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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
f|REbUC'S WORK
IN Mill CITY
MINNEAPOLIS WHOLESALE DIS
TRiCT is SAVED FROM DE-
STRUCTlON.
Unknown Man Throws Paper Soaked
With Oil in the Buildings and Es-
capes- Ten Buildings Are Set on
Fire.

Minneapolis, July 28.-An unidenti-
fed pryomaniac, equipped with q
torch and quantity of ofkerosene-soaked
paper set fire to ten buildings in the
city's downtown wholesale district
early last evening. In each instance
the blaze was extinguished with lit
tie loss. The incendiary escaped.
These buildings were damaged:
Hennepin Trading house, furniture,
ia Hennepin avenue.
Zimmerman & Stone, sale stable,
IL Second street north.
Northwestern hotel, 208 First ave-
nue. north.
Igo Express company, barn, FOG
First street north.
Shed in the rear of 214 First street
north.
George Day. stable, % First street
north.
Market hotel, stable, 80 First street
north.
Barber shop, IA First street north.
B. Gordon, Junk dealer, sheds, 12o
Second street north.
Martins saloon, 118 Second street
north.
The first fire was discovered by
Samuel Zimmerman of Zimmerman &
Stone in the rear Of the Hennepin
Trading house, ia Hennepin avenue.
While Zimmerman was turning in an
alarm he discovered that his own
place of business was on fire.
While the fire department. was
fighting these two blazes the fire
fiend got in his work at the North
western hotel, throwing bundle o.
oily paper into the basement fillec
with pine boxes. The firemen hac
hard work to save this structure.
The fourth alarm came from the
Igo Express company, next door tx
the hotel. By this time the fire com
(. panies were dividing, apparatus be
ing rushed from one place to another
as soon as fire was put out.
The George Day stables were in the
path of the retreating inoendiary
Here he threw his flaming paper intt
five tons Of hay and the flames which
belched forth threatened more thar
at any other building to make ashe
of the wholesale district. The wear!
fremen, however, made gallan
stand and prevented the spread o
the flames.
The Gordon warehouse was ignitet
from both ends and nothing could b.
done to save st. Within few min
utes all the other buildings visited b.
the pyromaniac were burning.
The total loss will scarcely be NOR
than $4,000.
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Warned; Is Killed.

Centaur, Mo-, July 18.-Lloyd Wal
ters, teamster for the stave fac
tory here, was shot and killed
by Peter MCGOWAN, and the slayer
is under arrest. Some time ago Nc
Gowan and his wife separated, she
leaving the village. MCGOWAN there
upon warned Walters to leave town
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Others Than Commerce Law,

Others Than Commerce Law.
The court declares that the ar
raignment of the violation of an inter.
state commerce law was to be COM
mended and that the results of such
violations were not too strongly stated.
1t says, however, that the interstate
commerce law is not the only one in
the United States, and that it is be-
cause there are others that the case
Is reversed and remanded.
On the amount of the fine, the upper
court said:
did the court in the fine imposed
abuse it's discretion? The defendant
indicted, tried and convicted was the
Standard Oil company, a corporation
Of Indiana. The capital stock Of this
corporation is $1,00OO0O. There is
nothing In the record in the way Of
evidence that some Of the assets Of
the corporation were in excess Of enat
amount. 1t may therefore be safely
assumed that but for the relation Of
the defendant to another corporation
not before the court, the court would
have measured out punishment on the
basis Of the facts Just stated"
Comment on Punishment.
The Judges then commented on the
punishment of the defendant in such a
large amount and continued, saying:
Briefly stated, the reason of the
trial court for imposing this sentence
was because it was brought out on ex-
animation that the capital stock Of
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
was principally owned by the New
Jersey corporation, corporation not
before the court. The trial court, add
ing that in concessions of the charao-
ter for which the defendant before the
court had been indicted. tried and
convicted, the New Jersey corporation
was not virgin offender.
"Can an American Judge, without
abuse of judicial discretion, condemn
anyone who has not had his day in
court? That to our minds, is strange
doctrine in Anglo-Saxon jurispru-
dence."
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S29,240,O0o FINE
ANNULLED BY court
UNITED STATES APPEAL BODY
REvERsEs FAMOUS DECISION !.
OF JUDGE Lands.
JurIst Who Imposed Record Penalty
Is Hauled Over the Goals by Men
Who Decide Against His Ruling
Grosscup Gives Opinion.

Chicago July 23.-FederaI Judges in
the court Of appeals lifted the burden
of a $29,24O,0O0 fine from the shoul-
ders of the Standard Oil Company Of
indiana Wednesday and reversed the
judgment of Judge Landis by which
the heaviest fine ever imposed in a
federal court was saddled upon the oil
company found guilty on 1,462 counts
of accepting rebates from railroads.
Speedy rehearing Of the case, which
has attracted widespread attention. Is
considered improbable, and the coun-
sci for the oil company contend that
second conviction cannot be OBJ
tanned.
l. The case was remanded with tnstruc-
tions that new trial be held.
The jurists making up the court OF
appeals are Judges Grosscup Seaman
and Baker.
Judge Grosscup delivered the opin.
ion of the court, Judges Baker and
Seaman concurring, and In sharp ar.
raignment of the conduct of the trial
judge intimated that he may have
presumed to hold himself above the
law.
Judge Lands Called Arbitrary.
The decision declares that the man
ner in which Judge Lands decided
upon the number Of ofrenses that had
! been committed by the defendant com
pany was arbitrary. 1t holds that
some other method than the one he
used should have been applied
! Then it passes to the amount OF the
| fine. which it declares was "spfHcien
to have wiped cat many ttmas the
property of the defendant" The cour
holds that the only company on tria
was the Standard Oil Company of In
! diana. 1t says that this corporation
alone could be punished and that tt
attempt to punish its holding corpora
tion would be to assert that a person
could be punished who was never be
fore the court or who had never stoot
trial. This, the judges say, would b.
to assert a startling principle Of law
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The Drawback.

Resting would be so delightful were
it not for the fact that it makes one
so tired.
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When He Minis.

It's when man gets on top that
he can write his name at the bottom
of a check.
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M.ture,s Stern aw,

Idlers cannot even find time to be
idle, or the Industrious to be at lei
sure. We must always be doing or
suffering Zimmerman.
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Gold Found in Turkeys Crop.

Half an ounce of pure gold was
found in the body # turkey killed on
a farm on the Tarwine river, Victoria
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Listeners Needed.

Boardman: The world is dying for
want, not Of good preaching, but Of
good hearing.
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Eat Meat But Once Week.
Among the laboring classes in Ger
manY meat once O week Is the rule. -
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-07-30
Gravity and Wisdom

Confucius: Gravity is only the bark
of wisdom, but it preserves it.
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Average Gold Production.
The rate of production OF gold is ap'
proximately a million dollars day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-21
PLOT To BLOW Ir W Az no
SAID 10 HAVE BEEN DIscov.
EREDsIh PARIS.
.0FflC lC'E|||R|l,SjI {: !! WARNED


Paris, Jan. 20. Reports cabled to
Rio Janeiro that the Brazilian author
tiles were warned from Paris of 4 plot
to blow up the American battleship
feet which is in the harbor there, are
true. Some time ago certain suspi-
cions indicating the existence 81 u
plot to destroy the whole or part of
the feet, either at Rio Janeiro or Ia
the Straits Of Magellan, were aroused
and! communica cated to Rio Janeiro and
Washington.
a chartered steamer was reported
to have arrived at Rio Janiero about
the middle Of December with ex-
plosives. "a 5I sSs Il u.
The alleged plot is supposed to have
some rather startling ramifications,
but the confirmation along the line Ii
Tar from inclusive and rests chiefly
on the statement Of an individual
whose record was subsequently, proved
to be anything but credible. n any
event # is now believed here that the
feet actually did have the timely
warning and precautions taken have
completely frustrated the plans OF the
conspirators at Rio Janeiro and com
PEELED them to confine their operations
further south, II not to abandon them
entirely.
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BREAK BETWEEN Him AND PROS.
EcuTloN rs FINAL.
PUSHING THE CASE
Attempt viii. BE Made to Get Alleged
+ scss Crater on Trial as Soon as
Ppssible-ot Other Cases Continued to
Make Way for Ii.

Il San Francisco. Jan. 20.-Emphasiz.
ing the break that has occurred be
tween the prosecution in the San
francisco bribery graft cases and
Abraham Ruef because Of the latter'a
alleged failure to live up to the i'm.
5munity contract signed last May by
himself. District Attorney William H.
Langdon and Prosecutor Francis j.
Heney, the prosecution today made
It's first move to place Ruef on trial
On one OF the III indictments returned
against him.
The sentiments and feelings Of the
prosecution against the former polit-
ical boss were plainly shown by the
announcement In court this morning
that not only is Ruef to be placed On
trial, but the prosecution Is insistent
that he be tried at once.
Trlaf Soon. ,
When the cases OF Calhoun, TREY
L. Ford, Thornwell Mulally, Eugene
p. Schmitz and Ruef in the matter Of
the trolley franchises came up before
Superior Judge Lawler this morning,
District Attorney Langdon, personally
representing his Office. asked that all
the cases be continued until January
%, and announced ION that day we
will proceed with the trial of Abraham
Ruef."
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GOVERNMENT \. RECEIVED NEWS.
And Warnings Were Al Once cabled
TO the ofhcers.

Washington, Jan. "a. That the
american government was coggnizant
Of the existence OF the belief Of utter
ior designs against Admiral Evans'
battleships in the harbor Of Rio ia
neiro, was admitted today IN admins
tration circles.
The news first reached here by way
Of Paris, where somebody commune
Gated It to the American embassy.
There the officials were quick In send
ing the news along to the state de-
partnient at Washington, which in
turn sent It forward to the American
embassy at Rio and also forwarded Il
to the navy department.
The intimations collected were
vague and indefinite as to details, ret,
in view Of the great Importance Of the
matter and the possibility which
might develop were the o1acials on
the scene not informed. no time was
lost in transmitting It 70 Rio.
While admitting that some damage
might be done under the most favor.
able circumstances BY persons having
evil designs against the battleships.
many oficers who discussed the mat
ter pointed out how dimcult this
would be IN the absence 81 the most
approved apparatus in mine-laying.
operated by skilled persons
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HERMIT KILLED
FOR ills CASH
AGED MAN MURDERED FOR RE-
PuTED HOARD OF MONEY.

- A w i I 4
Tracy, CAL, Jan. 20. Rotje Cordes,
a hermit rancher about 70 years old,
was found last night dying in pool
Of blood in the kitchen Of his home
about a mile from the Southern Pa.
cific tracks at Midway, close to the
Alameda county line.
His head had been battered into a
pulp with the butt of shotgun. The
house had been searched from base.
ment to attic for the fortune the old
man is supposed to have had buried.
He wanted to lend his money to
friends, saying he had no faith in
banks, It Is not believed that robbers
found any money. i, ~: s.-3 iss Z NM
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INVESTIGATE THE
CHARGES OF GRAFT
NEW YORK GRAND JURY WILL
ACT ON ALL EVIDENCE.

NJ u # VI /
New York. Jan. 90. An exhaustive
investigation into the widespread be-
lief that persons connected with finan-
cial institutions and public service
corporations OF this city have been
guilty Of illegal acts, will be made by
a committee appointed by the grand
jury.
The grand Jury came before Justice
Dowling in the superior court and
made q long presentment on the sub
1ect and announced that q committee
will receive reliable information ~ to
any specific acts that are believed to
have been committed and the commit
tee WIN make thorough Investigation
into the subject
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aid the witness, "and . fresh one

isatd the witness, "aud fresh one
would be put up
When the prosecutor occasionally
would take his seat Thaw would gaze
intently at his wife. When Mr.. Je
rome was on his feet the defendant
would crane his neck to get q view ol
the blue clad figure on the witness
stand with the round velvet hat and
It's crown OF violets. 5
Told to Tl1aw IN Paris.
Mrs. Thaw. as last year, constantly
reiterated that she was repeating only
what she had told Tflaw in Paris.
District Attorney Jerome constantly
objected when It seemed to him the
witness was transgressipg. %
Justice Dowling ruled that Mrs.
Thaw first must tell all she remem-
bered Of the conversation without any
Questioning from counsel unless 1t ap-
peared the witness had forgotten any
details when her attention might be
called to them.
The witness said her experience in
the Twenty-fourth street house occur
red after her mother had been sent by
Stanford White to visit friends in
Pittsburg.
Mrs. Thaw said II was the day after
she had gone with Stanford White to
a studio in East Twenty-second street
to have some photographs taken in
costume that she received note from
him asking her to lunch with a party
at the Twenty-fourth street house az
ter the theater. She was playing, at
the Casino at the time. e,
when we got To the house there
was no one there except Mr.. White
and herself" continued the witness,
and he said, "They have all turned me
down; but never mind, we'll have our
supper and then I'll show you all over
the house. You have never seen it,
Harry Thaw Weeps at Story.
Mrs. Thaw's voice broke at the last
when she told Of all that happened
and she went on with some difficulty.
Thaw broke down completely and
'wept. The story varied in no detail
from the narrative Of last year. a
Continued on Eighth Page)
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AMERICANS GIVEN BANQUET.
Brilliant Fete in Honor Of Visiting
Sailors In Rio Janelro.

Sailors In Rio JaneIro.
Rio Janeiro, Jan. 20. The minister
OF foreign affairs, Baron Rio Branco,
gave magnificent banquet to the Of
f1cers of the American feet tonight.
Fully thousand persons attended the
banquet, which was served in the
grand saloon Of the palace.
The banqueting hall presented q
dazzling sight, being beautifully deco
rated with masses Of flowers and thou
sands Of electric lights. The tables
which were placed around the long
rows Of columns in the saloon. wele
occupied by high Brazilian ofilcers and
the most prominent representatives of.
society, in addition to q hundred or
more officers Of the fleet. The fags Il
Brazil and the United States were
everywhere draped about the walls.
The warships, riding at anchor in
the roadstead, we're beautifully tllumi-
mated with lights, and threw their
searchlights over the city and the sur
rounding hills and upon each other,
giving the impression Of q fairy scene.
Admiral sperry the captains Of the
captains Of the warships and the nnsn-
listers Of foreign countries occupied
places IN the banquet hall especially
assigned to them, At the close 81 the
banquet Baron Branoo made 1 fitting
speech, to which the American am
bassador. Irving 3. Dudley, Responded,
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nEINZE HEARING
Is POSTPONED
III -l s83 sgl "a
MONTANA MAGhATE PLEADS NOT
GUILTY 70 CRIME.

New York. Jan. 2o.-The hearing in
the case against F. Augustus Heinze,
former president OF the Mercantile
National bank. who is charged with
overcertifying checks drawn on that
institution, was to have been held In
the United States circuit court today,
but was postponed until January q.
Mr.. Heinze plead not guilty when ar
raigned.
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TREADwELL GIVES BOND.
Wants to Be Called Before Federal
Grand Jury to Testify.

San Francisco. Jan. 2o.-James
Treadwell, one Of the indicted direc-
tors Of the California Safe Deposit &
Trust company, was today released ON
bail by order Of Judge Dunno on bonds
OF $4,000 and $4,000 cash. rrsadwell
has asked to be called before the
grand Jury. He will be allowed to
testify before that body when II meets
at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
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FINANCING THE HAYTIAN REvo.
LUTON WAS oUEERLY DONE.
C0NSPIRATOR NABBED
Charged With the lnglorlous Crime Of
countertsltlns Hayt'an Government
Notes-cIalms Money Was Back
bone Of Present Revolution.

New York. Jan. 20. Inside light on
lthe financing ot the IIaytian raEolu-
tion now in progress will likely be IN
folded as result Of the arrest Of Jose
Giordian, who was taken into custody
today by United States secret service
men and arraigned before Commits
Isioner Shields, charged with counter
feiting the paper currency Of the Hay
| tian government.
The arrest was effected under the
personal direction of Chief Wilkie Of
the secret service. It was said that
more was behind the arrest than the
alleged counterfeiting. Giordian plead
ed not guilty and was held. under 81
500 bail for examination on February
28. "a
Giordian is charged with counter
feiting 100000 one and two-dollar
bills OF the Haytian government.
Through his counsel Giordian asserts
that he made no attempt to counter.
felt the currency Of the present Hay
tian government, but made the Hay.
tian paper money several years ago
under an authorization Of the gov
ernment, constituted under the revo-
luton Of General Fermin.
Bogus Bills.
4 +. A IL.
According to the complaint, Gtor-
dian had engraved by q local bank
note company $1,5O0,000 in bills of
the proposed Haytian government.
One-half Of this money was sent to
Hayti to pay OF the troops OF General
Fermin. The revolution collapsed and
the revolutionary currency was
burned on its arrival. Giordian, it Is
charged, stored the remainder OF the
bills in local warehouse.
The recent Haytian revolution, it is.
asserted by the detectives, has
brought into existence again the old
proposed Haytian government, which
was behind the currency that Gior.
dian had engraved and arrangements
were made to forward the bills to
Hayti to pay of the insurgent troops.
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WORK IS RESUMED.

Pittsfeld. Mass, Jan. 30. A full.
time schedule was placed In operation
today at the Eaton, Crane & Pike
company's paper mills, which have
beeh closed since the middle Of De-
cember. About 800 men are affected.
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BANK REoPENs.

New York, Jan. 2o.-The Hamilton
bank Of One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street and its six branches scat
tered throughout the upper portion Of
Manhattan and the Bronx, which have
been closed about three months, re-
sumed business today.
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HERMIT DIES ALONE, UNSEEN
Body Found Several Days Later BY
Travellers.

Redding, CAL, Jan. 2o.-The body Of
man aged IS was found last evening
in cabin near the Sacramento river
bridge. He had been dead for several
days. His name is not known.
He came here a month ago from
Oregon, where he worked on farm.
He had camped on the river for a
week and probably sought shelter In
an unocupied cabin and died alone Of
pneumonia.
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SPEAKER OF NEVADA HOUSE
SAYS PRESS is SUBSIDIZED.
BY THE NINE OWNERS
No Legislation for State constabuIary
Has Vet Been Brought Into the Leg
islature, But Committees Are Pre-
pairing 7iII-senate Adjourns.

Carson City, New, Jan. 20.-Both
houses Of the Nevada legislature held
q short session this morning. No leg
islation came up relative to the Gold
field situation, as the committee hav
ing in charge the measure had not re
ported.
In the assembly resolution re
questing the government to submit all
matters pertaining to the calling ot
troops was adopted. Speaker Skaggs
who has been receiving considerable
criticism from the newspapers
throughout the state, left the chair
and made personal attack on the
newspapers. ).
Press Subsidized,
He stated that he was not In favor
of troops for the miners, but he be-
lieved in them to repress the mine
owners. that the press Of Nevada
was subsidized by the. Mine Owners
association and that they had show.
cred blackmail upon him and others.
The senate adjourned until tomor-
row morning, while the assembly will
hold 9 short session this afternoon.
The constabulary bill under the
hands Of the special committee is be-
ing carefully considered and will not
be introduced until it meets the ap-
proval Of both factions Of the Two
houses.
Roasts Governor. # 4
The assembly Of the Nevala legssla.
ture held half hour session this aft.
ernoon. A memorial from the Tono.
pah Miners union was read which de-
hounced the action of Governor Sparks
In calling for troops and declares that
at no time has there been any lawless.
ness in the mining camps OF Nevada.
The special committee having IL
framing Of the consta'bulary bill asked
for additional time. A conference is
being held this evening by the COM
mittee to consider half a score Of bills
which have been presented suggest
ing means to regulate affairs in the
striking camp. 3.5.,
Miners Have Worked.
Assemblyman Williams Of the COM
mittee stated that it is expected to
have bill framed by Wednesday that
will cover the issue. It is now GER
tain that the bill will be drawn along
the lines OF the Pennsylvania con-
stabulary law. It Is openly stated in
the lobby that there Is a grave doubt
OF any measure OF that character pass
ing the house. &.
Il It is conceded that. q week ago at
the opening Of the session. such a
measure would have passed. The
Western Federation Of Miners repre-
sentatives have had plenty Of time to
work, however, and It has not been
without avail. The conservative
members Of the lower house confess
that too much time has been consumed
and that II any measure for the relief
Of the situation is passed 1t will be by
the closest margin. The action Of the
house today In passing q resolution
demanding explanations from the gov
ernor Ii calling for troops gives the
general tenor Of the assembly. The
matter viii come to an open issue BY
"wednesday
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RELEASED PRISONER
KILLED BY TROLL EY
FAILED 70 HEAR THE oohes
RINGING ON THE CAR. 3
Special 70 The Gazette !

Helena. Jan. 2o.--A man known as
=. .. Wilson, who had just completed
9 sentence in the city chain gang, was
run down and instantly killed BY a
street car on the East Helena line
this afteroon. The man failed to
hear the gong and the car could not
be stopped. q
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TWO KILLED IN WRECK.

Rome, Ga. Jan. 2o.-A white man
and = negro were killed and 1--WE ne
groes injured by the derailment Of a
work train on the Birmingham &. At
lantic railroad. near here. today. ~.
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DARRow is WORSE.

Los Angeles, Jan. 20.-C Clarence Oar
row, the Chicago attorney, who is ill
In the hospital here, was reported
worse today. Darrow was to have left
for Chicago today. .1