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HORSE PLAY MARKS TARIFF TALKFEST DOLLIVER WANTS AD VALOREM RATE ON WOOLENS— SMOOT OPPOSES. SENATOR CARTER DELIVERS IL LUSTRATED LECTURE ON SHODDY. TOPS, ETC. Washington, June 9. —There was a great d‘-al of good humor and many pleasantries injected into the debate on woolen, the schedule in the sen ate yesterday, Mr. Dolliver b' ing the central figure. He offered several amendments and announced JCs in tention of presenting a number of otic i , appealing o republican mem ber to vote with him because he said these amendments would Justify the attitude of the republican party in advocating a protective tariff. .Mr. Smoot assisted to u laig* ex tent by Mr. Warren, who is consid er'd an expert on tin woolen indus try, defended the finance committee recommendations with regard to that schedule. Oi ( of the interesting features of the day was a lecture on the woolen ifidustr from beginning to end by Senator Cart*-: who brought for h a largt box fi!i<- ( j with samples of vari ous grades of wool. To the senators who gathered about him, be ex plained each step in the manufac ture <,f wool'n goods from he rais ing or -beep }o the making of the garment. IB familiarized members of life ato ,vith the uses of buddy, waste, noils, tops, and various grades of wool. Mr. Doliiver proposed an amend in' m hicii would assess duties on j woolen- mi an ad valorem basis, ac <o'di: g to lip shrinkage of the wool. (> b* faine involved in an argument v ifi .Mr. Smoot as to the feasibility 0 sin h an arrangement of tin- wool the latter contending it would be impossible to collect duties on that basis because American mau ufa* turers want their wool in the gieas* and hardly any two of them use tb-* same method of scouring the wool. Mmb amusement was afforded when Messrs. Dolliver and Warren became involv* and in a colloquy during which they stood within a foot of each otln r and each endeavored, to eon- j vine* the* o her of the soundness of j his opinion regarding the advisabil ity of assessing the woolen duty on the value of wool in the south. Mr. Doliiver said he would propose amendments which would carry out tins proposition, but Mr. Warren, in order to illustrate the small propor tion - I the e ntire < ost of a woolen ganm nt which is dutiable, asked Mr. Dolliver to examine the* suit which he was wearing. Mr. Dolliver said B appeared to him to he- a very good suit, where upon Mr. Wamm explained that, the doth in the suit cost only sl, while the malting aid trimming cost $42, 1 how ng Int jhe duty on $1 worth of cloth was triflhig compared with the entire' cost r.f the suit. CZAR PLANS COPENHAGEN VISIT. Isolation Causes Nicholas to Over- j come B tterness for Denmark. (.’<'! ■ nhagen. Denmark. June 9. —A| priva - and s;i,i -h from St. Petersburg! •ay - Ist' i .air will visit Copenhagen n Aagua*.. As was cabled some time I ago i. had refused absolutely to set Ids foot an Danish soil again on ac-j count of certain happenings at the castle of Fredensborg when he was j here during the reign of old King* ClirisCan. But the passing years, have -o'at-M Nicholas more and more from his family, his mother spending most of her time in this; city. With his wife in delicate health and denied nearly all communication with his f lends and relatives outside of ; Russia, the czar at last has overcome his bitterness toward Denmark, and it is said, he has now decided to mak an effort to revive the great j fain ly reunions which in the days of h - father. Alexander 111., made Fred- nsborg famous. CRETAN SITUATION CAUSES ANXIETY Pa s. June 9. —The Cretan situation is causing eon side table anxiety in Europe. The protecting powers. Great Britain. France. Russia and Italy, bate deeded to keep their en gagement to evacuate the island July 31. Turkey has served notice that after this date the island, while pre serving its autonomous regime, must retire, to the'Tmkish Hag. and she is pre"ared to go :o war on this issue. Cieei e. on the contrary, thinks an nexrtiou should follow evacuation by the '.we;'-, out the efforts of the king of G.eeoe to secure the support or the powers e this idea have, up to the present, her a unavaling. It is un derstood tha* Germany will sid-- strongly wTh Turkey in the matter. SUPERIOR SALOON ROBBED Police Baffled by Clever Work of Two S6OO T3KCn, Superior. Wis*. June 9. —The police e completely baffled by the latest saP'or robbery pulled off here. I* s >n & Westb irg’s : •' • 'or - • !ace in broad daylight. Th -1 ven I-v -v.v- summoned to the toilet rckv to wbct was the tr.atte” with the plumbing. The man tha alHd him was the only customer in the pit and he went to help Sx the leak. Meanwhile he kept up a fluent run of talk and gave plenty of tlm for a supposed pal to walk in the front door, look over the safe and walk out again with s6oo in cash. He over looked SIOO more. The crooks cov ered up so completely that there Is not the slightest clue. DIES IN CONVENTION HALL. Wife of Adjutant General Newman Expires of Apoplexy. Fort Dodge. lowa. June 9. —At the s ate encampment of the Grand Army last night, Mrs. Alice Newman cf Des Moines, wife of Adjutant Gen eral Newman, died of apoplexy. She was stricken in the convention hall, and died two hours later. The first session of the encampment was held last night with 2,000 persons in at tendance. CHURCH MOST CUT LOOSE FROM DOGMA SO DECLARES PROFESSOR FOS TER IN DEFENSE OF H!S RE CENT HERESIES. Chicago, June 0. —“It was to save the church, to defend it from its I most potent enemies, that 1 wrote the ! things which haw angered my fellow ! ministers in the Baptist faith, t had no thought of creating discord, but I saw a gr at exigency, to face which successfully the church must cast aside Tie baggage which it has nought down from unenlightened ages, while keeping only th( essence to true religion.” Ho stated Prof ssor Foster of the Fniversiiy of Chicago, author ol “The Function of K< ligion,” which caused a furore among the Baptist clergy, when asked yesterday to define the relation of his teaching to creed of the times. That the church to weather the gales of modern thought must cut loose from the dogmas it borrowed Pom past times, that it cannot retain the respect and faith of intelligent minds while clinging blindly to the tenets that belittle intelligence. Professor Foster added that he was a local Baptist and would not with draw from the ministry no matter what pressure was brought to bear upon him. POOR OPINION OF 0. S. SENATORS INCENSED AT DOLLIVER COL LEGE PRESIDENT STIGMATIZES ENTIRE BODY OF SOLONS. Durham, N. June 9. —Incensed at Senator Dolliver of lowa, because he cancelled a; the last moment an en gagement to deliver the annual ad dress at Trinity college commencement i day. President Kilgo last night from the rostrum, accused the senator of untair treatment. “Trinity college has always tried to be tair 1.0 its audiences,” said Presi dent Kilgo. ‘ and this is the first time any man has treated us unfairly . Sen ator Dolliver has hud ten days to make this announcement and he waits until tin last moment to embarrass us.” Then. after announcing tha Rev. Hugh Black of New York would de liver the address instead and stating that Senator Dolliver in the telegram re had sent in the afternoon gave physical exhaustion and tariff duties ■ -; his reasons foi declining, stepped from tlu rostrum and declared, i is alleged, to a group of friends who sur rounded him; would as soon loox to a boot black for wisdom or character as a raped States senator. 1 would not trust some of them to cultivate a pea nut patch.” LORIMER REACHES CAPITAL. Illinois’ New Senator May Cast Tariff Vote in House. Washington. June 9. —Senator- elect William Lorimer of Illinois ar rived in Washington last night. He said he did not know when he would be sworn in as senator as he had not decided whether he would vote on the tat iff bill in the senate or as member of the house. He stated that he would have a talk with Speaker Can non and other leaders today in regard to the matter. He exp-ressed the opinion that the vote would he closer in the house whbn the bill is re turned from conference than in th° senate. Mr. Lorimer declared that in his judgment the tariff bill, when it goes to the president for his signature, will be a revision downward. He will call on the president today. Ea'thquake at Copiapo. Santiago. Chile. June 9. —According to advices received here, an earth quake yesterday at Copiapo was very severe, many houses were destroyed, but there were few casualties, owing o the tact that the buildings at that place are very low. For a time resi dents cf the place were panic stricken. Presbytehlars Favo- Unicn. Hamilton. Ontario. June 9. —By an overwhelming majority the Presby i general assembly yes terday decided in favor cf a motion favoring church union. The joint commu ee, therefore, will continue tions wit. organ; unioi b view, and will p-esent a report cn question to th e next general as sembly. IOWA COUNT? DEMOCRAT, MINERAL POINT WTS,, THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1909, FRAUD ASSERTED IN DiVORCE CASE MRS. GUGGENHEIM INDUCED TO BRING SUIT BY HUSBAND'S BROTHER. FORMER MAYOR DUNNE OF CHI CAGO PRESENTS AFFIDAVITS OF COLLUSION. Chicago, June 9. —Charges f hat the decree of divorce obtained by Grace B. Guggenheim, in 1901, from Will iam Guggenheim, head of the so called smeller trust, was obtained th ough fraud and collusion, were made here yesterday afternoon and an order issued on the principals to show cause why the decree should not be set aside. Edward F. Dunne, for mer mayor of Chicago, appeared be fore Judge Tlonore with five affidavits in which the alleged fraud is detailed The decree of divorce was obtained before Judge Dunne at a period prior to his election as mayor of the city. Attorney Dunne declared to Judge Honore that he was convinced that fraud had been practiced on the court in the securing of - he divorce. The affidavits state that the woman was induced to sue for divorce by one of Guggenheim’s brothers and through an alleged conspiracy between her former husband and her supposed at torney; also that neither party was a legal resident of Illinois at the time and that she was advised by the at torney that, notwithstanding that fact that it was proper for her to make affidavit that she was a resident nt Chicago. li. P. STOCK WORTH slls PER SHARE New York. June 9. —Retirement of the company’s preferred stock was decided upon by the directors of the Southern Pacific company yesterday, to become effective July 15. Holders of the stock will have an option of accepting slls per share in cash, or S2O cash and SIOO per share in 4 \/ 2 per cent bonds, or to exchange the preferred stock for common stock, share for share. The total amount of the issue authorized does not ex ceed $100,000,000, 20 year gold bonds or debentures. The amount of the outstanding preferred stock is $74.- 866,463, and its cli\ idend rate is 7 per cent, non-cumulative. Under the terms of its issue it is redeemable by the company at 115 up to July 1. 1910. The dividend on the common stock is at the rate of G per cent, per an num. The decision of the directors had been expected for some time in Wall street, and had been reflected in the recent activity and strength in both the preferred and common shares FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. Alderman and Mayor Cited to Show Cause to lowa Judge. Des Moines, June 9. —Judge Mc- Henry yesterday issued an order cit ing Gounciimen Hamery and Ash and Mayor Mathis to appear in court to day to show cause why they should not ne punished for contempt by rea son of refusal <o reinstate Mrs. L. L. Babcock as police matron. Mrs, Babcock was discharged on charge of having placed a negro boy of ten in he '.ame bed with a white girl of t leveu. STATE DIRECTORS MEET. Members of Congregational Board Talk Business and Church Affairs. Members of the hoard of directors of the Congregational state association were in session at the Madison Con gregational church yesterday after TAFT'S TARIFF VIEWS PERPLEXING LEADERS REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT HE THINKS OF ALDRICH SCHEME—TRYING TO BELIEVE THAT SECRETARY MAC VEAGH DID NOT VOICE PR ESI DE NTIA L SENTIMENTS. Washington. June 9. —The senate and house leaders who are directing the course of the tariff bill through congress and will be members of the conference on the bill after it has passed the senate, took measures yes terday to ascertain whether there was any foundation tor the reports that President Taft would veto the bill. They have reached the conclu sion that there is no basis whatever for such renor s. Speaker Cannon. Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne individu ally have been to the white house several times in tbe past few day-; and they sc-.- that if Mr. Taft is dis satisfied wi h the course of the bill through congress he had concealed his thoughts v ry successfully. As late as last evening President Taft told one of the republican lead ers that nc one had authority -o sug gest that be had in mind a veto of the tariff measure. Mr.*Aldrich was at the whit- house yesterday and alked with the president for some time. When he returned to the can itol he told hi.s colleagues that the president did not appear to be at all rerun'' -! shea: the tariff situation. - - in the members of the finance com mittee. noon end evening. Those in attend ance were President Edward Eaton of Beloit college, Dr. L. h, Keller of Fond du Lac. Dr. Henry Faville of La Crosse, Rev. Fred Staff of Grand Rapids, Judge C. C. Rosa of Be'.oit. Rev. Jesse Sarles of Amigo and Re\. I. D. Tracey of Hayward. Matters pertaining to financial, so cial and religious management of church and congregation were dis cussed. experiences related, examples cited and views and opinions ex pressed. BANK CLERK ARRESTED. New Haven Bookkeeper Charged W th Embezzlement of $40,000. New Haven. Conn., June 9. —Fred- erick H. Brigham, head bookkeeper of the Merchants’ National bank, this city, was arrested yesterday charged with embezzlement. It is said the shortage will reach $40,000. Brigham is about 47 years old and is married. He had been in the employ of the bank 18 years. M’ELROy DRAWS FEDERAL POSITION Senator R. M. La Follette has sent to the United States senate the nom ination of W. T. McElroy of Milwau kee to be United Slates district attor ney at Milwaukee, succeeding H. K. Butterfield. The announcement that Mr. McEl roy might be named was made some time ago. but the Milwaukee man’s friends began to be anxious as weeks went by with no step taken toward the filing of the appointment with the senate. Inasmuch as Senator La Follette is given the right to name the federal officers for the eastern district of Wisconsin by his colleague, there will probably be no objection to the ap pointment. The appointment of George Gordon of La Crosse to be at torney for the estern district of the state some weeks ago was not con tested by Senator La Follette. and Senator Stephenson is expected to show the same courtesy. Mr. Butterfield’s term expired on April 21, but he holds over until his successor is appointed. There were three candidates for the office, Mr. Butterfield desiring reappointment, and C. A. A. McGee seeking the of fice also. LOEB CUTE. Off LOT OF SALARIES New York. June 9. —A protest against the action of Collector Loeb, in reducing seventy-three customs in spectors from positions paying salar ies of $1,460 and $1,825 per year, to the rank of watchmen, was made yes terday by several prominent politic ians- who endeavored to obtain from him a reversal of the order. Loeb. however, re fused to restore any of the inspectors to their old rating. The fight, it is understood. Ts to be car ried to Washington, where the inter vention of President Taft is to be invoked. DEATH OF SOLISTON BEAUBIEN. Historic Character of Early Days of Chicago. Chicago, June 9. —Soliston Beau bien. aged S3, member of the historic Beaubien family, which settled in Chicago when it was but a trading post on the western frontier, died at his home in Dekalb. 111, yesterday. Beaubien was born in Monroe. Mich igan. early- in 1826. Hostile Indians drove his father to a little trading post on the present site of Chicago the same. year. Beaubien lived in "Chicago until 1881, when he moved to Dekalb. Another Dry County. La Grange, Ind., June 9. —La Grange county voted dry by a majority of 250 in a local option election yesterday. The county has been dry by remon strance for three years. It was learned upon the highest authority that the president had not read the Chicago speech of Secretary MacVeagh before the secretary left Washington for Chicago, and the president was not aware of the char acter of the speech to be made. This does not mean that the president finds fault with Mr. MacVeagh’s ut terances. but merely answers the re port that it was an official view of the tariff situation and that it ex pressed Mr. Taft's opinion. It is usual, it w r as stated yesterday, for a members of the cabinet to submit their speeches to the president. Mr. Taft has never required members of his cabinet to do this, and therefore, responsibility for their utterances can not be charged to him. Republican leaders were inclined to assign to political Inexperience Mr. MacVeagh's failure to consider that any speech delivered by him was like ly to be taken as the view of the ad ministration. Many leaders point to the fact that the speech was deliv ered to an audience which sympa thized entirely with the demands for revision downwards, but at the same assert t ing cf *he speech would indicate that it has been misconstrued in many quarters. VETERINARY LAW MUCH MODIFIED END OF LONG CONTEST IS AU THENTICATION OF OLD PRACTITIONERS. INTERESTING POLITICAL HIS TORY IN WHICH V. H. CADY FIGURES. Madison, June 9. One of the topics of legislation that has created unusual interest during the present session of the legislature is that of amendments to the veter inary law enacted during the ses sion of 1907. Two years ago what is commonly known as the veterinary board law was passed in the last days of the session and by its terms a con siderable number of old ve.erinarians many of whom were experienced and capable, were practically legislated out of business by being required to submit to a technical veterinary ex amination by a board of examiners then created. A storm of protest arose among farmers ands ockraisers in various parts of the state, inasmuch as in numerous instances stockowners were virtually foreclosed from hiring these old and skilled veterinarians and required to allow thfir domes- /kWmp : ** ' ■¥■&&■' ' lililr Ssmsm%&*' mmM . ' v iv. Assemblyman V. H- Cady. tic animals to suffer treatment at the hands of inexperienced men or be “held up,” as they thought, by the exaction of fancy prices. In one in stance at least the protest among farmers was so determined as to de cide an election contest, and it is gen erally known that V. H. Cady of Bara boo owes his seat in the legislature to the votes of farmers in the first assembly district of Sauk county, among whom a storm of protest by reason of the 1907 law shutting out of the practice of veterinary surgery two or three men unable to pass a tech nical examination, but nevertheless competent and skilled to perform vet erinary work. Iu that election con test Mr. Cady was elected as a demo crat. receiving about one thousand republican votes and a majority of 486 votes over his republican opponent, the author of the acu. of 1907. At the opening of the session Mr. Cady introduced a bill modifying the 1907 statu e with a view of permit ting farmer and stock raisers to ex change veterinary work and charge therefor, one of the prohibitions of the law of 1907, and also to permit old, untechnical veterinarians ro en gage in practice without examination. Several other members of both branches introduced similar hills. The passage of these bills was fought by the sta*e veterinary society because it felt that such legislation was lower ing the standard of the veterinary pro fession. The original Cady bill was killed in committee, as were all other bills proposing changes in the 1907 law, excepting the James senate bill making the law of 1907 less restrict ive in its application to farmers and stock raisers. In May Mr. Cady intro duced through the judiciary commit tee of the assembly bill No. 888a. de signed to accomplish the same pur poses as the bill originally introduced in the early days of the session. This bill passed the assembly-, granting among other things to old veterinar ians. 90 days in which to obtain a li cense without examination. The sen ate agricultural committee reduced the time limit to 30 days and the bill as amended became a law last Mon day. It provides that unlicensed veterin arians having practiced in this state continuously for ten years man con tinue to practice without examina tion upon producing to the state board before July 7, sworn en dorsements of qualification signed by at leas* 250 freeholders and owners of livestock residing in the county in which such veterinarian lives. It is thought the new law will let in about 100 men in the state who. though qualified, in fact, yet are unable to pass technical examinations, and thus will give to the farmers and stock raisers lower rates for veterinary ser vice and doubtless in some instances superior practical service. GREY’S POLICY IS “TO DEVELOP.” Secretary Tells Editors Navy Is Big Cons deration for Colonies. London. Eng’and. June 9. —The sec ond meeting of the imperial press conference was held here yesterday under the presidency of Reginald Mc- Kenna. first lord of the admiralty. Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary, also was present, and both ministers spoke on the navy. “If the navy fails,’’ declared the secretary, “it will be useless to discuss any other sub ject. " He called attention to the serious tone taken by Lord Rosebery in his recent speech to the press men and said he endorsed every word of this address. Continuing. Sir Edward summed up the_ policy of the foreign office as fol lows: “To keep what we have got; to con solidate and develop; to quarrel as little as possible with peoples and to uphold in the councils of the world the ideals of Great Britain. With so much at stake the maintenance of the navy must be the first-consider ation, not only for the home govern ment. but for all the self-governing dominions of th e empire." In conclusion the foreign secretary said that the present excessive ex penditures for armaments made the political weather “sultry." Mr. McKenna also spoke in a seri ous strain. He said he foresaw the possibility of the empire being called upon to unite its whole strength in the common defense of the home country. He declared he would as sist the development of the local navies of the oveiseas dominions in every way in his power, as the main tenance of supremacy on any sea means the maintenance of supremacy on all seas. KISSING NO CRIME if NOT CAUGHT New York, June 9. —The crime of kissing lies in being caught. This logic. Magistrate Finn ex pounded yesterday in Essex Market court when William Tacker, aged 19, of 71 Forsyth tre t. and Sarah Mill berg, aged IS, of 73 Norfolk street, were arraigned by Policeman James Dobson, with hugging and kissing on Williamsburg bridge. “Why, one can go down to the Grand Central station any day and see 150 people kiss after trains ar i’i ,e and ‘dovey meets lovey,’ said the magistrate. “Do you expect to marry this girl?” “I haven’t asked her yet," sobbed the young man. Miss Millberg dropped her head and the magistrate did not ply her with questions. “Did you press her lip s with soul kisses?" resumed the magistrate. “It was this way.’ said Tacker, tearfully. “I was walking on the bridge and. being tired, sat down be side the girl. I put my arm around the back of the bench and the of ficer pinched us." “Magistrate Cornell has been fin ing people for kissing and hugging in public." said the policeman, “Don’t quote Cornell or anybody else to me," cried “Battery Dan.” who as he fined Tacker sl, added: “I do not fine you for kissing but for being caught." FIGHT WITH MEAT AXES OVER CIGARET Chicago, June 9. —Two men fought with cleavers for the possession of a lonely cigaret here yesterday, and the result was that Gustavus Vlockas, aged 27. is in the hospital with sev eral cuts in his head, and John Ara hontis, aged 2G, is under arrest. Vlockas had the only cigaret and, in the dispute over which one should smoke it, Arahontis seized the meat cleaver and started after Vlockas. The owner of the cigaret seized a similar weapon. When the police ar rived Arahontis was taking the cig aret out of Vlockas' pocket after the latter had befn knocked down. ASK PROTECTION. Geman Convention Urges Govern ment to Avert Threatening Peril. Berlin, Germany, June 9. —Protec- tion against the possible conseqeunces of the proposed American tariff legis la ion has been formally demanded by the general committee of German in dustrial associations in session in Madgeburg. At the instance of Vice President Weigert of the Berlin guild of merchants', the committee adopted a resolution petitioning the German government to do everything in its power to “avert the threatened peril." The committee represents some ot the most powerful commercial inter essts in the empire and the resolution is a significant indication of the feel ing prevailing among German busi ness men. Probably it is only pre liminary to the’ lively agitation which is expected to break out when the Aldrich bill passes. BISHOP OOANE ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE CHARACTERIZES MOVEMENT AS HYSTERICAL CLAMOR—AND UNDIGNIFIED. Albany, N. Y., June 9. —Addressing the graduating class of St. Agnes school yesterday on the subject of Womanhood, Bishop Doane had the following to say on the woman suf frage question; “I cannot count it necessary, and perhaps it is not wise for me to cau tion you against the loudly shrieked call to give woman the right to vote and to be voted for. [ am disposed to think the quiet and decent ap peal of the few of the so-called suf fragettes that they will fail of any effect. At any rate, the argument should be addressed rather to legis lators than to you. excepting insofar as one is justified in saying here to you that your womanhood will gain nothing by suffrage and is losing every day in its dignity and its true influence, by the hysterical clamor which is employed in pursuit of this chimera.” POLICE UNEARTH BLACKHAND GANG HAVE PREYED ON ITALIANS ALL OVER COUNTRY WITH GREAT SUCCESS. HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS MEN HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF BAND. Cincinnati. Ohio, June 9.—ln several arrests made in Columbus, Marion, and Dennison. Ohio, yesterday, the lo cal federal inspectors and the detec tives who worked iu connection with them in the case believe they have un earthed the biggest and best organized “blackhand” iu this country. Marion, Ohio, being probablj headquarters of the organization. Chief Postoffice In specter Holmes of Cincinnati, who is in charge of the work, which has re sulted in the arrests so tar made, is authority for the statement that evi dence has been secured showing that 1 the gang operating from Marion and with lines reaching into a number of big i it it's of the country, have fleeced different persons iu this and other states out of thousands of dollars in the last few mouths by the applica lion of blackhand methods. The arrests made yesterday were of Sam Lima and Joe Rizzo, at Marion; Antonio Vicarice at Columbus and A. Martis at Dennison. Early last night Inspector Holmes said he was expect ing word trom Beltbutaiue. Ohio, of two attests and these two he said would ue as important as those :>1 ready made and perhaps more so. Inspector Holmes says the gang which conducted its operations from Mat ion was composed of Italians and worked exclusively upon their count trymen. He has obtained evidence that as late as two weeks ago they sent from Marion, Ohio, post office money orders aggregating $1,900 to confederates in Italy, this being a Hi vision of the blackmail funds in one case. Many such bits of evidence, it is claimed, are In possession of the inspectors. Discussing the case last night Mr. Holmes said: ‘‘The proof we have found against the Marion gang convinces us that they have worked their game success fully on many Italians, principally on well-to-do Sicilians. We have not found where they went after a single American. They meant business when they made their demands for money. If their demands were ig nored they resorted to the bomb to either bring their victims to lime or avenge his persistent, refusal to sub mit to blackmail A search has been prosecuted lot six months for the men who sent threatening letters to John Amican, a fruit dealer of Cincinnati, who died suddenly several weeks ago after re fusing to obey the demand ot a “blackhand" letter to give up $ 1,000 or forfeit his life. He died soon after eating a banana given him by a strait ger. At Marion inspectors opened the safe in Joe Ilizzios and claim to have found evidence that hundreds of bus iness men in all parts ot the state have been paying tribute to the gang. The inspectors also claim to have evi (lend- showing tha Sam Lima is head of the organization that had had quai ters at Marion. FISCAL MEASURES HAVE ATTENTION LOWER HOUSE INCREASES BANK COMMISSIONER'S PAY SI,OOO. Messrs. Bray, Whitman and Cleary spoke for the claims committee hill increasing the salary of the banking commissioner from $3,000 to st,ooo. and the measure was ordered to third reading. A. judiciary committee bill legaliz ing a $120,000 bond issue in the city of Sheboygan was introduced and passed under suspension ol the rules. Mr. Jones made an effort to have the rules suspended in order to amend the bill increasing the amount to be paid by the state for the slaugh ter of tubercular cattle from $59 to I $55, but the house refused. By a vote of GO to 20 the bill was passed. Mr. Cleary offered an amendment to perfect one clause in the bill pro viding for the taxation of telephone companies on the ad valorem basis, and the measure was sent back for re engrossment. The bill appropriating SSOO to H MacArthur of Milwaukee for injuries sustained while in the performance of his duties as a member of Battery A was passed. The three claims committee bills providing for the auditing of the ac counts of the normal school regents, university regents and board of con trol were read a third time and passed. Deny ‘‘Miss Vanderbilt" Betrothal. Vienna, Austria,, June 9. —Official denial was made yesterday of fhe re ports published in the local press of a betrothal between a “Miss Vander bilt” and the Prince de Braganza. McLain Gets Federal Job. Washing on. June 9. —The president yesterday sent to the senate the nom ination of William H. McLean, to be register of the land office at Belle fourchr. South Dakota. 3