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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-09
TRIES TO CLEAR HER HUSBAND.
Young Mrs. Woods Makes Fruitless
Trip to Scene of Murder.

To save her husband from the gallows,
Tor her own sake and that of her two
helpless little ones, Mrs. George III.
Woods, wife of the man held for the
murder of George Williams, of Watch
ung, N. j., spent an entire day despe-
rately striving to obtain some clew that
would solve the great Jersey murder
mystery and exonerate her husband
In sleigh, over the desolate, wind
swept country roads, she followed the
whole course of the fatal sleighride
which ended in Williams death
The delicate, weak little woman per
sisted in continuing on to the Pollock
farmhouse, far up in the Jersey hills,
where the grandmother of her hus-
band lives.
FINDS VALUABLE EVIDENCE.
Her days work left her almost ex-
hausted, but she found much valuable
information, which she later laid before
lawyer George w. Bird, in Plainfeld.
Then she returned to her sisters home
in New York, where her children are
being cared for.
Inc detectives who are at work on the
case are piling up mass of evidence
against Woods which Mrs. Woods will
have work to overcome. They take
much interest in the story of George
Cruise, the twelve-year- boy who
worked for farmer John Miller and who
SAW Woods and Williams drive by the
field where he was standing two
minutes before he heard the shot that
ended Williams life. He was 200 yards
away when the shot was fred.
HEARD THEM QUARREL.
Cruise says he saw Williams and
Woods pass him in the sleigh and that
they seemed to be having hot argu-
ment. They seemed to be angry, and
as they drove past the point where he
stood he heard Williams say to Woods
THAT isn't right. You can't do
that"
Cruise did not hear what it was Woods
could not do, but he said it was some-
thing Williams seemed anxious about.
The sleigh passed along the road out
Of his sight behind the trees and then
came the shot. He heard Williams cry
once and then ran to the farmhouse and
told his employer about it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-09
FIERCE CAMPAIGN begun
Attack and Counter Attack,
with Terrific Cannonading
REVIVAL OF PEACE TALK
General kuropatkin Reports that Both
Armies are Hastily Strengthening
their Positions-Hero of Metre Hill
Dead-Tachimfs Loss in the Des-
peratc Battle of Heikoutai.

St Petersburg.-Gener Kuropatltin
IN report to Emperor Nicholas says:
mo fighting was reported on Feb 4.
{ present activity is confined to opera
ons by our volunteers, who harass the
'emy. There is artillery firing on both
les and hasty strengthening of posi-.
.ons by both the Russians and the jap
sGe."
General kuropatkin reported the re-
pulse of the Japanese advance guard on
the left flank toward Saosyr and Chan
San, with slight losses, the japanese
leaving 80 dead on the field.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-09

Paris.-Captain Clado, of the Russian
navy, regarding the North Sea incident,
testified before the commission investi.
eating the affair:
81 first saw strange craft through
my night glass, and then the search
lights convinced us that it was torpedo
Boat. At the same time the signal off,
Ger reported another boat which almost
sollided with us. We maneuvred to
avoid collision and escape torpedo
which might be discharged. The search
Lights then disclosed a torpedo boat i'm
nediately in front of the flagship, about
Afteen cable lengths away. We saw
this one much better than the other, as
the searchlights lighted it up. The tor
pedo boats gradually drew off. At first
we could distinguish only their bows,
but we afterwards saw them complete.
". The first boat disappeared after
three or four minutes. The second was
visible much longer"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-09

st. Petersburg. rg.-Grand Duke Vladi-
t!r, in an interview, said ." With this
uhappy war upon our shoulders we are
-assing through crisis. / will not
attempt to conceal it; it cannot be con-
eeaied; but with the help of God we
will emerge from it as we have emerged
From other troubles in the past. In the
interior there are many elements of dis
cord, but the situation is not so bad as
u is painted. The disorders at Warsaw,
kieh and elsewhere are largely indus
trial, produced by trade depression and
consequent lack Of employment ON ac-
count of the war. They are not revo.
lntionary at the base.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-02-09

Washington. Mortimer Durand,
the British Ambassador, was at the
White House Sunday night and was in
conference with President Roosevelt for
almost an hour. With him also was Mr..
Spring Rice, formerly attached to the
British Embassy at Washington, but
hrst secretary of the British Embassy at
Ut. Petersburg. Mr.. Spring Rice is a
personal friend of the President, whom
he has known for some time.
The presence of the British Ambassa-
dor at the White House on Sunday
quite all unusual thing for HMM COM
Iany with Mr.. Spring Rice, who is in
The United States on brief vacation
amd fresh from st. Petersburg, gave rise
o the surmise that the cessation Of the
'ar between Russia and Japan might be
der consideration.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
SPORTING NOTES.

G. E. Larned, beat the worlds
professional and amateur, walking
records for eight miles at Stamford
bridge Saturday, doing the distance in
5S minutes IS 2-5 seconds In one
hour Larned walked eight miles $50
yards, also breaking the worlds re-
cord for the time.
The sporting fraternity is much
disappointed over the manner in
which the fight between Kid Scaler
and Martin Denny was pulled off
at Walla Walla. Scaler won in the
second round.
The first practice game for the Uni
versity of Washington was played Sat
urday against the Seattle high school,
in which the university scored II to
the high schools 0.
W. A. Garthie of Prosser was match
ed three weeks ago for $500 a side
to wrestle an unknown man not to
weigh over 10 pounds and to be a
resident of Washington. Until the
men got on the mat Garthie's opponent
was supposed to be Joe Carroll of
Bellingham, but at the last minute
1t proved to be Ed. Corners of Edison.
He won the match, which was three
falls in five, Garthie getting two.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Seats for All.

That manager Weaver of the Spo-
kane Theatre made no mistake in
booking Ben Hur" for a return en-
gagement is evidenced by the large
advance sale that the production has
enjoyed during the past few days.
When Ben Hur" was last seen in
5pokane two years ago all records
for receipts and attendance in the
northwest were broken and many
intending patrons were disappointed
This year the play comes to the city
for an engagement of a week and ii is
expected that all who wish TO see it
will be accommodated. Manager
Weaver has made special arrange
ments with the management of Ben
HUI" whereby the out of town patrons
will receive unusual attention, all mail
and postal orders will be filled in or
der of receipt. During the previous en-
gagement of Ben Hur" in Spokane
the out of town patronage amounted to
over 1000 people and it is expected
that at least 5000 people from the sur
rounding country will witness it dur
ing its present engagement.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
DOWIE PARALYZED.
John Alexander Gets Ready to Leave
His Home on Earth.

Chicago, Oct. John Alexander
Dowie, stricken with paralysis and so
greatly in peril that he himself admits
he may never return to Illinois. is
on his way to New Zion, in Mexico.
The leader suffered a paralytic stroke
last Sunday, but so closely was the
secret guarded that not until Leaves
OF Healing came from the presses
today did the outside world know of
the fact. DR.. Dowie has named his
successor as chief of the Zion hosts.
but his name is not revealed.
Leaves of Healing contain three
messages from Dowie to his followers.
The first is dated Wednesday. Sen.
TENDER 27, and contains the reyela.
ton of his illness:
Il have been very near to death
and l think that comparatively few
go so near and come out of the valley
Now, 1 beseech you, be faithful
be faithful; be faithful. Let there he
no single coward in our ranks. Zion
goes forward. 1t does not depend upor
one mans life"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Thief Is CAUGHT
STOLEN SECURITIES FROM new
YORK BANK ARE RECOVERED.
Young Man Made a Full Confession
of Having Stolen 100000 in Securi-
Arrested While Going to Church.
Thought He Could Not Be Detected.

New York, Oct. 3.-Locked I'D in
police headquarters, with his full con-
fession in the possession of Captain
John McCauley, is the young man who
by means of a forged check recently
obtained from the National City bank,
securities valued at $359,OSO. He was
arrested just as he stepped from his
home and was on his way to church.
Four hours later he broke down, and
in a flood of tears told the complete
story of his crime.
Captain McCauley of the detective
bureau has in his possession all of
the stolen securities.
In order that the full ends of Justice
may not be defeated and because of
the fact that the father and mother of
the young man have not been inform
ed of his crime or of his arrest, his
name is withheld. He has not been
connected with the National City
bank, which was robbed, nor with
Pearl & Co., the firm of bankers which
had hypothecated with the bank the
securities that were purloined.
He has for several years been the
transfer clerk in one OF the best
known brokerage firms in Wall street.
He is "a years of age, and has been
regarded by his employers and by his
friends as a model of propriety and
honesty. His position was one of re-
sponsibility and trust. His engage
ment to a young woman, well known
in society in this city. was recently
announced, and he was soon to have
been married.
According to the confession he
signed the crime was all his own from
its inception to it's execution. He had
made arrangements to dispose of the
stocks and bonds which he had stolen,
but at the time of his arrest not one
of them had been hypothecated by
| him.
After he had completed and signed
his confession he said that until the
moment of his arrest he could not be-
lieve that he could be detected.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
FOR ARMY CANTEEN.
Congressman Fear Problem This
Session.

The fight over the army canteen
promises to come to the front again
when congress meets. 1t was abolish
ed at all the posts and the homes of
the old soldiers several years ago. The
temperance societies and the church
influence were responsible for the &C
ton taken by congress. Nine out of
10 commanders of the posts testified
that it would be better to maintain the
canteen, in which the soldiers could
get beer and light wines, but the OPP
position seemed to think it was not
the right sort of business for Uncle
Sam to be engaged in. Most of the
saloon keepers agreed with the re-
ligious and antiwhisky people. The
officers predicted that drunkenness
would greatly increase after the aboli-
ton of the canteen, and all the infor-
nation now being received at the war
department goes to show that they
were right.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
MINING NOTES.

The interesting scientific TACT ina.
nothing which falls into the ueepes'
sbaft of the Calumet & Hecla NINE tne
deenest in the world, ever reaches the
bottom has been demonstrated at INC
Red Jacket shaft. Every article No
matter what shape or size 1t may De-
is invariably found clinging 10 tne
east side of the shaft.
M. E. Matthias and ]. B. McFadden'
working night shift in the Saginaw
mine. near Deadwood. were found dead
in the tunnel. They had been killed
by a premature blast.
Suits in which more than lOO lar-
mers are involved were begun recently
against the shelters Of the AmalSa-
mated Copper company at Anaconda
for damages aggregating about ST.
100000 for alleged destruction OF crops
and live stock in the Deer Lodge
valley as the result of the smelter
smoke from the Washoe and Ana
conda plants.
Lake Pend dOreille mining region
is experiencing greater activity than 1t
has known for some time on account
of the erection of the Panhandle
smelter near Standpoint, Idaho.
Ellis & Ludwig near Greenhorn,
Idaho, who have lease and bond on
the Don Juan mine, are running i've
stamps on ore from the old workings,
above the tunnel level, and are getting
good results. AS soon as plate can
be secured for the other battery they
will run 10 stamps.
Two shifts of miners have been
placed at work on the Sunrise group
of nine claims, yocated on the north
side of Sunset peak, near Wallace, Ida,
Last week the CRANKY smelter treat
ed more ore than ever before in its
history.
Stockholders of the Mckinley mine
situated on the Salmon river near
Lucille Idaho, have received reports
of the first run made by the one stamp
mill that was recently installed on
the property AS a trial run 500 tons
of ore was put through the mill
This gave returns Of $63 in free gold
to the ton, while the tailings assayed
SAP. The ore was taken from the 40C
foot level.
Ben Schultz of Nez Perez and his
associates of Uniontown, Wash, who
recently purchased the North Star
mine in Buffalo Hump, have started
development work and are said to have
a good showing.
The American Smelling & Rein
ing company has purchased a site al
Chihuahua, Mexico, for the erection
of the biggest smelter in that country
work to start at once.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07

Dallas, Texas, Oct. "a passenger
whose name is supposed to be Michael
Shields, either of Bakersfield, Cal, or
Portland, Ore, committed suicide on
a Texas & Pacific train between here
and Fort Worth. Shields had locked
himself in the toilet room and when
the train reached Fort Worth the door
was broken open and it was found
that he had cut his throat. He was
about so years of age.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
FIRE, BULLET AND ROPE.
FrishtfuI Tragedy in Unhappy Illinois
FAMILY

Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. Mrs. Clar-
ence Markham of Cambridge, near
here, in a fit of temporary insanity,
killed her two children with an ak,
then placing their bodies in bed, sat
urated it with coal oil and set fire to
it. She then hacked her throat with
a knife and threw herself on the
burning bed.
Neighbors rescued her, but she was
so badly burned that she died soon
after she had made a confession. The
eldest child was 9 years of age, the
youngest a baby in arms.
A few hours later Clarence E. Mark,
ham, husband and father of the vic.
tins of the tragedy, committed suicide
by shooting himself after tying a rope
around his neck so that it would choke
him to death in case the bullet failed
of it's purpose.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Most Powerful AfIoat.

Barrow-in-Furness, England. - The
duchess of Devonshire recently launch
ed the armored cruiser Natal. which
Colonel Vickers, who presided at a
luncheon subsequent to the launching,
described as the most powerful armor-
ed cruiser in the world.
The displacement of the Natal is
1850 tons, her speed will be 22.3S
knots, and she will carry four rs inch,
two IL Founders, % three Founders
and two machine guns.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Good Year for Wage Farmers.

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 3.-In its last
quarterly bulletin, published recently.
the state department of labor calls at.
tentlon to a marked Improvement in
trade which began in the middle of
lso4 and has continued almost unin.
terruptedly. The department saws
that now there are relatively fewer
idle wage earners in New York than
there were even in 1902, the most
prosperous year of the decade
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Steamer is Sunk by a Mine.

Cheefoo, Oct.-The coasting steam
er Hsiesho, plying between Shanghai
and Tientsin, struck and was totally
destroyed by a mine 80 miles south
west of the Shantung promontory re-
Gently. Fifteen persons on board the
vessel were drowned, including among
them Engineers Mauchan and Muir.
The foreign passengers and a portion
OF the crew of the Hsiesho were res
cued by two passing steamers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
"BEN HUR" THIS WEEK..

The ben Hur" train consisting of
IA cars arrived at Spokane Sunday
evening. The advance sale of seats
for the play exceeds the famous sale
of two years ago Out of town orders
will now be filled as soon as re-
ceived when accompanied by a remit
lance and the residents of Washing
ton and Idaho will receive exactly
the same attention as the residents
of Spokane.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
browns Self and Babe.

Leicester. Mass, Oct. 3.-Mrs Maru
~ mare 40 years of age, Of Cherry
Vaiiey' walked into pond in the rear
OF her home with her IL months old
Daoy In her arms. Both were drown
eu' NO cause is ascribed for the
tragedy.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
American.

In the fastest game of football ever
witnessed in the west the all Chicago
team defeated the British eleven by
the score of two to one. This is the
first time the English team has been
beaten by an American team during
their visit
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07

Scranton, Pa, Oct. By invita-
ton President John Mitchell of the
United Mineworkers on Tuesday call
ed on President Roosevelt.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Fire at Pittsburq.

Pittsburg, Oct. 3.-Fire has dam
aged the Mackintosh-Hemphi COM
pany, or Fort Pitt foundry, as it is
better known, to the extent of about
100000. The valuable patterns de-
stroyed represented the accumulation
of 80 years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Fire at Hiroshima. Japan.

Toxic, Oct. "a fire which broke
out in an army storehouse at Hiroshi-
ma destroyed 20 temporary buildings
together with their contents, consist
ing principally of provisions and cloth
ing. The cause of the fire is being
investigated.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
More Wages for Carpenters.

Boston. Oct. 3.-Monday 5000 car
penters in Boston and vicinity had
their wages advanced % cents per
day. The change becomes operative
under decision of Judge Wentworth
OF the municipal court as arbitrator,
given about a month ago.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
TRAINS in COLLISION
CARS HURLED down EMBANk-
MENT AT ST. PAUL, MINI.
500 Line Passenger Train Colides
With Great Western Stock Train
One Passenger Killed and Five Seri-
ously lnjured-Defect in Air Brakes
the Cause-Wreck Caught Fire.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. "A 500 line
passenger train from the east, leaving
the Union passenger station, collided
with a Chicago, Great Western fast
stock train at the North street viaduct
The force of the collision sent five of
the passenger cars down % foot en-
bankment. One passenger is dead and
five were seriously injured, while a
score of more were slightly bruised.
That no more were killed or injured is
due to the fact that the train was
nearly empty, having discharged the
greater number of its passengers at
the Union station here.
Dead and Injured.
The dead:
Mrs. Clara M. Croft, Minneapolis.
The seriously injured:
Mrs. Dutch, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Thompson.
H. S. Moore, Montreal, Canada.
Mrs. Wilkinson, Minneapolis.
Mr.. Martin, Minneapolis.
The slightly injured:
Hall Wilkinson, Minneapolis; Mr..
Wilkinson, Minneapolis, father of Hall
Wilkinson; Frank Martin, Brooklyn,
N. Y. Cyrus Berglund, New York city;
c. ]. keenan,, New York city; Miss
Grughlin, New York w. E. Haskell
and wife, Boston; William M. Hall,
Minneapolis.
1t is feared that two or three of the
seriously injured may die. Mr.. Mar
tin, who has fractured skull, is in a
critical condition.
| Twenty were treated at the Union
depot by surgeons, and nearly all of
them were able to go home or continue
their journey to Minneapolis.
w. E. Haskell, who is among those
slightly injured, formerly owned the
Minneapolis Times, but is now con-
nected with a Boston newspaper.
Air Brakes Fail to Work.
The direct cause of the accident was
the failure of the air brakes on the
stock train to work. The 500 line pas
senger train had just left the depot
| for Minneapolis and was crossing the
Chicago-Great Western tracks, about
four blocks east of the station. The
track at this point runs along high
embankment. The fast Great Western
stock train, coming along at a pretty
good speed, struck the passenger
train in the middle. The Pullman
coaches were hurled over the embank
ment, landing upside down in 6
wrecked heap, 25 feet below. The
wreckage caught fire, but it was ex
tinguished promptly. A squad of police
and all the hospital ambulances, along
with large corps of surgeons, were
on the spot in a short time and the in
jured were quickly taken from the
wreck TO this city.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Grand Trunk Pacific Buvs p.;Is

Montreal.-It is officially announced
that the Grand Trunk Pacific has oi,,
en- an order for s4,OOO,OOO worth Of
steel rails to the Dominion Iron e.
steel company of Sydney. c. B. The
contract calls for the delivery Of the
rails within five years.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Band Stand Collapsed.

Lawrence. Mass, Oct Three
members of the Banda Roma of Bos-
ton were seriously hurt while nearly
every other member of the band was
cut and bruised by the collapse of a
band stand here tonight.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Tartars FIGHT Armeni.ns

Erivan. Transcaucasia, Oct. 9.-Eir.
ing between Tartars and Armenian
took place Sunday afternoon :. sr r,,a
I'll 'ne governor generals quarters
and few persons were killed
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Twenty Drown in Finnish Sound.

Helsingfors, Finland, Oct. 3.-The
Swedish steamer Njord and the Rob-
ert collided near Hveen island in the
sound. The Robert sank. Twenty
persons were drowned.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07
Celebrated Pedestrian Dead.

Cincinnati. o., Oct. 3.-William
Gale, the celebrated Cardiff pedestrian
is dead, aged IA.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07

Dlsapproyal of a play in Japan 10
expressed by members of tbe ard,
ence turning their backs to the stage
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07

1t would be hard If we had nothing
at the heavenly feast but the things
we have given at donation parties.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-10-07

Matilda Serao, wife of Naples edi-
tor, is one of the most popular Italian
novelists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-02-18
NORWICH MEN HAD BANQUET.
Forty Alumni Of the NOrthfeld Univer-
sity Gathered About Board.

Montpelier, Feb. 1s.--About 40 mem-
bers Of the Vermont Association Of
Alumni and Past Cadets of Norwich
University held their second annual
meeting and banquet last evening at
the Pavilion Hotel.
President G. II. Spooner Of the uni.
yersity was the guest of honor and
Capt. Fred b. Thomas of this city acted
as toastmaster. The toasts and re-
sponses were as follows: Norwich
University" President Spooner; Organ
lied Alumni" Robert Ford Of st. Al
bans, class Of '92; Vermont and Her
Military College, E. w. Gibson Of Brat
tlcboro, class Of "a; "The Army" Ma
ior II. w. Hovey; "The Corps of Ca
dets," III. r. Deal of the graduating
class Of this year.
At the business meeting which pre-
ceded the banquet, the following officers
were elected for the year ensuing
President, f. B. Thomas of Montpelier
vice presidents, John j. Dewey OF Que
chez, II. v. Dunham OF Bellows Falls
G. S. Carleton Of Northfeld; secretary
and treasurer, X. r. B. Flint of Mont
pelier. Fred b. Thomas OF Montpelier
chairman Of the committee appointet
ono year ago to prepare a constitution
and bylaws, reported the same, which
was taken up article by article onf
finally adopted as it came from th'
committee.