The Daily Missoulian. [volume], August 14, 1910, Morning, Image 1

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,TROOPS TO -O
TO I0A HO
TWO COMPANIES OP INFANTRY
ARE DETAILED TO THE
COEUR D'ALENES.
SITUATIONM LESS SERIOUS
Wa:lace Rests Easily Once More, but
Durke and Mullan Are Still in Acute
SDanijcr-Homesteadsrs Pass Through
Terrible Experlenoe--Man Wanders
for. Hours in Heavy Smoke.
Wallace, Aug. 13.--(Rpeilal.).- Ioresi
flupervisor W'eigh, tonight sent a call
Ito ,'orl Wright for two eompamnles to
al 1 the fire-fighters In the Coeur
d'Alenes. fine company will he sta
tioned at Walltaed to give aid where.
ever required on short notice, While
the other will he rushed to the scene
or the(1 disastrous timber fire on In
dppendence creek, near Murray. The
nbsetee of any wind today has left the
Ifres near Whllaee ,u::escrnt, and 60
,Inca have been withdrawn from them
Ond sent to the head of Rig creek to
prevent the fire there mromn coming into
WVallace by way of the west fork of,
Placer creek.
James Rhoades of Missoula wired
Herman J. Rossi, mayor of this city,
that Missoula is ready to send a relief
train or give any aid necessary, an
offer which has caused a renewal of
the kindly feeling existing here toward
the Montana city. Mr. Rossi replied
that no assistance Is required now, hut
that Wallace will feel free to call on
Missola if occasion arises.
A Terrible Experience.
Joe Crotenu, his wife and two small
children .and cmll Kelts had a terrible
experience In an attempt to escape
fr'om the forest fires on Slate creek
Mhlebh had ., wept over their home
steads. All were forced to walk for
nmles In the creek, and even then nar
rowly escaped at times from being
struck by falling trees.
'The Immense fire in that vicinity
cannsed n suction of wind that cprooted
big trees on the hillsides, causing big
rocks, to roil down and endanger the
lives of the fugitivebs.
Burke in Danger,
Forest fires are within a mile and'
a half of Murray and the residents of
the town are feeling nervous. Jack
'Waite states that buildings have been
abandone4 and everything stowed in
mihe tunneiis. Matt Coyne and Will
Ogllaby were trapped for 10 hours be
tween fires near Stevens peak, but
finally escaped through the Boulder
creek canyon.
Two fires started on the mountain
side almost inside the town of Burke,
lhuu were extinguished by the expedient
work In tearing ot:t part of it flume
and letting the water pour down on the
fire' area. Andy Anderson, team boas
at the Hercules mine, went to thi
summit between Burks and Mullan to
see if danger threatened the mine.' He
recamo lost in the heavy smoke that
hlung over the mountains and wan
dered around for hours, finally coming
down at the ('opper King mine at
Mfullan.
Insurance man In Wallace have been
employing all their clerics writing fire
insurance today and yesterday. Me'
,whose property is considered at all In
danger are eager for insurance to pro
tect them. The Insurance men do not
1tesltate to give the desired policies,
since the people in touch with the fir'
rit.ation are certaln that ,Wallace' is
not In any danger,
The Plathead Situation,
Kallisptll, Aug. 13.-(Specelal.)-The
forest fires In the tliathead country
became more critical today than at
apy other time since the fire started,
acFprding to forest officials who- were
In Kalispell today In search of fire
ftiters. It was learned today that
some of the fires were caused by will
ful scattering of embers by members
of some of the fighting crews andi by
people, who have grievances' against
the government, and the feeling in the
district is high. Forest officials are
trying to 'catch sdme of the suspected
persons in the act of setting fire to
tinmber, but have been unsuccessful so
far.
A number of men were sent out to
day, and it was learned that a comn
pony of. soldiers from l'ort George
Wright is on its way to the affected
aopntry.' ,
The fire In the Olaoler national park,
.,hlch is being looked after by the
quporvisor p( the Blackfoot forest, is
(speclally bad, and some of the sol
diers will undoubtedly be sent there.
flood foremen are in strong demand.
Sbevernme*i Alarmed,
Washington, Aug. Si.--Forest fires
in the northwest .th .teonlig destruc
tlpo to huiman li( Qh4 millllol)s of dol
lars woa'th of property hve. alarmed
officials of the interior department
and of the forest service. , In 'response
to appeals from the fire snsin, addl
,tional United il.UAt soldilrs are be.
"pg mitht . # Jp , eaos f o asetst. in
comtlting thelae i',res
The soaJip h~i ve obeen dispatched
to the Coetr 4'. Ane, Idaho, Lewis and
Fontilnle q ,Pagea Six,)
UNCLE JOE CANNON
SMILES OVER
REPORT=
D)anville, Ill.. A.Iug. ..-Spenker
Cannon smiled today when naked to
comment on rumors that he, Sema
to Aldrich and Secretary flallnger
were to he pIlcced in less pronml
nent positions In replhllkcan pition
Ill politics. IHe said:
"Acting In .nncert with the, re
pIullh)ipci majority in ('ongtress I
contributed what I cotld toward the
ennc'tment or the leigslatiltl, ntllll
the prelident Iapproved it.9 I ultm
quite willing to athlde by the vt to of
the macjority of t11" Ipeple ini No.
vemnbher."
" B0BKIESi" SUFFER
IN SHERIFF'S
CLEANUP
CLEVELAND BOOKMAKERS ARE
RAIDED 'BYV OFFICERS-
MONEY TO CHARITY.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 13.--Atting un
der 'itpretllptory Instructllon fronl ov
ernor Ilarmon, the coullllty aunthorities
tolday clumped ithe "ll*d" on thile betting
ring at North Itandall .truck three
hours before thei closing of the grand
circuit rac'e llmeet. As a result, it Is
predicted, the track may he closed per
manently. Sheriff A. J. Hlrstius re
tired from the raid with his pockets.
his hut and the fullness of his shirt
stuffed with currency, and tonight a
swarm of aggrieved bettors are look
ing through the downtown streets for
the bookmakers armed with tickets
which have not been redeemed.
MysterioLusly the bookmakers luearned
at noon that a raid was scheduled.
Ilondimen were on hand to provide
bail. Nevertheless, at 3:30 o'clock,
when the sheriff und'his deputies up
peared, the bookmakers were in full
volct andti a string of contented win
ners was swarming pust the little
stands engaged in cashing In. Hir
stiuls *boarded the first stand and seized
the money box. Hlls chief deputy made
as quick work of the second, and i 20
othebrs rushed dnwn tihe line. The
"bookies" promptly vanished and thd
ticket holders, alarmed, made haste to
the grandstand. One bookmaker
seized his box, Ibut salttiered green
hacks and gold from it In his flight,
and Iilrstiuis Ind his assistants gath
ered it up. The betting ring wiga
clenred alnd those who braVtl 'the law
to ask tlYelr moley llack ,wt . nformed
that the cash wolld Ie turned over
to charlity.
"Blow to Races.
The'l raid followed sharp instrulctlons
from the governor that the law against
publilc betting be enforced. It is recog
nized that the -belated raid Is a serious
blow to horse racing In Cleveland. Of
flcers of the Forest City Livestock &
Fair company, which owns the Ran
dall course, are not yet prepared to
say what they will do. The racing
men were driven from the old Glen
ville track py the refusal of the city
authorities to permit pool selling, and
the North Rahdall course, far out In
the country, was built at large ex
plense to avoid tills trouble. The place
was organized Into a village withl race
enthusiasts as villllge officers, and it
was thought they would be safe from
interruption.
The local authorities are seriously
'oncerned over the disposition to hbe
made of tilhe large sums, not y ,t
counted, that were seized in the rald.
Sheriff Hirsttus says his first deter
iination to turn over to charity will
stand, and that the winners on the
first race may frame their tickets nas
mementos.
Tile falurell of the sheriff to ma:ke
any arrests today was explalnoed by
him on the ground that It was simply
desired to stop the betting and not to
enter into any lrosecutions further
than that alreadfy Institutled against
President Devereaux. A large num
Ier of the ",bookles" foregathered to
night at it downtown hotel, paying off
all tickets offered. A number of the
ticket holders, howeve\r, had gone h1om1e
discourIaged before the bookmakers
openllied their ledgers to settle clillms.
He Who Laughs.
A, comparison of notes among the
lbookmatnlkers tonight Indicates that the
amount of ioney seized by the s.leriff
was much less than was supposed. It
transpired that. the bookmakers lhad
thoughfully stored thleir larger bills
in their clothes and filled the cash
boxes with It and $2 bills.
INDORSEMENT MOTIONS
SARE'CHECKED BY LEWIS
Indianapolis, Aug. 13.-Attempts to
put through the special national pon
vention of the United Mine Workers
an Indorsement of the Illinois strike
failed today when Presideat Lewis
ruled every motlon to that effect out
'bf order. Frank Hayes of Illinois,
-vieop presldent of the organslatlon, are
ated a sensation by declaring that it
was on the brink ot.flnap.qial ruin and
was facing fthe cris of it's existence,
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PROSPERITY'S PARADE
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s4c/4 II
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IWO AUTOS COLLIUD
AND BOTH ARE
WRECKED
SIX ARE HURT WHEN THIBO- i
DEAU'S CAR HITS GARDEN
CITY MACHINE.
Two ie0o cars, driven ,by Thonmas
Thlbodeau and Chester lBarry, the hit
1.r'a chauffeur In the employ of the
Ourden Cilty garage, collided lust evcen
Ilng between the city and the circus
grounds. There were s'vne'pn passengers
In Mr. Thibodeau's c'r, anld Inonte but
the driver escaped injury. Chauffeur
;arry was unhurt. The Injured:
it. OC. Cl.AftIl, sho)loher sprained,
luts andi bruises.
CIIA'tLES I)Y()IN. legs iadly
)rulsaed, Cuts.
LOUIS CARRi()I,I. nose cut, head
oult and brulsed.
BTERINTT NAPi'TiN, minr bIrulises.
MISS HIILDA RlhIIIilitG, lft etl
,bow dillocated, Itody and Itdl ad badly
out and hruised.
CAIL Li NDDEItRO, minor bIrulses.
How It Happened.
The acuident happlened on Sipruce
street, nlearl the Bitter hoot branch
crossing of the Northern Paclfic, early
In the evening. Mr. Thihoteall was
driving his own ctr and illAI Iclakedtl
up six plussengers. ('Chilrlts I)yson,
himself a chaull'eur, was riding on the'
'running board of the Tllibtodeatlu ma
chine, carrying in his hand aI fiv-gal
lon can of gasoline. I-IH owni taFr h.ad
run out of fuel at the circus grotlluns,
and he hItad returned to the city for It
fresh supply. ('hujlffetrlr IIarly was
driving Iack to tLwn '1from the grl'unllds.
Those who were I;passet'.:": Ill Mr.
Thlhodeau's cur ally t;hat 1:.' turne'ld to
the left to itavoidl the olcotlltng car,
which hit his machine front the side,
catLching Dyson full oin. Mr. D)yso
was Injurled more painfulflly than any
one else in theit II('eIllent. All tof thit
other passongel's w'ere thrown from thei'
automobile. Mr. LiUndherg, 1 Northern
Paclifl fireman, was propelled to it dis
tance of approxilmately 60 fet frl'oml
where the cars lockeld hIrns,,b)ut was
almost uninjured. All of the passeon
gers unite in saying that Barry was In
no manner to hlame for the collisnon.
noth cars were comphltely' wrecked.
Late ilat night (:'huars l))ysl wats
resting easily ait his Ihue, . Ills legs
are badly contt.ed ;tiand sWlilent, buti 11o
hones are hroken.
I1. O. Clark, who is conllnected with
the business offclee of 'l'he Mistittulltn,
is not dangerously hurt, and will sltf
fer but little Inconlvnience.
Messrs. Carroll & Napton, memlbers
or a prominent real estate firm, were
able to ,be about town list night.
Miss Bredbherg was In a more serlots
condition than any otf the victims, ox
ceptlpg MI'. Dysoll, last night, An ex
amination by a physician did not dis
'close whether or not her elbow is
broken, but the joint is surely dislo
cated. Her other injuries are very
painful, and shit Is in the care of ia
trained nurse.
Mr. Lind'berg escaped practically utn
hurt, although bruised and cut.
RICH GOLD SHIPMqENT.
Wallace, Aug. 1t.-'(Bpeclal)--The
Carter Mining and Milling company Is
preparing to make a carload shipment
of gold ore which is claimed to be
the richest ever pent fromr western
MonBtnla, The ore Is hylnt sauiked.
A wagon road connects the mine with
the railroad. The claims lit near
Carter,
NEW YORKER KILLED
IN WRECK OF'
COACH
STAGE IN YELLOWSTONE PARK
STRIKES CAVEIN WITH FA
TAL RESULTS.
Mlnllnoth Ilot Strih.s, Wyl.. Atig.
13,--Itdlling a tlong the hith road in
the way to Sliver tle., atulnt three
miles ihove this resort, it co mh loaded
with tourists struck i evein today
in Yello,tston., natlitonil I)prk and sank
honeath the surlface f the roud. ('lie
muan in the party was killed and ia
mlllnhemr of others mor1e or less serioulll
ly inJtllled. The coilh fell Into i 10
lfoot hlole. Th'I'e v icl wasl l ,t h I d.lhe 'd
fro the lllast IIn II il.,url .i f. ll morel
thIat 30 icoaches whlll hadl iws idi sare
ly over Ithe spot where the- ei.e.llnt ne
' :rre:,.
Dlalhey MacKay o'f New York, who.
with hit wirfe, Was. t..ilring the l ulrk,
wan killed. Mrs. .M1iiKny reevilv-tl in
Juries, bill her conditlionl In not I'
porteid as s.riousi. )Others who wereil
braised or suffered fronl shocltk iof tit t
accident arel J. L. l.Ochritiiner ofi New
York, Miss Mtiller of C(ih iiKgo and W.
P. Almon of Helena, Mont.
BLACKSMITHS HOLD
PICNIC IN HELENA
llelena, Autg. 13.-(Hlc hlcl.)--The
master horsesholrs aild IhIl.cksmithi
of Montana are holding their fifth ln
nual pclnic here today. l'There i'
about 300 visitors in town who were
wel(comedI this morning ,by XIyl :d
wards, Responses wiere inllll IIby of
fleirs of the assuelation. 'Isoday was
lspent alllmost entLirely alt the hroadl
Waller, andl ltonorrow hi vtisitorsi twilll
llake part in the 1'gles' plenile.
FIRE NEAR KELLOGG.
Wallace, Aug. 13.-(14p'u-ial,) -.-A htad
forest fire hIas oi.tlined IIheadwtiny in
the timlber ot the Aiii)brt i iihi e near
Kellogg dlll threatens to drl sti'-y the, h
l'tihllltegs.
CHERRY TREES YIELD
SEASON'S CROP OF
$85 EACH
On his farm in the Rl:ittllesnake
valley, Green Flrazer has i. group oI (f
five Lalmbert cherry tires, lihi- kinlll
that yield the big, biick, ewelt
cherries which are so highly ies
teemned by fruit experts. 't'hese
five treen thin setason lro.nght to
Mr. IlFraler aI revenue of $t5> ia tl'oe.
T'hose figures are frolf Mr. ira"er's
tecounts alnd they tire vterifie d Iby
the hooks of the Wolrden-Dorman
Mercantile comnpany, whihh illpr
chased the crop, This shoiwing is
tine proof of the profits that are to
be gained In the orchard )iusiteiss In
western Motana if it is, prolperly
condG'eted. Mr. Frazer's orchard
' I not large, but it Is select and
well kept. His cherries were in
great demand as long as the seiason
lasted and, had he had mnure treoe,
he would have been able lo dispose
of all his fruit.
WRECKER OF TRAIN
CONFESSES HIS
GUILT
SAILOR APPREHENDED IN PORT
LAND ADMITS THAT HE DE
RAILED CARS.
P' rtlti ai. (Irv.. Aug. 13.--Hherif
Itilrt !L. SHt.vvtins.of thin city stated(
to thit. Associated Press tonight that
(U. M. .l'rnlrush, the I.uller whom heI
Itlpprcheltllded in this city Angus.c 2, to
day mindle it fI111 confossion1 of hl I part
in thle wrictk of the anta FPe trLain
nclrl I'owhler, Co(io., in 1103, in which
Ioni( pi'son wia. killed d and 36 inJured.
The c'onfessi-.lon wlls sworn to by (oern
brul'h in tih presnce'ic' of witness.us.
'rc'rnbrush Iwas stIarted for Colorado
tonight hlIn the custildy itof offers lnot
hIlel'e to 1t hi, lll).
(lclItrlluhtt l, l-riff Stevens states,
dttel'irelt in his cotnfession that John
l)r'vinii-., "tthe' malll of ilencle," who diedl
iast your in (ii petnit ienttitry at (anon
ility, Ilin. wlsl (iernbruh'si "iS ul,
ind \tias ot' oi' the ringllelders. (Iern.
hritis said, iltlr titling to the sheriff,
that it taus the exiletutimn of the gang
to ii.i l it, s ihl icotnI of $5.ll,00l sup
piosed to be on the train thiat wits
blown up. It iiwal flint nll ftc-r dlyna -
tltihlg the uii, however, that the ex
pr,. s box i11 141 fil t's tlhnilly nothing,
HEAVY INCREASE.
Iith lin, Aug. 13.-Aicc'rding to fig
tires givetn out today Iby thoe statec
otttr.il of eiitniti'iiioin ,railroadsi op
ilritticlg in this state, will, pay taxes]I
ilt an assesseittd vitluitticon of $l0t,407,62il,
w.ilh itl rotlln figures Is alil In crl'sell
oif $7,00oit, ltover lust year. Th'i'e (reat
Norther'n iud Nuorthern Pucifit' lead
with $2.r',5ii00, 1ti0 1 id·( $24, 10i00i 11ai, re
sptl tihely
TWO KILLED IN WRECK.
Itt'ysv. lle, t('l.. Aug. 13.--A cil
l.lsio ini thi' yard tit' the Westerni
I'eillh iit tailrtiad hiere earlly tolday
itiit.e the dealitth iof Brakemall n Pelter
I ('llrk anid I inlr injuiestll to Conduc
tor c te'llot. A mispllitced switch slnt
tllln frilght Itrii cl'lashing into the 'l
hltll s' io ailother iah it imnidlng.
BIG CREEK FIRE,
\Wallic't, Allcug. I.-(Sh I'rs litl.) -.A nitl
forest fire oi'in tlig creeil, ia tributry of
the l't. Jie river, has slrnltig uli hialf
wty betweenll the portal anil the hIIIad
itf the cre.l. Tihel flre i In stion
5r-4i-3 cast.
COMMISSION HEARS
TURFMAN'S APPEAL
Lexingtli. IKy . Aug. 13.-iThe Ken
tlucky rueitng ctommission tioday hetrl'c
thei appiatil iof hI. (i. ITiedweill, the Colo.
rudentir t'fniii, w io wias ituled off thit
tlrf wheni hils horseli Naidzu ipi gtar'td
hbeforet it i't' lit Latonia sttiutriuig
from the t'fetsl of it drilu, and tae
ftirred its dl'citi..t until A.lgtsit .24
I3edwl'l filt'ld an tifftidtvlt iby Kiel
Williams, ' it negro slttbl hand, to the
I offet thiitt he (Willlinum) administtre.l
a powdetr to the hiorise Nadztu n the
dily it, showt'd the ciffocts of the drg.
Thei Louisville, tLexington and Lt.
htni tt eki .i'r'it e itr tetd lie fill
itlict's Ithey irtyurt'inotd,
COUNSEL AND WIFE
ONLY MAY SEE
WENDLING
mlll tih n f the I'itIts ','l for J.|.ul|.l
\V,.n{|lling, i4. ilel a.r 1r1,11 1 that
Mrs W\', llhin and th", attorny. [t,r
ithe lillrw r ll hsliv r of littli Allll
(Kellller . 1he I lrJlli Ii i idt i,,l l .n '
lpr ionrll in jail.
Wri .t 1m1."' fr.,ll liolly 1n, Tex1I. " 1,
,If IIiil lila c I will Ilvav,- tII llrrwll
f,,r l., l isvill o d isns tllh matter
,i r,,ward ,1 ilh the Luisvillh, offl
.hil.: Its lu llll l.. io n I) be 1II:ade of
tih $ 1 1 . 1fr ".1d Is 1i row: rld only
in iP . \V.ll , ft .. ýý II Ii'4 0 c anvil..
STRIKE OF POLICE
AUGMENTED BY
SCORE
TWENTY "SPECIALS" JOIN COM.
RADES-ATTEMPT TO BLOW
UP BARNS.
('olllmhl:ll:, lhi, A.ug. 1. :--A total of
r13 lll emll t's of the I' i hltIInHI p)olice
itlliartelnllt have rebeI-llled aga nst
Mayor alllrshitlll's orduern to ride on
street taras. l1.k,' the regular officers
who llutinied lastt evening, the 20 spr
ulals who rehell-ed toinlKgt were not
rlulpenldedl, blut, onl thelr refusal to
holrd tanrs, were, told that, Iby that nact,
they had remllovd l Ilhemll, Ivls from the
service.
I.ans light's mlltineers w.rre all s1
p..1nded today. They will appeal to
I iri'-tor Meu'lne,. who will diiumiss Ill.
ii Mayer Mllrshalll sayn that noline ofi
thern shall he connet'Ied with the de
partllentL whili Ihein I'xexecitive.
Mayor Miarshall today ttlled for 2,000
volulntlur for pollee duily. Hie took llhe
brllnt of all c rltlmni, but nald that
If his c-llllesx wire nin'eire' they would
offer in perform I.lle' duly. Nonie
rlsponded.I
Rioters Busy.
Two attempts are thought to have
been maitd late tonight to blow up the
weot side car barns. A large number
of pnllce have been sent to the scene.
The explol.nlns were on the inside of
Ahe barns.
Another Strike Reported.
A teleigram fromt Springli'el re
celved thin morn,'ing nays that the ear
men oni the 'ollllmusn-i)ayton division
of the Ohio Itlectrlc Line went on
strlke lit 2:30 thin (Il;nday) iorlllng.
Tbihe itlImpt.laly slayn It has enough men
lto ran Its arsim,
ODEAILED EVIDENCE
IS GIVEN
ONLY UNIMPORTANT CIRCUM.
STANCES ARE HEARD AS TO
DEATH OP RICE.
Cleveland, 0., Aug. 1l..-l'our wit
net.ses were cled to to testify Ut todaly's
lol'II)In the( InquilLest 111nt the ldeath of
\William I.. Rlice, tlhe millllionnlre, ut
torllhey and clubmail n.
W. 'I'. Fiarwood oif thle lEiclid club,
where Rice spent the ev'ening prior to
his dceath, wasL thie firsit witllelss
1'rnest C. Meiyler, L Ibrother-in-laiw of
the prilvate secretairy Ito John ilulrt,1'ssl
lIrownit, Rite's TfornerT cllent amt tl|he
chief witness y'e'sterday, an employ. at
Ihe i:ucilild cclulb iil it HaLtreet iar i.on iI
doctor, f'ollowed Ilhu'woid filt the
''IThe coroner has promised to malke
public Mondaly tilh ri'esult of a secr('t
isession heI had yestierday withi William
Mi llii liil l.ugine IuIJirllrdi, iIul, iy"s
Lit the undertaking iestablishmeiint
lwhere illei's bodily was talktn. The'll
illrillner declares ll il, s t"slimo y pllalcesI
till eotirely h ifferent ,lpect ti ll ie
HAS NO COMMENT.
Oyster Ilay, N. Y., Auig. 13.-Ex
Presidenlt Itoiiil,'sev lt I hd no comillllent
to lmake today lliill te igpll utiheslliii froi)m
Ilieverly, Muss, lthat Presidenllt Taft
lhall ldeciled on l rLii'ujilustgient of ('llt
dlllions within tihe inn ser lphere f' thel
repulbliU'n party. lie wui greatly li
terested in the repoiirt tihat ShutolrlLI
Aldrlichl ltl Hllnd peker Cannonlllll wouiHl Lbe
relegated ito the r lEsser pihitionsl in tihe
coulnills of L h partll y ntill thllat sltecrll
tury liI lllnger woiild retirel on lepi.
temller 1, and (hat ailltor 'ratne would
llll assumeI, ilI mre iimportant'l roleL hi' hoisi
rel illonil s with the ihlhlnurit hatinl.
MINING CLAIMS BURNED OVER.
Wulllace, Aulg: 1:l.--(hSpeiuhl.) --Prc
th'ally all the lllining prolperties il
PIiicer creolt hve behn blurned over
and all cabins. comnlplrssor buildings,
blacksmillth shopsl, flignles, offlces' andI
so forth destroyed. The los is iprob
ably $10,000, Among the properties
damallged are tile Vienna-lnternatlonltil,
Vienna Vein, Arctic, Coeur d'Aleno
(iolden Star, the S.lnuggler land tl't,
1Wentworth,
INDIANS SPEND
MONEY TOO
F1AST
WITNESSES AT INVESTIGATION
DECLARE THAT REDS WILL
800N BE PAUPERS.
PART EASILY FROM CASH
Civilized Aborigine Tells Committee
That if Oklahoma Lands Were Sold
at Once and Owners Were Paid in.
Cash the State Would Have to Sup.
Iort Them Within a Short Time.
Slllhur, r ki(i, Aug 13.---Witnesses
ttstified ,before the 'ongressional Int.
dialin land invesligating 'cotnnittee to
dily lthat if tilthe Ili ian lllnds In Okla.
bhoI, were sold and the $30,000.000
iproce'eds were tlrned over to the In
dialtas itn ,eslh, the state within 20O
'yeallrs wolld he flooded with paiupers.
It was serl'lted that mIsany of the In
dliiants whol signed the MeMhurray cnn
Iraclts, slllWing it 10 per cent attorneys'
foee to J. I". McMulrray and his asso
cllate, were irresponaible in fininceal
affairs. They would soon squander the
cash, it was declared, and within a few
years the country would be confronted
with the problem of how to take care
or theln.
CEx'epst for the appearance on the
stand of Ceccil A. Lynn, national repub
lican comm(ilnttteltan of Texas, the wit
tInesies today were all Indians. Mr.
Iyon told of hIls financial Interest In
tIh old, trilbal McMullrray ymntracts.
wllcih provided for a 10 per cent fee,
iut which were disapproved by Preal
dent Roosevelt in 1908. lie said he had,
talked with President Roosevelt in re
gurd to the contract.
Asked if he had been Inylted l'y
McMulrray to join in the deal because
of his political Infllence and his ec
quanttance with the .tresldent, Lyon
said he suplposed he wan. bEt he also
attribtted the Invitation to hin business
ability. It was his purpose, he said,
soon as the contracts were apbroved
by the presldent, to induce the money
Interests of New York and London to
buy the property. which includde about
410,000 acres of coal and asphAlt lapJls,.
As soon as the pre~ldeit disapproved.
of the contraett, staid Mr. Lyon. his
connection with 'McMurray ceased and
he was not. interested in the present
coniltracts.
Would Spend Money.
Although he had signed the present
contracts and was willing that Mc
Murray should receive $3.000.000 as a
fee for soilling tile land, and thereby
rendsering service which the gov
ernment had promised to do without
cst, J. ii'. Meyers,. a Chickaraeti Indian
by Intermarriage, declared that, In his
opinion, many Indiana 'would soon
spend their share of the money and be.
conle dependents. Of the 18,000 Cilod
taws and the 8,000 Chiekasaws ,Whp
would share In the proceeds, manW
woutl collect front $5,000 to $10,000
each.
"instead of c'ing thlis money to Ims
prove the farms onl which they live,
llnd which they still would retaits after
tlheir snrplus lands were disposed of, 'a
great many woutl slooln be parted front
their c'ash."
"In that so?" usked Representlative
C. II. Miller.
"Yes." itn 10 years a lot of them
wotld not have anything," was the
reply. "They woslt become paupers,
a:trl, with the national government no
lonnger to look to, they would become a
charl'ge onil tile state. In disposing of
thle lands congress ought to consider
that probability. At the same timne.
there shouldl be a distinction it favor
of those Indians who have become
tinorotughliy cililized atnd are as able as
white men to take tiare of their sf
Willing to Pay High.
Many Chickasaws testified they ioere
willing to give McsMurray as high as
25 per cent attorneys' fees, If it would
sell the land within a year. "Do yoell
mean to say you wsulhl be willing to
Ipay McM.'rraty from $3,000.000 to $5,4
l000,0l00 fTur doling su.olethllng a clt tile
''ligovernment isu ls'lsts 'd tit dto for
nisithing'?" asked siatllllr' lre of tier'
Jmin lllllll orrlan, a Ch(lcki.isaw'.
"Yes; we' would g't a hIutick settle
llientt."
"In the two yeal's nlll' these conl*
trants have been signed Ihave you
known of Mc'Murrlay havIIIng donlse any
tlhing at Washilngton that wautld lnastedn
tihe sale?"
"No, but we felt hlt had the infit.
once and the ex'perllnce to work will
congLresslmen there."
Robbers' Roost Figures.
Robbers' Roost, It towns of 11 pe0sople,
andll one store, in sou.lthern 'clklan iam.sa,
again figured in the hearing. Wi.Plati
Ishtes told of havilng been visited by
McMurray's algentsl, who got him to
sglP contr:ctt's. It was alto, tihe poIl
Irtoll whlsllh a Mc'tltllrruly sLgsnt stas'te.l
lone day to attend ' a "war t'Ou'n:lcil" of
Indiants, where 600 c!ontrls'ts , a ,r
slgned at one timr. Near .'ntib e'
Roost is a place ealled,'.! iD#y.
Springs. Cecil Lyons was n'lti " (,td.'
tllI l.orning It previoul tei0tmlol
O, MeCurtsln a Chortaly 1
declare#l tbut in 1002, Ia i loby