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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

bay. and. by supreme effort retain
Ing control of his voice and features.
said:
NO. no. think not. You cannot
take me- ! will not CO."
But you will co." he was answered.
Listen. You think this is a protected
country 1t is not. You made a big
mistake. You will be arrested here.
thrown into a Moorish prison. then
taken aboard 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 Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
WANT STATISTICS OF DIVORCE.
Director Of Government Census Ex
plains Its Necessity.

In an interview regarding the dis
patch of employees to 20 OF the largest
cities to collect divorce statistics, VIII
liam s. Rossiter. acting director of
thA census. pointed out that all OF
:he 100 clerks already sent out are
trusted employees. sworn to secrecy.
and that the public will never be
any the wiser as to individual cases
when we have finished.
Our records" he said, will not
even contain the names of the d.
vorced persons when they are COM
plete. 1t is block statistics that the
government Is after. and nothing else
We are simply sending a corps of men
and women clerks from our offices in
this city, as we do continually in coll
lecting various kinds of statistics, and
they are being installed in the court
houses of 20 of the large cities where.
under the direction of man OF the
bureau, they will go through the d.
vorce records of the past 20 years
hurrledly and in business-like man.
ner, and take out certain cold facts,
which will never have any personal
significance to the bureau or TO the
public.
1T is estimated that between 30.-
600 and $4,000 are recorded for this
2O-year period in each of the cities
OF New York, Chicago and Philadel.
phia, and that 100000 are recorded
in the entire country for this period.
It will take year to complete the
collection of the divorce statistics
throughout the country.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

the moment he iefS Chicago his ever,
waking thought was pregnant with
fear and his every sleeping moment
filed with terrifying visions,
Stenland's Life In Tangier.
Stensiand evidently thought himself
absolutely safe from pursuit. or. Hike
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 NJ. Gaurant. the gov
ernor, who questioned the prospective
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
Degrees of Efficiency.

There is member of congress from
the southwest who had trying expe-
rience learning to run the big motor
ear he purchased last winter.
One day friend said: How are
you getting on with the thing?"
20. I'm making progress" was the
modest reply of the southwesterner.
Doing pretty well. eh?"
Yes" resumed the congressman,
Bravely, Il can spit now and soon I
expect TO be able to raise my hat
American Spectator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

noon. August 20. and Gibraltar 26
hours later. On Saturday morning.
September 1, the boat was taken for
Tangier, the Moorish city being
reached early in the evening.
Back to Gibraltar.
All Saturday night and until four
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. September
2, the Investigation proceeded. At
every town Stensland's tracks were
uncovered and the last clew pointed to
the Grand hotel at Gibraltar. 1t was
as follows: Assistant States Attor-
ney Olson had represented himself to
the keeper of the hotel where Stems
land stopped at Tangier as his son.
Stensland. as has been stated. is trav-
cling under the alias Of P. Olsen. The
names were the same and the two
men do not look unlike. The hotel
keeper believed the story. but could
give no direct information as to
Stensland's whereabouts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

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
all too frequent events. Traced from
this city to Tangiers. Morocco. he was
apprehended there by Assistant
States Attorney Olsen. who was ac-
companied by 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 stor is as follows:
1t 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 fugitive's whereabouts. Her infor-
nation was indefinite. but investiga-
tion 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 II he could send a
man with representative of the Tri-
bune to an unknown destination,
where 1t 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
in New York on Monday, August 20.
The next day Mr.. Olsen and the Tri-
bune man sailed on the liner Kaiser
Wilhelm ii.
Paris was reached Monday. August
81, and was left Tuesday at noon.
Madrid was reached Wednesday after
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

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 1t 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 Franchise. the
Cafe Imperial. and the Cafe Turkesque
found good customer in him. Every
night he climbed the hills and wound
his tortuous way through alley-llks
streets, from one to the other. Nine
Yvette, at the Franchise, was his IA
vorite chanteuse.
Spanish Dancer His Favorite.
But his real favorite was Senorlta
Vittoria. a Spanish dancer from Sc
Vile, who performs with exceptional
abandon the fandango at the Cafe I'm
perial. Her partially for him aroused
feeling of jealousy in the breast OF
an Arab chief who enjoyed the smiles
of the danseuse until Stensland ap-
peared on the scene.
On Friday. September 6. instruc-
tiops from the state department at
Washington were received by Minister
Gummere to surrender Stensland to
the custody of James Keeley and
Harry Olson as the officially appointed
agents of theUnited States" We gave
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
trative building. The basha, Sid Ca
dor Belghasi. 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 a cell In the pris-
on was at our immediate disposal, at
the same time calling an officer of the
guard to show It to us.
Declined Offer of Cell.
The cell was extremely uninviting,
and we had heard horrible stories OF
what had taken place behind the ram
parts OF the Kasbah. We decided 1t
would be neither humane nor polite
to confine Stensland there, as Assist
ant States Attorney Olson wanted to
bring home liveman, not a 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 the
United States had been made
September IL StensIand and his cap
tors left Tangier for New York on
German liner which had called at the
port by request Of the state autho15
Ties at Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
cheapen. Cost Of LIQUID AR.

A Dane named Knudson Is credited
with discovering means OF producing
liquid air at the cost OF no more than
one-sixth the usual price, and 1t is said
that his process. which Is mechanical
rather than chemical. will ultimately
put liquid air on the market at not
more than about two cents a gallon.
The same invention makes It possible
to sell oxygen at cent a cubic foot.
which promises to bring 1t into rather
wide industrial use.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
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
note from the minister saying II
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 Stensland
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: Il cannot understand how
the shortage can be $2,000.O00. 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 long
while ago, in 1896. 1t was a small af-
fair, small amount, and God knows
| never intended to steal. | was In a
tight hole and needed money. | put
my own note. genuine, not a forgery,
in the box. Then 1t was suggested to
me that the bank examiner would
stand for it, and he did.
81 never threw away money In any
direction in my life. l never spent
over $1,000 year. / always was a
worker. I never loafed In my life. |
always was the first man at the bank
and the last to leave 1t.
THE money | took was invested.
year after year. in an endeavor to
make good Every dollar went into
real estate or business.
They were bad investments and to-
day am arrested, fugitive, with the
certainty Of a prison cell. And am
nearly 60 years old. God, God. God."
AS a matter of fact Stensland failed
to take the most simple measures to
hide 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 all
was across the end of his big trunk In
white letters three inches high, Paul
o. Stensland."
II did not notice this" said he "tiIl
crossing from Gibraltar. / 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.
/ nearly tainted. l 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
earth. according to Stensland. From
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
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, a voice
from a Moorish cafe sung out:
81 say. Olson. l think | know where
your governor is
We dismounted as the hotel man
continued:
You left the old man in 'Gib.' A
friend of mine just come over on :he
night boat SAYS he saw him at .he
Grand hotel"
When we left Tangier Sunday af,er-
noon. September 2. for Gibraltar to
run down the Grand hotel clew we left
20 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
of scouts sent a cable to US at Gib.al-
tar announcing the arrival of the boat
and the presence on board of the nan
we wanted.
Hired Special Steamer.
We began negotiations for a special
steamer to bring us back to Tang:er.
Finally small steamer was chartered
and permission obtained from the Of
ficer of the guard to leave port.
At midnight we turned tall on the
Rock and headed across the straits.
1t 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 hals
mile off shore. We hauled alongside
and asked II the passengers had land-
ed. 1t was great relief to hear that
they had not, as we feared that II SO
Stensland might have been warped
and started for the interior. rnis
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 gayly 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. Olsen?" he asked
no, sir"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
Place Portrait Of John Hay.

A portrait of the late secretary of
state, John Hay. personally selected
by Mrs. Hay. was placed in the diplo-
matte reception room in the state de-
partment. 1t is the work OF Miss
Ellen Emmett. of Salisbury, Conn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

Box 321, DeGraH, Ohio.
DIR. s. b. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Dear Sir -
1 was terrible sufferer from
pelvic weakness and had headache
continuously. / wns not able to do my
housework for myself and husband.
i wrote you and described my condi-
ton rs nearly as possible. You recon-
mended Peruna. / took four bottles OF
IT and was completely cured. think
Peruna a wonderful med dicine and have
recommended It to my friends with the
very best of results.
Esther NJ. Miner
Very few OF the great multitude of
women who have been relieved of some
pelvic disease or weakness by Peruna
ever consent to give testimonial to be
read by the public.
There are, however, a few courageous,
self-sacrificing women who will for the
sake of their suffering sisters allow
their cures to be published.
Mrs. Miner Is one of these. In her
gratitude for her restoration to health
she is willing that
A GRATEFUL the women OF the
LETTER TO whole world should
DIR. HARTMAN know 1t. A chronic
invalid brought bacls
to health Is no small matter. Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27

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 Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-27
A GRATEFUL
LETTER TO
DR.. HARTMAN

to health is no small matter. Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-14

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-14

Ofrecc ted servicios PROFESSIONALS. Consuto
:io Gale de San Franclsco numQ o., altos Horas de
consulta. 10 II mahana, ; tarde. Te6fono, 29l.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-14

La nedd haa coolo sepulcro' Fenne
moral enonb bste por varos
medcos co Nc
mpezaba d esn contaos poo legaron
d de mavos llevadas
de sn desGTbrnento coeamn i ~ dande
conoc depabe FL
noseo de mi case sin cobrarme un solo eeno mGn prescribe
aane dchoso der dec
rn eIeyente patdano la Radop expeenc pa
Prof Mann pued los niue
La Sra A. siefd que Ohio sguue ta
concebida en- los Nrminos mas de graitud.
Padecia de de exnd odo cupo
q insoportabe
cua dias de haber ea sgundo los
ntiendome ahoIa h dez con
bend6u
puedan grandes los mel
"1os
cu odos aqlos padezcan auna eermedd c
mundo
toda
enfenedad
del ha
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de la
Escra tola cmfaua ul persona;
pesara e halcrse tornado pquena
Direction: Pro- G A. Mann DeIto Iotoo,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-14
El Professor G. A. Mann.

"Creo que es un crlnen el hacet ex-
perimentos con la salud de las personas,
dice e Prof. Mann, Presidente del Insti-
tuto de Radiopatia "Si 20 no tuviese la
plena conviction y la absolute seguridad
de que por medic de mi nuevo tratamien-
TO puedo curar toda clase de enfermeda-
des, aln aquellas en- que otros tratamien-
tos han resultado inefcaces, no osaria
promoter el devolver la salud los enfer.
mos. No hay NADIA mas precioso para eli
hoinbre que la salud NADIA mas terrible
que una muerte premature.
"Alguuas dolencias pue son al principle
insignifcantes pueden degenerar en- serias
intermediates cronicas. Firmemente creo
que mi nuevo descubrimiento, la Radio.
patla, es el tratainiento mas maravilloso
de todos los hasta el dia conocidos es
mi deseo el que todo ell mundo obtenga
los benefcos que de Gl pueden derivarse.
Is mi deseo curar q todos, grandes y
chicos; me propongo decir los enfermos,
absolutamente gratis, como pueden re-
cobrar la salud. Con franqueza digo,
que preferiria ser llamado "el benefactor
de los enfermos" que poser las inmensas
riquezas de Crcso."
Estas declaraciones tienen mucha Inn
portancia; pero aquellos que conozcan al
Prof. Mann, 9 hayan estado sometidos &
elf fratatiipt1tN fuedet, frararti1or Ia ,,aya
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-14
Un CuS'adOS' PrOdigiOs0.

Cura los enfermos por medic de poder msterioso
descubmento
clase de Intermediates
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-07-14
Sc vcnde la Catalan" f"

II mcor tcstaur Mt kl mas antigua vel mas acre
dtado EI que 10 nte puede dirigirse al msmo. esa
blecimeno, San francisco So, san Juan
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Barre has II inmates in Vermont in
sane hospitals. Their maintenance costs
the town nothing. ii cost the state
about S3,3l5 a year and is paid from
the tax on corporations, there being no
state tax. If Barre paid this, rs was
formerly the case, ii would mean a town
tax d rs cents on every dollar OF the
grand list. Clement condemns the pres.
ent system Of caring for the insane. DO
your II not, vote the Republican ticket
September 4.-Ady.
Those white waists for roc are at
Abbott's.
Everything for baseball at lowest
prices. Averill Music Co.
The Frank NIeWhorter 90. have lust
received the fall shapes in mems and
boys caps.
/. 2. Austin sells stone cutters
glasses, all kinds and prices. From zoe
to $500 each.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17

" IiItHYdtt opTlhgs. saturday, Anguish
18th. This will be IN conjunction with
the lodges OF Montreal district, which
hold their annual picnic at above place
and date. The fare for round trim IL
adults sl.00, children from Co 70
years SOC Train leaves Barre AZ 7:s5
a. M, arriving at the Springs at i1i1f
Returning leave the Springs at s:33 3.
NJ, arriving IN Barre at 7;39 p IN. j.
w. Mulch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CIVIL
AUTHORITY.

The board Of civil authority Of tho
City of Barre, Vermont, viii hold meet
ings ON the evenings of Wednesday and
Thursday, August 29th and 30th, 1906,
at z o'clock, p. M, in the city court
room, City hall, for the purpose OF re-
yising and correcting the check list 10
be used at the September election. aud
TO administer the freemens oath: and do
any other business that may properly
come before the board.
Dated at the City Of Barre. Vermont
this 18th day Of August, A. d. 1906.
William Barclay, mayor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
MEETING OF THE BOARD FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.

There will be q meeting Of the board
for the abatement Of taxes held in tbc
city court room, City hall. Barre var.
mont, on the evening Of Wednesday
August 22d, 1906, at I o'clock, > H.,
for the purpose Of abating taxes.
Dated at the City Of Barre, Vermont
this 18th day Of August, A. ID. 1906,
William Barclay, mayor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17

The attention OF users OF city water
Is called to the regulation which allows
the use Of hose only one hour a dav.
The hours Of the day during which hose
can be used this length Of time are
and a. m. and s and z D. m.
Any excess use will lead to the cutting
of of the supply entirely.
O. G. Russell, water superintendent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
Republican cancns.

The Republican voters Of the CITY 81
Barre are hereby notified 10 meet n
caucus at the City hall On Friday,
August nth, 1906, at 1880 O'Clock 3.
M for the purpose Of nominating 4
candidate for representative and fifteen
candidates for justices Of the peace.
Il. N. Scott, secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17

Green Mountain lodge, ].
@. o. + NJ. T., has made -
arrangements with the c. - %
Y. r. L. for an excursion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
AvvIso.

II consiglio per il cancellamcnto della
tasse II riunira nells court room, della
Citta al Barre, Vermont. Ia sera deI
% AgoSto, 1906, allie pom, per can.
cellare lc tasse del reelamanti.
Citta III Barre giorno II di Agosto.
1906.
William Barclay, MAYOR.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
Prohibition Caucus.

: Prohibition caucus will be held in
room III, Miles granite block, Saturday
evening, August rs, at 1880 O'Clock. ID
nominate candidate for city represen.
tative and 70 do any other proper bust.
ness. Per order
Prohibition City Committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17

q There viii be stated
~ communication Of Granite
IN lodge. No. IS, +. & A. NJ.
sN(TD Friday evening, at 1870
/Ns<1N o'clock, for despatch of bust
" ness. Per order W. NJ.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-17
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY, AUGUST IL, 1905.
weather Predictions

Fair tonight and Saturday; light var.
liable winds.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-19
50. OAK. NATIONAL GUARD.
One Section !a cr3ss the River at
Forest City OH their way
To camp.

Aberdeen Daily News: The cav
airy squadron of the South Dakota
National Guard will not 90 to
Watertown to camp with the in
fantry preparatory to the latter 5
departure for Fort Riley. Kan.
Instead. it will camp at "A point
ON the river above Pierre with n
squadron OF the Sixth United States
cavalry and he away about ten or
twelve days.
Deplty Sheriff Halle. who is
ma ior OF the South Dakota squad
ron. returned from Pierre last
night. whore he made arrange
mcnts for the cncampmcnt of the
squadron. He said that Troop a
will start from :Sell;y and cross the
Missouri river at Forest City and
meet Troop B from Pierre at a
point near Little Bend or Fl. Ben
net. They will then mach up the
Cheyenne until they meet the troop
from Fort Meade, when camp
will be formed. =
Accompany ing the South Dako-
ta trrops ~ll he about 100 officers
and ncii of the signal corps. The
start will be made the latter part
of September.