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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

and then branched out into making
hundred dollar bills.
In the letter opened | found three
OF the bills which were being sent to
Taylor and Briddell by Kendig &
Jacobs. cigar merchants in Lancas-
ter. Pa. with whom they operated. ]
marked the bills, replaced them in
the envelopes and remailed the let
ter.
Later, when Chief Wilkie and 7
went to search Tayler and Bddell's
place and put them under arrest |
pried open a drawer in their desk,
found two of the three bills | had
taken from the letter and marked.
"Wlkie was standing beside me
at the time, and | said to him, loud
enough for the two men under arrest
10 hear:
That's funny. Jacobs told Us
there were three of these bills
"Brddell bit at the bait.
Burns he said, how many men
have you got under arrest in this
case?'
Il named every man who was con
nected with the case. None of them
was under arrest at the time.
That's enough for me, said Bird.
dell We don't make any more trou-
BILE for you
He gave me his full confession on
the spot 1t was opening the letter
that did the trick. or course Jacobs
had told us nothing
Counterfeiters Caught.
An illustration of careful detective
work Is Burns method in running
down two counterfeiters from Cen.
trail America. They were Gen. Freder-
leo Mora and Ricardo de ReQuisens.
These two men had been making
counterfeits in the United States OF
the 100 peso notes of Costa Rico. Our
government was asked to apprehend
the counterfsiters, and Burns was en-.
trusted with the Job. Others had
worked at 1t before, but all Burns had
10 start with was a sofa wrapped up
in burlap in which 100000 of tho
counterfeit notes had been stuffed for
shipment to Costa Rca. On the bur-
lap was the mark, Xxx 1884"
Starting from this, Burns found that
the burlap had been originally used
in packing a shipment Of overalls from
a factory in Newburg. 1t was the
shipping number. In Newburg Burns
| he IF
and found that those particular over
alls had been shipped to dry goods
store in Long Island City. There they
told him that they had recently sold
piece of burlap to an old lady by
| the name OF Mrs Chevins. 1t did not
| look promising.
But, when Burns learned that Mrs.
| Chevins had a sonin-law, one kicar-
! do de Requisens, who hailed from Cos
ia RIGA, he thought the trail was get.
ting warm.
| De Requisens was living with 3
young widow from Pittsburg at the
house of his mother, Mrs. Chevins,
Burns placed De Requisens and the
widow under arrest. Then he sent
one Of his men to the jail with an al.
| legged message to the effect that If he
would produce the plates Of the coun.
| terfet notes the government would
abandon his prosecution.
After the messenger left, De Requis.
ems was visited by his mother-n-law
When she left him Burns followed her
to her home in Long Island City,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04

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in the morning the house would burn
down with a complete loss. In this
way they had got hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars out of the insurance
companies.
When / was called into the case
It had been pretty thoroughly gone
over by Pinkerton men, who had 10
Gated the suspects The difficulty was
to get legal evidence, Jim French,
who later fed to Honduras, after hav-
ing served his first sentence, which !
got against him, was the leader of the
gang.
The difficulty in all such cases is
to uncover the tracks Of the crimi-
nails while avoiding direct methods,
Instead of going out to induce some
of the marked men TO come to the
front With a confession, | went to
them under the name OF Williams
aud told them that | had been sent
BY the Insurance. companies to inves-
tigate the detectives that had been
" VI hllb cl 'u' 'dS' VIM "'lo ~
cused Of misappropriating their ex.
pense money. While carrying on this
special investigation | was able to
gather around me all the gang. From
thought, could give me the evidence.
This fellow, John Rudd by name,
never knew until the day that he was
called into the grand jury room tina.
he had been aiding in the apprehen.
sion OF the incendiaries.
Suspected lnformer Killed.
When all was ready | went before
the grand jury and explained the case.
The insurance agents told their losses
and then we called in Rudd and ex.
planned to him his part in the case
After indictments had been brought
in there was terrible uproar. Some
member OF the grand jury told the
gang that man by the name Of
Burns had come before them and told
the whole story No one knew Burns
| had been going under the name Of
Williams, but the following night one
OF the gang was suspected by his
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burns.
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last
lust now
Is he here now
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In this room
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answer
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Not Even Still,

A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still:
A maid convinced against her will
Is not convinced, nor even stitl.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-05-04
Never Wore a Disguise

Nugus himself has this 10 SAY about
his Nurk as detective
People seem % think that there Is
something uncann> about detective
Norh IhNs imagine We - around
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29

the mouth Of the shaft Most of the
bodies brought to the surface are man
glsd beyond recognition, Mine irlspec-
tors this evening ordered the rescuers
stosreturn to their homes but to hold
themselves in readiness for further or
sders.
Saarbrueck, Jan. pa fire damp ex-'
sp1osion occurred this morning in the
REDEEM coal mine at St. Johann-on-S aar.
opposite Saarbrueck, and caused the loss
Of from $50 to 800 lives. The Reden
mine is owned by the Prussian govern
nlert.
Only SO men 50 far have been brought
out, and of these the doctors say at
least IS will surely die as they are
frightfully injured through the force OF
the explosion.
The official report given out this even
ing says the number Of dead cannot ex-
coed 100
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
AI(ilE:,Il
LAID no REST WITH "A SOLDIERS
HONOR BY HIS OLD 81
COMRADES

Detroit. Mich, Jan. rs was dis
tinctly a soldiers funeral that was held
today over the body Of the late United
States Senator Russell Alger, who died
suddenly last Thursday in Washington
There were delegations present from
congress and the state legislature, with
the state Of Michigan and the city of
Detroit fully represented.
Upon the flag which covered the coffin,
as il was borne from his late home to
the hearse, was laid 4 little old worn
bible that General Alger had carried
through the civil war. Az the nauso-
1eunl the senators, clergy and friends
stepped aside to accord to the deceased
soldiers comrades of the civil war the
honor Of saying the last words Of respect
and affection III the ritual Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
!. DENTIST
in LIVER TOWN ON TRIAL FOR.
MURDER OF WiFE,s
FATHER
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Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
Liver Head, Z. b, Jan, 28 DIR. James
w. Simpson, a prominent dentist, was
placed on trial here today for the mur-
der Of his father-in-laW, Barley w.
EIorney a wealthy contracsor Of North
Port whoswas shot to death atllis home
Dec q, 1907. It is said the prosecution
will call the defendant 5 wife and his
mother-in-laW to testify as to the bad
blood that is alleged to have existed
between the dentist and Homer prior to
the shooting.
Simpson has maintained from the day
he was arrested, over a year ago, that
although he had the gun from which
the fatal shots were fired, the shooting
of his father-in-laW was accidental.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
THREE DEAD
MINE DISASTER IN FRANCE LESS
SERIOUS THAN WAS FIRST
SUPPOSED

Associated Press TO Bismarck Tribune.
Len, France Jan. ~ An official in n !.
vestigation has been made OF the
mine explosion at Liven today and IT
is declared certain that all the
miners who were down az the time Of
the explosion have returned to the
surface. Arthur Lamendin, member
Of the chamber of deputies, who
descended into the mine, confirms
previous reports that only three men
lost their lives and a declaration to
this effect has been posted up. The
crowd, however, continues to show
excitement and when this poster was
read there were cries of They said
the same thing at Courieres. "
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
FR|GHTFUL PRUSS|AN Mine DISASTER
One Hundred and Dead Recovered With 4 Wounded Than 100 Sill Missing Win
Slight Chance For Their Eape-VG 600 Men in Nine When Explosion
Occurred The Death List May Reach 500

Immediately after the explosion, res
che workers were hurried from all the
adjacent mines and boldly entered the
Reden shaft in great numbers. The
work of rescue has been greatly ham,
.pered by poisonous gases resulting from
the explosion and by fierce fire that
broke out immediately afterwards.
During the afternoon efforts at res
cue had to be suspended fol-. these rea-
sons, and the rescue workers had to
be4ordered out Of the mine.
After all the rescuers had reached
daylight, according to one version a
second terrific defamation was heard tlrl-
derground But according to still an
other report, many Of the rescuers were
still below when the second explosion
occurred; and it is estimated that the
two explosions reaches total OF 3Gt
men killed DIN
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29

The Reden mine is owned BY the
Prussian government.
The disaster occurred 1900 feet litl-5
derground and is one and quarter
miles from the floor Of shaft. Il is the:
greatest mining catastrophe ever known
in the Saar region.
About 800 men entered the mine for
the day shift but about 400 Of them es-
capped through the Bildstock shaft, which
communicates with the Rederl mine u1l-
derground.
AT a late hour tonight it was still
uncertain how many workmen still were
in the mine, reports being conflicting.
The entrance to the galleries under
ground is blocked with dead horses.
Heartrending scenes are Witnessed
among the thousands of persons, many
Of them members Of families of en-
tonlbed miners, who are gathered about
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
nine GOOD men And True.

when such doubt as one might feel in;
regard to some vital issue in his own
life had been removed BY evidence. This
seemed to satisfy the district attorney,
and Newton became uror No and
Haas No. 3.
District Attorney Jerome continued to-
day tosbase his examinations of tales
mem upon the belief that TlhaW' law
Syers5 may offer two defenses, one Of
emotional insanity at the time Of the
shooting, and the other "unwritten law y Z.
He asked The accepted ta1esmen if in the
event two defenses were offered and
they were not inconsistent with each
other. which they would accept Both
of the new jurors declared they would
be guided by the courts instructions
when it came to question Of law.
All sof the defendant family were
in court today Mrs. Harry Thaw and
her companion, Miss May Mel enzie.
were the first to arrive. Then came
Mrs. Nv illiam Tlhaw, mother Of the pris-
oner, accompa nied by her two daughters,
the Countess Of Yarmouth and Mrs.
George Lauder Carnegie. Edward and
Josiah Thaw and Mr. Carnegie also
were present. The family sat closely
grouped in two rows of chairs just back
of the prisoner. AS usual they seldom
spoke TO each other Mrs. Vim. Thaw.
had a gracious bow and smile for the.
prisoner when they first met, and the.
latter was quick to return the greeting.
Thaw seemed delighted when he saw
all Of his family in court and appeared
To be IN high spirits throughout the.
day.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
An. ECHO J
OF NEW YORK MUNlc lPAL OWN
ERsHlP is HEARD in SUI
PREME COURT ISL
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Associated PreSS 70 bismarck zlIlDune
Washington, D. q, Jan. %
echo Of the New 7 ork municipal own
ership campaign Of 1905 was heard
in the supreme court OF the United
States today, when the court granted
to Justice of the Peace William Ogor-
man Of that city, leave to file a peti-
ton calling upon Circuit Judge
sLacombe to hear and decide his mo
ton to- yacate the judgment against
SOgorman and Others for $50 900 on
account of contract made by them
4 to purchase stock In Elmore Hines
Co, Of South Dakota. Ogorman
claims that the judgment went
against him by default and that his
failure to make proper appearance In
the case was due to the fact that In
the fall Of 1905 he was busy engaged
d as candidate of municipal ownership
for president Of the Bronx, that he
failed to receive notice from his at
torney, John II. Callahan, that he
would not longer act In that capacity,
because Of their differences on issues
involved in the campaign. Ogorman
complains that he had thus far failed
to secure a hearing on the motion
made by him to vacate the Judgment
against him and the present proceed
ing is Instituted to secure that result.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
SHIP SUBSIDY IS ROASTED

While am not taking any active part
this year in working for legislation Of
any kind, I should be glad to have it
understood that | am absolutely in favor
of the establishment of the canteen
in the various military posts and nation
al soldiers homes, said Archbishop s.
q. Mess,ner today. Il had intended to-
~ sshe subject lip at a recent meet
ing Of the executive of Catholic fedora
ton and ask for its strong Endorsement,
hoping that it would be of influence at
Washington when congress takes up the
question this year. I am positive that
the board would have taken the desired
action, but in the rush Of other import
ant business which came before it, L
overlooked bringing the question UP, and
this has been a source of great regret
to me.
tThe law abolishing the canteen has
proved harmful measure, however
honest its intentions may have been. To
make it other than friend of drunken
ness there must also be another law alb
solutely forbidding the United States
solltdier TO touch drop of Intoxicating
liquors:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
HAS NO PA
MURDERER OF LONDON MER-
CHANT HAS TROUBLE LocAT-
ING HIS SIRE

London, Jan. 28.--It now seems
doubtful whether the mystery surround
ing the killing Of Vim. WHITLEY, the
Westbourne Grove merchant, on Jan.
Oath, ever will be unravelled.
According to the latest Developments,
however, it is thought possible that there
may be some truth in the story told BY {
Horace George Rayner, who shot
Whiteley, regarding his parentage
Rayner's reputed father has at last
come forward with statement through
his solicitor in which he declares that
the murderer has no right to any name
other than that of his mother, spin
ster named Emily Turner, who is now
dead.
It appears that some thirty years ago
Whitley and Elder Rayner, who were
then intimate friends, were both paying
attention to two sisters, Emily and Louise
Turner, the latter being an assistant at
White1ey's store wo children were
alleged to have been born TO Emily who
however, subsequently confessed with
regard to the first child that Rayner was
not its father On this account Rayner
virtually repudiated being the father of
the second child, though he accepted the
responsibility Of parentage as regarding
this particular child. 1t was this alleged
son who shot and killed Whitley.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
saarbrueck, Rhenish Prussia, Jan. 49,
a fire damp explosion occurred about
9 o'clock this morning in the Bildstock
shaft 81. the Reden mine at Saint Jo-.
hann-on-S aar, opposite this town. The
bodies Of 100 miners have been taken
out Of the mine men dangerously
injured were rescued and more than a
hundred miners are missing.
There were about 600 men working in
the shaft when the explosion occurred,
but not more than half of them were
in the galleries which were wrecked.
a rescue corps is working desperately
in efforts to reach the ertonlbed men,
and it is hoped that some Of them will
be found alive.
The scenes at the pit mouth, where the
families Of the miners gathered, were
most distressing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
THERE ARE MORE
GENERAL BUSINESS DEPRESSION,
NOT BOYCOTT, THE TROUBLE
Is .5.s WITH CHINA
associated Press to Bismarck Tribune

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
Washington, D. c., Jan. 2s.-In a
special report to the state department
on the subject of trade relations be-
tween the United States and China
Consul General Rodgers at Shanghai,
states that the boycott has had moth
ing to do with the falling off Of trade.
In proof of his assertion he states
that trade with other nations where
no boycott was involved shows cor-
responding shrinkage for a similar
period of time z
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
Have Been Secured For The
Th | / I Jury Out Of 200
Examined
Another 100 Talesmen Or
defed From Which TO
Get More
Entire IhaW Family Present
In COufi Defendant In
High Spirits
Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune


OH New York, Jan. 28 lie Jury which
il to try Harry e. Thaw for the killing
Of Stanford White is nearly completed.
When court adjourned this evening
there were nine men in the jury box,
one having been added during the
morning session and one Just before the
hour Of adjournment at 5 o'clock 81.
Il was expected tonight that the tax
y ing Of testimony might be begun
Wednesday afternoon
Fifty talestnen were examined today,
and 50 rapidly we're the remaining mem
beers of special panel disposed of at the
morning session that at noon recess or
ders were hurried from the court for the
sufnnloning Of an additional 100 men
who are Is report before Justice Fitz-
gerald tomorrow morning This will
make a total 81 800 men thus far sum
Inoned.
Of the original panel there remained
/ tonight but 335 and it was not considered
that this number would Be sufficient out
of which to, select the three j,lryrnen
necessary 70 make up the trial compile
nellt of twelve. ss
of the fifty men examined today, 43
were excused upon doctors certificates
OF upon the ground that they had
/ formed opinions which were too strong
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
Jim Hill, Hartman and m Re
puhliCdns Denounced By
Democrats
Congress- S Authorizes U tn Sale Of
Hay to Ranchefs In
Montana
BeVefidge Talks on Child
Labor and Is FusilIaded
With Questions

B Washington, Jan. 2s. u Hill, E. H.
Hartman and the republican policy Of
protection are assailed in the minority
adverse report of the Littaur eornpro-
mise ship subsidy bill, which was filed
in the house today by Representative
Spight Of Mississippi, and bears, his sig-
nature as well as that of three other.
democratic members of the house COM
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries,
Goulden, Sherley and Patterson.
After reviewing the proposed subsi-
dies to South American and Oriental
lines, the report says:
1t is not pretended that the pro-
posed appropriations are intended
merely to compensate for services rem
dered and admittedly the larger part
is pure gratuity This objection is
fundamental and no amount of sopis-
try or volume of specious argument
can obscure it.
Were it limited simply to pay
ments for new mail routes it might
be acceptable for that purpose, though
not as real aid to the merchant mar
inc.
The report discusses two proposed
lines which are to be subsidized between
the Pacific coast and the Orient, saying
Y "But when it is recalled that at
Seattle, north Of Cape Mendocino,
is the existing steamship line owned
by ]. ]. Hill and south of ii, at San
Francisco is the Hartman line, the
Pacific Mail, we may begin to suspect
that there is a Niger in the wood
pile. Who are J.. j Hill ard E. II.
Hartman The former is the great
\ railway nagnate OF Northern Seeuri-
ties notoriety, who tried to merge vast
interests in violation Of law and was
only prevented by proceedings in
court. Hartman is another leader Of
corporate wealth who controls more
railway trackage Than any other man y
in he world. Is II hard to guess who,
under this bill, wefild pocket 81 400,
200 of the peoples money e.
HAY FOR MoNTAkANs.
Washington, Jan 2s Twenty bills re-
lating to; the District Of Columbia were
passed today in the house, thus being
District day under house rules
Continued on page 50
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
THREE MORE
MEN IN COLORADO FALL VIC
TINS TO NINE ACCIDENT.
MINE BURNING

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
Trinidad. Colo, Jan. 2s.- Willow
Mine No. s, of the st. Louis, Rocky
Mountain and Pacific company near
Van Houten, n. NJ. caught IRE this
morning from a misplaced shot and Is
still burning All Of the miners ex-
cept three escaped and it is believed
the latter have been suffocated. At
tennpts at rescuing thus far have been
futile.
The flames have resisted all efforts
to extinguish them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
THIS FIRE COST MORE THAN It AUTO

of the New York City railway adjoin-
ing.
The rotary charging plant for the.
electric vehicles said by the company to
have been recently installed at a cost.
of $4,000, 900, was ruined as were 100
automobiles owned by private parties
and considered worth 100000.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
ANO|yIA|IED
FOUR MEN K iLLED BY Elk
PLosIoN OF AMoNiA ICE f3
MACHINE
Associated Press Is Bismarck Tribune

Associated Press to Bismarck Tribune
Chicago, Jan. q our men were
killed and sixteen others seriously in
Ijured today as the result Of an explosion
of an ice machine filed with alnonia
fumes III the power house Of Armour
&Co., at 44oth street and Packers ave-
nue..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29

Vienna, Jan. %. Rumors have
reached here from Belgrade that the ex-
plosion which occurred at the palace
Saturday evening, and which shattered
many windows Of the building, was a
part Of the plot against Grown Prince
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
ssociated Press to Bismarck Tribune.

Associated Press to bismarck Tribune
New York, Jan 80. 8 90 a Noises
estimated at nearly 81, 900 900 resulted
from fire which started Just before
midnight tonight, burned ont the garage
OF the New fork Transp ortation con-
pany at Eighth avenue and West 49th
street. and damaged the street car barns
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-29
THEY SEEM TO like THIS PRINCE

George on whose behalf Premier Pasics.
had just asked the Servian parliament
for an increase in the civil list from 1924, =
900 to 100000, a demand which the: op-
position members had strenuously OPP
posed. Il.