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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

nothing whatever to do with the lanC
steals, and which was perfectly proper
for the clerks to give. This information
would require little research on the
part of the clerk, and when il was fin.
ished the inquirer professed himself tC
be deeply grateful and on leaving would
press $40 bill into the hands of the
clerk, and if he raised any protests
would say: "Oh, give it to your wife"
Here was a temptation easy 10 yield
to- for it seemed so innocent and harm
less, as he had only furnished informa-
ton which was legitimate and the in
quirer had merely given an expression
of gratitude for services rendered. But
that was but the first step. In few DAYS
the conspirator would call again and
want still other information which did
not have to do with the land cases. The
clerk. eager TO oblige, supplied the in
formation. and $50 offered by the CRATE
full inquirer was more readily accepted
than the $40 had been. Now the clerk
was fixed, and when the conspirator
came out boldly and sought information
in regard TO land cases, and the clerk
would protest that he could not give it.
he was coolly informed that he must do
rs he was bid. for he had accepted two
or three brides from him already. and If
it became known he would lose his place
and perhaps go to the penitentiary. The
clerk, realizing his position. would
yield, and in short time would be deep
in the meshes of the great conspiracy.
After Big Game.
But the big game had not been winged
as yet, and it was really the big fellows
which the department was anxious TO
get. But step by step the trail was lead
ing up higher and higher, and desperate
as were the efforts to end the investiga-
ton, powerful as were the influences ex-
erted to discredit the work and place
Secretary Hitchcock in false light strong
as were the counter charges brought
against the secretary of the interior to
have him removed, not for an instant
did he hesitate or pause in his purpose
to run TO the ground every one in any
way connected with the land frauds.
whether United States senator or poor
81 200 clerk, the tool of the real con-
spirators.
The first hint from Arizona had led to
unearthiDg big frauds in California. and
now the trail led into Oregon, where the
confession of Frank II. Walgamott
brought about the conviction of pretty
bunch of prominent people, among them
S. A. ID. Puter, who is alleged TO have
had dealings with Senator Mitchell in
the land frauds. From this beginning
all the timber land pfSsec tions in the
state OF Oregon started. IL is charged
that a Portland man and a millionaire
lumber dealer of Minnesota had ac-
quired more than 100000 acres in Ore
gon. With the conviction of Puter.
Mckinley and others. Burns did not rest.
but proceeded to worm from them in
formation which resulted in the charges
of the bribing Of United States Senator
Mitchell, of Portland.
The plot thickened and as II did so
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lance OF detectives, and Burns told
Harlan and Walk TO keep the appoint
ment and TO take any money which
was offered them. The trap was sprung
and Burns. IL is said, has 500 which
was given to Walk and 5000 given to
Harlan, marked and held for future
reference.
An Important Arrest.
Benson was Immediately arrested
and taken before the United States
commissioner. He gave bonds for
5000, but defaulted and skipped TO
New York, where he was again ar
rested and where he has been lighting
the removal proceedings ever since.
The case has at last reached the United
States Gupreme court, from WHICH a
decision, is expected soon.
How Clerks Were Bribed.
And now just a word here as to the
skillful way in which the clerks in the
general land Office at Washington and
the special agencies in the western
states were approached and finally COM
pletely brought under the control of the
unprincipled land sharks. One Of the
conspirators would call upon them AMI
ask for ordinary information that had
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They Are Far More Gigantic Than Peo-
pie Generally Imagine.
SOME CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK DONE
BY w. j. BURNS.
He Has Entrapped Culprits Both High and Low by His
Carefully Laid Plans-How the Schemes of the
Land Grabbers Worked-Some
Startling Evidence.


Washington.-The story OF the big
land frauds of the west when all told
is one of the most startling and inter
esting of modern annals.
Ii is a gigantic conspiracy, detec-
tive story and tremendous legal bat
tie all in one.
The conspiracy reaches back through
the years, involves hundreds OF thous-
ands of acres of the finest public lands
in Arizona, California, Oregon and 9th
er states, and includes among its long
chain of conspirators, men prominent
in state and nation, government Off
Gals and employees and wealthy cor
porations, including at least one rail
road.
The detective story equals any of the
Sherlock Holmes variety in the Keen
ness and nicely with which the faint
est clews have been followed up, mys-
teries unraveled and the guilty, high
and low, at last cornered, in spite OF
unlimited power and influence and
loads of money used TO block investi-
cation and checkmate the detectives.
The tremendous legal battle begun
some time ago when sufficient evidence
was secured to start court proceedings
and which is still raging, Is a conflict
of giants. The government has en-
ployed the finest legal talent to be had
TO prosecute the cases and the men
on trial. and to be tried, are sparing
no efforts or money in trying TO escape
conviction. 1t is fight every inch of
the way, with several points scored by
the government thus far
And all this is included in the COM
plete story of the land frauds-a story
OF fascinating interest because of its
startling revelations.
1t is a story one wants to read.
From the time some three years ago
when Secretary Hitchcock, of the in
terror department, first received the
hint that gigantic land steals were go
ing on and started the machinery Of
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land grabbers of the west. First, we
have the conspirators, bold, rapacious,
unprincipled, Unsuitable. Next were
the vast tracts of valuable government
land as a stake for which these con-
spirators were ready to play, and judg-
ing from the hundreds of thousands OF
acres of land fraudulently obtained up
to the time the Investigations were be-
gun the stake was an elastic one, which
ultimately was TO include millions. And
because the conspirators were bold and
the prize to be won almost limitless in
extent and value, they devised sys-
tenn by which to operate. But more
of this later.
Startling Summary.
To summarize our story before at
tempting to develops it in its startling
details, let us consider that its rami-
dcations lead us through three states,
with still others to hear from. I'M
mense tracts of timber land, aggregat-
ing 100000 or more acres in extent,
are involved. In Oregon, one firm alone
acquired 100000 acres of the finest OF
the public domain by the use of the
fraudulent system. And in California
applications were made for 10000
acres of school lands, indicating that
the only limit to the fraudulent entries
was to be the outermost boundaries of
the land itself 1t is estimated that the
land grabbed is easi1y.worth $4,000, 600
to $25,0O0,OOO.
Sixteen of the principals involved in
these land frauds have been indicted
and ten or II implicated in greater
or less degree. Ten men in the employ
of the land ONCE have been discharged
for completely in the frauds and sew
eral convictions have already been Sc
cured.
Among the indicted are one United
States senator one congressman, two
state senators, an eX-district attorney,
an ex-assistant district attorney, the
former head of the general land Office,
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the barriers raised TO investigation be-
came more determined and effectual
But as Secretary Hitchcock and Attor-
ney General Knox came TO appreciate
the extent of the land frauds, they de-
cided to have more legal aid, and Fran
els j. Heney. one of the ablest criminal
lawyers of the Pacific coast. was secured
TO look after the Oregon end of the
cases. And here is where Senator
Mitchell and others of the big fry come
in. and right here is one of the most
interesting and startling portions of the
lands fraud story When the grand
jury had been summoned and a vigor-
Gus investigation begun, Attorney
Heney tried TO induce Senator Mitchell
TO go to Oregon from Washington as a
witness, but this he at first refused TO
do. But when he was informed that
matters were becoming serious for him
and Hermann, they both started for the
west
Startling Developments.
But if the grand jury could not get
hold of Senator Mitchell as a witness,
it could and did secure his law partner,
Judge A. II. Tanner and the develop
ments resulting from his testimony,
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Mr.. Pugh, as attorney for the interior
derartme-t in speaking of the govern
ment's position in the case. says:
There is no doubt that great conspir-
acy can be shown in these cases and that
the exchange Of these lands with fictitious
titles for lands with perfect titles would be
gross fraud upon the government This
was one Of the most ingeniously planned
Nnd deeply laid conspiraces to defraud the
United States that the government has had
10 deal with. While the school lands used
as basis for the selections under the act
OF June 4, 1897, are located within the states
of California and oregon, the public lands
selected In exchange for such school lands
are scattered throughout the various public
land states and territories. The very hest
OF the undisposed OF lands were selected
in exchange. In the timbered sections the
most valued timbcred lands were taken.
In the arid regions. land containing
springs. or on which sources Of water sup
ply were found were taken. II the fraudu-
lent actions had not been arrested there
would have been obtained in this manner
patents from the government to hundreds
OF thousands Of acres Of the very best pub
lic lands"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
ToRR,o WAVE IS BROKEN.
Welcome Showers Follow Awful Heat
-seventy-Five Die in Day
in Gotham.

Washington. July l8.-The maximum
temperatures Monday were as follows:
Philadelphia, 90; Chicago, "a; Cincin-
natl, "a; New York, "a; Washington,
SO; st. Louis, 80; Pittsburg, 90; Bos-
ton, 80.
New York, July 19.-An area of OPP
pressive heat, that brings to mind with
unpleasant vividness the record break
ing summer of 1901, has settled down
over the Eastern and New England
states, already numbering hundreds
among it's victims and causing indie
scribable suffering to thousands in this
and other cities. From all points came
the story of the hottest day of the
summer, attended with frequent pros
trations and not few deaths.
Following are the maximum temper
atures officially recorded in the larger
cities, with the known cases of pros
tration and death:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
"High Prostra-
films Too
AWFUL DISASTER.
Roof Of Chapel in Italy Falls, Killing
10 Women and so Children
Many Injured.
sStreet level.

Ferm0, Italy, July 1.-THE roof of the
chapel of the women's hospital fell
in Sunday morning during the celebra-
ton of mass, killing 16 women and so
children, and injuring 16 women and a
large number of children. The injured
have been taken from the ruins.
Stones fell at first from the cupola.
crushing the sisters who were near the
high altar. The right wall Immediately
afterwards fell before escape could be
effected. Soldiers and citizens. under
the direction of the project and the may
or. undertook the work of rescue, but
IL girls only escaped unframed. The
town is plunged in mourning as the VIC
tins of the disaster belong to the best
families of the district.
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when he arrived and gradually failed.
The seriousness of his condition was
kept from the public at the request of
his wife.
Gen. Blackmar was born July Is,
1841, at Bristol, Pa. He enlisted in the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, and
subsequently joined the First West Vir-
ginfa. He served with distinction
throughout the war and at Five Forks
was promoted on the field by Gen. Gus
ter to the rank of captain. Throughout
three administrations, those of Cows
Long, Talbot and Rice, he was Judge
advocate general of Massachusetts,. At
the last national encampment of the
G. A. r. he was elected commander-in-
chief.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
sP1usrER1A1 sAp1ENcY.

The man who knows most OF women
in general knows little of women in par
ticular.
A man may have all the wisdom of
ages and it's sages and yet be lacking
in understanding.
No man is as good as a good woman
thinks him. No woman is as bad as q
bad man thinks her.
In his desire to be fair to one woman
man should not forego the amenities
of civilization with another who has
never injured him.
A man should provide good mother
for his children If he wishes to elevate
the race and himself. Blood tells, but
most in the mother line.
A woman may garner up wisdom till
she has basketful, and then put her
foot in it and tip it over; but the wis
dom is there just the same.
The happy marriage is an anomaly.
many seek, but few find. Philosophy
and forbearance are twin comforters.
and often the first fruits of marriage.
Only exceptionally weak and excep-
tionally brave women dare unequal
marriages. Unequal marriages include
inequalities of birth, age, education,
character. Some women are so hurt by
q mans suspicious. that they cannot DO
natural.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
RAILROADS LOSE.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decides
They Must Pay Big Sums
to State.

Milwaukee, July 15.-A special to the
Herold from Madison says: 1.-THE state
won the penalty cases against the
Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, Chicago, st. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha and the Mime
apolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie
railroads. Judge Stevens in the Dane
county district court filed his decision
in these cases Friday. The court finds
that the state is entitled to recover
from each of these roads $4,000, as
these railroads admitted they falsified
their reports of gross earnings made to
the state for the year 1902. The state
still has an action against these same
railroads to recover penalties upon the
reports of earnings which they made
for the year 1903. The state has pen
atty suits also against the Wisconsin
Central railroad, the Green Bay 4
Western, the Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy and the Illinois Central.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
FIVE. MEN KILLED.
Blown to Pieces When Lightning
Strikes Powder House Near
Des Moines, Ia.

D Des Moines, Ia, July 20.-Five miners
were literally blown to pieces by the
explosion of Is pounds of dynamite in
storage powder house at the West
Riverside coal mine, two miles west of
the city, Wednesday morning. The
dead are:
Charles Brown, engineer; leaves wife
and daughter.
Luke Miller, sinker, bachelor.
Harry Belknap, sinker, bachelor
Dell Vance, sinker, wife and four
children survive him.
George Arrowood, pumpman leaves
wife and four children.
Heads, arms and limbs were scat
tered around for distance of 500 feet.
Not soul knew of the explosion until
the appearance of the day shift, when
the horrible spectacle presented itself.
The men-five in number-were en-
gagged in sinking new shaft, and dur
ing the early morning hour severe
rainstorm came up which compelled
the men to stop work. They sought
shelter from the storm in the powder
house. While IN the house the light
ming struck a tree near the building
and from there ran to the louse, ignit-
ing the dynamite as we'll as two kegs
of powder.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
A FRIGHTFUL PLUNGE.
Aeronaut Operating Flying Machine
Loses Control and Falls
I'm 5000 Feet.

San Jose, CAL, July 1s.-Daniel Ma.
loney, who had made numerous success
full ascensions with Prof Montgomery's
aeroplane, fell 5000 feet to his death at
Santa Clara Tuesday. Maloney made an
ascension from the grounds of Santa
Clara college in honor of the League of
the Cross cadets, who are holding their
annual encampment. About 1000 per-
sons watched with interest the machine
as it shot upward from the college gar
den attached to huge balloon. At a
height of 1900 feet Maloney cut loose
and began maneuvering the aeroplane.
He sailed gracefully about, then essayed
deep dip. Suddenly the machine
swerved and then turned completely
over. 1t righted itself, sank down con-
siderable distance and turned over
again. Maloney was clinging desperate
ly to his seat, and evidently endeavor-
ing to regain his control, but all his eff
forts were in vain.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
OFFICIAL WOUNDED.
Bomb Is Thrown and a Finnish Vice
Governor Is Badly
Injured.

Helsingfors, Finland, July 2O.-Late
Wednesday afternoon, two hours after
Karl Leonard Hohenth9l had been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life at hard
labor for the assassination of Procura-
tor General Soisalon Soininen, on Feb
ruary last, an attempt was made to
assassinate Vice Governor Deutrch as
he was leaving the senate. The vice
governor had walked across the square
when suddenly, as he neared the police
masters Office, a man on the curb
threw bomb from a distance of SO
PAGES. The bomb fell short, but the vice
governor was blown off his feet by the
terrific force of the explosion, which
shattered the windows in the neigh
borhood for a distance of hundreds of
yards. Vice Governor Deutrch was
hastily assisted to the police station.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
LOWER RAPIDS CONQUERED.
Two Athletes Breast Swirl;nr wo+.rs
Successfully for Distance
Of Four Miles.

: Niagara Falls, N. Y, July 1s-Car-
Isle D. Graham, of this city, and VIII
liam J. Glover. Jr., of Baltimore, sue
cessfully swan the lower rapids of the
Niagara river from the American side
of the whirlpool to Lewiston Monday
afternoon. The distance of four miles
was covered in 26 minutes by Glover
The start was made at 4:O2 p. m. from
Flat Rock, which is on the American
side. The swimmers did not venture
In the upper rapids, where Capt. Webb
lost his life. Both men wore life belts
and inflated rubber rings around their
necks. From the start Glover took the
lead. He entered the rapids about a
minute ahead of Graham.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
DEPOT DESTROYED.
Union Passenger Station in Louisville
Is Burned-Loss Will Ex-
coed $350,OOO.

Louisville, KY, July 1S.-The Union
passenger station at Tenth and Broad
way, was destroyed by fire Monday
night, entailing a loss of over $3.50, 1000.
The amount of insurance is not known.
The fire was discovered about $3.50
o'clock on the top floor of the four-story
stone structure, and although every
fire engine in the city except the reserves
was on the scene in half an hour, the
flames gained steadily and two hours
after the start the building was eaten
to shell, only the walls being left stand
ing. Fortunately the fire occurred at a
time when few trains were scheduled to
arrive or depart, and only small crowd
OF passengers was in the building.
There was no panic and no casualties
ensued. Defective insulation on electric
wires is thought to have caused the
fire.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

Capt. w. W. jackson, 7o5 G ST., N. W.,
Washington, d. c., writes:
81 am eighty three years old, a
veteran of the Black Hawk, Mexican
and the Civil Wars. am by profession
q physician, but abandoned the same.
"Sonue years ego was seriously at.
fecfed with cafarrh Of the stomach.
NY sufferings were Profracted and
severe. tried every known remedy
without 0bfaining relief
"Ln desperation I began the use of
your Peruna. began to realize i'm.
mediate though gradual improvement.
CATER the use of three bottles everv
appearance of my complaint was re-
moved, and / have no hesitation in rec
ommending it as IN infallible remedy
for that disorder. w. w. jackson.
Address DIR. 8. B. Hartman, President
Of The Hartman Sanitarium, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

Two venerable American scholars
of high distinction are worthy of men
ton. One of them is DR.. Francis A.
March, 80. who in the fall will have
rounded out half century as profess
sor at Lafayette college. He is one of
the worlds best-known philologists.
but man whose industry has been
equaled by his modesty. To have held
the lasting affection of steady stream
Of college boys for so years is a great
achievement. Also in the frant rank
of American scholarship is DR.. Glider.
sleeve, professor Of Greek at Johns
Hopkins university.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

The reason the electric fan cold" ia
90 often accompanied by sore throat
is. according to doctor whose loca.
ton brings him many such cases, that
the draught made by the fan carries so
much dust with it. 1.-THE fact u.s." says
this authority, shat the air stirred by
the fan is not fresh air, unless the fan
ss backed up against an open window.
When operating in an inside room or
in similar places. where. it is most ap.
preciated, the fan uses the same air
over and over, and this air gathers up
and keeps In motion all the available
dust.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27

Prof. Joseph Levi, of Milan, Italy.
che discoverer Of the iodine cure of
tuberculosis, in discussing his new
method, said: 1T is well-known fact
that iodine can Immediately convert
itself into vaccine and become a virus
of the most active and deadly kind. It
follows from this that person affect
ed with tuberculosis becomes capable
of making by himself and in himself
his own curative serum, ready for
healing purposes when this iodine can
circulate integrally in the blood. It is
precisely this which I have obtained
by my new method"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
GIFT FROM MRS. LOGAN.
Presents Her Famous Husbands His.
torical Collection to Sta:e
of Illinois.

Springfield. ILL.,. July 20-In letter,
received by Gov. Deneen, Mrs. John A.
Logan, formally rendered the valuable
historical collection owned by Mrs. Lo-
gan to the state of Illinois. The collec-
ton, which is closely connected with
the life of Gen. John A. Logan and the
history of the county and the state, is
now in memorial hall at Mrs. Logan's
house in Washington. In acknowledge
ing receipt of the letter, Gov. Deneen,
on behalf of the state, expressed his
thanks for the generous offer, and as
sured Mrs. Logan that in his official
capacity he would bring the question
of providing a permanent home for the
collection before the general assembly
in message to that body.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-07-27
A SUDDEN CALL.
Gen. Ashton, Of Boston, Drops Dead
from Stroke Of Apoplexy in
Seattle Hotel.

Seattle, WASH, July 20.-Gen. Oliver
o. Ashton, of Boston, dropped dead in
the Hotel Washington, in this city,
Wednesday afternoon from stroke of
apoplexy brought on by the heat. Gen.
Ashton, accompanied by his wife, ar
rived in the city on Wednesday from q
trip to Alaska. They spent the last win
ter at Los Angeles, and came from there
to Seattle to make the northern trip.
He had just returned from drive, and
had been sitting in the lobby of the ho-
tel for few minutes when the seizure
occurred.