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The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
FORD IS TO BE TRIED AGAIN.
San Francisco Prosecutor Refuses tc
 Change Plans.

San Francisco, Oct 1S.-When the second bribery case against Fiery L. Ford. general counsel for the United Railroads, was called for trial before Judge Lawler in the superior court Thursday, Attorney A. A. Moore of counsel for the defense asked that Ford's place on the calendar be giv- en to Patrick Calhoun, as the defense desires that he be next tried.
 Judge Lawler said this was mat ter that lay solely with the prosecu- tion Assistant District Attorney O'Gara refused the request. He said the prosecution wished to retry Ford and that the plan would not be changed. He said that the pending trial of Ford would be on the charge of bribing Supervisor Jennings j.. Phillips in the sum of S4,000 to vote for the trolley franchise.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Fuel Value of Denatured Alcohol.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 21.-As the result of a series of experiments at the United States geological survey fuel testing plant at the Jamestown eXposi- ton to determine the relative fuel value of certain fuel products, it has been found that it takes one and a half gallons of denatured alcohol to produce as much power as a gallon Of gasoline, although alcohol costs about twice as much as the gasoline. The experiments were carried on for about six weeks.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
TIE STANDARD DEFENSE
COUNSEL FOR OIL co. HAVE AN ELABORATE PROGRAM READY.
TAKING EVIDENCE IS CONCLUDED
Kellogg Spends Day in Placing on Record Statements as Submitted
 by Different Witnesses.

New York, Oct. 17.-Counsel for the Standard Oil Go. have prepared an elaborate defense in the governments suit for dissolution of the oil com bine, which they say will be devei- oped in it's entirety.
 The governments attorneys have concluded taking their testimony.
 The Standards lawyers said yes terday that they had not sought to adduce testimony on cross-examina- tion of officials and employees of the so-called oil trust, which would refute the allegations in the federal com plaint, but had deferred in bringing out much evidence until later when it could be produced continuously and in bulk.
 No intimation was given of the na- ture of the testimony which counsel for the Standard said would be brought out.
 A telegram was sent to William C., Rockefeller, assistant treasurer or the Standard Oil Go. of New Jersey Tues day night by counsel of the Standard, that the government desired him as witness before the adjournment IS taken on next Friday for a month.
 Frank E. Kellogg of counsel for the United States spent the entire day in placing on the record statements submitted by several witnesses show ing the profits made by the Standard in the different localities of the coun- try.
 Statements were produced showing that the Standard not only secured in- formation concerning competitive shipments in the United States, but in foreign countries.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
THEATERS REMAINED OPEN.
Kansas City Playhouse Managers lg-
 nore Sunday Closing Order.

Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 21.-All the theaters of this city were open Sun day in violation of the Sunday closing order of Judge Wallace of the crim- inal court, and all the actors and actresses who participated in the vari- uus performances will be indicted by the grand jury Tuesday if Judge Wal lace's instructions are obeyed. Scores of city detectives and deputy county marshals were busy securing evidence against the yiolators of the Sunday closing order. which will be presented Tuesday to the same grand jury that has already indicted all the theatrical managers here for keeping their play. houses open on Sunday. The persons indicted will be released on bond, ant Judge Wallace believes that this meth od of procedure. if adopted every Sun day, will prove so inconvenient to travelling actors that the theaters will be compelled to close.
 Practically all the grocers and oth- CT merchants, except cigar dealers, obeyed the closing order. Many cigar stores and pool halls refused to close. The Sunday closing order was more strictly observed in the county outside the city than in the city.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
ENGINEER CRUSHED TO DEATH
Double eader Passenger Train Ia
 Ditched Near Trinidad, Col

Trinidad, Col, Oct 19-Eastbound passenger train No. 4, the California limited, on the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe railroad was wrecked early Friday at Earl, small station 20 miles east of Trinidad, and the pas. sengers were severely shaven up though none was killed or fatally iR jured Engineer John Thomas, Raton N. NJ, was crushed to death under his engine and Fireman Albert Boyington of Trinidad was fatally injured.
 The train was a double-header and Thomas and Boyington were in the forward locomotive.
 Both locomotives and all the cars. a composite, diner and three sleepers, were ditched. only the rear sleeper re. maining upright. A relief train was sent from Trinidad The accident is attributed to bad ties.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
PRINCE IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Cab Runs Down Aged Woman, Kill
 ing Her Instantly.

Hamburg, Oct 19.-Prince Von Buelow, the imperial chancellor, was in fatal automobile accident near here Thursday. The prince has been spending a few days at Klenfottbeck. He started for Hamburg Thursday and hired an auto cab to take him 10 the residence of the Burgomaster. While on the way an aged woman tried to cross the road in front of the machine, but became confused and was run down before the cab could be stopped. The prince had the chauf feur go and get a physician. who eX- amined the woman and said that her death had been instantaneous. The prince took the number of the chauf feur and continued his journey to Hamburg on the electric cars.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
BOY STARTS PRAIRIE FIRE.
Wilkin County, Mnn., Is Being Swept
 by Destructive Blaze.

St Paul, Minn., Oct. 21.-A special to the Pioneer Press from Barnes vile, Minn. says that prairie fire is raging in the northeastern part of Wilkn county, Minnesota, and that three farms have already been wiped out. The damage thus far is estimat- ed at $50000.
 The fire was started Saturday aft ernoon on the farm of Charles Funsd- soeck by boy playing with matches. All the buildings on that farm were soon destroyed.
 Thus far the progress of the fire has not been checked, but farmers in the vicinity are blowing up the country in an attempt to stop the flames.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
I. C. STOCKHOLDERS ADJOURN.
Proxy Committee Have Not Nearly
 Completed Their Work.

Chicago, Oct. 19.-The meeting of the stockholders of the Illinois Cen tral railroad was again postponed, this time until 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. No action of any kind was taken.
 The day was caused by the inability of the committee on proxies to present its report. When the stockholders met Friday the committee had only reached the letter I'll" and at that, had considered merely the domestic proxies. None of these received from abroad had been touched
 The delay has become very irksome to MT. Hartman, who said Friday that it was necessary for him to be in New York on Monday, but he did not see how he could leave Chicago before the conclusion of the stock. holders meeting.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Mormons Working Old World.

London, Oct 19-At the semi-an nual conference of English Mormons at Finsbury, it was stated that no less than 300 missionaries are working in Great Britain, and that they have gained approximately 15,000 converts within the past seven years. Mormon missionaries are also quietly but sue cessfully at work in Germany. Switzer- land. Belgium, Holland, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Hawaii, South Afri- ca, Greece and Turkey. In Japan the sect is declared to number 800.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Americans Held by Russians.

St. Petersburg. Oct 2l.-William English Walling of Indianapolis, Ind. his wife and his sister-in-law. Miss Rose Transky, were arrested in this city Sunday night by a force of gendarmes because of their associa- tion with several members of the Finnish Progression party They were still being held at the gendarme head quarters at late hour last night, A representative of the American em- bassy appeared at the headquarters in their behalf, but he can take no ae- tion until this morning.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
644.55S PENSIONERS LEFT
THREE DAUGHTERS OF REVOLU.
 TioNARY SOLDIERS LIVING.
JOSS FOR PAST YEAR WAS 31,207
Pension Commissioner Warner Makes His Annual Report-558 Widows
 of War of 1872.

Washington, Oct. 21.-The loss to the government pension roll, during the fiscal year 1907, by the death of civil war veterans, was 31,207, leaving the names of 644,33S survivors of that war on the roll June 30, 1907. During the year l ,993 more soldiers of the civil war died than during the preeed- ing year.
 The total number of pensions on the roll at the end of the fiscal year just ended was 967371. The net loss to the roll for the year was 1S,G00, which was the greatest net loss for any year since Uncle Sam began to pension his soldiers. The present fiscal year be- gan with the smallest number of pen sioners remaining on the roll since 1893
 The amount disbursed for pensions during the year was $13S, ,155, 412.46. This money was paid to the pension CTS from IS agencies throughout the country, the largest amount being paid from the agency at Topeka kas., which includes Colorado, Kansas, Mis- souri, Oklahoma Indian Territory and New Mexico. The amount paid from Topeka was $15, ,S07, ,63S24, and the number of pensioners on the roll at that agency was Ill, ,508, or 2,0S9 less than June 30, 1906. Missouri, at the end of the year had 49,335 pensioners who received $6,990,729.
  tained in the annual report of Pen sion Commissioner Warner, which has just been issued The report shows that the pension roll reached the high water mark Jan. 30, 1905.
 An analysis of the pension roll on June 30 1907, shows the interesting fact that there were at that time three daughters of soldiers of the Rev olutionary war still drawing pensions. They were Sarah C. Hurlbutt, S9 years old, of Little Marsh, Pa; Phoe- be M. Palmeter, S6 years old, of Brookfeld, N. Y, and Rhoda Augusta Thompson, S6 years old, of Woodbury, Conn. Esther s. Damon, a widow of a Revolutionary soldier, died Nov. II, 1906, at the age of 92.
 The names of 55S widows of the War of 1872 remained on the roll at the close of the last fiscal year.
 If there were no deaths during the present fiscal year, it would require $140.S50,S80 to pay Uncle Sans pen sioners. The average annual value of each pension is s145,60, this being an increase of $7.42 over last year.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
EDITOR HELD FOR LIBEL.
Ex-Senator of California Arrested for
 Accusing Congressman.

san Jose. Cal, Oct. 19.-Charles M Shogtridge exstate senator, editor of the Daily Times and former owner of the Mercury, was arrested at noon Thursday on complaint of Congress man E. A. Hayes, on charge of crim- inal lbel. The action grew out of an assertion by Shortridge in public speech last Wednesday that he had in- formation that Hayes had burned his forraer mansion at Edenvale for the insurance, which statement, together with another serious accusation, was published in Shortridge's paper the following morning. Judge Brows fixed Shor.ridge's bail at $500.
 Shortridge was released Thursday afterAoon by Superior Judge Richards, before whom he gave bonds in the sup required.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
STEAMERS COLLIDE IN FOG.
Canadian Vessels Are Badly Dam.
 aged by the Collision.

Vancouver, B. C., Oct. 19.-In A dense fog the Canadian Pacific steam. CT Tartar, from Vancouver for Hong- kong, collided with the Canadian Pa. cific steamer Charmer Thursday from Victoria for Vancouver The collision occurred at o'clock off the Sand. heads light, at the mouth of Fra>ar river, but on account of the fog the steamers could not get into Vancouver with the news of the accident unti, noon Friday. The Charmer struck the Tartar squarely on the port bow cutting through the Tartars plates and crumbling the Charmers bows Both vessels began to fill, but the com. partnAent bulk heads kept them from sinking. Both ships started back to Vancouver after the Charmer's mas. sengers had been transferred to the Tartar. Both vessels are seriously damaged.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
CANADA TO RESTRICT LAPS.
immigration Treaty May Be Patterned
 After United States.

Ottawa. Oct. 21-If Japan will not grant the restriction of immigration Canada wants, an arrangement like that now in vogue in the United States will be adopted by an amend ment to the present Canadian-Jap- anese treaty,
 The Honorable Mir. LemieuX, min ister of labor, has changed his mind and, instead of sailing direct for Jap an, will next Friday leave Montreal for London, to get credentials from tha British government, so as to strengthen his hand when he sees the MikadO.
 With him will go Mrs Lemieux; his secretary, Hector Vorrette; Under Secretary of State Joseph Pope and Mrs. Pope.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
STUDY HOTEL MANAGEMENT.
Jap Commission Making Observations
 of Leading hostleries.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The Japanese government now has commissioners in the United States and European countries for the purpose of becoming acquainted with methods of operating hotels. The Japanese commissioners, 1t is said, take employment in estab- lishments famed for their cuisine, and remain a few weeks or month, mak- ing observations. In a number Of in stances they have explained their mis- sions to the landlords and in this way their mission has been made easy. On their return to Japan the commission CTS will conduct a symposium and from the best ideas of each will de- wise a course of instruction for hotel servants. The Japanese, it is learned here. expect the best results from their study of hotel management T Switzerland, where the landlords have attained high standard both in excellence and economical man agement.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Torpedo Factory Explosion.

Petrolia Ont, Oct. 19.-The maga zine of the Petrolea Torpedo Go. e1' ploded with terrible force Thursday It was two miles north of the town and contained about 400 quarts of nitroglyoerin. The company's factory was situated about one hundred yards west of the magazine and is com plete wreck. Residences within . radius of a mile of the magazine was more CT less damaged, doors being torn off and windows broken ana blown in. No one was In the building at the time.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Police Commissioner Arrested.

New York, Oct 17.-Police Com missioner Theodore Bingham was Wednesday placed under arrest fol lowing the serving or him of papers in a civil suit in which damages of S25,0O0 are asked The complainant is former Police Captain James c, Reynolds, who was Tuesday elected from police headquarters, where he had called to lodge a formal protest against his forced retirement from the department. The commissioner furnished bail.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
PASTOR REFUSES TO TREAT.
Charivari Party Damages Home-Pros
 cautions May Follow.

Medora, H., Oct. 21.-An attack made on the residence of Frank s. Watson Saturday night by revelers de- termined that the Rev. J. w Harnly, pastor of the First Baptist church, re gently married, should treat them to cigars, may be followed by prosecu- tiops.
 Dish pans, horns and cannon crack CTS were used indiscriminately by the chariyaring party, and the residence was damaged. Members of the party were identified.
 Mrs. Harnly was formerly MIss Fl sic Watson. The couple returned Fri day night from brief visit in St. Louis.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Was Murdered and Robbed.

Pittsburg, Oct 21.-The body of an unknown man. an American, was found Sunday in dark court of a Wylie avenue saloon, with several stab wounds above the heart. The pockets of the mans clothing had been ransacked. Three Italians and a woman, whom the police believe have some knowledge of the crime, are under arrest. The identity of the dead man has not been established.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
IN INSTRUCTIONS, JUDGE SAID STATE DID NOT PROVE
 CORPUS DELICTi.
GREET VERDICT
Crowd in Courtroom Offered Congrat- ulations and the Jury Filed by and Each Shook Hands
 with Defendants.

Decatur, H., Oct. 19.-Acting under instructions from Judge Cochran, the jury Friday night returned a verdict, acquitting Frederick Magill and his wife, Faye Graham Magill, of the charge of murdering Mrs. Pet Magill, the first wife of Magill. In his in struetions to the jurors, the judge said the state had failed to prove the corpus delicti The verdict was greet ed with cheers, despite the efforts of the court to maintain order. The crowd in the courtroom hurried for ward and offered congratulations to the Magills. The jury afterwards filed by and each shook hands with the de- fendants.
 May 31 last Mrs. Pet Magill was found dead at her home in Clinton, III. A post-mortem examination held six weeks after her death showed that she had been suffocated by chloro- form On July in Denver, Col, Fred erick Magill, her husband, and Miss Faye Graham, young woman who had been a close friend of Mrs. Ma gill, were married.
 Arrested in San Diego.
 Four days later in San Diego, Cal, Magin and his second wife were ar rested on the charge of murdering the first Mrs. Magill They were brought back to Clinton and secured change of venue to this city. In the trial the state claimed that Maglll and Miss Graham, by their conduct, had driven Mrs. Magill to suicide and were there fore guilty of murder.
 The defense introduced letters writ ten by Mrs. Magill shortly before her death, in which she complained Of "unbearable headaches and con stant "nagging" of her husbands rela- tives
 Witnesses also testified that Mrs. Magill had often talked of committing suicide. In a letter to her husband, written the day before her death, Mrs. Magill asked him to marry Faye Ora ham in case anything should happen to her
 Magill was employed in a bank at Clinton. Ill, the chief owner of which is Vaspasian Warner, United States commissioner of pensions.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
SHIP TO BE OF 4s,ooo TONS.
Monster Europa Will Far Outdo the
 Cusitania in Matter of Size.

Hamburg, Oct. 21.-The giant steam CT that English shipbuilders are to construct for the Hamburg American line will be named the Europa. She Wlll be of 4S,000 tons, as against 32, 800 of the Lusitania.
 Incidentally it is stated that the Europa probably will be the last Ger man line steamer to be built in Great Britain, as the new Nulkan yards, which are to take this work, will be completed before the construction of the proposed sister ship of the Europa is authorized.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
BLAME FINALLY PLACED.
Gen. Crozier Says Company B, Twenty
 fifth Infantry Did It.

Washington, Oct 19.-Blame for the shooting in Brownsville, Tex. last year, which resulted in the killing of one man, the maiming of another, and dismissal from the army, without hon. or, of whole battalion of colored sol diers. has been placed upon Company B of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, accord ing to the report of Brig Gen. William Crozier chief of ordnance. His con- clusions, he says, were reached after technical investigation to identify tho rifles from which the bullets had been fired
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
ChlNkS WAR WITH OFFICERS.
Philadelphia Chinatown Is Scene of
 Desperate Revolt.

Philadelphia, Oct. 19.-All China, town is in a wild revolt against law and order Thursday afternoon. Three deaths are reported. The whole po- lice force is battling with crazed Celestials. The district extends over the tenderloin district and pistols and knives are being used
 Widest disorder reigns. The police are having great difficulty fighting the Chinamen, who seem to be insane with the desire to see blood flow.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Modern Schools for Pekln.

Pekin, Oct. 1S.-Contracts have been awarded for the construction of mod ern schools on the site of the Pekin examination halls, which have long been a curiosity to travellers. consist ing of hundreds of small rooms or cells for students and which, since the destruction of the Hamlin college dur ing the siege of Pekin, have been the chief Confucion educational relic.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Typothetae Injunction Argued.

New York Oct 19.-The applica- tion of E. Lawrence Pell, president of the United Typothetae of America, to make permanent the temporary in junction obtained by him forbidding the pressmen and feeders from en- gazing in strikes and boycotts against the members of Typothetae in viola ton of contracts was argued Thurs day before Supreme Court Justice Me Call. The decision was reserved
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
New Jap Cruiser Launched.

Tskio, Oct. 21.-The new armored cruiser Kurana will be launched at Yokosuka today. The empress of Japan will be present at the ,ere- mony. This new warship is 450 feet long, has a displacement of 14,500 tons and % 500 horsepower Her arm ament consists of four 12inch, six l0- inch, six 6-inch and six 15-centimeter guns.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Judge Hawley of Nevada Dead.

San Francisco. Oct 1S.-United States District Judge J, II. Hawley, retired, of Nevada, died of kidney dis ease at the St. Francis hospital at the age of 77 years. He was appointed United States district judge when at the age of 60 years. He leaves a son, Ernest Hawley.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Hydroplane Trial Postponed.

Paris, Oct 1S.-Santos Dumont, who was to have made trial of his hydro plane Thursday in an effort to travel the 100 kilometers per hour required to win the wages of $10,000 made with M. Deutsch de La Meurthe, after placing his machine in the water at Neuilly, decided, on account of the unfavorable weather, to postpone the trial
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Neoro School Girls Floht

Hartman, Tenn. Oct. 21.-Return. ing from school, several negro girls became involved in a fight Irene Wald was hit on the head with a brick, receiving a fracture of the skull. Saba Mann, IS years old. charged with throwing the brick. was dped in police court.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Machinlst Killed in Wheel.

Chattanooga, Okla, Oct 21.-While passing through the line shaft room of a cotton gin here, o. k. Ruse, a Lawton machinist, was caught in a wheel and killed by being beaten on the ground with the revolutions. His body was mangled almost beyond rec ognition, and he lived but a few hours after the accident.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
kansan smothers in Corn Car.

St. Joseph, Mo, Oct. 1S.-A stranger believed to have been T. H. Thatcher of Garden City, Kan, was smothered to death when Burlington car loaded with corn, in which he was riding overturned
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
ALFONSO FALLS INTO STREAM.
Bridge Collapsed Under Weight of
 His Automobile.

Fanresa, Spain, Oct. 21.-The king had a narrow escape from serious ac- cident near here Sunday. In his auto mobile he was going over temporary bridge when the light structure col lapsed under the weight of the car, which was precipitated into the water His majesty escaped with wetting.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Authors Wife Afflicted.

Point Pleasant, N. J., Oct. 19.- There is some speculation here as to the whereabouts of Mrs. Upton Sin clair, wife of the Socialist and novel, ist. Her continued absence from the Sinclair cottage in West Point Pleas ant has given rise to rumors, one of which is that she may never return.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-10-24
Grand Island Encouraqed.

Grand Island, Neb, Oct. 21.-After long waiting, Grand Island is again encouraged by the report from Wash ington the plans for the proposed fed. eral building have been approved.