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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16

company and to see that the title was
clear
our transactions were carried on
openly and were published in detail,
and we dealt solely ESQ far as the IN
terests of the old Panama company
were eoneerned) with the Hquldator ap-
pointed by the proper French govern
mental body the civil tribunal OF the
seine. and 1t was the decree OF thls
same tribunal, with the new Panama
canal company, which also Went INTO
liquidation upon the sale to the United
States. All transactions were carrled
on openly and were published in detail
Followed French Decree
The president states that the money
was paid through the New York bank
ing house of j. Pierpont Morgan q Co.,
acting as financial agents OF this gov
ernment, into the Bank of France, In
Paris. lie adds
In these payments we followed to the
letter the decree of tine governmentai
tribunal of France which mad the au-
tbority toBmake such decree, the civil
tribunal of the Seine. We had neither
desire nor authority to go behind the
body. as all the conflicting rights of
the security holders of both COM
Ranies had been settled by the decree
of said court by ratification OF the ar
bitration which resulted in that divi-
sion.
1 wish to make as clear as possible
and as emphatic as possible the state
ment that we did not have anything to
do with the distribution of a dollar of
the S40000,000 we paid as regards any
stock holder or bond holder OF the
french capitalists, save that we Iol-
lowed out the award of the arbitrators
appointed in accordance with the de-
cree Of the French court which had
dealt with the subject in awarding a
certain proportion to the old company
and a certain proportion to the new
company. Any question concerning the
stock holders, bond holders or other
beneffciaries of the proceeds of the sale
was purely a question for the civil
tribunal of the Seine. the French gov
ernmental body, with which this action
had no+bipr- to do
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Cause Still Unknown

The examination of the body and the
contents Of the pockets of the clothing
brought nothing TO light that might
assist IN definitely determining whether
death actually was due to accident or
whether. as was suggested at the time
IL was case of suicide The watch
taken from the pocket ar Biggy's vest
was stopped at p minutes after Q
O'Clock, but it probably ran down the
morning after the drowning. as water
would not necessarily affect the works
ano the drowning is known not to have
occurred until between Il:l5 and I1-3O
o'clock at night
The watch and chain and gold
iocket were fastened to the vest. and
attached TO the double chain was also
money case containing IS in gold.
on the vest was pinned one of Bigey's
chief Of police badges, while another
was fastened on the inside Of his over
coat pocket In other pockets were
round pair Of glasses in a leather
case, a police whistle. a larke pocket
book. pocket knife in a chamois case
a knights Of Columbus badge. several
keys $3.50 in silver. three silk hand
kerchicfs. cigar a muffier and a 80
cahber revolver containing five cart
ridges In its chambers. The only Jew
elry consisted Of a stickpin. two plain
gold rings and a pair of cuff links
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Pulitzer Real Offender

The real offender is Mr.. Joseph Pull
itzer. editor and proprietor of the
World. While the criminal offense Of
which Mr.. Pulitzer has been guilty is
in form a libel upon individuals, the
great injury done is in blackening the
good name of the American people
1t should not be left to a private
citizen to sue Mr. Pulitzer for libel.
He should be prosecuted for libel by
the governmental authorities.
In point of encouragement of iniquity,
in point. of infamy. of wrongdoing
there is nothing to choose between a
public servant who betrays his trust
a public servant who is guilty of black
mail or theft or financial dishonesty of
any kind. and man guilty as Mr..
Joseph Pulitzer has been guilty in this
instance.
1t is. therefore. high national duty
to bring to justice this vilifer of the
American people. this man who wan
tonly and wickedly and without one
shadow of justification seeks to blacken
the character of reputable private citi-
zens and to convict the government of
his own country in the eyes of the civil
lized world of wrongdoing of the basest
and foulest kind when he has not one
shadow of justification of any sort or
description for the charge he has made.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Cutler Attempts Secrecy

When the examination OF the body
and effects was made Immediately after
u was taken to the mOrgue. Police
Commissioner and Acting Chief of Po-
lice Cutler. following his usual method
OF masking with secrecy every case in
which particular public interest eenters.
attempted TO keep all newspapermen
out OF the room while the search was
being conducted. He endeavored to
exclude every one from the room except
himself. Captains Kelly and Conbov
coroner Leland and Deputy Coroner
kennedy Coroner Leland however.
would not consent TO this he told Cut
ier that he did not know how the police
department conducted fits business. bur
mat II was the habit of his Office 10 be
open and above board with every case
and 10 have newspapermen present at
every search such as the one about 10
be made. He subsequently gave an or
der 10 admit one representative from
each newspaper to witness the exam
nation
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-16
Stories Without Proof

The men who attacked Mr.. Root IN
the matter had not taken the trouble
to read the public documents which
would have Informed them that Mr..
Root had nothing to do with the pur-
chase which was entirely arranged
through the department of justice un-
der the then attorney general, Mr..
Knox.
Now, these stories. as a matter Of
fact. need no investigation whatever.
No shadow of proof has been or can
be produced in behalf of any of them.
They consist mainly of a string of in
famous libels. In form they ore partly
libels upon individuals. upon Mr.. Taft
anG Mr.. Robinson for instance, but
they are in fact wholly and in form
partly libel upon the United States
government.
I do not believe VIC should concern
ourselves with the particular individ-
uals who wrote the lying and libelous
editorials. articles from correspondents
or articles in the news columns.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01
IN THE OLDEN TIME
Edward c. Beecher Relates h. cidents in Earlier Life
 of City.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT
The Location of Former Familiar
 Buildings and Scenes of By gone Days.
(By Edward C. Beecher.)

When such a man as Colonel Os- born tells a chap what his duty is, The wants to stand up and take no- tice." Now this is just what he has been telling me the past two years that it is a duty l owe to the citizens of New Haven to write more of my early recollections of it. It was pecu- liar to New England towns and cities to give name to particular localities in different sections of a town and New Haven was not an exception. I re- member hearing of some, and know ing of others for instance, there was Poverty Square," on Whalley avenue Hotchkisstown, Westville Dragon, Fair Haven East, deriving its name from the Indians on account of 3eav- CTS having been found there; then there was Evansville Bridge, across Mill river, Newtown ship, East of Olive and Brewstewille, Maere .he late James Brewster established his name as carriage manufacturer commanding a natior al notoriety as such and the name If Brewster his grand sons is extant to-day maintain ing the same reputation as carriage builders in New Y orh city.
 Then there was the rope walk at the foot of St. John str-er q think it was Starkey's) and this reminds me of the old Isaac Mix carriage shop erected in the decade of the sos. MT Mix fail ed and it remained closed until Chaun- cey Jerome came to New Haven from Bristol in the early '4O's and occupied this plant as clock shop and is the same ground on which stands the Now
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01

In 1922 this property was conveyed to Elisha Duplex for s4O0 He was mulatto barber. This property is now owned by Gen, Henry S. Peck.
 Joseph Fairchild, who was about that time city sheriff, public weigh CT and measurer of wood and charcoal. His fee for such service was fo'- pence-ha penny G 1-4c) for each measurement and weighing. He had a little brick office just at the foot of the grade, which was the coasting hill for the boys in that neighborhood, In the winter the old canal was a "bo- nanza" for the boys for skating. and
 running benders' was another one of the sport, l remember one day poor fellow in jumping over one cake of ice to another got into the water; he thought he would drown. He was Oscar T, who had an impediment in his speech He cried out, not one, but two, free four fellers, come help fellow out" The boys responded and pulled him out. The canal used to set back it's water up Grove street as far as the brick block now standing on 1 the northerly side of Grove, westerly from the bridge, There was gradual grade down to the Canal and this was favorite spot for the colored Baptists to come to perform their re- i ligious rites of baptism. Many an im- mersion have l seen from the bridge
 The candidates for baptism were brought and carried away in hacks with the cushions taken out While writing about the canal I might say there was a lock near the Winchester Arms Co, one back of Grove street cemetery, known as "Coleburn's Lock- At Whitney avenue there was another, "Prindle's Lock, at Hillhouse Basin. which extended from Whitney avenue to Temple street. and portion of it is now covered by buildings of the New Haven Manufacturing Co
 There were twin brothers of the
 Prindles both short. stubby, broad
 shouldered and cross eyed. so that it
 was impossible to tell which was
 which when together Whenever I see
 Harry and Walter" they always re-
 mind me of the Prindles while they
 are not cross-eyed nor are they as
 broad-shoudered One of the Prin- des was lock-tender: the other was , master mechanic on the canal attend , ing to it's repairs on this division. Can , al boats were often "dismantled" ant
 laid up here for the winter. The cana
 below Whitney avenue was known al ; "Fenners." his lock was at Wall stree 7 back of the Hooker carriage factory , and the original stones built in tn, } lock are there to-day; the locks wer panked up each side and on the bot
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01

and Frelinghuyson flag foated from it's top. Our Whig fathers didn't like the idea of planting a Whig pole in hole and suggested it should have been planted on the hill at the bridge. but the boys this time were wiser than their fathers and gave their reasons for doing so saying the Loco-Foco boys would cut it down. So the next Sat urday the ash pole was transplant ed in the location suggested, and to our horror it was cut down that very night. We started again the next Sat urday, secured another pole and plant ed it at the corner of Orange and Audubon street, where it stood till af- ter the election when the Whig boys sorrowfully took it down themselves Politics run high in those primitive days, so much so that even the chill dren of the two parties were not al- lowed to associate and play together. How marked the change to-day.
 Now to go back to "Coleyville"-it may not be known to many that the Volcanic Repeating Arms Co" the nu- clells of the extensive Winchester Re- beating Arms Go. of to-day, occupied the present two-story brick building on Orange street, just north of Grove street, at the gateway leading to the rear of the Hendryx factory buildings on Audubon street. All that land south
 of Dr. l.. B. Bishop on Orange street to the Canal, and that on the souther- ly side of Grove street and the east
 side of Orange street almost down to the Hooker Go. factories was used by Joseph Fairchild as wood yard, the
 wood having been brought down on the Canal. The old building on the cor ner of Grove and State streets in the Hooker Co.'S building collection was run as a carriage manufactory by
 Elisha Sillman in the 40s, and righ here another point of interest to re.
 cord was the home of the Dorcas So.
 ciety, organized by the ladies of tho | best families of New Haven at tha
 period, 1915. Following are theil
 names, which may interest some o
 their descendants.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01


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 In every community you will find women who have been restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound. Almost every one you meet has either been bene- fted by it, or has friends who have.
 In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn, Mass, any womanany day may see the files containing over one mil lion one hundred thousand letters from women seeking health, and here are the letters in which they openly state over their own sigma lures that they were cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 1 Lydia l.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has saved many women from surgical operations.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is made from roots and herbs, without drugs, and is whole some and harmless.
 The reason why Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound is so successful is because 1t contains in- gradients which act directly upon the feminine organism, restoring it to a healthy normal condition.
 Women who are suffering from those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia K. Pinkl.a,n's Vegetable Compound 1 to restore their health.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01
COLORADO ouTRAGEs RE.BEGuN

Trinidad, Col, Jan. 31.-The residence of A. Alexander, superintendent of the Frederick mine of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company, 20 miles west of this city, was partly wrecked by an ex- plosion of dynamite today. All the in- mates of the house escaped with slight injuries. It is believed the explosion was caused by discharged miners.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-01

Mrs. Timothy Atwater, Mrs. Nathan Beers. Mrs. Henry Daggett. Mrs. Roger Sherman. Mrs. A. sherman. widow Mrs. Charles Sherman. Mrs. Anna Townsend, widow. Mrs. Maria (Wm.D Leffingwell. Mrs. David Daggett. Mrs. Rev. Timothy Dwight. Mrs. Eleazer Foster. Mrs. Timothy Dwight, Jr. Mrs James Goodrich. Mrs. Simeon Baldwin. Mrs. Abraham Bradley. Mrs. Ebenezer Peck. Mrs. Joel Peck, Mrs. Dyer White. Mrs. Thaddeus Beecher. Miss Rebecea Hillhouse. Mrs. Ebenezer Huggins. Mrs. Benjamin Prescott. Mrs. Isaac Townsend, Jr. Mrs. Marvin Gorham. Miss Hannah Cutler. Mrs. Abraham Bradley, 3d. Mrs. Elias Beers. Mrs. Hervey Mulfcrd. Mrs. Abel Burritt. Miss Mary Bishop. Mrs. Wm. H. Elliott. Mrs. Stephen Twining.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11
CHAPTER XXI,

into A7oti7er Year Of Uncertainty.
Jerry put the envelope into his pocls.
ct, for the Instructions he had re.
ceived from the black sack of destiny
in the darkness of the chamber year
before gave him an hour in which to
acquaint himself with it's contents.
Mr.. Wentworth, a quiet, pleasant
gentleman, had been in Mexico for
more than Is years, and it had been
said that but few knew more about
the mines and mining possibilities OF
the country than he. He showed
much interest in Jerry, but not once
did he touch upon the sacred subject
Of his experience in the twelvemonth
Just ended.
That envelope" said he, was in
4 my keeping for almost year, having
come from New York, and 1t has been
in my safe until this very morning.
4 trust that you will have luncheon with
me to-day and that, II conditions are
favorable, you may see your way clear
to spend z few days at my home s
~ Il was about 30 O'Clock when I
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11

gallop to the next corner. and when
he got into the Cross street Jerry,
sbubbling over with fear and apprehen-
sion, opened the door and looked out.
The captains cab was little more
than a block ahead. It may have oc-
CURED to the officer that he was be-
ing followed, for the route taken by
his driver was long and zigzaggy. The
chase was kept up successfully, and
Jerry directed his driver to turn up
another street few yards and stop.
He got out of the cab and ran to the
corner The captains cab was two
blocks away now, and Jerry could
distinguish the driver in the act of
welding his whip.
"After him, after tim!" cried Jerry,
running back to the cab.
Just as he was about to reenter the
vehicle a thought struck him so for
chilly that he had to reach for the
wheel to support himself.
Good heavens, Mike!" he ex-
claimed, his face without drop of
color in it, what time is IT,"
1AAhOS "SehA AAAG3 GA 0ApA OooAOAA VI 81 OoG
surprise, pulled out his watch and
said:
Eight th1rty-hve."
Jerry simply gasped.
Driver, where are we?" he man.
aged to ask.
In Gale Morelia"
'How far is it to the station of the
National line?"
"About four miles,"
'God!" and Jerry brought his hand
to his forehead.
"Why-what-" began the bewil-
dered O'Connor.
'You follow, Mike! I must catch a
train at 9:30!"
But they'll"
Keep after him, Mike, and tele-
graph me at - Gale Coliseo, Mexi-
co, tomorrow without fail! I cam
stop to tell you anything now, old
man, but follow, follow, follow"
The next instant Jerry Chambers
was running down the street, not
knowing whether he was going in the
right direction or not, and before he
had covered rs feet the driver was re-
ceiving instructions from Mike to
keep after the captains cab.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11

cab that il he did not keep the cap.
tain's cab In sight he would be
trounced.t to within an inch OF his life.
The captains cab now had lead Of
three blocks, and it was with difficult
ty that it could be distinguished in
the darkness. Mike, fearing that the
driver might not follow out the in
structions, stopped long enough to get
on the seat with him. It was there
that he made that driver blanch with
fright. E# E#
Mike steadily gained on the captain,
and it was not long before he was only
a block and a half behind. Then,
seeing the captains cab draw up to
the curbing, Mike directed his driver
to turn into side street. He imme-
diately dismounted and peeped around
the building on the corner. The cap
tain stood in the middle of the side
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11
Citation. for Hearing on Final Ac-
count and for Distribution.

STATE OF M1NNEsorA, @ss@l i, a 5gs s7.
County of Mower-ss
In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the estate of August Naatz
decedent. H. a..-~ .,.s ,3g =
The State OF Minnesota to the heirs at law
of said deceased and to all persons interested
in the final account and distribution Of the
the above named decedent, having filed in this
court % the final account Of the administration Of
the estate OF said deeedsnt, together With his
ance Of said final account and for distribution
OF the residue of said estate to the persons
thereunto entitled; Therefore, you, and each
of you. are hereb cited and required to show
cause, if any YOU have, before this court at tho
Probate Court Rooms in the Court House, in
the City of Austin in the County of Mower,
State OF Minnesota, .on the 23rd day of Novem.
Der. 1908, at 10 o'clock a.. m, why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness. the Judge of said court and ;the
1908. ]. II. GREENMAN
(s1ALl Probate Judge.
T. h. PRIDHAM. Attorney for Petitioner.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11
VILLAGE OF WALTHAM ORDIN
ANCES.

Waltham, Minn, Nov 2, 1908.
Ordinance Number 13.
An ordinance to establish a village
pound.
The Village Council of the Village
of Waltham, Minn., do ordain as fol-
lows: That village pound be esl
tablished at Hammer Bros. livery
barn for the retention of all animals
found running at large in the viii
lage. $1.O0 per head and all other
expenses necessary in care for such
stock must be paid to the pound mas
ter before removing the stock from
the pound. All unclaimed stock at
the expiration of six days will be
handled according to law governing
such pound.
This ordinance shall take effect on
and after it's publication. Dated this
End day of Nov. 1908.
E. J. MARKHAM.
President.
L. A. Chapman,
Recorder.
Waltham, Minn., Nov 2, 1908.
Ordinance Number IL.
An ordinance to prohibit screens at
doors and windows in saloons.
The Village Council of the Viii
lage of Waltham do ordain as fol-
lows:
That all screens, cloth, or any,
thing that will prevent a clear view
of the bar room in each saloon in the
Village of Waltham, Minn, be re-
moved at once so that there will be
an unobstructed view of the entire
bar room from the outside at the
front of the buildings.
Any one violating this ordinance
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $500 nor more
than $500 for each day or fraction
of day this ordinance is so violat-
ed.
This ordinance shall take effect on
and after it's publication.
Dated this End day of November,
A. D. 1908.
E. j. MARKHAM,
President.
L. S. Chapman,
Recorder.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11
Jerry's Big Fist Crashed to His Jaw.

JerFyS sig FIST VFaSneo TO HIS Jaw.
walk fully a minute before he sent his
driver away, and kept casting glances
up and down the street for several
minutes before he went to the door of
the house. Mike knew Vera Cruz we'll
enough to find his way around, and he
told his man to drive on few blocks
and wait. Then he went to the other
side of the street and, moving eau
tiously in the darkest shadows, soon
was almost opposite the house which
the captain had entered. The faint
light over the door revealed a num-
ber he had heard the officer mention
at the pier.
The house stood in the middle of
yard, and Mike was able to see three
sides of it. The only light visible
shone through rear basement win
dow. Mike O'Connor was brave
man, but when he thought of stealing
through the shadows to that window
a chill flashed over his sturdy frame.
This thought came only after he had
waited almost two hours
"They amt comm out tonight" he
said to himself, ''and what's goin' on
in there is enough to fill book. Tom
my wouldn't stop at it, and I'll be
damned if I do!" Gripping his re-
volver and setting his teeth in Irish
determination, he stealthily picked
his way to the yard and crept to the
window, which was open. He crawled
to position from which he could
look into the room. He saw Andre,
Felipe, the captain and an old man
wearing white beard.
Then, We must get out" he heard
Andre say, desperately, 'and there is
no time to lose. We must not take
the train in the city, but at some place
outside"
"The fast train can be stopped at
Blanco del Oro," said the captain, IF
there are at least five persons in the
party"
"Riaz here will make the fifth" said
Felipe: What time does the train
reach there?"
"It's run Of two hours from here, |"
answered the captain.
"How far to Jimenez?"
Between 30 and IS hours from Mex
ico The rest of the way must be in
wagon or boat, as Riaz knows, and
! it should be covered in "a hours
easily
Mike O'Connor waited no longer. He
thought of having the house sur.
rounded by the police, but the time
it would take to get the required re-
sponse from the authorities would be
too long. He arrived in the business
| section of the city soon after day.
break and went into private stall of
small eating house. He had intended
| remaining there only long enough to
drink cup of coffee and eat some
bread, but he was tired and fell asleep.
When he awoke it was after ten
o'clock. The thought of communicat-
ing with Jerry Chambers was the first
| to enter his mind; and he hastened to
| telegraph Office and sent the follow.
ing message to "Tom Flannery:"
Located them. Watch train into
Mexico. Mike is coming"
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-11
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