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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-14

his remorseless pursuer, sprinted head
long for the river, but the pace was too
killing to last. Murray. coming on at
an easy gait behind. saw them slacken
by degrees, until they fell into a sort Of
tagging trot, which dropped to walk
and then a stagger. Thus they labored
on. not twenty feet apart, both gasping
and weli-nigh exhausted. the French
man unable to go forward and Dobbin
unable TO overtake him, having literally
run themselves TO a Standstil. Muir
ray, Looping leisurely along. came up and
caught Dobbin by the arm. He was too
far gone for lack of breath to offer any
resistance, and the detective slipped a
pair of handouts on his wrists, inward
~ congratulating himself on the happy
train OF circumstances which had
helped to make the capture easy. As he
turned Dobbin in the direction of his
house, his attention was attracted by
a piercing wall from the Frenchman.
What's the matter with you now %
inquired the detective You're not
hurt any, are you? Dobbin didn't get
close enough to put hand on YOU"
All, ciel, no." wept the FTenchman
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piteously. "Eet is not of my BODY
which is hurt, but helas, Eat dollar
which do have in my MOUTH did
swallow him."
well that isn't my fault" said Muir
ray with q grim Chuckle. You can't
expect me to keep on feeding you OH
bank notes" The haudcuhed Dobbin
laughed aloud in triumph over the
Frenchman's woe, and the latter in
Obliged i'm a fresh OUtburst Of grief.
Think, oh. think" he cried. "the
queeksands-how I save you. I do eat
the dollair-give to me another dol
lair"
Il haven't forgotten the 'dueek-
sands said Murray with considerable.
emphasis. Neither have I forgotten
how long you kept me in them. Youga'
get nothing more out Of me, my Chris
tan friend, so skip for home. March
ahead, Dobbin."
On reaching the farm house with his
prisoner, Murray found no one within.
but in a little while Dobbin's wife and
sister made their appearance. When
Continued on Page 9.
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True Record Of the Achievements
Of John Wilson Murray, One of
the Most Famous Detectives Of
Modern Times-By Geo. 7. Pardy.
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81 NEVER SAW SUCH 4 DE-
MAND FOR CHOCOLA TES," SAID
Il PROMINENT DRUGGIST
For sale at drug stores and wherever chocolates are sold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Charles H. Stewart of HardwioN
Had Brooded over Death Of
J.. Vernon Dutton.
WAS BUT % YEARS OLD
Had Worked in Station with Dut
ton and Used His Revolver to
End His Own Life
Died in Six Hours.

Hardw'ek. Nov. 22.--Charies Fl. Stewart
committed suicide last night at about 4M
o'clock by shooting himself through the
LETT temple The bullet passed through
his head tearing ont both eyes. ana he
died at four o'clock this morning.
He was apparently In the bcst Of spirits
Sunday evening. He came home at about
$50 Sunday night, babe father and moth
e. good night and won't UP stairs. In q
few minutes his father heard a shot, went
up stairs and found Charles undrsssed in
bed unconscious.
c. H. Stewart son Of Mr.. and Mr.. G..
G. Stewart. was born in South Ryeeate q
years ago. He was graduate OF Hard
wick Academy and has been employed at
the railroad station for about four years,
where he was working when J. Vernon
Dutton took his life O short time ago.
Stewart was very friendly with Mr.. Dut-
ton and II Is thought that brooding over
the suicide OF his employer deranged him
and caused his rash act. He took his life
with the same revolver that Mr.. Dutton
used to take hts own life. He took tels-
gram at the station Saturday announcing
the suicide Of Miss Rowena Clark, sent
by her parents to relatives here. He COM
mented repeatedly on the incident and
this tragedy probably aggravated the TN
balanced condition of his mind. Mr..
Stewart was Of a kindly disposition and
| was a general favorite with all who know
him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
REPORT OF U. S. TREASURER
Deficit of S5s,134,sJ4 for Year-Money
in Country Nearly Three Billion
and a Half.

Washington, Nov. 2e-Higher salaries
for the thousands OF clerks grown gray
in the govern ment service are urged upol
Congress in the annual report Of The
fetiring United States treasurer, Charlie
II. Treat, made public by Secretary Mac
Veagh to-day. He recommends a retire.
ment plan.
The report shows the government sus.
tains a deficit OF $685. 1854 for the fiscal
year. The ordinary revenues for 1891
were seo5. SIS, S9. an increase Of 81. 516 10
over 1903 while the ordinary expenditure
were ss62. 324,4% an increase Of 81. 20o ga
over 1905 The S31.fls,442 Of expenditures
for the Panama canal exceeded by $3ss. 43l
the proceeds Of the sales of bonds for the
purpose.
The available balance in tho treasury
was reduced during the year from $245,
III. 34S to 1926, 37b. 42s
The deficits Of the past two fiscal years,
says Mr.. Treat, should admonish con-
sentative action in authorizing expendi-
lures largely in excess of variable
revenues
There was 49, .o6, scS. 80; Of money in the
country at the close Of the year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Mr.. TAFT WOULD NOT SEE HER
Mrs. Snowden, a British sunrnEettc
Called at white House Accompnn-
led BY Representative Foster.

Washington Nov. 22-Mrs. Philip
Snowden, wife of liberal member OF
the British Parliament and n noted suf-
fragettc, tried 70 see President Taft to-
day. She failed. Protesting that she does
not belong to tho militant branch Of the
organization that has made the lives Of
British statesmen miserable for the past
few months, Mrs. snowdcn left tho
White House announcing that she would
endeavor tomorrow again to run the
gauntlet that shu, her off from the chief
| executive Of the United States.
II an DESTROYS OF meeting President
Taft" she said, because / met your
former President, Mr.. Roosevelt. and
| found him to be most charming"
| Mrs Snowden called Mt the White House
to-day in company with Representative
| David J. Foster Of Vermont and his
daughter, Miss Mabel Foster. who is
president of the College Equal Suffrage
League Of the United States.
| Mrs. Snowden was something Of dis
| appointment TO the members Of tho
womens suffrage movement here. In a
lecture tonight at the Masonic Temple
she declared that American women could
not entertain the movement seriously
This. she explained, was BY reason Of
| the fact that there are some two million
more men than women In this country
| tho women here are treated so we'll tina,
they fail to appreciate their politica
enslavery. In England she added, the
women outnumber the men by 1,00,00t
and the situation is reversed.
Mrs. Snowdon speaks tomorrow in
Baltimore. going from there to New York
and then on short tour of the orincipa
cities OF eastern Canada.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
IN SPECIAL SESSION.
Vermont Supreme Court Convened at
Brattlcboro Tuesday.

Erattleboro. Nov. 22.-The Vermont
Supreme Court will convene at the Brooks
Louise tomorrow for a special session as
provided by the Legislature. Ten cases
are set for trial. these being as follows
Archibald Mellen against the United
states Health & Accident Insurance com
lany. assumpsit: James A. Garfield,
: ppellant, against Fred y. Boynton,
deceit: Charles W. Wetherby, administers
tor against the Twin State Gas e
Electric company, case: A. A. Fairbanks
against Warner W. Stowe. trespass
Daniel Doyle against Charles r. Mellendy,
rase Edison f. Rowley, ct ais, against
George W. Shepardson, ct ais, deceit:
n re Nancy A Estabrook estate. Rollin
:. Childs admin istrator. ct ais, against
". \. ShumWaY, special alm,pistrator,
appeal from probate of will; l.. s. Niles
claimant against estate of Adora \.
Carleton, VIII Carleton appellant, appeal
from commissioners; Axcl w. Larson
against Sanford a, Danield, adminstra-
.or. bill; Watson S. French against T.
Raymond, Chancery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
BIDS FAREWELL
TO HIS $4,000
D. K. Pearsons Hopes Seminary
Fund May Be Kept Intact
for 500 Years.

Montpelier, Nov. 23--The Rev. Or. T.. a.
Bishop. principal of Montpelier Semin-
airy, received to-day from d. *. Pearsons
of Hinsdale. H.. the following character
istic letter which accompanied p draft for
COCO made by DR.. Pearsons to the en-
dowment fund for Montpelier Seminary.
The finance and executive committees Of
the seminary are preparing statement
for DR. Pearsons which will be sent to
him tomorrow.
The letter from Or. Parsons is as
follows:
FIFTY thousand dollars, farewell You
have been in my keeping for many years
and YOU have been faithful servant,
Your earnings have helped to educate
many young men and women who have
helped 10 make the world better. You
came to me from the grand old White
Pine forests Of Michigan, and now you
are going into the hands of other Stew
ards in the State of Vermont There you
are to become a part "f perpetual en-
dowment fund Of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for Montpelier Semin-
arv one hundred Thousand Of which
some has been given by the people OF
Vermont. when you arrive in Mont
| pelier you will go into the keeping OF
| good business men, and you will bt
| safe as except that every dollar o
this perpetual. endowment fund will bC
kept intact and actively doing good FOL
five hundred years
lover ono hundred years ago goot
man gave fifty thousand dollars for mis-
sion work. The interest on this fun,
| has educated more than n hundred goo,
men for this mission field, and Is still
being used for training men for the bust
ness of Frightening the world and max
ing II better.
I'm Denmark there is an endowmen
fund founded over nine hundred years az
and not one cent has been lost or wastet
expect the same fidelity in managin
this endowment fund.
Il left Vermont in 1870. This gift adde
to other Gifts makes ninety thousan
dollars which | have been privileged I
contribute TO the betterment of the dea
old state,
Now fifty thousand dollars farewell
Go into the keeping Of younger men. an
Gods blessing go with you. Do your dut,
and give the poor boys and girls OF Vel
mont fair chance.
ID. x. PEARSONS."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
MINE TUNNELS
HAVE C0LLAPS
Not Another Man Can Be Alive
Fire Cuts off Rescuers Who
Barely Escape.

Cherry. H., Nov. 2S.-Hope that there
might still be alive some of the $50 men
known to be entombed in the ST. Paul
coal mine was abandoned to-day.
An exploration into what is known as
the second vein, where 1t was thought
probably miners had barricade2 them
selves, showed that great portions of the
tunnels had collapsed
II Is thought that many meA were
buried under the debris and that il the
obstruction is not soon cleared away at
least 100 bodies may never be recovered.
Fire Is still raging in these tunnels,
The death to-day OF one of tho sur
vlvors brought to the surface last Satur-
day reduced to 10 the total number Of
those saved out Of the 80 entombed by the
fire "A week ago Saturday. No bodies were
found to-day
The explorers met with great obstacles
Fire broke out in a tunnel, temporarily
cutting off the escape of 20 men, four
thousand feet from the hosting shaft
The smell OF smoke gave the WARNING
| above and fresh men rescued the explorers
Governor Deneen to-day placed Mine
Inspector Hector McAllster in charge OF
the exploring work.
DIARY OF DEAD MINER.
A diary was found to-day in tho cloth.
| ing of Samuel u. Howard, p years old
whose body was found in pocket of the
mine yesterday, The diary was begun OF
November 10, the day the fire started, and
covers q period of two days, describing
the struggle for life until black damn
ended the weird tale, written with pen,
| ell on loose leaves of an account book
The diary follows:
Alive Mt 1890 o'clock yet. BY Sam d
Howard Brother Alfred is with me yet
A good many dead mules and men.
tried to save some but came almost losing
myself, II ! am dead, give my diamond
ring TO Mamie Robinson. Henry can have
the ring | have in my clothes. The only
thing regret Is that my brother, (Alfred
10 years old could help my mother %"
eftcr | am dead and gone.
II tried my best TO get him out W
| could not, | saw Jim Davidson ana s'or
| Timke lying along the road and couid NJ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Oil TRUST To
LET LAW ALONE
Standard Company through Coun-
sci Says 1t Will Simply Pro-
coed with It's Appeal.

New York, Nov. o3.-The Standard Oil
company announced authoritatively to-
day that it had no intention of seeking
to procure an amendment to the Sherman
antitrust law. but will proceed with the
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court which as already announced
through Mortimer F. Elliott its general
solicitor. is to he taken from the decree
of the United States circuit court at ST
Paul. Until the Supreme Court has rem
dered a decision. the company will con-
slider no other plan Of doing business than
the methods now in use.
Mr.. Elliott is authority for the forego-
ing.
There is TO be no effort on the part
Of the company to procure an amendment
of the Sherman antitrust law" he said
this afternoon after a conference with
William G. Rockefeller and John d,
Archbold. I'VE shall await the verdict
Of the Supreme Court before we take any
steps looking toward either reorganiza-
ton or new statement of our case to the
public The court has first rights.
1T seems highly improbable to me that
there will ever be foreign holding COM
troll exercised by the several States sets
too many difficulties in the way.
Such comment on the case as L have
seen misses the fact that the Standard
Oil company Is not a holding company
pure and simple, as was the Northern
Securities company For instance It
owns outright at Bayonne, y. j., the
largest refinery in the world. There is
|
pany from continuing to do business. al
though I admit that 1t makes doing bust
ness more cumbersome
although the decree enioins STANDARD
Oil company from voting Its share hold
| ings in subsidiary companies or receiving
dividends from them. there is no reason
why the individual holders, among whom
such shares would he divided under the
decree, should not elect their own officers
in the subsidiary companies and receive
their own dividends from those compan
| les. a proxy system among our 5000
shareholders would certainly be no more
unmanageable than the same system as
now used by railroad and industrial com
panes with say 10000 shareholders.
I'm brief there is no cause for the mar
kct to fear forced liquidation of the Sc
curities the Standard oil company nov
holds ! disagree with the gentlemen
who think redistribution is neceasar!
other than OF the sort I outlined in m!
first statement"
Mr. Elliott in that statement sad h
understood the court to order that TIL
Standard Oil holdings in subsidiary com
panies be apportioned among Standar
OH share owners in ratio to their hold
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Of them having passed 20. After being
unable TO secure tho services Of a minis
ter the party hastily left town. Speeding
along at n rate Of 30 miles an hour and
while attempting to light a cigarette.
Chauffeur Williams lost control of his
machine crossing n 3O-foot bridge over the
central railway and the party was dashed
to the railroad tracks below.
The machine fell upon Shepard and Will
liams. The latter's neck was bro''en and
death resulted instantly. The two shep-
ards died in few moments. Miss Helen
Mattox was severely bruised her face and
arms were badly laccrated and she re-
ceived internal injuries. Miss Mary Mat
tox was also seriously injured. The girls
were removed to a neghboring farm
house. The bodies Of the three men were
brought here on handcar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
Corpse Rushed to Hospital Where
Doctors Say Man Had Been
Dead IL Hours.
ALL RESCUE EFFORTS FAIL
Recovery Of ~ Bodies, Which
Had Been Discovered Earlier,
Net Result Of Day in
Two Workings.

Cherry. Ill, Nov. 22.-Efforts to reach
men possibly still alive in tho St Paul
coal mine were in vain to-day in two
parts Of the underground workings Al
though excitement was caused by the
finding OF dead miner who was n. first
thought to be alive. the result of to-days
work was the recovery OF Il bodies that
were discovered yesterday.
Rain fell all night and during the fore
noon turned to snow.
At 5:l3 p. m. the ocdv of an unidentified
man was taken from the mine. He was
thought to be in an unconscious condition
and was Immediately rushed to the hospi-
tel train whore he was pronounced dead
by the physician in charge. The body
was warm when found
While uncertain as to the time of
death. physicians believe It had occurred
at least l2 hours before the body was
placed on the atretcher. The temperature
of the mine. more than physical degrees.
caused by the fire as yet unextinguished,
undoubtedly was the cause of tho warmth
of the body
The work of taking out the bodies con-
tinued until ~ had been carried from the
shaft to the temporary morgue. Before
tho last of those taken from the mine
had been placed in the morgue, the body
of the unknown man had been removed
/ from the hospital car to the place along
side those of his former comrades.
THIRD VEIN FORCED OPEN.
An opening to the third vein, or
| lowest level of the st. Paul mine, was
| forced late tonight and the removal
Of bodies or the rescue of living men
imprisoned in the level may begin be-
fore duybreak. it is said
| Tests showed the existence of air
in the lower vein. Thousands Of gal
! Ions of water have been poured into
the shaft to cxtinguish fire in the
niger levels. with air and water
available, hope for the rescue of any
who may he in the bottom of the mine
is strong.
Grcwsome tokens for the tatal fight
for life made by the Mon whose be IL
les were taken out of The mine to day
We're found near the bodies. on the
walls Of the shaft had been fashioned
rude wooden wheels shaped In the
fashion of ventilating fans
The wheels the men had apparently
turned by hand to draw air 10 them
Close to the fans the largest groups
Of the dead were found.
An explorer penetrated 40 feet int
the lowest gallery, which he founo
knee deep with water NO sign OF lli'
was seen. and no bodies lay near ths
shaft This is said to indicate tha'
the men retreated towards the enc oil
the shaft.
Tho explorers expressed confidence tina
n ma iority if not all of the $50 miners
Imprisoned in the lowest level are bar
ricadcd in pockets and alive Two ner
finally penetrated 120 feet into the bot
tom most level. Arrangements were made
to force air throughout the gallery Il
sustain any miners that may be alive
i'm that part of the mine. An effort e
reach the cutombed men VIII he made
carly tomorrow.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
WEDDING PARTY WRECKED
Chauffeur Tried to Light Cigarette
Three Killed As Result.

Cuthbert. Ga, Nov. 22.-Three mem
bers Of wedding party were killed and
two probably fatally injured in an auto
mobile accident here late last night The
dead are: Curtis Williams OF Fort Gaines.
Ga; James Shepard of Edison. Ga: Hor-
ace shepard OF Edison. Ga. The injured
are: Miss Helene Mattox, aged 20. Cole
man. Ga; Miss Mary Mattox, aged l6. OF
Coleman, Ga The accident occurred two
miles west Of this place as the party was
returning from Cuthbert 10 Coleman.
With the purpose OF being married,
James Shepard and Miss Helene Mnttox,
accompanied by Horace Shepard broth
err of the groom. and Miss Mary Mattox
a sister Of tho bride to-bc. secured an au-
tomobile at Fort Gaines late last evening
and were quickly driven to Cuthbert by
Curtis Wiliems. All the Cuthbert min
listers, however. refused to marry the
couple on account Of their youth. neithe,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
.LE0POLD'S MEN
ARE CANN|BALS
They Stay and Spare None
in Congo Districts That Are
Refractory.

New York. Nov. 23.-"There Is no pos
sibe doubt that King Leopold is respon-
BILE for the terrible conditions In the
Congo. His own commission corroborat-
ed the stories of atrocities. The Congo
now is all under Leopold, for although
divided up and apportoned among differ
ent companies, Leopold retains more than
10 per cent of the stock of each one of
these is an American company"
DR.. William II. Leslie. accompanied by
his wife and two-year-od son made this
statement to-day on returning to this
country after spending l. years in the
Congo, as representative Of the Amer
lean Baptist Missionary society. For the
last four years he had been stationed in
Portuguese Congo.
when "A district proves refractory. he
continued. bands Of native soldiers are
sent 10 punish it. These soldiers are can
nibals and they STAY and spare no one.
LAS proof that they have done theil
work and not wasted their bullets. they
bring back the right hands of their vic
| Tins. Sometimes they come In with huge
| baskets full Of hands. The bodies of thetl
victims are cooked and eaten"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
SONS OF REVOLUTION TO
MEET IN BURLINGTON

Montpelier. Nov. 22-Walter II. Crock
Ell, secretary Of the Vermont Society
Sons OF the American Revolution, sent
out to-day notices of the annual meet
Ing to he held in the parlors of the Van
Ness House. burlington AT two o'clock
IN the afternoon of Wednesday, Deem
her 8. Al this meeting officers for the
ensuing year will be elected and other
business ira nsacted. No banquet will be
held this year.
FOR BETTER FIRE PROTECTION.
st. Johnsbury, Nov. cat a largely
attended village meeting tonight to con
slider the matter Of additional fire APP
paratus it was unanimously voted tC
refer the whole matter TO a committee
Of three to thoroughly investigate the
matter and report at the ami al village
meeting in January. The special com
mittee consists of George A. Burbank
representing the village trustees, f. A
Blodgett, chief engineer, and Louis n
smythe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
SUE TOWN FOR DAMAGES.
Claimed That WaIlingfOrd WINS Neg
legent In Keeping Defective bridge.

Rutland. Nov 23.-E.dson b. Valentine
and George Capron Of Tnmouth have
brought separate suits in Rutland county
court against the town Of Wallingford to
recover $l000 and 500, respectively, on
the ground that the town was negligent
in keeping a defective bridge. The men
allege that while they were crossing the
bridge on the 24th of last February their
cutter tipped over and for the reason
that there was no guard rail on the bridge
they were thrown over the side onto
rocks and into water. being swept nearly
into otter creek by the food which was
on at the time. Both claim permanent
injuries from the experience.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-11-25
LETTERS CONTENTS SECRET
n ~ Believed That Secretary Duncan
UphoIds Dnrrc Cuttcrs-Manufac.
turcrs Mum about Telegram.

Montpelier Nov. ga letter was re-
ceived to-day from James Duncan, ma
tional secretary, by the Mortified
branch of the granite cutters union
The cutters refuse to make the contents
of this letter public but 1t Is rumored
that Mr. Duncan uph"lds the Mortified
cutters in striking because pneumatic
bush hammer was used in the sheds
in which they were employed.
Tie Barre Manufacturer association
also received n telegram to-day from
NJ. Duncan hut they decline to make
its contents public. About 2,50o cutters In
this city. Barre and Northficll, who had
REGISTERED fer strike pay were paid to-
dav. All cutters. who are in good stand
ing in their respective unions will receive
81 % per day as long as the lockout
confines.