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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-15

Another of General Clay's more des-
perate battles came off at Foxtown.
hamlet on the Richmond and Lexington
pike. about a mile from White Hall.
One Turner had taken the fever for Of
fee and Clay had taken the stump
against him. 1t was Mr.. Clay's habit
when making political or abolition
speeches to carry the lethal weapons.
wherewith he made good his observa-
tons. in a small carpetbag. This he
would deposit on the desk before him
so that valuable time need not be lost.
On this Foxtown occasion Clay had
progressed we'll into his subject when he
was interrupted by Cyrus Turner, who
said the speaker was liar. The hall
was packed with Turner adherents and
the odds were frightfully desperate.
Clay, snatching his bowie from his grip
sack, sprang over the desk and mingled
earnestly and effectively with the Tur-
ner faction. He cut Cyrus Turner in
the abdomen and. with his useful knife,
stabbed a dozen more-none fatally
before he tainted from the loss of blood.
More than one Turner knife had sought
his life in the struggle.
Julian Hawthorne narrowly escaped
carrying General Clay's mark. The
writer reviewed General Clay's auto
biography, which was printed in 1885.
In the course of his article Hawthorne
criticised Mrs. Clay. who had obtained
a divorce some years before. Clay read
the article and at once wrote to Colonel
W. G. Terrill of Washington to engage
him as second. and another letter TO
Whitelaw Reid. inclosing a letter to
Mr.. Hawthorne. Mr.. Reid declined to
print the letter in the Tribune, as re-
quested, but forwarded it to the novel
ist- Mr.. Hawthorne published retrac-
ton, which was satisfactory to the gen.
eral. and thus the matter dropped.
General Albert Sidney Johnston and
General Felix Huston met in a remark
able duel in 1886. Huston was COM
mander-in-chief of the army of the
Texas republic and Johnston was serv-
ing under him BY the order of Sam
Houston. the president of the republic
and the congress. General Huston was
replaced by General Johnston.
The next day after General Johnston
assumed command he received chal-
lenge from General Huston The chal-
lenger wrote that he had no personal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-15
WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
THE M ETALS.

Silver. 1870 per ounce.
Copper (cathodes). 13 1l-16c per pound,
Lead-sI3O per 100 pounds.
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grievance against General Johnston, but
he said he had been insulted by the
president and congress. and demanded
that his successor meet him in uuel-
General Johnston accepted the chai-
lenge, the duel was fought. and john
ston received a severe wound in the
right hip.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-15

General John S. Marmaduke and
General L. NJ. Walker. both confeder-
ate brisadier generals under Price In
the Arkansas campaign in the ciVh
war. fought fatal duel because GEN.
eral Marmaduke was reported 10 have
said that General Walker had shown
cowardice in battle. In the duel Cen
eral Walker was killed.
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David C. Broderick. United States SEN
ator from California, was shot and killed
by Judge David s Terry. a former chief
justice Of California. in duel near San
Francisco, Sept. u, 1859. Senator BrOder-
TEX was an anti-slavery advocate and
Judge Terry was a pro-slavery man. The
two quarreled over politics and the duel
resulted.
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A spectacular duel was that at the
uonal capital Feb. "a. 1888. between JON
athan Cilley, member of congress from
of congress from Kentucky. They used
rifles at eighty wards. Three shots were
exchanged and Cilley was almost instant
ly killed at the third fire. Several repre-
sentatives in congress, among them Crit
tenden and Menefee OF Ohio and Bynum
OF North Carolina. were present at the
duel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-11-06
RUFF JURY SECURED
Crooked ex-Polltieai Boss Of san Fran
cisco viii Have ! New Trial. Com
menelno To-day, Jury Having Been
Secured.

SAN FRANCISCO, NOV. 5.-The
taking Of testimony in the third trial
Of Abraham Ruef, former political boss
OF this city, on one of the several
cor Of indictments against him,
charging him with bribery, will com
mence before Superior Court Judge
LAWYER tomorrow. After ten weeks
work, during which time more than
400 veniremen were summoned, the
twelfth man to complete the jury was
secured and sworn in today.
The work Of getting a jury began
August &c. The transcript Of the ex-
animation Of the veniremen covers
5000 pages, containing 375,O00 words.
The cost Of the transcript alone, pre-
liminary to the actual trial, is about
5000.
The specific charge upon which
Ruef will be tried is the bribing Of
Former Supervisor John j. Fury, to
vote for a trolley franchise for the
United railroads, which was granted
to the street railway company soon
after the disaster of April, 1906.
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on the railroad in this state and Is
now putting in improvements that will
cost $1,Oo0,0o0 to the mines at Red
Lodge.
This is the only dividend the compa-
ny has paid in years and analysed
from the formation Of the company to
the present time it means the pay
ment only Of about 6 per cent annu-
ally on the stock Of the company.
Looking at the dividend from this
standpoint it is nothing extraordi'
nary.
Indications are that the company
will operate at a evenue producing
basis for at least two years, covering
which period a contract has been
signed with the miners. The contract
was only recently signed and 1t IL
thought the declaration of the divi
dend was postponed until the compa
ny had settled wage disputes for some
time with. its employees.
Further particulars as to this div
idend and Its effect on the stock mai
ket will be found on page 6 Of this
paper.
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SAM KLEIN BUYS
The LYRIC ThEATER
Will OPEN III AS VAUDEVILLE
HOUSE SOON.

Sam Klein, manager OF the Theato-
rum, yesterday purchased from Will
liams and Hayhurst, the new Lyric
theater and will take possession of it
November 10. Mr.. Klein will conduct
It as q high class vaudeville theater.
Carpenters will start to work today
In the new theater remodeling it for
q vaudeville house and Mr.. Klein says
that II will be opened between Novem-
Der y and 20. or Just as soon as the
work OF r%emodeling is completed.
He intends to present six excellent
vaudeville acts on the program and
will secure them from one Of the best
circuits in the country. The program
will be changed twice each week,
opening Sunday and opening again
Wednesday with new people and new
Acts, the players here in the first part
d the week going to some other play
house on the circuit.
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NEW GOLD COINS
ARE BEING STRUCK
isTRoNGER RELIEF is TO De
ADOPTED IN FUTURE.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The minis
of Philadelphia, San Francisco and
Denver today began coming new IS
gold pieces struck on a different plan
from any heretofore coined in the
world. It follows an idea expressed
to President Roosevelt by DIR. Stur-
gis Bigelow of Boston, that to permit
the coins being piled to a uniform
height, strong relief might be used
by depressing the design below the
field or face of the coin, instead of
facing it as usual in coinage opera.
lions. This would provide a fiat field
and a uniform thickness, the fat sur.
face taking the wear and protecting
the relief, the shape Of the depression
following the outline of the relief.
The same will be used on the two ana
half dollar pieces and all will bear sIn
God We Trust motto.
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OFFICIALS or NEW ROAD AND
susINEss MEN CONFER.
BILLINGS The CENTER
Plans TO Make This City the Market
Place Of Eastern, Central and North
ern Northumberland Much Pleased
with Operations on New Road.

w. w. Broughton, traffic manager
w. p. Kenney, assistant traffic man
ager, and II. "A. jackson, assistant
freight and passenger agent all Of thu
Great Northern lines went out yester
day over the line Of the Billings &
Northern On q trip Of inspection.
The railroad mel have been ii and
out Of Billings since the time the new
road was opened between this city
and Great Falls. They are thoroughly
satisfied with the way everything il
cumming and are much pleased with
the reception the trains received in
all the towns along the road.
Business Conferences.
The railroad officials and the bust:
ness men Of the city held a meeting
In the Billings club Wednesday even
ing and talked over freight rates.
Nothing has been given out, but 1t
Is understood that schedule salts.
factory to the business interests will
be agreed upon in q few days. It has
been stated, however, that the rates
submitted by the railroad men were
entirely satisfactory to the merchants
who wish to make a IBID for the trade
along the line.
The opening Of the Billings & North
ern will mean much to the Sugar City.
It will make Billings the market place
Of eastern and sections Of northern
Montana. II will also gain some bust.
ness from central Montana although
this is the territory which is disputed
BY the Butte merchants and they will
attempt to makesheadway in that sec
ton.
It brings q virgin country, as vet
undeveloped to any extent, to Bill
ings' door and the business men Of
this city intend to make a strong bid
for the business which rightly belongs
here. It will be campaign OF boost
which will be carried on INCREASINGLY
until Billings is made the most inn
portant town in the treasure state.
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RECOMMENDATIONS THAT VAST
ACREAGE BE WITHHELD.
NEW PLAN PROPOSED
Commissioners Bennett Suggests That
There be a Classification Of all the
Lands in the United states, Saying
That Irrigation Promises Much.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-In his an
nual report for the .last fiscal year
Commissioner Fred Bennett, of the
general land Office, recommends the
withdrawal from entry of all public
lands which may be irrigated which
are now capable Of being utilized for
homes. On that point he says:
"The proper step to take would be
to classify the lands Of the United
States in order to ascertain what pub
lie lands, which in their present con-
dition are incapable of affording a
home, are susceptible for irrigation to
- cost even much greater than that
now entertained by the reclamation
service, and to withdraw these lands
from entry awaiting the time when
they can by irrigation,be made homes
either under the United States gov
eminent or under the Carey act. 1t
will be only comparatively few years
before an irrigation project which will
cost as high as 5000 an acre is con
sidered practicable, the market for the
land justifying such an expenditure.
No one can be hurt by such a with
drawal; for desert land which cannot
be reclaimed by the individual effort
Of a settler can never become a home
until water is brought to it by the
government or state or by the expend.
iture of vast sums by private enter.
prises.'
Mr.. Bennett says the land Office
has recommended that suits be
brought on timber claims aggregating
1917 $40.
There were secured" he added
1884 indictments for fraud, which re
suited In SO convictions and GO &C
q~uittals. the remaining cases not We,
having been tried. Two thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five entries
We're cdncelled OF ADVERSE re
ports of special agents. By reason
of individuals there have been re
covered from fraudulent entry during
the fiscal year 1908. a total of 3S3,
600 acres, exclusive Of many reltns
| Quishments."
The total receipts Of the Office Of
the year were $12,715.7o9. an increase
over the previous year OF $1,162,531.
The total area OF land original,
entered during the year is 1909 ,36t
acres, a decrease Of 1907, 2O9 acres as
compared with 1907. The total area
upon which final proof was made i
8,O68,O44 acres.
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(First Publication Nov. 6, 1908.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Oct.
"a, 19O8.-Notice is hereby given that
Cyrus w. Kipp, of Huntley, Montana,
who, on July "a, 1906. made homestead
entry No. 1853, Serial No. $3.50, for
NWA NEA, Eh NWA, section 10,
township ! north, range 90 g., M. p.
Meridian, has fled notice Of intention
to make final Communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Register and Receiver
u. s. Land Office, at Billings, Montana,
on the 18th day of December, 1908.
Claimant named as witnesses: James
e. Kipp, of Huntley, Montana; Carl G.
Whitfield, Of Huntley, Montana; Charlie
Jordan, Of Billings, Montana; Thomas
s. Hogan, Of Billings, Montana.
Non-Coal Land.
R. p. JACKSON,
Register.
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First Publication Nov. 6, 19O8.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Oct.
"a, 1908.-Notice is hereby given that
Victor Hoffman, Of Billings, Montana,
who, on September Is, 1907, made
homestead entry No. 23O, Serial No.
O364, for NWA, section %, township
"A north, range % f., M. p. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
final communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Register and Receiver U. s. Land
Office, at Billings, Montana, on the 18th
day of December, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
II. Mammen. of Broadview, Montana;
Rebecca Meyer, of Broadview, Mon
tana; Charles Lettow, of Broadview,
Montana; Herman H. Thoren, of
Broadview. Montana.
Non-Coal Land.
R. P. JACKSON,
Register.
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q. o. ?. is THERE WITH THE
GOODS.
GOVERNOR REPUBLICAN
Republicans May Elect the Entire
State Ticket, and Then all the Dem.
ocrats Can do is to 90 Way Back
and sit Down and Look on.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6.-Returns COM
piled at one O'Clock this morning give
Taft 317,124 votes in Missouri and
Bryan 312,Sss, a plurality for Taft Of
4,235.
Hadley's plurality for governor Is
1898.
Returns almost complete give
Stone, the Democratic senatorial noun
|inee the nomination over Folk by 49,
829. If the legislature is Democratic
on joint ballot by six votes, Stone is
assured Of reelection to the senate,
provided that all Democrats in the leg.
islature abide by the advisory vote Of
the presidency. That it will do this Is
by no means certain and there are
predictions tonight Of a senatorial
deadlock. Lieutenant Governor John
G. Mckinley has probably won the
Republican senatorial nomination over
Richard G.. Kerens by about $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5.-Returns com
piled at II O'clock tonight from every
county in Missouri give Taft a plural
ity Of 4,601. While complete reports
are not in from every county, yet the
returns are full enough to make a Re
publican victory in this state of the
national ticket q certainty.
The plurality Of Hadley, Republican,
for governor, has reached 1900, but
whether he has carried with him the
rest OF the Republican, state ticket
has not yet been determined. He has
run far ahead Of his associates, in
most of the counties Of the state but
the Republican state committee In
sists that the minor state candidates
will receive pluralities OF no less than
that given to Taft.
At 1890 o'clock the Democrats
seem to be assured of the general as
sembly by II votes on joint ballot.
In the house the Republicans have
70 members and the Democrats SO.
The senate, however, is Democratic
by the ratio Of % to -.
Late returns from the rural counties
show surprising gains for Governor
Folk in the contest with Senator Will
liam j. Stone for the Democratic sen
atorial nomination and there is a pos
sibility that he will vet overcome the
tremendous lead that Stone received
in st. Louis and Kansas City. John
G. Mckinley is still in the lead for
the Republican senatorial nomination.
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The Billings Gazette
First Publication Nov. 6, 19O8.)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Oct.
"a, 19O8.-Notice is hereby given that
Cecilia c. Duffield, Of Ballantine, Mon
tana, who, on September IA, 1906, made
homestead entry No. 236. Serial No.
.O363, for Sh NWA, SWA NEA, NEA
SWA, section II, township 1 north,
range 20 E., M. p. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final com
mutation proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Regis
ter and Receiver U. s. Land Office, at
Billings, Montana, on the 18th day OF
December, 1908.
Claimant claims as witnesses: Mrs
Christie Hart, Of Ballantine, Montana;
Mrs. Mary Wilcox, of Ballantine, Mon
tana; Henry M. Cady, Of Ballantine,
Montana; Mrs. Mildred Hart Haggerty,
of Billings, Montana.
Non-Coal Land.
r. p. JACKSON,
Register.
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BREAKS
UP IN FREE FIGHT
IHoW DIFFERENCES ARE SET:
tiled IN ECUADOR.

QUITO, Nov. 5.-The extraordinary
session Of the Ecquadorean congress
has Just been concluded with riotous
scenes that ended in a serious fight.
A number Of the ministers. but par.
ticularly the minister Of finance. was
warmly attacked by the minority in
the house, who accused them Of be.
ing participants In extensive frauds.
The supporters of the government
retaliated by assaulting the minority
deputies. while they were leaving the
congress, many Of whom were wound.
ed in the encounter.
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RETURNS ARE ALL IN
Democrats Will Have IT'S Representa-
tives, and Very Few Changes Will.
Be Made by BeIated Returns from
the Outside Districts.

AaEEETzG E1-G NssA7F Ef.eN IEJE a4zN4 fit-LNgsA%5
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-The Republican
party will. according. to present re
turns from all congressional districts
in the United States control the next
house Of representatives by a majority
Of II. The figures SO far received show
the election of ZIG Republicans and
ITS Democrats, a gain for the latter
party Of nine.
The majorities in several districts
are reported as extremely close, and
1t is possible that in a few instances
the count may change the figures
given above. The following list shows
the number Of representatives elected
from all the states.
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RESULT IN MICHIGAN.

DETROIT, Nov. 5.-Governor War
ner's plurality for reelection stands
tonight between 1868 and 11.136 with
the count in Wayne county practically
complete and fairly complete returns
from the state. lPhilip Breftmeyer,
Republican, was elected mayor of De.
troit by a plurality of 2,428 over Mayor
William b. Thompson, Democrat. Ap,
parently only two Democrats have
been elected to the state legislature.
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NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION.

NEW. YORK, Nov. 5.-The National
Civic. federation, it is announced, will
hold its annual meeting in this city
December IA and Is. At the same
time the women's department OF the
federation will meet. The annual ban
quet of the federation will be held on
the evening of December IA.
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SHOES STOLEN.

Thieves Take Tans and Blacks From
Freight Car.
Nine pairs Of tan shoes valued at
IS a pair and six pairs Of black shoes
valued at So a pair we're stolen from
a freight car in the Northern Pacific
yards Tuesday night. The police are
working on the case.
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AIDS ].
IN DIVIDEND

Continued from First Page.)
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HOW THE next
HOUSE STANDS

REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE 215
MEMBERS ON THE FLOOR.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-27

Centerville, were here yesterday, the
guests of Mrs. Celeste Bond.
Mr. and Mrs. John Beard and SON.
Robert, attended the funeral Of James
Lichty, at Germantown, Wednesday.
Mrs. Bert Berger of Kokomo, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Steele.
Mrs. H. B. Bryan entertained a party
Of fourteen young misses with a hay
ride on Wednesday evening. in honor
of her niece, Miss Hazel Sheldon OF
Springfield Ohio, who has been here
for several days. After the ride, the
young ladies enjoyed games and a
marsh-mallow bake at the home of the
hostess. Those who enjoyed the hos
pitality were Misses Esther Strawn
Susie Freeman, Nina Harrison, Wini
fred Wagar. Gertrude Graver. Helen
Filby, Sarah Oliver. Lillian Wright
Neva Hazelrigg, Ruth Bertsch, Alice
Walter, Audrey Whitley, Alice McCaf
frey, Ruth Clark and Ruth Donovan
Clark.
Mrs. Charles MARBLE entertained the
Rebecca Aid society Tuesday. A pleas
ant afternoon was enjoyed followed by
a corn supper.
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HAGERSTOWN GIRL
GETS SCHOL ARSHIP"
Miss Neva Dearborn Goes to
U. of P.

Hagerstown, Ind, Aug. 81 Miss
Neva Deardorff and Ralph Teeter will
leave about Sept LIST for Philadelphia,
Pa. where they will enter the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Miss Dearborn
was graduated from Ann Arbor Uni
versity. June Goth, and was awarded
scholarship at the University of
Pennsylvania in order that she may
do postgraduate work In historical re-
search. Miss Dearborn was an '04
graduate from the Richmond High
School but began her scholastic ca
reer in the Hagerstown public schools.
Mr.. Teeter Is an '0S graduate OF the
Hagerstown school. George Keagy, a
junior of the school here last year 10
contemplating entering the Universal
ty of Pennsylvania, also.
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ECONOMY, IND.

Economy, Ind, Aug. 27.-Allen
Weyl is attending the Greenville fair
this week
Mrs Kate Wiseheart and grand
daughter of Williams, AriZ., are guests
of n" and Mrs. Calvin Weyl.
The Modoc NJ. E. Sunday school
held a picnic at Ballenger's park We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Frank Thornburg is back after
a weeks visit in Kokomo and Muncie.
Mr.. and Mrs Hayes have returned
to their home in Bloomington after
spending a few days as the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Weyl.
Alonzo Edwards is very sick with
fever.
The third annual reunion of the
Oler family was held Wednesday.
There was a big crowd of the descen-
dants of Henry Oler. Sr.. at Ballen-
gers park. Boating. "reminiscences OF
pioneer days, songs and recitations
composed the program. Mrs. Eliza.
beth Oler, SO. Henry Oier, 81, are the
two oldest persons in attendance
Henry is the only one living OF
Henry Oler. Sr., family OF eight
DIR. and Mrs. Clyde Oler and daugh
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ter of Morgan's Chapel are visitors
here
Little Carrie Gwin has been very
sick and is reported better today.
Nicholson brothers of Sugar Grove
are painting in Henry county this
week.
Miss Opal Parker of Carlos City is
visiting the Franklins this week.
Rufus Williams was at West River
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Franklin. Miss
Opal Parker and Nellie Beard of VIII,
liamsburg were at Fountain City
Wednesday,
Mrs. Nellie Jones and children OF
Ohio are here visiting relatives this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Segrave and
baby of Winchester are still the visi
tors of Mrs. Hannah Kimball
Mr., and Mrs. Marion Wolfe and
children have returned to Winchester
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Loop and daughter
Margaret took supper with Mr.. and
Mrs. Liss Naming Tuesday evening.
Mr.. George Smith of Carlos City
was here Wednesday.
Mrs. Jesse Greenstreet will leave
for few weeks visit in California In
a few days.