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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-05-21
FINANCIAL

New high records for Union Pacific
and u. S. Steel.
Over $2O,OOO,O0O of Government
funds on the last call have been re-
turned by the banks.
Corn, at Chicago. reached the high
est price in five years, the May op-
ton selling at 76 cents.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
directors declared the regular quar-
terly dividend, the former having q
10 per cent annual rate and the
latter 6 per cent.
That Cleveland Trust Company
failure didn't check the upward
movement in the stock market even
for a minute.
Western Unions jump of nearly
six points was largely the result Of
short covering, said a private Wall
Street despatch.
Another strong advance in foreign
Government bonds, indicating favor
able conditions abroad.
Total net earnings of the Associat-
cd Bell Telephone Company in March
were $2,971,10O and for three
months $S,65O,4 The latter was
a gain of $926,2O0.
Interests identified with Mr.. Nor
gan say that the Rothschilds have
refused to underwrite Union Pacifc's
bonds-hence the delay in marketing
them.
Twenty-seven railroads in the first
week of May suffered a decrease OF
q per cent. in gross earnings, com.
pared with that week last year.
This from the Iron Age" There
has been some rail business, the
Lackawanna Steel Company having
accepted 5000 tons from the Maine
Central, 5000 tons from tho Boston
& Albany and 5000 tons from the
Michigan Central. Thus far there
has been put on the books OF the rail
mills a total of 100000 tons, In
cluding the orders carried over from
last .yoar -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-05-21
WASHINGTON

The President nominated Edward
1. Sanford, of Tennessee, to be Uni
ted States district judge for the East
ern and Middle districts of Tennes-
see.
President Roosevelt has been asked
TO preside at the meeting of the Ma
tional Congress on tuberculosis to
be held in Washington.
The Senate Committee on Com.
merce authorized a favorable report
on the omnibus navigation bill.
The war on the mosquito has ma
terially reduced malarial troubles at
all the army posts.
The Senate passed the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill without ma
terial amendment.
Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, returned to his seat in the Sen
ate.
Senator Foraker abandoned his eff
fort to secure consideration at this
session OF his bill reinstatinC the
negro troops who were discharged
from service on account of the
Brownsville riot, and moved to mako
the bill the special order for DecenI-
ber 16 next.
AhC NACSlduQ Bill is to
be passed under suspension of the
rules. The Democrats will be given
opportunity TO offer the Williams bill
as an amendment.
The resolution proposing court
of inquiry for Col. William +. Stew
art was referred by the Senate to the
Military Committee for consideration.
The President has appointed a
commission to revise the laws so as
to obtain better security for passen-
/ gers and crews on vessels.
Senator Rayner was defeated in
his effort to get action upon his reso-
luton asking for a cOurtmartial for
Colonel Stewart.
Wireless messages were sent to
the war balloon at Washington from
the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Senator Rayner introduced in the
Senate a resolution calling upon the
President to appoint a court of in
Quiry in the case of Col. William +.
Stewart.
The House adopted the Senate
amendments to the bill prohibiting
racetrack gambling in the District
of Columbia and passed the bill.
Representative j. Thomas Hefiin.
of Alabama, was indicted for assault
with a dangerous weapon.
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A PEACE DELEGATE ...
NOW HEAD OF FLEET
Admiral Sperry Was at The Hague
Conference.
PACIFIC FLEET GOING SOUTH.
New Commander, Who Is to Con-
duct the Battleships Around the
World, Succeeds Admiral Taylor
Reorganization Plan Immediately
Carried Out.

San Francisco Especially. - Rear
Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry re-
turned within six months from a mis-
sion of peace as one of the American
delegates to the conference at The
Hague, assumed command Friday Of
the strongest force of first-class
fighting ships assembled in the his
tory of the nation. Rear Admiral
Charles NJ. Thomas, who succeeded
Rear Admiral Evans as commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet. hauled
down his flag at 1910 A NJ. from
the truck of the Connecticut, and 10
minutes later Admiral Sperry was
received on board the flagship with
the salutes and other naval honors
befitting his position.
When Admiral Sperry took COM
mand the reorganization Of the fleet
Immediately was carried into effect,
and throughout the noon hour the
waters Of the bay echoed the call of
bugles, the rufile OF drums and the
strains of martial music from half a
dozen Quarterdecks. Rear Admiral
v - ANAAOAg II LIS net6
from the Georgia to the Louisiana,
the new flagship of the second squad
ron, third division. Capt. Richard
Wainwright gave up command of the
Louisiana and hoisted the triangular
flag of senior division officer on the
Georgia. He commands the second
division. Captain Schroeder, COM
manding the Virginia, assumed COM
mand of the fourth division and took
up his quarters on the new flagship
Wisconsin.
Both Captains Schroeder and
Wainwright will be promoted 60 the
grade of rear admiral in July. ~
Although still an independent
force to all intents and purposes,
the Atlantic fleet passed technically
and temporarily today under control
of the Pacific fleet.
Rear Admiral Dayton, commander
in-chief of the Pacific fleet, outranks
Admiral Sperry, and as soon as Ad--
miral Thomas blue flag was run
down on the Connecticut he became
senior officer in command Of the COM
bined fleets. 1t had. been intended
that the Pacific fleet should sail Fri
day morning, and thus avoid the en-
suing complications of change of
command, but, under orders from
Washington, the cruisers are held
here to await further instructions.
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To ExpIorc Unknown Tihct

Berkeley, Cal. (SpeciaD John r.
Glasscock, Jr., who holds the world 3
record for the ascent of the Matter
horn in the Swiss Alps. has received
a commission from the British Gov,
ernment TO explore the forbidden
lands of Tibet. and. will accept. He
is son of John r. Glasscock. a
prominent lawyer, and is well known
as 4 varsity football player and fra
ternity man.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-05-21
ARROW KILLS A GIRL.
Sh0ft Shot By Boys At Play Pierces
Her Brain.

New York Especially Peter Gam
boza, nine years old, was playing
with several other little boys, shoot.
ing umbrella ribs as arrows from
bows, in East New York. An arrow
from his bow hit Mary O'Connell
nine years old, in the head as she
came around a street corner.
She lodged several of the arrows.
but one, alleged to be from Peters
bow, struck her squarely behind tho
ear and stuck there. The little girl
fell to the pavement unconscious.
The arrow had pierced the brain and
the girl died soon -afterward.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-05-21
chinese Rebels On NIarcb.

Peklng (By Cable) Three thou
sand rebels in two columns set out
to march on Meng-tsze, a treaty port
of the Songkoi River. A body of
provincial troops repulsed one of the
columns at Maniac. but the other
column is now within thirty miles
OF Meng-tsze. Viceroy Hsi-liang, at
the head of another body OF proyin-
cial>tEaRps, has left. Yun-nan-fu for
,E1H tnwest of Msng-
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BANDITS STEAL $35,OOO.
Overcome Guards And Escape With
Miners Pay In Texas.


Ell Paso, Texas Especially .-Pur-
sued by men and bloodhOunds, three
bandits with $50, 900 of loot in their
possession are fleeing through the
rugged mountain passes north of
French, a little station eighty miles
from East Las Vegas, n. NJ, on the
Santa Fe Railroad, in an effort to
escape the clutches of the law.
At French they broke down the
doors of the depot, bound and gagged
the station agent and special guard,
blew open the safe, took the money,
and rode away, leaving their victims
helpless.
A tramp wandered into the station
half an hour later, released the al
most unconscious men, and gave the
alarm.
The stolen money was sent from
Albuquerque on Santa Fe train No.
10 to pay miners at Dawson, N. NJ
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TiIlman Sails For Eurotcs.

Boston (SpcciaD. - Senator BEN
jamin II. Tillman, of South Carolina.
accompanied by his wife, sailed for
Europe Saturday on the White Star
liner Canopic. lie is making the trim
for his health. Before sailing SEN
ator Tillman {discussed the political
situation. expressing the opinion that
if Secretary TatS~receivcs the Repub-
lican nomination. the Democrats will
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PRESIDENT AND MIR. CAR
NEGIE AT ODDS.

81 believe in peace and arbitra-
tion. and also believe in keeping
in such trim that it shall be a
temptation to nobody to wrong us.
''If we build up the American
fleet as we ought to build 1t up,
the other party will not really de-
sire war" r."-President Roosevelt.
THE simple agreement between
Great Britain and the United
States that upon the inland seas
in the north only two tiny YES
sells, each with one 1S-pounder
gun, should patrol those waters,
the one flying the Union Jack and
the other the Stars and Stripes,
the only shots ever being fired be-
ing salutes expressive of amity
and friendship, makes these YES
sells the most powerful vessels of
war, the true Dreadnoughts, since
there is nought to dread from
them. A nation has everything
to dread from gigantic armed
Dreadnoughts- :. nothing to dread
from these true agents of peace.
When President Roosevelt is
as old as l am he will take a more
roseate view OF coming peace.
will make a friendly compromise
with him and agree that world
peace may be some distance away.
But among ourselves, the nations
OF the. Western World, / believe
that permanent peace is near; and
we have a territory in the nations
represented in this union four
times as great as that of Europe.
Andrew Carnegie.
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Canada Names Arbitrator.

Ottawa. Ontario (By Cable) Sir
Charles Fitzpatrick, chief justice of
the Supreme Court OF Canada, will
be the joint representative of Canada
and Newfoundland at The Hague trib-
unal to settle the Atlantic fisheries
dispute with the United States. The
United States members Iof the tribu-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-05-21
HIS FIRST TRAIN RIDE.
Peter Lawson, At The Age OF SO,
Visits His Daughter.

Visits His Daughter.
Monticello, n. y. (SpeciaD Peter
Lawson, of Mongaup Valley, Sulli-
van County, took his first ride on
railroad train, when he went from
Monticello to Middletown to visit his
daughter. Mr.. Lawson is Sc years
old, and has lived for many years
within five miles of a railroad, but
has never had a desire to trust his
life to the keeping of a steam engine.
lie saw the first train pass over the
Erie at Narrowsburgh in 1S4S.
The old gentleman in many re
spects is a remarkable man. lie lost
his second set of teeth several years
ago, and is now cutting a new set
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-05-21

Onln)ured mammoth remains are
among the vast natural resources of
Siberia awaiting exploitation. For
commercial purpose the skeletons are
more valuable than the best IDgian
ivory
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Models OF All Warships.

Washington, D. C. Especially -
A bill was passed by the Senate pro-
viding for the deposit of a model of
any vessel of war of the United States
Navy bearing the name of a State
in the capitol building of such State.
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CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Effective Feb'y Gath. 1908.
"cHESA PFARE LINED

1AOOtANS y StJis 1ONO.
"cHESAeEAKE LINE"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
COLUMBIA" AND AUGUSTA"
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NOR
FOLK, Va.
Steamers leave Ba timore daily Tex
cept Sunday at 80 Z. NJ . and leave
Old Point Comfort at 6 20 A. NJ. and
Norfolk at 700 A. NJ, where connecti, n
is made with the Rail Lines for all points
South.
york RIVER LINE"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMEk
ATLANTA"
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND.
VA
Steamer leaves Baltimore Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday a. L. NJ. and
arrive W est Point ut 2 As A. NJ and Rich
mOnd at o 20 A. NJ
Steamers call at Gloucester Point, Gle
ments, Clay Bank and Almonds
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE
FROM PIERS 1S AND 10 LIGHT
STREET WHARF
Through. Tickets to all points may be
secured, baggage checked and state;
rooms reserved from the City Ticket OF.
fees, ! 10 +. Baltimore street, ARTHUR
w. ROBSON, Agent, 127E. Baltimore
street, or the General Offices, Light and
Lee streets, Baltimore. Md.
REUBEN FOSTER,
General Manager.
(. J. CHISM,
r; Genqral Passenger Agent
7. II. M4DANNEL,
ASST Genl passsAger Asent.
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MURDER NETTEO HER
MANY THOUSANDS
Mrs. Guinness Got Fortune From
Her Victims.
THRONGS SEE THE SKELETONS.
Total Sum Obtained by the Proprietor
( of the Indiana Murder Farm Is Not
Far Short of $50, ,O00-Statement of
the Approximate Sums Given Ont
by Coroner Mack.

Lapote, Ind. Especially. - Coroner
Mack gave out statement showing
that Mrs. Guinness, who is supposed
to have murdered a dozen persons.
not only killed because she had an
uncomfortable mania for taking hui
man life, but that the lust for money
was another impelling motive for lur-
ing victims TO her chamber of death.
Coroner Mack's list follows, starting
with the first husband, who was poi
Lsoned quickly followed by her second
marriage. and the murder of Peter
Guinness after she had heen his legal
wife but three months.
MAIDS Sorenson, first husband $4,000
Peter Guinness, second hus-
Dand 4,OOO
Andrew Helgelein. Aberdeen,
y. ID. Z,SOO
Herman Konitzer, Chicago. 5000
, Ind. ....,.............. 5000
George Berry, Tuscola. H.. 1900
John o. Moe, Elbow Lake,
Mimi. ................. 1900
Ole Dudsburg. lola. Wis. -. 1900
Henry Gurhalt, Scandinavia,
Wis. ..........-V....... 1000
4. Six unidentified bodies in the
morgue on belief that each
contributed $1,000 Mrs.
Guinness lowest amount
exacted from wooers. -. 5000
Persons believed TO have been
lured TO their deaths In the
Guinness house whose
bodies have not been found 1000
Three children sent to GUM
ness house by unknown
persons to have their life
snuffed out, and for which
hired men says she was
paid to kill at 81 900 each 3 1000
AO1dA 40 ,JVu
Thousands OF persons visited the
farm Sunday and saw all that thore
was to be seen. even to viewing the
skeletons of the seven unidentified,
for the temporary mOrgue was open
part Of the day, and persons were
permitted to gaze at the bones OF
Mrs Guinness victims. One look was
enough for most of the visitors They
were content to go away and say
they had seen the skeletons, even
though they might not be able to
give any details of that particular
part Of their visit
hundreds brought their luncheons
along. for the day was ideal At noon
family groups dotted the orchard
and the large. front lawn. Souve-
Mrs OF all kinds were sold on the
grounds, the people buying readily.
Refreshments also were dispensed on
the ground by enterprising owners of
lemonade. ice cream and peanut
stands. Excursion trains were run
on railroads, while regular trains car
ried extra coaches for Laporte. In
terurban cars also were crowded all
day.
j. G. Ramden, of Manfred, N. d..
whose half brother, John Moe, of Ell
DOW Lake, Minnesota, came to La
porte in December, 1906, to visit Mrs.
Guinness, and who since then has
never been heard of by relatives. was
in Laporte to identify, If possible,
one of the skeletons as that of his
brother. but the remains were in such
cS Ndition that he found it impossible,
though one skeleton had light hair,
which Mr.. Ramden said resembled
that OF his brother.
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PRESBYTERIAN Church Notice.

There will be services in the
Presbyterian Church next Sunday,
July 10th, both morning and even.
ing, at the usual hours, Sabbath
School and Y. P. S. C.. E. at the
regular time. .~ T.. 49,
During the two weeks in which
the church has been closed, the
floors have been rehnished, the
building renovated and fumigated,
and everything put in first-class con-
dition. =
Will be glad to see all present on
Sunday.
Rev. D. K. Laurie, who has been
recently appointed Pastor Evange-
list for Adams Presbytery, will
occupy the pulpit morning and
evening.
S. E. P. White, Pastor.
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AN ENRAGED FINLANDER
SHOOTS AT COMPANION
Pulls Gun at Cass Lake. Bystanders
Defect Aim, and Murder is
Averted. H..

Cass Lake, July 25.-(Special to
Pioneer. )-While engaged in a
heated controversy with compan-
ion on the streets of Cass Lake
yesterday, David Hill, a Finlander,
attempted to kill his companion and
but for the timely interference OF
bystanders would undoubtedly have
committed murder.
Hill and his companion got into
a quarrel over some trivial matter
which was continued for some time,
the men calling each other names
and using threatening language.
Finally Hill reached into his hip
pocket and brought forth revolver.
Before Hill could get the barrel of the
weapon in range with his companion
his arm was hit by bystander and
the revolver discharged, the bullet
going into the air.
Those standing around Hill dis
armed him and turned the enraged
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By Boat to Grand RAPIDS.

Rob and Edgar Stewart Of Webb
CITY, Mo, and Frank Street and
Byron Wilson Of Royalton, four boys
who are camping on the shores Of
Lake Bemidji, formed party which
returned yesterday afternoon from
Grand Rapids, where they went in
boats from here.
The boys secured two rowboats
and camping outfit and left the
city on July II. They went down
the Mississippi river and passed
Cass Lake, reaching Winnibogoshish
dam late that night and Ball Club
on the third day. Here they struck
logs and had to float with them,
reaching Grand Rapids three days
later. 49,. ~.
They had inteuded to 20 on to
Brainerd, but there were so many
logs in the river that they decided to
leave out the remainder of the trip.
Accordingly, they shipped their
boats from Grand Rapids to Bemidji
and returned here yesterday after.
noon.
The boys report that they had
had one of the finest trips of their
lives. There is no more beautiful
scenery in this section of the coun.
try than on the Mississippi between
here and Grand Rapids.
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AMERICAN WINS
MARA HON RACE
Hayes Of New York Captures
Great Olympic Event.
ITALIAN HELPEDOYER LINE.

Latter Appeared First at Finishing
Point in PitiabIe Condition and,
After Falling Several Times, Was
Assisted in Completing the Race.
Hayes Was Second and His Protest
Against Italian Was Upheld.
Il London, July 25.-John F. Hayes,
Irish-American Athletic club, was de.
clared the winner Of the great mara
thon road race after Dorondo, Italian,
had been given the honor under cir
cumstances that evoked an instant
protest. .5 IL .s
The finish of this marathon race
had brought out record breaking
crowd. BY o'clock upwards of eighty
thousand persons had passed in and
taken their seats on the stands The
runners started from Windsor, about
twenty-five miles away, and it vas
after o'clock when it was announced
that the first of the contestants was
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man over to the police. He was
lodged in the village jail. Late in
the evening Hill was given a heating
before local justice and was held
to await the action Of the grand
jury at the next term of court for
Cass county.
That Hill intended to kill his
companion was very evident, as his
face was convulsed with rage and
he struggled fercely to get at the
man with whom he had the gu ariel.
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WOMAN C0NFESSES
TO AUTHORITIES
Tells Story Of Alleged Con.
spiraCy in Gould Case.

New York, July 25.-Frank J. Gould,
who is being sued for divorce by Mrs.
Helen Kelley Gould, appeared at the
Tombs police court at the hearing of
the three persons charged with at
tempting to secure false evidence
against him.
Assistant District Attorney Hart
told Magistrate Corrigan, before whom
the prisoners were arraigned, that
Mrs. Fleming had made a confession
He said it would not be offered in the
proc eedings before the magistrate,
however, as he believed he had sufi-
cient other evidence to warrant the
magistrate in holding the prisoners
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To Our Customers.

The business, formerly conducted
under the name of Fleming Bros,
having been dissolved, all parties
owing them are requested to make
settlement Of accounts between now
and August /. After that date all
accounts will be placed in the hands
of our attorneys, for collection.
George Fleming.
John Fleming.
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Notice.

The Bemidji Bible Conference will
be IN session next week. We will be
sadly in need Of rooms. There IS a
committee at work now securing
rooms, and we earnestly ask that
you will do what you can when this
committee approaches you. Those
who have tents, who would be will
ing to set them up and let them be
used, will please notify Rev. S. p. p.
White or telephone number SO.
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Death PenaIry TOR Two.

Bottineau, N. D., July zt.-The muir
der case of Joe and Charlie Peltier,
who were tried for the murder Of F.
w. Seidel and his niece, Alexandra
Seidel, at Somber postofhc ice June 81,
has been brought to close. The jury
brought in verdict of murder in the
first degree and the penalty was fixed
as death IN both cases. The jury de-
liberated an hour and thirty minutes