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The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
AFTER LONG CHASE
Former Army Captain, Accused of
Forging Checks, Arrested.
Followed 3.5eO Miles by Secret serv-
ice Agents. He Announces He
viii Fight ExtraditiOn.

Chicago. Dec. I9.-Capt d. +. Keller,
alleged to have forged qyartermasters'
checks for $22.eO0 when stationed at
Fort Sheridan more than a year ago.
is said to have been arrested in KAN
loops. 3. c, by secret service agents
after a chase of $500 miles.
Capt. Keller was an officer Of the
Twenty seventh Infantry. but resigned
while in Cuba in October, 1906.
officers at Fort sheridan and at the
Chicago army headquarters. know
nothing 0f the alleged defalcation OF
Capt. Keller or OF the arrest in British
Columbia.
Capt. Keller was captured, IL is re-
ported. by members of the Canadian po-
lice He refused to make any explana-
tion of the charges against him, but
announced he would fight extradition.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
YOUTH AIDS ORCHARD
Damaging Evidence Given
Against PettibOne.
COMPANION ON CAMPING TRIP
Charlie Neville Tells of Trio Being
Paid sums OF Money soon After the
of Young Man Threatened Petit
bone-Paid $500 by Defendant.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 1s-The most dam
aging evidence yet presented by the State
in the PetHbone trial. aside from the
testimony Of Harry Orchard. was given
to-day by Charlie Neville. seventeen
year-old son Of the late James Neville.
who was Orchards companion on a
camping trip in 1904.
Young Neville was not witness in
the Haywood trial and his testimony
was surprising in its nature. He told OF
leaving his home at independence. with
his father and Harry Orchard. the day
before the Independence depot explosion.
for Wyoming, on a hunting and fishing
trip. The first dag. he said. they drove
ten miles and then camped for the night.
During the night he noticed that Orchard
was gone and he cid not return until
dawn. Then they went on 10 Cripple
Creek, where an old man showed them o
newspaper telling Of the explosion.
Helped Buy Outat.
They went to Denver and to Pettfbone's
store Pettibone. he said. helped TO buy a
camping outfit They then went to Chey-
enne. he said, and stopped al Pat Mo-
rams
One day, while they We're there. Moran
left early in the morning and did not re-
turn until late AT night. It was at this
time that Orchard said in his testimony
that Moran went TO Denver and secured
500 for him from Pettibone. Neville said
they continued their trip, but a wheel Of
their wagon broke. and Orchard took IL
into the repair shop. Before he left. he
testified, he saw Orchard count $500 in bills
and give it 10 his father.
Soon after Orchard mad gone. the wit
ness stated. officers arrived and took his
father back 10 Cripple Creek. where he
was charged with blowing Up the Inde-
pendence depot After he was released
they went TO Denver again and went 10
see Pettibone. His father and Pettibone.
he stated. had a long talk during which
he heard his father say:
Then ] viii sqUeaL"
Later. he said. they went TO the feder-
alton headquarters and his father had a
talk with q man he did not know.
He said he heard portions of the con-
versStiOn. but. on objections by the de-
fense. he was not allowed to testify in
regard 10 this conversation.
Before Neville was called. Orchard was
on the stand for his redirect examina-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
CASTAwAYS SEEK AID.
Vessel Unable to Come to Assistance
of Shipwrecked Persons.

New York. Dec ia dispatch receiv-
ed to-day at the Maritime Exchange from
Capt Carman, Of the British steamship
Raphael. at Montevideo. on her way from
CallaO to Liverpool. says that while pass
ing through the Straits of Magellan. on
the night of November Is. she noted bon
fire on Stragglers Island. small unin-
habited place. Her machinery was de
ranged, and she could not stop to find
out what the fire. meant. but the impress
sion Of her skipper was that shipwrecked
persons were making an effort to attract
attention.
Several sailing vessels, including the
American fOur-masted steel ship. Arthur
Sewall, and the American bark, Adolph
Obrig. have not been heard from in many
months. and are supposed to be lost. II
is thought not unlikely that the ships
company Of one or the other Of these
missing craft may have been the cast
aways who built the bon fire.
Admiral Evans fleet. which viii go
through the straits. will be asked to look
out for the shipwrecked crew.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

distinguish in this crowded hall" but
he got no further than that before being
hOwled down.
Then motion to adjourn was made. and
Mr.. Parsons declared II carried without
needing the attempts of Gruber and
others 10 protest.
Senator Page and Senator SAKE. who
were responsible for the introduction of
the Mack resolution. had little to say
after the meeting. The purport of what
they said was that the majority of the
leaders wanted more time 10 sound the
sentiments of the Republicans Of their re-
spective districts, and that Gov. Hughes
would assuredly be indorsed at the Janu-
airy meeting of the county committee.
But it was manifest that the majority
did not propose to have the minority start
the Hughes BOOM
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
LINERS SHAFT BROKEN.
Cambrian Damaged, hut the Will
Ifnm Cliff Is Standing BY.

London, Dec. ia wireless message
from the Gunard Line steamship Lusi-
tania, received at Brow Head states
that in mid-Atlantic she sighted the
Leyland Line steamer Cambrian, from
London for Philadelphia. with her shaft
broken.
The steamer William Cliff. from New
Orleans. December /, for Liverpool, was
standing by her.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
DEMOCRATS TO HAVE ICE.
Heaps of snow to Decorate COnven-
tiOn Hall in Denver.

Denver, Dec. 1s.-There is TO be no over
heating of the Democratic brain at the
Denver convention next July, il ample pro-
vision for refrigeration can prevent It,
The general manager Of the Moffat Rail-
road, which runs through mountainous
region of perpetual snow, has announced
that he will deliver a carload Of snow,
delicately favored with Rocky Mountain
icieles of prime quality. at the auditorium
each day during the session.
1t is planned to have a small mountain
Of snow arranged between the dais of the
chairman and the seats of the delegates.
Ice bags may also be provided for certain
hot-heads. and there is talk of arrange
ments for tobogganing during the recess
periods.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
SANTA CLAUS IS BUSY.
Already 1,2OO Letters from Children
Being Prepared for Answers.

New York. Dee. I9.-Postmaster Morgan
turned over 100 Santa Claus letters to-
day TO Mrs. Clarence Burns. who has
charge Of the committee organized by the
New York City Federation Of Women's
Clubs. 10 answer them. Mrs Burns sent
down for the letters by special messenger.
and the society is TO get 10 work at once
TO assert and answeS the most reasonable
ones
There still remain in the post-ofhce go
letters which were posted without stamps.
There was no one to-day TO pay the post
age and take these.
They probably represent the most needy
class Of writer's Mrs. Burns. however.
was notified that they had not been taken.
and it is probable that they viii be Sc
cured tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS SPEED.
Attains 1879 Knots m Hour, Sur
passing Kansas and Vermont.

Rockland, Ne, Dec. I9.-The new battle
ship New Hampshire had her Standard
cation trials off here to-day and attained
a speed of 1873 knots an hour for her best
run over the mile course. The official
figures Of the test were not made public.
The speed Of 1873 knots an hour is con-
siderably better than that of the Kansas.
her sister ship, which made 1SS knots
The battle ship Vermont made 1852 for
her best miles. but the Minnesota. Louis
lana. and Connecticut, ships of the same
class. steamed faster than the best mile
made by the New Hampshire to-day.
The New Hampshire Will start to-mor-
row morning on a four-hour run. finish
ing of Boston light, and will then make
a Neutrality-suspicious. endurance test while
on her way to the shipyard in Camden.
\. J.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
LOEB MAY MANAGE TAFT.
Secretary said to Wish to Be Factor
in Politics.

Mr.. Loeb. 1t was rumored here last
night, is anxious TO become an active
factor in politics. although he will be
obliged to relinquish his ambition in that
direction if he is elected president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany-
According to the gossip here, he may
become Secretary Tafts political mana
ger. if Mr.. Taft decides TO dispense with
the services of Arthur l.. vorys. Of Co
lumbus.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
Automntic Gum q success

Paris. Dec. 19-Capt. Lyautey. who
went TO Morocco with an observation-disclosures.
reports that he has reached Ansfa. the
scene OF the latest skirmish between. the
French and the tribesmen. Although
there were no roads the auto-mitrailleuse
sustained no damage. Capt Lyautey be-
lieves it is quite practicable except in the
mountains.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
BLAST KILLS TWENTY-FIVE
Palermo, Italy, shaken by ExpIO-
sion and Inhabitants in Panic.

Palermo, Dec. I9.-An explosion of gun
powder and dynamite occurred to-day in
an arms factory here. twenty-five per-
sons were killed and one hundred injured.
The inhabitants were thrown into a
panic by the shock. which smashed win
dows and caused the houses to rock. in
ducing the belief that there was an earth
quake.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

Every Saturday and Sunday via PennsvI-
vania Railroad. Tickets good returning
until Sunday night All regular trains
EXCEPT Congressional Limited"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
LIAR; THEN BLOWS
ON FLOOR Or HOUSE
MeSSrS. Williams and De Ar
mOnd Fight.
DISPUTE OVER BOOHER
Blood Drawn from Face Of the
Minority Leader.

Sergennt-at-arms SinAOtt, Pair Clerk
Porter, and Representative Kim
ball, of Kentucky, Who Is Broad
Through Center. Interfere Between
Two Men in Fisticuffs About Com
mittee Appointments.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
baltimore and Return, 81 %.
baltimore A OhfO ri u

Every Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways, both days, except Royal Linn
tied. City offices, 14i7 G St, and 6i9 Penn.
ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

Is offered depositors by the new banking
house Of Union Trust Co. 18th and n. IN
terest paid c. al accounts. Deposits sub
1ect TO check. L. S. government control,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
GET PEARL NECKLACE
New Jersey Police Recover
Part of Stolen Gems.
BOY SOLD IT FOR A QUARTER
NameIcss Youth offered Handful of
JeweIry TO Another Lad for IS, hut
Failed to,Dispose of Lot-v oiuabies
Consigned 40 Washing ron In Fair
Way of Being Recover

New York. Dec. 1s-The Jersey City
police recovered to-day a $500 pearl
necklace. which was one Of the pieces Of
jewelry in the 81. GOO package stolen from
the United States Express Company on
Thursday Of last week. The necklace was
in the possession Of a fourteen or fifteen
year old boy who had bought it for .
cents from a boy of about the same age
The police refused tonight 70 give the
name OF the boy who bought the neck
lace. but for newspaper purposes Jim is
just as good as any other.
.im knew the boy who made the sale
only as Pete. He is an Italian. and
worked with Jim at one time in the stogie
factory Of the American Tobacco Com
pany. in First street. Jersey City. No
trace Of Pete has been found.
~ Pearls for n Quarter.
Jim acquired the necklace on last Sat
urday night. Pete wanted to know ii Jim
wouldn't ike TO buy a Christmas present
II was then that Pete flashed the neck
lace. It contained eJghty-three pearls.
Jim wanted to know how much Pete
would take for it,
a quarter" said Pete.
That's too much, was Jim's reply;
III give you a dime"
Pete refused to be beaten down. and as
Jim had 10 buy one or two Christmas
presents any way he decided this would
l.. a. e Il,
Pete pulled a handful of sparkling jewelry
from his oat pocket and said:
III give you the whole Tot for So
Go on" said jim; do you think I'm
easy?"
Jim carried the necklace around in his
pocket on Sunday and Monday and Tues
day On Wednesday he noticed an ac-
count in one of the papers Of the United
States Express theft.
Pearls Are Identified.
The boy turned the necklace over TO the
police this morning and it was identified
By a representative Of Alfred II. Smith
& Co. of 475 Fifth avenue, the owners
Of the jewels.
Four men from police headquarters in
New York were Immediately dispatched
TO assist the Jersey City department in
running down the young italian. The
/ express company also sent out its special
agents under command of Special Agent
Joseph Mayhem. The insurance company
which accepted the risk on the jewels
also had its representatives at work, and
there were also detectives from private
agencies.
The entire neighborhood about the sto-
gle factory was canvassed. and all of the
Italian colonies The police had a pretty
good description of Pete. but their chief
hope was in running on to somebody who
had heard Of another Of Pete's bargain
sales. The detectives were still search
ing az midnight
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
PARSONS KNOCKS
BOOM FOR HUGHES
Urges the Committee to Lay
Resolution on Shelf.
A TEN-MINUTE MEETING
Supporters of the Governor Are
Given Little Chance.

Majority, of New York Republicans
ment, and Force POstPOnement
of the Presidential Question Until
fuses to Take the Vote.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
MINE BLAST HURLS
Ito MEN TO DEATH
Terrific Explosion Occurs at
COnnellsyille, Pa.
RESCUEWORKDIFFICULT
Fatal Gases Drive Back Those
Who Seek to Aid.

All who Were Working Under
Ground When the Explosion Came
Are Believed 70 Have Perished.
Greek Holiday Kept nt Least 100
Men from the Mine-Cause of Dis
nster Not Yet Determined.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

A Ia Carte Lunch Served Daily
at Eckstein's from L to 5 14l2 n. Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

J. II. Small & Sons. Florists.
Washington and New York.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-20

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Mr.. Parsons replied that his ruling
would stand. whereupoa Mr. Gruber re-
torted: do 1 understand that you can
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Yazoo to Enforce Game Law

The county Of Yazoo has held
a conspicuous place in the pub
lie eye since the days Of recon
struction, it has won renown
with her public men and stands
in the list of the most up-to-date
counties any where in this old
commonwealth. Yazoo will now
have the public eye, the board Of
supervisors of that county decid-
ed to put into execution the Sec
ton of the last code that says:
mo person in the state of Mis-
sissippi shall kill or CATCH, or
have in his or her possession,
living or dead, any resident or
migratory wild bird, other than
a game bird; that no part Of the
plumage, skin or body OF any
bird protected by this chapter
shall be sold or had in possession
for sale, and this irrespective of
whether said bird was captured
within or without the state" In
order to have the section for the
protection of birds enforced in the
county the board of supervisors
appointed Mr. Miles Carroll as
game warden. Mr.. Carroll has
given notice that he will rigidly
enforce the law in his county.
Now, this sounds to us like the
rumble of distant thunder. The
seat of war will be transferred
for the next month from Hondu-
ras to Yazoo county; the scrap
between the president and Mr..
Hartman will be lost sight of
and the Thaw trial will no longer
hold the boards. Famous Yazoo
will come to the front. and the
great dailies should get their best
talent on the ground to report
the proceedings. When Mr..
Carroll tackles the first woman's
hat plumage, he will have a war
on his hands that will end only in
his undoing, and his family, If
he has any, will no longer recog-
nize him. His face will look like
he had been in a Killarney cat
fight, and there will be none so
fool-hardy as to come to his re-
lief. He will wish that the legis-
lature that passed the law had
been in Halifax and he will ask
for a called meeting of the board
to accept his resignation. We
know the result in advance and
only await the story of how it
happened.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Petition for Pardon

To his Excellency; James K. Vardiman
Governor of the State of Mississippi:
Your undersigned petitioners would
respectfully pray at your hands a par
don for J. MIN Smith who was convict
| ed of manslaughter on March End 1906
in the Circuit Court of Lee county and
! who was sentenced to the penitentiary
for a term of seven years from that
date, and we present this petition be-
cause we feel that this is a case which
peculiarly calls for executive clemency.
The undisputed facts of the case are
as follows: that Smith was a constable
and deputy sheriff of Union county for
many years and was an excellent officer
and for that reason had made many
enemies in the immediate section where
the homicide occurred. That at the
time of the killing Smith had a war
rant for the arrest of n Jesse Bethea
for whose killing Smith was convicted
of m~anslaughter and was attempting to
arrest him. On the day of the killing
Bethea while drinking pulled his pistol
and fired it and stated that MIN Smith
could not arrest him or words to that
effect. Smith went at night oyer into
Lee county from Union county with his
warrant to arrest him, and went to
Bethea's fathers house where young
Bethea lived and there the killing took
place, the testimony being conflicting
as to how it was done, the Bethea
family testifying to a state of facts
which if true made a plain case of as
sassination and the evidence of the de-
PENDANT and a friend who had gone
with him to point out the house of Be-
thea to Smith making it a plain case of
self defense On the part of Smith who
thought his life in danger.
We most earnestly therefore petition
your ~excellency to grant to this splen-
did officer of the law an immediate
pardon.
Respectfully submitted,
j. MIN SMITH and a large number of
others.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Notice Of Special Election.

A special election having been
ordered by w. M. Roberts, Pres
ident of the .oard of Supervisors
of Lee county, Miss, to be held
on the 10th day of April, 1907, to
fill the vacancy in the Office of
Supervisor in the third district
|of Lee county. caused by the
death of }. w. arnes. and also
for the purpose Of filling the va
cancy in the Office Of Justice of
the Peace in the third district of
said county and state, caused by
the resignation of w. T. Pounds,
notice is hereby given that said
special election will be held at
the various precincts in the
third district of Lee county on
the 10th day of April for the
purpose of electing officers to fill
said vacancies.
The following named parties
are hereby appointed to conduct
said election as provided under
the statute and make due returns
to the undersigned commission
ers on Monday, April 22nd at the
Court House In Tupelo.
BELDEN:-D w Clark, Ticket Com
missioner; G B Blakesly, George Her.
ring, Judges; A L Alternately, Peace
Officer.
TUPELO:-H E Porter, Ticket Com
missioner; w G Gibson, E M Wither-
spoon, Judges; R F Robertson, Peace
Officer.
EGGVILLE:-B R Estes, Ticket
Commissioner; R w Harris, B F Nc
Donald, Judges; J H Garner, Peace
Officer.
AUBURN:.-M L Cook, Ticket Com
missioner, ] H Christian, A E Gregory,
Judges; w A Reed, Peace Officer.
GILVO:-A C Jones, Ticket Com
missioner; H E Curtis, F E Ballard; L
T Butler, Peace Officer.
MOORESVILLE:-E E Estes, Tick
ct Commissioner; NJ M Mullins, j E
Mann; Sam Barnes, Peace Officer.
This March 22nd, 1907.
A motion was made and carried that
the newspapers in this district be re-
quired to publish these proceedings.
w. d. ANDERSON, Ch'm'n.
VIC INCANNON, Sec. pro tenn.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Commissioners Sale.
J. H. Alternately ct. al.

j. H. Alternately ct. al.
VS.. NO. E44Z.
Miss Mollie Edens ct. al.
By virtue of a decree of the Honor
able Chancery Court of Lee county,
State of Mississippi. rendered at the
March term A. D. 1907 thereof. order
ing a sale of certain lands mentioned
therein, G. w. Long, the undersigned
appointed commissioner to execute said
decree, will on Saturday, April 10th,
1907, expose at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of the
post office door in the town of Shannon,
Miss, within tie hours prescribed by
law, the following described lands, be-
ing in said County and State, to-wit:
Lot Is, according to the plan of lots
in the town of Shannon, laid off along
the Mobile & Ohio R. R., except that
part heretofore conveyed to l.. M.
Parks, and also ten C0) acres more or
less, described as beginning at the South
West corner of lot. "a and running south
from that point in line, with the west
efn boundary of said lot to the southern
boundary Of the N w / of Sec. 1877 II,
K 6, E.. thence east along said south
ern boundary to a point in line with the
western boundary Of Boyd street, thence
north TO the south east corner of lot rs,
thence west to the south west corner OF
said lot rs, thence north to the south
EAST corner of lot "a, thence west along
southern boundary of lots IA, 50, anc
81, to beginning point, all IN N w / OF
Sec. 10, r. II, r. 6, East, Lee county
Miss, and in town of Shannon, Miss,
and being the homestead of c. 5. Alb
ernathy, at time of his death. Togeth-
er with the a~ppurtenances and heredl-
tarnents thereunto appertainlng.
Dated 18th day of March, 1907.
G. W. LONG. Com.
Clayton & Clayton, and j E Bright,
Solicitors for Compliments.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Lee county,
Miss, will on Monday, the 9Th day OF
May, A. d. 1907, within legal hours.
at the court house door in the city OF
Tupelo, Miss, at public outcry offer to
the lowest responsible bidder, the fol.
lowing public contracts, the Board re;
serving the right to reject all bids and
readvertise, contractor to give Legal
bond, etc. To-wit:
For new bridge on Reds creek or
Tupelo and Troy road mile west OF
residence of R. w. Carmen.
For new bridge on Dry creek On
Pleasant valley and Birmingham road,
in Mrs, Jewellers field.
By order of the board, this April
4th, 1907.
G. w. LONG. Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Notice to Creditors.

State of Mississippi, Chancery Court,
County of Lee. In vacation,
April, 1907.
In Rea-Estate of w A Stocks, jr., de-
ceased, w A Stocks, Administrator.
Notice is hereby given to all creditors
of the estate of the late w A Stocks,
jr., that the claims against said estate
will be taken up for consideration and
ADJUDICATION before the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Lee county, at his
Office in Tupelo, in said county, at Rules.
on the Second Monday in May, 1907,
being the 18th day of said month. All
claims must be filed with the clerk of
said county by the said 18th day Of May,
1907, and all creditors may attend and
be present at said examination and ad-
Indication of claims. No claim will be
allowed unless filed with the Clerk by
the date above named.
Witness my hand this April 5, 1907.
G. w. LONG,
Clerk Chancery Court.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12

The President has appointed
Oscar R. Rundley as judge for
the new federal district of Ala
bama. The senate committee re-
ported adversely on Hundly but
the latter had Booker Washing
ton backing him, which counts
for everything in federal patron
age in Alabama.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Commissioners Sale
J f Brooks ct al
VS. NO. Z4Z9.
T;,o Wau of al

Jim Wall ct al
BY virtue of a decree of the Honora-
BILE Chancery Court of Lee county, state
of Mississippi; rendered at the March
term A D 1907 thereof, ordering a sale
of certain lands mentioned therein, G
w Long, the undersigned appointed
commissioner to execute said decree,
will on Saturday, April 81, 1907, expose
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash, in front of the court house
door in the city of Tupelo, Miss: with
in the hours prescribed by law, the fol-
lowing described lands, being in said
county and state, to-wit'
All of fractional / of Sec. "a, T.
8, Range 6. E., except 40 acres in the
north west part of said fractional quar-
ter containing only 113 acres, and be-
ing in Lee county, Mississippi, togeth-
err with the appurtenances and hered-
itaments thereunto appertaining.
Dated 10Th day of March, 1907.
G w LONG, Com:
Anderson & Long, Soils for Compts