The diamond drill., 1910-11-05

spectively, held up and robbed four
persons who were driving In an auto
mobile south OF Kansas City. Mo.
The victims OF the robbery, which net
ted the youths but 81. were Harry c.
Mosher and wife. OF Chicago and M.
i. Mosher and Mrs. Ethel Allen of
Kansas City, Farmers captured the
bandits" shortly after the robbery had
taken place County authorities say
the youths told them they had planned
an invasion OF the south, intending to
commit enough robberies TO pay their
expenses. and later go to Wyoming to
establish permanent haunt.
Police officers at Reno, New, cap
tured s. Auki. demented Japanese.
whose father is wealthy member OF
the japanese parliament. Auki had
escaped while on a train from II. J.
Cassidy, who was appointed by tho
United States government to accom-
pany him from New York to japan
Auki Is an engineer. While travelling
in Switzerland he became imbued with
the idea that Lake Geneva could be
made to develop tremendous water
power without running the beauty OF
| the lake. He came to the United
States and attempted to gain an au-
dience with President Taft.
Several hundred convicts in Leavenf
worth. Kan. prison. twelve of whom
are former bankers, are eagerly look
ing forward to the meeting Of the
board Of parole. which is expected to
convene here in November 20 con-
slider applications for parole under the
act OF congress approved last June.
Among those who are eligible 20 TO
csive the benefits OF the new Law are
Frank Bigelow OF Milwauks; J. L. Bro
derrick, Elkhart, Ind; q. A Consmaa.
rsrrs Haute. Ind: Fred Lubbs. indk
anapolis; w. II. Schmidt and 8. q.
Braunard. Cleveland, and C, H. Thcsa-
1 ten. Chicago. H7'T-
The elections In the Island OF Cuba
passed on without disturbances being
reported from any place. The con-
servatives have apparently won In the
province sof Santiago and Matanxas.
bat pinar Deb Rio is still doubtful.
The Liberals carried Havana prov
incs, but the Conservatives claim the
city. Returns are coming IN slowly.
According to the scanty returns thus
far received, the Liberals are winning
everywhere except in Camagus. The
claim OF tho Conservatives that they
have won a victory In Havana 10
doubtful.
At Fort Wayne, Ind, BENJAMIN
T. Corkweil, the injured motor
man indicted in connection with the
Kingsland trolley disaster in which
forty-three were killed, was declared
10 be OF unsound mind by a commits
sion after inquiry into his mental con-
dition. Effort will be made 10 obtain
| Corkwell's admission to the EaI
Haven hospital at Richmond. The
physicians agreed that Corkwell Is
| suffering from traumatic psychosis,
which renders him temporarily in
sane, but they believe he will recover.
Lecturing at ST. Georges Church In
Kansas City. Mo. Colonel Jasper
Ewing Brady, one OF the four officers
sent by the government to investigate
| the destruction OF the battleship Maine
in Havana harbor Feb. II. 1898. de-
ciared the mine which destroyed tho
battleship was placed by Cubans to
bring war with Spain and the deliver
ance OF Cuba. He asserted further
that the information had been sent to
the president and secretary OF war
Colonel Christopher G. Wilson, OF
New York City. president OF the
United Wireless Telegraph company.
was sent to the Tombs by Judge La
eombe on presentment OF the fed
eral grand jury for contempt OF court
In refusing TO surrender a letterpress
book which the board OF directors had
been subpoenaed to produce. Colonel
| Wilson will stand committed until the
book is produced
A workman OF the Hase, In Ger
many, has achieved the distinction OF
becoming the worlds first stowaway
on an airship. Impeiled by q long.
ing to experience flight through the
air. he crcpt under a tarpaulin cover
ing the benzine tank OF the Parseval
vi, which ascended here bound for
Kisl. He crawled out and apologized
for his presence aboard on the trip.
At Edwardsville, Ind, two -
dictnents were returned against John
Burtsa. professional wrestler, by the
grand jury. charging him with killing
Leo Vents and Louis A. Weibract
Aus. IL. Burton, with q strange hold,
10 alleged TO have crushed the two
men 10 death In a nsht In a vacant
house ~ Marine, III.
The Milan, Italy, sonesponden Of
the London Chronicle tslegraphs
his paper that In accordance with In
structions from Cardinal Merry Del
Val TO Cardinal Ritchslmy. archbishop
Of Turin. the latter has declined 10
oneiats at the coming marriage Of
Princess Clementins and Prince Vie
tor Napoleon.
Willis " Counselman oia Chicago,
| the former br0ksr and el,.n man Gent