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OFLMG WIDOW WILL FIGHT FOR MILLIONS OF HER 1 1 TjST ^ M Disposition of Estate of Samnel S. Brown, Pittsburg Magnate, Reveals Scandal. MONEY TO HIS UTEST PET W wzvrx*."*™*\ -- • felrl »f the Last Supplanted Wife of Dead Son Hi the Old Man's Affections --Will Was Made as He •;»'! Ufy on Mis Death Bed. '*t . '• • ' • k g: >r-{. i'v V. * P'S-;- p:", ; f. "Better an old man's darling than young man's .slave/' runs the old •A'lioug. Probably Martha E. Lewis will con- cur, but Mrs. Grace McGoodwin ' Brown, daughter-in-law of the late * Samuel S. Brown, Smoky City mag- - Hate and multi-millionaire, can hard­ en ly be expected to. • Idolized and petted by her father- "ih-law for 15 years, taught to con­ sider herself his heiress, and intro- duced everywhere as his daughter, she ®nds herself left a paltry $30,000, while her supplanter, Martha E. t«ewis, has been given a sum exceed- -*v|bg $250,000. y , ' And a contest in the courts which Will enrich lawyers and furnish sensa­ tions to satisfy the most scandal- feungry dame is promised. ; ^ For Mrs. Brown and all the rela- " lives of the dead millionaire assert Chat his latest will, executed on his S heath bed, was made under undue V Influence and is unjust and unfair. | Worth Over $20,000,000. ' F Samuel S. Brown died last Decem- • %er. He left an estate scattered all - the way between Pittsburg, New York and New Orleans which is conserva­ tively estimated at $20,000,000. He mlso left a will which is the bone of . Contention. Mrs. Brown, young widow of the «ead magnate's only son, had been jtold that she was to be his bene­ ficiary. A goodly portion of the ^state was to have been hers. Yet, Ifphen the will was read, she found fcterself cut off with a paltry batch of £ Jbrewery bonds, and these to go should She remarry. But Miss Lewis/ bitter enemy of the ^millionaire's daughter-in-law, bene- jfited to the extent of a quarter of a lllion and more. She had already pplanted the beautiful Kentucky lie as the head of the old man's ousehold before his death. That was he last straw; tbeii came the open reach. .j It is a strange story--how these two feroung women came into the life of fthe millionaire. There were a son land a daughter whom the old man ther-in-law and went straight to his heart. "You must stay here with us, my dear," said the millionaire, "and be my daughter, too. I know Will would have wished it bo." Old Kan's Daughter Dead. So the girl stayed along with the old man, and year after year made herself better loved by him. Then came another blow--his only living child, his daughter Nellie, died in Italy. "I am afraid my poor old heart will break," said the old man, bowed un­ der this added weight of woe. There was no one to turn to save his daughter-in-law now. He called her to him one day soon after the funeral, and said: "Stay here with me, for I am left alone. Be the head of my household, and when I die you will be the same in my will as if you were my own daughter. And why not? Are you not the wife of my dead son, my only boy?" But the girl did not need this prom­ ise. She loved the old man as the father of her boy husband. Her sis­ ter came to live with them and she took her place at the head of the Brown household. The servants were instructed to obey her in everything, and wherever she went she was in­ troduced by the millionaire as "my daughter Grace, my son's widow, dear to me as my own." Everywhere it was understood that the young widow was to i>e his heir­ ess. Folks were told that Mr. Brown's life warf insured for $100,$00 in her favor. Martha Lewis Appears. Mrs. Brown's sister married and she went back to Kentucky with her for a visit That was the beginning of the end. When she returned she found that Miss Lewis had been asked to live at the Browns'. "Grace," saWl the old millionaire, by way of making clear how things stood, "Just take Marty and buy her some things, and show her how to wear them." "Marty" was what Mr. Brown elect­ ed to call thepretty girl he had tab libnatre was still fond of his son's widow. She spent a part of the sea­ son with Mr. Brown last y%ar and as the Christmas holidays were approach­ ing she received a hurried call to come to the old man's bedside, ||r.;v He was dying. The young widow caught first train. But as she sped through the darkness another will was being matte in Pittsburg in the old Brown man­ sion. With a few strokes of the pen all she had believed was to be hers was blotted out But no one told her this when she reached Pittsburg the next morning. Young Mrs. Brown was received with open arms. Twenty days later Samuel S. Brown died. During those 20 days the deathbed will did not come to light. Mrs. Brown's friends say that it was purposely hidden so that she would know nothing about it until it should be too late. The mil­ lionaire died, surrounded by his fam­ ily, while Mrs. Brown knelt at the bedside. Will Kept Secretf Never were greater efforts'ffllile to keep a will from becoming public. It was filed secretly. The authorities persona hereinafter provl<fed for In the case of my residuary estate, and I au­ thorize and empower said trustee, to aell said bonds, and to reinvest the pro­ ceeds of sale at Its discretion." In striking contrast with this are the clauses in which Miss Lewis bens- fits in the following sections of the same will: Ninth.--"I tlv? and bequeath to Miss Martha K. Lewis, of the city of Pitts- burg, one-half of the residue of my library wherever the same may be sit­ uate at the appraised value thereof, she to have the right to select books to ,the amount of one-half. I also give and bequeath to the said Martha £. Lewis my Astoria States Racing trophy and the box of silverware which I re­ cently purchased from Heren Bros. & Co." Tenth.--"I also give and bequeath to Miss Martha E. Lewis aforesaid, first mortgage bonds of the Pittsburg Brew­ ing company to the aggregate par value of $30,000, which I direct shall be de­ livered to her by my executors within 30 daya after my death; and If for any reason the said bonds are not delivered within the period aforesaid, I direct my executors to pay to her on the first day of the month following my death the sum of tl2o and a like sum monthly thereafter until said bonds are deliv­ ered to her." The library from which Miss Lewis was empowered by the will to select one-half of the books is worth $50,000, and one of the most complete libraries in the city. The Astoria racing plate, which also went to Miss Lewis, was MRS. M. , sspwwd WO" MlSi LEWIS HAD ROBBED HFROFTHE CAPTAIN'S Loir CflPT Sami 3 &R0WH rHEOLDMW LfMSm> PR£6£NrS OH m&uw/s Avm/ua> wrex: eettvo. OfiMV MWUBV *wrr fftmrf. m. i. ' time torn m#wm/rCover ToGMceMcGoaoMWABwsGmss , I1. • {idolized. When they grew up noth- . [tog was too good for them. \ Inception of Romance. Fifteen years ago William Brown, the millionaire's only son, was sent to Kentucky to superintend the build­ ing of a railroad in which his father was interested. There he met a blue grass belle--beautiful Grace McGood­ win, barely turned 16. The boy's head was turned. It was plainly love at first sight. There was an ardent courtship, and the youthful suitor won. That day there came to ftbe old man in Pittsburg this dis- ) patch j „ _; . , Princeton, Ky. is. S. Bi-own, Pittsburg, Pa.: < I am going to be married to the dearest igirl In the world. WILL. 1 That same day this wire went back Ito Kentucky: . _ Pittsburg, Pa. William Brown, Princeton, Ky.: Wait. I am coming down that war ;this week. S. 8. BROWN. S For an answer this came back: Can't wait. WILL. • And this was the All right. Go ahead. God bless you {both. Bring her home. FATHER. But it was not "so fated. Will Brown, undisputed heir to the larger share of his father's millions, did not !bring his bride home. She brought Shim home--in a coffin. Almost the ^next day he fell ill and.<| was dead With la a weeli. The bride-widow, aA> itnost ill with her grief, met her fa- Jemg/Y. were ordered to meekly complied. ' V in­ stalled as his protege in the big bouse. Young Mrs. Brown balked some, but she did as she was told. But she refused to introduce the girl to her friends, and she still was Mr. Brown's mentor when he went to New York on matters social. Martha E. Lewis was the daughter of a boat paulker employed by Mr. Brown. When only a child in short dresses the millionaire had taken to her because she reminded him of his dead daughter when she was a tiny girl. When she grew older he made her his almoner In his many charities, and when she was out of her teens he had her made secretary of the Sun­ day school which he had endowed. Gifts were showered upon her Just as the were upon Miss Grace Brown. For awhile things went along smooths ly enough on the surface, but Mrs. Brown gradually discovered that she was being undermined. Miss Lewis finally got control of the establish­ ment and ran it with an iron hand. "7 Family Makes Objections. The other Browns--brothers, cous­ ins and nephews--didn't like this at all They demanded that Miss Lewis be at least sent to live elsewhere and that Mrs. Grace Brown be brought back from Kentucky, where she had gone, to give tone to the household. "Not for a minute," retorted the old man. "Grace has chosen to live away from me and I will not trouble her." Apparently, however, the aged milr keep It secret and The family lawyer furnished an extract to the newspa­ pers, but all reference to either of the young women in the case was careful­ ly eliminated. That's all we care to give out to the newspapers," was the lawyer's curt rejoinder when pressed for an ex­ planation. But the New York Sunday World's correspondent in Pittsburg made things so interesting for all concerned that finally the entire contents of the will were made public as provided by law. Then the storm broke. The feud became public property. Promptly there came a demand from the officers of the Mary Brown church that Miss Lowis resign her position in the Sun­ day school. Forced to Leave Sunday School. The church had Mr. Brown's $70,- 000. They cared no longer. They had bowed to his will in life, and they had installed/his protege to a posi­ tion of' distinction in church affairs. Now they would have no more of her. At a public hearing she was asked to resign, and she did. Then she announced that she in­ tended marrying and that was her ostensible reason for retiring. She and William Arthur Porter, a race­ track employe of old man Brown's, had long been in love. In fact, they loved each other before he was taken ill. Here were the provisions of the will concerning the young women in the case: Bequests to Martha Lewis. Second.--"I give and beneath to the Union Trust company of Pittsburg first mortgage bonds of th?' Pittsburg Brew­ ing company to the aggregate value of 130,000, In trust nevertheless, to pay the net interest and Income therefrom to my daughter-in-law Grace M. Brown for and during the term of her natural life, if she so long remain a widow and from and after her marriage or death, in further trust to divide or distribute the principal of said trust fund to the was of -'at 910,000. won by Sue Smith. Received Many Presents. By the will Miss Lewis got In all $60,000. This was only a small por­ tion of her benefits. When she was 23--hor last birthday--Mr. Brown handed the delighted girl $20,000 in new bills. Only a few months -before he had given her a beautiful big house on Greenfield avenue, worth $20,000. This Is where the bride will live when she returns from her honeymoon. She got $20,000 worth of diamonds, too, and in all $125,000 in cadi, say Mrs. Brown's friends, before the old man's death. The Browns have taken the daugh­ ter-in-law td their hearts. She is again mistress of the old Brown man­ sion, there to stay as long as she pleases. W. Harry Brown, the broth­ er, even wealthier than S. S. Brown, who inherits the bulk of the estate, Is understood to be against Miss Lewis' claim. There was a'tragic scene when the will was read. Mrs. Elizabeth Wil- lard, sister of the dead man, knew nothing of it. When she heard it gave the young widow but $30,000 in beer bonds she burst out weeping and ran from the room crying: "Oh, Sam­ uel, how could you have done this thing?" A strange feature of this Strang case is that the millionaire provided bet­ ter for the young widow after her death than during her life. A niche by his direction has been reserved for her in the rich marble mausoleum out at the cemetery. There she will rest with the others of the family's dead. And whether an old man's fickle fancy changed at the last or a design­ ing girl succeeded in a plot to secure wealth at the expense of reputation and standing in society, ife the ques­ tion. Probably It will be answered in the courts. jUaltwg £tfe Wttvti) WW By PROP. ALBION SMALL. So deeply i> the hu­ man impulse toward action and growth rooted in our natures, that we would find a c o n d i t i o n i n w h i c h there was nothing to do "the sincerest hell." Why,- if Heaven were as it is pictured, p haven of perpetual rest, and we all went there, we would organise a strike in two weeks and have the conditions changed. . « We know to-day that there is no such thing as irretrievable ruin; by the knowledge and power we have we can rebuild what is de­ stroyed. Had a flood like that which swept away Galveston devas­ tated Rome at the time of Marius or Sulla there would have been no Augustinian age; had Athens been razed by earthquake and fire (such as struck San Francisco) at the time of liie battle of Salamis there would have been no age of Pericles. Life is secure, genuine, strong and vital only in proportion to our ability to sacrifice those things which in the present are dearest to us, to obtain those things in the future which are more worth while than the things we have sacrificed. This principle is dangerous in, so far as we have the choice as to what is worth the sacrifice and on our decision in such cases rests-our happiness and our destiny/ J Our Springfield Letter jgiftal Corr--ixmdent WritM «/• thiast of iattmi at tike State Capital. Springfield.--The broadest power congress ever has attempted to exert and which is practically the same ques- tron as is involved in the rate bill, is claimed in a suit filed against the Bal­ timore A Ohio Southwestern Railway company in this city under the safety appliance act. The case, which is a test In character and the first to be in­ stituted in the country, was taken up by Judge J. Otis Humphrey of the United States court on a demurrer filed by the railway. The proceeding was filed on the ground that the company violated the safety appliance! act in that it operated a train which was equipped with less than 50 per cent, of air and so coupled that it could not be handled by the train crew. Under the amendment to the safety appliance act passed by congress in 1903, auto­ matic couplers must be provided on all cars on roads that are engaged in in­ terstate commerce business and cars must be equipped with not less than 50 per cent, of air. The original safety appliance act of 1893 related to trains and cars that were actually engaged in hauling interstate commerce. The point upon which the case hinges is whether it is necessary for the gov­ ernment to prove that the particular train in question was hauling Inter­ state commerce. The government con­ tends that thl3 does not matter so long as the road is an Interstate commerce road. The contention of the Baltimore A Ohio Southwestern railway is that it must be proved that the partlcular train in question hauled interstate commerce, on the theory that congress has no power to pass a law which will affect trains that aire purely local. If the contention of the government is sustained, then whenever a road is an interstate commerce road of Itself the government can superintend the equipment on all its trains and cars, and if this conclusion is carried through the government al&o can regu­ late the speed of trains, the qualifica­ tions of engineers and train crews, su­ pervise the construction of roadbeds and even regulate the rates. The case is one of the most important ever brought before court and there appeals to be little question that it will be carried to the United States supf^cae court for a decision. ^ . . . ; v'*- Governor Indorses Primary Law. In signing the primary act, - week after its passage by the legislature, Gov. Deneen Issued a statement ex­ plaining the measure, calling atten­ tion to the purposes which it is in­ tended to serve, as well as the politi­ cal necessities which made its enact­ ment mandatory. The governor does not assert for the bill that it is an ideal measure. He says that much of the criticism to which it has been sub­ jected is unfounded and that "it Is, in fact, a meritorious measure and will grow In the public confidence a£ the people become familiar with it opera­ tion." With the governor's signature the act will become a law July 1 and the primaries under it will be held August 4, allowing from two to five days for all preliminaries, such as the Issuance of calls, the apportionment of delegates, and the framing of dele­ gates' districts required of political committees. This work will be done In advance and everything will be in shape to proceed under the act as soon as July 1 makes it effective. Whether it will last for more than one primary election is a question which is likely to rest with the supreme court, but It is a practical certainty that the court cannot put it out of business before this year's nominations have been made. Student Societies Denounced, Mrs. A. J. Jackman, of Chicago, wife of Prof. Walter Jackman, dean of Northwestern university, created a sensation at the mothers' congress at Springfield when she vigorously de­ nounced high school fraternities, so­ rorities and secret organizations, de­ claring they were responsible for idle­ ness, love or display, smoking, drunk­ enness, gambling and social vlcious- ness. She advocated a clubhouse for boys and one for girls in each high school, the clubhouse to be placed un­ der the care of intelligent, well-bred persons and be open to all students upon equal terms. Mrs. George Brill, of Englewood, was elected-president. Illinois Librarians Meet. At the session of the Illinois Lir brarians* association Alfred Bayless, state superintendent of public in­ struction, delivered an address on "Li­ braries in the Country Schools " and Ange V. Milder, librarian of the State Normal university, and J. H. Burnham, of Bloomlngton, director of the Illinois State Historical library, spoke. Head of Catholic Knights and Ladies. Henry P. Hayes, who was reelected supreme secretary of the Catholic Knights and Ladles of America at the biennial convention of that organiza­ tion held at Detroit last week, was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1859, and ILLINOIS STATE NEWS HAPPENINGS OP INTEREST VARIOUS TOWNS. J****# •--/v Henry F. Hayes. has been a resident of Chicago since 1890. He was a clerk in the city col­ lector's office six years. The Catholic Knights and Ladies of America is a fraternal society, "with a roster of 10,- 000 members, of whom 1,000 are in Chi­ cago. Mr. Hayes has been active in the organization for ten years and has held the office 4tf'- supreme Secretary since 1904. Illinois Man Honored./ Joseph C. Mason, secretary Of the Illinois civil service commission, has been elected vice president of the na­ tional conference of civil service sec­ retaries. The first conference has been in session at Washington and representatives from all state civil service commissions and from those cities whose employes are under the service were present. Mr. Mason will visit New York city and Albany before returning home and at each place will Investigate the civil service methods and regulations. Staters Doing Well. Illinois shows a gratifying Increase in a bulletin issued by the census bu­ reau comparing tne establishments in operation last year with those re­ ported at the last census in 1900. There were In 1905 In the state 14,921 establishments, with an annual output exceeding $500 in value, in which $975,799 was Invested, employing 379,- 426 wage earners, with a total output valued at $1,414,230,225. This means an Increase of 3.8 per cent in the number of employes and 26.2 per cent in the value of products. June Term of Federal Court. Preparations are making by Assist­ ant United States District Attorneys H. A. Converse and E. A. Scrogln for the opening of the June term of the federal court. The grand jury and petit jury will be empaneled June 4. Forty or fifty cases will be presented to the grand jury for Investigation and there will be an equal number of civil cases set for trial. The trial docket for the district side has been set. The first case on the docket and which is set for Tuesday, June 5, is that against M. D. Skinner of Houston, Tex. The defendant is charged with having op­ erated a lottery scheme at Collinsvllle. The case against J. E. Miller, who, with M. Hawlln, is charged with con­ spiracy to operate a lottery device at East St. Louis, is set for the following day. The time of the court Thursday, June 7, will be occupied with the case against Thomas Graham and William Hankius of East St. Louis, who are charged with breaking open and rob­ bing mall boxes on the streets of East St. Louis. Tuesday, June 42, the case against G. W. Halane of Clinton will be tried. The defendant is accused of having used the mails to defraud. H. A. Shore of Newman will be tried Wednesday, June 13, on a charge of retailing liquor without a government license. The case against F. C. Morris of Collinsvllle is set for trial Thurs­ day, June 14. He Is charged with uav- Ing sold oleomargarine for butter when the product should have been stamped as oleomargarine. Don't Want to Camp with Regulars. The Illinois National Guard does not relish the hard work Imposed by Uncle Sam when the state troops go into camp with the regular soldiers. Only one regiment in this state, therefore, has accepted the invitation extended by the war department to attend the maneuver! at Fort Benjamin Harrison, at Indianapolis, this summer. The regiment which voted to go to Indian­ apolis instead of Springfield, with the other state troops, is the Second In­ fantry. Each state in the department of the lakes will have troops at the encampment during a ten day period from August 1> to September 31. In speaking of the reasons for turning down the war department's offer, which includes all expenses, one of the officers said: "The government ex­ pects too much "work * of the men. There is no parade duty there; it's Just as it is in real war time. Each man carries his blanket and 'grub,' does his turn as company cook, and sleeps out In the open. He is routed out before it is light and has to march along with men who are hardened as only the regular soldiers are. What chance has a dry goods clerk or any other civilian in that company?" Engineers Choose Office**. The Illinois Association of Stationary Engineers, In annual convention at Moline, elected the following officers: J. C. Daniels; Peoria, president; Philip Steel, Chicago, vice president; W. W. Brooker, Joliet, secretary and treas­ urer. The president was authorized to choose a place for the next meeting. B>ecommend Change in Law. The most Important matter to come before the convention of probate and county judges held at Springfield was a motion by Judge Charles S. Cutting, of Cook county, providing that the committee on probate draft a law and present it to the next session of the legislature providing that county courts shall have jurisdiction over testamentary trust3. This motion was carried unanimously. At a banquet addresses were made by Judge John Shand, Attorney General Stead and several judges. Freight Bate Hearings. After repeated hearings anil argu­ ments the Illinois railroad and ware­ house commission and Gov. Deneen have about decided that a horizontal cut of 20 per cent, in freight rates in the state would be unjust It Is prob­ able that an opinion will be handed down by^the commission in two weeks. The reduction of the freight rates of Illinois went into effect on January 1, 1906. It was accepted by the railroads, except as to carload lots, which com­ prise classes six to ten inclusive Ajp. titlon for rehearing was filed." ' GUNNERS HAVE A BANQUET ' . ' i' Winners in Becent Crow Hunt 'Jr^ Elgin Are Feasted--Engineer •• Co-DefendaxMW Iky with Biff Four. Elgin.--Winners in the recent crow hunt enjoyed a banqiiet at the Elgin club headquarters at the expense aC the losing team. Three hundred mefe were present from Chicago, North Au­ rora, Batavia, Marengo and Elgin. Tb§ feast was served at noon and was fol­ lowed by several Individual and team matches at clay birds. A three-men team from Batavia won two ten-bird matches from Elgin and the local club, won a 15- bird match from Batavii. Emil Althen was presented trophial , for securing the largest number of crows at the hunt, his total being 154*'"v The expected match between Warren Andrews,' president of the gun cluV and Detective Riley of the Chicago Cosmopolitan club, did not take plac* owing to the illness of the latter. • • Suit Brought Against Engineer. it - Paris.--Thomas Shea, a passengelr- engineer on the St. Louis division (j£ the Big Four, is named with the coh»> pany as one of the defendants in (| $10,000 damage suit brought in th|» circuit court by the administrator ol the estate of the late James H. Shive- ly, who was killed by the Knicker­ bocker at Kansas. The naming of Shea as defendant prevents the removal of the cause tip; the federal court by the railroad con»» pany, unless It Is shown that.Shea Is improperly joined. Shot by His Own Weapon. Paris.--Zack Graham, living about eight miles southwest of here, was ac­ cidentally shot. Graham is a youn£ farmer, living with his mother and a brother. His mother says that he re­ turned home about two o'clock and* that while he was walking from th® gate to the house his revolver dropped from his pocket to the brick walk leading to the porch and discharged^ the bullet striking him in the fa^ breaking the bone in his nose and de­ stroying one eye. Guilty of Assaulting MinitftKr. Franklin Grove.--The trial dt Charles McBrlde, of Dixon, rll^, charged with assaulting the Rev. C. Gt McLean, pastor of the Methodist church of Dixon, which was held her% * resulted in a verdict against the do* fendant. McBride was arrested for having struck the Rev. McLean a blo*r in the face with his fist on April I8lv The report circulated at the time thai!: the Rev. McLean had freffn whipped was erroneous. ^ Pleads Guilty to Gaining. Charleston.--Judge Craig in the cir­ cuit court revoked his order for a spe­ cial grand jury, upon the coming into court of John W. Franklin, who with­ drew his former pleas and entered a plea of guilty to gaming In three sep* arate counts and was assessed -a fina of $50 and costs on each. The former fine was $25 and costs for each. Offender Brought to Book. Carlinville. -- Luther Huddleston, who had eludSd the police for two^ months to escape arrest on a serious charge, preferred by a Miss Webb, of near, Gillispie, was apprehended as he was attempting to board an interur*- ban car. He was brought into town. Miss Webb was called and the couple were married. Board's Action Criticised. Pleasant Plains.--The action of the school board in turning down the ap» pllcation of Miss Snyder for the posi­ tion of teacher in the primary room, despite the fact that she had a peti­ tion signed by 250 parents, is causing criticism in school circles. Select School Superintendent. Auburn.--The local board of educa­ tion has selected A. W. Bailey, of Athens, as superintendent of the An- burn schools for next year. Mr. Bailey was one of the 45 to make ap­ plication for the position. He will re­ ceive $100 f>er month. 3 , Continue Opposed to L!cen4MK.";' Mattoon.--An application irom BC Meyer presented to the city council asking for a license to conduct a wholesale beer house in this city for the Reisch Brewery company,' of Springfield, has been, for the second time, rejected. Leaves Litchfield Pastorate. Litchfield.--Rev. Dr. Wright, pastor of the First M. E. church of this city, tendered his resignation to the official board of the church. The same was accepted and Rev, Charles Thrall will continue to conduct services during the summer. Hurt in Automobile Accident; Paris.--Alan J. Parrlsh, of this city, was seriously hurt and W. F. Nolker, Breckenrldge Jones, and E. H. Benoit, of St. Louis, were badly bruised in an. automobile accident. The paTty was en route to Terre Haute, and contin­ ued the journey. The ma^ae turned completely over. Annual Virginia Horse Show. Virginia--Arrangements for the fifth annual Virginia horse show being completed. The date has beotf set for June 13. Accidentally Shot Wife. Peoria.--While trying to shoot n dog, Vernon Bennett, of Bradford, ac­ cidentally shot and fatally wounded his wife. The woman was brought to a local hospital, where it Is said she will die. The shot, which entered her Jaw, was fired while Bennett wa* ad­ justing the gun. 1 ^ --T "'• V Alleged Abductbrs tinder Bond. Girard.--Mollie Turner and John Schultz, charged with aiding in tint abduction of Alice Hogan, leased on giving bond. .... .. „;V,