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PART II. PAGES 9 to 12. A REPUBLICAN, ESTABLISHED SEPT. 5, 187&. SCI! f. POLITICIANS PLAN tO PLAY WITH THE REC LAMATION SERVICE. Senator Hate Wants to Place the Im mense Fund in the Hands of Con gress Rather Than to Retain It in Department of Interior. Washington, Dec 16 A. resolution In the administration of the reclama tion act will be brought about if & proposition advanced by Senator Hale of Maine is adopted by congress. Dur ing the consideration of a bill for the Creation of a reclamation bureau in the interior department early thi= Week the discussion got around to the question of the salary to be paid the Chief officer, and the requirement of the pending bill that estimates of ex penditures should be submitted to con gress at the beginning of each session, through the secretary of the treasury. These estimates were to be merely for the Information of congress, and not for its action. Under the present law money de rived from the sale of lands in the irrigation' states is put into a separate fund in the treasury department, and is entirely under the control of the secretary of the interior. He can ap jil-opriate the amount to be expended on the various irrigation projects, can fix the scale of salaries to be paid W»d can increase salaries of worthy •mployes without asking the sanction of congress. Nelson Bought It Up. Senator Nelson of Minnesota first called the attention of the senate the matter which brought about the introduction of Senator Hale's amend ment. The debate on the method of distributing the irrigation fund fol lows: Senator Nelson: Mr. President, desire to ask the senator from Montana (Carter) a question. Mr. Carter: I yield to the Senator from Minnesota. -Mr. Nelson: The question I wish to ask the senator ifrom Montana Is whether under existing law the money expended by the reclamation service is provided for through the appropria tlon of money in an appropriation bill or is the money taken out of the recla matio* fund generally, without any appropriation in the appropriation bill Mr. Nelson: Without its being specifically appropriated? Mr. Carter: Without being specifi cally appropriated by congress. Suggests Appropriation Bar. Mr. Nelson: Then, I ask the sena tor, ought not section 4 of the bill be afhended so as to require that none of this fund shall be expended except through an appropriation? If the di rector is to send to the treasury de partment an estimate of the work for each year, ought there not to be an appropriation of the money by con gress to that extent? What is tfu good of providing for the sending of estimates hero unless we follow it up with the requirement that tlie appro priation shall be made? Unless we do so, could not the department go and expend without limit each year what they saw lit to expend? Mr. Carter: My impression is that if the statement is made to congress as suggested, It would lead either to an appropriation or to a negative of Congo free State Horrors the Subject of a Bitter Protest New York, Dec. —A letter signed by J. Pierpont Morgan, Dr. Lyman Abbott and other prominent citizens of New York was addressed to Secretary of State Root today directing his at tention to conditions in the Congo free state, where, it is asserted, "flagrant inhumanity exists," and urging him on behalf of the American people to use the "moral support" of the U. S. gov ernment to correct the* abuses the Congo natives are alleged tf» be suffer ing from. The communication fol-, lows: "Over a year has passed since the report of the commissioners chosen by the chief executive and virtual owner of the Congo to Investigate conditions in that state was published. In spite of their natural desire to give all pos sible .credit to their sovereign, the commissioners felt constrained to re port the existence of measures and practices of flagrant inhumanity. Among these are the following: The exaction of a labor tax so op pressive that many natives on whom it falls have little if any freedom. Appropriation of land to such an extent that the natives are practically prisoners within their own territory. The employment under authority of the government as sentries of cruel, brutish blacks, chosen from hostile tribes who murder, pillage and rape the people for whose protection the government is avowedly established. The abuse of the natives by white representatives of officially recognized companies. The binding of little children to years of labor at uncertain wages by con tracts they do not understand, and even more serious maltreatment of children supposedly under the immed iate care of the government. Great Injustice in the administration the courts, so that the natives dread THE. the proposed work. If the seiiator thinks it necessary to add a specific requirement that no expenditure shall be made on the estimates until the amount shall have been appropriated congress from the reclamation fund, I should have no objection to that -kind of an amendment. Mr. Nelson: I think an amendment of that kind should be madp. Mr. H«?. e, who Is acting chairman of the committee on appropriations in the absence of Senator Allison, then took up the debate, which wound up with the introduction of an amendment by the Maine senator as follows: "On and after July 1, 1907, no fur ther expenditure for the purposes named shall be made exoept upon es timates as herein provided for and ap propriations therefor made by gress." No Intent to Hurt Work* Officials of the interior department absolve both Senators Nelson and Hale from any intention to do harm to the successful continuance of irrigation work, but they say the inevitable re sult of the aJop-Um of the Hale amendment would b* to make the an nual reclamation budget a "log-roll ing" measure, and place it in the same category with river and harbor and public building appropriations, where the man with the longest, pole gets the persimmons. Neither Minnesota nor Maine will be affected in any way by the proposed legislation, but states in the west which are included in the reclamation area, will be affected in one way or'another, some getting more than their share of ^he money, and ethers less than they ought to have, on the basis of the merit of the vari ous projects. A lilgh official of the interior de partment, who is thoroughly familiar with iuigation mailers, said today: "I hope that Senator Hale's propo iiirn will not be rdopted, because it would result in uniting the recla mation service into politics, something which we have been fighting against ever yince the service was inaugurated. ITrv to this time every bit of the work inaugurated hav lifen started on its merits, the apportionments made only after She most v-ureful In Mr. Carter: It is money for the conduct of the service, and every part of it is taken out of the fund •tenowr ^tions in tli3 allotments. as the "reclamation fund.! consideration, and every branch of the service con ducted without a hirt of graft. The employes have been appointed after examination through the civil service commission, and we have been able t. keep s«-rne of our good men through raises in salary. Private enterprises have been started all over the coun try where competent engineers have l,.«en r.eeded, and it wo hadn't had the flexibility possible through the pres ent .administration of the service, we vouldn't have beei fchle to keep some of our best men, be cause we would have en overbid ky the outsiders Means Disrrinr ination. '*^w.ther thing the Hale amendment *vlH bing about will be the dis- The reclamation appropriations will be subject to the same influences that now control river and harbor and pub lic l«t tiding appropri.' tions and somte projects will be found to suffer, and possibly abandoned through lack of ap propriation. I do rot believe it wise to place the service on a final basis as et, because there is no standard for the determination of the salaries to be ps»id. We hava passed through two stages in the administration of this new law—one of Investigation and another of construction. There Is yet to to ire the stage ef operation, and there 1 no way of spying what that part of the work wiit cost. It may eout more or less, and congress should leave the service t- orl out the prob lem before tying the service down to hard and fast standards. "There is another phase of the ques tion about which I believe the senate is not well informed. That is that the secretary of the interior has already allotted funds for various projects up to and beyond the amount available the nam offcdna? Stf»e' the judicial system is centralized. The sending out of punitive expedi tions, not for the purpose of establish ing peace and order, but to terrify the natives Into paying a tax which, as administered, even the commissioners regard as inhuman. "It is to be remembered that these are not charges brought against the Congo government, but findings of the commission which was appointed by the chief executive of the government to investigate and report on the facts. Acting upon these findings a second commlssidn also appointed by the king, has recommended measures of reform. No steps have been taken to adopt them. There is no evidence that the Congo government is undertaking ser iously to remedy these evils. The powers which created the Congo gov ernment have clearly a right to call that government to account. Inas much as the United States gave it* normal support to the establishment of the Congo government it is justified in giving its moral suitport to any undertaking to secure conditions in the Congo that will not disgrace civiliza tion. We wish to assure you that for any measure you may adopt in order to give the powers such moral sup port of the United States, you will have pur earnest and urgent approv 8L1" The letter is signed by the Rev Messrs. Lyman Abbott, Herfry Motte: Wilford L. Robbins, George William Knox,'Charles H. Parkhurst, John P. Petei's, William R. Richards, Anson Atterbury, Percy S. Grant and Messrs William Jay Schieffelln, William Douglas, Charles A. Schieren, Spencer Trask, George Haven Putnam, Everett Wheeler, Robert C. Ogden, J. Pier pont Morgan, D. Willis James, R. Ful ton Cutting, J. Cleveland Cady and W ... A,. V' Steamship transportation is no doubt of great importance if commodities are to be carried tyetween the United States and South America. The bu reau of American republics, organized in the days of James G. Blaine, is do ing little, if anything to promote clos er relations between the peoples of the two sections of the continent. It does something, no doubt but so little that probably few exporters and manufac turing firms or dealers in the kinds of commodities which find a market in South America are aware that the bu reau is in existence. John Barrett is a wideawake and progressive man. He Is familiar with the needs of the South American peo ple', and he knows enough about the ways of increasing trade to furnish valuable hints to our exporters. He should be able within a very short time to infuse new life into the bureau and bring about excellent results. Attention has been so frequently cal led to many other things besides iVrans portation facilities and advices regard ing markets which stand in th% way of increasing trade with South Amer ica, that it is certain much work must be done to remove barriers in the way of this trade. Whatever difficulties are presented in the way of tariff duties probably exist as generally through out the South American states as they do in t}ie United States. No doubt as much difficulty would be experienced in securing changes in these tariff rates among the South American governments as are always found among our governmental au thorities. But it is shown that so many barriers not connected with tariffs are in existence in South Amer ica, notably in the way of shipping dues, port charges, customs regula tions, etc., that unless charges are made in these matters along lines which will produce greater leniency on the part of the people in the chief Cities of South America, little pro gress can be made in Improving these trade condition?. American Yaohts from Abroad. New York, Dec. 26.—Thomas W Lawson of Boston is building a yacht to sail for the King Edward cup, at Cowes, Isle of Wight, next year, and three American yachts are now en tered for the German emperor's cup the race for which will take place at Kiel. The Eastern Yacht club are considering an invitation to take part in a series of national and Interna tional races of St. Sebastian, Spain under the auspices of the Club Nanti co of St. Sebastain, next July. The races will Include a handicap for King Alfonso's cup and a special class for Queen Christmas plaque. JL V A N A I Y E U I A N TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA STRENUOU8 TIME. New Head of Consular Bureau Ex pects to Accomplish Results. Washington, Dec. 26.—Practically the only movement made up to this time to carry out the plan which Secretary Root brought back with him from South America for increasing trade between the United States and the Latin-American stateB is the en couragement which the secretary has given to the proposition for adding mail steamship lines to the ocean carrying trade and the reorganization of the consular bureau by the selec tion of John Barrett to head that in stitution. Students of trade condi tions assert that, while these plans will help some, it is evident that much more must be done along practical lines before any material results are obtained. Tehauntepeo Road. Tchauntepec, Mexico, Dec. 26.—TtiS Tehauntepec road i» finished and will be opened for Interoeeanlc traffic in a few days. It will be some time, however, before the Coatyacoalcos or the Salina Cruz works will be finished. The only steamship companies operat ing from New York and other points on the Atlantic and from European ports to Panama and South American Pacific coast ports, stop at Coatya coalcos. The same condition will pre vail on the Pacific side and, all in all, the new road will have a vast volume of tonage to handle. The Hawaiian trade alone will amount to tons annually as the trade develops two ar three more tracks will be laid across the isthmus. The American Hawaiian Steamship Co., which now operates a fleet of eleven cargo steam ers, 12,000 carrying capacity, is hav ing three additional ships built at the San Francisco shipyards. The regu lar fleet of the company and the new steamers will be diverted from the present route from New York and Philadelphia via the straits of McGel lan to San Francisco, San Diego Puget sound ports and Hawaii islands to the Tehauntepec. Knowing that most of the projects ap proved could not be completed within two years, he has anticipated the re ceipts for the current year and next year, a period ending June 30, 1908, and allotted funds for construction based on the estimated receipts up to that tiW. On the authority thus given the reclamation service has gone ahead and made contracts calling for the ex penditure of the entire amount that will be in hand two years from now and congress certainly must recog nize these contracts. The contractors themselves have gone on in good faith, and they have equities which congress must respect in any legislation it enacts. "It will be seen firom what I, have said, therefore, that the adoption of the Hale amendment would revolu tionize the service, and the revolution would be backward Instead of a for ward step in the administration of the reclamation act. It woulJ take away the necessary elasticity of the present system, and would give the politicians a chance to control the ser vice, something which some of them have been trying to do for several years. I hope congress won't tie us in this way." v "-••I, V* 1 l' "X FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2C, 1906. FORUM ESTABLISHED NOV. 17, 1891. Chicagoan Attempted Murder, Held Up, Then Arrested. Chicago, Dec. 26—Michael Fineukln beat a woman's head in with hatche«, was held up and robbed, was taken to the police station as a robbery witness, and then arrested for attempted mur der within twenty minutes, last night. The victim of his assault will die. She is Mrs. Martha Haves, 34 years old. The man who held him up was arrested. He gave the name of Walker Williams. In this kaleidoscopic crime Fineukln literally,, tomohawked Mrs. Hayes, whom lie charges with having induced his wife,to desert him. Seizing a hat chet, hanging on the wall of the Hayes home, he flung it across the room at the woman, cutting a gash through, her forehead above the right eye that penetrated to the brain. "My Wife deserted me three months ago," SHhruldn said after his arrest. "She wfcnt to live at the home of the Hayes Woman. She would have re turned to me had not Mrs. Hayes in terfered!. "Last [flight I asked for my wife. I was told she was not there. I knew this to be a lie. I had seen my wife through a window. "I took the hatchet and threw it at Mrs. Ilayes. Then I ran from the house. As I was escaping I ran plump into a highwayman at Peoria and Mon roe streets. "He stuck a gun in my face. While was going through this experience along came a policeman. He grabbed the robfer. He asked me to come along aa a witness.. 'Whjl that man is wanted for at tempted mufcder," said Lieutenant O'Connaf. So they booked mc then and thfefte." Leprosy increasing. industry. At present there are Vancouver board of trade 600,000 oldest It requesting the federal authorities to take immedi- to conserve the fisheries. Copper Famine. A copper famine HHonoluhl Boston, Dec. 26. Impending owing to the enormous de mand for the material at home and abroad. The price of electrolylic cop is new 20 cents, the highest for years. The United Metal Selling Co. sold last month 100,000,000 pounds of opper. The demand is due to the grear growth of electrical wurk all over the world. Manufacturers of electrical machinery say that me de mand for this product is unpr undent ed. Authorities in the copper trade say it is doubtful if the output of cop per this year will show a material increase over that of 1905. The sear ity of skilled miners has handicapped the larger producers and consequently has reduced production. earthquake. The trade is therefore anticipating a famine and is orders months in advance but they are unable to deliver the gobds in time The state railways in the coal region are unable to cope with the traflii. requirements and in the Essen dis tricts the shortage of coal cars results in preventing from 35,000 to 50,000 tons of coal from reaching the consumer#. The receipts of the railways for Oo fcober were 4,000,000 above those of Oc tober 1905 and foreign trade with the country shows the heaviest movement ever known in both imports and ex ports. The business activity in all directions causes an unusual scarcity of labor, the production In coal and iron trades in particular being kept down through that cause. Coal and iron companies are seeking additional capital to build new plants or enlarge old ones but enterprises are delayed on account of high money. Ohio Bridge Firms. Lima, Ohio., Dec. charges preferred by* the statq *1 "Jst the Champion Bridge Co. of Cleveland, the Bellefontaine, Massllon, Canton and Mount Vernon companies, as well as Huston and Cleveland, Columbus N. V. Elliot, Bellefontaine, A. C. Lowe, P. Hampshire and J. J. Swegart, Cleveland, in connection with the bridge trust, were commenced today. A very large number of witnesses will be examined and the case is ex pected to occupy some considerable time. MINERS AND QERARDS. Three Men Were Killed In a*Clash in Kentucky. Owensboro, Ky., Dec. 26.—Three men were killed and four probably wounded in a battle between guards employed by the West Kentucky Coal Co. and the striking miners at Sturgl*. The dead are: London, Dee. 26.—Reports from Cane Town tqday show that leprosy is largely dn the increase. The lnidlca' officer f$r Cape Colony reports "the leprosy Repression act has now been Idle. in force for fifteen year::, but so far I Sam Barneby, dying. no sensible diminution in the stream I William Goch. lepers, annually coming to light has I Henry Delaney. been mafoe by its operations. At the The tight occurred til a downtown present time there cannot be less than!street about one mile from the mine, 1..000 lejtns at large, while the na-|but what caused tional leper establishments are full. The cause of this large number of un segregated lepers is the total in- adequacy of the present asylum ac- The coal company has been working oommodatlons. Although chiefly oc- non-union men under guards and ser curring in the colored race, the disease ious trouble has been long expected, is not confined to them. The suffer ers appear to be scattered over tho I THE JAP QUESTION. various districts of the fcolony. Salmon Decreasing. Vancouver, B. C., Dec. 26. and fishermen are genuinely alarmed I C. J. DOUGHERTY, mine .guard. BILLY MALLOY, miner. WILL GRAY, miner. The wounded are: I». I. MIWP®, Will he a new an( at the great falling off In the sal mon fishing on the Fraser river, as Japanese immigration question, and, the number taken this year is 30 per I when it is completed, the president will cent less than it was in 1902. The I transmit it to congress with another total catch in 1902 was 2,948,333, while Ho"»° should be made by the dominion and summary of his investigation of the provincial governments for the bet- Japanese tide of mm gratmnJInto Ca!li ter preservation of this most Important fornia in likely that the Chilian production will Lj. jn many years. It is seldom that be materially reduced by the recent Learned Societies. of these associations and I distributed by Commander Eva Booth was incorporated by act of congress inlof the Salvation army at the Grand 1899. makes an annual report to I Central palace from 11 to 1 o'clock, the government Condition of Historical I Tickets entitling the bearers to dinners Study in America and has powerfully had been given out by members of the •aided historical investigations in this I Salvation army and the holders were country. The sociological society is I admitted to the great hall in squads the newest of these bodies and will of 200 and presented with a basket of present tonight Its first programme, food. The N w England History Teachers'j In the afternoon occurred the annual association will meet at the same time. I Christmas tree and distribution of more than 3,000 toys to the children. HE it is not known. Twenty-five shots were exchanged. The members of the miners' union have been on strike for the past year. Another Message to Be Sent to Con gress Soon. -Canners| Washington, Dec. 26—There Is to jnj]ejwn^ent report on the meg8ag maktng that of this year was 2,010,606. It I is now being admitted on all sides that salmon fisheries on the Fraser Frank Sargent, commissioner general river are steadily being depleted and immigration, was at the White it is the general opinion that efforts the third on this-sub and President Roosevelt through Hawaii. As he has but Just arnved here and has not even be- Ottawa memorials from the Fraser Preparation of his official report, River Canners' association and the the commissioner general was unwiil- I to give an outline of his conclus- lo"f ate action to increase the propagation I report will have gfeat bearing of salmon and take adequate steps Ion settlement of the Japanese dif- flculty on the Pacific coast, however, because all of this oriental immigra tion now comes from the Hawaiian is «. I lands and, if the flow from Japan to German Trade. Commander Booth said that the poor HArttn Dec. 26 —A government had suffered more this year than last port Issued today shows that the na- tion's industries are busy and prosper- advanced. ou«* to a greater degree then ever be-I More than 6,000 of the homeless of fore Every branch of manufacture is I the eastside partook of Christmas din SS. fo lS utmoM productive capac- can be stopped, the fear of Calilornians of an Inundation of Jap anese will disappear, violation of law and order will ceas^ and normal labor conditions on the Pacific slope will be restored. Nevr irwit, Dec. 26.—Mew York cele- It is alsolbrated the most bounteous Christmas New York does mt turn out trying ,ts lads of thousands on a holiday to tax to provide against it. the transportation lines, but it seemed that the city staved at home for its dinner and other Christmas pleasures. Providence, R. I., Dec. 26.—In the Brown'university tonight the joint an nual meeting of the American Histori cal, Economic, Political Science and I ious charitable societies and SftOlie had Sociological association will be held, To those who had no homes and a din ner, a feast was provided by the var- eX cuse for going hungry. and will continue in session until the Thirty-eeven thousand ef the city's 29th. These societies combined have membership of more than 4,000 per- I P°°r shared sons, largely made up of prominent I Christmas dinners by the Salvation students and teachers in these several I army, Timothy D. Sullivan and the departments. The membership is na- Bowery mission. Five thousand bas tionai In scope and persons from alllkets and 1,000 bags, each containing parts of the country are arriving to at- a fowl and "fixings," sufficient for tend the meetings. The historical is] family of five persons or more, wer s the as the price of food and rents had been -er3 at the Timothy Sullivan awo- itv and in the coal and iron Indus-1 elation rooms in the Bowery. tries supplies must be purchased in I The majority of those coming for food increasing Quantities from abroad,!were chiefly from Great Britain, in order ing for many were w thout overcoats to make up the deficiencies at home.land The mines and furnaces have booked}of shoes. Th® day was bitterly cold. y 4* v fv-" \r-:' evidently in sad need of cloth hundreds wore only the remnants •Iv. K, v* 5 i V w A i PEOPLE'S SHARPENS AX i ll A Vi lli THAT'S WHAT ROOSEVELT WILL DO ON NIGGER QUESTION Th» Commander-in-Chief ©f the Army Will Assert His Powers—It is Be lieved That Purdy's Report Will Set tle th# Controversy. Washington, Dec. 26.—In admin istration circles the belief is freely ex pressed that when Milton D. Purdy, of Minnesota, assistant attorney gen eral, submits his report on tHe Brownsville incident and discharge Sf the Twenty-Fifth Infantry it will clear matters that a congressional in vestigation will be unnecessary. Mr. Purdy was chosen by the president because he considered him a thorough and painstaking lawyer, who has fre quently demonstrated his real worth la several important federal cases. It te said today that President Roosevelt has decided to put all evidence on a sworn basis. Congress will not meet until January, Senator Foraker can turn no wheel against the president, as far as senate proceedings are concerned, until that day. The time is sufficient for Mr. Purdy to see every person at Browne* ville and Fort Reno, Okla.. where the remnant of the Twenty-fifth is now stationed, and to obtain sworn state ments from them. President Roosevelt is to be pre pared to resist congress in regard to the Brownsville affair. He hold* that it is beyond the province of con gress to legislate in behalf of the res toration of the discharged troops, maintaining that he alone can rein state them, and that he will do it only upon conclusive proof of Inno cence in individual cases. He will, it is said, if congress should pass a resolution restraining the dismissed battalion, veto it. If furthermore, it should be passed over his veto, he will hold the enactment ultra vires and not enforce it until its constitutionality is sustained by the United States supreme court. The president, It is claimed, ie not afraid of impeachment under such circumstances, but would be willing to go before the country on the facts of the case, confident that he would be sustained. A Great Lexicon. Berlin, Dec. 26.—The compilation of the Technolexicon, which' the Society of German Engineers undertook about five years ago, under the direction of Dr. Herbert Jansen of Berlin, has been completed and today it passes into the printers' han.ds. Publication will be in English, German and French. About 2,000 firms and individuals have collaborated in the enterprise and mora than 3,000,000 word cords have been collected. Big Mine Deal. Helent, Mont., Dec. 26.—A New Xojffc syndicate, supposedly representing tho American Smelting and Refining Co., has secured a $7,500,000 bond on the Ruby Gulch mine in Chouteau county, owned by former State Senator B. D. Phillips and associates, of Helena. The mine has been paying dividends from $50,000 to $100,000 monthly on its capi tal, $100,000, and is regarded one of the best properties in the state. It is the biggest raining deal in the history of Montana with the single ex ception of the Heinze sale to the Amal gamated. Poor of Wicked New York Given Big Christmas Dinners As each man departed from the iuli a pouoh full of tobacco, a pipe ana a ticket for a Datr of shoes was given him aid then the hall was cleared for the teimission of another group of 300. One hundred and fifteen baskets of food and clothing were distributed to poor women ttt the Bowery station. Five hundred dinner bags, each con taining enough food for a dinner for ten persons, were distributed by the Volunteers of America. Twenty thousand persons in the pen al and charitable institutions of New York city enjoyed Christmas dinners, the gift of either the city or of charit able organizations. Harry Thaw's Christmas dinner at tho Tombs was sent down from a big cafe by order of his wife. MOURNED for wife. ^Minneapolis Contractor Choked Him self to Death in Despondency. Minneapolis, Dee. 26.—Despondent because of the death of his wife a year since, and resulting ill health, Peder. Med jo, a contractor living at 2751 Sev enteenth avenue south, choked himself to death with a small piece of rop« in the timber a hiile and a half from Minnehaha Falls. Medjo had gone to his death follow* ing a night spent pleasantly with a brother. Winding one end of the rope ,, around the trunk of a tree, he threw!^ the other end over a low limb anc^ made a noose for his neck. Bend In jf forward he slowly strangled to death. N Medjo was about 37 years old andp leaves a daughter 12 years old who hai lived with him. He was reputed to bfl worth some $25,000, owning a thirteen-, acre tract near where he died, upoijr which he was having a home erected. He also owned city property. y k v