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unless there has been misrepresentation
Of funds"
Mr.. Lester declared that at the last
report Of the secretary treasurer the
assets Of the association were S2l2, 900.
and the liabilities SlSI,000. leaving
surplus OF $1,000
I'VE can give no detailed statement
of the affairs Of the association said
Mr.. Lester, because Of the disappear
ance of the books, and It Is for that
reason that we consent to the appoint
ment Of the receiver"
1t was then that the brOadSide against
Miller began.
voice ringing through the courtroom.
Miller voted himself back into the
office Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by forty
one proxies, secured from women, and
with the aid OF those proxies he voted
down every attempt to investigate the
finances Of the association and 10 dis
tribute the assets Of the association pro
rata among the stockholders.
Receiver Necessary.
II say that the AFFAIRS OF that con-
Germ should be placed IN the hands OF
a receiver to secure "a square deal TO
the stockholders. Many attorneys have
been on the point OF filing suits during
the last year, but have talked TO
them and dissuaded ITEM from hasty
action
influence Of Miller. and 20 them he has
refused TO deliver the books and threat
ened to resign II the safe was opened
by them and its contents Investigated.
NO loans have been made by that
association for two years. an assOcia-
ton whose business It was 20 MAKE
loans. and Il has been IN the process
of liquidation by Mr.. Miller"
Mr.. O'DonOBhue declared that the
board o. directors had been ignorant
of the real conditions existing and that
they had been careless and Negligent in
their duty to the stockholders.
Announces Receiver.
At the close Of Mr.. O'DonOEnue's ar
gument Justice Wright asked # there
were any attorneys opposing the ap-
pointment Of receiver, and receiving
no response announced that a receiver
would be appointed and that the coun-
sci might suggest The names of persons
who might MI the position
A number were recommended, includ-
ing Mr.. O'DOnOghue and Frank =. Rec
side, secretary OF the Equitable Build
ing Association, but at the conclusion
OF the statements Of the attorneys JUS
tiCe Wright declared that he did not be
Heve any interested person should be
appointed and he named Attorney VIII
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stances demanded immediate action.
Unable to md Justice Wright and being
informed that he was out OF town they
hunted up Justice Gould and had him
sign the order appointing themselves
and Frank Reeside as receivers.
Il was 20 this action that Justice
Wright took exception Yesterday when
securities on the bonds Of the receivers
were presented 10 him for approval He
declared that while he was sitting on
his regular assignment he intended that
ali matters should be brought TO him
and refused 20 allow the order OF Jus
uce Gould 70 be recorded.
4 do not know that there is any
thing missing, but we fear there is"
said John Fleming, president OF the as
ISOLATION today.
Il have known Barton Miller for
twenty years and always regarded him
as honest and capable, and am IOath 20
believe that ne has been guilty OF any
wrong doing.
For some time have been expecting
that MS health would give IN under the
strain Of the business As secretary
treasurer he WORKED early and late
especially OF late when the demands on
the association by Withdrawing stock
holders became so Pressing
i have known Mr.. Miller 20 advance
his own money 10 meet demands so
great was his interest in the association
"Of course the. matter is now OUT OF
our hands. and Whatever action is tax
en- VIII be taken by the receivers.
Friends of J. Barton Miller are Of the
opinion that the depOsed secretary was
Il victim II circumstance. and that
when the true facts are known Mr.
Miller viii be shown up in a different
light
Mr.. Miller is thiTty-six years old, lie
has lived in Georgetown all his life and
has many friends. He IS married and
has 4 Scven-ycar-Old daughter. The
Miller home Is at 1921 Thirty-dfth street
Mr. Miller Is member OF the Sariu-
ers, Almas Temple, also a Scottish Rite
Mason, and IS prominently connected
with 81. s!han's Episcopal Church.
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Church are giving an excursion 70 River
View today The boats during the day
have been well filed. and Il is expected
a large crowd viii 90 down 10 the re-
sort this evening.
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SEVEN PEDDLERS
CAUGHT ON STREET

Two policemen went through Jackson
alley northwest, at I'D asst night and
arrested seven fruit p7ddfers for OBJ
structlng the street Geo-ge F,ufrnes
and Bore UdOm were IN court this
morning and We're hneI 81 each.
NiuclnZO BlasUIU. Andrew Rr7rDo
LClSe Bisclglia- and Wolf GIcssulau dug
down for s. each at the time of tbefr
arrest and promptly disappeared.
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liam z. Ambrose. fixing his bond at
$50 600
VIII Demand Books.
Mr.. Ambrose will take steps at once
20 recover the books apd records OF the
association, and It IS understood Will
call upon Mr.. Miller to deliver them
over If they are in his possession
The depOsed secreJary-treaSurer ls at
his home. inaccessible TO all, and has
declined 10 make any statement OF the
case. He has retained Henry l.. Davis
as his attorney, and II was through
Mr. Davis that he gave over the COM
binatiOn Of the safe when called upon
for il by the officers
GouId's Order Vacated.
No reference was made this morning
to the refusal Of Justice Wright TO
recognize the order OF Justice Gould
appointing three rece., e-s for the COM
pany. Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert and
Wharton lester came to an agreement
yesterday THAT they would accept Jus
Jice Wrights decision, and today Mr..
Lambert offered an order which va
Gated Justice GOuld's appointment Of
the receivers Justice Wright made no
comment whatever on that affair today
Although the officers or the building
association. Il IS said, had been aware
of the startling condition Of the affairs
Of their association for some time, the
fact that the safe had been emptied OF
the books and records came as q sur
prise TO them Il was only after great
difficulty that the combination OF the
safe IN the office OF the association was
obtained from Mr. NiuIer. and then Il
was through his counsel, Henry r
Davis Only a few Unimportant papers
were found.
The ledger and day book were miss
ing, as vera the books containing the
accounts Of 2 he Individual stockholders.
Until these -ecOrds are discovered there
is no u-ea-s Of determining The eXac-
financial stata OF the organization.
Removed From Office.
At a meeting OF the board OF direct
ors on Wednesday night at which time
Attorney Lester was present. Mr.. Miller
was removed from the office Of secre-
tary-treasurer. George Freeman being
elected TO fin the office temporarily.
Some weeks ago Attorney Wilton J.
Lambert filed I'm the Supreme Court
petition for receiver for the building
association signed by more than twenty
stockholders II was not until he learn
ed OF the startling condition of affairs
that he. assisted by Attorney Lester
sought the immediate appointment Of
a receiver, feeling that the circum-
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AL K A N D RIA
INF ANTRY TO FIGHT +,
ARMORY INJUNCTIr1
Attorney for Military C )
pany VIII Appeal For Dis
miSSal of Order.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. JULY 10

That the Alexandria Light Infant,
intends 70 90 10 the extreme limit e.
the Law in their hsht for the retention
OF ATmory Hall. which was taken away
from them and put IN possession OF the
ne" military company by injunction
proceedings a few days ago, was made
plain today In an interview with S. q.
Brent. attorney for the Alexandra
Light Infantry
Nh Brent said that the injunction Sc
cured by the new company is one or
the zaost sweeping he has ever heard or
in this jurisdiction
Nothing Ike Il has ever been issued
in Virginia ina my remembrance. !" said
Mr. Brent. There is a unanimous
opinion among judges that a Judge has
10 right 20 issue an Injunction taking
property away from one person anu
giving il 10 another"
A motion TO dismiss the Injunction
VIII be made. and II this is overruled an
appeal viii be taken 10 the Court or
Appeals or Virginia
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
3 MORE GRAVES
IN CRIME PLOT
MRS. GUINNESS BELIEVED TO
HAVE SUBSTITUTED BODY
AND MADE ESCAPE.
THOUGHT 70 HAVE BURNED
Fire q Week Ago Consumed Her Three
Children at Laporte, Ind
"kllllnp" Gang az
Work.

Laporte, lnd.-The eighth body
was located Wednesday afternoon
in the back yard Of the Guinness
House OF Death" by the Laporte au.
thorities. and evidences OF more bodies
were found in many parts OF the farm
lot.
"I'li find % bodies that this woman
Blue Beard killed or buried before |
am through with this investigation. :"
said Coroner Mack. This Is the
House OF Many Graves and the
ground is stepped with human bones"
In a basement OF the home was
found the Blue Beard room. where
Mrs. Belle Guinness slaughtered. dis.
membered and sewed in gunny sacks
the bodies Of her victims. She is TO.
day believed TO have had an accom-.
plice.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
BRITISH FIGHT AFoHANs.
Gen. WiIeoeks Is Advancing with eau.
ton Lest Army Meet Disaster.

Simla, IndIa-Sullen. but appar.
ently overawed by the powerful
British showing against them, the
ameer of Afghanistan's army OF 10000
soldiers is retreating inch by inch
from Landi Kotal. before which they
encamped after their repulse Sunday
night in an attempt 10 seize the
blockhouse guarding the Afghan out.
let TO Khyber pass.
The Asiatics are not routed by any
means. II Is not even certain that
they are not attempting TO draw the
English into the country where their
cavalry and cannon will be at n dis.
advantage and attempt to cut them of
So apprehensive is Gen. Sir James
wilcocks OF such an attempt at an
ambush that he is doing no more than
60 keep his vanguard In touch with
the natives, slowly pressing them
backwards, but venturing no advance
until he has made his position abso,
lutely secure.
Shots are exchanged from time "a
time between the advancing and re
treating armies, but nothing in the ma
ture of an engagement, or even a live
fy skirmish, can be said TO be in prog
gress. As yet there have been few
casualties.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
EVANS CLOSES
LONG CAREER
ADMIRAL GOES ABOARD FLAG.
SHIP FOR LAST TIME IN SAN
FRANCISCO HARBoR.
BIG WAR FLEET IS REVIEWED
Secretary MeteaH Sees Greatest Fight.
Ing Force Under One Command
ships to Remain Until
May IS.

San Francisco, Cal.-Rear Ad.
miral Robley d. Evans. commandment.
chief OF the Atlantic feet, closed his
long sea career Friday when he went
aboard his flagship. the Connecticut,
for the last time. TO be present at the
review of the combined Atlantic and
Pacific fleets by Secretary Of the Navy
Metcalf.
The review began at II o'clock Fri.
day morning. when the little gunboat
Yorktown. with the Secretary's white
anchored flag at the main truck, and
with the civilian head OF the navy and
n party OF guests on board, put out
from the Oakland shore to make q
tour up and down the four lines ~
anchored battleships, armored cruisers
and torpedo boat destroyers.
The fleets at anchor In the hii,-.r.
rounded bay constitute the heaviest
fighting force the navy has ever known
In a single command, and no such
force in all the history OF the navies
OF the world was ever before assem-.
bled under a rear admiral's flag.
Since the arrival OF the Atlantic
feet Wednesday. Admiral Evans has
made his headquarters in the city at
the st. Francis hotel. where he was
Joined by his family. He departed for
Washington Friday night. Admiral
Evans is rellnquishing command OF the
feet at this time at his own request,
and because OF his continued III health.
He will not be placed on the retired
list until August and will remain on
waiting orders until that time at his
home In Washington.
Rear Admirals Charles NJ. Thomas.
second in command, will resume his
place as senior officer present" Sat.
urday, and Sunday becomes actually
and in his own right the commander,
in-chief OF the Atlantic feet. The Pa.
cific fleet is TO be retained In the har.
Dor until May Is. so that until that
time Admiral Thomas will have su.
preme command of the "a ships that
all the Oakland harbor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
BLOW UP A TRAIN
ENGINEER ON NORTHERN PA.
cIFIc PASSENGER KILLED.
PASSENGERS ESCAPE UNINJUUEO
offlesrs Are Convinced the Explosion
Was the Work Of Bandits
Explosion Under Engine.

-
Butte, Mont.--All the passengers
and trainmen on the eastbound
Burlington Flyer Of tho North.
ern Pacific railroad. which was blown
up near this city late Friday night.
have been accounted for except Engi.
neer Bussey. II Is thought his body Is
buried in the debris.
The explosion is believed TO have
been the work OF train robbers, but
there is no clew. The flyer was under
usual speed. when an explosion under
the forward engine threw the great
mass to one side. This pulled the sec.
ond engine on the track, but none OF
the passenger coaches left the rails.
Panic-stricken passengers made
their appearance as soon as they as.
sured themselves there was no firing.
II was with great difficulty they were
induced 10 return to their cars. while
word was sent back to Butte for more
engines
The body OF Engineer Bussey was
found by wreckers. crushed under
his engine, which had toppled over
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
Standard Argues sIq Fine.

Chicago. Ill.-Arguments in the.
appeal OF the Standard OIL Co. from
the decision Of Federal Judge Lands
filming the trust 100000 were heard
by the United States court OF appeals
Thursday. Attorney John s. Miller,
for the Standard. argued that the fine
was excessive and that. instead of n
separate fine for each Of the i,400
counts. Judge lands should have lev.
led only one fine.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
NATIVES FIGHT PLAGUE.
Fire 10 Used to Rid City Of Deadly
Bubonlc Germ.

Willemstad-La Guayra, Vene-
zuela, is a city of death. The
plague is spreading there. The inhab-
itants are fighting II alone and I'M
aided. From the rest of the world
they are cut OF, on one side by the
sea, on all others by military patrols
under orders TO shoot fugitives on.
sight.
From miles away the smoke can be.
seen by day and the flames by night
Of blazing houses where the plague
has been, Of burning lumber piles from
which the people are trying to drive
the disease-carrying rats and OF the
fires in the oiLfooded streets, plan
adopted to get rid OF the filth which
was porbably responsible for the cpl
demic.
DR.. Gomez Peraza of la Guayra,
who first diagnosed the disease as bu.
bonic plague and was thrown in pris.
on by Castro. only to be released later
when It became evident that his judEl
ment was correct, is leading the san.
itary workers in their efforts TO stamp
out the epidemic.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
FOUR BODIES ARE so cHARREp
THAT THEY CAN NOT BE
RECOGNIZED.
FIREMEN WITHOUT LIFE NETS
Aasny Leap to Pavement From Win.
dows Before Five Floors Of Gig
Building coilapses, and TWEEN.
~ Are Seriously injured.

Fort Wayne. Ind Eleven bodies.
-four Of which are 80 badly burned
that all hope Of Identification has
been abandoned. are in the rogue
In this city Monday as tho re-
suit Of the New Aveline hotel hor.
FoT Sunday morning.
The fire. which had It's origin near
the elevator shaft on the FIRST floor,
Was caused by defective wiring. II
vas discovered by hotel employees nj
1:3O O'Clock and the alarm was quick.
ly spread throughout the hotel
Within FIVE minutes, however. the
interior Of the structure was n seeth.
ing furnace and many OF the guests
were caught in their rooms before
they had time TO get into the hall.
ways and make their way 10 the two
IRE escapes.
Fire Department Without Nets.
without nets and with the only
aerial truck in the city fire department
temporarily out OF commission through
defects. the firemen were handicapped,
and many OF the guests were either
allied or injured In jumping from the
windows
Within ten minutes after the fire
was discovered the flames had eaten
their way through the wooden interior
construction. and the Ave upper floors
had fallen in. carrying down the mass
of burning wreckage. the bodies o.
those who we're unable to reach a
place OF safety.
Fully twenty guests are in the hos.
pitfalls suffering from burns or injuries
received in jumping from the win.
dows
Jumps From Fifth Floor.
+. NJ Matthews. travelling sales.
man OF Columbus, jumped from the
nth story. alighting on the back Of
his head and shoulders In the middle
of the street. He was picked up and
n still alive, a patient in a local hos.
pital His injuries will prove fatal
Many OF the escapes were miracu.
lous. Five guests crawled 200 feet on
q ledge not over eight inches wide.
finally reaching a place OF safety.
II is supposed that at least three
more bodies remain in the ruins.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14

Litchfeld, lll.--David o. Settle
mIre. aged 81 years. president OF tho
Mt. Vernon car works at Mt. Vernon.
H.. president and heavy stockholderI
OF the Litchfeld Bank and Trust Co.
owner of 1000 acres of land near
Lltchheld. and believed TO be the
wealthiest resident OF Montgomery
county, died here Thursday morning.
The estate is estimated at over
$500, 900.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
TRAIN PLuNoEs INTO FLOOD.
Engine and Three Box Cars oVerturn
In Water at 5lrkner, ~.

st. Louis, Mo.-Engineer Carl
Ward of Evansville. Ind. ana Fireman
Fred Wiesmann OF Howell. Ind. OF a
Louisville q Nashville freight train,
are dead, and two men composing the
crew OF dredgeboat at EusemonL are
missing Tuesday, following a cloud.
burst which swept the American bot
toms between Bellevllle and East 81.
Louis shortly before midnight Mon.
day.
The train was proceeding slowly
eastward and was near schoenlaub
creek when suddenly II was plunged
into the food. Engine and cars over.
turned in the water.
A party, consisting Of Ira Falkner.
r. =. Kempner. Charles Dew and II.
Fortnor, discovered the bodies OF
Wiesmann and Ward in the engine
cab. II was turned over on its right
side in Is feet OF water. II was oppo-
site Valley coal mine.
The hand OF Ward was still on the
throttle and exhaust, and the connect.
ing rod had pinned the body down and
caused him to drown. The fireman
was caught between the engine and
the tender, which were lying at right
angles.
Three box cars were overturned and
in one, which had contained mules.
the bodies OF seven animals were
found Five or six others IRE believed
TO have escaped.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
Lstter ResuIt. In Arres..

Pana. Ill.-Lying in walt for
the sender Of letter TO former Msyor
PenweIl. which demanded that $500 be
placed under a rock In East cemetery.
the police Wednesday captured Jesse
Waller "a years old. who was en-
ployed by Penweil at his mine. Wal
Ter was held for the grand jury under
$1,000 bond. The letter commanded
PenweH 10 place the money In sno
cemetery. with the alternative of hav-
ing his home blown up. Waller IL
said TO be a reader OF cheap novels.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
BIG FOUR WRECK
NEW YORK PASSENGER pERAILED
AT sHELBYVILLE, ILL! s
LANDSLIDE WAS CAUSE OF WRECK
Tracks Give Way In the Soft Earth
Near the kaskaskla
River.

Nation. Ill.-Blg -Four train No.
20, the fast train to New York
and Boston, leaving ST. Louis at ls:01
Thursday morning, was derailed just
east OF the Kaskaskla river bridge. be-
tween here and shelbyville. early
Thursday morning. and Engineer Berk-
man suffered a sprained leg and
bruises.
Fireman stafiney saved himself by
jumping.
There Is a soft MI at the point OF
the wreck and following continuous
rains since Sunday, when there was .
cloudburst there was a small land
slide late Wednesday and several feet
Of ties were washed out.
Wreeklng Crew Hurried.
The train came on at usual speed
and was derailed. A wrecking crew
was hurried from this city and brought
In the train several hours late.
Orders have been issued for trains
to run Ave miles an hour between here
and Shelbyville and 10 miles an hour
from that point to Hlllshoro. The cut
Shs NAN hNW mt ~ Nul VI NuIAliAAshtNh
and the trains are going into st. Louis
over the old line at 40 miles an hour
Superintendent Baldwin says II the
rain continues the line will be out OF
commission in "a hours.
Wreck Delays Traffic.
The wreck caused considerable de-
lay of incoming trains. Two Big Four
trains. the Cincinnati and Indlanapo.
lis and New York and Boston, were
three hours late in reaching st. Louis
Thursday. Two Vandalia trains we're
tied up.
The Vandalia is using the Big Four
tracks from Nation. its own rails
having been washed out by floods.
q. a o. Trains Are Late.
The Baltimore & Ohio, using the
vandalia tracks into St Louis, was
four hours late.
According to East st. Louis train
dispatchers of the Big Four, no one
was hurt in the wreck and the damage
was slight
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
THREE MORE BODIES FOUND.
Man and Woman, and Third Skeleton
unearthed at Laporte.

Laporte. Ind.-The skeletons Of
a man and a woman, and the I'M
articulated bones OF n third body, dug
up Friday on the Guinness farm, in
creases the total OF known murders,
including the woman and three chill
dren burned to death in the house, 20
10. Adding her two husbands, whom
1t is now practically certain that miss.
ing Mrs. Belle Guinness killed for their
insurance, the number OF deaths cred.
tied to her reaches IS.
More depressions in the ground ad-
Joining the scene OF the latest dig
ging were noticed. and digging will
begin there as soon as the soggy con-
dition of the earth will allow, in the
expectation of finding more bodies.
Not one-tenth OF the burial plot has
thus far been dug up.
Little doubt is now felt here that
Mrs. Guinness. with q fortune ap.
preaching $4,000. the proceeds OF
murder. insurance frauds and arson, Is
alive, and is by this time far from
Laporte. possibly on the sea return.
ing to her native Norway.
Measurements of the woman's body
found in the ruins of the Guinness
house have left hardly a doubt that II
was not the body OF Mrs. Guinness. The
testimony OF the tapeline is borne out
by Mrs. George olander, sister OF Jen.
ME Olson. Mrs. Guinness murdered
foster daughter. whosis positive that
the body is not that OF the murderess.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-05-14
Staying AFGHANS
MACHINE GUNS pEclMATE RANKS
or NATIVES.
ARE AFTER THE AMEERs HEAD
Ruler 10 Blamed for Hostllltlss, and
Lesson VIII De Given
Him.

londonderry losses attended,
Mondays lighting between General
willcock's force and the Afghans,
whom he repulsed in an attempt TO in.
wade India by way OF Kyhber Pass,
according to latest advices from Simla.
The Asiatics, Tuesdays messages
indicate, fought desperately to hold
their ground and were driven across
the border after an engagement con.
tinuinR from dawn until after dark
The British moved them down with
machine guns. volley after volley.
from the infantry and repeated cav.
airy charges.
Diminishing Continues.
Desultory skirmishing continues
Tuesday between Gen. willcock's men
and the Afghans. but the latter are
gradually breaking into small parties
and taking to the Businesses, evidently
in the hope OF so wide a scattering
that the British cannot pursue them.
The Ameer's plan undoubtedly was
to reserve his declaration OF war until
he had n large force on British terri.
tory and had succeeded in arousing
the Northern Indian tribes. Having
failed. there will be no declaration at