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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06
The HAYWOOD Trial.

The jury to try William II. Hay
wood, secretary of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, on the charge OF
numbering former Gov. Frank Steunen-
burg, was completed Monday noon.
The defense used its peremptory
challenge on Albert Eoff, aged 81. a
Wells-Fargo cashier, who has partici-
pated in many wild west hold-ups as
defender of his employers money. He
admitted a prejudice against the min
ers' federation and an opinion in the
Haywood case, but said he could give
the defendant a fair trial The court
declined to excuse him for bias. SO
he was challenged. The prosecution
had used its last peremptory challenge
Friday.
o. v. Seburn, farmer who lives
near Boise, was accepted by both sides
in place of Eoff and the jury was COM
plete. The IL men were then sworn in.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-06-06

Benton Harbor board Of education
has decided to fight the $4,000 SIAN
der suit brought by Miss Gertrude
Wood against Supt. Wright. and the
case promises to have many sensation
al features.
The hull of the old steamer An
drew Johnson. used as blockade run
ner in war times. was decorated with
flowers Memorial day, by veterans
Since being brought TO the lakes the
Jackson has been used as a tow barge
Cleo Moross, youngest son of Joseph
Moross. proprietor of the Moross
mouse at Erie. was drowned in Mon
terey. Me-.
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knight of the Order of st. Sylvester, or
Golden Spur, for bravery. died in Dub
lin on January 80 Word of his death
reached his wife and children, who live
in this city, today.
Captain Kirwan, who was one of the
leading Irishmcn in the United States,
spent most of his life as a soldier. He
was born in Dublin in 1S40 and enlist
ed when Is years old in the service of
Pope Plus L For gallantry he was
promoted to. the rank of brigade ser
geant major. Irish brigade, under Gen
eral Lamociere. In the battle of Castle
F'idardo, September Is. 1859, he was the
first person to cross the River Rusone
in the face of artillery fire. Although
the Papal troops were defeated he was
made knight of the Order of St
Sylvester an order confined to less than
$50 members.
the Fenian movement led by James
Stephens. In the uprising of March,
1867, he commanded a body of men
who captured a police barracks outside
of Dublin. He was shot through a
lung. He was afterward made a pris-
oner, but escaped. He was captured
again in three days and confined, under
guard, in hospital, charged with high
treason. He escaped, with the aid of
his wffe's mother, Mrs. Mary Doran-
A reward of LOCO was offered for him,
dead or alive, but he fled to England
and thence to the United States.
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NEW STRENGTH FOR OLD BACKS

When past middle age, there comes
noticeable weakening of the organs
OF the body. and the danger of quick
decline. 1t is quite necessary to give
prompt help to any part that first
Shows signs of wear.
Healthy kidneys mean a hale old age
Weak kidneys bring constant back
ache, lame back, stitches and twinges
of pain. annoying urinary troubles. and
the danger of diabetes or Bright's dis
ease There is likely TO be loss of
albumen and a gain Of uric acid and
other poisons. with loss of flesh, vigor
and nervous force.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring quick
nelp to sick kidneys. and are entirely
free from poisonous drugs; it is rem
edy that can be taken by young or old.
weak or strong, and in every case with
prompt benefit.
If you have backache, lame or weak
back, quick pains when STOPPING
nfting; if you are tired and nervous.
nave headache, dizzy spells, watery
swellings under the eyes or around the
ankles, rheumat ism or neuralgia pain,
gravel, scalding urine. too frequent
passages, sandy or stringy sediment in
the urine, scanty or discolored urine, or
passages at night, be sure your kidneys
need attention.
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cRAzED WITH F1REwATER.
Indians From the Reservation Ter
rorize Citizens of Hogansburg.

Malone. n. Y, Feb. 12.-The In
dams from the st. Regis reservation.
crazed with liquor. have terrorized the
villagers of Hogansburg for the past
week.
The st. Regis reservation is only =
few miles from Hogansburg, and when
the redskins go to the village and have
their fill of "firewater, it would be
just about as safe to be on the plains
among a tribe of savages as to try to
live in safety in Hogansburg.
The Franklin county sheriff has
been appealed to repeatedly and has
exerted himself in behalf of the fright
ened village folk of Hogansbure, but
the business of serving papers on the
fiery tempered redskins is so danger
Gus that the sheriff fndz it absolutely
impossible to engage a deputy for the
work.
few days ago about 20 Indians
went to Hogansburg for a nights
spree and had it, BY, midnight their
Indian blood WAS coursing so swiftly
through their half-civilized veins that
the Indians simply swept all that was
before them They smashed windows.
caved in an entire store front and left
a general scene of wreckage in their
wake.
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PROTECTION FROM DEATH.
Nephew of Castro Fears Assassins and
VIII Become NaturaIized.

St. Louis. Feb 12.-Jose Gerrerdo
Sayerce Castro, aged 25 years. nephew
of President Castro. of Venezuela, ac-
cording to his statement today, will be-
come a naturalized citizen of America
to protect himself from assassination.
He said he believes he has been singled
out as the mark of a family feud. which
has lasted % years, and that If he
should go back to Venezuela his life
would be taken. He said his father
was assassinated ID years ago.
He was sent to Paris by his uncle
ve1itably as an exile, and two years
ago came to st. Louis. Here he OBJ
tanned employment as a restaurant
waiter and now has position as clerk
in the warehouse of the Terminal Rail-
road association.
Recently while eating in a restaurant
three men. evidently South Americans,
seated themselves near him and talked
in his tongue. Finally one of them
spoke to him in Spanish Quick as a
flash he answered in English that he
could not understand. The men then
left Castro declares that had the sus-
picion of the men been confirmed as
to his identity he would have been as
sassinated on the spot. He declared he
will apply for naturalization papers at
once.
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her lover, schemed to circumvent
them. Shortly after the MONDAY meal
she called to her parents to come into
the basement, saying she had some
thing to show them. Unsuspectingly
they went into the cellar as the daugh-
ter climbed out the other way bolted
the door behind her, ran round to the
other exit and fastened it. Then
calmly sitting down, she asked the
angry pair If they would consent to
her marriage. She declared she would
leave them there until they did.
After several hours. the father still
memorable. she placed some food in a
small window near by and went to
join her impatient lover outside. With
the shouts OF her parents ringing in
her ears. she drove away The old
people were forced to remain in the
dark dungeon until morning when a
passing neighbor released them. The
happy bride and groom returned next
day and after much persuasion they
were forgiven.
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Topeka PROOF

Thomas Davis. proprietor of barber
shop in the Columbian building. and
residing at 231 Tyler street, Topeka,
Kan, says: Il have never lost my
confidence in Doan's Kidney Pills since
used them six years ago. I gave a
statement at that time telling how
had been troubled with my kidneys for
twenty years. There was a constant
weakening, tired out feeling in my
back that greatly depressed me, and
at night 1 was so restless 1 could not
sleep There was a retention of the
kidney secretions which was always
worse when 1 caught cold The vari-
Gus remedies tried failed to give me
any permanent relief until 1 procured
Doan's Kidney Pills. After using five
boxes all the symptoms of kidney dis
order had disappeared There have
been occurrences since then but never
in one case has Doan's Kidney Pills
failed to bring relief. When backache
comes on from long standing al the
chair, Saturdays especially, 1 take a
few Doan's Kidney Pills and they al
ways afford me prompt and effective
relief"
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COMPLAINT OF OPERATORS.
officials of Western Union Object to
Men Being Discharged.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE discharge of
four teiegraphers employed by the
Western Union Telegraph company
and the ignoring of a petition for wage
adjustment signed by 700 employees
were resented at a mass meeting held
under the auspices of the Commercial
Telegrap pliers union yesterday after
noon.
Resolutions were adopted giving
the necessary authority to the local
executive board to handle the matter
and if necessary TO call a special meet
ing of Commercial Photographers
union No. l. This is the first step. it
is officially announced, under the con-
stftution Of the union toward legalizing
the calling of a strike If further dis
charges occur the executive board OF
the International union will be called
upon to handle the case That action,
it is said, will mean a strike
Several hundred teIegraphers en-
pIcyed by the Western Union We're
present Speeches were made by In
fernatfonaI President S. J. Small. Sec
retarv-Treasurer Wesley Russell, w
c. Long, editor, of the official journal;
First Vice PRESIDENT John Z. Newman
of the order of Railroad Teleg-
raphers: Congressman James T. Nc
Dermott and ATTORNEY D. G. Ramsey.
several speakers discussed the stu
alton They all stated that the agfta-
ton now going on among the teleg-
raphers was caused by the company
ignoring the petition of its employees
for a 10 per cent increase in wages
and a betterment of. existing condi-
tons
Resolutions covering the entire
situation were presented,
According to those present the
-eeoTutions do not mean that q strike
vii he called to compel the reinstate-
ment of the four discharged teleg-
ranhers. but that further discharges
will be followed by giving the entire
matter into the hands of the fnterna-
tionsI executive board of the union
If this board cannot adjust the griev-
ances it will have authority to take
such action as it may determine VIII
raphers.
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Items for this column may be LETT al
HeaSton's barber shop)

Qtems for this column may be LETT al
HeaSton's barber shop)
Carl Hummel has gone to Kansas
City on a business trip.
John Smelser has commenced work
at the Santa Fe shops.
Mr. James Duffy of Holden. No, Wis
tied ]. E Pettis' family over Sunday
C J. Hooper has taken a party of
land seekers from Sabetha TO north
west Texas
A large number of Oakland Method
lists attends the conference at Lowman
chapel today.
Mr.. Thompson Myers returned home
yesterday from the Y. NJ. c. A conven-
ton held at Ottawa
DR.. a. H. Boyd and Miss Verna Boyd
attended the missionary meeting hello
in the Lowman chapel last evening.
E. T. Leeman. real estate man of
Nortonville, accompanied by his daugh-
ter, was here visiting this week with
the families of Clingan and Hummel.
who were old acquaintance
Mr.. L D. Wklttemore. superintend-
ent OF the Topeka schools. and Mr.
Macferran of the State Savings bank,
visited the school yesterday morning.
inspecting the school banking system.
which is in operation here and so many
places in the United States.
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PURE DRUGS
ACT
June so, 1906
In Effect January i, 1907
A GOOD LAW

terated, impure worthless dangerous drugs.
This of thing has been imposition fraud and crime
against the People, we'll against the responsible
facturerS honest reliable remedies high time for
be stopped Misrepresentation and substitution of some
thing just as good will now be done away with.
principles of the Food
favored by conscientious and honorable who
recognized that Purity and Quality could permanently
the favor of the nation.
makers
of PURITY QUALITY
friendship, patronage of 1o
people who
BOXES MONTH-the largest Medicine all
world
1t
of
We have do
mend
Also
TT
The of
reliable
bowels
germs
digestive
box TO-DAY
of health and comfort for 50
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RUN DOWN BY AN AUTO.
Son of a Santa Fe Engineer Fatally
Injured at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. Feb. 12.-Whfle cross
ing East First street at Salt Lake Ter
race ffteen-year-old Lyle Clark. was
run down and seriously injured by
heavy automobile. The single occu-
pant of the machine. though in all
probability he heard the boys cry. and
saw him hurled to the curbing, did
not slow down but continued on at a
high rate of speed toward the city.
Lyle was carried in a semiconscious
condition to his home.
Lyle Clark is the son of w. L
Clark. a Santa Fe engineer, formerly
residing in Winslow, Ariz-
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appropriating $1,000 for the Florence
Crittenton home in this city.
The senate passed yesterday after
noon the bill introduced by Senator
Huffman strengthening the sanitary
laws of the state. Among other things
this bill compels railroads to clean and
fumigate their passenger cars in line
with such rules as may be adopted by
the state board of health
When it came time for the senate to
stop work Yesterday afternoon about 6
o'clock. Senator Waggener moved that
a recess be taken until o'clock in the
evening. This motion prevailed but
when the senate reconyened at that
hour an adjournment was taken i'm
mediately until this morning. This was
done because many important commit
tee meetings had been set for last
night
Decision has been reached by the
senate committee on railroads to re-
port favOrably Senator Quincy's bill
requiring railroads to carry passengers
on all freight trains that have ca
booses attached to them. The rail-
roads used to issue permits to persons
to ride on freight trains but stopped
this practice when the Hepburn law
went into effect. This Quincy bill pro-
vides for carrying anyone on freight
If he has the fare.
A resolution has been passed by the
legislature directing the attorney gen.
eral to see that vfolators of the anti
trust laws of the state are punish
ed and Senator Tucker intro
duced a bill yesterday making appro-
Priations so that the attorney general
shall have funds to carry on these
prosecutions. The bill appropriates
IS Geo for the year ending June 80. 1907,
and $4,000 for each of the two sue
ceeding fiscal years.
A primary bill has been prepared
by Senator Fitzpatrick and will be in
troduced soon. 1t is modelled after
the primary system in vogue in Illi
nois- In brief il provides for a direct
vote by primaries for candidates for
state offices. and for county and state
conventions Nomination is made by
direct primary whenever any candi-
date receives a majority of all the
votes cast by the members of his
party. When no candidate receives a
majority of the votes cast then the
nomination is made at a convention.
Senator Bale Waggener stirred the
animals up some yesterday afternoon
when Senator Miller called up the bills
appropriating nearly $2.00O.000 for
the educational institutions supported
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LOCKED PARENTS IN CELLAR.
Iowa Girl Then EIoped With the Man
of Her Choice.

Des Moines. Iowa. Feb. 12.-Be-
cause her mother and father would not
consent to her marriage with the man
of her choice, Miss Bessie Algrowers.
of Prairie Center. locked her parents
in the cellar of their home and drove
90 miles across country with Abe Gun
nells to Mason City and was married
The old folks objected to the mar
rage of the couple because of their
youth but the pretty young girl, with
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Huncn Adjustment to F1ats

Scientists are basing calculations on
a skull discovered in Nebraska to show
that the average height of man on this
continent 100000 years ago was seven
feet This IS interesting. If people
continue to shrink at the rate of foot
and some inches every 200, coo years in
the course of time the average fiat will
be abundantlY roomy--Washingto
Star =
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by the state. This appropriation is
for the biennial period and is the
largest in the history of the state. The
appropriation for the agricultural col
lege is unusually large as compared
with that of two years ago and Sena-
tor Waggener did not think that meas
ures carrying such large appropria-
tons should be rushed through with
out explanation. Senator Simons
characterized Senator Waggener's re-
marks as political buncombe The bills
were finally passed, Senator Waggener
alone voting against them. Afterwards
he changed his vote to the affirmative
side.
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lola. Kan. Feb. 12.-Joe Poole a we'll
known colOred Dlasterer. has been arrest
ed on the complaint of c c
Seymour. charging him with obtaining
SIS from Seymour under false pretenSeS
Investigation showed that the property he
claimed TO own. and which he gave as Sc
curity for the money. was not legally his
although he claims that he was ignorant
Of any defects in the title
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Doan's Kidney Pills is the best medi.
cine to use 1t has cured thousand:
and will cure you
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HAVE LOW GAS PRESSURE.
East lola Homes and Stores Compelled
to Bum Wood and Coal.

lola. Kan. Feb. 12-East lola is suffer
ing from exceptionally low gas pressure.
Several Of the stores burned wood and
coal all day for two or three or days last
week Many residence homes on South
Vermont. East and Tennessee streets.
have practically no gas whatever. while
many have barely enough to keep them
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We endorse the Pure
Drug Law, because we have
always believed in it's prin-
cip1es, and because it means
that the Am erican people
will find the strong arm of
the Government protecting
them from RANK FAKES,
INVITATIONS AND SUB
CTTTTTTEC -9da 0f a61rt
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HE FOUGHT FOR THE POPE.
Captain Kirwcn, Gallant Soldier
Dies in Dublin

Kirwan, who fought in the Papal army
against the troops of King Victor
Emanuel, of Italy, and was brevetted a
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NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURE

Senator Tucker has introduced bill
apprOpriating LOCO for the Florence
Crittenton home in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
Vessels Damaged in Collision.

The schooner Agnes S. Quillan and thu
barges Wicomico and S. a. Souder, ves-
sells well known at this port, were dam
aged in a collision in Chesapeake bay
day or two ago with the big schooner w.
B. Palmer. The Quillan, Wicomico and
Souder were in a tow which the Baltimore
tug Defiance was taking up the bay to
Baltimore. The schooner Palmer was
also bound to Baltimore and was sailing
up the bay By some miscalculation OF
the man at the wheel of the Palmer she
struck the schooner Quillan, which was
the sternmost vessel in the tow, and in
endeavoring to prevent further trouble the
big schooner went into the Wicomico.
The Quillan had her bulwarks stove in,
and her bow and fore rigging wepe also
damaged. In addition to this the blow
from the larger vessel caused the deck
load of lumber on the Quillan to shift and
started her leaking. The hull of the WI
comico was cut through by the stem OF
the Palmer to within ten inches of the
water and her cabin and pilot house were
damaged. In the general miXup the Sou
der went adrft and she, too, was struck.
causing her to lose part of her deckload Of
lumber. breaking the rail and causing her
to leak. The Palmer was little if any
damaged. The tug Defiance succeeded in
getting her damaged tow to Baltimore,
where repairs will be made. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
YALE NINE DROPS
ITS SOUTHERN TRIP

NEW HAVEN. Conn, December 19.-It
has just been decided by the base ball
authorities to discontinue the Easter trip
of the Yale nine to the south. For many
years the Yale team has played a series
of games during the Easter recess with
Georgetown, University of Virginia,
Richmond or any team of sufficient cali
Der to give the Yale team practice.
The trip has always been a hard one
and it has come to be regarded as of
doubtful value. Not infrequently it has
been responsible for the injury of a prom
nine had a series of accidents, among
them the serious injury to Coach Lush s
eye by a stone thrown on Washington S
streets by a small boy and the break
ing of Tenants leg by kick of a re-
fractory bus horse. Instead of going
south the nine will pass most of the Eas-
ter vacation in New Haven, practicing
at tine field, If the weather permits. Cage
work will not be begun until much later
than usual.
Manager Thornton has practically COM
pleted his schedule for the years base
ball games 1t differs from the schedule
Virginia, Lafayette and Williams games
have been omitted and Manhattan Col
lege. University of Maine. University of
Vermont and Carlisle have been added.
The game with Georgetown will be
played in New Haven. There win be only
two games with Brown this year. The
third Brown game since series of three
was scheduled, has always come on Deco
ration day, but this year Decoration day
falls a Saturday, and that Satur-
day has been the traditional day for the
first Princeton game the Brown game was
cut out. The game with Carlisle is well
coined as a great attraction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
WASHINGTON BOXERS
GET EVEN BREAKS

WILMINGTON, December Is. - About
ZOO people attended the first boxing con-
lest held by the Delaware Athletic Club
in the country rink at Brandywine Springs
last night. The contests were red hot, and
sports were pleased. There were one six
and two ten round contests The place is
nicely fitted up and the crowd was pleased
The wind up went the full ten rounds
and was between Tommy Lowe, of Wash
ington and Johnny Dohen of New York.
1t was an even contest at all points, and it
was a toss-up to which man had the
better of the bout. The men were evenly
matched. Both men We're evidently aim
ing for knockout, but it was not secured
The other bouts were not so hard fought
as the windup. In the semi-windup Tom
my Love and Young Theel, both of Phila-
delphla, were the contestants. Theel
clearly had his man outmatched. and
though Love did the best he could, he
could only succeed in making matters in
teresting for his opponent at times He
was never seriously considered as "a win
ner
The six-round bout was between Kid
ESan of Washington an6 Jimmie Living
stone of Philadelphia. 1t was an even
break, so far as points We're concerned
but neither man appeared in any danger
of dying from overexertion caused by
activity.