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Willmar Tribune.
By The Tribune Printing Co.
WILLMAR. MINN.
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WEEK'S NEWS
Most Important Happen
ings Told in Brief.
ELECTION RESULTS.
_____
Local option elections held through
out Illinois resulted in a preponder
ance of victories for the "wets." Al
most everywhere the "wets" held onto
"Ihe cities where saloons have flour
ished, and in only a few instances
were their votes cut down.
In Chicago aldermanic election the
Democrats won a victory, electing 21
members to the common council. The
Republicans elected 13 and the Inde
pendents one. A Republican majority
of 11 in the present council was
changed to a minority of six.
Complete returns from 36 counties
In Michigan where local option elec
tions were held, show that 20 counties
voted "dry" and 16 "wet." Of the 83
counties in Michigan, 40 will now be
"dry" and 43 "wet."
Emil Seidel (Socialist), a pattern
maker, was elected head of the Mil
waukee city administration by a plu
rality over the strong Republican and
Democratic candidates of nearly 8,000.
By a majority of 24 to 1 Columbia,
S. C, adopted the commission form of
government.
PERSONAL.
Charles W. Friend, president of the
Clinton Iron & Steel company of Pitts
burg and a banker of prominence, ap
peared before the bar of justice and
confessed that he, as one of the "men
high up," had bribed Pittsburg council
men.
State Senator Edward T. Fairchild
of Wisconsin has announced his can
didacy for the Republican nomination
for governor on a platform which in
cludes anti-county option on the liquor
question and support of President
Taft.
State Senator Benn Conger of New
York, after reading a statement at
Albany in which he declared that as
a result of the Allds bribery charge,
his usefulness as a legislator was at
an end, handed his resignation to
Lieut. Gov. White and quickly left
the chamber.
Prof. Charles Sherwood Rocker of
the department of physiology of Har
vard university will begin a series of
tests to learn what advertisements
make the surest appeal to the public.
His students will be the subjects.
Capt. Peter C. Hains, who killed
William E. Annis at Bayside, L. I.,
and is serving a sentence in New
York, is still on the army pay roll.
Congressman Charles E. Townsend
.has announced that he will be a can
didate for reelection in the Second
district of Michigan.
James R. Garfield, former secretary
of the interior, will seek the Repub
lican gubernatorial nomination in Ohio
and will have the assistance of Sena
tor Burton.
Former Congressman Samuel A.
Cook announces that he will be a
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion for senator in Wisconsin, against
Senator La Follette.
Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roose
velt are to meet in Copenhagen or
London within a short time, according
to the admission of the former for
ester of the United States, who ar
rived at the former place. Mr. Pinchot
would discuss neither the object of
the meeting nor any connection it
might have with politics.
GENERAL NEWS.
Rising to a question of personal priv
ilege in the New York state senate,
Senator Benn Conger, after reading a
statement in which he declared he
fully realized that as a result of the
Allds bribery charge his usefulness as
a legislator was at an end, handed his
resignation to Lieutenant Governor
White, a duplicate of which he later
filed with the secretary of state.
Attorney William J. Brennan, repre
senting several indicted Pittsburg
councilmen, sprung a bombshell in the
graft cases when he raised the point
that Foreman Harrison Nesbit of the
special grand jury is not an estab
lished resident of Allegheny county,
and consequently is not eligible to jury
service. Should this point be held well
taken it will invalidate all the findings
made thus far by the grand jury.
The McCall bill providing for the
publication of campaign contributions
and expenses was favorably reported
to the house by Chairman Gaines of
the committee on election of president
and vice-president and members of
congress. It will be taken up by the
house in two weeks.
St. Clair McClary, a miner, was res
cued from beneath a snowslide on an
Alaskan mountain on the Haugan
property through the keen scent of
his dog, which led a rescuing party. A
companion of McClary was found
dead beside him, says a dispatch from
Seward.
Marie Corelll, the novelist, is seri
ously ill at her residence, Mason Croft
Stratford-on-Avon, England. She is
suffering from pneumonia.
New York ministers are aiding let
ter carriers in their crusade for a na
tional law assuring one day of rest in
seven for all mail men.
Senator Bailey introduced a bill for
•the publication of campaign contribu
tions. A similar measure has been
ordered reported favorably by the
committee on the election of presi
dent, vice-president and members of
congress, but Chairman Gaines has
not presented the report.
Frank denunciation of the Payne
Aldrich tariff act as a "mocker" and a
"makeshift" was the climax of Sena
tor Albert J. Beveridge's opening ad
dress as chairman of the Indiana Re
publican state convention.
President Taft conferred with W. K.
Kavanagh of St. Louis and Lyman E.
Cooley of Chicago on the commercial
needs of a deep waterway down the
Mississippi river.
Ten prominent painters of America,
France and Holland met in Pittsburg
to award the prizes and medals for
the annual exhibit in the Carnegie in
stitute.
The annual convention of the Louis
iana Federation of Woman's Clubs
opened in Baton Rouge, Gov. Sanders
welcoming the delegates.
The Young Men's Christian associa
tions of Texas met In annual session
in Waco.
Six men were hurt in riots which
occurred at the Danville, 111., polls dur
ing the local option election and for a
time matters were of such a threaten
ing nature that it was believed there
would be certain bloodshed between
the "wet" and "dry" factions.
A bank robbery with wild west fea
tures was pulled off by four despera
does in McKtee's Rocks with the slay
ing of two men and the possibly fatal
shooting of another. The robbers
covered their escape with volleys of
revolver shots and got safely away
with at least $400 in cash from the
offices of the Victor Banking com
pany.
The doors of the Union bank of
Brooklyn, which has more than $5,000,
000 of deposits, with a capitalization
of $1,000,000, closed. The" president of
the bank is Edward M. Grout, former
comptroller of New York.
Theodore Roosevelt called off his
reception to the American colony be
cause of the issuance of a statement
by Rev. B. M. Tipple, pastor of the
American Methodist church in Rome,
in which an attack was made on the
Roman church. Mr. Roosevelt was
not in his happiest mood. His wish
that the Vatican audience Incident be
regarded as personal to him had not
been respected and he was Intensely
annoyed.
That the New York poor need not
suffer by reason of a lack of relief
agencies is show_n by a report that
there are 5,000 societies devoting
themselves to the interests of the
city's destitute.
Four-year-old Joseph Klein is dtad
in New York from intoxication, his
relatives, according to the police,
having given the child whisky at a
family party. John Silver, a cousin,
is charged with homicide.
The plant of the Pan-American
Bridge company at Newcastle, Ind., waa
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite.
After he had accidentally shot and
killed Frank Fracella at Trenton, N.
J., through the careless handling of a
pistol, John Connolly, a Philadelphia
& Reading watchman, ran down theo
tracks and killed himself through re
morse.
Four hundred and fifty thousand
wage earners in Greater New York
are receiving wages smaller than $800
a year, the "minimum of decency"
fixed by the annual report of the com
mittee on congestion of population.
After binding the town marshal and
relieving him of his revolver, rob
bers blew open the safe of the First
National bank at Randolph, Neb., es
caping with $10,000.
Omaha, Neb., loses nearly $1,000,000
in the fire which destroyed the Nye
Schneider-Fowler elevator, the Maney
Milling Company's plant and 100 box
cars.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has declined
an invitation to visit the pope through
exactly the same causes which forced
the pope not to receive former Vice
President Fairbanks, the question of
preference over the American Method
ist mission here. Mr. Roosevelt was
received in the Quirinal by King Vic
tor Emmanuel. Ambassador Leishman
accompanied the distinguished Ameri
can and introduced him to the king,
who talked with the colonel for some
time. Kermit Roosevelt shared with
his father the honor of the royal audi
ence.
Special agents of the department of
justice simultaneously raided brokers'
offices in New York, Philadelphia, Jer
sey City, Baltimore and St. Louis. The
action was the first move in a federal
crusade against bucketshops and the
raiders were armed with bench war
rants issued by the supreme court of
the District of Columbia. Sixteen
arrests were made and more are to
follow.
The striking girl employes of the
East Liverpool (O.) potteries have
agreed to resume work April 10, ac
cepting the wage increases offered
by the manufacturers.
All peace negotiations are again off
in the Philadelphia street car strike.
The latest effort of the politicians and
representatives of the American Fed
eration of Labor were without result
and the politicians declare that so far
as they are concerned the strike
"will run its course."
James R. Meade, the pioneer who
named Wichita, died in Kansas City
of pneumonia. He was president of
the first railroad built into Wichita,
the old Santa Fe "stub" line from Em
poria to Wichita.
Senator Cummins successfully resist
ed the combined efforts of Senators
Elkins and Hale to obtain an agree
ment to vote next Saturday on the rail
road bill. He declared a fortnight
would be necessary to consider the
amendments already offered.
According to a report circulated in
Washington President 'Taft has no
doubt concerning the attitude of for
mer President Roosevelt toward his
administration. The latter is not de
pending upon newspaper men or others
for information as to the attitude ol
President Taft toward the problems
confronting the executive.
Gov. Hughes has called a special
election for April 28 in the Thirty
seventh senatorial district of New
York to fill the vacancy caused by thr
resignation of Senator Jotham
Allds.
Unofficial returns from the Demo
cratic primary held in Arkansas indi
cate the renomination, equivalent to
election, of Gov. George W. Donaghey
over Judge C. C. Kavanaugh.
Requisition papers for the extradi
tion of J. Ogden Armour of Chicago
were filed with Gov. Fort at Trtnton,
N. J., by Prosecutor Garven of Bud
son .county.
Rome, Italy. The audience which
it was believed Mr. Roosevelt would
have with the pope on Tuesday, will
not take place, owing to conditions
which the Vatican has imposed and
which Mr. Roosevelt refuses to ac
cept.
Although the definite negotiations
relative to the audience ended before
Mr. Roosevelt left Egypt, the an
nouncement was withheld until after
Cardinal Merry Dei Val
Mr. Roosevelt reached Rome, at the
solicitation of his American Catholic
friends here, who believed that in the
meantime the Vatican might change
its attitude. One of the former presi
dent's American friends, who had been
with him in Egypt, same to Rome Sat
urday without, however, any authority
from Mr. Roosevelt, and Interceded
with Cardinal Merry Del Val, the papal
secretary, in an endeavor to avoid a
situation which as it now stands, has
caused a sensation in Rome, although
it was not entirely unexpected. But
these efforts were unavailing.
Refuses Restrictions.
The audience with the' king was
promptly arranged. Before an ar
rangement could be reached relative
to an audience with the pope several
telegrams were passed, and the nego
tiations were ended by Mr. Roosevelt
refusing in any way to be limited as
to his conduct, and announcing that
any audience with the pope under the
circumstances was impossible.
Rome, Italy.—Theodore Roosevelt
is not in his happiest mood. His wish
that the Vatican audience incident be
regarded as personal to him had not
been respected and he was intensely
annoyed.
About the first thing that the-.former
president did was to call off the re
ception to the members of the Ameri
can colony. This action can be traced
directly to the issuance of a statement
by Rev. B. M. Tipple, pastor of the
American Methodist church, in which
vpportunity was taken for an attack
Rev. B. W. Tipple.
upon the Roman church. Mr. Roose
velt does not propose to be used by
anyone to the disparagement of any
one else.
Rev. Tipple called upon Mr. Roose
velt and upon his departure made pub
lic a statement in which he lifted the
Vatican episode out of the realm of
the personal and gave it a world-wide
significance.
"Mr. Roosevelt has struck a blow
for Twentieth century Christianity,"
said Mr. Tipple. "The representatives
of two great republics have been the
ones to put the Vatican where it be
longs. The Vatican is incom
patible with Republican principles.
This is a bitter dose for patriotic Cath
olics in America to swallow. I won
der how many doses of this sort they
PEARY WILL EXPLORE NO MORE.
Announces He's Through With Polar
Expeditions.
Chicago, Illinois.—Commander Rob
ert E. Peary, in an interview declared
that he positively was through with
Polar explorations for all time.
"I am absolutely at the end of my
career as an explorer," said he. "Re
ports that I am to lead an expedition
into the Antarctic regions are not true,
and I certainly do not contemplate an
other trip to the north pole."
Paid $30,000. In Hush Money.
New York, N. Y.—Hush money in
the amount of $30,000 was paid by
Clifford W. Hartridge to a selected
portion of the feminine acquaintances
of Harry K. Thaw, according to Mr.
Hartridge's own testimony in his suit
to recover $92,082 for his services.
Hartridge said he met 200 girls* in
Mrs. Susan Merrill's apartments. Mrs.
Merrill was a witness against Thaw
in his latest fight to prove his sanity.
The largest payment was $5,000 to a
Mrs. Reed, with hwom Thaw is said
to have lived.
TEODY INVOLVED III AHOTHER BAD MESS
REV. TIPPLE AND CARDINAL MERRY DE VAL DRAG EX-PRESI
DENT INTO THEIR PERSONAL GONTROVERSEY OVER
QUESTION OF WHO'S IT IN ROME.
will take before they revolt? is Cath
olicism in America to be American or
Romish? If Romish, then every patrl
otic American should rise to crush it
for Roman Catholicism is the uncom
promising foe of .freedom
never^°rld
a a
Vatican,
Roosevelt Won't Be Involved.
The statement in full was shown to
Mr. Roosevelt, when he said:
"I had made no arrangements to
speak at any church or clerical or
ganization in Rome. I have received
a number of gentlemen of all relig
ious faiths who have called at my
rooms or at the American embassy.
Under the circumstances I have re
quested the American ambassador not
to hold the reception which he had in
tended to hold.
As regards all efforts by whomso
ever made to bring about and inflame
religious animosities because of what
has occurred in connection with the
Vatican and myself, I can do no more
than to refer to the emphatic state
ments contained in my open letter to
Dr. Lyman Abbot already published.
All that I have said I desire to re
iterate with my whole power.
American Ambassador Leishman
had arranged the reception at the
American embassy in order that Col
Roosevelt might meet the Americana
Rome, regardless of their religious
faith, upon the neutral ground of the
embassy. The appearance, however
of Rev. Mr. Tipple's statement dis
pleased many American Catholics,
who forthwith manifested an intention
of bandoning their purpose to attend
the reception if the Methodists of the
organization represented by Rev. Mr.
Tipple were to be present. The mat
ter was carried to Col Roosevelt, who,
after hearing both sides, promptly
asked Ambassador Leishman to cancel
the whole affair. This was done.
Received by Royalty.
Mr. Roosevelt was received Monday
by King Victor Emmanuel. Am
Ambassador Leishman accompanied
KING VICTOR EMMANUEL,
the distinguished American and intro
duced him to the king, wfco talked
with the colonel for some time. Ker
mit Roosevelt shared with Lis father
the honor of the royal audience, and
his majesty included the young man
in the conversation, being greatly in
terested in the exploits and experi
ences of the hunting party in Africa.
In the afternoon the Roosevelt fam
ily, including Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel, were received by Queen Helena.
This was an especial honor, for the
time of the year in which toe queen
grants audiences is now over, and she
made an exception in favor of the
Roosevelts. Her majesty always had
great admiration for America and
Americans.
Guests of Mr. Leishman.
When Col. Roosevelt arrived Sun
day he and his family went directly
to the Borghese palace, where they
are the guests of Mr. Leishman, the
American ambassador. In the evening
Mr. Roosevelt and the staff of: the em
bassy entertained at dinner.
I Makes Tillman Sick.
New York, N. Y. In a telegram
from Atlanta, Ga., to the New York
World, Senator Tillman of South Caro
lina says:
"All this hoorah over Roosevelt
makes me sick."
TO OPPOSE SEN. LODGE.
Democrats and Insurgents To Form
Combination.
Boston, Mass. Cheered ty the re
cent overthrow of the republicans in
the fourteenth district, democratic
leaders are counting on an alliance
with the "insurgent" republicans that
will give them control of the1 next leg
islature, which is to elect a successor
to Henry Cabot Lodge. Th4 unhors
ing of the "scholar in politics" is to
be the Shibboleth of the alliance.
ALDRICH FOR CONGRESS.
But Not the Distinguished Nelson W„
of Rhode Island,
Rochester, New York, -j George
W. Aldrich, former state superintend
ent of public works, was nominated by
the republican district convention here
to succeed the late James Bi Perkins
as representative in congress of the
thirty-second district. The democrats
are expected to nominate lames S.
Havens, a former law partner of Mr.
Perkins.
2S-3.-L.
END COMES WHILE FORMER CON
GRESSMAN IS TALKING TO
WIFE AND PHYSICIAN.
HE WAS A NATIVE OF INDIANA
Unique Figure in Minnesota Politics Is
Removed.—Had Long Been Prom
inent As a Newspaper
Man.
Northfield. Hon. Joel P. Heat
wole of Northfield, is dead. Death
came suddenly while he was talking
to his wife and physicians. Mr. Heat
wole had been in bad health for a
long time. He was afflicted with dia
betes and the most vigorous efforts of
the physicians failed to stop the pro
gress of the disease.
He spent a good share of the past
year in California, returning greatly
improved, but for the last few weeks
it has been known that the end was
only a question of time.
For many years Mr. Heatwole had
his eye on the United States senate.
In the last campaign he was a candi
date for the Republican nomination
for governor, but withdrew from the
Joel P. Heatwole.
fight at its conclusion, refusing to
enter the convention hall. It was said
that he was too ill to leave his room
at the Ryan hotel.
Mr. Heatwole first attempted to ent
er congress in 1892, but was defeat
ed, greatly reducing the majority of
his opponent. He was elected mayor
of Northfield by a large majority and
in 1894 again ran for congress, being
elected by a majority of 5,268.
Joel Heatwole was born at Water
ford, Ind., Aug. 22, 1856. His educa
tion was received in public and pri
vate schools. Before the age of 17 he
became a teacher in the district
schools of northern Indiana and in
1876 was elected principal of the grad
ed school of Millersburg. He had al
ready arned the printer's trade and
in August, 1876, began publishing his
first newspaper, the Millersburg Enter
prise.
He moved to Middlebury, where he
began the publication of a weekly
paper called the Record. This paper
he conducted for three years, when
he sold it and removed to Goshen, Ind.
There he became a part owner of the
Times and was engaged in newspaper
work until 1882. He then sold out and
in August of the same year came to
Minnesota, settling first at Glencoe,
where he purchased an interest in the
Enterprise, which he edited until the
next July.*
,To Northfield in 1884.
He then sold this interest and went
to Duluth and was employed on the
Lake Superior News. In November,
1883, he returned to Glencoe and re
sumed charge of the Enterprise until
April, 1884, when he bought the North
field News and consolidated it with
the Northfield Journal. He had built
up this paper to be one of the finest
weekly newspaper properties in the
state.
Mr. Heatwole was elected first vice
president of the State Editorial asso
ciation in 1886 and president in 1887,
1888 and 1889. He was always a Re
publican and was secretary of the Re
publican state central committee in
1886 to 1890. In 1888 he was unani
mously elected a delegate at large to
the Republican national convention.
In 1890 he was elected chairman of
the state central committee and con
ducted the second campaign in which
Mr. Merriam was a candidate for re
election as governor. He was made a
regent of the state university in Dec
ember, 1891.
Mr. Heatwole was married Dec. 4.
1890, to Mrs. Gertrude I. Archibald of
Northfield.
ST. CLOUD HAS ELECTION.
Republican Candidate is Chosen for
Mayor.
St. Cloud. In one of the very
warmest and most hotly contested
city elections held in this city for sev
eral years Daniel H. Freeman, Repub
lican candidate, was elected mayor
over James B. Murphy, Independent,
by a majority of 150 votes. James R.
Bennett, Jr., Democratic boss of
Stearns county defeated James E.
Jenks, Republican, for city attorney
by 232 votes.
DO NOT INDICT VANCEY.
Grand Rapids Recorder and Other
Accused Get "No Bills."
Duluth.—The grand jury of Itasca
county has failed to indict W. C. Yan
cey, village recorder at Grand Rapids,
held at a preliminary hearing on a
charge of arson, suspected of trying
to burn the village hall.
Matt Mearle, of Nashwauk, who shot
and killed Joe Persuvich -last month,
was exonerated, it being found the
shooting was in self-defense.
Will Be Held In St. Paul Auditorium
on June 21.
St. Paul. The Republican state
central committee met Saturday in the
Merchants' hotel and took luncheon,
.the business meeting following. Prac
tically everything was settled before
the gathering was called to order by
Chairman A. D. Brown, but there was
still some difference over the date for
the convention. Some advocated June
23, and others held out for June 15.
Still others favored July 6, but after
a long discussion June 23 is selected.
Going to St. Paul.
The location will be St. Paul. Sen
timent was strong for that city, and
the Minneapolis invitation was read
without an effort to land the prize for
the metropolis.
There was some debate over the
basis of apportionment, but the favor
ite seemed to be taken on the aver
age vote for seven candidates on the
state ticket in 1908. This makes a
convention of 1,075 delegates and
gives Hennepin county only eighty
nine, while Ramsey will have sixty
seven. The cities would get a much
better deal under the Taft vote and
protested against the injustice, but
the country memb'ers were unwilling
to yield anything to the cities. The
county option influence was strong in
the committee for the smaller conven
tion because it would reduce the in
fluence of the larger centers.
Will Indorse Senator.
No fight developed against the pro
position of Senator Clapp's friends,
who have a resolution prepared to in
clude the indorsement of a senator in
the call. W. H. Grimshaw, United
Staes marshal, and Clapp's manager
in the previous campaigns, sat in the
committee meeting with the proxy of
George H. Sullivan, of Stillwater, to
look after the senator's interest.
Death of Judge Thomas Wilson.
Judge Thomas Wilson, of St. Paul,
a regent of the University of Minne
sota, and former chief justice of the
state supreme court, died suddenly in
the bathroom of his apartment in the
Aberdeen hotel, St. Paul. Hte body
was found by the clerk of the hotel.
Death was due either to a ruptured
blcod vessel in the brain or to heart
failure. Both conditions were found in
an examination by doctors.
Home from Nassau.
Judge Wilson, who was 83 years old,
returned Saturday from Nassau. He
said the stay in the south had done
him good, and he seemed to be in
good spirits when he retired. At 3
p. m. a maid who knocked at the door
of his apartment received no response,
and called the clerk. The clerk, using
a pass key, entered the apartment and
found Judge Wilson's body stretched
out in front, of the bath tub: Physi
cians said Judge Wilson had been
dead at least four hours.
Judge Wilson was born in county
Tyrone, Ireland, May 26, 1827. He
came to the United States in 1838 and
in 1852 graduated at Allegheny col
lege, Pa. In 1855 he came to Minne-
sota and began the practice of law at
Winona. He was a member of the
constitutional convention in 1857, dis
trict judge in Wonona from 1857 to
1864. In 1864 he became associate
justice of the state supreme court and
from 1865 to 1869 was chief justice of
the court. In the early' eighties Judge
Wilson served in both branches of
the legislature, and in 1886 was elect
ed to congress from the first congres
sional district.
Becomes Railway Attorney.
In 1892 Judge Wilson became gen
eral counsel for the Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha road, a position
he held at the time of his death. He
was appointed a member of the univer
sity board of regents four years ago.
Judge Wilson was married in 1860
to Louisa Bennett. They had one
child, a daughter, who married Lloyd
Bowers. Mrs. Wilson died twelve
years ago in St. Paul, and shortly af
terward Mrs. Bowers died in her Chi
cago home.
The funeral will take place Wednes
day. Lloyd Bowers, Judge Wilson's
son-in-law, will arrive in St. Paul Wed
nesday from Washington. The inter
ment will be Thursday in Winona.
THIRD R. R. BRIDGE BURNED.
Officials Suspect Incendiarism in Vi
cinity of Owatonna.
Owatonna. The third railway
way bridge within a week to be burn
ed in this vicinity has caused oftlcials
to suspect incendiarism. The 50-foot
bridge on the Rock Island, north of
the city, burned, and every evidence
showed that the bridge was set on fire.
All trains were delayed and traffic
from the north interrupted.
F. O. SIBLEY INSTANTLY KILLED.
Bemidji. Fred O. Sibley was
instantly killed while riding on
the pilot of an engine of a logging
train on the Crookston Lumber com
pany's Wilton-Island railroad. The en
gine struck four log cars at the White
fish spur which had been blown on
the track in the way of the train. Mr.
Sibley resided at Island lake and was
on his way home at the time of the
accident. It was frequently his cus
tom, to ride on the pilot
A BIG GRAFTER HIT
INDICTMENTS ORDERED FOR
HEAD OF PRESSED STEEL
CAR COMPANY.
SENSATION IN GRAFT INQUIRY
Is Accused of Giving Bribe of $52,500
to Former Councilman—Trust Co.
Chief Offers No Defense to
Corruptionist Charges.
Pittsburg, Penn. The climax
promised in the Pittsburg graft ex
posures came, as promised, with the
presentment by the grand jury of a
long report in which is recommended
the indictment of Frank N. Hoffstot,
president of the Pressed Steel Car
company and one of the most prom
inent business men in the country.
Simultaneously, in open court, came
a plea of Emil Winter, president of
the Workingman's Savings and Trust
company, that he had no defense to
make to the charge that he gave a
$20,000 bribe to Councilman Morris
Einstein.
The following, in abbreviated form,
are some of the most startling find
ings In the grand jury's presentment
in the Hoffstot case:
Grand Jury's Findings.
1. That Frank N. Hoffstot, presi
dent of the Pressed Steel Car com
pany and president of the German Na
tional bank of Allegheny and promin
ently identified with other banks, paid
to Charles Steward, a former select
councilman, the sum of $52,500.
2. That the money was a bribe used
in influencing the votes of councilmen
to pass an ordinance naming three
banks, in which Hoffstot was inter
ested, as official depositories of the
city's millions.
3. That the arrangement for the
payment of the money to Steward was
made in the spring of 1908, and that
the late James W. Friend, at that time
an official of the Pressed Steel Car
Company, was an associate in the
transaction.
4. That the original plan which
Friend had was to obtain the services
of William A. Blakeley,-who was then
a practicing attorney here, but who
is now the district attorney in charge
of the graft prosecutions, as a stake
holder of the bribe money until the
ordinance had passed.
5. That Attorney Blakeley declined
to act in the capacity named and
warned all parties of the criminality
of the proposition and of the liability
to prosecution if it went further.
6. That subsequent to Mr. Blake
ley's refusal, Messrs. Friend and Hoff
stot completed an arrangement with
Steward whereby Hoffstot would pay,
or cause to be paid, to Steward the
sum named—$52,500.
7. That the transaction was ar
ranged to be made in New York City,
and took place there In June, 1908, in
order, if possible, to avoid criminal
liability in Allegheny county.
8. That Hoffstot did also solicit
from one James N. Toung. cashier
of the Second National bank of Pitts
burg, the sum of $21,000 to no paid
to Steward to insure the selection of
the Second National bank as one of
the favored city depositories.
.9 That Steward did demand from
the now deceased Friend, who was
acting as agent for the Second Na
tional bank, a bribe for Steward's vote
in favor of the bank ordinances.
10. That in accordance with the
finding, it be recommended that in
dictments, charging conspiracy and
bribery, be returned.
The banks named as ultimate prin
cipals to profit by the bribes alleged
to have been paid by Hoffstot to Stew
ard are:
The Farmers' Deposit National bank,
the Second National bank of Pitts
burg and the German National bank
of Allegheny. In addition to these
three, the Columbia National bank of
Pittsburg, the German National benk
of Pittsburg and the Workingman's
Savings and Trust company of Alle
gheny were named as city depositories
in the ordinance which passed July 9,
1508, Over the mayor's veto.
The court ordered indictments
drawn against Hoffstot in accordance
with the grand jury's presentment,
namely, on two counts of bribery and
one of conspiracy to defraud the city.
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, April 7.—Cattle—Market,
strong beeves, $5.65@8.60 western
steers, $5.00@ 6.90 stockers and feed
ers, $3.90@6.60 cows and heifers,
$2.80@7.10 calves, $7.00@8.25.
Hogs—Market, steady light, $10.30
10.65 mixed, $10.45@10.70 heavy,
$10.50@10.80 rough, $10.50@10.60
good to choice, heavy, $10.60@10.S0
pigs, ?9.50@10.40.
Sheep—Market, weak native, $4.50
@7.90 western, $5.00@7.90 yearlings,
$7.25@8.70 lambs, native, $7.50@9.2o!
Twin City Markets.
Minneapolis, April 7.—Wheat, May,
$1.10% July, $1.11% No. 1 northern,
$1.12% No. 2 Northern, $1.10% Dur
um, No. 1, 92hie Corn—No. 4, 46%c.
Oats—No. 3 white, 39c. Barley—63c.
Rye—No. 2, 73%c. Flax—No. 1,
$2.33%.
Duluth, April 7.—May, $1.11% July,
$1.11% No. 1 northern, $1.12%.
South St. Paul, April 7.—Cattle
Steers, $5.00@6.75 cows, fair, $3.25®
4.25 calves, $4.50@5.50. Hogs, $10.35
©10.45 sheep, yearlings, $7.00@8.00
lambs, $7.00@8.00.
Indiana Prohibitionists Gather.
Indianapolis, Indiana.—The prohibl.
tionists of Indiana met in convention
to nominate a ticket and frame a
platform for this year's campaign. A.
B. Kirpatrick, of Kokomo, was chair
man of the convention. A candidate
for United States senator will also be
chosen. Members of the state com
mittee said the platform would de
nounce the county option law as an
inefficient measure that _ad failed to
wipe out the saloons of Indiana. In
stead state-wid prohibition by stat
ute is urged.
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
Principal Events That Have Trans
pired in the Old Countries
Within a Week or So.
DENMARK.
It is proposed to build a tunnel un
der the harbor from Nyhavn to Kris
tianshavn, a distance of 1,650 feet.
The cost is estimated at $350,000.
The old tradition in Europe that
princes must follow the military pro
fession, does not apply today In the
Danish royal family. It has been set
tled that Prince Erik, nephew of the
king of Denmark, the king of Greece
and the queen of England, shall be a
farmer. He will go to Fyen soon to
join a farmer's family there to learn
to be an agriculturist.
A spelling reform movement has
been started in Denmark. It is pro
posed to drop the double a and put in
its place the Swedish letter for the
same sound (an a with a ring over It).
It is also proposed to use capital let
ters only for proper nouns and after
the period. In other words, the aim
of the movement is to introduce the
orthography used in England and
France.
SWEDEN.
Each Nobel prize for this year
amounts to $37,990.15.
Queen Victoria of Sweden has spent,
some time in southern Italy.
J. Bentsson, of Paarp, Askerod, has
patented a milking machine invented
by himself.
The foremost Swedish actresses
complain that their stage costumes
cost too much.
Greta Johansson, a Malmo widow,,
died at the age of 84 years, after hav
ing been bedridden for 54 years.
The Finspong palace will hence
forth be used as office building by
the local arms manufacturing com*
pany.
The total receipts of the private
railways of Sweden in 1909 were about
$16,700,000. There has been a steady
increase for two years past.
The university of Lund has appoint
ed Prof. Johan Thyren to represent
the university at the semi-centennial
Of Augustana College, Rock Island, 111.,.
June 5, 1910.
It Is proposed to start a colony for
ex-convicts at Stora Skondal. Rev.
Widman, who is connected with the
deaconess institute at that place is
the prime mover.
Almost three hundred ships belong
ing to the Swedish merchant marine
were injured or wrecked during the
year 1909, and the number of human
lives lost was 48.
Crown Princess Gustaf Adolph of
Sweden, formerly Princess Margaret
of Connaught, has given birth to a
daughter. The other children are Gus
taf Adolph and Sigvard.
An ostrich farm near Hamburg,.
Germany, has proved a financial suc
cess, and some farmers in southern
Sweden are making preparations for
experiments in the same line.
The Swedish waterfalls society has
memorialized the king to draw up a
bill for giving capitalists a chance to
develop the waterpower owned by the
government, especially in Norrlana.
Prof. Thyren made a prohibition
speech in the riksdag, and this he did
in such a manner that ^friend and foe
alike now look upon him as by far th*
most eloquent member of that body.
NORWAY.
The wood pulp industry is
hampered by overproduction.
Kaiser Wilhelm will be sure to visit
western Norway next summer, as us
ual.
R. M. Ostrem and wife Ingemorg,
nee Jensen, of Tvedestrand, have cele
brated their golden wedding.
Gustave Larum has been selected
to make a statue of Johan Svedrup,
the leading Norwegian statesman of
his day.
The farmers of Jaderen are very
busy this season, and the railroad run
ning to that section of the country is
used for shipping in larger quantities
of fertilizers and building materials.
The spring catcher of codfish has
made a very promising start. The
first week was only a feeler, but it
brought out 5,000,000 codfish, which
breaks all records for many years
past.
Fritjof Nansen has finished a histor
ical and geographical work on the ex
plorations of the far north. The title
is to be The Northern Fog-Home, and
it will be published simultaneously in
several languages.
Ludvig Sanness, a public school
teacher, was deprived of his pension,
when he emigrated to America, in
1903. In 1905 he returned to Norway,
and since that time he has received
his pension regularly. But he wants
to return to America, and he has suc
ceeded in inducing the committee on
pensions to propose that his pension
be paid even during his stay in Amer
ica. The committee declares that this
must not be looked upon as a prece
dent in the future, but only as an ex
ception to a general rule.
Some Danish historians have been
claiming that Gauge Rolf of Norman
die was a Dane. Prof. Alexander
Bugge has just written a history of
Norway which devotes much space
to this question. The author, after
making a careful and apprehensive
research, comes to the conclusion that
Gange Rolf (Rollo) was a Norwegian.
Maren Stalberget, of Tretten, near
Lillehamer, died at the age of 76 years.
She was Norway's most noted basket
maker. She received numerous di
plomas at Norwegian fairs. In the
seventies seh made a basket to order
for Queen Sophie.
Intense interest is displayed by all
classes in Theodore Roosevelt's com
ins visit to Chrlstianla and great prep
arations are being made for his recep
tion. The details, however, have not
yet been worked out. There will be
a state banquet at which the king,
the government officials and others
will be present. Col. Roosevelt's No
bel lecture will probably be delivered
in the Natioal Theatre. -$&%
It has been ascertained that the ma Z*
sonry of the tower of the Trondhjem-fa
cathedral is poor in some places, and%*.
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