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Wibaux Pioneer
SHEAR & KANE, Publishers.
J. H. KANE, Editor.
WIBAUX.
MONTANA
NEWS OF WEEK SUMMARIZED
Digest of the News Worth Telling Con*
densed for the Busy
Reader.
FROAl THE CAPITAL.
The house committee on military
affairs has authorized a favorable re
port on the hill increasing to 2,500
the signal corps of the army.
The senate confirmed the nomina
tions of Robert Bacon to be secretary
of state and John Callan O Laughlin
to be assistant secretary of stat?.
Ratification of tbe arbitration tieaty
between Italy and the United States
were exchanged by Secretary Root
and the Italian ambassador.
Secretary Root refused to grant the
request of the Russian government for
the extradition of Christian Radowitz
on the ground that the evidence in
the case shows that the offense is a
political one.
President Roosevelt sent to con
gress a message approving the recom
mendation of Gov. Magoon that an ap
propriation he made to remove the
wreck of the battleship Marne from
Havana liaybor.
President Roosevelt has hot only no
Intention of appearing before the grand
jury in the Panama canal libel case,
but he would refuse to accept service
if a subpoena were issued for him.
This was the declaration from the
White House in response to an in
quiry.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Charles Platt of Philadelphia, presi
dent of the Insurance Company of
North American, and one of the most
widely known insurance men of the
country, is dead.
Mrs. Elibabeth Richardson Lee
aged 109 years, for nearly a century a
member of the Methodist church, is
dead at St. Joseph, Mo. She was the
oldest woman in Missouri.
Most Rev. A. Sweatman, archbishop
of Toronto, metropolitan of the eccle
siastical province of Eastern Canada
and primate of all Canada, died at his
home in Toronto of bronchial pneu
monia.
Gen. W. H. Carter, who recently as
sumed command of the Department of
the Missouri, has \been ordered to the
Philippines. He will sail from San
Francisco March 5. His successor has
not been named.
Marked by the presence of distin
guished Episcopal prelates and lay
men from various parts of the coun
try, the Rev. Dr. Alfred Hardig was
consecrated bishop of the Episcopal
diocese of Washington at historic
Trinity Episcopal church in Washing
ton.
SINS AND SINNERS.
John Kelley and Lee Stanfield, con
fined in the Deer Lodge (Mont.) jail,
escaped by prying open the cell and
descending on a ladder made from
bed clothing.
Mrs. James Pollit, living near Ridge
Farm, 111., was trying to put her child
into a fire as a burnt offering to the
Lord when she was discovered. She
had become insane on religion.
W. L. Winter, aged nineteen, want
ed at Union, Iowa, for the murder of
Leonard Trible, a restaurant man, has
confessed to the murder. He said the
crime was due to constant reading of
lime novels.
A special from La Luse, N. M.,
states that Judge William Baly, one of
the original promoters of the Big
Four road and formerly a prominent
figure in Eastern finahcial . circles,
killed himself with a revolver in a
lonely cabin in the mountains two
days ago.
Mazie Kenney, a burlesque actress,
twenty years old, was shot and al
most instantly killed at Philadelphia
by a man who then fired a bullet into
his own brain and died shortly after
his removal to a hospital. The iden
tity of the murderer and suicide is
unknown to the friends of the dead
actress.
Herman Heardt, the deaf mute and
a printer and importer of fancy cal
endars, committed suicide during the
transit rush hours by throwing him
self in front of an express train on
the elevated road in New York. His
body was frightfully mangled. Heardt
committed suicide because of domes
tic troubles.
Several counterfeit half dollars
have been found in circulation in Fort
Dodge, Iowa. They are of the coin
age of 1907 and bear almost every in
dication of being genuine coins, but
have no ring when tossed upon metal
or marble. Several were passed upon
clerks at the local postofflce last
.week and were withheld from circuit?
lion. -
BAM FLEET IS
NOW AT6IBRAITAR
Admiral Sperry's Ships Given
Cordial Welcome by the
British Officials.
BIG VESSELS EXCITE WONDER
Program for Reception of Fleet on Re*
turn to Hampton Roads
Is Completed.
Gibraltar, Feb. 2.—The first division
of the United States Atlantic fleet,
comprised of the Connecticut, Ver
mont, Kansas and Minnesota, under
command of Rear Admiral Sperry, ar
rived here yesterday morning from
Ville Franche. Although the arrival
of the squadron lacked the noisy ac
companiment of thundering guns, the
formal exchange of salutes being post
poned in deference to the day, the
British welcome was no less hearty
and cordial.
From the moment the glistening
white hulls of the American ships
were mere specks upon the blue water
of the Mediterranean, every coign of
vantange on the rock of Gibraltar was
occupied and by the time they were
ready to round majestically Into the
harbor the entire population seemed
to be massed on the water front.
The official calls began as soon as
the visiting ships were moored.
Marvel for Sightseer*.
All day long launches and short
boats filled wih the curious churned
around the American battleships, the
sightseers marveling at their size
and comparing them with the other
ships in the harbor.
At sundown the Georgia and Ne
braska, under command of Rear Ad
miral Wainwright, arrived from Tan
gier. Five colliers and the auxiliaries
Panther and Yankton already are
here, and the coaling of the first di
vision will begin today.
Despite the unofficial character of
the visit and Rear Admiral Sperry's
disconcerting appearance with his
fleet two days before a single divi
sion was expected, the English evi
dently intend to give the Americans
a reception they will long remember.
Review on Arrival Home.
The program for the reception of
the fleet on its return to Hampton
Roads has been completed. It prac
tically reverses the program carried
out when the fleet sailed. President
Roosevelt, on board the Mayflower,
anchored between the Horseshoe and
Lynn Haven bay, will review the fleet
as it passes at noon on Feb. 22.
DOG SCARES BOY TO DEATH.
Bitten Six Weeks Ago, Playful Canine
Career Is Fatal.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2.—Bitten by a
dog six weeks ago, three-year-old Al
bert Winner escaped hydrophobia only
to be seized with violent convulsions
as a result of fright when another dog
playfully licked his hand on Wednes
day.
He died in terrible agony yesterday.
The attending physician said there
was no doubt that the boy had been
frightened to death.
SEAS POUND THE ST. LOUI8.
Enormous Wave Breaks Rudder of
Big American Liner.
New York, Feb. 1. — Buffeted by
heavy seas and a northwest gale, the
crippled American liner St. Louis, car
rying 1,000 passengers, is expected to
reach the entrance of the Ambrose
channel off this port early today from
Southampton and Cherbourg.
Since the disablement of her rudder
by an enormous sea, the liner is said
to have steered by means of her twin
screws.
ABRUZZI WILL RESIGN.
Is Determined to Marry Miss Kather
ine Elkins.
. Turin, Feb. 2.—Notwithstanding of
ficial denials, it is still asserted that
the Duke of Abruzzi has resigned as
an officer of the Italian navy, it is
also stated that he has expressed his
determinaion after his expedition to
the Himalayas to marry Miss Kather
ine Elkins, either as a royal prince or
as a private individual.
PEPPER ROUTS PLEASURE CLUB
Doors Barred, Police Force Entrance
After Sixteen Hours.,
St. Louis, Feb. 2. — Police, trying
to raid the rooms of the Belmont
Pleasure club, found the doors barred
They blew cayenne pepper through
the keyholes. Thirteen club members
inside sneezed for sixteen hours and
then gave up. They were charged
with violating the liquor laws.
NEVADA CENSURES PRESIDENT
Anti'Jap Resolution in Legislature Urges
California to Ignore
Exective.
Carson, Nev.. Feb. 3.—An anti-Japa
nese resolution was introduced in the
assembly of the Nevada legislature
which it is believed will be passed.
After stating that the Japanese are
acquiring lands and property in this
and other states, the resolution says:
"The president has seen fit to take
advantage of his high office to the ex
tent of attempting to coerce and in
timidate legislation in California upon
this subject; and,
"Whereas, We view with alarm this
attempted encroachment of the gov
ernment on states' rights; therefore,
be it
"Resolved, That we, the people of
the state of Nevada, represented in
senate and assembly, do hereby rec
ommend to the State of Cal';ornia
to pay no attention whatever to the
admonishing of the president iG this
particular, hut. to go ahead and enact
such stringent measures as will abso
lutely stop forthwith the eucroach
ment of the Japanese and the further
acquiring of a foothold in tins nation;
and,
"Whereas, We believe there is no
danger of war with the Japanese, as
is advanced by those who oppose our
views, but we believe that if we must
have war with the Japanese empire
sooner of later, now is a better time
to lay down terms to ihat eavnire and
teach those arrogant pec-pie that
Amerfican rights cannot he encroach
ed upon, and they cannot, nor never
will he allowed or given an opportu
nity to acquire a foothold in this
country, or to assimilate with our
race, and we further censure Theo
dore Roosevelt, the president of the
United State, for his so-called inter
ference in attempting to deprive the
citizens of the great commonwealth
of California by threats and coercion
from exercising their lawful rights of
frotecting themselves from the Japa
nese hordes.''
GRTONVILLE FIGHT AT END.
Miss Mongren Succeeds Mrs. Vanln
,wegan as Postmistress.
Washington, Feb. C.—An interesting
contest over the post office at Orton
ville, Minn., was probably ended
when it was announced at the post
office department yesterday that the
name of Miss Mary Mongren would be
recommended as postmistress ai that
place, to succeed Mrs. VarJnwegan,
the present incumbent. There were
no charges of incompetency on the
part of the present postmistress, but
the fight for the place has been a spir
ited one.
BELIEVE MAN WAS SLAIN.
Dock Employe's Body, With Throat
Cut, Is Found in West Duluth.
Duluth, Minn., Feb. 3. — A body
found yesterday under the Missabe
ore dock in West Duluth, with throat
cut, was identified as that of James
Hargenson, a former employe of the
docks. The police believe the man,
who had been dead for several days,
was murdered.
Gmelich to Be Inaugurated.
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 3. — Jacob
Gmelich, Rep., will be inaugurated
lieutenant governor of Missouri to
day. He was declared elected by the
assembly in joint session yesterday
after the recount committee had re
ported that Gmelich had received 346,
642 votes, as against 346,465 votes for
William R. Painter, Dem.
New Trial in Postal Fraud.
Washington, Feb. 3. — The supreme
court of the United States yesterday
reversed the opinion of the lower
court and ordered a new trial in the
case of William Gordon Crawford, a
Washington attorney, sentenced to
tbe penitentiary for conspiracy with
Machen and Lorenz in the postofflce
frauds.
To Emasculate Criminals.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 3. — The senate
passed by a two to one vote yester
day the bill providing for the emascu
lation of criminal insane and confirm
ed criminals. The definition of a con
firmed criminal is any one who has
served three or more terms in a peni
tentiary.
President Refuses Legacy.
Boston, Feb. 3. — President Roose
velt. in a letter to the attorneys for
the administrator, declares that under
no condition will be accept a legacy
of $10,000 left him by the last will of
Benjamin Hadley, an East Somersville
recluse, who died Dec. 16, 1907.
Senator Is Exonerated.
Superior, Wis., Feb. 3.—A coroner's
fury yesterday exonerated Senator
George B. Hudnall for the shooting of
rilko Repa ten days ago. Repa was
shot while trying to enter the sena
tor's house at 2 p. m., after having
teen, warned away.
PITTSBURG IS IN "
SIATEJIf TERROR
Authorities Determined to Pro
tect White Women From
Carnival of Bn * ality.
NEGROES TALK OF RACE R!0TS
Threaten Armed Resistance if Another
Raid Is Made on Them by
the Police.
Pittsburg, Feb. 5.—"It is a crime
for a negro to wave his hand at a
white woman; at least I consider it
so, and will act accordingly."
Captain of Police Murray of Pitts
burg. who lias charge of what is
known as the 'Hill district," which
is now in a state of ten-or over at
tacks on white women by negroes,
made this remark in police court yes
terday morning, when 126 negroes ar
rested Tuesday night were given a
hearing. There were probably 200
colored people in the little police
court, friends of those who had been
arrested, and the remarks of the cap
tain caused a loud outcry, and for a
time it looked as though there would
he a clash.
Capt. Murray, some days since,
came out with a statement that the
only way to stop negro depredations
in Pittsburg was to "hang a few of
them off hand."
One Victim Is Dying.
About one-third of the negroes ar
rested Tuesday night were sent to
prison for short terms, one-third dis
charged and the remainder held for
further investigation.
Miss Ida O'Neal, a white girl, who
was attacked Tuesday night by a ne
gro at G:30 on a well lighted street,
is said to be d\ing.
Yesterday afternoon a large num
ber of negroes indulged in much rab
id talk. There was talk of race riots
and bloodshed, some of the negroes
predicting a reign of terror for the
Herron hill district and the entire
city. The district now under police
surveillance covers miles of territory,
and negroes are arming themselves.
According to rumors yesterday in the
affected district, should the authori
ties decide to make another raid on
the negroes, armed resistance will be
offered.
Dozen Girls Assaulted.
The police are of the opinion the
terrible criminal acts of the negroes
are the work of a. few degenerate co
caine fiends. During the last month
over a dozen girls have been assault
ed in the Herron hill district.
CONGRESS.
Senate Spends Most of Day Consid
ering Nomination of Dr. Crum.
Washington. Feb. 4. — Senator
Teller of Colorado yesterday ad
dressed the senate in support of Sen
ator Bacon's resolution declaring that
the senate has a right to any informa
tion in possession of the executive
departments and cited various prece
dents to sustain his contention.
The senate remained in executive
session during most of the day con
sidering the nomination of Dr. W. D.
Crum to be collector of customs at
Charleston, S. C.
General debate on the agricultural
appropriation bill in the house yes
terday afforded critics and defenders
of the department of agriculture an
excellent field day. Before the bill
was taken up in general debate the
house passed the senate pension bill
for federal judges. .
SPLITS NAIL; WILL GET $6,000.
Paderewski'6 Manager to Collect In
surance on Pianist's Hand.
New York, Feb. 5.—During the re
cital last evening at Carnegie hall
Paderewski split the $5,000 nail on
the index finger of his right hand.
As a result his Philadelphia engage
ment has been canceled. Charles A.
Ellis, his manager, will arrange, it
is said, to collect from the insurance
companies the $5*000 in recompense
for the concert which Paderewski
cannot give in Philadelphia.
Taft Completes Inspection.
Culebra, Feb. 5. — President-elect
Taft has now completed his inspec
tion of the entire line of the canal,
having traversed the Pacific channel
yesterday. He expressed himself as
greatly gratified at the result of the
labors of the engineers.
Mrs. Dunphy Acquitted.
Chicago, Feb. 5.—Mrs. Martha Ma
belle Dunphy of Boston, Mass., who
has been on trial for the theft of
$8,000 worth of diamonds from
Charle E. Giles, a Dorchester (Mass.)
money lender, was acquitted by a
jury.
LOOK INTO PRIMARY EIRSI
N» Election of Senator in Wisconsin
Until Senatorial Primary Is
Investigated. * ;
Madison, Wis., Feb. 4. —That there
will be no elect ion of a United S'ates
senator to succt-ced Isaac Stephen
son before an investigation of the
senatorial primary election has taken
place seems certain. With both
branches of the legislature unable to
agree on the terms, of a resolution
pointing to that, and motions for con
ference- oommitees el' three members
each were agreed to in the assembly
and senate yesterday, and it is up to
the joint copimit tees to arrive at
some agreement in the line of an in
vestigation that will be satisfactory
to both houses before the investiga
tion will begin.
Senator Stephenson lacked „fou,r
votes of re-election yesterday when
the fifth joint ballot was completed.
He received but 61 out of 129 votes
votes cast, which was fewer than on
any ballot thus far taken.
Gov. Davidson sent a message' to
the legislature yesterday recom
mending an investigation of the. in
surance Commissioner's department,
charges of irregularity zgv'.'-st In
surance Commissioner BeeUe l aving
been filed some time ago. by a former
deputy' in tliat department.
T*he assembly passed the l.-fil mak
ing Lincoln's birthday a le-.nl holi
day'. The holiday is for 'this year
alone.
Assemblyman Stack of S;.r'' or in
troduced a bill in the assembly- pro
viding a pension for "any person,
who has been employed by a comity
in this state for a period of twenty
years or more and who shall have
reached the age of fifty three years."
Upon retirement from such service,
voluntarily or otherwise, ho wifi he
entitled to a pension during hi.- life
time equal to one-half of the alary
paid at the time of his retirement.
If the bill introduced by Assembly
man Cool id ge becomes a law persons
owning interests in public utilities in
to ms or villages may hold local,
town or village offices. Under the
present, law the ovrr-sr of stock of a
public utility cannot hold office.
Many men who were stockholders in
independent and mutual telephone
companies were precluded from hold
ing office by the law. Mr. CooIi ,, ge's
bill will relieve the situation by al
lowing the owners of titles ir • mall
towns or villeges to hold of.'ka.
WILL MOVE WHOLE TOWN.
In Carrying Out Regrade Scheme Ca
nadian Pacific Will Pay Costs.
Winnipeg, Feb. 5.—-The novel right
of a town being moved bodily , ■) a
new site will he witnessed next week
when the Canadian Pacific railroad
begins putting into effect its legr.de
scheme on the Crows Nest line, mak
ing important changes on the line i>e
tween Frank and MacLeod, in Alber
ta. Cowley, a small town on tbe Ca
nadian Pacific railroad line in South
ern Alberta, will he moved two miles
south of its present location. The
railroad promises to pay all expenses
of moving the town.
EVELETH POLICE ON STRIKE.
City Charter Won't Allow Raise in
Salaries While in Office.
Duluth, Feb. 5.—Following the ex
ample of the Virginia force cf last
week, the entire Eveleth police force
went out on a strike for higher
wages yesterday. The city charter
will not allow the raising of city em
ployes' salaries while they are in of
fice, and this method is adopted to
get around that provision. It is un
derstood that the city council will
immediately grant the demands, rais
ing the chief $25 and the patrolmen
$10 per month.
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PRESTIGE FOR MOOSE LAKE.
Soo Line May Make It Junction Point
by Bufiding New Road.
Moose Lake, Minn., Feb. 5.—It is
rumored that surveyors, undoubted
ly employed by the Soo railway, are
running lines from Frederic, Wis.,
to connect the Soo line at Frederic
with the Brooten-Duluth road at
Moose Lake. In this event it will
make this a good junction point and
perhaps result in the building of
shops. •
Lincoln Day a Holiday.
St. Paul, Feb.. 5. — Gov.- Johnson
yesterday issued a proclamation re
specting the observance of the cen
tenary birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Feb. 12 is designated a public holi
day and will be duly celebrated In
the schools of the state.
Deadlock Unbroken.
Springfield, 111., Feb. 5.—With the
taking of one senatorial ballot the
joint session yesterday arose until
noon today, when it is likely the
same program will be followed. The
changes on the ballot yesterday were
of no consequence.