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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
INSIDE FACTS ABOUT
THE CAMPAIGN FUND.
Said That Hartman and Three
Others Ga.veI II and That Harri-
man Had Eye on Senate.
lspeclaI 10 The Times Dispatch

Special to The Times- nlspatch.J
NEW YORK. April ~ 2-rhe inside facts
1904 at the request OF President Roosevelt
we're given out to-day by tinaneler OF
international standing, who was lnaue
familiar With the. details at the tine. x
the fund, each Of whom gave $780, oo.
srhey were. he said f. II. 11arriman,.a
Ill NICK. rwombly, J. p. Morgdn and ~
the fourth. to the best Of his +.
ton. was William IS vander PIT Ne re
vanderbilt being subscriber, but, he was y. e
nositiye about the other three. He SAID
that tho 100000 was paid 70 Corne ,i'.:.
N. Bliss. With tho express understanu.ls
that II chauncey n pepeM mere h noe w vp
- he returned TO the United States Sen
1;ho 100000 was turned over. he SAG, !. !.
Ito B. b. Odell. Jr then chairman q 1,,s tus
Kepn1can Staaf biunaered
refused to put the Depew apei On n, tnc
5000 900 when he paid It over 20 MI. oac,.
and the latter received 1t IN Ignorance ~, ~
the condition relating 70 Mt !" CIV
tile Senate. $50
ton. Mr.. Hartman himself had a pony
| ical ambition OF his own, AND WAS looN On
ing ahead to tho time when ne ,cou.u 80. 20
in the United states Senate from Nc"
York. Mr. Hartman figured senate
Platt's old age and feeble health wo ~,
soon cause him to die OF, resign, Wy ~
tor from this State. Mr.. Depew woMlt
i be under tremendous obligations 70 NJ
! S1Iarrn,nn, and. as second man 70 -
Odol. then In absolute control o. me e. ~ =
l Aid in swinging the Legislature to cleo
4 Hartman 10 the Senate. ~ ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
HARRIll14AI LETTER
CREATES SENSATION
Declares Roosevelt Sent for Him to Raise the $500,
F NV, d., a
Bliss to COrtelyou.

way, L thought matters could be
adjusted and the discontented ele-@
ments In the party brought into
close alliance again. We talked
q over what could be done for De-
pew, and, finally, he agreed that II
found necessary, he would appoint
him to Paris.
Hartman Their Last Hope.
with full belief that he (the
President) would keep this agree
ment canle back to New York. I
sent for Treasurer Bliss, who told
me that i was their laxt hope, ana
tiut they had exhausted every
other resource. In his presence
i called UP an Intimate friend or
Senator Depew, told him 1t was n
cessary in order to carry New York
state that 100000 should be
raised at once. and II lie would help
j would subscribe $4,000. After
a few words over tho telephone the
gentleman said he would let me
know, which hc did, probably In
three or four hours, with the re-
suit that the whole amount, in
GLIDING my subscription, had been
raised.
Fully Fifty Thousand Votes.
.'rhe checks We're given to Treas
urer Bliss. who took them to Chair
man Cortclyou. II there were Rny
among them of life insurance COM
p;,nIcs, or other like organizations,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
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llE&a:|z Ei15}2fz2zz7i2

tween Mr.. Hartman and the Presi-
dent, touching, among other things, OH
the question OF railroad matters, and
what the President might have to say
to Congress on the subject Of the
commerce commission. Tho
President said lie was unable to agree
with Mr.. Harriman's Views on the
matter and left his message to Com
gress unchanged as regards the inter-
state commerce law.
Could Buy Them Up.
80 much for what Mr.. Hartman
said about me personally" says the
President in concluding his first let
ter to Mr.. Sherman. Far more im-
pcrtunt. the President regards the nd-
5ditional remarks which Mr.. Sherman
said Mr.. Hartman made to him when
he. asked him IL he thought 1t was
Well ITO see "Ilearstism and the like
triumphant over the Republican party.
YOU says the President, Inform me
that he told you that he did not care
in the least because those people We're
crooks and he could buy hem and
o-ner similar remarks. This, the Prest-
! dent says, was doubtless partly in
hoastful cynicism and partly in q
/, burst Of bad temper, bnt 1t showed
lin the Presidents opinion, cynicisn
nud deep seated corruption. which nc
/. t.enounces in strong words.
The second letter to Mr.. Sherman
! simply contains an addenda to thu
! first.
II feel particularly fortunate that
4 have been attacked within the las
A few days by both ex-senator Burton
4 and Mr.. Hartman said the Presiden
I k1y.N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Set Date for Primary.

Democratic Congressional Committee Of
the Eighth District will hold a meeting
at Manassas. ya..at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. for the purpose o. determining
mon 4 date for tho Democratic primary to
nominate a. candidate for Congress from;
this district. -,
It is understood that the committee VII
select a date between June 9Th and lltil:s
This. IT Is said, will be satisfactory to all
sthe candidates. So far ms can be as ascei-,
taincd, the majority OF the candidates
desire an early date.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03

az cournc. CDrtrison must ,,t,yc IN.
forM,rd the i.resident. do not
other tlpui tho friend of DcEew
S M,S wy, e,uin IN t halY' aaW YarN s
sta st,'s Coinmittee to continue itah'
work. witlitiie rus,il that ut lenst
10000 fayqt ~. arc turned n the
City of New York alone, llltklnE
difference OF 100 1000 votes u the
'''i'herc are between, 2,9oo aud
1900, districts. In Greater New York,
and III u campaign such as that
the,expcndttnre lof, say $40 in each
day, would take more thnn s10O, 900.
ROOSEVELT Changed Mind About
Depew.
Some time in.loeccnber, 1004.on
M YSyr wy stop lSm a nrE, na short talt
With ths Rresident. I1s then told
llnc that be "A mot think u ncces-
H sary tgaHGppS'1h t 1oepew as Ami as--
" 81 ~ NJ a ggreea IN 1 ha
not expected tint no wasthe ono
(sic) us to what would be neccs-
snry, but he arrogated 5that.to him
self, and ]. OF course, could say
what influences / could to- have
lJepuw returned to the Senate, $as r
considered there had beer an i1nrs
piled obligation which should DO
lived uEy,u
Il Was Brought Forward b.
Roosevelt
'"rhis is tho way was brought
to the surface In the political mat
tcrs, as l lad never before taken
any active part and had only done
what could US any private citizen
forward by ROOSEVELT nian attempt
to help him, at his request. tho
same as was IN the insurance
mattergby Hyde and Ryan by their
rsgucst, for my help poha anG In yot thG
have dropped the matter after our
first Interview had 1t not been for
md ycslre to save belmont from
taking II position for. which lie
public press. Ms no was the one
Ryan desired me to Influence from
opposing Morton for election az
chairman or the Equitable board,
and belmont aftcrward thanked mo
voted nguinst. Morton In view of his
n local traction contentious with Mr.
Ryan it.. would have been mis-
construed.
Ryan, Root, Roosevelt Element
'.Ryan's success In all his manip-
ulntions. traction deals, tobacco
combinations, manipulation OF the
State Trust Company into the
Morton Trust Company, the Shoe
and Heather Bank into the Western
National Bank, and then again
into the Bank OF Commerce-thus
covering up his tracks-has been
done by the adroit mind Of sElihu
Root, and this present situation has
been brought about by combs
nation Of circumstances which. has
brought together the Ryan, Root,
Roosevelt element.
where do i stand?
Yours sincerely,
"E III n HARTMAN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
QUIET WEDDING.
Mrs. Hall Becomes Bride Of Mr.,
Pullianl,

worry pretty. though Quiet, wedding oc;;3
Cured on Monday evening at s O'clock,
when Mrs. Willie Hall became the bride OF
Mr.. sylvnneous "A, Pulllam. The ceremony
took place &C the homo Of the brides sly
cd by Rev. ls. II. Melton.
The bride was hacomingly Eowncd In white
creme and carried White carnations. An. IN
formal eptlonfwas rendered Mr. and Mrs.
Pullialn imIncdiatcly after the ceremony
Both of tho contracting parties nave
many friends in Richmond, ana are Weil
known In Hanover county. ls5s8aat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
DEPEW AND BLISS.
Former Has Nothing to Say and
i after Will Not Talk.

Latter VIII Not TAX.
F NEW YORK. April s.--Scnator De-
pew, when asked about the Hartman
letter said:
II know nothing about it. except
the part that refers to me as possible
In, bassn dor to France. 1t is true that
4 friend told me that might BIO ap-
nnointed to that place, hut told him
that i did not{care at all for It. That
Is All I can say about the Hartman
Cornelius N. Bliss made this reply
to uuestions!
II haven't seen tho Hartman letter;
! don't want TO see " and " did
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Three Mems [ !:
Money Affairs 1

Z For ten years the first spent an 8
average OF 81 a week foolishly, abso-
lutely without return. The second
saved 81 a week at home, where it
could earn no interest. Tho third
deposited his 81 regularly each week
in a bank paying per cent. interest. I
Here's tho1way they stood at the, end a
Of ten years. si
No. 1a.5...i... n INN s
No. 2 $4,000
\ M $G05,23
(which do you intend to copy? n
The difference between Nos. 2 and and
represents the interest those little
sav,nps oarnel- $S5.23. Start an
! ,.c coin & with us at once and endeavorr
to Get that s6o5,23. We pay 8 per
cent, interest on savings accounts,
compounded se,ni-annually.
If YOU live out Of town you can
easily bank BY mail. Write US.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Hoods SarsaparilIa

Ia peculiar 10 itself. Accept no substitute.
IN usual liquid form or chocolated talAets
called 4aY1AtAhs. 100 Doses One bollar.
Guaranteed under Food AND Drugs Act.
4 Gas 10, 1S0d. No. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
THE WEATHER.

Forecast: Virginia-Falr, warmer
wednesday,; THURSDAY partly cloudy,
light variable winds.
x North Cnr0lina-l'air, warmer We'd
nescday and Thursday; light north
winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
MINIATuRE ALMANAC.

Es April 3. 1907. q
sun rises. 49,. b:5i HIGH TIDE.
Sun sets.i..,... 9:aa N!orni ny s,.Sfl 1
Moon glsss,,.. 1I;tl EfenlnE ...uSilv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
Hurnors!

Commonly cause pimples, boils, hives, eczema
or salt rheum. or some other form of erup.
ton; but sometimes they exist In the system.
indicated by feelings Of weakness, languor,
loss OF appetite. or general debility without
causing any breaking out,
Hood s Sarsaparilln cxpels them. renoyates,
strengthens and tones the whole system.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
rrD 1zs pspArot RICHMOND VA APRIL 1907
be vioatetl,I cannot withdraw any
thing III tile letter
q, President Sought Interview.

President Sought Interview.
q, 49,. e.,.a..l.,.,..x, .,,,,..
nave fead the fresluan1s s.as.s.
,fent, am Inost anx'uMS ~, ~ , svit
consideration due TO \ he Y high. Q ftics
which lie holds, II NJ Nertl less " Ie 81
thinps m rrrrr1.t, n, which lie dues liie
Injustice. Il n 85I Az S5
M III. IL, i 81, ~ AIR. shrrnian, Ire
i,.s ~, ,,,n h,,,,se ssn,l5
~ h,r
!hAt TIE
TIC Inll OF lNva was ~ ~,
Ing and not says; hl1s a.slr ~,
\ iii the fall of 1908, nun as 70 lloyvs;&Gi'
his return from spending tlle sum n1er
~, .tnti,s,'s+l lin t'if1f Thought It de-
a ~ ble Shc''would come is sec no ut
= "a,
any llhe, ~ W.,
as You = ,,,,, 1, NAN
Republican, lt', "
/ ing voted Cor my nomination ~ Wy Wy
September Esd. 4 answered. Ills 5le tue Y,
saving: st pirsser,t there Isl no thing tor
,,,a 10 spnHi;v,,,g about though there
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
:. Il. II. Hartmann
Anxious to See Him.

"Then followed q series Of invita-
tions from the White House both from
me to 80 to Washington. In October
the President wrote: In view. Of the
trouble over the State ticket In New
York, I should much like to nave
YOU can get down here within a few
days and take either lunch or dinner
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
BOARD or
SUPERVISORS
TRANSACT IMPORTANT BUSINESS IA
ANNUAL MEETING.
TO IMPROVE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Iron County Agricultural Association
Received Liberal Grant Of
Aid.


The annual meeting OF the board Of
Supervisors Of Iron county was held in
the court house last Monday, This Is
one OF the few counties in the state
where the business OF the regular an
nual meeting is all transacted in one
day Where .other county Boards
are Obliged 70 appoint committees To
attend to unfinished business and later
to mold an adjourned meeting the
supervisors Of this county, being bust
ness men with no time to waste unne-
cessarily. have the affairs that are TO
come 20 their attention 50 arranged
for. and 50 well considered that they
can attend to great deal in short
time and. especially since the incum'
bency Of the present Board covering a
period Of the last three years. the en-
tire proceedings Of the annual meeting
have Deen transacted in one single
days session.
The principal item OF business com
ing before the regular annual meeting
r. the equalization OF the taxes between
the townships The Board receives
from each township the valuation OF
its entire property both real and per.
sonal as assessed by the Board Of Re.
view. In order that the taxes may be
equitably apportiooed among the town.
ships it is necessary for the Board to
90 over the list Of assessed township
valuations and by pairing of from one
townships assessed valuation, and ad
ding 10 that Of another 50 b. equalize
the list that eacb township Will have
its fair share Of the taxes 10 raise IL
will be seen by the appended table that
considerable changes we're made in the
figures brought MP bv the different
townships
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
SUBSCRIPTION sa.oo PER YEAR

Andrew Nelson issdniv,s some log
glng on the lower p,nnr waters. most
Of his timber heing ,,edat aud beniock
Herman Holmes has MS camps bnilt
and H. ready 30 DO considerable work
about two miles south of the city
limits hut SAYS that he may do ~ery
little, depending wholly upon labor
supply and the demand tor the timber
Mr. Holmes has big timber contract
with the Corrigan- Mckinney people.
LITTLE CORDWOOD CUT.
T There is famine IN cordwdod all
over the land Almost an OF the pro-
ducefs went out Of thu. business because
there was no labor 20 be had IN the
Crystal Falls district that formerly
produced as high az 1000 cords but
two operators renaiu., Adler, a. GRAY
will put ont about 1000 cords from
their Amasa choppings They have
been, emitting alle summer aud have
itpoiit y. 300 cords ready for shipment
now Adler q Gray are the largest
WOou uehttIr IN the country anu nave
the market almost % themselves this
year. M
Thos. Conlin viii pat la about 1000
cords at Baisam. He has had crew
Of men emitting all summer and has
about 1000 cords ready for shipment
Immediately and has been building
camps this week preparatory 30 start
iIrg 70 baul.
With slump In other lines that is
promised later on it is probable that
much labor that left the wood cutting
line will return 10 it very soon and that
more wood will come ont this winter
bnt the market must have dry wood
and that can be had.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19


the last two weeks or more over the
appearance Of the dreaded disease
dipntheria is now gradually subsiding,
There have been greatly exaggerated
rumors as 20 the number of deaths
from the disease and also pf the nnm-
ber OF cases u being generally reported
through the week that thtae were
sixty-seven cases The facts are tnat
there have been buE foar cases this
week. three at the Bristol location
who are now out of quarantine and
one here IN tia. oitys. When one COM
pares the rEmors with the facts he is
reminded of the story of the man who
vomitad three black orows II hss been
intimated ~ some while in private
conversation on the kituation TINT in
order TO prevent general scare All the
deaths froIn dil.htheria We're not being
reported and this feeling Of uncertaipi-
~ ON the part of tue uniformed
augmented by the fact that the public
schools % 70 the seventh grade have
been closed. and no sunday School ses-
sions were held ia the churches OF she
city last Sunday, has placed a large
part OF the community In state gt
tension thai has been wholly unwar-
ranted. There has been but two deaths
from the disease Within the last month.
and the few children who suffered from
IL. have not been dangerously sick.
While the first seven grades Of me
schools will probably remain closed for
another week a. a precautionary mea-
sure there is every. .Teasops 70 believe
that the danger Of any general spread
of tho disease is over
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
saIoon.keeper Sent to Jail.

Brought to trial and pleading guilty
to the charge of violating the liquor
laws Arnaldo Emer Dickenson county
saloon keeper was sentenced the other
day TO term OF thirty days IN jail by
Judge Stone This is notable as ii is
the first time in the history Of that
county such punishment has been mot
cd out TO offenders Of that kind, The
Judge is evidently getting tired Of hav-
ing the liquor laws repeatedly broken
with impunity. Five other saloonists
were assessed total OF $50 in fines
and cost
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19


An order that win affect tnousapds
81 lower Michigan sportsmen who an
nualiy visit the upper peninsula ia
quest Of deer has been issued by the
management Of the Duluth. south
Shore and Atlantic railroad Here.
after IL r decreed none other but
baggage IN the true sense OF the term
will be checked for hunters. Such
supplies as boxes Of provisions bags
.of potatoes, cans Of oil ana the like
VIII be carried as nsual but only by
freight The new arrangement il in
tended 10 do away with the demoraliz
alton Of the passenger service which
has attended the transportation of
hunters and their effects each fall for
many years With many tons Of bag.
gage 20 be handled daily. much of IL
Ia exceedingly bulky and awkward
form, y has been impossible to main
tain schedule time. The mail service
from lower Michigan has consequently
been greatly delayed and because Of
this there has been much complaint
from upper peninsula business in.
terosts
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
Real and personal

Total i.al4 500 9dl. saS
By this equalization. il will b. noti
eed. the city II Crystal Falls escapes
paving taxes 81 over three hundred
thousand dollars 81 assesfed valuation.
while Mansfield township has its rs
sossd valuation added to the axten, of
nearly Il quarter Il million ot dollars
The townships drawing the plans are
Hematite. Iron River. stambaugh. aud
City OF CRYSTAL Fails while Bates.
CRYSTAL Falls township. Mastadon. and
Mansfield each drew lemon.
The taxes IA issd at this meeting were
Al follows
County taxes $40. 500
State taxes is 800
Comfy road tax .. 800
The sum % Siaa 90 was raised to be
applied in aid Of the Iron County
Agricultural A.sociafon This Grant
j. FOR the pnfposp Of encouraging the
holding Of annual ,oanty fairs. and
"a 4 very vice measure Tor the eject of
lit viii be to greatly enconrape the
agricultural interests NJ tie county.
which with prpper recorAition and
aneonragenent. Are bonnd 10 become
no small factors IN the productions sof
wealth. within fhe next decade.
The Comfy hospital which has re-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
LOGGING OPERATIONS
TO Be LIMITED
crystal FALLS, WILL NOT SEE VERY
MUCH WOODS WORK THIS WINTER.
A FAMINE an coRu WOOD
50 That This Commodity IS Very
Scarce All Over The Country.

Crystal Falls -will see less logging
this winterthan ever in its history.
This condition is due mainly 70 The
high prices Of labor and team feed.
With common labor at $3.50 per day,
oats at 7Oeents per bushel and nay at
S25 per ton. man must have big
price for his work m order Co make
anything ia the woods this year.
RAILROAD NOT BUILT
The big logging railroad fer when
the survey was made out in Mastodon
township last summer has not been
built and Sawyer-Goodmsn has made
no move to start operations ont there
40 far. II IL probable that this work
will be- deferred until conditions are
more TO the liking of the operators and
the railroads.
" was stated when the work was
first contemplated that the company
was to have its camps ready for sum
mer work next summer This may yet
be their intention. 4i
FEW LOGS COT.
The log harvest Will he extremely
small Chas Uren is the only jobber
that had the nerve to tackle the pro.
position early in the year He will
put in about a half million feet above
the Half way and has a great deal OF
his timber cut
Alder a. Gray have been cutting logs
and cedar all summer and intend load
ing quite tot Of logs at the Gibson
mine spur this winter. They are tn,
heaviest jobbers in the district
Owing To the destruction OF the dams
on the Fence river there will be no logs
harvested on that stream this winter.
Peter Fowler who purchased the Frank
Johnson lands and camps suspended
operations some time ago.
William James will pat in abou
100 900 feet Of logs at Balsam from
lands that he purchased and partl,
logged last winter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
Special Notice.

Mr. Savlan has decided 10 retire
from business The entire stock of
dry goods shoes. ladies and gents
furnishing goods will be placed under
our Red Ticket sale Watch our
hand bills The store will be closed
% arrange the .tock and re,lnco The
prices Watch and wait for the open
ing Day beginning Saturday October
90 o;00 p ~. Extra help wanted for
this great selling ont sale.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
10 sroteet ! . . { EmbIem.

The Judiciary committee Of the
sovereign lodge of odd Fellows. which
was instructed u look into tbe laws 20
See 4 certain other organizations could
he prohibited from using the letters
/ Q @ T. ~ being emblematic Of
their body made "a report
at the st paul convention in
which IL, members said they Thought
the odd Fellows could enioin others
from nsing their letters. and steps win
be taken 70 have the matter attended
70 u is said that there are two or.
ganizations in Canada, which have
lately adopted these letters
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
THE DEGRAssE

This property. which waa explored
with a diamond drill. is not being
worked upon just now II was the in
tenton 20 develop this property from
the adjoining Greenhoot bnt when the
shaft which was being sunk on the
latter forty WAS lost work was suspend
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19
To the Public

have purchased the photograph
gallery formerly owned and conducted
by Mr. s. Y. Mack and am ready 70
continue the high class Of work which
has been heretofore put out by this
gallery Soliciting your patronage
Miss Soderbeck
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-19

THE FOGARTY.
This property Of the Verona people
J showing mp very nicely Enough
~ has been shown up now 10 make
|ossjble a fairly good output the com.
|ng season
The Fogarty = not wide vein nor
it compact n Il cut ia two. iona
hdinaily by horse of rock that
sems 70 be- persistent along the length
The vein but narrows with depth and
ie operators think that another Lowell
two the rock will cut ont and the