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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
BALLET is FOUND GUILTY.
The Convention Is on All Five Points
in Indictment.

Des Moines, June 6.-Letson Bal
liet was found guilty of using the
United States mails to defraud in
connection with the promotion Of the
White Swan gold mine. by jury in
the federal court yesterday afternoon.
The indictment was on five counts,
which We're consolidated, however, so
that the extreme punishment for the
crime would be eighteen months II
the penitentiary and a fine of $500.
The jury went out at 10 o'clock and
came in at 3, not having any serious
disagreement in securing a verdict.
Sentence will not be pronounced at
present. His attorneys, Judge Charles
Bishop, of Des Moines, and Col. EN-
inert Callahan, of Baker City, Oregon,
gave notice at once of motion for a
new trial. They have until June &c to
file this motion. 1t will be passed
upon some time during July or early
in August. If refused sentence will
then be pronounced, and If the de-
Tense sees fit an appeal will then be
taken to the United States circuit
court of appeals at st. Louis. The
case could be carried up from that
court to the United States supreme
court on certiorarI proceedings. While
not willing TO state what will be their
action until after the motion for new
trial is passed upon ii seems to be the
intention of Ballet and his attorneys
TO fight the matter out to the end.
Pending the decision of the court on
motion for new trial Ballet will be
at large under the same bond as since
he was indicted.
Des Moines, June when Letson
Ballet who was convicted of using the
United States mails with intent to de-
fraud, returns to San Francisco, he
will find his mail again in the pos
session of the federal authorities.
Five minutes after a verdict of guilty
was read to the court a telegram was
sent to Washington notifying the de-
partment of what had occurred. The
federal statues empowers the govern
ment, in case OF a conviction of this
character, TO issue what is known as
a fraud order" which is plainly an
order holding up all mail addressed to
the party convicted and thereby pre-
venting the operation of the alleged
fraud.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
ARE ALREADY LOYAL SUBJECTS.
Surrendering Beers Cheer King Cd
ward LustIy. .

Capetown, June 9.-The surrender
of more than 1900 Beers has already
been reported covering various points.
Commandant Fouche brought into
Craddock, Cape Colony, his commans
do consisting of SO Free Staters and
219 rebels. Fouche is i'll.
Commandant Conroy's men. on
hearing that peace had been conclud-
Gu threw their hats in the air. cheered
for King Edward and sang God Save
the King
These incidents dissipate the fear
expressed that the Cape Colony com
mandoes would refuse to accede to the
peace terms.
General Christian DeWet is person.
ally experimenting the surrender Of
the Beers in the Vredefort, Orange
River Colony.
General Schalk- Burger. former act
ing president of the Transvaal. who
is the guest of the governor of Natal,
Colonel Sir Henry Edward McCallum,
at Pietermaritzburg. in an address to
the burghers in the concentration
camp, asked them to make the best of
the situation and to forget and forgive
the past. He pointed out the hope
lessness OF continuing the struggle:
urged the oers to accept and act in
accordance with the terms of surren-
der. which he intended to uphold, and
desired them to work for the good Of
South Africa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
ROASTED BRITISH OFFICERS.
official Report Condemns Army Lead.
ers for Their inefficiency.

London, June 9.-The report of the
committee on military education and
training, just issued furnishes the
strongest official confederation of the
inefficiency of the officers of the Brit
ish army. The committees report.
which is based on he evidence of the
officers themselves. from the com.
mander-in-chief down. fills forty-eight
printed pages. with caustic criticisms
OF the existing system. The witness
ses were unanimous IN saying that the
junior officers were lamentably denc-
lent in military knowledge and In zeal.
The committee finds that the young
officers will not work unless compelled
to do so, that "keenness is out of fash.
ion," and that ut is not correct form"
The committee declares that many Of
ficers do not possess an elementary
education, and plaintively protests that
officers ought lat least to be able to
express themselves clearly and con-
cisely in their own language" The
report condemns the systems of both
Woolwich and Sandhurst. where educa-
ton Is far from satisfactory-the in.
structors have no inducements to
teach the cadets, much less to work"
With the view of diminishing the
expenses of officers belonging to the
cavalry regiments, the report recon-
mends that polo tournaments, regi-
mental coaches and the keeping of
hounds be forbidden.
Perhaps the penultimate paragraph
is the most complete of all. so long
as mediocrity is permitted to pass
muster" says the committee, and sig.
nal ability meets with no substantial
recognition, it is useless to hope for
any valuable results from verbal
amendments to the regulations. Moth
but inducements in the shape of Ger.
tain reward for good work. either in
peace or war, can raise the standard
of knowledge through the commission
ed ranks"
The committee, therefore, recon-
mends IAN honest system of promotion
by merit, following upon tests hon
estly conducted and honestly reported
on"
The report plainly hints that Off.
GERS can hardly be expected to work
so long as the present system of ad-
vancement through social influence is
in vogue, or so long as efficiency has
nothing to do with the selection of
officers for desirable appointments.
The committee recommends among
other things, that more commissions
be offered to the colonies and that Off.
GERS be compelled to know either
French or German
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
GENERAL MILES
UNDER SUSPICION
Did He Give Philippine Cor
respondence to Sena-
tor. CulbertSOn =?
PRESIDENT WILL INVESTIGATE
The Charges Made Against Lieutenant
Arnold Seem to BE the Principal Feat
ure In the Controversy-Ro In Bad
Light.

Washington. June General Miles
department of giving the correspon.
dence to Senator Culbertson upon
which the charges or cruelty against
Lieutenant T. F. Arm I'D are based.
The official records of the war depart
ment have been laid before the senate
and the heads of the departments do
not know how possession of them was
gained. A searching investigation has
been instituted and if the suspicion
in the official mind is confirmed by the
investigation, General Miles summary
retirement is certain. both Secretary
Root and General Miles are out of the
city. There are four bureaus where
the leak may have occurred. the adju,
tant generals once. the Office of the
judge advocate and the immediate
ONCE of the secretary of war Wher-
ever the leak occurred the guilty will
be punished il proof can be establish
ed.
Mr. Sanger, the assistant secretary
of the war, AYERS that in no way did
the papers go out of the secretary's
office. Adjutant General Corbin says
that they could not have possibly leak
ed out of his Office, and General Davis,
judge advocate general, is equally GER
tain that his Office is not the place to
be suspected. The president has con-
ferred with General Corbin and Mr..
Sanger. There is no doubt as to the
disingenuousness of Senator Culbert-
sons denial of the insinuation of the
fact that he got the charges from Gen.
eral Miles. Mr.. Culbertson, when
pressed by Senator Beveridge, as to
whether he had obtained the papers
from the war department, replied that
he had not. Mr.. Beveridge, asking
directly. if General Miles had given
them to him. the Texas senator made
no answer and Mr.. Beveridge drew the
inference that the refusal to answer
was equivalent to admitting the af-
firmative. Later Mr.. Culbertson arose
TO make an explanation, in which he
said that a gentleman not at all con-
nected with the army, furnished him
the papers, and they had not come to
him directly, nor, as far as he knew,
indirectly from General Miles.
1t is the belief around the war de-
partment that some clerk or type
writer connected with the department
must have copied the charges made
against l<ItulCDdhI hlhOlu anu menu
the copy until it could be used to ad-
vantage. 1t is fully six months since
the papers passed through General
Miles office. The majority senators
of the Philippine committee take the
matter hard. They have rested on
Secretary Roots statement that he
had been perfectly frank with the
senate and furnished all the cases Of
alleged cruelty that were in the pos
session of the department.
The democrats on the committee,
not satisfied with Secretary Roots
word. have tried to have resolution
reported from the committee calling
for all such papers on file in the war
department. The majority of the COM
mittee has always replied that the
word of Secretary Root was enough,
and refused to assist in getting the
desired data from the department.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
HEAVY DAMAGE SUITS FILED.
Action Commenced Against Western
Union Telegraph Company.

Union Telegraph Company.
Fort Dodge, June 9.-Papers have
been filed in United States court here
in two suits aggregating s II 900 against
the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany. The plaintiffs are c. E. and
G. r. Schriver, prominent cattle men
of Britt, la, and the Bank OF Have.
lock, Ia
Back of the suits is a story of a
| large and clever swindle, involving
banks in three Iowa towns Schriver
Bros, in the first suit for $S,972, claim
they sold eight cars of cattle for that
amount to Z. S. Barnes. The purcha-
ser rendered in payment his individ
ual check on the bank of Denison.
Barnes orally represented TO the plain.
| tiffs that he would have the Bank CT
Denison wire the Commercial Bank at
Britt. where Schriver Bros, transact
ed their banking business, and that
the check would be honored and paid
| upon presentation.
A message was delivered by the
Western Union Company, which pur.
ported to be from the Bank of Deni.
son. The plaintiff on this security de.
llvered the cattle to Barnes, who took
| them and disposed of them elsewhere.
When the check was presented to the
Bank of Denison, payment was re.
| fused for the reason that Barnes had
no funds on deposit there.
Inc plaintiffs bring suit against the
telegraph company on the grounds that
| the telegram was false and was so
known or y the exercise of reasona.
BILE care and caution, ought to have
been so known, and ask damages for
the amount named, SS,972 with inter-
est.
The Bank of Havelock bases claims
for damages for $4,000 on the same
grounds, having released a mortgage
| for that amount
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
MAD DOG CAUSES A PANIC.
One Of the Many That Were Bitter
Has Died.

Fort Dodge, June 5.-The people OF
the village of Ellsworth, eighteen miles
east of here, are panic.stricken with
fear of hydrophobia epidemic. One
man is dead and eight others are re.
ceiving treatment in the Pasteur hos
pital in Chicago as the result of bites
received from one small pet canine.
The dog that caused the widespread
trouble was village pet. About two
weeks ago it was bitten by a hound
that later developed unmistakable
symptoms of hydrophobia. The hound
and dog were killed, but not until
the dog had bitten twelve or fourteen
persons and several other CANNES.
Last Saturday John Olsen. one of the
first victims, developed symptoms Of
rabies. Sunday he was taken to the
Pasteur institute in Chicago, where he
died in great agony. When the news
of his death reached Ellsworth II
created CONSERVATION and the next
train to Chicago carried eight people
who were bitten, among them Mrs.
George Pearson and daughter, II. Sew
erson and Andrew lyon. Every dog in
Ellsworth has been killed by special
order of the city council.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
ALL EYES ON WHITE HOUSE.
Striking Anthracite Miners Look to
Chief Executive for Aid.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 6.-The eyes
Of the striking miners are turned to-
ward the white house at Washington.
:. new hope has arisen in the breasts
of the men that the president of the
United States at the suggestion of the
New York board of trade may take up
the task of attempting to bring miner
and mine owner together. There is a
strong belief here that President
Roosevelt will take up the matter and
try to work out a solution OF the prob.
lem. Mine workers about strike head.
quarters feel that the great coal com
panies cannot turn a deaf ear to the
chief magistrate, and that If he can be
prevailed upon to step into the breach
1t is not improbable that the operators
would recede from the stand they have
taken. The miners, il is known, stand
willing to arbitrate.
President Mitchell had nothing to
say when approached on the new
move to have the president take a
hand In the settlement of the strike.
The coal companies continue to lose
engineers, firemen and pumpmen.
Many of the men who are now quitting
ape doing so through fear of bodily
harm. Reports come into Wilkesbarre
almost hourly of men on their way to
or from the mines being attacked
The attacking parties in most cases
are boys and young men. and their
favorite method is throwing stones.
Several men have been hurt. but as
yet no serious injuries have been in.
flicted on any one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
DISORDERS Arr EXPECTED.
One Miner Shot on First Day of West
VIRGINIA strike.


Keystone, w. Va, June 9.-At the
Crane creek mines James Devices. a
bank boss, was shot and killed while
walking up the mountain toward the
pit with twenty or more non-union
Italian miners. More trouble Is eX
pected.
Wheeling, w. Va, June 9.-The
strike ordered by the United Mine
Workers of America to take effect in
West Virginia Saturday was much
more complete in some districts than
expected and less effective in others.
The incomplete reports are conflict
ing, but on the whole several thousand
more men went out than was antici.
pated. The strike affects not only
the industries of this state, but also
the railways and river navigation. All
of the local coal roads will suffer.
Among the trunk lines the Norfolk &
Western suffered most but many min.
ers were also idle along the Baltimore
& Ohio and the Chesapeake & Ohio
In a few places the striking miners
were served with notice to vacate
the houses belonging to the coal com
panies.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. June 9.-There
was absolutely no change in the an
thracite coal miners strike. which has
now rounded its fourth week. Miners
and operators had nothing to say, and
altogether it was dull day through
out this valley. Here and there, how
ever men who were on their way to or
from work were assaulted, but none
OF them was seriously hurt
Considerable interest was manifest
ed in the strike of the West Virginia
soft coal miners. which was inaugu.
rated today The anthracite mine
workers hope the strike in that state
will eventually have some good effect
in their own struggle. President
Mitchell, who is directing the soft
coal suspension from here, had moth
ing to give out regarding the West
Virginia trouble.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
ONE THOUSAND LIVES
WIPED OUT BY ERUPTION OF
VOLCANO IN GUATEMALA.
Mont Pelee In State of Eruption and
Black Cloud Hangs over Lesser
Antilles

San Francisco. June Upwards of
one thousand lives have been lost and
half of the city of Ratalhulen, Guate-
mala, has been destroyed by the erup-
ton of Tacana volcano. according to
advices received here yesterday by
the Chilean steamer Palena, from Val
paraiso and way ports.
Ratalhulen lay several miles back
from Champeriso. on the coast, and it
was at the latter city that news of the
disaster was secured. Earthquakes, it
was said. had continued at short in
tervals every day since the disturbance
Of April IS, when the city of Quezazl-
tenango was destroyed.
The shocks have been of sufficient
strength to keep the residents of the
entire region in a state of terror. and
little has been done to repair the dam.
age done by them and the volcanic
eruptions. Pumice stone and ashes
thrown from the crater of Tacana
have spread thin coating over the
territory surrounding Champeriso.
Fort de France June Mont Pelee
is still in violent eruption. Yesterday
morning an enormous cloud of black
smoke rose from the volcano to a
utlBnl tStliudltu at anu
then spread rapidly into a mushroom
shaped cloud. which appeared to have
a diameter OF forty miles. The spec
tacle was most impressive, but there
was no defamation and no showers of
ashes. Fort de France has been
shrouded in intense gloom. like that
which accompanies a total eclipse of
the sun.
The most notable phenomenon of
the day was that the sea rose nearly
three feet, then fell to below its nor
NAL level. and then returned to its
normal level. The cause of tAis rise
and fall of the sea is unexplainable.
The eruption today was absolutely not
accompanied by earthquake. The sky
is now clear. but heavy surf is beat
ing the coast
Reports of damage have been re-
ceived. 1t is probable that the area of
activity and destruction is the same as
that of previous outbursts. This area
is now completely abandoned.
Prof Angelo neilprin. president OF
the Philadelphia geographical society
and George KEENAN, noticed a great
outburst OF yellow vapor from the vol.
cano Thursday when they were at lie
Precheur.
The explosion was expected and
watched for. There was consequently
very slight panic among the people
here and quite was soon restored.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
YAouI UPRISING IS GENERAL.
Detachment of Mexican Troops Am.
pushed and Thirty Men Killed.

Tuscon, A. T., June 5.-The upris-
ing among the Yaqui Indians is be-
coming general. A detachment of 10
men from the force of General Torres.
who is pursuing the Yaquis in the
Mazatana mountains, east OF Hermo-
sillo was ambushed and 80 of the
number killed. Captain Cetso Gomez
and Lieutenant Jose Vallejo of the
Twentieth battalion were among the
slain. Only one escaped unhurt. The
Mexicans ran out of ammunition and
engaged in hand-to-hand battle with
the Yaquis. Fifty of the latter We're
reported killed. but their great num-
Der overwhelmed the Mexicans. The
survivors retreated to Hermosi!lo
Fifteen of them were wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
pENIsoN BOY sUlcIpED.
Arthur D. James Killed Himself in
Chicago.

Chicago, June 7.-Sitting on Wooded
island in Jackson Park, with copy Of
The Sorrows of Satan" at his side,
Arthur Dee James, 80 years old, sui
cided by cutting his throat and gashing
his left wrist with a razor. His motive
for the act is a mystery. James was
employed as city salesman for a local
-four firm. whose Off cials say that his
accounts are straight and that he was
to have received a raise in wages of
IS a week. He was engaged to a wo-
man in the south. At the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war, James en-
listed in the 51st Iowa regiment and
later served in the Philippines. He
came TO Chicago from his home at
DenisOn. Iowa, about a year ago.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
GARDEN GROVE TRAGEDY.
Young Farmer Kills a Prominent Resi-.
dent of Town.

Garden Grove, June IA fats,
shooting ARRAY took place in a drug
store here. The victim. whose name
is Duff. is prominent business man
of this city. His slayer is well
known young farmer named Clark.
Clark, WHO is Under arrest, claims
DUFF had alienAted the affections of his
wife.
Mr.. end Mrs. Clark came to town
early yesterday afternoon. Clark left
Mrs. Clark in the drug store. Duff
was also there. Clark then went TO a
hardware store and borrowed double
barreled shotgun. Returning to the
drug store with the loaded gun he fired
both loads at Duff. The shots took
effect in the left side, part of them
entering the heart.
Duff died almost instantly. Clark
was arrested. He claims he did the
shooting to defend the sanctity of his
home. Excitement over the tragedy is
intense. Police opinion is divided.
There is no talk of violence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
UNUSUAL HONOR PAID cHoATE.
American Ambassador viii Entertain
King Edward and Queen.

London. June 9.-The dinner which
Joseph II. Choate and Mrs. Choate
will give to King Edward ana Queen
Alexandra will take place Wednesday.
June II. While the arrangements
have not yet been announced. II is pro.
bable that Whitelaw Reid. the special
envoy Of the United States to the cor.
onation. and the members of his staff
and the members of the regular Unit
ed States embassy will constitute a
large proportion of the guests. Doubt
less it will be brilliant gathering,
as Mr. Choate's mansion. on Carlton
House terrace, is eminently fitted for
entertainment on a lavish style. This
unusual honor to an ambassador
causes much comment and is interpret.
ed by the Daily Chronicle as having
"forceful attention" to the Americans
now in London and as a tribute which
is sure to be much appreciated by
them as a nation"
Not for many years have the king
and queen been the guests at the
table of foreign ambassador.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
Blaze at Center junction.

Center Junction, June 7.-As a re,
suit of a fire that started in Baum .
drug store half a dozen buildings in
the business section of the town were
destroyed by fire and property to the
extent of seveal thousand dollars was
destoyed. The following stores were
destroyed: Baum's drug store, James
c. Smiths grocery. o. Watson's ba-
Der shop and confectionery store, a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
Oldest Married Couple.

Fairfield. June 1.-THE death OF Mrs.
Sarah Hunter, in Jefferson county, a
few days ago terminated the mar.
ried life of the oldest married couple
in the ctate of Iowa. Indeed, few in
the United States have ever lived to-
gether so long. Mrs. hunter was Miss
Sarah Reed. and January %. 1929. she
was married to heuben Hunter, in
Ohio. He survives her. Four months
ago they celebrated the seyenty-third
anniversary of their wedding.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
oarman Got Five Years.

Glenwood, June Earl Garman.
who on April 13 attempted to kill his
father. l.. NJ. Garman, grain dealer
here. pleaded guilty to the charge "
attempted murder and was sentenced
by Judge Thornell to serve five years
In the penitentiaTy at Fort Madison.
The shooting was a result of quarrel
between the father and son over some
uronprty
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
ABSORBED BY ROCK ISLAND.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Railroad Merged.

Cedar Rapids, June 6.-An official
order has been issued, effective June
l. by which the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern railroad is absorb
ed by the Rock Island route. The
former road henceforth will be known
as the Iowa division of the Rock
Island. President Ives, of the b., c..
r. & NJ, says the present local Of
ficials will continue until full read
justment is completed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
Antitrust Law Upheld.

Topeka, June 9.-The validity of the
Farelly antitrust law was upheld In
a decision handed down by the state
supreme court in tie case of Il. ;!
Smiley. secretary of the Kansas Grain
Dealers Association. Smiley was ar
rested for violating the law. was coli
victed, fined $500 and given Jail sen
tence. The case was appealed on the
ground that the law was invalid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-06-12
BAD FIRE AT FARNHAMvlLLE.
Loss occasioned Is Estimated at
$4,000.

FIT. Dodge, June 7.-Farnhamvivlle
was swept by disastrous fire. The
cred by insurance. The postoffice,
general stores of c. B. Rhinehart and
II. ]. Cook. and the harness shop of
l.. Luthlan, were destroyed, and the
restaurant of NJ. L. Picht and the bar.
Der shop of c. l.. Clearwater were
badly damaged before the flames were
extinguished through the efforts Of the
volunteer bucket brigade. The fire
originated in the real estate office over
Rhinehart's general store, from an un-
known cause. Several Farnhamville
citizens were badly burned while
fighting the fire.