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The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
COMMITTEE OF SEVEN QUITS
Fails to Secure Cooperation Of Frisco
Graft Fighters.

San Francisco, May 22.-The com
mittee Of seven" appointed by the five
commercial organizations of San Fran
cisco to take over some of the power
Of Mayor Schmitz with the latter's
consent for the purpose of bringing
about some order in municipal affairs
in consequence of a general disorgani-
zation and lack Of harmony in the
city government resulting from the
sensational bribery graft exposures
has resigned The reason assigned by
the committee for withdrawing was
that It had been unable to secure the
cooperation of Rudolph Spreckels and
Francis ]. Heney, who are the head
Of the graft investigation.
This action was taken by the COM
mittee after a meeting which lasted
nearly the entire afternoon and at
which Governor Gillette sought in vain
to dissuade the members from taking
the step they did. The committee was
to have acted in an advisory capacity
to the mayor and the latter had prom
Used to carry out whatever It recon-.
mended t55,
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.

A portion of the recommendations
of Attorneys Frank B. Kellogg and G.
A. Severance to the interstate COM
riman railroad investigation has been
published. It reviews the testimony
and holds that railroad competition
has been suppressed in an area equal
to one-third of the United States; that
the contracts between the Union Pa
cific and Rock Island for the control
of the Alton railway as. we'll as the
contracts between the Union and
Southern Pacifics and the control Of
the Illinois Central and San Pedro
road are all in violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust act
Continued decrease in the exporta-
tion of canned beef is shown in a
statement issued by the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of commerce
and labor. The exports for the ten
months ending with April showed but
13,032,703 pounds, against 56,73O,879
during similar period last year.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the petition for a
review of the case of Thomas B.
Clement. the Faribanlt (Minn.) banker
under sentence Of eight years for mis-
appropriating the funds of the bank.
It is announced at the state depart
ment that Thomas ]. O'Brien of Mich
igan, United States minister to Copen-
hagen, will become ambassador to
Japan in September on the retirement
of Luke E. Wright of Tennessee.
To accommodate Secretary Taft the
date for the assembly of the first Phil
ippine legislature has been fixed for
the latter part of October.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
Judge Dunno Will Preside at Trial Of
Mayor Schmitz.

San Francisco, May 22.-The larg-
est crowd that has thus far been at
tracted by any of the proceedings in
the graft investigation and prosecu-
tion was in attendance in the supe-
rior court when Mayor Schmitz made
his appearance on the charge of ex-
torting money from local French res
tauranters with the connivance of
Abraham Ruef Not only was the
courtroom crowded to its utmost ca
pacity but scores of people stood on
the benches in order to catch a
glimpse of the defendant and lose no
incident of the proceedings.
Assistant District Attorney Heney
read aff1davits sworn to by himself
and Judge Dunno denying categorically
the allegation made in the affidavits
filed last Saturday by the defense in
support of the motion for substitu-
tion of trial judge.
Mr.. Heney, in reading his own af1-
davit, threw intense feeling into his
voice and gestures. He denied with
the greatest emphasis that he or those
who are associated with him in tn.
prosecution have any Interior motives
that they desire any political prefer.
ment or municipal Office or that they
have any purpose whatever beyond
the puriffcation Of the municipality
and the punishment of those whom
they may accuse of corrupt practices.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the affidayits Judge Dunno denied the
motion for the change of trial Judge.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
IN FAVOR OF OIL TRUST.
Hearing on Charges Of Discrimination
by Railroads.

" nOsVOoOos 2
Washington, May pa series Of
hearings was begun before the inter-
state commerce commission during
the day involving the freight rates on
petroleum and its products, particu-
larly in the territory of the Central
Freight association. The allegation is
made by the complainants that they
are Disseminated against in rates
given them by the carriers in favor
of the Standard Oil company. It is
further charged that whenever the
railroads come into competition with
water carriers they give reduced
rates, but if their competitor is pipe
line owned and controlled by the
Standard Oil company the rates are
increased to point where they be-
come unjust and discriminatory.
Several cases were assigned for
hearing. all of them involving prac-
tically the same points. The COM
plainant in each case was the Ma
tional Petroleum association of Cleve.
land, o. Two other important cases
brought by the association against
various railroads were adjusted satis-
factorily to all parties, the commits
sion announcing the settlement of the
cases Monday In those cases the
carriers reduced their freight rates in
accordance with the petitions of the
complainant.
. The cases which came up during
the day were against the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway COM
pany and others, alleging unreason-
able rates on petroleum from Chicago,
Peoria and Milwaukee to st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Duluth.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
POLICE FORCE SHAKEN UP
chicago's Mayor Intends to Renovate
the Tenderloin.

Chicago, May 22.-Mayor Busse, in
an attempt TO "renovate" the Tender
loin'' district of Chicago, has made
the most sweeping change ever made
In the local police department. He
transferred the entire police force in
the district from captain down, en-
bracing 240 men, to other parts Of
the city and appointed other men. It
had been charged that the police In
the district had countenanced viola
tions Of the law in the district.
The move was hailed by acclaim
among reformers, but the mayor nom
plussed other reformers by a flatfoot-
ed statement that, considering Chi
cago's large foreign population, he
would not attempt to enforce the Sum
day saloon closing law unless forced
to do SO by the courts.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
NEW SPECIAL VEN|RE
Sixty More Talesmen Ordered in
the Haywood Case.
TRIAL GOES OVER TWO DAYS
Adjournment Taken in Order to Give
the Sheriff Time to Subpoena Pros.
pective Jurors-seat No. the Only
One Now Vacant.

RS~esv0 SusOIo-0SdI tNOs Ino Suty
One Now Vacant.
Boise, Ida, May 22.-The special
venire of talesmen in the Steunen-
berg murder trial was exhausted -
10:45 a. m. and Judge Wood at once
adjourned the trial for two days to
permit Sheriff Hodgin to gather an
other venire of sixty men.
There were only nine men Of the
old special venire left when the trial
was resumed and they went very
quickly. Five were examined and
excused under challenge for bias in
thirty-five minutes. The sixth man,
Levi Smith, farmer, was, after an
extended examination, accepted and
given. seat No. 10, just vacated by
John Fisher, upon whom the defense
exercised its sixth peremptory chal.
lenge. After the acceptance of Levi
Smith Juror Orrie Cole, who is in
bad health, was excused by consent Of
both sides, it being feared that his
condition might seriously interfere
with the trial.
OF the last three talesmen two were
opposed to capital punishment and
the third had a strong fixed opinion
as to the guilt or innocence of Will
lam .. Haywood, the prisoner at bar.
The jury as it now stands is as fol-
lows: Thomas B. Gessal, fire insur-
ance and real estate agent: Isaac
Bedell, farmer; Samuel S. Gilman,
farmer; Daniel Clark, farmer; George
Powell, farmer; John WhitloclS, nur-
seryman; George H. Mcintyre, farm
er; Lee Scrivener, farmer; Levi
Smith, superintendent of construc-
tion; A. p. Burns, no present occupa-
tion, and Samuel Russell, farmer. Seat
No. 9 is vacant.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
RESENTED BY IMMIGRANTS
New Plan Of Measurement BY Bertll.
Ion System. <

Copenhagen, May %. The authori-
ties throughout Scandinavia began to
measure emigrants by the Bertillon
system In accordance with instruc-
tions from the government issued at
the request Of the United States. The
proceedings were resented by the Inn
migrants, who declared they were not
thieves or criminals but free citizens
and thought they were going to free
country. "A number demanded the re.
turn Of the money they had paid for
transportation and It was given TO
them .3sss 81.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24

DIR. SHAREsT has long and success
full experience in the treatment OF all
curable medical and surgical diseases.
His equipment is unexcelled by any
Institute or Hospital west OF Ch1ca-
90. and he treats his patients by the
latest and the most scientific method
of Europe and the East. These in
ciude x Rays, Radium Rays, Vibra-
tors. @ Massage, Finsen Light, Lymph
md nd the most carefully prepared medi,
,ines, for treating diseases, ana thes
cure to stay cured, all curable cases
including Eye, Ear, Nose, Ihroat,
Lung Troubles, Bronchitis, Consump-
ton in its early stages, Catarri1, Stom-
ach and Bowel Troubles, Appendl-
citis. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, disease
Of the Brain. and Nerves, Kidney
and Liver troubles, Ringing OF the
Ears. including beginning or progres.
Ave Deafness, Bladder troubles, Heart
troubles, sore Eyes, weak or running
Ewes. Cataract, granulated or thick
lened Lids, Female Complaints Or
weaknesses, sterility. Q Blood, Skin
and Private diseases, diseases OF
men, Dizziness; Vertigo, loss Of mem.
zorv.s Sexual Weakness, Drains and
4 fnsses. and diseases tending towards
permanent insanity, quickly and per-
:manently cured. Cancers, Piles, Iu-
mors. ,., Warts. Moles, and all malig-
nant Rrowths, treated successfully
without the knife, and absolutely
without pain, by an entirely new
method lately discovered IN Paris,
France. So. " - ~
Il Dr.. CHAREsr 90, =
I'M "a rWn H NJ 1l5 5a%
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Abraham Reuf, the former political
boss OF San Francisco, has pleaded
guilty to the crime of extortion, the
felony for which he was to have been
tried by the jury already selected. In
pleading. he made an impressive ad.
dress to the Judge, stating that he had
commenced his career in politics with
high ideals for himself and for the
city, but that conditions had broken
him down and he now desired only an
opportunity to make reparation and
restore his character before the world.
Judge Adams, in the United States
circuit court at st. Louis, denied the
application of H. Clay Pierce, chair
man Of the board of directors of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, for a writ
OF habeas corpus and ordered that the.
petitioner be remanded to Sheriff
Mathews of Travis county, Tex, for
extradition. Pierce is wanted in Tex
as to answer to an indictment charg:
ing perjury.
Four Kansas City ice companies
were fined an aggregate of $32,500 and
one concern ousted from the state:
for violating the Missouri antitrust
law by Judge Walter A. Powell in the
circuit court at Independence. Mo-.
Similar cases against four other COM
panies were dismissed.
Charles A. Edwards, secretary OF
the Democratic congressional commit
tee, has been arrested at Washington
charged with assault with dangerous
TA oil Il Irx,1yf dc.
assaulted Alexander Garland, an at
tache of the Peruvian legation.
C. r. Richardson, broker, and A.
B. McGraw, his business associate.
have been arrested at Pittsburg on a
charge Of conspiracy to bribe in con-
nection with the Pittsburg and Tube
City railroad scandal.
w. G. Wallace, cashier of the Co.
lumbus (O) postolhce and former
president of the city council, commit
ted suicide by shooting. Postal in
spectors have discovered a shortage in
his accounts.
The sum of 100000 has been spent
Illegally by the Butler county (O.) in
f1rmary directors, according to a re-
pOlI SubliiilGCu W VIC soONCI lIoi NY
State Examiners Bliss and Brown.
The Citizens bank of North Tope-
ka, Kan, was entered and robbed of
$4,000. Suspicious circumstances sur
round the case and sensational devel--
opments are expected.
Caleb " Bartlett, cashier OF the
Madison Coal corporation of st. Louis,
has been arrested on the charge Of
being short almost $4,000 in his ac-
counts.
Following his plea Of guilty to graft
ing at San Francisco Abraham Ruef
went before the grand jury and sub
mittel to an examination lasting two
hours.
Alfred Thoreson, a prominent busi-
ness man of Epping, N. D., shot and
instantly killed his sweetheart, Amy
Willard, and then committed suicide.
The safe in the Pasadena (Cal.h
main postofhce was blown open by
robbers and $4,000 in unbroken pack
ages of stamps stolen.
William Waldie, a farmer living
near Gananoque, Ont, murdered his
wife and two children and then COM
mitted suicide.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

An Evansville 0nd) street car
manned by nonunion man jumped
the tracks and crashed into brick
building, wrecking the entire front of
the structure. Three persons were
buried under the debris and were ia
tally hurt. The accident occurred as
the result of fight on the front end
of the car between the motorman and
strike ~sympathizer.
Miss Laura Mclaughlin of st. Paul..
seventeen-year-old stenographer, was;
shot and fatally wounded by her
brother Charles, fourteen years old.
The boy playfully pointed an old %
ca!iber rifle at his sister and pulled the
trigger, not knowing the gun was
loaded.
The magnificent new passenger
steamer City of Cleveland, under con-
struction at the plant of the Detroit.
Shipbuilding company for the Detroit
and Cleveland Navigation company,
has been completely destroyed by fire.
A tornado overturned farmhouse
south of Parker, S. D. A lamp that
was burning set fire to the bedclothes.
and burned to death the wife and
young son of Ole Sangstead.
Sixty firemen were overcome by
smoke in. fighting a fire in the Rem
ington typewriter building at New
York city. More than score of men
were taken to hospitals.
Mamie Ruff, sixteen years old, and
Ruby Gardner, six, were drowned in
Shoal creek near Joplin, Mo. They
were members of boating party.
Three men were killed and five in
jured, three probably fatally, by pre-
mature explosion of blast near Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
WHEAT PRICES GO HIGHER
Bad Climatic Conditions Cause
Another Advance.

Chicago, May 22.-Two new high
records for the crop were established
during the day when September wheat
went to $1O4 and December to ST.
04Es. July closed over dollar also,
thus setting record mark for the
season. Bad climatic conditions
caused the upturn. The close, while
excited, showed the advance well
held. July closed 3A over the pre-
vious day, at $1.011@; September AS
up, at $1.O3ss, and December Az ad-
vanced, at $1.O4A.
New York, May 22.-After tame
start a wild bull market in wheat ad-
vanced July to $1.08ss, representing
41s cents jump for the day and new
high level for the season. Speculative
excitement rose to high pitch,
famed by some of the worst crop re-
ports that have yet been seen from
Western states. Near the close a
sudden rush of profit taking broke
prices a cent per bushel from the top.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
Peterson Machine COS. Editorial.

This is not a dream Of the Rare
bit fiend, but a glorious Fact.
We are really in earnest when we
say that we are going to reduce our
stock of Farm Implements. That's
why we are Offering them at prices
unheard Of. before. Competitors
don't seem to realize our in
tentions, and have been trying to
beat ou7 prices, but we know they
cannot continue. We are here,
and we have an enormous stock to
dispose Of, and we are going to
force prices down, when as a
matter of fact, manufacturers and
jobbers are advancing prices.
For instance; Following a 59o ad-
vance last fall, there was, last week
another 5% advance put on farm
wagons, making the same wagon
cost the dealer approximately 500
more than lastyear. Do you know
that we started out this spring with
IS wagons on hand from last sea-
son; These coast us$6 90 less thar
they would right now, besides We
are cutting the old price all t.
smithereens. The same applies to
gang plows. We we're caugh
with an enormous stock on hand
which came in to late for last falls
trade, in fact everything in the
line Of farm implements is going
to be sold at prices that will ap-
peal to you. We want to make, a
cleanup, and have decided that
this is the year todoit. We would
not be surprised to see wagons sell
for from 800 to 500 next year.
and everything in farm imple
ments will go skywards in like pro-
portion. Remember that all deal
ers have been up against graduai
advances for year or two, bu,
have stood for it, but these adj
vances now amount to SO much
that he must advance his price or
go out of business. We are not
going out of business. Weare not
advertising a "Closing out sale'' or
"Fire Sale". It is business
proposition to reducea stock which
is to large. What is our loss is
your gain.
Yours truly
The Peterson Machine Company.
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
Beer Cut OF; strike Results.

Beer Cut OF; Strike Hesults.
Paterson. N. J.. May %: Because
they have been denied the privilege
of bringing beer into the shops dur.
ing working hours and also because
the company refused their demand
that an unpopular foreman be re-
moved $50 men employed in the black
smith shop Of the Rogers locomotive
works here walked out during the
day. 5s q,
The Washburn leader., 1907-05-24
.Hummel Too al to Leave Cell.

New York, May 22.-Abraham IL.
Humnlel, the lawyer who was com
mitted to the penltentiary on Black
wells island Monday to serve years
sentence for conspiracy, is too ill to
leave his cell.
, 1907-02-04
IS BEATEN OUT BY
HORSE DOCTOR
MARK TWAIN SAYS CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE WAS NOT GOOD FOR
STOMACH ACHE AND COLD.
Noted Humorist Has Written Book,
Which Harper Brothers Will Pub
Iish, Devoted to Christian Science
and Largely to Review of Work
by Mother Mary Eddy.

New York. Feb. 4.-Mark Twain has
written a new book, which is to be
printed within a few days. 1t is de-
voted to Christian Science. and in it
the author calls attention. in his char
acteristic way, to what he regards as
the weakness of the Eddy cult.
Aimed at Mother Eddy.
His remarks are chiefly devoted to
a review of Science and Health" by
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. Harper Bros.
are to publish Mr.. Clemens book.
Here are some of the things he says:
Some of His Sayings.
"The Christian Scientist was not
able to cure my stomach ache and my
cold, but the horse doctor did it. This
convinces me that Christian Science
claims too much. In my opinion, it
ought to let diseases alone and confine
itself to surgery. There it would have
everything its own way"
, 1907-02-04
Forenoon In Senate.

Special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 4.-In addition
to the proceedings outlined in an ear
lier file Of this dispatch, the senate in
committee of the whole recommended
for passage s. F. No. II. an act de-
filming who shall be considered as
itinerant vendors, providing for the
collection Of a license from persons
following the occupation of i%tinerant
vendors, prescribing the penalties for
failure to procure such license. and
for other purposes. The bill was so
amended in the committee as to ex-
empt vendors of fruits and vegetables.
The substitute for senate file No. 9,
relating to private corporations, recon-
mended by the committee on judiciary,
was favorably recommended.
New Bill in Senate.
The following new bill was intro
duced in the senate at the morning
session:
8. F. No. 20. by the committee or
sanitary and medical affairs. relating
to the filing Of marriage, birth and
death notices.
, 1907-02-04
Admiral Davis on Coal.

New York, Feb. Awhile the sup.
ply of bituminous coal is practically
inexhaustible, that of anthracite, the
smokeless product which = obtained
from American mines, is so limited
that the next forty or fifty years will
see the exhaustion of the supply.
Should Pre-empt the Supply.
Rear Admiral Davis. now command
ing the Atlantic fleet, would have the
natiop1l government pre-empt all of
the anthracite that is left. He asserts
that no other maritime nation posses
ses a weapon IF such tremendous pow
er as does America in the anthracite
fields of Pennsylvania, and urges that
the fields "be instantly appropriated
by the national government and re.
served for its own uses"
Should Be Stored for Future.
In urging that every ton of anthra.
cite be kept for the use of the United
States navy, Admiral Davis says: pile
it up On our naval stations at home,
make great stores Of it at the coaling
stations We now have abroad and ac-
quire more Of these stations from
friendly nations at convenient points
in foreign lands"
, 1907-02-04
PARAGRAPHS.

]. Donnelly is over from Cheyenne.
Alfred Konold returned today from
Omaha.
J.. F. Kenney of T~hormopolis is in
.he city.
George S~pangenberg of Denver is in
the city.
NJ. j. Barry returned today from
Cheyenne.
Mrs. Winscomc is a guest at the
Union Pacific.
F. 7. Kruga- of Denver is a guest at
the Union Pacific.
]. Cavanaugh of Chicago is a guest
at the Union Pacific.
Mrs. Lunburg and family came over
today from Cheyenne.
Mrs. Terry Logan went to Rock
Springs today on train No. 3.
Miss Kennode and Master l.. Ken
node are guests at the Union Pacific.
Mrs. Paul Pascoe and neiee, Miss
Hazel Entwistle, were in the city to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il. Smith, who were
recently married in this city, returned
this afternoon from their wedding tour
in Colorado and Nebraska.
, 1907-02-04
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE FAVOR.
ABLY RECOMMENDS ACT TO
TRANSFER GROUNDS TO
THE UNIVERSITY.
Measure Had Already Passed House
and Believed There Will Be No
Further Hitch-AtherIy County
Fair Bill Also Received Favorable
MISUNDERSTANDING in the
Two Houses Of Legislature.

Special to The Republican.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 4.-The state
senate re%convened this morning. after
a recess since early last week. and
settled down to business. Among the
matters disposed of this morning was
the passage of the Atherly bill permit
ting boards of county commissioners
to appropriate $500 from the county
funds for the benefit of county fairs.
House bill No. 80. transferring the
penitentiary grounds and buildings at
Laramie to the University of Wyo-
ming, for the benefit of the expert
ment station of the agricultural COL
lege, and making an appropriation to
repair the buildings and place them in
condition to be used. was recommend
ed for passage in the senate in COM
hittee of the whole. The Todd bill,
H. B. No. 20. designating the deaf
and dumb asylum buildings at Chey-
enne as the headquarters of the ma
tional guard of Wyoming, was indein.
ftely postponed.
, 1907-02-04
PRESIDENT LIKELY TO PREPARE
STATEMENT CONCERNING
PUSHING OF MATTER
AGAINST RAILROAD.
Claims From Wall Street That Aaita.
ton Of Administration Is Making
Danger for Railroad Stocks Causes
President to Shut His Teeth Hard
and Say the Roads Must Behave
Before He Will Quit Proddina.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. An re-
sponse to the COMPLAINTS from Wall
street sources that the protracted agi-
tation on the part of the Roosevelt
administration has weakened and
bids fair to destroy the confidence of
investors in railroad stocks, the friends
of President Roosevelt say that he is
considering the presentation of his side
of the case to the country.
Want Commission to Stop It.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has been overwhelmed with re-
quests that there should be a letup in
the wildcat" policy against the rail-
road interests Of the country. The
president, too, has heard similar talk
from various friends, including. 1t in
timated, Paul Morton.
President Shuts Teeth Hard.
When such conversation comes up
the president, it is said, shuts his
teeth hard and fast and asserts in well
chosen words that when railroad ma,
nipulation and men of affairs In rail
reading show a proper sense of their
W responsibility in this direction,
n agree to obey the spirit as well
as the letter Of the antitrust and in
terstate m law. he will be
glad to assure the people that their
savings a safely be invested in rail-
road stocks and bonds.