venemelan Oovarnmant Outlaws General
Matoa, the Bevalutioaist
FIERCE BATTLE NOW BEING WAGED
laaarsjeate and Uovernraent Troops
Fighting with Nearly Kqaal Forces
Details Not Yet Obtained
Castro Inactive.
CARACA8, Sept. 12. The, government has
published a decree declaring General Matos,
leader ot the present revolutionary move
ment In Venezuela, to be a traitor
and ordering him to be tried on the charge
of piracy for having offered control of the
finances of the government of Veneiuela
(lncsie of the success ot hla movements)
to outside capitalists on the same basis as
prevstla In Egypt.
The facta of this alleged offer were re
ported by the Venezuelan consul at Liver
tool. W1LLEMSTAD, Island of Curacoa, Sept.
12. It' haa been learned here from Puerto
Cabello, Venezuela, tbat the report re
cently Issued by Torrea Cardenas, secretary
of President Castro, that (he revolutionary
army under General Luciano Mcndoza wss
annihilated September 8. near Tlraqullla,
was a gross exaggeration.
Tha engagement of tha date waa not an
Important ona and only the vanguard of tba
revolutionary 'forcea waa engaged.
Serlona Battle I'nder Way.
It baa been learned with certainty tbat
yesterday a serious battle commenced In
tha vicinity of Tlraqullla between about
4,000 revolutionists under Generals Mendoza
Battalia and Rlara and government troops
to the number ot about 4,100 men, under
General .Garrido, minister ot war. It la
Impossible to receive news ot the progress
ot this fight, aa all lines or communication
bava been cut. The result ot tbla engage
ment will doubtless bava a decided ef
fect upon the fate of the Matoa revolution.
President Castro Is still Inactive near
Oeumare, where ha la Inspecting the army.
General Matoa la located at Altagracla
de OrituCo, about sixty mile southeast of
Caracaa. Oeumare Is about thirty ratlea
aouthWard from Caracaa.
BATTLESHIPS THE WAY
Two Bl Enarlnea of War Orderced to
Isthmus of Panama Go to Pro
tect American Interests.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. By noon today
the Navy department bad beeh advlaed tist
the two warships ordered to the scene of
trouble on the Isthmus ot Panama had
tailed for tbelr destinations.
A telegram was recetved from Rear "Ad
miral Casey, commanding tho Pacific sta
tion, stating that tha big battleship Wis
consin left Bremerton today and. after tak
ing on cos! at !?a VnrtrUm, will resume
lta long voyage down tha Paclfio coast.
.With tba same promptness which charac
terized bla prompt hurrying to the acene of
the . terrible disaster, at, Martinique, Com
mander T. C. McLean wltb Cincinnati bad
started for Colon within a tew hours atter
the receipt of the Navy department'a or
ders, and cabled Secretary Moody to that
effect this morning.
As a further indication tbat the. vlgoroua
efforts ot tba Navy, department to relieve
the situation on, the isthmus are none too
early, tba fallowing cablegram waa received
from Commander Potter of " Ranger, who
with bla email gunboat baa for tha pres
ent "the entire situation to look after:
PANAMA- Received clDher message this
morning saying revolutionists near railroad
line. Situation serious. Transit ncross
isthmus atlll open. . POTTER,
In view ot the reporta tbat political sig
nificance attaches to tbla latest dispatch of
a naval force to the Isthmus ot Panama,
tba statement waa gained today from A high
and unquestionable official source to the
effect tbat the protection or American in
terests and the enforcement of treaty
guaranties are the only two considerations
Involved In tbt sending ot additional war
ships to Panama and Colon.
It waa pointed out tbat peculiar circum
stances made necessary the dispatch of a
force more formidable than, the occasion
really warrants. Ranger, at Panama,
haa a complement, oi oniy ian men, mere
was no other, vessel available on the Faclfle
coast save the big battleship Wisconsin, ao
tbat while it was like sending a man to
perform a boy's work, the Navy depart
ment had no alternative, , Moreover, it Is
learned tbat tha department has decided
not to tend Panther with tbe battalion
of marines to the Isthmus unless Com
mander McLean, upon tbe arrival of
Cincinnati at Colon, informs tha depart
ment that tbe men ara needed. In tbe
meantime the battalion will be equipped
and provlatoned and tha ahlp ia held In
readiness for an Immediate ' departure tor
Colon.
Rear Admiral Ellas Casey, commander-in-
chief ot tba Pacific atatton, will go down
to Panama aboard Wiaconsln and take
personal command of tbe naval forces upon
bis arrival there.
HAYTIENS HATE THE GERMANS
Oencral Flraala lasnea Proaanela
ueato Aboot Panther's
Action.
POR AU PRINCE, Ha'ytl. Sept. 12. Gen
eral Flrmln haa leaued a violently worded
proclamation to hla partlsana concerning tbe
death on board the Crate-a-Plerrot of Ad
miral Kllltck. He engages his foUowera to
fight until tbe end against the provisional
government ot M. Bolsrond Canal, which he
accuees of having Influenced Germany
againat him to tha point of tbe destruction
of Crete-a-Pierrot by Panther.
The population ot Oonalves and St. Marie,
both in tbe posesslon of the revolutionists,
ara greatly excited. Bills expressing hatred
of the Germans ara being posted there and
crlee of hostUUUa to thla nation are fre
quently beard In tbe streets. Tbe advance
guard of tbe federal army naa aiartea
against . Gonaives and the greater part of
tha army will leave for that point tomorrow.
Port au Prince la quiet.
COLON IS WELL GARRISONED
Government Forcea Make Strona;
Staad Against Revolu
tionists. COLON. Sept. 12. Tbe situation on the
tsthmue remalne unchanged. The govern
ment la determined not to be surprised by
any sudden movement on the part ot the
revolutionary general, Herrera. All ap
approaehes to the town of Colon ara well
garrUoned and defended.
Trains are running serosa tbe Isthmus aa
usual.
Tbe government gunboat General Plnzon
Is still here.
MARINES ARE ORDERED OUT
Two Officers tent from Annapolis to
Go to tho litknui o(
Panama.
ANNAPOLIS, Md.. Sept. 12 Orders were
received today at the Naval academy di
recting Captain Marlx and Lieutenants Par
cell and RUey at tba I'alted Slates marine
eorpa In proceed tomorrow morolng with
a company of marines stationed there to the
League Island navy yard, Philadelphia.
They will form a portion of the battalion
of marines which will sail at once on the
auxiliary crulaer Yankee for Colon.
DEVOTE DAY TO SPEAKING
(Continued from First Page.)
Grand Island; vice president, J. B. Miller;
Burwln: secretary and treaaurer, Byer
kit of Fairfield; color bearer, R. C8blp
man of York.
Nebraska: President, Wes Montgomery
of Hastings; vice president, Thomas J.
Majors of Peru; secretary, George W. Dav
enport of Lincoln; assistant secretary and
treasurer, Samuel Alexander of Hastings.
New England association: President, H.
M. Carpetner of Hastings; vice presidents,
W. II. Thompson, Maine, H. H. Trouty,
Vermont, C. A". Short, Massachusetts, C. S.
Beers, Rhode Inland, II. T. Merwin, Con
necticut; secretsry, Andrew Rlrker; treas
urer W. C. Gage.
Ohio: President, Jacob Wooster, Hast
ings; vice president, H. B. McGaw, Hast
ings; secretary and treasurer. W. F. Mc
Naugblon, Grand Island; trustees, G. W.
Tolbltzer of Monroe, John Farner of Hast
Inga, A. C. Albrignt of Hastings; marshal,
Judson Burwell of Juniata; color bearer,
R, L. Caldwell of Doniphan.
Border Slates association: President, II.
C. Carman of McCook; vice president, Jacob
Foes of Hooper; secretary, N. Corbln of
Ayr! treasurer, John Marshall ot Le Roy.
WALL STREET HAS ASQUEEZE
Price of Money (iocs' tp and Water
nana Out of Most of the
Stock.
NEW YORK. Sept 12. Wall street pasaed
through a tight money squeeze today,. Ap
prehensions ot temporary stringency had
been visible all tbe week, the average Stock
exchange rata on preceding days having
been 1 per cent or over. Today'a demands
made on the Stock exchange go over until
Monday, and there waa much uneasiness.
Last Saturday the surplus waa only 14,000,
pOO over .the required reserve.
The demand tor call money on tha Stock
exchange began much earlier than usual
tbtaj' morning and there waa a crowd of
brokers on hand 'when it started oft 'at 12
par. cent, By .early noon the price roae to
15 per rentv with no offerings. A number
of out of town Institutions furnished most
of the funds. ' Later still the price for loans
rove to 20 per cent.
' The" high price -of money had Ita cus
tomary effect' upon tbe stock market. After
noun tbcks broke rapidly until tbe figures
covering tbe known movements of currency
for the week-were published. '
FUGITIVE'' GIVES HIMSELF UP
Lather W. Shear, aa Abscond Ins
Agent, Walks Into SherllTa
' , Office.
MUCKfiGON. Mich., Sept. 12. Luther V.
Shear, district, agent of the Northwestern
Mutual L'fe Insurance company, prominent
churchman and society leader, who disap
peared on June 11, leaving behind him al
leged forgeries and debta to tbe extent of
$50,000, quietly.' walked Into tha presence
of Sheriff Payne at the county Jail today
and gave himself, up.
"1 came by myself to save you tba $250
reward," he remarked. "I am tired cf wan
dering about tbe land, a fugitive from
Justice." ' "
Shear wHl 'say I Ft tie of his wanderings.
Tbe most of his -time waa apent In New
York -CJiy-;, . o; . ,
Lejter .Shear waa-arraigned before .Judge
Sullivan and waa bound over to. the circuit
court in, $10,000,. He. saye . be will plead
guilty.
DISTRIBUTING SUTRQ ESTATE
Two Million Dollars Left for Heirs
After V'arlosi Legaelti
Have Bccar Paid.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12. A decree of
distribution has been granted In the estate
of Adolpb Sutra, deceased, . and $22,000 In
legacies will be paid to Vassar college, tbe
heirs ot tbe late Congressman C. B. Wood
ward, the late Congressman Blgga, tbe late
Judge Orange Yerrla ot New York and
the late Congressman Randolph Strickland
of Micblganv.
Tbe deceased congressmen, who were all
residents of eastern states, aided Sutro
In hla tunnel controversy and the . dead
millionaire bequeathed $3,000 to tbelr sur
vivors. Vassar college gets $10,000.. Mra.
Dr. Merritt, one of the executors of ber
fatber'a will, testified in the probate court
that $2,000,000 will be distributed to tbe
residuary legateea.
Claikita Laaekei with President.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y.. Sept. 12. Oeneral
Jamea 8.. Clarkson, surveyor of customs at
tbe port of New York, waa tbe president's
guest at luncheon today. . General Clark
son refused to discuss tha subject of bia
vlelt, Blmply aaylng that tho president
wished to Informed on certain business
matters connected with the off!c and that
he came here to give htm tba desired in
formation. Falls to Swim Channel.
DOVER, England. Sept. 12. Frank
Holmes of Birmingham, started from Dover
at half past C o'clock this morning In an
attempt to swim tbe English channel, but
abandoned his attempt after being In the
water two hours. This is Homes aecond
trial to swim the channel, he having started
from Dover on the morning of August 28
last, when, after covering six miles, he was
seized with cramps and obliged to abandon
the attempt. Holmes was caught In a
squall and waa unable to proceed.
Bcscsna MoCnre, Ho Par.
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CREW RECEIVE GOLD
MEDALS. .
.
The Overtaralaa; of a Life-Boat la tha
Sort on Lake Krle Knds tho I sc
falacss of One Hardy Reteser.
From the thirty-first day of October to)
the eleventh day ot November, 1SS3, tha
crew of the V. 8. life-saving atatloa at
Cleveland, O., aved twenty-seven men. and
two women from vessels thrown ashore
by the storms that lasbed . tbe waters of
Lake Erie. To eaoh of the nine men In
tbe crew the government gold medal "for
heroic daring" was awarded and tha story
of the earning of these .medals gives a
glimpse of the perils that theec hardy men
are trained to face. , "
It waa on the eleventh of October thnt
the moat thrilling rescue waa accomplished
under difficulties that would have daunted
most men. The barge J, T. Janson went
ashore during a howling hurricane.
Through the driving spray and poundine;
surf the herola band launched the life bos t
in an effort to get a line to the distressed
vessel. No sooner was the boat ' In Iho
water and the men In their places than It
was rapslied by an Immense wave and tho1
men thrown Into tbe water. . One of tho
crew was Charles 1 Learned, fortyono
years old and a vlgoroua specimen of man
hood. When the boat rolled over he was
caught beneath It and. pinned down by his
oar, lost consciousness. The action of the
waves washed him from tinder tbe boat
before life waa extinct and Ma cork belt
brought him, to tbe aurface. Conscious
ness slowly returned, but he was help
leaa and drifted fcshore. Hundreds of
people had gathered to watch the work of
rescue. A policeman and a laborer drew
Learned from the water and took him to
the customs house, where he was revived
by stimulants.. The-other members of the
life crew made tbelr way to the' shore and
hurried for ths beach apparatus. Ia about
aa hour and a half they returned and
Learned had so tar recovered that be made
hla way to tha acene of the- wreck and
took bla place wltb the crew,. All hands
were saved, but Learncd'a career aa- a
Ufa aaver we ended. . In relating tho
story, he said tbat rheumatism quickly set
in aa a result of the cold and exposure.'
This was complicated with neuralgia.. "I.
bad auch pains In my.baok that I could
hardly move," be Bays, "and the least ex
citement woujd cause my heart to beat
violently. I bad to be very careful ot my
diet and Buffered much distress after eat
ing. I could not Bleep, my bead aehed, I
waa all run down and discouraged. Hav
ing been disabled In the government serv
ice, I received omethlng over $600 In ad
dition to my gold medal:" . -
Mr. Learned la now a prosperous farmer
at Sandy Creek, N. T.. and tbe etory of
hla restoration to aetlvltv Is .. tnij
ba tells It. "About four yeara ago," ha
aaya, "I bbw Dr. William's Pink P11U ad
vertiaed In a newspaper. I tried them and
firmly believe that If I bad not I should
be In my grave now.: Tbe pllla began to
help me in less, than a week. : Not only
did they benefit, my rheumatism, bnt they
built up my strength, ao that I was aoon
able to do a bigger day's work than In
years before. The Insomnia disappeared
and sleep was 'sound and ' refreshlpg. I
bava recommended Dr, William's Pink
Pills for Pale People to many apd am glad
to endorse them. Everyone at Sandy Creek
and Rtobland, N. Y.koewa-et 'my recovery
and tbat it la due to tbla-remedy." '
Mr. Learned'a address Is Pulaski R.
F. D ), N. y and ba will verity the tore
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Dr. William's Pink Pills (or Pale People
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persistently and tor a reasonable length
of time. Tbey may be bad of all .druggists
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on receipt of price. . ,
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