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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
DEATH COMES TO MRS. TAFT.
Secretay Is Hurrying Home On
Steamer President Grant.
king is dead

Millbury, Mass, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Lou
Use NJ Taft, mother of Secretary of
War William H. Taft, who had been
i'll since last summer, died at 1920
O'Clock Sunday morning. For the past
week or more Mrs. Taft had been IN
conscious and slowly growing weaker.
Early Saturday night it was seen
that a change for the worse had taken
place. Since last summer Mrs Taft
had been staying at the home of her
sister, in the old Torrey homestead,
in this town, where the venerable in
valid spent her girlhood days
Cablegrams have been sent to b.
logna, Germany, informing Secretary
Taft of his mothers death. The Sec
rotary sailed Saturday for America.
His visit in Europe was cut short
by his mothers illness.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
grove DECLARED SANE.
Gov. Folk Commutes His Sentence TO
Life Imprisonment.

st. Joseph, Mo, Dec. 14-Martin
Paul S Grove, who murdered his
sweetheart, Miss Mary Newman, be.
cause she would not consent to an i'm
mediate marriage, who was sentenced
to hang and then committed to the
insane asylum here, upon order of
Gov. Folk has been declared sane by
hospital authorities, and Gov. Folk
has commuted his sentence to life i'm
prisonment. He will be removed at
once to he penitentiary at Jefferson
City.
When asked where he would rather
be, in the asylum or penitentiary, he
replied: In the penitentiary, by all
means. I'm Innocent. but would rath'
er be in prison than among these in,
sane people"
Paul ) Grove is the son of wealthy
parents and shot his sweetheart at his
own home.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
SOVEREIGN OF SWEDEN DEAD.
King Oscar II. Passed Quietly Away
Sunday Morning.

Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. Oscar
H.. king of Sweden, died at $40
O'Clock Sunday morning. The death of
the venerable monarch occurred in the
royal apartment of the palace, where,
surrounded by the members of his
family, including the aged Queen So
phia and the Crown Prince Oscar Gus
tave and high ministers of state, the
inevitable end had been awaited, while
outside the palace great crowds stood
with bowed heads and fearful eyes
long after the announcement came or
the death of their well-loyed SOW
ereign. The whole country is bowed
with grief, for King Oscar was some
thing more than ruler of his people
and had endeared himself to them as
an intimate and personal friend. When
the flag on the palace was dipped to
half-mast there was a moan of an
guish from the assembled multitude
and many of them cried Our dear old
king is dead"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
MADE GOOD MONEY.
Counterfeiter Claimed His Coins as
Good as Uncle Sans.

New York, Dec. 13.-Herman Henze,
who made silver half dollars so well
that only experts could distinguish
his product from that of the mint.
was sentenced Thursday to six years
at Sing Sing prison and to pay the
government $3.50 in real money.
Henze's method was to mott up Mex.
lean silver dollars and remould the
bullion into counterfeits of United
States soc pieces. The counterfeiter
calmly admitted having made the
coins and set up the defense that his
money was as good as the govern
ment's and that consequently no one
had been defrauded He was max
ing money, he said with which to
build an cir ship. and he was certain
that he had solved the problem Of
aerial navigation.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
NEWS BREvrrIEs

The body of George Whitney :.
Canterbury was found lvino ~ VI
deer be had killed A lono oh
is supposed to have caused no. lass
ease "t us
With but % hours OF bis t.
serve, Prlk Mackey committed sn III 20
in the '.enitentiary at NashyiIlo viz
knife. His mind, it IS believed sna
denly became unbalanced D1'
For reason not yet known =.
Craig shot and killed his wife a. y w w.
kuk, Ia then fed to a bluff ovorlno'.
ing the mississippi river and loonas
from 1t. Badly injured, he craw,os
short distance, drew pistol and sh..
himself through the head.
"Prerost erous" is the White h..
comment in answer of inquiry as r.
the report that Secretaries Tast a.,
Cortelyou are to retire from H., -,
met in consequence of their politica,
activity.
In three special messages the por.
error of Oklahoma transmitted to -.
legislature he urges passage in,,ost
ately of laws Strengthening probihi
ton, relieving school land tenants and
conside "a ion of financial relief
Dressed in boys clothes Miss rath
crime Andrews called at the unitea
States recruiting office in Sioux city
and trie1 to enlist in the army of tho
Philippines. Sargt. Hall penetratas
her disguise and the girl broke down
Later she said she had done If for
lark
John Temple Graves, noted lectur.
er and writer, in a New York Hearst
newspaper, makes the suggestion +.
w. ]. Bryan that he follow the ex.
ample Of President Roosevelt in do.
claring himself out of the presidential
race, leaving a fair field for other and
newer candidates.
Richard Walton, the negro con.
fessed siayer Of Mrs. Lillian White
Grant, kindergarten teacher of Chica.
go. when hanged at the county iail
made a speech from the scafold.
thanking the jail guards for their kind
treatment of him.
Confident that tremendous reduc.
ton of traffic can be shown during
October, November, December and
January. and that widespread re.
trenchmoilt have become necessary
as the result of decreased earnings,
Missouri railroad companies have de.
cded MOTTO contest the &c passenger
fare Law until February
Special committee is appointed to
report on proposed merger of the
Western. Southwestern and Transcoh-
tinental Passenger Traffic .associa.
tons.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
OUTLAWS in DEADLY FUED.
Followers of Murdered Leader Thsrlt
for Revenge.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 14.--Followers
of Boris Sarafoff, the Macedonian rev
dictionary leader who was killed on
Wednesday night by an assassin's bull
let, have declared a war of eXtermina'
ton against the murderer, his rela-
tives and partisans.
Though the Bulgarian police profess
to be making an energetic search foT
Panitza a rival of Sarafoff, members
of the latter's party say they think
the assassins capture by the authori-
ties unlikely. They believe he has es
capped across the border and viii re
main in hiding until the hunt for him
has been abandoned.
The Sarafoff supporters do not par
ticularly regret this, as they prefer to
settle their own quarrels. Fighting
between the two factions is practically
certain for a long time to come, prob
ably with practical abandonment OF
the campaign against Turkey.
1t is believed the assassination was
due to differences of opinion concern
ing the distribution of revolutionary
forces.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
METCALF SCORES JUDGE.
Protests Against Sending Juvenile
Thieves to the Navy.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Secretary
Metcalf has addressed letter to
Justice Delaney of the Juvenile court
of this city in connection with a case
in which the justice recently dis,
missed tie charge of stealing against
a boy on condition that he enlist in
the navy. The secretary pointed to
the und esirablity of having aboard
ship persons whose probity could be
questioned and expressed the hope
that the courts would aid in maintain
ing the navy's high standard. Judge
Delaney, in reply, has assured Secre-
tary Metcalf that hereafter he will re-
frain from pursuing course that
might be obnoxious to the navy.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Bryan Is Not Surprised.


Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12-When told
Wednesday night president Roose-
welt had made positive declaration
that he will not be candidate for a
third term W.. Bryan expressed no
surprise. He declared the position of
the president was as he expected. Mr..
Bryan said: 4 have assumed from
the beginning that President Roose-
welt would not be a cadnidate. The
statement he issued the night of the
election left ne room for misunder-
standing, and | have felt that his
friends were doing him an injustice
in suggesting that he would change
his position on The subject"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
SMindIed Cotton Firms.

Angus a, Ga, Dec, 14.-It was
learned here that parties in New York
have swndled banks in that city out
of large sums of money on fictitious
cotton warehouse receipts. purportins
to be flUm Augusta. Leading cotton
firms in this city have been notified
that these bogus receipts have been
fioated there for several hundred bales
of cotton, claimed to be stores with
the Savannah Valley warehouse here.
The schelners claim that the ware,
house is located on spur Of the
Central Of Georgia road. but Augusta
cotton mcn know of DO such place.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
ALICE SHADY METHODS
SENATE COMMITTEE ON tNetAN
AFFAIRS TO REPORT ON
ktCkAPOO INVESTIGATION.
VALUABLE LAND SOLD CHEAP
Subcommittee Found Partnerships
Were Formed and Raised Capital
with View of Cheating Reds
Out of Their Holdings.

Washington, Dec 12.-The sub-com
mittee of the senate committee on
Indian affairs, consisting of Senators
Teller. Curtis and La Toilette, which
investigated the alleged fraudulent
purchases of Kickapoo Indian lands
located in Oklahoma, held meeting
Wednesday and practically agreed
upon the report that would be sub.
mitted to the senate.
The report will disclose a rather
startling series OF alleged shady trans
actions that went on near the MeXi-
can border, where a number of the
Kickapoos were living when the law
was passed allowing them to dispose
of their lands in Oklahoma and where
some of them were taken by white
men.
The subcommittee went to Eagle
Pass. Tex, in November and exam
ined a large number of Indian and
white witnesses.
Report Will Mention Names.
The report will show that facts were
developed which proved conclusively
that certain parties of men had
formed partnerships and raised capt.
tai with the express view of cheating
the Indians out of their lands. In this
connection the report will mention
certain names and charge that there
were, through fraudulent practices, OBJ
tanned at an expenditure of not over
$4,000. lands aggregating in value
$250,000
Some of the men named, the report
will say, were not actively at work
among the Indians, but they were
found to have furnished funds for the
alleged corrupt dealings
The committee also found evidence
of corrupt Mexican officials and bank
ers in that region; it also found that
names of Indians had been forged to
a large number of deeds and checks.
Used Forged, Checks. - -
A favorite method of securing, lands
at cheap price from the Indians
seemed to have been to pay fair sums
of money for them, place this money
III the DdHh 10 tlG CIGull VI int IuuldIS
and then draw it back by forged
checks.
One Indian, the report win state,
was arrested on a charge of murder
and released after he had agreed to
sell certain strip Of his land worth.
SIS 900, for $4,000 The deed in the
transaction showed. that several pieces
of land had been included in the de-
scription and the Indian was made to
sign it without knowing its true con
tents.
The report will show that great
deal of brutal treatment was accord
ed the Indians by the parties in ques-
ton. Special mention viii be made Of
incidents at MuzQuez, where Indian
women were subjected TO outrageous
treatment and insult.
The subcommittee will meet Thurs
day and agree upon the recommended
tons it will make to the senate when
the report is filed.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
REPORT is CONFIRMED.
Absorbing Connecticut Banker viii
Start East Soon.

San Diego. Cal. Dec. 14.-Word re-
ceived BY a detective agent now here
Is to the effect that William F. Wal
ker, the absconding treasurer Of the
New Britain Comm Savings bank,
was ARE sted at EnseGada on Wednes.
day and will start as soon as possible
from there on his .ong journey to the
scene OF his ofense. The arrest was
made by a Pinkerton detective wh7
was already supplied with extradition
papers from the state department.
The steamer Nellie left here for En-
senada Friday morning and will re-
turn Saturday night.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
FLOOD PREVENTS SEARCH.
No Attempt Is Made to Recover Men
in Bridge Disaster.

bloomsbury, Pa, Dec. flowing to
the high water in the Susquehanna
river and the terrific force of the cur.
rent, no attempt was made Wednes
day to recover the bodies of the seven
men drowned Tuesday when the Milf
flinville bridge collapsed. The water
rose rapidly until noon, when it began
to subside. With the food as it is at
present, any attempt to recover the
bodies would be futile and probably
nothing can be done in that connec-
ton for several days. All of the 10
men who sustained serious injuries
are expected to recover.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
One-Armed Shot a Winner.

Boston, Dec. 12.-In trap-shooting
contest at Wellington for the cham.
pionship OF New England. George Max.
well of Hastings, Neb., the one-armed
shot, was high gun, making the phe-
nomenal score of SO out of 100. He shot
three events of twenty birds without a
miss, and also his every bird in the
last twenty. He missed one bird ia
the fourth event.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
1892 Acres Withdrawn.

Washington, Dec. 12.-As proposed
addition to the Osceola National For
est in Nevada, there has been TEN.
porarily withdrawn from all forms Ct
disposition, except under the mineral
land laws, about 79,302 acres in that
state. subject to the adverse claims
within that area. The withdrawn area
lies in White Pine County, near Ely,
in the Carson City land district.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Io Test Illinois TWo.Cent Law.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Through suit
brought by John Mayors of Sparta,
H., against the Illinois Southern rail
way, the validity of the &c passenger
rate law enacted by the state legisla-
ture last spring is to be tested. The
suit will be heard within a few weeks.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Saloon Reform Campaign Begun.

Cleveland. o Dec 14.-At a meet
ing of The Ohio Brewers Association,
held here Friday. the campaign to re
form the saloon was begun. No beer
will be sold to dive keepers. Where
Sunday closing is demanded, the law
will be enforced as far as the brew
ers have power An effort will be
made to stop the sale of liquor 10
drunkards and minors and saloon LOAF
ing will be stopped.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
No Eight Hour Day in Military Prison

Washington, Dec. 13.-The acting
secretary of war has approved an
opinion rendered by Col Porter, as
acting judge advocate general Of the
army, that the provisions of the eight
hour law 10 not apply to employees OF
the United States military prison at
Fort Leavenworth Kas, who super.
wise the work of the prisoners, such
as foremen etc.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19

Washington, Dec, 12.-Commission-
er of Indian Affairs Leupp, in his an
nual report, says that his hope that
the sale of intoxicating liquors to In
dams would be greatly diminished by
the employment OF special officers out
of the fund appropriated for the sup
preston of the liquor had been real
lied beyond all expectation.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
DIX -Niaht In nordeanx.

Bordeaux, Dec. 1.-THE city was in
utter da kness Friday night as the
result of a strike Of gas men and en-
ployes 0 the electric light company,
who arc demanding an increase in
pay All business houses We're com
PEELED 10 close at uightfan.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Bark Abandoned al sea.

Queenstown, Dec, 12.-The Nor,
wesian bark Alert Of Maudal Nor.
way. S91 tons, which sailed from New
York NOV. p for Gothenburg. Sweden.
was abandoned at sea Dec. .. Her
crew were rescued by the American
line steamer Friesland which arrived
here Wednesday.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Kansas Politician Dead.

st. Joseph, Mo, Dec. 12.-George W
Townsend, Sr. aged 60, for half a
century prominent in political and
business affairs of Northeastern Kan
sas, died Wednesday. For many years
he was in business at Troy, Kas.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Aged Missourian Dies.

st. Joseph, Mo, Dec. 12.-Joseph
Hensley, aged 1872 years. a prominent
farmer of Helena, Mo, near St. Jo-
seph, died suddenly of heart disease.
He was native of Germany. Ills
widow, aged 100 years, and nine chill
dren survive.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
BLACK Hawk Veteran Dies.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Dec. t2.-John
Busha, aged ia years, died at Ed
mundson hospital, where he was taken
Monday. Busha took part in the Black
Hawk war in 1892. He has been blind
and practically helpless for fifteen
years
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19

Oswegr, y. Y Dec. 14.-Mayor
John X, Smith issued an order Fri
day, for5iIding Sunday theatrical per.
formauces in local theaters after Sun
day. Dec. %
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Teapot RrInns $500 at Auction.

London, Dec. IA small Bristol
china teapot, presented TO Edmund
Burke by the founder of the Bristol
factory, was auctioned off here and
brought the remarkable price of ST..
100.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Lumber and Coal Free.

Washington, Dec 13.-Bills exempt
ing all lumber and coal from import
duty were introduced in the house
Thursday by Mr.. Boeher of Missouri.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19

indianapolis, Ind, Dec 11.-John
Mitchell president Of the United Mine
Workers, was at his desk Wednesday
morning for the first time in several
months.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
THE MARKETS
Livestock Mark cts.

December IA
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Choice ex'
port and dressed beef steers, s5OOP
SIS; fair to good, s405.25; western
steers. s3.15@475 stockers and teeu'
ers. $3QA50; southern steers, s3ooW
4.30; southern cows, s2.25q4'2' ma
tive cows. $2.506450; native helfers'
s2.75Q5: tulls, 1894; calves, $44ooV'
Hogs-Heavy, s44OQ4.75; packers,
s4556475; pigs an5 lights, $f,ZoV
4.G5. Shoep-Lambs, $5.50@6; ewes
and yearlings. s4.25@5.9O; western
yearlings. S4.5O15.50; western sheep,
s3.50m4.32: stockers and feeders -
@4.35.
ST. IDUIS-Cattle-N snip
ming ami export steers, $40 CIV.
dressed eef and butchers steers, -
45.75: steers under 1000 lbs Sog
4.75; stockers and feeders, $-'zo@
425; cows AMI heifcrs, $5@o eau
ners. sf5a@2.10; bulbs, s2.oo@4.@o'
calves. ss.506750; Texas and lnuiah
steers, S26on , ~, COWS anu
50G375. Hogs-P'gs and lishLs'
s4.506510; packers, s4'oo4 DIV
butcher, and Gest heavy, s4So9 Oh, IN
Sheep-Native muttons' so@ ~
lambs. s2.7566O5; calls and oueN''
s2.5003; stockers, $243,So.
cu1cAGo-Cattle--st steers, s4@6.5o;
COWS, 81 i5@450: heifers, SO o9 ~ ~
bulls, $1.G0@4So; calves. VI "a ~,
stockers and feeders, s2.40@4'5o. HIS %.
Choice heavy shipping, s4.soR9.Ogs'
light butchers, s4so@5; light miA oo'
s4.SO64.s5; choice light, s4.S5 Q az, ~
packing. s4.3o@4s5; pigs, $4@4'oO'
sheep-Iambs, s5.4o@6,2o; sh''P
ss.5OQ3.r; yeallings, s4.2oqf'sV'
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
Three Dead, One Injured In Explosion.


Allentown, Pa, Dec. 10.-A boiler of
the American Steel an@ Wire Co.
blew up, instantly killing two men and
injuring two others, one <of whom died
three hours later
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1907-12-19
|A0I OUT FOR THIRD TERN
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL
NOT BE A CANDIDATE.
FOR REELECTION.
STICKS TO HIS DECLARATION
Saws He Has Not Changed and VIII
Not Change the Decision Com
municated to the People on
Last Election Night.

Washington, Dec. 12.-President
Roosevelt will not be candidate Tor
a third term. All doubt on this point
was dispelled by the authoritative
statement from the White House thdt
Mr.. Roosevelt still adheres to the
declaration of remuneration made on
the night of the election three years
ago. In the statement issued Nedn9S-
day night President Roosevelt says
he has not changed and shall not
change the decision communicated 10
the American people in 1904.
It appears that President Roosevelt
had been awaiting the call for the re-
publican national convention to ar
ford the proper opportunity for max
ing his position clear and unmistak-
able. thus leaving the field clear for
Fairbanks, Taft. Cannon, Knox, For
aker and other declared or receptive
candidates for the republican nomlna-
ton.
The Presidents Statement.
In view of the issuance of the call
of the republican national committee
for the convention, the president
makes the following statement:
"On the night after election | made
the following announcement:
Il am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence IL
what have done and have tried to do.
| appreciate to the fullest the solemn
responsibility this confidence i'm
poses upon me, and l shall do all that
in my power lies not to forfeit it. On
the 4th of March next | shall have
served three and half years, and this
three and half years constitute my
first term. The wise custom which
limits the president to two terms re-
CARDS the substance and not the form,
and under no circumstances will | be
a candidate for or accept another NOM
nation"
Il have not changed and shall not
change the decision thus announced
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