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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
HILL RESIGNS
PRESIDENCY
HIS SON, l. W. HILL, WILL sue
CEED HIM AS HEAD OF THE
GREAT NORTHERN.
As CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS
II. Michigan Elevated to First Vice
Presidency and VIII Have d.
rect Charge Of the operat'
Ing Department.

st. Paul, Minn.-James ]. Hill has
resigned the presidency Of the Great
Northern railroad and will be chair
man of the board of directors.
His son, l.. w. Hill, succeeds him
as president Of the Freat Northern.
The following statement was given
to the press from Mr.. Hills office:
AT a meeting of the board OF di
rectors held here this afternoon the
organization of the company was en-
larged by the election of a chairman
Of the board Of directors. ]. ]. Hill
was elected chairman.
IL. w. Hill was elected president
and Frank H. Michigan first vice
president. Mr.. Michigan will have
direct charge of the operating depart
ment, the other officers of the board
remaining as at present. The COM
pany's business has doubled in the
past five or six years, which renders
necessary the increase Of the operat.
ing staff"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Roosevelt Says Fund to
Defeat Him is SIS, 900

Washington, April Sit was said
on authority at the White House yes
terday that there is ample evidence
at hand for the claim the president
holds that there is a movement afoot
to defeat his policies in the next
congress and in the next national con
vention. 1t Is declared the Hearst
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS combination"
has already a fund of $4,000, 900 with
which to carry on its campaign In OPP
position to the president. 1t was fur
Their authoritatively said:
"They are gathering up the loose
ends, but the movement will fiatten
out. 1t is apparent in Ohio and Penn
sylvania; in fact it extends across the
entire continent. The scheme was
thoroughly divulged at a recent din
ner and reached the White House
through q friend of the president. The
scheme of the people behind the move
ment is to buy newspapers, public
men and others who may assist the
opponents of the president in their
work."
1t was also stated authoritatively at
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
UNCLE SAM LOSES MONEY.
Just 7 Cents Per Pound on All Second.
Class Mall Matter.

Washington = Senator Carter, of
Montana, a member of the postal com.
mission appointed to consider the
question Of better business methods
for the p~ostoffice department, was
at the White House Wednesday.
Speaking of n Of the features OF
the work of the commission. the sena-
tor said that it has been charged
that the money order department of
the government loses ! 1000 per day.
While the commission had not found
this charge substantiated, the sena-
tor believed that undoubtedly there
was considerable laxity in various bu-
reaus Of the postal service that ought
to be remedied. For instance, It Ia
said the government loses 7c ON every
pound of second-class newspaper mail
carried. When the commission called
on the department for an explanation,
said the senator, it found the officials
had no means of giving any accurate
information on it. All was guess
work, he said.
Expert accountants will be employed
to go over the records and see II the
charges can be substantiated.
There is a proposition for the ap.
pointment Of a director of posts, who
Is to hold his position irrespective OF
any changes In the offices of postmas.
ter general, which the senator admit
ted had some merit, and the commits
sion will consider the propriety oil
recommending the creation of such ar
office.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Prisoner secured Knife.

Chicago-Howard Nicholas, n Of
the defendants in the trial for the MUIR
der of Margaret Leslie, an actress,
caused a sensation in court Thursday,
when he seized q large knife from a
valise which had been brought into
the courtroom and tried to conceal
1t under his coat. Deputy Sheriff Bag
ley seized Nicholas and, after a slight
struggle, got the knife. The valise
had been brought for purpose of evil
dence and, while pointing out to his
attorney where certain articles could
be found, Nicholas secured the knife.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
0LDPRIVATEPAPER
FRANK p. HILL, A sTENoGRA-
PIER, UNDER ARREST.
WAS IN VIOLATION OF PENAL CODE
The Harriman-Webs Letter, Which
Called Forth Reply from President,
Cause Of Arrest.

New York-Frank w. Hill, a stem,
ographer, was arrested Thursday night
charged with having sold to a newspa-
per a personal letter Of e. H. Harri.
man. The warrant was sworn to by
Alexander Millar, secretary of the
Union Pacific Railroad Co., of which
Mr.. Hartman is president.
The letter in question was addressed
by Mr.. Hartman to Sydney Webster
and was first published here by the
World last Tuesday morning. State
ments therein contained called forth
a reply from President Roosevelt
Tuesday afternoon.
Action against Hill was taken under
the section of the penal code, which
defines as a misdemeanor the act of
" a person who wilfully and without
authority either takes a letter, tele-
gram or private paper belonging to
another or a copy thereof and pub
fishes the whole or any portion there
off,
Assistant District Attorney Paul
krotel has charge of the case and 1t
was said that arrest will, 1t is be-
lieved, discourage the publication Of
letters of another prominent man
which, according to report, have re-
Gently been offered for sale. A copy
OF the Hartman letter in which the
writer stated the chief executive had
appealed to him for funds for the cam.
paign of 1904 made, It is alleged, from
HIrs stenographic notes and in his
handwriting, was offered for sale to a
Brooklyn paper and later to a New
York paper. both Of which declined to
purchase. The New York paper SUBJ
s%equently turned the copy over to the
district attorneys office.
Hill was employed in Mr.. Harriman's
office for 81 years. About a year ago
he was discharged because, 1t was said,
of friction with other employees. Re
Gently he entered the brokers' office
of De Coppet & Doremus. He has q
wife and two children.
Hill was placed in a cell for the
night and will be arraigned today.
When asked whether he cared to
make any explanation. he replied that
he was too greatly perplexed to dis.
cuss the matter. Neither Mr.. Harri
man nor any one connected with his
office would comment upon the arrest
Hill is 81 years old and lives In
Brooklyn.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
NINE MEN ARE MISSING.
Entire Crew of Naval Barge Are In
accounted For.

Washington-Nine. men are miss
ing from the naval coal barge No. 1,
which, after being lost at sea for
some days in heavy weather off the
Florida coast, has finally been towed
into Mayport, nea Jacksonville. The
barge was picked up Saturday after
noon by the Norwegian steamer Nor
dykn, 16 miles off Cape Conavarel, on
the Florida coast.
The nine missing men comprised the
entire crew of the barge. The names
follow: William Martin, Emil Noe
then, Henry MEIER, Ferdinand Hall,
Thomas Flynn, Edward Aben, Henry
August Doehne. Isidor Nordstrom and
Andrew j. Franey.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

the White House Thursday that part
of the plan to encompass the defeat
Of the presidents policy is the election
of state delegations to the national
convention from those states known
to favor the president, these delegates
to be instructed for President Roose-
welt, Notwithstanding knowledge in
advance that the president will not be
a candidate for denomination. Then,
according to the statement made, upon
the president declining to be a candi-
date for denomination, as he has said
he would decline, the delegates are to
consider themselves free and are to
be switched over to some opponents of
the president and the policies for
which he is standing.
The secret Of the alleged combina-
ton, it was stated at the White House,
first leaked out at a dinner in this
city attended by a number of anti
Roosevelt republicans a few weeks
ago. A friend of President Roosevelt
who was present at the dinner car.
ried the news to the White House.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

er, killing five persons at Jackson,
La, while at Bayou Sara, La, at least
half a dozen others are reported killed.
There was one fatal injury at Jack
son.
The tornado next appeared at Car
son, Miss, where great property
damage was done. About noon near
Selma, Ala, the inhabitants saw whirl-
ing clouds rise into the air and the
storm disappeared.
The Dead.
Omer Beck, Matthew Dunn, white,
and Ora Dudley and Lydia Harding,
negroes Of Alexandria; Miss Mary
Lea, Jackson.
Three female inmates of the insane
asylum, names unknown, and two me-
groes at Jackson, La. Several negroes
near Bayou Sara, La.
Seriously injured: Mrs. Omer Beck
and two children, Mrs. Frank Hertens,
Mrs. Matthew Dunn, T. F. Conillon,
wife and four children, Francis Demi-
clio and Edward Steward, white, of
Alexandria,; H. H. Ferguson, of Jack
son, and A. B. G%rothers, of Bayou
Sara.
About twenty homes in Alexandria
were completely demolished, SO were
damaged and, altogether. about one
hundred buildings were seriously
wrecked, including several business
houses.
Houses Blown Down.
Several houses were blown down at
Pineville and injuries were reported
The hail did much damage to crops.
The insane asylum at Jackson, La.
was almost wholly wrecked, with q
loss of about 100000. In addition
to three female inmates killed, many
sustained injuries. Two negroes were
killed on a nearby plantation. while
reports from the surrounding country
indicated that there was probably
more loss of life among the negroes
whose f1imsy cabins quickly collapsed
before the wind.
At Bayou Sara several passengers OF
the steamer Betsy Ann had a thrilling
escape The Betsy Ann was reduced
bers both from the steamer and from
the shore flew through the air, tn,
crew got all the passengers safel.
ashore. Hardly a member Of the crey
escapel without bruises.
At Carson. Miss, the Mississippi
Central railroad depot was blown
down; also a church, schoolhouse AM
two business buildings and severa
cabins. From Carson the storm crosse
the state line into Alabama, where !
began to lose much Of its destructiv
power.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
coRoNER's JURY REPORTS.
In Cotton Wreck, Switching Crew
Was to Blame.

Cotton, Cal.-The verdict of the cor
oner's jury summoned to investigate
the wreck at Cotton last Thursday, in
which 20 people lost their lives and
nearly a hundred more were injured.
was returned Tuesday evening. The
foreman of the switching crew and
his assistants are saddled with the
responsibility for the wreck through
criminal negligence; the engineer of
the wrecked Overland train is guilty
of negligence through running too fast,
and the Southern Pacific is censured
for operating the fragile cars in which
many of the Italian immigrants were
killed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
new ORLEANS
IN TORNADO
FIFTEEN LIVES SAID TO BE LOST
AND SEVERAL MORE OR LESS
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
STORM TRAVELLED 300 MILES
Visited Alexandria, La; Carson, Miss.;
New Orleans and Many Smaller
Places In Its Course-Houses
Are Demolished.

New Orleans-Probably Is lives
were lost Friday by a tornado which
swept across portions of three gulf
states, which was traceabla for a dis
lance of 900 miles. TM tornado
moved from west to east, crossing the
southern extremities OF Louisiana and
Mississippi and striking into Alabama
for a short distance. Portions of four
towns were devastated and damage
approximately half a million dollars
vas done.
The tornado began at Alexandria,
La, soon after 1 o'clock Friday morn
ing, instantly killing four persons
there, fatally injuring three and seri.
ously injuring 10 others. Soon after
daylight 1T neared the Mississippi riv-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
WARRANTS FOR EMPLOYEES.
Coroner In Cotton Wreck Case Holds
Them to Blame.

Cotton, Cal.-Coroner Van Vie has
sworn out warrants for he arrest OF
the employees of the Southern Pacific,
who were held responsible for the
wreck in which rs people were killed
and Is injured. The charge is a
slaughter without malice. The men
accused are: L. R. Atvord, foreman
of the switching crew; ]. G.. Cruss-
meyer, swltchman; Clarence Warm
ington, engineer. The complaints spe-
fically charge them Of causing the
death of H. F. Walters of Sacramento.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
GREEN BUG IN OKLAHOMA.
Wheat and Oats Have Been Seriously
Damaged by Insect.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-C. v. Top
ping, secretary of the Oklahoma Mil
.lers' association, who has received re-
ports from every section Of Oklahoma,
in a report made public Tuesday esti.
mates that Is per cent of the wheat
and 25 per CEN of the oats crop is de-
stroyed by the green bug. There is,
he said, not a section where the pest
has not appeared, while in some sec
tions both crops are wholly destroyed.
The bug is now beginning to fly and it
is believed the next ten days will see
the end of it's ravages.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
pUMA NOT DISMISSED.
Whole Session Of Russian Parliament
Given to Agrarian Debate.

st. Petersburg-The whole session
in the lower house Of parliament Mon
day was given up to agrarian debates
and, in spite of the threats in the Of
fetal "rossia" that the advocacy Of
compulsory expiration of lands might
result in the dismissal Of the duma,
every speaker except the conserva-
tives urged this as the sole salvation
of the peasantry. One peasant deputy
declared he did not come here to
talk purchase Of land. but to take It,"
The expectation that Premier Stoly
pin would dismiss the duma brought
out a full audience, but the premier
did not claim the floor
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
For Missions in japan.

Washington-The Maryland annual
conference of the Methodist Protest
ant church gave its principal atten-
tion Sunday to mission. Especial stress
vas laid upon the necessity of mis-
sions in Japan. 1t wa stated that
100, 900 young Japanese are studying
the English language. DR.. Lucas, sec
rotary of the home missionary board,
said that there are 60. 0 900 persons
in he-United States who have never
embraced the Christian religion. He
urged the Importance of home mis-
sions.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Japs Are Denied Admission.

MISUNDERSTANDING Straus Of
the department of commerce and la.
Dor has denied admission to this
country of five Japanese immigrants.
These are the first Japanese excIu-
sion cases which have reached the
secretary since the PRONUNCIATION of
the executive order carrying into ef-
feet the new immigration law. Score
tary Straus' action was based upon
an appeal taken by the Japanese from
a decision OF the inspector at Ell Paso,
Tex. denying them the right to enter
on passports from Mexico.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Labor Day In France.

MISREPRESENTATION relative to the
labor demonstration May /, with fore
casts OF disturbances, occupied large
space In the Newspapers, Wednesday.
The secretary of the Federation OF
Labor, when interviewed, declined
to disclose the programme decided
upon. He declared, however. that the
stoppage OF work would be general
in France on that date. The govern.
ment's precautions to prevent dis.
orders are complete and the city
officials believe that May day viii
pass on ~peaceably.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

cial mediator corresponding to a Sec
ond in a private duel, who shall have
a period not exceeding thirty days in
which to try and compose the dispute
and avert a If 1t had been acted
upon neither the South African war
nor the Russo-Japanese war would
have broken out when they did. A
pause Of thirty days and a fresh deal
with new negotiations would give the
world absolute security against sud-
den outbreaks of war and place the
delirium of war fever under the con-
troll Of the sober common sense Of the
community"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Peary Asks Lone Leave.

Washington-The secretary Of the
navy has received the application of
Commander Robert e. Peary for
leave Of absence for three years in
order to allow him opportunity to con.
tinue his Arctic explorations. The
leave Of absence under which Peary
conducted his last polar trip expired
Sunday. Therefore. some action
upon this new application is necessary
at once, and the secretary will deter
mine after consultation with the pres
ident II this additional leave shall be
granted.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
THE BOSTON AT ACAPULCO.
The Chicago Relieved, viii Proceed
to Target Practice.

Washington-The navy department
was informed Monday that the cruis-
er Boston has arrived at Acapulco,
Mex, on her way to Amapala, Hon
duras, to relieve the cruiser Chicago,
which has been ordered, after being
relieved, to proceed to Magdelena bay,
Southern California. for target prac-
tice.
Information was received also that
the gunboat Paducah has sailed from
Port Limon, Costa RIGA, for Trujillo,
Honduras, for the better protection OF
the interests of the United States on
account of hostilities in that vicinity,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
storm Raging in Naples.

Naples-A severe storm is blowing
here and causing serious damage to
the shipping. Several vessels haYe
been wrecked. The steamer Liguria
has had to postpone her departure
for New York.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Jamestown stamp Soon.

Washington-The ~postoffice depart
ment has informed the postmasters
throughout the country that the spe-
cial series Of stamps to commemorate
the founding Of jamestown will be
issued. beginning April Is, for sale to
the public during the term Of the
jamestown exposition from April 26
to Nov. 80, 1907.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Greek consuI Arrested.

Lowell, Mass.-Michael Iatros, the
Greek consul here, has been arrest
ed by United States officers on a
charge Of conspiracy in connection
with the importation Of Greeks into
this country. Iatros was taken to
Boston for arraignment.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
Robbers Secure Small Booty,

Fort Scott, Kas., April 6.-Robbers
partly wrecked the safe of the Red
field State Bank at Redfield. Kas, 10
miles west of here. early Thursday,
but only secured a little change. They
were unable to get into the inner
vault.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12

lillian Sovereign VIsIts King George.
Athens-King Victor Emmanuel Of
Italy, accompanied by Foreign Min
lister Tittoni and Minister OF Marine
Mirabello, has arrived here on a visit
to King George. He was given an en-
thusiastic welcome.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-04-12
9th Artillery to PhuIppines.

Burlington. lathe Twenty-seventh
battery. United States field artillery.
left Fort Ethan Allen Thursday for
the Pacific coast % embark fnr the
Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01
MAKES ANOTHER FLIGHT.
Army War Balloon Travels Almost to
The Ocean.

After a most successful fight of nearly
state Of Maryland the big war balloon Of
the U. s. Signal Corps landed in Somerset
county, within about twenty miles of the
Atlantic ocean, The distance covered was
estimated at eighty-seven miles las the
crow flies" The balloon made the ascent
from the gas works plateau at 18th and
M streets southeast at eight minutes pas.
noon yesterday. and landed in field near
Princess Anne Courthouse, I'D, at o'clock
pm In the basket were Capt Chandler
and j. c. Mccoy, the aeronaut from New
York.
A dispatch from Princess Anne states
that the balloon crossed Calvert county, on
the western shore. and began its flight
across the chesapeake bay at point
between Drum Point and Chesapeake
Beach on the Calvert county shore. The
highest point reached in it's ascent was 5000
feet. and at one time it was hidden in the
clouds. 1t also crossed over Fishing bay,
the southwestern sections of Dorchester
county, crossed the Nanticoke and Wi
Somerset county. and finally descended In
a clover field near Princess Anne. An hour
longer at the rate which the balloon was
travelling would have taken 1t to the ocean.
The descent was witnessed by several
persons Both Capt Chandler and Mr..
Mccoy expressed great satisfaction over
the result of the trip. The balloon was
packed up and hauled to Princess Anne,
and will be shipped back to Washington by
train
Great interest was manifested by all per-
sons who witnessed its flight over that
portion of the county, and one old colored
woman over whose house 1t passed was
heard to exclaim that she knew them
Yankees was smart people, but l never ex-
pected to see dem peddng goods in the
air wild packs on their backs!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01
UPPER MARLBORO FAIR.
Southern Maryland Exhibit Reputed
Best in Many Years.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, October 1.-Judg-
ing from the unusually large first day at
tendance at the sixteenth annual exhibition
of the Southern Maryland Fair Association,
which opened here today, it will be the
most successful in its history. The weather
is ideal and the recent rains have left the
roads leading into town from the adjacent
sections free of dust and in excellent con-
dition. Special trains brought large crowds
from Baltimore and Washington and from
the neighboring counties.
The exhibits in the various departments
are the best seen here in years. This Is
exceptionally SO in the household depart
ment under the direction of larg commit
tee Of ladies from this county. All of the
running and trotting races are well filed.
and this feature Is going to prove particu-
larry attractive this year. The track was
never in finer condition, and old horsemen
smashed. All of the democratic state and
county candidates. with the exception Of
Judge Crothers, who has typhoid fever, will
be here tomorrow, and arrangements are
being made to handle large crowd. Marl-
boro Is the home of Cabel c. Magruder
candidate for clerk of the court of appeals.
Thursday Thomas r. Gather. republican
candidate for governor. and the other state
candidates will be here, together with the
nominees for county offices.
The racing features this afternoon include
235 trot and pace event, best three in
five heats, for horses owned In southern
Maryland, purse $50. and one-half mile
running event. best two in three, purse $125.