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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
WI TING FANG
LEAVES PEkIh
FOR WASHINGTON

Pekin, Dec. 19.-Wu Ting Fang, who has
been reappointed to the post OF Chinese
minister 10 the United States in success
sion to Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, left
Pekin today on his way to Washington.
lie will sail from Shanghai in January.
He will take with him from Shanghai a
large number OF young Chinese, who are
going TO study in the United States.
In view OF the present status OF the
relations between China and the United
States. the throne IL is understood had
entrusted Wu Ting. Fang with message
Of unusual warmth 10 President Rooso-
Welt The indemnity proposal and cspe-
cially the speech delivered by Secretary
Taft at Shanghai. have served 20 draw
Chinese attention to the United States
and as a result of the efforts Of the naaiyo
press the position of tho United Statos
i'm the matter of the Far East Is better
understood today in China than ever be-
fore. IL Is believed I'm some quarters that
China Will show her appreciation I'm a
practical way by giving preference To
American commerce.
The news OF the departure OF the battls-
ship squadron for the Pacific has been
cabled TO Pekin and has aroused much
curiosity among the enlightened China
men who arc reading foreign newspapers
with great care I'm an effort TO discover q
clue TO the meaning OF the trip. ~
The government is anxious for inforina-
tion regarding the manner in which the
United states will act I'm the matter OF
the reduction OF the Boxer indemnity. 10
hopes for something tangible. as n is un-
able to raise the money which II sorely
needs for administrative purpUspS. cspc--
cially In the field OF mines and railroads.
WI Ting Fang is fully empowered 10 act
In the matter Of the indemnity payments
and he hopes TO reach Washington beforo
congress takes any action.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
WOMAN 81 EUTH
HELPS ANOTHER
GET DIVORCE

New York. Dec. 19.--As the result Of
line Sampson. Mrs Elizabeth vllet OF
No. 5S1 Summer avenue. Newark. was
granted divorce yesterday by Vice
Chancellor Emery.
Tho rich widow OF Robert Walsh wed
ded William S. Vliet. a master builder
eight years ago. She applied for a di-
vorce once before but there was rec
onciliation
Thereafter she suspected her husband
of being interested in Mrs. Hestcrfer.
who had a boarding house in East Park
street. Newark. and secured the services
Of Miss Sampson, a private detective.
Miss Sampson became a regular boarder
at the house and quickly won Mrs Hes
terriers favor. She learned that Vliet
was expected one night and at a m
threw latch key TO four men dctec-
tives. who were waiting outside.
They entered tho house without alarm
ing any one and found Mrs IIesterfcr's
door locked. When they broke in they
found Nliet there.
us this your wifc?" they asked him.
You know she Is not my wife, said
Vliet do YOU want TO try TO make a
bigamist out Of me?''
Presently Miss Sampson appeared.
rubbing her eyes as IL she had just been
awakened out Of a sound sleep. She
wanted 10 know what the matter was
and was exceedingly sorry for Mrs. Hes
terfcr. She even offered TO spend the
balance Of the night In her room. Mrs.
Hesterfer. the young woman testified.
told her the whole story Of Nliet's effort
TO keep their relations secret. She
pleaded with the girl TO swear that Vlict
was simply a boarder in the house.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19

BOOM LAUNCHED
BY PHYSICIANS

Chicago, Dec 19.--The Tribune today
says: An underground movement which
had as its object the election OF Attorney
General Charles j. Bonaparte to the presi-
dency OF the United States Is IN progress.
It has come up for breath In Chicago.
Washington. Boston. and may be looked
for TO appear briefly in New York and
indianapolis
SO far as is known # is the only under
ground campaign which is being con-
Quoted and at present there is no evil
dence to indicate that Mr Bonaparte is
aware of tho proceedings himself
The campaign managers are physicians.
lected Mr. Bonaparte as their candidate
because he is known to favor the PROPOSE
ton The issue is the DETERMINATION OF
the Criminal Glasses 90
The physicians propose 20 conine habit
ual criminals I'm asylum prisons" for life
Mr.. Bonapartc as Dc has made known In
his speeches, would hang them. The ply
sicians admit that the habitual criminal
should be hanged. but they arc afraid
that the country is not ready for this
AS compromise the doctors propose 90
confine them for life either in asylums
or In penal colony, and they hope that
Mr.. Bonaparte can be persuaded to modi-
~ his views TO agree with their idea
when it Is opportune and practical. a
Republican candidate FOR president. noml-
mated on a platform, the chiy plank OF
which calls for the confinement Of habit
ual criminals viii constitute a favorable
beginning. in the medical opinion
Tho movement Is being conducted by
Iconiidential correspondence from city 20
city. and is interesting on this account rs
well as bocause OF its new natiorsl issue.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
DEPOs|T0RS
IN THIS BANK
GET 108 3-4

Nashua. n. H.. Dec. leone Of the
most successful liquidations of a closed
bank i'm financial records has just been
completed by w. a. Farley OF the New
Hampshire Banking company of this city.
which shut it's doors dozen years ago
as a result Of the failure OF the Globe
Savings bank OF Chicago Today Rcceiv-
er Farley began paying final dividend TO
depositors of 81, per cent. The final pay
-ments amounts to $4,000. bringing the to-
tai paid depositors since the bank ceased
active business. $9l3.A2. In other words
the general depositors get 10S% per cent Of
tho amount they had i'm the institution.
the percentage above lo0 representing
partial interest on their money.
The president OF the New hampshire
Ranking company was tho late Solomon
Srs,lding father of Charles Spalding,
treasurer Of the defunct Globe Savings
bank of Chicago.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19

on the steps after the shooting Michael
said: I've done IT, here's my gun" Pris-
oner had been drinking but was not
drunk. on the way TO the lookup Michael
said he was the sorriest man in America
and the next moment he was laughing in
a wild manner. The medical examiner de-
scribed the course of the bullet after IL
entered the abdomen.
DIR. Daniel s. Latham. one of the COM
missioncrs appointed by the court. said
he examined the prisoner on oct. "a and
Oct. %, and found him suffering from all
coholc dementia and acute alcoholism.
and that on the day OF the killing could
not decide between right and wrong and
was wholly irresponsible. DIR. A. II. Har-
rington corroborated DR.. Latham's testi-
mony and said Keaveney should not be
permitted 10 go at large and that as de-
generation had begun II would never be
overcome. Both doctors thought prison.
or's condition might be improved by
proper treatment.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS
The report OF the commissioners, Or.
Latham, DR. Harrington and DIR. Jay
Perkins was read IL stated Michael
keaveney had begun the use OF alcohol
before he was II years Of age and had
had four attacks of delrum tremens.
That the prisoner could give no rational
account OF what took place the day OF
the shooting, but remembored going 10
the saloon. getting four drinks OF whis-
key and later taking ale and SOFA. He
seemed TO think there was a struggle with
his brother over the possession OF the re-
volver.
Judge Mumford explained the law OF the
case and said that the only logical ver
diet could be not guilty by reason OF in
sanity "A verdict was necessary to set
the machinery in motion by which the
accused man could be placed under re-
straint
The jurors without leaving their seats
found the verdict above stated
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
NEW POLITICAL
CLUB FORMED

This morning I'm the office OF the Soc
retary OF state the East End Political
club was incorporated by John b. Rob
inson. Arthur Dragon T. Too
mey. Walter r.. Case and r.. Percy John
son.
The club will be located i'm the cast
end Of Warwick and the purposes for
which n is formed. as given in the char
tcr. arc for social. charitable. literary.
scientific. sporting, musical and mutual
benefit.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
Rearguments Denied

The supreme court today denied re-
arguments In these three cases: William
&. Robinson vs. New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company; Pas
uuale Principe VS.. White Star Line. and
Nanville Covering company VS.. Matte II.
Babcock.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
More Gold Engaged

New York. Dee 19.-An engagement Of
iNo.oo0 In gold for import was announced
today by the Guaranty Trust company.
This makes total engagement of Slos,-
$1,000 on the present movement.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
Amherst Graduate Honored

Pekn. Dec. 19.-Lieu Yu Lin. q graduate
OF Amherst college, has been appointed
head OF the committee which Is conducting
the opium investigation I'm Pekin.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
Teamers Sign Contract

Business Agent Grace of the Coal
Teamers union signed IN their behalf
today n highly satisfactory agreement
with tho Rhode Island Cooperative Coal
company. which affects about 20 men.
company.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19

perior. II is causing light snow in the
eastern Lake region and in New York
aud Pennsylvania. A disturbance over
tho north Pacific coast is causing unset
tied weather IN that section.
NJ. BLYSTONE
Local Forecastar.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19

10 prev all. Il eIN-
oeratures have not
changed greatly
and the weather
generally continues
moderately cold. IL
is coldest i'm west
ern Nebraska where
temperatures are
below zero. Fair
weather is indi-
Gated COR Provi-
dcncc and vicinity
tonight and Friday.
A barometrlc de-
preston Is central
north OF Lake Su-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
NOTES

An area Of high pressure. central over
tho lower Mississippi valley. covered the
greater portion OF the country this morn
ing. and caused generally fair we ther
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19

sylvania; SABBATH. Illinois; Craig. Ala
bama-e Republicans. Democrats.
Census-Chairman Crumpacker Indi-
ana Republicans. Snapp, Illinois; Lang
ley. Kentucky; Barclay. Pennsylvania
Democrats. Goodwin. North Carolina: Cox,
Indiana: Hamlin. Missouri Wilson. Penn
sylvania-10 Republicans. Democrats.
Claims--Chairman Miller. Kansas. Re-
publicans-Lilley Connecticut; Law, New
York Lindbergh. Minnesota; Jawley
Oregon. Democrats-Adair. Indiana;
Fulton. Oklahoma Patterson, South
publicans, seven Democrats.
Carolina; Gambler, Mississippi Nine Re-
Coinage. weights and measures-Chair-
man. Mckinley, Illinois. Republican,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-19
MINE EXPLOSION AT JACOBS CREEK, PA.
FOUR HUNDRED IN TOM |
Fully 100 of the Number Americans
and the Rest Hungarians-Mine
Has Taken Fire and it is Feared
All the Imprisoned Men Are Dead.

Pittsburg Dec IoFour hundred enombed in tho
Dare mine of the Pbug Coal company Jacobs Creek
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad here
II is believed all the dead The mine burning
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05
EDISON IS ouTDoNE
VZYpE 7N7177'7 4, 11--7---7 - n
Ireefey People Build a Church
in Two Days

Thomas Edison recently astonished
the world by evolving plan by
which house to cost 81, 900 could be
built of concrete in one day. But it
wonld be necessary tn have steel
forms made aud all ready for bust
ness to accomplish this. Now
comes bunch of Greeley people and
plan, finance and build church all
in two days, so that they are holding
meetings In the place in the evening
of the second day. This was ac-
complished by members OF the Chris
tian church, corner of Eighth avenue
and Thirteenth street last Friday
and saturday.
Rev. Roger Fl Fife and his son.
Clyde Lee Fife, travelling evangelists,
have been conducting series OF
meetings in the little church for
some days, and by Thanksgiving day
the gatherings had become altogether
too large to be accommodated i'll tile
little frame bu ilding. That after
noon the building of large taber'
mace was discussed and voted. Ihe
cost of the lumber was subscribed
for by four men at the meeting.
Other men and some women donated
work and other material, ana py
O'Clock Friday morning the hrst loau
of lumber was on the ground. nooh
after The volunteer workmen appear
ed and by night the floor was ia'o
and The side walls up. Saturday the
roof was laid and the finishing
touches put on, so that there was
new building with seating capacity
of 800 adjoining the old structure.
Then the side wall of the Ola
building was cut out and one Oh 'ie
most roomy churches in the city was
the result,
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05
New Manse on Fire.

Fire at about l O'Clock last Thurs.
day morning did at least $500 damage
to the new parsonage of the First
Presbyterian church. The fire
started from some live Goals that
had fallen from the fire place to the
ashpit in the basement and had then
rolled out on the basement floor and
set some kindling wood..on fire.
Members of the family of Rev. r
j. Hunter we're awakened by the
smoke and at once had fire alarm
turned in. The department re-
sponded promptly and did good work
Very little water was turned into
the house. thus avoiding hundreds OF
dollars damage to the furnishings.
The fire was difficult one to put
out because 1t had gotten into the
interior of the walls and long after
1t was supposed to have been COM
pletely extingnished the flames broke
out anew.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05
ANOTHER CAUSE
Some Responsibility for the Late
Financial Furry

There is not an economist or hnan-
cier who does not when writing his
views to explain the cause of the
present serious decline in securities
Law it at the door of destroyed conf
dence, and mentions as a prominent
factor bringing this state of feeling
about. the outrageous manner by
which the public has been robbed by
financial freebooters who use the ad-
yertising columns of the leading
newspapers TO catch their victims.
1t is estimated that through the
adve ,tising of fake financial schemes
in the newspapers ovar $500, 900, 600 III
the last three years have been stolen.
Looking at it in another way this
enormous fortune, more tran was de-
stroyed by the San Francisco earth
quake. II c been diverted from chan
nels that might have led to the de-
veIopment of Legitimate industries
to pockets that never returned a
cent. The cry for the last year has
been lack of ,,al to keep up with
our enorm expansion. Three
hundred min. collars would have
reached far in relieving the strain.
Publishers that have accepted this
business and still take what little Is
left OF it, are in no small measure
responsible. They can't plead ignor-
ance, that it was not expected OF
them to be the censors of what goes
into their papers and what does not,
nor can they claim it is not to be ex-
pected that they can weed out llle-
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05
IS ACQUITTED
CHARLES SIMONSON GOES
FORTH A FREE MAN
Jury Believed He Acted in Self
Defense in Shooting Editor
c. R. Lewis Last
August

Charles Simonson, who was on
trial in the district court all of last
week, charged with the murder of
G. Il. Lewis, editor of the Kersey
Enterprise, on the evening of August
"a, was acquitted by the jury last
Sunday morning, it being proven that
Simonson acted in self defense. The
case attracted keen interest from the
time of the shooting to the acquittal
of accused.
The incidents that led up to the
shooting covered a period of several
weeks. Lewis was more or less OF
the iconoclast order of editor and did
not hesitate to criticize the individ-
ual as we'll as institutions with which
his opinions varied. A lawsuit with
a kersey business man grew largely
out of this style of editorial writing
Simonon was witness at this trial
! against Lewis. and indirectly through
the columns of the Enterprise, Simon
on and his family became the butt of
Lewis sharp pen. 1t was also
brought out at the trial that Lewis
would verbally abuse Simonson when
the two met on the street, using vile
epithets about the latter and his
family Things came to a climax
one Saturday evening when Lewis,
somewhat under the influence of liQ-
uor, again attacked Simonson with
his tongue in a billiard hall. ST.
monson avoided Lewis at this time,
but about half an hour later the two
met again 10 the middle of the
street in front of the postotlice and
the attack was nenewed. 1T is said
that Lewis went toward Simonson In
a threatening attitude. Instantly
there was flash and the report of a
revolver and Editor Lewis fell, shot
through the heart, dying almost in
stantly. So far as the testimony at
the trial went, nobody saw Simonson
shoot the editor, but he never denied
the charge, claiming instead self de-
fenSe.
Simonson was brought to the
county Jail and was there up to the
time of his acquittal. The case
went to the jury at O'Clock Saturday
evening and at 10 O'Clock that even
ing Judge Garrigues ordered the jury
locked up for the night announcing
that he would again open court at y
O'Clock Sunday morning to hear the
verdict if the jury had agreed.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05

gitimate propositions from the good
ones. AS molders of public opinion,
The public looks up to them also to
protect them from spoilation, not
alone through their editorial
columns, but likewise through their
advertising columns. That duty to a
reader is moral one. AS far as
pleading ignorance is concerned, such
is weak excuse. Their training
and constant contact with what is
going on Is such as to give them an
insight into financial schemes OF an
off color equal to that OF shrewd
banker.
The fault with the publisher has
been due to selfish greed to get the
money from financial takers, which
in one papers case amounted to over
5000 600 year. 1t was hard for a
great many publishers to resist the
temptation.
Bnt, while getting this money,
these publishers have destroyed the
potency of thei. advertising columns.
A swiEdled reader has his conf
dence in q newspaper through which
he has lost the money destroyed. He
measures every other ad by what his
experience has been
Publishers better awake to their
sense of duty to their readers 1t is
never too late The success of those
publishers who protect their readers
against financial fakes is the best
proof that this policy in the end
leads to the greatest profit. The
Mail Order Journal.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05

Springs are not the only cities in the
state by any means. Figure again
another 1000 scattered throughout
the length and breadth of this great
state land again these figures are
conservative). there is an approx
mate total of As, 900 persons who have
found new homes in Colorado since
Jan. l, 1907.
Probably before the end of the
year these figures will be consider.
ably augmented.
These figures only go to show the
wonderful growth that Colorado is
making. These new settlers come
from all parts of the country, the
middle west probably furnishing the
greater number. These figures show,
too, most conclusivelv, that the tide
Of immigration has turned Colorado.
ward. Denver Republican, Nov.
II, 1907.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Antwerp
gave q dinner party with dozen
guests present. They we're Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Fouts. Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
w. Dougherty, Mrs. Ada Depuy.
Miss Hamilton, William Dougherty,
Win Lyon and Clifford Denman.
Mr.sand Mrs Charles DetTke enter.
tained at their home north of Gree.
ley. Among their guests we're Mr..
and Mrs W G,Chappelow and family.
Mr.. and Mrs, Geo. ROBBIE and fam
ily, Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Wilson and
daughter Grace, were guests at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Fl. A. Healy.
The three families have spent
Thanksgivtng day together every year
for about twenty years
Mr.. and Mrs. John TRULY en-.
tained Mr.. aud Mrs. j. Nj. Cameron
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Bullard enter
tained at dinner. Their guests were
Mrs. w. W. Field, DR.. and Mrs. w.
Fl. Windslow, their daughter, Miss
Irene and sons, Henry and Hugh, oil
Fort Collins Mrs. Windslnw is a
niece OF Mrs. Ballard.
Mr.. and Mrs W. L Culver enter.
tained Nh. and Mrs. II. REYNOLDS
and family and Clarence Kendeigh
Mrs, A. NJ. McClenahan invited 3
dozen bachelor girls who were
here away from home to spenC
Thanksgiving with her. An elabor
ate tive-conrse turkey dinner wa:
served and the day was one of pleas
ure and will long be remembered by
the guests Those present were Misse!
Ida Smith Jennie Keith, Elsie Nc
Cobb, Minnie Currie. Grace Filkins
Eva Shearer, Bertha Mawhinney
Jennie, Hammond, Barbara Stark
Anna Scott and Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs James Mccullough
entertained Mrs. Mary Scott ant
family.
ThS home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L
Stims0n was the scene of joyfu
familk feunion. A large compan
of -eIhtives were present. and fou
generations sat down to dinner TO
ootk1ajE
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05
CHARITY OF SCHOOLS
Splendid Donations to Poor By
Students Here

Probably the best feature in con-
nection with Thanksgi wing day, Just
passed, was the donation BY Normal
and city school students to the poor
of the city. Four big dray loads OF
food and clothing were given by the
children and Normal school girls.
This was gathered up by p. A. Tis
del and has since then been distri-
butea where 1T would do the most
good. About 100 persons we're bene-
fitted by the generosity of the young
folks. There was one big wagon load
of clothing and the rest was food
stutfs.
Four years ago Mr.. Tisdel for the
first time interested the schools in
the charity for Thanksgiving and
Christmas time. Each year the
donations have grown in quantity
until the splendid response to the
call of the needy this time. Among
other things there were IT'S glasses OF
preserved fruits and jellies. In the
vegetable line everything was of the
best. There we're several sacks OF
potatoes, pumpkins, squash, onions'
turnips and many other things. a
couple of turkeys were also found IN
the collection. All day Thursday
Mr.. Tisdel was busy with dray de-
livering the stuff.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05
MANY Weddings.

Following is the crop OF Ihahks-
giving weddings as shown oy ui'e
marriage license register at the
county clerks Office:
Clara j. Douhan, Miss Vesta far
ker, both Of Greeley.
Harvey Davidson, Windsor' MIS-
Emma Hammond, Greeley,
Albert Schoff, Greeley MISS o'a'"
Pearl Warner, Evans.
sidney Brown, Bertha stricN'ahu'
both Of Windsor.
Edward j. Cafner, Miss Lulu
Schuonover, both Of Ault'
J. II. Wing, Mrs. Clara ouf''s'
both of Ault.
Dennis S Stroh, Alma, Neo' Miss
Mary Ella Hale, Greeley.
Mrs. James Beetham ana sis'e',
Miss Fannie Rogers, of Windsor spe"'
Saturday in Greeley.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05

l. B. Melville, former assistant
attorney general, and associates have
secured under the Carey act 800. 900
acres of land In the southwestern
part of Montezuma county and in
southeastern Utah and propose to
make the wide expanse of arid land
and sage brush that was once the re-
treat of the ancient cliff dwellers
blossom like rose by expending
over 81, 0OO0, 90 to irriagte the desert
with water from the Dolores river.
The Greeley tribune., 1907-12-05

Mrs. John Probert and her daugh-
ter. Anna, OF Erie visited over sun
day with their daughter and sister,
Miss Hattie Probert, OF the county
clerks office. Miss Probert returned
home last Monday, but Mrs. Probert
will remain for some time.