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The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
Srs TOR InoNPs N aEsa.
Measles uns spec,edly Takes 0ii Member
 oi State senate.

Litslr Rock, April Senator James ". Thompsor, ot Wash ingtou county. died in this city early today Of measles.
 Senator Thompson was strick- eu with measles on Thursday and upon discovering that-he had the disease immediately went 10 hi. room at the home of Mrs. E Audigier, 29o Spring street, lle did not think himself very ili un. til Tuesday night, when his con- ditiou became much worse, and Dr. J. NJ. Young, who was attend ing him, called Df. r l.. French in consultation. Yesterday Seua tor Thompson's condition did not improve and there appeared 10 be little change last night.
 Death comes as a great shocN to the legislature, where be was held in high esteem. Funeral arrangements will De announced later.
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BoOTSr AND SHOES IN WELL.
Bebec Butcher Makes Strange Find When
 He Tries to Get Bucket ni Water.

Becbe, April I Claude Chap. pei, the butcher of Beebe, gets his supply of water from d very large well at the rear of his shop and on yesterday he drew some thing lhcrefrom out oE the ordi- nary. As he turned the wludless he was rot sure that lie had d man or billygoat at the other end of the rope, out when the dark object came in sight he found 1t to be boot case, con- taining commercial traveller $ samples of boots and shoes.
 As the goods were for only one foot, the disgusted thief threw case and all III the well.
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SAY HARRY THAN |S SANE
Lunacy Commission Files Unan- imous Report With Justice
 Fitzgerald.
TRIAL 10 PROCEED MONDAY MORNING
ulsrrlct Attorney Jerome Asked for Time to Decide Whether to Apply to Appellate Court for Writ of Pro hibition--RH Concerned in De Defense Delighted With Verdict.

New York. April 5.-Harry Thaw has been declared sane by the lunacy commission and while the report haa not been made public, it is said to be unanimcrs.
 When Justice Fitzgerald called the Thaw jury into court at lI:5e o'clock Thursday the commission in lunacy appointed to inquire into the present condition of the defendant had not been able to agree upon verdict. The jury was excused until D. m. by which time Justice Fitzgerald said he hoped he would have something definite before him.
 The commission sat until o'clock Thursday morning trying to agree up- on report but failed II went into session again in Justice Fitzgerald's ehamher at f0.30 a. m Thursday
 Tine court room filled quickly for inc afternoon session when the doors were opened at 1:3o o'ciocN- 1he Thaw family group were among the first 10 enter.
 The proceedings were delayer q few minutes by the report of the April grand jury Justice Blanehard of the supreme court took the bench to heal the grand jurors who handed in sew eral indictments. He then made way for Justice Fitzgerald.
 Justice Fitzgerald as soon as he had taken the bench said he had sue ceeded in securing a report rom the commission in lunacy. He had two copies made and while he would not make the report public, he delivered the copies to District Attorney Jerome and counsel for the defense.
 It was from the defendants counsel table that the news of the commis- sions findings emanated.
 Neither Thaw nor the jury was in court when the report was handed down
 The news of favorable decision which was declared to be unanimous was quickly whispered to Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Mrs. William Thaw l and other members of the family. \ 1 messenger also was dispatched to the prisoners pen to take the glad tIdings | to Thaw
 The prisoners family and the mem ! bers of his counsel were delighted with the news of the commission findings and declared they did mol l think Mir. Jerome could bring suffi cient argument to bear to prevent it' I confirmation by Justice Fitzgerald. District Attorney Jerome. Tn ad dressing Justice Fitzgerald before reading the report said:
 While l do not know what thu decision of the commission may be. want to state to your honor my per
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sonal opinion in this matter, stated and still adhere to the contention that this defendant is insane. But fl the commissions decision is fatal to the suggestion I made upon the record, I will have to proceed with the trial and press for conviction with all the power at my command Be- fore | am confronted with tna, condi- ton, however, desire that your honor will hear me as to the confirmation of this report
 "I have read the testimony adduced before the commission very thorough ly." said Justice Fitzgerald. and that accounts largely for the delay this morning.
 Mir Jerome reviewed at length the sessions held by the commission in lunacy. He was inclined to criticize the commissioners for excluding him from the final examination mace Wednesday afternoon
 Before can argue the point Ci law | have in mind7 said the dis iflEt dtt3fHtts | Ntrltt Ntteti | bV di7 lowed access to all the minutes of the commission, especially the secret ses- sion. The law specifically says The commission must be attended by the district attorney I was not allowes to attend the session wherein ThaH was finally examined
 That session continued for more than two hours. Regardless of the hardship it may have worked upor the court, must demand to see tht commissions minutes and have tine to read them before proceeding witf my argument am as anxious as any one to get through with this case bu this delay is necessary.
 Mir. HartYidge. Thaw's counsel said he did not think it necessary that the district attorney should have ac cess to the commissions minutes al this stage of the trial.
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Desperate Atte1,pt to Break Jail. Los Angeles. April 5.--Three of the
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ARGUING HARTMAN CASE'
To Decide Whether Union Paclnc and Southern Pacific are
 Competing Lines.
FUTURE ACTIONS DEPEND ON DECISION
The Interstate Commerce Commission Win Decide Whether Hartman and His Associates Will be Prose- cuted Under the Provision of Inc sherman Antitrust Law.

Washington. April 5.-Arguments In fine famous Hartman case, wnich was heard by the interstate commerce commission q few weeks ago in Ne" York were begun before the coInIhis- sion Thursday, The proceedings are not in the nature of a hearing out merely an argument involving the question whether the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads are competing lines. In his testimony oe- fore the commission in New York, E H Hartman insisted that the two lines were not competing lines, m the arguments Thursday, MT. Hartman side of the case was presented by John c. Milburn and R. s. Lovett, so far as the Southern Pacific is con- cerned. and by Paul D. Cravath, who, il is expected, will explain the deal respecting the Chicago & Alton rail- road which was brought out at the New York hearing. The Interstate Commerce commission was represented by it's special attorneys, Frank E, Kellogg and c. A. Severance.
 On the results of the arguments may depend whther Mir. Hartman and ms associates are to be prosecuted as combination in restraint of trade un- der the provisions of the sherman 1 antitrust law When on the stand in ! New Yurk Mir. Hartman declined, ny 1 advice of counsel, to answer certain 1 inquiries put to him oy the commits sion concerning the transfer Of certain Union Pacific stock It has not been determined yet whether the commis' sion will endeavor to force MT. Harri- man through proceedings in the United States courts to answer those ques' | tions or not. In fact, it was stated positively by members of the com mission that the question not oniN had not been decided, but it had no even been considered to any consider able extent. It is not likely that an, decision on this matter will be reached for some time. certainly not until th' commission has obtained through thu arguments begun Thursday and ron other sources all the light that ma, be thrown upon the matter
 Mir. Harriman's contention was tha the transactions about which he wa questioned had no relation to inter state commerce and consequently th' commission had no right to the in formation which it asked. It is prob ably that the commission, after 1t ha gone thoroughly into the matter. vii announce what action. If any, it pro poses to take affecting Mir Hartman refusal to answer it's questions.
 
 Desperate Atters2t to Break Js'l.
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prisoners in the county jail, one a murderer. the other two burglars, made a desperate attempt to escape Thursday. Two of them were shot and now lie wounded in the jail hos pital. The third is in double irons in the dungeon. That the desperadoes did not succeed in their plan is due only to the fact that by the merest accident two jailers instead of one made the rounds of the jail to inspect the different cells.
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Beware of Continents for Catarrh
 that Contain rlereurY,

4s mercury will sHrelv destroy the sense ol smell and completely deranEe the whole ssst- ui when entering 1t itshrough the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never he nssd except n prescription from reputable physieiansss ss the damage they will do is ten fold 10 the good Seu can possibly derive from them iaits !, ,tafrh Cure. manufactured by F !. Chcnry x Co. Toledo Q contains nc mercury, and $ taken internally ac ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces oi the system h buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine Its taken internally and mad [ in Teledo Ohio, by r l Cheney X Co. les iimonials free.
 Sold bv Druggists Price 7sr. per bottle
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Quick Work. This.

Cincinnati, April 5.-Bartholone5 Cavagna. former teller in the Nrs National bank in this city was Thur day indicted by the federal granl jury for the embezzlement of $205e and was immediately arraigned. N pleaded guilty and was given sn years sentence in the Ohio penits' tiary. Only three minutes were taka from the reporting of the indictms' to the final sentence
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Two , room cottages for sale, close in. Will take good team on deal aud give time on balance. 75 dw tt Southern Realty Co.
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smulant occasionally The digestive organs the liver
 the kidneys and bowels lose their effectiveness at times and need hep At such times strengthening cleansing and regulating medicine of priceless value because serious diseases spring from neglected disorders in these organs
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
BISHOP FITZGERALD MAD
Leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church Succumbs to Pleurisy
 at Hongkong, China.
ON TOUR OF TIE WORLD WHEN END CAME
The Bishop and His Family Left Their Home in St. Louis Last oc- sober--oldest Daughter Died Sud denly March whie Family Was ss Penang, India.

Ner York. April 5 News of the death in Hongkong of Bishop James \. Fitzgerald of the Methodist Episcopal church was received ThiiFs- day 5y the Methodist Book Concern in this city. Pleurlsy was the cause of death. The bishops home was in St Louis
 X cable message received from one of the book concerns agents In Hong- Long read as follows:
 Bishop James \. Fitzgerald of tie Methodist Episcopal church died cf pleurisy al Hongkong Thursday morn ing The remains. accompanied by his wife. daughter and son. will be brought on the Pacific Mail steamer China. leaving Hongkong April
 Bishop Fitzgerald. who was one of Inc general superintendents of the Methodist church. was engaged In making one Of the quadrennial visits which the bishops are required to make to the mission stations. af the time of his death He left Montreal on October 27 last accompanied by Mrs. Fitzserald. hts two daughters nd son. Ray. to visit the Methodist missions in Southern Asia He took part in the jubilee celebration Of the founding of the Methodist mi sicn in India al Bsreilly. December x and was to have represented the board ol foreign missions at the China cenien- xtm1 th tf lhsnghai this month. His daughter, i'ornelia died at Penang in the straits Settlements while en route from In- hia.
 Bishop Fitzgerald was @ years old He was born in Newark, N l.. and ioined the Newark conference in 1882 After actiag as recording secretary uf ise missionary society of the Methodist es,neh from lsSa tc 1888 he WAS fleeted bishop in the latter year
 St. Louis. April 5-Bishop James ' FitzSeraId. accompanied by his wife and two daughters. Misses Cor nc,ia and Bessie. and s sou. Ray Ftz
 crald. who Is blind. departed from home here last october on trin around the world. The trip was par tially sight seeing toar and partly to benefit Mrs. Fitzgerald. who is an invalid
 One daughter. Miss Cornelia Fitzs gerald. died suddenly at Penang. In dia, on March l. The family decided io come on home with the body for interment here. crossing the Pacific instead of retracing their pilgrimage.
 The announcement of Bishop Fitz. eeralds death has caused much sor- row in the community
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
HEAVY SLUMP IN wheat
Drop of Four Cents in Price on
the Chicago Board.

Chicago, Oct. 28.-The financial con.
dition in New York and the action OF
the local banks in deciding to issue
clearinghouse certificates and to de-
mand full legal notice on withdrawal
of time deposits caused a weak mar
ket in all OF the grain pits. Wheat
within a short time after the opening
struck a point 4 cents lower than the
previous days close. The opening for
December wheat was 9TH to SO and
from this point the price slid down
to 80. At 10:3 80 It was holding around
81. The selling was in quite large
volume, but the demand was slack
and buyers were to all appearances
extremely reluctant to take hold. Brief
rallies took place after the breaks,
but the principal buyers were shorts
There was little buying for Investment
and the refusal Of the banks to pay
out large amounts Of cash limited the
opportunities of prospective purchas
ers to put up the margins demanded
by the brokers.
Both corn and oats were weak fol
the same reasons as affected the
wheat market.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
NOT GIVEN ACTUAL CASH.
Chicago Depositors Paid by Check or
Withdrawal.

Chicago. Oct. 28.-The banks Of this
city are largely upon checking basis.
They have taken the step Of refusing
to pay out large amounts Of currency
and will not return to the former man.
ner of doing business until the f1nan-
cial condition in the East improves.
In all banks belonging to the Clearing.
house association or affiliated with 1t
depositors seeking to withdraw money
were given checks OF the bank itself
instead Of the actual cash. The de-
positors are allowed to draw the full
amount of their balances, but they
were compelled to accept the banks
checks instead of currency.
The rule requiring savings bank de-
positors to give thirty days notice be-
fore drawing out less than 500 and
sixty days notice before drawing out
more than 500 was also put in force.
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NOT Affected AS YET.
Grain Movement to the Head Of the
Lakes Continues.

SFaln movement 10 the feao OF the
Lakes Continues.
The grain movement to Duluth will
not be interrupted for the present at
least by the financial troubles. At q
conference between the comptrollers
of the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads and the directors of
the Duluth board of trade an under
standing was reached whereby the
cars will be handled as rapidly as
they come forward The roads are
anxious to prevent congestion there
and keep the cars moving In order to
get the crops into the elevators be-
fore navigation closes.
The Duluth board Of trade is doing
no trading. The trading room is open,
but the members have agreed to make
no trades until the financial clouds
have passed. The action was neces-
sary for the same reason that the
Western banks had to suspend pay.
ment of Eastern checks Duluth
grain firms are large exporters and
they were paying out their cash in re-
turn for clearing house checks on New
York banks. The country elevators
have ceased buying grain for the pres.
ent, but are taking for storage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
SITUATION IS BETTER
Financial Conditions in New York
Continue to Improve.
HEAVY GOLD APPROPRIATIONS
engagements Already Made Aggre'
gate $17,5oo,ooo and Have Had
Very Helpful Influence.

New York, Oct. 2S.-The financial
situation continues to show encourag'
ing evidence Of improvement, as ex'
ceptionally large engagements OF gold
have been made abroad and the STOCK
market is advancing ON the general
demand for securities at low prices.
The gold engagements now total ST.
100000 and already exert a very help
full influence. There are considerable
orders from abroad for American Sc
curities, which must be paid for In
gold, and this will augment the specie
imports. Investigation also discloses
an exceptionally large number OF
transfers Of stocks upon the books OF
the various corporations having head
quarters in New York, indicating
heavy investment buying.
There are practically no margin
transactions on the stock exchange at
this time. No failures have been re-
ported anywhere in New York and
even in the case of the Kansas City
institution which closed its doors 1t
was forced to close only because it
was refused admittance to the priv.
ileges Of the clearinghouse remedial
efforts in that city.
The pressure upon the banks In
New York is distinctly abating. No
new runs nave been reported and
those begun last week have dwindled
to almost Insignificant proportions.
Wall street has assumed practically
its normal appearance. the crowds be-
ing no larger than in the days OF
financial quietude. The adoption OF
clearinghouse certificates and the re-
fusal to pay cash for boarding pur'
poses has produced no apparent ex'
element whatever in this city.
In order to assist in the measures
undertaken to relieve the strain On
the currency situation the leading life
insurance companies have decided to
grant thirty days. extension Of time
on the payment Of premiums due on
nOlicies
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
SUPPOSED TRAIN ROBBERS
TWO Men Captured at Spokane With
$4,000 in Cash.

Spokane. Wash, Oct. 2G.-With
$4,000 in national bank notes con-
cealed on their persons, at the point
of drawn revolvers, surrounded by
squad of detectives, two rough look
ing men, believed to be the bandits
who held up the Great Northern ORR
entail limited train near Rondo Siding,
Mont, on Sept. - and secured $4,000
in greenbacks, threw up their hands
and were arrested in a Great North
ern dining car as it entered this city.
When searched at the police station
the $4,000 was taken from their
clothing. The descriptions of the
bandits exactly fit them. On the pa.
per wrappers around the currency was
the stamp of the Commercial Ma
tional bank of Chicago. The suspects
gave their names as G. E. Mcdonald,
forty-three years old, and Ed Smith,
thirty-three years old. They said
they were miners. They fell under
suspicion at Bonners Ferry. where
they squandered $500 in dance halls
and saloons. liz
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
SALE OF MILITARY SECRETS
French Army and Navy Officers Un-
der Arrest.

French Army and Navy Offoers On-
der Arrest.
Paris, Oct. 26.-Ensign Charles B.
Ullmo Of the French navy, who was
arrested at Toulon Oct "a on the
charge OF being q spy and who con-
fessed to having distracted a secret
naval signal book and the naval cipher
code, and Berten, the army reserve
officer, who was arrested at Vendome
charged with negotiating with an
agent Of foreign power for the sale
Of the military secrets, were brought
to Paris and arraigned before an ex-
aiming magistrate.
Ullmo confessed everything. declar-
ing he was heavily In debt and that
his object was to raise money, but
adding that he never intended to be q
traitor.
Berten denied the charge of trea-
son, but nevertheless the correspond
ence seized when he was taken into
custody seemed to prove that he ar
ranged to deliver certain military doc
uments to an agent of foreign power.
The latter Is not named, but it IS I'm.
derstood to be Germany.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
TRAIN IS WRECKED,
Unknown Person DeraiIs a PASSENGER
at Moorhead.

The Oriental limited, the Great
Northern coast train, was wrecked at
MOorhead.
The engine, mail car, baggage car
and smoker had passed over the
Eighth street switch when an un-
known person was seen to throw the
switch, throwing the day coach, col.
onists' sleeper and front truck Of the
dining car from the track.
The train was just pulling out Of the
depot, so it fortunately had gained lit.
tie speed and was quickly stopped.
Outside of a general shaking up no
one was injured. The equipment was
badly damaged and the track torn up
for a considerable distance,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
SEVERAL MORE FAILURES.
Additional Brooklyn Concerns Close
Their Doors,

New York, Oct. 25.-The First Ma
tional bank Of Brooklyn, with cap
ital stock Of 100000, has suspended
payment. It owes depositors about
$4,20O,00O.
The failure of Gregory, Gulick &
Co., members Of the Consolidated
Stock Exchange, was announced dur
ing the afternoon. The failure is an
unimportant one.
The Williamsburg Trust company
Of Brooklyn. which has capital stock
of 100000, closed its doors during
the afternoon. It owes depositors
about $7,500.0O0.
The Jenkins Trust company Of
Brooklyn, not an important institu-
ton, closed its doors during the after
noon. It's total of deposits was about
$2,5OO,OOO.
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For Sale

For the next 30 days I will offer
my house and barn and . lots in
Smith & Shells addition to the vii
lage of Worthingten for sale at Is per
cent less than actual value. This
means bargain, don't miss it.
Address, E. W. Cutler
41l-W. Copper st.
Butte, Mont.
or Frank Cutler
Worthington, Mimi. 1925
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
Ten Per Cent Cut in Meat Prices,

Omaha, Oct. 2S.-Omaha packing
houses have reduced the price of all
kinds of meat 10 per cent and expect
a still further reduction. Edward A.
Cudahy of the Cudahy Packing CON-
pany expressed the belief that the
prices of all commodities would be
materially reduced and that the pres
ent financial furry would result in a
general reduction in values, although
he does not think conditions serious.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-11-01
BY ORDER OF GOVERNOR.
All National Banks in Oklahoma Re-
main Closed.

main Closed.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. o.
Every bank in Oklahoma City remains
closed in accordance with orders is
sued by Territorial Governor Frank
Frantz. It is understood that the Or
der affects all national banks in Okla
bona and Indian Territory.
The action was taken because the
banks Of Kansas City and St. Louis
refused to forward cash to the banks
of the Southwest. It is said that a
telephone consultation of many of the
bankers of Oklahoma, Indian Terri
tory, Arkansas and Northern Texas
took place and that all decided on SIM
liar action.
The banks of the Southwest are fur
Their embarrassed because of the de-
mand for cash to move the cotton crop.
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SOME EMPL0YE SUSPECTED
United States Express Company |.
Robbed Of $24,OOO.

Milwaukee, Oct. DEMONSTRATION
into the loss of approximately $4,000
from the railway depot Office of the
United States Express company in
this city shows that the money was
probably taken by an employee who
was thoroughly familiar with the sur
roundings and with the best means of
making away with the plumber.
The thief apparently had knowledge
of the combination Of a large safe In
the Office. None Of the employees is
missing and the question Of locating
the guilt, whether upon an employe
or former employe or some outside
person familiar with the safe COM
bination and Office surroundings, has
not yet been determined.