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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
DOcuInen1s Belonged 10 Al.
ton Road and Are Es-
seDtial to Appeal
Bill Of Exceptions to s29,
100000 Fine Will Be Pre-
scented to Judge Today

Chicago, HIS, Dec. 13-At col-
ference this afternoon between Judge,
Lands of the United States district
court and the attorneys concerned in
the case against the Standard Oil
company in which that company was
fined $29,240, 900, Attorney John s. 4
Miller made the announcement that
three commodity tariff books Of the
Chicago and Alton railroad which
figured in the trial, were mysteriousfy
missing. The tariff books were offer
led In evidence by the Standard Oil
eompany's attorneys t to show that
there were in existence many other
tariffs in Illinois similar to that for
the acceptance of which the Standard
oil company was prosecuted. y
Attorney Miller declared he had
Iicalled upon the railroad officials to
produce the books since the trial ami
that they informed him they could not
l be found. The books were excluded
by Judge Lands at the trial and it
| is said that defendant will use this
\ fact in arguing for reversal in the
/ United States court of appeals. At
the conference today, the text of a
bill of exceptions was agreed upon
which will be presented for his sigma
ture to Judge lands tomorrow.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
Efforts of Defense TO Make
Orchard Contradict His
Testimony Fail
Proves Equal to. Thrusts Of
barrow and Makes
Good oh Story

Boise. Idaho, Dec is Clarence Oar
row. the Chicago attorney who is
condh citing the defense Of George A.
Pettibone, had Harry Orchard, the
states chief witness, on the rack for
two Tours and . half today, endsavor-
ing 10 discredit his testimony The
cross examination was rigid and eff
fectiHe in that in it Orchard was ric-
.tured as, an inhuman monster, mar
dereS bigamist, perjuror, gambless
thief and incendiary.
Profting by the failure of Attorney
Richardson, in the Haywood trial, to
shake the testimony Of Orchard, Daf-
row made little attempt to make the
witness contradict himself. IS.
y Twice only during he day did ne
TRY to confuse Orchard in regard 10
his testimony, and each time he fail.
led. Relating from the testimony OF
the Haywood trial Darow endeavoa
ed to- make it appear that witness had
changed his statements, but Orchard
forced his questioner to read nor
of His testimony given before, shosf
ling that his testimony had been tbs
same at both trials. Il .s
{ Barrow laid particular emphasi;
On the fact that Orchard was q Grim
liBal before he became acquainted witt
Mover, Haywood and Pettibone.
I Darrow announced he would con
Eclnde the cross examination tomos
row and Hawley stated to the cour
i that the state would finish its case b.
4 next Thursday. Witnesses for th,
\ defense were subpoened to appea
i Friday of. next week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
Testimony in the Scott Case
at Valley City! Shows Re:
VeHge as Motive
Defense Seems at Sea But
viii Probably Set U
Self Defense

Valley City, N. d., Dec. Is. The
third days trial Of Edward Scott for
the murder of Lars And erson was one
fraught with snares and pitfalls for
the defense The testimony was of
nature tending to show that Scott,
Olson, and Bahr committed an as
sault on Anderson and baby which
was deliberate and premed itated. The
motive was d blow which Anderson
struck Olson in the pool room Of
Charles sobhosky There was testi-
rnony to show that the men quarreled
and that Olson was bent on revenge
and dragged Scott and Bahr into 1t
with him. ... .5s
The defense seems to have one OF
two theories, or both, that Anderson
met his death while walking on the
railroad track, or was injured by fall
ing from the sidewa. Z, Lot the
i've men engaged in quarrel and
that Anderson was strue ..ii z
self defense. It seems clear that An
derson and Olson quarrelled and
both Scott ana Olson threatened An.
derson and that they followed him
with the intention of giving him 9
Isound beating. sss NJ
There Is nothing to show that they
premesi itated murder The state vii
probably rest its case tomorrow
l,morning 5a.6.S5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
TWO MORE
Bodies Have Been Found
In MOROngah Mines
Making 522'


Monongah; w. Va, Dec. 3 II
though search was abandoned last
night, two more victims Of last FRI
days explosion in mines 6 and s of
the Fairmont Coal company were
found today
This makes the total number re-
covered three hundred and twenty
two.
The coal company officials at the
conclusion Of the house to house can
.vass today announced 33S men miss
ing, indicating sixteen bodies are
still in the mines. Tonight the of
Iicials received information which
Sslightly increases the estimate Of the
total dead.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
FUNSTON
Finds Conditions in Gold.
field Worse Than He
Expected
Members Of WOInal's Club
Tell Him They Are LlV.
ing in Terror

GoldfeId. Nev., Dec. 13After hav-
ing conferred with many Citizens OF.
Goldfeld today, Gen. Funston stated
tonight to the Associated Press that
he is finding conditions here wrose
than he had anticipated.
Possibilities of further trouble
growing out of the difficulties be-
tween the mine owners and miners, z
he said, ARE greater than my inform
alton previous to coming to Goldheld
had led me to believe. I have just
stelegraphed a second report to Wash
3ington which is based on information
L have gathered today. | do not be-
3lieve. the governor will declare mar
tial law at once as no serious dis
=turbance has occurred. shall not
advise such action until necessary.
AS to the matter of patrolling the
vicinity of the mines and streets of
the city with regulars, that is a pro-
|,cedure that may be come necessary
any hour. y
Tomorrow delegation of women,
composed of members of the women's
club of Goldfield, will call on Gen.
Funston and lay before him their side
of the question, which will be that
previous to the coming of the troops
they had lived in constant terror.
| A story is circulating that two ui,'
ion men escorted a miner who had
gone back to work, to a point some
three miles from camp, and then bru
italy beat him and started him fol
Tonopah across the desert. No trace
4 of the miner who was alleged to have
1 been beaten or of the two men wht
are alleged to have committed tht
4 outrage has been found. Gen Fun
Iston was Informed of the matter ii
night. He stated emphatically. whel
4 questioned, that the troops here woult
i endeaVor to protect Western Fedora
4 ton men il any attempt were mad
Ito deport them. just as they woul
4 protect men who might be set upo
by strikers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
BIG SWAP
New York and Boston Leag.
Ues Trade Famous Base
Ball Players


New York, X. Dec 3 One Of
the largest exchange les Of layers ever
recorded in major league baseball
was effected at the conc IllsIo OF the
National League meeting today when
the New York National League team
exchanged Frank .Bowerman catch
er; Cecil Ferguson, pitcher; Daniel
McGann, first baseman George
Browne, right fielder and either Wil-
liam Dahlen, shortstop, or John Elan.
nifan. substitute, for Fred Tenney,
first baseman; Thomas Need ham,
catcher, and Al. Bridewell, shortstopj
all Of the Boston National League
team. ..55. 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
Is in Store for New Workers.
Alderman Committee
Hear Arguments
Attempt Will Be Made 70
Amend Ordinance to
Permit Musicals

New Y ork, N. Y, Dec. 49, Wheth-s
er New Workers are to have a.5more;
liberal Sunday than is permitted un-8
der the present laws as interpreted
by Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman,
was debated by representatives of
nearly all classes Of the cosmopoli-
tan city at a public hearing before
an aldermanic committee today.
To this committee has been re-
ferred, by the board Of aldermen, a
resolution designed to qualify the
present legal restrictions so far as
they may be modified without bring
ing the city ordinances into conflict
with the penal code. The suggested
changes, which may be incorporated
in the new city charter, would al
low such entertainments of a musical
and intellectual order as would not
violate the traditional significance
Of the day. They provide for the
opening Of theatres, opera houses
and other places where concerts have
long been held on the Sabbath. Pro,
ponents and opponents of the reso
tuition were heard BY the committee
which will report to the full board
next Tuesday. a. t,s@ sSf
What this report will be, II a1read.
determined. is not known. Mex
Sunday will necessarily be ssblue' a
was the last, although the Edel
Musee and some penny arcades hav,
secured an Injunction through whicl
they will be able to do business q
usual The theatrical men gener
ally, however, will not force the is
sue, but await the action of th
board
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
POOR PEOPLE.
Form Great Crush at Royal
Chapel to See Their
Dead Hing

3 !.
Stockholm, Dec. 13.-From early
morning until late tonight a great
crowd waited outside the palace
chapel in the hope that they would be
allowed to see the face of the dead
king for the last time, and when the
hour came for closing the chapel a
rush was made for the doors and the
police had to be called out to check
the people. The crowd was made up
of the poor people of Stockholm,
among whom King Oscar was a Ia.
vorite. Although King Oscars last
wish was that there should be no dis,
play of mourning, everybody is
dressed in black.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
VETERAN PILOT
OLDEST PILOT ON MISSISSIPPI
TIES UP AT THE GOLDEN
WHARF.

st Charles, Mo, Dec. Is = Capt. Ed
ward Fulferson, aged ~. who had
been a pilot on the Mississippi rive.
since he was lSSyears old, died here
yesterday from malarial fever. He
was Familiarity known by river men
from st Louis to New Orleans ard
wasethe Oldest pilot on the river in
point of years OF service. Capt. Fui-
ferson was one OF the pilots selected
ito steer the steamer on which Presi-
dent Roosevelt made his recent trip
down the river to Memphis.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
PENSACOLA
Has a Blow Which Damages
Much Shipping in
HafbOr

81 Penassola, Florida, Dec, Is
Storm that struck Penaseola early TO-
day did considerable damage to ship
ping interests. During the height ufs
the gale. which attained velocity Of
forty I'VE miles per hour. the Russian
ship Ayonia. which was In the harbor,
dragged her anchor an dcollided with
the British barge Emma Parker, Gam
aging that vessel to q siaerabls
extent.
-Four loaded and npe empty bsfssg
broke their ra0orings aud were beach
ed. Much danage of = minor ssllagac-
ter was done,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
SPECTACULAR
Fire in Chicago Causes 500,
900 Loss and Death
Of Many Horses

Z Chicago, Dec Is -Four persons
were injured. a score of families driy.
on from their homes and tweIts
nine horses burned to death toni gfs..
when d iire attacked the boftling
plant Of the Cook Brewing Co, at
Twenty-Slxth street and Cottage
Grove avenue The building was de.
stroyed. entailing loss Of s2Oes-
600.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
sATISF ACIORY
Bulletin Says Mrs. LOngWOfth
Is Doing Nicely Since APP
pendiCHis Operation

Washington, D. g, Dec. 13--Esoii:.
lowing bulletin was issued at White
House tonight at $3.50 O'clock
# Mrs. Longworth had very gooi day.
She is progressing rapidly and hei
condition is entirely satisfactory s.5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
pay .the Usual pIvy

New Haven, Conn, Dec. The an
snouncemsnt was made here tonight
that the usual quarterly dividend Of
two percent was declared at the reg
mar monthly meeting In New York To-
day 81 the New York. New Haven g
Hartford railroad directors Il y
payable Dec. 81 to gtockhol ders Of
record December Is.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
devoted Friday to Social
Gatherings Ailoat and
Ashore
Biz! Ball and Reception Ten
dered All Officers Of
Pacific Fleet
". III stE si
Sailors Also Have BlOWOlIts
Great Day for Old
Point Comfort

Old Point Comfort, Dec. Is. 81 A
brilliant naval and military ball was
given at the Hotel Chamberlain to-
night in honor of Admiral Evans and
other officers Of the sixteen battle
ships which sail Monday on their
notable cruise to the Pacific. Are
ception and dance in the gaily dec
GRATED ballroom closed a day given
over almost entirely to social fllnc-
lions.
The ships reported read last
night and today there was little work
to be done. The enlisted men came
ashore In large numbers while on
board ship gunners and wardroorn
oaicers keep open house. Afternoo bon
tea was served on every vessel
ind imprs mptu mnsicales were the
feature Of the day. enterta inrnent
Tonight's event, the most formal Of
! the week, called out the special even
ing dress uniforms Of the naval Of
ficers, who were all aglitter with gold
lace and trappings. The army ofiic-
ers from Fortress Monroe added q
bright touch Of artillery red to the
color scheme Flags Of all nations
draped the allroon1. The social sets
Of Norfolk, Richmond, Baltimore,
Washington and other eastern cities
were largely represented
Several naval attaches from foreign
embassies and legations at Washing
ton have arrived here to witness the
manuvers attending the departure
of the feet.
With regard to the report that all
Japanese servants on board the yes
pels Of the Pacific-b bound fleet have
been transferred to other ships that
are to be left behind. 1t was stated
on board the flagship Connecticut to.
day that only those japanese stew.
ards and mess attendants whose en-
sIistments expire prior to July frs
next, have been replaced by Ameri
can sailors recently trained for tn
work The Japanese falling within
this restriction have been placed or
receiving ships at the various nav.
yards, as it was not desired to dis
charge them at a distant port, ant
be under the obligation of payin'
their fares back to the eastern par
of the United States. Quite q mum lLn
Der Of Japanese servants, whose en-
listments have a year or mere to run
are being taken along as usual
Under the rules laid down by tn
present secretary Of the navy en-
listments Of persons not citizens g
the United States is strongly fol
hidden and for this reason none g
the Japanese can be re-enlisted an
ALI aliens are thus to be eventual
retired from the enlisted force. Re
alizing that Japanese servants coul
no longer be retained, officers haY
for some Time past been instructin
other sailors in the duties formerl
assigned to the Japanese.
) ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-12-14
HasI<lns Won i,ooo-yard race

philadeIphia. Dec 1s-tssvy Haskirls
Of the University Of PENN ylyaliil,
tonight defeated Melvin Sheppard u
the Irish-Amerlean Athletic club, q.
Y.. III the 1,O0O-yard race.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-16
A princirIe practicaIIv illustrated

Secretary Root, as usual, went direct to
the point IN his address to the Central
American peace conference. Urging the
Central American republics TO reach an
agreement among themselves, he advised
them that such an agreement would be Of
little value unless means were provided
10 enforce it and to punish offenders
against It's terms. Mr. Root illustrated
HIS point by references to the guarantees
Of liberty and inviolability Of property
under the Federal Observation-Disclosures
tons which might have been suggested
by recent events in some Of the Southern
States where attempts have been made
10 deprive railroad corporations Of the
right to protect themselves and their
property by constitutional methods. Mr.
Root said 1t would be of little value 20
declare that n man shall not be deprived
of his property without due process Of
law were il not for the practical pro-
vision which imposes on specific officers
the duty OF nullifying every attempt to
take away a mans property without due
process OF law"
Now. in the case Of Alabama, 10 quote
a fragrant instance, the legislature has
enacted, or is about 70 enact, legislation
designed TO make it impossible for rail-
road corporations 20 take advantage Of
the practical provision 20 which Secretary
Root refers. In other words, as 20
these corporations. the right OF recourse
10 the courts established by the Federal
Constitution is TO be denied. If that end
be attainable, and one Of the funda-
mental guarantees OF property abolished
All this Is justified as an assertion Of
the will OF the people of Alabama, ex-
pressed by legislative acts. But the ac-
ton Of the Alabama legislature ignores
a vital principle of American constitu-
tions. which is that they set up certain
barriers against the assertion of the legis-
lative wili-that they establish certain
bounds of personal right beyond which
no legislature can 80, To enforce the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-16
Trust Company Supervision.

Gov Hughes. as we expected. has
taken up the question OF legislation re-
latinE TO the Incorporation, conduct OF
business, and supervision of State banks
and trust companies. He has appointed
a committee Of five well-knOwn bankers
10 collate facts and offer recommenda-
tons for measures which may be de-
sirable to safeguard the interests Of our
citizens by promoting the security of
financial institutions organized under the
laws Of the State, and by preventing
TO the fullest extent possible the recur-
renee Of disturbances such as we have
lately witnessed" Several weeks ago
Gov. Hughes appointed banker of abil-
ity as superintendent of banks. and much
is looked for from his administration OF
that office in the improvement OF some
Of the weak spots Of the metropolitan
banking situation.
1t seems proper. in this connection, 70
note The fact that in the District OF CO.
lumhia the trust companies are under
the supervision of the Comptroller Of the
Currency, and make regular reports of
their condition. conforming. as far as
possible. 10 the requirements Of the ma
tional banking act. To this circum-
stance may be attributed. in consider
able measure, the confidence felt by the
people Of Washington in their local bank
ing institutions
The act of Congress under which a
trust company operates in the District
Of Columbia not only provides the same
supervision given the national banks.
but. as an additional safeguard. requires
such an institution 10 deposit with the
Comptroller not more than one-half noT
less than one-quaTter OF It's capital This
requirement Of the law is covered by the
following clause:
1T shall deposit. either in money OF in bonds
mortgages. deed Of trust or other securities equal
IN actual value 20 onef0rth u the capital stock
paid in. with the Comptroller u the Currency. u
be kept by him upon the trust and for the purposes
hereinafter provided; and the said Comptroller day
from time 10 time require additional deposit
from any such COMPANY Ia be held upon and foi
the same trust and purposes. not exceeding. how
ever in value onc-half the Taid-in capital stock
and the said ComptroIer shall not issue % an,
corporation the CrrtfCats heretofore provided fol
until said deposit with him Of securities required hJ
this section"
The law as applied to the District OF
Columbia IS the best in operation any
where. and might profitably be taker
as a model by New York and other
States
Government supervision, OF course can
not take the place of honesty and con
/ servatism in banking management. bu'
when careful banking methods go hand
/ in hand with supervision. as in the Dis
trict. financial conditions are about as
near the ideal as is humanity possible
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-16
4 Brand.new Nature Faker2

Mr.. Emerson Hough is a strenuous
Western writer who has achieved repu-
tation by both his nature stories and arti-
Giles and mis- fiction. So far as we know.
he figured in no way in the hot contro-
versy over alleged nature-fal1ng which
helped 10 induce the people to forget more
important things last fall and summer
But we think he is about due. as they
say in the South, for a fsrocious attack
from the same conspicuous naturalist
with whom Dr. William j. Long. Of Con-
necticut, has found himself in disagree
ment.
we base this opinion on some statements
made by Mr.. Hough in an article entitled
Bear Hunting the Sport of Presidents
which one of the popular weeklies has
Just published. Mr.. Hough says nothing
about Presidents, but much about bears
First Of all. however, he says a paragraph
or so about himself. and therein hits
somebody, we are not sure just who:
Taking .tfe inst Sc has como to me from the
outside. confess that personally have never seen
the wild animals fashionable IN the New Thought
and I have never hesitated TO go hunting when !
got tbs chance. with rife. and not notebook in
hand. have never met soulful wolTcrene have
never encountered magazine lynx. and never nun
across Sunday newspaper wolf in an my simple,
uneJCntful life.
Whatever doubt there may be as to
whether the pro or the anti nature takers
are SHE'D at in this, nobody Will fall TO
recognize that It is none other than the
President OF the United States whose toes
are stepped on as Mr.. Hough walks out
boldly and declares:
Pears always had fascination for me in the
abstract although in the concrete they have always
proved rather disappointment. The ordinary bear
OF the Middle. Eastern. and Southern States is the
biggest coward Of all animals. unless IL is the Zero
ciOus lynx art nOovo or the savage Sunday wolf.
The grizzly Of the Rockies Is very to-day and
be Is not the grizzly Of Lewis and Clark. by the
same measure that the high-Iowcr rre OF to-day IS
not the Of small bore muz6le-loading days
This is nothing short Of lese majestic
The idea of President Roosevelt spending
days, much physical effort, and-as we
remember-some $50 bills in hunting game
which is ''the biggest coward of all ami
malsr' What will Mississippi and Louis
lana, Bob BobO Holt Collier, and John NJ.
Parker say 10 this? They will side with
the President, we are sure. Every citizen
OF Roosevelt La formerly StambouD.
stands ready, no doubt, 20 testify that the
bears Whereabouts are the bravest of the
brave, and that In hunting them-or shall
we say it?-the Chief Executive of the
United States took his life In his hands
many. many times; and as for Colorado
well, perhaps the writer meant that Rocky
Mountain grizzlies of the present day are
as superior TO those Of Lewis and Clark's
time as the modern rife is to the old
rnuzZle-lOader
Only by making a declaration TO this ef-
feet can Mr. Hough hope 20 escape the
mighty rhetorical! bite in the chest-an in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-16

Had q queer adventure once at the
seaside" remarked the man with mousse
colored whiskers About twenty years
ago I was one day walking along the
beach, when 1 sighted greenish-looking
object floating a few hundred feet off
shore. AS luck would have II. had Just
been reading about ambergris and how
valuable 1t IS. and that very week I had
coming due note for 5000 that didn't
know how I was ever going 20 meet
Then you got excited. eh?'
You bet l did. AmbeTgTis, you know.
is valuable stuff. A small chunk Of II is
worth all kinds OF money, and this green
ish-looking object seemed as big as a keg.
l got a boat and rowed out 90 Il. BY the
way, do you think Taft would make n
good candidateT
Never mind about Taft. What was
that greenish-lookiug object?"
"Nuthin' but a decayed watermelon
How about the note for $1,000"
'Outlawcd long agU. Say. sometimes
think Taft would make a strong candi-
date; and then again. l dunno"