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SAYS If FINED HE WILL SPEND
TERM I'M JAIL.
American Federation Of Labor Con-
siders Plans to Put Its Funds Be-
yond Attachmeht=-No way III
Which It Can Be Done say Lawyers.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. President
Samuel Gompers, at the afternoon ses-
sion of the convention Of the A. F.. Of
L. today declared that if he were
found guilty and fined in the contempt
case, pending against him at Washing
ton, he would go to jail before he
would pay his fine or allow the Fed
Grafton to pay it for him.
This statement was made by Mr..
Gompers during the discussion Of the
report Of the committee on the treas
urer's report. The committee recon-
mended that Immediately following
the adjournment Of the convention the
executive council shall take up the
proposition Of placing Its funds where
they may be removed from danger Of
attachment. This report brought out
a political discussion in which several
members declared themselves in fav-
oror Of the formation Of an independ-
ent political party.
Treasurer John B. Lennon said he
had discussed the matter of safeguard
ing the funds with good attorneys and
they all agreed that 1t was impossible,
without resulting at some time in per-
jury by some person. Several speeches
were made from the floor, one being
that the funds be deposited in Cana
da, and another that certificates Of de-
post be taken out in some other
name than the treasurer's.
d. s. Ramsey, one of the electrical
workers was applauded when he de-
clared 1--WE had a chance to place our
funds beyond the reach of these who
would take them, but we let it pass
on November 8. The only way to pro
tect our money is to change the laws" "
Mr.. Gompers warned the delegates
that If way could be found to find
the funds ''the courts would thereafter
appoint a receiver, not necessarily to
secure in some way the hidden funds,
but to get the money being contrib
uted."
BY request Mr.. Gompers explained
the status of the Danbury Hat case.
The lower courts held that there was
no case under the Sherman antitrust
law, but the United States supreme
had reversed this decision and re
manded the case to the lower courts
for retrial. Continuing, he said
"Our standing is menaced by the
courts of law. The matter Of the ap
plication of the Sherman antitrust
law to unions has reached final adjust
ment by the United States supreme
court. No matter which way the Dan
bury case is decided, that will not al
ter the status one jot. The United
States supreme court has said the
final word, and the law of this country
is that labor organizations OF this
country are now conspiracies and
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PEKIN, Nov. 17.-China is beginning
to realize that the Emperor and the
Dowager Empress are dead.
Prince Chun, regent of the empire
in fear of the increasing excitement
and revolutionary movement, has TAX
en- a firm grip on affairs and has
adopted stringent measures which will
realize the maintenance of peace, for
a time at least.
Every precaution was taken to pre-
vent a recurrence of the revolutionary
tactics of last April and May, which
were marked by widespread fncen-
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SELLS WORTHLE LESS PAPER
FOR NEARLY A MILLION
Peter Van vlissingen Of Chicago Collapses
and C0nfesses His Crime.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Peter Van
Vlissingen, a real estate dealer, for
years classed among the first of Chi
cago's prosperous and reputable men,
today confessed to having obtained
through forged deeds and notes more
than 100000 and a few hours after
his arrest, on his own urgent appeal
to be punished, was sentenced to the
penitentiary The arrest, the indict-
ment, the confession and the SEN
tence, were the work of less than four
hours.
Taken in the midst OF business from
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Rl)MORS OF ASSASSINATION ARE RIFE IN
STREETS OF PEKIN, and Chinese ARE ON
The VERGE OF A GENERAL, UPRISING

|diarism. The foreign legations are
under guard, special detachments Of
Chinese troops keeping watch at the
approaches.
There were many occurrences to-
day to add to the sinister aspect Of
affairs. Rumors were current for a
time that the new Dowager Yihonala,
and Yuan Shi Kai, the grand coun-
cillor and one Of the most powerful
men in the empire, had committed
suicide. Though there was no truth
in these reports, they went far to-
ward disturbing the Chinese and for
eigners alike. Serious runs on banks
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WELL KNOWN BILLINGS ArToR.
NEv IS SUGGESTED.
MANY ENDORSEMENTS
Young Mems Republican Club, Promi-
mont Republicans and Bar Associa-
tion Endorse Him for the Appoint
ment in Local Land Office.

Charles l.. Harris vice chairman of
the kepupncan county central commit
tee and one of the best known attor-
neys in Billings, is being urged by
many of the Republicans of Yellow
stone county and incidentally many
others to become an applicant for the
position of register Of the local land
office, made vacant by the resignation
Of E. E. Esselstyn, who has been elect
ed state treasurer.
AT meeting of the Young Mems Re
publican club strong resolutions in
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PROSECUTION PRODUCES MIS-.
slvEs FROM BELLA GUINNESS.
HER METHOD EXPOSED
Fear Of Lamphere is Shown in the
Letters Which She Wrote in the
Hope Of lLuring New Victims to Her
Farm-state Scores Another Point.

y lAAPOHIE, Ind, Nov. l6.-Prose-
cutor Smith today played another
trump card, when with A. K. Helgelein
of Aberdeen, S. D., on the stand, he
offered in evidence and read to the
jury copies of three letters written by
Mrs. Belle Guinness to the witness dur
ing March and April this year, in
which reference to .'that crazy Lam
phere" are made These letters por-
tray the methods employed by the
arch-murderess in allaying the suspi-
cions Of the relatives Of persons she
had murdered. Even with Andrew Hell
gelein lying dismembered in her pri-
vate burying ground, she was asking
his brother to come to Laporte to in
vestigate and bring plenty Of money
with him.
A. K. 'Helgelein was the star witness
TO day. He told Of his anxiety over
the disappearance Of his brother and
that in reply to his first letter Of in
quiry to Mrs. Guinness, he received the
following:
'Laporte, Ind, March ~, 1908.
"Mr. Axel. X. Helgelein:-I have
your recent letter in which you desire
to know where your brother Andrew
keeps himself. Well, that is just what
would like to know.
"He came here about the middle of
January. When he left here he said
he wanted to find his brother. He
thought he was in Chicago or New
York and perhaps he had gone to Nor
| way. He wanted to spend some time
with us when he returned When he
was in Chicago, he said he would be
there so short a time that l need not
write. have neither seen nor heard
from him since then. saw a man
who said he had gone back to South
Dakota.
"BELLE GUINNESS"
This letter did not allay the suspi
cions Of Mr.. Helgelein and so he wrote
again, receiving the following reply:
| "Laporte, Ind, April II, 1908.
"Mr. A. X. Helgelein: Your letter
have received some days ago but have
not been able to answer in regard t.
your brother Andrew. / have tried
every way to find some trace of him
The man who told me he is in South
Dakota is named Lamphere who worked
for me awhile. He said he had heart
, it from some one he knew in Mans
field.
k 4 knew right away that it was lie
but this Lamphere began to find 81
many wrong things about until at las
I took and fired him and had thre,
doctors to. examine him and see II h,
was right. They found him not quite
crazy enough to put him in a hospital
But perfectly sane he is not. Other
i have told me that Lamphere was jeal
J, GUS of Andrew and for that reasol
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VICTIMS OF CAGE DISASTER AT
ELLSWORTH, PA.
MANY MARROW ESCAPE!
Accident Occurred Late in the Day,
and Details Are Lackine-List Of
the Men Who Were Crushed on the
Lift, When Accident Occurred.

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PITTSBURG, Nov. 16.-six men
were instantly killed and three others
had narrow escapes in a mine cage &C.
cident late today at Ellsworth Mine
No. 1, located in Washington county,
The mine is owned by the Ellsworth
Coal company of this city.
The dead:
m. J. WALSH, mining engineer.
EUGENE G. SMITH, mining engi
neer.
J.B. NEWCOMER, chief mining en-
gineer in the four Ellsworth mines
JOSEPH DUNSC1EK, loader.
JAMES KELLY, loader.
TONY DOVEWSKY, loader.
Both Newcomer and Smith were tt
have been married on Thanksgiving
day.
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GORDON OF POLICE
SURROUNDS COURT
Extraordinary Precautions Taken TO Pro-
tect Ruef.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-The
trial Of Abraham Ruef on the charge
OF bribery which was interrupted last
Friday by the attempted assassina-
ton Of Assistant District Attorney
Francis j. Heney was resumed today.
BY the interposition of affidavits
setting forth that it would be impossi-
BILE to secure fair and impartial
trial in the present state Of public
opinion the defense secured con
tinuance until tomorrow at which
time the prosecution will file counter
affidavits. When court adjourned the
defendant Ruef was returned to the
county jail
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DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES.

BosToN,1 Nov. 1e.-After an autop-
sy and nearly twenty-four hours Of in
vestigation, the local police announced
today that they were satisfied that
Mrs. Carl stahl, widow of the Ameri-
can League baseball player, whose
body was found in doorway Of a
house in South Boston, died from nat
ural causes, and that she had not been
robbed of any jewelry.
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his office desk at 172 Washington
street shortly after the noon hour,
Van Vlissingen a venerable looking
man, appeared before the court and
in tears confessed that for from 1S to
20 years he had been securing money
through the sale Of forged documents
and though he had bought back many
Of these spurious instruments with.
out detection, at least rs people would
lose an aggregate Of more than $780,.
900 through the paper which he has
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REMOVED FROM LOWER
MAxiLLlARY YESTERDAY.
PoLlTlCsARE DISCUSSED x-RAYs ARE USED
Photograph Showed Location Of the
Leaden Pellet, Which Had 10 be
u TakenEout With the Greatest Cars
Three Surgeons Attended Him.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 Special
Prosecutor Francis j. Heney who was
shot by Morris Haas In Judge Law
ler's court on Friday at the trial Of
Abraham Ruef on one Of the numer-
GUS indictments charging him With
bribing the former board Of supervis-
ors, underwent an operation today for
the removal Of the bullet which hal
lodged in the left lower maxilliary.
The operation was in every way sue
cessful and tonight at the hospital IL
is said that Mr.. Heney's condition IL
satisfactory, with no signs of compli-
cations that will hinder his recovery.
An X-ray photograph taken this a.
ternoon located the position cf the
bullet 50 clearly that the doctors did
not hesitate to attempt It's removal.
The operation was performed by DR..
". !, Terry, chief surgeon Of the city
emergency hospital service assisted
by Drs. Stilman, Huntington and
Moffatt The bullet which entered be-
low the upper jaw bone on the right
side of the head, passing downward
through the mouth, was found lodged
in the muscles on the left lower max
Hilary and its removal required the
utmost skill, as it lay close to the i'm
portant blood vessels In that portion
Of the face. Mr.. Heney stood the
operation well, rallying from the
shock Of the anaesthetic quickly and
without sign of weakness or shock.
The most careful watching Of his
symptoms has not shown any sign Of
complication and there is every reas-
on to believe that Mr.. Heney's recov
cry will be both rapid and complete.
Mrs. Heney, who has been unfail-
ing in her devotion to her husband
ever since he was struck down, re-
mained at the hospital during the
operation, several relatives and
friends keeping watch with her. She
expressed great relief when the sue,
cesful outcome Of the work Of the
doctors was made known to her and
resumed her place at her husbands
side to personally superintend the
nursing \.
The inquest over the remains Of
Morris Haas, Mr.. Heney's assailant
who committed suicide at the county
Jail will be held tomorrow. The mys-
terry surrounding the manner in which
Haas had concealed the derringer
with which he ended his life, has Gre
ated great friction between the police
and the special detectives OF the pros;
ecution headed by w. ]. Burns.
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occurred yesterday and today and
fourteen native banks closed.
The crowds we're wild with excite
ment and toward the close of the day
the police interviewed and drove them
back One foreign concern, the Yoko-
hama Specie bank, suffered big run
on its Tien Tsin notes, but the Brit
ish-Russian and German institutions
we're not affected. It is probable to-
morrow a number Of other native
banks will be closed and it is believed
that the government will step in and
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BEET SUGAR MEN INSIST ON THE
PRESENT TARIFF.
IT IS NECESSARY
Other Side Argues for the Admission
Of the Philippine Article, While
Representatives Of the Growers Of
Sugar Reets in the West Object

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-The ale
cation that the so-called sugar trust
controls the price paid the grower and
the price charged the consumer. the
secretary Of war putting himself on
record as the champion Of free entry
tor Philippine sugar and the general
stand pat" attitude Of the beet sugar
growers who appeared before the
ways and means committee Of the
house, were the features Of todax's
hearing on the revision Of the tarin
as it would affect sugar. Secretary of
War Wright and General Clarence Ed
wards, chief Of the insular bureau,
were present.
It was shortly after the afternoon
session was begun that Chairman
Payne asked Secretary Wright if he
cared to make any remarks. The for
mer governor Of the islands said:
We are now having an investiga-
tion in the Philippines regarding the
cost of production in the islands and
other matters relating to the question.
"From what have just heard, the
principal objection by the beet sugar
growers to the admission free of duty
of Philippine sugar lies in the danger
that markets will be inundated by the
Philippine article.
a5 ut Is not possible that the Philip
pine islands could supply the actual
increase in demand for sugar year by
year in the United States. In that
case there is 40 reason why the Is
lands should affect the market until
the beet and cane sugar produced
within the tariff wall increases 1900,
900 TONS Before the beet sugar indus
try Is in the slightest danger, it must
increase from $4,000 annually t
2,1O0, 900 tons and from annual reports
it would take fifty years to do this
Much information concerning the
cost of producing sugar, the profits de
rived, capital invested, and methods
Of growing and refining were offered
at today's hearing.
Henry T. Oxnard, F. R. Hathaway
G. N. Smith, F. T. Schoies. G. w. Nc
Cormick and w. H. Baird, represent
ting the beet sugar manufacturers o
the west. asked that the present tarif
be maintained, or II changed. that i
be increased. claiming that the mar
gin Of profit on beet sugar was tot
small to permit Of any competition
with foreign refiners.
The hearing will be continued to
morrow when the Independent" re
fners are expected to argue for re
duction in the tariff on raw sugar.
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MAY BE A CLASH.

Austria and sevia May Mix Arms
Vet.
VIENNA, Nov. 16.-The possibility
of trouble between Austria Hungary
and Seryia has not yet been eliminat-
ed. A semi-official statement. issued
here today states that the Austro-H Hun
garian government would have to take
decisive steps If the Servian provoca,
tions do not cease. The dignity OF
the dual monarchy forbids 1t longer
to tolerate Servia's actions. A Anal
discussion as to the course Of the gov
ernment will be reported in few
days.
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Never before in the history Of this
city had such extensive police pre-
cautions been taken to safeguard
court Of justice when Ruef was
brought to the bar of Justice L.awler'ss
court today. Ten policemen on foot
and six mounted men were on guard
in front of the building and the streets
for block on each side Of the build.
ing we're partolled by uniformed 20
lice Every person entering the
building was closely scrutinized and
many were stopped half a dozen times
before reaching the entrance. IN the
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COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.

There will be regular meeting Of
the city council this evening. The ses-
sion promises to be interesting =
there is great deal Of routine bust
ness to be transacted.
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sToRk AT DE cHAuLNEs HOME,

PARIS. Nov. To- The Duchess De
Chaulnes who formerly was Miss The
odora Shonts Of New York. gave birth
to son at her home here today.
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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

noecias n1iasts Petersburg
Jest Rielka;; kto moze opusz-
CA miasto. Liczba zapadniec
ma te choroba wynosi wedle
urzedoWych doniesie6 dzien-
ME przeszlo400; dobrze po-
w%iadomieni twierdza, il "
r~zeczywi,st5ot,.llci dzien1nie licz-
be e ma 600 podwy5szyt
moznal
Obecnie cholera zaczyna
sic rzerzy6 r6wniez pomie-
day dziefmi u1uiera ma MIA
po kilkadziesiat dzlennnie,
Nd chodnikach %g46wnych
ulic Petersburga wy]eweja
smo1e.a:jissskwas karboolowy,
skutki!eem1 cezeggo 4. zaledwie
przechodnie. od]dtl.y'eha6 NIGGA;
z~astosowanie. tych srodk6w
~wywoluie tY i * ~. u6miech ma
ustach znajacych sic ma zwal-
czaniu epidenii j swiadczy Q
bezmysllnlpo'Scai. sa mi .l1o poll
eli W ' akto''li g, rosyjskiej:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

aG5gifE :N5S.E.5
ciechoFi Kroenbergerowi
|iego z,ooncef pa6lsE'ttiwau D E''l..
kom ze6my tam zznnal[ezliI .l mi
~ przytu.ek Jake y sWoi ',ll
|rodak6w. kt6rzy nam a. do
naszego odiazdu uczesstnliiczy'
Ii.
@ trzeciej godzinie rano
|bYli6my ituz " domu, gdl'z'e
pc ~zastanowieniu sic, mozua
to wszystko zaliczy6 do 10 mi
|komych rzeczy j mic wiecej.
55..... Lech.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

H.. ~ - - t&- g.S2s5dsES ~ -. =5+ *
ELK j. POINT OF Y S. D, ~ Viii
liam J. Bryan przemawial Kill
kanascie razy W South Doko-
ia " ciagu dnia iednego,
q gl6wne mmowy wyg}osil v
Mitchell, Yanlk i, 81 Velrlm0ilion
j tutaj. M6wii gl6wnie Q tru-
st !a, j gw',aaratne i: Il: depozyt'6W
b.aa:nrlkowych, krJyt5ykoeWal poll.
tyke trusstowa prozy leie y
kt6ra ieszcze zadnego magma.
ia t~rustowego ME doprowa.
d,zila do d w'iielz.ieelnlliia,ll, q Tal e
dowso,,dl!ziili, ze teuzen tiI s. o
m au' plEatt,foDtrr1myyy sWej.partyi
Wi'e e z 'Wlyje atl do Hi
nois.
81 -f
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

DETROIT Mich. Blu
RIA. srozaca sic cd niedzieli
przez try dni ma jeziorach
zrza6zila, jak sic okazuje,
wielkie spustoszenia. Paro-
vice Wolverine, ma kt6rym
opr6cz za}ogi liczacej Is glow,
z%najdowalo sic kilkunastu pc.
dr6znych, prawdopodobnie
zatonal. Parowiec Neeho to
rozbi} sic . skaly pod Crisp
point W sobote i W poniedzia-
lex rozpadi sic W kawa}y;;
WHO'LL 1000 ton rudy j repre-
zentowa} warto5c 5000, 900.
Kilka innych parostatk6w
osiadlo ma skalach. Parowiec
uzywany do robot PREY bus-
nowego tunelu Living
stone " .rzece Detroit spalil
sic do linii wodnej. Szkode
obliczaja ma 100000. Gala
szkode zrzadzona ma parow-
each " czasie tych burr obi
czaja dotychczas ma $780,
600.
PITTSBURG PA. Polozenie
" zachodniej Pennsylvania,
wscbodnim Ohio i Zacho.
.dniej Wirginii pogarsza sic :
dniem kazdym. Pozary la
SOW wyrzadzi}y ollblrzl!ymie
.szkody, wynoszace miliony
1dolar6w; bydlo lpopalilo sic
IA pastWiskach, . tax saammo
zbiory polne; v plomieniach
fplonacych las6w zginelo set
Eki ludzi; tysiace robotnik6W,
ME ma zajecia, gdYz fabryki
.stane}y q poWodu brsku wo-
|dy; rzeki Wyschly zupelnie,
q posucha trivia tn jul pre-
sszio dWs miesiace. Urzad
EzdroWa1iia sobaWia sic wyb,utclhlul
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

strasznej epidemii zarazli.
wiych .chor6b. Nigdy jeszcze
p~olozenie kraju. ME bylo tax
krytyczne, jak teraz. 20 roz-
poczeciu sic posuch byly try
burze, deszczu jednak ME
|by1o dotad.
Szkody wyrzadzone przez
pozary las6w ME So tax dot
kliwe, jak zast6j fabryczny j
nedza robotnik6w. Kleski
elementarne pociagna "a so
ba epidemic %razmaitych "a
razliwych chor6b. Wielu mie-
szka6c6w nawiedzonych oko-
lie choruje obecnie ma zapa.
.lenie krtani, a chorobe po-
woduje niezliczona moe ku.
rzu i dymu, unoszaca sic "
.powietrzu, tax, ze zaciemnia-
ia al widnokrag. w samym
nawet. Pittsburgh, gdzie mie-
szkadcy do dymu juz przy-'
wykli, da;e sic on mieszkah:
com obecnietak we zaaki, il
wszyscey skarza sic NAB j ME
moga formlsalnr:ie oddycha6.
Obawiaja sic, ze deszcz k;t6-
~ must tn przeciez kiedy6
.spa6c, uniesie wszystkie ma
gromadzone prochy do REX
i zarazki tyfusoWe rozniesie
p % caalym kraiu Urzad zdro-
via zakazal mieszka1com ui--.
do picia ME .przegotc-
wanej wody.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
William Wilson, dozorcs, zlla-
cia} wraz z wagonamii ods
ni6sl ciezkie uszkodzenia;
Przyczyna katastrofY niezna:
- re
nj sprawcy wysadzili lux az,
namitem. ]: .
@7- I'.E0 = .-f&"s-as-. #%EEs sHE9ftgFL2Tts

HELENA, Q N Pooiag
osobowy kolei Burlington,
ktory zdaza stad via Billings
ma wsch6d, zderzyl sic " po--
blizu Yungs Point Z pociagiieiml,
towarowym, skutkiem czeg,o
maszynista, palace, hamowni-
czy j rs podr6znych poln1iiio-
slo 6mierc ma miejcu, : zna-.
czna liczba mniei Tub wiecej
ciezkie rany kontuzye. Zde-
rzenie nastapilo : ogromra''
4si}a, tax ze pociag osobowy
wwyskoczyl 20 SYN, IA il wagoH
ola palacych, kt6ry byl
jak zwykle licznie obsa.-
dzony. ii
Pociag ratunkowy saWezfff
wany telegraficznie 2 Living
stown, odwi6zl tamze zaabti44
tych j rannych. ..;
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