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THIRTIETH YEAR.
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IN A POSITION
ID GIVEADVICE
rZGERALD SAYS HE IS UNDER
A CLOUD AT THE PRESENT
TIME.
BUT MAY NOT BE GUILTY
QUESTIONING OF ABANDONING
INDIAN WAREHOUSE DIS-
CUSSED IN HOUSE.
Claimed Proposed New Plan Would
Lead to Extensive Frauds Five
Houses Maintained at Present Time
—No Qurom Present and Vote Was
Passed.
(By Associated Frew.)
Washington, Feb. 19.—The case of
the "prosecution" in the Ballinger
Pinchot inquiry has vpractically been
closed. When the committee adjourn
ed this afternoon until Friday next,
Mr. Brandeis stated there was some
corroborative evidence yet to ibe pro
duced and that Gifford Pinchot prob
ably would "want to make a statement
before Ire could announce that his
case was ended. Mr. Pinchot was to
have taken the stand this afternoon,
but he could not be found during the
luncheon recess.
The day's proceedings began with
the unexpected announcement that the
cfoss examination of Louis It. Glavis
was ended. Henry M. Hoyt, attorney
general for Porto Rico, was called to
the stand to corrdborate that partioh
of Glavis' testimony in which he told
of seeking the advice of "Hpyt in
Washington in May, 1509, aftei first
assistant Secretary of the Interior
Pierce had rendered an opinion,
which Glavis thought would permit
the Cunningham claims in Alaska to
go to .patent. Hoyt told of how deep
ly worried Glavis seemed to (be at
this time and Bald that before going
to Attorney General Wickersham he
and Glavis had discussed the advis
ability of taking the matter up di
rectly with the president.
Mr. Hoyt also testified to the good
cha-acter of Glavis, saying "he had
known him for a numlber of years f»Pd
had told the attorney general that
Gl»vis fas an honorable, upright young
man.
The other iphase of the case to
which Mr. Woyt directed his testi
mony had to do with the Wilson coal
land cases in which he acted as spec
ial attorney. Glavis testified that he
had beard that the name of R. A.
Ballinger, as attorney for some of the
Wilson claimants, had been left out of
the court record by stipulation of
counsel. Mr. 'Hoyt said it was at his
personal suggestion and without the
knowledge of Mr. 'Ballinger that the
stipulation had been entered Into. As
a matter of fait, however, Mr. Bal
linger's name did appear fifteen
or twenty times in the testimony giv
en. Mr. Hoyt said a search had been
made for alleged escrow agreement
which Ballinger is said by Glavis to
have drawn up and which, according
to Glavis, constituted a criminal act,
bnt that it could not be found and
the only evidence as to its existence
was an informal statement Iby one of
the witnesses who, at the trial, denied
-the-existence of such an agreement
The remainder of the day was tak
en up with the introduction of docu
mentary evidence bv Mr. Brandeis,
who read such extracts as he consid
ered of .peculiar interest to the com
mittee. These consisted largely of
references in the agent's reports to
conversations or interviews with Mr.
Ballinger as commissioner of the land
office, on the subject of the Alasga
coal claims. This was done, the at
torney said, to show that Ballinger
had been astively interested In these
cases .before he left the land office and
acted as attorney for some of the
claimants. He also read from a
statement toy O. H. Schwartz, cl.ief
of the field service, that it was at Mr.
Ballinger's direction in January, 1908.
that the Cunningham claims were or
dered to be clear listed for patent.
This order was withdrawn after Gla
vis had been notified and had pro
tested. Mr. ©randeis accomuanied
the introduction of the documents
witb «ort of summing urn statement
In which he said it was claimed Bal
linger had acted on a favorable re
port, by Special Agent Love. fTe then
read a letter from Love to Commis
sioner 'Dennett of the general land
office, in which Love denied that his
report of August 2, 1967, favored the
clear listing of the claims This re
port, he said, suggested the advisa
bility! of further investigation, al
though previously he had recommend
ed clear listing.
KENMARE NEWS BURNED.
Kemnare, IN. D., Feb. 19.—The Ken
mare 'News was totally destroyed by
fire early, this morning. The plant
was owned iby Vic Corbett. The loss
estimated at $3,500, with partial in
surance. The cause of the fire is un
known.
STATED THAT ONE OF THE BEST
COAL MINES IN THE STATE
IS LOCATED HERE.
Bunch of Breezy Real Estate Items
From City of New England—Move
ment Shows That Those On the
Premises Have Faith in Future of
That Section.
(T-ibune Special Service.)
New England, Feb. 19.—C. A. Al
brecht recently closed a deal with
Asa Gardner for the latter's interest
in the Graeber coal mine east of
town and Mr. Albrecht is now sole
owner of this valuable piece of prop
erty.
Messrs. Gardner and Albrecht pur
chased the property of G. A. Graeber
late last fall and had but little
chance to work the mine before the
cold weather set in but, neverthe
less, they realized a neat little sum
from coal sold this season. Mr.
Gardner sold his share at a good in
crease in price and it well satisfied.
Mr. Albrecht's home is close to the
mine and he is so situated that he
can handle the coal to good advan
tage. The coal is about the finest in
this part of the country and as the
mine is so favorably located Mr. Al
brecht has a fine chance to realize a
good thing from his investment.
Mathias Rettinger, who recently
proved up on his homestead ten
miles northeast of town, purchased
this week of J. J. Murphy the north
east quarter of section 3-136-96. The
land corners Mr. Hettinger's home
stead and he is now the owner of a
handsome 320-acre farm.
John Carstens has added to his
land holdings southeast of town, hav
ing purchased the past week through
J. J. Murphy, the northeast quarter
of section 2JM35.&7. new Quar
ter adjoins Mr. Garsten's homestead
on the south.
S. M. Nelson purchased this week
of Thomas Pattci-son, the southeast
quarter of section 1-136-98. Mr. Nel
son has a fine homestead near town
but he feels like many others, that
the more land he can get hold of the
better it is for him.
'Hv Associated Press.)
Cole Raine, Minn., Feb. 19.—The
annual tournament of the National
Ski association began here today
with the amateur events. Barney
Reilly of Cole Ralne captured first
prize. His longest standing jump
was 119 feet. Andrew Schnacke of
Chicago was second, his longest
standing jump being 116 feet.
The cross country run for profes
sionals was won by T. N. Glesne, of
Superior, with Ole Mangseth, of Cole
Raine, second.
Tomorrow the jumping events for
professionals will be pulled off.
ROWLING ASSOCIATIONS
TO TRY CONSOLIDATION
(Br Associated PT*M.
St. Paul, Feb. 19.—At the annual
meeting of the International Bowl
ing association tonight steps were
taken towards the consolidation of
the association with the Middle West
Bowling association. President
Stroth of Des Moines and D. D. Neb
lett of Marshalltown, Iowa, appeared
for the latter organization and sug
gested the consolidation. It was
agreed that the presidents of the two
organizations shall appoint commit
tees which will confer with a view
to bringing about a union of the two
organizations.
Acting upon an invitation of the
American Bowling congress, the pres
ident of the International association
was authorized to appoint a delegate
to confer with the conference com-,
mittee of the American Bowling con
gress with a view to establishing a
commission similar to the National
Baseball commission which, among
other things, shall apportion the ter
ritory among the principal bowling
organizations for tournament and
other purposes.
The following officers were elected
by the International Bowling asso
ciation President. R. F. Malone,
Chicago Vice President, J. N. Del
ler, St. Paul secretary, T. J. Grone
wold, St. Paul treasurer, W. A. Ry
berg, Minneapolis.
Directors: Gus Steele, Chicago
C. P. Cook, Marshalltown, Iowa J.'
E. Shannon, Aberdeen, S. D. G. N. I
Ferguson, Duluth E. B. Hull, Min
neapolis R. Listy, Superior H. Mar. -fing
tin, W. E. Witherspoon and M.
Morgan, St. Paul.
N ER NOT I E MR LANDSifiLACKHANDCHIEF E O I N
ARE BEING SOLD IS CONVICTED OFIN
COUNTERFEITING
.EVEN OTHERS ALSO GET PRIS-
ON SENTENCES AND HEAVY
FINES.
GOES TO THE FEDERAL PEN
"THE WOLF" WAS AN ESCAPED
CONVICT FROM SICILY IT IS
CLAIMED.
F.nes Imposed Aggregate $7,600 and
Jail Sentences 150 Years Printer
for the Gang Turned States Evi
dence If Freed He Will Probab
ly Be Murdered.
/By Associated Pirss.l
New York, Feb. 19.—Lupo, "The
wolf" so called, chief of the black
hand in America Giuzeppe Morrello,
chief of Sicilian counterfeiters in
this country and six of their confed
erates were found guilty this after
noon of making spurious money and
were sentenced tonight to the feder
al prison at Atlanta, Ga., for terms
varying from fifteen years and $1,
000 fine to thirty years and $1,000
fine. The accumulated sentences and
fines aggregate 150 years and $7,600.
Lupo, who is under sentence of
thirty years for murder in Italy, wept
copiously during his counsels plea
for mercy and had to be supported
when led from room after sentence.
Calicchio collapsed in the arms of
two marshals, sobbing "Not just, not
just." Morrello fainted and went
into convulsions. All the others
sobbed bitterly.
The sentences are as follows:
Ignazio Lupo, thirty years and $1,
000 fine.
Giuzeppe Morrello, 25 years and
$1,000.
Guizeppe Palermo, 18 years and'
$1,000.
Giovanni Calicchio. 17 years afid
$600.
Vncenzo Giglio, 15 years and
$1,000.
Salvatore Cina, 15 years and
$1,000.
Nicolo Sylvestro, 15 years and
Antonio Cecala, 15 years and
$1,000.
As Palermo was being sentenced
there was a loud report from a
flashlight in realistic imitation of a
blackhand bomb and for a moment
court and prisoners alike were start
led.
Lupo, Morrello and the others con
victed today are eight of the gang of
seventeen, nine of whom were ar
dested last November and are now
awaiting trial. It is charged that
they floated nearly $500,000 worth of
counterfeit bills, which they peddled
at 25 cents on the dollar. Their
plant was on a farm near Highlands
on the Hudson. Comito, printer for
the gang, turned states evidence and
will probably be placed on trial sep
arately. It has been freely predicted
that if freed his life will pay for the
evidence he gave.
PANIC IN THEATRE
RESULTS FATALLY
Johnstown, Pa., Feb. 19.—Fife hun
dred persons atatending a small thea
tre at Patton, near here, tonight, were
precipitated into the 'basement of the
buldng when the floor collapsed dur
ing a fire, and one .person was killed.
'Men, women and children were
struggling in the debris and to add to
the panic the firemen were forced to
turn streams of water into the base
ment where the orowd was struggling
to escape the flames.
The fire started from an unknown
origin, in the basement of the build
ing, while the theatre on the first
floor was filled with people watching
a moving picture show. By the time
smoke began to appear in the room
the floor had already been weakened
by the flames, and when the rush for
the doors began the floors collapsed,
allowing the struggling crowd to drop
in a mass to the basement. The en
tire structure burned.
While one body has been recover
ed, a score of the rescued are. injured
seriously, several of them fatally,
while hardly a person in the building
escaped without injuries.
In the rush for the exits two coal
stoves were overturned. Many of the
victims succeeded in climlbing out of
the Ibasement to safety, tout many
others were caught under the tim
bers and trampled by those who had
been thrown on top in the collopse.
Many were pinned down and un
able to extricate themselves, and
were rescued by volunteers.
HOLD-UP GANG ON TRIAL.
Minot, N. D., Feb. 19.—The second
trial of Fred Myers, Harry Parker
and Harry Woods, charged with hold
up Leonard Backoff in a box car
is now on. The former jury disa
greed.
Pclih)
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20 1910.
CONNINGHAM
COAL LAND CASE
INTENSE INTEREST DEVELOPED
IN COMMITTEE ROOM SAT
URDAY.
$500,000,000 IS THE VALUE
BIRCH MADE GOOD WITNESS FOR
THE DEFENSE AT SATUR-
DAY'S HEARING.
Guggenheim Morgan Interests Hold
But Small Part of Lease—Cunning
ham Mines Would Be Worth Many
Millions to the Promoters is the
Testimony.
*.g?nrjatcd Press.)
Washington, Feb. 19.—For a few
hours today the senate committee of
territories furnished an attraction in
the way of the developments rela
tive to Alaska coal lands which fair
ly entitled It to rival in interest the
Ballinger Pinchot investigation.
Manager Stephen Birch of the Tex
as-Guggenheim-Morgan-Alaska syn
dicate, was the witness and for a
short time he reeled off figures con
cerning the value of the coal in the
Cunningham and other Alaska coal
and copper mines that were quite cal
culated to cause the heads of the
members, of the committee to swim.
Placing the tonnage In the Cunning
ham mines at 50,000,000, he said that
the coal could probably .be taken out
60 as to net a profit of $25,000,00.
This statement taken in connection
with the fact that the syndicate had
agreed to pay only $250,000 for half
the property aroused much inter,
est.
Mr. Birch placed the probable out
put of the entire Behrlng river coal
district of which the Cunningham
group if a part, at 500,000.000 tons,
with net *Alue of $200,000,000 and a
gross value of $900,000,000.
But there was another portion of
Birch's testimony which attracted
even more attention. It had refer
ence to his efforts to extend the hold
ings of the Alaska coal and copper
company in the Bonanza group of
copper mines, before it was acquir
ed by the Guggenheim-Morgan syn
dicate.
Mr. Birch said that some of the
land now embraced in that group
had been located by himself through
the use of his own name and the
name of other stockholders of the
company.
"Did the company furnish the
money to pay for the claims?" ask
ed Mr. Frazier.
Mr. Birch responded that it had
dene so and mentioned some of the
stockholders whose names had been
so used.
"They were mere dummies were
they not?" asked the Tennessee sen*
ator.
"No indeed," responded the wit
ness. "They were interested in the
property. I located a claim myself."
He said there was no understand
ing that the claims should be turned
over to the company.
"The land was desirable and the
law was complied with in all our pro
ceedings," he said.
Testifying concerning the Guggen
heim-Morgan options on the Cun
ningham mines, Mr. Birch said that
it covered only a small interest, the
Cunningham people retaining the
major portion.
MXUMBER WANTS
TIME EXTENDED
FOR PAYMENTS
Washington, Feb. 19.—Senator Mc
Cumber has introduced a bill extend
ing the time for the payment of
.charges for construction and opera
tion under the Williston Irrigation
project and release water users from
payment of the 1908 charges. The
.bill postpones the construction
charges until 19912.
I Hundreds of settlers who filed on
the land embraced within the above
named project under the impression
that it was to be reclaimed as cheap
ly as represented to them by the gov
ernment officials will be beneficiar
ies under the bill.
The project will cost about $48 an
acre, whereas it was first thought $24
an acre would suffice.
CHOPPED OFF HIS HAND.
fBv Asso tifef Pre**.) I
McComb, Miss., Feb. 19.—Walking
into a planning mill here today a
man who later gave his name as
John Richards, Jr., antr said he lived
at Wahpeton, N. D., borrowed a
hatchet and completely severed his
right hand at the wrist. "It shall
sin no more" he shouted. Local
physicians declare he is demented. 1
WANDERED AWAY FROM HOME
AND IT IS FEARED HAS
FROZEN.
Had Been In Habit of Visiting at the
Neighbors and Is Supposed tc Have
Started In That Direction—Search*
ing Parties Have Found No Trace
of Lost One.
New England, Feb. 19.—(Special)
Fred Hunter came in from the
country southeast last evening and
reported that a five year old Russian
child in the Tepee Butte neighbor
hood has been missing for seven
days and is supposed to have been
frozen to death on the prairie. Mr.
Hunter was unable to find out the
name of the missing child but some
of the members of a searching party
told him that the parents were Rus
sians living about 15 miles south
east of New England.
1 According to the report the little
boy had been in the habit of visit
ing at the home of relatives, who
lived in the same section, and had on
1 Wednesday of last week asked per
mission of his parents to go ove~
for another visit. The parents refus
ed the request and thought nothing
more about it. Later the child was
missed by the parents, but nothing
serious was thought of the matter as
they felt their littre son was safe
with the relatives and so no search
,was made that day.
The next morning it was discov
ered that the boy had not reached
the relative's home and immediately
a searching party was organized. It
will be remembered that Wednesday
of last week was very foggy, which
is no doubt the reason for the
child's getting lost. The searchers
have found no trac«f of the missing
boy.
PHILADELPHIA IS IN
THROES OF GREAT
STREET CAR STRIKE
(By ARBoelated Press.)
Philadelphia, Feb. 19.—Coming
suddenly when least expected a strike
was declared against the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit company by the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employes at 1
o'clock this afternoon and tonight
the police and firemen were busy
handling turbulent crowds in several
sections of the city. Two cars were
burned, a score of cars were attack
ed, forcing their crews to abandon
them, and numerous arrests were
made. Exceot in the central part of
the city street car service was al
most at a standstill tonight. Cars
running through central sections
were heavily protected.
In Kensington, Philadelphia's Mill
district, two cars were attacked by
boys and strike sympathizers, com
pelling the crews to abandon them.
The cars were wrecked and both
were then set on fire.
Great crowds collected and for a
time it was feared a riot would fol
low. Firemen turned their hose on
the crowd and the mob scattered.
I West Philadelphia. Germantown
and other parts of Philadelphia also
reported attacks on cars. Many
were struck by missiles, but no one
was seriously hurt.
Todays strike is the second in
jaueurated wit*in a year.
I Since the threatened strike of a
month ago, a committee from the
union and President Chas. O. Krug
er of the company had been endeav
oring to reach an agreement to take
the place of the one made after the
strike of last summer and which ex
pires on June 1. The men in the pro
posed agreement asked for an in
crease in wages and among other
things wanted to bind the company
to not recognize any other union but
the Amalgamated association. The
union leaders charged that a rival
organization known as the United
Carmen's association had been put in
the field to defeat their efforts. The
company declined to recognize the
Amalgamated association exclusively.
The break in the negotiations came
on Thursday and last night, and to
day about 200 men were dismissed
for "The arood of the service." This
aroused indienation of men and they
began turning in their cars about 1
o'clock.
The news of the desertions quick
ly reached union headquarters with
the result that a strike was issued.
COULON GOT DECISION.
New Orleans, Feb. 19.—Johnny
Coulon, bantam weight chamolon,
was given the decision over Jim Ken
rick, who claims the same title in
England, at the end of their ten
round bout tonieht at the Royal Ath
letic club. Coulon was clearly the
better man, but he found the English
man a hard proposition and all ef
forts to send his opponent down for
the count were without success.
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RUSSIAN'S CHILD SITUATION NEAR
LOST IN STORM CAIRO IS ACUTE
TROUBLEFEARED
13 or 32.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHERIFF CLAIMS HE WAS UN-
ABLE TO SECURE WHITE
DEPUTIES.
MILITIA MEN ARE ON GUARD
CORONER'S INQUEST IS MORE
LIKE GRAND JURY THAN US-
UAL PROCEDURE.
Six Negroes Who Fired On Whites
Are Marked Men and Will Never
Be Safe From Attack in Cairo
Even the More Conservative Ele
ment Is Aroused.
Associated Press.?
Cairo, 111., Feb. 19.—Statements by
four negro special deputy sheriffs
on the witness stand this afternoon
in the coroner's investigation of the
identity of the negro deputies who
fired several shots each into the mob
that was demanding admission to the
jail and court house Thursday night,
has renewed the anti-negro agitation
and the situation tonrght is acute.
Three hundred militiamen began
patrolling the streets at dusk to
night in anticipation of trouble
through demonstrations against ne
groes or attacks on their property.
The coroner's inquest resolved it
self into more of a grand jury quiz
than the usual forma] proceedings be
fore the coroner. The jury, compos
ed of business men could, hardly re
strain itself when the negroes were
on the stabd.
Questions were showered on the
witnesses in such rapidity by the
jurymen that the negroes quickly be
came confused as well as alarmed.
The jurymen tried to learn which
one of the negroes fired the bullet
thu'e killed, Vtalliday. They got ad
missions that the negro deputies fir
ed indiscriminately into the crowd
with shotguns and revolvers, but
none of them would admit having
used a Swiss rifle with which it is
supposed Halliday was killed.
The investigation was adjourned
until Monday afternoon, after sixteen
witnesses were examined.
The six negroes, who participated
in the firfhg on the mob are said to
De marked men now that their
names have become public. The kill
ing of one white man and the
wounding of several others at the
hands of negroes has brought out pro
te«ts from even the conservative ele
ment.
Nellis testified he used negroes be
cause he could not find his regular
deputies, nor the local militia com.
pany officers, nor white men who
would answer his call for help.
Tears ran down the sheriffs cheeks
as he told of his desperate efforts)
to find men to assist him to pro
tect his prisoners. He declared that
the local militia company was noti
fied before 10 o'clock Tuesday night
to report to him immediately to pro
tect the jail. The company did not
put in an appearance until six hours
later.
Nellis said he obeyed the orders of
Governor Deneen in leaving Halli
day's body in the snow in front of
the court house for three hours be
fore permitting it to be removed.
He also insisted that some one in
in the mob fired the first shot which
whizzed by his head and said that
his men, mistaking the shot for his
signal, fired first into the air and
then into the crowd. His statement
was contradicted by Geo. Jackson, a
negro who insisted that the sheriff
flred the first shot.
STRYCHNINE FOUND IN
THESWOPE STOMACHS
Wv Associated Press.)
Kansas City, Feb. 19.—Strychnine
in far greater quantities than is us
ually administered in medical doses
has been found in the stomach and
liver of Chrisman Swope and in the
contents of the stomach ejected by
Miss Margaret Swope, according to a
special dispatch received here from
Chicago today.
This information was given out by
an assistant in the Rush Medical col
lege laboratory. It was there that
Dr. Walter S. Haines and Dr. Ludwfg
Pektoen and Dr. Victor Vaughn
worked on the Swope mystery. In
the absence of these men, who are
here testifying before a grand jury
that is investigating the case, the
assistant revealed the story of the
findings of the scientists in the two
cases upon which no official report
has yet been made.
It was in this same laboratory that
the stomach and liver of Thomas H.
Swope was examined and it was de-^
termined there was poison in his sys
tem.