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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

great CITY.
Mine Manager Samuel Brethour went
to Denverville via the Wednesday
morning flyer,
Mrs. W. E. Renshaw was a passen-
ger on the Thursday morning train for
state metropolis.
Dean Eaton, Of the Gem Consolidated
Mines company, was in Denver the fore
part Of the week.
Attorney Erwin L. Regennitter de-
parted Wednesday morning for the big
burg in the valley.
Thomas Bradley, of the Bradley Rose
mines in Spring gulch, went to Denver
Wednesday afternoon.
W. L. Bush was a passenger on the
Thursday morning Denverbound train
for \ days visit on business.
A. H. Ristedt of the United prop
critics, went Denverward Wednesday
morning on days business visit.
Alderman Frank A. Miller was a
passenger on the Wednesday morning
Kimbro flyer for the capital city
L. Sternberger. the Gilpin and Clear
Cvook vrs1;n~ ~a~ IN tox,r
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

w. L. Bush was a passenger on the
Thursday morning Denverbound train
for = days visit on business.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

c. H. Hickson, Sr.. departed yester-
day afternoon for several days visit
with relatives in Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Mrs. W. E. Renshaw was a passen-
ger on the Thursday morning train for
state metropolis.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Harry S. Scribner, the Soda creek
mining king went to the metropolis on
yesterday mornings train.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Thomas Bradley, of the Bradley Rose
mines in Spring gulch, went to Denver
Wednesday afternoon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

A. H. Ristedt of the United prop
erties, went Denverward Wednesday |
on q days business visit.
Alderman Frank A. Miller was a
on the Wednesday morning
Kimbro flyer for the capital city
L. Sternberger, the Gilpin and Clear
Creek mining magnate, was in town
last Monday transacting business.
John J. Hoban, of the Gold Hill sec.
tion, departed for Denver Wednesday
where he tarried two days.
F. w. Graham, the mining man, re
turned to Denver Thursday morning
after several days sojourn in camp.
The Eastern Star organization held
, banquet last Tuesday evening, after
the regular order Of business.
Mrs. Odeal Lueders, of Denver spent
the fore part Of the week here looking
after her extensive real estate inter-
eSts.
District Attorney J. w. B. Smith, &C
by his wife, went to the
Queen city on the Wednesday afternoon
fyer.
Andrew Anderson, the prominent
mining and business man of this city,
went to the metropolis Tuesday after
noon.
Mining Man G. c. Weber departed
for his home in Denver Tuesday after
noon after inspecting work at the
Bronaber.
John Larson was seated in the smok-
ing coach Thursday morning as the
train thundered out of the local depot
for Denver.
Arthur Skaer, of the Lowell Hard
ware compaied by his wife and baby
went to the state metropolis Wednes-
day morning.
Mrs. G. A. Patten, owner Of the
Weinberger block and other realty, was
up from Denver the fore part of the
week on business.
DR.. H. o. Allen returned Tuesday
morning from his former home in west
ern Iowa, after a hurried visit back
there on business.
Mrs. Lizzie Palmer, nee Birch, of
Greeley, Colo, spent several days here
the fore part of the week on q visit
with relatives and friends.
David Ellis, formerly a resident of
this city but who is now located in Den
yer, was in camp the first Of the week
attending to business matters.
Pat Cullen and Thos. Oulton departed
last Saturday for Cripple Creek where
tn ey have obtained employment on the
Cripple Creek drainage tunnel.
Geo. E. McClelland departed Thurs
day morning for Denver and Colorado
Springs, and will shortly 60 east in the
interest of the big tunnel project bear
his name.
Edward Collick, of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
returned to his home Wednesday after
noon after q weeks isit with his aunt,
Mrs. P. J. Smith and other relatives in
this city.
W. P. Mccormick, ex-exalter ruler
of the local lodge Of Elks, who has re-
sided in Denver for some months past,
came up last Tuesday evening to at
tend lodge and spend few days with
friends in this city.
At meeting in Denver last Monday
evening of the Bryan Democratic club,
E. L. Regennitter of this city was Sc
lected as club vice president for Clear
Creek county. Mr.. Regennitter strong
|y favors the nomination of the great
commoner as the democratic candidate
for the presidency.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Mrs. J. A. Daniels came up from
the capital city yesterday morning fol
a short visit with relatives.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

The Shakespeare club will meet a
the home Of Mrs. w. A. Maxwell mex
Tuesday evening February II.
Manager Chas. M. DeCamp. of thu
Quito mines, returned yesterday mor
ing from business visit to Pittsburs
Pa.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-08

Dean Eaton, Of the Gem Consolidated
Mines company, was in Denver the fore
part Of the week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
YALE STUDENT ENDS LIFE
Jumps One Hundred Feet to His
DEATH,

New Haven, Conn, Dec 2.-.Tohn
Alan White. twenty years old, of Wal
ton, N. Y, student in the Yale grad
uate school, committed suicide by
jumping from the top of West Rock
TO the ground below, distance of 100
feet. The body was found by Whites
roommate, Harry L. Agard, and was
badly mangled.
The finding Of the body was the
elimination of series of searches
which were being made for White.
" no had been missing since Monday
morning.
That White contemplated taking his
life is borne out by letter which
was found in his room, addressed to
his father. 1t is believed his mind
was temporarily deranged from over
work and worry over the illness of
his brother and sister with typhoid
fever.
Before entering the graduate school
White was a member of the academic
department of Yale, graduating in the
class of 1907 as it's high stand man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
MAY ESCAPE PENITENTIARY
Youth Indicted for Murder May Be
Sent to the Reformatory.

Toledo, o., Dec. 2.-Harvey Hazel,
the seventeen-year-old boy indicted
for murder in the first degree for the
brutal murder of his mother on Jan.
IL, last. when he is alleged to have
killed her by beating her to death
with a hammer, may escape the peni-
tertiary if series of conferences held
here result successfully.
After spending almost the entire
day in an effort to secure a jury and
excusing many veniremen who had
opinions set against capital punish
ment, the defense moved to obtain
a compromise plea of manslaugher,
with an Nindeterminate sentence in the
Ohio penitentiary state reformatory
at Mansfield. Superintendent Leon
ard of the reformatory is here in con-
ference with the states attorney, the
prisoners father and his counsel 1t
is possible that the trial will come to
a sudden termination by the state ac-
cepting a plea of guilty TO man.
slaughter with a co 1dition that young
Hazel be confined in the retormatory
for more than ten years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
BIG DEAL IN WHEAT
BY CHICAGO men
Combination Holds Over Twenty
Million Bushels,

Chicago. Dec. More than 90 ,00O,-
600 bushels of wheat-said to be the
largest amount ever held by any one
man or combination of men in Chica-
go-is now in the hands of William II.
Bartlett, James Fl. Patten, George H.
Patton and Franz s. Fraser and the
market is in a state of high excite.
ment anticipating the results of a
deal without precedent.
1t is bigger than the Joe Letter cor.
rer, when that young plunger lost
81 100000 just after the worlds fair.
1t is bigger than the John w. Gates
corner, in which millions were lost by
the cornerer four years ago. 1t is big
ger, by at least 100000 bushels, than
anything "Old Hutch" ever attempted
in the long ago. And yet it is not a
corner. 1t is merely a colossal deal
The Bartlett-Patten bull ring is not
enceavorins to buy all the grain in
the market and create an artificial
condition as "Old Hutch" did when
he forced wheat up to 50. It's purpose
Is merely to take advantage of what
It believes to be world-condition
and to have large amount of wheat
to sell when the price scars. In their
opinion it will go to s1.3S of $1.40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
STATE SENATOR INDICTED
Prominent Philadelphia Charged
Win Criminal Libel.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-State Sena-
tor James P. McNichol, leader Of the
Republican organization in Philadel-
phia, has been indicted by the grand
Jury on charge of criminal libel pre-
ferred by Max Kaufman, former Sec
rotary to Mayor Reyburn. Kauf-
mann, in turn, was indicted for per-
jury. At the same time bill charg-
ing d. Clarence Gibboney, secretary
of the law and order society, with
criminal libel, preferred by Senator
McNichol, was ignored. The cases
grew out of the political war of 1905.
Last spring Senator McNichol in a
political speech charged that Kauf-
mann had received from him $4,000,
which was to so to Gibboney for max
ing raids on questionable houses and
thus show no the alleged hypocrisy of
the administration of Mayor Weaver.
Gibboney denied the senator's asser-
tions in an open letter, in which he
referred to McNichol as "the friend
and ally" of notorious characters in
the city. Kaufman had McNichol ar.
rested for libel and on the witness
stand denied the charge. McNicho!
in turn had Kaufman arrested for
perjury and also caused the arrest of
Gibboney for criminal libel for the
letter he had written. At the grand
jury hearing McNichol was the only
witness against Gibboney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
WILL ALLOW CASTRO TO LAND
But French Government Will Not let
Him Visit Paris.

Paris, Dec. 1.-The French govern
ment is giving consideration to the
question as to how President Castro
of Venezuela shall be treated upon his
arrival at Bordeaux. After the igno-
minious fashion in which the French
minister was expelled from Caracas,
the government feels that it would be
justified in refusing to allow the pres
ident of Venezuela to land, but as
Castro is reported to be i'll, human
tartan considerations prevent the gov
eminent from taking such course.
It is probable, therefore, that port
official will be designated to board
the steamer Guadeloupe, on which
Castro is passenger, and ascertain
his intentions. If Castro desires tc
be treated at Bordeaux he will be al.
lowed to remain there; If at Berlin he
will he given a passport across
France. via Lyons. to the Swiss from
tier. But in no case will he be per.
mitted to come to Paris.
President Castro's statement at
Basse Terre-to the effect that he
was proceeding to France to settle
diplomatic matter, was the first init,
nation the French government had
that he had any intention of trying to
settle Venezuela's diplomatic differ
ences with this country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
FIRE IN TEMPORARY MORGUE
Threatened to Inci1erate Bodies OF
Mine Victims.

Pittsburg, Dec. MANY of the
bruised, burned and mangled bodies
rescued from the depths of the Ma
rianna mines of the Pittsburg- Buffalo
Coal company, where about 14O lives
were snuffed out by an explosion last
Saturday, narrowly escaped complete
incineration when Are broke out in
the temporary morgue.
The improvised morgue is partial
ly completed three-story structure To-
Gated at West Zollarsville, a hamlet
near the mining town. Shavings, saw.
dust and other infiammable material
litter the floors and when no one was
in the room fire of unknown origin
broke out in a pile of shavings in the
midst of the long rows Of corpses and
had a good start when discovered.
With but few minutes more start
the room would have been a mass of
seething flames, in which the last
vestige of human forms would have
been obliterated. Attendants after a
hard struggle extingujshed the fire be-
fore any of the bodies were reached.
The charge is made that bogus
identifications of bodies are being
made for profit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
COURT QUESTIONS COUNSEL
Desires to Know Purpose Of Proceed.
inqs in Thaw Case.

ings in Ihdw Case.
Philadelphia, Dec, 2.-"Is it the
purpose of these bankruptcy proceed
ings to raise the question of Thaw's
insanity in the United States court ?"
asked Judge Burlington, who, with
Judges Dallas and Gray, is hearing ar
guments in the matter of the appeal
10 bring Harry X. Thaw from Mattea-
wan asylum to Pittsburg to testify in
bankruptcy proceedings. Former Gov
ernor Stone of Pittsburg, at whom the
question was directed, replied that he
was in court in the interest of a writ
of habeas corpus to bring Thaw to
Pittsburg, where his assistance lis
needed to properly marshal his es-
tate; and that he did not know what
Thaw's creditors might do
This question and answer proved to
be the most interesting incident in
the first days proceedings in the
Thow case in the United States cir
cult court of appeals, which will re-
view the decision of Judge Young of
the United States court for the West.
ern district of Pennsylvania, who dis.
missed writ of habeas corpus issued
by Judge Archibald of the United
States court for the Middle district of
Pennsylvania. Asa Bird Gardiner.
counsel for the state of New York,
nodded approvingly as Judge Buffing.
ton put the question. as this point is
one of the principal ones made by Mr..
Gardiner in his contention that Thaw
should not be taken out of the juris
diction of New York.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
Subjects ArchboId to a Severe
Cross.Examination.
SEEKS TO UNRAvEL PUZZLE
Government Counsel Endeavors to
Find Out Who Owns Standard
Oh Company.

New York, Dec. 2.-Seeking to un
ravel the puzzling ownership of the
Standard Oil Company of Texas and
other oil companies, which the gov
eminent charges are controlled BY
the Standard Oil company, Frank B
Kellogg, federal counsel in the United
States suit to dissolve the so-called
oil trust, subj ected John D. ArchbolG
to a grilling cross-examination. Mr.
Kellogg also sought information re
garding certain mysterious loans Of
$2,700,000 made to James Mcdonald
by the Anglo-American company, &
Standard subsidiary, but Mr. Arch
bold, director of the Alglo company
was unable to throw any light on the
question. For over year the gov
ernment's counsel has been trying tC
obtain information regarding these
government alleged that the loans
were made to enable the Standard to
secretly purchase the Manhattan Oil
Company of Ohio. Mr.. Archbold said
that he and Henry Rogers resigned as
directors of the Anglo-American com
pany shortly after their election a
year ago. The vice president of the
Standard denied that the designations
were brought about by the present
government proceedings
Mr.. Archbold was closely questioned
about many pipe lines and refineries
which had been purchased by the
Standard. He denied that the re
f1neries had been bought that they
might be dismantled, thereby remov
ing competition. They were secured
Mr.. Archbold said, to succeed to their
volume of business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
AUTHOR APPEARS IN COURT
Faces Judge on Larceny Charge For
Cleveland Article.

New York, Nov. 30.-Broughton
Brandenburg, the author and journal.
list, faced the court today on charge
of larceny in the second degree in con-
nection with the sale of the disputed
Cleveland letter, which caused sen.
sation during the recent presidential
campaign. The letter, which purport'
eh to be the views Of. former President
Cleveland on the issues of the cam
paign, attacked William Jennings
Bryan and his views. ..~....-
The paper which. published the In.
terview declared that it was purchased
from Brandenburg after assurances
from the executors of Mr.. Clevelands
estate that it was genuine. These as
surances were afterward withdrawn
by Mr.. Hastings, one of the Cleveland
executors, and it was then declared
that the interview was forgery.
Brandenburg was arrested in Day.
ton, o. He waived extradition and
was brought to New York. The
charge against him is similar to one
of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. ..-@. ... D..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
THANKFUL PEOPLE.
They Are Found in Every Part OF
Mankato

VUdHhdlO.
Many citizens of Mankato have good
reason to be thankful for burdens lif-
ted from aching backs, which they
bore patiently for years. Scores tell
about their experience publicity. Here's
case of it:
Geo. F. Schneider, 600 n. Second st.,
Mankato, Mimi, says: 81 know with
out doubt that Doan's Kidney Pills
act up to representations. l used
them and was cured of kidney disor-
ders that had bothered me for long
time. My greatest trouble was a
dull ache through the small of my
back and loins. Doan's Kidney Pills
were procured from j. c. Thro's drug
store and entirely removed the trou-
ble | do not hesitate to advise other
sufferers of kidney trouble to give this
remedy trial"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn company, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Uni
ted States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
BELL IS READY FOR FLIGHT
Will Try Flying Machine in Nova
- Scotia This Week. T.

Halifax. n. c., Nov. 30.-Dr. Alex.
ander Graham Bell, the famous in
venter of the telephone, has complet.
ed his experiments at Bras dor lake
with his flying machine, the aero.
drome, as he names it, and is ready
to make a public trial of the machine
this week. He is confident that it
will surpass the recent records made
by the Wrights and others.
Professor Bell proposes to launch
his aerodrome by means of platform
placed on two powerful racing motor
boats. The boats will run up into the
outer Bras dor lake, and when a
speed of Is knots is attained the aero
drome will be released. It will then,
according to Professor Bell, soar into
the air and fly away at the will of the
man at the helm. The inventor de
clares the flight will he made without
the slightest risk to the life or limb
of the operator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
CEREMONY IS VERY BRIEF
Root and Takahlra Exchange pipIo-
matte Notes.

Washington, Dec. Secretary OF
State Elihu Root on behalf of the
United States, and Ambassador 10.
goro Takahira on behalf of Japan,
have exchanged diplomatic notes de.
filming the policies Of the two govern
ments in the Far East. The actual
ceremony of exchange was very brief,
Secretary Root handing the ambassa-
dor note which bore his signature,
and tho ambassador giving to Mr..
Root a paper defining Japan's policy
and bearing his signature. Assistant
Secretary Bacon, Second Secretary of
Embassy Masanao Hanihara and Mr..
Babcock, Mr.. Roots private secretary,
were witnesses OF the transaction.
After an informal exchange of felicita-
lions the ambassador and his secre-
tary left the state department. the
former with smile on his face in
dicating satisfaction over the conclu'
sion Of the exchanges.
The full purport Of the notes al
ready has been set out in the press
dispatches. They will be made pub
IlC SlululIdHcOuSly III thC OuiICS
States and Japan.
Tie exchange of notes is based on
the idea of encouraging and defend.
ing free and peaceful commercial de-
velopment in the Pacific, and to this
end the signatory parties have pre-.
pared series of articles expressive
of their intentions in the matter. Leg.
islative action by the senate is I'M
necessary and the declaration or ex-
change of notes will not have to be
referred to that body. The declara.
ton is not treaty, simply reaffir-
nation of what both Japan and the
United States have, stood for in
China and the Far East generally. 1t
has no legal standing. but its greatest
benefit will be that derived from the
moral effect it will exercise in the flu
ture diplomacy governing the Far
East In this respect 1t has been
likened to the Monroe doctrine in
American history.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-12-04
Pine Bluff May Be Undermined by
The Arkansas Stream.
APPEALED TO THE PRESIDENT
citizs no Of That City Asked PERMITS
sion 70 Cut Through Govern
" mont Waterway.

Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 2.-While ap-
pealing as last recourse to President
Roosevelt that permission be granted
to cut through government levee and
change the course of the Arkansas
river, leaving Pine Bluff "high and
dry" but safe, every available man in
this city has been put to work
Strengthening already crumbling
banks until the crest of the food
passes this point in an effort to pre-
vent an overflow which would mean
the destruction of property valued at
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
possibly loss of life.
The plan suggested was that strip
of land several miles north of this
city, where the river starts "horse-
shoe bend" be cut through, but fed.
eral permission through the depart
ment of war could not be secured.
Later a message appealing to Presi-
dent Roosevelt was sent, but even
should the necessary authority now be
granted, the water is rising too rapid
ly to permit the successful carrying
out of the plan.
~ Result Cannot BE ForetoId.
The river has passed the 15-foot
stage and at its crest stage Of 26
feet is anticipated. The food stage
is % feet, and with the banks in
their present weakened condition as
the result of the recent high water
and the rains of the past few days,
the result when the full force is felt
cannot be foretold.
A large section Of land thirty feet
north of the walls of the county court
house and Jefferson hotel is slowly
disappearing into the river, and ware
houses along the bank, which have
already been partly wrecked, are tot
tering and may fall at any moment.
Should the water break through the
bank it seems certain that several
streets lined with business houses and
a mile long would be destroyed.
To add to the. seriousness of the
situation is the fact that the city of
Pine Bluff is built upon quicksand.
This strata of sand lies under some
thirty feet of clay, mixed with sand.
The river current comes sweeping
against the banks and. sucking at the
sand, undermines the covering of
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