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newssect: the Omaha Daily Bee WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa Fnlr. For weather report, see paso 2. VOL. XL NO. 72. OMAHA, SATURDAY MOUSING, JSLI'TEMUEK 10, 1910-SIXTKEX PAGES. SINGLE' COPY TWO CENTS. L COLONEL AGAIN 11ESUMESTIUVELS Boosevelt i Guest of Daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Will Viiit Exposition in Cincinnati. LO RIMER'S FRIENDS ANGERED Will Resign from Hamilton Club if Senator Seti Example. I TORRID LANGUAGE IS USED Ex-President Unpopular with Many Members of Organization.. MAKES SPEECH IN MUSIC HALL After Opera Gncst Itetarne to 111 Prl , rate Cor aad Proceeds to Cincin nati to Moke Another Address. CINCINNATI. O.. Sept. 9 The special train bearing Colonel Roosevelt anl party I today stopped at Torrence R' ad, a few mlle beyond' the city limit, whore auto--mobiles were In waiting to, take the colonel and Representative Nicholas Longworth to Hook wood, the Longworth family home, where breakfast was served. Mrs. Long worth met her father when ho reached "Rook wood." Only one speecn wa made by Colonel Roosevelt between Chicago and Cincinnati. A large assemblage was waiting at Hamil ton and cheered the colonel when he ap peared on the rear platform. Mayor A. Roth well, climbing over the brass railing of the car, shook hands with the colonel and Introduced him to the people as "The American who has the courage and pluck to do what he thinks Is right." Speaking on cttlsenshlp as the foundation of government. Colonel Roosevelt added: "I have come back to join you In helping to forward an- wise and proper movement for our betterment While we need good laws and while there must be some changes In the law and we need still more honesty in the administration of the laws, the es sential thing Is to have good Individual citizenship. "I don't wish to kidnap your mayor," shouted the colonel to the crowd as he helped Mayor Rothwell to climb back to the ground as the train started. At Torrence Road reception committees representing the Ohio Valley exposition and the Chamber of Commerce of Cincinnati met the colonel, and after welcoming htm to the city, returned here to make further preparations for hla reception at the ex position i grounds at It o'clock. Colonel Roosevelt delivered an address In Musle hall at 2:30 p. m., and -in the venlng attended an opera In the same building. After the ppera Colonel Roosevelt will re turn to his private car, which will be at tached to a spcWal engine and taken to Columbus, O., a her he -will speak tomor row on "Law and Order." Visitors to Exposition. Roosevelt arrived at the Ohio Valley ex position building at noon and was escorted through the exposition buildings. Coming to a War department exhibit showing var ious uniforms of the service, he remarked: "They look familiar, but I would rather see them in their campalg hats." After a long Journey through the exposi tion buildings the colonel and his party were entertained at luncheon. While at the table he was handed a pe tition signed by 100,000 people of Michigan asking him to attend the Michigan water fair at Detroit, September 19. He declined, saying It was Impossible to make the ap pointment. Reiralare for Escort of Honor. COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 9.-C. C. Phllbreck, secretary of the general committee to re ceive Colonel Theodore Roosevelt here to morrow, received a telegram from Charles 1). Norton at Beverly. Mass., as follows: "Telegram received; secretary of war will order troops from the Columbus bar racks as an escort of honor as requested." The committee, asked the secretary of war for the regulars from the barracks and a reply was received denying the re quest. The president himself was appealed to with the above result. REVOLT I TUB HAMILTON" 'LIB Friends bf Lorlsier Are Ma kins Tor rid Remarks About Teddy. CHICAGO. Sept. .-The Hamilton club, often called, the Banner Republican club of the nation is greatly wrought up today, fol lowing the Roosevelt-Lorlmer Incident yes terday. Sonatir Lorlmer has a host of close friends ' In the membership of the club and from these men today come rum bling of revolt. All declared they are anx ious to rebuke President Batten for accept ing Colonel Roosevelt's ultimatum reiTardlnr the banquet. The senator's friends say they are only waiting the cue from Mr. Lorlmer and. If he resigns his membership In the club, they declare they will do like wise. Eo far he lias not given the word and has refused to talk on the subject. Senator Lorlmer's friends with consider able effort maintained silence today when asked by newspaper men for Interviews bearing on the situation. They then relieved themselves by expressing their personal views on the Incident and everything Roose velitan In wards extremely torrid. Senator Lorlmer had said nothing bearing upon the situation, up to the time he left his office for lunch this afternoon. Al though the discussion on the incident caused much feeling, later discussion trained to be less heated. Many of the Hamilton rlub members, while regretting! that tho Incident had occurred, declared that they feel thst Colonel Roosevelt was Justified In his attitude in the matter. Others expressed the opinion that there would lit no larKO number of resignations from the club and that the Incident would j closed without further complications. MONEY FOR STATE SENATOR Uraft Inquiry Hii.l. Hrrord of Ilia; Saul Credited to Another New York l.ralalalor. NW YORK. Sept. .-Tce novel experi ence of having thousands of dollars depos ited to hla credit by representatives of street railway interests which, according; to th testimony before the investigation committee yesterday, had been enjojed by roriuer Assembly man Bedell, was shared by former Senator Uo.xisell of Orange county, according to evidence produced at today' bearing. Kxtiacts from the books of the brokerage firm f Kliingwood a Cunningham ho wed that la le than five years the former axtator bad UCX pUced ita hie credit. Fiance Will Try to Regain Blue Ribbon of Air French Aero Club Will Send Three Its Best Aviators to Meet at Belmont Park. PARIS, .Sept. 9 Frances representation at the international aviation meet at Bel mont park race track, where It hopes to regain the blue ribbon of the air. has been definitely arrani;nl. Alfred I.eBlanc. Hu bert Iatham and Leon Morane, the three French cracks, will compete for the inter national championship trophy now held by Glenn II. Curtlss. , Morane replaces Labouchere, whose broken leg will prevent his participation In the October meet. All three airmen are drivers of monoplanes and In the American con tst they will use specially constructed racing machines. In addition to these the French Aero club sends M. Aubrun and Count Jacques de Lesseps ti compete for other prlxes. Italy will send Signor Cattaneo and Bel gium probably will delegate M. Ollestagers to take pnrt. Neither Spain nor Switzerland will bo represented. M. Lclilanc's assistant In the International balloon contest will be Jacques Faure, thu. noted French balloonist. Lieutenant Fran. P. Lahm and Cortland Field Bishop, presi dent of the Aero Club of America, aic here acting for that organization. Cholera Epidemic is Increasing Forty-Four Hundred Deaths in Rus sia in Week Total More than Twenty-Seven Thousand. ST. FRTKRSBCRO, Sept. 9-The cholera epidemic continues to claim thousands of victims. During the week of August 28 to Septem ber 2 there. were 9.8M) new cases with 4.405 deaths. The total for tho aeason Is 170,303 cases and 77,4fiti deaths. The epidemic has made greater progress in remote villages because the peasants persist In an attitude of hostility toward tho physicians and nurses. A doctor was killed In Yekuterlnoslav province and re ports of medical men being beaten are con stantly received by the sanitary bureau. WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 8.-The rav ages of Asiatic cholera in Russia, Qermony and Italy and the possibility of the plague being, brought to this country by Infected immigrants has alarmed the publlo health und marine hospital service. . Surgeon General Wyman has detailed Sur geon H. R. Carter to visit the plague cen ters at once and report by cable. RECENT ARMY ORDERS ISSUED Datr Mttto the Wear Uriurtmrnt, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-( Special Tele giam.) Ahmjr orders have been issued-today as follows: (Second Lieutenant . Douglas C. Cordlner, coast artillery corps, ' recently appointed from civil life, is attached to the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth company and will proceed to Kort D. A. Russell for temporary duty, thence to Fort Monroe. Second Lieutenant David Owen Byars, re cently graduated from the Military acad emy, is assigned to the Klghteenth Infantry. Second Lieutenant Horace M. Hlckam, Eleventh cavalry, will repair to this city and report to commanding officer, Walter Reed General hospital for treatment First Lieutenant Walter C, Jones, signal corps, will proceed to the Presidio at San Francisco for treatment at the general hospital. Second Lieutenant Julian 8. Hatchner, coast artillery corps, recently appointed front civil life, is attached to the One Hundred and Eighteenth com pan ny and will proceed to Fort Mcllenry, Md., for temporary duty, thence to Fort Monroe, Leave of absence for four months Is granted to Colonel George 8. Anderson, general staff. YOST CONTINUES TESTIMONY 'resident of Bell Company Says He Heard of Independent's Aarree iunt to Lead facilities. C. E. Tost, president or the Nebraska Bell Telephone company testified he had heard of a compact by which the Independ ent telephone companies agreed among themselves not to lend their toll line facil ities to the Bell company, in the hearing by Judge Field yesterday. . Mr. Yost explained that the only way th Bell company could get long distance connections In tue towns of Papllllon, Ne braska CHy and Plattsmouth was by pur chasing the telephone companies in those towns. Mr. Yost was on the stand all day In the questioning by the state to ascertain the grounds for a charge that the Bell com pany ' w.i organising a conspiracy to monopolize the telephone business in Nebraska. Changes la Posts and Assignments of I 4t Bright Colors Win the Day for the Little Papoose's Cap Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of Pender came to Omuha this morning to buy a cap for their babv. Mr. Brown lias another name, Johnny Rl Bull, an. I Mrs. Brown's name translated into KngHsh means Annie llray Cow. The papoose is not yet chrls uoed. , Although shy on nomenclature, the In dian b y is well fitted with clothes. Whst garments lVi Vi stores and the Indian agency can afford tho baby has already had, but stl'.l uiie Item has been missing. No cap. Therefoie exme Johnny Red Bull and his wife to Omaha. Karly In the morning they win- at the doors of the Biandeis store und the purchase was t-ot n.ade until 10 o'clock At the counter Mr. and Mrs. Brow :i and the baby reinsineil until thor ough!) sutistied nllh their choice. "We have a very fino line of baby caps," began the clerk, but desisted when site saw that her customers were loosing at I the cap and not listening to her. I The modus operandi of the selection was a follows: Johnny Red Bui held the baby jand his wife put a cap on the. papoosc'a head. Then Mr. Brown stood back and TWENTY DROWN LN CAK FERRY I New Fere Marquette Transfer Boat Suddenly Sinks in Lake Michigan. CAUSE NOT YET KNOWN The Property Loss Will Be" a Very Heavy One. THIRTY PERSONS SAVED Boat Supposed to Be the Queen of the Fleet. INSPECTED THE DAY BEFORE Craft, Which Gore to Bottom Wlthont Waralnar. Pronounced to B In Kxee-llent Con. dltlon. LVDINOTON. Mich., Sept. 9 One of the worst marine disasters in the history of Lake Michigan navigation occurred early today when car ferry Pere Marquette No. IS, ilugshlp of a fleet of six Bteel car fer ries owned and operated by the Pere Mar quette Railroad company, sank to the bot tom of Lake Michigan twenty miles off Port Washington with a loss of twenty lives. The boat was valued at 1400,000 and the cargo, which Included twenty-nine loaded cars, at $100,000 to $150,000. Tho loss Is. fully covered by Insurance In Lloyd s of England. "Car ferry No. 18 sinking-help," was tho C. y. D. wireless message that brought the first news of the disaster to this city about 5 a. m. The flash was repeated continuously for nearly su hour, hut was unsigned. The lost car ferry carried a crew of fifty men and had on board two women passen gers. Raid to be from Saginaw. At this hour the cause of the accident Is unknown and the facts "will not be avail able until No. 17 arrives here late this afternoon. No. 18 was one of the finest and most costly ferries ever built on the great lakes, and only yesterday the craft was Inspected by government officials at this port and found to be In first-class condition. This was Its first trip on Its regular run after returning from Chicago, where the big car ferry was under charter to the Chicago Navigation company, being run In the ex cursion business between Chicago and Waukegan during most of July and August. Vessel Inspected Thursday. MILWAUKEE, Sept. .-Pere Marquette railway ' officials here received a -wireless message at 11:30 today stating that twelve of the crew of car ferry No. 18, which sunk in mid-lake, had been saved and giving the names of three of the rescued. The officials here taKe.rt for granted until they heal' soiuell-lng .mora, definite from Luutngton' that the balance of the crew was lost. Car ferry No. 17 Is due In Ludlngton very -shortly,- when further details of the sinking are expected. All the members of the crew hailed from Ludlngton 1 - .. - . The vessel left Ludlngton at 11:40 last night, after a thorough Inspection before entering the freight carrying traffic across the lake. The first word of the ferry being in distress was received In a wireless mes sage from the captain asking for assist ance from ferry No. 17 and for the dispatch of tugs. There Is absolutely nothing known here as to the cause of the sinking. The chief officers of the car ferry were: Captain, Peter Kilty; first mate, J.Bre sinskl; second mate, Walter Brown; chief engineer, R. Needham; first assistant en gineer, Rosenkranz. Thirty Persons Saved. DETROIT, Sept . A dispatch from Lud lngton to the Pere Marquette Railroad headquarters here says that car ferry No. 17 has on board thirtyjiscued people and five bodies, and that fifteenbf the fifty who were on board are not accounted for. No. 18 sank In probably 300 or 400 feet of water and It Is not expected any salvage will be possible. Seymour Cockrane, a Chicago vessel man. Is reported among the saved. Stork, the Emblem of Tulsa County High Birth Bate in Oklahoma Offici ally Recognized and Statue Will Be Erected. TULSA, Okl., Sept I. Official recognition of the anti-race suicide tendencies of the people of Tulsa county, where the birth, rate since the statehood was established overwhelmingly exceeded 'the death rate, was taken today, when the county com missioners adopted the stork as the em blematic bird of the county. A heroic statue of the well known Roosevcltlan bird will adorn the facade of the now court house which is to be built at once. survejed the effect. After a long look, sh-j in turn held the baby in her arms and Johnny took an observation. First a bru'vn cap was tiled. Then one oi oars Diue. .lonnny k'runteii with satis faction at this, but his wife's eye had caught a filmy affair much bedecked with lace and she promptly clipped tnin on the infants head. Then she srolled In a pleased i way. Taxing the iap off she patted the lace, rmoothed it clown and geiu-rm... served It with evide nt pleasure, thus p-ov- ; lucr thst aiimiration of lace is not con fined to while women, who, o.ie is Infu.niid. do mum delight to ornament tl'cm.-t lvn I with Ih t. Sjiorty flisirw alkers were laving beti thai the lace cap would win the day and the , outlook for this did sorm no -Ml. when sti-i-i denly Johnny Red Bull caimht -itrlit of ni'll lanolifr baby cap. lie moiloned toward It I Neither he or his wife had so far a-tid oia, wnue ire unny was as impassive and silent as a block of wood. The cap as produced. Johnny looked a question end the clerk raid U.K. Johnny forked it over and the three departed. The cap was a bright vermilion bus. I II - ' - PS -v From tho Brooklyn Eagle. LLOYD W. BOWERS IS DEAD Solicitor General of United States Dies After Short Illness. SLATED FOR SUPREME BENCH He Was One of Men Relnst Considered By President Tuft for Chief Jus tice F.nilnently Knrrras ful r.m l.nwyer. BOSTON, Sept. 9. Solicitor General Lloyd W. Towers died here at 11:80 a. m. today of complications arising from an attack of bronchitis. The solicitor general has been 111 about two weeks. Death came suddenly ' while Mr. Bowers wt-a talking with his family. A blood clot In the heart causes almost Instant death. Mrs. Bowers, a son and tho nurse were present. The family has been staying at the Hotel Touraine In this city for a fort night. The solicitor general was 51 years of age. Mr. Bowers was appointed solicitor gen eral by President Taft on March 22, 1909. The appointment was one of the first offi cial acta of Mr. Taft as president, who had long held Mr. Bowers in high regard. The solicitor general was one of the men known to have been In the mind of the president for one of the existing vacancies on the United States supreme court bench. The first newo of Mr. Bowers' Illness be came generally known through a telegram senrf by Mrs. Bowers to President. Taf-t. last Tuesday. " . Bo solicitous was Mr. Taft that as soon as he reached Boston lie called on the patient, who was so much improved that he was able to see him. The physician who has attended Mr. Bowers said today that the paltent had a good night's rest, ale a good breakfast to day and was chatting cheerfully with his wife and son, when suddenly he stopped talking and a moment later was dead. The physician, Dr. Frederick Coggeshall, said the original illness of Mr. Bowers, which took the form of a violent cold, was due to overwork. The cold attacked him at Gloucester, whence Mrs. Bowers had come from Chicago, his home city, to spend the summer. Tonsiims oeveiopea ana to nave expert medical assistance, Mr. Bowers was brought to Boston, An abscess on one of the tonsils necessitated an operation, the effect of which. Dr. Coggeshall said, were too severe for the weakened system to throw off. BEVERLY, Masa, Sept. 9. President Taft was notified of the death of Holicitor General Bowers. He expressed great sor row at the passing of one of his oldest friends and one of his most valued subor dinates In the public service. President Taft and Mr. Bowers had known each other per sonally all their lives, having been at Yale together and made a close irlendshlp. When the president appointed Mr. Bowers solicitor general he made It known that he considered that he had obtained for the of lice one of the ablest lawyers in the country. Tho president sent a telegram to the family, expressing his condolence. tiradaate of Yale. WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-Lloyd W. Bowers was graduated from Yale in 1879 and from the Columbia law school In 1S82. He was general counsel of the Chicago & Northwestern railway In 189 and lastly solicitor general of the United States in charge of the government' business before the highest Judicial tribunal of the country. He woe born at Springfield, Mass., March 9, 1S59. He soon became a Junior partner with former Chief Justice Wilson of Minne sota, In Mlnneaota he had a general prac tice and later moved to Chicago, where in June, 1893. he became the head of the legal department of the Chioago & Northwestern railway. In 1887 he married Miss Louise B. Wilson of Winona. Minn., who died ten years later. In I'JW lie married Miss Char lotte Josephine Lewis. I're-fldont Taft nad made no secret of his intention to appoint Mr. Bowers to ih supreme court upon a favorable opportunity in the near future. With Uovernor Hughes of New York, Mr. Bowers was seriously discussed In regard to the chief Justiceship itself. He received national attention last March when alone he defended the constitution ality of the corporation tax provisions of the Payne-Aldrlch tarUf act before tho su preme court. liuiinic his term as solicitor general no ' case w hich he argued was decided against htm. One decision regarding grazing on forest reserves went against him by an i equally divided court, but later the case was set for a rehearing. SOUTHWESTERN MINES WILL ..Of REOPEN MONDAY t oiupllratlon Megurdlna; l.oe-al Dis putes Afiir and Aasreenient !s Delayed. KANSAS cm. Mo.. Kept. 9. Complica tions regarding local cood.tluiis In Missouri and Arkansas mines have caused further delay In the final settlement of the toil strike in tiie southwest district. Subcom mittees this mornlrig asked that these local difficulties be considered before final con tract is sis :ivd. Conferees now say there Is no possibility of tbe mines being is- opened Monday i American Game Trails Shallenberger Will Not Accept Pop Nomination Governor Will Not Be Candidate if Recount in Omaha Does Not Give Him Democratic Nomination. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., fcept. J.-Speclal Tele gram.) Governor Shallenberger announced today that he would not run for governor on the populist ticket. "If the democratic vote In the primaries in Douglas county dues not nominate me," he said, "I am out of the race for governor." Governor Shal lenberger had reference to the recount In Douglas county, explaining that the re count was solely the factor that might finally establish him as a candidate. He declared he would not accept a nomina tion to run for the executive office of the state by petition. Kearney District Has Convocation Leading Episcopal Churches in West ern Half of Nebraska Bepre tented at Holdrege. IIOLpHEOJJ.; -NebiV .Sept. . (Speclal.) After a -6'i'oo ot iwo- days, the... twenty, first annual' cunvocatbxi of til . iteai no District of Episcopal churches, came to a elose here last night. This year's meet ing was ono of the most successful ever held In this part of the state. Rev. Frederick Graves of Chadron opened the program with an address, "Ad Clerum." "The Second Celebration of Holy Commun ion" was the occasion of the bishop's an nual address, delivered by Bishop Graves of Kearney. . Rev. U A. Arthur of Grand Island read a paper on "Clerical Courtesy;" Rev. C. F. Chapman of North Platte on "The Resurrection of the Body," and Rev. G. G. Bennett of this city gave a splendid talk on "Christianity and Modern Social Ideals." A symposium on "The Preacher In His Study" was conducted by Rev. I. H. Young of Hastings. During yesterday's session Bishop Graves, who has been at the head of the district for more than twenty-three years, an nounced hla decision to retire on account of 111 health. His determination to submit his resignation to the triennial gathering of bishops to be held next month at Cincin nati was met with the deepest regret by all of the clergymen present. Practically ell of the prominent churches in the western half of Nebraska were rep resented at this year's convocation. Ses sions for the women of the church were held yesterday ' at the Methodist church. The discussions were led by Miss Rldgway of Lexington and Mrs. Ware of Mullen. It was voted to hold next year's convo cation at Kearney the latter part of August South Dakotan Attempts Suicide H. B. Bosenbery, Who Says He is a Traveling Man, Shoots Himself -at Seward, SEWARD, Neb., bept. 9. (Special Tele, gram.) H. B. Rosenbery, who is a traveling man from South Dakota, attempted to commit suicide this morning about 9 o'clock by shooting himself with a 3S-caliber re volver. The shooting took place near the Burlington depot across Blue River. At the sound of the shot the city inarshall, who lives near by, started to tho place and, with the sheriff, brought the man uptown in an ambulance. The bullet deflected and crushed the skull, but did not penetrate It. Ruscnbeiy says he stopped in Lincoln to get a room in which to commit suicide, but on account of the state fair crowds could secure none. He came on to Seward sev eral days ago, registering at the Windsor hotel. Ou Wednesday nlaht ne drank two ounces of wood alcohol und whisky, bcllev Irg it would kill him, but u had not the desired effect. He then decided on using a revolver. Dirigible Balloons Fail to Make Good in Mimic War PRKl'SKle'lI-HOI.LAND. Prussia, Sept. J The two dirigible balloons used for aerial scout duty by tho opposing armies in the Imperial manouveis failed grievously today, one new leading Ita army into an ambu scade, while the other new fell Into the hands of the enfiny when the motor of Its machine gave out. The invading army triumphed. The dirigible opi-ratlng with the defenders reported this forenoon that the airmen took te be the exact location of tar-extended THREE REPUBLICANS ABSENT Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating Com mittee is Without Quorum. . CHAIRMAN NELSON LEAVES ROOM Later lie Sends Notice tailing Meet ing In Chleeao Tuesday Demo crats tiny Ills Action Is Without Authority. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn , Sept. 9-An un usual situation confronted the six mem bers of the - Balllnger-Plnchot congres sional Investigation committee when they met today. Three republican memberr. Senator Suth erland of Utah, and Representatives Denby and McCall, refused to attend the meeting which was called to order by Senator Nelson. Not long afterward Mr. Nelson himself left the room. Thus the four democratic members and one of the insurgent republicans are left without a presiding, officer, for the time being. The committee when it met lacked one less than a quorum and was unable to transact business which could be con sidered as binding. Several attempts were made to enforce the attendance of the absentees, but Chairman Nelson held there was no sergeant-at-arms present, although such duty had been delegated to Secretary Sleman of the committee, and the members could not ' be ai'rested. Presumably the reason for tho failure of the republicans to maintain a quorum was ". the po',Win.Ty that the democrats, being in control, their action of Wednes day in adopting the resolution dcclsrlng for the removal of Secretary Balllnger, possibly could have been rntlfled. The chairman sent' the democrats and Mr. Madison a notice calling a meeting of the fomnilttee In Chicago September 13, but the latter contend that Mr. Ncbion had no authority to do so. . . Three Henubllcans Absent. The failure of these three members to at tend when the session was opened was decided on last night, following the arrival of Representative Denby. Mr. Denby had declared that the action of five membors, who on Wednesday adopted a resolution of Representative Madison of Kansas, an in surgent republican, which charged that Secretary Balllnger was unfit and should be removed was the "most extraordinary, Indefensible and unjudicial that partislan politics could devise." In view of that he said It would be absurd to meet with those members when they had already promulgated their decision. Messrs. Sutherland and McCall took a similar view and failed to put In an appear ance. Chairman Nelson, the only republi can member besides Mr. Madison, was pres ent and the meeting was regularly called to order. In addition to Mr. Madison and Mr, Nelson the democratic members In at tendance were Senators Purcell, North Da kota; Fletcher, Florida, and Representatives Ollle M. James of Kentucky and James M. Graham of Illinois. Soon after entering the committee room the democratic members affixed their slg natures to their findings which condemn the actions of Mr. Balllnger as a public officer and vindicate Clifford Plnchot, former chief of the Forestry department. Mr. Madison prepared an Independent re port, which favors Mr. Plnchot, and brought It to the committee room. Shortly after the executive session began the secretary of the committee, Paul Sle man, was designated sergeant-at-arms and directed to find the absentees, if possible, and bring them In. In view of the posi tive declarations of Messrs. Denby and others that they would not attend his mis sion seemed futile. The action was considered a mere formality. Two of the members had left the hotel shortly before the committee met and Mr. McCall remained in his room. Republicans Refuse to Come. There was no regular sergeant-at-arms present and Senator Nelson gave It as his opinion that the secretary of the commit tee, while delegated us such, had no power i ban wlun vsord Wtts Uin lllm conceinln to arrest tho absentees and enforce their Uhe veidii t. A telephone girl at the bank attendance. Senator Sutherland and Rep- ! received the- message. Leaving her switch resentatives Denby and McCall were found I bourd she hastened to the directors' room, in the latter's room by the secretary. The w here she handed a paper with the words, secretary told them that five members hacii""t guilty," to John 1. Hughes, a director, reuuested that the absentees attend Th. Mr, Hughes read the terse message and latter decltned and stated that no atten- tlon would be paid to any demand of the five members or wy threat to enforce at tendance. The secretary's report was fo- (Contlnurd on Second Page.) i Inti enc lied lines of tho Invaders Infantry and artillery. On ien!;.ts of the Informa tion the defender auvur.cc-d in a strong attack only to ilnd. when the thin line of Invaders retreated, that they were storm ling a breastwork behind which tiunks of trec-s instead of guns had bcin placed When they roild lecover from their mis take the difend.-rs' flank was attacked and a victory for the invaders ensued. The dirigible of the invaders developed a defect In its motor and, being compelled to descend, was captured by the enemy. BROWNE VERDICT SAYS"N0TGUlLTr Minority Leader of Illinois Legisla ture Cleared of Bribery Charge in Lorimer Election. QUICK VERDICT IS SURPRISE Accused is Not in Court Room When Jury is Ready. DEMONSTRATION BY FRIENDS Throws Arms About Attorney in Warm Embrace. FACES ANOTHER INDICTMENT Victor In Keroad Trial Mar Have ts l-'nee Mill Another Charse on Allegation of Same Character. CHICAGO. Sept. 9. Lee O'Ncll Browne, minority leader of the Illinois legislature, charged with' bribery In connection with the election of William Lorimer to the 1'nlted States senate, was foundc not guilty by a Jury In the criminal court today. This wan Browne's second trial. The Jury dis agreed In the first trial. The speedy verdict was a surprise to the many who had watched the progress of the second trial and had feared that repetition of the tedious deliberations of the first Jury would elose tho case. When the word that tho Jury had agreed was sent to Judge Korsten. urowno wns not in the courtroom and there wns a short delay after the Jury filed In before he ar rived. The reading of the verdict absolving; Browne from guilt was greeted with cheers from friends of Browne who crowded tho courtroom. Browne turned to his attorney, Charles Mrhr-teln. nnd threw his arms around his neck and for a moment they embraced. The bailiffs were powerless to maintain order and with a rush Browne's friends hoisted him to their shoulders and carried him around the courtroom continuing their cheers. A semblance of order wns restored hy vigorous efforts on tho port of court of ficials and tho Jury was polled. The basis of the Indictment against Browne was that he had bribed Representative Charles A. White of O'Fallon, III., his colleague on the democratic side of the Illinois general assembly, to vote for William Lorlmer for 1'nlted States senator. Browne, who Is a candidate In his home district for a seat in the next legislature, faces another indictment voted by the Sangamon county grand Jury In Spring field and bused on the same allegations of having bribed Representative White. Details of Deliberations. The Jury, which took eight ballots, was out twenty-one hours. On the first ballot tho Jury stood eight to four for acquittal. The final Juror standing out for conviction was won over to Blgn the verdict of ac quittal at 2.25 o'clock this afternoon. The verdict was returned in open court a few mi n ten before S o'clock. Immediately the court room was In an uproar. It was ten minutes before ballffs stopped the cheering which percolated through the corridors and down the elevateds of the criminal court building to the street. Browne was lunching at a down town hotel when he received a telephone mes sage informing him that the Jury hod ar rived at a verdict. He scrambled into an automobile and .was whisked ,to tho court, arriving in time to hear the reading of the verdict. His eyes filled with tears as the clerk of the court finished reading. Browne appeared as greatly pleased as though he had been completely absolved of further trouble In relation to the vexing subject of Senator Lorlmer's election. Ap parently he had forgotten that he Is under li.dlctment on ' tho snmo Charge and will have to face trial at Springfield In Sanga mon county. When this subject was men tioned to Attorney Erbstein the lawyer said: "Don't worry about Springfield, we'll take care of that when It comes up." Credit to Lawyers. "I owe my Ufa to the lawyers who' de fended me," Browne exclaimed when he caught his breath. "It Is all due to their unswerving and absolute devotion to me. I owe everything to them. I thank them from my heart." State's Attorney Wayman was plainly put out by the verdict. At first he refused to talk. Later, In his private office, ho made the following statement: "The verdict speaks for Itself. The pub lic knows the evidence. I presented the evidence and did everything that a publlo prosecutor could do. The state of Illinois will reap the benefit of the prosecution re gardless of the verdict. I have nothing further to say." The verdict In the Browne case came as a dramatic aftermath to yesterday's sensa tional Incident between Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Lorlmer regarding the Hamil ton club banquet. The Roosevelt -Lorlmer Incident was fre quently mentioned by people discussing the Browne verdict. Senator Lorlmer was attending a meeting of dlK c tors of the La Salle St reel National then handed It to Senator Lorlmer. He read It. tore It up ran fully and continued his ren-arks to the directors. Not until the meeting had adjourned did the other directors learn of the verdict. Tho senator lift the bank for home with, out discussing the matter and refused to make any stateinent regnrding it. He wae as csliii and tac iturii as though nothing un usual had occurred. TRIES TO KILL HIS WIFE AND SWALLOWS ACID Colored Man mi Columbus, Thinklnif Himself Murderer, lloilii Ilia Oven I. !'.. CliLrMIU'S, Nb.. Hcl't. 9 iSpeclal Telegi 4 m. i A colored man named Ooon, attempted to l.ill his wife hy cutting her liircoit with a lazor today a id when ha t! ught lie hod succeeded took raiboll'! ai Id and died ,n a short time. The act was committed at the home of Mark Luwery, a colored man, in the south port of town. Mrs. Ooon will recover. Coroner (lass will hold an imiuest over the body of Uoon la morrow morning.
