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Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11
HAUNTED HOUSEjAPANESE TIEsTNc ACCIDENTS MINER ROBBED
Bold Highwayman HaIts Two of Them Near Lowell
 Ice Plant,
ONE TELLS ROBBER
 HE HAS NO MONEY.
cal Officers Have Good De- V .c, '1tion of Robber-Believe That That h. .Hld-upS May Be [ re- ., zen ent Beca.lSe of Pay Day.

op along at an easy gait, llt'
 Ano 1g that they might ne the tie eain'SA bold hold-up man, two YlctlnS or yed in the Lake Superlof miners einasA ,haft, were stopped m PittsbuS he ice plant last night about o'clock ii delay.
 their hands wiriaa tira complyine
 Neither lost an@ e bold highway man went through oln O go through pockets and was aboUr asked him those of the other, when h, e second if he had any money. h
 man replied that he had n0A stanf
 From the miner who had !, get a search the robber succeeded ! mar ting $65 in cash The secopG !, '-rt had S21.e 60, but the cool and sifSA
 manner in which he told the thief rha
 he had nothing saved the money S@s him.
 The victims of the hoiG-up loss no time getting to Lowell, where they Il notified Justice Hogan and the officers Fortunately they were able to give good description of the robber, and officers at once began a search for him.
 In telling the story of the hold-Up, one of the men stated that they had spent the early part of the evening in Bisbee, where they had purchased goods in one of the local stores. Tn doing this they displayed the money they had in their possession. It is the theory of the officers that this was seen in Bisbee by the robber, who followed them to the vicinity of the ice plant and there halted his victims
 The highwayman ordered the men to move on as fast as possible and not to look back, which neither of them did IL is not known what direction he took after they had passed out of sight, but it is believed that he re turned to Bisbee and mingled with the crowd on Main street II
 Local officers were last night asked to be on the lookout for the hoid-up man. They have a good description of him, and will probably be able tc effect his capture. He is described as a man of medium size and with dark features.
 Officers believe that on account of yesterday being pay day number of robberies are likely to occur, the large amount of money that miners carry about with --enf exciting the cupidity of the thieves and hold-up men.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11

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Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11
Mexicans Say Spooks Visit Former Home of Mur-
 dered Man in BiSbee,
SEVERAL FAMILIES vACATE STONE HOUSE
Believe That Ghost of Louis Mature Returns Nightly to Scene of Home-Murdered by MexicanS With Rocks.

Unearthly groans. echoing through the rooms. unseen people entering locked doors and walking about at will and strange lights from unknown causes are being hearc oy Mexicans stone house that was owned by Louis Mature before his brutal murder
 Situated in the upper part of Brew cry galch, near the place of Bob Me Donald. the house has been rentable only to Mexicans. no less than six fam lilies of whom have taken the house. lived in it a few days. and then va by ghosts
 Mexicars positively assert that they hear these groans at night and that several times they have been awak- ened from sound slumbers to hear the measured tread on the board floor of .rsons who vanish into thin air the .ment a lamp is lighted.
 Se fact that no less than six fam
 Sve rented the place. and quick
 I has lead some of those who
 I'd the stories to believe that
 Npge natural causes are re-
 For the uncanny noises. or
 ical jollers are busy.
 tby is now the owner of the
 For several months the
 of the house has been in the
 f Justice Murphy Asked yes
 1 regarding the place being
 fd he replied that stories of the thave come to him. He did state iAt he now finds it impossible to get a Mexican family to live iu the place. Mexicans are prone to believe that the ghost of Louis a;au-e. who was beaten to death with rocks on Christ mas eve of 1904. has returned to the place. not being able to rest in its grave because of the fact that his murderers have never been found and punished.
 Mature met his tragic end while re- turning to his home from work in the mine about l o'clock in the morning. It is believed that he was killed by gang of five Mexicans. who had att tempted to enter and rob the house of Bob Mcdonald. one of them being SnDl- T lNE OI IlleHl were aIteTMdEu caught. tried and sentenced to serve terms in Yuma for the attempted robbery of McDonaId's home.
 S The most accepted theory has been that Mature met the Mexicans carry ing their wounded companion. and that he recognized them. Rather than permit him to live. and probably be the means of bringing them to justice they brutaily beat him to death with rocks. He lived a short time after the assault. but re*er recovered enough to name ilIs assailants.
 That Natures specter is roaming about the house in which he once lived is now pretty geHerally believed among the Mexicans of this city. At tenlpts to convince them that such is impossible have no effect. Those who have lived in the house cannot now be induced to go near the place.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11
INDIAN AT ORIENT.

The manager of the Indian who is to wrestle with Varney at Don Luis on Sunday will be at the Orient sa. loon this evening at o'clock. His manager announces that he is willing to cover all the local money that says Varney will win the bout.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11

destroy must include the power to hmlt, said he. and in support of the plea that legislative authority is not curtailed, he called attention to the facr that with reference to inferior courts no limitation is put upon Con- sress. as to their number, their Ju1- isdiction or their power.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11

Be at the Orient tonight if you want to size up the Indian who is willing tc bet money he can defeat Varney. the local champion, in a wrestling match
Bisbee daily review., 1906-04-11

If you have not seen the Indian who will wrestle Varney next Sunday at Don Luis, you will have a chance to do so by being at the Orient saloon tonight at s o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
PART OF vHRTRBRA REMOVED.
Surgical Operation Cures Hospital Patient of
Paralysis.

St. Louis (SpeciaD Louis Hartman,
a patient in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Belleville, Ill, has undergone the I'M
usual operation of having part OF his
spinal column removed, and the physi-
clans are hopeful of his recovery.
Hartman, who is IS years old, was
caught by fall Of slate and coal two
weeks ago. He was taken to the hospi-
tai, where il was learned that his legs
and the lower art OF his body were para
lyzed Drs. Wangelin, Bechtold and
Hilgarde made an incision three inches
long in the back and found the vertebre
was shattered A part of the bone was
pressing on the spinal cord The sur
geons removed piece of bone an inch
long. 1t was part of the wall surround
ing the spinal cord and was pressing in
ward. Its removal stopped the pressure
on the spinal cord, and when Hartman
recovered from the influence of the an
aesthetic he had partly recovered feeling
in his legs and the lower part of his
BODY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
BODY BLOW TO STANDARD OIL.
President Roosevelt Hits Hard In Letter TO
Congress.

Washington, D. c., (SpeciaD .-Presi-
dent Roosevelt transmitted to Congress
the report of James B. Garfield, Com
missioner of Corporations, giving the
results of his investigation of the sub
ject of transportation and freight rates
in connection with the oil industry.
That the Standard Oil Company has
benefited enormously. almost up TO the
present moment by secret rates, many
of which were clearly unlawful, the Pres
ident says the report clearly shows, the
benefit thereby secured amounting to at
least three-quarters of a million year.
"A very striking result of the investiga-
ton" he adds, has been that shortly
after the discovery of these secret rates
by the Commissioner of Corporations, the
major portion of them were promptly
corrected by the railroads, so that most
of them have now been done away with
The statement is added that the Depart
ment of Justice will take up the question
of instituting prosecutions in at least
certain cases, and the hope is expressed
that Congress will enact into law the
bill of Senator Knox to correct the in
teTpTStdIlO0 Oh tIiG uiiiIiItllly plOfiSiOii
rendered m Judge Humphreys decision.
Continuing, the President says: But,
in addition to these secret rates, the
Standard OH profits immensely by open
rates, which are SO arranged as to give
it an overwhelming advantage over its
independent Competitors" It is not pos
sible, he says, to put into figures the
exact amount by which the Standard Oil
profits through &he gross favornism
shown it by the railroads in that way.
The profit comes not merely by the saw.
ing in the rate itself, but by the complete
control of the market which it secures.
The President also calls attention to
one feature of the report regarding the
manner in which the law is evaded by
treating as State commerce what m reaii-
ty is merely part of inter State COM
merece.
Other trusts, he declares, are getting
the benefit of rate Determinations The
Sugar Trust rarely, if ever, pays the
lawful rate for transportation
He favors, as an element of competi-
ton. putting alcohol used in the arts and
manufactures on the free list, and of
keeping the, fee to oil and coal lands of
the Indian tribes or on the public domain
in the Government, the lands to be
leased only on such terms and for such
periods as will enable the Government
to entirely control them
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
SEVEN ARE KILLED
TWENTY INJURED
I isastrOus Passenger Wreck on the
Pennsylvania.
TRAINS CRASH NEAR ALTOONA.
The Chicsgo Mail and the St Louis Express
Meet Head On While Going at High Speed
Both Locomotives and Six Cars are
Demolished Passengers Pinned Down I'm
der the Wreckage.

Altoona, Pa. (Special) The most dis
astrous accident on the Pennsylvania
Railroad since the disaster east of Har-
risburg nearly a year ago, when about 20
persons were killed, occurred on the Pc
tersburg Branch about 500 yeards east
of Clover Creek Junction.
The Chicago mail, bound east. and the
Chicago and ST. Louis express, bound
west, two of the fastest trains on the
system, going at full speed, met headon.
Seven cars were wrecked and both en-
gines were badly damaged.
The best information obtainable IS to
the effect that 7 persons were killed and
about 20 injured. Later particulars may
change these figures, but not to any APP
probable extent.
The disaster was indirectly due to
freight wreck on the middle division at
1874 O'Clock, when q loaded cars of an
eastbound freight train were wrecked at
Union Furnace, about 20 miles south OF
here, blocking all trains. The cause OF
the accident is attributed to the bursting
of an airbrake hose In order to avoid
detentions of trains, passenger traffic was
sent over the Petersburg Branch.
The Pennsylvania special, the I8-hour
flyer west-bound, was the first train to
pass around and make the trip in safe
ty. No. Fl, the St. Louis and Chicago
express, was the next train to be sent
west-bound over the branch 1t collided
with No Is, the Chicago mail, going in
an opposite direction on single track
near Clover Creek Junction.
Both locomotives were wrecked. Six
cars on No. I8-6ve mail cars and a
coach-were caught in the smashup. The
dead and injured were passengers on the
coach.
No Fl was sent out of Altoona revers-
ed-that is, the coach was run next to
the locomotive. This was done in order
to avoid long detention that would have
been occasioned by shifting the train.
The train was sent east as far as Eliza
beth Furnace, on the main line, when
the locomotive was shifted and the trip
over the cutoff started.
The accident appears to have resulted
from misunderstanding of orders on
the part of the train crew of the Chicago
and St. Louis express,
information received at Superintendent
Preston'S office was to the effect that
number of passengers were fastened un-
der the twisted iron and broken tirnbers
of the wrecked cars, and whether they
are dead or alive will not be ascertained
until after the wreckage is cleared from
the tracks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
Save Niagara Falls.

Washington, D. c., (SpeciaD Pres
ident Roosevelt sent to Congress the re-
port of the International Waterways
Commission on the preservation of Mia
CARA Falls. The report contains recon-
mendations for the restriction of the
amount of water to be diverted for
power purposes and suggests that the
amount of water to be diverted be limited
either by treaty or legislation. The lin
itation is placed at 10000 cubic feet per
second from the Canadian side and 49,
500 cubic feet per second from the
American side, in addition to 10000
cubic feet per second authorized for the
Chicago drainage canal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
FOREIGN

William Glase, a former servant of
Prince Adolph Won Wrede, was arrested
in Berlin on the charge of blackmail. He
had accused the. Princess of pilfering
hotel silverware.
NJ Boisneuf, a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the general council in Guadalupe,
shot fom his window and killed two So
cialists
Howard Cary a rich New York man.
was found dead in his room in Lon
don boarding house. He had shot him
self.
1t was the governor general of Eka-
terinoslav, South Russia, who was as
sassinated by six unknown persons.
John Biddle, the American minister.
presented his credentials to King Peter
of Servia at Belgrade.
1t is reported that the marriage of the
Infanta Maria Theresa, sister of King
Alfonso, to Prince Louis Ferdinand OF
Bavaria, has proved unhappy.
Chancellor Won Buelow, of Germany,
celebrated the ffty-seventh anniversary
of his birth, and the Emperor presented
him with a porcelain vase.
German and Russian health department
officials met at Thorn and discussed
measures to prevent the spread of chol-
era in the future.
Armenian revolutionists bored tun-
mel 700 feet long in working out a plot
to rob the magazine in the arsenal at
Baku, Caucasia.
Baron Iswolsly is to be foreign minis
ter in the new Russian cabinet
The attorney for Father Gapon now
says he has proof that Gapon was not
killed by revolutionists.
Mrs. Mamie Langhorne Shaw, of Vir-
ginia, was married to Waldorf Aston in
London
The lockout of dock laborers at Ham
burg is causing delay in the loading of
vessels.
The committee of the International
Postal Convention, in session in Rome,
rejected a proposition for universal
two-cent rate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
Common Mistakes Corrected.

Washington, D. c., (speciaD .-The
United States Board on Geographic
Names has been devoting its time lately
to correct the spelling of the names of
places in Maryland. Thus it decides that
the county seat of Howard County is
not Ellicotts Mills, or Ellicott, but Eli
colt City Further, it is not Prince
George County, nor Prince Georges,
but Prince Georges without the apos-
trophe. So, too, it is ST. Marys County,
without the apostrophe, but it is Queen
Enne County, not Queen Annes, nor
Queen Ann. Furthermore, it is St,
George Island, in Mt. Marys County,
not St. Georges Island, nor St. Georges
Island.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
ASHES in MANY VAULTS AND SAFES.
Contents Intact In 90 Per Cent Of Those
Opened.

San Francisco, (SpeciaD.-A large
proportion, if Tot a majority, of the bust
ness men of San Francisco who were
thankful during the conAagration that
their valuables were inclosed in hreproof
vaults, have Weakened to an unpleasant
surprise. Within the last u hours $40
safes and vaults have been opened IN
the district east of Powell and north OF
Market streets, and in not more than 90
per cent of these instances were the
contents found intact. In many cases
pile of ashes represented thousands OF
dollars worth of accounts.
While it is difficult to give exact fig
ures as to losses and insurance in con-
nection with the fire which has devas-
tated such a large portion of San Fran
cisco, close estimates have been conf
piled which show that the actual prop
erty loss to the city is close to $780,
COO
1t is now estimated that in order to
meet the municipal expenses the tax
rate will be over $3.50 on $Ioo until the
burned district is partially rebuilt. The
ciity's taxable basis was cut practically
III AiliAs iiO tc<N AdtC ANi tAAS NeAA -
year was $I.o7.
AS a part of the general system of
army relief there has been established
on level lawn south of the music-stand
in Golden Gate Park a complete regi-
mental field hospital, probably the first
that has ever been erected in this city.
A detail of 100 men under command of
Captain H. H. L. Gilchrist. constitutes
the administrative force, and the hos
pital now has capacity of 800 patients,
although but 80 have been received to
date. A consignment of odorless exca-
vator troughs, which are pronounced the
highest type of sanitary convenience
have been received. The system will be
installed at once.
The commercial banks belonging to
the Clearing house Association have ar
ranged to open for new or Special
business The arrangement is TO re-
ceive all deposits that customers may
desire to make on new accounts. The
depositors may check out these new bal
ances without restriction or limit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
DEAD LETTERS CLEARED UP.
10 April 667,loO of Them We're Received and
Opened.

Washington, D. c. (Special).-In the
division of dead letters upward Of 5oo,-i
600 letters were on hand unopened at
the beginning of the calendar year, and
there has been daily receipt of up
ward of 10000 letters since that time.
The fact that the work is now up to date
proves the character of service which is
being rendered.
The April report of Superintendent
Young shows that 667,Ioo letters were
received and opened during April, $3.50
of which contained money to the amount
of $5,5o224 During April, 1905, 637,-
400 letters were received, 64I, 600 opened
and 1000 carried over unopened.
During the month just past II4S57
dead letters were returned to writers, as
against Io6, 1903 for the month of March.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
Fewer Than Fifteen Hundred.

San Francisco, (SpeciaD.-Captain
Gwynn asked for police assistance in
investigating reports relative to dead
bodies in the ruins of the burned area.
Captain Gwynn has been looking for
dead bodies for several days, and he
does not believe that the total will
amount to 1900, as the coroner says.
Thus far the military authorities have
record of something over $50 dead
bodies. and, in the opinion of Captain
Gwynn, 500 will be as many as will
ever be recovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
Too Tall: Boy a Suicide.

New York (SpeciaD. = Dependent
over the fact that he was so remarkably
tall and thin as to draw all eyes in his
direction when he walked along the
streets, Harold Beck, 10 years old, of
$40 Fifty-sixth Street, Brooklyn, shot
himself in the head at 1890 o'clock P.
M. and died two hours later The boy
was feet 2 inches in his stockings and
was still growing rapidly. In the last
two or three years he had spun up so fast
and at the same time had grown so thin
that his schoolboy friends nicknamed him
Shadow"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
No National Guarantee.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaD = The
Senate Committee on Finance authorized
An adverse report on Senator Newland's
resolution looking to a national guaranty
of credit to San Francisco. The report of
the committee said it was determined
unanimously that the relief plans "are
without the legitimate province of con-
gressional action, and, therefore, that
the appointment of a joint committee
TO consider the advisability or practi-
-Nbility is inexpedient."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
$500 por OuIttlug Cigars.

Oakland, Cal, (SpeciaD -"You are a
good man and you have steady nerve"
said E. H. Hartman to his chauffeur,
F. A. Lathe, but you are smoking too
r.any cigars. They will hurt you. If
you will agree to refrain from the OBJ
noxious habit altogether, will make
you present of $500" The bargain
was quickly closed, and Mt. Hartman
drew his check for $500 and handed it to
Lathe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
Warned to Keep Peace.

Harrisburg, Pa, (SpeciaD Governor
Pennypacker issued proclamation in.
reference to the industrial disturbances
in Pennsylvania, in which he calls upon
all citizens to assist in the maintenance
of the law and declares that violence
will not be tolerated. The Governor, in
his proclamation, calls upon all citizens
by their conduct. example and utterances,
whether printed or verbal, to assist in
the maintenance of the law"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
MUCH IN LITTLE.

The Transvaal mines yielded SIo4,-
100000 worth OF gold for the year 1905.
Thirty-nine thousand Salvation Army
meetings are held every week, and the
average number of weekly open air meet
ings is $4,000. The average attendance
at the indoor meetings only every week
is I,2o2,885.
Koenig invented the steam printing
press. His partner, Bensley, cheated
him. Koenig, to support life, had to sell
his patents. He died poor machinist,
working for about So week
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-11
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

The House of Representatives passed
the bill authorizing the Geodetic Survey
to cooperate with Maryland officials to
The Senate Committee on Interstate
Commerce heard representatives Of sew
eral railroads in opposition to the pend
ing Employees Liability Bill.
The Senate adopted Mr.. Culberson's
substitute for Foraker's amendment TO
the railroad rate bill, forbidding passes
and determinations.
President Roosevelt signed the bill
recently passed by Congress providing
for a delegate in the House from Alaska.
A dispatch from the American consul
loupe to be under mob rule.
The President sent to the chairman
of the House and the Senate bill, with
his endorsement, providing for the re-
turn to the Naval Academy, with loss
of standing, of three cadets dismissed
for hazing
Former Consul General McWade, at
Canton, China, defended himself before
the House committee against charges
brought by Third Assistant Secretary
Pierce.
Sir Mortimer-Durand, the British am
bassador, called at the State Department
and said good-by to Secretary Root
preparatory to leaving for England.
Composers and publishers of music
protest against bill recently introduced
in Congress which, they complain, would
be a deprivation to them.
Viscount Aolei, recently appointed first
ambassador of Japan TO the United
States, was presented TO the President.
President Gompers, of the Federation
of Labor, made an appeal before the
House committee for the Eight-houf
Bill.
Senator Tillman made detailed state
ment accusing number of federal
judges of doing questionable things.
The Army Appropriation Bill, carry
ing an appropriation of about $4,000
600, was passed by the Senate.
The Chinese government now insists
that foreign consulates be established OIL
leased lands.
Vice President Bond of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, testified be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion regarding the sale of the company's
interest in the Consolidated Coal Com
pany. He was ordered despite his pro-
test to produce the contract,
President Roosevelt attended the all
nual exercises of the Columbia lnstitu-
ton for the Deaf and Dumb at Kendall
Green
The Isthmian Canal Commission. de-
cided to ask for an appropriation of $780,
34828I to continue work on the Pana-
ma Canal
The House passed the Military Acade-
my and the Agricultural Appropriation
bills.
The German government has proposed
June 28 next as the date for the first
meeting of the international Conference
at Berlin to consider tile regulation Of
wireless telegraph.
Secretary Taft notified Chairman Phe-
Ian, of the San Francisco finance COM
mittee, that the money appropriated by
Congress must be disbursed by officials
of the War Department.
The House Committee on Military At
fairs authorized favorable report on the
bill providing bronze medals for volun-
teers who served over their time in the
Philippines.