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Wibaux Pioneer SHEAR & KANE, Publishers, J. H. KANE, Editor. WIBAUX, MONTANA 0-0 0-00000O OOOOOOOC 0-00oo oooo o ~ Washington, Congressional, Politic $ cal and Other Events Briefly Told x 6 O 0000000000000000000000-0000 Foreign. Orville Wright made a new record at the Templehof club, Berlin, for sustained aeroplane flight with a pas senger. He reamined in the air for one hour and thirty-five minutes, car rying Captain Englehardt. He broke his own record made July 27, when he stayed up with a passenger for one hour and twelve minutes. Louis Paulhan, the French aviator, flying in a Voisin biplane at Ospend, won a prize of $5,000. He covered seventy-three kilometers (forty-five and one-third miles) in one hour at an altitude ranging from 240 to 300 feet. The insular government at Manila soon will ship to the bureau of in sular affairs at Washington nearly half a ton of opium—the proceeds of many custom seizures. The govern ment plans to dispose of the opium for medicinal purposes among drug manufacturers. Mrs. Morris, widow of the late Nel son Morris of Chicago, died at Fon tainbleau, France, from injuries re ceived in a motor car accident which occurred there September 10. Edward Marjoribanks, second baron of Tweedmouth, who was first lord of the admirality in the Campbell-Ban nerman administration, and later lord president of the council, died in Lon don. He was born in 1849. Taking advantage of the prevailing shortage in and the advanced prices for canned meats, the thrifty British war office is reported to have reaped a handsome profit by selling back to certion houses large stocks of canned meats ordered before the prices ad vanced. General. By special request of the presi dent no effort was made to operate street cars during his visit to Omaha. A terrific tropical storm visited New Orleans and other sections along the gulf coast. President Taft discussed railroad and trust laws in his speech at Des Moines. The Netherlands financial depart ment has submitted to the state coun cil a bill providing for an increase of 30 per cent on all import duties. In a running battle with John Schei zer at Des Moines City Detective Frank Delmege, one of the best known detectives in the west, was shot and killed. Packy McFarland and Ray Bronson fought twenty rounds to a draw at the West Side Atheletic club in McDo noughville, just across the river from New Orleans. Revenues for the year ending June 30 last are greater than the railroads earned in the preceding year. That former Governor Folk of Mis souri will be induced to stay out of the senatorial fight next year, under promise that he will be given the support of the Missouri delegation for the Democratic nomination for president in 1911, is the latest "tip" from the Inner circles of the Demo cratic state committee. J. P. Morgan was elected a director of the City National (Standard Oil) bank of New York. The fee for the registration of maii will be increased from 8 to 10 cents after November 1, 1909, according to an order signed by Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock. The residence of Charles I. Gibson, general manager of the St. Ruthers plant of the American Sheet and Tin plate company, was dynamited at Youngstown, Ohio. Bankers at Chicago before adjourn ing denounced both postal savings and guaranty of deposits. In starting on his western trip it is said that President Taft is in reality opening his campaign for another term. John W. Titcumb, for a number of years connected with the United States fish commission as assistant in charge of the division of fish cul ture, has resigned to engage in pri vate business. Professor Swezey says that Halley's comet recently re discovered will prob ably later be visible to the naked eye David E. Thompson, United States ambassador to Mexico, has secured control of the Pan-American railway, a line extending from San Geronimo on the Tehauntepec National railway to Mariscal, a town on the Mexican Guatemalan frontier. Senator Theodore E. Burton, chair man of the National Waterways com mission of the United States, accom panied by several of the other commis sioners, spent a day inspecting the Willebroeck canal, which runs from Brussels to the River Rupel. The condition of Bishop B. C. Lene han of Fort Dodge, who is critically ill, has become alarming and it is feared the end is near. A few days ago he underwent an operation for a carbuncle on his neck. An agreement has been signed which assures three years of peace with street car operators in Chicago. L. R. Glavis, late chief of the Seat tle field divisions of the United States land office, has written a letter to President Taft, in which he says he will publish the evidence in the Cun ningham coal land cases shortly. The comptroller of the currency ap proved the conversion of the Fort Pierre bank of Fort Pierre, S. D., into the Fort Pierre National bank, with $25,000 capital. William Buckley, convicted of the murder of George W. Rice in San Francisco during the machinists' strike in October, 1901, was sentenced by Judge Lawler to be hanged at San Quentin on November 19. Governor Harmon of Ohio has invit ed the governors of all the states and territories of the United States to at tend with delegations the national good roads congress to be held Octo ber 26 to 29 in Columbus. William Brown of Philadelphia, one of the occupants of the automobile which was wrecked near Reading, Pa., while bearing a message from Presi dent Taft to the management of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition, died at the Reading hospital making the second death as the result of the ac cident. In a speech at Winona, Minn., Presi dent Taft gave unreserved support to the Payne tariff law. Export trade of the country is tend ing more to gulf ports than to the Atlantic seaboard. J. J. Hagerman, builder of the Colo rado Midland railway and one of the foremost among Colorado pioneers died at Milan, Italy, as the result of a lung affection. Secretary Wilson says high prices for products of the farm are destined to continue. Victory for the street car men in their long drawn out negotiations with the traqtion companies for increased wages was announced in Chicago. Halley's comet has been located by Heber D. Curtis and photographed with the aid of the Crossley reflecting telescope at Lick observatory. Mrs. Harriman is now put down as the richest woman in America. Washington. Protesting against the treatment they received at the hands of the state and county officials of Oklahoma, 16, 000 Oklahoma Indians, comprising the Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws and Choctaws, have caused a petition to be sent to Washington seeking re lief. Representative Good of Iowa will introduce a resolution in the house early next session for investigation of the Sutton case. Mr. Good was in Washington while the case was being heard at Annapolis. He became much interested in it and was convicted from his attention to the testimony that young Sutton did not commit sui cide, but was killed. President Taft's appointment of the new tariff commission or board, which was announced from Beverly, is looked on in Washington as the most import ant development in tariff matters since the enactment of the new Al drich-Payne measure. The make-up of the commission is such as to leave no doubt that President Taft has con cluded the tariff question is not set tled for an indefinite period. Despite the announcement made by Baron Takahira before leaving the United States for Japan a month ago that he expected to return to this country as ambassador, the belief is growing that the Japanese govern ment will send another ambassador to Washington. For this reason credence is given at the state department to the Associated press dispatch from Tokio to this effect. The days of the 13-cent postage stamp are numbered. Instead of this denomination, by some supposed to be unlucky, the postoffice department will issue a 12-cent stamp. Acting Post master General Steward requested the secretary of the treasury to have the new stamp printed at the bureau of engraving and printing. Personal. The cabin boy aboard the Roosevelt was told in confidence by Dr. Cook that he had discovered the pole. Unless signs fail the president and congress will have a brust when the next session begins. Packy McFarland and Ray Bronson fought twenty rounds to a draw in New Orleans. Cecil P. Drake. John D. Strong and Harold M. Lewis, three young bank clerks of Victoria, B. C.. were arrest ed at the Waldorf Astoria in New York at the request of the chief of police of Victoria. GREAT EXPLORER WHO PLANTED AMERICAN FLAG AT POLE GETS AN ENTHUSIASTIS WELCOME. THOUSANDS TURNED OUT First Stopping Place on American Soil Is Old Town, Me. Cannons Boom ed and Bells Clanged Wel come From Their Braz en Throats. Old Town, M. E., Sept. 23.—Amid the -booming of cannon, the chiming of bells and tooting of horns, the train carrying Commander Robert E. Peary stopped a't the railroad station here this afcernoon. Two thousand people turned out, carrying flags and Banners. All cheered as the commander appeared on the rear platform of his car. After a few brief remarks by the explorer the train pulled out amid a shower of flowers thrown toy the prettiest girls in the city. THREE WOMEN KILLED. Automobile Jumped Off Trestle and Caused Mishap. Seattle, Sept. 23.—Three women Were killed and three men and a wo man seriously injured by an automo bile containing eight persons jump ing off a trestle toda- at Fourth and Weller streets, a short distance from hhe Union station here. As soon as the car landed on the tide flats, twenty-five feet below, the gasoline tank exploded and the flames shot up thirty feet. A fire engine was called and the firemen dragged a wom an from under the blazing automobile after they had been throwing water on the wreck for several minutes. Driver Henry liizer, who has been arrested for wreckless driving, -was taken to the city jail. Only he es caped unhurt. HUNDRED ARE DEAD. Louisana Hurricane Casualties Con tinue to Grow. New Orleans, Sept. 23.—To a list of more than forty dead who perished in Terre Bonne parish during Mon day's storm, it is believed today that a score or more will toe added in Terra Bonne alone. Additional reports of death in other sections of Louisiana are being re ceived and the toll of life exacted by the hurricane will count perhaps 100 persons. Further details of the property loss reaching millions of dollars come in with gradual restoration of communi cation. Relief parties are continuing their work today. FIND GIRL BOUND. Brutally Outraged and Left in Critical Condition. Cincinnati, Sept. 23.—A dairyman early today found a girl bound and gagged in a vacant lot in Avondale, one of the most fashionable residence sections of the city. He notified the police, and the girl, unconscious, was sent to the hospital. She revived suffi ciently to give her name as Agnes Steiner, a servant for Mrs. L, A, Jackson of Avondale. The girl then became unconscious again and is in a critical condition. Detectives are working to clear up the mystery. MURDER SUSPECT FREED. Hubert Miller Held for Murder of Chas. Hie Turned Loose. Minot. N. D., Sept. 23.—Hubert Mil ler, held in the county jail charged with the murder of Chas. Hie near Kenas ton on Sept. 7, was released after a hearing yesterday. It was shown that the deceased had suffered a fall from a horse previous to the fight and that the blow struck by Miller might not have caused his death. "Blackie'' Decker, charged with the robbery of a Great Northern freight car. was released yesterday on account of insufficient evidence. I HOT FROM THE WIRE. | <?—----(i, Paris—Senator Nelson W. Aldrich and Prof. W. P. Andrew, members of the U. S. monetary commission, are studying the banking systems of France and will also study those in England. Minot, N. D.—Four men, giving their names as D. S. Kearney of Jackson, Miss.; J. H. Kissler of Chicago; Aug ust Eicke of Boston, and John Gause of St. Louis, were held up while stealing a ride in a Great Northern box car and Gausse was shot through the arm. Philadelphia—William Macabee, the only surviving member of the crew of the old frigate Constitution, celebrated today in the Naval home in this city, his 106th birthday. ashington—Lee MeClung, treasurer at Yale university, has been selected as treasurer of the United States to succeed Charles H. Treat. Constantinople — Torrential rainr have caused a loss of 100 Jives and th. destruction of 500 houses In the honi town of Northern Syria. News of Montana ART ROBBER IN TOILS7 Butte Sheriff May Have Notorious Criminal, Says Informant. Butte.—In the person of Gaston Oorderon, alias Fitzgerald, who, with John Grow, is accused of swindling Nick Butler, a local Greek restaurant keeper, out of $4,000, of which $3,800 was recovered, Sheriff O'Rourke has as a prisoner the alleged head of one of the most notorious gang of crooks 'n this country. Charles Guignon, a ranchman, resid ing near Whitehall, having read news paper accounts of Gorderon's arrest, hurried to Butte, and on his arrival here identified the man as one of the gang who swindled him out of $6,000 in New York city nine years ago. He says Gorderon is believed to be responsible for the theft of a valu able masterpiece from the art gal lery at Brussels, less than a decade ago. * Mitchell And Friends Released. Helena.— A special to the Record from Miles City says that Ray Tarbell, who killed George Mitchell in a range quarrel near Selway September 8, has been released on $10,000 bail, as have Roy Mitchell, J. W. Jackson, J.. H. Woodley and W. R. Enbank, of the Tarbell party. The bond of the lat ter was fixed at $1,000 which each fur nished. The verdict of the coroner's jury does not entirely exonerate Tar bell and the members of his party, nor does it absolve them from blame, and all are held on an assault charge. The evidence disclosed the fact that Wood ley and Jackson first engaged in a shooting match, the latter's arm being grazed and his horse shot from under him. Mitchell, the victim, got Jack son's gun and started in a semi-circle around Tarbell, but the latter shot first, the ball going through Mitchell's body, death ensuing immediately. Committee For Taft's Reception. Anaconda.—A meeting of the citi zens' committee appointed by Mayor Gangner to arrange for the reception of President Taft was held at the council chamber. The program for the visit of the president has hereto fore been announced, and the details will be left to committees on arrange ments, police and decoration. E. P. Mathewson, A. C. MacCallum, A. M. Walker, Dr. W. T. Orton and J. M. Miner were appointed as the com mittee on arrangements; F. A. Jones, W. L. Collins and M. Kingsley on transportation; Chief Mentrum and Frank Tucker, on decoration; Mayor Gangner, Chief Barney Fitzpatrick, Sheriff James O'Keefe, T. C. Davidson and John Alexander, on police. A committee to meet the president at Silver Bow, with the special train, will be named later. Binsfelt Case Dismissed. Helena.—At the request of the au thor of the complaint, County Attor ney Hepner has moved and the district court has granted the dismissal of the case of the state against Peter Bins felt, whose arrest ten days ago on the charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses created a decided sensation, it having been alleged that by means of announcing himself heir to a large estate, he had duped various mer chants of the city. Binsfelt still clings to his story of being possessed of an equity which in the immediate future means a windfall of at least $90,000, and says that he will remain in Hel ena and compel respect from all. He declares he has been a resident of Montana for twelve years. Other de* velopments are expected. Will Offer Scholarship. Helena.—Mrs. Peter Larson, widow of the well-known railroad contractor, mining man, broker and lumber king, has announced her intention of pro viding for a four-year scholarship at Trinity college, Washington. The only condition announced is that the com petition must be confined to high school graduates in Montana. The scholarship is valued at $5,000. Montana Gets $78,000. Helena.—Governor Norris received a letter from the acting secretary of agriculture, stating that Montana's share of the forest reserve receipts in this state for the year ended June 30 amounted to $78,000. This money goes to the road and school funds in counties in which the reserves are sit* uated. Osteopaths Meet at Bozeman. Bozeman.—The Montana associa tion of osteopaths opened its conven tion here, the feature of the session being the delivery of a sensational address by President H. T. Ashlock of Butte, in which he charged medical doctors with an attempt to absorb osteopathy. Montana Saengerbund Meets. Missoula.—The first Montana Sean gerbund in the history of the state opened here with a chorus o t 28# voices representing choral societies from all principal cities of Mentaww SCORES ARE DEAD HURRICANE AND TIDAL WAVE REAP AWFUL HARVEST ALONG GULF OF MEXICO. VAST DAMAGE WROUGHT Believed That Gulf Waters Have Swept Away a H undred—Half-Clad Victims Tell Stories of Great Havoc. New Orleans, Sept. 22.—-Scores of. lives are reported to have been lost as the result of a tidal wave which swept a considerable portion of the Louisiana coast during Monday's tropical hurri cane, pouring its resistless volume upon the denizens of the coast. It is be lieved that the gulf waters have swept away perhaps 10 people. The report is that the fatalities were most numerous along the gulf bordering the shores o£ Terrebone parish. News of tlie disaster was brought in to Houma parish, the sea of Terre bonne, by half clad men and women, who managed to save some kind of craft by which they succeeded in reaching shelter. They related stories if great havoc. The relief expeditions were last night sent out of Houma to the stricken sec-' ion. SPANIARDS ROUT MOORS. Moors Lost 400 Men in Big Battle in Morocco. Madrid, Sept. 2.—The Spanish forces in Morocco, according to the latest dis patches received here, were eminently successful Sept. 20 and Sept. 21, in turning Mount-Guruga and surround ing Torocious Beni-Sicar tribesmen. All reports agree that the Moors showed fanatical courage, but they were met with a fine display of Span ish valor. A total of 5,500 Moors, in cluding 1,500 cavalry men, took part in the lighting of Sept. 20. The Moors lost 400 men. The Spanish troops under General Orozoco have occupied Aograz. SUES U. S. FOR $61,271,800. Railway Company Claims Enormous Damages From Country. Washington, Sept. 22.—A suit against the United States for $61,271,800 prob ably will be tried by the United States court of claims during the coming win ter. This suit, which is one of the largest ever brought against the government, was instituted some time ago by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway, one of the land-grant railroads, by the fil ing of a petition in the United States court of claims in which it was alleged that by an act of congress the United States had agreed to the fee-simple title to every alternative section of land to the extent of ten sections per mile on each side of its line through the Indian territory and Kansas, and that subsequently many of these lands had been deeded to the Indians in sev eralty and had otherwise been disposed of, to the great loss of the railroad company. AMERICANS DIE IN AUTO WRECK. Will iam Cook and Sister of Chicago Are Killed in France. Marseilles, Sept. 22.—William Cook, of Chicago and his sister, Miss Cook, were killed today when heir automobile ran into a stone wall near Beausset. Cook was driving the machine. There were two other persons in the automo bile whose names have not been learn ed. They, too, are reported to have been injured. TWO HOTELS DYNAMITED. Enimies of Proprietors Believed to Have Caused Explosion. Pittsburg, Sept. 22.—A mysterious explosion of nitroglycerine or dynamite early today at West Brownsville, Pa„ near here, injured two persons and partly destroyed the Hotel Aubley and the A tv. ood hotel. The structures adjoin and the police suspect that enemies of the proprietors made an attempt to ruin their places. Several hundred guests were thrown. Into the greatest excitement when tho explosion occurred and two received injuries in the rush for the outside. | HOT FROM THE WIRE. «---G, Minot, N. D.—Mrs. H. Davis, proprie tress of the National hotel, claiming that S. Eekman of Loraine, had in sulted and tried to beat her, took two shots at him with a revolver on the street. Eekman pulled his gun and fired five bullets at the woman. None of the shots took effect. Grand Forks, N. D.—The state Bap tists in convention here elected the following officers: President, R. B. Grif fith, Grand Forks; secretary, Rev. A. J. Braisted, Lisbon; treasurer, M. W. Spaulding, Grand Forks. La Crosse, Wis.—One man shot through the head and killed, another injured and a third, the one who did the shootinng, badly beaten up, is the result of an attempted hold-up and fight among tramps at River Junction, Minn., early today. Page, N. D.—John Dennis, the 15 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dennis, is being treated at the Scanlon hospital here for lockjaw, with which the lad was stricken yesterday, result ing from an accident In which his foot was wounded by a pitchfork.