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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-02

Dispatches from Toxic announce
that the government there has just
received the report OF the commits
sion sent to investigate the killing Of
the japanese seal poachers on the Is
land of st. Paul about . year ago.
that the report 10 an entire exculpa-
tion OF the poachers who were more
sinned against than shining. and
most remarkable of all-that the
japanese Government has made rep
resentation to the State Department
looking to repara ton. This 10 one OF
the most remarkable announcements
that has ever emanated from Toxic.
q place whence remarkable announce
ments are not uncommon. The truth
OF the matter 10 that the drst secre-
tary Of the japanese Embassy In
Washington was sent to st. Paul i'm.
mediately after the japanese seal
poachers were killed there, and be
reported to his government that tie
japanese were wholly In the wrons
and that II they had not been ashore
stealing sealskins they would never
have been killed. Al least that u
what he told our Secretary OF State
that he reported. His report waa
never made public BY the japanese
Government. Since then the japanese
public has been looking for some
sort OF a government announcement
on the subject. and now they have
IT, The dispatch says that the Jap
anese people are awaiting the out
come with intense interest. What
outcome their government can expect
q q 1tt<1o haHA ~ ano
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-03
for Ladies and Children

Z 19YA T'S Tor Ladies and NflIIdTeIs
Ladies regular 5000 coat, sale price. $b.49
Ladies regular IL. 50 coat, sale price 7.8o
Ladies regular 1900 coat, sale price 9.o8
Childrens regular 81 90 coat, sale price 1893
Childrens regular 600 coat, sale price 3.25
Childrens regular 1000 coat, sale price 4.98
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-03
Millinery

Having gathered together for this sale the most
modern styles in Ladies' Misses and Childrens
Hats, Plumes, Wings, Feathers Flowers, Ornaments
and trimmings of all kinds at knife sashng prices.
Ladies regular $500 and $500 hats 80
Ladies regular $50 and 400 hats, 1.39
Ladies regular 4.5o and 500 hats, 219
Ladies regular 6.oo $500 and $40 hats now 3.o8
Misses regular and $500 hats, .o8
Misses regular $50, s.. and $500 hats now 1.89
Childrens regular 81. 50 and $2. so hats, 10
Childrens regular 800 and $4.oo hats now. 1.69
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-01-03

Ladies Waists.
Waists open back and front, i'll fine quality
wool batist, worth S.. so now $I.o8
Ladies fine silk, regular $500 waist, :. 2.6o
Ladies SOC and 75c waists, now 80
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
BUTTE BANK HI]
CLOSED ITS DDl|
fear of Run on Institution 81
One Of the Strongest Bank, a !
Montana to Close IN
Tho Statement is Made rba, III.
Is Solvent and That IN. oos VIC
posItors VIII Receive TN. Tb.,.
Money Within the NJ. ''''
Sixty Days.

Butte.-The Stats sayinps \, j
Butte, one of the largest IN in.,,s.l vsn !,
OF tile kind in Montana. wh,a. uq
generally spoken of as tbo
Dahh, closed its doors Shortly y /
10 o'clock Thursday morninr
proceeding was the result of
Ing OF the directors, who postaa !,
notice on the door:
Because of unsettled rumo.
cannot he verified that NAV :.
unusual and excessive demand.
positors, and owing to a sbortasJ
currency and inability to soorrs
ditional currency immediatelv
which to pay demands which NO.
made, the management has dools'
advisable in the interests of all AL
itors to suspend for the time hs;
The bank is solvent"
1t Is stated that the bank ,s
vent and will pay out inside NJ =,
days. Otto Heinze & Co did No, i
the bank a dollar, and F. A Uo]
owes it less than $1,000 900, which
amply secured. Mr.. Largev NJ
dent, owes 1t about $500, and h.
able to pay many times that amol
The bank holds on hand about nj
600, and it's deposits amount to All
S3,O00,OO0. There are about 5000
positors, and of this number SIS
commercial deposits; the Others
savings of working men and yomeI
The directors announce that tS
will proceed with the building Of
new bank, which is nearing conn
tion, and which will cost $1,000
State Examiner Collins will "A
charge of the bank.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
HUNDREDS LEFT
WITHOUT MEANS
The Reynolds Failure at Valdez,
Alaska, Threatens to be Pro-
ductive of Trouble.
No Money TO Pay off the WORKING
Men, and Half the Business Men
OF the Town Are on the verae Of
Financial Collapse.

Seattle, Wash.-Cable adyices re.
ceived here from Valdez by local Alas.
kans are to the effect that instead OF
the situation due to the failure of the
Reynolds bank being cleared, compli.
cations have so thickened that there Is
danger of a riot and the destruction or
property. No money has been received
at Valdez to pay off the GOO employees
of the Alaska-Nome railway. ..who are
without means to secure food and
shelter, and the Reynolds Alaska De-
velopment company affairs have be.
come so complicated that 1t is expect
ed half the town will have to pass
through the hands of a receiver
1t has developed that Reynolds had
branch offices in New York. practical
ly all the New England states, Wis
consin, Iowa, Nebraska, Maryland,
Georgia and Louisiana in the south.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
RECEIVER FOR STANDARD OIL.
Chicagoan Wants Affairs of Company
Looked Into by Courts.

Chicago.-George f. Harding of this
city on Saturday filed a bill in the SUI
perior court asking for the appoint
ment of receiver for the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey and the
Corn Products company of New Jer-
sey. Mr., Harding says in his bill that
he is the owner of 500 shares of the
capital stock of the Corn Products
company, and that its management is
practically controlled by the Standard
Oil company,
CHARGES are made that the Standard
OH company, with certain individuals,
conspired to wreck the Corn Products
company, capitalized at $4,000, 600,
and for this purpose formed pool, or
trust. unlawfuly regulating and fixing
and controlling the price of glucose,
grape sugar and corn starch. Harding
charges that thirty-eight factories were
Joined in this pool by the so-called
conspirators.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
.NACILL AND WIFE
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Couple Charged With Murder of
Mrs. Pet MagilI Are Acquitted
by Illinois Jury.
Prosecution Depended Upon Declars-
ton That the Conduct Of the Ae.
cused Couple Drove Mrs. MasilI
to Suicide, and Therefore They
We're Guilty of Murder.

Decatur, nl-Fred Magill and his
wife were found not guilty Friday
| night in the trial for the murder Of Ma
gils first wife,
w. f. Redmond made the opening
argument for the state He read de-
cision of the Supreme court of Illinois
to the effect that IL person knows
another intends to commit suicide, and
If he aids, abets or encourages such
person in that act, he is guilty of muir
der. He argued that Fred Magill knew
his wife was contemplating suicide and
that he encouraged her, adding to her
dependency by his attentions to Fay
Graham.
On May 81, last, Mrs. Pet Magill was
found dead in her home at Clinton,
ILL.,, and a post-mortem examination,
held six weeks after her death, showed
that she had been suffocated by chloro-
form. On July 5, in Denver, Colo,
Fred X Magill, her husband, and Miss
Fay Graham, young woman, who had
been a close friend of the family, were
married
Four days later, in San Diego, Cal,
Magill and his second wife were ar
rested on a charge of numbering the
first Mrs. Magill. They were brought
back to Clinton and secured a change
of venue to this city. In the trial the
statement that Magill and Miss Gra-
ham, by their conduct, had driven Mrs
Magill to suicide and were, therefore,
guilty of murder. was made.
The defense introduced letters writ
ten by Mrs. Magill shortly before her
death, in which she complained Of "un-
bearable headaches" and constant
''nagging" of her husbands relatives.
Witnesses also testified that Mrs. Ma.
gill had often talked of committing sui
eide. In letter to her husband, writ
ten the day before her death, Mrs. Ma
gill asked him to marry Fay Graham
in case anything should happen to her.
Magill was employed in bank at Clin.
ton, Ill.,, the chief owner of which is
lsspacian Warner, United States com.
missioner of tensions.
The verdict was greeted with cheers.
In spite of the efforts of the court to
maintain order. The crowd in the court
room hurried forward and offered con.
gratulations to the Magills
The jury afterward filed by, and
each shook hands with the defendants.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
CRISIS HAS BEEN AvERTEO
IN GOTHAM BANKING CIRCLES
Helnze, Morse and Thomas Interests
Are Eliminated and Institutions
Are Declared to be Sound.

New York.-At a special meeting OF
the board of directors of the Mercan.
tile National bank Sunday afternoon
Seth NJ. Milliken was elected presi.
dent OF the bank to succeed F. Angus.
tus Heinze, resigned. At the same
time William Skinner and Gerish II.
Milliken were elected additional vice
presidents, Gerish Milliken being add.
ed to the board of directors.
The clearing house committee met
with the directors of the bank and the
two boards were in session for about
four hours. Later William II. Sherer
manager of the Clearing House asso-
citation, on behalf of the association,
gave out the following statement:
"A committee of the clearing house
has examined the several banks of the
association that have been under criti-
cism and find them solvent. The clear
ing house committee has decided to
render them such assistance to NEE,
their deposits as the committee may
think necessary"
The assurance was given by the
clearing house committee that the
Heinze. Morse and Thomas interests
had been eliminated from the banking
organizations of New York City ana
In the light of this fact the clearing
house association announced It's readi-
ness to lend all necessary aid to any
OF the banks which have been under
suspicion, the clearing house investi
cation having established their sol
vency.
1t is believed that this action will
prevent any crisis in New York bank
ing circles.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
TROUBLES OF HEINZE.
Former Foe of the AmaIgamated
signs From Mercantile Nat. Bank

New York.-Sensations follow
each other In rapid succession in
financial district as the result Of
collapse of the projected corner
United Copper and the suspension
a prominent brokerage firm Thu
day. The firm of Otto Heinze & d
was suspended on the stock exchanl
F. Augustus Heinze, the Butte copp
magnate, resigned the presidency
the Mercantile National bank Of NJ
York. The Amalgamated Copper c0l
pany, at its directors meeting, cut \
quarterly dividend from 2 per Cd
to l per cent.
F. Augustus Heinze is one Of
most picturesque and remarkable
ures in American finance. A grad
ate of the Columbia School of MINI
he went west, without capital, and
gan the development of copper prq
critics, which brought him into q
flict with the great Anaconda COPY
company. now a part of the Amals
mated Copper company. This CONN
lasted for years and was fought 4
from court to court, until, a year
more ago, a compromise was enecl9
The terms of the peace agreens|
were not made public, but 1t is RnOy
that Heinze received enough, as
share. to make him several times
millionaire.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Creep in Mine Workings Cause Half a
Million Dollars .Damaue.

Sydney, ~ S. W-Dispatches from
Newcastle state that a serious Green
has occurred in the old mine workings
under the residential quarter OF tha,
city, Buildings on an area OF afteer
acres are affected, and the damage so
far is estimated as half a million dol.
lars. There have been no casualties
A mine creep is slow movement o,
rock surrounding the excavations 10
replace that taken out until the move.
ment often causes change of levels
on the surface.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Trouble Over a rransfer.

San Francisco.-As a result of trou
ole over a transfer slip on a Polk
street car of the United Railroads sys,
TEN, one man was shot and killed, an
other so seriously wounded that death
will probably ensue, and two other
men less severely injured The slain
man was Otto Moss, aged "a years, a
hod-carrier by occupation. Otto p. En-.
erwein was shot through the neck ana
left eye, and will probably die. John
Monger, a hod-carrier, was shot
through the left hand
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Low Wants a Million.

Washlngton.-Seth Low OF New
York, the treasurer of the industrial
peace foundation, has reported to Sec.
retary OF Commerce and Labor Straus
that contributions are being received
to the foundation. Secretary Straus
says the trustees hope that this fund
will he increased by contributions
from laborers as well as from capital.
fists. The fund is about $4,000, and
It is hoped by the foundation that it
win grow to at least S1,0O0,0O0, as the
interest on this amount will be re-
quired to carry out the purposes OF
the foundation.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
PEACE CONFERENCE ADJouRNs.
Head Of the American Delegation
Signed the Final Act of Conference.

The Hague.-Joseph II. Choate, head
of the American delegation, on Friday
signed the final act OF the peace con-
ference and the conference adjourned
In closing his speech at the after
Moons session, President Nelidoff said:
Thanks were expressed to the aug.
use initiator of the conference, his
majesty the emperor of Russia The
conference, | hope, will render homage
to the president of the United States,
who first proposed the meeting of the
second conference, by authorizing me
to send the following telegram:
The delegates to the second peace
conference having finished their work.
and remembering with gratitude the
Initial proposition made for it's convo-
cation by the president of the United
States, present to him their respectful
homage"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24

Chicago Sylvester ]. Small, for
mer president of the Commercial Te-
legraphers' union, was hissed and
jeered by 800 members of the Chicago
local union before whom he appeared
Sunday afternoon in an effort to JUS
tify his action in seeking to end the
strike. Nearly third of thise pres
ent left the hall after shouting insults
at their dGposed leader When order
had been restored, action was taken
Increasing the assessment upon leased
wire operators for the benefit of the
strikers.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Texas Bank Fails.

Houston, TeX,-One of the Oldest
banking houses in Texas went to the
wall Thursday afternoon when # w
House, banker, filed a general assign
ment under the state law. w. b.
Chow, W. d. Cleveland and C. S. Rice
were named as assignees. 1t is stated
that the resources are amply sufficient
to pay creditors one hundred cents on
the dollar. Inability TO realize on So.
curities not readily controvertible into
cash is considered the only cause OF
the assignment.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Cost of Peace Conference.

The Hague.-Now that the interna-
tional peace conference has closed it
is interesting to study some of the
figures which have been prepared on
the cost of the four months session.
The general expenses of all the dele
gates is estimated at $2,97O,0OO, OF
which s523,0O0 was spent to pay the
cost of 317 dinners. The amount spent
by the various delegations, the press
associations and individual newspa-
pers for telegraphic tolls amounted to
S225,072. More than a million words
of press matter concerning the confer
ence were sent out
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24

Hamburg.-The old private Uans' pam
firm of Haller, Soehle & CO. iail'I 4,
Thursday. The liabilities Oh Wv a, =
are variously stated, and 1t was =, !,
mated early in the day that tne! e9o y h
in the neighborhood OF S5'OoV'VDs' n
the Hamburger Nachrichten Say' !"
Informed by a banker who - l,,,ias IT, Y
sition to know that the Liabilities !
reach $7,50O,000. This WIN ns a", hal
crash of this firm the bigge'sso somO
failure in Germany since the hank
breakdown of the Leipzieger ,Ss S II
June, 1901. The assets OF a."
have not vet been ascertalheu'
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
CREDIT GIVEN TAFT.
Policy Adopted by Him Proper Method
for the Philippines.

Manila.-There was an enthusiastic
demonstration for Secretary Taft at
n banquet given in his honor Saturday
night by William Morgan Shuster, a
member of the Philippine commission.
Leading representatives of callings
and nationalities were present. The
speakers included Senior Osmena, the
newly elected speaker of the assem-
bly,, and Governor General Smith. Cen
eral Smith confessed in his remarks
that he was one of those who hau
doubted the wisdom of the policy in.
augurated by Secretary Taft eight
years ago, but he now realized that
this had been the only method to bring
the two people to a common ground,
He said that If one were to judge the
future by the past, the success of Mr..
Tafts policy would be unbounded.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Liter TrIes to commit suicide,

Salt Lake City.-Yieldlng to despair
after serving ten years of life SEN
tence, John Douglas, a convicted muir
derer in the state penitentiary, almost
succeeded in ending his life by stab
blng himself, and is now in a serious
condition in the prison hospital. Doug
las was an Ogden blacksmith. Ten
years ago lie killed his wife, and was
sent to the peniteniary for life. He
was given work in he prison black
smiah shop. Should Douglas recover.
he will be a cripple for life.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Hold Fairbanks Responsible for Cock
tails.

Kansas City.-The Presbyterian
synod of Missouri has adopted re-
port commencing the Indiana Metho.
dist conference for refusing to send
Vice President Fairbanks as a dele.
gate to the general conference at Balti-
more, for the reason that he had al
lowed cocktails to be served at a pub
lie dinner to President Roosevelt"
me report was debated with ANNA
ton, and Mr., Fairbanks name was
eliminated, reference instead being
made to a high official in the coun.
ellis OF church and nation"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
CONSUMPTION OF MEAT.
Has Declined in the United States in
Last Seventy Years.

Washington.-A capital of $1o,625,-
100000 is directly concerned in the
raising of meat animals and their
slaughtering and packing, according to
a report on meat supply issued by the
department of agriculture. This
amount is five-sixths as large as all
the capital invested in manufacturing
in 1904. The stock of meat animals
has increased since 1910, but has not
kept pace with the increased popula-
ton The report adds: THAT meat
consumption per capita has declined
in this country since 1910 Is plainly
Indicated"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Auto Struck Trolley Pole.

Pontiac, Mich.-ln an automobile
accident here Harry Wood, aged 40,
was killed and Karl f. Smith, an auto
mobile tester for local factory, had
his right arm broken. Smith was
driving home when Wood and three
other men asked for a ride. Smith
took the men into his machine. While
running about forty miles an hour the
automobile began skidding and Wood,
unaccustomed to riding in a machine,
became frightened and grabbed the
controller, swerving the machine into
the ditch, where it hit a trolley pole.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
GOLD AND SILVER OUTPUT.
Increase In Output of yellow Metal In
1906 Over Preceding Year.

Washington.-Geo u. Roberts,
who retired from the position of di-
rector of the mint on August /, 1907,
has completed a compilation of the
statistics on production of gold and
silver in the various states and terri
tories of the United States for the
calendar year, 1906. Mr.. Roberts esti-
mates the production of gold in the
United States during the calendar
year 1906 to have been $94,373,S00, as
against $SS,190,700 for the calendar
year 1905, net gain in 1906 of &c.
193,100. The principal gain was in
Alaska, which amounted to $6,439, 500.
Nevada's gain in gold was $3,919,500.
Oregon, $75,200, Tennessee $4,000,
Arizona $55,S00, and Virginia $1,000.
The greatest loss Of gold lii any state
was IN Colorado, where there was a
decrease of $2,766,700. The next
largest loss was in Montana, 1857 900.
California lost 1894 200; Washington,
$267 900; Idaho, 100000, and Wyo,
ming, $4,000. The total number of
fine ounces of gold produced was A.
565.390.
The total production of silver in the
United States during the calendar
year 1906 is given as 56,517,900 ounces
of the commercial value of $3S,256, 400,
as against 56,101, 800 fine ounces of
Che commercial value of $34,221,976 in
1905. The net gain in the production
of silver during the calendar year
1906 in Arizona was 363500 ounces;
California, 435,500; Idaho, 710,600;
and Utah, 1,1SS,200 The loss in the
production of silver during the year
in Montana was 914,400 ounces, and
In Colorado 495,400 ounces
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
BARsARITlEs OF MANlToBAs'
The Sick and Helpless Are surheo
the Stake to Save Trouble

Winnipeg, Man,-That Indian INV
living within few hundred miles
Winnipeg have reverted to the h'
brutal savagery was brought ou'
the trials of chieitains OF the saw, n
tribe, just ended at the Hudson :
company's fort at Norway o'oA =
helpless members of the trlOe W
strangled or burned at the s'aNo -.
no o. ar reason than to relle'e ~, MI
relatives of caring for them y"
Joseph Posoquan was cohVlce%r rbi
murder and sentenced to die. or .ar
Jack of the Sucker band oil the .S I''
tribe, strangled himself TO uea.a sa.a !
his cell the night before the u'''
for his trial.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-24
Record Price Paid for Hay In c0'''

Chicago.-No. 1 timothy no. 10
here on Thursday at s2l per :, =
which is the highest price e,I ,SI. &c
here for that commodity at 'n .i,s
son of the year. The hish hay
said to be due to scarcity y, veal
Chicago, Notwithstanding tnls 20 crc
crop is larger than the aVe'asi .ssilroat
for the last ten years. Inc e. 10 ID
maintain that they are unau'. ne hs
nish enough cars to transpV,r. CbiCal
Most of the hay handled - s,n low
comes from Illinois, Wiscon'
Nebraska and Kansas.