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Evening star., 1907-08-20
BENSON Is CONVICTED
FOUND GUILTY WITH DIR, PER-
RIM OF LAND FRAUD.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August 2O-John
A. Benson and DIR. Edward B. Perrin were
convicted here yesterday evening of fraudu-
lently locating government land in Tehama
county. Sentence was not pronounced
Conviction was secured largely through
Charles P. Smell. government witness,
who testified against Dr.. Perrin because he
(Perrin) refused to pay Smell sums prom
ised him for being dummy "locater' on
the land.
At the Department of the Interior it is
considered that this decision, though in a
case comparatively unimportant, will be of
use to the government in the Hyde-BenSon
trial before Judge Stafford next January.
There is an indictment for bribery and one
for conspiracy against this same John A.
Benson. The California indictment was
drawn since those in Washington, but Ben
efforts for postponement. F. A. Hyde, as
sociated with Benson in the Washington in
dictments, does not appear in the San
Francisco case.
The indictment there was for using f1c-
titious names and willing dummies" to
purchase from the state of California lands
Included in the forest reserve, to be trans
ferred to the United States, with the pur-
pose, after the transfer. of selecting in
exchange more valuable state lands, buying
for 81 25 an acre and selling at from S. to
$50 an acre. Thus far the Washington in
dictments are similar, but the two cases
have no connection and washington has
taken no part in the trial just finished at
San Francisco.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
SENATOR T1LLMAN's VIEW.
Thinks That the President Is After
the Nomination.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, Ohio,
August Ex-senator Tillman of South
Carolina spent several hours in this city
today after delivering lecture at
Clarksburg, Ohio, on the race question.
He talked freely on the matter OF repub-
lican presidential timber. Senator Illl-
man said Il do not believe that the fact
that President Roosevelt is on the face
of it. backing the effort to nominate Secre-
tary Taft for the presidency Will serve
in any degree to strengthen the chance
of the Secretary's nomination. In my
opinion Taft will hurt his prospects If
he attempts to stand a stool pigeon
and personal representative of the Presi-
dent If he stands as the representative
of Taft rather than of Roosevelt he will
be much stronger before the people
Really, however, | think that the Presi-
dent is after the nomination himself and
this present maneuvering is for the purpose
of getting the situation tied up that u
deadlock will result at the republican ma
tional convention and that the President
hopes and expects that 1t Will stampede to
him nominate him by reclamation and
hand the nomination to him on a silver plat
ter with the assurance that he is the only
man who can lead the republican party and
the country out of The wilderness
The President did not tell me this. for
never called on him, you know, but this Is
what think
Whom co l think the republicans will
nominate for the presidency?
"Nen. Gov Hughes will surely get the
New York delegation to the convention. He
seems TO have made himself popular in his
state, and his chances of securing the nom
ination seem to be better than those of any
other man now mentioned. With such i
state as New York back of him he will pc
a power in the convention from the start"
Senator Tillmau declined to express him
self on the democratic presidential nom;na-
ton, futher than to say that he knew of no
democrat in South Carolina seeking it.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
BOTH DYING IN THE HOSPITAL.
Lover and Sweetheart Victims of the
Formers Shooting.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 2O.-Difference in
their religious faiths. it is said today, was
the primary cause of Miss Helen Tiska,
eighteen years old, of 1876 East 7th street,
refusing to marry Frank Ballog, twenty
one years old. Both the young woman
and her suitor are in Bellevue Hospital
today. where their death is momentarily
expected. Ballog is in the prison ward,
charged with having shot Miss Tiska and
then turning the revolver against his own
breast.
The young woman. who is Hungarian,
has been in this country for two years.
Since her arrival she has been courted by
Ballog. Miss Tiska is a Catholic, while he
is of the Protestant faith. Many times
Ballog has asked the young woman to
marry him. but she put off giving a definite
answer. For several weeks Ballog has
been threatening the girls life if she did
not agree to be his wife.
Late Sunday Ballog called at the Tiska
hame and the girl told him that she
could not marry him. Ballog drew a re-
volver and fired twice at the young woman,
one bullet entering her right breast and
the other hitting her wrist. He then shot
himself.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
RICH MALEFACTORS
WILL NOT ESCAPE
THE EPEN|TENT|ARY
Roosevelt's Word to the Trusts
at ProvincetoWn.
SAYS HIS COURSE is CLEAR
Many Appeals Have Been Made to
Him Recently.
CANNOT STAY PROSECUTIONS
Corner Stone Laying of the Pilgrims
Memorial Marked by Nota-
BILE Speech.
ANNOT STAY PROSECUTIONS

President Roosevelt made an elev-
enth-hour addition on the subject of
the stock market to the address
which he delivered at ProviEcetOwn
today. He asserted his belief that
the particularly severe" disturbance
on the New York stock exchange
was. for the most part, due to mat
ters not particularly confined to the
United States, and to matters wholly
unconnected with any governmental
action" The startling feature of this
portion of thu Presidents speech
was, however. his suggestion of an
other rich mems conspiracy" con-
tanned in this declaration. He said:
1T may we'll be that the determi-
nation of the government, in which,
gentlemen. it will not waver, TO pun
ish certain malefactors of great
wealth has been responsible for
something of the troubles, at least, to
the extent of having caused these
men to combine to bring about as
much financial stress as they poSsi-
bly, can in order to discredit the pol
icy of the government and thereby to
secure reversal of that policy so
that they may enjoy the fruits of
their own evil doing
Evening star., 1907-08-20
THE BIOLOGICAL CONGRESS.
Eight Sectional Meetings of Delegates
Held at Boston Today.

BOSTON, August 2O.-There were eight
sectional meetings of the delegates to the
seventh triennial international geological
congress today.
Before the section of cyto!ogy and hered-
ity, Prof. c. E. McClung of the University
of Kansas delivered an address on .'Cytol-
ogy and TaXonomy.' DR.. r. F. Scarff of
Dublin at a meeting of the section of
geography spoke on THE Erudition of Con-
tinents as Illustrated by the Distribution
Murrch of the University of Michigan
spoke on The Problem of the Vertebrate
Head in the Light of Comparative Anato-
N.Y." before the section of comparative
anatomy.
The Arnold Arboretum. containing the
most extensive collection of the world of
the Italian garden of the Larz Anderson
estate in Brookline. were the objective
points of the delegates interested in plant
culture during the afternoon.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
THE TELEGRAPH STRIKE
POSTAL COMPANY REPORTS RE.
SUMPTION WITH CANADA,

CHICAGO, August 2O.-General Superin-
tendent Capen of the Postal Telegra ph
Company said today that his company has
resumed telegraphic communication with
all points In Canada. The Canadian con-
nections of the Postal company are over
the wires of the Canadian Pacific railway,
and the officials Of the telegraphers' union
declared today that the railway operators
will not be allowed to handle the Postal
business.
Both companies today reported them
selves as being able to handle all current
business, but at the union headquarters it
was asserted with much confidence sthat
both companies are badly crippled. The
operating forces of both the Postal and
Western Union on the board of trade were
again increased today.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
DECIDES AGAINST THE CITY.
Referees Report in New York Suits
to Recover From fractions,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 2O-Hamilton Odell.
who was appointed referee by the supreme
court in the place of the late Michael H.
Cardoso to pass upon the city's suits to
recover some s211,OOO in the aggregate
from the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company and other railway COM
panies for the cost of repairing the tracks
of the four companies during the years
1850 to 1895, inclusive, has just filed his re-
port in the supreme court. Referee Cd III
decides against the city and directs tha.
judgments be entered against it In all the
suits, with costs to the defendant COM
panieS.
The decision of Mr.. odell means a loss
to the city of between 500, coo and 81 OOO,-
OOO, for the cases of the four railroads
were submitted as test suits, there being
thirty-five such suits in all brought by the
city.
The dispute between the city and the
street railroad companies as to the right
OF the city to repave the companies tracks
and charge the compan for the work
and material has been going on for the
last fifteen years.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Taxless Harrisville.
Dispatch to The Star.

WHEELING, w. Va, August 2O.-Har-
risville. the county seat Of Ritchie county,
will be without any municipal taxation this
year for the first time in the towns his
tory The announcement, has just been
made by the mayor, Romeo H. Freer. a
former attorney general of the state. Har-
risville owns it's own electric lighting plant,
and the profit from it's operation, combined
with the interest on the towns money in
the banks. will afford ample revenue for
all estimated municipal expenses, so that
no corporate tax will be laid whatever. No
other town in West Virginia ever enjoyed
this dictinction
Evening star., 1907-08-20
FEDERATION TO FIGHT
Will Carry Injunction Proceed
ings Higher Up.
"PARRYITES" ARE BLAMED
President Gompers Makes Statement
of Body's Position.
COUNCIL RESUMES SESSION
And Considerable Business Is Trans
acted-Tart Comment on Pres
ent Situation.

1--WE have. decided to defend
our position in the injunction
proceedings in the courts to
the fullest extent. We are
violating no law nor are we
committing crime. We are
doing what we have a lawful
right to do, and we will con-
tinue to do so."-President
Samuel Gompers of the Areri-
can Federation of Labor.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
AIN UNGRATEFUL YOUTH.
Young Negro Attacks the Mother of
His Benefactor.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. August 90
Monday" the ninateen-year-old negro boy
who was picked up in South Carolina as a
mascot bv members Of the ID Wisconsin
Infantry during the Spanish-American war
was yesterday arrested on the charge of at
tacking the mother of his henefactor, Capt.
E. Seeve of Company E.
The police assert that the boy went into
the bedroom of the aged woman at Z
o'clock in the morning and demanded of
her that she turn over to him all her
Valuables.
When Mrs. Seeve awoke the negro grasp
ed her by the throat Unable to answer his
demand and to cry out. the woman was
choked almost into IL Esensibiity.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

NEW YORK, August 20.-Arriyed
Steamer Finland, from Antwerp.
FASTNET, August 2O.-The steamer Car.
mania from New York for Queenstown and
Liverpool was reported by wireless tele.
graph 112 miles west at 10 am. Will prob.
ably reach Queenstown about pm.
SABLE ISLAND, n. s., August oO-The
steamer Oceanic, from Southampton for
New York, was in communication by wire
less telegraph with the Marconi station here
176 miles east OF Sandy Hook at 2:2O a. m.
VIII probably dock about / 80 p.m. Wednes-
day.
SIASCONSET, Mass. August 2O-The
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, from
Bremen for New York, was in communica-
ton by wireless telegraph with the station
here when seventy miles east of Nantucket
lightship, at am. VIII dock late today
or early Wednesday morning.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
TAFT MAY ALTER PLAN
VERY MUCH CONCERNED OVER
CONDITION OF HIS MOTHER.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 2O.-Secretary
Taft today was very much concerned over
the condition of his mother and may change
all his plans regarding his trip to the Phil
ippines. He is scheduled to leave for Gin
his brother, Charles Taft, until Wednesday
night. and will speak at Lexington, KY,
Thursday.
These arrangements depend upon the con-
dition of his mother. Today he held long
conference with his political manager, A. L
Vorys
Evening star., 1907-08-20
SOUTHERN RATE PROBE.
General Manager Of Mobile Road
First Witness Today.

NEW YORK, August 2O.-When the TAX
ing of testimony in the suit of the Southern
Railway Company to have declared in
valid the recent act of the North Carolina
legislature fixing the maximum passenger
rate In that state at "a cents was resumed
today, R. NJ Taylor, general manager of
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
was the first witness called. In reply to
questions, he described the country east of
Louisiana and south of the Potomac as
producing states which send commodities
to all the markets of the world
Would you be surprised to know that 81
per cent Of the railroad business done in
North Carolina is interstate business?' he
was asked.
Mr. Taylor replied that he would not be
at all surprised, as he had personal knowl-
edge that such is a fact
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Rogers on the Job.

NEW YORK, August 2).-H H. Rogers
the active head of the Standard Oil Com
pany. was at his office yesterday for the
first time in three weeks. Mr. Rogers was
at ~ Broadway for only an hour, and de-
clined 10 authorize any interview.
His presence was known by very few, and
he left to go back on his yacht after seeing
one or two only of his associates.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Hundred Cinnamon Killed.

BERLIN, August 20.-The directors. of the
Shantung Mining Company today received
a cable message from Taintau. announcing
that an explosion of dynamite had occurred
underground in the Fangtse mine, resulting
in two Germans and one hundred and three
Cinnamon being killed.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
ECHO OF NOTABLE MURDER CASE
Death of Alex. Jester Tried for Mis-
souri, Crime in 1900.

CHICAGO, August 2O-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Aurora, Mo-, says: In
formation has reached this city through
Postmaster ]. ]. Burke of Norman, Okla,
of the death at Gushing, Okla, of Alex
ander Jester, alias William A. Hill aged
over ninety years, who was tried at New
London, Mo, in July, 1900, for the murder
of Gilbert w. Gates. brother of John w.
Gates, the New York and Chicago steel
king and multimillonaire, the crime hav-
Ing occurred in February, 1871
The old man died on August at the
home of his daughter. Alice Jester, and
was buried at Shawnee, Okla.
Evening star., 1907-08-20

There has been no change
of any kind in the price of
the paper to newsboys, and
readers should pay no more
than the printed price.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Weather.

Cloudy; possibly occasional
rain tonight and tomorrow.
Cooler tomorrow.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
NOTICE.

The price of this paper at
NEWSSTANDS and from
NEWsBoYs is
TWO CENTS.
Evening star., 1907-08-20
Session Late Yesterday.

At the afternoon session yesterday Of
the executive council Mr. John H. Brink
man of this city, who is general secre-
tary of the Carriage and Wagon Workers
International Union, and A. ]. Engel and
c. T.. Hatch, represe nting the Upholsterers'
International Union, appeared before the
council in regard to the claim Of the up
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Presidents Address.

Continued on Second Page.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-11

ChamberIain's Sells 6Iasabo Shol srns and
Never fails. Buy il now. IL may save life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-11
Ihree Children Killed

The following, relating to the terri
BILE accident which befeli the children
OF William Linn and wife, at Stuart,
a brother Of Henry Linn, one OF the
brakemen on the Audubon Branch,
and also q brother of Aus Linn, at
Gray: we clip from the Saturday Reg
lister and Leader:
STUART, Iowa, July 5.-Blown out
OF the loft of barn, this afternoon,
the three sons of William Linn were
terribly injured, and the three boys
have since died from their hurts. The
accident was due to the explosion OF
ten pounds OF gun-powder left in a
twenty-five pound can in the loft. The
tragedy is all the more pitlable because
of the attempted warning of the child
rem by Jacob Schaefer, the owner of
the barn, who turns out To be the
means OF the accident. Some time ago
he abandoned the old barn, which is
near the Lester farm house. He left
the powder In can in the loft, but
warned the children that il was dan
gerous; and even took a quantity OF
Il out in the field and fired 1t to dem
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-11
Wedding in Hamlin.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Shelly in Hamlin township was the
scene of pretty wedding "wednesday
evening July third, when theirdaught-
err Bertha was given in marriage to
Mr.. William A. Morey, in the pre-
sence of about thrifty invited guests.
The wedding march was played by
Arden Shelley. And the bridal coup
lie took their position in the parlor,
the groom attended by Mr.. Russell
Shelley, and the bride by Miss Edith
Morey, Where Rev. Wendell pastor
of the Evangelical church pronounced
the word that made them husband and
wife together in the name of the
Tirune God. Most hearty congratu-
lations followed. And then away to
the dining room where a bounteous
wedding supper awaited. Mr.. Morey
is the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
b. Morey of Hamlin township, and is
highly respected young man by all
who know him. He is industrious
and his quiet unassuming life com
mands respect by all. The bride is a
highly accomplished young lady, hav-
ing taught school and music for a
number of years in Audubon County,
and will teach the fall and winter
term at Fairview. In the spring Mr..
and Mrs. Morey will occupy the l..
Miller farm at Old Hamlin. The
hearty good wishes of their many
friends go with them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-11
MUST ACCOUNT FOR FEES.
Judge Green Decides Hard Fought
Case at Harlan.

Harlan, Ia, July Judge Green
rendered a decision Tuesday In the
case OF Shelby County VS.. " Yackey,
an ex-clerk of the district court Of
Shelby county. The suit was brought
to recover from the defendant the sum
OF nearly 800 fees, etc, alleged to
have been unlawfully retained by de-
PENDANT and not by him paid TO the
county. Judge Green, in rendering
Judgment in favor ofthe county for
$3.50 decides a number OF questions
that will be of interest TO the clerks OF
the district court all over Iowa. The
defendant set up the plea OF the stat
ute of limitations, and also contend
ed that the fees In controversy be-
longed TO him. The fees inquestion in
cluded fees for making transcripts OF
various sorts; for recording foreign
Wills and transcripts; for fees paid to
the defendant for acting as member OF
the board of commissioners Of insan-
ity; for so-called magistrate fees, +"
for taking the oaths OF atlantis before
him and affixing his seal and sigma
ture, etc
The court holds that for services
performed as clerk the defendant was
not entitled to any additional compen-
sation other than his salary, thecourt
saying: 1t was the duty OF defendant
to account for all clerks fees paid to
him as such, whatever their character
or description.
The court further held that the per-
iod back of which the county cannot
go is three years, and that the statute
of limitations begins to run from the
date of the filing OF each report re-
quired by law to be made by the clerk
to-the board of supervisors. Judge
Green also held that the clerk OF the
district court must account for and
pay over to the county all fees for
making transcripts of records in his
office; all fees for taking aud affixing
his seal 1.-THE so. called magistrate fees).
The practice In the office of clerk ofthe
district court in Iowa is very loose
and said to be more or less impreg
mated with graft In many counties,
hence the decision of Judge Green
will be welcomed by boards of super
visors and county attorneys.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-07-11
ELK HORN KlMBALLT0N RAILWAY
The Contract Has Been Let And Dirt
Began Flying Yesterday

The board of directors of the Allan
tic Northern and Southern Railroad
held a meeting Wednesday night at
the company's office, the meeting being
an adjourned one from Monday when
no action towards letting the contract
for the grading on the new road was
taken. At the Monday meeting there
were five bidders, but all the bids we're
rejected. The bid of Tompkins and
Fitzgerald was the only one on all of
the work and the board decided to
postpone the action and possibly get
better price. Accordingly at the
Wednesday evening meeting Temp
kins and Fitzgerald, joined by the
Peterson firm, Of Omaha, made bid
of eighteen cents cubic yard for the
work and the bid was accepted. The
board, by waiting as it did, saved
50, 10000 on the work. The bids on
loose and solid rock we're In all prob
ability not necessary, as ii is doubt
full if much rock will be encountered
The contract for the work calls for the
completion of the first three sections,
or twelve miles, by the tenth of Sep.
TENDER: sections four and five by the
first of October and the last section by
the first of November. The work of
laying rails, putting in culverts and
like work will be done as each section
of grading is finished. 1t is expected
that cars will be running on the road
by the first day of-J anuary, 1908. The
successful bidders on the grading have
put up bond of $40, 900. 90 as guar
antee on the work and are to pay ten
dollars day for every day the work
runs over contract time. They are to
commence by the tenth OF July. With
dirt flying, as it will be early next
week. the consummation of the plans
of the men who less than a year ago
took heart of grace and made the mi
tial move toward building ofthe Attain
tic Northern and Southern Railway is
as certain as anything in the future
can be. That many many obstacles
have been met is true, and that at
times the men who had the work in
hand were discouraged and almost
hopeless, is also part of the unwrit-
ten history of the road, but determi-
nation to win and a loyal people back
of them have made the progress
already made possible and assures the
completion of long cherished dream
Atlantic Democrat, July s, 1907