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-TTE MORNING OREGONTAN. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908. T IS THORP S SIDE Determination to Enter Race Believed to Spell Defeat for Nebraskan. DIVIDE DEMOCRATIC VOTE Editor Will Be Able to Draw Sup port by Sounding His Campaign ' Call Through His Numer ous News-papers. ORKGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 3, The final determina tion of William R. Hearst to form a new political party and enter the National campaign of the present - year means a great dal to William Jennings Bryan. It probably removes the last possible hope of Bryan's friends and makes sure the election of whatever -candidate the Republicans may place in the field. This, at any rate, is the feeling that prevails among men here In Washington, where Hearst Is known, and where his strength in certain quarters is fully appreciated. It is true that Hearst, as the Presiden tial candidate of an independent party, would stand no chance of election; it is also true that, as an independent candi date, he would draw votes from both the Republican and the Democratic candi dates, but the great bulk of his support would come from voters who. in the event that there were but two tickets in the field, would support Bryan as against the Republican nominee. Because of the d rai n on the Democratic vote, Hearst will prove a serious stumbling-block in the path of Bryan, 4f the latter is nomi nated by the Democrats, and there is no longer any doubt that he will be the the unanimous choice of the Denver con vention. States Where Hearst Leads. Hearst will prove stronger than Bryan in New York, New England, California and possibly Chicago. In those centers, whore a heavy vote Is polled, Hearst ha the distinct advantage of being able to reach the people through his news papers. The New York, Boston and Chi tflKO Americans, with their afternoon editions, and the San Francisco Ex aminer, are very influential among the working classes where they circulate, and Hearst will employ those papers to ex ploit hlmelf and to assail Bryan and the Republican candidate right up to the day of election. ThU gives Hearst an advantage to start with whfch Bryan can not expect to overcome, for the Com moner ia in no sense to be considered a competitor with the Hearst outfit. It doesn't reach the same number or the same class of people. And what te more, it doesn't reach them every day and several times a day. - j Hearst s newspaper strength lies in his ability to keep in continual touch with the people, and his last active cam paign in New York City was sufficient demonfltartion of his abllty actually to reach the people whose support lie Is after. He doesn't reach them personally,, but he has on his staff some of the high est-priced men in the newspaper pro fession, and they reach, the people with their writings. . Bryan Disliked in New York. It has been known for months that New "York and New England have not looked with favor upon Bryan. The Democrats of that 'Section have hoped against hope that Bryan could bo side tracked. They tried to persuade him to withdraw, but to no purpose. They en deavored, in a weak way. to shove some more conservative candidate to the front, but acain they failed. Just as they were becoming reconciled, and were making up their minds to accept another defeat at the polls In November, along comes Hearst, lie is no more favored by the business interests than is Bryan: he Is much more popular in his own territory than the "Peerless." Therefore, the business Interests that is to say the Democrat element is look ing with some concern on the Hearst candidacy, for by supporting Hearst tuey ran divide Bryan's strength. Mnd bring about his defeat by an even larger vote than buried him in his two previous cam paign. This element of the New York and New Kngland Democracy hope, and even dares to believe, that Bryan, thrice riffeatcd. would never again force him self onto his party. The Hearst candidacy .will lend interest to the campaign and It may lie the means of permanently retiring Bryan from his Jivorite role of "Democrat candidate for the Presidency." OHIO IS SOLID FOR TAFT (Continued From First Pe. tnony when and whe-e tt Is neKlS. Th tiin should l roted in accordance wltli the Fi'-nublloan noltry of protection; under cheHules so aii'misd. there need be rm favors to any monopoly. The anti-trust la' should be -so amended as to prohibit unfair and unreasonable combination. The employ-' liability providing f'T jus:, adequate and nxed compensation, and In -enformty with the rule 1M down by the Supreme Court, ahould be enacted. Thr nustion of the consorvnt in of nal-li'-al i Mowvcf s is of absorbing interest. The problem Involve th- future welfare of all our pe'Pl To nopten it means that I rival interests, w it h special privileges, will obtain control without compensation and w ithout due rertird. of the fuel, ti Hi rer and water resource of the i mm try. The first stps to prevent such a calamity have been taken. Conservation is definitely Included In the general roliclrs of the Ite publtran Prt- Tafl the Chosen Leader. Thus e welcome th oonilnR campaign the veeord is made r are ready t choose our leader, and acain a son of Ohio I5 the fl-ntlne.1 man. Our people iiae made their Mcetfon William li. Taft. He stands prominent amonc the purest; widest am! M ionjre?t men of the Xatlon. Hiv experi ence at the bar. on the bench, in hish ex e uiUe office, his unuMial t-araeity for ad m'idstrati e .ind exeeutie nro:k. hi bril liant suvt-es ! it. bis lone experience and thorough knowldipe of the Nation's affairs: fairnese. h--le-svuled honesty and courage these qualities have won for htm the ad miration, the trust and the loyal support -f our peopl. I'nder his leadership, the R-Tublican party, t hum ithout lt. traditions. In-plred by the spirit of those who created It and cave tht-tr lives that the V 11 ion should live, awake to the needs of the pres ent, definite and fearl-M in it principles, will, with tinttrd rank, add still another to Its lonx list of victories. Foraker Interests Vanish. When the Secretary had concluded his speech, the various districts pre sented the name of the committeemen who had been selected at the caucuses held Just before the opening of the convention, and It was then made man ifest that the Foraker interests had disappeared from the State Central Committee. Following the announce ment of the names of the committee men, an adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. A short essdon of the resolutions cum jnlttee was held after the adjournment HEARS of "the convention, to prepare the plat form. The fight for ininor places on the ticket continued hot all day. and there wpre sharp contests on the floor for Lieutenant-Governor, Auditor, Treas urer and Attorney-General. For head of the ticket. Governor Andrew I Har ris wiil be nominated by acclamation. There will be no contest for the dele-gates-at-large to "the Republican Na tional convention. : factional fight ix kaxsas Rival Sets of Delegates Arc Both for TaTt. TOPBKA. Kan., March 3. When the Kana Republican State Convention as sembles hre at 11 o'clock tomorrow, two sets of delegates to the National Con vention will be ready for presentation, one by the "Uong faction," and the other by the "Stubbs faction." An indorsement of Secretary Taft for the Presidency is certain. The probabili ties are strong for the selection of the long delegates. The real fight of the convention will be on chairman. Grant Mould Lead Democrats. TUCSON, Ariz., March 3. Letters have been received by prominent Arizona Dem ocrats here from Jesse R. Grant, of New York, expressing his willingness that the Arizona delegation should present his name at the Denver convention in case W. J. Bryan la not nominated on the first ballot. Kansas District for Taft. LAWRENCE. Kan., March 3. The Republicans of the Second Congres sional District here, named delegates to the National convention, and 'in structed them to vote for Taft. W. O. Bradley for Fairbanks. FRANKFORT. Ky.. March 3. Senator elect W. O. Bradley last night gave out a formal statement announcing himself In favor of the nomination of Vice-President Fairbanks for the Presidency. Two Kansans for Taft. OSAGE CITY. Kan.. March 3. The republicans of the Fourth . Congres slonal District today instructed two delegates to vote for the nomination of Taft. , . Maryland Delegates for Taft. EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. Sid.. March 3. The Republicans of the Third Con gressional District today elected two delegate to the National convention and instructed them for Taft. E WOULD GIVE BALLOT EVEN TO IMMIGRANT WOMEN. Declares Before Committee That Their Vote Would Counteract That of Undesirable Males. WASHINGTON, March 3. Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, was one of the speakers in the Woman Suffrage hear ing before the House commititee on Judiciary today. His addrese was fre quently Interrupted with applause. He paid a glowing: tribute to womanhood, and earnestly advocated universal suf frage. Mr. Alexander, of New York, asked Senator Owen if he would be willing to give the ballot to the low class of Immigrant women who come to this country. . "Yes," replied Senator Owen. "be cause the vote of the male immigrants is largely dominated by the saloon and brothel influences, and the vote of the women would counteract the vote of tliis class of males." The Senator pointed out that in the states where woman suffrage is uni versal, the percentage of women con victs is very low. He said in Wyoming there ' is not one woman now in the penitentiary. He contended that wom en would largely vote against corrup tion. WASHINGTON, March 3. The advo cates of female euffrage were today given their annual opportunity to pre sent pleas to Congress, the presenta tion to the Senate being made before the committee on woman suffrage, and to the House before the judiciary com mittee. Before the Senate committee meeting. Rev. Anna Shaw, as president of the National Female Suffrage Asso ciation, introduced the speakers, the first of whom, Mrs. Belva Lockwood. expressed confidence In the support of her cause by the committee. .Mrs. Fannie Fernald made an elo quent plea for "a voice' in Government which controls every interest we hold dear.' Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, of Ohio, was m charge of the House com mittee, and the speakers included Mrs. Km ma Gillett, of Washington; Mrs. Chapman Catt, of New York; Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, and Miss Rose Sullivan, of Utah. t Considerable Money Rai&ed. 1 A little over one-fourth of the money needed to pay for a chemical fire en gine for the Arleta district, on the Mount Scott railway, has been raised, and the outlook for securing the whole amount. $85t, is considered encourag ing. A committee of seven citizens is at work soliciting funds, and is meet ing with good success. At the meet ing of the Volunteer - Fire Company yesterda it was decided to give a masquerade on the night of St. Pat rick's day at the skating Tink at Kern Park, the proceeds to ?e used for the tire-engine fund. Only Throat Made by Teacher. CLF.VKl.AXD. O.. March 3. Investiga- 'V'K'i'uiiK i w u iBpnirurs will Oil I ij me asocihipo. itpss irom i-tricnsviiie. O., and Canal Dover. O.. on February IS. to the effrct that Miss Clara Sterling, a teacher in the Tuscarawas Comity Home, had pleaded guilty to the charge of driv ing "a tack through the tongue of a 7-yrar-old pupil, discloses the fact that there was no truth in the statement. Such a charge was made, but on a hear ing it was found that the teacher had done no more than threaten such punish ment, and upon this he Was lined $10 and costs and her services dispensed with. Adanee Test Case of Land Fraud. WASHINGTON. March 3. In the Su preme Court of the I'nited .States yester day. Solicitor-Genera! Hoyt moved the advancement on the docket of the criminal proceedings against a number of prominent- people of Colorado on the charge of conspiracy in appropriating coal and timber lands in that state. Mr. Hot said in presenting his motion that until these cases are decided it will be impossible for the Government to maintain any charge of fraudulent entry of coal and timber lands In Colorado. There are many simillar cases in other states and territories. Will Buy Out Polish Landowners. BF.RMX, March 3. The Prussian Diet today passed the Polish land expro priation bill without making any change from the form in which it was adopted by the House of Ixrds. CHOSEN BY LOT TO MURDER CHIEF (Continued From Firt Pa. ) of Immigration Watchorn Is keenly alive to the situation, and his subordinates are well schooled in what Is expected of them. United States District Attorney Stimson said tonight that the matter had not been brought to his attention officially yet, but intlrnated that no time would be lost by the federal officers in complying with the instructions of the department. Police Commissioner Bing'ham tonight stated that the local police were exercis ing now every precautionary measure possible and that he would continue to do his best with the limited resources at his Jame Downer, OREGON CITY. Or., March 3. (Special.) J a m e s Downey, who was last Monday elect ed the first Mayor of the" newly-Incorporated town of Willamette, was born October Eu 1S33, in Maine, and when a child, went to New York City, remaining there a short time and then moved to Illinois. In 1877 he went to Iowa, and fol lowed farming and railroading until five years ago, when he came to Oregon. Mr. Downey is as spry as a man of 40. and is highly respected by his Willam ette neighbors for lite common sense and hard-headed business ability. He Is the owner of con siderable property in Oregon and Iowa, and is welL-to-do. command. The Commissioner has repeat edly urged the need of a larger force. especially in the detective branch. It is known that conferences between several Federal authorities will be held and it is known that a representative of the Im migration Bureau will confer with Gen eral Bingham and a. plan of joint action will be mapped out. Campaign Against Anarchy. Despite qualified denials, justified by the secret nature of the work. It Is known that a systematic campaign against those suspected of Anarchist sympathies has been quietly waged in. this city for months. Special detectives are scattered throughout the Wall street section, the neighborhoods 'of the wealthy receive special attention and the haunts of the suspected are closely watched. While lit tle appears on the surface, it is known that any attempt at a lawless demonstra tion would be ridden down roughshod and that a'warm reception awaits the avowed Anarchist from other parts who in an 111 advised moment may turn his steps New Yorkward. A report that Archbishop Farley, head of the Catholic Church in New York, had been threatened by Anarchists reached General Bingham today, but he would, not confirm it. The archbishop's subordinates have been in communication with the police. In a formal statement tonight General Bingham declared: The only fundation for the story con- cmios threats marie against Archhishop Farley is an anonymoun letter received at police headquarters six months aso. tn which his name and the names other prominent men were mentioned. This wm typical "bucr letter and no attention was paid to It. Every prominent- man receives scores of such letters, and if any attention was paid to them the recipients would never have any peace of mind. There is no truth in the assertion that the force of patrolmen has been increased In the financial district, because of -threat mad Riralnst men doing business there. Scores of hup" letters are received by the police department every day in the week. More Detectives Needed. Of the additional police assigned to the financial district the Commsisloner said: The force has boen increased about "JO men. and it is partialiy true they are there on account of a circular letter. Here attain is another case which proves that, if I had a secret service fund, i could do Rood work In that line. The thing to do is to get good men In the service, and the;- are not In this rity today. In fact. I know of only two mn who ! think could do the work and thy ar not in this city. We will take all precautions necessary to handle all An archists, and we w ill see that very fev. come to this city. To the question whether he had received any threatening letters himself recently the Commissioner replied: "No. I have not lately, but one of my deputies has. He declined to say to which deputy he referred or to be more explicit. General Bingham said tonight that there was no evidence that the Western Anarchists had Eastern connections. MAROX ASSASSIN'S INTIMATK ' Anarchist Tapers Found on Him. Oljra Tells About Family. CHICAGO. March 3. Isadore Maron. who was at first supposed to be the "curly-headed boy." is known by the po lice to have attended an anarchist meet ing at Workman's Hall with Averbuch last Sunday night and Is declared by the police to have been the slain assassin's meet intimate companion. Maron and Averbuch were together throughout the meeting and are said to have left the hall together after the meeting. After his arrest, Maron was closely questioned. For a time he refused to admit his Identity, but finally acknowl edged that lie had known Averbuch for some time and that they had attended an anarcnifet meeting together. Con siderable anarchistic literature was found in his possession. According to Detectives O'Brien and O'Connell, Maron went to the homes of a number of persons living in the im mediate vicinity of Averbuchs home early today and made inquiries as to X HI1JAMETTE S FIRST MAYOR piftli!illSiS - lWf , -; j 4 X"- .y-IL-1 :: : y.-S .:--w.J.- 1 Averbuch. He cannot read English and speaks the language badly. Detectives worked all night in a futile attempt to get some trace of Averbuch's other relatives, -besides his sister Olga mother, sister and brother who are said to be in Chicago. Miss Aberbueh admit ted that they were here, but refused to say where they could be found. Most of the young woman's story was told In broken English, but part of the time she talked through an interpreter. She told the police that she had four sisters, one of whom Is married and lives in Odessa, Russia. The others, with two younger brothers, are with her par ents. In Austria, the family living near Vienna. Her father, she declared, is an Ortho dox Jew, Has never taken part in a rev olutionary mqyement, and has always shunned secret societies. She declared that she herself had never read her brother's anarchistic books. When asked if she thought that he might have been insane she replied hesitatingly: "He was very peculiar. I don't know why he did what they say he did. I only know he was a good boy and a good brother." According to attendants at Augustana Hospital, where Harry Shippy was taken yesterday, after having been shot by Averbuch. the young man passed a good night. His condition had improved slight ly during the night, and he was resting quite comfortably. He slept two hours during the early morning. Joseph Freed man, a Jew, 38 years old, was arrested on a Van Buren st nee tear at State street this morning, because he remarked to a fellow passenger: "I see they tried to kill the Chief. They ought to kill him and a lot more like him." Three weeks ago the detectives brought word to Chief of Police Shippy -that the "Reds" had marked a Chicago man for assassination. Once or twice the Chief received! through the mail a scrawl Informing him that, he was marked for assassination if he did not desist from his repressive measures against "the friends of the people." He paid no attention to the warnings. One letter stated that a foreign anarchist had been delegated to kill Chicago's Police Chief. Mayor. Busse. Judge George Kersten. of the Criminal Court, and Assistant State's Attorney B. J. Short all purchased rej volvers during the day and prepared to resist any personal violence. AVERBUCH XOT AX ANARCHIST Comment of Emma Goldman on Shippy's Assailant. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 3. Emma Goldman, the anarchist, who lectured here last night, said this morning when informed, of the identity of Chief Shippy's assailant: "I never heard of Lazarus Averbuch, but I know that he Is no anarchist. He is not a member of our society, and, further than that, no anarchist would at tack a boy or girl. The son and daugh ter of Chief Shippy were in the room, and the son was shot; no anarchist did that. The fact la the Chicago police have been so active and so bitter in digging up plots that they have got a faction of foreigners against them, but they are not anarchists. "The Chicago police," continued Miss Goldman, "are absurd. Immediately af ter the assassination of Father Leo in Denver they startled the world with the discovery of a similar plot . in Chicago. They are always discovering plots after it is 'all over. "If Chief Shippy got into trouble with any faction it was his own fault, but I know that Averbuch was not an anar chist." w Would Export Anarchists. PITTSBURG, March 3. Persons in Pittsburg of anarchistic tendencies are being closely watched and renewed ef forts are being directed toward the capture of foreign blackmailing organ izations. Superintendent McQuade says he is pleased the Chicago assailant , was killed and that he will endeavor to se cure co-operation with the Police Chiefs of other cities to assist in get ting rid of the undesirable foreign ele ment. "Had his life been spared and the case come to trial, riots, bloodshed and possibly many deaths from violence would have resulted," he said. '"There is no question in my mind that the attempt upon Chief Shippy's life was the direct result of the as. sassination of the Denver priest. '"The moment a foreigner announces himself or herself to have, or can be proved to have, anarchistic tendencies, he or she should be immediately sent back to their native land." Anxiety Felt in Spain. MADRID. March 3. Considerable con cern is being felt in this -city for the safety of King Alphonso and Queen Vic toria on their approaching visit to Barce lona, which has been set for March 12. The newspapers regard the trip as im prudent in view of the a-g-iUion created by many recent bomb outages In that city and blame Premier Maura for not finding a pretext for canceling the pro posed journey. . - ALIA IS PERFECTLY SANE Kxpcrts Rob Slayer of Priest of Only Fxcuse. DENVER. March 3. Giuseppe Alia, the slayer of Father Leo Heinrk'hs, Is declared absolutely sane in a report (lncppe Alfa, Murderer of Father leo Helnrletas. submitted to District Attorney George A. Stidger today by four experts In mental diseases, who examined the prisoner for several hours. The physi cians agreed that Alia .has no mental delusions whatever, and i above the average of Intelligence and powers of memory. Oregon Feopjc Chicago. CHICAGO. March 3. f Special.) 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He asked for -lelay and was unable to say when he could find it convenient to meet his colleagues. At noon, when asked if he could meet them this afternoon, he said he could not. Just before 4 o'clock Mr. Bourne saw Senator Fulton and wanted a conference at 4 o'clock, but on that short notice Is was impossible . to get the delegation together, as Repre sentative Hawley was on a committee. Unless Mr. Bourne agrees to fix a time .for a conference on this matter, the dele gation will be called together and act, regardless of whether Mr. Bourne is pres ent or not. Mr. Bourne, is - playing for time In the 1 hope of getting Chria Schuebel on the Government payroll. He now knows it is everlastingly too late to make him District Attorney, but because of the condition attached to T. J. Glee ton's appointment, he is now earnestly striving to have. Mr. 3feeton nominated, knowing that this is the last and only chance of having Mr. Schuebel appointed Assistant District Attorney. If the delegation unites in recommend ing some other man than Mr. 1eeton. it will not be on condition that be make Mr. Sehuebel his assistant. for Mr. Bourne's colleagues will not again enter into any compact to give him that job: they don't want him. even in that minor capacity. When the delegation does get together It will endeavor to pick a man for Dis trict Attorney from the First Congres sional District because the Second Dis trict already lias a majority of the large Federal offices. If the First District does not offer a man with suitable require ments and willing to serve, then candi dates from the Second District will be considered. No member of the delegation admits any preferenc-es and the delegation is to use every endeavor to pick a man who is competent and acceptable, regard less of bis past political affiliation. He must be a good Republican, however. Railroads Want Hearing. OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Washing-ton, March 3. 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"I am not, and have not been a candi date for the United States District At torneyship," said E. R. Bryson- to The Oregon Ian correspondent this afternoon. "My first information on the subject was received this morning, and I have been urged by some of my friends to allow my. name to be used, but I can not do so. My pstition as a candidate for District Attorney of the Fourth Judicial District lias been filed, and I cannot put myself in the at titude of a promiscuous candidate. If there were no other reasons, this would warrant my refusal to allow the further consideration of my name by the delega tion." Mr.'Bry.son is in the. prime of life, and has practiced law for a dozen years, including matters of minor importance In the Federal court during the past four or five years, although he has never tried a case before that tribunal. .In all other rcspecta, he meets fully the requirements exacted by the administration, having neither served as counsel for a corpora tion nor appeared in any relation with land-fraud defendants. Nor has he ever been prominently identified as a factionist in any of the past political troubles of his party. As a result of Mr. Bryson's attitude on the subject, his friends here have ceased their activity in his behalf, and this morning wired the delegation con cerning his attitude. Several telegrams were received here this morning, making inquiry as to hi experience and at titude respecting the place. ' FAVOR SUIT FOR OREGON LAND Fulton's Resolution Is Approved by S n bco in m 1 1 tee . WASHINGTON. March 3. Represen tative Hawley today, had a conference with the subcommittee having in charge Senator Fulton's resolution authorizing the Attorney -General to Institute suit against the Oregon & California Railroad Company. He found the subcommittee favorable to the resolution, and it is ex pected it will be favorably reported to the House without having hearings. The Attorney-General has written a letter to Chairman Mondell explaining the necessity for the passage of the reso lution, and it is believed his letter, com bined with Representative Hawley's ar-. gument last week, will be sufficient on which to base a' favorable report. The resolution will probably go to the House SE World & Co. in the near future, and no material ob jection to its final passage is anticipated. Fund for Dredging Coos' Bay. WASHINGTON. March 3. - Senator Bourne today Introduced a joint resoul tion providing that the unexpended bal ance of the appropriation heretofore made for improving the entrance to Coos Bay may be applied to the operation of the dredge now being -constructed, and In maintaining the channel and dredging the inner harbor. The Senate passed the Bourne bill to re imburse R. Green, of Oregon City, for money lost by burglary and for money erroneously deposited in the United Stales Treasury. . Give Eugene $30,000 Building. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 3. Representative Hawley today introduced a bill increasing the limit of cost of the Eugene public build ing to $00,000. Japan Punishes Her Criminals. SALT LAKE CITY. March. 3 .Because Utah did not have the money to bring back two embezzlers from Japan, the Mikado's government hot only tried and convicted the offenders for a crime com-: mitted In this state, but has paid Utah for collecting and forwarding affidavits in the case. A check for was received yesterday by Governor Cutler from the Japanese Consul-General. - An accompany ing letter -said it was the 'desire of his government to look after the welfare at its citizens abroad and prosecute anyone who might bring dishonor upon the na tionality. - The culprits fled from Brigham City, Utah, more than a year ago with" entrusted to them for safe keeping by 76 Japanese laborers employed in the bet fields. The men were traced to Japan and there arrested. , Although the extradition proceedings we're abandoned owing to Utah's lack of funds, the Japanese offi cials learned the particulars of the crime and requested the. A merican authorities to forward the depositions of the victim ized laborers. Fire in a Bakery. Fire, originating in the basement of the Royal Bakery., ft Eleventh and Everett streets, called out the Fire Department last night .shortly after 7 o'clock. The trouble' arose, through a defective oil-burning apparatus late ly installed for the purpose of heating the ovens. 'Gas formed In the firebox of the burner and spontaneous combus tion resulted. The blaze- caused a great deal of excitement among the employes of the place, but wss put out before any serious damage was done. . Bryan Is Curing a Cold. L.INCOUN. Neb.. March 3. William X Bryan arrived In the city and, with the exception of a trip to Omaha to attend the Democratic Convention, March 5, h will remain at Fair View until March 16. Mr. Bryan has been suffering from a severe cold. He declared he was muc! better and spent the day in answering personal letters which have accumulate during his absence.