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YM1 Exclusive Aesoei ated Press report-Th day's marks by wire. A OL. XL OTTAWA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1907. NO. 53.

Circulation bookt open to all. Ottawa's best advertising medium. HEHF8-A the time comes. But no matter what comes cf this action, I shall stay richt TTO INESAN IS 0 BSIDY HE IS FOR SI! The Weather. Fair and warmer tonight.

Thursday air in west, with possibly rain or The Franklin County Murderer Is Released. HAS RECEIVED FULL PARDON Citizenship Rights are Given Back by Governor Hoch. Inman Is Paralyzed and May Live But a Short Time His Crime. Stooped in an inert heap In a chair at his brother's home at 227 Ash street, haggard of face and vacant of looks, Bits Otto Inman, condemned to death In Franklin county district court for a cold-blooded murder committed three years ago. If anything may be judged by appearances, the sentence may not be lonjg delayed In execution.

The ap-" pearance of Inman indicates that his I1 aemn warrant nas oeen signed by a 1 higher power than that of the govern- I on of Kansas. iuman, with a full pardon, has come ouk of the penitentiary to die. He is JLsatid to be helpless from paralysis, and looks the part. The salid, stocky yoaith who faced trial and sentence of I death three years ago has undergone ij a remarkable change. Whether any I visions of the man he so foully mur- dered haunt his meditations or con- spire to aggravate his condition, can- I.

not, of course, be told. Inman would i oner and which also recommended that the governor grant the pardon. The papers were presented to Governor Hoch Monday afternoon at 4:30 and in a short time the pardon had been made out and signed and the incident was closed. "No one knew anything about the fight we were making," said Thomas Inman, to a Herald representative at the home of his son this afternoon," "except Fred Inman and his wife and myself. We did not intend that anyone else should know anything about it until we had gotten the boy out.

We went to Topeka Monday and that afternoon at half past four we were admitted into the private office of the governor and laid before him our papers. pH looked them over and in five minutes, had granted the pardon and we were out." "Otto is going back to Indiana with me," he continued, "and wTill live there with me." Otto Inman was not talkative about his case. When asked where he was put to work when taken to the peni tentiary in September, 1903, ne re plied briefly that he was put to work laying track in the coal mine. Further than that he gave no history of his career in tne penitentiary, except to say that he was put in the hospital (Continued on page 5.) TWENTY MINE VICTIMS An Explosion at Trinidad Buries the Workers. Supposed Windy Shot Caused Explosion Mouth of the Pit Closed to Rescue Party Victims All Foreigners.

Trinidad, Jan. 23. An explosion occurred in the Colorado Fuel and Iron company's mine at Primero early this morning. Twenty miners, all believed to be foreigners, are reported killed. The explosion occurred in the main entry and is supposed to have been caused by a windy shot.

The mouth of the mine later caved in, mak ing it impossible for rescuers to enter. Great excitement prevails. Woman children, relatives of the entombed men, have gathered at the mouth of the pit. THEY TALK OFCAR SHORTAGE KANSAS GRAIN DEALERS DISCUSS THEIR NEEDS. C.

S. Wilson, of Ottawa, Spoke on the Collection of Claims Other Addresses. Wichita, Jan. 23. Two hundred representative grain men were in the city yesterday in attendance at the ninth annual convntion of the Kansas Grain Dealers' association.

The hall was filled with grain men when President L. Corteiyou, of Mus-cotah, called the meeting to order. He advocated a national law that would assist in the regulation of railroads, but declared that not all the fault lay with the carriers. J. C.

Robb, of Wichita, discussed "Car Shortage, Cause and C. S. Wilson, of Ottawa, spoke on "Proper Methods for the Collection of H. F. Probst, of Arkansas City, had a humorous paper on "Arkan sas City's Experience With a Bucket Shop Man." The feature of the afternoon session was the address by John W.

Radford, of Kansas City, chief grain inspector for Kansas', who advocated uniform inspection. "Railroad Legislation in Kansas," was the subject assigned to F. B. Bonebrake, of Osage City. THE BROWN SHOOTING.

Washington Sensation Being Probea by a Committee. Washington, Jan. 23. Investigation was begun today by the grand jury in to the shooting of the late exSenato; Brown Utah by Mrs. Anna M.

Brad ley, of Salt Lake City. It is expected that the grand jury will not enter into the conditions which led to the crime, but will confine its queries to witnesses here. Mrs. Bradley shot ex-Senator Brown because, she said, he had promised to marry her and then refused. Ex-Senator Brown, in his dying statement, denied the charges of Mrs.

Bradley. ROADS DEMUR. A Gould Answer to Hadley in Missouri Supreme Court Today. Jefferson City, Jan. 27.

Demurrers were filed here in the supreme court today in a suit of Attorney General Hadley to dissolve the alleged merger of the Gould railroad lines in the physical condition of the pri; i TFOR APLAC A Crowd a Feature of Thaw Trial's Beginning. THE FIRST JUROR IS SECURED Retired Umbrella Man Is Made Number One. Thaw's Mother, Sister and Brother Present to See Him Through. xsew iorK, Jan. Z6.

rne trial oi Harry K. Thaw, for killing Stanford White, began today before Justice Fitzgerald. It is expected that it will take at least a week to fill the jury box from two hundred talesmen sum moned. Thaw was seated beside his counsel jjirectiy Denina tne aeienaant was his mother, his wife, his two sisters, Mrs. Carnegie and the Countess of Yarmouth, and his brother Edward.

Scenes approaching absolute disor der attended the opening of the trial Most of the clashes were between reporters and correspondents and the police. Of the newspaper men there were perhaps two hundred and there was a policeman for each. Only fif ty newspaper writers were finally ad mitted, the remainder of the space in the court room being reserved for talesman. Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defendant, appeared in the court room dressed in her customary black, an was veiled.

Other female members of the family were also modestly attired and were veiled. justice Fitzgerald tooK nis seat at 10:26 and the trial was on. There was a decided stir in the court when two prominent alienists, Mrs. Carlos McDonald and Austin Flint entered court and were given seats close to District Attorney Choosing the Jury. "Harry K.

Thaw to the bar," shouted the clerk, and there was a hush of ex pectancy. The prisoner appeared from the jury room. He walked somewha nervously at first but when he caught sight of the members of his family, his face lighted into a smile. Without further ado, the task of se lecting the jury was begun. Deming B.

Smith, a retired umbrella manufac turer, was accepted and sworn as the first juror. MEDAL CONTEST. Prizes Won by Miss Lockwood and Mr Shouffler. The medal contest held in the Firs Baptist church last evening was a de cided success. The program was car ried out as announced except a few changes in the musical numbers.

The contest for the silver medal was very close, each of the contestants ac quitting herself admirably (al showing splendid training and ability) The decision of the judges gave firs place to Miss Lockwood, who rendered "The Two Fires." In the oratorica contest, Mr. E. E. Shouffler was given first place and Mr. J.

W. Shield second. Both orations were splendid efforts and showed exceptionally mastery of subject building, expression, of thought, and pleasing oratory. The German vocal selection by Miss Sif- ferd and the selection from the opera "Bohemian Girl," rendered in Swedish by Miss Melander were exceptional numbers and the solo by Miss Shockey was beautiful. The instrumental numbers by Misses Hutchinson, Leep-er and Daniel were very fine and well received.

While the judges wre making their decision Mrs. Bertha Hunt delighted the audience by reciting "That Old Sweetheart of Mine." There was a good attendance. GROWS BETTER. Flood Situation Improved at Louisivlle Today. Louisville, Jan.

23. A decided improvement in the flood situation of the Ohio river was noticed today. The riv er began to fall soon after midnight. MADE IT A MATTER OF CASH WESTERN RAILROAD MEN AND THE DISPOSITION OF CARS. "What's It Worth?" the Answer to Inquiries About Car Supplies, According to Seattle Testimony Seattle, Jan 23 Evidence in dicating that lumbermen have been paying money to railroad employees to have cars "spotted" on their tracks was Introduced before Interstate Com- i vie here in Ottawa and continue in' col ection business.

The action against me has been prompted by jealousy." Mr. Phillips submits a list or busi ness men who are among his regular clients. Two of the local banks are on the list. Among the business men are W. S.

Williams, G. D. Wilson, Dr. A. Haggart, Carl Brandel, George Pier- sel, the Davenport-Lathrop company, the Franklin County Hardware com pany, the Ottawa Hardware company, A.

P. Elder, Dr. V. E. Lawrence, Dr.

F. C. Herr, Watts and Craln, W. A. Rogers, Will Chenoweth, J.

Zellner, P. Flora, C. D. Crane Gardner P. Walker, and Felix Sons.

Not one of these. Mr. Phillips claims, is in the least dis satisfied with his work and never has a suit been brought for them without their instructions. "If I have violated any law," said the attorney today, "I ought to be dis barred. But I have violated norm and will be cleared of the charges against me.

The charges are mainly made by an attorney from whom I have repeatedly tried to collect debts which he owes. In that I have been unsuccessful and he is trying to get even with me in this way." -Various members of the bar have charged for some time that Attorney Phillips has repeatedly courted disbarment by his practices. BACK AT MR. MOORE Kansas Has Weather Figures She Wants Explained. Wind Has Blown Less Last Seventeen Years Than In Previous Seasons The Rainfall Is on the Increase.

Washington, Jan. 23 Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, will have to back up on his claim that the climate in Kansas has not changed in recent years. A few davs an declared that there was no more rain fall in Kansas now than thirty or forty years ago, and that there was Just as much wind out there as ever. The Kansas university has run a weather bureau for the past thirty-four years.

Representative Scott today received the weather records of Kansas covering that period. For com parison purposes the thirty-four years period was divided into two periods of seventeen years each. The records show that the average annual blow of wind for the last seventeen years was 15,000 miles less than the average annual blow of the previous seventeen years. The records also show that the average annual rainfall for the last seventeen years was three Inches greater than the average annual rainfall of the first seventeen years. Ex-Chancellor Snow, in a letter Inclosing the record, declares that the wind had so moderated in recent yezrs that the old Dutch windmill near the state university, one of the old landmarks of Kansas, had to quit business.

WOULD RUN STATE FACTORIES OKLAHOMA RESERVES RIGHT TO OPERATE BUSINESS. Prospect of a State Oil Refinery 'influences the Action Taken at Guthrie Today. Guthrie, Jan. 23. The constitutional convention today placed an amendment in the bill of rights, granting the state the right to engage in business, industry or to exercise right of com mon carrier.

The amendment was In spired by the probability of the establishment of a state oil refinery. AUTO RACES. Gasoline Car Won the Touring Car Event at Ormond, Florida. Ormond, Jan. -The twenty-mile touring car event today was won by L.

H. K. Perlman in a fifty-horsepower gasoline car. The time was twenty-two minutes and thirty and four-fifths seconds. ALL FOR FIRST DEGREE.

Charge of Murder Sustained Against Jefferson City Convicts. Jefferson City," Jan. 23. In. the Cole county circuit court last night the grand jury in the case of Harry Vaughan, George Ryan and Edward Raymond, the convicts who murdered Prison Officers Allison and Clay In an attempt to escape from the prison In November, 1905, returned a verdict oi guilty of murder in the first degree against all three of the men.

The jury was out only a few minutes br fore a verdict wa3 reached. This i3 the third time the men have been tried snow in east. Warmer. merce Commissioner Franklin K. Lane at the hearing into the car shortage question.

Charles E. Patten, president of the Reliance Lumber company made the statement in the course of his exami nation. Mr. Patten had been given some facts showing that there was an appar ent discrimination in the distribution of cars at Tacoma among the mills. "How do you account for this dis crimination?" asked Commissioner Lane.

"Some of them were buying cars." "What is a common salutation among lumbermen concerning this pur chasing of cars?" asked Austin E. Griffith, who was conducting the examination for the lumber men. "Well a very common salutation among lumber men 'what Is the price said Mr. Patten. "The price of cars runs from $1 to $5 per car.

Some weeks ago the superintendent of our Tacoma mills saw a very large car being switched around He asked the conductor if we were go ing to get that car. The conductor asked him how much it was worth to him. The conductor said it was worth $10 to him and we did not get the car." MUSTASK STATE PERMIT The Court Rules on Great Northern Stock Issue. The State Wins Victory in the Action Brought by the Attorney General to Restrain the Issue of Bonds. St.

Paul, Jan. 23. In district court today Judge Hallam signed an order enjoining the officials of the Great Northern Railway company from mak ing the proposed increase of worth of additional stock, or from issuing the same or part thereof dur ing the pending litigation, without first making application in writing therefor to the Minnesota railroad and warenouse commission ana securing its approval thereof. This is a vie tory so far for the state in the action brought by the attorney general to compel the railroad to recognize the state railroad and warehouse commis sion before issuing stock. The Great Northern claimed that uh der its original charter it could issue stock at -will and that a law granting this power to the railway and ware house commission was unconstitution al.

ELECTED CURTIS. A Joint Ballot Completed Legislative Work Today. Topeka, Jan. 23. The legislature today in joint session ratified the election of Charles Curtis as United States senator.

The vote was taken by the two houses separately, yesterday. Bailey Formally Chosen Austin, Jan. 23. The legislature in joint session today formally reelected United States Senator Bailey. Cullom Is Chosen in Illinois.

Springfield, 111., Jan. 23. The legislature in joint session today formally i o-elected United States Senator Cul lom. Warren In Wyoimng. Cheyenne, Wyo.f Jan.

23. Francis E. Warren, was today formally elected United States Senator by the legisla ture in joint session. KNIGHTS MEET. A District Session of the K.

P. Order in Ottawa. About forty representatives of the Knights of Pythias order, delegates from the eighteen lodges comprising the second district, gathered at K. P. hall last night in the annual district convention.

District Deputy Moidle, of Kansas City, Kansas was here to address the meeting. Topics of interest to the lodge and making "for the good of the order" were discussed by the delegates present. The knight rank degree was conferred last night upon J. Scott an Ottawa candidate, and a banquet followed the conclusion of the work. The place of holding the next convention of the district will be chosen by the district deputy.

PERSONAL MENTION. J. A. Hanna, of Ottawa, Illinois, was here this morning on his way to hisold home at Williamsburg. Mr.

Hanna lived at Williamsburg about fifteen years ago. Walter Pleasant returned this morning from Lyndon where he has been to see his brother, J. M. Pleasant, who is very sick. Mr.

Pleasant was somewhat improved this morning. President Sends Congress a Special Message. SENATE SALARY RAISE All in or None in, the Vote Taken Today. No Support for Proposal to Limit Benefits oa Few Washington Notes. Washington Jan.

23. The president today sent a message to congress urg the desirability of legislation to help American shipping and trade by en- uraging the building and running of lines of large and swift steamers to South America and the Orient. The senate has voted down the amendment limiting the proposed sal ary increases to the vice-president. speaker and members of the cabinet. The interstate commerce commis sion will begin a series of hearings the first of next month in the Central West on complaints filed from that section.

On February the commis sion will sit at Oklahoma City and hear cases. Senator Flint has succeeded In get ting a favorable report from the sen ate committee on irrigation on his bill to protect the people of Califor nia against the Salton sea. Representative Dalzell of Pennsyl vania said yesterday that he intends to organize a campaign against the abolition of nine of the eighteen pen sion agencies of the United States The house committee on appropria tions has reported a bill appropriating for onlr nine of the present agencies and the members of the committee de fend the action on the ground of econ omy. Mr. Dalzell says that it would be far more economical to pay all pensions from Washington and- will take the stand that all the present agencies should go if any of them be abolished in the interest of economy.

Representative Longworth, of Ohio, offered an amendment to the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill in the house appropriating $500,000 for the acquisition of proper sizes and buildings in foreign capitals 4o be used by the embassies and legations of the United States. "No salary paid to any official of this government should be so large," said Mr. Longwrorth, "that the office should be sought for the money to be made out of it, and on the contrary no salary should be so small that men of ability, learning and patriotism should be deterred from taking public office. The test of fitness of any man to hold public office should be his intellectual parts, not his financial NEW YORK'S EX-GOVERNOR. Mental and Physical Decay Have Seized ex-Governor Higgins.

Olean, N. Jan. 23. Former Governor Higgins mind is clouded this morning. He is weakening gradually but surely.

MR. PHILIIPSJIIHIS DEFENSE NO LAW VIOLATED BY HIM, SAYS THE ATTORNEY. A Statement on the Disbarment Proceedings Brought Yesterday, by the Defendant. A. S.

Phillips, against wnom charges have been made by members of the local bar, announced today that he welcomed an investigation by the committee appointed by the court yesterday morning. Mr. Phillips says that he has kept within the bounds of the law in his practice and that a fair investigation will show that he is entitled to practice in the courts, the same as the other attorneys. "I have built up a large business here," said Mr. Phillips, "and have today thousands of dollars on my books for collections, which I cannot get to.

I have been successful in making collections because I have used money to do my collecting. I try to collect debts from people, and if they show a disposition to be fair, I help them. I have loaned them money to make payments taking their notes for the money. I have never brought a suit without first trying to settle the matter without fbing to a and have taken hundreds of notes. I represent nearly every business house in Ottawa and they will say that they have been satisfied with my work.

In the case where suits have been, brought, they have been brought upon the orders of my clients. I welcome this Investiga tion and shall fight for my rights when I not say, if they did. Otto Inman, twice convicted of the murder of his cousin, Elza G. Jack eon on the night of February 16, 1903, and sentenced to death for the crime by Judge Smart, was Monday after noon granted a full pardon by Govern or Hoch. The first news of the granting of the pardon was brought to Ottawa last night when the Kansas City plug ar rived.

On it was Otto Inman and his father, Thomas Inman, of Bedford, Indiana. The two and Fred Inman at once entered a hack and were driven to the home of the latter. Inquiries directed at the men were not noticed The first intimation thatthe father of Otto Inman and his brother were working for a pardon, was Monday morning when the two men went to 'Topeka. On Saturday, Thomas Inman went to Lansing to see his son and taking the two events and putting them together, there was a sugestion that some work was being done in the behalf of Inman. Thomas Inman refused at the depot to state where he was going, Monday morning, although he stated freely where he was going Saturday morning.

Yesterday morning he left Ottawa again for Lansing with the full pardon of Governor Hoch with him and with the intention of bringing his son to Ottawa. Again he evaded the questions as to where he was going. Is a Physical Wreck. Otto Inman is a physical wreck. When sent to the prison, three years ago last September, he was a healthy looking young man of twenty years.

I --'today he Is sickly looking and a mere of his former self. About the evddle of October he was stricken tth paralysis and was sent to the pris mi hospital. There he remained until when he was liberated. The paralysis affected his whole body, in measure, although he Is able to use jjhis right arm to some extent. His 1 7 speech was not affected.

He sat this afternoon in a chair at the heme of his brother and greeted relatives and friends as they gathered In to see him. Among those who called to see him this afternoon was W. J. Jackson, at whose home he staid in the Parkinson neighborhood and whose gun was the one with which Elza Jackson was killed. Inman greeted his uncle gladly and expressed his pleasure at seeing him.

How the. Pardon Was Procured. Thomas Inman, the father of Otta Inman, left Bedford, Indiana, his home, January 15th, to make an attempt to gethis son out. He carried with mm a statement signed by every man in the-, court house at Bedford showing thhe was an esteemed citizen of (itat place and in addition had many the governor to give the case consideration. On Saturday, he went to Lansing to see the son and there found him in the hospital as he had been notified.

Then he went to War- den Haskell and got a statement from I that official, recommending that In- i man be pardoned. The prison physi- i clan also made out a statement show-.