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SjrBjiWMrii WMffiwWui WW y-'Tain THE MARION.!D AILY MIRROR. tar x A I ,. kW!V t JH i- V w i VOLUME XVII-NUMBER 92. INSURGENT NEW RULES Movement now Organizing to Demand Changs in the Rules which Makes the Speaker More Powerful Than the President Senator Gardener Says Hois More Interested in Rules Than Sneaker. Washington, Nov. 27. iAn Insmg. cut movcunont among tho Republican Jircnnfccrs ol the next congress to da anollsh tlio present hott.c ruleu In now onganialmg. Itoprcsentatlvo Gardner, ot Mlaaanhustitits, Senator Lodge's son 11EITIPUI Ohamp Clark, Democratic Leader, Says Steel Men are Making False Claims Murder Billik Bursts into Tears when Told Mother is Dead Writes Son Pathetic Epistle Before She Dies. Clrlctigo, Nov. 27. AVlion Mvo uows t of his "mother's death In Cleveland was brought to hla cell, Heranan Bll lek burei Into tears. ".My jwar mother. 1 kno,v shra cou'd not stand It. I go a letter fion her cmJy cs toiday and I know that tho wsw dying when Rlif wrote," ho declared. The letter ho showed, was thr nicst pathctlij of many slimlar epistles. 'I dontt. bellovo thoy will tang you," she wrote, ''or there Is no just. Ice In the world." In Terrific Speed Contest Frenchman Passes Rivals and Wins by Narrow Margin, Smashing Speed Records Nazarra Leads Until Ho bursts a Tire and Delay Makes Him Third Crowd ai Course. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 27. Six sco.o chorBli tnJlca 3 ot alll'd n&Mwwys by tho ex- Veriio.e4 handu of LouU Wagner," 'Hhinvdny wn U13 mcl,, sp;ootaunlaT, Iho.lliJrA'ftsl tthll tlw,fate?t" IuU.rna- .1rtilctiAlfluiMclni'iiU!lo( mce ever lield 'In ' tlilfJ'cittli Plate, jiayc;!, atgamo ot linoJanalJelk ywJih hrco., grlnulwd ' hoaneil1 'furos that at bahlng 1 ' bis t-tcoiu'nig Vhccls ami throtWes and (fought with fcklll aard daring for an ladvantago ot .oooul3 : tlio finish of Aliiq mono than six hours cif diii!ing through tho stilling fume of burjuUig oil, Into btOTrna of saud and gravel ithrown up hy tho Hying wheels of jtho rao" ahead at Jilak of Hfo and limb, (for tho hwor of a trophy emp and a purse of gold. frho three drivers who clung togeth er, front tho very stort woro shuffled about llko to ninny canU o the 'fly ing l)v.i3 woro reded away. For a tlmo tliero wuh a tourtih figure In the loading oohwnn, ibut wiion llLUo mora ithui) a. niUuito scipmraited the first Ijiqni thoJaat'Of'tUio'cai In the Avhlif, arjflli quattot, a caipnli-b of iortunq sepit oao piitclvlng "from the road. (Qut ol tho uiaKa of wrockaije, Fnlt Die, who 'had' been driving thp Gerr auun Donz.'No, 10,'Ws tulfCJi wlfl ijirtokcat. iud.lo and a bi'Oken , Ja,V. ,811 (the tttigg1o conllmiVd .cra'.lt jvaa not (uittll' Ui'lnHt mteijle of yip,JaH,t, lap that1' tho tTd'o'ot' vjejory tuwicd to W'dgnW. v iNazaiTO, the wonderful Italian driv er, Jiolder of m 01 Id's rdoonlt and winner of osuntlets canltcti'.s, who had clung temo'ously to a iwn)iw nair glu pt lead for mora than it hundred milles, hesltaitPd lw; onaiigh at the mipply pU tq oham?o a wcakenlitlg tiro, an1 lost. Tho fereaelwrous ruh. J)er tublg had huwt as ho waa about in enter tho homo fitretch and tho hre minmlca of drtay that .followed pent the grahd pvlz winner of last of urjijJaa ,,htwiwj..r120 honjapotfor, Mil ml position. . cJAWtJna loarfng ;u the pylirider,i,l lWUiio. 8, ttf a ltIJJay:if7plutlgfnig!tHr6u3h .cm -or DEMAND HOUSE In-law. Inued a statement today: '"'I Bhnll not deddo hoiw to voto on the Kakcrehip until I know the names or the candidates. Personally., I am mora interested In a change of rules than In a enango of tho Bpcalicrshllp." (Washington, Nov. 27. -At Ihc ways ami maimi uoiuimltiteo tariff hearing today Congroaantau Chaniii Clank, tho DamsvtuitLc loader, declared that he would fiyhit to put steel on tho Jiroo ltat. "Those intiimifoeiiurors say iidiio'r profits range only from throe and 0:13 half to eight per cent, and yet judging by outsldo appearaniccu ("hey have nude mcro prolU. thnn any other fet of men In tho country There J U a trick cither alioufc their evidence or way thay keep their books, said i Mr. Clark. jtmr ami his FJut No. C from flnt to iloniury, In a Gonnian latorlto of tho tollow- qutoniffljllq niolng, took tco6ml trails.' Id was not until tho official linw was announcLil that tho actual "winner wan known; that Wagner had hartal hLi-nwolt to -victory by tlio 3tti3dor rcoiBlu of S(i seoouds. Ham cry win Hid flmt to finish tho 10 b,ps of tWo itn"u ivntl ontihua'aEtlo thcu EaaJs lisdleJ him as a wilnnor with. cut heed of the six .minutes graco mlWrJi AViasner held, Ilomory bolus went aray ai tho stiurt at ,0:62 In the imtorinlmg and Waigntr not igcttlng tho word to gj ujiitil 0:58. Tho rm ininleu. df waiting nlUr Hu:n ory hud drlron the Ulg Bontz car over itlie Ilnish lino seamoil llko hours to the cdhoreuU of tho missing oar and like Iwik-'tlonnl socohd's to .tho nwn .who had tirta-ly made the Journey but haxl Jiot j at won. It wa3 Jut as .tho flUh ot tho Jlylns minutes wsuo t'A-k-llug itxelf awuy that tho IVaat of tho Imglca and thp waving of rl wutDh jneii's flags got up u roar ot "csr cam. If.15'" from a wildly excited crowd of ypactxitars, "'iWa'jnor, Wagnor, Wa? nifir!'! cried Lho crowd, and pitching dawu Uw straight way with tho stcad $vx$i of a iqiaomotlvo, the rod car torcj for the fateful line, tho big white 'nawibcir "H" sldwlnj; from tho radri mlcr and firnn tlio sides of tho hwdi tb tell th'at thero wtas jio mistake-, 411 tho ideaitfity of the drlvor. Aliii5ncr drovo a mmnrknlilo htefidy mitco. Ho stop od overal limes for supplies and once peenned to bo In earlciui trouhlo right in fiwut of tho eraratltand. Somiethlng .was wrong Mnoiith the "r and down' under tho mia.70 of cranks and wheels tho mahlnlht punged an soon ns tho ImikcH had brought tho sliding car to a stop. Tho rules of tho raia barred tho mien In tho icars anoftiti'.nig any out. w!do helw whensoever and Wazmor and h.h nificliliv'ftt mndo nn'olo reiiialr unatdnl. .Tu,st baforo olmbiraj back In. MARION, Ulkulu i. p- n-x iiv ASK IinLP OF WORLD. San Francisco, Nov. 27. An urgent appeal to tho civilized world to suppress tho atrocities of President Oabcrai of Guatemala, was Issued by Dr. Fomo Diaz, formerly secretary of stato today. to tlufr ifccaits, both Wagner acid h!n j'xlo gmbbud idously fca- two bottUs ci5ohait.-nariw, hcijd tomittngly at t.10 edso of tho Uencii by tho men In mio Kipjtfy tirenvh, and diained tliern greedily to U10 brft drop. Tnea Uiey lluw away with U10 ciietns of tlio tluoug ringing In their ears. It wno this delay Uliat took iWagner out of tho iload in 12 of tho 10 lap4 of tho nico and gavo it tz Nazanu, iwIIiobo troubles were to ccano Iatca ot a moe dlnlant poinit, where his grief cif delay could not he aasuaded by tho rtoscB of tho croiwd ce by tile usrn fortliig voices of hla helpniate3 from home Tho fivdt that a car of his ojwji team won tho itgc was 'Jttlo tonitort to Naaanro An Italian him self, ho wniutttl to win In an Italian car. IWagnor h a l'rcnolmian. Ho 13 known, wherever moloring Is an art. dn 1908 Wasnor won tho VandcihKt win In a n-cnli car and Ids diivlng then yoyer; Uie Lorn; 'Inland ioiu,Ky was a IviUlw V the tcod( norvo and &klll m'lhiofi ilio displayed 00 hili'Ilantly to. g. this tirrt grand prize Alitoniobllo cluh of Ahier- beauftful, s-rnl-troaiieal Saannuh courso. iWiagnpr et a new rscend for road .ritir,g lm it'il3 country. George Itoh crtaon, In tho Vandonbllt cup race of 258 miles last month, set tho mark of fll.tl miles an hour. Today for tho I'cnger dVtanico of 102 inllo. Wu-jnrr malted It to C3.0. Ho avenaed 23 uri'nuitm to one ear!3 ot tho 10 lapa (that menswrod 20.J1S miles. HU fast est lap wai made In 21:50, .hut tho la?) honors cif tho day wont to Do Pa'ima. at tho wheel or Flat No. 18, ivho twteo mndo t'io circuit In 21:3G, nn avorngo of about 70 miles' an .hour. SEEK BLAME FOR WRECK C'H'' Admiralty Court to Fix Blame for the Finance Disaster, , , New York, Nov. 27WIth nil of tho rchcnod passongois and tho crow of the wrecked steamer Flnanco -well cared' for, tho Interest In yesterday's disaster Is confined to placing tlio responsibility for the wieck. Tho Admiralty court -will pas upon tho merits of tho claims of both cap. tains and pilots and others (to blame. Tho wreckors today aro trying to tavo tho mall bags on tho Finance and no searching for tho bodies of the four vlctilins. 8W i" B ! Hi ft'!! ft UJr i v ' j7 f i i ! ; " "" '" ! I ! day. in. wl"jmlii rafcoif-Uio? dea lover Jthe OHIO, FRIDAY EVENING, GRAND, OPERA OPENS. From FollowiugTiSale of Tobacco NightdlrTrpblesJSnd 7md Soldier's are Recalled Fiarnkfoit, Ky.. Nov. 27 Follow ng the sulo by tho Buiiley Tob.itco o-wi ilcity ot tho pooled toijaeim i-roj.s of il'jm and 1907. which 'irotalit tho cx.peicitcd end of tho night rider trou pLtlco, Adjutant Gonral .Tolnij-on or dciwl tho wWuha-wul of practically all o.f Ui- troops in tho dlsirtut iwiicro t' v hho been In ssnuo for n jenr. A nil dotachment will Lo maintained for a whllo In Hurray and Eddyvlllo. , Agricultural Department Quarantines the State on Account of Foot and Mouth DiSea&e. Washington. Nov. 27 The orlcul. turo department today quarantined tho wholo state ot 'Maryland account of U10 foot and mouth disease. Sec retary Wilson says tho disease was brought in fiom .Detroit by thr way of Jluffalo. JUDGE NOT MPUCATED Vice President of Ohio Ger man Insurance Company Confesses to Irregu larities. Toledo Nov 27 Frederick 1). I'ren tlco, vieu picsldont nnd socrotary ot tho Ohio German Flio Insurnnco company, against whloh ouster pro. cecdings are pfiullng' In tlio circuit couit, lias made a full conroislon to tho state tuipciintendent of liiKiiranco C. C. Lemert, and otli'or stato olllclals That tho confession Is now in tho hands of tho btato tuthorltles wai aiTmltteel heio lnef 'night. In his confession which wis vor bal, hut which was transcribed by stenographers, Jlr. prentice says tho Irregularities and falsification's of rceonlb wero mndo iwlth his ull knowledge. Tho utntejncnti the state x ri TROOPS i iEM NOVEMBER 27, 1908. i t J..fifSljeKGWJ Puck. Copynqht, 1908. By Permission. UIIJUK'S MOTHEIt 1I IZS. Clevoland, Nov. 27-Mrs. Ilanbara 131111k, mother of llllorman lUlllk. the condomn cd Chicago muruerer, died at her homo hero this morn. Ing. Falling slnco her sou's conviction, tho final hlow was a nnthttlo letter slio received from him Wednes day. authorities say, does not Implfcato Judge Wl child Donnelly, president of tho company, or formor SutKirln tcndient -Miles. It Is said that it wa3 lately due to tho efforts of the Intter that tho investigation which dovt'eped tho Irregularities was stinted. Tho fctuto authorities say there Is little chance for tho (jompany to be Eaved. and 't was announced last night that .ludao Lemtrt will ask fot tho appointment of trustees. It Is rrcllniatod by the state authorities that lit would rako noanly $500,000 to clean tip the affairs of the company and wtmt over again with a clean slate. It is huIiI Al L. Chapman of the Insurnnco firm of llarkcr, Frost & C'lnpniun of Toedo will be named its trustee for tho Ohio German. ATTEMPT LIFE OF EMPRESS Amsterdam Hears That Do g wager Empress of Russia Has Narrow Escape Amsterdam, Nov. 27. Amsterdam osurt oliwlcs heat an attempt on tho lifo of the Dowager Knipresa of Rus sia failed by tho narrowest margin. An Anutvlilht rearihod tho lde ot the rojol cnrrlago, and was pulling a revolver when seized by a policeman Tho empress Is still under a doctor's care. GOV: SMITH ENTERTAICiS .-' FOR ULBEr OFFICERS M.inlln, Nov. 27. Tlwolvo hundred men cit tho ileet aro being cbrwl for wider cover today,' a driving rain m iking. ,l,t, inipp-julilu to havo tho out door program. Gawnor General Girilth gave a rccepitloii1 of 2,000 In honor ot tho admiral and oftlicors of the fleet. RUSSIAN COUNSEL THREATENED WITH DEATH Chicago, Nov. 27.tAittornty rti&by ooauuel for tho Russian government In the lUidovltz extradition eiaso eauBorl a sensation at tho hearing he foro tho United oonimlsEion today nhen ho produetd a letter threatcn Ins h life unless ho dropped tho cae. . NW ENSAT10N A Mioister of Justice Puts Prosecution into New Hands Madame Steinheil, Accused of the Murder of Husband and Also of Late President Faure, Weeps and Re fuses to Eat Now Look for Accomplices High Officials Involved Purls, Nov. 27 Another sensa tion resulted In tho StclnhclLFauro mystery UiIb afternoon when Minis ter of Justice Bryand withdrew the proceedings from 'Maglstrato Boucard and detailed Examining Maglstrato Andro to conduct further Inquiries. Weeping and groaning In solitary confinement Is Mme. Steinheil, ac THE WANES EO Overseer Says He will Make Offer to Federal Receivers Zion City is Placarded with Pleas for Funds Presi-j,.: dent of Hayti will Fight American Intervention EstablishesPress Censorship, Chicago, Nov. 27 Overseer Vol vlva, successor to Dawlo as tho head ot tlio Christian Catholic church today announced that he would offer tho federal receivers now in ehargo of tho property $1300 000 for Zion City. Zlou Is today plastered with placards uifclng the faithful to contribute toward tho fund to rcsicuo tho city from tho hnnds of tho world. FINE AND LONG SENTENCE Jury Finds LaPorte Man Guilty of Arson Court Immedi ately Fine3 Prisoner $5,000 and Sentences Him to State Prison for Long Term Defense Claiming, Verdict Should Have Been Either Death or Acquital, Will Carry Case Higher.! lUiportc, Ind., Nov. 27 Lampheio Is calmly preparing today for a Journey to tho state prison, in .Michigan city. HI3 attorney will ask tho court tlmo to prepare a motion for a new trial. "Tho ver elicit of guilty of arson is ridiculous" ho said this morning, "If lamphero is guilty at all ho is guilty of murder. Ho should havo been ac quitted." (Ills attorneys 'declare Lamphcro could not bo tried again for mur. dor on account of tho finding of tho jury and because ho was Im properly convicted of arson becauso of tho court's Instructions. I.aporto, Ind., Nov. 27 Itay .an: phere, charged with the murder of Mrs. ISolle Gunnoss nnd her three children, by setting flro to the Gun ntH home, April 28, was found gull, ty Inst evening of arson by tho jury which had tho case slnco 5: DO last nlsht. Within Hvo minutes aftor the ordict iwas reported, Judgo Itlchtcr hud sentenced the defendant to tho stato penltontlnry at Michigan City for an ihdetormlunto torm of from two to 21 years. iLnmphcro will bo takon to Michi gan Olty today to begin his hentence. The verdict was reached within Imlf nn hour after tho Jury had re. turnell rfom supper. Word that an agteement had been- arrived at was epnveyed to Bailiff Muthc, who at ouco telephoned .lui'ljo lllcjiter add tlio attorneys In tho cabe. Tho lights In the big courtroom wore turned on and within 15 minutes tho court room was packed. Lamphoro "was brought over from tho jail nnd at 7:20 the Jury filed Into tho court room nnd took its plnco In tho Jury box. BeiKUty Sheriff Antlss sat direct ly hack of Lnmphero and threo bail iffs watched him carefully. When Judgo Itlchtcr asked the jury PRICE TWO CENTS. MURDER CASE cused of tho murder of her hus band ami or tho lato President Faure. All attempts to make her take nourishment fall. If. llammard, ohtef of tlio detcctlvo bureau, do olored today that .thcrd Is no doubt of her guilt hli ho Insists that she had an accomplice. ''I think ono brain, conceived nnd several lands carried' out the murder. CITY OE IN Port Au Prince, Hayti, Nov. 27 Picsldent Nord Alexis will oppose American intonventlom in, .Haytl by every means In his power. lie has established what amounts to a censorship on all news from the troubled district so that apparent trarisnulllty can ho Indicated, Direct ed ngonts In Franco do everything In their power to influenco the Fromoh sentlnirnt in the favor of a, ''Let Aj'onc" policy here. i ii. If a verdict had been reached, Foro man Ifcury Mill announced that' the Jury had agreed and with, that he passed the whlto piece of paper to .Judgo IMchtcr, who, afitor making the entry on his docket, read tha verdict: "Wo, tho Jury, find tho defendant guilty of arson, and that ho Is 38 years old. "(Signed) Henry (MILT Foreman." There was no demonstration from the crowd, the pcoplo having been watnod to keep ciulot, Judge lllcliter thereupon asked each Juror Individually If this was his verdict und the answer la caoh cato was 'yes." Previous to tho handing of the vordlot to Judgo itlchtcr, Foroman Mill stated that ho wished to make a statement to the court but Juelo HIchtcr Informed him that ho could not hear any statement until after the verdict hod been recolved and rend. After it had heen read, Judgj ltlchtor asked him if ho cared to make any ttatement but ho bald tlw it a 011I1I do no good now. Before tho jury -was discharged Judgo Itichter evprcssed his thanks to tho Jury fqr Its careful und con scientious conslderatlpn of tho casv. Prosecutor Smith also thanked the Jury. Following tho withdrawal ot the Jtuy Judso Rlehter Instructed Lomp hcio to stand up, which tho laUor did. His face still looked haggard and his eyes wero downcast. Ufo held his hands (before him as though they wero still shackled and Jlveh,, Just as tho church bolls in tho city, woro rlnklng out, .Tudgo WchloV usked him if ho had any reason to stato why sontenco should notoj pionounced. He Tepllcel slowly hut distinctly "I havo none" With that Judgo Rlehter sentence Continued on rage Four ' , RECLAIM . Kt r m a ' k