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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-13
GILL Goes BACK
AND HOPES TO STAY.
Had Not Reported Blockade Dis
tillery, as His Visitors Evil
IDENTIFY Thought.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch


RALEIGH. NJ c., March 12.--Richard
Gill, the negro farmer who was at
tackled in his home in Johnson county
and escaped to Raleigh by dressing in
his wife's clothes and passing out
through the line Of "whitccap" Illicit
distilIers who were vowing to burn the
house with him in it. and In the mean
time hrng bullets into the cabin, re-
turned TO the scene OF the attack this
morning, accompanied by n Raleigh
business man, who owns the farm and
furnishes the supplies for Gill to Gull
tiYate the farm and operate black
smith shop. The matter OF the official
investigation OF tho outrage is to be
left to the Johnson county authorities.
IT. develops that the blockade dis
tillcry, knowledge of the location OF
which brought on Gill tho punishment
by the "whitecaps,' has not been de-
stroyed or even reported to the revenue
officers Gill had merely declared his
intention to report 1t. had been warned
not to do so. but would not pledge him
self not to. This was the cause OF the
demonstration against him and the
notes of warning he had received.
Hospital Committee.
4 Tho executive committee Of the Gem
trail Hospital for the Insane here was
In session to-day, auditing the months
business for the institution, and pro-
nounce the affairs of the institution In
very satisfactory condition. The work
on the new 1o0-room annex Is pro-
crossing we'll. the walls being now up
to the first floor, there being ample
basement. This building is. through
the State Hospital Commission. en-
powered BY the 1908 Legislature to
enlarge tho capacity of the State in.
OF In, fnr IN ipg tn, ,1,
care for all insane, idiots and epilep-
tics.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-13
HANOVER FOR TAFT
Republicans Elect Delegates and Pass
Resolutions.

Resolutions,
The Republicans of Hanover held u mass
meeting mt the courthouse Yesterday and
the county In tho district convention at
Steunton on March 10th, and also at the
State Convention In INnehburg on April
Sth. Delegates--W, II. Vial, A, j, Wing-
field, j. H. Coates J, O. Vial Aternates---
j. G. Bowen, w. j. Woodson, 7, o, Moss
Wiliiam HAY.
Resolutions wore adopted indorsing the
and pedging the support OF
the county to the candidacy tWilliam IL
TAFT for President
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

j. A. Bryant departed Monday for
Osceola to look after matters at home.
He may leave there in few DAYS for
a trip through the west. Mrs. Bryant
will remain here for longer visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Moore.
Prof. 1. w. Gard of Delphos was in
town Saturday visiting at the home of
his father-in-law, VIM. Freshwater. He
expects to move his family and house,
hold goods to Decatur City where he
has been elected superintendent of the
schools.-Mt. Ayr Journal.
Mrs. NJ. P. Lindsey departed last
Friday afternoon for Wapaton, North
Dakota, where she has accepted pos
ition as teacher in the government In
dian schools. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Louie Lindsey, and
her grandson, Chester Bowman.
Miss Lola Varnor, of Newark, Ohio,
arrived last Thursday from Rocky Ford,
Colorado, where she had been visiting
at the home of her cousin, Frank John,
and is now visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Nancy John, and her cousin, Grant
John, of near Leon, and other relatives.
George and Ed Farquhar and War
rem Sankey went to Des Moines last
Thursday to see the show and other
things in that best city in Iowa. They
remained for short stay after the
show because they became too inter
ested in the sights to break away all
at once.
Frank Jackson and wife, who have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Davis City and other points in Decatur
county, visited in Leon last Monday
with Mr.. Jackson's sister, Mrs. Geo. l..
Jackson. They departed Monday after
noon for Corning where they will visit
for few days and then return to their
home at Hurley, S. D.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as
administrator OF the estate of G. w. Powelson de-
ceased will sell at public auction the 9Th day of
over National State Bank, Mt Pleasant, Iowa the
Following described real estate belonging to said
decedent's estate to wit:
An undivided one-half interest In the east half of
the southwest quarter and the west half of the south
east quarter Of section thirteen township sixty
north range twenty six west, Decatur county, Iowa
(now city, of Mt. Pleasant, Henry county lows This
sale will be made in pursuance OF order OF the
District court in and for Henry county, Iowa, made
at the February 1907 term thereof and will be made
for cash only.
1908
48-2t FRED g. WAIT Administrator
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

G. NJ. Axes has been driving fine
team upon our streets the past fe
days that he just shipped from the west
here.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Mary A. Newman writes us from
Grand Island, Nebraska, and makes a
remittance for her Reporter. Always
glad to hear from our friends who live
at distance from Decatur county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

i, E. d. Dorm, Cashier of the above named
bank, do soemny swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and belief
f. ID. dorm, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
[sEALl 2lst day of July, 1908.
ID. Il. GATCHRLL Notary Public
Attest: H.. j. voaT Directors.
STEPHEN VARGA,)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23
No. 5489.
No. 5489.
of condition of the
Exchange National Bank

at Leon, in the state of Iowa, at the
close of business July Is, 1908.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts ...... 5 90,l21 10
Overdrafts, secured and
cured ..................... ....... lOls5 go
U. s. Bonds to secure circulation 2l,500 90
Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 760 81
Bonds, securities, etc .............-. 426 SO
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures ..,.'...................... 1852 go
Other real estate owned. ,...... 7lS0 II
Due from approved
agents .,.,......................... 785 70
Checks and other cash items, 1l6 03
Notes of other National Banks l,l3O 90
Fractional paper currency, nick
els, and cents ........ go 10
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK, VIZ:
Specie $5902 05
Legaltender notes 1ls5 90 1907 o5
Redemption fund with q. s.
Treasurer (5qo of crculation) LOIS 90
Total ............ $133,333
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in s 900 90
Surplus fund ~. ............. -. 5000 90
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid. .................... 2,47S 20
National Bank notes outstand-
ing ~. ..,..,,..,........... 2l,5oo 90
Due to other National Banks. 27O 50
Individual deposits subject to
check ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1926 II
Demand certificates of deposit 1850 OF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-07-23

Big horse sale Saturday rain or shine.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
LABELS
TO BE BARRED
Government Refuses to Be
Made to Appear as GUAR.
anteeing All Kinds Of
Pure Food Put on the
Market

Washington. 3, q pee. I'M
scrupulous and otherwise misleading
guarantee labels used by manufactur-
erss are barred under a decision pro-
mulgated today by the pure food and
drug board with the approval of Sec
retaries Cortelyou, Wilson and
Straps.
The decision conforms to the re-
cent refusal Of Commissioner Of Pat
ents Moore to register trade marks
which include the phrase: Guar
anteed under the food and drugs act
June 80, 1906. on the ground that
it Is misleading.
Effective January next new guar
antee labels must be changed SO as
20 show plainly that the guarantee is
that Of the manufacturers and not
Of the government, but because Of
the large sums of money involved in
good faith In labels and plates. the
Old form Of labels now lii use repre-
senting guarantees already fiIed with
the department Will be recognized for
q term OF two years.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
sIX.DAY BIKE
RACE IS ENDED
Mcfarland Was First, Rutt
Second by Five Feet, De.
mara Third by Same Dis.
lance Last Mile Was
Spectacular

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Madison Square Garden, N. Y, Dec
II. Florid Mcfarland the veteran
bicycle racer Of California, won the
sixteenth international six-day race
for the team of MacFarland and Mo-
ran at Madison Square and set a
new distance record. Rutt, of the
Rutt-stol, German-H Holland team, I'm.
ished second, and Demara of the
Demara-Hill team, the former of Cal
ifornia. and the latter OF Boston, was
third.
The final sprint of one mile was
between the representatives Of these
three teams, which were on equal
terms as to distance covered, the
others Withdrawing to give them a
clear track,
The three teams that took part In
the final dash covered 2,7ss7 miles, iii
laps in 142 hours, which Is three miles
and seven laps ahead of the record
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
HEROIC Grew
SAVES LIVES
Schooner Breaks From Tow
in Terrific Gale and
Beaches Her Men Are
Saved in Nick of Time

Luiington, Ma-h., Dec. 1L2Bat-
Ting for hours in a terrific northwest
wind and sea last night, the small
schooner, Belle, Captain Dan. Ludwig
of Benton Harbor, parted her tow
line when off Big Point Ausable and
drifted on the beach. The vessel was
in tow of the barge F. W. Fletcher
from Mainstee, Mich, to Chicago,
and so heavy was the sea that the
steamer made Ludington only with
the greatest difficulty today. .
Captain Ludwig and one sailor,
comprising the schooner's crew, were
taken off the stranded schooner by
the heroic action of the Fletcher's
crew, who succeeded in reaching them
with a small boat Just as the two were
about to drop into the lake. The
Belle will prove a total loss
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
Special Committee on ReVi-
sion Of House Rules
Buckles Down to Work
Want to Clip Power Of
Speaker as to Privileges
Of the Floor 50 All Gan
Have Their Say

Washington. p. CT. Dec. One
of the first things agreed upon by the
present rules revision committee to
come in the house after tah commit
tees selection today was q plan to
make the fight for amendment at the
present session
The work was started at once by
conferences between members Of the
committee, Speaker Cannon and Re
preventative Williams, former minor
lity leader, as well as between the
committee and other individuals
among the element favoring revision
Of the rules. ss
Word was spread by q majority Of
the committee, which consists of Re
resentatives Hepburn of Iowa, Hayes
Continued on page ~
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
HANSBROUGH
OPERATED ON
.Abcess in Ear Made Opera.
ton Necessary to
Save His Lite
doctors Believe II Success.
ful and His Recovery Is
Reasonably Certain

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec II. lSpec-
iaif The operation performed upon
Senator Hansbrough at the Asbury
hospital yesterday was probably the
means Of saving his life. Dr.. j. a.
watson, the attending physician, has
been treating the senator for serious
5difhculty with one ear. which has
troubled him frequently.
He has been confined to his room
under the care Of a trained nurse.
DR.. Il. A. Nippert was called IN and
It was decided that ali operation was
necessary. 11he result was favorable
and the senator is resting easier to-
day.
The difficufty was caused by an
abcess, which might at any time have
resulted In absorption BY the brain
OF poison. which would have resulted
fatally The operation, the doctors
think, has removed the foreign mat
ter and makes recovery reasonably
certain.
AT a late hour toni iglat Dr. Watson
stated that his distinguished patient
ds raIlying from the serious operation
performed on his ear and that his
Temperature IS down q good deal but
his condition Is still critical never.
taheless
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
/ Y Two Tons of the
Stuff Goes Off PrenlatuFeIy
in Panama Canal, Killing
Ten and lniuring Fifty.
Shook Down Whole Noun.
tain S!lde-...May Be More
Dead

Colon, Panama, Dec. 12.Ai giant
blast 81 dynamite already prepared
2for firing, was prematurely exploded
III the workings at Bas Obispo today.
Ten men were killed and fifty In
jured II may be that others have
been killed for the debris is piled Ia
an directions Bas Obispo cut is about
thirty miles from Colon and the
shock Of the explosion was distinct
sly felt here. IA.
Numerous reports are current as
to the cause of the accident but, the
official version from Culebra, which
gives an estimate of ten killed and
fifty injured, states that during the
loading Of the last hole Of the blast
the dynamite in this cutting was dis
charged and The remaining twenty
two tons were exploded by the con
cnssion. The holes had not been con-
snected electrically as the discharge
Of the blast was set for S O'Clock In
the afternoon The last hole was
being loaded under the supervision
of one Of the most efiicient powder
men ii the employ Of the commits
sion. s9sSs
A passenger train had just passed
when the explosion occurred, but tic
was not in any way damaged. The
ma aiority OF the victims are Span
|fards.
s Relief trains were sent to the
scene of the disaster and one returns
ing here several hours later brought
back the report that forty-aVe Of the
injured had been sent to the Ancon
hospital.
The officials on the train stated
that eleven dead had been found,
while many Others in the gang Of 4
hundred and twenty who were em-
pIoyed in the cut were missing.
Gangs were soon searching for the
dead and assisting the wounded. Elec-
trio lights were set up and tonight
steam shovels are at work removing
the tons upon tons of debris. Many
Of the men have been seriously Einjur-
ed, some OF them probably fatally.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
famous . S Newspaper Mems
Club Gives Annual Dinner
Attended by All NOlabIes
in Washington, Who Are
Made to Do Stunts and
Make Addresses, All Of
Which Are Sub Rosa

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Washington. D: c., Dec. The
annual dinner of the Gridiron club
was held at the New Willard tonight
and made notable by the presence
of q distinguished company of guests.
An attended program, devoted entire.
II to funmakihg, made the night one
long TO be remembered in the an
nails Of the organization Il
The company brought together at
this annual dinner OF the club was one
that is only possible at the capital
sof the nation. The president, vice
presidential possibility for a future,
president and vice president elect,
senators and representatives without
number, an English lord, diplomats of
this and other countries, newspaper
men whose names are known far and
wide, captains OF finance and indus
try and men OF standing generally,
We're guests Of the club seated about
the gridiron shaped table. 5s
Following the recent national cam
paign the dinner was especially nota-
|ble In the exceptional opportunity 1t
offered in supplying subjects for the
merrymnakers. There We're many
rcllicking, tuneful songs and jests
that carried words without stings to
irritate the distinguished guests to
whom they referred. .sss 3ss n s7'sts .5b
In an unusual degree the souvenir
of the dinner, andiniture steam roller,
was unique, 1t drew particular atten-
/ ftfon to Frank Hitchcock, of the Re.
publican national committee, who
was one of the notable guests. The
steam roller was a little bronze af.
fair with the name TIA FIT on
letht diverse and the gridiron en-
blem on the reverse side.
The banquet hall at the New vii
lard was gorgeously decorated for the
occasion President Roosevelt, Presi.
,ident Elect Taft, Vice President Elect
Sherman, p. HI Hartman, the dis,
|tinguished fnancier, Champ Clark,
! the minority leader of the house OF
representatives., Vice President Fair.
banks and Governor John A. Johnson
of Minnesota, were among the dis
tinguished speakers of the evening,
but q rule Of the club prevents any
report of their remarks. .55s.a5;
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
X. P. HOME FOR
CONSUMPI PIlVES

Chicago, H., Dec. l2.-Dr. G. G.
Mcconnell, medical examiner in chief
OF the knights Of Pythias, announced
today that it has been decided that
sanitarinm for tuberculosis patients
affiliated with the order shall be es-
tablished in New Mexico IS e.
Tae cottages and other buildings.
when sufficient funds have been col
lected from members OF the order,
will be erected on a large tract Of
land near Las Vegas, donated for the
cause by New Mexico lodges.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
LIVELY time
in CITY COUNCIL

La Moure, N. D., Dec, 12.-There
was some excitement at the council
meeting last evening, when Mayor c.
I Hutchinson ordered spectators from
the council chamber and seized some
stenographic notes of the proceed
ings that were being taken at the in
stigation Of a local business man. The
council was discussing estimates on
Haggart's contracts when the excite
ment occurred. Legal proceedings
will be started to gain possession of
the stenographer's notes.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
TAFT WILL TAKE
LOOK AT. CANAL

z O. &
Washington, D. c., Dec. i12.-Wm.
III. Taft contemplates visit to Pan
anna before his Inauguration. This
visit is approved by President Roose-
5velt and Secretary Root. While it
has not been finally determined upon,
Taft announced tonight that it was
his inclination to go. Should this
be his final decision he will leave the
last week in January for the trip,
which covers approximately twenty
days. ,a,. I'll !. Srst:-1 7s- # II ss
There are many reasons why the
trip of the president elect would be
of advantage to the canal project and
consequently to the United States. /
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
set by Miller and Walter in 1896.
All the riders, except MacFarland,

set by Miller and Walter in 1895.
All the riders, except MacFarland,
Rutt and Demara left the track at
10 o'clock and one minute later the
three riders who had led the others
by one or more laps for the past
three days, began the decisive mile.
They started at a good clip and
sprinted desperately for the last
three laps. MacFarland got the lead
and finished scarcely five feet ahead
Of Rutt. who was the same distance
ahead Of Demara.
The money prizes that went to tae
surviving teams were divided as fol
lows: First $1,000; second ST, 900;
third 800; fourth $500; fifth 5000;
sixth $3.50, and seventh 5000. 81
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
Alleged Document Is Filed
Upon Which Captain Hams
Will Rely for His Defense
in Killing Of Annis Con
fesses Intimacy With Dead
Man Soon After Husbands 5
Departure

New York, Dec. 12.--LaWyers made
public today largely unprintabIe
document bearing the signature OF
Mrs. Claudia Hams, 2 which viii he
introduced at the forthcoming muir
der trial as the confession" whieh
drove her husband, Capt. Peter G.
Hams, and his brother, Thornton
Hains, to kill VIM. e. Annis.
Mrs. Hams had previously denied
the existence of such Confession
and has declared that If she did sign
any such document it was while un-
der the influence of liquor admin
istered by her husband and brother
in=law. .3
The paper supports the charges
made by Major Hams, and his BROTH
er at the time of their arrest.
1t is dated May 81, 1908. It opens
with the statement that her husband
left Fort Hamilton Oct. 20. and that
within a month she began to have
relations with Annis. These contin-
ued during the winter, twelve offens-
es being enumerated.
Annis arranged and paid for an
operation and procured apartments
for her in a hotel A woman COM
|panion stayed with her, the two
registering as Mrs. Anderson and
Miss Porter. Mrs Hains was there
one week. ts z
The document is witnessed by
Thornton Hams and Major
Hains."
T. Jenkins Hains broke down
completely in jai today when
told his little daug hter, MollIe, wae
i'll in Washington.
why can't I see my little GIRL
he moaned. II would sacrifice every
thing to be able to go to her bed
side
Mollie Hams, three years old, is
with her grandparents, Gen. and Mrs
Peter G. Hains, in Washington.
General Hains and wife will come
to New York Sunday and will occupy
a cottage at Flushing during the trial
of their son.
If the child is well enough she VIII
be brought along and will see her.
father every day during the hearing
The trial will undoubtedly furnish
many new features. Among these
are new batch of letters. in which
the name of man is mentioned as
having been at various times in the
company of Annis and Mrs. Claudia
Hams.
The trial is to begin Monday.
In the choosing of the men who are
to decide the fate of the accused, each
will be questioned whether he has
"a wife and children by the defense
It is believed that married men win
appreciate the impulse which actuat-
ed Hams when he took the life Of
Annis.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
CASTRO FINDS m
FRIGID IN PARIS

Paris, Dec, IL President Castro
OF Venezuela, who arrived here last
evening from Bordeaux, had made no
official advances to the French gov
Fernment up to noon today. He IS rep-
resented as furiously angry at the
manner In which the government is
receiving him In France.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
GETS ANOTHER CHANCE.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec 10. Al
raham Ruef, convicted Of offering
bribe, was today granted q delay oe
one week or to next Saturday before
receiving sentence.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1908-12-13
BELGIUM SHUTS

OUT u. s. CATTLE
Brussels. Dec. 12.The importation
into or the transit through Belgium
of cattle, sheep and pigs from the
United States has been prohibited UNI
til further notice. This action is ta-
ken on account Of the foot and mouth
disease in America