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The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
MOROCCAN SITUATION.
Hope is Entertained That RebelIovs Tribesmen Will Agree to
 Peace Terms.

Paris, Sept 1S.-The French govern ment is greatly encouraged by the i'm provement in the Moroccan situation and strong hope is entertained that the rebellious tibesmen whom the delegates who conferred with General Drude on Sunday are now consulting, will agree to the peace terms which include: The punishment of the auth ors of the Casa Blanca massacres and the ringIeaders of the movement; an agreement that no tribesmen shall en- ter with arms within a radius of l2 kilometers of the city; the acceptance in principle of the payment of war contgibution, the amount of which will be fixed hereafter by negotiations be- France and Spain. The surrender Of hostages to insure the fulfillment of these conditions.
 It is pointed out that the war con tribution has no relation to the indem- mites to be exacted from the Moors for the JOSS of life and property which will be matter for future adjustment. IT peace IS dTEdHSsu on tuc auoFc terms no further landings of troops will be made pending the result of the negotiations the orders for the em- barkments and forwarding of rein forcements have been rescinded. The delegates of the Moorish tribes ex- pected to give the final response of the tribesmen Thur 5day.
 Another good feature of the situa- tion is definite agreement with Mo hammed Fl Gabbas, the Moroccan war minister for the immediate installa- tion of police at Tangier in accordance with the terms Of the Algeciris con vention, namely, native police under France Spanish instructors. The ulti- mate outcome of the struggle between the rival sultans of Morocco Is a mat ter with which the French government Is not concerned, the mandate of France and Spain being limited to the restoration of order and security at Moroccan ports.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
TAFT OFF FOR ORIENT.
Embarked at Seattle on Steamer Mln' nesota on His Trip to the
 Far East.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 14.-Wm. H. Taft sailed at one o'clock Thursday on the steamship Minnesota. The last public appearance of the secretary of war, was a speech which he made at the meeting this morning of the state medical association. The secretary was in fine spirits and chatted and laughed in an animated way with the members of his party aboard the Min nesota, while great crowd looked on from the docks and waved the hearti' est of adieus and good wishes to the Ohioan. Accompanying Secretary Taft are representatives of the Associ' ated Press and Golfers Weekly, the New York Herald and other papers his wife and son, Charlie, his private secretary, Fred W. Carpenter, General Clarence Edwards, chief of the Bu- reau of Insular acairs. On the Minne' sota also are Judge Thomas Burke and w. F. Backus, of this city, special commissioners to the Orient for the Alaska -Yukon-Paci exposition; Thomas J. OBrien, ambassador of the United States to Japan; Peter Angus tus Jay. first secretary of the em- haSgy
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
FRAcHIsEUR HELD TO GRAND JURY
Man Who Killed Milo Wagner at
 Granniss Gives Bond for Sl,500.

Sheriff Cunningham returned Tuesday from Granniss, where he was called Monday to take in- to custody Lucius Fraschiseur, who, last Saturday afternoon stabbed and killed Milo Wagner at a Farmers Union meeting at Holly Grove school house, five miles east of Granniss.
 Frachiseur was brought to Granniss Tuesday morning, where he was given an exam ming trial before Acting Coroner O. l.. Gregg. He was represent. ed by Norwood X Alley of this city. He waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury under bond of $500, which was readily made.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
German AIrshlp's Good showInu.

Berlin, Sept. 15.--Mai ParsevaPs dirigible balloon was virtually placed at the disposal of the public Saturday at Tegel. near here. by the company which constructed it, in order that ex- perimental voyages may be made to show the progress reached in the building of airships. About a dozen asoents were made successfully dur ing the day. Each time the airship carried one passenger in addition to the aeronaut in charge and the engi- neers Minister of War Won Eimen and other leading military officers and ministers enjoyed voyages in the air, during which every possible maneuver was carried out with preci- sion
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
ARRESTED FOR WEIGHING COTTON
George Petty Charged With Violation
 of Law-Was Acquitted.

c. w. Petty was arrested Wedesday by Constable w. M. May and arraigned before Squire Sam H. Smith on a charge of illegally weighing cotton. The arrest resulted from a complaint of Curt Shields, county cotton weigher, who alleged that Petty bought and weighed bale of cotton this morning.
 Curt Shields, two years ago was appointed by Judge Prickett county cotton weigher, and at the last session of the legislature law passed to the effect that any person or persons weighing cotton in town or village where in legally appointed cotton weigher or deputy was located, should be deemed guilty of a misdemeauor, and 1t was upon this act that Shields had Petty arrested.
 The case against Petty was dismissed, however, from the fact that the law requires legally tested scales, located in a promi- nent place, or in other words located in place easy to the ac- cess of farmers. MT. Shields has not had his scales tested this sea. son but will do so at once and have them located in proper place.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19

DEMOCRATS WIN
 IN NEW STATE
Haskell Elected by a Majority of 20,000 or More Prohibition Doubtful - Constitution
 Adopted.
Special to The Star.

Special to The Star.
 Fort Smith, Sept. lS.-3:15 p. tn. Yesterdays election in Ok. lahoma gives strong victory for the Democrats.
 Haskell has defeated Frantz by a ma jority of 10000 or more ac. cording to the latest returns this afternoon.
 The constitution has beer adopted by a strong majority and a majority of the Democratic can didates for Congress have wor out.
 The vote on prohibition i; doubtful according to the lates1 count but may carry.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
w.IIman Reaches Tromsoe.

Trondhjem, Norway, Sept. 14.-Wal- ter Wellman. the head of the We'll man Chicago Record-Herald expedi- tion. arrived at Tromsoe Thursday evening on board the Frithjof from spitzbergen. on his way home. He announced that he had definitely aban- doned for this year, after a disastrous trial of his airship, the proposed at tempt to reach the north pole. The airship made an ascent September 2 in a strong northwesterly wind. which drove her southeastward over the land. It was found necessary to cut the balloon adrift from the other parts of the airship. but 1t was recovered after two days search.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
ACTIVITY g MISGUIDED
Commissioner of Internal Revenue 'sCalls Down" Agents and Elm
 ployes Working for Record.
CAUSE MUCH ExPEMsE AND AHAOYAAcE
Their Undue and Hasty Actions In eeixing DistiiIeries Makes . Fiasco When Brought to Trial in the Courts-A Case in Point-Some Good Advice.

Washington, Sept. 15.-Commission- CT of Internal Revenue Capons has written circular letter to all internal revenue collectors and agents in which, while cautioning them not to "let up in a vigorous search" for vio- lations of the law, he criticises the misguided activity of internal revenue employees in the field. He says their disposition to make "a record" sub jects their bureau to endless annoy ance and expense, makes perfect fiasco" in the courts of their undue and hasty action in seizing distiileries making unfounded assessments and practically confiscating property of law-abiding citizens who are endeav- bring to live under the law in busi- ness-the whisky business in any of its forms-always open to suspicion"
 The letter adds: T have on my desk the record of a case where three revenue agents, or their employees. hung around a registered distillery, on the part of the bookkeeper for three weeks, while during that time there were five blockade tunlawfuD distilleries in full operation within seven miles of the registered distil- lery. By the operation of these un- lawful distilIeries the government was losing probably $500 day as tax on the whisky they were producing while these revenue agents were sitting about for "big game" the registered distillery.
 There are two distinct classes of offense-that Is sins of commission and sins of omission. am astounded to find recommendations for the seiz- ing of distilleries, the upsetting of bus ines enterprises involving investments of hundreds of thousands of dollars, because some clerk has failed to prop erly keep some blank form" pre- scribed by the regulations.
 Revenue agents and collectors should proceed upon the proposition guaranteed us by the constitution. that all men are innocent until proven guilty, and when they find minor ir- regularities they should assume the attitude of advisors and counsellors and by virtue of their experience in the service, tell the people who know less about 1t what is expected of them. On the contrary in too many instances they hastily use these sins of omission as basis for their own self-glorification and embarrass this bureau and the entire service by stupid seizures and assessments.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. 1S.-
 Eight men, crowding into a powerful
 racing automobile built to hold but
 three passengers dared death in a wild
 burst of speed down the West Hurfano street hill Tuesday morning and death
 won. In the most frightful accident in the history of Colorado Springs Four men were killed, being mangled almost beyond recognition, and of the other occupants four were more or less seriously injured.
 Not the least grewsome of the de. tails is the fact that the machine. a six cylinder, 40 horse power, is the same one which ran over and killed c. V. Dasey in the recent double tragedy at the automobile races at Overland park Denver. The dead are: W. H. Ralston, John S. Grey, formerly of New York H. Winnall and Brit ton l.. Graves. The injured are: James English, Geo. Buckley, F. H. Ward and A. W. Markscheffell.
 The accident happened at o'clock Tuesday morning just after the auto mobile, with it's merry, testing passen. gers crowded into the two seats, on the hood and on the steps, plunged at a terrific clip down the hill on West Huerfano street Markscheffel who was driving, in some manner lost con- trol of the wheel and the powerful ma chine swerving from side to side across the car tracks, ran into the gutter on the south side of the street. For fully 50 feet the heavy car plunged onward. the right front and rear wheels running in the gutter and the two left wheels foothigher on the curb. Suddenly the right front wheel struck some object and the machine slowing around was thrown a dis tance of about 45 feet down the hill The car would probably have been whirled down the hill for still great CT distance, but for telephone pole which barred the way and it was this pole that probably caused the death of two and possibly three of the vic tims. Grey was precipitated out of the car and jammed against the telephone pole as though thrown from catapult.
 The entire left side of his face was flattened and his skull was laid open, the impact tearing the top of his head almost in two. Ralston was evidently thrown against the pole, or against the board fence on the other side of the walk. His skull was also fractured as was that of Winnall. If such injuries can be called fractures. Winnall was hurtled a distance of 50 feet.
 William Ralston was a member of the firm of the Central Electric com pany, Grey and Winnall were both pro fessional chauffeurs. Britton l.. Graves who died in the hospital was employed as drug clerk. All of the injured and Ralston who was killed were prominent Elks.
 A social session was given at the Elks club Monday night to the non- Elks of this city. AS the time ap- preached for the breaking up of fes- tivities some one suggested an auto mobile ride. The fun seeking crowd rlambered aboard the huge racing ma chine clinging to guards, hood and seat and drove to Manitou eight miles distant
 The road back is a gradual grade and the car is said to have been speed ing at rate of SO miles an hour when Aho annIdanf nonnrrad
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
Cincinnati Building Collapsed.

Cincinnati, Sept. 15.-The brick building on Central avenue, near Sixth, occupied by J. N. Dohans shoe store. collapsed a few minutes after II o'clock Saturday morning. carry ing down the occupants of several apartments in the upper stories Two are dead and three are believed miss. ing in the collapsed building Res cuers are searching for others who may be in the ruins An unknown pedestrian was the first victim.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
Preacher Caught a swIndIsr

Fremont, Neb., Sept. 15.-The Rev
 W. H. Frost. rector of the St. James Episcopal church Friday night out
 witted David B. Richardson. alleged to be clever swindler and handed him over to the police. Richardson made preliminary calls on ministers, arranged for baptismal service and later returned to report distressing accident. Under this plea he would secure funds. Frost entrapped him and an officer caught the schemer while trying to bunco Divine. Mir. Frost claims he was bilked by Rich ardson in Lincoln several months ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
MAY REFUSE NENCHARIER
Much Opposition in Chicago to In. creased Power to Taxing
 Bodies of City.
SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY
New Charter Gives City Many Reforms and Changes Which Have Been SereIy Needed for Many Years, But People Are Afraid of Increased Taxes Under New Law.

Chicago, Sept. 1S.--A special cleo tion was held here Tuesday for the purpose of determining whether the new charter granted to the city oi Chicago at the last session of the legislature, should be adopted.
 For many years Chicago has labored under the disadvantage of an in adquate system of raising revenue the present charter being adapted to the needs of city of not over one. fourth the size of Chicago at present The new charter provides for change in the methods of taxation, doing away with a number of different tax. ing bodies, and concentrating the pow. CT of tax levy for city, park, school and library purposes in the city coun. cil.
 The proposed charter also provides that the city may. by a referendum vote, issue bonds up to five percent of the total actual valuation of taxable property in the city; consolidates into one the three park systems which are " w NOhQuttCu uluci Ont bUdfu dp' pointed by the mayor, and approved by the council. At the present time the state of Illinois has large voice in the management of the Chicago park system. although it contributes nothing whatever for their support If the new charter carries the city will be divided into 50 wards, each of which will be represented in the city council by one alderman at a salary of t3.500 per year.
 All long term public utility grants are to be submitted to the people on referendum vote, if a petition to that effect is presented by ten percent of the voters.
 There is great opposition to the adoption of the charter, chiefly be. cause of the power of the taxing bodies to levy on property to as high as seven percent of the assessed valua, ton. Beyond this no further taxes can be levied. The possibilities of in, creased taxes under the new charter arc so great, however, that there is strong opposition to it's adoption.
 It was expected that the vote would be about one-half of that at an ordi. nary city election. The general opin. ion seemed to be early in the day that the vote was going against the adop- tien of the charter.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
FIRST BALE OF COTTON.
C. I. Wilhite the Lucky Grower -12c
 Pound and Premium.

The first bale of cotton for this season was marketed in Mena Wednesday. It was raised and ginned at Oden, Montgomery county, and belonged to G. l. Wilhite. The bale weighed 436 pounds, but owing to it being of the short staple variety, was sold at 12c, G. w. Petty securing the bale.
 Tie merchants donated to a subscription list snug little premium for the first bale, which, together with the amount received for the cotton amounted to SIS 82.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
San Francisco Plague Deaths.

san Francisco. Sept. 14.-Chang Mon Wo, president of the Chinese six |eompanies, was found dead Friday at " Sacramento street in Chinatown. peath was due to plague. A Greek .aoorer who was taken i'll in house iu ureen street near the waterfront a,so died Friday. The total number ol cases to date, since may 27th, is 1'' oeaths 12. Dr. Rupert Blue, the
 government expert who has been paced in charge of the plague situa-
 uon' says there is no cause for alarm
 ano that there is no necessity nor Suy danger of quarantine against
 sau francisco. The board of health
 as offered a bounty of ten cents a hesd for rats.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
Palma Is Out of Cuban Politics.

Havana, Sept 13.-Former Presi- dent Palma of Cuba, in an interview given on his estate at Byamo. stated that he is keeping aloof from politics and is deyoting all his time to agri- cultural interests. He also declared tat he was equally apart from all parties, and this statement is regard ed here as of some importance, as the conservatives have sent him saluta- tions from all their meetings
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
n.. kldnaners pIseharaed.

Sedan. Kan, Sept. 1S.-An unex' nacted turn was taken in the incu' bator baby trial Wednesday when tbe cases against Mrs. James c. Bar clay and T. S. McAnany were % dls' missed in the district court Mrs' parclav was accused. with Thomas s' McAnanv. formerly of Kansas City' win attempting to kidnap the incu' hator baby from its mother MrA Charlotte Bleakley, of Elgin' tea aas' ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
cnnner Prlces Lower.

New York. Sept. 15.-The United metal selling company announced Saturday that 1t had reduced its price of electrolytic copper from IS to i6sc ner pound. The company acts as the selling agent for the Amalgamated Copper company,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
likes American cookInq.

New York, Sept. 13-American soOhng is held in such high esteem Y the Crown Princess Cecilia of Ger many that she has sent her chef, A,pert Neumann, here to study It's ."ss'eries. Neumann began his ob- 7ape'sations Thursday at the Hotel St sesis' Pies and cakes according to
 Ae manner of the United States will
 7VeiVe special attention from this ex- KY and he has also heard that suoSWheat and wheat cakes are ap- ss.zing breakfast dishes. Above all, .'s wizard of the saucepans wishes Inform himself thoroughly on all
 e American methods of preparing V'SEeFs and clans
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
Royal Chinese Girls Arrive

Boston, Mass, Sept. 13.-Three Chi nese girls. wards of the emperor. two of them of royal blood. arrived at Wellesley college Wednesday. It is their aim to take an educational course there. to be used in the social uplifting Of China,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
Western postmasters Appointed.

Oyster Bay, N r., Sept l7.-Presi- dent Roosevelt Monday appointed the following postmasters: F. F. Ford ham, Meeker. Col; Charles w. Briggs, Sutherland, Iowa and Edward II. Mack. Bancroft. Neb.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19

See those shotguns for S5. so at the Mena Sporting Goods Com- pany. They are good ones, l60d&wtf
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
A New Frisco ArnraIser r

Oyster Bay N. r.. Sept. 14.-The president Friday appointed John c. Mattos. ir., appraiser of merchandise al San Francisco.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
DARED DEATH IN AN AUTO.
Four Men Killed and Four Iniured on a Street in Colorado
 Springs.
WERE SPEEDING AT SO NILES AN HOUR

The Men, Most of Whom Were Prom inent Elks, Had Been Attending . Social Session of Lodge and in Spirit or Fun Had Run Car to Manitou and Back.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
BAD NEN ENGLANDNRE
rw.nty-five Excursionists Killed and Many Injured on the Bos-
 ton & Maine Railroad.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT MEET HEAD ON
Bsqqaae Car Telescoped Coach Full of Sleeping People Returning From a Canadian Fair--OfficiaI Inquiries in Progress to Determine the Re sponsbiity for the Disaster.

White River Junction, Sept. IT, twenty-five excursionists returning from Canada met death and many others were injured about daylight Sunday in a fearful headon collision on the Concord division of the Boston and Maine railroad, about four miles west of Canaan station. The badly injured numbered nearly thirty, some of whom, it is feared, may not re- cover.
 train of four cars we'll filled with tired, sleeping excursionists, nearly Ali of whom had been spending the day at the fair at Sherbrooke, Que, l6O miles over the Canadian border to the north had rounded curve at a lively speed when the headlight of a freight locomotive flashed before the eyes of the engineer. In another in- stant there was a crash, and both en- zines were lying together a mass of wreckage, in the ditch beside the track the baggage car next to the passenger locomotive had been driven back into the passenger coach, tale scoping it and crushing the lives out of half car load of people. At the same time nearly every one else in that car was injured. A few escapes but those who were in the sleeping car in the rear were saved from death by the more sturdy qualities of their car
 The accident occurred at 4:24 a. m. just as the dawn was showing in the east The moment after it happened train hands who had escaped injury, and passengers In the sleeping car were looking upon one of the worst wrecks ever seen in New Hampshire. The locomotive lay in tangled pile. The baggage car, partly derailed, was held nearly upright by the wreckage of the demolished day coach. one side of which had been completely ripped of. while the remainder was ground to splinters by the force of the shock. A smoker behind the day coach stood on the rails with ends demolished and windows broken. The sleeper was practically undamaged. Tn the debris of the passenger coach lay more dead and injured than could be estimated at the moment. At once those who had escaped harm saw their task. The cries and moans of the injured prompted speedy action. Out from under broken beams and splintered joists, bleeding forms were dragged and laid on broken backs of seats or blankets from the sleeping car. Wounds were hastily bound up with torn sheets from the berths and scuh other help as could be hastily pro- vlded was given. An hour elapsed be-
 lore physicians could be brought from Hanover, White River Junction and Canaan.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
THY HAVE \ N[N PLAN
An Extra Session of the Legislature May Not be Necessary in
 Kansas.
SCHEME AS MAPPED OUT BY ATTORNEYS

Railroad Commissioners May Hold Hearing, Declare Two-csnt Rate Reasonable and Issue Order Effec- tive at Once--Court Proceedings
 Would be Held With Rate in Effect.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19

Concord, N H., Sept. 17.--It was officially stated Monday at the office or the superintendent of the Concord dlvision of the Boston and Maine rail road that the number of deaths result Ing from he collision at Canaan, N. h. Sunday, was 25 Of this numbee TWO were taken to White River
 junction and thence to their homes; zz were brought to an undertaking establishment in this city, and one at the Mary Hitchcock hospital at
 hanover. Sixteen of the dead have been indetified.
 The only official list of injured in-
 clude the 27 individuals taken to the
 Mary Hitchcock hospital at Hanover
 al'er the accident though many others received minor wounds. Of the 27
 patients at the hospital in Hanover,
 iz were able to leave for their homes "onday and no deaths are antici. pated.
 otllcial inquiries into the accident
 were In progress Monday both by the railroad company and the county < Authorities.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
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