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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05
INLAND WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Will Investigate the Problem Of Increased Water Trans
pOftatiOn Facilities for the Handling Of Slow
FreiqhB and Improving Commerce

Washington, D. G., May AT the
first meeting of the Inland Waterways
Commission, recently appointed by
the president in the committee room
of its chairman, Representative Bur-
ton of Ohio, this body was organized
by the election of Senator Newlands
of Nevada, as Vice Chairman, and DR..
w. J. MCGEE as Secretary The one
point that was most emphasized at.
the meeting was the necessity for hav-
ing the work of the commission cond-
Quoted on a broad plan and from a
national point of view. So far as pos
sible all sectional or local interests,
plans or projects will be eliminated.
While the commission will make a
general Investigation Of the inland
streams with q view to preventing
floods, utilizing the waters for irri-
cation purposes and the Improvement
of swamp lands, Its chief task will be;
toward solution Of ransportation
difficulties BY The handling Of greater
quantities Of slow freight on water
courses instead Of on the railroads.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05

Such a substitution would not only
greatly facilitate the handling of all
kinds of freight. but at the same time
would prove to be the most efficient
means of keeping freight charges
down to minimum The work of the
commission is bound TO bear rich
fruits and the question it viii study
Is rapidly being recognized to be one
of the most important before the coun-
try today. The creation OF the COM
mission is due in a large measure to-
the pioneer work done by the National
Rivers & Harbors Congress, which
for the last five years has impressed
upon Congress and the country the
necessity for undertaking steady
and scientific policy Of waterways de-
yelopmenf. Although no plans have
been formally adopted, it was ans
week that ii all probability the COM.
mission would make d trip off invesa
LEGATION down the Mississippi river,
the tour to be taken Just as soon as.
the government boat can be placed at
the disposal of the members
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05

Special to the Tribune. "a
Chihuahua, Mexico, May 3.--Unless
an appeal to President Diaz is produc-
tive Of executive clemency, which is
regarded as improbable, this city will
be the scene within the next two
weeks Of the execution of two Amer
leans, G. T. Richardson and William
Mason. They are convicted Of muir
dering two men here for life insurance
money, Richardson being the agent
and Mason, his brother-in-law, an as
sitant agent. BY order of the court
they are to be shot to death. C. S.
Harlo, the examining physician and
the third member of the conspiracy,
is also under sentence of death.
The victims of the conspiracy were
a man named Deyers, decoyed from Ell
Paso, and man named Mitchell, said
to be half-brother of Mason.
The prime mover in the plot was
Richardson, whose real name is HUI
bert. He was a Rochester lawyer who
ran away to Mexico with seven indict-
ments hanging over his head for run.
ming a divorce MILL Mitchell was
another Rochester lawyer who follow
ed him later. With the help Of DR..
Harle, Of Chihuahua, they poisoned
their victims with strychnine after
having insured their lives in a New
York company for $4,000.
The discovery of the insurance plot
was quite accidental In the fall OF
1902, while looking over some Mexican
policies, the solicitor-general of the in
surance company in New York noticed
a peculiar coincidence in two Chihua-
hua claims. The claims came through
the same agent, Richardson, were GER
titled by the same doctor, Harle, and
in both case DR.. Harle had been the
examining physician. The men had
both died after short illnesses. One
of them, Harry Mitchell, insured for
$4,000, had died on February II. The
other, James Devers, who was insured
for $4,000, died on February %. Yet
the Mitchell claim was presented in
February, and the Devers claim not
until July. In both cases the insured
had no other relative than the benz
ficiary.A In the first case the bene-
ficiary7 was Hulburt's wife; in the
second case it was William Mitchell,
who posed at Devers' half-brother.
Upon investigation it was shown
that the men had died and been buried
as stated. It wasn't case of "bury-
ing the rocks on the company" Then
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05
AMERICANS ARE TO Be SHOT
FOR MURDERS IN MEXICO

the check for the Devers claim came
back to the New York bank. It was
endorsed by G. T. Richardson, other
wise Hulburt. The other had been
previously paid to his wife, the muir
.dered Harry Mitchells' sister.
After the crowd had removed to
Dallas, Texas, a detective named Gray
was sent to Dallas in the guise of
lumber merchant. He succeeded in
meeting Hulburt and after the two
had become intimate HuIburt breach
ed a scheme to cheat the insurance
company out of $4,000. He said he
had had experience. Detective Gray
proposed that they insure Gray's
brother-in-law for $4,000 as a begin
ming. A detective named Evans was
imported by Gray as his brother-in-
law. When the scheme had been thor
oughly worked up and all the prelim-
mary steps taken, the whole crowd,
including Gray, was arrested. "A fell
low-detective of his had already over
heard Mitchell and Hulburt scheming
to kill off Gray. BY accident in the
prison, in Ell Paso. Mitchell discover
ed what Gray really was.
Mitchell at once went into a sham
tcataleptic fit that lasted two months.
| Medical experts watched him, and de-
clared that he was shamming. But
all the usual tests failed. He paid not
the slightest attention to needles
stuck half an inch into his foot He
was dropped into tank of cold water
and sank to the bottom stiff. His
teeth were clenched and he was fed
on milk introduced through his nose
by a glass tube. Finally the detec-
tiyes hit upon the idea of mixing
whiskey with the milk. The man be-
came drunk, jumped from his bed, and
cursed at everybody in sight.
Finally DR.. Harle, who was still in
Chihuahua, was induced to cross the
border and was arrested. He was
forced into confession about his
connection with the two Chihuahua
claims. This was all the detectives
needed. The proceedings against Nit
chell and Hulburt on the Dallas plot
were dropped and all three were ex-
tradited to this place and tried for
murder. With abundant money at
their command the conspirators
fought the. case step by step, taking
the case to the highest courts in Mex
leo. With every twist and turn known
to the law exhausted there now APP
pears no hope of their escaping death
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05
CIDER FROM WATERMELoNs.
Colorado Man Will Also Make Butter
From cantaIoupss.

~ 3 NJ ~ X "a
Down east farmers should wake
with start when they hear that cider
is about to be made from watermelons
and that butter, similar to peanut but
ter, will be manufac tured from Rocky
Ford cant aloupes, says a Denver CORE
spondent Of the Kansas City Times.
G3 N. Swink, ex-state senator OF Col
orado, Is the person who is going to
give the United States a new kind Of
cider, which, he says, will be better and
cheaper than apple cider. and who will
produce cantaloupe butter which will
give peanut butter a hard race for first
place. Mr.. swink is negotiating for
machinery with which to make the ci-
der and butter and Will have the plant
in operation next fall.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05
Manicures For Women Workers.

5 All the women employed in the big.
Armour packing plant at South Omaha
viii hereafter have their finger nails
carefully manlcured By nanienres en-
pioyed BY the packing company says
g special dispatch to the New York
Times from Omaha. The manicures
will be employed as d result Of the
recent government inspection OF the
plant Is stated that the innovation
shows the desire OF the company to-
make everything about It's plant sani-
tagy + Is said that Swift 81 co. and
other big packing companies viii also
employ naaicures 70 work In their
South Omaha plants.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05
his Date in History

MAY
saray Of Canada
"a
1789-Openng the Versailles
1821-Napoeon i died at St Eal :
t1826-Ex Empress Eugene bornSin Granada Z
1S5sPrnce Meternch celebrat ed Austrian diplomat died
1S64-Batte of the Wilderness began. |
Of the French Revolution cele
brated in 7
1Ss1--Carnege Music Hall in New York city opened
3 1892-The Rudn ministry in TIA ly resigned.
1897U rejected arbitration with Great
Republic met in Havana
! . 3
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05
D ? ? 0 R | Uni 7Y


Opportunity offers itself every once.
; in awhile.
Opportunity is simply the chance to
accomplish something, and if one has
the wit to grasp it the results are.
gratifying in the extreme.
Genuine opportunity to accomplish
something was offered in the columns
of this paper yesterday and the offer.
is repeated again today.
Investors never had such an oppor-
tunity to become part owners in a
great big proven gold mine as is Of
fered, at the present time, and it Isl
extremely doubtful if such a magnif-
cent chance will present itself again.
There is such tremendous diffe:-
ence between proven mine and a
property that is only prospect, that.
mere words are Inadequate to des-
cribe It. The proven mine is here. It
is now and not when. 1t is the actual
living present, and not the near fu-
ture or the distant future
just stop to consider the difference
between the purchase OF stock in
proven mine, and that in a prospect or
an undeyeloped property! In the lat
ter money is first needed for develop
ment, and subsequently for surface
improvements. The latter are i'm
peratively necessary, and as q rule
represent even greater investment
than the cost Of development itself.
IN many cases surface improve
ments are paid out Of the earnings
Of the mine, but they represent an in
vestment, nevertheless, and cost mon
ey that might go to the stockholde rs.
81 If. therefore, one has the opportunity
to invest In a mine that is not only
developed and proven up, but boasts
all the necessary surface improve.
ments to conduct mining operations
on a most extensive scale, that is the
opportunity to grasp. s 5
There is no certainty that the op-
portunity is going to present itself
from day to day for an indefinite
period, and no certainty that the stock
can be bought at the quoted price af-
ter the lapse Of a few days. It IS for
these reasons that prompt action
should be taken. That action should
be taken at once, today, now.
There are many people who say
they do not believe in mining invest
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-05-05

ments, yet these same people are
obliged to utilize mine products ev-
cry day in their lives. Two radically
different mine products are called into
requisition in the preparation Of our
food and the heating Of our homes
coal and iron. There would be no
railroads without steel. and no te1e-
graph or telephones without copper.
Food would be tastelss without salt,
and there would be no money without
gold.
B There are still others who have
bought mining stocks and lost their
money, but no one ever bought stock
in a proven mine and failed to get his +
money back hundreds Of times over,
unless he was deliberately robbed. The
Calumet and Hecla mine, copper, has
paid over s1oo,ooo,ooo in dividends,
and the Homestake, gold has paid
over s2o,ooO,ooo in dividends.
Our mines, which are gold, should
pay enormous dividends, because they
are proven. There is enough ore in
sight to pay our total capitalization
two and one-half times over, which is
ESQ per cent, and this leaves the I'M x
told values below the present devel-
opment work to be drawn on for flu
sture dividends. Over s2O,OOO,OOO has
been taken from one large property
located in the same mining district as
ours, and yet there are mining experts
~ q. e y
who insist that our is the larger and
better Of the two.
This, certainly, is your opportunity. =
Our stock today at any price below
$3.50 per share is the best investment
you can make, but at the price we, are
offering. 40 cents per share, you
should not hesitate moment to take
on all you possibly can 1t is not ne
cessary to have $4,000. or $1,000, or
even as much as 500, to become a
smallest number Of shares we will
sell is 100. which will cost you $40, (
but it is not absolutely necessary to
have even that amount Of cash, as we
will arrange payments to suit your
convenience.
@ Remember that it is a proven mine
in a proven district, hiatt you are ask
ed to become a part owner in, and
remember that every dollar Of the
earnings will be scrupulously applied
to the payment of dividends. a.
Think it over and then write us; ii
the meantime, ask questions. There
are lots Of people in town who can
tell you something about our property.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
HUNT HARRIS
IS PRESIDENT.
Elected Head of State SEN
ate at Caucus in Tai
lahassee.
APPLEYARD GOES
DOWN IN DEFEAT
Finley Wrests Secretaryship
From the Lake City
Editor.
MATTHEWS, OF BRADFORD, NOM
MATED SPEAKER OF THE
!. HOUSE BY AccLAMATIoN-LIT-
TIE IN THE WAY OF. CONTEST
OVER OTHER POSITIONS IN GIFT
= OF LEGISLATURE.
Special to The Journal


Tallahassee, Fla. April LIN the
eaucns tonight Hunt Harris was elect
I'd president of the senate. The nom
lnatioE. was made by John S. Beard
seconded by Buchanan DIR. West was
elected president pro tenn, the nomina-
ton being made by Hudson seconded
by Neel and was also by reclamation.
Finley defeated Appleyard for secre-
lary of the senate by a vote of twenty
One to eleven, and Andrews. defeated
Robertson
In the house Matthews, of Bradford,
was nominated by reclamation as
speaker. The nomination of NYartman
was seconded by 'Dorman and Farris.
Henderson was president of the SEN
7Rta caucus, Watson of the house eau
Gus. Nat Walker was Esre-efsctsd
There was little in the way of contest
or the other positions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
MARCH WAS THE
WARMEsT ON
RECORD
And Also Dryest as Shown
BY Monthly Summary
Just Issue&

Observer VIM. F. Reed, Jr,N of the
local weather bureau. has ISSUED, his
weather summary for March and il
shows some very peculiar cOiHfi-
dences. 1t was the ws,rmest Mar&h
month on record and the dTyest and
its highest wind -Yeleefty occurred or
the first day.
The summary shows that the high
est temperature was IS degrees on
the 25th, which is the highest ever
known during the month of March.
The rainfall for the month amounted
to 1.04 inches, which reeoRded 1t to
be the dryest month during the exist
cnce of the weaLner bureau, while the
total wind movement was S,277 niles
or an hourly veluocity OF Ill miles,
with the highest falling on the first
day Of the month when a velocity OF
Al miles from the soifgeS. was at
tanned for a period of - = hes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
NEGRO KILLED IN
MILTON SUNDAY
And Local Officers Were Requested
to Keep Lookout for the Muir
derer, Who Escaped.
ncaI officers were

Local officers were apprised by
long distance telephone Sunday night
of a murder, which occurred in Mil
ton Sunday, when Ed Jones. cOlOred,
was killed by Frank Wilson, also
negro. Sheriff Van Pelt received tns
message and was requested by Sheriff
Mitchell. of Santa Rosa county, 70
keep a lookout for the murderer. "a
he had escaped.
The sheriff with Deputy Johnson
met the train from the east SundJy
night and boarded il bef1r IL
reached the city. IL was thought the
negro had boarded the train 1t Mulat
but a search revealed the fact hat
he was not one of the passengers ON
board, and this fact was communicG
ted 20 the Santa Rosa sheriff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02

Everything is in readiness for tbs
municipal primary today, when can.
didates for every Office to be filed
by the people will be voted for in tho
various precincts Of the city. This
morning the registration books, upon
which Supervisor Scott and his as
sistants have been engaged for "a
number of days, will be turned over
to Chairman Jones, of the City Exc
cutive Committee, and by him dis
tributed TO the inspectors and clerks,
together with tickets, stationery, etc.
The registration books will show
those who are entitled to-vote in each
of the four precincts las all who have
paid their poll taxes will be marked
paid, and those who have received
transfers so indicated.
Polling Places.
The polling places have been
placed in condition, and are located
as follows:
Precinct No. I'm Warfields
store, corner OF AlcaniZ and Intenden-
ella streets.
Precinct No. 13.-At marble yard
of Willis & BroughtOn, corner Gar
den and PalafoSs streets.
Precinct No. 14.-At Morrison S
store on West Romano street, near
Palafox street.
Precinct No. 15.--In building On
South DeVillier street, near corner
of Intendencia street.
Polls Close at 6:o6 p. M.
The polls are to close today At sun
down, which is 6:06 p. m: and those
who intend casting their vote should
do so as early in the day as possibly
there may be a crowd at the polls
TO vote shortly before Sha closing
hour and some may be unable TO vote
before the hour arrives to close the
polls.
Candidates are Confident.
Candidates for the VARIOUS city
offices are confident of success. Each
man believes that heis 10 be elected
to the Office to which he aspires or
else chosen to run in the second pTi.
mary. There has been much interest
in the campaign, AMI the outlook q
for a heavy vote About nineteen
hundred voters are qualified 10 par
ticipate in the prima"y. and it is eX'
pected that only a comparatively few
OF these will fail TO vote.
The campaign, while an interesting
one and one in which must interest
personalities, the candidates refrain
ing in their speeches from criticizing
one another harshly, and for this rea-
son has been more pleasant than
some preceding ones.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
ARGUMENTS FOR
GREENE AND GAYNOR
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, Apr. 1.-The case of
Benjamin d. Greene and John F. Gay
aor. convicted OF defrauding the gov
eminent of over half a million dollars
IN the Savannah harbor improvements.
Mas called for argument in the federal
court today on a writ of error from
The federal court at Savannah. A A
Lawrence counsel for Greene and
Eaynor, occupied the entire session
lnd he had not concluded when court
adjourned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
IN AMERICAN
WAR VESSEL
Is Ordered to Proceed to the
Scene of Honduras
, Hostilities.
5y Associated Press.

Washington, April President
Donilla, of Honduras, is still surround
ed at Amalapa, the state dega -tmonJ'S
dispatches say. and his capture is ex-
pected at any time. One of the Ameri-
can war vessels near Am2lapa today
was directed TO proceed there. David
r. Wood, American consul at Ceiba,
says the war is against President
Bonilla and his advisors. who are ex-
ceedingly unpopular. and not for con-
quest ON the part of Nicaragua.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
BREWERY WORKERS
STILL ON STRIKE
a. Associated Press.

ST. Louis, Apr. None of the
twenty-seven hundred striking brew
FRY workers returned to work to-day,
aisregarding the threat OF their en-
plovers To declare an open shop"
neither was an announcement to this
sffect made. Each side held separate
meetings during the day
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
A Small Fire.

The fire department was called out
last night to East Chase street by an
alarm from box 26. sent In by the
waterman of the Escambia Land &
Manufacturing Co mills The blaze
was n small cottage. occupied by col
ored people, which was practically de
Stroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
After Racing Men.

New York. April 1.-Assistant Dis
triet Attorney Diver SAID today that
sixty-five subpoenas had been issued
for patrons who placed bets with the
pool syndicate. three Offices Of which
were raided last week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
POLLARD TBH 6S>%
BY THE PR SSTS, L
For Supporting the Sh CSsiII
Defeat of NJ a
Oerreciate Es
BY Associated

Omaha, Neb., Apr. Congress
man Z. NJ. Pollard, of Nebraska, has
received a letter from President
Roosevelt thanking him for support
ing the ship subsidy bill. congratulate
ing him and other Nebraska con-
gressmen for taking a broad and pa
triotic view of the situation and de
precating the defeat of the bill as a
serious injury to the commercial in
terests of the nation
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
COLD STORAGE PLANT
ON ISTHMUS BURNED
BY Associates Press.

Colon Apr. 1.-The cold storage
estabii shment at Mount Hope, one or
the largest ON the Isthrnus, was almost
completely destroyed % Ere this af-
ternOOn. The loss will be several
hundred thousand dollars. The build
ing was filled with large variety of
fOOdStuffS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
Methodist Ministers Have
Warm Session I'm Cincinnati

Iclared that theological dogmas are
'"curios and could well be kept on the
top shelf" Immediately there was q.
storm, mostly of protest. The sub
ject was so entralling that nearly
everybody present desired TO voice a
protest of defense of Clark's words.
The statement was made during refer
ence to he trial c. Prof. Mitchell, of
Boston, on the charge of heresy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
Tranquility Prevails.

Bucharest. APR. 1-Oficial reports
from all parts of the country indicate
that tranquility is being generally re-
stored throughout ROumania. The
violent phase OF the aSrarian move
nicnt Is now considered over.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
MUST
KEEP SCHEDULES
ay Associated Press.

Montgomery. Ala, April 1.-The
railroad commission announced to-day
that the railroads would be forced to
keep their schedules and that the re-
ciprocal demurrage law would be put
into effect at once.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
STRIKERS ATTACK
THE THE STREET CARS
Ev AssocIated Pres.

Aloatgc4neTy, - Ala April !. i.----Strikif
SYM pathizefs threw missiles az the
Montgomery Traction Company's cars
this afternoon, in juring a motorman.
Several arrests We're made and the
regular service was resumed. The
strikers are maintaining a hack line
opposition to the street cars.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
CALVIN D. COWLES
HAS PASSED AWAY
BY Associated Press.

Charlottee, \. c.. Apr. Calvin d.
Cowles, former assayer of the federal
mint here, died at. StatesviIle to-day
aged Sc. He was one of the most
prominent citizens of the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
ey Associated Press.

Chicago, Apr. 1.-The street car
question which has been before the
public for the past ten years will be
settled at the polls tomorrow If the
voters adopt. by referendum vote, tPe
recently passed by the city
council over the mayors veto granting
twenty year franchises TO the two car
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
WILL SETTLE CHICAGO
STREET CAR QUESTION
Matter that Has Been Hanging Fire Windy City for
Past Ten Years May Be Disposed Of at the
Polls To-Day.

companies. If the ordinances fail and
Mayor Dunno, the democratic candi-
date. is reelected, efforts. will be made
at once TO procure immediate muni-
cipal ownership. The campaign which
closed tonight was the most spirited
fight that has ever taken place in this
city. Postmaster Fred. A Bussee IS
the republican candidate. 49,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-02
Sails for jamestown.

Spezzia. Apr. Duke of Abruzzi
left to-day on board the cruiser Varese
for Newport News, Va. The Varese
is one of the warships which repre-
sent Italy at the jamestown EXPOSE
ton.