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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-27
MARIETTA SITE INVOLVED.
Heirs Of Chief cornpIanter viii Seek
To Recover Land.

Columbus, O.-Andrew John, of Ger
mammalian des cent, visited Auditor OF
State Guilbert,s Office and inspected
the records to substantiate a case lie
is to bring against the federal govern
ment ON behalf OF l25 heirs of Chief
Cornplanter
The chief was the Indian who
brought about the conference between
the Six Nations and the pioneer set.
tiers at f. Harmar, opposite Marietta
In 1893
Tho chief was given a decd Of gilt
OF two square miles of land, the most
OF which is In the hc lrt of the city
Of Marietta, dnd is now worth several
millions.
The descendants OF the old chief
are now residents of Pennsylvania.
The second deed is now in Attorney
JO1n's possession.
The first was lost by Chief Corn
planter after the conference. as his
canoe WAS fred upon by hostile saw
age and he had to abandon it. leaving
the papers lchind
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BIG STICK WAS NOT EFFECTIVE
In Terrorizing 'Frisco's Board ot
Education.

San Francisco, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Flora
.. Harris. widely known as a mission
ary. recently addressed communica.
Ion 10 he San Francisco board of ed
ucat!on, in which she deplored the Jap
anese ia public schools, and criticised
what she termed the provincial spirit"
Of the local officials, She deprecated
The attempt to classify the Japanese
ms "Orientals." and expressed surprise
that the children of any foreign resi-
dents should he excluded from the
public schools"
The board OF education has framed
a reply which will be mailed to Mrs.
Harris. This reply asserts that the
Japanese have not been excluded"
from the schools, despite the fact that
no less parsonage than the president
OF the United States has employed a
similar assertion In framing mes.
sage TO congress and Notwithstanding
the wholly unfair report made OF the
entire school incident by the secretary
Of commerce and labor. Victor II. Met
calf" N
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-27
MEMORY OF 'Jot" HAS FLED.
NOTED STATESMAN STRICKEN IN
MIND AND BODY.
Affection BY Nursing Him
Day and Night.

London, Dec. 21.--Both the friends
and foes of Joseph Chamberlain, the
former colonial secretary, were shock.
ed to learn that the mind of the Nc
Kinley of England has become blank.
1t was known that he was bedridden
with gout and other ailments, and IL
was said that he would never again
enter the political arena. But that the
great advocate of protection had lost
lion.
II Is not so many months ago that
he brilliant statesman was heard in
strong speech in Birmingham against
free trade
Il Is stated that he greatly overtaxed
nis strength at the celebration in hon
or OF his 10th birthday at,Birmingham,
with the result that he lost his men,
ory completely He can not. now re
member what has taken place even
few hours before.
Tho scenes at Highbury. the famous
Orchid" villa of the Chgmhcrlains. as
described by the newspaper CORE
NbbhutulS, dlt DdlitNlN lii tHt tANituiFs
The political lion lies helpless on his
'ouch, his spirit showing anxiety TO
return 70 the parliamentary fray. but
ais frail physical and mental faculties
IRE unable to obey the invisible power
within him. At times he seems unable
TO recognize his closest friends
His good wife, who it will be re-
membered. is the daughter of the late
W. G. Endicott. of Massachusetts,
President Cleveland's first sccretar.
of war. nurses him faithfully day and
night.
In a Birmingham speech two years
ago Mr.. Chamberlain said regarding
his American wife:
"Tr all the storm and turmoil and
stress OF the troi5lous times from
which we are now emerging. ! have
nnd al least ono source of solace In
ny wife. When undcr the double bur.
ion of the great responsibility that
had fallen on me. and TIE venomous
attack and lying Misrepresentation OF
oar professional enemies. my courage
seemed like failing. her wise counsel.
her unbroken optimism sustained me.
she has fortified me by her courage
md cheered me by her sympathy.
have found in her my best and truest
counsellor"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-27
PattIe Royal On Negro Question.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Jo-
seph b. Foraker delivered one OF the
most powerful and dramtic philippics
ever heard in the United States senate.
The senator's subject was the recent
wholesale discharge OF colored troops
without trial for alleged participation
In riots at Brownsville. Tex. For two
hours Mr., Foraker discussed the af-
fair. The conclusion he drew at every
turn Of his argument was that Presi-
dent Roosevelt far exceeded mis- legal
did. and that the colored battalion was
far more sinned against than SHINING
The speech was well received. and at
its conclusion the senator was warmly
congratulated.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-27
FAYNe GILMAN GIVEN LIBERTY
Mother and sretaer Of Murdered Girl
Bound over 10 Grand Jury.

Dayton, O-Collins Gilman and his
mother Mrs. Kate Gilman. were bound
over to the grand jury for the murder
of Dona Gilman. This was the deci-
sion of Magistrate Wagner, of Mad
river Township.
Mrs. Kate Gilman was not tried and
wds not present at the trial and does
not know that she has been held to the
grand jury.
Miss Fayne Gilman, the sister Of the
murdered girl, was released by Squire
Wagner.
The superstition now is that Collins
Gilman aud his mother will be re-
leased from Jail on bail, because Sec
tion Q. bill of rights Of the Constitu.
tion of Ohio, reads: "All persons shall
be bailable by sufficient sureties, ex-
cept for capital offenses, where the
proof is evident or the presumption
great. Excessive bail shall not be re.
Quired."
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RED HOT DEFIANCE
HURLED STRAIGHT IN THE TEETH
OF THE OHIO SENATOR.
LETTER ON NEGRO TROOpSAFFRAY,
Aimed At Foraker, Who Fires Back
Resolution To PROBE His Action
In Face OF Evidence.

Washington, Dec. 20.-What PROM
ises to develop into a memorable con.
test between Senator Foraker, of Ohio
and a group of his republican col
leagues, on the one hand, and the na-
tional administration and its friends
in the senate, on the other. began in
that body 1t was precipitated by the
thansmittal by the president and Sec.
retary of War Taft Of reports bearing
upon the melee at Brownsville, Tex.
last August, which resulted in the dis
missal OF battalion Of colored troops
belonging to the Z5th United States
Infantry The issue involved is wheth.
er the president was justified In dis.
charging nearly 200 men without hon.
or from the army tie insists that his
action was perfectly proper in view
of all circumstances Senator Foraker.
on the contrary seriously doubts it.
and mas asked for a senatorial investi.
cation. lie expects to demonstrate
that the evidence upon which the pres
iient acted was wholly insufficient to
convict the battalion of the completely
m the shooting up of the Texas
Town.
The senator is proceeding as train
cd lawyer does who has a client TO
.acquit For his part the president,
like q prosecuting attorney Is grimly
determined to prevent his case crum-
bling to pieces, and very likely just as
much feeling and bitterness will de.
velop as Is usually manifested between
rival counsel. However, In this par.
ticular instance much bigger game
is being played and greater stake is
involved
Accompanying the information which
was requested of him the president
sent a letter, which for virility Of Ian.
'guage and expression excited much
wonder among senators. There Is no
doubt that when he was debating the
communication TO his stenographer he
was in a temper. All through his at.
titude is uncompromising and strenu.
Gus, and in many passages he struck
straight at Senator Foraker. He knew
at the time he was writing the letter
that the senator intended to demand
a full investigation and II Is clearly
apparent that he was preparing to ac-
cept the gauge OF battle. His allusion
70 Maj. Blocksom, one of the officers
who conducted the inquiry for the war
department. is clearly thrust al Mr..
Foraker, but the senator doubtless will
have something to say in reply. In
fact, he Is prepared TO make an equal.
~ vigorous response to every asser.
ion made by the president
After the reading of the reports
which same from the white house and
he war department he proposed that
the committee on military affairs. OF
which he is member, be instructed
70 take additional testimony on tho
subject of the shooting al Brownsville
and Immediately friends of the presi
dent interposed objections. The res.
-olution to investigate was finally laid
on the table at Mr.. Foraker's own
suggestion and will be taken up later.
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PAYS FOR UNAssessgD TAXES.
Voluntarily Makes Good Sum over.
looked BY Review Board.

Springfield, O.-Declaring that he
was no tax dodger and that he wanted
TO do his share toward supporting the
government. a man whose name the
board OF review will not divulge, walk
ed into the rooms of the board and
laid down $1,000 cash for taxes which
were not charged against him.
lie explained that at the time taxes
were returned last spring he had sold
his farm. and after the assessor had
gone around he invested The money in
CITY property. having been missed en-.
tirely by the assessor The members
OF the board say that the circumstance
was not unusual. except that the
amount is much larger than is usually
paid over by persons missed by the
assessor
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exoneration For suItana Board.

Columbus, O.-Attorney General
Ellis reported his findings in the Sui.
tana scandal He finds that there Is
no ground for the charges made
ag inst the Leland & Hall Co.; that
the contract made with Sculptor
Lands Is regular and that II was made
in good faith. but declares that the bill
making the appropriation contains a
flaw, in that II does not seem to legal.
ly grant power to the commission for
the purpose Of erecting the statue on
the state house grounds. He, there
fore, advises that further action by the
commission be not taken TIL this ques.
tion can be determined
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-27
PINNED UNDER BURNING CARS
WE'RE THE PASSENGERS OF THE
WRECKED TRAIN.
Nine Meet instant pesth--FataIit,
Caused BY Effort To Gain
Lost Speed.

St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 24.-Nine peo-
pie are known to be dead, six others
are fatally injured and at least 25
others were badly hurt in the wreck
of an east-bound train on the Mime
apolis. St Paul &c Sault Ste. Marie. at
Enderlin, N. ID.
The train wrecked was the accom-
mediation, which runs from Moose Jew,
s. d., to st. Paul.
The engineer was running a high
speed in an endeavor to make up lost
time. As he swung around a curve,
| just before entering the yards at En-
derlin, a switch engine was shifting
string of box cars on to siding.
The cars did not clear the main track
and the passenger engine collided
head.on with the switch engine.
Both engines were totally wrecked
and the passenger cars were thrown
into confusion down a small embank-
ment at the side of the track.
Several of the day coaches were
turned bottom side up and the passen-
gers pinned beneath the wreckage,
which took fire from the stoves used
to heat the cars.
Homeward For Christmas.
The passenger train was heavily
loaded with people going to their
homes in the east to spend the holi.
days. Most of the casualties occurred
in the smoking car and the first day
coach, both OF which were badly spin.
tered
Enderlin Is the divisional headquar-
ters of the railroad. and rescue party
was soon at hand endeavoring to re
lease the imprisoned passengers from
their pcrilous position.
The groans of the dying mingled
with the cries of anguish of the pas.
sensers less severely hurt, but who
were In imminent danger from the
flames which were fast spreading
through the cars.
Axes we're welded by willing hands
and the roofs of the overturned cars
were broken open and the dead and
injured taken out as quickly as pos
sible.
II was a race between the rescuers
and the flames, but by herculean ef-
forts all of the injured were removed
before the flames reached them.
Eight dead bodies were taken out
and laid beside the track, while the
injured were taken in hastily impro-
vised ambulances to the hospital, and
when that institution had all that II
could possibly accommodate the rest
of the injured were cared for In the
hotels.
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STEAMER BLOWN TO PIECES.
One Of the Most Disastrous Accidents
In History Of Mississippi River.

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 20.--One Of
he most disastrous accidents in the
history of the Mississippi river, oc-
curred when the steamer w. T. SEQ.
Will, plying in the Vicksburg and Davis
Bend trade was destroyed by an ex.
ploslon.
Owing TO the large number OF ne.
groes on board II is impossible to as
certain the exact number of the dead
and injured, but officers of the boat
who arrived here state that not less
Than ten nor more than l6 were killed.
The accident occurred al Gold Dust
landing, about II miles south OF Vicks.
burg The ScOvill was at the landing
taking on freight. when suddenly a ter
rife explosion occurred and the boat
was blown plact.cc.ly to atoms. Many
of the timbers were thrown hundreds
of yards, and some were blown almost
into splinters. Other parts of the boat
were so badly damaged that she began
10 sink Immediately. The catastrophe
was due 10 defective boiler plate.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-27
SIX COMRADES
Pershed In the Blizzard From Which
Two Lumoermen Escape.

Portland. Me. Dec. l9.-It Is consld.
cred a certainty that six out of eight
lumbermen who started to cross Big
Schoodic lake on the ice week ago
Friday, perished in a terrible north
east blizzard that swept over the lake
shortly after they started, Two sur
vivors OF the party. George Angel. OF
Providence, r. l., and John Herman,
Of Boston. arrived here. walking 200
miles from Bangor with their feet and
ears frozen and blistered. and sick and
exhausted from their terrible suffer
ing.
Acting on information from these
men. which was wired from here. a
searching party went out in Schoodic,
but could find no trace Of the other
six men.
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RELEASED FROM LIVING TOMB.
L. q. Hicks. the Miner, Removed From
His Mine Prison.

Bakersfield. Cal, Dec. 2i.-L. B
Hicks, the Edison Electric Co. tunne
digger, has been released from the liv
ing tomb he has occupied for the past
Is days. He was taken from his hole
In the ground and removed to a more
open and safer section Of the rescue
drift. when he will be rushed to the
company's hospital at the end OF the
six-mile tunnel on the opposite side OF
the mountain.
Hicks was entombed alive under 6(
feet Of debirs 15 days ago In a tunnel
OF the Edison Electric Power Co.. II
miles northeast OF this city. Five Of
his fellow.workers were buried the
same time by the cave-in OF the thou
sands OF tons OF earth and rock. The
men had Just begun work In the tun
mel, when. without warning. the per
pendicular walls Of the shaft above
them collapsed.
The work OF recovering the bodies
was Immediately begun and prosecut
ed with vigor. but owing to the yield
ing nature OF the soil slow progress
was made. Hope Of rescuing any oi
the victims had been abandoned. when
three days after the disaster the sound
OF tapping on a water pipe in the shaft
was heard. Instantly rescue party
was sent. and the answering taps
plainly proved that at least one OF the
imprisoned miners was alive.
The water pipe was cleared and com.
munication established through 1t with
the man at the bottom OF the shaft
Through this pipe he was fed. His
life was saved by steel car under
which be gas pinned. His five com
panions we-- dead. Hicks is Ken
tuckian.
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DRAIN GIL The aATlCR'S PURSE
is NEEDED TO Keep UP THE MIL
ITARY DISPLAY.
Two.thirds Of Revenue Goes For Wars
PLENTY Of Big Guns, With None
to Worn Them.

Washington, Dec. l9.-"Nearly two
thirds of the revenues of the federal
government are devoted to the pay.
ment of charges and expenses incurr-
ed by past wars and in preparation
for future wars" was the rather
startling statement made by Senator
Hale. of Maine. chairman of the com.
mittee on naval affairs, in the senate
lie said he did not believe congress
or the country realized that fact be-
cause it had not been pointed out to
them before The senator made this
Impressive declaration during the de-
bate apropos the bill to increase the
artillery corps.
Senators Hale and Scott INDUCED in
discussion deploring increasing ex-
penditures in the army and naval es.
adjustments. II was occasioned by
the postponement of action on bill
increasing the artillery corps. Mr..
Warren remarked that he should press
this bill to conclusion before the
Notifications appropriation bill came
up. as he believed It useless to appro-
IIlfdlt utA N'Nu FbfFNNt'NN anu PAfs'''f
GOO year TO increase the fortitica-
tions of the country and then fail to
provide men to properly man them
I'VE now have three guns to every
man." he remarked, "and have eX'
pended more than Sl00,000,000 in car
rying out the scheme of fortifications
recommended by the Endicott board
and yet have made no increase in the
artillery corps"
AS Bad In the Navy.
The senator is right" said Mr..
Hale. The disease is just as deep in
the navy, and am inclined to think
deeper. than It is in the army. ] have
tried for years and shall try again
this year to keep down naval expendi.
lures But the military establishments
are alike. Each is seeking to aggran.
die itself.
II don't suppose the people OF the
country appreciate II. I don't know
that the senate does-that twothirds
Of the revenues of the country to-day
are devoted to the payment OF the bur
dens of the past years, like pensions
and expenditures In view OF future
wars.
"Of all the taxes that are laid and
all the revenues collected nearly two
thirds are expended for the militaries
in a broad way
Senator Scott observed that during
the summer he had visited nine coast
fortifcations and found tie big, new,
expensive guns sewed up In canvas
after having been rubbed in vasellne.
He should demand that some measure
be passed to secure adequate care OF
these guns or that no further expenses
he incurred I'm that direction.
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ROOSEVELT 0B[YS
WISHES OF THE WOMAN WHO
LOVED HIM TO THE LAST.
LEFT ESTATE TO TnE PRsSlntMT.
Ordered Government officials To Bury
Her-sleuths Knew Hiding Place
Of Her Hoard.

New York, Doc. 22.--That President
Roseveit took charge of the funeral OF
Mrs Lulu Grover. who committed sui.
eide two weeks ago, after making a
will leaving him all her property is
Indicated by facts unearthed by local
detectives.
Persons have been found to whom
Mrs Grover told story of having
known President Roosevelt when he
was youth on ranch In Dakota
and of meeting him in this city when
ne rose to prominence in subsequent
years
Arrangements Tor the funeral of Mrs.
Grover were made by United States
District Attorney Stimson and secret
service operatives. The secret serv-
ice men also sCizei all of Mrs. Gro
gcr's letters ana papers and other pos
sessions. and toot them away from
jhe house in which she killed herself
The only muurners at the funeral
outside of the undertaken and his
daughter were Mrs Richard II. Connor
and Secret Service Operative Tate.
The body was crcmated and Tate took
charge Of the ashc..
Met When Both Were Young.
Mrs. Connor was Mrs. Growers
closest friend. and knew more of her
history than any other person. She
said:
Il knew Mrs. Grover for about two
years before she killed herself. We
came to know each other through our
common love of cats and good books.
Little by little ! came to know the
facts of her life. She first met the
president on her fathers ranch. Her
maiden name was Smith. Mr.. Smith
had ranch In North Dakota. near
Madoro President Roosevelt then a
young man. stopped on the ranch and
Mrs. Grover. then a girl. admired him
greatly.
Whether or not there was any re-
turn of what In Mrs. Grover afterward
became affection ! was never able to
find out. but think not. Mrs. Grover
herself never lost her feeling for the
president. Her rooms were full OF pic.
lures and photographs of him. and she
had every book he had ever written;
in fact. every one of his messages as
president, and every scrap OF print
that ever bore his name.
She was a woman who had hand
some diamonds and some money. She
had enough money to live on, and
when she died she had $500 in the
hank. Before she died she sent let.
ter TO the president, and in that lo,ter
she told him she had left him all her
property. -
We were in her rooms the day
after her death trying to find her jcw.
clry, when suddenly two men entered.
They said they were secret service
men. They went straight to the fire.
place and opening II took from It Mrs.
Growers jewels, which we had been
unable TO find.
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Army Looks For jap Spies.

Columbus. o., Dec. 22.-Oficers Of
the regular army here are on the look
out for Japanese spies. This fact leak
out when II became known that orders
had been issued that all Japanese ped
hauled before the commander when
found inside the guard lines. Accord
ing to reports current there Is sus-
picion that the Japanese may be en-
deavoring. through force OF spies,
to ascertain such facts as might be OF
value to the mikado's army.
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NEGRO SHOOTS MAcKlIN.
Captain To Be Court.MartiaIed Under
Rooseveits Order Wounded.

lei Reno. Okla. Dec. 22.-Capt Ed
gar A. Macklin. OF Company c. 25th
United States infantry. was shot twice
and dangerously wounded by negro,
and the belief is expressed here that
II was one OF the members OF the troop
discharged by President Roosevelt for
participating in the Brownsville riots.
On December II the secretary OF
war. upon recommendation Of the gen.
eral staff. ordered the trial by court
martial OF Capt. Macklin for conduct
to the prejudice Of good order and dis
cipline in falling to exercise due dill
igence in preventing the occurrence of
rioting at Brownsville last August"
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TIIlman Stands BY Foraker.

Marion. o.. Dec. 22.-Considering
his many scathing attacks on the col
ored race. statement made by Sena-
tor Tillman regarding the Brownsville
AFFAIR seems paradoxical. He approved
Senator Foraker's latest speech on the
subject. Foraker and are OF the
same opinion" he said. II don't be.
lieve the president can punish an in
Docent man. whether white or black.
He overstepped the law in discharging
the negro troops and has gone outside
the constitution before"
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Says Soldiers Fired On His Car.

Pensacola. Fla, Dec. 19.-Charges
have been preferred by cc'.ducto' Of
a train from Pensacola to Ft. Barran-
cas-, alleging that soldiers at that point
fred on his car from ambush. On
reaching Barrancas the soldiers, about
20 in number. alighted The car stop.
ped ten minutes at the fort before
beginning the return trip. The con-
ductor AYERS that within a short dis
tance from the post, on the return. a
volley was fired at him. He was on
the rear platform and alighted, re-
turning the fire with is revolver He
says his assailants. whom he recog-
nized as soldiers, then fed.
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Hitchcock pefies Senate.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Secretary OF
Interior Hitchcock. who was called
before the senate committee on In.
dian affairs. declared that his order
withdrawing 100000 acres OF land
belonging to the Ave civilized tribes
will stand. and the land will not be
restored unless the investigation as
to the legality Of his act now In prog
ress develops that he exceeded his au,
thorlty.