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LIBRARY UNIV. ARIZONA. TUCSON, ARIZ. BISBEE DAILY REVIEW SUNDAY NEWSPA- sp" d r fi-REV EW'S VOT- Tba U 500.00 .iVnTnnw- v-r Blck Touring iNGSCONlCST Car absolutely M- I V i PER ADVERTISING day Review brings hcsults. The largest clrcula tlea In Southern Arizona. free to sewo young lady. Is -north an effort t obtain. .... REGULAR MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. ' 'I'l'fT'T't'f VOLUME XII. BISBEE, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1910. NUMBER 277 E EXPOSES MORE Tl Rottenness In Pittsburg Appalls Even Those Who Thought They Had the Worst of the Story. . LEASING BANKERS PAID THOUSANDS City " Deposits Amounting to Many Millions Are With drawn From Them. PnTBSBURG. March 26. Exposure of tie appalling details of civic un righteousness, the Indictments of thirty-one present and past council men, ajid the demand upon the direc tors t city depositories for Investi gation of their own boards, as certain bribe givera In connection with ordi nance designating their institutions as city depositories, were features pre sented to the grand Jury today. The presentments made a sensational story of the inside history of corruption of the municipal bodies, and the demand I r 1 on the banks indicated even more sensational developments than had been expected Monday. when the bank.t, complying with the demands of the ;-jrand jury, will make a report. A further result of the presentments was the order of the controller today for the withdrawal of city funds from six banks. There is nearly $4,000,000 in these banks, and this will be in creased by many millions next week by Incoming taxes. The withdrawal will be gradual, and the institutions will suffer no embarrassment, or le poslters given cause for alarm. The presentments give full detail of the plot of councllmen to obtain bribes from the six banks, and means adopted of -paying the bribes. The ""story cf.The-transfcr of Sto.OOO by in unnamed man, by former Councilman Stewart, at Hotel Imperial In New York. Issued today, related that Max Leslie, former chairman of the re publican committee, received fi&,ou'J by arrangement between K. Jennings and F. Griffen of the Columbia Na tional, and Leslie gave "William Brand, the president of the common council, directly or indirectly. $17,500 to ob tain city deposits for the Columbia. The unnamed man Is said to be In terested or concerned In the payment ' by Leslie to Brand, either as an Inter mediary or a principal. It Is declar ed that Morris E. Instein received $15,019 from the Workingmen's Sav ings Trust to have the bank named as a city depository, but the name of the bank official Is unknown. . Further, i; Is declared, the Jury be lieved the books of tha Worklngmen s Bank had been mutilated and three pages referring to the deal had been cut from the ledger. Einstein, also a,at.a lift kont $5000 for his services i .-ran-inir the deal. Further declar-1 atioas of the presentments are that two cHy clerks were given thousand each and that $1700 was set apart for ' newspaper raen. Henry Bolgcr a sa loon Keeper, already convicted of brib- ery, was given $ 00 for services In ar ranging a meeting between the officers of the German National and the coun cilmen. . I- Is recited that John Klein and Josepkl Wasson. by their confessions, making possible the exposure, are en titled to great consideration, and re duction of Klein's sentence Is urged. It Is also recommended that no fur ther Indictments be found against Klein and Wasson for crimes to which they have confessed. The Jury de clare It is convinced that Stewart and Brand could unnnel the entire net work of criminal work, and disclose the names of all the guilty. Today's developments puts a new phase on the case of -Leslie. Leslie was acquitted of the charge of per jury in connection with theColumbla National matter. He denied to the grand Jury be had ever received money ia the deal, and convinced the Jury when placed on trial that on the day he was alleged to have received money he was In New York. The pres ent grand nry finds Be paid $17,500 to Brand and the bank paid Leslie $25, 000 in June. 190S o KILLED BY A KITE. SAN FRANCISCO, March 25. En '.angled in the cards of a monster kite, William Fletcher, aged 37. was drag cm! over a declivity and fell 250 feet to his deatfe. He was experimenting with "aeroplane kites." . o NARROW ESCAPE. OU5VELAND, March 25.Two hun dred Salvation Army refugees were Imprrlled tonight when fire destroyed the Eelghboring premises. Involving a loss el $300,000. IS CHOSEN AS THE 1 HS.P.IUTE Interior Department Decides That Ground Wanted by Epes Randolph Cannot be Used for Storage Reservoir. GLOBE, Arl Marob.5. -The prac ticability of a reclamation dam in Box Canyon of the Gila Hiver. below San Carlos, is holdi by the department of the Interior as Impracticable, and that permission of the Arizona Eastern railway to construct a low grade line throuiili Box Cfinyou i practically assured, waB officially announced heie today by Col. Epes Randolph, head of the Southern Pacific lines in Arizona. According to Randolph, the approval of profile maps of the railroad and granting right of way by the depart ment of the Interior are expected with in a few day's. Immediately on re ceipt of authority, construction work on the new line will be commenced at both ends of the canyon. As. the now line from Wlnkleman to San Carlos will be part of the new main east and west line of the Southern Pacific, cut ting the present line at Jxrdsburg. the construction promises to be one of the most important pieces of railroad work in the southwest, as the line will be on water grade for the entire length. R. S. Lovett, head of the Harrlman lines visited this city today, in com pany with Julius Kruttschnitt. Epes Randolph, J. C. Stubbs and other prominent railroad officials, who are making a tour of all lines under the Harriman rogime in the southwest. o THE WEATHER. For Arizona Local rains Saturday; Sunday, fair. BAILEY SURE OF STATEHOOD VOTE v TEXAS SENATOR SATISFIED WITH PROMISES GIVEN ON SUBJECT, HE DECLARES. WASHINGTON. March 25 While Elkins was engaged in futile effort to get the senate to set time for the vote on the railroad bill. Bailoy stated he had received assurance that there would bo no effort to prevent a vote en statehood. Isalley has given sev eral public Intimations that he would not consent to a vote on the railroad bill until satisfied a vote would lie al lowed on the other measures he cham pioned. "I have decided assurance." he said. "that the statehood bill will be dis- nnpd nf In nn orderly wav. conse quently there i no reason for filibus- ter against the railroad bill and there will be none." Privately ho said later he was on tirely satisfied with tho proepect of considering " statehood and had no doubt a vote would be reached. There will be an effort to substitute tho ftruso for the senate b'JI. o MOS HANGS NEGRO. PINE BLUFF. Ark., March 25. Re senting the sJIeged improper conduct of Madge" Jones, a negro, with a young white woman. :t mob stormed the Jail and hanged the negro tonight. DAY fcEPELS TAFT. SURACUSi:. March 25. According to report. Tait declined an Invitation to the alumni dinner Wednesday on account of Chancellor nay's attack at Pittsburg. HOGS. HAVE WINGS. KANSAS CITY March 25. Two price records were established on the local live stock exchange today when hogs sold at 10.87 1-2 per hundred and quarantined cattle for $8.35. o PEARCE FIRE INCENDIARY. DOUGLAS. March 25. The treat ing plant of the Commonwealth mine at Pearce, Ariz, just completed yes irdav. was burned last nlcbL The owners fay the Are was incendiary. NO LIQUOR CAMPAIGN. CHICAGO. March 25. Chicago has lost the opportunity to vote on the saloon question at the April election, according :o the decision of the elec tion commission tonight. The petition of the "drys" Is defective, lacking suf ficient signatures. o ' ACCIDENT AT HOMESTAKE. LEAD. S. D-, March 25. Three m?n were Injured by accidents in tho Homestake mines today and one fatal ly hurt in tbo company's m'-ll at Cen tral City. Frank Harkcr. aged 13, son of Thomas S. Harker of Golden Gate, was caught in a belt In the mill and so badly wounded that he died thirty minute slater. B OIL PIPE LINE Corporation with 25 Millions Capital Prepared to Put i 700 Miles of Iron From California. LOS ANGELES. March: 26. An oil pipe line will be built between .he Kern county oil fields and the principal cittea and mining centers of Arizona, at a cost of $11,000,000 or more, by the California-Arizona pipe line company. Just organized by Los Angeles men. Articles of Incorporation of the com pany, with a capital or $25,000,000. were Died today at Bakcrsfield, which will be the headquarters of the organi zation. E. L. Dohemy. Norman Bridge. W. L. Stewart L W. Andrews. T. A. C'Donnell, S. W. Morsehead. L P. SL Clair. J. S. Torrance. C. A. Can field, J. M. Danziger and Charles Wellborn are the directors. Asked If there would be a coalition In other business lines of his compan ies and those Interested with him In the pipeline plans, Doheny said: "We are associated In this matter. 1 don't know to what this association may lead." The American Oil Fields, one of Mr. Doheny's companies organized re cently with $25,000,000 capital has spent more than $3,500,000 for oil lands and begun operations on a big scale. Preliminary survoys-of the line have been begun and details concern ing construction will be determined as soon as possible. Tho main pipeline will be approximately 700 miles in length and of tho numerous la:erais will add many milos to the total. The corporation brings together leading of- ucials of tne bnloa Oil. American Oil Fields and American Petroleum com panies. The Producers' Transporta tion company, and the independent sales agencies of Kern county and of L'oalinga. o MRS. HOWARD COLE SUED, KANSAS CITY, .March 25. Mrs. Howard Cole, formerly Sirs. JarVts Hunt, wire of a Chicago architect, was sued for $250,000 today by Mrs. Hat tie Cole, who alleges the present M's. Cole made love to her husband 30 assiduously that she was forced to procure a divorce. Tho former Mrs. Hunt was noted nationally as a horsc womau. Cole and Mrs. Hunt were married In Januarv and came here to live. o RETURN TO WORK MONDAY. PHILADELPHIA, March 25. Antic ipating that the Central Union will of ficially end the strike at a meeting Sunday, workers out in sympathy with the car men arranged to return to work Monday. - n DIES OF BLOOD POISCN. INDIANAPOLIS, Maicli 25. Rev. John Boorslg. of Madison, is dead ,-f blood poisoning contracted while ad ministering tlie sacrament to a dying parishoner a year ago. The disease was contracted by inoculation of Lis fingers which touched the dying :mr iehoner's lips. o MR. GOLL'S FATHER DIES. TOMBSTONE. March 26. (SpocUl) Oscar JC Gall, associated with the Tombstone Prospector, and also with the territorial fair commission, re ceived news unlay ' lne death of his father at Brooklyn, N. Y., at tbe age of 61. The death was sudden, and proves a great blow to Mr. Goll. o ASK MORE WAGES. CINCINNATI. March 25. A commit tee of Big Four railway conductors and another of trainmen called on General Manager J. M. Van Winkle today and submitted requests for changes in working rules and a new scale of wages. Mr. VanWiilkle told the committee lie would give his an swer In a day or two. o STATEHOOD AMENDMENT. WASHINGTON. March 25. An amendment to the statehood bill was renorted to the senate today from the committee on territories by Chairman Bevcridge. It provides, among otn- er things, that election for raunca tions of the constitutions of the pro- Iosed new states shall be held not earller-than sixty days, nor later uu ninety days, after the adjournment of the constitutional conventions. . - - o PROBING NAVAL CRUELTY. NORFOLK. March 25. The sailing of the scout cruder Salem today by an InvestigaJon begun by Admiral Dillingham of charges that Captain George Evans was subjecting the men to harsh and cruel treatment. It Is alleged that after the words, "Evan's Madhouse wero found painted on tne Salem a sailor undergoing punishment leaned overboard. The navy depart lraent assigned Dillingham to investi gate. ,. MOUNT ETNA IS STILL IN DANGEROUS MOOD CATANIA. Match 25. Mount Etna is still angry. New cra ters are forming, with blend ing clouds of smoke and vol umes of lava. Great incandes cent masses are continually ex ploding with loud detonations. The lava flow suddenly chang ed its course today, and the villages of Beliasso and NIco losi escaped des.ruction. Dr. RIcco, head of the observatory, narrowly escaped death today when surrounded by molten lava. Nevertheless he returned to tho lava fields tonight. Frank ParrotL the American observer sent the following tel egram tonigh': "The eruption continues unabated. The crater in constantly throwing out liquid fire and rock to a height of 20 motcrs. It is a magnifi cent nnd terrible spectacle. Lava, flower seven miles in two days. The stream is advancing steadily, destroing vineyards and houses .Enormous damage is done." o if O . ROOSEVELT VIEWS THE SACRED T TAKES LITTLE JAUNT ON CAMEL TO FAMED SPOT IN EGYPT YES TERDAY. CAIRO. March 25. Mounted on camels tendered from the Khedive camel train as a special favor, Roose velt and Kormlt visited Necropolis Sakkara, Sirs. Roosevelt and Ethel in a more comfortable conveyance. They explored the ancient tombs of the kings and, sacred bulls, and returned tonight 'They were dined by Consul General ladings, then attended a ban quet in their honor by Sir Eldon Gest, the British representative. While nt the Necropolis tho privacy of tho party was Invaded by moving picture meu, who rolled yard after yard of films, and as Roosevelt hu3tled ahead of ,tho party they had a hard time keeping up with him. The ex president was met by Oscar Strauss, minister to Turkey. Three hundred America;;. Wi tars sent greetings. to Rooseveit todaj The hotel! never before were so crowded. Prince Eitel Frederick, son of the Kaiser. Is here and hopes to see Roosevelt. EH COURT DECISIONS NEW YORK. March 25. Bit by bit there was unfolded at the fire insur ance inquiry today the astounding story of tho career of William II. Buck ley, an Albany lawyer, who for years was the legislative agont for the lire Insurance companies. On the face of documentary evi dence produced. Buckley was well nigh invincible at Albany. If letters entered on tbe records contained state ments cf fact and for the most part they were letters exchanged between Buckley and the late George P. Shsl don. who was president of the Pboenlx Fire Insurance company of Brooklyn- Buckley's poFor with the legislature was well worth the $3-)fl00 a year ne admits h1 received. Buckley's Influence at Albany wont even further, according to his on words. He was able to learn In ad- vance a oecision oi mu iwi r peals, he said, and would keep Shel don informed as to what was eorctag oft In court AVhsn evidence was produced snow- in" E. A. McCall, now Jiaie supruaK court justice, had written Buckley's name above his own check for $35,000. rm,r!ntlnc one of three irons maue by the Phoenix. McCall said ho knew nothing at all of tlie transient". declined late, to discuss It n CRAZY CHINAMAN PUZZLES OFFICERS xminsTONE. March 25. (Special) United States Marshal C. A. Over lock left today for San Francisco In charge of three chinks who will be de ported. Wong Kong, however, the roost refractory of the lot. who came into this country on another China man's papers and who has caused the jail offlcors no eno oi irouun.-. behind. He is now a raving maniac, and what to do with him te a prob lem. According to advices, the steam ship company wont take back any !L ,,nvs and as there is nothlns in the territorial statutes providing for such unusual cases he is still de tained, as the unlteo aue -- -rcfuso to care for him. . o- EXPIRES AT SON'S GRAVE. PITTSBURG, March 25. Ials pol ler, aged 62, 'a civil wr veteran and Indian scout in th Buffalo Bill Nevada campaigns, attended tho funeral of a son today and while standing at gravo fell dead in the open grave, SUNSHINE HAS MAGIC EFFECT UPOMINESS Soil Being Tilled, Grain Sown, and Building Operations Re sume in the Erstwhile Solid ly Frozen North, NEW YORK. March 25. Brad a.reets tomorrow will say: Tho week's developments havd been gen erally favorable. Chler among thee has been the advent of warm spring weather, which coupled with tho ap proach or Easter, has stimulated re tail trade that all markets; allowed of expansion in the building trades; .he preparation of ground in the north for planting; the beginning of seeding of grain nnd cotton in the south and of oats and vegetables in the middle re gions of country. The Industrial sltuaJon, too, has measurably Improved In the collapse of the sympathetic strike at Phila delphia, the return to work of many thousands of idle hands there and the submitting of western railroad men's demands :o arbitration. NEW YORK. March 5. R. G. Dunn and company's Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will say: Good weather stimulates a large distribu tion of merchandise and reports from the leading trade centers and particu larly those in the west and northwest speak of active markets In most lines. Business in foot wear shows some Improvement, although contracts sent In by salesmen on the road are not always as large as expected. The hide market shows marked strength with especial firmness In domestic stock. o 5FUB HE SPAT II I WARREN AND HEPBURN PASS REMARKS DURING PROGRESS OF LATTER'S SPEECH. WASHINGTON. March 25. Sena tors Warren and Heybum clashed In the senate today over an effort on the pari of the former to obtain the pas sage of the bill authorizing the sale of surplus waters under the irrigation and reclamation piojects. The Idaho senator objected to the enactment of such a law as contrary to the cons.l tution and laws of his state. Mr. Heyburn took tbe floor wltlr the avowed purpose of talking on the bill until some other measure should nat urally come up under the rules of .ho senate. After ho had spoken for an hour or more. Mr. Warren, who sat near him, made a it mark in goto voice that the Idaho senator's speech was near him, made a remark in sot to voce Heyburn's ire. "The time is coming." ho shouted, "when this sort of thing must cease. The assumption that be cause one roan has been here longer than another, he can direct tbe course of the other Is intolerable.' "Another recruit to theranks of the insurgents," remarked some senatoi on .he democratic tide, but Mr. Hey burn finished his speech without re plying. He saw in the bill an effort to place all Irrigation projects under government control. Senater Borah favored the bill. , o TWO BURN TO DEATH. CHICAGO. Mareh 25. A woman and child are known to be burned to death and several others are believed to have perished in a fire that destroyed a dwelling on the Southwest side early h! morning. o NEW COMMITTEE IN CHARGE. WASHINGTON. March 23. With out an inciden. the new rules commit tee, with Cannon eliminated, went into office today. Curnor made a motion for the ayos and nays, to put the In surgents on record. There wore nu merous protes.s, and only a handful rose to support thomotloB. Cannon then declared the "vote unanimous." thus putting tho insurgents in the ligh. of voting fir the regHter state. , o CUDAHY IN PASADENA. PASADBNV. March 25. Jack Cwt ahy. the mttlionaire who bed a seasa tional eneouater wita Banker Jere Ullls, arrived here this aNetBOR from Kansas City. He gave the Pallman porter a deWnr to open the door on the far side and escaped friends and In terviewers alike, rushed to his fata eis palatini homo, where he went in seclusion, in which he will remain, it is said, until a way is paved to retun to his family. Ullijt was also on thetho way. but net on the same train with Cudshy. IS NOT CALLED 10 BE E Attorne for Glavis and 0ther8 Supposed Secretary Wouid Be Eager for Chance to Ap pear as Witness. WASHINGTON. March 2 Tho Ballinger-Pinehot inquiry was rasvmod today after an adjournment of prac tically two weeks. As soon as the com mittee met this morning., Attorney Brandies, representing Louis R. Glav is and others, sprang a surprise by .e questlng that Balllnger be cnllsd as one cf h's witnesses. BfHiidlew said at first that he wished to Identify by Balllnger two letters he des'red to in troduce In evidence at this time. Ques tioned further by members of tlis com mittee as to his intent, he admitted 3ie desired to conduct a general ex amination of the accused cabinet of ficer. Counsel for Balllnger objected to tills and called forth frout Brandies the remark that from his letters t had always supposed Balllnger to be ready to appear whenever and as often as any one connected with tho Inquiry dosirdd. Some members of the committee .seemed to think Balllnger, as the per son moat interested in the inquiry, should have opportunity to make his statement first. In his own way, and not subject himself to a c'oss exam ination before being examined In chief. The matter as passed over, to bo decided later In executive session. The witness stand was occupied during the ontiro day by Stephen Birch, managing director of the Mor gan-Guggenheim syndicate in Alaska. It was thought at first that Birch's testimony would be largely perfunc tory in character and would follow the linos of hie recent statement made before the sanate committee on ter ritories. Members of the committee, howev er, became deeply interested in the operations of the Alaska syndicate, and they piled the witness jvith ques tions from evdry possible angle. Much of the questioning was intended to show that the Guggenhelms practi cally control Alaska. Birch stoutly denied this. "Well," he was asked by Repre sentative Graham, "If the Guggen helms got control of the coal lands In Alaska what would there be left?" Birch said he did not think this was a fair question to ask him. He ad mitted Guggenheim interests were large. ;hat they had Invested some $15,000,000 already, and had contract ed for the expenditure of other mil lions. There had been no returns riuH InraclmflTlts flU VAf !13 thf KVndt cate had hoped. As to tbe Cunning- I,, iim-ii!rM, nmHi,rxl tho ontion ham claims' Birch produced Jhe option .hat a commission of claimants had given to Daniel Guggenheim July 20, 1807. and he declared that this option had been accepted by tha Guggen teims December 7. of that year. The claimants, however, had never lived up to its terms. Cunningham, he said, in January or February. 198, con tended thai the Guggenhelms had been voided ia the option by changing their railroad base (torn Katalla to Cordova, and furtheraore the option wao of no effect because a majority of the claimant kd never ratified i.. Brandefe sought to show that the Morgan and Guggenheim, with their "groat power and interest in this country," must have breach; pressure to bear during the last two years to get patents granted the Cunningham claimants. Burch declared, however, that be knew of no such effor.. "What cowhl we have done?" he protected. "Ah, Mr. Birch. ou can answer that far better than I' dramatically ex claimed Bramleis. As to his eetima.e that the coal In Alaska was worth 50 cents a ton and therefore the Cunningham claims rep resented an actual value of $25,000, (100. Birch declared it just as sensible to say the icebergs In Alaska were of inestimable value Icebergs, he said, would be valuable if they could be brough. to market In this country. So it was with the coal, but first the transportation facilities had to bo pro vided. It was evident tfent members of the commlt.ee are growing irritabk; and this irritability oxtends to the counsel. There were frequent clashes, and both Brandels and Vertrees apol ogized for impatfeat remarks. o SEE3 FOOTPRINTS OF ANGELS. TOMB8TONK. Marca 35. (Special) The fearteenth insane prisoner in three months, a record in Coeatae etmatr. was taken to Phoenix today by Deputy ShoHa Allte Howe. He is K. G. Wilktan, of Douglas, and hM particular "wheel" is religion. While in Probate Jadge Goodbr's office he gave a practical de&oMtratlcn. He told of the angels floating above Mm. pointed out their footprints upon the floor, and said he'd been sent to drive the devils from the earth. I FOURTEEN ARE FIE VICTIMS I W CITY Awful Holocaust in Big Furni ture Factory Occurs Al most Without a Mo ment's Warning CIGAR LIGHTER IS BLAMED FOR TRAGEDY Little Contrivance in Hands of Boy Sets Fire to Can of Benzine. CHICAGO, March 25. Search ef tho wreckage for tbe remaining bodies of those who lost their lives in the Fish Furniture company fire here today was discontinued because of the danger of tottering walls, but nt until twelve dead bad been recovered ami eleven of these identified. While earlier es timates placed the number of victims trapped on the focr.h and fifth floors of tho building at twenty, later and more thorough investigation indicates that there were but sixteen. Two of these escaped, whicti leaves but two more to be accounted for. Tho search wax abandoned for to day on the report of Chief Building Inspector Short, that three of th walls wero In a dangerous condition, if they are still standing in the morn ing tbework of removing the debris will be kept up. The coroners jury empanelled this afternoon viewed th "bodies at the morgue, but the inquest was positioned until April 2. Leo Stoeokel, a clerk or the FiEh company, who is yaid to have started the fire, told his story to Fire Attorney Frank Hogan thbt afternoon. Al though Stoeckel, who is but twenty years old. is admittedly more unfortu nate than culpable. Attorney Hogan says he wlllrtng some charge against tho&oun"g man to Insure his attendance at "the fnquoft. Stoeckel was brought, before the fire attorney with his hand, which had been burned, swathed In bandages. He appeared heartbroken and told his story with difficulty. "Abou. S o'clock this morning. Stoeckel said. "Mr. Mitchell, who is a member of the firm, gave mo thrc pocket cigar lighters and told me to go to the fourth floor and fill them with benzine. I had filled two of them out of Jie five gallon can and was work ing on the third when there was an explosion. A sheet of flame almost blinded me. I did not fully regain my senses until I reached the street The "shters contained a contrivance to make a sl'ark. ou' whether I igni-ed one of them I do not know. I either dropped the can of benzine when the flame shot up in front of me or It was blown out of my hands." Following is a list of the identified dead: Darlington, Harry, aged 40. painter; Anderson. H.hol, aged 1 ste nographer; Bell. Miner W.. advertis ing manager; Burcke, Rosie. aged 17. stenographer: Rumen, Mrs. Hannah, aged 30. widow forewoman 6T the folding department- Sulilysn, Lillian, aged 16. folder; Green. William, aged 2t. clerk; Lichteitsteln, Ethel, aged IS. stenographer; Mitchell, Harry M.. auditor of the company, member of the firm, brother-in-law of Simon Fish; McGra.h. V.. aged IS, stenographer; Quinn. Gertrude, aged 20, folder. The missing: Wargo, Mary, aged 2(. folder: St. Claii. Bert, aged 2S. confidential clerk. COUSIN'S POWER IN THE. BALANCE ATTORNEYS ACTIVE AS FIGHT OVER HEPBURN LAW IN SU PREME COURT NEARS. CINCINNATI. March 25. Prominent attorn ojs representing the federal gov ernment are in this city conferring with former Assistant United States Attorney General Wade H. I.'llis in preparation for what is regarded as the greatest legal battle of the inter state commerce commission's exist ence. Tko case Is get for hoaring In the supreme court of tho United States oe Monday. April 4, and involves tho power conferred upon the commission by the Hesbum law to fix rates where railroads are found to be overcharg ing. This point is vital toward ren dering effective tho work of the com mission, and Mr. Ellis has been esi dally retained In the case, which in volves tho commission' order reduc ing the rate for first class matter from the Atlantic coast to SL Joseph. Omaha and Kansas CItv. Kvery rail road in the country will ba affected by the decision