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The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

Chicago.-The story of the pursuit
and capture of Paul o. Stensland,
president OF the wrecked Milwaukee
Avenue State bank. is one Of the
most dramatic in the history Of those
al TOO frequent events. Traced from
this city to Tangiers, Morocco, he was
apprehended there by Assistant
States Attorney Olsen, who was ac-
eompanied by a representative Of the
Chicago Tribune. Not less interesting
IS Stensland's account Of the circum-
stances leading to the wrecking Of
the bank and the despoiling Of thou
sands Of depositors of the poorer class
OF the savings of their lifetime. Told
in detail by the Tribune representative
the story is as follows:
It was the old story Of a woman
scorned that led to the finding OF
Stensland's trail One of his numerous
friends who thought she had been
shabbily treated put the authorities
in possession of the first hint as to
the fugitives whereabouts. Her infor-
nation was indefinite, but investiga-
ton proved its probable accuracy.
Finally, on August 13, it became
certain that he was in Tangier and
had been for 16 days. The facts were
laid before States Attorney Healy
He was asked if he could send
man with a representative Of the Tri-
bune TO an unknown destination,
where it was expected to find Stems
land or his trail. Mr.. Healy accepted
the proposition and Assistant States
Attorney Harry Olsen was ordered to
meet the representative of the Tribune
m New York on Monday, August 20.
The next day Mr.. Olsen and the Tri-
bcne man sailed on the liner Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
Paris was reached Monday, August
q, and was left Tuesday at noon.
Madrid was reached Wednesday after
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
News Notes.

st. Paul-The tourist business to the
Northwest this season breaks records.
Sauk Center-Diphtheria in viruIent
form has appeared here. A 12-year-
old son of o. II. Doolittle died last
night. There has been but little ex-
posure, though there is great anxiety.
Minneapolis-Anna Tripanier has
brought suit in the district court
agairh-t the Chicago, st. Paul, Minne-
apolis & Omaha Railroad company for
$4,000 for personal injuries.
Bovey-WhiIe out rowing with .ev-
eraI companions Samuel Manson. aged
80 years, suddenly rose and jumped
into the river, disappearing from
sight. His startled compafons thought
he was playing joke upon them but
after he had been under for some time
they made efforts to locate him, but
without success. Later his dead BODY
was recovered 1t is not known what
caused the suicide.
Lewiston-Only hard work pv the
volunteer fire department, aided by
citizens bucket brigades saved this
village from total destruction In an
early morning fire which started in
the elevator Of z J. Mfnges & Co.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
BOMB KILLS POLICE OFFICIALS
Three Men Meet Death Searching
Room of Young Man at Tiflis.

Tifis, Sept. 22.-In the course of a
domiciliary search of suspected
house here Friday the police discov-
cred in the apartment of young man
named Alleloll a box containing print
ing materials.
Directly the box was touched it ex-
ploded and two detective inspectors
and an assistant commissary Of police
were killed, and another inspector, a
soldier and policeman were wound
ed
The floor of the apartment col
Iapsed, splinters injuring a mother and
her child in the room below.
Two other unchanged bombs were
found in the apartment The tenant
of the room disappeared, but two
other men and two women were ar
rested.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
Killing the Animals.

Minneapolis-By order of members
Of the park board the smallest Of the
three bears at Minnehaha Park was
shot yesterday morning. This bear
had been sick for some time and all
hope of curing it of its maIady had
been given up.
The fate of the other animals in the
zoo at Minnehaha will remain unde-
cided until after the conference be-
tween the park board and the Mime
apolis Humane society to be held to-
morrow, but it Is generally believed
that the decision will be in favor OF
dfsposing Of the remaining bears and
all Of the smaller beasts and abandon
ment Of the zoo. Most Of the msSnbers
Of the board desire to retain the deer,
elk and buffalo, and It is believed that
this will be found to be practicable,
although the bear pit and the quarters
Of the smaller animals have been pro-
nounced insufficient in size and other
wise unsuitable.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

IF any comes I want you to please
forward it
All right, sir. Please write your
forwarding address," said the clerk.
pushing forward the book il which
such instructions are written.
In a firm hand Stensland had writ
ten "P. Olsen, British post Office" /"
when Olson and stepped up. I
tapped him on the left shoulder and
said:
Write your own name, Stensland,
and instead Of 'Morgador,' where you
think you are going, write it Chicago
where you really are going"
Then occurred a sublime fash of
nerve on the part Of the husky Morse
man. Gripping the pen in hand and
shaking as If with palsy he forced the
pen across the paper and wrote No
gador' after the name he had already
written there before 1 had interrupted
him. Then be turned IKE a woIs at
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

the moment he left Chicago his svery
waking thought was pregnant with
filed with terrifying visions.
stenIand's Life In Tangier.
Stensland evidently thought himself
absolutely safe from pursuit, or, like
the majority Of fugitives, became care
less as soon as he set foot on foreign
soil. The day after his arrival he
amazed Proprietor Sterwind by ex.
hibiting, as Sterwind said, "an awful
lot of money and great number OF
big bills"
When he dumped $4,000 on the
counter the eyes Of the clerk buIged
out, and he called M. Gaurant, the gov
ernor, who questioned the prospective
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The demand for pearls in the United
States has caused the price to ad-
vance
Sir Thomas Upton has accepted the
invitation to be a guest of Milwaukee
on October 16
4 Miss Clara Clemens, daughter of
Mark Twain, the humorist, made her
debut as singer at Norfolk, Conn.
Neil Gray, the actor, who supported
Booth, Barrett and other celebrities of
the stage, died Saturday at Brooklyn,
N Y
The University of Wisconsin will
open this week 1t is estimated that
there are more than 1000 students
already in Madison
Sir Chentung Liang Chang, the
Chinese minister, has returned to
Washington after spending the sum-
mer in Massachusetts.
Albert Spalding, the American vio-
linist who is now touring Europe, has
signed a contract for a tour of the
United States in the fall of 1907.
1t is said that 1000 persons have
been executed without trial in the
United States in the last 25 years and
that 95 per cent. have been negroes
S. L. Nelson, of Fort Wayne, Ind,
traction line builder and financier, will
become general manager of the Nc
kInleyr syndicate trolley line in Hi
nois.
The mutilated body of Joseph HAN,
coal miner, was found on the shore
Of the Monongahela river at MiIIsboro,
Pa. 1t is supposed he was robbed and
murdered.
Mayor SchmitZ, of San Francisco,
has named a committee for the recep-
tion of Roland Amundsen, the arctic
explorer who has discovered the
northwest passage.
The steamer State of Ohio, which
went ashore on RattIesnake island,
near Put-in-Bay, o., has been aban-
doned by the owners and turned over
to the underwriters.
Carl Fredericks, nine years old.
Hoboken, N. J., has an abnormally
shaped head and brain and is criminal
ly inclined. Surgeons will make an
attempt to correct the fault.
DR.. James Wallace, president of
Manchester college, ST. Paul, Mimi,
has: accepted an offer to teach Greek
new testament temporarily at the W.
". White Bible school at Monclare.
". J.
Rear Admiral Mordecai T. Endfcott,
chief of the bureau of yards and
docks, navy department, will retire
from that Office upon reaching the
statutory age, 81 years, November 26
next.
Fire starting from a natural gas ex.
plosion in the basement of the Craw-
ford opera house, Topeka, Kan, caused
the destruction of the stock of the
Moffatt furniture store, the Union Tea
company, the theater and scenery.
Jennie Burch, a young squaw nurse,
confessed to the murder of Wilbur
Winship, two and one-half years old,
at CowIes Corners, N Y. She said
she was jealous of the child's affec-
tions and thought she would die with
him.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

he would not go voluntarily.
As matter Of fact, We had no legal
right to stop Stensland Technically
We were guilty of kidnapping, and the
situation began to look serious. The
American minister could not order
Stensland' 'sarrest until he had received
instructions from Washington. These
had been cabled for the night before,
but had not arrived. If Stensland had
only Known this he could have walked
out and told US to go to blazes He
could not have escaped ultimately, but
he could have caused us lots of trouble.
Just as we were about to take re-
course TO argument and threats, tell
ing him we would follow him to the
end Of the earth and capture him
eventually, salvation came from Min
lister Gummere. James Martin, of the
American legation staff appeared with
a note from the minister saying if
had notified the state department he
would take the responsibility of de-
tanning Stensland, pending advices
from Washington.
By this time the fugitive banker had
wilted and he agreed to return to
America with US any way we chose
without process.
During the long afternoon in the Of
fee of the American consul StensIand
talked broken heartedly with us and
finally made a full confession to AS
sistant States Attorney Olson in my
presence.
Puts Blame on Cashier.
He said: L cannot understand how
the shortage can be 100000. To my
certain knowledge my liability to the
bank does not exceed 100000. Any,
thing over that must have been stolen
by Herring.
My Indebtedness began a long
while ago, in 1896. 1t was a small af
fair, a small amount, and God knows
I never intended to steal I was in a
tight hole and needed money. I put
my own note, genuine, not a forgery
in the box. Then it was suggested to
me that the bank examiner would
stand for it, and he did
Il never threw away money in any
direction in my life. I never spent
over $4,000 year. I always was a
worker. I never loafed in my life
always was the first man at the bank
and the last to leave It.
The money I took was invested
year after year, in an endeavor tc
make good. Every dollar went into
real estate or business.
They were bad investments and to.
day am arrested, a fugitive, with the
certainty Of prison cell. And I am
nearly so years old. God! God God!''
As a matter of fact Stensland failed
- take the most simple measures to
lIde his identity. In his trunk were
found four volumes of Ibsen, all with
Stensland's full name on the fyleaf
His key ring bore the tag of the Mil
waukee Avenue State bank.
The most amazing blunder of al
was across the end Of his big trunk in
white letters three inches high, Paul
o. Stensland-"
Il did not notice this" said he It'll
crossing from Gibraltar. I was lean,
ing over the rail Of the upper deck
and happened to look down on the
main deck and saw my trunk with my
full name staring me right in the face
I nearly tainted. 1 got down as soon
as possible and sat On the name for
the rest of the voyage"
Stensland's life Of exile was he'll On
azTth according to Stensland. From
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

bay. and. by . supreme effort retain
ing control Of his voice and features
said:
mo, no, I think not. You cannot
take me- I will not CO."
But you will CO." he was answered.
Listen. You think this is protected
country. 1t is not. You made big
mistake. You will be arrested here,
thrown into Moorish prison, then
taken aboard a United States warship
and shipped in irons to the United
States. The question is, do you want
to go back as gentleman or as a
felon,"
Prisoner Is Obstinate.
Stensland was obstinate and de-
clared We could not take him and that
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

customer. Stensland, in answer to n.
Gaurant's inquiries, said he came from
America, and when further questioned
as to why he carried money In such
shape and had no letter of credit, said
he thought he would get the worst Of
exchange and concluded it was best to
carry currency.
Stensland soon became a conspicu-
Gus figure in Tangier The Oriental
hotel-stands Just between the Mosque
Dramakebir and the Cafe Franchise.
Stensland gave the mosque the cold
shoulder, but the Cafe Francaise, the
Cafe Imperial, and the Cafe Turkesque
found a good customer in him. Every
night he climbed the hills and wound
his tortuous way through alley,uke
streets, from one to the other. Nine.
Yvette, at the Franchise, was his IA
vorite Chanteuse.
Spanish Dancer His Favorits.
But his real favorite was Senorita
Vittoria, a Spanish dancer from Sc
vile, who performs with exceptional
abandon the fandango at the Cafe In
perial. Her partiality for him aroused
a feeling of jealousy in the breast Of
an Arab chief who enjoyed the smiles
Of the danseuse until Stenslani ap-
peared on the scene.
On Friday, September s, instruc-
tions from the state department at
Washington were received by Minister
Gummere to surrender Stensland to
the custody of James Kelley and
Harry Olson as the officially appointed
agents of theUnited States" We gays
a formal receipt for the prisoner.
Stensland himself signing it as a wit
ness to our signatures
The first step after receiving the
prisoner was to arrange for safeguard
ing him. Accompanied by an attache
Of the United States consular office, We
at once rode to the Kasbah. which is
the joint Moorish prison and admins
trattve building. The basha, Sid Ca
dor BeIghasi, was found sitting in the
messooar, or salon of complaints"
where he receives those who are
wronged and want stern and instan-
taneous Moorish justice.
Through an interpreter we informed
the basha that Stensland had been
turned over to US and that we wished
to make arrangements for pOrperly
safeguarding him until the time of our
departure.
The basha expressed great apprecia-
tion Of the honor done him in asking
his aid and said that cell in the pris-
on was at our immediate disposal. at
the same time calling an officer of the
guard to show 1t to US.
Declined Offer of Cell.
The cell was extremely uninvfting.
and we had heard horrible stories OF
what had taken place behind the ram
parts of the Kasbah- We decided il
would be neither humane nor politic
to confne Stensland there, as Assist
ant States Attorney Olson wanted tc
bring home a Iiveman, not corpse.
Arrangements finally were made for
a guard of six soldiers under the abso-
lutte orders Of ourselves. Two were to
be placed on the roof, two at the only
door, and two inside. The prisoner
was moved to his new quarters at
once, there to remain until arrange
ments for transporting him to tie
United States had been made.
September Il Stensland and his cap
tors left Tangier for New York on ;
German liner which had called al ths
port by request of the state aqIncrs
ties ar Washington,
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
conaressnen Nominated.

Nou3rSSSmSn NomfhaSe0s
Minneapolis-The following Repub-
hcan congressman are nominated:
First-James A. Tawney, Winona-
Second. T. McCleary, Mankato-
Third-C. r. Davis, st. Peter
Fourth-F. c. Stevens, St. Paul.
FIRTH. NJ. Nye, Minneapolis.
Sixth-C. A. Lindbergh, Little Falls.
Seventh-A. ]. Volstead. Granite
Falls.
Eighth. Adam Bede, Pine City.
Ninth-Halvor Steenerson, Crook
ston
Congressman c. B. Buckman CON-
ceded his defeat for the Republican
nomination for congressman for tho
Sixth district and congratulated c. A
Lindbergh, who lands the nomination
Icy about 1,250.
McCleary is renominated in the Sec
ond, but his majority is cut down to
1000. Bede wins out nicely in rha
Eighth with a majority Of nearly 1000.
Stevens wins over Rogers by vote
Of 9,142 to 1855 in Ramsey county and
about the same proportion in the other
two counties. In Minneapolis the count
is not completed, but Frank M. Nys
has safe lead. W. H Eustis and A.
H. Hall are running about even and W.
D. Washburn far behind
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
Mother and Tot Burned.

Moorhead-With her two-year-old
baby in her arms and her clothing
enveloped in flames. Mrs. r. H. Ack-
ley rushed out of her house screaming
for help. Neighbors quickly responded
and with great presence Of mind
snatched the burning clothing from
the woman and took the child out Of
her arms. The flames were quickly
extinguished, but not until Mrs. Ack-
ley was severely burned
Mrs. Ackley was preparing to clean
some clothes and had placed a pan
containing water and gasoline on top
Of the stove to heat. After the pan
had been on the stove a while Mrs.
Ackley lifted the stove lid to replenish
the fire. Instantly there was an ex-
plosion and the woman's clothing was
set on fire The fire spread to the
kitchen, and Mrs. Ackley, snatching
up her child, which had been playing
about on the floor, fed to the yard
1t is thought she will recover.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
Lapponi Too Weak for Knife.

Rome, Sept PA consultation has
been held over DR.. Lapponi, physician
to the pope, who is i'll with cancer Of
the stomach The physicians favored
an operation, but this was opposed by
several surgeons, who considered the
patient too weak for the ordeal in
spite of the fact that his heart is
strUng.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
HOW STENSLAND
WAS CAPTURED
Story Of the Pursuit and Apprehension of the
President of the Wrecked Milwaukee Ave-
nue. State Bank of Chicago.

AS he was riding to the hotel at
midnight after getting the governor of
the French bank out of bed. voice
from Moorish cafe sung out:
Il say, Olson, think know where
your governor is."
We dismounted as the hotel man
continued:
You left the old man in Glib A
friend Of mine just come over on the
night boat says he saw him at the
Grand hotel"
When we left Tangier Sunday after
noon, September 2, for Gibraltar to
run down the Grand hotel clew we left
% Moorish and Arab scouts to guard
all the entrances and exits.
Less than an hour after the Olden-
burg, the German steamer bearing
Stensland from the Rock to the Moor
ish coast, reached port our Arab chief
of scouts sent cable to US at Gibral
tar announcing the arrival of the boat
and the presence on board of the man
We wanted.
Hired Special Steamer.
We began negotiations for a special
steamer to bring US back to Tangier.
Finally a small steamer was chartered
and permission obtained from the Of
ficer of the guard to leave port.
At midnight we turned tail on the
Rock and headed across the straits.
It was four o'clock in the morning
when We rounded Malabat Point and
saw the red light above the gate Of
the city of Tangier.
The steamer Oldenburg lay half a
mile off shore. We hauled alongside
and asked if the passengers had land
ed 1t was great relief to hear that
they had not, as We feared that if so
Stensland might have been warned
and started for the interior This
would not have prevented his capture,
but would have delayed it and made
lots of trouble.
stensIand Comes Ashore.
Forty minutes later boat put off
from the German steamer and headed
for the pier. In the stern sat Stems
land, looking fat and hearty. He
climbed up the steps to the wharf
chatting gayIy with four German fel-
low passengers.
We trailed slowly behind Stensland
up the steep, hilly streets. When the
British post office in Soko Chico
square was reached Stensland entered.
ANY letter for P. OIsen?" he asked
NO, sir"
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28
Timber Sale.

Duluth-F'orty-five million feet OF
timber will be offered at the annual
sale Of state timber which the state
auditor will hold at the capitol on Oct
II. A complete list of the timber was
ready for distribution yesterday.
Most of the timber is in Itasca and st.
Louis counties.
The amount is not much more than
half of what was offered last year,
when S0,000,0 900 feet were sold at high
prices. The amount last year was
little over the usual amount, however.
The small amount offered this year is
partly on account of the growing
scarcity of timber Although the tim
Der is not all of the highest grade, It
IS expected that a great deal Of it will
bring fancy prices. Most Of 1t Is
pine, but there is some spruce, tam
arack, cedar and balsam.
The purchaser of this timber must
pay % per cent Of the appraised value
before the close Of the. sale. II he
fails to do this, the timber will again
be put on sale. The permit to cur
the timber is good for two years and
the purchaser must give bond to pay
the full price whether he cuts 1t or
not, except that the timber board may
grant an extension for one year.
The Ely miner., 1906-09-28

Run to Earth at Tangier, Morocco,
the Man Chiefly Responsible
for the Ruin of Thousands of
Poor Depositors in His Institu-
ton Comes Back to the United
States to End His Life in the
Penitentiary-Days and Nights
of Misery Since His Flight from
Chicago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-30
Diphtheria at saIineviIle.

Sailneville, O., Jan. 2S.-seyeraf
new cases of diphtheria have been re-
ported to the health officer. and one
death was reported Saturday. Sew
eral months ago 1t was feared an cpl
demic would result, but the disease
was checked until a week ago, when
several new cases were reported.
There being rules legally adopted to
govern the health officer of the viii
lage, has caused some caustic COM
ment. and the council is importuned
to give the assistance needed by the
health officer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-30
EACH ACCUSES
The Other in a Sensational Suit at
Marion.

Marion, O.. Jan. 2S.-The question
of whether Mrs. Christian Benseler
dug up and burned the coffin in which
the body of her husbands first wife
had been buried. will be presented
I'm the Common Pleas court when
the alimony proceedings brought
by Mrs. Benseler will be heard by
Judge Young.
The plaintiff in the petition which
she filed last September charges that
her husband publicly accused her or
this act. Seventy witnesses have been
subpoenaed. The suit is one which is
regarded as sensational, because OF
the charges which Benseler in turn
makes against his wife. coupled with
the prominence of both parties.
Mrs. Benseler brought suit for all
mony and the custody of her two small
children in Sept. 1905. charging her
husband with cruelty. Benseler the
same month filed an answer and cross
petition praying for a divorce and GUS
tody of the children. He deniSs eH-
erything and accuses mis- wife OF wan
ton neglect and cruelty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-30
IN THE MUTlNY
OF Sailors at Vladivostok Two Hun
dred Were Killed.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2S.-Details
have been received of the mutiny of
the saIors at VladivOstok fortress Uy
the czar In a second telegram from
General Linevitch. Sailors invaded
the armory, seized quantity of ri
fies, occupied the battery and demand
ed the release of prisoners, when Com
mander Selivanow demonstrated. The
mutineers opened fire on the COM
mander and AS loyal guards and a
general fight ensued in which the
commander and others We're wounded.
A determined effort was made to sup
press the mutineers, in which there
was more firing and determined bat
tie was soon raging.
In the lighting 1t is said that there
were 200 killed and Others wounded.
Cossacks have been sent TO restore
order.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-01-30
BEEF TRUST CASE
Has Adjourned Until Monday and an
Agreement of Facts viii Be
Attempted.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-The beef trust"
case has again been postponed. this
time until 10 a. m. Monday. and the
lawyers for and against are trying TO
reach an agreement as TO facts" To
present to the court.
Judge Humphrey met with the at
torneys for while, while the
jury and a crowded courtroom await
ed his coming TO start the hearing
The court agreed with the lawyers
that an agreement as to facts will
save several weeks time and he is
disposed to give them all the time
necessary to thoroughly canvass the
matter of facts concerning the ac-
tions of Commissioner James II. Gar
field when he came west TO investigate
the beer industry, so that the neces-
slty of testimony viii be avoided and
the immunity pleas will stand or fall
on the decision of Judge ]. Otis Hum
phrey'