| Show MORE electrocution A case argued before the supreme court GOULD TALKS ABOUT he claims not to have control of the atchison Atchi aon topeka sante fe indian troubles washington nov 22 special the case of the japanese murder furrio sentenced to to death by electricity in new york was argued before the supreme court yesterday sherman who was counsel for Ke minler represented juario basing his application for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the execution of kemmler demonstrated that electrocution is not an instantaneous and painless death and violates the provision of the federal constitution forbidding cruel and unusual punishment sheriann Sher iaan spoke at length the newspaper report about the death of hemmeler Kem he asserted there was grave doubt whether artificial arti fical electricity generated under the present con editions invariably causes immediate death sherman was frequently interrupted with questions by justices field and brewer when the former suggested that persons had been killed in a short time by accidental contact with electric light wires sherman narrated the case of lineman who did not die for some time although receiving a shock 2500 volts attorney general tabor of new york state lepird tie declared the kem aler case proved it was a practical execution law and settled the whole of constitutionality As he understood it either banging or electricity had too much cruelty in it to euit counsel goald in tha Itch iBSon tomeh santa fe NEW YOEK nov 21 special gould was asked this morning in reference to the report that he had pot control of the atchison topeka k sante fe railroad he said the report was erroneous although he admitted he owned a considerable portion of atchison stock he said the pacific and atchinson had entered into am agreement with reference to the future business policy of the roada they had agreed that neither shall build any competing roads into the territory of the other without a full understanding and the sanction of the other with reference to rates on transcontinental lines gould expressed confidence that the agreement between the presidents would be renewed and maintained within a short time under the situation nearly all the roads interested favor a restoration of rates it only remains for the bankers to call the presidents together it was learned today that a meeting of the principal stockholders of the union for the re organization of the board of directors will be held next week it is under glood charles francia adams will retire and be succeeded by sidney dillon the new board of directors will include kussel sage jay gould alaxander orr and henry R hyde the new board intends to appoint some young active railroad man as vice president and general manager whose headquarters will be at omaha the person to be selected is not yet determined upon but an endeavor will be made to secure a young man of abundant railway experience and the highest capability the vanderbilt people admit that gould has got control of the union pacific one of the parties named as a director said the board would soon be reorganized sohn D rockefeller working ith gould brought taft change about he refused to speak about the future policy of the board in regard to the northwest traffic agreement some cremi wyo 22 social in the upper house of the wyoming legislature a report was read which contains sena tionne against late ter rit erial auditor M K grant the report ia of a committed coMmit teo appointed to examine the auditors accounts and it is follows we find that far the entries appearing in the books of the auditor as charges against the detate that there are vouchers Tou chers on file in aid office presenting itemized accounts against the state and in one instance it being a claim against the state for the sum of for furniture alleged to hive been eold by deputy auditor C W Stew artto M N grant as auditor vve find that the bill is not properly itemized and therefore recommend that your honorable body will cause the same to be investigated we also find certificates of indebtedness having been aued against the state by the auditor in his own favor as well as in favor of his own deputy 0 W stewart and charging the books against the auditore audi torB contingent fund due the auditor for the last six months amounting to over it not beina our province to pass boon the legality of the actions of the auditor and the certificates so issued we would therefore recommend that your honorable body appoint an investigating committee and that all the accounts now app oaring on fila in the auditors office against the state of wyoming and for which of indebtedness have been issued by M N grant while auditor be carefully examined before any appropriations may be made for the payment of the same THOMAS B ADAMS WM A the report was referred to the committee on ways and means tic concordi Coc cordi til NEW koy 20 special the new cruiser concord on her trial trip made as high as eighteen knof an hour against a strong tidal current she has proven to he the gunboat gun boat yet built for the the splendid speed showing the concord tailed to develop the requisites horse power ane failure is adne directly ta trouble in the second hour of the test with the after feed pump starboard and the leaking of the after boiler the trial ended there were two to three inches of water on the floor of the fire room A rupture occurred in the nipple of the side pipe leading to the after air pump notwithstanding this leit is estimated that the concord developed nearly thirty two hundred horse power the test will probably not be accepted as official tale of voe noy 22 special upon the arrival of the santa fe from the east this morning a plainly dressed lady with ft refined manner mado her way to the ladies waiting room of the union depot leading two email children whose crebb bowed a mothers care aa abon aal the first bustle of arrival was over ahe approached depot policeman curtis and asked to be directed to a cheap bat respectable boarding house that she had but little means and desired to top in pueblo and obtain work her story is the same that has been told time end again perhaps with some slight changes but the same old story of mans duplicity with woman as the victim nine years ago she married a young mechanic of dodee city kan for four years the t train were as happy as mortals could be when a shadow was thrown athwart the sun chine of their domestic tranquillity it was another woman ahe was youns handsome and coquettish the husband and father succumbed to the amorous glances of the young woman and fell at first secretly then careless of being observed and finally openly the wife and mother remonstrated vainly she plead for herself for her children for his honor but be reviled her while caressing the siren it was finally too much for the poor woman to bear she was made of sterner stuff than a suicide she had her boys to protect to educate to rear into upright and honorable men she could not do this and stay in the town of the dishonored hearthstone so got together barely enough for the wants of her children and herself and came to pueblo leaving the husband in the sensual smiles and guilty embraces of the wanton she will ba taken care of here Chi cagos conr hondred Ho adred nov 2 idl chica gos will be at john B drakes annual game dinner which takes place this evening at the grand pacific hotel asilea far europe NEW YORK nov 22 special miss marie of chicago sailed for europe tc day to sped the winter with her sister the baroness von bew hanse NEW YORK nov 22 special the ions anticipated opening of the magnificent new house of the manhattan athletic club will take blare this evening only members will participate as the big public reception will not take place until early in december the members of the club took their last look this afternoon at the old houss on fifth avenue which now ceases to be a resort for the bearers wearers of the cherev diamond balsa fer his fenre NEW YORE nov 21 special JL cablegram from europe states that henry villard who has been in germany for days visiting his daughter who is attending school in berlin sailed for new york today to day to eiyo his large and carried interests bis personal supervision his friends here claim that he made every effort in his power to avert the failure of his brokers decker howell co while others crit icse him severely alleging that if be utilized the resources at his command the financial troubles of the firm would not have occurred mr villard has interests in germany now which are regarded as important aa he has in america hi bister BOSTON nov 22 special minister washburn who had been spending a few weeks at home in sailed for switzerland today to day till death doth them part nov 22 special miss mary daughter af judge and mrs samuel and john henry young of liqua piqua 0 were married at noon in the presence of a a distinguished company the ceremony took place at the mansion theatrical advertising agents NEW YORK bov 22 the theatrical advertising agents association of america will be given a benefit entertainment tomorrow to morrow night at the standard theatre it was only recently that this organization wa formed and its object is to promote the int erasta of one another in the work of advertising their respective houses the agents meet weekly compare notes discuss various matters and thus are able to do a great amount of work that it would be otherwise impossible to accomplish indian situation griffins serious Se rions OMAHA nov 21 special A special to the bee from pine dideo reports af fairs temporarily quiet though intense and uncertain general brooks is anxiously awaiting instructions from the department at washington due before he left omaha as to whether or not he shall interfere with the ghost danes this dance is now going on at wounded knee sixteen miles northeast of porcupine thirteen miles north while scouts who have come in report that a band of copper faces appeared at a point only nine miles to the north the indians are dancing with rifles strapped upon their backs the indiana dancing at wounded anse announce openly that if iho soldiers attempt to take little wand jack bed cloud a son of old red cloud big road and little boad away as there have been thoughts of doing they will cut off the soldiery ears and otherwise maim them every officer on the ground and especially ally those high in authority look boon the situation as very critical to be still more explicit is to say the officers consider con it nest to probable that six or eight thousand indians may sweep down 01 the agency at any moment nothing but a miracle could then save us from austers ousters Ou fate says a prominent officer and I 1 hope to god he added reinforcements will arrive before tho red devils make their break the indians heie insight seem exceedingly friendly and are trusted by all but it is well to keep in mind that blood is thicker than water red cloud who has been and is still sympathizing with the new christ fanatics is here instead of being ou at the ghost dances he continues very sullen being keenly watched A false move and he would be in irons he seems thoroughly bent on producing an uprising rising ship Rii lirey between loncoa aid cardiff LONDON nov 32 special the latest idea favored by many leading engineers and practical men is that of a ship railway between london and cardiff Cor diff by which coal and other merchandise can he carried bir william I 1 lewis and other magnates of the district are devoting themselves to arranging the preliminaries in aries the principal oal of construction would be it is thought an improvement on any previous undertaking of the kind ample funds for the project have been guaranteed like sensation LONDON nov 22 something like sensation has been caused at aldershof aldershot Alder shot by the of an order from tbt war office that the whole of the new magiline magi zine rifles which have been within the last bew months to the try at home are to withdrawn from the regiments proceeding edine on frozen service the new arm being replaced by the reissue of the martin henrya which were ago oe turned to the ordinance stoves oas french him T PARIS at midnight last night nuns of france of the order of the sisters of charity founded by st vencent de paul were free that is that their views were at an end hav expired by limitation the aims were then free to leave their cony nta if they were so disposed and to enter society and its amusements all theae thousands however at 7 this morning joyfully resumed the chabina which had just fallen off forever had they ao willed the bisters of charity have to renew their bowa varly |
