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The Omaha Daily Bee Silk Hat Harry Bis Side Splitting Stunts Iaii i On Our Magazine rage, j WIATHEB FOEICAST. FairTMild - VOL. XLI-XO. 243. OMAIIA. FRIDAY MOBMNG, MARCH 29, 1912 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. CLEAN BILL IS GIYENLOBIMER Majority of the Committee Hold j Senate Had No Bight to Be ' N Open the Case. SENATOB HELD HOT GUILTY v If There Wat Any Corruption, He Sid Hot Know It. HIKES IS ALSO EXONERATED Xesoiution Acquits Lumber Mag nate of Wrongdoing. JDNOBITY WILL MAKE REPORT fraatora Kenyan, Kera Bad Lea Da Sot Acre with Majority sta ble Debate U Expected an v tbe Floor. WASHINGTON, March -The com- mlit action was sweeping. It not only adopted th "res judicata resolution pre' larcd by Senator Jones of Washington. b'.t otoi-r resolutions favoring llic Lull cicr contentions. Tho Jones resolution declared that the pending case bad already been covered by the previous trial of Lorlmer iu t'.ie dials and that to again place the Illinois senator on trial would not be In a cord with the principle of "it judicata.1 Another resolution adopted exonerated Edward Illnea of Chicago, president of a large lumber company, of any wrons ioiiuj. ' Senator Is laaovrat. liy a vote of five ta nothing, the com tnittee adopted a resolution declaring U that If there was any corrupt dealing in Ttennectlon with Lorlmer' election. Sen- 'ator Lorlmer had no knowledge of it 'Theer waa no conclusive evidence of a "jackpot" in the Illinois legislature, it was found. On the resolution declaring that Irl mer had 110 knowledge of any corrupt dealings. Senators Kenyon. Kern and 1-ra, who opposed Lorlmer, refrained from voting. The committee vote on the Jones' res olution follows: Kor Lorlmer llilll.igham. Gamble, Jones, Johnston and Fletcher. Against Lorlmer Kern, Kenyon and Lea. It Is practically certuia that a minority report also will be made from the com mittee, and a notable debate Is expected when the case reaches the floor of the senate. Will Come la Seat Week. It is expected that the case will be brought up In the senate next week. Twelve propositions were voted on be fore the committee adjourned. The op position to Lorlmer offered a resolution declaring that money waa paid out at lit Louis to Influence th election. On this auly three votes were cast In the affirmative, one was oast in tha nega tive and four a 14 net vets, tha reseiotlea being lost Senators Kerns. Kenyon and Lea offered a resolution that there wai a fund distributed among members of the legislature at Springfield. The majority of the committee, however, declined to lote oa this. A resolution declaring In general terms that no evidence had been adduced show. Ing corruption In connection with the Lorlmer (lection wss carried 4 to i. MISSOURI GERRYMANDER IS DECLARED ILLEGAL JEFFERSON CITT, Mo.. March S.-J The Missouri supreme court today de rided that the n-dlstrictlng of the state Into senatorial districts was not legal be cause Governor Hadlcy refused to Issue , a proclamation proclaiming the districts. This leaves the districts as they were before the last legislature met. Gover nor Hadley did not Issue the proclama tion because, he said, the twa democratic members of the commission gerrymand ered the state. The redisricting case reached the supreme court through man damus proceedings. , MAJOR BUTT IS RECEIVED BY THE KING OF ITALY HOME, March S.-MaJr Archibald W. Butt, personal aide to President Taft, was received today by King Victor Em manuel in private audience at the palace. The Weather For Nebraska: Generally fair, not much change In temperature. For Iowa: Generally fair, except rata Southeast portion. M 31 34 Ip a. m, ti T a. m f a. m. St a. m Is M a. m 44 U a. m. f It m. 4 1 a. m. el 1 d. m 51 t p. m. Sc p. m. B P. m. M D. ra. U 7 p. m l S a. m. as Comparative LaaaJ Steeare. ' lll Wll. ISO. Highest yesterday U at w 5" Lowest yesterday 14 31 M 29 Meaa temperature 44 24 W 4 Precipitation .as T . T Temperature and predpltstlon depar tores from the normal: Normal temperature 4t Excess for the day Total deficiency eloca March I !47 Normal precipitation t Inch iKifloency for live day t inch Precipitation since March 1.... 144 Inches Kxreae since Marcb 1 .& Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 111 .S Inch Deficiency for our. period. M l- Inches Step troaa Sta llama at T P. M. Station and State Temp. High- Bsin- of Weather. Ian. m u - neyenne, clear 49 Iievenport cloudy 4S Denver, clear 43 lies Moines, clear 4C Dodpe City, clear..... i Jnder. clear x North Platte, part cloudy S3 Omaha, dear fry Pe4o. clear if ItAjHd City, clear 54 sit Lake City, clear H anta Fe. part cloudy.... 4 Pheridan. clean 44 Sioux City, clear i Valentine, clear S4 41 J M St v M S4 m M as 4 u it .Aft . .an . .tn . . .9 .e . an T Indicates trace of precipitation. LA. WBLsH. Local Forecaster, LtM aaaaaaaa, The National Capital Tkn4ay( Mai.. SS, 1912. The Senate. In session it I p. m. Groan Joint resolution creating com mission to Investigate foreign rural credit unions favorably reported by finance committee. Uoiimr committee, by vote of & to 3. decided senate's vote sustaining Mr. lo ri mer In last eonicres. on uutKtanttally the ame charges, barred any further proceedings against him. President Tali s special messages on potash and the cotton ami ft mere read.4 i The House. Met at noon. Resumed consideration of diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. Kepretteiuative lobeck. criticising the Department of JuMice, Introduced a reso lution calling on the attorney general (or all correspondence and Information In the Investigation of the International Har vester company. Stanley Steel trust Investigating com mittee continued its heating. Dean Talbot Denies Charges Made by Miss Esther Mercy CHICAGO, March K.-Marlon Talbot, dean of women ut the University of Chi cago, took the witness stand touay in tho hoarincof ttie tluO.Ovt' slander suit brought against her by Miss Esther Mercy, former student at the university. The court room was again crowded by by those eager to, 'hear Dean Talbot's version of the incidents and words which the former co-ed asserts had injured her. The tale of the t3 rttt. with .Its lost aigrettes was expected to be rehearsed from a new angle, that of a woman In authority over many young women stu dents. Laxly in her testimony Dean Talbot said that before her interview with Miss Mercy she had heard nothing which would reflect on licr virtus or morality. Deijial of the charge that Dean Talbot used words attacking the morality of Miss Mercy wss expected to be sharply at tacked on cross-examination. V Miss Merry, earlier In the dsy, created excitement In court by rising from her chair and shouting: "Look mo In the face Look me In the faoal" K. 8. Zimmerman, engaged in the mail order business, was called to the witness stand to testify on behalf of tho defend ant. Zimmermen said he did not know the reputation of Miss Mercy for veracity, but that that of Warren Reynolds, her fiance, was bad. "Would you believe him under oathr' asked Attorney Walker. "No," replied Zimmerman. A. A. Abrahams, a south side furniture dealer, testified he would not believe Miss Mercy under oath. Gov, Donaghey Fails to Secure - - Renomination L1TTLB KOCK. Ark., March SS.-Re-turns from yesterday's democratic pri maries received today from the majority of the districts throughout Arkansas, In dicate that Congresman Jos T. Robin son has defeated Governor George W, Donaghey, who was a candidate for re election. v United States Senator Jeff Davis ap parently leads his rival, i. Brundlge, by a majority of at least SS.OM for tha nom ination for senator. Tha returns Indicate the nomination of the following congressional candidates: First Dltrjet-T. B. Carraway tde- fatMl R H. klacon.) Second I Mstrtct-William A. Oldfield (n-nominstedl. Third Listrict-J. C. Floyd (renoml nated). Fourth niKlrlct O. T. Wlnge. Fifth District H. M. Jacoway (renoml nated 1. Sixth District S. M. Taylor (aueceeds J. T. Robinson). Seventh Dlstrict-W. 8. Goodwin (re- nom,,iated). .Nomination on the democratic ticket Is considered as equivalent to election. Court Declines to Accept Bill Charging Brandt With Larceny KBW YORK. March S.-The grand jury Investigating tha case of Folke E. Brandt. the former valet of Mortimer L. tfchiff, handed up this afternoon a presentment In which It said that Brandt should have been Indicted for grand larceny and not for burglary In the flist degree. The court refused to accept such a finding and ordered tha Jury to retire to reconsider. It was the unanimous vote of tha Jury that a charge of conspiracy had not been made out against Mr. Schlff, nor against Howard Gans. his personal counsel at tha time Brandt was sentenced to thirty years' Imprisonment. Lowell Strikers Attack Factory LOWELL, Mass., March 3. -The Ifrst violence since tha beginning of the strike of textile workers took place today whea factory windows were broken by parading strikers. No one waa hurt, though sev eral stones were hurled at the police, wnj made one arrest. With toe settlement of the strike against the Lawrence Manufacturing company, a hosiery plant, and the grant ing by the United etates Bunting com pany of an additional I per cent wage Increase, making a total of W per cent, the strikers concentrated their efforts today against the plant of the Bigeiow Carpet company. Stones, Ice and sticks of wood were thrown at plant windows, but the police arrived tn aa automobile truck and ar rested one of the alleged offenders. The struts leaders". exhortations to keep order finally prevailed. ARIZONA HOUSE PASSES RECALL AMENDMENT PROE.VIX. Aria.. March 2B. Tb bill submitting the Judiciary recall aasrad ment ta the people at the next general election passed the lower bouse of the Arizona legislature today. Aa Ideatleal bUl la la tha baada of the senate com mittee on constitutional amendments. WAGE BILL GOES TO ROYAL ASSENT House of Lord Passes Measure for Minimum Pay to Hinen With, out Amendment ASQUITH APPEALS TO WOKXZ&S Premier Asserts Grievances Are Removed by Legislation. TALKS TO LIBERAL COMMONS Agitation Up to Present for Most Part Disinterested. END SEEMS TO SE JX SIGHT Maay af the Irs Are Aaaloas to Retara ta Werk Oavernsaent Arraaare ta Protect All kt Do aa. LONDON. March IS.-The House of Lords this stternoon passed the miners' minimum wage bill without amendment It hss now only to receive the royal assent. Premier Afquith issued an appeal to the miners to accept the minimum wage bill, which he said would effect largely what they bad fought for. The premier made this apoesl in a speech to the liberal members of the House of Commons. The premier ssld thst he recognized that the agitation aa far aa tha great bulk of the men were concerned, was disinterested movement. Now that their grievances had been removed by the es tabllahment of the principle of a mini mum wage, with machinery which could be trusted to fix reasonable rates, he strongly sppealed in tha name of the whole community for the resumption of norms) Industrial conditions. He hoped that Industrial peace and contentment were now In sight. Bad af Strike Reessa Near. The end of the coal strike which has so sorely affected the people of the United Kingdom during the last four weeks Is believed tu be at hand. No doubt appears to exist In the minds of many people that the majority of the l.Ouo.tM miners who left their work on March 1 are anxious to return to the pits and when the occasion offers wUl vote In favor of tha proposal to resume. Most of them. It Is believed, would even return to the pits Immediately, but In each district there Is a small section who oppose sny action until the vote which has been called for on the question of resumption of work or continuance of the strike has been cast and counted. It Is these who are causing tha trouble which necessitated the dispatch yesterday of troops to Chirk, in Wales, vnera work had been proceeding for soma days In the Bryiiktnalle oollariea. and to Cannock In the Midlands, where efforts ware mad last Bight to prevent the men working. " '"aaIft TanoIw-waV4Tr," Other owners are opening their mine today and men who wish to start work will receive full protection from the gov ernment ' In the great military camp at Alder shot 10,000 soldier are held In readiness to move at any moment to any point in the country, and at other military posts similar arrangements have been made. More urgent even than the necessity of protecting the mines la the heavy duty facing the country of relieving the terrible destitution caused everywhere by tha strike. Millions ar living in a stato of virtual seml-starvstlon la various parts of the country. The settlement can come none too soon, for, of tha 2.000, w men, besdes the miner, who have been thrown out of employment, at least a half do not belong to any trad or ganization and therefor receive no out of work benefit ANTHRACITE MKH WILL IIT - 1 Operatars Kzpeet Men ta Saspead Werk faaday. NEW YORK. March 18. It was learned today from an authentic source that the anthracite coal operators ar making no move to prevent a suspension of work. in the snthraclta fields and that they re gard such a suspension at midnight on March 31 a Inevitable. No meetings of tha committee of ten which conferred with the miners representatives have been held since the termination of nego tiations, it wsa said, and none Is ached' uled. "W look for a suspension of work March SI," said an operator today. "No suggestion of a compromise has com to us from sny authoritative source: the report that the operators ar prepared ta grunt a S per cent wage Increase Is falss and the rumor that tha operators re not united is untrue. H1IAMOKI.N. Pa., March a.-Mlnera started taking toola from tha collieries In the Schulyklll section todsy In antlcl pat Ion of a suspension of work oil Sat' unlay. Some foreigners are leaving for Europe, where they will remain until the expected labor troubles in to coal fields are over. The United Mine Workers are awaiting tha return of John Fshy; president of district No. , and his colleagues from Cleveland, to direct their movements la the expected suspension. Labor Lrndrr Released aa Baa4. &ALFORD. England, March 2S.-Toia Mana, the labor leader, was today re leased aa 12,00 ball after giving a writ ten guarantee that pending hi trial be would not repeat his Incitement to the troops to mutiny. Mana Is charged with "feloniously, maliciously and advisedly publiehtng certain printed matters, en deavoring to pursuade person serving la the forces of the king on land or aea from their duty and aliegiaace to his majesty and Inducing tha said persons to commit traitorous and mutinous acts." FRED BEELL THROWS FRANK COLEMAN AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, Wash., March a.-Fred Beele of Wisconsin won bis on bis wrestni leniaa at Oms strength, the N ing match with Frank Omaha but night by superior Ne- brasaaa seemingly wearing himself out, Beele woa the first fall in slx;y-even minutes with a front half-aelson and arm lock. In the second bout, which tasted twenty-sine minutes. Beet woa with aa arm and neck netd . jj ' I ' , - ' s.ttK.l It ia rumored that a man named Bryan of Lincoln favors the Woorow Wilson candidacy From tho Denver Republican. ' STUBBS ORDERS NAME OFF Governor of Kansas Asks that it Be Not Put on Nebraska Ballot WAIT INSTRUCTS 05 CANVASS Tells t'aaaty Clerks Over Nebraska that Mew Irlssary Art Usee ot Specify Air Particular Date for Coasting Vales. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., March !S.-(Special Telegram.) Governor Stubbs of Kansas wired to Secretary of Stale Walt today asking that hla name be taken off the primary ballot as a republican candldste for vice president. The governor says he Is not a candidate for that office. The request will bs complied with. Secretary Walt sending a letter to the various county clerk asking" them to eras the name from the oflclal 1st sent out t'aavasa Canes Air Tlsae. In re pome to Inquiries of county clerks, and after consulting with the attorney general, sMcretary Wait has written official Ihsl tha xaturtuttt Xhe primary election can ' be canvassed at any time after they ar all in In hands of the clerks. ' The old 'law, under which the primaries went on Tuesday, provided the canvas should be held the Friday follow Ing the election. The new primary law makes no such provision and aa tha pri mary Is held on Friday, If the old law waa followed It would be a week after eleo- tlon before tha canvas. Walt Cbaaspee Italia;. Secretary of Stat. Walt Is sending out a supplemental certificate of nomination to county clerks. Tb original list p vldeekfor the selection In the primary of tha district electors by a vote of the en tiro stale. The attorney general, after carefully looking Into tha law hss In formed tha secretary that while the elec tors are' voted for at large tn the general election In November, they ar nominated by districts ia the I primary, with the ex ception of the two electors at large. neeretarr ruber's Plana. There has been some uncertainty" as to the data when Secretary Fisher would com to Nebraska, and It has caused the pessag of a number of telegrams between tba local office and the national bureau at Washington. Tha following telegram received at neadquartera this morning ex plains the situation: WASHINGTON. D. C. March . 11L- Hon. F. M. Currie. Taft Headquarters, Lincoln, Neb.: Mr. Fisher Intends to come: his Indecision Is caused by the serious Illness of his child. W. B. M'KINLEY. Vetera Write af I sear. Among the numerous letters received at the republican headquarters by Secre tary Currie le one of unusual Interest. coming from the Fifth district, declaring that the fanners of the Fifth district have been excited to arms because of Taft's reciprocity program. In discussing this question t he farmer states, first. that he consider reciprocity, a dead Issue and that irsls not likely to be taken up again for some time to soma. He further cites the fact that Theodore Roosevelt did emphatically endorse that treaty in IU entirety. Payae-AUrtrfe Law. The Payne-Aid rich tariff tow baa been held up to tba farmers as a crime com' mined against them by Taft Tha writer thinks that tha farmer should know thst Roosevelt gave Ms unqualified endorse ment to that measure In the New York election In Hit and that O. W. Norria voted for this bill before Tsft signed It It would seem then somewhat Incon sistent for an insurgent to censure Taft for doing what the chief of Insurgents had already done, says the writer of this letter. , Straws Shaw neatlaaeat. A letter tuts been received at the Taft headquarters from Tekamalt la which tha writer apeaka of making a poll of one of the business bouses, in which eleven clerks are employed, with the following result: La Follette. 0; Roose velt. 1: Taft 10- Prominent farmers of that community are also quoted as saying that the ma jority of the farming sentiment Is for Taft BaeeeeesaMt fas BaehelderT The Taft headquarters Is sendlngout M postal cards eaatalnlng the endorse ment of N. J. Bacheider, former gfv ernor of New Hampshire and peat grand master of the Nsttonsl Grange, who led the fight of the farmers against the Canadian reciprocity agreement Senator Fries of Arcadia. Valley county. calked at toe Taft headquarter thta morning and expressed tb belief that the Tsft sentiment ta growing constantly In Valley county Candidate with, a Lot of Bad Illinois Legislature Will Pass Primary Bill on Saturday SPRINGFIELD. III., March !S.-Tlie houae primary election committee voted out favorably two primary bills, one til bill which passed the senste, the other Representative Chlppcrfleld'a house bill. The committee agreed to give the sens! bill preference because of Its advanced stage. The senate bill will be read a second time tomorrow and at 12 X a, m. Saturday will be placed on final passage by the house. CENSUS OF CATHOLICS IN U.S. i Adherents of Church is Doubled Within Twenty Tears. GAIN FOUR MILLIONS IN DECADE Teasa 1'eesle lader tathallc Car Itakn Mllltea Bad HalfNew leek. 1-caSa .States ia Oswaa Totals. ' NEW YORK. March i-Thrre are U. 9IH.WS Catholics lp the United States proper, according to the ISIS edition of "Kennedy's Official Catholic Directory, which Is authority also for the following statistics: ' A year ago th Catholic population nf the country was H.I1J.7HI. whlls ten years ago It was 10,tTS,7&7, showing an Increase of 4,038.813 or the decade. Twenty years ago Catholics numbered S,nS.lo. show ing that within twenty years the Catholic population has nearly doubled. There are 17,497 Catholic priests In the United States and ll.KS catholic churches, of which S.3M have resident priests, the other 4,IK bring mission churches. Th directory also shows there are fourteen arohbtihopa, two titular archbishops, nlnety-eeven bishops, two archebbota and fifteen abbots in the union. Furthermore, there, are eighty three seminaries -with (,008 student pre paring for the priesthood, 229 cojjeges for boys and 701 academies for girls. There are S.11S parochial schools with sn at tendance of 1,233,786. There are also Sei orphan asylums, caring for 47.111 or phans. Including the children In parochial schools, orphan asylums, academies, col leges and other charitable Institutions, the grand total of young people under Catholic care amount to LStO.on. The following figures shows the state i having the largest number of Catchollca: New York. t77f,074: Pennsylvania. I.l.. Ml; Illinois, 1,447.400; Maaaachueerta. 1,X1.. ZU: Ohio. 74B.ZJ1: lytulslana. 63,m; Wis. oonsin, iM,:a- Mlehlgan. SM.3J0; New Jarsey. SttllM); Missouri, ae.OnO; Minne sota, 447.2MI: Connecticut 412.073: Cali fornia, 9o.a; Texas, m.m; lows. (25: Maryland, tm.im; itnode Inland 2fu.- ono: inaians, ZTl.iab; Kentucky, iw,4n; 140,071; Nebraska, ' -...V.. New Hampshire, iXORt; Maine, 1X3.M7 Ksnsas, 121.011, Colorado, 10o,u)0. Find Seed Corn Poor Over Whole Country WASHINGTON, March S.-Because of the poor corn crop last year, the bureau of plant industry of the Department of Agriculture, has tested samples from all over the country and found a very low average of germination. Dr. B. T. Gal loway, chief of the bureau, advises the farmers of the country to be particularly careful about their planting this spring. We tested nearly 2.900 samples," he said todsy. " and found that the average germination was only 81 per cent, whereas it should have been SO; and the average of germination was lowest tn tbe large corn growing states. "I advise the farmer to plant the best seed they can get They should use se lected corn on the cob, each ear of which has been tested for germination; and If they have' to use shelled corn should test It and plant enough, depending on the percentage of germination to Insure a good stand. MICHIGAN WILL VOTE ON . SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT LANSING, Mich., March 28.-The Michi gan house this afternoon by r. vote of 7 to I passed the Mil providing for a vote at the fall election on a constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage In this state. The bill, already having passed the senate, now goes to the gov ernor for his signature. Governor n. born recommended the passage of the Mil Luck TROOPS GUARD ROCK ISLAND Number of Ken Arrested as Vagrants and Sent to Jail SPECIAL GRAND JU1T CALLED Charges at Inviting Rial Which Have Uvea Made Aaalaat Thirty Mra Will Be lavrstlaalrd.. IIOCK ISLAND, 111., March 38 -Judge Frank Itamsay of the Rock lslsnd county court today ordered a special grand Jury lo take up charges of Inciting riot which have been made against about thirty In dlvlduala. among whom are a number of local polltk-lana. Ths grand Jury will inuke a rigid Inquiry Into all tha causes which contributed to Tuesday night's fatal riot. It Is plsnned lo have sessions begin tomorrow. Adjutant General Frank Dickson, who Is directing ths Slsth regiment In enforcing order, Instituted a severe military regime today despite protest of merchant who complained that business waa being In Jured Heveral men arrested at vagrsms it bight were sentenced to mure than a month each at hard lsbor In th county Jail. ' Harry M. McCraskrin. candidate for Mate's attorney, Issued a statement which he sought to have published In local newspaper. It wss referred to Adjulsnt General Dickson, who after a cob fere nee with Kherlff Bruner, decided to suppress th document. McCraskrin then arranged for circulation of the statement by other methods. Ths militiamen continued to make ar rests on the streets today. Desplts the Inactivities, several per sonal clashes occurred In the downtown districts. Arguments were numerous and the undercurrent of bad feeling between op posing political factions came to the sur face frequently. Sheriff . Drnner has made a cloae In' qulry Into the possibility of a dynamite plot and today directed several arrests for this reason. He ssld, however, that he believed the situation was well under control. Kentucky Oil Stock Soars with Promise of Big Bonus on Way NEW YORK. March .-Another out growth of the recent dissolution of the Standard OU company of New Jersey Into thirty odd constituents waa the lis to- day of share of the Manard Oil of Ken tucky to the unprecedented price of S1.000 share. The stock closed yesterday at SSM bid, opened today at S700, advanced on sales of some fifty to Maty share to two. and then In small lots, aggregating perhaps thirty share, rose t Sl.i From that figure It dropped abruptly In the early afternoon to ttie, with the last actual sale at Stt. .- , " The stock's low price ' yesterday was S44 and a few days ago It waa offered at S3A. For some unexplained reason a short Interest had been created at around S40 and some of tb shorts were ran In today when the stock soared up to SI.eMl It is believed, however, that the advance represented something mora than a mere "squeese." The company now has a cap ital of tl.OuOtt, which may be increased to aVeJO.OOa, the difference going to ahare hotdsrs a a slock "bonus."' Aside from a very small floating supply practically all the shares are owned by Interests Identified with one or more of the old Standard Oil companies. Kansas Posse Hunts for an Insane Man SALIXA. Kan.. March 38.-Sneriff Burke, beading a posse of a dosen men. started todsy In pursuit of an armed man believed to be insane, who yesterday and last night spread terror among tbe farmers of Greenwood county. At a late hour last night the men forced entrance to tho home of John Pet erson, a farmer near Gypsum City, and compelled the farmer' wife to prepare blm a lunch. Selling a shotgun and fill ing his pockets with cartridges, he si delined: 'I'll need these. I have killed my brother and my brother-in-law." He then departed, threat coins: to kill sny person who pursued him. He is be lieved to be hiding In the marshes in the southern part of the caunty. BLUNT INQUIRY ATTRACTS MANY Effort to Be Made at Springfield to Fix Besponsibility for Death of Young- Fanner. MANY WITNESSES SUMMONED Little City Rapidly Filling- Up with Many Friends. COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTEND James Blunt Enjagts Two Lawyers to Defend His Interests. THIXE SHERIFFS SUBPOENAED Chief ef Police Jaba Brlaas asd Depaty Treatoa Will lie aa Staaa i Marahale Swera la ta Pra ' veat DeeaoastratloB. With fifty witnesses. Including the sheriffs of three counties, the chief of police of two cltlc and a score of other person of mora than ordinary importance in the community. ubpoenaed a wit nesses at the inquest which will begin at r o'clock this morning over the body of Roy Blunt, victim of last week's bat tle between three escaped convicts and officers of th law. everybody in the little village of Springfield waa en tin toe last night awaiting the result of the deliberation of the Jury. Despite the talk of forthcoming trouble there was little turface evidence that such might be euanected, although knowing ones declared th town would pot hold th people todsy. There wss plenty of evidence of the Importance in which the case Is held by th county officials of Sarpy county. Aside from County Attorney William N. Jameson and Coroner Armstrong, there were several county commissioner in sprlngfleld to see that th letter and spirit of th law were carried out Mlaat Ha Twa Lawyers. Jamea Blunt, father of the dead man, was In th city with two attorneys, who will conduct the eroos-exsmlnatlon of witnesses subpoenaed to appear In the case. Hotel accommodation were at a prem ium long berore the vanguard of officials, witnesses', newspaper men and other -were on th ground and late arriving ' visitors were forced to secur quarter In private houses. Interest In the case lagged at no time. Official court reporter were called In lo make record of th proceeding which are expected Id extend ever two days I'gly charge have bee made against officers of the law who led the poena which killed Convicts Gray and Dowd and captured Convict Morley, and by reason of which yosng Blunt lost bis life. . When the Inquest opens Sheriffs Chase f of Sarpy eounty, llyer af Lancaster county and MeShane of Douglas, will be Placed en tbe stssd ta tell what they tflflW or'WTllf'OWUlleTj fulfil, 'tftw "Ties ""' 4 perat haul. ' Chief of Police Brigs of South Omaha V and hi deputy, John Trouton, will also be witnesses. ' Plains fceapaaslblllty. It has been charged that the life of young Blunt mint have been spared by the officers. Officers who followed the convicts and youn Blunt tn the waon. however, have stated that they were attacked by the desperate men and had no alternative but to shoot to kill. Thta , will be one of the principal features threshed out during th Inquest County Attorney Jameson expects a legal battle from the beginning. II I present to represent th coroner and ha arranged to mk a stenographic record of th proceedings. The Inquest will be held In the town opera house, the larg est public hall In Ihe town. Many fsiVti era who hsve known the Blunts for years arrived In the city during the afternoon, despite the fact that roads wer bub deep with soft mud. Several hundred more are expected this morning. County officials arranged to prevent any' spontaneous demonstration at the opera bouse todsy, when several deputy town marshals wer sworn In and will be present during the Inquest Mayor Cornish, however, believes there will be no demonstration. COSVICTB' BRAI GIA1IMKD Medical Experts Flail that Cray Had Keea lafrlllsreaer. LINCOLN, March 3.-(bpecial Tele gram.) An examination of tha bralne of Gray and Dowd, the convicts who lost thelt Uvea after shooting the prison of ficials, shows that Dowd bears all the The man who con- , duett his chicken ' business on sound principles succeeds. The man who adver tises wisely gets paying results. The Bee is used by the greatest number of men engaged in the poultry business be cause its readers are the kind that is able to purchase and that does purchase- If roa have thicken for sale, let a Bee want ad carry your message- The results will pay you many fold. Tyler 1000 "How Twenty Cainibal Kings Proposed to Me" Experience of an Amer-- ican Girl told ia THE BEE Next Sunday