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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08
Y(QJRM)NEY
TAKES THE
PRIZE
MIGHT MAKE GOOD
BUY AND PERHAPS
NOT GET.
Annual Auction of Dead
Letters to Be Held
Next Monday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. She
deadletter office OF the postoffiee
department IL preparing today for
tho annual sale Of dead letter pack.
ages that Is 10 be held n, a local
auction house beginning Dec "a and
lasting mugil the whole u the s.7sA
packages advertised In THE annual
catalogue are disposed Of
There are a larger number of
packages advertised for sale this
year than ever before and night
sessions are 10 b. held tn order TO
dispose Of the stuff before Christ
mas.
over 1000 Packages.
There are 7.fG2 packages In the
miscellaneous schedule 81 the
cataloE which was issued today
These packages represent articles
from every yak 81 life. Every
imaginable article from aprons. bi
cycle pumps. clothing. dresses, fans.
girls hats. hardware. knives and
phonogfaph records. 10 saws. "a.
zors. hypodermic syrinEee. neck
ties. typewrltors and watches. Il
contained Ia these packages.
One package contains shirt.
waists. scissors. a metal tray.
magic lantern and soIEe collars
Another contains some damaged
BARRIERS shears. a cheap watch.
some damaged razors. playing cards
and dice.
stoales for Uncle Joe.
One prize package contains ! 900
stogIes, and il is stated that Uncle
Joe Cannon viii be offered the first
chance az this The Automobiles
are more In evidence than ever be.
bore. Several score Of packages
are made 40 OF spark plugs. auto.
mobile watches and patent tire IN.
flatprs. There are 400 articles Of
iewciry. Everything from silver
snuis boxes and cigarct cases to
gold rosaries Is represented.
There are 1.t30 packages OF
books and they represent about
10000 volumes written IN every
tongue on the earth The Holy
Bible and Three Weeks" appear
together. and hooks on How TO
Make Money Easily" are grouped
with Roosevelt's books and Ebert
Hubbards works Some OF the
presidents hooks on animals are
listed alongside OF Jack London and
Ernest Thompson Seton's stories.
which are characterized by Roose-
welt as nature takers"
Foreigners Represented.
Chinese. Choctaw. Danish. Dutch.
Finnish. French. German. Greek.
Hebrew, Hungarian. italian. jap.
anese. Norwegian. Polish. Russian.
slayonic Spanish. Swedish. Turk.
lsh and Welsh are some OF the for.
cign tongues represented in the
book catalogue.
Last years sale nctted the post.
office department about $4,000 and
Il IL thought more viii be realized
this year
Everything sold IS punched TO
gethor and wrapped mp. and al.
though all the articles are described
In the catalog. MS many lemons
as prise packages arc drawn by the
bidders who attend the sales. A
"gontlemans watch" may mean an
Eigin or q Waterbury,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08
IN College Toasther.

Iliil and nogg were young men
together In college. hin sent for
neeg 20 come to ST Paul and gave
him q position In the Great North
ern legal department that permit
Ted him 90 attend the law school
OF the University Of Minnesota.
After his graduation he was adj
vancod by easy stages until short
~ after Louis Hill became president
of the Great Northern. his boyhood
friend Rcgg was made general coun.
sci They have always continued
fast friends, and 10 seems quite like
~, therefore. that Bcgg would make
no move N the nature of which
he Is accused without consulting
Louis nm
Correspondence which is said TO
bring The name Of President Hin
into this Gordon Root.supreme
court alfair-and not in connection
with the Harris case---ls reported
Ia be now In the hands Of Gordon's
friends, and IL Is this correspond
ence upon which Gordon is relying
to save him from prosecution at
the hands OF the Great Northern.
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on pAoE J

\ why orr Courts Are critl J
= cized" Is printed on page Of !
4 this Issue. !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08

All Of these Gordon-Root letters
and documents are now IN tho
hands Of Potter Charles Sullivan,
of this city. They were originally
handed by Gordon 90 Nuzum a
Nuzum OF Spokane who IN turn
gave them into the hands az Frank
Graves. Why They were finally
turned over TO Sullivan Is one OF
the mysteries OF this very mysteri.
Gus affair
Yesterday the Root Investigation
committee spent the day in Olym-
pla They had as Witnesses before
them Miss Sadie Sapn, supreme
count stenographer Chief Justice
Hiram y, Hadley, Justice Mark Ful.
lerinn, Law Librarian G. WIN
snafer ana Assistant Law Librarian
E T. LunsbeNy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08
GOES
MERELY
ALONG
LOOTING OF CITY is.
AS FREE AS
EVER.
Houses Are Entered Even
in Daylight by
Burglars.

Petty thieyery and iootlns o.
houses and rooms continues uua
baied. according 60 the reports
which are daily received At police
headquarters During the past slx
months thousands os dollars worth
Of loot has hecn stolen by pguwiera
and Nest ~ the stuff has been
planted IN the fences which are
neTn TO exist within the city
limits
Last Saturday night a pfoWler on.
tered the room Of Miss Mafea
Lnad, a waitress AZ the Mcknight
hotel, fuufth Nv. and Spring ~
and carried away $50 ia Kagd and
silver, a sold watch aud mink fur
hsaa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08

vat~1DtH NtnA ot&fGH.
Miss Trix Beach. Who i stopping
AZ the plummer house. Eighth av
and Plummer a.. reported 10 the
police last niKht that 4 diamond
riae valued a. ttz5 w4s stoleu lrQm
her aEAfimsntA A description 81
the thief was furnished The police
but a. vs. no arrest has been made
roomworkcs eatsrsa the auart
meats Of X NJ. Reeves al l6a
Niuth Az last night and haaldea
stealing a new gnis az cgafhen. car
Fled of A cashiers receipt FOR as
issued by the Miners hank Of Butte
Mont.
whiie X obuchi. a Japanese. wam
absent from hia room At ztt Fourth
Az g. last uiEhf a thief ransaessa
his place A leather suit ease and
$50 ia bills wefe taken.
Burglar Gcss Clothing.
J. n warsholdt 81 200 a1rd Az
reported g0 the police last nlghf
that his house was broken into
some time yesterday afternoon
The buFgiar stole a qnasgisy 81
rloFhing
While William Barry q chauf
feaF. waa standing near hla auto.
mobile on Marion ~. between See.
end and Third ava. early shls
morning. q thief slipped ~ behind
the machine aud "aasaked two
valuable auto robes
Thieves visited the store ~ VI.
shaflef a. 80 W Washington ".
yesterday afternoon and grabbed
two pairs of ahoen while the pro
prlefof was l0oking AZ them.
shaEfeF gave chase but the thieves.
four young men. bad little trouble
IN aaking good their escape
II kapplAn. who conducts q shoe
store at 21ii First av.. reported 70
the police last night that he has
been the victim of shoe thieves for
the past several days The police
have been unable 70 stop shr thafts
propFietorH u the Butte rcw.
taurans. Fourth Az. aud pike ~
proved 10 b. easy fnr man with
d tI0 Confederate hank note last
night The man paid fer his meal
and received more than - Ia real
mensy. The police we're given a
good description ~ the sWindler but
no arrest has been made.
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II Mr. I'm has had anything to
lay before the committee II has
probably been transmitted through
Mr. Gilman. who has apparently
been doing all in his power to aid
the committee in It's work. II was
Gilman who went with the mem.
hers Of the committee TO the office
OF the Great Northern western
counsel IN Spokane and secured the
private correspondence note books
Of Judge Gordon while he was In
that office. which note books are
said to have been Of great assist
ancc 10 the committee.
People familiar with the situation
IN the Great Northern general Of
fees in ST Paul are Of the opinion
that General Counsel Begg. who Is
implicated by the correspondence
held By Gordon. would be unlikely
60 DO anything OF as serious a ma
ture as Is charged against him with
out consulting President Hin. who
Is not alone his superior In the
Great Northern service, but is also
a close personal friend
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IN
SEAT TIE
TODAY
THE BAR COMMITTEE
is BACK FROM
OLYMPIA.
Secured Evidence From
Supreme Court Judges
and Employees.

How far up In the roster OF Greas
Northern railway officials IL the
Root Investigation committee going
10 reachg
Is there anything IN The hands
OF those who hold the Gordon let.
iers and documents duplicating 9TH
er OF the Great Northern people
than General Counsel Begg9
Apparently reliable information
given 20 The Star indicates that
President Louis W. Hili knows
something OF the Gordon Root trans
actions. ana that there are letters
IN existence tending 10 subzianfiafs
this statement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-08

Efforts ~ the one or two news
papermen who knew OF President
illiE presence In Spokane 70 reach
him were fruitless. and no one
aside from Mr. Gilman and other
local officials Of the Great North
ern spoke with him during his stay.
lie remained IN Spokane only 3 few
hours. going north on the Spokane
Falls q Northern road.
To-day the Root Investigation CON-
miitee Is holding its FIRST session
IN Seattle, and this morning Presl-
dent hill arrived IN this city. This
morning he WIS Ia conference with
Mir. Gilman.
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Kept a Secret.

Last Tuesday night. when tho
Root Investigation committee was
tn session Ia Spokane. President
Hill arrived IN that city on bis spe-
ciai car on the delayed 5.I5 train.
reaching Spokane at 7.20. Every
effort seemed 10 be made 20 keep
hts presence In Spokane a secret.
The train was met by L. C. Gilman,
general western counsel OF the
Great Northern. After a conferences
with President Hill. Mr.. Gilman re-
turned 10 the Spokane hotel. where
the committee was In session. and
was for some time closeted with the
committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
COLLEGE IS ENDOWED
Baptist Institution at PelIa is to Re.
oeive $4,000 From

Pella, April 13. News has reached
the officers of Central college here
that Andrew Carnegie has directed a
sum of 100000 to be remitted to Cen
tral college as an addition to the en-
dowment fund which the supporters
of the Institution are raising.
The students of Central college, fac
ulty and alumni are greatly elated
over the news, as it will swell the
prospects for large endowment fund
for the school. The announcement of
Carnegies action came as a fitting
close to the campus day exercises
which were rendered by the students
of Central college.
The features Of the exercises were
ball game in the afternoon and sup.
per served on the campus in the even
ing. The bali game between the com
merc1al students Of the school and the
academy team resulted In a score of
IL to 8 in favor of the former team.
The student body paraded the streets
of Pella in the forenoon as an opening
for campus day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
Get JURY FOR
HEARST RECOUNT
FIGHT OF THREE YEARS STAND
ING FOR MAYORALITY SEAT
GOES TO COURT.

New York, April 13. - The selec.
tion of jury to sit in the New York
mayoralty recount directed in the quo
warranto proceedings instituted by
Attorney General Jackson, was begun
before Justice Lambert in the su
supreme court today William r.
Hearst, who contests the legality OF
Mayor McClellan's election, has been
contending for this recount ever since
the election in 1905 and it has been
opposed by Mcclellan in several legal
contests over preliminary questions
There are 1,948 ballot boxes, all OF
which may be opened and their con
tents counted. This task may keep the
court busy for months. Mcclellan s
term expires in 1909.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
ITINERARY FOR
The GOVERNOR
STARTS WEE KAT OTTUMWA
AND CLOSES AT MT.
PLEASANT. aEi

Governor A. B. Cummins will arrive
in Ottumwa tomorrow. In the evenink
he will speak at the New Armory on
the issues of the Iowa primary cam
paign. 1t was desired that the opera
bouse be secured for this occasion but
on application to Manager Jersey II
was learned that show had been
booked for that evening. Later, last
Friday evening, the show was can.
celled and the opera house people in.
formed the committee that they could
have the house, but as all arrange.
ments had been made for the armory
hall, 1t was decided not to chanbe the
place.
Speaking Itinerary.
Following is the itinerary of the
governor after leaving Ottumwa:
April 15,-Keosauqua, afternoon
Bonaparte, evening.
April 16--Batavia, afternoon; Fair.
field, evening.
April 17-Wellman, afternoon;
Charlottesville, evening.
April 18-Mt. Pleasant, afternoon.
April 20-Grinnell
April 22-Jefferson.
April 24-Van Writ.
April 25-Osceola.
Week of April 27--Ninth district.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
FIGHT over IN
PENNSYL VAN|A
LEADERS OF BOTH FACTIONS
ELIMINATED AND HARMONY
PLANS BEGUN.

Pittsburg, April 10. - While sev.
eral days time will be necessary to
obtain official information of the fig.
ures of Saturdays primary election,
conditions warrant the following gen.
eral summary; Notwithstanding the
bitter factional fights within the re.
publican party, the majority OF the
regular republican candidates were
nominated. The leaders of both fac.
tions were eliminated and the young.
er leaders are now discussing har.
mony. All but one of the ten western
Pennsylvania republican congressman
were renominated, Acheson being de
feated in the Gath district by John K
Tener, grand exalted ruler of the Elks
Senator Penrose will be supported for
reelection by practically all Of the as
sembly candidates. Delegates to state
conventions will instruct for Senator
Knox for president, while delegates to
the democratic. state convention will
probably be successful in sending I'M.
instructed delegates to the Denver
convention. Congressman John Dalzell
was defeated as delegate to the ma
tional convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
ON LAST
LEG OF VOYAGE
BATTLEsH1Ps HEARD FROM LAST
NIGHT 800 MILES SOUTH OF
SAN DIEGO.

San Francisco, April 13.-A message
received by the U. S. Wireless Tele-
graph company this morning from the
battleship Georgia at sea reports the
fleet Of battleships at p. m., yester-
day as about 300 miles south of San
Diego and proceeding at a speed of
nine knots an hour.
Long Journey Before Fleet.
A journey of $40 miles lies before the
fleet, which is scheduled to arrive hers
and anchor off Coronado Beach at 100
p. m. Tuesday. The ships started away
at their usual cruising speed of ten
knots and will slow down during the
latter part of the Journey to nine.
When the ships reach San Diego
they will have logged 1869 knots
since their departure from Hampton
Connecticut has 1,240 knots additional
to her credit on account Of the subse-
quent return to Magdaiena Bay.
All Towns to Have View,
Every coast city from San DIEGO to
San Francisco is to see the feet dur
ing the next four weeks, it having
been arranged at all points where no
stop is scheduled the ships will pass
as close to the shore as possible, al
ways being well within the range of
vision of the persons gathered along
the bluffs and beaches. Prcparations
for four days stay of ships at San
Diego are practically completed The
city is already gailv decorated with
flags and patriotic bunting and plans
Gre completed for the entertainment
of both officers and men of the fleet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
May Involve the United States.

Washington, D. c., April 10.-The
controversy over the Chinese Eastern
railway from Harbin to Port Arthur
and to Vladivostok is apt to involve
the United States. Baron Rosen, the
Russian, ambassador to the United
States, had long conference with
Secretary Root of the state depart.
ment at which Russia's sphere of in
fiuence authority and interest in Man
churia is understood to have been the
subject for consideration.
Baron Rosen wants to know why
the czar's authority is denied at Har-
bin. The whole trouble arose out Of
the "open door" policy assured Man
churia in the Russian treaty and an
nounced as a permanent principle BY
the late Secretary John Hay. Harbin
Is the point of juncture running to
Port Arthur and to Vladivostok and
thus is the central point in the stu
alton.
This is the first step taken. by the
United States toward maintenance Of
the "open door, to China BY the
terms of the treaty the Chinese were
to have the director of the Chinese
Eastern railwa- and he was to re-
side in Pekin. This has not been lived
up to, as the director is Russian
residing in Harbin. In the treaty of
Portsmouth, which ended the war be-
tween Russian and Japan, it explains
explicitly, the powers agreeing to com
pletely and simultaneously evacuate
Manchuria with the exception of a
portion of the Liao-Tung peninsula: :
extremely and completely to restor,,
to the executive administration of
China all parts of Manchuria now oc
cupfed by Russian and Japanese
troops or which are under their con
troll. with the exception OF the aboyc
mentioned territory"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
FLEEING ANIMAL CARRIES VEL
DON MORRIS THROUGH TIMBER
FOR THIRTY YARDS IN THE
2 DARK.
HAD A NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
PICKED UP BY COMPANIONS AND
TAKEN HOME UNCONSCIOUS -
REMAINED IN THAT STATE UN.
TIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

Hanging helpless from the stirrup
Of frantic horse Weldon Morris. a
prominent and well-to-do farmer re-
siding about mile and half south
Of Ottumwa near the Bloomfield road
was nearly beaten to death against
tree trunks and stumps in the ami
mails mad race through the timber In
the dark Saturday night until by acci-
den the helpless mans foot was loosen
ed from the stirrup while passing
over a brush pile. Mr.. Morris didn't
regain consciousness until yesterday
fornoon. His injuries are fearful but
will not prove fatal. He was bruised
and cut about the head and shoulders
and one rib was fractured
Went for Mail.
Mr.. Morris had company Saturday
evening and about 10 o'clock at night
with James McCune friend, started
for mail box situated on the Bloom
field road some distance from the farm
house. In reaching forward to open
q gate leading from the lane to the
road Mr.. Morris animal became fright
ened and jumped sidewise. The move
ment Of the equine caused the rider to
loose his balance and he fell. One
foot caught in the stirrup. This IN
creased the fright Of the animal and it
dashed off through the timber in the
dark at a rapid pace. Mr.. Morris
head and shoulders dragged on the
ground humping against tree trunks
and whipping against the brush.
Mr.. McCune started out after his
companion but was not able to keep
up the pace the horse set in the dark
as for his own safety he was obliged
to travel slower than the animal bear.
ing Mr.. Morris.
Freed by Brush Pile.
Some thirty yards distant Mr.. Nor.
ris was found lying On brush pile
From the surrounding it was con.
cluded that when the horse had a,
tempted to clear the brush 1t caused
the body of the insensible man to be
raised sufficiently to loose his foot
from the stirrup. The horse contin
ued in its flight.
The injured man was taken to his
home as soon as possible and medica1
aid was summoned from Ottumwa
Restoratives were applied and the
many injuries bandaged. He did no,
regain consciousness until Sunday
forenoon.
The announcement was made todas
by Mrs. Morris that the physician had
said that the injuries while serious
were not of an alarming nature The
greatest pain comes from the bruises
and cuts and the fractured rib.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
POLICE ATTACKED
Strike in Pennsylvania Attended With
Violence - Further Disorders
Feared

Chester, Pa. April 19. = Conductors
and motormen on an electric road
running between here and Philadel-
phia struck today and sixteen state
policemen were sent here from Read
ing at the request of the local author
tiles. They arrived shortly after noon
and were attacked by a crowd OF
strike sympathizers with bricks and
other missiles. One policeman was
badly cut on the head by brick. The
police charged the crowd with drawn
clubs and soon dispersed it. The city
is in a turmoil and further disorders
are feared
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
A CENTRAL CIRCULAR
Harrman's Road Puts Proposition up
to Stockholders Concerning
Stock Issue

New York, April 13.-In a circular
issued to It's stockholders the I'LL
nois Central railroad today announced
that it is the intention of the directors
to issue only one-half Of the $2s,512,-
600, in new stocks IL it is authorized
by the stockholders at the meeting
in Chicago on May IS. The other
half of the proposed issue will be kept
in reserve in the company's treasury.
It has also been announced the stock
holders will be asked at the MAY
meeting to authorize the purchase of
the Kensington and Eastern railroad
and the Memphis and State Line rail
road.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
100000 MINERS
AT WORK soon
PRESIDENT LEWIS SAYS THAT
BY MAY i THAT NUMBER
WILL BE WORKING.

Wheeling, w. Va, April 15.-"All
contracts between the United Mine
Workers and the operators with the
possible exception of Illinois is to be
signed by the FIRST Of May" said Pres
ident Lewis of the miners union who
Is in the city today.
Matters have progressed to such
an extent" said Lewis e'that by Thurs
day Of this week 100000 miners of
Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania will
return to work pending the district
settlements later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
A FIGHT ON BRYAN
New York Will Send an Uninstructed
Delegation to Denver
Convention

New York, April Is. That the
democratic state convention which
will meet here tomorrow will vote to
send an uninstructed delegation to
the national convention at Denver is
probable. The followers of William J.
Bryan are planning to upset the or
ganization program if possible by the
introduction Of a resolution endorsing
Bryan, and while it Is not expected
they will be successful, their action
may precipitate lively fight on the
floor of the convention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
DARLINGTON

Farmington.-Miss Anna Marshall
has gone to Milton where she will be
the quest of her sister Mrs Clayton
R. Bell.
George Collins has moved his fam
lily to Manson, Iowa
Mrs. J. l.. Lapsley of Chicago is
visiting Mrs l.. l.. Bickmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moosburg of
Bloomington, H., visited Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Merrick.
DR.. C. Franks has returned from
a visit with friends in Wooster, Ohio
Miss Henrietta Chalfont> has coin.
menced a term of school near Stock
mort.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
3 Waterloo Boys
Led to Burglary
by Picture Shows

= - *a =
Waterloo, April 1s.-(speciaD
Tommy Falkensteing and My
ron killerIaln, aged 9 each, and
Charles jefferson, aged 10, were
caught taking two watches from
the apartments of DR.. Clark to-
day. Previously they had taken
two pair Of spectacles from an
office in the Syndicate block.
They made complete confess
sion saying the moving pictures
shows of robbers had suggested
to them to be burglars when
they grew up. The thefts were
continued over considerable
period and included chiId's
wagon and bicycles. They were
taken before the juvenile court.
= = e = =
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-14
WIDNER GETS 500
Sues w. r. Barlow for $4,000 TO
Alienation and Ruination of
Wtfe's Character,

Sigourney, April 13.-(SpeciaD -
The case of Cleve Widner VS.. w. R.
Barlow, which was filed about week
ago and at the time of filing created
quite a sensation on account Of its
nature, was settled out of court Sat
urday. Widner brought suit against
Barlow for $4,000 damages for the
alienation and ruination Of his wifes
character, and by the settlement
mare Saturday the defendant pays to
plaintiff the sum of S100 and costs.