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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-16

When Meredith was shown the ac.
count of the turning over of the dia.
monds he grew very indignant and
declared that 1t was but another at
tempt TO injure him in the eyes Of
his friends.
Mr. Meredith said that several
years ago he had taken the diamonds
away from his wife, because she had
been very careless about them, leav-
ing them any place about the house
and he feared they would be stolen.
At that time he had the imitation
stones put in place of the genuine
ones. He was not quite sure when
questioned, but he thought that Mrs
Meredith had worn the pendant and
ring with the imitation stones in.
The defendant in the recent di-
vorce suit said that lie had the set
tlngs with the imitation stones in a
case in hisesafety deposit vault at the
Marion National bank and that the
real stones were wrapped up In tbs.
sue paper in the bottom Of the case.
When he gave the case to his at
toiney, he thought that 1t also con.
tained the real stones, but when he
discovered that they were not there
he formed The conclusion that they
had dropped out Of the case into the
safety deposit box. When he again
went back to the bank he found the
genuine stones, wrapped In tissue
paper, In the bottom of the box.
In further proof OF his assertion
that he was not endeavoring to prac-
tice fraud upon his former wife,
Mr. Meredith quoted Ralph Parlette.
the lecturer, who is warm personal
friend, Mr.. Parlette states that he
having examined the set
tings with the imitation stones, two
years ago and that at that time the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07
DEMOCRATS AGAINST PAELE.

KANEOHE, June 5.-An enthusiastic
meeting was held by the Democratic
Club, First Precinct. Fifth District, YES
terday at p. M, June 3. Several
strong resolutions were passed and
adopted and ordered to be forwarded
to the chairman of the Democratic
County Committee. The sense Of the
resolutions was that Road Overseer Pa.
ele was not carrying on the read work
in an economical way and that many
of his Eeutenants are incompetent; that
Supervisor Quinn was upheld in en-
deavoring to push the Koolaupoko road
work ahead as he knows the needs of
the district and also that as the work
is now conducted very little progress
is made
A MEMBER OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY
First Precinct, Fifth District.
The name of the author of the above
statements is not known to us and the
article is printed with reserve.-Ed.
Adv.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07

1t is an open secret that the present
season of travel to which Madame
Sobrino is treating herself is in the
nature of the calm before the storm,
she being engaged for next season to-
create two new oratorio roles, concern
ing which there is much speculation in
European musical circles. The "crea-
tom of musical entities is a task of
genius with which the Covent Garden
prima donna now touring with the
Withers Concert Company is distinctly
familiar. Some three years ago she
gave life and charm to Sir Alexander
Mackenzie s s'Witch's Daughter also
creating at about the same time the
first soprano role in Horatio Parker s
sacred cantata "Hora Norcissima, y
and achieving a third triumph in Cole
ridge Taylor "Hiawatha, - under the
conductorship of the celebrated com
poser. Seats go on sale this morning
at 9 O'Clock at Bergstrom Music Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07
Fraternal Meeting

HAWAIIAN LODGE NO. q, z. &
A. NJ
A
THERE WILL BE A STATED
meeting of Hawaiian Lodge No: Il, +.
and A. NJ, at it's hall, Masonic Temple,
corner of Hotel and Alakea streets,
THIS Monday EVENING, June y
1909, at 1880 o'clock
TRANsA CTION OF BUSINESS.
Members of Pacific Lodge, Oceanic
Lodge, and all visiting brethren, are
fraternaIly invited to attend
BY order of the w. M.
X. r. G.. WALLACE,
Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07

will oficiate at the piano, accompany
ing Mr.. Shaw in his songs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07
Emma Square Band Concert.

At Emma Square, this evening, the
band will play the following program:
PART I.
March-American Eagle (new) Bohme
Reed Bird, the Indian Bride (new)..
Reeu
The Springs Awakening (new) 49,.
Bach
Grand election-Lucia. -. .DoniZetti
PART II.
Vocal-Hawaiian Songs. AR. by Berger
Selection-Harry Lander's Songs.
Hume
WaltZ-Lei lima ............ Fetras
Finale Kaimuki ........ Berger
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Old Actor Story.
Fraser Shaw, the Australian tenor,
who has made such a hit at the Park
open air theater, will sing for the first
time tonight ''The Old Actor Story
and illustrate it with beautiful and ap-
propriate colored slides. 1t is pathe-
tie tale and deals with the life and
trials of an English actor and his wife
on the voyage from Liverpool to the
Australian colonies. The ship at sea
| destroyed by fire is an intensely inter
| esting plate. Mr.. Shaw has a fine tenor
voice which is heard to good advantage
in this song George Milne will appear
for the first time since his illness. in
| illustrated songs tonight. and will no
doubt be well received. The feature film
will be the s'Tale the Ticker Told. .
It may have some local color as it
| deals with the stock market and the
range of sugar prices may have an
i inning in the picture. Frank Vierra
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-07
Art Theater.

SIN Old Arizona,'' the feature of
tonight s program, is story dealing
with early ranch life in Arizona, when
the Apaches were wont to go on the
warpath and troops Of the q. S. Cav
airy were constantly on the alert to
punish the thieving band of redskins
for their depredations. Two young men,
one an American and the other a Mexi
can horse raiser, are smitten with the
charms of the vivacious niece of large
ranch owner, the former of the two
and jealousy Mexican devises a plot,
wherein by the aid of Indian confeder-
ates, the girl and her lover together
with their whole party, while crossing
an arid desert, are robbed of all
their horses and drinking water and
left in a pitiful plight. The heroine
conceives the idea of sending mes
sage for relief by one of her pet
pigeons. Succor arrives at last just as
the ammunition of the little band is
running low, while they are making a
desperate stand against fierce on
slaught by the Apaches, preferring to
die fighting, to the awful fate of be-
ing taken alive by the dreaded foe.
Antonio, the Mexican, who has been
hiding to watch the murder of his hated
rival, is captured and carried to the
military post, where punishment will
be meted out to him, while the cowboy
hero marries the girl for whose sake
he would have laid down his life. In
addition to this stirring drama. the pro-
gram presents items both instructive
and amusing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
CANNON IN LEGAL BATTLE
Speaker involved in Land Controversy
in Nebraska,

Omaha, Dec. 27-Joseph G. Cannon,
speaker of the national house of repre-.
sentatives, is pitted in legal battle
against the Ell1horn valley drainage
district of Nebraska.
Land owned by the speaker in the
Elkhorn district has been condemned
through an order from district court
upon application of an engineering
company of Omaha The Elkhorn
people are desirous of running a drain
age system through Mr.. Cannon's
property, but efforts to secure set
tlement with the speaker by amicable
means have proved futile.
Only about three acres are involved.
The engineering company wants to in
stall drainage system and asked to
utilize a strip of land 200 feet wide
through the speakers farm. Since no
terms could be agreed upon, it is now
the duty of board of appraisers to
determine the amount that should be
paid Mr. Cannon for the right-of-way.
Mr. Cannon is a heavy land owner
in Nebraska, owning property in Saun-
ders and Lancaster counties.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
WILL WE'D AN ENGLISHMAN
Said Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is En-.
Gagged to Marry.

London, Dec. 27.-The report that
Mrs. Alva Willing Astor, divorced wife
of John Jacob Astor, will be married
to Captain Ponsonby, the Earl of
Bessborough's second son, Is taken
seriously now by friends of both.
Mrs. Astor and Captain Ponsonby are
engaged, their friends say, but will
not be married for several months at
least Mrs. Astor, an expert and grace
full skater, goes often to the fashion
able ice rink and then young Ponson-
by is her constant companion.
Captain, the Hon. Cyril Myles Bra
bacon Ponsonby, is twenty-eight years
old He is a captain in the Grenadier
guards and aide-de-camp to the Duke
of Connaught. the kings brother. For
his services in the South African war
Captain Ponsonby was decorated with
the Victorian order.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
MANY NARROWLY
u ESCAPE DEATH
Freight Train Plows Into
st. Paul Union Depot.
BAGGAGE ROOM WRECKED

Engine and Several Cars of Runaway
Train Pass Through Rear Wall and
Nearly the Entire Length of Build
ing-SeveraI Hundred Men Sleeping
Above the Section Destroyed Scat
tered in All Directions.
ST. Paul, Dec. PA Great North
ern engine and freight train of TWEEN
ty-two cars plowed into the back of
the Union depot and badly wrecked
the building. Several hundred people
narrowly escaped death.
The huge engine, going at high
rate of speed, plowed into the baggage
room side of the building, wrecking
the walls and going into the structure
almost to the front entrance. Luckily
there was no one in that section of
the building at the time.
Two hundred men asleep on the
second floor of the building directly
over the wrecked portion were scat
tered in all directions, but all escaped
serious injury.
lie Claire at the Mississippi street
bridge All the switchmen jumped off
and left lie Claire alone with the run
away train.
Engineer Seriously Injured.
lie Claire jumped as the sheds were
reached and struck an iron girder He
is badly hurt and was taken to st.
Joseph's hospital
The damage done by the train to
the depot is estimated at $4,000.
LIE Claire stuck to his post like a
hero. Rather than jump like the 9TH
ers and allow the train to take its
course he stuck in the cab with one
hand on the throttle and another on
the whistle and shrieked out signals
ahead to the switchmen to give him
clear tracks.
When he saw, however, that the
case was hopeless he leaped from his
cab at the end of the string of sheds
and allowed the monster engine to
plow through the baggage room, the
only place where it was possible to
wreck the train with possible escape
from fatalities.
The train, it is estimated, was go
| ing sixty-fve miles an hour when II
struck the depot The failure of ar
angle cock, controlling the airbrakes
to work is said to have caused the
runaway.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
ROBBERS AS BANK EXAMINERS
Get Line on Vaults Preparatory to
Forcing Them.

Washington. Dee. 27.-Fake bank
examiners are operating in different
parts of the United States to an ex-
tent which has brought them to the
Off cial notice of the comptroller of
the currency. 1t is held by Comp
troller Lawrence O. Murray that the
men attempt to play the part of an
examiner for the purpose of obtain
ing information as to the location and
strength of bank vaults preparatory
to forcing them.
Each authorized examiner is pro-
vided with a commission signed by
the secretary of the treasury and the
comptroller. In addition he carries
an Identification card bearing his sig
nature, which the banks may require
him to duplicate before giving him
access to the books.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
FEAR FOR HEALTH
OF MARK TWAIN
Death Of Daughter May Seri-
OusIy Affect Humorist.

Redding, Conn, Dec. 27.-It was the
most sorroWful Christmas day Samuel
l.. Clemens Mark Twain) has ever
home expressing grave fears for his
health.
The body of his dead daughter rest
ed in a flower covered coffin in the
library and the genial humorist is just
beginning to realize the extent of his
bereavement.
When the body was discovered in
the bathtub, where Miss Clemens had
died of an epileptic seizure, her father
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
SEEKS INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Andrew Carnegic's Christmas Greeting
TO the World.

New York, Dec. Give have abol-
ished slavery, but there remains the
greater sin of the killing of man by
man. 1t deyolyes upon our race t.
teach the civilized world that inter.
national disputes must be settled by
law and the reign Of international
peace established. This is the most
propitious time for spreading such
thoughts over the world"
This, in brief, is the Christmas
greeting that Andrew Carnegie sent to
the world AS a leader in the cause
of peace he expressed his views freely,
with the hoI that President Taft win
appoint a committee to confer with
other nations with a view to stopping
the constant increase in ornaments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
Believed SWitchmen'S Strike
Is Nearing the End.
GOVERNOR EBERHART BUSY
In Communication With Railroads In.
terested Regarding the Employment
of All the Old Men Within a Reason
able Time-Other Matters in Dis
pute to Be Settled by the Outcome of
the Chicago Conference.

pute to Be Settled by the Outcome of
the Chicago Conference.
ST. Paul, Dec. Ex-Governor Eber.
hart is in communication with the Off
GERS of the thirteen roads entering St.
Paul with a view to the early return
of the striking switchmen to work.
Upon the answers received from them
hangs the immediate adjustment of
the strike which has been on since
Nov 30.
If the roads will consent to take the
men back within a reasonable time
Frank T. Hawley, president OF the
Switchmens union, has assured the
governor that he will direct his com
mittee to abide by the Chicago arbi-
tration, as agreed in the governor S
conference.
The governor thinks thirty days
might be reasonable with some of the
roads which have large numbers OF
extra men hired. A shorter time
roads affected.
The kilograms received by the gov
ernor may prevent a reconvening of
the conference which spent several
days in session at the capitol, for If
the roads all agree the governor will
at once notify President Hawley, who
has promised that the switchmen will
then go back to work under the old
conditions pending the Chicago arbi-
tration.
Increase in Wages Probable.
Concerning the outcome of the Chi
cago arbitration it was conceded in
the discussion before the governor
that some raise, probably not the en-.
tire cents asked by the switchmen,
would be granted in the Chicago dis
trict and this the Northwestern
switchmen, under the agreement in
the governors conference, are to
share.
Besides this the working conditions
of the switchmen in the Chicago dis
trict are more desirable than they are
in the Northwestern district and even
should the Chicago conditions not be
bettered they will be better than the
present conditions here and as they
also are to apply here the Northwest
ern switchmen VIII enjoy this gain as
a result of the strike.
On the other hand, if there should
be such a refusal on the part of the
roads to reinstate the strikers as
would indicate disposition not to
meet the proposed arbitration on
fair basis, then, of course, President
Hawley will not direct the switchmen
to return to work and Governor Eber-
hart will have to call the conference
together again to see If some further
compromise measures can not be
found acceptable.
That this will be necessary, how
ever, neither he nor the oihclals OF
either employers or employees deem
likely
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
zELAYAN SOLDIERS
SUFFERING GREATLY
Many Are Wounded and Hun.
dreds Need Food.

Bluefields. Nicaragua, Dec. 81
Christmas was Christmas in name
only in Bluefields and Rama, where
1000 captured government soldiers
are sick and hungry and hundreds are
lying on cots suffering from wounds
suffered in the fighting at Rama and
Recero.
Despite the heroic attempts of the
authorities, aided by the surgeons and
sailors of the American warships, to
relieve the suffering the facilities are
so inadequate that but little progress
has been made.
Only enough provisions are on hand
to give the soldiers scarce rations
Medical equipment is wholly made
quate to meet the most pressing needs
Scores of wounded soldiers are In
danger of death unless immediate re-
lief is furnished, but owing to the alb
sence of needed antiseptics and the
scarcity of competent operators many
of them will probably die with theiI
wounds unattended.
It is semi-officially stated that the
American ships. now lying off Corinto
made no objection to Zelaya's depar
ture from Nicaragua. Zelaya himself
feared that the Americans would ar
rest him on a charge of causing tht
murder of Groce and Cannon, the tive
Americans. The officers of the Ameri
can ships, however. said they had re
ceived no orders to intercept Zelayat
flight
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
"TRlAL" DIVORCE A FAILURE
Pastors Wife, firing OF Agreement,
Seeks Real Article.

Salem, Mass, Dec. 27.-The wife of
Rev. Charles H. Puffer, who caused a
sensation by entering with her hus-
band into a three-year trial divorce"
contract, has decided that the plan is
a failure The three-year clause does
not expire until next February, b@t
Mrs. Puffer has applied in the Essex
superior court for bona fide divorce.
Rev. Mr. Pufler, who is pastor of
the First Universalist church here,
and Mrs Puffer agreed before lawyers
to say no unkind word about each
other during the trial divorce The
husband agreed to pay S25 month
trial alimony and $1,000 in case a
real decree was granted at the end of
three years. The Puffers were mar
ried over twenty years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27

was stunned with grief and it was
several hours before he could say any
thing Now he remains in his own
room, nerving himself for the journey
to their Old home at Elmira, where
the body will be taken.
Dr. Smith, the Clemens family ply.
sician, has been at the homestead ever
since Miss Jean was found dead He
is paying the closest attention to the
aged humorist and author and he
makes no concealment of his fears for
the effect of his daughters sudden
death on him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27

agreement were signed and then ! be
lieved they were playing one state
against another with financial gain
as their object
II have recently been informed OF
the state of affairs and that the pro-
moters have hopes of staging the fight
at Salt Lake City, but ! will say that
as much as ! would like to see the
battle take place in our state, the law
will not sanction it and, as governor
/ must forbid 1t.
1--WE followed sports to some ex
tent and | do not believe Jeffries
would fight in country of such high
altitude after his long layoff. 1t would
greatly affect his condition"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
LAWS OF STATE
TO Be ENFORCED
Big Fight Cannot Be Pulled
Off in Utah.
GOVERNOR SPRY TALKS

Says Statutes Forbid Prizefghting and
Declares They Must Be Obeyed-De-
nies Report of Promoters That His
Consent Had Been Secured for a
Meeting Of Jeffries and johnson at
Salt Lake City.
New York, Dec. Ex-Governor Spry
of Utah, in discussing the Jeffries-
Johnson fight, expressed his firm be-
lief that there was not once chance
In thousand that the big fight would
be pulled off in Utah.
"The laws of the state must be
Obeyed and | shall follow them to the
letter." he said He denied the state
ment purporting to come from Tex
Rickard, one of the promoters, to the
effect that every detail of the plans
for the fight had been arranged for
Utah, even to the securing of the gov
ernors consent to hold it in Salt Lake
City.
81 had no idea that Utah was con-
sidered seriously as the battle-ground
for the fight until the articles OF
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
SEARCHLIGHT FOR CHURCH
DispIaces Bell to Call the People to
Evening Worship.

New York, Dec. 27.-To do away
with the 'old time" bell ringing as
summons for churchgoers at night,
which he thinks annoys the i'll and in
firm near the church, Brooklyn pas
tor, Rev. James Farrar. has conceived
the novel idea OF flashing powerful
searchlight from the belfry. The
searchlight win be placed 200 feet
from the ground, On the spire of the
First Reformed churS in Brooklyn. 1t
will throw its ra~s at fixed time be-
fore the services begin and the flash.
ing will cort'caa uring the church
hours to att--.st the tards and back
sliders.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27

their way to the rear, ordered G. A.
Grimm, tha cashier, to throw up his
hands. Five patrons of the place also
were pushed into the cashiers office
and ordered to stand with their hands
up while one of the thieves held a re-
volver pointed at them.
Women fed screaming while the
second thief rifed the cash drawer,
taking $3.50 and certified checks for
more than $500.
Six street holdups were also report,
ed to the police.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
Auto Accident Fatal to Two,

Bloomingdale, Ind, Dec. 27.-Mrs.
Proctor of Portland Mills, Ind, is dead
and Dr. Cutburgh of Tangier, Ind, is
fatally injured as result of an auto
mobile accident north of here. The
auto In which they were riding skid
ded In the snow and turned over,
crushing Mrs. Proctor to death
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
RECEIVERS FROM SICKNESS
William J. Bryan Starts on 4 Trip to
Cuba.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 27.-William
J Bryan, who has been i'll for several
days at the home of his cousin, ex-
Governor William s. Jennings, left for
Miami, Fla, from which point he will
board a steamer for Cuba, later going
to South America.
Mr.. Bryan was feeling much better
when he left the city. but was still sui.
tering from q severe cold.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
WORST STORM OF SEASON
Surface and Elevated Traffic at Chi
caqo lmpeded.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Chicago's Christ
mas present from Jack Frost was the
worst sncw storm of the year. At
times it reached the proportions of a
blizzard and surface and elevated
traffic was badly crippled.
The railroads report trains from
thirty minutes to six hours late
The storm was accompanied by a
high wind from the lake, which drifted
the snow badly on the. streets and
sidewalks, making footing for pedes.
trians precarious.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-12-27
HlCHWAYMEa CAUSE PANIC
Hold Up Chicago Store Filled Wish
Customers.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Highwaymen ran
riot on the North Side, robbing their
victims of various sums OF money ana
in one instance causing a panic among
scorces OF shoppers.
Two men, both masked, entered the
store abo,. 8 o'clock and, crowdf-s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-12
Tribune Wan. A!..,, Al.

Bell Main 5000. -