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XI. OTTAWA, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1907. NO. 54. The Weather.

SE THAT HAN OJ sure of 250 pounds is maintained in two -sixteen inch mains to Ottawa and I an enormous pressure is maintained at HO ME JURORS HAVE THEY POWE date on the can 'would limit' the Kansas packers to state business entirely until the national law fcompels til date to be printed on -the can so 4hat all Interstate business shall foe under the same regulation. Community Can't Under- stand the Governor's Act 110 INQUIRY WAS MADE HERE No One Was Consulted As to the Pardon. Facts About Inman's Illness Not Submitted to Any Local Inspection. A great deal of astonishment has oeen expressea since tne news was circulated of the pardon of Otto In man by Governor Hoch. An action that would under different circumstanc es have aroused most bitter protest Is tion that Inman is fatally ill, and help less, but there is yet a good deal of curiosity to know why the pardon was issued so quickly, and why no one in this community was consulted about it.

Judge Smart, who tried and sen- tenced Inman, knew no more of the proposal to pardon him than did any body else in the community. Attor ney Pleasant who tried Inman on be half of the state, and ex-Sheriff Cost! gan, who arrested him, heard nothing of the pardon until Inman was brought here, a free man. There is no tenden cy among any of the people who have discussed the action today to deal rad ically with a situation that may only involve a little generous treatment to a man near death, bait it is believed that charity to Inman could have been practiced just as fairly If the request for a pardon, accompanied by a full statement of the facts, could have been referred to somebody here who was familiar with tiie crime Inman committed. It is not even certain that Inman is fatally ill The community has heard no reliable statement on this point, further than the report that the prison Phicans had saW so. Even Inman'.

relatives are said, to entertain some hope of his recovery, and Fred Inman was quoted today as saying5" that he expected his brother to recover. Compare It to the Sells Case. Ottawa happens to be the center of a great deal or interest in the case of Willie Sells, for whom a pardon has been requested repeatedly, and always turned down. In recent applications for the Sells pardon, Ottawa people have taken a -prominent part. They have always ibeen disappointed.

The governors have refused pardon applications because the people of Thaw Trial Made No Selections Up to Noon. PRISONER'S MOTHER ABSENT Strain of Yesterday, Proved Too Severe for Her. Public Excluded from Court! Room Today Talesmen Questioned by Jerome New York, Jan. 2. None of the confusion so apparent yesterday marked the opening of the second day of the Thaw trial.

Today the police had the situation well in hand. Newspaper writers and jury tales-anenl again filled every available seat in tjie court room ana the public was barbed. Hialf an hour before the session op- InttS the court room, again modestly drcissed and her features obscured a Jieavy veil. May McKenzie, an ac tress, followed closely. Then came Mr.

and Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie. tT 'J, TJV, I auu aiiumer uiutuer, juswui Yv Thaw came 'later. The mother of the accused and the Countess of Yar mouth were not presentl The strain of yesterday was too much for the prisoner's mother, and the countess was suffering from a cold. Thaw was called to the bar at 10:45.

As he walked briskly by his relatives the smiles which marked his appear ance yesterday were missing. His wife leaned forward to nod to him. Thaw greeted each of his counsel in turn and then sat facing the first talesmen called His eyelids seemed to move heavily as though he had -not restea wpII last nltrht. The morning session of the Thaw trial ended at 1 o'clock the selection of any additional jurors. Mr.

Jerome asked each talesman In turn if he would be influenced by the so-called higher or unwritten law to the exclusion of the actual laws of the state as they would be laid down by Justice Fitzgerald, inere were none to say he would not accept the court's ruling on all questions of law. On the question or Insanity as an excuse ior crime, air. jerome explain ed to each talesman that the law ex cused only those persons who were la boring under such a defective reason as not to know the nature or the quali ty of the act committed, or even to know the act was wrong. The talesmen said that in this, too, they would be guided solely by the court. The usual percentage of talesmen who declare their conscientious scru ples against capital punishment was missing today.

On the other hand, ev ery talesman examined said he had formed or expressed an opinion in the case. All admitted, however, that their opinions were based on newspa per reports and these had been so con flicting from time to time as to make their opinions susceptible of change by actual evidence Rain or snow and colder tonight and Friday. brought by the federal government in xne lcu mates circuit court in the Japanese school question. The resolution as adontftd oarrips an apropriatior of $10,000 for the employment of special counsel. Assemblyman Grove L.

Johnson, aur thor of the resolution, said the feder al government attempting to in- fr'nse rights of me state The trade of the Orient is their song," he; said. "Before the rebellion it was, 'well lose the trade of the south Let trade of the Orient ffZTT! ..1 okUb ui yaniuiuia IU 9CIUC IIS VV 11 I school question: "If the president has his way," con tinued the speaker, "the state will be come a mere of a centralized I power and the dream of Alexander Hamilton will become true." A white Esquimaux dog escaped from a crate, at the express office this afternoon, and after giving the office force a long run disappeared. A reward is offeredfor its return to the office. GUTHRIE HAS SMALLPOX Pest Breaks Out, in GOTtstitll- tional Convention. Prisoners in the Jail, Under the Con ventibn Hall, Were First Afflicted, and Now Members Have the Disease May Move.

Guthrie, Jan. 24 A smallpox epidemic has broken out in the city jail, located In the basement of the hall where "the constitutional convention is assembled. Several members of the convention have the disease, among them Johnson, the floor leader of the majority There is some discussion about ad journing sonyention to another town. So, far disease is not in a ser ious the members are con-1 siderably excited over spread. Hhl ANK llllH HULUUhr wwavaw HOUSE MEMBERS WANT HIM TO DELAY TAKING NEW JOB.

The House Indian Bill Is Said to De mand His Attention Until lits Fi1 nal Passage. Washington, Jan. 24. Speaker Can non wants Senator Curtis to remain in the house until the Indian appro- priation bill passes 'both branches. speaker and decided Curtis should day he will be requested to withhold the presentation of his senator tif-i-ato nnMI tno nrrnco I nm Fin ts out of the way.

It is pointed out that while Curtis could take his seat in the senate before that body takes the bill up for consideration, he could noti with DrODriety oppose the senate amendments as he could if he were a-house conferee, rne senate wouia resent a new member "butting in" suddenlv. Senator Curtis will announce his Testation as congressmon to Govern torTOch by teleCTam. Senator Curtis yesterday announced the appointment of Miss Dolly Curtis, his sister, -as clerk of his senate com- mittee, and the appointment of Colo- nel W. W. Smith of Topeka as messen- ger to his committee.

Colonel Smith teriv tn -Senator Burton. 'Senator Curtis does not Know at present vrtiat committee he will be assigned to. Miss' Dolly Curtis left for Washing ton yesterday afternoon and Colonel Smith will leae today. THE AUTO RACES. A Gasoline Car Won the Hundred-Mile Test Today.

Ormonrt. Jan. 24. The one hundred-mile race for the Minneapo- lis cup at the international automoDue tournament was won today by Blake- ly, with a seventy-horse-power gaso line car. The time was one hour, twenty-six minutes, and ten seconds.

WILL CONFISCATE. Cincinnati Officers Issue Orders for Flood Relief Supplies. Cincinnati. Janl 24 -Mayor Demps-ey has-issued orders to iliepolice to con 1 fiscate food and fuel where needed to relief; and where dealers attempted to I extort unreasonable prices. Those at I temDtlns: extortion will be arrested, I I hi Kansas uity, tne enu or tne line.

Millions and millions of cubic feet of gas are sent through these mam moth pipes every day and supply thou sands of homes in Kansas City, Tope- ka, Lawrence, Ottawa, Baldwin and in fact all of the towns along the Hue, with fuel. Already this year there have been several breaks along the line as a re sult of the heavy pressure on the pipes. Of the six large engines, two run by steam power and the other four are gas engines. The heavy pressure has worked a hardship on the Iola company which has been selling the Kansas Natural company' om the north field. Ist summer none or tne Dig engines were in operation and a large amount of gas was used from the Iola north field.

Now that all of the six big en gines are at work, the pressure 1s so great that the north field wells can not force gas into the lines bu the pressure" from the big line forces the gas back into the wells. II a Dumo station is established north of Iola, this trouble will be avoided and the north field company can again sell the Kansas Natural their gas. ALL CALM, SAYS SHONTS No Friction Any Where tO Cause the Resignation. Just Saw a Better Job and Took It With the President's Consent Shonts Arrives in Kansas City Today. Kansas City, Jan.

24. Theodore P. Shonts, who is to speak here tonight, arrived this- morning. To the "Asso ciated Press he said his resignation of the chairmanship of the canal com mission includes that of President oi the Panama railroad and the steam- ship line Continuing, Mr. Shonts said: should -not have resigned at all if the president had not consented in ad vance.

The president realized that the opportunity presented in the of- fer of a new (position was exceptional and that I might do much better for the New York people in assuming charge of the intenborough railway. The canal work has passed the crea- tive stage. It can and will go right ahead successfully under the direction of Jolm Stevens, the chief engi- neer There was no friction in com- missIon or -between me and any other departmeilt the SOME STAHQ BY PHILLIPS BUSINESS MEN SAY THEY'LL HELP THE DEFENSE. Disbarment Proceedings Start a Mer ry Talk Among Attorney's Enemies and Friends. The attorneys who filed the disbar ment charges against Attorney A.

Phillips, stated today that the evi- QciiCc was ready and wuum ue uic- i i v. sented to the committee, promptly They expressed the belief that there was sufficient evidence to warrant a disbarment. The appointing of a committee to make an investigation of the charges, for nearly all the business men, at some time, and a good many of them are taming auout ue utecumsa are tavorauie to Dcllu It was said this morning by a merchant tnat mere would be a movement on ioot among the business men to stand behind the attorney in the fight to disbar him. Gardner P. Walker was one of the mer chants who is in the movement to as sist Phillips in making the fight.

Mr. Walker said today that he would go 6" in for raising a purse for fighting the case to the end and that there would be many others to do the same. A. P. Elder, who has employed the collec tion attorney extensively, said that he would do anything he could to help in the fight.

Dr. F. C. Herr said that he stood with Phillips in tho matter and would render what assistance he could Others while not expressing themselves as to the course they would pur sue, were of the opinion that Phillips would-get help. OBEYED ORDERS.

California Youth. Shot the Girl When She Told Him To. Fresno, Jan. 24. John J.

Jackson, an employe of the undertaking firnf, last night in a fit of jealousy shot and killed Susie Pearson in the presence of her father, a locomotive engineer. He had attempted to shoot a man who took the girl to the theater, but she jumped in front of the latter, exclaiming, "No, shoot me." Jackson 4 then shot and afterward kill ed himself. A Democrats See a Chance in the Primary Bill. SUNDAY FIGHT IS INTENSE Both Sides Flood Legislature With Petitions. Dairymen of the state jx wim Jtsoara 01 Health Secretary.

Topeka, Jan. 24. Specal Correspondence. For the first time yesterday the democrats made a "ten strike" in the house of representatives when the resolution to Investigate the charges against Z. G.

Hopkins, a Topeka newspaper man was passed. rr ine newspapers some montns ago made the statement that Hopkins was on the pay roll of the state treasurer and that he had drawn several hun dred dollars in the past year under the title of assistant bond clerk, chief bond clerk, and other titles connected with the treasurer's office, and that during all the time he was thus em ployed he did not render adequate ser vice to the state, but retained his po sition as a reporter for a Topeka pa per. The other day a resolution was introduced by Davis, of Bourbon coun ty, a democrat, calling for an investiga tion by a house committee into the facts In the case. When the resolution came up for hearing yesterday a coun Iter resolution was introduced to in vestigate the past life of Representa tiVe Davis. This was promptly tabled by the hoUse, and a motion was made to table the resolution to investigate Hopkins.

The motion to table was lost, A large number of democrats voted for the resolution, although the vote was not unanimous among the minority members. Enough republi cans voted for the resolution to carry it. r.ome of them in explaining their votes stated1 that the party could not afford to smother a resolution of that kind coming from the democratic side because of the capital that wyuld be ligation should be welcomed by the re puDiicans. The democrats may score again this winter when the primary election law comes up for It Is understood that the democrats will all favor the primary bill. Should the.

measure be passed by democratic votes that party will make the most of it in the next campaign, and some of the re publican leaders are solicitious that enough republicans may vote against the measure to give the balance of power to the democrats. The dairymen of the state are "mixing it" this week with Dr. Crumbine, secretary of the state board of health. Dr. Crumbine has prepared a bill which Representative Stone has intro- are objecting strenuously to this meas- ure.

mey are wunug iu nave a biatc dairy inspector whose duties it shall be to supervise the dairies of Kansas, but they pbject to be placed under the supervision of the state board of health. Some interesting hearings have been held, and the debate at times between Crumbine and the butter makers has grown very interesting Incidentally some interesting state- ments have, been given out with re- snect to the dairy products. It is said that last year the amount of the out- put in Kansas was more than 17 mil- lions of dollars, equaled only by the corn and wheat interests of the state. Another Interesting fact Drougnt out by the hearings on the Crumbine bill is that only a small proportion of the iro9 nrnHnnt i Rnld in th State. of i 1 1 ii iif is uuuci lixc jui iouiohuu ui the national pure food law because it is inter-state business.

The dairymen feel confident that they will be able to defeat the Crumbine measure and have adopted, instead a law providing for a state inspector. William -Allen White, of Emporia, "took a look" at the legislature yes- lterdav and investigated the progress made by the people's lobby. Tne Pure Dill was lip for hear ing before joint meeting of the nouse and. senate committee Tuesday reh The wholesale interests of the state were represented and all of them expressed approval of the pure food bill as finally amended, which will be "Introduced in both houses bill conforms to the national pure food law. The wholesale dealers of 1 the state are favorable to the provis I ion of the 'label on the can but.

the I packers of state object to the date 1 of packing until the measure becomes la general one. They argue that the Many petitions are arriving day in behalf of the anti-Sunday "bai-ball law. The bill Is still In comrnU ta of the whole in fthe housed On Taes day it was discussed 'by the commitU but action was deferred until yester day. It is predicted tJiat the bill wll! pass the lower housed but, its "fato to the senate is still a matterfor "conject' ure. Petitions are read in the hou every morning praying for the paJ sage oj.

me measure, ana no legs than 10,000. names have already "appeared urging the enactment of the; fclll lnt( law. Few petitions have been'recel7 ed in the senate, "but not many, 3 The battle has not opened that branch of the legislature because th bill has not reached the senate' The house is in no hurry to" pass tlx senate resolution calling for" an investigation of the railroad receipts by in state board of railroad commission--ers. The resolution is as the (Continued on page TAKES A LID TO ENGLAND C. M.

Sheldon to Preach Tern perance in England. An Invitation to Show Great Britain How Kansas Keeps Down the Liquor Traffic A Great Campaign Is Planned. Dr. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, the author of "In His Steps," received a message yesterday from the United Kingdom Alliance, a temperance or ganization of Great Britain; asking hla to come to that country' at once to assist In the big temperance 5 crusade which that organization is 6w- launch Ing, by lecturing throughout the coun try on the benefits Kansas 'has derived from prohibition.

Thealllance ha been laying plans forMhis campaign fox a number of months and several months ago- obtained' Dr. Sheldon' promise to go there and help In the temperance crusade whenever it should be launched. Since then he has kept in touch with the plans of the but he will, be able to start for England until about March 15, 'which is the date on which he plans to sail from, New Dr. Sheldon will be in England four months, according to present plans, and will devote that time to speaking and lecturing in the Interest ot the temperance reform. HOT DOIIE WITH BAILEY YET TEXAS ANTAGONISTS FILE NEW CHARGES AGAIN STSEATOR, Settlement of Claims Through Senator lal Influence Is Alleged in New Declaration.

Austin, Jan. 2i Following his formal re-election to! the United States senate by (theitegisiature.v in Joint session today, the' 'investigation committee conslderedr'iie'- charges against Senator Joseph yv -Bailey, preferred by Representative Cocke, which declare that Bailey, while holding his office as sehator, secured the settle ment of claims ifor persons interested in the live stock and has obtained government concessions for pri vate interests of lands in Indian Ter ritory. The new charges -will, be filed with ,1 LEVEES BREAK. Mississippi Threatens-. Lands Near New Orleans.

New Orleans Jan. -breaks have appeared theMssIssippi river levee near Fort St. JPhiUp, seventy-flTC miles south of herer. The fort is in lit tle or no danger, -being protected by a second levee which almost entirely encircles the orficattoii.j Jt OiiE COWBOY TO SIX MEXIGAI1S BUT THE ARIZONLAN KILLED HIS ENEMIES, AND ESCAPED. Hot Fight onthe 'Mexican Borderr as the Outgrowth of a Race Feud" Douglas, Jan.

24-aV southern Pacific camp eight miles from Mon tezuma, Sonora, Mexico, Bert Seeley, an Arizona yesterday shot and killed six Mexicans in a single-handed combat, and then 'escaped. The fight the Outgrowth of a grudge of long standing between tho Americans and Mexicans the community where the crime was Several other members, including committed were against a pardon. In Chairman Sherman of the Indian com-th Inman case, the people of the mittee talked matters over with the community where the crime was com mitted were given no chance to know stay In the house until the bill is fii-that a pardon application was pending, nally passed. When Curtis arrives Fri The talesmen were asked if theyjnas createa a great aeai oi tans. VnoW Thaw's frlpndss or White's, or the street Mr.

Phillips has done work Those who have seen Inman are in- clined to think that he is very badly rtT WM'on coon rv a iHoro ronnrf or i-iv yesterday Inman seemed to fulfill the claim that he was helpless and near to death. It is well known, however, that paralysis has often been success- fully shammed, to defy experts for a oonsidera'ble length of time. Ottawa people wouia not De unreeling enougn to say that Imnan is doing this, but they know that such a thine is oossi- lt wou seem that -before the pardon was issued, the community might have had a chance to know what Inman.a condition Comment tloday has not been radi- cal, Ibut there is a general opinion that the governor acted with unwar- ranted haste, and unfairly to the community, in not first taking the matter up twith some of the officers uia nave oeen aepenaea upon to require nothing more than fairness to ai no. the community and Inman, in giving opinion on a request for a pardon. The Character of His Crime.

The county has had numerous mur ders, but none more deliberate nor the one of which Inman was twice convicted. It is on this account that the sudden and unconditional issuance of a pardon has provoked criticism, and it is likely tnat taovernor Hoch will be invited to explain the case. CALIFORNIA MEANS TO FIGHT STATE LEGISLATURE ARRANGES FOR JAP SCHOOL TRIAL. Some: Bitter Words Against Government Intentions, in the Session at Sacramento' Yesterday. Secrameato Jan.

as sembly has passed a concurrent reso- lution instructing the attorney general to represent' the state in the suit I I i nv nn a onnnectcd with the case. They ere asked whether they were on the thf Square roof garden the night turj the tragedy, if they had friends In Vittsburg, or if their sympathy or emo lions would affect their fair minded- ness. STRIKE COAL AT MADISON. Twelve-foot Vein of Coal Found by Gas Prospectors. Emporia, Jan.

24. A 12-foot yein of bituminous coal has been struck at Madison, in a well in which It was hoped to find gas or oil. The coal is free and clean, and contains a large per centage of oil. It was found at a depth of 2,000 feet. Indications are that it is one of the thickest veins in the state.

SIXBIG ENGINES PUMP OUR GAS i AN ENORMOUS PRESSURE KEPT pN LINES FROM PETROLIA. yZit of the Engines Was Started Sat- urday, at the Pumping Plant at Petrolia. An' Iola account gives eome interesting facts regarding the way Otta- wa Is served with gas. The National Gas company's big pumping plant at Petrolia, is now running full blast The last of the six big 1,000 horse power engine was started last Saturday and now a pres- I 1.