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II. CLAY piLECE..

St. Louis He is d director Of tie Mi
 tional Bank of Commerce and s>vefal railway corporations and is chairman of the board of directors of the Mex ican Central railway and of the Wal ters- Pierce Oil company. It is in the latter capacity that Mr. Pierce has re
 gently been in the public eye. Attor- ney General Hadley of Missouri in his Standard Oil inquiry devoted consid- erable effort to showing that the Wa ters- Pierce concern is branch of the big oil trust. It came out in the in vestigation into the charges against Senator Bailey of Texas that MT
 Pierce had applied to eX-Governor Da- vid R. Francis of Missouri to recom- mend q lawyer who should advise him In respect to the operations of the WatersPierce company in Texas. Mr.
 Francis recommended Senator Bailey
 The latter claims that in rendering services to MT. Pierce and his con- pany he did not know he was dealing with branch of monopoly. Mir. Pierce has been indicted for perjury by Texas grand jury, the basis of the charge being that he made an affidavit in 1900 that the Waters Pierce con- pany was not owned or controlled by Standard Oil and that the companies were not in any way connected. Gov ernor Campbell of Texas has made a reQuiSition on Governor Folk of Mis- souri for Pierce's return to the Lone Star State for trial The Pierce family say that the head of the house had de termined before the charges against him were made to reside in New York
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REAR ADMIRAL ROUSSEAU.
Young Naval Officer Now Head of
 Yards and Docks Bureau.

Progress in the United States navy Is usually slow, and it is a matter of note that the new head of the bureau of yards and docks, H. H. Rousseau, who ranks as rear admiral by virtue of his position, is only thirty years old. In view of the amount of impor- tant work that is to be done in the near future in his department, Admiral Rousseau occupies post to which great responsibility attaches. There are at present five large dry docks in course of construction under the direc
 tion of the bureau of yards and docks, and other work is in hand of much extent, all of which will involve the expenditure of millions of dollars.
 Admiral Rousseau has had a train ing which fits him for these responsi- bilities. He is native of New York state and graduated in 1891 from the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute at Troy, N. Y. He practiced civil en- gineering in Pittsburg for time and in 1898 entered the civil engineer corps of the navy. His appointment was the result of competitive examination, in which he passed the highest average. During his career in the navy he has grappled with several difficult engineer ing problems and solved them satis-
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H. CLAY PIERCE.
Prominent St. Louis Business Man an
 Exile on Account of Trust Fight.

On account of the antitrust fight and the Bailey investigation in Texas II. Clay Pierce, the oil magnate and club man of St. Louis. is said to be virtual ly an exile from home. Since the a2,ti- trust fight began in Kansas some t;at:r ago N!r. Pierce has been little in k, Louis despite the many social and btla-- ness connections that his friends say would make the city of the Louisiana Purchase exposition the preferable res idencc for him. His son recently moved into the splendid home in fashiona l." Nandeyentcr place built by the elder Pierce. My fathers permanent at!- dress will hereafter be at the Waldorf Astoria. New York" said young Pierce.
 MT. Pierce has for years been one of the most prominent business men of
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BARONESS VOW sTERNBURG.
The American Wife of the German
 Ambassador to the United States.

It is we'll known that President Roosevelt has special liking for the German ambassador to the United States, the Baron Speck von Sternburg. That the baron is on such good terms at the White House is partly due to the fact that he married an American Wo- man and therefore has better reasons than most foreign diplomats for keep
 ing in close sympathy with American ideas and ways. There is quite q TO-
 nance in connection with the marriage of the baroness, who was Miss Lillian May Langham. daughter of Charles Langham. a rich mine owner of Idaho
 Born in California; she spent much of her girihood abroad and at tEe Louis
 vile home of her uncle, Arthur Lang ham, Even in a region so famous as
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Kentucky for pretty girls she was much sought after belle. She was known far and wide fo: hnr pluck and skill ill field sports. and about seven years ago her horse fell with her dur ing an exciting hunt ill the Blue Grass State The Tall made her an invalid for time, and it was in search of health that she decided on trip to Europe. On the steamer going abroad she met Baron von Sternburg, and it was case of love at first sight. About three months after the meeting they became engaged and were married ill December, 19OO The baroness obtain ed her education in part in European countries and speaks French, Italian and Russian as well as German. She is very talented and is still young and handsome.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-17

mp begins. The skillful jumper will ike . hundred feet or more before lding.
 The worlds record jump was made UT years ago in Norway. It is 134 st 6s Inches. That is almost phenom- al. But number of Americans, >st Ok them of Scandinavian extrac- n, h0wever, have made better than
 hun0ted feet It is said that at armament where a hundred men are
 c0mpetition the jumps will average Ity fSet. The highly skilled men. of ur1eyfar surpass the average.
 Skte9are simply long strips or run rsaofS pine or ash wood. about four ches wide and from six to ten feet i1s% 1(oW are turned up at the front
 md strapped to the feet about AiddG. At this point the wood is 1. &el thick The thickness taperS eard the ends. The runner usu. pysfrics a long pole for steering or Eak1& when running and for balanc. Is 1self when he takes the flying hp3 pm the bump. Men who are kp&k in skccing disdain the assist hcea the pole. It is advisable for lOSts rsCns to carry one, however. Th9 nmper who lands upon his fec hd ps going wins over the one Whc Iay@ hp farther, but falls into the kovH While this sport may seem dan brou 10 the uninitiatcd. accidents sel bm open. It is highly eNhilarating } be imagined.
 PT ent Roosevelt when he visited le lowstoAc park q few winters kOa le an attempt to learn skeeing. ht lacked the time to become all ler rhe detachment of United States lOo1 that snowy region has skees, bdS nnn wear them sometimes on Hn way, Sweden, Russia and Den arl ere are regular skee regiments armies. These soldiers carry ke1r les and bag containing thr- ls of provisions, blankets
 9x They carry triangular ch they put together at
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-17

factorily, amcn@ them being the deep ening and elearinS of Mare Island strait, California. For three years pre- yious to his appointment to his pres ent post he was head of the yards land yard. He was a member of the board which examined into the facili- ties of San Diego harbor as a trainin station and was also on the boar which selected California City, in San Francisco bay, as site for coaling station.
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STAGE QUEENS DAUGHTER.
Dorothy Russell Solomon, Who Has
 Been Married but Once.

Lillian Russell, though still a queen of the stage and of remarkably youth full appearance, has a daughter now othy Russell Solomon, who has already made one experiment in matrimony and found marriage in this case fail
 ure. The daughter inherits her moth CTS fondness for the stage, but as she
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aas only one marriage to her credit thus far t is not believed she will riyal her mother in respect to frequent changes of husbands. She weddeI Alb bott l.. Einstein, a New York lawyer and whom sho started divorce procee,3 in@s against him not long ago tlse mother remarked that she feared tl!e' daughter would be nervous over the case. as she was not used to affairs of that kind. Miss Solomon is handsome. as her mother. She was educated at a New Jersey convent and in Paris.
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Joys of } 1I|kleqJumping.

SeqJumping.
 ~@
 zssssasssaz !, THE Norwegian
 EsAMM#MMaI sport of skee-
 4N@M ing is becoming
 quite popular in
 those parts of the
 M United States where
 there is enough
 sSwg8 snow. Skees are elongated and nar- EXM kSSsG# E roWcd SnOwShOcS. kHzaNs& They are intended
 sSSss SsA&2S for carrying the .3.EsI7Tgss traveller more rap fyefs aJne 5snow than he could go Ed ordinary snoWshoe used by ! Of tIle northern American h. l.. Asa matter of fact, sEees are ! alsoMas flying machines on q Id scale That is where the fun l. iny ske Humping it is called
 | NorNes Rans and swcdes who eredS the states of Minnesota, ligan and Wisconsin introduced |kee. They had been used to it at E. aThey found plenty of deep
 and the necessary hills for the in their adopted country and lally taught their neighbors, the Americans, the usefulness and joys of skeeing. There is a na
 l skeeings Association, which holds al tournaInents in Minnesota or igan, at which contests in skee ping and Running are held. There othing 50 exciting as these tourna- ts. Washington's birthday was en forsthe date this year and Red 2, Minn., as the place for the tour 1T skeel Humping steep. long hill is ,ted, where the snow is several deep. 8If no satisfactory hill be Id, a SOrt}of toboggan slide is rig up fOESylse as the first and SteepeSt of the course The skeemen climb he topN0f this on ladders or walk side of the snow covered k. Far down the course is the b. or take-off, which is an obstruc- $ built Of wood and covered with The runner strikes this and sSlntO the air. That is where the
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Her Way of Puttjnq 1t,

Her Way of Putting 1t. TIe-Every fiber of my being yearns for thee She--tw, you're stringins me!-Har- ward Lampoon.
The new South-news., 1907-06-08

kINCANNUN
Is CHOSEN

CHANCELLOR or UNlvEf -
TY or MISSISSIPPI.
The new South-news., 1907-06-08

DIED
ln Nt~ York CITY. Friday. Nay
5is', Nr Nariin Frazier T,irn~f aged
ioriJ year-. iii- remains were
brought 81 Eiilsy.ilr and. Monday
June 1fc were inferred in The BY
nnm Cemetery, after the funeral
services. which we're heid AZ fhe
residence Of bis father aud niofher.
Rev. and sirs. n G Turner. 1T lD.s0
O'Clock q. a.. Rev X. a, yenablp.
oi Meridian. his former pastor. con-
duci1e ile funeral exercises. ia
the psrseucs oi a large assembly OF
reiaiisls aud friends
Frazier Turner. a. be was ia,uili-
ariy called, waa iormeriya reaidcui
oi This place. later Of Meridian.
and for the past eve years, OF Sew
York City. and connected with the
Amefisau Finance Securities Com
pany. strong financial institution,
" hien ie war treasurer. Hc was
4aotr in bnsine-s cifcles a-a iirst
close DutIte'- man. aiws,- com.
maufns iit highest saares.
Ihc n1ta' oueriuks some coming
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The new South-news., 1907-06-08

fui Some SIX nonih- ogoh bis hcal,l
hesAn io iHil lim, but being of in.
domitabia Hl.i na persisted iu re-
manning at his post OF duty until 81
was too late % frcnpcratr
lie brother. WA ~ Turner. wa.
with him iof ,wo months before the
end cuue, naa iogeihor with his de
The new South-news., 1907-06-08

OF the Board Of Trustees.
No other Name Presented
The Board Of Trustees ct ihr Sis.
sis-ippi Iniveretiy met la-i Tues.
day, and elected Hon. =. a Nlncan.
non ~ chancellor of ihr Jniversi.
ty- This ~ pefhap- ihe best ericc.
ton ihat could have neau mais a-
bc isa nan Of unateeliei eltfuupt
ability and u thorough educator
State Hupt Whiihei4 elli no lonll
sueceed hincannon 40 tAc pfesi.
dcury oi /. q g.
The oasis., 1907-11-23
STATE OF CALIFORNIA

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO sS'
 On this 22nd day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven, before me- F. W. Lawler. Court Com missioner of the City and County of San Fran. cisco, State of California, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared John L. Green. George Jeffrey known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and they acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the pur poses and considerations therein expressed my hand and affixed my official Seal, at my office, in said City and County of San Fran cisco, the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 [SEALl. F. W. LAwLER, Court Commissioner of the City and County
 of San Francisco.
 My Commission expires at the pleasure of the Superior Court.
The oasis., 1907-11-23
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA

I, Phil Herold County Recorder in anu for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of lncorpora- ticn of the OMEGA GOLD MINING COMPANY filed and recorded in my office on the 18th day of October, 1j07, in book of Miscellaneous Records at Page - ct seq; and that the same is full, true and correct copy of such original, and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal of office this 2Sth day of October, A. D. 1907. PHIL HERoLD,
 [SEALl. County Recorder. November 2-December T.
The oasis., 1907-11-23

unable to fulfil any of the orders. The men have been holding their cattle near town in readiness to ship immediately upon the arrival of the cars, but have returned them to the range aud abandoned their attempt to ship this fall.
 Range News: While the big outfits of the northwest have been marketing freely this fall their total shipments do not begin to approximate those of last year. On the other hand marketing by the small owners has been of larger volume and in fact greatest in the history of the trade. Many new shippers have been among the con- signors to all the markets. Most of these are ranchmen whose out put has been from two to a dozen loads. The smaller ranchmen are the ones on whom the big fellows evidently did not figure when mak- ing their predictions of big short age of range cattle for this season. There are indications now that the smaller range cattle growers will market big number of cattle for several weeks yet and by the time snow flies the seasons marketing will clean up everything the west. has for sale.
 Fl Paso Herald The famous Luareles ranch, located away down in southwest Texas, and owned by a Scotch corporation, has just passed out of existence as such, and is now a part and parcel of the great King ranch, owned by Mrs. Harriet King and managed by Robert J. Kleberg. her son-in-law. The Laureles ranch originally con- sisted of about 300,000 acres of as fine grazing land as southwest Texas affords. It has been man. aged and controlled by Captain John Tod for many years for the Texas Land and Cattle Company. The King inter ests purchased 100,- GOO acres of this land some time ago, and about one year ago made the purchase of the remaining 100000 acres. One years time was required to close up the affairs of the Scotch company owning the ranch, and this has just now been accomplished and the formal trans fer made.
The oasis., 1907-11-23
HIDES AND HORNS.

SOHpdHy dIIifcu III tONH HuTS- day night with several carloads of beef cattle which his company was shipping to the coast.
 Prescott Courier: J. w. Sullivan, the pioneer cattleman, has returned from the San Joaquin valley, Cali fornia, where he put about 500 head of cattle on pasture, whence he went to take in the territorial fair, at Phoenix.
 Prescott Courier: At the session of the Arizona Cattle Growers association in Phoenix, a resolution was adopted asking congress to construct fence line on the border of Mexico so that infected cattle may be inspected.
 El Paso Herald: Thirty-two cars of range steers, mostly year. lings, belonging to Frank Criswell arrived at Tempe, Arizona, Monday evening. The cattle came from the Sulphur Springs valley ranges. There were TOO head in the lot.
 Journal Miner: J. J. Casey, the Salt River valley stockman. passed through here yesterday, en route to Del Rio, to receive six car loads of steers which he recently pur- chased from NJ. A. Perkins. The steers were gathered from the Per- kins herds, on the Upper Verde ranges. They will be loaded today at Del Rio.
 Journal Miner: L. L. Harmon, the Yavapai and Maricopa county stockman, who passed through here last night, after a ten days stay in northern Arizona, Investigating the cattle market, said: II do not believe there will be any raise in the price of beef for some time. The financial crisis in the east has not affected the market here toany noticeable extent. Recently the wholesale beef men of Los Angeles raised the price one-quarter of a cent and the retailers raised it 2 cents, which, 1 am inclined to be- lieve, was out of proportion to the raise made by the wholesalers"
 International American: E. A.. Tovrea, the we'll known butcher and cattleman of Bisbee, was in Douglas today for the purpose of making shipment of six cars of beef cattle, which were purchased several months ago. When these cattle were purchased it was ex- pected that they would be used at the Tovrea packing plant at Cana nea: however, changed conditions there have delayed completion of this plant and the Hohstadt cattle are now going to the Cudahy Pack ing Company at Los Angeles. Mir. Tovrea had purchased cattle from various sections for the packing plant which he will dispose of to beef buyers wherever he can find them.
 Albuquerque Citizen: Carlsbad and the Pecos valley came in for an unusual share of hardships ow- ing to the dearth of cars to be used for the transportation of cattle from the lower valley. With the possible exception of one or two, all of the cattlemen in this section of the county have had orders placed with the railroad company for thn ,nnct trrtn nr h rnn r,no,nf he.
The oasis., 1907-11-23

Sonora Time.
 xDining Stations.
 Pullman Sleeners are attached to Nos. 8 and i, the mixed trains.
 Trains makes connection at Torres with Torres Prietas Railroad. leaving at 10 30 a m. and 200 D. m. daily for Colorado, and Minas Prietas
 Close connection is made at Guaymas with steamers for all points on west coast of Mexico
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-14
HANGMAN'S DAY
DULY OBSERVED
MurdererS Swung Into Eternity
From SCaffolds in Various
Parts of the Country.
RICHARD WALToN'S CRIME
FRIDAY, THE 18TH, LUCKY FOR
SOME.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13.-HaTrison
Clark. colored, died on the scaffold at
the state penitentiary this afternoon at
2:40 O'Clock. Desperate efforts were
made to delay the execution by filing
a petition alleging insanity. Judge
Cornish this afternoon oyerruled the
application. and Warden Beemer car
ried out the sentence.
With the gallows in readiness for his
execution. and his attorneys arguing in
the court of Judge Cornish. Clark sat
in his cell at the state penitentiary
stunning a banjo.
The crime for which Clark was eX-
ecuted was the murder of Conductor
Edward F'leury at South Omaha. Ac-
companied by Gathright and VAIN,
Two other cOlored men. Clark assisted
in the attempted robbery of the con-
ductor. F1eury drew revolver and
fired at the robbers when commanded
10 hold up his hands. Shots were fired
in return. and Fleury was hit in the
abdomen and fingered several days be-
tore he died.
At the trial Gathright turned states
evidence and declared that Clark fired
the fatal shot. Clark insisted that he
went to the robbery unWillingly and
did not fire a shot.
He conducted his own case with re-
markable skill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-14
VICTIM DRIVEN AHEAD.
Especial TO The HeraId.)

Especial TO The HeraId.)
GOdfield. New. Dec. 13.-The first de-
portation by members of the Western
Federation of Miners occurred this morn
ing. John Wellington Finch. formerly
manager of the Consolidated Mines com
pany. saw three men driving man ahead
of them with guns. three miles north OF
town near the Jupiter mine. He reported
the matter to the officers and they pur-
sued but without success. Mr.. Finch,
who was returning TO Goldfield from To
nOpah in an automobile at the time, says
the men assaulted their victim.
General Funston has spent the day in
tervieWing business men as to their
knowledge of the past conduct of Fede-
ration members and declares his determi-
nation to get at the bottom Of the matter
If troops are necessary to preserve order
they will remain here. There has beer
no further effort to reopen the mines
A special train running in two sections
is enroute from Angels camp Cal. and is
expected TO arrive in Goldfield tomorrow
It will be followed by others until al
least I 900 men are assembled Just as
fast as the men arrive they will be put
to work and protected.
The carpenters are up in arms because
their wages have been reduced at the
mines from 81 to IS and this afternoon a
committee from the trade council A. F. OF
l.. discussed the matter with the Mine
Owners association. 1t is not likely that
any favoritism will be shown them The
electricians are still out but the service
is not impaired.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-14
KILLED A WHITE WOMAN.

Chicago. Dec 13.-Richard F. Walton,
colOred, was hanged here today.
The murder for which Walton suf-
fered death was the murder OF Mrs.
Louise White Grant on the night Of
Sept 10. Mrs. Grant was a kinder
garten instructor and had for many
years managed schools of this charac-
ter in connection with various local
churches. Intending to move from one
apartment to another, she had en-
plOyed Walton to assist in packing
some of her furniture. At night Wal
ton, with the intention of stealing some
of the valuables, climbed through a
window and strangled Mrs. Grant in
bed. He gave some Of the jewels to a
colOred woman, and through this he
was traced. Walton made a confess
sion and entered a plea of guilty.
Judge BrentanO, who passed sentence
of death upon the prisoner. was urged
by Walton TO make the date Of eXecu-
ton earlier than Dec 13.
Walton has repeatedly declared he
vas anxious to be hanged, soon as
possible. and has made a great show
If religious conversion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-14

Friends of Ellis Greenwood, who is
now confined in the padded cell at the
county Jail, declare that he is not in
sane. but suffering from the effects of
cocaine. administered by a dentist
when Greenwood had tooth extracted
on Wednesday.
Greenwood was examined by physi-
clans yesterday for the purpose of de-
termining whether he was insane. The
doctors decided to allow the man TO
remain in the county jail until Satur-
day. when another examination will be
made.
At present the unfortunate man is
violent and dangerous. When he was
placed in the padded cell reserved for
demented persons. he tore from the
walls strips of padding, displaying in
this work almost incredible strength.
AS il looked as though he would wreck
the padded cell, Jailer Corliss and sew
eral assistants went to Greenwood TO
put him in restraint. He was subdued
only after a hard struggle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-14

custody in California for alleged ernbez-
Element, enjoining them from transfer
ring or parting with securities placed by
them in the Atlantic Safe Deposit com
pany-
The injunction was secured by counsel
for Helen NJ. r. Sacher, a young girl VINO
is contesting the will of Ellen NJ. Cotton.
who died in Washington i'm 1905.
Counsel alleges that BARNETT, who is
an executor OF the Cotton estate. took the
will from Washington to Santa Cruz. Cal,
for probate and there secured letters OF
administration with which he removed
securities valued at $3.50 600 to the Gail
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust company,
which closed its doors last month. The
petitioner charges that Walker and Bart
nett took the securities and deposited
them in the Atlantic company in this city,
with intent to convert them to their own
uses