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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-12
Veness Surprised at the
 Action of School Board

Mir A. B. Veness when interviewed to-day in regard to the set back his proposition to open up public schools for political meetings got at the school board meeting last evening said: T have nothing to say in the matter, only that I am considering my next step. I do not think the members of the board were justified in their action considering the favorable comments that have been expressed towards the DrOiect' '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-12
CITY BRIEFS

Fire Commissioner Parker, Chief Miller. Lieutenant Weber, and Chief of Mechanics Byington of the Boston Fire department visited some or the fire houses in this city yesterday and the factory of the Locomobile Con- pany of America.
 The Rev. R. H. Potter, pastor of the Center church, Hartford, addressed the members of the Mems League of the First Congregational church last evening, following the dinner held in inc chapel. He 1ikened the Chris tian church to a corporation and said that as corporal ations had to abide by their charters so churches should live up to their charter, the commands of Jesus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-12

A glazier's knife will be found an excellent thing with which to Scrape and clean the bottoms of tins and ket-
 ties.
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$28O,OOO
IN COUNTY
TRUST FUND

Over $2so,oo0, by far the
largest sum In the history of
the county, Is In the hands Of
County Clerk Atkinson in trust
funds, held for satisfaction of
Judgments and tender money.
The already large sum In the
hands Of the county official
was greatly augmented the
other day when the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound
railroad deposited check or
$13s,675.72 to satisfy the judg-
ment In the condemnation suit
Of the Spokane Realty COM
pany for the Front avenue prop
erty occupied by the Nichols
hotel.
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SLXTY-THREE
PENn|LESS
tAb0RERS

Sixty-three railroad laborers are
almost penniless and stranded in
Spokane today. because of their in
ability to collect wages for their
work. They have been employed
on the Lake Creek & Occur d'Alene
railroad, a branch of the o. r. &
NJ, and came to Spokane with the
expectation of securing an imme-
date settlement with the latter
railroad company.
On their arrival here they were
informed that it would be impos-
sible for them to get any money
on their time checks until next
week or perhaps later. 1t is de-
clared that no end of pleading on
their part changed the minds of the
local officials, and the men filed
into the police station to tell their
troubles to the chief of police. Cap
tain OF Detectives Burns interceded
for them. with the result that there
Is a possibility of relief.
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CONDITIONS
UNCHANGED

BUTTE, Dec. 13.-The situation
resulting from the switchmen's
strike on all roads penetrating the
Pacific northwest Is unchanged to-
day. At a meeting last night the
Strikers failed to agree upon a ten
tative proposition advanced that
provided for their return to their
posts until an amicable settlement
of the differences with their en-
ployers could be reached.
The attitude of other bodies OF
organized labor here, 1t is stated.
has exerted a dissatisfying influ-
ence that has had much to do with
their failure to accede to the
wishes of the workmen advocating
temporary return to work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
CHARLES J. bLAINE'S
LAST Love LETTER
Passionate Avowa1 Of Love and
Forgiveness to His Wife.

Hastily pennng passionate avowal of love and forgive
to his wife, whose rvolties he alleged wrecked his
life and drove him mad with sorrow, Charles ]. Blaine
foreman in MCGOWAN Brothers hardware store termi-
mated his grief and mental suffering by firing bullet into
his head he lay in bed at the Temple Court building
this morning
Enough Of the painful of his heart are divuged
his farewell letter to his wife and the public to show
the world the of his act but for the sake Of the
families of he charges in part with the destruction
his happiness he carried the secrets of their identity
with him to his grave.
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1E GREATEST CHRISTMAS STORY WRITTEN BEGINS TODAY

put his hand to.
Old Marley was as dead as a
door nail.
Mind! l don't mean to say that I
know, of my own knowledge, what
there is particularly dead about a
door nail. might have been in
clined, myself, oregard coffin
nail as the deadest piece of iron
mongery in the trade. but the wis
dom OF our ancestors is In the
simile; and my unhallowed hands
shall not disturb 1t. or the country's
done for. You will therefore per
NIT me to repeat, emphatically. that
Marley was as dead as a door nail.
Scrooge knew he was dead? OF
course he did. How could 1t be
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am going to relate. If we were not
perfectly convinced that HamIet,s
father died before the play began,
there would be nothing more re-
markable in his taking stroll at
night. in an easterly wind, upon his
own ramparts, than there would be
In any other middle aged gentle
man rashly turning out after dark
In a breezy spot--say Saint Paul's
churchyard, for instance-IiteralIy
to astonish his sons weak mind.
Serooge never painted old Old
Marley's name. There II stood.
years afterward. above the ware
house door: Scrooge & Marley. The
firm was known as Scrooge & Mar.
ley. Sometimes people new to the
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otherwise? Scrooge and he were
partners for don't know how many
years. Scrooge was his sole exec
utor, his sole administrator, his
sole assign, his sole residuary lega-
tee. his sole friend and sole
mourner. And even Scrooge was
not so dreadfully cut up by the sad
event but that he was an excellent
man of business on the very day OF
the funeral, and solemnized it with
an undoubted bargain.
The mention of Marley's funeral
brings me back to the point
started from. There Is no doubt
that Marley was dead. This must
be distinctly understood. or nothing
wonderful can come of the story
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business called Scrooge Scrooge,
and sometimes Marley, but he an
swered to both names. 1t was all
thefsame to him.
oh, But he was a tight listed
hand at the grindstone. Scrooge,
a squeezing, wrenching. grasping.
scrRping. clutching, covetous old
sinner! Hard and sharp as flint,
from which no steel had ever
struck out generous fire; secret
and self contained and solitary as
an oyster. The cold within him
froze his old features, nipped his
pointed nose, shriveled his cheek.
stiffened his gait; made his eyes
red, his thin lips blue. and spoke
out shrewdly in his grating voice.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

81 consider the matter of the
Stafford indictment up to Special
Prosecutor D. w. Hurn, and not up
to this office" stated Prosecuting
Attorney Fred c. Pugh this morn
ing when asked as to the possibility
of the prosecutors filing informa
tons against the indicted county
officials who were freed on a
technicality by the five superior
court judges of this county.
Ms for the Atkinson indictment,
l have not paid much attention to
it; my time being absorbed in what
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

A frosty rhine was on his head and
on his eyebrows and his wiry chin.
de carried his own low tempera-
ture always about with him; he
iced his office in the dog days. and
didn't thaw 1t one degree at Christ
mas.
External heat and cold had little
influence on Scrooge. No warmth
could warm, no wintry weather
chill him. No wind that blew was
bitterer than he, no falling snow
was more intent upon its purpose,
no pelting rain less open to en-
treaty. Foul weather didn't know
where to have him. The heaviest
rain, and snow, and hail. and sleet.
could boast Of the advantage over
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him in only one respect. They often
"came down" handsomely, and
Scrooge never did.
Nobody ever stopped him in the
street to say, with gladstone looks,
MY dear Scrooge, how are you?
When will you come to see me?"
No beggars implored him to bestow
a trifle. no children asked him what
1t was O'Clock, no man or woman
ever once in all his life inquired
the way to such and such a place
of Scrooge. Even the blindmen's
dogs appeared to know him; and
when they saw him coming on.
would, tug their owners into door
ways and up courts. and then
would wag their tails as though
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
$4,000
IN LAND
TITLES
INVESTED IN SIX CUNNING
HAM COAL CLAIMS.
WlNCHELL IMPORTANT

. ing expert, Minneapolis, and q
. associates, have invested &c., .
. 600 In the present title to six q
. of the Cunningham coal .
. claims in Alaska. =
= WinchelI denies that he rep .
= resented the Guggenheim or .
. any of It's allied companies In .
= making these purchases. .
. He detailed an interview .
. with Frank Pierce, assistant q
. secretary of the interior, in q
. which Pierce said that the q
. matter Of patenting the Cum =
. ningham claims would be .
. rushed through without un- .
= necessary delay. .
= Wincheii pronounced the .
. Cunningham claims the "fin- .
. est opportunity for mining .
= high grade coal on the =
. Pacific" .
BY far the most important wit
ness yet called in the Cunningham
coal inquiry, now being held in the
federal building before Special
Commissioner William J. MCGEE of
the hgeneral land office, is H. v.
Winchell of Minneapolis, who took
the stand at the opening of the in
quiry this morning. Announcement
had been made that Winchell
would not be called until the hear
ing began it's sittings at Minneap-
oils, hence his appearance on the
stand at this time caused a slight
ripple of expectancy among the re-
porters and few spectators present
in the court room.
Under the direct examination of
Attorney Hughes of Seattle, Mr..
Winchell told how he had become
interested in the Cunningham coal
lands, his purchase of number
of the claims and his trip to- Wash
mgton to investigate the delay as
to the patents and his visit and
inspection of the claims last sum
mer.
Winchell, who claims to be n
coal. mining engineer and expert.
said that he had first heard of the
wealth of coal in Alaska in 1903
and later had a long talk with an
Englishman who had been over the
Kayak district. He also read the
report of Engineer Hawkins, who
had been over the ground for the
Cunningham claimants, and the re-
ports of the government geologic
survey, all of which led him to the
belief, subsequently confirmed by
personal investigation, that the
Cunningham claims contained the
most promising outlook for the
mining of high grade OF coal on
the Pacific.
He was first led to believe that
the Alaska coal fields were not
subject to sale or entry and 1t was
not until 1907 that he learned that
they could be procured. He then
found that Clarence Cunningham
Continued on Page Two.
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MAN FOUND
IN POOL Of
BLOOD
DOG TORE HIS THROAT TO
TATTERS-TRAGEDY IN
NEW YORK.
(By United Press)

Ivy Ontteo PreSS)
. NEW YORK Dec ia hor-
. rible story of battle to
= death between a man and a
. huge bulldog, in which the
. man was killed and left lying
. in a pool of his own blood,
. was told today at the coro-
q ner's inquest into the death of
. Carl Limpert.
. The dog that figured in the
. unique tragedy was the prop
. erty of Imports sister. The
. animal had developed an in
q tense hatred for Limpert, and
q on several occasions attacked
q him savagely. Despite Linn
q pert's advice, the woman re-
q fused to part with her pet.
. Early yesterday, when Linn
. pert entered his sisters flat,
q he found the dog in sole pos
. session. Ferociously the brute
. flung himself upon the man
. and for nearly half an hour
q the combatants rolled about
. the floor in a deadly struggle,
q Limpert being unable to gain
. the door. Later in the day
q Imports dead body was
q found lying on the floor beside
q an overturned table. His
. throat was torn into shreds
. and his head and shoulders
. lay in a fast drying pool of
. blood. The dog, his muzzle
. stained with fast darkening
q red and his head and body
. bleeding from gashes received
q when he had been hurled
. against by his human antagOn-
q list, covered in a corner.
Q q Q q {. q q . G Q . 90
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
The uN|QuENESS OF
THE SUNDAY PRESS

Hhe Sunday Press will be a
hoped publish
the FIRST Sunday In
dlumor the md
part OF The Sunday Press will be
he os popular four cooed supplement
all probably seen previous
Will contain the Kazenjammer
oth4 comca stunts will be the supplement
n Spokane tf'
while humo human
Sunday will
these subjects The
atores dealing with that
Sunday force will be engaged throughout
OF local
on PaueFo ur0
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
GRATITUDE DUH WHITNEY
AND HUTCHINSON

for new grounds and buildings, the
state board of control signified it's
intention of putting up temporary
wooden building with the hope that
another legislature would consent
to the transfer of the home to Or.
ting, Wash. 1t was then that Sem
ators Hutchinson and Whitney
again stepped in and served notice
that they would file injunction pro-
ceedings against the board If any
thing OF the kind were undertaken.
The wooden shack was not built.
The board OF control is under Or
d&fs from the governor and is
lopEed upon as part Of his political
MACHINE.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

While the people of Medical Lake
are thankful to Governor Hay for
getting on the band wagon" at
this time in the movement to hold
the school for the feeble minded
youth at that place, they recognize
that their chief debt of gratitude in
this particular is due to Senators
r. A. Hutchinson and Whitney, who
defeated the effort in the senate to
move the school away from Spo-
kane county.
Even after the Legislature had
made an appropriation of $4,000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

LATEST FINANCIAL news

close and as the session advanced
the list took on an additional
strength, with Steel, Copper and
Union Pacific each gaining some
thing better than a point, while
Rock Island common had faint
advance above As, the preferred
crossing 81.
Outside of these Issues and
Northwestern, with two-point adj
vance, the general list at noon
showed only faint change. Wire
service was poor, which restricted
trading from the west.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
PUCH DODGES QUASHED
INDICTMENT SITUAT TON

you.call railroading' /. W. WIS to
prison Il shall take up these con.
spiracy cases and rush them to a
completion, making the Filigno
case the test in the superior court,
and then turn my attention to 9TH
er matters"
This statement does not enlight-
en- those who feel that it is the
dntt of the prosecutors office to
carry out the. will Of grand jury,
even though those charged with
wro{fgdoing are set at liberty on a
tech1icality, as well as it is his
dutyssto> 60 after "conspirators."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
CUNNINGHAM HEARING ENDS

Attorney Wakefield told Of hav-
ing drawn the papers in 1907, when
the entrymen planned to form a
company for the acceptance Of the
Gugeenheim proposition. He said
that 10 Of the entrymen had signed
the deeds, which we're afterward
destroyed because of the failure
of the majority to indorse the plan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
SIX ARRESTS
FOR SPEAKING

Six arrests for speaking on the
streets were made this afternoon.
No other trouble was experienced
by the police in dealing with the
street speaking controversy.
Judge Nann does not take seri-
ousIy a letter received by him to-
day from Chicago In which he is
threatened with death If he does
not leave town In 10 days. The let
ter bears the initials "B.' of r.
of A"
The Judge this afternoon stated
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they said. mo eye at all Ii better
than an evil eve. dark master!s
But what did Scrooge care! II
was the very thing he liked. To
edge his way along tho crowded
paths OF life, warning all human
sympathy to keep its distance. was
what the knowing ones call ''nuts't
to Scrooge.
Once upon time-of all the good
days In the year. ON Christmas eve
--old Scrooge sat busy IN his COUNT
inghouse. 1t was cold. bleak. biting
weather; foggy withal: and he
could hear the people In the court
outside. so wheeling up aud down,
Continued On Rane alx.
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WHILE TRYING TO.
LAND
(BY United Press.)

(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia wireless message from
Colon this afternoon states that American marines tried
land at Bluefieds today but were fired upon The
port did not say what soldiers attacked the Marines but il
is believed here from this report that Zelaya has captured
Bluefields.
The city heretofore has been held by the Estrada forces
friendly to Americans The last definite reports from that
reon indicated that the Zeayan army Bluefieds
with orders to capture and sack the town.
News during Sunday showed that Estrada using
every means to intercept such movement.
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With the examination Of W. J. c.
Wakefield, Spokane attorney, the
eittlngs here Of the Cunningham
coal inquiry came to close ;his
afternoon. It was agreed that the
hearings should he resumed after
the holidays at time and place to
be designated by the special COM
missioner, W. J. MCGEE, represent
Ing the general land office.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13

Today The Press begins printing
Charles Dickens "A Christmas
Carol" which Is generally consid-
cred the greatest Yuletide story
ever written. This Is the time Of
all times to read II. The story will
run during this and next week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
HE STOPS TRAIN FOR BATH
FRITZ Scheff Hats Mrs Harrimans Rolling Stock in
Heart of Arizona Desert.

PAsO, 1S-Frz stopped
bath. The
insisted hitting the ceiling of her private
n the first siding which happened to be Stems Pass He tee
would
Seff insisted remaining there until
WITH Miss Scheff
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
STAvE ONE.
MarIeY,s Ghost.

Marley was dead, to begin with.
There Is no doubt whatever about
that. The register of his burial
was signed by the clergyman, the
clerk. the undertaken and the chief
mourner. Scrooge signed IL. And
Scrooge's name was good upon
change for anything he chose to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
G. w. CASSIDY GETS DIVORCE.

George w. Cassidy was granted
divorce from Margaret Cassidy by
Judge Hinkle this morning, but the
wife was awarded the custody Of
their three children, $l00 attor-
ney's fees. and $l5 per month for
the maintenance of the children
after August 1, 1910. Mrs. Cassidy
was also given the community
PROPERTY in Morgan's addition as a
home for herself anu children.
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T. N. McGowan! He said, $500,
Now, Charlie, do not talk to any
one. II only makes II worse Yes,
taht was true.
"You remember that night In Au-
gust, when you came into the tent,
lighted match and then went to
the phone? Well, God took me to
the phone with you, Myrtle, and
you. know the next morning l cried
and begged Of you to put poison In
my victuals.
you are not in q class with the
murderers. will not divulne the
names Of men who have driven me
to this, for their famlllea' sakes.
aside from this man Hughes, who
came and took you out ct bed.
while lay asleep. He must quilt
his employment and 90 away.
"When you realize that you have
been my murderer, brace up and
be better woman, for I win ho
watching you all the white. Good
bye. James"
The strange statements printed
here are only few of the extracts
taken from the half legible letter.
written across the pages Of a saw
ings bank book, but they tell plain
ly the cause Of the suicide. 1t has
not yet been learned who Hughes
really Is. Blaine mentioned him In
another part of his letter as hav.
ing spoiled his pleasure at a ball
game.
"Mr Blaine has worked for US
for II or IA years and was fine
Continued on Page Two.
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Every indication of a stormy
married life Is contained in letters
found about the dead mans peck
cts and in a note written across
the pages of bank book shortly
before taking his life Blaine begs
his wife to become better wom-
an. He mentions the name OF
Hughes" man in 1.-THE govern
ment service as one responsible
for his most bitter suffering.
Blaine and his wife, who is claim
ed to be a detective. seem to have
been reconciled but a few months
ago, after an estrangement of con-
siderable time following the hus-
bands discovery of his wife's in
consistency. Yet 1t Is declared much
last week or so and he ended his
life shortly before Z O'Clock this
morning while his wife was tenn
porarily out Of the room.
While Blaine lies corpse in the
Gilman morgue today. his wife is
in tears and sobbing historically at
the police station. Blaine was
MdSOu, duout ~ ycdi . oiu, anu Huu
lived In Spokane about five years.
LANES PATHETIC LETTER.
Myrtle, my own darling Myrtle,
prayed to God Almighty to for
give you. You are not all to
blame" In this manner did Blaine
open his pathetic farewell epistIe
to his wife and the world.
az Just some of the people to
whom I confided my troubles as my
friends would have talked to me as
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-13
()[1|MAIlJM
To ROADS
BY HAWLEY
SAYS ALL SWITCHMEN WEST
OF BUFFALO MAY
STRIKE.
(By United Press.1

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Presi-
dent Hawley of the Switchmen's
union delivered today an ultimatum
to the railroads in the shape of a
public announcement that unless
the striking members of his organ.
ization were back at work before
Christmas every switchman west of
Buffalo would strike before jan
uary l.
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PALOCIOS, Texas, Dec. 13.-Al-
though the water was shallow
enough for them to wade ashore.
L. Clark and son waited in q
stranded launch here yesterday
during storm, until a rescue party
arrived, The con was frozen to
death and Clark was unconscious.
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FURNISHED by Walter J. Nichols
4 Col

FURNISHED by Walter ]. Nichols
4 Col
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-It is Off
cially confirmed that French bank
ers have. sold out their Steel and
plan to list in Paris has been aban-
doned; profit estimated at II
points. President Taft will speak
in New York tonight. Internal
revenue bureau issues fall state
ment of requirements of corpora
ton tax law. B. & o. is expected to
announce new financing in the
near future, probably to the amount
Of $20,000,000.
LONDON, Dec. 13.-Southern Pa
cific advanced 3-S, Union Pacific
IL, Amalgamated IL. Northern Pa
ciffc 3-8, u. s. Steel Ii. Southern
Pacific shows strong upward
trend, although the movement is
slow. 1t is said Union Pacific is
heavily oversold by the uptown ele-
ment. U. s. Steel may advance
this week, according to gossip
found In Morgan quarters. Smelt-
ing is said to be in a position where
five point rise could easily be
brought about now. Information is
more favorable to Amalgamated
which is said to have a shortage
again.
BOSTON, Dec. 13.-London high
err. Copper metal up 12c pound.
Look for higher market today with
more strength and activity in cop
pers.
Wheat is very active. May
opened at $1.09 1-2, and has since
sold up to Sill. Corn very strong,
May opened at Csc and sold up to
etc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The
stock market was active this morn
ing although somewhat irregular.
The opening was at a faint gain in
1v,nt e.