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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
.SMOOT HELPED
ELECT APOSTLE
WHO WAS KNOWN TO BE A Po.
LYGAMlST - STRONG EVIL
DENcE BROUGHT OF IN com.
MlTTEE HEARING.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington. /. Dec. 17.-W Witnesses
before the Smoot committee today
were Charles II, Jackson. chairman
Of the Democratic state committee Of
Idaho; John Nicholson, chief record
err in the Mormon temple at Salt Lake
City Charles w. Penrose, editor OF
the Desert News. and an apostle OF
the Mormon church: William Bulge
president of Bear Lake stake in Ida
no and Apostle John Henry Smith
of Salt Lake
Penrose was elected an apostle last
July and attorneys for Smoot admit
ted that the senator was present and
participated in the election of Pen
rose. Penrose testified that he Is a
polygamist and was known to have
been such at the time he was made
an apostle.
The testimony of Jackson and
Bulge related to political affairs in
Idaho, the former being a prominent
antl-Mormon and the latter as active
in protecting the interests of the
church. The examination of Apostle
John Henry Smith had not been con.
cluded when the committee was ad
journed to 10 o'clock Monday.
Apostle Smiths Testimony.
One of the most important witness
es before the Smoot investigators 10
day was Apostle John Henry Smith
who Is second in rank In the Mormon
church. Smith testified that he ha,
two wives and Is living children, -four
having died. He could not say how
many Of the seven living children OF
his plural wives were born since the
manifesto bur though four. He testl
fed that he was one of the signers OF
the application for amnesty. Asked
concerning his failure 20 practice the
agreement he thus made. he said:
Nobody can take from me my fam
lily. ! am responsible to them and tc
God alone. and II my countrymen
choose 10 punish me I shall have &c
buuti the consequences.
The testimony of Apostle Smith
with regard to his duties toward the
laws and his fanatics was similar tc
that given by President Joseph Smith
when he appeared before the commit
tee last spring. The witness said he
realized thai hfse Wh@ diSob@yno so.
laws were amCnaee o lhe cn~si-.
Asked IL he had ever concerned hin
self about the fact that an apostle OF
the church had taken fourth wife
six years after the manifesto, Smith
replied that he felt that every man
was amenable TO the laws; that tn,
courts have jurisdiction and that he
was not responsible for the acts of
his associates, moral or otherwise.
Senator Taylor told the witness the
answer did not appear candid. Smith
answered: IF we're a grand jurymaD
and satisfactory evidence were pre-.
sented me of facts you have stated,
would have indicted the defendant.
Further than this Smith said he
could not answer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
ALDERMAN BUTLER cENsuRED
BY HIS COLLEAGUES
Chicago Council Declares His Bribery
Charges Malicious Falsehoods.
Dy The Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Chicago, Dec. 17.-At special
meeting of the city council today a
resolution of censure against Alder
man Butler was adopted by vote OF
So to 5, as the elimination Of bribery
charges made by him in debate In the
council. ETs
The resolution declares Butler gull.
~ of deliberate and malicious false
statements attacking the integrity and
reputation of a colleague. In conclu
sion the resolution declares him an
unworthy member of the council. But.
ler's ofense was a statement reflect.
ing on an alderman who had voted for
the passage Of an act extending the
Northwestern Elevated railway.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
PRICE OF OLA
viii Rise Ten Cents in Few Months
According 20 Prediction.

Upper SanduslSy, Ohio, Dec. 17.-lt
Is predicted here that the price Of oil
win go up at least 10 cents during
the next few months. The shortage
in the Indiana field and slow develop
ments in this field are forces working
for this price. The recent organiza-
ton of an independent refining com.
pany to erect a $4,000 refinery in
this county, and-the fact that it will
pay five cents per barrel more than
the Standard, win also cause prices
90 soar. The new company Is organ
lied by Cleveland and Chicago CAPT
talistss. who have s2O.O00,0Oo back of
them. and who say they have a pro
cess by which crude oil can be refined
much cheaper than by thea present
methods. Work on the plant issnow
progressing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
KILLED HIS WIFE TO GET
HER LIFE INSURANCE
By lho Assoclated Pres.

By the Associated Press.
Towanda, Pa. Dec l7.-Charles
johnson was tonight found guilty of
murder in the first degree in his trial
on a charge of causing the death OF
his wife and Annie Benjamin, his
neice. Mrs. Johnson and the girl
were killed in their home Sept Is
last, and their bodies cremated in a
fire which destroyed the Johnson
dwelling after the murder Four
other members of the family are un.
der indictment as accessories. The
crime was committed, it is alleged.
for the purpose of obtaining the in.
surance on Mrs. Johnson's life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
BRITT EARNEST
IN HIS TRAINING
KNOWS He ISN'T GOING TO A
PARLoR ENTERTAINMENT
WHEN HE FIGHTS NELSON.

San Francisco, Dec. l6.-That "Jim
my" Britt does not think 1t will be {
parlor entertainment he Is to attent
next Tuesday night in Mechanics pa
9ilion with Battling Nelson is evi
dent.
There is an earnestness in his box
ing with Frank Rafael and in his
rough work with "Tlv" Kroling tc
show what he expects when he meets
he Dane. There Is not a moment de
voted TO fancy boxing; il is all slug
slug, slug.
Britt today went three rounds with
Rafael before the usual fargo gallery
including a number of ladies'. From
his tactics in training il is evident he
expects TO wear Nelson down with
his body blows. which have been 81
effective with other opponents.
This morning. jus. after daybreak
Battling Nelson. attired in an oiIskin
and covered with mud. returned to
his camp at Smiling Mitzner's tavern
after having hit the high places of
Marion county for twelve miles.
AS he neared camp he was singing
Out In de hail, and the rain and the
snow" As bis Undiscovered clothes
we're being removed the Dane ex-
claimed; This running In the mud is
dandy, Il reminds me Of the days
when fought around Chicago" Al
ter a brisk rundown, BAT" took his
gun and went into the foothills in
quest of quail.
An hours hard work was accom-.
plished in the gymnasium during The
afternoon. He weighed today 1921
pounds.
of all the little fighters in the ring,
none present a better example of the
simple life" than does Nelson. How
he came to go in the fighting game is
IN interesting little story in Itself.
One day while at work in a big ma
chine shop to which he had been sent
as an apprentice, fragment OF fly
ing steel struck .he boy in the head.
He lay for two days unconscious in
the Mercy hospital, and for weeks
was near unto death. His tough
composition, however. pulled him
through
While he was lying in the white cot
at the hospital the idea of becoming
4 pugiIist entered his mind Flying
fists in twenty-four foot ring were
not half as dangerous as bits of flying
metal in a machine shop to his mind
and when he recovered Battling Mel
son began the pugilis.ic career which
to date has been so brilliant.
His full name is Oscar Matthew
Battling Nelson, and the name by
which he is commonly known is that
Of his mothers brother. Battling. Mel
son was born in Copenhagen, Den
mark. twenty-five years ago, anil
came to America with his parents a
year later They went first to Osh.
kosh. Wis. and later 10 HegewIscn.
a suburb of Chicago, which has since
been made famous as the nome of
the Nelson's.
The entire family are of the thrifty
Scandinavian .ype-bonoss AID hard
workers. The father, Nels, is car.
penter; Albert, the oldest son. is a
machinist, working IN The Northwest
ern shops; Henry. two years O,der
than Battling, is blacksmith; John
twenty years old. is mouider. Chss
eighteen, is in high school; Ida. six.
teen, is learning dressma;ting aud Ar.
thur. fourteen. and Harry. ten, the
two youngest sons. are H. school
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
ON A STRIKE.
Are Singers in Choir and There viii
Be No Hosannas Christmas.

Pittsburg. Pa, edo. flowing to
the outbreak of trpuble in tbe choir OF
the Emory Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. A. Mink. pastor. there
has been no singing by the choir for
two Sundays. and it is probable that
there will be no Christmas music.
J. r. Lane is the musical director,
and as result of,the trouble be has
been unable as yet TO arrange for the
usual Christmas ehorals. -
The choir members are on a strike
and refuse to sing unless the order is
sued by the minister and his friends
that Professor Lane resign within &C
days, be rescinded.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
LACK OF NERVE
LOST THEIR LIVES
ENGINE BECAME UNMANAGE-
ABLE AND FIREMAN AND
BRAKEMAN JUMPED EN-
cINEER STAYED ON AND
CHOPPED 1T.

BY the Associated Press.
Chippewa Falls. wis. Dec 17--An
engine of the Wisconsin Central train
today became unmanageable and
George Rosine. fireman, and Walter
Mohr, brakeman, jumped from the
cab. Rosine was instantly killed and
Mohr fatally injured. Engineer DO.
quette remained at the throttle and
finally brought the engine to stand
still.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
rs SHOTS A MINUTE.
German ArtiIIery's New Gun is . Rap.
id Fire implement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Berlin. Dec. 17.-Major General
Balm, retired. writing of the new gun
with which the German artillery IL
being rearmed says II has a rate of
fire unsimed of % shots per minute
and wei aimed Of 16 shots per min
ute. so that the new batteries OF four
guns deliver an accurate fire OF g.
shots per minute against the present
sixgun batteries highest average in
adequately aimed, Of y shots per min
ute.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
DENNlsoN is FIGHTING
REouIslTIoN DECREE,
By the Associated Press.

Lincoln. Neb. Dec. 17.--C J. Smyth
" Omaha this evening made applIca
ton to Chief Justice Holcomb Of tho
Supreme court for writ of error
from the state Supreme to the federal
court in behalf of Thomas Dennison
who is fighting the decree of requisi-
ton granted the state Of Iowa on
charges of completely in the Pollock
diamond robbery The application
was not made a mater of record. but
was confirmed by the chief Justice
who took the matter under advise
ment
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
GUILTY OF MURDER EVEN
" HE WAS DRUNK
BY the Assoeiated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Uniontown. Pa. Dec. Thames W
Ezell. telegraph operator. charges
with the murder of Yardmaster Por.
ter Of Newell. was today found guilty
of murder In the first degree
Ezell's crime was the result Of in-
toxicatiOn. He reported for duty
while msnifestly unfit for service and
on being told by the yardmaster that
he could not 60 to work. attacked him
with a razor. inhicting wounds from
which death resulted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
TONS OF DYNAMITE.
'smusgled out Of london For the
Far East.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASsUCIAteu FfeSs.
London, Dec. 1.-THE Mail asserts
that thousands of tons of dynamite
and other explosives. shells and am
munition. all clearly contraband,
have been struggled from the Thames
the past few months on barges and
transferred to mysterious stealers at
a rendezvous south of the river, for
the far East, the authorities apparent
~ being powerless to prevent the
traffic. The Mail comments upon the
terrible dangers attending this traf-
fic saying that spark or collision
might cause catastrophe within a
stones throw of the houses Of parlia'
ment.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
FRISCO FANS OPINIONS.
Young corbett Says it May End in
Draw.

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Jimmy
Britt seems TO be most fancied by the
local sporting men w5ose opinions
on prize fights carry weight with
them. The following expressions are
given by men who ought to know:
Harry Foley, Eddie Hanlon's train
er-Britt is 200 fast for Nelson and
will beat him.
Jack Gleason. matchmaker Olympic
Club think. Britt is the better man
and viii earn the decision.
II l..-...-z.a LII Ii .-...-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
BOTH DOWN TO
132 LIB. MARK
BRITT REACH AGREED
WEIGHT - FORMER is FIT
AND STRONG.

BY the Associated Press
San Francisco, Dec. 17.--Both Bat
Ting Nelson and jimmy Britt have
practically reached the stipulated 1872
pound mark for their contest next
Tuesday night. To-Day Nelson is de.
clared to be fit and strong. Britt is
easily coming down to the required
notch, and is lessening his amount
of daily work. There is not enough
betting yet to fix any standard.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
MADAME SYVEToN ADMITS
HER HUSBAND SUiclDED.
By the Associated Press.

Paris, Dec. 17.-According TO dcpos,
itions made b. Madame Syveton be
fore the examining magistrate. il has
been definitely ascer.ained that Depu.
ty Syyeton committed suicide by in
haling gas and in order to avert a
scandal. Madame Syveton admitted
that she. with the help of the house.
keeper, so placed the body of her
husband as 20 make it appear that
his dea h was accidental and also that
she burned the deputy's private pa
pers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
YOUNG MOTHER.
Found Unconscious While Her Babe
BY Her Side Was Frozen to
Death

Fairmont, w. Va, Dec. 17.-Marga,
ret Robinson, Is years old, who four
lays ago became a mother, was found
unconscious today in a hut mile
from Tunnel. small place near here.
The babe at her side. in a rude COZ,
was frozen to death. On Monday
night the child was born and the ia
Their left for the woods to cut timber
for fuel, since which time he has not
been seen. Frozen bread and a small
piece of meat were found on the floor
near the bed.
The woman is no. expected to live.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
LAND sAkEsi
Cried the Virginia Preacher When
csvehs in the Act Of mooashinins.

Richmend. Va. Dec. 17.-Deputy
United States Marshal Il. L. lawson
reported today that he had arrested
Rev. N. d. RObinette, q Baptist min
lister. He win hold him for trial. The
Rev. Robinette. Il is said. sas making
on an average Of 100 gallons Of mooa-
shine a day Nhen Marshal Lawson
got next When he vas arrested in
the act Of shoyeiing more cnfn fnfn
the boiler he held ep IL bands ana
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
vARpAMAN's IRE NOT APPRAISED
Mississippi Governor Says He Does
Not Want 10 be Connected
With the President in
ANY Way

New Orleans. Dec. 17.-Although
Gov. James X. Vardaman of Mississip-
pi has not officially declined Presi-
dent Roosevelt's invitation 10 attend
the Inauguration. the governor has in
timsted to his friends at Jackson that
he will not attend. He refused to
discuss the situation today, saying he
does not wish to connect himself with
tha sreaf<3us,t 3. ans 4lar
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
ENRICHED HIS SWEETHEART.

Goshen. ind. Dec. 17-siiss Ger
t1lde Derby. Of New York a student
Of the Berlin Conservatory Of Music
was notified TO-DAY that Noel Griesen
wa OF Fort Worth. Texas. her sniior
had bequesthed her $4,000 IN a vii
Just probated Griesenwa died f0ul
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
WON BY A CLOSE SHAVE.
BY lhe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Greencastle. Ind. Dec. Ill "
Devors of Mitchell. S. D.. won he pri-
mary oratorical contest at Depauw
university tonight by enc point over
J. F. Neal of Alexander. Ind. Paul
Smith Of Iowa was awarded third hon
or. Devers win represent Depauw in
the interstate oratorieaI contest this
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
BISHOP PHELAN Ill.

Pittsburg. Dec. fright Rev
Richard Phelan. the venerable Ro.
man Catholic bishop OF Pittshurg. IS
dangerously i'll and it not expected 10
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
YOUNG LADY
FoULLY MURDERED.


By the Associated Press.
Huntington. W Va. Dec 1.-THE
body OF Miss Rosa White. aged rs.
was found near Crawley's creek to
day with the skull crushed and thruat
cut from ear to ear. She was the
daughter OF Hartman White, one Of
the most prominent farmers Of Logan
county. There is no clew to The mW-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-18
TEXTILE STRIKE
STILL UNSETTLED
Manufacturers and Operatives
As Far Apart as Ever
AGREEMENT DECLINED
ny THE MANUFACTURERS
WHICH WAS OFFERED BY
STRikERS--MAY GO TO
CIVIC FEDERATION,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Fall River. Mass. Dec. IA con,
ference lasting over four hours was
held in this city today between repre-.
sentatives of the cotton manufacture
ers and their striking operatives, but
no agreement was reached and the
settlement of the great strike, Inyolv.
ing 10000 mill hands appears as dis
tant as ever.
Strikers Offer Proposition.
30 proposition looking toward a
settlement was submitted by the man.
ufacturers The strike leaders sug.
gested an arrangement whereby the
operatives should go back to work at
a reduction of Ga per cent, or one
half the reduction voted last July by
the manufacturers and that the mill
hands should work at this reduction
at least three months. 1t was also
suggested that at the end of that
time another conference be held, with
a view to restoring the old rate of
wages.
May Go to Civic Federation.
The textile representatives then
expressed their willingness in case
AL other plants were rejected, to re.
Commend to other unions that the
matter be submitted to arbitration by
a committee OF the executive board OF
the National Civic Federation. this
decision to be final. The idea was dis.
cussed at some length, but no action
taken.
A special meeting of the textile
council will be held tomorrow when
the question Of submitting the dis
pute to arbitration will be discussed
II the general sentiment appears de-
cidedly in favor of the plan. 1t will
be submitted to the manufacturers in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
An important Meeting.

Announcement is made of a second
general convention of the Minnesota
Immigration society to convene in st.
Paul Thursday afternoon. January 18th
The state legislature will be in session
at this time and the purpose of the con-
vention primarily is to decide upon
what form of legislation will be sub
mitted to the legislature in the way of
furnishing state aid to stimulate and
promote immigration to Minnesota.
The Importance of this meeting viii
appeal to every man who has an interest
in the settlement and development of the
thousands of acres OF un0ccupied lands
living dormant ard unproductiye in our
state. The activity Of Manitoba and the
states to the west OF us in Offering in
ducements to settlers should arouse
Minnesotans to the Importance of call
ing upon the state legislature for aid.
and just how forcibly this can be i'm
pressed upon the attention of our law
makers will depend in a great measure
upon the interest taken by citizens and
organized bodies in making the attend
ance at the convention large in numbers
and representative in character.
This viii not be merely. "A delegate
convention. Everybody interested IS in
vited to attend, and it is hoped that
Blue Earth county viii be well repre-
sen.ed. Every village in the county
should be heard from, aud the Mankato
Board of Trade would be wise in naming
two or more of its members to attend.
Whatever tends to bring settlers to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
BECOMES A BANKER.
Public Examiner johnson to Head a
Big Financial institution.

The Clarke National bank, located on
the first floor of the Globe building, will
change hands on Jan. l, with Samuel
I. Johnson, present public examiner,
as its probable head.
The transfer has been brought about
through the negotiations of number
of local business men who, it is under
stood, are back of Mr.. Johnsin with a
considerable amount of capital.
1t is likely that Mr. Johnson will be
president of the reorganized institution,
and will have general management of
the banking business.
Stanley Bezoir, who has been assist
ant public examiner, will assume po-
sition with the Security bank of Min
neapolis after the first of the year.
The Clarke National bank was estab-
lished in 1902 with A. d. Clarke as
president, +. L. Williams vice president
and s. p. Barr cashier. It's capital
stock is 100000 and it's deposits ST.
O,OOO.-Minneapolis Tribune.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23

Railroad Accidents Were Numerous
- During Year --Number Injured.
From TUESDAYS Daily

Railroad Accidents Were Numerous
60 During Year --Number Injured.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The annual report of the interstate
commerce commission just made public
shows that the past fiscal year has been
unusually prolific in fatal railroad acct
dents.
In 1904 1926 employees we're injured,
1927 killed, compared to 1911 injured
and 2,5l6 killed in 1902.
The figures of 1903 are intermediate
between the other years.
In the present year S,O77 passengers
were injured and APO were killed; in
1902 6,089 were injured and 303 killed;
in 1903 6,973 were injured and 32I kill
ed. This is an increase in deaths of
1904 over 1908 of 641s per cent.
Ten unusually disastrous accidents
are commented upon. The number of
eight of which were collisions, was about
% per cent of the total number of kill
ed in all the train accidents of the year.
Among the causes given for the in
crease are laxity of discipline, long
hours of labor, the employment of mex
perienced men, and overtaxing facilities
for handling business. The commission
urges the adoption of the block system
uniformly.
The commission discovers. the follow
ing evils in the freight traffic.
Concessions are made to par
ticular shippers in refrigeration charges
which amount to the payment of a
rebate
Second-A practical monopoly has
been created in the use of private cars
for the movement of certain commodi-
ties. This increased the cost of trans
portation to the public. si
Third-When the owner of car
is also a dealer in a commodity trans
portated it gives him an important
advantage over his competitors.
Fourth-When the owner of car is
also dealer in commodity shipped
an excessive rental for it may account
for the preference in freight rate as
against the shipper who does not own a
car
A terminal railroad owned or controll-
ed by shippers is believed by the com
of giving preference to favored persons
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-23
SENDING CHRISTMAS CHEER
Eiks Prepare the Packages that Will
Bring Joy to Many Families.

Bring Joy to Many Families.
Members of the Elks lodge composing
the committee on Christmas relief be-
gan today the work of packing the az
tieles 30 be given to the poor of the
city This work is done at Mayor Tay-
loi's store and will be concluded tonor
row night. The packages will be de-
liVered Saturday.
The articles which the Elks will give
this year will be clothing of all kinds,
provisions, such as potatoes, -four, ETC.,
nuts, candy and fruit. The needs of the
various families on the list have been
canvassed, and so far as possible these
will be supplied. These Christmas gifts
will bring happiness to scores of homes
that have felt the pinch of poverty. The
committees have found it hard to dis
tinguish between the deserving and the
undeserving. Liquor has been the bane
of many families. Where the head of
the family has spent his surplus money
for drink throughout the summer and
fall it has sometimes caused distress
to the members of his family, now that
winter is on. In other cases good judg-
ment has not been exercised in expend-
ing the family earnings, and when work
is scarce there is nothing to fall back
upon. So many people are improvident
that they keep themselves poor, no mat
ter how kindly fortune shines upon
them. If they have dollar ahead the
coin burns in their hands until it is
spent. All of this and more the COM
mtec has found out. There are others
that are deserving and too proud to
make their wants known. 1t is this
class that the committee would like to
ret on the list, but some will no doubt
escape attention owing to their sensi-
tiveuess. They would rather suffer in
secret than to put it in the power or
anybody to say that they were the OBJ
.iect of charity.