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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
DEVELOPMENTS ARE FEW.
Little Progress Being Made In the Ed
wards Case.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. Sew de-
velopments in the matter of the death
of Charles a. Edwards occurred dur
ing the day. @steCcl
Late in the afternoon three persons
were summoned to the corOner's Of
fee. Two of them are unknown to the
newspaper men here. The third was
Charles A. Hitler, who was with the
coroner for several hours The coro,
ner was as communicative as he ha:
been since the inquest began. He
merely said that much ground covered
in previous hearings of witnesses was
retraced, but it was unlikely that any
radical move in the case would be
taken Immediately.
The coroner has investigated the
theory that Mr.. Edwards might have
been killed in another room than that
in which he was found dying, because
of the fact that blood spot was found
on the left stocking, which stocking
was worn inside out. A member of
his family states that Mr.. Edwards
often wore his hose inside out. That
thread of this stocking Is explained by
the fact that the carpet in the bed
room, as in fact all the carpets in the
house, was thick with dust.
1t is understood that in the wide
range covered by the inquest much
testimony as to the family affairs of
the Killers has been taken; some of it
is quite startling in its nature, vet
none such as would show by whom OF
for what specific purpose Mr.. Edwards
was killed. An early arrest seems i'm
probable. The coroners repeated ex-
animation of the witnesses, it is
thought, indicates that he lacks GER
tain definite facts, without which the
inquiry cannot make progress.
Until the inquest is completed
Charles A. Hitler will be under as
close guard as is his brother, Maxcy
While Charles Hitler was cut for a
long walk two detectives kept him in
sight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
MINNESOTA RESERVE
REPORT ON THE SUBJECT MADE
TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
A SPECIAL AGENT.

| Washington, Jan. 10.--A report con
corning the Minnesota national forest
reserve, recently made to President
Roosevelt at his request by John b
White, president of the Missouri Lum
Der and Mining company of Cass Lake
Mimi, was made public during the day
by direction of the president.
The reserve recently was assailed
on the ground that the terms under
which it was created worked grave in
Justice to the Indians. 1t was urged
also that the land included in the re-
serve was better suited for agricul
tural than for forest purposes. The
forest service has been attacked on
the ground that it's work in the super.
vision Of logging and the selection OF
seed trees was inefficient and predes.
tined TO failure
GAS result of this agitation" says
the statement issued at the White
House, "the president requested Mr.
John B. White to make a personal in
vestigatiOn of the situation on the
ground and to report the fact to him.
Mr. White has had thirty-five years eX-
perience in practical numbering. He is
president of the Missouri Lumber and
prominent as well as one of the most
far-sighted of the great lunbermen of
the United States"
Mr. White undertook the work as
signed him by the president, who
asked him particularly to investigate
these points:
First-In the creation of the reserve
have the Indians been given square
| deal?"
Seconds the characte of the soil
and its value for the production of TIM
Der such that the creation of the re-
serve is itself the best permanent use
that could be made of the land?
Third-Has the supervision of log
ging on the reserve by the forest serv-
ice been effective, both in the avoid
ance of wasteful methods and in pro-
viding for second crop.
In response to these inquiries Mr..
White, in his report, replies affirma-
lively to each. The report is very
elaborate, dealing in detail with the
propositions confronting those who es-
tablished the reserve. AS to the re-
serve itself Mr.. White says:
This reserve is fortunately located
On the headwaters of the Mississippi
river ara the government has wisely
built extensive dams to create reser-
voirs in Lake Winnebigoshish, Cass
lake, Leech lake and other smaller
lakes, to hold back the waters in the
spring of the year to prevent inunda-
tons and damage to the large farm
ing area of the lower Mississippi.
Il consider this location a most
fortunate selection as national forest
reserve to protect the headwaters of
the Mississippi and to grow timber
thereon, and it is only to be regretted
that the area cannot be greatly en-
larged"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
HUSBAND UNDER ARREST.
Accused Of Having Murdered His Wife
and Burned the Eody.

Pittsburg. JAN 9.-Mrs. Lena Able
was found dead in her home terribly
burned. BY her side was broken
oil lamp 1t was at first supposed that
the lamp had exploded, but an inyes-
tigation disclosed two wounds, In her
neck, apparently inflicted by knife.
The police and coroner believe Mrs.
Able was attacked and then burned
by her assailant to hide the crinfe:H
In the afternoon Andrew J. Able,
the husband, was arrested, charged
with the murder of his wife. Able
was committed to Jail. The autbori-
ties say he has made several con-
flicting statements concerning Mrs.
Able's death. At the coroner's Office
It was said an investigation proved ali
most conclusively that the woman had
been murdered and her body after
ward burned.
Policeman James B. Boyd became
violently insane after viewing the
body of Mrs. Able. Shrieking and
gesticulating wildly he ran from the
house and was only captured after
chase of several miles. With much
difficulty the insane policeman was
brought back to the city and taken to
a hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
Senate Refuses to Discuss a Resolu.
ton in Open Session.

Washington, Jan. 10.-The propriety
of discussing in open senate a resolu
ton introduced by Senator Bacon call
ing upon the president for an account
of his appointment of delegates to q
proposed conference on Moroccan af
fairs, to be held by European powers
at Algeciras, Spain, was considered
for four hours during the day and ther
by strict party vote it was decided that
the resolution should be executive
business. Senator Bacon argued fol
a public discussion and Senator
Spooner declared that the adoption OF
the resolution would be an encroach
ment by the senate upon the constitu
ticnal rights of the president, amount
ing almost TO insult with ignorance OF
his duties as chief magistrate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
WOULD ABOLISH FOOTBALL.
Wisconsin University Wants to Do
Away With Game for Two Years.


Madison, Wis, JAM 10-At meet
ing of the faculty OF the University OF
Wisconsin during the afternoon the
following resolutions were adopted as
instructions to Professor F. J. Turner.
who was elected representative to a
conference of the Big Nine uni
versities of the Middle West to be held
at Chicago Friday:
Resolved, That the representative
Of the University of Wisconsin to the
Chicago conference propose to the uni
versicias ttere represented public
condemnation of the evils associated
with football at the present time, and
q protest against the undue emphasis
upon competitive athletics as com
pared with the fundamental purposes
Of university.
Resolved, That the representative
Of the University of Wisconsin is in
str,hied to propose to the ether uni
versities at the Chicago conference
the suspension of intercollegiate foot.
ball between the universities for a
period of two years to the end thai
rational and moral relations between
athletics and intellectual activities
may develop in each institution, this
action to be operative upon ratification
by the respective faculties"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
STRIKE IN BUILDING TRADES.
Will Throw More Than 100000 Mel
Out of Employment,


New York, Jan. 10.-A national strike
against employers in the allied build.
ing trades will be ordered this week
1t will affect 10000 structural iron.
workers and indirectly throw more
than 100000 workers out of employ.
ment.
Frank N. Ryan, president of the In.
ternational Association of Bridge and
Iron Workers, will leave New York
during the day for Cleveland to order
the strike. Before he leaves the city
he will issue a call for a meeting of
the international executive committee
in Cleveland to take action.
The strike was asked for by the
Greater New York district council of
the Housesmiths and Bridgemen's
union, which at secret meeting de-
cided to seek assistance in their strike
In this city.
The New York employers have con.
tracts in many of the principal cities
throughout the country which will be
affected by the national strike.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
STOCK DECLARED WORTHLESS.
Warrant Issued for the Arrest Of an
Iowa Promoter

Omaha, Jan. 10.-A warrant was is
sued from the police court during the
day on complaint of Thomas Hector of
South Omaha for the arrest of N. B.
Cottrell of Waterloo, Ia, charging
him with fraudulent practices in the
sale of stock of the HydroCarbon Gas
Manufacturing company. The COM
pany is alleged to have been incorpo-
rated in Minnesota with $1,000 900
capital stock and to have had an office
at Rockford, ILL., 1t is claimed that
Cottrell represented to prospective
stockbuyers that the company of
which he was vice president and gen.
eral manager had large plant for the
manufacture of the gas machines. This
was untrue. Mr. Hector estimates the
total sales of stock by Mr.. Cottrell at
100000. He declares the stock is
worthless The Waterloo authorities
have been asked to take Cottrell into
custody.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
EDWARDS A SUICIDE.
According to the Findings of the New
Haven Coroner.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. Suicide
by means of both bullet and poison is
the explanation given by Coroner Eli
Mix of the death Of Charles A. Ed-s
wards of New York city ut the Abigail
Hitler homestead: here IN Tuesday.
night last This finding is contained
in preliminary report to States At
on the discovery of morphine in the
body Of Mr.. Edwards by Medical Elk
aminer Bartlett and the surgeons who,
performed the autopsy. The finding
is supported by some portions of the
evidence taken at the inquest, which
extended through five days and which
Is not yet completed.
The preliminary report is made at
this time to relieve public suspense
and Coroner Mix adds that Mr.. Ed
wards death probably was one of the
most remarkable on record. The
theory of suicide, however, appears
not to have been held by the coroner
until Saturday, when detectives I'M
earthed in the shrubbery near the
Hitler house a 22-caliber revolver and
a half-pint bottle containing a quanti-
ty of laudanum. Until that time and
In absence of report on the chemical
analysis of the viscera the weight of
evidence taken by Mr. Mix was that
Mr. Edwards had been murdered.
The first action taken by Coroner
Mix after reaching conclusion In the
case was to order the release from
surveillance of Maxcy Hitler, brother
in-law of Mr.. Edwards, who on Thurs
day evening last was placcdiin charge
of police officer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
Single Topic of Discussion in lie
House.

T1SGSCs -
Washington, Jan. 10.-The Philip
pine tariff measure was the single
topic of conversation in the house dur
Ing the day. The speeches were uni
formly against the measure and were
allowed to go in general without an
swer. DEPRESSION in the form of tariff
revision discussion was made in a
brief speech by Mr.. Gillett of Massa-
chusetts, who favored Canadian reci-
procity. Mr.. Bonynge of Colorado dis
cussed the bill from the standpoint of
the beet sugar industry. Mr.. Burgess
of Texas opposed it on constitutional
grounds and had lively oolloquoy
with the minority leader, Mr.. Williams,
on this point. He charged that the
Democrats to be consistent should OPP
pose anything hut free trade with the
Philippines on the ground that it was
an American possession. Mr.. Will.
Jams defended the minority position
by stating he was supporting the bill
because it was as near free trade as 1t
was possible to obtain from the ma
jority. The issue was drawn sharp be-
tween the two members of the minor.
ity and furnished the interesting sit
uation of the day Mr. Cassel of
Pennsylvania spoke in opposition on
behalf of the tobacco raisers of his
district and Mr.. Henry Of Connecticut
took the same position for his con-
stituents. Mr. GOuden of New York
closed The debate for the day with a
brief reference to the need of taking
The proteot ton of the Dingley rates
from the giant trusts" of the country.
The house at $ o'clock adjourned for
the day
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
HISTORIC EDlFlCES IN RUSSIA
LAID IN RUINS BY BANDS
OF PEASANTS.
WORST OVER UNTIL SPRING
BELIEVED THAT A GENERAL UP
RISING is IMPOSSIBLE DUR.
ING THE WINTER.

Riga, Livonia, Jan. 10.-Though the
troops are operating energetically in
all directions the revolutionary peas
ants are continuing their work of de.
vastation, wandering in groups
through the provinces, cutting the rail
way wherever an opportunity is Of
fered and attacking trains and passen.
gers.
OF the many historic castles erected
in the days of the Teutonic knights OF
the Hanseatic league, which were rich
In memories of the wars between Rus.
slams and Swedes and Germans and
Let's, only a few remain. Among
those destroyed was the magnificent
castle Neunburg, the oldest in Cour.
land, which was built in 1914 and con-
tanned historical documents and price
less pictures and antiquities. 1t be-
longed to Baron Won Derecke.
On account of the continual anarchy,
the summer crops were meager and
the revolutionary peasants who are
living in the woods of destroyed es.
tates are forced by famine to attack
and perpetrating inhuman outrages
and plumber villages where military
protection is slight and are perpe.
trating inhuman outrages. num-
Der of the chief agitators at
Windau and Galdingin, which places
were occupied by troops after they had
been for several weeks in the hands
of the insurgents, were tried by drum
head courtmartial and shot.
The movement of the revolutionaries
in the Caucasus is steadily on the in
crease.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
TELE0RAPHIc BREvrTiEs.

The legislature of Porto Rico con
vened at San Juan Tuesday for the
regular session.
Police Sergeant George Colestocp
of ST. Louis committed suicide by
shooting Tuesday night.
The American Institute of Architects
Is holding its thirty-ninth annual con
vention in Washington, d. G.
Transatlantic steamships arriving
at Atlantic seaports continue to bring
reports of severe weather at sea-
The 130th session of the New Jersey
legislature opened Tuesday Samuel
K. Robinson, the regular Republican
nominee. was elected speaker of the
house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
LAWSON WILL NOT TESTIFY.
Knows Nothing About Relations Be.
tween Oil Companies.

Boston, Jan. 10.-In reply to tele-
gram from Attorney General Hadley,
asking him to give any information in
his possession regarding the relations
between the Standard Oil company of
Indiana and two other oil producing
corporations, Thomas w. Lawson of
this city sent a lengthy telegram to
Mr.. Hadley. Mr. Lawson informs the
attorney general that he, personally,
knows nothing of the relations be-
tween the Standard Oil company of In
diana, the Republic Oil company and
the Waters-Pierce company, and that
while he was aware of certain acts of
the Standard Oil monopoly" he
could not fairly come within the wise
Restrictions" of Mr. Hadleys telegram.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
WHETHER STANDARD OIL MAG.
NATE MUST ANSWER CUES
TIONS BY HADLEY.
PIERCE MANAGES TO ESCAPE
SUCCESSFULLY EVADES A SUB
POENA SERVER AFTER CHASE
THROUGH AN HOTEL.

New York, Jan. 10.-The question
whether Henry H. Rogers can be com.
PEELED to tell Attorney General Her
bert S. Hadley of Missouri whether
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey owns or controls three oil compa.
MES which are selling oil in Missouri
as separate companies, will be placed
before the supreme court of New York
state during the day. All the import.
ant questions which Mr.. Rogers has
declined to answer by advice of coun-
ing in this city were presented to the
supreme court during the day by coun-
sci acting in behalf of Attorney Gen
eral Hadley and the court was asked
to order Mr.. Rogers to show cause
Thy he should not answer them. The
court issued the order and it was
served on William V. Rowe, counsel
for Mr. Rogers.
The questions are in substances:
Does the Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey, either through itself or
any other person or corporation, own,
hold or control majority of the stock
of the Waters-Pierce Oil company Of
Missouri, the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana and the Republic Oil com.
pany of New York;"
No matter in what form this has
been put, Mr.. Rogers has declined to
answer. The commissioner before
whom the evidence is being taken is
without power to compel an answer
but the supreme court possesses the
authority to order Mr.. Rogers to be
punished for contempt of court if he
declines to answer after being ordered
to do so by the court.
Invitation to Thomas w. Lawson.
An interesting feature of the hearing
during the day was an invitation sent
by Mr.. Hadley to Thomas w. Lawson
of Boston, requesting him to come to
New York and testify if he can give
any information as to the three COM
panies Mr.. Hadley is trying to drive
out of Missouri. When the hearing
adjourned at night Mr. Lawson's reply
had not been received.
The subpoena server who has been
trying for several days to summon H.
Clay Pierce to testify before the com
missioner in this case notified Mr.
Hadley at night that he had been UNI
able to get Mr.. Pierce, who, he said,
had sailed away on a steam yacht. Mr..
Pierce is chairman of the board of d.
rectors of the Waters Pierce Oil COM
pany of Missouri and father of the
president of that company. The sub
poena server said that he had pursued
Mr.. Pierce and his valet through a
suite of rooms in the hotel occupied by
Mr.. Pierce, but that the oil man had
locked himself in his chamber.
John D. Archibold, vice presiden:
and director of the Standard Oil COM
pany, and William G. Rockefeller,
nephew of John d. Rockefeller, were
present at the hearing during the day.
They have been subpoenaed as wit
nesses but were not called to testify.
At the hearing during the day Mr..
Rogers and other Standard Oil COM
pany officials and employees either re-
fused to answer questions or were un-
able to furnish the information de.
sired.
Attorney General Hadley said that
he expected to close the hearing in
one more day if the hearing in court
does not prevent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
Minnesota Municipal LEAGUE.

St. Paul, Jan. 10-Tax reform, in
surance regulation and railway rates
occupied the attention of the members
of the Minnesota Municipal and Com-
mercial league, which began it's third
annual session in the house of repre-
sentatives' chamber of the old capitol
during the afternoon. The formal adj
dresses were the presidents address,
by l.. A. Rosing of Cannon Falls: 1.-The
Life Insurance Problem by State In
surance Commissioner T. ID. O'Bricn,
and Taxation Reform by w. A. Nos
Ian $50
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
AFFAIRS IN THE CAUCASUS.
Now Reported to Be Worse Than Eve
Before.

London, Jan. 10.-The correspondent
of the Times at Constantinople, under
date of Jan. 8, reports that the condi
ton of affairs in the Caucasus is
worse than ever. Severe fighting has
taken place at Tiflis, he says, and the
troops were obliged to use artillery
and many houses were destroyed
Armenians at Elizabethpol got pos
session of field guns and it is rumored
that they massacred a number CT Mus
sulmanS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
COMPETENT FORCES OF MEN,
At Work In Typothetae Plants in New
York CITY.


New York, Jan. 9.-The New York
Typothetae at night issued a state.
ment saying that 'the second week OF
the strike finds the members of the
Typothetae running their plants with
competent forces of men, More than
800 new men have been engaged and
by the end of the week will be in the
city"
The statement details the conditions
existing in the larger New York pub.
fishing houses and asserts that there
has been no material delay in the de-
livery of the various publications is.
sued by them.
Kalkoff & Co., members of the Ty-
pothetae, acceded to the demands of
the strikers at night for an eight-hour
day and the closed shop. About
thirty-fve men are employed in the
shop.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE.
supplementary Proclamation Issued "a
Call for Extra Session.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 10.-Governo1
Pennypacker during the day issued 8
supplementary proclamation to his call
for the extra session of the Pennsyl
vania legislature, which convenes next
Monday, so as to include a uniform
primary election system, civil service
for state officers and the regulation OF
campaign expenses.
He also amends his original call SO
as to enable the legislature to pass q
bill for the consolidation of the cities
of Pittsburg and Allegheny, eminent
lawyers having contended that it was
impossible to pass such a law under
his original proclamation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
Arbitrary FREIGHT Rates.

st. Louis, Jan. 10.-During an in
vestigation before the state board of
railroad and warehouse commission
ers Assistant Attorney General Ken.
nish brought out evidence TO the eff.
feet that the Standard Oil company is
enforcing arbitrary freight rates on OF.
between st. Louis and Kansas City.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
TWO KILLED AND MANY HURT
laborer Kicks Dynamite and Causes
Fatal Explosion,

Springfield, Mo-, Jan. 10.-Near
Crane. Mo-, while laborers on the Mis-
souri, Pacific extension to Springfield
were thawing cut dynamite the explo.
sive caught fire. In attempting to save
it one of the men kicked the dynamite
and it exploded. William McNeal and
Joe Kepoe were killed and several
others were injured. :;sr.s,a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
Revoiutionaries Executed.

London, Jan. 10--The Moscow cor
respondent of the Times says 1t is re-
ported that eighteen revolutionaries
we're executed Saturday last and that
among them was Mr. Schmidt, the
cwner of the celebrated furniture fac
tory in the Presra district
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
General Uprising Feared.

Nagasaki, Jan. 10.-The transport
Mongolia, which arrived here during
the day from Vladivostok with Rus
sian refugees, reports that a general
uprising throughout Siberia is feared
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-12
Gotch Defeats Hackenschmidt.

Des Moines. Ia, JAM 10-Superior
weight and strength gave Frank
Gotch the victory over Charles Hacks
enschmidt in their Graeco-RomSn
wrestling match here at night. Gotch
won the first fall in IS minutes and 10
seconds, and the second in 80 minutes
and 20 seconds. Gotch outweighed
Hackenschmidt by about eighteen
pounds