davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
RUSSIANS APPREHENSIVE
 OF A WAR WITH TURKEY
The Question of Preparedness is Yet to
 be Considered
Whether Not There Will be HOstilites a Long Pe- riOd of Friction In Europe Over the Balkans is Looked For.

St Petersburg. Feb. 17-AArmist reports of the possibility of hostilities between Russia and Turkey. which have Dermeated all strata of Russian society. have assumed the proportions of a veritable war scare. to which the sensational press is devoting the big gest headlines.
 The situation is taken seriously. not only in military circles. but by conser- Native politicians. Guchkoff the lead CT of the majority in the duma. an- nCunced his intention tonight of rais- ing at the next meeting of the com mission for the national defense the question Cf the nations readiness to go forward. This. he believed. is of the most vital importance. in view of the news from the Caucasus and all parts of Europe. He also purposes to interpellate the minister of communi- cations on the ability of the railroads particularly in Ehe Caucasus, and trans Caucasus to transport, troops quickly to the southern and south western frontiers. The douma. accord ing to GuichkOff will be guilty of criminal negligence if it permits the country again to be drawn into a war for which it is wholly unprepared. The surest means to avoid rupture. he said. is by serious preparation for any eventuali;y.
 AI KhvostOchinsky. vice president of the commission. also thinks the sit nation grave and takes issue sharply with d number of generals who ap- peared before the commission and said that the possibility of hostilities this year had exploded.
 The general staff continues to give the situation he most serious consider ation although as yet no reports have been received here regarding the movements to troops in the interior A person arriving from Siberia says that for several months there has been an unbrollen movement of Siberian troops tC the southwest. in the direc- ti0n of the trans Caucasian district. and Turkestan. from which they could be most easily concentrated in the Turkish frontier.
 Tiflis advices to the Associated Press indicate that preparations are steadily making for any eventuality. Competent opinion however. taken an optimistic view. The ambassadors of the five leading powers when inter- viewed today, considered hOstilities as being almost out of the question. It is their opinion that the Turkish mo- bilization in Asia Minor and the war like preparations of Russia are parts of a gigantic game of bluff" which neither side will be able to carry to a finish, owing to a lack of the sinews of war. but they cherish no illusions over a speedy termination of the Aus tro-Russian difference in the Balkans and look forward to a long period of friction before the powers will again unite and exert the necessary pressure on the Sultan.
 Diplomats friendly to Austria en- deavOr to acquit Baron vOn Achren-
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
MONTANA ORGANIZATION
 AGAINST Tilt TRUST
The Mine Operators Form a Perma- nent Body and Will Build an lnde- pendent Shelter.

Helena, Mont. Feb. 1.-The Mon tana Mining Association today per- fected permanent organization by eiecting these officers: M. l.. HeWett of Basin, president Thomas l.. Gree nough, of Missoula, vice president; L. B. Lindermann of Helena, secretary, and R. A. Bell of Helena, treasurer.
 The president declared that with the cooperation of the members of the association an independent smell ter will certainly be erected in the vicinity of the city in the near future.
 The report of the resolutions com mittee declares: Tt has been demon strated that conditions affecting the reduction Of ores on the part Of the customs smelters are needlessly unfair and restrictive and apparently have for their ultimate purpose the absolute control of production, treatment and the marketing Of the precious metal production of the mines of America
 The convention decided to take steps to protect the mine operators of Montana against the danger of ulti- mate control by the smelter trust.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
BtLATfD SURVIVORS
 OF THE EMILY RHO
A Boat Containing Three Living and
 One Dead Crept In to Shore.

Seattle. Feb. 17.-At II o'clock last night the crew of the little sloop Teckla. lying at anchor in Neah Bay, were startled by a feeble hail from a steel life boat drawing up slowly in the light breeze. In the boat were the forms of four men, three living and one dead. survivors of the American ship Emiiye Reed. wrecked of the mouth of the Nehalem river on the coast of Oregon. The men in the boat were First Mate Zube. and Seaman Edward Abildstedt and Arthur Jah- unke, and the cook. name unknown. The dead man was the cook.
 The three survivors were in a pitiful condition. Their tongues were swollen from thirst, so that at first they could hardly articulate. All three of them were in a terrible condition from hunger and thirst. They had no food since last Thursday night, nor any water since they left the wreck at 1 30 on Friday morning.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
WITHERSPOON CONFIRMED
 AS BRIGAD|ER GENERAL
The Sendte's Five Hour Discussion of the
 Case of This Jumped-Oyer Officer
Failure of the House in Effort to Establish Pension for Retired Government Employees New Duty for Department of Commerce and Labor.

is the issue on which the coming pres idential campaign will be fought and that sort of a bill to be passed at the present session will determine in a great measure the shape of the finan- cial plank to be inserted in the repub- lican platform. The republican mem bers or the committee are therefore very anxious to go before the house with an unbrOken front in reporting favorably a currency bill Thus far some rather wide difference of opinion have characterized the attitude of a majority of members. It is in the hope of closing these branches that a series Of conferences was inaugurated today
 IL is the general understanding that the democratic members will submit a minority report recommending the pas sage of the inority currency bill intro duced recently by MT. Williams of Mississippi no matter whether the re- publicans finally agree to recommend the Fowler bill or some other measure.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18

thai, the Austrian foreign minister. of the Responsibility of disrupting the European concert. They said today that the prospect of carrying through the proposed judicial reforms in Mace donia had vanished into thin air. be- fore the Austrian railroad scheme was proposed. The possibility that Tur- key, with Russia's encouragement. might find means of evading the quasi-promise to permit the construc- ton of the line is admitted but the general opinion in this case is that Baron von Aehrenthal would have no alternative but to resign.
 Dispatches from London indicate that the rumor, believed to have been started in Vienna, that Russia contem- plated the construction of a railroad from the Danube to the Adriatic Sea in compensation for the Salonila line has been taken seriously abroad. but the Russian foreign office emphatieal- ly reiterates its denial that such project is entertained, the necessary money above all. being lacking.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18

 FOR PERJURY
Fresh Trouble for Former
 Banker Morse
The Charge Based On His Testimony Before the Grand Jury.

New York, Feb. 1.-The legal en- tanglements of Chas. w. Morse. the former banker and promoter. are null tiplying A third indictment. alleging perjury by Morse during his oVar1-
 nation before the grand jury, ..as found by the special grand jury today a short time after he appeared in court to answer to two indictments found last week charging him ith grand larceny. Arrangements were made tonight to have him appear to- morrow before Justice Bowling in the criminal branch of the supreme court to plead to the perjury indictment.
 Another turn in the case was the serving on Phillip J. Britt, counsel for Morse of summons in the two actions brought against the former banker.
 The complaints have not been filed but it is said that they relate to stock transaction which occussed some time ago. When arraigned before Jus tice Bowling Morse pleaded not guilty and Justice Bowling set Monday as the date for further hearing.
 Britt said he did not vet know whether he would interpOse a demur- Ter to the indictments; his legal action would depend on a study of the grand jury minutes for which he intended to apply. After leaving the court Morse went to his office and was soon in consultation with former business al lies regarding his tangled affairs.
 The perjury indictment. it is learned is based upon a loan obtained in September bv E. R. Thomas, from the Bank of North America, of which Morse was then vice president. In testifying before the special grand which was one of $50,0O0. A. H. Cur tis. then president of the bank. also testified to the fact that the loan was made.
 Morse. who had been before the grand jdry, was recalled and asked ii such a loan had been made. It is all legged that he denied that money had been loaned to Thomas. Thomas was again summoned and this time, it is further alleged. produced letter which Morse wrote recommending the loan. Later, Morse again appeared before the grand jury at his own re- quest and it is said. explained that he wished to correct his testimony. This is said to have been done and his testimony is said to have squared with what had been learned from other witnesses. It is pointed out, however, that the law is such that corrected tes- timOny before a grand jury may be made a basis for a charge of perjury.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18

Thomas Shell was brought by the aged and ecceptric millionaire's son, Richard Shell, president of the Clinton Bank. It has been rife with sensations the chief of which were the Shell let ters.' written by women and young girls to the old man who was willing to pay lavishly for being loved and for being told so in affectionately worded epistles. in which appeals for money were mingled with expressions of en- dearment.
 When Shell died in June 1907, he left to his son Richard an annuity of $50 a year; to his grand niece, Maybelle Shell McNamara, he left property valued at $25,000, and an annuity of 5000. The rest was left in trust un- til twenty years after the death of his youngest grandchild. then five years old
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate after nearly five hours debate on the nomination of Lieutenant Colonel w. w. Witherspoon, to be a brigadier general today voted to confirm. There were only seven votes in opposition.
 The contest was led by Senator Bulkeley who spoke against the prac- tice of promoting officers except by seniority until an officer had seen such service as would cause the whole country to demand it.
 The doors were closed for several hours during the discussion of With erspoOn's nomination. During the ex- ecutive session an agreement was reached to consider the ocean mail subsidy bill on Wednesday. Senator Stone of Missouri announced that he would speak on the Aldrich currency bill tomorrow,
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
PENNSYLVANIA MINERS
 IMPRISONED BY MUD
The Indications are That all Will be Rescued Aiv-.


 Pottsville. Pa. Feb l7.-Twenty- eight miners were imprisoned in Mod valley cOlliery near Mount Carmel this morning by the breaking of a dam which formed in the drift which
 caused a rush of mud into the gang way where the men were at work. All day party of rescuers endeavored to reach the entOmbed men and shortly
 after six o'clock tonight, they were en- cOuraged by sounds of digging on the
 inside. Later, a shot was fired, indi- eating that the men were actively at work to effect their own escape and
 that the air inside was good. Among the men entombed are a number of ex- perienced miners and it is believed to
 be possible to effect the rescue of all,
 unless some met death bv being smothered in the rush of mud when
 the dam broke. Seven of the number are Americans, the others being for eigners.
 The men had been employed in the drift driving a heading Ito the surface The heavy rains of the last few days had. caused a great deal of water to accumulate in the drift and the pres sure became so heavy that finally it gave way and a sea of mud flowed into the gangway where the men were at work. It filled the gangway for $50
 feet and it will be necessary to dig through this barrier to get to the workmen from this direction. Three rescuing parties have been put 70 work. It is hoped that they will be able to get the men out or give them food and drink tomorrow morning
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
REDUCTION OF FORCES
 BY THE D. & R. G.
The Railroad Company Will Also Cancel it's Agreement With the Union.

Denver, Colo. Feb. 1.-The Denver and Rio Grande railroad will abrogate its contract with the labor union mem- bers employed in the shops at once. instead of waiting until March 1. ac- cording to a report received by the men today. The report said that the entire force in all the shops of the system will be laid off Thursday with the exception of a few men in the round houses, to keep the engines go- ing, and that. dating from that time. the men will be laid off three full days a week.
 Vice President Schlacks. General Manager Ridgeway and General Sup erintendent Wellsby are still out of the ,city and the unions will not ask for a conference until one of the three re- turns
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
THE MILITARY BILL

Washington. Feb. 17.-Chairman Hull of the house committee on milf tary affairs today reported to the house the army appropriation bill car rying a provision for a twenty-seven Der cent incerase in the pay of enlist ed men and non commissioned offic- cers.
 Referring to the omission of com missioned officers in the proposed in- cresae. Mir. Hull says: This does not mean that the committee thinks the pay of officers adequate. On the contrary the committee was agreed that it should be increased though by what percentage has not been deter mined, but the committed. fearing a point of order, felt it would be unwise to include such an appropriation in the appropriation bilI.'
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
THE WORK OF NIGHT RIDERS

Hopkinsville, Ky. Feb. 17.-Night riders lest night visited the farm of V. Mckinney, n the northern part Of Christian county, broke open d tobac- co barn and rolled out two wagons heavily loaded with tobacco. Under one. they built a fire. and the wagon and contents were destroyed. They placed dynamite in the other wagon, but it failed to explode
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
TELEPHONE TREASURER
Police of the Country Asked to Join
 in Pursuit of Henry s. Snow

New York, Feb. 17.-Preparations were made by the Brooklyn police to- day to send out a general request to the police throughout the country to arrest Henry $. Snow. former treasur- CT of the New York and New Jersey Telephone company. who was indicted on charges of grand larceny on Fri day. It is alleged that Snow obtained a loan on S12O,00O worth of the stock of the company. for which he had not paid. and some of the company's se- curities which were in his custody have disappeared He has been miss ing since Thursday and is alleged to be a fugitive from justice.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
THE CAMPAIGN ISSUE
House Republicans Want Some Kind
 cf . Currency Bill

Washington, Feb. 1.-The republi- can members of the committee on banking and currency entered today on a series of conferences by which it is hoped to reach an agreement re garding a recommendation to the house of a currency bill this season. The feeling exists among the members that a financial system, providing for the fluctuations of national prosperity
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
MIR. TAFT AT NEW HAVEN

New Haven Conn. Feb. 17.-Secre- tary Taft was the chief guest and speaker at the Lincoln day banquet of the Young Mems Republican club tonight and received an enthusiastic reception from the gathering. which was one of the largest ever given in this city
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
THE SWELL WILL JURY
 UNABLE 10 AGREE
The Son and Contestant Announces That he Will Try Again to Break It.

Clinton, Ills. Feb. 1.-The jury in the $2,000000 Shell will case was dis charged by Judge COchrane today. be- ing unable to reach a verdict. Richard Shell. the contestant. announced that he will enter new trial in the May term. The last ballot stood eight for the contestant, to four for the support of the will. The jury had been out since Sunday.
 The suit to break the will of Col
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
SUCCESSOR TO DRUNKEN JUDGE

Sacramento Cal Feb. Ex-Governor Gillett today appointed Judge George H. Buck, O. San MateO, to act in the place of Superior Judge J. c. B. Heb bard, of San Francisco. The action was taken on the advice of Hon. Geo. A. SturteYant, the presiding judge of the San Francisco superior court. Hebbard had been frequently charged with incompetency. through drunken ness.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
QUIET AT FAIRBANKS

Washington. Feb. 17.-Conditions at Fairbanks. Alaska, where the Western Federation of Miners is alleged to have been deportipg non-union men, were reported at the war department today as quiet The report was made by telegraph by the commander of the Department of the Columbia. who adds: The saloons have reopen pd
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
A SENATOR DANGEROUSLY ILL

operation for a twist of the bowels, Senator Asbury C. Latimer of South Carolina. is lying in a critical condi- tion tonight al Providence hospital.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18
MIR. TAKIHIRA AT HIS POST

Washington. Feb. 17.-KOgoro Talk ihira. the New Japanese Ambassador to the United States. arrived this af- ternOOn. The ambassador went at once to the embassy residence
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18

FOR SALE.-New five.room brick cottage. Electric lights. gas. bath, toilet. North End Street, near Fill more. Ten per cent cash. Balance in payments like rent. E. E. Pascoe, 11O North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1908-02-18

MONEY TO LoAN.-If you want to build and need some money. come and see me; my rates are the lowest. F. F. Pascoe. 11o-North Center Street.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
The Standard Oil Case.

Attorney General BOnaparte an
nOunces that the Government will
make every effort in his power to
secure a revision of the Circuit
Court of Appeals decision. This
is right and proper. This is one
of the functions of Government
and requires neither iuvective nor
denunclatiOn on the part Of the
President of the United States.
Although Mr.. Roosevelt EN-
phatically declared that "there is
absolutely no question of the guilt
OF the defendants" he is not the
judiciary department. The Con
stitution provided for the erection
of courts of justice to say whether
anybody was guilty of any speci
fic offense or not. 1t would he as
decOrOus for the courts to attack
Mr.. Roosevelt for not vetOing ex
travagant appropriation bills as
for him to assail the courts for not
agreeing with hi views as to the
guilt of a corporation charged
with violating Federal statutes.
The same principles of law APP
ply to the Standard Oil case as to
any other Relating case. The
questions of law are the same
whether there were 1.400 or IA
shipments, whet her the original
fine was 500, 600. 600 or S29, 900.
The duty of the Government is
the same-namely to punish the
guilty by due process of law
New York World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
Raised Notes.

Carl V. Mong, a former school
teacher of Washington county,
was arrested in Hagerstown by
two secret service men, Messrs.
Wright and Walsh, OH the charge
of raising one dollar notes to five
dollar notes. He has been traced
by the officers for sometime. and
finally landed by the assistance
of officer Barber. He will be given
a hearing before Commissioner A.
Il. Haguer. He was dismis> ed by
the School Commissioners because
of his conduct. He was arrested
sometime ago IN Pittsburg on the
charge of raising bond notes but
the charge could not be proven.
The officers claim they have posi-
tive proof against Mong, who is
non committal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
Gov. Crothers a Busy Man.

Governor Crothers is earning
for himself the reputation of being
one of the hardest working Gov.
nors Maryland ever had. He
reaches his Office in the Union
Trust Building at 8 a. m. and
leaves at 8 p. m. He has been
addressing in his office the men,
bers OF the unpaid comm issions.
appointed byhim early in the year.
and spoke strongly and to the
point as he sent them forth on
their work Of reform. To the
commission of legislative expen-
SEES and legislative procedure, he
gave much attention, and set forth
the lines in which he desired them
to labor. Although the weather
has been exceedingly hot, the
Governor nevertheless sticks
closely to his work.
The Good Roads Commission
held a session on the Goth and
heard reports from the seven
counties on the Eastern Shore.
The Governor was gratifed at the
interest manifested by the county
people.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
Large Barn Burned.

The fine large bank barn on
the farm of Mr.. Frank Ornderff,
near Motters' Station, this
county, was totally destroyed by
fire last Friday morning, the
2lst inst, together with this
years wheat crop of 600 bushels.
which had recently beer thresh-
en-, about IS tons of hay, 90
bushels of corn, a horse, some
farming implements and eight
outbuildings, including the corn
house, hog pen and other build
ings.
The origin of the fire 10 not
known, but it is supposed that
several boys went there to get
milk, and were smoking, as they
were seen smoking on their way
to the farm.
The loss is estimated at $4,000
and is nearly covered by insur
ance.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
Hurt in Wreck.

A serious accident on the Fred
erick and Middletown Electric
Railway, last Saturday afternoon,
the 22nd inst, when a car and
trailer crowded with . picnic
party from the United Brethren
Church, Myersville, was en- route
to Braddock Heights. The trailer
jumped the track near the Ifert
trestle, at the northern edge of
Middletown, and ran 600 feet
before the car could be stopped
Many of the passengers were
hurled out of their seats and sew,
eral were injured, including the
pastor, Rev. E. A. Stanton, and
Mrs. Dawson Flock, both OF
whom were severely bruised.
They were taken to the home OF
Mr.. A. n. Ifert. near by, and
DR.. Il. l.. Baehley attended tC
their injuries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
Train Hits Conductor.

A passenger train on the North
ern Central Railroad, recently
struck and seriously injured Will
liam Lindemuth. passenger
conductor, at York, Pa. The
conductor had slept in a Pullman
car and when he awoke and left
the train he stepped in front Of
an approaching passenger train.
He was struck by the locomotive
and hurled some distance, sus
tanning deep scalp wounds. con
tusious OF the body and internal
injuries He was formerly con-
ductor of the train running be-
tween here and Lancaster, and
is well known in this city.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28
Accident on the Emmittsburg
Railroad.

At Rocky Ridge, recently the
engine of the EmmitsbuIg train
was reversed by running into a
"Y," allowing the passenger car
to pass on the main track. and
while this was being done the
switchman failed to reverse thu
switch after the engine had pass
ed and the passenger coaches
struck the engine, considerably
Earring the passengers. Elk Sher.
If Patterson who was one of the
passengers, was slightly injured.
Fortunately none of the passen-
gers were seriously injured. The
cars were not much damaged.