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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-26

ARBITRATION
FRISCO LABOR UNIONS TO PARTl.
clPATE IN CONFERENCE.

San Francisco, July y25.-Compulsory
peace conference this afternoon 1t
was the sense of the delegates who
spoke that measures should not be
adopted to bring about a permanent
peace. Some of the speakers suggest
ed that labor laws, based on the Aus
tralian system should be adopted in
California Adolph Jacobs, repre-
senting the south San Francisco board
of trade, even went SO far as TO offer
a resolution that the conference send
a committee to various organizations
and get their support for legislation
to be drafted by the conference to-
morrow.
The final day of the industrial peace
conference was marked by the estab-
lishment Of a local branch of the Ma
tional Civic Federation, the PROPOSE
tion submitted by the committee on
resolutions being adopted with much
enthusiasm. Professor Miller was ap-
pointed to select the delegates. They
will consist of is representatives of
labor, Is representatives of capital
and a like number from the ranks of
the general public.
w. V. Stafford, former labor COM
missioner. and Andrew Gallagher Of
the labor council, we're the principal
speakers, today.
A letter Of thanks was extended to
Professord Newcomb for his interest
in the conference and the address he
delivered.
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WAR CLOUDS HAVE PASSED
Agreement Signed Giving Japan Pratt
cal Control Of Hermit Kingdom.

I Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese
minister of foreign affairs, received
the Associated Press correspondent
today and in an interview on the Ko-
rean situation said that the new agree
ment contained Japan's whole pro-
gram in Korea. His mission accom-
pllshed, he said, he would return to
Japan on the first ship from Chemul-
po; that matters now devolYe upon
Marquis Ito, who is more than q pre-
mier and whose responsibility had
more than doubled, adding that Jap
ans possibilities in Korea were
now enormous. Continuing, Count
Hayashi said:
THE provisions of the new agree
ment We're anticipated in the protec-
torate agreement OF 1905 and com
plete our obligations with the ac-
companying responsibility to protest.
The Hague Korean deputation was IN
herently unimportant, only showing
the urgent necessity of close control
OF the throne. The cabinet is expect
ed to combine the work Of purification
OF the court. In the matter of sepa-
rating the emperor and ex-emperor,
the cabinet Is solely concerned.
In regard to the feeling in Japan
about the new convention, the people
are undoubtedly suficiently critical,
but the agreement ought to satisfy alt
reasonable Japanese as it ends long
disagreeable situation. The ex-em-
peror was a spoiled despot, always in
tent upon the selfish exploitation OF
his nation. The power of the emperor
and the throne has been diminished. 1t
is now possible to regulate all Of the
emperor and ex-emperor's acts.
"The most important thing to be ac-
complished was the judicial reform,
the articles providing for separation
of judicial magistrates and administra-
tive affairs, which is an urgent neces-
sity. Other matters, perhaps, are of
less Importance, such as taking CON
troll Of the Korean army and admins
tering of the finances and the affairs
Of the imperial household"
Touching upon the American cues
ton, Count Hayashi said:
1T Is a fact that the Japanese peo4
pie have forgotten the American Ques-
tion in the Korean crisis, which has
shown the little Importance attached
by the public to the former The lead
ers in the agitation in Japan are men
who have gone astray in their judg-
ment of public questions
Continuing, the foreign minister
said:
IF the lesson of the fate of Korea
can be so regarded by China, it may
have warned that government TO put
its house in order before, whatever its
strength may be, the nation initiate
the events in Seoul, where the emperor
has to bear a severe lesson. China's
despotism is the worst form of gov
ernment. A crisis is yet to come as,
the present ruling mind once gone, the
nation will be a prey to intrigues.'
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Especial to The Gazette.)

Helena, July 25.-Charging that the
real cause of her arrest was to dis
credit her story of graft, loot and rob-
berry of the Indians on the Grow reser-
walton, Helen Pierce Gray, who was
brought to Helena from Billings,
where she was bound over to await
t. e action of the grand jury on a
charge of obtaining money from the
Crow Indians under false pretenses
by United States Commissioner Mann
of Billings, is in the county Jail, where
she is held in default OF bail.
She declares she is newspaper cor
respondent and magazine writer and
that facts she says she unearthed after
an investigation Which began last
October, are so damaging that the in
terested parties have striven to sup
press them Government officials, sew
eral county representatives, promin-
ent sheep men and cattle men are
charged with being parties. Some of
the persons she names live in Hell
ena and some of these she charges
were defrauded of their rights by
forgeries. One prominent cattle man
of this city she names as having been
defrauded by rank forgery. Her story,
she says, can be corroborated.
Further, she declares that her story
was told by herself to President Roose-
welt and Secretary of the Interior Gar
field when she made a trip to Wash
ington, April 1, spending nearly tive
months there. The files of the Indian
bureau were opened to her by Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Leupp and
she collected data and prepared a re-
port on her allegations of affairs on
the Crow reservation. This, she says,
will be produced within the next week.
Mrs Gray says she is glad that she
has ueen arrested, for now she can
produce her story Prior to her ar
rest she was bound by a pledge to a
high official at Washington not to di-
vulge the facts she had uncovered
until an investigation was made. She
says that since June / she was ar
rested five times on the Crow reser-
vation, each time being released until
the last time, when she was arrested
while waiting at the Billings depot to
take the train for New York.
She admits that she received $3.50
from the indians ON the reservation.
This, she says, was used by her to
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-26
MRS. GRAY GIVES AUTHORITY
Woman Accused OF Defrauding indians
Discloses Names OF Prominent Men.

cover her expenses to Washington
when she laid the story before the
president and other officials to have
the wrongs of the Indians righted. She
says she is not guilty Of obtaining
money under falshe pretenses from
the Indians, but that she was charged
at the hearing at Billings with hav-
ing received money from wards Of the
government without the consent OF the
officials. She declares that the Off
cials at Washington, in particular, the
assistant secretary of the interior de-
partment, knew that she had received
money fro mthe Indians to pay her ex-
penses to Washington and that they
though nothing o. it. AS a result OF
her trip to Washington she says that
Dalbey, private secretary to Secretary
Garfield was sent out to the Crow res
ervation; that he interviewed the
members of the Indian council and
that her charge that the consent Of the
Indians to the opening of approximate
" one million acres of the reservation
was obtained by forgery, was upheld
by the Indians.
That is her chief charge; that the
reservation was UpGleu IuTOuSu tuS
agency of raud, employed at the be-
hest of railroad, townsite company,
several stock growers Of Montana and
government officials. She says that
the Indians have been robbed Of ST.,
6OO,OIJ. She says that the Indians
never consented to open this part of
the reservation until they were paid
one dollar and Twenty-Five cents an
acre; but that forged power Oh at
torney from the Indian council was
presented to the legislative branch of
the government at Washington by the
terms of which the Indians agreed to
allow the reservation to be opened,
they to receive payment as the settlers
took up the land. No settlers, or very
few, took up the land; the reserva-
ton is opened and according to her
story, the Indians are now without
theira money or land
Mrs. Gray says that she came to the
Crow reservation to write up the Crow
indian fair last October for Golfers
eekly and string of newspapers.
The story was written and paid for "
Golfers, but the Ute trouble came UP
tAen and the Indian story was killed.
She came from Omaha, she said,
where she was partner in a press
bureau which represented about 25
eastern papers.
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Webster City, Ia, July 25.-Geo. Nc
Keown, under indictment for alleged
arson and embezzlement, it was re
ported to the prosecuting attorney to-
day, has been found in Bakersfield,
Cal, after long search by detec-
tives.
The prosecutor tonight is not GER
tain whether the Geo. McKeoWn in
Bakersfield Is the one wanted in Web
ster City OF. not.
"a man representing himself to be
George McKeown came to webster
City in 1902 as manager Of the North
western Felt Shoe company when that
company opened its factory. He had
been foreman of similar establish
ment in New York. The stockholders
and directors. however, found fault
with the managers use of the COM
pany's funds in purchasing goods in
the east. The capital stock Of the
company was Increased from $4,000
to 100000 and the manager was re-
quested to resign. A week afterward
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DELMAS SPRINGS SURPRISE in GLASS CASE
Resouceul Attorney For the Defense Rests Ills Case With
out the Introduction of Evidence

vice President thinner, the most i'm.
portant individual witness for the
state, to testify, had put it beyond the
power Of the prosecution to establish
definitely the connection of Glass with
the crime of bribing Supervisor
Charles Boxton. He devoted himsell
to vigorous exploitation of the cir
cumstantial case made He claimed
that by carrying out successfully pro-
cess of elimination he had proved be
yond all reasonable doubt that other
than Halsey, only two men had the
power to supply the telephone funds
for the bribery of the supervisors
Emile J. thinner and Louis Glass, the
former now in the county Jail for con
tempt in refusing to testify, the lat
ter Of whom has exercised his right
as a defendant not to take the sand.
Justice" said Attorney Coogan, the
white-haired, lifelong friend Of the de-
fendant, in opening his argument for
Glass, should be the same kind in AL
cases. Here is a man who has run over
three-fourths of the space allotted to
mankind and who now finds himself
confronted with serious crime before
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San Francisco, July 28.-The Louis
Glass bribery case should be in the
hands Of the jury at / O'clock tomor-
row afternoon Attorney Heney, for
the prosecution, and T. G. Coogan for
the defense today made each his open
ing argument. At 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning Delphine NJ. Delnas will
begin the closing argument for Glass.
No one effects to forecast an acqI:t-
tai.
The chief sensation of the trial
came at 1:2O o'clock this afternoon,
when the prosecution, having closed
its case, Delmas crisply announced:
$50 have we."
This determination to offer no evil
dence was a sudden and complete sur
prise to everyone, most Of all to the
prosecution, for the previous day Del
mas had casually-or so it seemed
mentioned Rudolph Spreckels as zone
of the witnesses we shall CALI
Heney, after stating frankly to the
jury that the declination of Second
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Seoul, July 25.-Ivan Young, presi-
dent of Korea, acting by authority of
the emperor given under the imperial
seal at the palace early yesterday, and
Marquis Ito, resident general of Japan,
signed the following agreement at mid
night at the Japanese residency:
THE governments of Japan and
Korea, in view of the early attainment
of prosperity and strength in Korea
and the speedy promotion of the vel
fare Of the Korean people, have agreed
upon and concluded the following stip-
ulations:
Article 1: The government Of Ko-
rea shall follow the direction of the
resident general in connection with
the reform Of the administration.
Article q: Korea shall not enact
any law or ordinance, or carry out any
administrative measure unless it has
the previous approval of the resident
general.
Article 8: The judicial affairs Of
dinary administrative affairs.
Article 4: NO appointment or de-
posal of Korean officials of high grade
shall be made without the consent of
the resident general.
Article 5: Korea to appoint all Off
cial positions under recommendation
of the resident general.
.sArticle s.: Korea shall not engage
any foreigner without the consent of
the resident general.
Article z: The first clause of the
agreement between Japan and Korea,
dated August %, 1904, is hereby abro-
gated
The agreement abrogates the ad-
visor system, especially affecting the
financial development under Advisor
Mogata, who now becomes a Korean
official 1t also affects the judicial de-
velopment of the Korean government
for which a corps OF advisors for all
the provinces recently arrived from
Japan.
the japanese plan, it is announced.
is to take control very gradually, as
tent and available officials, "A mod
ern administration of Korean affairs
would entail a draft of 1920 officials
and impose a deficit Of three times
the present revenues. The organiza-
ton of the courts of justice will en-
tail an immense burden, as no legal
code now exists. The urgent necessi-
ty is to obtain control Of the Korean
army and it is expected that General
Haysgaw will be added to the military
staff Of the Korean government.
Anxiety regarding further interfer-
ence by the throne Of the former en-
peror in the administration of the
government has now ended.
Marquis Ito is at the head of the
Japanese and Korean council.
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jury. It means great deal to
him. But If he is guilty Of this of
Tense you should not consider the con-
sequences to him. One thing you must
at all times remember, and the couTk
will so instruct you: That the pre-
sumption Of evidence is ever with the
accused and you must give to him the
benefit Of any reasonable doubt that
in your minds may arise.
1T is charged that Mr. Glass paid
Supervisor Boxton the sum Of $4,000 to
influence his vote on the Home Tele-
phone company's application for a
franchise. The proposition is this:
Was that crime committed, and il so,
who committed it?" Thence forward
Mr.. Coogan bent his energies to the
exploitation of three chief points.
me failure of. the prosecution to
show by any witness that Glass aided,
encouraged or abetted the perpetration
of that crime; the improbability of
its commission by Glass because OF
lack of motive and the fatal error of
laying the sins and wrongs of the
Pacific States Telephone company on
the shoulders of this defendant .
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INVESTIGATING DISASTER.
Government Officials Take Hand in
Columbia Catastrophe.

San Francisco, July 25.-An investi-
cation into the cause of the wreck of
the steamer Columbia was begun this
afternoon by Captain John Berming-
ham, supervising inspector of steam
ships in this district.
The first witness called was f.. Pc
terson, lookout on the Columbia. He
testified that at the time of the col
lision the weather was foggy and he
could see only two ship-lengths
ahead, but he heard the whistle Of
the San Pedro about Is minutes be-
fore the vessel was sighted The San
Pedro's whistle was sounded about
every minute to starboard Of the Co
lumbia. When Peterson first saw the
San Pedro she was about $50 feet dis
tant, coming Square on to the Co.
lumbia. On sighting the approaching
steam schooner he leaped to the
bridge, where he was at the time of
the collision. He believed that the
Columbia hoated for eight or nine
minutes after she was struck before
she went down. He reported to Cap
tain Doran when he first heard the
whistles. In answer to questions he
said he could not tell whether or not
the Columbia was going at full speed.
There was no wind and the Columbia
blew. her whistle regularly. After
the collision Peterson said he was
told by Captain Doran to arouse the
passengers. He called those in the
forecastle and then started to the life
boat, to which he was assigned, but
found it was gone. He had no time
to call the people in the steerage or
cabin. He ran to another boat ana
there alone he saw Captain Doran
standing near and was asked to give
hand in launching the boat.
Quartermaster Hinner testified that
he came on watch at midnight He
said that the Columbia floated for
from five to seven minutes before GO
ing down. The shock of the collision
was not very great and he was doubt
full if one standing in the middle of a.
stateroom at the time would have
been thrown down.
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IS LOCATED
Man Who Padded Bills OF Sale Is Arrest
ed In California.

the factory building was burned and
McKeown left town, having previously
sent Mrs. McKeown away. An inves-
tigation followed the disappearance of
McKeown and he was indicted on sew
eral counts for embezzlement and ar
son. It was charged that an invoice
of supplies purchased in the east by
McKeoWn showed that the bills of
sale had been padded.
The prosecuting attorney at Web
ster City is awaiting further advices
from California to determine whether
or not the man wanted here is really
in Bakersfield.
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counsel to take exceptions. It is said
the privilege will be accepted and the
proceedings thereby become further
complicated.
While denying the motions for
funds to prosecute the case, Judge
Chamberlain intimated that should
Mrs. Eddy be found incompetent to
manage her property, the question
might be reopened and he announced
that further consideration of mo-
tion by the 'next friend that the
rule requiring them to furnish a bond
for the costs of the suit might he sus-
pended, would be given.
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HER BODY cREMATED.

Little Rock, Ark, July 25. Angry
because her husband, a laborer, re-
fused to praise her for saving money,
Mrs. Anna Lowe today poured gal
Ion of coal oil on her head, told her
little daughter to watch and then set
fire to the oil. Mrs. Loves body was
burned to crisp.
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STRIKERS CAUSE DEATH.

Buenos Ayres, July 25.Nfne men
were killed and many injured III
fight at Bahria Blahea between harhor
strikers and the police.
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ON BROTHERS eALLows.

VVV Sszs . 0Sfss4t UtS t@ssssss&t0tH " 0SFE'
tence on johnson Brothers.
Lowanda, Pa, July 25. Charles
Johnson was hanged here today. He
was twice convicted for completely,
with his brother, Bigler, in the muir.
der of his brothers wife and niece
near here In September, 1904.
Charles was hanged upon the gal
lows upon which his brother was exc
cuted two years ago. The drop fell
almost at the same minute as in his
brothers execution
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REcoRnsREAkeR IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, July 25.-The temperature
broke the record for the year when
the thermometer registered So degrees
for four hours during this afternoon.
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MONTANA WEATHER.

Fair Friday and Saturday.
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Continued ON Elsth Page,.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-20
GRAFTON PRESBYTERY
WILL MEET HERE
To Take Action ON the Resignation
of Pastor of the Graf
ton Church.

A special meeting of the Grafton
Presbytery is to be held here in the
near future. DR.. William NJ. Hud-
son, moderator of the Presbytery, has
sent out notices to members to that
effect and setting forth the objects
Of the meeting as follows:
There will be meeting of the
Grafton Presbytery in the First
Presbyterian church of clarksburE
on March 1st. at $3.50 p. M, to con-
slider the following matters of busi-
ness:
/. An application of Rev. E. w
Byers to resign the Grafton charge,
with the action of the congregation
thereupon.
O. The dismissal of Mr.. Byers and
recommendation to the Presbytery
of Washington.
8. To appoint moderator of the
Grafton session.
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.HUL|NG.TO Be
TEAM MANAGER
Cincinnati Man Engaged to Take
Charge of Clarisburg Organ
ization in Baseball League.

Thomas Huling. of GAINESVILLE, will
be the manager of the Clarksburg
baseball team of the Western Penn
sylvania league. He has signed a
contract to act, as such for the com
ing season and is at present engag-
ing good players for the team.
Frank j. Welch, one of the pro-
moters of the Clarksburg team, re-
ceived a letter from Huling wednes-
day which contained the acceptance
of the terms of the contract with
that instrument properly signed up.
The new manager stated that he
would remain in Cincinnati for sew
eral days and would try to engage
some good players In that section be-
fore coming to this city. He says
he win try his very best to place a
winning team in the field for
-Clarksburg.
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BIG STAKES
TO OPEN UP
As Special Features of the Meeting
Of the New Fair As
sociation.

The West Virginia Fair Associa-
tion contemplates the opening OF
stakes and purses of $1,000 each for
special features at its coming annual
race meeting. There will be a brew
ers' stake, coal and oil mems stake,
merchant and manufacturers purse,
and board of trade purse in these
special openings.
This plan has been suggested by a
number of prominent citizens, the as
ISOLATION donating one-half Of the
aggregate amount and the other half
being contributed by popular sub
scription. Many have indicated
their intention OF contributing in a
liberal manner, recognizing the fact
that It would be the means of at
tracing an immense attendance,
which would be the best ADVERTISE
ment clarksburg ever had.
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Democrats Are Now Blocking
Good Legislation For People
Despicable Efforts Being Made to
Prevent Passage OF Bills al
the Capitol.
sENATE NJ ExEoUTIyE SESSION
Stir Over University Teachers, Fund
Apprcpriation-After Lamar
POwelrs Scalp. XII

CHARLESTON, Feb. 20. Especially
Every effort is being made by the
Democrats to block legislation by de-
manding roll calls. etc, but they are
not making much progress in that
direction, only delaying the work to
some extent.
The railroad rate bill is still very
much alive. having been returned to
the conference committee this morn
ing for grammatical correction and
for further consideration Of the
clause to cut out electric lines. The
committee is to report the bill back
this afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
A stir was caused by an amend
ment to the appropriation for the
university by Montgomery to the eff
feet that the teachers fund should
only be available for teachers who
devoted their time and attention to
the work. Montgomery alleged
some of the teachers at the institu-
ton were engaged in other business
to which most of their time was Civ
en- The amendment was voted
down.
The senate will hold an executive
session this afternoon to pass upon
appointments of Governor Dawson.
1t is reported an effort VIII be
made to hold up the approval OF the
appointment Of Lamar Powell to the
state penitentiary board.