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TKflEftT DF NEWESTSEHSftTION Vile Letter Warns Sister of Mrs. Hartje to Leave iy.. the City. Special to The Journal. Pittsburg July 14"Leave this city immediately if you value your life. You will have cause to regret it if you take any further part in the Hartje divorce-case." These threats, often repeated, and ac companied by a tirade of the foulest and vilest condemnation covering two paces, was received in a letter early today by Mrs. Alexander W. Slocum, ah intimate friend of Mrs. Augustus Hartje. The most remarkable feature of the letter is the fact that the handwriting in the letter bears a remarkably close resemblance to that of the alleged forged Madine'' letters. Experts and detectives are at ,-work on the clue and the newest sensation of this most com plicated of divorce cases in the annals of legal procedure is promised within forty-eight hours. Suffers Nervous Collapse. Mrs. Slocum suffered serious nervous collapse upon receipt of the letter. A hearing of the charges of conspir acy brought against Hartje, his million aire friend, John L. Welshons, and the negro coachman, Clifford ,Hooe, who is also charged with perjury in the same case, was postponed today by Alder man F. M. King, almost leading to a riot on the part of the attorneys for the defendants, who demanded a hearing and threatened everybody, from Assist ant District Attorney Robb to the al derman, with mandamus and habeas corpus proceedings unless the hearing went on. Says She Wrote Letters. Speoial to The Journal. Chicago, July 14.Miss Ida Scott, sister of Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, will go on the witness stand next week and will swear she wrote exhibit No. 34, the envelope which was directed to Thomas Madine, care of Schulenberg's stable. It was one of Mr. Hartje's strong cards, as he alleges his wife wrote it. She also will swear that she wrote exhibits 53 and 54. She will tell why she wrote Madine, and what business she had with him. Two new handwrit ing experts of international reputation will be introduced by Mr. Hartje next week in an effort to prove that the famous forty letters were written by his wife, in the face of declarations made by the defendant's experts that the letters were forgeries. They are Dr. Persifor Fraser of Philadelphia and Professor W. A. Drake of Chicago. RICHES FOB STATE IN DRAINAGE PLAN Continued From First Page. nesota are bringing into the federal treasury now about $900,000 a year. This money diverted to drainage of public and- private lands on the revolv ing fund plan would change the char acter of the district drained from waste to highly productive land. Under the revolving plan the money expended by the government would come back in annual payments in the case of privately owned lands, and in the case, of the public lands in their enhanced value. The government is coming to recog nize the propriety of applying rev enues from the sale of public lands to drainage quite as well as to irrigation. In fact, where irrigation schemes are under way, it is often necessary to construct drainage ditches as well as irrigating ditches. It is quite a8 neces sary to drain off as to drain on in order to prevent the flooding of por tions of the irrigated lands. Another fact of interest in connec tion with this scheme for a compre hensive system of drainage under gov ernment rather than state control is the probability that considerable wa ter which now finds its way into the Red Lake basin and Bed Eiver valley may be diverted into the Mississippi. The engineering department is desirous of obtaining this extra supply of wa ter for the advantage which it will be to navigation as well as to the water powers developed at various points along the river. State's Duty to Aid. It is estimated that for power pirr poses in waternower plants already constructed a million gallons of water is worth $12,000. The government also wishes to control the disposition of the water collected by drainage in order that it may the better protect some of the lower localities which have re cently been flooded by high water, and about which there was much complaint last year. It appears from these facts that the first important step to be taken is an appropriation by the next session of the Minnesota legislature of the neces sary $15,000 to enable the government engineers to extend the survey beyond the Red Lake reservation and con struct a system which will serve the whole district to be drained in the reservation and out. There is no reason to doubt that If the state will do this the govern ment will do the rest and from the standpoint of an investment it would seem as if the state ought to be very willing to undertake this small expense. It is also probable that the govern ment would be slow to divert money from government land sales to drain age work carried on by the state. The government will prefer to have super vision of the surveys and the building of the drainage system. CBOWDED OAR JUMPS TRACK. By Publishers' Press. Freeland, Pa., July 14.A trolley car, crowded with seventy-five passen gers, jumped the track on a steep frade on Fisher's hill this evening. L. I. Smith of Denver, Col., and William Renshaw of Ebervale, were badly hurt, each having their arms fractured. Mrs. Frank Billman of Freeland jumped from th car and was thrown to the goarddthee roun and hurt internally. All on car were badly shaken up. EVER STOP HONDURAS JOINS Sind to think what coffee may be doing to you? Make he chan ge to POSTU 10 days and find out. &?* "*& New Section* S TO BE OEMS' NOMINEE Nebraskan Reluctant to Run Again for Presidency, De clares Harvey. Kw York Herald Special Service. New York, July 14.W. J. Bryan is telling his friends that he iB seriously reluctant to running again for presi dent. Colonel George Harvey, who re turned from England today, said that he had a long talk with Mr. Bryan JUBt before he left England, and that Mr. Bryan rather deprecated the idea of being a presidential candidate in 1908. "Mr. Bryan, whom I saw on Thurs day a week ago, said that he sin cerely hoped that circumstances and conditions would make some other democrat more available than himself as a candidate for the presidency, but it was certain, and he should insist, that the principle for which he had stood steadfastly should constitute the main, and he believed, the 'coming issue,' said Colonel Harvey. Continued From First Page. planning, intriguing and preparing for the overthrow of President Cabrera, and in their efforts to this end they have not failed to appeal for support' to certain elements in Honduras and Salvador, working on the national jealousies for first place among the several states forming Ceneral Amer ica. President Cabrera has been harshly criticized by his enemies. They de clare he ruled with extreme despotism, that no man's life is safe under his administration and that the country morally and economically is going lii the dogs under his unwise and ill advised course. Carries t'Big Stick." On the other hand, President Cabrera has declared this revolution ary movement to be inconsequential and that the government promptly would put it down. President Cabrera Ts term of office in fact expired in 1905. He has insisted, however, on holding office. The war against Guatemala is thought to be a direct blow* at Presi dent Cabrera, who is much feared by his neighbors. Cabrera is a forceful man, a good organizer and who carries a "Big Stick,' 7 but does not "Speak softly." When his term expired he refused to resign and has ruled his own" country with an iron hand. While a harsh disciplinarian, it is ad mitted that he is a splendid executive for Guatemala. He has an army esti mated at 50,000 trained regulars,'which can readily be augmented. Feared as Conqueror. His aggressiveness has led to the fear in both Salavdor and Honduras that he might, upon slight pretext, fall upon them and put them under his con trol. Signs are not wanting that Ca brera has ambitions to govern a larger country than his own. To precipitate matters, Salvador chose the revolution in Guatemala as an excuse to invade her borders, but in the firts battel, the Salvadoreans were defeated and theier commander killed. This was three days ago, anad the Gua temalan army pursued the Salvadoreans back into their own county. Will Not Affect Panama. Honduras really has no excuse, for joining in the war except that of fear of Cabrera and the desire, to join a country which shares the same fear. H6nduras now claims that one of the Guatemalan bands, in pursuing Salva doreans, trespassed upon, her soil. It is generally understood, however, that she joins with Salvator against a com mon enemy and that both countries realize they must now break the grow ing power of Cabrera or themselves be broken shortly. There is little fear here that the trouble will seriously affect Panama, and even if it should spread this far, the United States would speedilv stamp out the trouble, in the event it interfered with the canal. ed Tape Is Slow. By Publishers' Press. Oyster Bay. L. I., July 14.It is not yet known whether President Roosevelt has received any reply from Mexico, sent to President Diaz, offering the so offices of the United States in set the differences' between Salvador' and Guatemala. International red tape is slow to wind, and unwind, and its not likely that the Mexican ambassador will bring the reply from his home gov ernment to the secretary of slate be fore Monday. That the reply will be a most cordial acceptance of the offer is a foregone conclusion, for before mak ing the tender of the administration's good offices to President Diaz, it is quite certain that the usual question of "will so-and-so be agreeable" was asked thru the Mexican foreign office. It is just as certain that the Mexi can ambassador told the secretary of state that if President Roosevelt made such a tender President Diaz would be tickled to death to accept. Revolt Ordered in Mexico. Special to The Journal, El Paso, Texas, July 14.Orders for a general uprising in northern Mexico on Sept. 16, Independence day, have been issued by the "liga de enpleados de ferro carriles de Mexico, a Mexi can revolutionary society, according to American refugees, who are crossing the borders in numbers. They were warned to leave Mexico. On its face the liga is a labor union. The situation at Cananea is so critical that Colonel W. C. Greene had not left the camp but once, then to make a hurried trip to Chicago. Sixteen cases of what bore exterior evidences of be ing rifles and machine guns passed thru here today consigned to Greene. BAD BUTTE YOUNGSTERS TO BE LEGALLY SPANKED Police Judge Sees N Other Way Open to Impose Lessons of Law and Or- der. Special to The Journal. Butte, Mont., July 14.Police Judge Charles Warren, has anonunced that hereafter he proposes to spank young sters brought before him. Judge Warrren expressed his opinion that more harm is done* in sending min-' ors to jail to associate with criminals, and lectures from the bench are utterly without effect upon the minds of the bad boys brought before him for c6r- rection. The courjt sjtated,that his de- police would" be Mam de&the whfpAV ping. .,-^W.Wr: Judge Warren will ask the council to indorse the whifipkE^fee%,..M.V LQREMERIS SHOWN UP AS AGENTOF PACKERS Congressman's Flying Visit Chicago During Meat Bill Debate Explained. partment would 1 & :,fioftipre with- a^y a negro at Jennings, Iowa, of Camr' bundle of shingles-* nf t^uST, chief -of'-ipron Coffin, recently a resident of this" county. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.,E. J. Coffin, and was night watch man at Jennings and was shot to aflgatk while gr^tigg-jheOjegrPy .-.ir 4 TJjji^^ to Special to The Journal. Chicago, July 14.Did Eepresenta tive William Iiorimer steal away from his post at the national capital and rush westward on orders from the pack errs to map out plans for obstructing the Roosevelt-Beveridge inspection bill. The mystery of the congressman's secret visit has been solved, in part at least. investigations pursued for many days by members fthe Record Herald 's staff. Mr. Lorimer left Wash ington late Friday. June 1. A all night ride brought him into Chicago Saturday. Without stopping for a mo ment's rest he started again on a roundabout route for Oconomowoc, Wis. Over the long distance telephone from Chicago arrangements were made for a fast automobile to meet him at Waukesha. The machine whirled him to the $2,000,000 summer home of P. A. Valentine. The conference there continued for an hour. Then the con gressman started back to Chicago over the same course. Opposition Then Appears, -t The next morning (Sunday) Con gressman Lorimer met other representa tives of the packers in Chicago, accord ing to the newspaper reports which were published the following day. This conference was called sufficiently early so that everything was finished in time for Congressman Lorimer to catch a train back to Washington at 11 a.m. This enabled him to reach the capitol before congressional business was closed for the day on Monday, June 4. That same day opposition to Presi dent Roosevelt's policy appeared, with Congressman Lorimer as leader, in, the i form of a systematic attack on certain features of the pending executive ^measure, known as the Beveridge amendment. Congressman James W. Wadsworth of New York, chairman of the house committee on acriculture. which was considering the bill and of which Mr. Lorimer was a member, joined forces with the Chicago repre sentative. Saddles Cost on Nation. The concerted attack on the presi dent's measure was immediate, with the Chicago congressman leading the fight for the interests.'' What was known as the Wadsworth-Lorimer substitute was published in the newspapers of the country on Monday, the day of Lori mer's return to his post of duty. It shoulders on the government nearly $4,000,000 annually for thejeost of meat inspection, and relieves the packers of other irksome restrictions which the president has recommended and the committee was on the verge of reporting before Congressman Lori mer's Sittings between Washington and Oconomowoc. STANDARD OIL DEALS WILL BE LAID BARE Interstate Commerce Commission Asks for Copies of Contracts with Bail- roads for Lubricating Oils, By Publishers' Press. Cleveland, Ohio, July 14.Contracts that, it is believed, will show how the Standard Oil company has collected re bates from the railroads of the country, have been demanded of all the rail roads by the intertsate commerce com mission, asking for certified copies of these contracts. Circular letters sent out by the commission at Washington this we ek have been received by the railroads in this city, and it is understood that most of them will be prompt in send ing in the copies of the contracts. In case any of the railroads should re fuse to comply with the commission's request, that "body will at once issue subpenas and will administer punish ment to the railroads in case the pro cess servers fail to get the contracts. The contracts wanted are for the supplies of lubricating oils bought the railroads from the Galena Signal Oil company of Franklin,* Pa., which is an offspring of the Standard com- ?orth. any Independent oil men have put every effort to get some of this business from the Galena company, but none of them has ever succeeded. RICH WOMAN WEDS WHIP Mrs. Francis Burke-Boche Bride of Aurel Batohyi. New York Herald Speoial Servioe. Newport, R. I., July 14.It' was an nounced late this evening that Mrs. Francis Burke-Roche, a rich woman, who has been very prominent in society for some years, and Aurel Batonyi, well known as a whip, were married recent in New York. To those in society the information will come as a sensa tion. Mr. and Mrs. Batonyi are now on their way to Europe on their honey moon. WATCHMAN SHOT DEAD Cameron Coffin Killed by a Negzo at Jennings, Iowa.. Speoial to The Journal. Marshalltown, Iowa, July 24.Word #as been received here of the murder WRECK OE3PHE DIAMOND O LINER QUINCY THIS PICTURE SHOW8 -THE PRE8ENT SITUATION OF THE STEAMER QUINCY, WWlfcH RAN AGROUND AND SANK CLOSE TO SHORE NEAR TREMPELEAU, WIS.. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE BOAT WAS RUNNING CLOSE INSHORE TO AVOID HUGE SWARMS OF LAKE FLIES. .ALL THE PAS8ENGER6 AND CREW ESCAPED. MRS. CARTER DENIES. PAYNE Travels to New London by Auto and Charters Tug for Shelter Island. Srecial to The Journal. New London, Conn., July 14.Mrs. Leslie Carter arrived here shqrtly after 10 o'clock tonight'fijgm Boston in her automobile, accompanied by her maid, chauffeur and footman. Mrs. Carter did not go to a hotel as expected- -She gave her chauffeur in structions to take her post haste to Captain P. A. Scott resideifee in Pequot avenue. Captain Scott is a veteran wrecker and owns several tug boats. One Nof these in command of Captain Hunt was chartered by Mrs. Carter to take her with all possible speed to Shelter island. While Mrs. Carter was waiting she talked freely about the report of her marriage to William Payne and strenu ously denied the story. The tug Har riet with the party aboard will not reach Shelter island until 2 o'clock to morrow morning. MURDERER'S SUICIDE CLEARS UP OLD MYSTERY Special to The Journal. Chicago, July 14.Ralph Le Isle, convicted in Judge Honore's court yes terday of the murder of Abraham Goldberg, a saloonkeeper at 145 West Madison street, Feb. 25, and sentenced to life imprisonment, was found dead in his cell in the county jail early to 1 day under circumstances which point to suicide. Le Isle had frequently told his fellow -prison*** that' he "would never serve a day An the penitentiary. A myste ry whic*h' has puzzled the po lice department' for years was solved tonight when Captain Haines of the Desplaines street station acknowledged that Le, Isle had confessed to him on Feb. 6, 1906, that he had murdered Policemen Pennell and Devine when they caught him in an act of burglary and after a chase of three blocks, in which a revolver battle took place, he hid behind a garbage box and when the policemen came up shot them. FAIR DININGROOM GIRL RICH LUMBERMAN'S BRIDE Pret ty New York Woman Wins Heart and Name of Michigan Man. New York Herald Special ^Service. New York, July 14.There is a new maid stationed to take hats at the din ing room of the Hotel Manhattan. Her predecessor took a guest, heart, hand and name. The plump, golden-haired, brown-eyed little maid has gone to offi ciate over a handsome home in Con stantine, Mich., as the bride of Charles Engel, the brother of Marie Engel, the opera singer. Mr. Engel is said to be a rich lum berman. The bride was Segride John son, who came to this country two years ago with her'sister Clara from Sweden. FOURS WATER ON 'ROMEO,' DESTROYING ONE EYE Special to The Journal. Chicago, July 14.Juliet lost her temper and Romeo lost his hair and one of his eyes. is the tragic final of an op6n air rThis DIES INAGONY PROM FIRECRACKER WOUND New York Herald Speoial Cable Servioe. Copy right, 1906, by the New. York Herald. New York, July 14.: After wo weeks of intense agony, George W. Les ter, 67 years old, a piano tuner, died today of lockjaw. His death was due to an injury inflicted by a small fire cracker which was thrown under his chair while he slept on the porch of a hotel. was rudely awakened "by the explosion and a stinging pain in his right leg where the firecracker had burned it. A physician extracted two {articles eg. 7 DEBARRED KILLS SELF You ng Lawyer, Accused of Defrauding Client, Ends Life. Mew York Herald Speoial Service. New York, July 14.Barred from the practice of his profession by the ap pellate court, and threatened with pros ecution for grand larceny for defraud ing a client, Jacob N Birnbaum, a young lawyer, known as the "King of the Ambulance Chasers," killed him self today. Thursday the appellate court reaf firmed the decision of the lower court adjudging Birnbaum guilty of grand larceny in connection with his settle ment for $2,000 of a damage suit against the Metropolitan street railroad in behalf of Mrs. Harriet Colentan. Birnbaum gave the woman only $450 of this amount. DEJ t* am a in which Andref An drews and Josephine Lawrence played the stellar roles. Andrews wa s. trying to sing his way into the affections of Juliet as he leaned against the presises of Josephine's home in Erie avenue. His aim was bad. Instantly there was a revolt in her breast. Romeo in sisted on delivering the last verse. Thereupon sne retired within, brought out a pitcher of boiling water and poured it down on the bared head of the sentimental serenader. of the firecracker from the REJECTED, HE SLAYS TWO /St. Louis, July 14.Following a fruitless attempt at reconciliation, George Kern shot and killed both his wife and his mother-in-law at their home. No. 3600 North Eleventh street, shortly after 8:30 this evening. The killing was thefresult of a quarrel last ing several months. Kern escaped and'1 has not yet been captured. OCEAN STEAMERS "A New YorkArrived: Kajserln Augusta Vic torla, Campania, Batarta,: Prlnz Oskar, Massilla, Sailed: St. Paul. Mesabe, Socland, Umbrla, Pennsylvania. Columbian, Reported: La Bre tagne, will arrive 7:80 a.m. tomorrow. BoulogneArrived: Nleuwe Amsterdam. 5.15 Oherbourg-r-Arrived: Amerlka.. vv CopenhagenArrived: p. F. Tietgen. Jr 5 GibraltarArrived: Carpathla. innm&>l Hamburg.Arrived: Graf Waldersee. Sun4a^July. .xj igoff. HEMSTITCHED TOWELS 100 dozen at, 1 Osf* CROCHET BEDSPREADS ioo full size, 7CmC* PILLOW CASES45X 1 (\n 36 soft finish AUL LADIES' LACE LISLE Ol^ HOSESpecial ^C COTTON BLANKETS ff fity 5-pair limit %J*JC ^BLEACHED TABLE LINEN Always sells for $1. RQ^ Monday O c^C SKIRTS LADIES' $2 white skirts LADIES' $2.50 white skirts LADIES' $3.50 col- Hp Chicago in 1871, Boston in 1872, Baltimore in 1904, Qn July 13th, p. *E-3J HavserArrived: Bordeaux. -iLJ _, HongkongSailed: Empress of Japa s?*3 *?fiegWra-flalWdj Oittf DL ftkrmo, ,v .-^jH. Mta" D. MCMILLAN, Agent, Bast Minneapolis. SCHARD LIVES FAKED DROWNINC TD ESCAPE Wisconsin Fugitive Seen Alive Two Days After Report of His Death. Speoial to The Journal. Basin, Wyo., July 14.The discovery has been made here that Harry Sahara of Janesville, Wis., who was reported to have been drowned in the Big Horn river near here three weeks ago, is alive and well and that the drowning was merely a ruse to throw off the trail the detectives who were following him for an alleged crime committed in Janesville, Wis. Schard is the son of a banker of Janesville and is said to be wanted for a crime committed in that state. fled west and secured employment as a cook at a Burlington grading camp near here. While attempting to swim the Big Horn river three weeks ago, he we nt under and his bodv was not recovered. It now develops that Schard's -drown ing, was a clever fake on his part and that he was seen two days after he tragedy and has now gotten safely out of the country. The afternoon of the supposed drown ing, Schard cached a suit of clothes down the river and later leaped into the stream in the presence of a number of graders, apparently to swim the river on a wager. He is an expert swimmer, but when near the middle of the river he suddenly we nt under. It has de veloped that Schard only dived and swam far down the swift stream before coming to the surface. staying close to the bank he es caped detection and left the water a mile below the camp. hid in the bushes until night, when he got his extra suit, dressed and skipped the country- was seen two days after wards making his way northward into Montana. Oysters cannot lire In the Baltic tea, the reason betas that It la not salt enough. They can only live in water that contains at least thirty-seven parts of salt to every 1,000 parts of water. RSPITE inclement weather on our opening day we were fa- vored with the presence of hundreds of shopp( presence nundred shoppers, who ex- pressed surprise and delight at the splendid stocks and un- usual buying opportunities offered. Our aim always shall be to make this store a favored shopping placea satisfactory trading pointwhere service, merchandise and price shall ever merit a liberal share of your patronage. These Few Items Should Interest You Monday $1.25 $1.98 a ored wash skirts tPaW*3CO WAISTS PETER PAN WAISTSWhite linen, worth up to $2.50 at O $1.25 Aetna Insurance Company KiMV RECORD OP AMOUNTS PAID IN CONFLAGRATIONS: ILIB 8 FIHIT FASTENED ON NEGROES SILK WAISTSBlack Jap,tucked front and back, long C{ ^\C\ sleeve, worth $4.5o.PJ*J" WHITE NET WAISTSBought to sell for $4.75. d*0 Cf| Monday pOmUU Muslin Underwear Monday Specials CAMBRIC DRAWERS Trim med with tucks and two rows in sertion. Cheap at ^Q/ 75c. Monday *7C MUSLIN GOWNSFine quality trimmed in tucks and Valen ciennes lace, low neck and short sleeves bargain at CJ1 O^L $2. Monday only... &>!- CORSET COVERSFine muslin, tucked and lace trimmed good value at $1.25. Monday. l9o6y the AETNA had adjusted Il32 Claims and Paid $1,985,159 of its San Francisco Losses INSUREiWITH THE AET Agencies in all the Principal Cities and Villages. CHAS. WfSEXTOtf, 4SH One of Four Suspects Oonfesiei He and Companions Slew_ Lyerlys. v.'.."J8... -Is By Publishers' Press. Barboure Junction, H". t).. Jury 14. Four negroes, Geoerge Evans, Jack Dil lingham, Fitchell Graham and his wif e, are under arrest on suspicion of being implicated in the murder last night of Isaac Lyerly, bis wife and three chil dren, at their home here. Posses are still scouring the country with blood hounds in order to prevent the guilty partiy from escaping in case the crime cannot be fixed upon the persons under arrest. The murders constitute one of the most dastardly crimes ever committed in the state, and the people are thoroly aroused and determined to run down the guilty persons. Lyerly and the members of his family were killed while they slept, with a club, and the heads of all five victims were pounded to a pulp: A effort was made to burn the house in which the bodies lay. The Are awakened wo older daughters who slept upstairs, and when they discov ered the condition ftheir parents and the other children the alarm was given. The coroner's jury tonight returninfc a verdict, holding Mitchell Graham, alias Killespie, his son, John George Erwin, Jack Dillingham and Hen ry Lee^ as the murderers of the Lyerly family* Late tonight John Graham made 8* full confession implicating all of the negroes under arrest. His father was the chief conspirator. said the murders had been committed with two axes, and told where the weapons were didden. said it was the intention of the murderers after killing the parents and children to capture the two littl^ girls who slept npstairs, and burn themj alive. They were frightened off befortt,, their fiendish deed was entirely exe-,' cuted- The feeling among the cltizenst, is intense and lynching is confidently expected. The prisoners were taken to Charlotte on a late train in order to prevent *f lynching. -A 75c LACE Monday Special All widths, at per yard, Monday.. 5c $3,782,000 $1,635,000 $727,000 ft? T: 'Mi '4V- --''-^'-Afent, Phoenix Bldg. i