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11. '-Jieait, on Nr'h GORMAN TO TRY DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST FRISCO In th circuit court a' Mt. Vfrnon, I-awrenra touniy. will be tiled tomorrow the llO.nnr) dumnKi nult of Mra. Mary K.

Gray aalnal the Krlmo for the death of her Melvln Gray. Tha' petition nlliiren that on Keiteniler 7, aa Mr. Gray waa driving nrroM the Frlaco traik two mllea amithaeat of Mnrionvllle, a' train atrut'k the TPhlrle In hit be wan and that Mr. Gray sustained fatal Injuries. Il la ulleied that the bell waa not ruriR nor whistle sounded to give warning of the approach of the train.

O. E. Gorman la at-iimcv for the plaintiff, nnd goes to Sfc Vernon for the trial. i O'Bryne was brutally thrown off th train. The Judge held that there waa not conclusive evidence enough show- Ing as to how the man mo? His death of any responsibility af the railroad Schmook was attorney for plaintiffs.

B. f. Mann represented the Frisco. i ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY ADMITS PAYING FOR NEWS DISSEMINATIONS Washington, 16. Admission was made today before the special house committee Investigating the charges of Representative Llllcy of Connecticut regarding' the legislative methods of the Electric Boa.t company, that jnoney had been paid by the Electric Boat company to certain newspaper men to prepare an1 distribute news concerning submarine boats.

This testimony was given by Charles S. McNelr of this city and attorney for the Electric Boat company. McNelr, entered, a general denial that hit company had ever paid for the dissemination of news wirn the purpose of Influencing legislation or for creating a. wrong lniprealon In the publio mind. He'also denied that a general press buread was maintained by the Kec- trlc Boat company or that as rar as knew the company has spent MM Covers Southwest Missouri Like the Ozark Sunshine.

10 A Progressive Newspaper with the Big Subscription List WITH TKSKEV3. FIRST EK CHCULAT1IOH. FIRST EH ADVSRTaSEHS. FIRST EH EVERYTH3HS. VOLUME XVII.

NO. 66 TUESDAY MORNINQ. SPRINGFIELD, MARCH 17, 190S. LARGEST CIRCULATION. PRICE FIVE CENTS mmmm Wife Obtains Divorce From Husband Who Is Held For Abandonment a -i i (i.

Iti1 It it I. kjrd, iil. r. for Ma thc-o l.v-r Yi l.li'l" lie. kA'l, llij.l'li'i i Hot man.

tU' -t -v'li (i Mr tiii-ii'ii I In i 'H o'cl Mt In il had k'Hiit. iil 4 Ibe jj'wtn It i ii-" It 'ii an I a-ai'if 'f hie'l-aii-t (iii.iuil i tiell v. 'y 'ii 1 1 -i i ii' I .1 Jmo I A ll'H i I1-- la a- I XV litmlil at1 a' 'V of Ii Il I of I' -i iy I. -V h'. f.u tt.I.eti lull'! W.K ll(tfl-i to ih l-- A 1 ei iI ott nn 'Ilt Ul I J- l1- klt'd'S iii lie I t.iH I'ii Koi 1 niyiy 'r i'h th 1iai I' Klvrn CHINA CONCEDES EVERY DEMAND MADE UPON HER BY THE MIKADO M.i 1, On titd-M ii -Li Did Japanfi" at'-am-t Mii'n, aii In r'briiaiy.

K.t.i ni th-it aim mi'iaii'iiH I an! kthiii ti. 1 1 miii 'ti'OiiiiHM' rv -I r-lna-i'd Tl J.H..iii.m Sliia a bnUlid an1 la Tut rilnra Wfre rulnct rhlnc 'ili fi 'J aiilulv. tw Icviih HBdT mhkll Ilia alftMH'r niifd aif bumlllniltit; In lo i'ilMi. Hhf tvtry ni limn- 'by Jmi.hii. rtlu' rot only th" pi, Mirer "nJ Ftittit-'1 'inu" Kid bit to punl-li thn i tn und i '-'I iviuciii of an Jtidonnity, Him of ahlrli at a "tiica b'tween th vlvmy of i and the Jaaiii connil.

n. i 'ti. In IV I'll, WAGNER DETERMINED TO STAY CUT OF BASEBALL March 10 Hnna Winner "i lints retired from biiseball fnr this season, at loaat, reciilvod a loitor iiy from Prfutik-iit Schllchter of I'liiluilelphla Union leaKiiu club ro.ii.iining an offer of 110,000 to play lth that team thij season. "I will not consider tba offnr at all," WatriKT. "This turn of 1 10,000 Irani PlttHbtirg lookg brtt to me tlian that of uny one MOTTO AGAIN WILL BE PLACED ON GO'LD COIN Wawhinfftqii, March- 16.

Tho whole today's session of the house was devoted to the consideration of bills uinler ant-pension, of the ruiea. A num fctr wre passed Jncluuing one the reatoratlon of the- fotto "In God We- Trust" on American clae, and another hic.reuaing the ef-'wncy of'tne insdical department pi fie army. ADMIRAL EVANS READY FOR A Masdalena Bay. Lower California, March 12. (fly 0.

S. cruiser Buffalo Ran Diego, March. Rradr fnr it nnAi be i.hdivui.i. at. HUH, II ,1.

1 hording to the declarations of all commanding officers, from Reur Atn1ral Evang dowBj and wU)1 tliree four feet of heavy armor belt show-ta red abova the blue of the placid xmihern waters', the Amerifan fleet of sixteen modern vessel-. 'W Into' Magdalena and exchadKlug coHriesiea with the yitiian aiuhoHties, Represented' by RanBinea of the' Southern Dlvls-, Lower Galirornltt, prepared for the annual record spring lol HI7II Ol tfTlllMlt. ilia' rliik- would be mM til M'on lhl tiiijhl i in I tl i-iloU ilill.liwti 4 Hi in I Ml. uf Atiorny I 3 MISSOURI PACIFC IS EXTENDING ITS TRACKS l' I i ril'B f'lhtl- i I i I-1 ifl- iin-l ki b. ii ii 1 1 i I tcini Mi 'llllClntl I tit- iu' l' i l-af tii U'l'f ill lll ifti 'h" I will 'H ritir to ih t-HI- i ') II 'H "l('l.

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K'inn-e" 1.1 nevt.il Hi. hliM.Mit iii n( r.iiiiraiiaiid by bt ml I. WOUNDED HORSE TRADER NOW IS OUT OF DANGER Frank Minor, a lire dfalfr who ahot ftvp tlnifr. by'Chatlfi B. Hit- ter in (Hint of ih' homo of Mra.

Bor-: Ilia Oinlr-y. y'i 1-Vri Birpfl. 1nt I Tliilir lty hIkIiI. Ih liiirnvliiK and if no aciloiii" MunpMniiUina arlae ha will i recti il. Minor lies hi ili honif of a at lie Hid WrM rhflita avriinc, win rf -wnl liiwifUialfljf uflcr hi" van jhot.

Tbo liri lliiilnury bearing of Rititr la aei fur next Monday In po- i lie" court. Mlnn'' phyalflnn aald yci- Ibal tin' patient will not be ablo to walk for bnti two weeka and tin I hearing will likely be poaiponod till I anch tluie as Minor rari appear In i court. i I I BIG DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST FRISCO ROAD IS WON BY-THE DEFENDANT Under Instrurtlon hy the court a Jury' at Greenfield Saturday brought In a verdict In favor 'of the'defendant in the suit of Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. O'Bryne against the Krisco for 110.000 for the o'ealU of their bou, James. The suit originated in this county but was taken to Greenfield for trial on change of venue. It was alleged that O'Bryne on July 1307, boards a Frisco train at Arcadia. to come to 8pringfield Early next morning the body of O'Bryne was found on the track a half mile this side of Arcadia.

The body was not mutilated, but there was a fracture at the hack of the head. In the petition it was 'alleged, -that SAYS FLEET IS FIGHT OR FROLIC target which is expected to occupy about three weeks. "Look at ui," exclaimed Admiral Evans, when the fleet bad come to off the little town of Magdalena in four divisions of four Ships' abreast. "We are ready at a moment's notice to begin shooting' at the targets, to go but tp.sea and fight a battle, qr to keep on with the cruise. If any one thinks we are not ready for target practice, let him come down here Enraged Father Steals His Own Child From Arms Of Its Mother Mm I.

W. Hw (f Rof'ttl-. Kkii, lifHif.l tn thi itlii riMMii thw MinMMirl rm iftc (lot vi-ijlii. h'-r hnihaii frnni litia he liiiii miitf Mnir Hy In ii.rliiifl rl, mm i.VIr I Iim ifur-i i itl I ililld Hi rt-nif fnt-'ro; CIHlM ti )i I I lit I'll'l'" riiMta't'iln 'i' fi' 'I lin' lrt niifiil in an tffurt til htkmt tll" ihlld, i-r Miii.tif lu!) t'iri- bnum fur Kt-- hvl lim.li" mi H. i i'ii- Inn (' I'lo Hii.

tii'tir ill fit- ii a'nl Mt iin iumi lulu rr -d ai, I i a ti Uilr T( h.f..'.- i f.nii! Il'ii: ilu'itifi Ij-ia. tut i'i, tin Iiii i 'H f'im t(. i ilut il nil th- tr l.in IIm In I. lu.iit. im iiiiiiii- f.ir.

l-i'v nrrt in i a qiiarn-l t-n'it Kum arc i ili i.f em. In tiMii-d 'lii fmn 1.1 fir III lllif i.f tt.lt'. fl" aa IIm' t'. i rani.t i.n lit I'1 INJURED MAN TURNED FROM FRISCO HOSPITAL IS CARED FOR BY MAYOR MAN SAVES HIS LIFE WITH KNIFE WHEN ATTACKED BY MAD BULL-DOG morrow and see II they think- we nioney for the entertainment or mem-can't hit the target lot them come jbors of. congress or othenrwho along aad take a look, at them." exert an Influence -In eon-Evans' health has greatly Improved tracts with the "iovernment lor its during the latter part of the voyage, boat, TrH Jil'ii, a atmiiutr bo ila'nn In a a run tnti by a Imlu if Imh laia nar ih nl ill frl.ii i- hli llh a' 0(ltk jutV af't'tiiiititi ani nt.

iflvt-d A ih tn bikiiia ti'H lull-t I riif I ah.li-tt mi Md lh IwH Ht iiittth r. dl ii.it diMtr uii ll tl Hr rcidin. Ii.t-m-t rlalina fc i He rlisht-of and (y a i nr. Tll I'a inm-n rn ibijr Mill i i "'d a rr and ih' a lrt a kn-rlif I (w-i ') riiiliaiikiat in an.) iMnliii-d br ii-t n'l hl Thf I'tlittn Kini'lt') li-flirril Ii' Ii Mm mi ti ib jard. h'uke and ran at Mr tilth ih" in 'una Hi anli.t Unit i for hla itin.ii Mr i1'.

hU kfilfi. frim I lit and npfiyd. IuikI rude. I At ih bull don luni(l at l.in,. M.

Fnitth Bta'il'cd Ilia br.nl" In the'tliioi Tb doR ran back In'o tin' yutd and Inter died from lo-m of 'blond. Mr. Ptnlih lieMpvfa lie woiilu' hne been biiitly Injured bad ne been wllhunt knife. BRITISH PREMIER IS VERY LITTLE BETTER Lono'on. March 16.

A bulletin Is sued today roncrrnliiR the condition of Sir Henry Campbell-Hanuerninii, premier, which mak? especial reference in the "considerable weakness" of th" patient, has caused a renewal of ant-iety uneernini; The heart trouble of the premier 'is pronounc- if that Llsuhyslnanji up to tha pre rnt time have not been able to restore this organ to Its normal artlvlty. There are still hopes that Sir Henry will recover Ms health, but It is rec-ORnlzed by. his friends that he will never again be a strong man. STILLINGS RESIGNS. Washiniitdn M-arch 16.

Public Printer Charles S. Stl'llngs, tway tendered liis resignation to the president and it has been accepted. THE WEATHER. Washington, March 16. Arkansas.

Oklahoma, ftilr, Tuesday. Wednesday. Missouri, rain and coolder Tuesday fair. A number of other witnesses were during the day and they entered general denials to Lllley's charges. These witnesses were former Unltod States Senator M.

C. Butler ol South Carolina; former Unlfd States Senator Marlon Butler of North Carolina and E. W. Creecy and F. P.

B. Sands, both of this city, all or whom are at one time or another been employed as attorneys by tne Electric company. LEADING CARS LESS THAN 200 MILES APART Ogden, March 16. The American car reached Cornnea, twenty-five mile's west of here at 5:30. m.

having made the distance In one hoar and thirty minutes. The Italian car left Point of Rocks, twenty-five miles 'east of Rocks Springs, lwenty east of Rocks Springs, at 7 p. m. Rocks Springs la 160 xulles east of Ogden. i I lraliinnit II at h- mb 'lif-w-nlpg ll 4 takm rn the' aai'ib umiiu l'i Ihf mi I'll 1 Ii- )td I'lF'-i' li-ro tn Ur mi i inuk Mil 5 i i-k.

Tln-n MaTur I'LiIu ntdtifd 1. 1 In irnHivvd lo thi ai Hit. l. Injd. Id and I tnk'-i il fr-.

in tti ibt I I (r, Smnb and l.d-in. n. PRISON SENTENCE IS ECHO OF HAU'S TRIAL Ileilin. Mar I Th Bit.t).Mi Hati trial of bit' baa be- l.mua'ii pililfr aHentlnu analn by ibe iiit-m lnn tnd.iy of llir bluM'. (.

of thw Muift tt nln nil mi Ik' on lh lll'tliuK IU M'iIiioi. K.ui IIm a irf, and. found iniil'y of the ni'ir ii, of hi -In-law. I'mu ill-lor ard Mull'oi- Haa'n alfur lu llliel in cfr'ain allured t.f a a'toini and Hi" attorney I ir Htm. In hl.

Ii lirnil' l.lnied laa Mi ll'or nin'ii the rrlm ber-t r'f, that ah l-iid Iwen erv friendly i'ii II.OI. and Mm' he lled in b.i I i.iiii Uh l.er iinnbiK. LARGEST DEED OF YEAR 13 FILED FOR RECORD The largettt deed record. In the urce of the Greone county recorder tit let year aa one placed on file yet-ttTtlay triinaferrmg' fnun jamet A tti'lerwood to Mra ClMntna OIay the Kiflmlalt lands 'fur a of ItiiiMi. The tiansfer was, tinole 'itiii time ago but wan, not recorded until yesterday.

ORGAN OF ANARCHISTS SOUNDS A CALL TO ARMS TO ALL FOLLOWERS Patcrson, N. March lfi. U-gal action will probably follow the publication of a "call to in La Question, Soclale, ieadim; of tho anarchlstB here and given wide circulation. The attention of Prosecutor Emley hns been formally to the article and he said today- he is looking up the law to see If legal steps can be taken against the editor because of the publication. Among other things, the article says: "We invite everybody to get together and arm themselves.

Seventy-five per cent hnve only a knife In the house which would cut onions. It will be a good thing for everybody to have a gun. "When we are ready, tne first thing to do Is to break Into the armory anu seize rifles nd ammunition. The next thing is to get hold of the. police station, and then tho chief of police will ask for soMiers.

"Even at that, dynamite It easy to get Twenty-five cents worth will blow a big Iron door down. We don't want PRISON CELL FOR WAN WHO STOLE SHAMROCKS J'St. Patricks Day in the thought M. Anderson as he behqld with a wistful look tne many shamrocks In the windows of a tore bt Bast Commercial street late afternoon. Andersen had not a farthing but he did want a shamrock for his button hole.

Going to the Bazaar at 228 East' Commercial street he stole several of the shamrocks on display and made off with them. A description of Anderson was furnished Offlcerj Rloe -and Harmon and he was located In a saloon. He was locked op. Anderson will be given an opportunity to explain to Judge Burks this morning. GUARDING PRISONERS.

Henderson, March IS.Webster county, tbe scene of race trouble Saturday, Is quiet, but tbe jails la Dixon and Henderson are guarded. Roosevelt Is Flayed By Tillman In Bitter Speech In the Senate M-itrh -With ran ii'iiNual fur lilnt f.t.alor Tllllnati I'ida read a of bin i- It In the in h.ih be denoinic -d the exe-rniivi. tit i ivt. tu rHidim he I'l'H'n 'I" I l.l one of ti I'l'Wt llreit atid Bildi.KK'K e-r (i. iit.i in i Hdy.

ei tili. I Hh HMor li -t i ii, Imhi on 'iU lllftt'lrtlli; tile I tiillliilttii. nl fl-'iiiir- tj i nii-tij -r ai biinlia of Vmh In the lml.il of itii.liiiia i tniaiienl er ttirtse-. fte. Tilt' re oli' ion ii.f i -a.

Th- i t't st 11 Hi aid fti- tlti tf (I't'live l.l'lli 1 nald ou lb i and. In a e. oM Ml of si''rtiinetii me nt Marlii-et a of "in I'ua Uliie "It han talitil," "JllKt for' one fir t.ie i i 'iin t.i fii in one rjtreme t.i other In 1' 7 held tli- tee-tit iv i mid own weaker an, I w.l.-r in the afri.tmi.. jnit fmalif iil nr rt voli'ioi ftv DAMAGE SUIT OVER ABRUPT ENDING ft. in ih ri'iui; ent.IT to e- araii.a' 'he N't York ii-l' for iili he wan t.

ane a o( tuKe teeth pun hated Irotu them (lid ntit I I The ra aa i.in-iil'.ed at Palter field admitted lli.lt Hie dt'tl'leln told blm they winilil inns a set of teeth for Mm. Sulterfleld id fur tin- he hud for (lie itcih. The he aAed for time In I the (It III nl ofllre and for HiiM'-t-y nulil-i ting 11- iillegeil thai when the den-' tin ptt trtuli .1 tn make the enut he left the in his mouth no long bfl to f.irget that dynamite will help to I i I i win. two or tliree us can uei a aai refusing the commission, the regiment without war. We will start agent sued him for It He claims some-when no on? is thinking anything thing oyer J100.

Perry Allen was at-abnut It. The thing is to kill the entire torney for MCrosky and EL D. Mer-force. If not, they will kill us." rltt for Murray. MAN WHO DESERTED HIS WIFE HERE WANTED ON A CHARGE OF FORGERY Leaving a week's board unpaid, Mra.

Alice Hawkins, who says her home Is at Taylor, was detained by A. R. i Van Mat re, proprietor of the Deutoa hotel. Just as she was about to board Frisco passenger train No. 9, for Mo- i nett last night and was forced' to hand over her grips, which she had 3ecretly taken from her apartmenKs at the Denton by slipping down a rear stairway.

Mrs: Hawkins was allowed to proceed on Journey. Mr. Van" Marro hurried to police headquarters and asked for the arrest jt' Robert A. Hawkins, husband of the on a charge of forgery. Ctilrf Police Lorrrcss notified Chjef Jack-1 MOTHER ASKS POLICE TO SEND HER -WAYWARD CHILD TO REFORM SCHOOL Chief of Mice Loveless will likely go before the.

county court this morning and ask that order be made sending Albert Estes, a seventeen-year-old glrL to the Home for Girls at Chilllcothe. Mrs. Mary Betas, mother of the girl, has complained to the authorities that her daughter refuses to obey Iter and that she Is learning wild The Estes girl has been staying with a family by the name of Kelley, living on tbe north side. Mrs. Estes yesterday applied.

ti JPsoaeqitlhg Attorney Self tor it warrant for her' daughter as a Keaaa of gtttlng her away from the whit ad naihered tmnrh elurlr Ih civil ar and Imme llat-tly that, after he a attorn of all acmbtane of poai-r and narrowly etn-a pd rn-Im bnie.uu waa brotucht to trial on i f)miy chartn of havint put a cntiMi-tiiiiun on the law which imaered blm to reniotij hla aertwtary (t'on'lnued on pii-rn JURY. ACQUITS WOMAN CHARGED WITH MURDER D'lhith, VInn. M.rrh K-Mr-j. If'htia V.attfwii, with ktlUnf h'-r at ChMio'm. January 14 lii.t.

tir sinmnii lukilt b' ak'i'l, a br a Jury tn div abnnt fi.it tul'in'e, Tin. eWetic aaalnrt Mra Mi'ion purely eln-antr Fhe bad a ullt-m, ft in bn hb a'lee. to ham kll'-d her hiiban-l. tlila ail out on tha Riinind Uit jjto lit waa tna anHer prom in. of BAD TEETH HAS IN CIRCUIT COURT ti I rtea'ly hii It waa prt1 tn have llnlied th twen'v timeii at the aolldta on nt the den'is'n.

He slated the tM-'h mould not mi in Ma mouth to he lift iliem at the dental onVe. SEEKS COMMISSION ON SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Whether. A. McCrosky la entitled to coinmlkjiion for effecting the tale of a piece of property for If. Murray proved too deep a problem for a circuit court Jury yesterday afternoon aid no veniici was reached.

Murray dug not deny listing the property with MoCrorky, who Is a real estate asent, nor that a sale wu made. He doe. however, deny that the sale was made through McCrosky's efforts. son at Monett to have an officer meet tha train on lt arrival there as It was hought HawK-ns would tie at the de pot to receive his wife. At an early hour this morning, he had not.beea apprehended.

Hawkins and his wife stopped at (Continued on page 10.) CONKLIN WINS. Chicago. March 16. F. Cooklln of Chicago, won the second game In tic national amateur 14-2 billiard tournament today, defeating E.

VT. Gardner of Passaic, N. by a score of 40 to 271.. Conklln't average was 13 and Gardner's 8. 23-31.

place she had been staying. The warrant was not issued. For the past year, Mra. EstM haa had tmuhtA with fce two daugBters. For the past week, the has twen regular caller at tha Humane oQoet, poIKse eonrt aod at tha prosecuting attorney's offloa' Last night, the police took charge of the girl and conducted her to police headquarters.

The girt accused mother of mifttreating her and of talking about her. Chief Loveless bad to threaten to lock her op before ahe would consent to go with her mo tier. She said the would leave this morn-lag. Mrs. Eate lives at East Licet.