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THREE ARE SLAIN
WOMAN SHOT AND BABES
CLUBBED TO DEATH NEAR
ELGIN, ILL,
ENDS SEARCH OF FIVE DAYS
"Coroner Declare Victim War Slain
by an Assassin Manny Sltep, th
Husband and Fsther. Collopsee
Under Strain.
Elgin. 111.. April it Discovery of
the mutilated bodies of Mrs. Maud
Sleep, wife of a farmer living m
milne west of Elgin, aud her two chil
dren, aged two and four years, tn the
bottom of a dry cistern on the farm
uncovered a grewsoms murder mys
tery, which is baffling police authori
ties and resident of Elgin. Mrs. Sleep
had been missing since last Monday.
When found ahe was lying In a crum
pled heap with her babies beside her.
with four bullet wounds In the chest
and neck, while the children's skulls
had been smashed, apparently with
the butt end of a revolver. Their
heads were almost severed from their
bodies.
Revolver Found Baid Wall.
A revolver with one chamber emp
' tied was found beside the well, while
.a blood-stained ax lay In a woodshed
adjoining the house. No other clews
have been discovered so far.
Immediately after the woman's body
had been taken from the cistern and
the bullet wounds were found, Coroner
Norton communicated with the police
officers and detained every person on
the farm. All others who are known
to have been on the place within the
last week will be placed undr surveil
lance. Since Monday Mrs. 81enp and the
babies have been missing. Two daugh
ters, aged eleven and nineteen years,
have led the searchers night and day
and have hunted over the entire coun
tryside. The husband, Manny Sleep,
has been laboring under a high nerv
ous tension, which made a wa'cli ever
him necessary. ,
Find Bodies In the Cistern.
A revolver found near the cistern
first directed the searchers to the spot.
Looking down, the first of the men
saw the bodies and shrank back with
a cry. Others hurried forward and
the bodies were taken out
The children were brought up first.
Their bodies were stained with blood.
The theory that the mother had killed
them In a fit of montal derangement
.md had committed suicide after drop
ping them in the cistern was immedi
ately advanced.
Suicide Theory Abandoned.
When the bodyjnf Mrs. Sleep was
drawn up and"ne four bullet wouuda
were discovered the suicide theory
was abandoned
"It teems we are face to face with
a terrible murder," said Coroner Nor
ton. "I can make nothing out of it.
Well have to wait until we find more
clews."
Mrs. Sleep left her home Monday
evening after making a few remarks
to a hired hand.
"I am going to take a stroll around
the farm with the children," she said.
"Tell Ida to get supper."
Mrs. Sleep left with Orvllle, aged
two years and Sarah, aged four. She
was not seen after that time by any
on so far discovered.
Family Begins Search. .
When dusk came and Mrs. Sleep did
not return Ida, the eleven-year-old
daughter, and her father started a
March. Calls for the mother remained
unanswered. They visited the envi
rons of the farm alone and then called
In the neighbors for help. The search
proved futile.
Throughout the night and the next
day they searched for the mother and
the children and then the husband's
strength gave way. As time went on
hi nervousness increased.
Members of the searching party be
gan their hunt for more clews aa soon
as the bodies had been drawn up and
laid out on the ground beside the cis
tern. FRIEDMANN IS NOT LIABLE
Treasury Department Discover No
Law to Prevent Serum Treat
ment for Pay.
Washington. April 21 Dr. F. T.
Frledmann ha not violated the pub
lic health law by bis action In treat
ing patient at Providence, R. I., for
pay with the remedy which he claim
a cur for tuberculosis. The treasury
department ha studied the question
informally and ha found no issue be
tween lbs government and Dr. Fried
mano. FLYER KILLED IN ILLINOIS
Otto W. Brodl t-ee Lire wins
Machine Turn Turtle) Fifty
Feet From Grwimd.
Clearing, 111., April St. Otto W.
Brodle, aa aviator, was killed , when
hi aeroplane turaed tsrtle and fell
from fifty feet above the ground.
Brodl' machine struck tba ground
via th Held where tba ' last Gordon
Bennett cup race was started.
Urge Revival f Reciprocity.
Washington. April II. Walter
tfcotl of Kegina, premier of Saskatch
ewan, la In Washington urging a re
vival of th Tart. Canadian reciprocity
agreement II declare that, th
poopl of western Canada want rct
Brociiy and that It was beatea by th
easterner when th Issue was tip
two year ago. "Reciprocity Is bound
U com," declared Mr. Scott
MAY PUNISH THE MAN
WHO HIT CONGRESSMAN
Representative Sims, Attacked by
Charles C. Qlovtr, a Banker,
to Tak Action.
Washington, April SI. Representa
tive Garrett of Tennessee conferred
with Speaker Clark and looked up
precedents preparatory to bringing
the attention of the house to the as
sault upon Representative Sim by
Charles C. (ilover, a local-banker.
Mr. Glover, In public statements,
admits he struck Representative Sim
on the face twice. Garrett declared1
the Incident should not be permitted
to pass without notice from the
house.
"J find In looking up the prece
dents," said Mr. Garrett, "that there
Is ono case In which the house took
action In an assault upon a momber
as a result of statements made on the
floor by that member. It was In
Jackson's administration. Repre
sentative Stanbury of Ohio In a
speech criticised Bamuel Houston, a
former member of congress and for
mer governor of Tennessee. Houston
was aroused by the remarks and lay
In wait for Stanbury near the botan
ical garden, armed with a hickory
stick. When Stanbury approached
Houston attacked htm. Houston was
arrested, tried 'before the house and
reprimanded."
Mr. Garrett contemplates submit
ting a resolution tn the present case
when the house meets.
"I know nothing about the merits of
the controversy between Mr. Sims
and Mr. Glover." said Mr. Garrett,
"but the constitution provides that
members of congress must not be
held personally accountable for state
ments made on the floor in debate',
and an assault of this character can
not be left unnoticed"."
BILL WILL UNSEAT' SOLON
Passage of Gerrymander Measure Add
ing New District in Ohio Creates
an Upheaval. ,
Columbus, O., April 21. Creating an
additional congressional district ' in
Ohio, legislating out of office several
Democratic congressmen and dividing
the state into 11 supposedly Republic
an and and 11 supposedly Democratic
districts, the house and senate have
passed the Kulton congressional ger
rymander bill.
Under the provisions of the measure
Democratic leaders say that the fol
lowing Democratic congressmen will
be gerrymandered out of office by
changes in their districts:
Stanley Bowdle, J. D. Post, W. G.
Sharp, E. R, Bathrick, W. B. Francis
and either Robert Crosser or Robert
b'SK.iby.
The only Republican to lose out will
be Congressman Frank B. Willi.
Governor Cox favor the bill and
will sign it.
BRITISH ENVOY IS ON WAY
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice, New
Ambassador, Starts for New
York.
London, April 21. Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring-Rice, the new BritlBh ambassa
dor to the United States, left London
to sail for New York on the Car
mania. "I shall assume the duties of my of
fice aa British ambassador immedi
ately on my arrival in Washington,"
he said before hi departure, "and my
family will come on later."
The staff or the United State em
bassy, Iady Poncefote and the duke
of Devonshire were at the railway
station to take farewell of the ambas
sador, who succeds James Bryce at
Washington.
Mrs. E. H. Harriman sailed for
America on the same steamer.
REVERE'S RIDE IS RECALLED
Lantern Hung In Belfry of Old North
. Church by Descendant on
Anniversary.
Boston. April 21. Miss Pauline Re
vere hung a lantern In the belfry tow
er of the "Old North Church" In ob
servance of the midnight ride of her
famous ancestor 133 year ago. Mis
Revere, who is only fourteen year
old, took part In exercise held at th
historic cburqh in celebration of th
' eve of the battle of Lexington. Long
. fellow's poem, "Paul Revere' Rid,"
I was recited by Prof. Charles T. Cope-
land of Harvard, Bishop William H.
Lawrence spoke on th significance of
a peaceful Patriot' day, and th
church bell peal out patriotic tune.
Official of th state and city Joined
In the observance.
' Last of Famed Triplet.
Greenwich, Conn., April 11. Th
death her of Mrs. Hop Trower All
corn, th last of triplets born In, Eng
land eighty years ago, and named
Faith, Horn and Charity, 1 an
nounced. Charity 11 v to be only
fifty-two year old. Faith died at th
age of seventy-four. Th three wer
born In Hereford, Sussex county, Eng
land, tn 1133.
Ask Protest n Tariff.
Buffalo, April II. The chamber of
commerce ha decided to call mass
sneeUng at which a delegation will be
selected aad sent to Washington to
protest against som featur of th
tariff bill. Both th milling and th
neat-packing Industries of th stat
are threatened. It I stated, la a rea
tatloa adopUd by th hoard f directors.
THAT TIRED FEELING
ii jTswr . uwii p TmBr
SON !S GRIEF. REIR
WILL MAKE J. P. MORGAN RESID
UARY LEGATEE ARTER OTH
ERS ARE PROVIDED FOR.
WIDOW IS GIVEN $3,000,000
Ann Morgan Receives Similar
Amount Should She Marry and
Leave Children th Principal Will
Revert to Her Children.
New York, April 21. J. Pierpont
Morgan is the chief beneficiary In the
will of bis father, according to facts
made known here from authorltiv
sources.
. To Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan, the
widow, is left the Income of $3,000,000
for life, the- principal on her death to
revert to the estate. In addition Mrs.
Morgan also get the use for life, of
the Morgan residence at 219 Madison
avenue, as well a the country place
at Highland Falls, N. Y.
Anne Morgan Given $3,000,000.
To Miss Anhe Morgan a similar
monetary bequest of $3,000,000 Is
made, the income from this amount to
be paid to her during her life. Should
ebe marry and leave children it Is pro
vided that the principal on her death
shall revert to the children.
But should she die unmarried or
chlldloss, the full amount of tlie prin
cipal, it is provided, shall revert to
ih'eldttaxy-elVo ZJi-p v K
tlons would It be possible under the
will for Miss Morgan's husband t in
herit the money.
To Mr. Herbert L. Satterlee, for
merly Laura A. P. Morgan, and Mr.
W. Piereon Hamilton, who was Juliet
T. Morgan, the income of $3,000,000 is
devised separately, with the proviso
that upon their deaths the full sum
In each case shall go to their children.
Employe Are Remembered.
For the rest, two employe of Mr.
Morgan who served him faithfully and
upon whom be relied particularly
Miss Belle da Costa Greene and Mrs.
Ada Thurston have been generously
remembered. Miss Greene and Mrs.
Thurston served Mr. Morgan la his
wonderful library.
Phillips, the valet, who had been In
Mr. Morgan's service for fifteen year.
$15,000. To each of the household
staff In the employ of Mr. Morgan for
more than five year the sum of $1,000
is bequeathed.
The son 1 made th residuary lega
tee. Not even the members of the fam
ily, to whom the will has been read,
know the extent of the fortune which
Mr. Morgan left. No accurate; esti
mate. It is said, can be made until
after the estate has been appraised,
the work of which, unofficially, i al
ready under way.
W. R. NELSON IS UPHELD
Kansas City Editor Sentenced to Jail
Exonerated by Report of
Commissioner.
Jefferson City, Mo., April 21. Wil
liam R. Nelson, editor and owner of
the Kansas City Star, was found not
guilty of malice in the publication of
th article for which he was adjudged
guilty of contempt of court and sen
tenced to a day In Jail last February
by Circuit Judge Joseph A. Guth
rie. Tba article Itself was "substantially
true," and nnles In th court's opla
lodtthat article In Itself 1 contemptu
ous" the petitioner should be dis
charged. These wer th finding reported to
th supreme court by Its commission
er In th case of Charles C. Crow of
Kansas City.
PLAN FOR G. 0. P. CONVENTION
Republican Lander to Demand Com
mittee Call Meeting Nxt .
FalL
Washington. April $1. Formal de
mand on th officer of th Republican
national convention next fail for revi
sion of th party's rules la expected to
result front conferences among lead
ers. It Is understood Senator Cum
mins and others active with him are
taking tep to bring about a national
gathering. Reduction of southern rep
resentation and cholc of national con
vention delegate) under stat primary
laws ax reforms sought
FIVE ARE FOUND GUILTY;
USED MAILS TO DEFRAUD
Promoter and Former Official of In
ternational Lumber and Develop
ment Co. Freed on Bail.
Philadelphia. Pa.. April 21. The five
promoter and former officers of the
International Lumber and Develop
ment company were found guilty of
using the mails in a scheme to de
fraud. A sealed verdict was submitted
to Federal Judge Wllmer.
Thosj convicted are: John R. Mark
ley of Chicago, chief promoter of the
company; Islah B. Millar, his partner;
Charles M. McMahon, former secretary
and treasurer; William Armstrong, Jr.,
former general manager, and Colonel
Alfred G. Stewart, a director and com
missioner. James Scarlet, chief counsel for the
defense, made an appeal for an arrest
of judgment for three days in order
that a motion for a new trial could be
filed. Bail was then entered by the
convicted men in the sum of $15,000
each, pending the outcome ofc'lhe ap
peal. MRS. STORY HEADS 0. A. R.
New York Woman Wins by Majority
of 101 Mrs. Horton Is
Second.
Washington, April 21. Mrs. Wil
liam Cummings Story of New York,
head of the conservative faction, was,
elected president general of the so
ciety --"'..U3uTaughters of the Ameri
can vj.ui..uii. "defeating Mrs. John
Miller Horton of Buffalo, the adminis
tration candidate, on the third ballot
The vote stood Mrs. Story 600, Mrs.
Horton 449.
Seven vice-presidents general were
also elected including Mrs. Thomas
Kite of Ohio, Mrs. Rhett Goods of Ala-
f.g:M.i.it"n.a
Mr. William C Story.
bama, Mrs. Allan P. Perley of Penn
sylvania. Mr. Ben Gray of Missouri,
Mis Harriett Lake of Iowa, Mr. John
Swift of California and Mrs. John Din
widdl of Indiana.
Th election came after three day
of constant balloting during which
time Mr.' Story gained steadily on
each ballot
SENATOR CRANE IS HONORED
Parade Two Mile Long I Held In
Dalton to Celebrate Hi Home
coming. DaKon, Mas., April 11. Thousand
of person from cities and towns tn
western Massachusetts attended th
home-coming celebration and reception
to former United States Senator Win
throp Murray Crane.
Mr. Cran reviewed a parade two
mile long of delegation from vari
ous part of Berkshire county, com
panies of militia, school children aad
Dalton citisaua. Later in th day
bi was presented with a loving cup.
Th town was decorated with Amer
ican flags, bunting and plctare of th
ex-senator.
1 1 if I vJ
UAH TAKES HAND
TELEGRAPHS GOV. JOHNSON RE;
""QUEST TO SJGN NO BILLS IN '
VIOLATION OF TREATIES.
CALIFORNIA IS HESITATING
Antlalian Bill Are Put Over Until
Latter Part of This Week Bishop
Harris Fear for Peace Between
U. S. and Japan,
Washington, April 21. Secretary
Bryan telegraphed to Governor John
son of California requesting him to
withhold his signature from any antl
alian land legislation passed by th
California legislature which might be
in violation of treaties between th
United States and Japan.
Fear for Peace,
San ' Francisco, Cal April 21. A
cablegram from Tokyo, received by
the Japanese American, a Japanese
newspaper here, describes the mass
meeting of Japanese and American
missionaries over which Count Okuma
presided. ' The message refers to the
address of Bishop Harris of tho Meth
odist Episcopal church for Japan and
Korea, whose cablegram to the legisla
ture was the subject of comment in
the senate. Bishop Harris wept while
speaking and said he believed his
forty years' work for peace and good
will between the United States and
Japan was to be undone If the Cali
fornia legislature did not modify its
attitude.'
Allen Land Bills Put Over.
Sacramento, Cal., April 21. Further
action on the antt-alien land bills pend
ing before the California legislature
has been deferred until the latter part
of. this week. This decision was
reached because word was expected
from Washington in relation to the
protest of the Japanese government
against possible Infringement of the
treaty rights of Japanese citizens in
this sitae. Reports of the popular agi
tation in Jupan over the proposed ac
tion !n California provoked consider
able comment about the legislative
chambers. The violence of these pro
tests as well as the inquiries as to
the effect of the proposed bills upon
other alien interests in California led
to the belief here that President Wil
son might find it expedient to Indicate
his view or suggest a course of ac
tion tending to relieve the situation.
Gives Motive for Postponement.
"If the position taken by the Japan
ese is what cable dispatches contain,"
said one of the senate leaders. It
seems inevitable that some word must
come from Washington soon without
waiting for the passage of a particu
lar bill by the legislature. For that
reason and in view of the widespread
Interest that has sprung up in Califor
nia, it was thought better to postpone
any 'further consideration of the mat
ter until next week."
The postponement applies also to
the various amendments to the bills
that have been offered and discussion
of these has gone over, too. A poll of
the senate disclosed an overwhelming
majority In favor of an anti-alien bill,
but scarcely a handful of senators In
dicated a wish to Include in it provi
sions foreigners of foreign corpora
tions controlled by persons eligible
to citizenship. The campaign in be
half of European investments tn the
state, It was asserted, had begun to
be reflected tn the change of opinion
among individual members in this re
gard. According to Senator Thompson,
who drafted the original comiultte
substitute in the senate, the only bill
acceptable to the Japanese would be
one placing all alien on a par. A poll
of the house shows that such a law
could not be passed.
In case no word comes from Wash
Ington, It is regarded as certain here
that a law dlrected almost solely
against th Japanese will be passed,
with clauses exempting all European
corporations. Only seven members of
the senate have declared themselves
against auch a bill.
Wilson Discusses His Attitude.
Washington, April Jl. President
Wilson Is keeping In close touch with
the situation both In Japan and Cali
fornia over the proposed alien land
legislation. He read with Interest the
dispatches from Tok? describing pop
ular feeling against th bills and stud
led the text of th pending measures,
a well as a synopsis of similar law
n New York and Texas. Th govern
ment must of necessity refrain from
Interference with California while In
th , process of legislating and could
not make its attitude known to inquir
ing nations until th hills were passed.
He added, bowevet, that If any Im
pression had been circulated In Japan
that th administration here had be
come Indifferent to th development
In California, such a view was unjusti
fied and that judgment as to th meas
ure should be withheld until they are
fraally framed and passed.
Girl Killed In Auto Accident.
Hammond, Ind., April 21. Losing
control of th autrmoblle owned by
bar mistress, Mrs. John Common of
llan Dean drove it Into a ditch and
th car was overturned on both worn
sa. Miss Dean was Instantly killed.
Mr. Commons was Internally hurt,
' Carlson Win B. A. A. Marathon.
Boston, April II. .Frits Carlson of
Cooke's gymnasium, Minneapolis, won
th B. A. A. Marathon her. Tim,
I:3i:14 l-i. Bockaloxls finished ec
ond. His Urns was 1:17:1 J I-a. Har
ry Smith of New York unutud third.
His Urn was :!t 4-.
KENTUCKY DUEL
RESULTS IN TWO DEATHS AND
WOUNDING OF FIVE STRAY
BULLET KILLS CITY JUDGE.
1
Rew Over Woman With a Carnival
Company Start Trouble Crowd
I Stampeded. ,
Wetea hpiptr t'nlon News anrlc. '
Franklin, Ky. In a pistol duel here
City Judge I. H. Goodnight and Will
Taylor, 45 years old, were slain, and
James Taylor, 23 years old, son of
Will Taylor, was fatally wounded,
while four others were' slightly wound
ed. The Clifton Kelly shows, or Car
nival Co., have been showing at the
fair grounds here for a week, and it
as at the conclusion of perform
ance when the shooting began. James
Taylor had an altercation with one
of the showmen over a woman, who
appealed to Sheriff Robert Gossett for
ptotection. The sheriff threatened
young Taylor with arrest and quieted
him for the time. Young Taylor, how
ever, found his father and related to
blm his experience with the sheriff,
whereupon the elder Taylor went gun
ning and at sight of Qossett opened
fire with a big revolver.
PUBLIC TIRED OF
MILITANT TACTICS
London. The tide was turned on
the suffragettes, nnd Hyde park, here
tofore a popular meeting place for the
followers ot Mrs. Rinmeline Pank
hurst, probably will not be a Mecca
for advocates for the ballot for some
time to come. At oant the suffra
gettes had plenty of evidence that the
public has tired of the militancy, and
only the protection offered by large
bodies of police saved the women from
the hands of the angry mobs. At
Brighton the suffragettes were chased
off the esplanade and took refuge in
a neighboring; lioune. This was sur
rounded by howling thousands, who
bombarded the place with Btonee and
smashed every window. In defiance of
the ban on meeting at Hyde park the
Women's Social and Political union
attempted to carry on its propaganda
there. Londoners had anticipated that
such attempts would be made and 2(i,
000 assembled at the suctomary meet
ing place.
MAYOR SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS.
Paris. Kugene Prosper Pirou,
mayor of Oentilly. who was charged
with an attempt to murder two aged
women near Chantllly some time ago,
has been sentenced to 15 years' impris
onment. The motive alleged was rob
bery, it being claimed that Plrou bad
lost heavily in speculation . on the
bourse.
CINCINNATI MARKETS
Corn No. 2 white 62 63c No. C
white 61V(&62c, No. 4 white 58660c,
No. 2 yellow 62 63c. No. 3 yellow 61
61V4C, No. 4 yellow 680c, No. 2
mixed 61 (& 62c, No. 8 mixed 060V4c,
No. 4 mixed 67694c, white ear QW
62c, yellow ear 60 63c, mixed ear 61
62c.
Hay No. 1 timothy $17.50318.
standard timothy $16.50 17. No. 2 tim
othy ,15.50 16, No. 3 timothy $13.50
(ft 14. No. 1 clover mixed $16.6017.
No. 2 clover mixed 14.5015.5O, No.
1 clover $12. 50& 13.50, No. 2 clover
9.6011.0.
Oats No. 2 whit 38c, standard
white 37 43" He, No. 3 3636c, No.
4 white 34&35c, No. 2 mixed J 50
35feC, No. 3 mixed 3435c, No. 4
mixed 33(&'84c.
Wheat No. 2 red $1.1101.13, No. 3
red $ 1.04 0j 1.52. No. 4 red 86c$l.
Eggs Prime firsts 16 Vic, firsts
15Vfec, ordinary firsts 14Vc, seconds
13V4C.
Poultry Hens, heavy (over 4 lbs)
13c, (4 lbs and under) 15c, young stag
gy roosters 12c, old roosters 10c,
springers (1 to IVi lb) 3040o. (2 lbs
and over) 2025c; ducks (4 lbs and
over) 16c, white (under 4 lbs) 13c;
turkeys (8 lbs and over) 17c, young
15c.
Cattle Shippers $7.358.25, extra
$8.08.40; butcher steers, extra 8D
8.25, good to choice $7.50 7.0, com
mon to fair $5.25(7.25; heifers, extra
$8.-5, good to choice $7.60$jP8.15, com
mon to fair $5& 7.25; cows, extra $6.73
7, good to choice $6.256.75. com
mon to fair $4.25(6.15; cannera $3.50
4 4.25.
Bulls Bologna $7 7.50, fat bulls
$7.257.75.
Calves Extra $7.7508. fair to good
$6017.60, common and large $567.25,
Hogs Selected heavy $9.H)&9.25.
good to choice packers and butchers
$D.20 .25, mixed packers $99.20.
stags $5.60 7.60, common to choice
heavy fat sows $608.60, common to
choice heavy fat sows $6fj8.60. extra
$8.60. light shippers $7.85y9. pigs (100
lbs and less) $4.&0?j7.75.
Clipped Sheep Extra $5.60, good to
cholc $506.40, common to fair $40
4-76; wool sheep $4.8006.60.
Clipped La in bit Kxtra $7.60, good to
choice $707.40, common to fair $5tf
6.76: wool lambs $88.M; spring
lambs $88.10.
FIRE IN JEWELRY STORE.
Terr Haut. Ind. Kir la th art
JeparUnent of the Swope-Neuf Jewelry
Co. caused a lost of $25,000 and for a
time threatened aa entire squar la
th business section. Fireman were
hampered because of th lateos heat,
but finally succeeded tn confining the
bias to the three-story building. Th
damage was wrought In a large stock
of On cbloa, heavy silver plat an4
art goods. Tk merchandise la th
front part of th star srss Dot dsn
aged except by water.