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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
Special Correspondence to the News
paper Enterprise Association.

paper Enterprise Association.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 27.-Convict-
ed when boy of IA of the most
atrocious murders in the criminal
annals of eastern Kansas, willie"
Sell has served 10 years in the peni-
Tertiary at Lansing. Recently an
other effort was made to get him
pardon and the case now rests in
the hands of Governor Hoch.
The plea of Sells advocates is that
he is absolutely innocent, that So
that willie" was a victim of circum-
stantial evidence and intlamed public
opinion and that it is high time to
right the wrong done him as far as
possible.
On the other hand, bitterness
against the convict is Sc great that
some of those opposing the pardon
adopted a memorial to the governor
setting forth that they were tired
of trying this case every two years
when a new governor was elect<f'
and that they wanted the governor
after hearing this latest effort if con-
WINGED that willie" was guilty, to
sign his death warrant and end the
case forever.
The case is remarkable for the Bit
terness of those who persistently
fight every pardon effort and for the
fact that the efforts in behalf of Sell
are managed by persons whom he
does not even know. People become
interested in the case and spAd their
own money, time and labors in get
ting a pardon for man whom in
most cases they have never seen.
Lawyers of high standing volunteer
their efforts, and club women all over
Kansas, at one time or another, have
circulated petitions for executive
clemency, All of this suggests that
the convict Is not far from wrong
when he says, as he did recently:
Until the question of my inno-
cence is settled in the public mind,
it will not down, but will rise again
Almost Free Once.
Eight years ago a pardon board
recommended freedom for the pris-
oner, but Governor Leedy vetoed 1t.
II was the closest Sell had been to
freedom, unless the present time be
excepted. But disappointment has
not soured him. adversely and 10
years in prison have not hardened
him and he has been looked upon by
long succession of wardens and
deputies with confidence, even with
affection.
willie" Sell was a Sunday school
boy and the model the parents in the
neighborhood held up to their OF
spring, when the whole Sell family
was butchered His father, mother.
brother and sister were beaten with
an axe as they slept and then their
Threats were cut. willie" Sell, who
slept In the same bed with his
brother in the little cabin near Erie
In Neosho county, alone escaped In
blood-drenched night clothes and
gave the alarm. The following day
he was arrested, charged with the
crimes. The state alleged as a mo-
tive that he was in love with
neighbours daughter and that she had
told him that she could not marry
him unless he had some property.
The state believed he murdered the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

When the boy came to he was I'M
der sentence of death, which in Kan
sas means life Imprisonment, as no
warrant yet.
New Evidence Found.
Friends of Sell say 1t was a physi-
cal impossibility for a boy of evil
lies" stature and youth to have over
powered his father a powerful man.
and his mother, who, they say, could
have pushed him out of n window
any time she might have tried. The
bloodstains on the knees they eX-
planned by saying that when old man
Sell was gasping on the floor and
Willie had been awakened by the
intruders. he knelt down to see If
he could aid his father and realizing
his injuries then fastened away for
aid. The boy ran to the farm house
where his sweetheart lived instead
of to the nearest neighbor and, hav-
ing given the alarm, promptly went
to sleep. The opponents of the par
don see In this a sign of his moral
callousness. His friends, however.
point to it as an indication of the
truth of the theory that the family
was chloroformed before being as
sailed. They urge this point with
strength in bringing forward the
story of a druggist that he sold
whisky and chloroform, the latter In
a bottle with a curious neck. to four
strangers. a day or so before tho
murder, and months later found the
bottle on the Sell farm. A convict
some years ago made confession on
being released that he and three
other men had murdered the family
for money, after chloroforming them.
The confession was in great detail,
but never could be verified.
Another point of interest was the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
FAMOUS KANSAS MURDER
MYSTERY UP AGAIN
Willie SELL Convicted When Child of the Murder of His
Father, Mother and Sister, Seeks Pardon and Bitter
Controversy is Aroused.

family to get the farm, which was a
mighty poor piece of property and
barely sutficed to give the family a
scant living. Bloodstains on the
knees of ''Willie's" drawers, the state
said he had gotten while bending
down beside his father to cut his
throat after splitting his skull
Other bits of circumstantial evidence
were adduced and the boy was con-
victed. A dramatic point at the trial
was when the youthful prisoner
tainted dead away on being asked
pointed question by the prosecutor.
1T is the wrath of God" said the
jurors, believing him dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

It looks if the two umpires of the Pacific National
league losing their grip with the players and the
team managers as well. t..4
Both Stetley and McRae had trouble yesterday and
Seteys disturbances went far that he called the game
between Spokane and Ogden and gave to the latter for
being good-or better than the Indians.
At this distance can't very we'll Judge of the actions
the field at Ogden, but wouldn't hesitate minute in
betting that Setey off and gave the boys the worst of
it before they rebelled.
I'm basing this on the GOODNESS and conservatism of
Matt Stanley who would never allow his to go the
limit unless there great cause for it. For this
IN inclined to believe that Matt and the Indians get
ting much the worst of it before the game mixed up
with the ruling out of Martinke.
1t would in the past, take whole lot of injustice and
rank work to Stanley to open his face play
getting the worst OF it and manager it must be treb
the dose to induce him to stand for For this
think the later story will show that Stetley
not any too good on his work.
McRae got dose of it at Boise also. He called time to
allow Leahy to adjust his shoe after being spiked and
runner scored claiming that the call of time not aud
ble
The Boise team wen to kicking hard as it was their run
and Dcky Knox and young Hammond fined by
McRae Then Keackey broke into the hammer ring and
President Rishel who present, fined the first sacker
Meinhart defeated Bertholf in the pool tourney at the
Pfster last night, 115 to 81.
Jimmy Gardner has thrown down the Butte club which
arranged for the match between him and Buddy RAan.
Gardner turned back the articles and announced that he
would fight Jack OKeefe in Salt Lake
While the club handling the match may be out some
thing it will not be much of loss to Butte three clubs
there putting fights for Miners Union Day. That
is too many for any town in day and such work go
ing to result in another shut down of fighting in the big
camp 40
So greedy had the promoters in Butte become that they
buc1ing each other in rule ruin scrap (which
would certainly have put all three clubs the pig train
and may yet.
There were two fights for the afternoon and one for
night and it goes without saying that all could not break
even, much less win out
It costs big money to pull fight off in Butte and the
promoters should profit by the lessons of the past when
they killed off the game by scrappng for the honor of los
ing money. There's two three butting in at all
times in Butte who if they squeched completely,
would relieve the game of great big burden
With such men square Jerry Clifford conducting
sports Butte there be kick But there others
and they commit suicide every time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

The Difference.
in Cost

between a good and a poor baking
powder would not amount for a family's
supply to one dollar year. The poor
powder would cause doctors bills many
times this.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

$40 Riverside Avenue. Ground Flo,

6zS HIVefs1de Avenue, Ground FLOOR.
$11oo-New six-room house, stone
foundation. attic, city water. on Trac-
ton companys new car line in north
west part of city. This is a good buy
and will be worth more as soon as the
cars commence to run. Terms, 5000
cash, s15 per month, per cent.
$l50o-A five-room house, stone
foundation and cellar, city water,
lawn and trees. small barn, chicken
house and yard; lot 75x12O Terms.
$500 cash, balance $40 per month, 8
per cent, or will trade equity as first
payment on s or 10 acre tract close
to city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27

Score by Innings.
Boise ........2 0 0 8 0 0 3 O-12
Salt Lake 49,. % 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 l. 7
Summary.
Two base hits-Smith, Kellackey,
Stickney, Haynes, Hahn, Delmas,
Leahy.
Sacrifice hits - Schils, Hodson,
O'Brien.
Bases on balls-Off Jensen 2 in
nine innings, off Hodson 3 in six
innings, off Mcfarland 2 in three in
nings.
Struck out--By Jensen 6, by Hold
son 1, by Mcfarland 2.
Double play-Smith to Kellackey.
Left on bases-Boise s, Salt Lake
u.
Umpire-McRae.
Time of game-2:20.
Attendance-500.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
Oh. auNN's BLOOD AND NERVE
TONIC

There is not woman in this land
but at some time in her life would
have been better for the use of this
tonic. For diseases peculiar to wom-
en- better remedy Is not made. 1t
enters the circulation, building up the
tissues that have wasted, making
pure, rich blood. For weak, nervous
people, pimply, pale or ffeshless peo-
pie, it will make strong, steady
nerves, clear the complexion and
produce good, solid flesh. Druggists
sell 1t for IS cents per box. TO be
taken after meals. Made by DIR. Bo-
sanko Co, Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by
all druggists.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
FoR SALE.

six-room modern house, on North
Side. 1880; $500 cash, balance SIS
month.
Five-room new house, Stage ave.
nue.. 1880; easy terms.
JAMES b. GRAY,
fnone 800. 702 First Avenue,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-27
Dr.. PRICES
Baking Powder

is the most economical in the end, be-
cause it goes further in leavening and
insures perfect, wholesome food.
When ordering of the grocer always
call for DR.. Prices Cream Baking Pow
der by name for good health and good
food. 1t makes the finest cake, pud-
dings, Aapjacks, biscuits and bread.
NOTE.-There many imitation
baking powders which sold from five
POWDER twenty-five pound. They
should be carefully avode1 are
made from alum and unhealthfui
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
SENDING OUT GINNERs REPORT
Secretary of National GinnerS ASsOci-
alton SAYS Twill be Made Public
Thursday Night.
(By the Associated Press.)

Dallas. Tex. Dec 6.-When seen
tonight n. C. Blackwell. secretary of
the National Ginners Association, was
sending out to members the ginners
report 1t had been completed at $3.50
D. M, and was sent Immediately to
members of the organization. 1t will
be given to the public Thursday night.
Regarding the reports that there had
been delay in issuing. because 1t was
necessary to revise it. Mr.. Blackwell
said:
"I made no statement that the re-
port was DELAYED by order of President
Taylor. | did state that we We're
holding up the report awaiting the
correction of a certain code word used
by Mr.. Taylor in transmitting the
message from WYnnewood. l. t..
where he had lone to finish it. 1t is
true that it was finished at the gem
eral Office by Mr.. Taylor last night but
because of the error referred to, /
would not give the same to the mem
bership, because / could not do so IN
telligently There has been no change
or revision in the report since it was
sent to me- / declined most positive
Iy to give ou the report until /
could make it uo correctly and any
wild rumors that it had leaked and
that the cotton exchanges had 1T were
guess work entirely. They could not
have had it. because it had never been
put together and was not added ana
sent out until five o'clock this after
noon"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08

Miss Carolina Green Malett, Daughter
OF Former President of Cape
Fear and Yadlxin Valley
Railroad His Bride.

Fayetteville, N. c., Dec G.-There
was q marriage of great interest at
Fayetteville yesterday when Major
Edward j. Hale, prominently known
throughout North Carolina and Miss
Carolina Green Malett, we've mar
ried. The bride is daughter of the
late Charles B. Malett. who for a long
me was president Of the Cape Fear
and Yadl1in Valley Railway.
She is a woman of unusual gifts
and has made valuable contributions
to the history of the Confederacy, be-
ing president of the association which
built the monument to the Confed-
crate Soldiers of Cumberland County.
Her family has been for $50 years
one of the most notable in the Cape
Fear section. Her great grandfather
was Col. Peter Malett a colonial rice
planter in Brunswick county, who
during the Revolutionary War was
major Of the Second regiment of the
North Carolina troops of the con-
tinental line.
Major Hale was in the North Caro-
lima Regiment of Volunteers at
Bethel the first battle of the Civil
War. and was chairman of the com
mittee which last June under direc-
ton of the legislature. placed monu-
ment at Bethel. He has for many
years been widely known as the edi-
tor of the Fayetteville Observer. He
is prominent in political life and dur
ing the first administration of Mr..
Cleveland was consul at Manchester
England. During the second admins
tration of Mr. Cleveland he was Of
fered the position of minister to Tur-
key.
He was one of the seven trainers
of the Chicago platform of 1895.
chairman of the North Carolina dele
cation at the national Democratic
convention of 1900, and vice-president
for North Carolina of the national
Democratic convention of 1904. On
his mothers side. Col. Peter Malett
was his great grandfather
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
THE CITY MONEY.
Took in $4,000 and Spent S7.S29 in
November.

The City Board of Audit and FL
nance held it's first meeting of the
month yesterday, and the collections
reported for the month of November
were:
BY John S. Jones. tax collector:
Sidewalk paving. $1S3.5S; street
paving, $2O2.O9; special taxes, $13,-
050.20; general taxes $34,S03.50; to-
tai. $4S,239.37.
BY ]. H. Mullins, chief of police:
Court costs, licenses and market rents.
$452.99.
BY #. p. Sale, sanitary Inspector:
Sanitary license. etc, $S97.15.
BY w. A. Howell. keeper of the
park: Rabbits and fish, 1915.
Total collected, $49,036.26.
The bills approved and ordered paid
for the month of November and
charged to the following departments
were:
Administrative. $1,000 street,
$594.15; fire. $700.50; health and
sanitary, $2,453.52; police, $1,056,96;
parks. $1S9.G5; lights, $761.S3; ceme-
terry, $51; charity $424.S9; market,
$115.O2; pumps, $4S.28; farm. 5000;
Saunders street Improvement. $500:
milk commission. $39; emergency,
$324.61; total, $7,S29.44.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
DRAWN INTO THE
POPULOUS NORTH
Tide of immigration
Needed by South.
A MILLION LAST YEAR
OF This Vast Number Of Foreigners
Only 46,343 Came South, and Of
These North Carolina Bloom
ling Out SpIendidIy," Re-
Ceived 1873 Souls.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York. Dec. 6.-The statement
that over a million immigrants have
come to the United States during the
past year, and that the South and the
West. the sections of the country
which needed and wished for these
new citizens did not get them, was
made by Frank p. Sargent, United
States Commissioner General of I'm
migration, in a speech today before
the National Civic Federation meet
inng. Mr.. Sargent proposed that the
United States hereafter take steps to
distribute immigrants according to the
needs of the country.
Il have just received a few figures,
he said. showing where this immigra
zion goes. OF the 1,023,491 immi-
grants who arrived last year, siA
or rs per cent of the whole.
The beautiful and prosperous
South, entering upon season of great
commercial activity. received 46,343,
divided as follows:
Maryland, West Virginia and Vir-l
ginia. 5000 each; Louisiana, 5000;
Texas, 1000 Kentucky. offering splen.
did inducements for immigration, got
61S; Tennessee, wide-awake and pro
gressive, opening up great opportun-
tiles in the iron business, received 1872;
North Carolina, blossoming out splen-
didly, got 1888; South Carolina, 32S;
Georgia, SIS: Arkansas. 432; Indian
Territory 438; and Oklahoma, $50
That great open section of the coun>
try which offers the best possible OPP
portunities to the peasantry of Europe
to start and grow up independent is
hardly noticed in the aggregate of inn
migrants
Mr.. Sargent recommended that in
stead of having the majority of foreign
immigrants received at the port OF
New York, as at present, efforts should
be made to have them enter at other
seaports.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
MIR. MINIS KNoTrY PROBLEM. ,
Shall He Kill Himself According to
Korean Custom, Because His
Brother is u Suicide?
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington. Dec. Coming to
the United States government against
the establishment of the Japanese
protectionate over Kirea. Min Yueng
fchan, late Korean minister TO
France was informed upon his ar
rival todav of the tragic death of n
brother Min Yong Whan. The
brother who was formerly Korean
minister to the United States took his
own life at Seoul several days ago as
protest against the Japanese protec-
torate Min Yueng Tchan was alto
gether unprepared for the news and
he was almost FRUSTRATED when in
formed of his brothers death. In
Korea, when Il man takes his own life,
it is the custom for his brother also 10
commit suicide. Mr. Min said, how
ever, that he could not prophesy his
future actions.
'I know it is not the custom in this
country to do such a thing" he said.
81 do not know that shall do 1t. |
cannot say
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
RESOLUTION BY TILLMAN.
Seeks to Ascertain Whether National
Banks Have Furnished Cam
paign Funds.
(Bytthe Associated Press. }

Washington. Dec. 6.-Senator TILL
man today introduced two resolutions
which are intended to bring out the
fact as to whether any of the ma
tional banks of the country have made
campaign contributions in recent
years. The first of the resolutions di-
reefs the Secretary of the Treasury TO
report to the Senate whether any of
the reports of the examiners of ma
tional banks made since 1893 have
been destroyed and whether such re-
ports as are on file show that contrf-
buttons have been made by the banks
to campaign committees. The othe
resolution directs the Senate Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections to in
uuire into the same subject.
Mr. Tillman asked for present con-
sideration of the first resolution but
under objection from Senators CALI
ger and Lodge it went over until to-
morrow. The other resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
Bills by Latimer, Simmons. Oyerlnan.
Senator Latimer today reintroduced
his good roads bill. Senator Sim
mons introduced bill provid-
ing for permanent committee to in
vestigate the executive departments.
Senator Overman today presented
a bill providing for a commission
whose duty it shall be to enlarge the
foreign market for American cotton
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08
WON BY SOUTHERN
Fight for Right Of Way
Near AsheviIIe.
The South and ..Western Moved Too
Slowly. The Southern to Go
Through YanceY Into Tennes-
Special to News and observer.)


Asheville, N. c.. Dec. ct has
transpired that for several days the
Southern Railway has been actively
engaged in securing options on a right
of-way from the present railway tres
tie across the French Broad river at
Riverside PARK down the river to Cor
mans bridge, distance of about SIX
miles 1t has also developed that a
survey has been made by the South
ern from this point northeast into
Yancey county, and it is that the
Southerns plans in their consumma-
ton include the construction of line
from Asheville through by way of
huntsville, the county seat OF Ydncey.
and thence to Erwin or EmbreVllle
Tenn, there to connect with the
Southerns system.
This would develop the entire coun-
Try to the northeast of Asheville ana
would throw open to the world the
vast timber resources of Yancey coun-
ty. 1t would also give the Southern
a much shorter route from the coal
fields to the seaboard.
AS a ic3S for the beginning OF
these options Oh the French Broad 1T
is stated that it is planned to provide
for the establishment of factories
along the river from Riverside Park
erance of this plan to provide cheap
factory sites for new enterprises that
options have been taken not only
for right of way from the trestle to
the Rowland Railway terminal, but
for adjoining tracts of land. These
sites it is planned to sell to factories
at low prices in order to bring them
here. Whatever may be the Southerns
reason for securing these options, IL
is interesting to note that ii they OBJ
tain possession of that stretch of land
they secure the only remaining, feas-
ible route into this city from the
northern and western directions, as
they already control the western side
of the river. In this connection 1t has
been rumored that the Southern and
Western has been fighting for right
of way along the route. and that it
was to block this movement that the
Southern secured their options.
At any rate. Mr. Carter, OF the
South and Western. was in the city
for some time recently, Mr. Carter
came here with degree Of secrecy
and during his stay RETAINED from
registering.
That something was in the air was
evident, but just what this something
was could not be learned And it was
today stated that the South and Wes-
tern really wanted the right of way but
the Southern beat them to it. If this
route to Tennessee via Yancey county
is opened up it will mean much to
and this section of the state.
as the timber wealth of the country
to the north is incalculable.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-08

The scenery was excellent and the
costumes SNOWY. In fact there is fun,
jollity and pleasure in "A Pair oi
Pinks' which is winner presented by
capable company in which Will
West. Harry Vokes, Harry Stewart
and Margaret DAILY Vokes are bright
stars in a constellation of fun makers
and singers.
Yesterday was notable day fol
Margaret Daily Vokes, as 1T was hef
birthday. The company arranged for
a special dinner at the Marlborough,
where there was much merry making
and congratulations. She Is sister
of the famous Dan DAILY and there
came pile of kilograms from people
all over the country. E. d. Starr, OF
Klaw & Erlanger, Lucy DAILY, Hap
Ward, and others known in the pro-
fession, sent kilograms. Many lovely
gifts were received, and while the lady
was out of her room the company dec,
grated it as for a Christmas festival.
1t was happy birthday for the clever
Margaret Daily Vokes.